Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Under Zhao Sheng's planning, the cabinet underwent major changes. Not only did its size expand, but its positions also changed.

After the reorganization of the cabinet, seven new members are in place, and the next step is to hold an internal election for the position of prime minister.

It was a day when sunlight shone through the carved window lattices and onto the floor of the meeting hall.

The atmosphere in the hall was solemn, with seven cabinet members sitting together.

Fan Wenyuan, a senior minister, although he had resigned from the position of prime minister, stood out in the public vote with the prestige and connections he had accumulated in the court over the years, and was successfully elected as the prime minister of the cabinet, firmly sitting in the top seat.

With the establishment of the cabinet, Zhao Sheng also adjusted the court system and implemented a grand court meeting every five days.

On weekdays, all court affairs are handled by the cabinet.

The reorganized cabinet is very different from the past, with the five permanent cabinet members also holding positions in other departments.

In this way, it effectively avoids the situation where the executives act in an unrealistic and imaginative manner when handling affairs.

The daily work process is quite rigorous. After the executive staff have processed the memorials, they will make detailed summaries and annotations, and then submit them to the Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister for approval.

Finally, the assistant transcribed and organized the summary and annotations and presented them to Mr. Zhao who was in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhao Sheng had no strong desire for the throne and only held meetings with ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to discuss matters.

He has publicly stated more than once: "After five years, I will give way to the wise."

Zhao Hui couldn't persuade his younger brother. After an in-depth conversation with Zhao Sheng, he truly understood his intentions. He couldn't help but feel that his previous worries were really unnecessary.

In this reform, the cabinet was divided into five major categories: industry, agriculture, commerce, military, and rituals and politics.

Among them, ritual politics covers the handling of many matters such as etiquette, diplomacy, and education.

At the same time, the previous six parts were further refined.

The Ministry of Justice was split into two, becoming the Supervisory Yuan and the Dali Temple; the Ministry of Industry was split into the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture; the Ministry of Rites was also split into the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc.

Only the Ministry of Revenue was not divided. After all, its main responsibility in the future was to open up financial resources for the country and manage money.

This was not only the case in the court, Zhao Sheng also extended the tentacles of reform to all prefectures and counties.

He filled in and improved the vacancies in the prefecture and county positions based on the new nine-department structure.

In each county, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant were jointly responsible for governance.

The county magistrate is mainly in charge of people's livelihood affairs, from farming to people's food, clothing, housing and transportation, all within his responsibilities; the county lieutenant is responsible for public security and maintaining stability.

On the surface, these two official positions are of equal status and on par with each other, but in reality, they supervise and check each other.

Of course, nothing is absolute.

To ensure the fair exercise of power, a branch of the Supervisory Commission was established in each county.

Most of these inspectors are selected from other places. Although they are under the leadership of the county level, they do not report directly to the county.

They have the right to make suggestions but not the power to intervene in specific matters.

However, they have the power to supervise and evaluate county officials, which is indeed considerable power.

Moreover, all documents of the Supervisory Office will undergo a strict verification process after being submitted to the higher government office, and will be jointly verified by county personnel to ensure fairness and objectivity.

Zhao Sheng's series of measures did produce immediate results.

The atmosphere in official circles changed, and the mechanism of mutual supervision began to play a role quietly.

In terms of taxation, there have also been significant changes.

Zhao Sheng attached great importance to the collection of commercial taxes, focusing on the three major areas of commerce, industry and agriculture, and completely abolished the head tax.

Agricultural tax is levied based on land verification results.

In addition, Zhao Sheng also introduced a very humane tax reduction and exemption policy for military households.

On the streets, one can often hear people discussing this policy.

A white-haired old man sat in front of a tea stall on the street, holding a large coarse porcelain bowl, took a sip of tea, and said slowly:

"This policy is really good! If a soldier has three mu of land under his name, he can enjoy tax exemption. And after retiring, the tax is halved for five years.

During the military service, immediate family members can also enjoy a 50% reduction on the land of three mu. If there is no labor force in the family, there is even a direct tax exemption!

A young man nearby said, "Yes, I heard from my son who has enlisted that disabled soldiers are exempt from all fees, and their immediate family members can get half the salary.

Furthermore, the county will give priority to finding jobs for soldiers who have lost their land or are disabled. If they want to start a business, there are also support policies!

Everyone nodded in agreement.

However, not everyone applauds these policies.

Those wealthy landlords were deeply worried.

Some scholars who had just obtained official positions were also unhappy.

Some prominent families were secretly planning to do something to resist these policies.

But due to the royal family's tough measures, they had some concerns.

After all, most of the land confiscated by the imperial court from corrupt officials had now become state-owned land. Large landowners, in particular, became the "fat meat" of the county government, being watched almost daily.

In a large courtyard, several landlords gathered together, sighing.

One of them, wearing a long silk gown, said gloomily, “How can we live like this? Don’t landlords have human rights?

Now, if you walk on the street and see tenant farmers, you have to give way. If you are not careful, you will be arrested by the county government and fined and your land and mortgages will be confiscated."

Another twirled his beard and shook his head helplessly, saying, "That's right! Back then, we never had to endure such humiliation. This new policy is too disadvantageous to us."

Someone reluctantly suggested: "How about we..."

Before he could finish his words, an old man beside him quickly covered his mouth and scolded him in a low voice: "Are you going to die? Didn't you hear the slogan, 'One bullet destroys a city'? Anyone who dares to rebel will die.

Nowadays, when anyone mentions war, they habitually look up at the sky, fearing that a bomb will fall and wipe out everything within a ten-mile radius!

After hearing this, everyone fell silent. Although they were dissatisfied, they could only feel aggrieved in secret.

However, in the market, people's lives are quietly changing because of these policies.

More people, especially the tenant farmers, can now hold their heads high in the village.

In the past, the rich relied on their power to oppress them at will, but now they dare not cause trouble at will.

A tenant farmer, carrying a hoe, said to the others with a smile on his face, "In the past, those rich people looked at us like ants. Now it's different. We can stand up straight and live like human beings! Thanks to the emperor's good policies!"

Others echoed: "Yes, yes, I heard that the emperor has become an immortal, and can bring thunder, lightning, wind and rain, and bless us to live a peaceful life."

Whenever the people heard these legends, they would look up to the sky with gratitude, thanking God and the emperor for bringing them this hard-earned stable life.