The Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 294: New Era

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"Your Majesty, how can the officials exercise top-down supervision?"

"It's very simple. I only need to keep an eye on the three presidents, and the three presidents can supervise their subordinates. The president of the court supervises the presidents of 15 provinces, the prime minister of the State Council supervises the ten ministers, and the National Defense Council. The commander supervises the three subordinate departments and the commanders of each army, and so on."

"Your Majesty, how do you make the analogy?"

“The president of the provincial court supervises the other members of the court and the presidents of the courts of each government; the ministers of the government affairs council supervise their subordinates, and the Ministry of Personnel also supervises the governors of the provinces; the Navy Department supervises the Navy, the Army Department supervises the Army, and the Staff Department supervises Supervise the provincial soldiers. In addition, the Supervision Departments must also exercise the power and responsibility to supervise various departments at the same level."

"Your Majesty means that all appointed subordinates are greedy, and those appointed should also bear the responsibility?"

"Yes, it is to bear joint and several liability. Who made him unknown? However, this joint and several liability is not too heavy, that is, to be an official immediately and never to be hired."

Isn't it heavy? The ministers are all slandering, "Your Majesty, the subordinates are in the rapist department, and the superiors take responsibility for him. This is unheard of. Is it too strict?"

"Too harsh?" Zhu Youjian suddenly raised his voice: "That Taizu would be greedy for ink, lighting sky lanterns, skinning live, and soy sauce, is it even more severe?"

The ministers were unable to refute the name of Taizu.

Zhu Youzhen has a sharp voice: "If you want to be an official, don't expect to get rich. If you want to get rich, then don't become an official."

The ministers were secretly sweating, and I don't know how Zhu Youjian made this. If this is the case, then being an official is the most dangerous profession in the world.

"Now that joint and several liability has just been implemented, we will temporarily open the Internet. I will design a negative list for each official. There are three points on the list. If a subordinate is investigated for corruption, one point will be deducted and three points will be deducted. To be an official official, never hired."

It turned out that there were three points. The officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In the future, they will not only supervise their subordinates, but if they are investigated for corruption, they must help him get rid of his crime. Helping him is helping himself.

"On this negative list, there are some incentives." Zhu Youjian looked into the minds of officials. "Anyone who verifies that his subordinates are greedy for ink will be given one point twice, and the score will not be capped."

"Your Majesty, the ministers understand, your majesty is for the ministers to strictly supervise the subordinates."

"That's what I mean. Someone is greedy for ink. I may not know it. However, his friends and superiors may know that as long as the evidence reported is conclusive, I will also add points to his negative list. Regarding officials' corruption of ink, Cao Aiqing, You hurry up and formulate a detailed "Anti-Corruption Law" of Ming Dynasty. My Jin Yiwei will also monitor officials across the country in accordance with the "Anti-Corruption Law."

Since Wei Zhongxian put down and Zhu Youjian suspected that Jin Yiwei had a bad reputation, he kept hanging them out. Jin Yiwei has cancelled purgatory and lost the power to arrest and trial, but retains the power to collect evidence. Now that the East and West Factory has been abolished, only Jin Yiwei can rely on Zhu Youjian.

Perhaps the Ministry of Supervision should be made independent like the Judicial Yuan.

"Your Majesty, what if the report is not true?" Officials began to worry. If reporting others can add points to their negative list, then the officials may report others out of nothing in order to protect themselves.

"Da Ming was not convicted by words. If there is no definite evidence, the supervision department will not accept it, and it will not affect the normal work and promotion of the reported person. However, the supervision department will focus on the reported person and find the reported person. Those who are greedy for ink in other areas cannot add points to the reporter’s negative list." Zhu Youjian also does not want the report to become a trend and affect the normal work and life of officials. However, if officials are afraid of corruption, or even fear of being an official, it is right. For Daming, it was a blessing.

After the meeting was over, Zhu Youjian immediately found the commander Lang Yue of Jinyiwei and the commander Zhou Kui in the Palace of the Qing Dynasty.

"The minister, see your majesty!" The two knelt before Zhu Youjian's seat tremblingly.

"Two Aiqings are exempt!" Zhu Youzhen gave Zhou Kui a hand. "Zhou Aiqing is my head of the country, why do you need such a gift?"

"Your Majesty is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and ministers refer to your Majesty. It is a national ritual, and the ritual cannot be abandoned!" Zhou Kui stood up with Zhu Youjian's hand, and then sat down on the chair under the head like Lang Yue, the eunuch. Serve with fragrant tea.

"Two Aiqings, have they always been busy?"

"His Majesty, Jin Yiwei maintains normal operations, and the ministers have been staying in the capital." Lang Yue has heard of a series of reforms in the Ming Dynasty political arena, but Zhu Youjian has never given him specific tasks, and he is always floating here. Beyond the tide.

"Jin Yiwei was destroyed by a treacherous man. I will hide you for a while, so that you can focus on rectification and restore Jin Yiwei's original appearance. Now at the critical moment of the implementation of the New Deal, the two love officials must give full play to Jin Yiwei's supervisory role , Remember, you are still my eyes and ears!"

"The ministers should do their best for your majesty!" Lang Yue and Zhou Kui both felt vaguely that their opportunity was coming.

"Naturally I believe in your loyalty, otherwise, I would not talk about such an important duty and hand it over to you," Zhu Youjian sipped lightly, "However, I must warn you first that Jin Yiwei is my private soldier. You must be honest and self-disciplined. If you can't justify yourself, how can you justify others? I don't hope that the notoriety of Jin Yiwei will continue in your body.

"Ministers, remember your majesty's teachings!"

"I have warned you that if you want to be an official, you can't make a fortune. If you want to get rich, don't be an official. Everything is based on the law of Da Ming. You can't break the name of Jin Yiwei." Zhu Youzhen's tone is quite. Stern.

"The ministers understand that they will supervise hundreds of officials and they will naturally clean themselves."

"So, I can rest assured, I will watch your actions in the future," Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, "Now the situation is surging in the five northern provinces, you immediately arrange manpower to supervise the officials, businessmen and clans of various places. There are two ways to supervise. One is unannounced visits, secretly investigating the words and deeds of each person, don’t disturb them, and report them to me immediately if there are inappropriate words and deeds.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Lang Yue replied, "Your Majesty, is there another one?"

"There is also a clear investigation, let Jin Yiwei wear flying fish uniforms and unicorn uniforms, and swagger around in the five northern provinces to deter local officials and business people." Zhu Youjian felt that Wei Zhongxian did a good deed. Jin Yiwei's cruelty, Domineering, people should remember, now that a large number of costumes and guards appear, the local people with dissidents will inevitably be severely deterred.

"Your Majesty, the ministers understand that the ministers will definitely exercise the power to supervise hundreds of officials within the scope of the law of the Ming Dynasty."

"Yeah!" Zhu Youjian nodded, "Remember, you are patrolling the five northern provinces on behalf of me."

"Your Majesty, the ministers understand!"

Zhu Youzhen was about to let the two retreat, but found Zhou Kui's eyes flickering, "Zhou Aiqing is a rare visit to the palace, do you want to see Feng'er?"

Zhou Kui clasped his fists and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for understanding the minister's love of daughters! However, the official business matters, and the minister will not go today." But he couldn't help but, "Your Majesty, how good is Feng'er?"

"Haha, look at what the head of the country said, Feng'er is my queen, how can it be bad? The head of the country will have time to be free, so go and ask Feng'er yourself!"

"Your Majesty, the minister should die!" Zhou Kui was frightened, just about to kneel and bow.

Zhu Youjian got up from the chair and grabbed his right hand: "My lord, the official business is over, I'm just kidding, why should this be the case?"

"Your Majesty..."

"You go back first, as long as you find that the officials have changed, report it to me immediately!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After sending away the two heads of Jin Yiwei, Zhu Youjian temporarily relieved his mind. His thoughts are still focused on the road construction of the five northern provinces.

By mid-June, the Fourth Avenue was fully connected. This is the first main road completed in Ming Dynasty. In addition, the cement road from Jinan to Yanzhou has also been completed. The main road in Shandong Province has officially ended. Only Hebei and Shanxi provinces are the main roads. The cement avenue is still under construction.

However, the construction of cement roads in Hebei and Shanxi provinces is already on the right track and is being constructed in an orderly manner, which will not involve too much energy from Zhu Youjian.

Outside the customs, the Beijing-Xilin section of the Third Avenue has all been completed long ago. It is now extending from Xilin to Linhe on the Klulun River. In Linhe, thousands of Horqin herdsmen have been naturalized as Han people, and they have built cities and settled there. After surrendering the horses, he received a large number of seeds and farm tools provided by the Ming court, and he was plowing farmland on both sides of the Kluolun River.

During the slack hours, under the guidance of local officials and the army, they began to arrange the roadbed in the direction of Xilin.

Zhu Youjian's main energy has been transferred to the compulsory education in the five northern provinces. In this new era, although Zhu Youjian has put aside a lot of tedious government affairs, he is still more busy than the previous emperor.

The future teachers are studying in five normal colleges and universities in the five northern provinces. School buildings in various regions are under construction. Textbooks have been compiled. Now they are stepping up printing. We will strive to deliver all the textbooks to various places before the school starts in the first month of next year. Normal operation.

Zhu Youjian’s goal was that at the beginning, the enrollment rate of rural students should not be less than 80%, while the enrollment rate of urban students must reach 90% or more.

In Zhu Youjian’s plan, the current elementary school has a four-year schooling system, and a middle school is four years, while the university has only two years. Both elementary and middle schools implement compulsory education, while universities do not implement compulsory education for the time being. All industrial and commercial taxes are levied. After Daming's finances continue to improve, it will gradually be converted to compulsory education according to the financial situation.

While stepping up the construction of school buildings and promoting compulsory education widely among the people, the Ministry of Justice is also stepping up the formulation of the "Compulsory Education Law". According to Zhu Youjian’s initiative, the new "Compulsory Education Law" stipulates that the court, society, and families are all We must escort Daming’s compulsory education and encourage private schools to educate the people.

Zhu Youjian’s greatest expectation is that Daming’s compulsory education can truly develop people’s wisdom, cultivate talents for the society in the new era, and give individuals the opportunity to change their destiny.

The five northern provinces, the core of the Han nationality rule, were under Zhu Youjian's planning and began to enter the capital era. In Lingbei Province, three thousand away, Shi Kefa stepped up to naturalize the local nomads as Han. , Let them enter the era of farming as soon as possible.