My Daming New Empire

This is exactly Zhu Zhanji's purpose...

Since handing over the "Rules of Procedure of the Ming Court" to Zhu Di yesterday, Zhu Zhanji had the idea of ​​letting Zhu Di lay the foundation for himself.

In many respects, after he came to power to carry out reforms, the pressure he will face will be far greater than it is now.

A problem that Zhu Di can solve with a single sentence, when he comes to power, I am afraid that he will have to wrestle with civil servants and military generals first, and only when he has the upper hand can he implement it.

Zhu Di wants to reform, but no one will talk about the ancestral system, because he himself got the throne by rebellion.

But what about Zhu Zhanji?He wanted to change Zhu Di's policies when he was alive, and those ministers were just fighting for power, so they would not agree easily.

What Zhu Zhanji needs are talents with political ambitions, not echoers.

Some policies can be enforced by killing people, but if the elites of these times become echoers and the whole country relies on Zhu Zhanji alone, it will be too dangerous.

Moreover, being an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang, who has to worry about everything and take care of everything, sleeps less than six hours a day, has no free time, and handles official duties all day is not what he wants to do at all.

He can't dethrone all the talents. If he wants to win over the elites of this era, he must be gentler.

However, the power struggle between the emperor and the ministers is a relationship of ebb and flow, and there is no room for buffering.

If he is gentle on his side, the ministers will definitely be arrogant, because anyone who wants to realize his ideals and ambitions, the first step must be power.

How to give up power and how to limit power, Zhu Zhanji has been thinking about it for more than ten years.

Some things that are not easy to carry out can gradually influence Zhu Di now and let him do it.

Don't wait for his father to come to power, and immediately give up most of the power that belongs to the emperor, and he can't take it back even if he wants to.

After hearing Zhu Di's heartfelt words, Zhu Zhanji was also a little touched, and his tone was much softer. "The so-called high-ranking people work hard. From my grandson's point of view, it also belongs to the category of resource control. How to employ people is a very profound knowledge, and it tests the methods of the high-ranking people. Because people are alive, and their thoughts are always changing. Yes, an upright official, after entering the officialdom, faces all kinds of flattery and temptations, and his psychology changes all the time. Will he become a powerful minister, a loyal minister, or a sycophantic minister in the future, not all of a sudden.

If you want to make the best use of your talents, let him play the greatest role, and not let him affect the stability of the court, you need to formulate a meticulous management system. For the superior, the power to formulate rules is the most important, and it must not Those who give up, all other powers can actually be given up. "

Zhu Di was surprised: "Can the military power also be given up?"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "This is just the most ideal state, and of course it is impossible to achieve it now. If we say that no matter who manages the government, he can only manage the scope of his responsibility, and cannot interfere with other affairs. No matter who leads the army, he can only Fight according to the predetermined strategy, other than that, you can't mobilize a single soldier, so at a time like this, are you afraid that someone will rebel?"

Zhu Di pondered for a while, stared at the "Rules of Procedure of the Ming Dynasty" for a while, and then said: "Is this just the beginning?"

Zhu Zhanji didn't doubt Zhu Di's political wisdom at all. If he couldn't see it, it would be impossible.

"The rules of procedure are just the beginning of constraining ministers to discuss matters. Throughout the ages, in order to maintain their own rule, the royal family has gathered all the power in its own hands. This concentration of power facilitates management, but it has caused two huge hidden dangers.

One is that this kind of concentration of power has very high requirements for loitering. If the emperor is wise, the world will naturally be peaceful, but if the emperor is fatuous, the people will live in dire straits.

Second, this concentration of power prevents the power of the ruling class from being effectively controlled.After being admitted to the Jinshi and entering the imperial court, you become a master. These people come from the same group, have common experiences and group recognition, and will naturally safeguard the interests of their own people, resulting in a deformed framework for the entire society. "

Zhu Di didn't quite understand this point, so Zhu Zhanji had to analyze in detail that this era of feudal society had too high requirements for managers, which led to the separation of the ruling class and the civilian class, which was the root of social instability.

After Zhu Di understood the thinking in this aspect, Zhu Zhanji said again: "If you want to change all this, you must first establish new rules for the court. Let the court with a pot of stew become more organized, and everyone can find their own position. Don't intervene in affairs that you shouldn't intervene at will.

For example, if you are an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you can only manage the affairs of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Rites, and you don't need to take care of them.Even if you are the Minister of the Ministry of Households, you can't manage the duties of a ninth-rank craftsman of the Ministry of Industry.Not to mention that some officials of the Ministry of Rituals are still worried about the military and want to command wars.

Everyone, recognize their responsibilities clearly, and cannot interfere with affairs other than their own work. At most, they can only submit for review some illegal affairs that seriously affect the stability of the court during the court meeting. "

Zhu Di frowned and thought for a while before saying: "But in this way, the requirements for the officials themselves will be very high, and the supervision must be strengthened."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "The previous imperial courts were crossing the river by feeling the stones, and could not see the way ahead. Since the Qin Emperor, all dynasties have prospered in this process of crossing the river by feeling the stones, and then And perish again. Sun Er feels that since he knows this idea is right, he should go towards this goal, looking forward and backward is not an excellent quality of an emperor."

Zhu Di couldn't help laughing, and asked back: "Since most of the court ministers today are Confucianists, how do you restrict them? You know, they are of one mind."

"So, this goes back to what Sun'er said just now, that Sun'er will divide the affairs of the court into four parts, and divide them into divisions, each of which is not under the control of each other."

Zhu Di shook his head and said with a smile: "The system of three provinces and six ministries has been established since the Western Han Dynasty and matured in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This set of rules has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it cannot be changed with a single word."

"But has Grandpa Huang ever thought about it? Why did all dynasties follow this framework, but have slightly changed it?"

"Since you have said to follow this framework, what else is there to say?"

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Of course my grandson also follows this framework, but it's slightly different."

At this time, Wang Yan urged outside: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the dinner party is about to begin."

Zhu Di got excited talking and said loudly: "Postponed for half an hour, I have something to say to my grandson."

Zhu Zhanji aroused Zhu Di's interest today, and of course he wanted to strike while the iron was hot.Shouted loudly: "Li Liang, you bring me my file No. B 001, Liu Wan, you go and arrange for Concubine Taisun and the others to move to Wuying Hall."

Everyone responded, and after a while, Li Liang brought over a thick stack of documents, which was much thicker than No. 019.

In it, there are some thoughts and ideas of Zhu Zhanji on political reform over the years, and he has made many forward-looking plans for the framework of the ruling class in the feudal era.

In later generations, Zhu Zhanji has seen many different regimes.Whether it is dictatorship, constitutional monarchy, republic, president, prime minister, parliamentary system, or popular system, he knows a little bit about it.

Any system has its limitations and advantages, and of course it also has its backwardness.Therefore, no system is perfect, it just depends on whether it suits you or not.

Like many people, the separation of powers in the United States is admired, but that is only the American political system.Many countries followed suit in the 21th century, and as a result, the country was in chaos. In the [-]st century, I stopped following suit.

Many people criticize Saudi Arabia's royal dictatorship, but how many countries can compare with the standard of living of ordinary people in Saudi Arabia?

In order to fight for equal rights, South African blacks started a revolution. When they came to power and the people were boiled, the people changed from rich to poor one by one, and a developed country became a backward country.

For Daming, a system that can lead the people to develop is a good system.If there is no emperor, the people of Ming Dynasty will probably panic.

Not to mention now, even hundreds of years later in the twentieth century, there is no emperor in China, and many people are panicked, as if the sky has fallen.

Zhu Zhanji opened the document, opened the general outline by himself, read it roughly, and then said to Zhu Di: "These are the summaries of my grandson's wild thoughts over the years, and after seeing some overseas countries' political systems with my own eyes. The specific emperor Grandpa can watch it later, grandson will briefly talk about his thoughts with Grandpa Huang now."

Zhu Di picked it up casually and took a look. When he saw the words dictatorship, constitutional monarchy, and republic, although he knew all these words, he didn't understand the meaning, so he became very interested.

"Who has seen these?"

"Only grandson, Li Liang, and Liu Wan."

He hummed and said: "Li Liang is very powerful by your side, so I will send Liu Wan to me for a while, and let him explain it to me well."

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "Grandpa Huang, it's better for someone to copy a few more copies. In the past, his grandson didn't dare to be seen by others in order to keep it secret. It's just this one. If it is damaged, it will be gone."

He nodded and said, "Then you can talk to me first."

"Since Emperor Gaozu abolished Zhongshu Province, now our Ming Dynasty Hall is divided into six departments, six divisions, five temples, and a cabinet, the Metropolitan Inspection Institute, the Zongren Mansion, the Hanlin Academy, the Zhanshi Mansion, the Imperial Hospital, the General Secretary, and the Qin Tianjian , Wucheng Bingma Division, Senglu Division and other departments. It seems that there is a clear division of labor, administration and supervision have their own responsibilities, but there is a very big problem, that is, except for a few cold yamen, these are all civil servants in power , and the level is chaotic."

"I'm talking nonsense..." Although it was scolding, Zhu Di had a smile on his face, which showed that he was not angry.Tell me carefully, what is wrong with this?Without civil servants in power, many generals can't even read, how to handle official duties? "

"Civil officials are literati, but literati are not necessarily Confucianists, and most of these ministers are not narrow-minded people, so they are not useless. As long as we clarify the relationship between responsibilities and restrict them, most people can continue to use them. of."

Zhu Di felt a little tired, but the more cautious Zhu Zhanji was, based on his understanding of this grandson, the more he felt that what Zhu Zhanji said would be very serious.

"Take Honghe Temple as an example. In the Qin Dynasty, Honghe Temple was just a guest, responsible for receiving officials and organizing banquets. It was not until the Han Dynasty that it was also called Daxing, Honghe. Meaning. Although Dahonglu hosts foreign guests, although he is an official, he has not paid much attention to it in all dynasties.