The first meeting of the cabinet went very smoothly.
Under the single-handed manipulation of Cabinet Prime Minister Zhou Yanru, the storm was not disturbed and everything went smoothly.
As soon as the cabinet meeting was over, Zhou Yanru issued a document in the name of the cabinet.
The Liubu and Nine Temples had been preparing for a long time, and as soon as the article arrived, the integration began quickly, and the mobilization and deployment of officials began in an orderly manner.
In the afternoon, the cabinet began to summon officials at all levels to talk to ensure smooth implementation. At the same time, “interviews” are conducted for some newly appointed officials, which can be regarded as a procedure.
Today's cabinet really holds the supreme power of Ming, and no one can resist or oppose it.
What is missing is the last step: the imperial edict.
For these, we need to issue a decree at the same time that the yuan is changed next year.
Because of Sansi and Jinyiwei, Dongchang is still arresting people on a large scale. There is no objection, and some are in the dark.
Zhou Zheng's conquest of the West Corridor was handled from the side of the cabinet and entered the so-called'Premier's Compound', which was still called the cabinet outside.
His class room is the same as Zhou Yanru, occupying the largest room, and there are many decorations inside.
The Military Intelligence Office and General Staff Office in Zhengxi Gallery were also in the rooms outside Zhou Zheng's class room. Although the Zhengxi Gallery had disappeared, everyone knew that the real power of Ming's army was still in the hands of Zhou Zheng.
Chu Jin was busy, going in and out of each room.
As Zhou Zheng's personal secretary, Yao Tongshun also has a small room belonging to him, and he is just as busy.
In the classroom, Zhou Zheng met with Lu Daqi, Yu Huaiyuan and others. These were all the officials in frontiers and governor of a province that Zhou Zheng had identified. They needed strong support for local reforms.
Lu Daqi is a seemingly honest half-old man. He sat under Zhou Zheng's head with a serious expression and said: "My lord, the subordinate officials mobilized the situation in Nanzhili from the six departments. Not to mention the interlocking powers and complicated checks and balances. If you want to have In order to change, we must vigorously break through these barriers..."
Nanjing is the old capital, the accompanying capital, and has a complete imperial system. It can be said that there are some in Beijing and both in Nanjing. The only difference is that the emperor is in Beijing.
But Nanjing still has six nine monasteries, guarding eunuchs, guarding eunuchs, and having a military official book, and another similar to the British public, Wei Guogong, Nanjing has soldiers, and is not in the Beijing court, but in Nanjing guarding eunuchs, the military department Shangshu, Wei Guogong hand in!
Obviously, Lu Daqi still doesn't know what Zhou Zheng had planned for Nanjing.
Zhou Zheng smiled and said: "Li Hengbing's governor of Nanzhili, he will clear the obstacles for you by the end of the year and put the Nanjing court as far as possible. When you go next year, you can pay attention to two places, one is tax and the other is Land, as long as these two are firmly grasped, other problems can be solved slowly."
Lu Daqi did not expect that Li Hengbing was going to Nanzhili for this purpose. He was shocked and said, "Yes, the next official remembers. These days, the next official has also checked the imperial government's outline for taxation and land reform. Yamen always have a way to figure it out. But the land, the acres in Nanzhili, are in the hands of high-ranking officials and nobles. If you want to grab land from them, it may be difficult and difficult, and lawsuits will come to the capital at every turn."
Zhou Zheng glanced at him and said, "You don't need to worry about me in the capital. The key is you. Many people in the court worry that your personality is a little weak, and you will retreat when things happen, which will drag the reform and reform."
Lu Daqi stood up abruptly, raised his hand and said solemnly: "Don't worry, my sir, I will not take a step back! For the sake of my Daming Zhongxing, even if I add a sword and an axe one day, I will be calmly right! "
Zhou Zheng saw Lu Daqi's determination, nodded approvingly, pressed his hand, motioned him to sit down, then turned to Yu Huaiyuan, and said: "The northwest is a place of long chaos, the focus of the court's attention. You go to Sichuan, it is me and Yuanfu It took a long time to make a decision. Sichuan is a country of abundance. If you want to find a way to restore people’s livelihood, you don’t need to contribute much to the court, at least you can be self-sufficient..."
Yu Huaiyuan leaned forward with a solemn expression, and said: "The official understands. This will definitely live up to the trust of adults, revitalize Sichuan, and lay the foundation for stability in the Northwest!"
Zhou Zheng smiled lightly, looked at the other people, and ordered them one by one.
These are talents selected from the crowd by Sun Chuanting, Zhang Heyi and others, after several screenings.
At the end, Zhou Zheng said: "I will come to my house in the evening and practice it for you, and Sun Shilang and others will also come."
Several people quickly got up and raised their hands to respond.
Zhou Zheng is busy here, and Zhou Yanru is even more busy. His power in the ruling and opposition parties is much stronger than Zhou Zheng. Not to mention that he is the first assistant to the cabinet twice. The background and network alone are not comparable to Zhou Zheng. .
In addition, this time the imperial court had too many local actions, and there were too many relationships to be sorted out. Zhou Yanru took this opportunity to cultivate private individuals and expand the network of influence, and he would be able to take a position that he could not miss.
Zhou Yanru's class room is also quite large, with people coming in and out from inside and outside.
Zhou Yanru wanted to take power, and too many people wanted officials. The people who came to the door directly didn't know how many, but it was the result of being blocked a lot.
After finally finding a gap, Fan Wenjing entered with a memorial, and said in a low voice: "My lord, a joint memorial of Shangshu of the Nanjing official."
Zhou Yanru immediately curled his eyebrows and said, "What do they want to do? Didn't I warn them, don't act rashly in a critical moment?"
Fan Wenjing sighed in his heart, and said, "Yuanfu should take a look."
Zhou Yanru took it, opened it, and opened his eyes suddenly, his face was shocked, he raised his head to look at Fan Wenjing, and said, "Who did it?"
Fan Wenjing said: "I don't know, it's Pan Shangshu on the face."
This is a joint memorial, citing classics to oppose the reform and reform of the imperial court, accusing certain people of the imperial court in the name of innovation, wanting to rule the court when the emperor is young and unable to be in charge of the government, exclude dissidents, and use power for personal gain!
There was no name in this memorial, but it was all directed at Zhou Zheng between the lines.
Zhou Zheng sharpened his knives over there, fearing that there would be fewer excuses, but these people desperately gave Zhou Zheng a handle. Is it too slow to die? !
Zhou Yanru's face was green, and said, "Apart from this memorial, what else is there?"
Fan Wenjing paused for a while, and said, "Li Hengbing has already arrived in Suzhou two days ago. Calculating the time, it's almost time to come."
Zhou Yanru tightened his brows for a long time, and groaned angrily, saying: "You cannot live by committing sins!"
Fan Wenjing hesitated, and said, "My lord, those who can be saved are still saved. Nanzhili is not a trivial matter. If you allow Xibei to act, the consequences will be disastrous."
Zhou Yanru also saw the situation in the capital. The corners of his face were gloomy and water dripped out, thinking left and right, and said, "I will write a few letters, and you will send it to Yingtian immediately. Also, let Chen Yan leave for Yingtian immediately. , Day and night, we must stop those people from coming in disorder!"
Fan Wenjing raised his hand and said: "Yes." (End of this chapter)