First Minister of Ming Dynasty

The new salary arrangement basically lowered the income of red-robed officials, ensured the livelihood of low-level officials, and considered the cost of living for the people.

Who can clearly object to such a result?Who dares?

Unless you stand up, we scholar-bureaucrats earn ten thousand times more than poor ghosts?This money is not enough to raise a bird!Tao An who said this has already cried in his hometown.

Whoever wants to accompany him can leave without anyone stopping him!

When a decree can be approved by the majority of people, it is destined to surpass one dynasty and one generation, just like the registration of households and the two tax laws, even if the dynasty changes, it will be inherited and carried forward by future generations.

Whose name, once tied to this kind of decree, is destined to go down in history.

For example, Yang Yuangao, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who led the approval of the salary plan, has rumors when he walks, and his sense of accomplishment explodes... Who doesn't want to be the next Yang Yuangao?

Who is willing to give up the government affairs at hand to Zhang Ximeng?

Chapter 319 The Power Is in Hand

The bigger the family business, the harder it is to do things.When it reaches a certain level, it is very difficult to even maintain stability, let alone hope to change anything.

When Zhu Jiajun was first established, he trained his troops if he wanted to, and divided his fields if he wanted to. There was no need to talk too much nonsense, it was beneficial to him, just do it.

At the beginning of crossing the river, you can also make drastic changes. At that time, you can also try to equalize the fields up and down.

But as there are more and more sites in the south of the Yangtze River, if you want to continue to do it, you will find that there is a powerful force that hinders you all the time.

Gentlemen and landlords, wealthy merchants, scholars, officials and clerks, and even the old master Zhu who died for hundreds of years, all gathered together and tried their best, clinging to their vested interests, unwilling to give up a little bit.

If it’s not hard, it’s soft, if it’s not good enough compared to strength, just be reasonable, if it’s obvious it’s not good, then it’s secret, and a lot of money is sent over, like quicksilver pouring down the ground, as long as there is any loophole, they will be caught, as long as Anyone who is not determined will be broken by them.

The descendants of Zhu Xi, the royal family of wealthy merchants, they are all leaders of this kind of power.

You Zhu Yuanzhang came from a grassroots background, do you want to prove that you are different?Is it destiny?

As long as you have this intention, we will immediately prove that you and Zhu Xi are of the same family, and the halo of being a descendant of a sage will instantly cover your head.

Li Shanchang, you are a petty official, do you want to make a fortune, do you want to leave an inexhaustible wealth for future generations, as long as you want, we will give it with both hands, and it will greatly exceed your expectations.

Having said that, since we have done this for you, do you want to reciprocate, and don't want too much, as long as we can make an opening, we will naturally have a way to get what we want.

Was Wang Huan's method bad?

If it hadn't been broken by Zhang Ximeng, and he followed Li Shanchang, it might have been a different situation.

And it doesn't work if you just throw money at it, people will develop new methods and find new pain points, and sooner or later they will deal with you.

When you stand at this height, you will find that Zhang Ximeng's value lies.

He fiddled with a set of things that challenged reason and grasped the commanding heights of morality.Relying on the thesis of the third rise, Zhu Jiajun was endowed with unparalleled orthodoxy.

He is righteous and confident, so Zhu Yuanzhang can go forward even more.

The king is courageous, the theory is supported, and the people are supportive, and an excellent business environment has emerged.

Only in this way can many ministers work hard, and one major policy after another will be launched.

That is to say, after the salary regulations, the Ministry of Rites presided over by Li Xi issued a promotion order.

Li Xi set targets for all localities. The initial enrollment rate should not be lower than [-]%, and the proportion of girls should not be lower than [-]%. He also used this target as a standard for assessing the performance of local officials.

Another rule is that within three years, the local literacy rate should not be lower than [-]%.

After these orders went down, the magistrates cried.

The income rate is [-]%, how much can this be in the Yuan Dynasty?Scholars in the Yuan Dynasty were the least valuable, probably not even [-]%.

Raising it to [-]% means increasing it tenfold!

That's ten times!

Are you letting people live?

But compared to the last two, it's nothing.

Among the [-]% children, at least half of them are girls... Oh my God, just kill us, there is no such thing!

As for the overall literacy rate, it will reach as much as [-]% in three years. What do you want us to do?Go to the fields, give lessons to old farmers, and teach them how to read?

crazy!

Absolutely crazy!

Li Xi also felt that he was crazy. In the past, he didn't even dare to think about it... But now that the opportunity is in front of him, why doesn't he do it?

My old friend and younger brother Tao An tried his best to die. I heard that before I got to my hometown, I couldn’t get sick, and that’s how I will be in this life... I am older than him, how much time do I have?

For the rest of my life, when I get old, I cherish time more and more. Should I leave a considerable fortune to the descendants of the family, or leave a reputation for myself...

Go all out, set up churches, encourage students, and after a few years, when tens of millions of students in the world will benefit, he will be the key person to initiate enlightenment.

Personal achievements, can even be compared with Confucius and Mencius?

After all, Confucius taught 3000 disciples in his lifetime. If I can train [-] million people, how can I not be glorious through the ages?

What's more, after the land is equalized, every household has a little grain storage, and with a surplus, they can consider upgrading their status and changing their families.

And reading is the safest and easiest way to be accepted by the public.

Just want to be happy, ask for money for money, ask for people to give to others... Do your best, why can't you make some achievements?

I can't!

Like Li Xi, Jia Lu even went to Xin'an River for a field trip, and chatted with Hu Weiyong for a long time, focusing on water control and embankment repairs.

There is no way to control the Yellow River for the time being, so it is good to practice with the Xin'an River.

……

When everyone was busy, Zhang Ximeng, who created conditions for everyone to do things, had nothing to do.

This can't be done!

We can't let us hold a parent meeting for Zhu Ying to witness the graduation exam, right?

I don't have such a leisurely time. Besides, let me watch it. It's also at the level of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. What's the point of watching your children play house?

We must find something.

But the question is what can I do?

Zhang Ximeng examines the power he holds... He is named Right Prime Minister, but he does not actually participate in the daily government affairs of Zhongshu Province. He is in charge of the Imperial Academy, but Song Lian can do such things as drafting edicts.

He is also in charge of Tai Tai and talent training, but now the Ministry of Rites is much more active than him.

He is also in charge of legislation and bank operations... But in the end, there are specialists for these things, and he, a great god, cannot be labored if there is no accident.

In the past, when Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to do, Zhang Ximeng could still teach Lao Zhu and act as an emperor teacher. Now, he can only give lectures to Zhu Biao, teaching him how to keep himself from peeing his pants...

From being able to control everything to being unable to do anything.

Zhang Ximeng realized that all he had to do was drink tea and read books...Why don't you think about it yourself, rack your brains, and come up with some articles?

Or, get yourself a big pot and boil water to make a steam engine?

How about sewing a hot air balloon, or researching calcined cement?

Zhang Ximeng was a little confused, what could he do?

It was another boring day, I brewed a pot of jujube tea, opened Huainanzi, and saw the part of making tofu, how about making Wensi tofu at noon?

While he was thinking wildly, someone came to visit.

A small person, still wearing crotch pants, holding a bag of tea in his arms.

Followed by two women, one is Princess Wu Ma Shi, and the other is the first female official, Jiang Nan!

"Mr. Zhang, didn't I bother you to write fast?"

Zhang Ximeng hurriedly came up to him, saluted Mrs. Ma, and said with a smile, "My concubine, you are welcome. In Yingtian, I'm afraid that I have the most leisure here."

Mrs. Ma sat down, hugged Zhu Biao in his arms, and said with a smile: "I know it all, no, I'll find something for you."

"Is there something?" Zhang Ximeng was curious.

Grabbing his son's hand, Ma formally brought the tea in his arms to Zhang Ximeng.

"Sir, take it. This is a gift for Bao'er's apprenticeship."

Zhang Ximeng took it over, the familiar packaging, the familiar smell, carefully looked at it, and found that the gap in the paper was accidentally torn out by him... Our West Lake Longjing is back!

After Zhang Ximeng thought about it, he understood that Li Shanchang took this thing as a criminal evidence and presented it to Zhu Yuanzhang. Old Zhu would care about the land deed as a ticket, and would not care about a mere two catties of tea.

Xu Ma saw it and thought it was good, so he took it as a gift and gave it to himself.

Going around and going around, it finally returned to the owner.

This is the Dragon Well that God bestowed on me!

Zhang Ximeng looked very happy, and his eyes lit up.

Mrs. Ma also felt that he liked his precious son Zhu Biao, and he was in a good mood, sticking to Zhu Biao's face, and said softly: "Quickly, call Master!"

After repeating it two or three times, Zhu Biao finally plucked up the courage, raised his head, and let out a crisp cry.

"Master!"

Zhang Ximeng put down the tea leaves, patted Zhu Biao with tea-scented hands, and smiled slightly, "His Royal Highness, from now on, Master will teach you to read, okay?"

The little guy looked at the person in front of him seriously, tilted his head, and said two words, "Riding a horse!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "I didn't see it, His Highness is still a good martial artist, okay, let's go back to master to arrange."

Mrs. Ma was also in a good mood seeing that their master and apprentice were in harmony, and then said to Zhang Ximeng: "Mr. Zhang, Biao'er's business is over, it's this girl's turn."

Mrs. Ma pulled Jiang Nan to her side, and said with a smile, "I discussed with King Wu, and asked her to come over and help you monitor the various government offices, and finally calculate the finances and taxes. If you make a mistake, you don't have to be polite, and you will be punished severely!"

Then Mrs. Ma said: "Mr. Zhang, don't underestimate Jiang Nan. Although she is a girl, she has helped me manage so many workshops and has never made a mistake. If it wasn't for King Wu to please me, we But I’m reluctant to give it to you, you know? You can’t let her be wronged!”

Ma Shi exhorted and entrusted, but Zhang Ximeng's mind was on another matter.

He finally figured out why he felt like he had nothing to do... In the end, although Zhang Ximeng took care of a lot of things, he lacked a strong yamen in his hands, so he had nothing to do with a tiger.

For example, Li Shanchang, no matter how miserable he was by Zhang Ximeng, he directly commanded the six censors, and he was the yamen who did things directly.

Zhu Yuanzhang also has the guards and military power in his hands. If he wants to do something, he just needs to give orders.

Zhang Ximeng's subordinates, apart from the Imperial Academy, are empresses. Even if he can intervene in the Ministry of Punishment, it is only to formulate legal provisions.

Therefore, if Zhang Ximeng wanted to do something, he had to rely on the cooperation of others. He didn't have a sharp sword in his hand, so he couldn't exert influence directly.

Once other people get busy and maximize the resources in their hands, he naturally has nothing to do.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave himself the power to collect statistics on finances and taxes and supervise the government offices, which is equivalent to giving Zhang Ximeng the power to directly intervene in all government offices, and using this as a breakthrough point, other forces at his disposal can also cooperate.

In a word, Zhang Ximeng was finally able to do things.

His heart became hot, but when he turned his head and noticed the quiet and virtuous Jiang Nan, Zhang Ximeng was a little discouraged.

Is she okay?

3Chapter [-] branch office started

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was busy all day long, he did not dare to neglect Zhang Ximeng's promise, so after discussing with Li Shanchang, he decided to set up a branch office in the city and appointed Jiang Nan as the promotion.

Under the Du Branch Bureau, there are four clean-up departments, which calculate the money, food and taxes of the household department, the local government, the military, and the merchants.

As soon as this yamen was established, it revealed awe-inspiring murderous intentions.

Even the Ministry of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China can't control the situation in the military, but it can control the branch bureaus, from the court to the localities, from the army to the people, especially the business tax is also under the supervision.

The entire Wu Kingdom is covered in it, like a big net, covering the sky and the sun.

"Li Xiang, I don't think this is appropriate!" The person who spoke was Li Menggeng, who had just replaced Li Xi as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment... According to Li Shanchang's habit, he felt that he should not allow his subordinates to have too much power, and he should not alienate anyone with influence. strong man.

The so-called influential people are naturally the group of fellow villagers and confidantes who followed Lao Zhu.

With a status like Zhang Ximeng, Li Shanchang couldn't manipulate him, and even generals like Xu Da couldn't be interfered by Li Shanchang.

What he can control are the ministers and ministers.

Take Yang Yuangao as an example. He worked in the Ministry of Rites and was also in charge of the Ministry of War. He was recently transferred to the Ministry of Officials.Originally, Tao An was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, but after he left, Li Xi took over from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Li Menggeng was transferred from the Ministry of Households to the Ministry of Criminal Justice...

Every once in a while, Li Shanchang will make adjustments to prevent someone from monopolizing a department and not obeying orders.

Fortunately, these people's skills are still passable, so although Lao Li is tossing, the administrative efficiency is still there, and even due to proper mobilization, these people can be kept in a state of trembling, as if they are facing a big enemy, which can be guaranteed to a certain extent. Incorruptible.