My Daming New Empire

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Although this set of rules may seem rigid, it is very stable.In this world, the liberation of productive forces has not yet reached the most effective level, and the level of education has not yet reached the era when everyone is enlightened.

The more stable the system, the more conducive to governance.

In the early morning of the second day, the temperature was still very low, but the ministers of the early court saw the prince of Wu Guogong, and all the descendants of the Zheng surname in the mansion, kneeling outside the Chengtian Gate.

The ministers didn't know that there was an attempted rebellion in the river, and they couldn't help being a little surprised to see that even those six or seven-year-old children were kneeling on the street.

Some ministers who had good relations with the Zheng family wanted to go forward to ask a question or two, and took off their cloaks to put on those children.

But last night the telegram from the Western Front Telegraph Office rang all night, and there were also ministers who knew the inside story. They quickly stopped these colleagues and let out a sigh.

Once the word of treason spread among them, no one dared to take a step closer to them.

Wouldn't it be conspiracy to get close to them before His Majesty spoke?

Since the first year of Zhengtong, Zhu Zhanji has changed many of the original court rules, and the time of the early court is set at the beginning of Chen, which is seven o'clock in the morning.

And the ministers who can participate in the early court are only the heads of various ministries above the third rank.

These people will summarize yesterday's work and report today's plan within half an hour.

At Chenzhong, that is, at eight o'clock, the meeting was adjourned in the early morning, and the heads of the various ministries returned to their yamen, leaving only the cabinet members.

Zhu Zhanji will finish his breakfast within a quarter of an hour, and while eating breakfast, he will listen to Honglu Temple's arrangements for the Wu Dynasty.

The Wu Dynasty usually starts from the beginning of the Si Dynasty, and is mainly used to meet foreign ministers and deal with emergencies.

After noon, Zhu Zhanji will not deal with official duties other than emergencies, and he will arrange freely in the afternoon.

Wuyingdian was originally used as a place for the Wuying Dynasty, but this was because the West Palace was vacant at the beginning, and there were only a few old concubines from Zhu Yuanzhang's period in it.

After Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, the Zhang family moved into the West Palace, and then went to the Wuying Hall in the West Palace to discuss matters.

So from then on, whether it is morning or afternoon, it will be held in Jinshen Hall.

After the Grand Court Meeting was moved to the parliament building, the Fengtian Hall was vacated and would only be used when the Grand Ceremony was held.

In fact, it doesn’t make much difference where the Great Court Meeting is held nowadays, because the resonant electronic loudspeaker was invented in the 17th year of Orthodoxy.

With this kind of loudspeaker, it is no longer necessary to order eunuchs to pass on the loudspeaker, and there is no limit to discussing matters anywhere.

Since the whole family of the Zheng family knelt outside the Chengtian Gate, it has been determined that the focus of the early court today is on the affairs of the Zheng family.

Therefore, during the early court today, Prime Minister Yu Qian and the six chief officials voluntarily gave up their positions, allowing officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of National Defense to discuss the disposal of the Zheng family.

Zhu Zhanji sat on the dragon chair with a calm face, and no one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

It wasn't until Xu Yongning, the Zuodu Dingguo of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, proposed that Zheng Hong be escorted back to Beijing and beheaded outside Chengtian Gate to show the public, as an example to others.

Zhu Zhanji said, "Where is Zhu Ziyi from the Propaganda Department?"

Zhu Zixuan is Zhu Youdun's nephew, who is of the same generation as Zhu Zhanji, but is more than 20 years younger than Zhu Zhanji.

The Propaganda Department has always been controlled by Zhu Zhanji in the hands of the clan. To be precise, it has always been controlled by the direct line of King Zhou.

After Zhu Youdun's death, because he had no children, his younger brother Zhu Youxuan inherited the title, and then passed on to two other people before he came into the hands of the concubine Zhu Ziyu.

He was able to accept the title because he was a rare capable person in the clan.In his early years, he opened up wasteland on Turtle Island and established more than fifty hospitals on Turtle Island.Not only did he treat the common people of Ming Dynasty, but he was sympathetic to the soldiers. He also treated the local cannibals with a gentle policy, which made many tribes return to their hearts.

The rapid development of King Zhou's Mansion on Turtle Island is definitely more than half of his credit, so after inheriting the title of King Zhou, Zhu Zhanji did not let him retire in the capital, but let him take charge of the Propaganda Department.

Zhu Ziyi stood up from his seat, cupped his fists and said, "The minister is here."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Collate the telegrams in the river into a book. Starting tomorrow, I want the newspaper to vigorously publicize Zheng Hong's wolf ambition."

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, everyone immediately understood that although Zheng Hong was controlled by his son and did not cause major losses, he was already a dead man.

However, the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for too long, and all officials are at ease, so a model is needed to deter all officials, including the nobles in the fief.

If such treason against the imperial court is not severely punished, it will only encourage everyone's wolf ambition.The death of a Zheng Hong, but can shock the crowd, he can be considered a meritorious service.

Bai Gui, Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, although Zheng Hong's actions did not cause any major disasters, he has been in the river for many years, so there should be clues to what he did. But there has been no information on this in the past, and the officials in the river should be thoroughly investigated. Find out why."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "The Ministry of War, the Department of General Administration, Jin Yiwei, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies formed a joint investigation team to thoroughly investigate this matter. All officials in the imperial court since Zheng Hongcheng have to submit a statement of defense."

Bai Gui took the order to retreat, and Zhu Zhanji said to Xie Zhenqi again: "The parliament, around Zheng Hong's case, proposes corresponding improvement measures to prevent the feudal vassal from becoming a big one."

Xie Zhenqi took the order to retire, and Zhu Zhanji said to Yu Qian: "In recent years, in terms of civil affairs, the collusion between officials and businessmen has become increasingly close. The imperial court should also have corresponding policies to prevent collusion between officials and businessmen."

Yu Qian was as full of righteousness as in the original history.During his tenure as prime minister, the administration of officials was clear, and no one dared to corrupt officials.

However, it was a policy formulated by Zhu Zhanji that officials could do business, so although they did not dare to commit corruption, they intervened in industry and commerce, and their interests were deeply involved, which Yu Qian could not control.

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have always believed that allowing officials to do business is the biggest drawback, and that household registration should be re-segregated among the common people so as to facilitate the court's control."

In the 26th year of Zhengtong, the development of the Ming Dynasty has entered a new stage. Most of the state capitals in the country, including county towns, have been electrified and connected to speakers.

Among the trumpets in various places, there will be half an hour every day for the local officials to popularize the law.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji proposed to cancel the household registration system.

During the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to facilitate management, the lijia system was implemented.

The Lijia system is stricter than today's neighborhood committees and village groups!Every 110 households are classified as one mile, and the top ten households with more labor and more food production are the head of the mile, and the other [-] households are divided into ten Jia, with ten households in each Jia.

Every year when corvée needs to be dispatched, in this village, one village head, one chief Jia, and nine others, a total of 11 people, are dispatched to undertake labor and other responsibilities.

Ten A and A are responsible for one year, and everyone is arranged in a shift, which is called "arranging the year".

Those who are widowed, widowed or lonely, and belong to families with special difficulties who cannot afford corvee are exempted, but they must be recorded, which is called "abnormality".

Because the cover of the household registration booklet of the household department is yellow, everyone calls it the "yellow booklet".

All the newspapers from across the country came up, that was more than 1 volumes, a lot!The East and West Library hidden in the lake behind the palace.When encountering sacrifices and other occasions, it is necessary to take it out and offer it.

Due to the large number of yellow books, for the convenience and practicality of tax collection and compilation of corvees, the Ministry of Household Affairs has specially produced a white book.

Every year, the household department will give one person in the matter, two censors, and four persons in charge of the household department, a total of seven people, with a group of accountants carrying abacus, crackling and checking errors.

This is equivalent to today's tax administrators, as well as the inspection branch of the State Taxation Bureau.

This strict household registration management system was the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's initial stability. Neither Zhu Yunqi nor Zhu Di had reformed in this regard.

In addition, household registration is divided into three classes, civilian registration, military registration, and craftsman registration, collectively referred to as civilian households.There is another category, that is, Lehu, which belongs to the cheap family.

Civilian registration, which belongs to farmers or merchants, is responsible for its own profits and losses, and organizes production and business activities by itself; military registration, craftsman registration, military refers to professional soldiers, and craftsmen refers to skilled workers. The country has to pay wages for working , belongs to the "public family"!

Civilian, military, and craftsman status are equal, but for the sake of national stability, you are not allowed to change back and forth.