Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Ming Dynasty, the first month of the twelfth year of Yongle.

It was a good annual holiday for everyone.

Zhu Di resumed his normal morning court sessions.

Domestic affairs are proceeding in an orderly manner.

After the imperial seal was issued, one new policy after another was implemented step by step.

Because the current domestic military sergeants are generally low-paid, and unlike civil servants they do not have official land to support them, and they also have to undertake domestic water and land transportation work.

Zhu Di proposed to increase the rewards and silver for the soldiers.

After several days of wrangling in the court, everyone was happy in the end.

【Increase the monthly stipends for officials and soldiers in the capital.】

[The imperial edict stipulates the rewards for the officers and soldiers who join the expedition: 20 ingots of banknotes for the first and second ranks, 10 ingots for the third and fourth ranks, 9 ingots for the fifth rank, 8 ingots for the sixth and seventh ranks, 5 ingots for the ninth rank, 3 ingots each for those who are not in the official ranks and those who are in charge of the affairs; and 10 ingots each for generals, strong men, lieutenants, and flag soldiers.]

When the main hall caught fire, Zhu Di took the opportunity to remove a group of speculators, but he also began to rectify some problems that had been mentioned many times.

The imperial guards went out to investigate the fact that green pigment was used during the construction of the Forbidden City, and it was confirmed that this was true.

At the beginning of the month, when the Ministry of Works requested to repair military equipment and levy paint on the people, Zhu Di directly rejected the idea and ordered the Ministry of Works to apply for the purchase with treasure notes.

In the middle of the month, an announcement was made to the whole country at the Meridian Gate - materials used in official cases were not allowed to be distributed among officials.

And he said:

In recent years, cinnabar, lacquer, azurite and the like have been collected by all counties without any investigation of their proper use.

The counties and prefectures again forced the common people to pay taxes, and the merchants took advantage of the situation to make profits and raised prices for their own benefit, so that the people spent thousands of dollars, but the court only received eleven percent.

From now on, materials used in lawsuits will be purchased at the value of their place of production.

Anyone who has any medical history of treating sick people shall be punished with impunity.

In response to what Zhang Xin mentioned earlier about the problem of insufficient officials in the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhu Di also introduced new policies.

【Redundant civil servants shall be eliminated. The six ministries shall recruit officials according to their needs. The Ministry of Personnel shall select the best people and not make indiscriminate appointments.】

Zhu Di also adopted the proposal of the Minister of Personnel Jian Yi.

[The imperial edict ordered civil officials to retire and return to their hometowns at the age of seventy. If they were mean, incompetent, or ill and under the age of seventy, they would be dismissed and become commoners.]

Because of Zhu Di's two edicts above, Zhu Gaochi proposed another coordinating plan.

Zhu Di was asked to send senior officials out of the capital to inspect whether there were too many civil servants, whether the virtuous and the wicked were mixed up, and whether there was no distinction between honest and corrupt officials.

Therefore.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, 26 people including the Minister of Personnel and Chancellor of the Chancellery Jian Yi toured the country to comfort the military and civilians and inquire about their sufferings.

The Minister of Personnel Jian Yi and the Imperial Censor Ma Jun went to Yingtian, Zhili.

The Minister of Rites Jin Chun and the Imperial Censor Ge Shaozu went to Sichuan.

Right Censor-in-Chief Wang Zhang and Imperial Censor Wang Li went to Henan.

Deputy Chief Censor Liu Guan and Imperial Secretary Li Yan went to Shaanxi.

Deputy Chief Censor Yu Qian and Imperial Secretary Xu Neng went to Zhejiang.

The Minister of Works Guo Jin and the Imperial Censor Zhang Yun went to Jiangxi.

Yang Mian, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Xu Chu, the attendant official, went to Fujian.

Minister of Rites Guo Dun and Imperial Censor Tao Yan went to Beijing.

Li Chang, the Minister of Works, and Liu Huan, the Imperial Censor, went to Shandong.

Zhou Ne, Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple, and Liu Xun, Jieshizhong, went to Huguang.

Dali Temple Secretary Guo Xun and Imperial Censor Ai Guang went to Guangdong.

Dali Temple Secretary Sun Shi and Imperial Censor Xiao Qi went to Shanxi.

Zhu Kan, the councilor of the Tongzhengsi, and Yang Chun, the imperial censor, went to Guangxi.

"What about Guizhou, Yunnan, Jiaozhi and Korea? No one is going there?"

When Zhu Gaochi told Zhang Xin about each incident one by one, Zhang Xin counted and counted and found that there were a few provinces that no one had gone to, so he asked.

"North Korea has just returned, so there aren't so many dirty things going on yet. Zhanji will take a look around Guizhou, Yunnan, and Jiaozhi."

Zhu Gaochi added additional explanation.

"By the way? Where can we go by the way? It's such a big place."

Zhang Xin held her forehead with her hand.

I originally thought that I was going on a diplomatic mission to the Western Regions, but it turned out that I had to do so many other things.

"The more capable you are, the more work you should do. When Zhanyong grows up a little, Dad will definitely send him out as well."

Zhu Gaochi thought it was normal, and that was why he had not mentioned it to Zhang Xin before.

"Then it will take at least a year for me to come back. What if Sai'er is pregnant?"

Zhang Xin originally thought that there was nothing wrong with Tang Sai'er going out, so she just went there for fun.

But if it takes that long, she would really be worried.

"What are you afraid of? The palace ladies who went out with you will naturally take care of it. Dahua, you are worrying too much."

Zhu Gaochi admired Zhang Xin very much, as he was born to be a worrywart.

"How can being a father be the same as being a mother?"

Zhang Xin really wanted to roll her eyes.

"Then learn from your father and relax."

Zhu Gaochi laughed.

"understood."

Zhang Xin sighed inwardly.

If it were the same, she wouldn't be here.

Never mind. After all, there is a difference between biological children and those born to one's parents.

"Then what shall I say?"

"it is good."

Zhu Gaochi then went on to explain the developments in the court one by one.

The express delivery shop has already started to get ready.

At the same time, the royal side had a new Royal Convenience Department, which was composed of a convenience post office and a convenience newspaper.

Convenience post offices, like express delivery shops, are set up in every state, county and town across the country.

Ordinary people's letters, items, and even money can all be sent at the post office. Even if the destination is overseas, they can be promised to be delivered within a fixed time.

When it was first built, the post office and the express shop temporarily shared soldiers, and during the delivery process they also needed to use the express shop's existing shops for rest. After the recruitment of personnel from all over the country and the completion of the post office construction, the two were completely separated.

Convenience newspaper agencies, like the imperial post stations, were only set up in relatively prosperous and densely populated provincial capitals.

The content of the newspaper is consistent with the current "Beijing News", with the addition of some local current affairs, imperial edicts, etc.

"Who gets the money? Who gets the life?"

Zhang Xin listened for a long time but didn't get the point.

"It's called the Royal Convenience Department, so of course it's under the royal jurisdiction. That means it's under your jurisdiction."

Zhu Gaochi took it for granted.

"Into the inner vault, or into my private vault?"

Zhang Xin asked again.

"As usual, you get your share if you're in charge, and the rest go into the inner storehouse."

"Are the two uncles still under my charge?"

"Well, they asked you to take charge. Otherwise, Uncle Twenty-Second wanted to take over the money business, but when he heard that it could only be managed by the court, he immediately said that he would rather run a newspaper."

Zhu Gaochi also admired him very much.

Uncle Twenty-Two stuck his neck out and yelled at his father.

He refused to take on any affairs of the imperial court.

I must follow Zhang Xin no matter what.

That is to say, his father is old now and not as hot-tempered as before, otherwise, Uncle Twenty-Two would have to kneel at the door of the study until the end of time.

Anyway, in the end his father gave in, gathered people together, and separated the convenience money services that he had originally wanted to merge.

After a long discussion, we finally decided on the two new businesses of convenience post office and convenience newspaper.

"The Royal Convenience Department, the Royal Commerce Bureau, and the Baotang Shop, Zhenbao Shop, and Xiurong Shop. That's all. No more can be added. And, as my twenty-second and twenty-third uncles know, if I were in charge, I would recruit female workers. People from women's colleges."

Zhang Xin reminded solemnly.

All existing royal industries employ female officials, girls who have left the palace when they reach a certain age, and people from the women's colleges and workshops currently run by Zhu Zhiming and Zhu Anle.

Therefore, except for some positions that require carrying loads and running around, all the jobs are filled by women.

It turns out that the Royal Commerce Bureau, where the young uncles work, is the one with the most men.