Chapter 279: Comprehensive Reform Begins
"Well, we will hold a court meeting tomorrow and announce it in public." Zhu Houzhao finally made the decision.
"Yes." Everyone responded solemnly.
They know that when this year's plan and goals are announced to the public, it represents a comprehensive reform of the entire Ming Dynasty.
When the ministers retreated, Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and called the old man over.
"Your Majesty, you are back." Zheng Gong walked into the palace with a smile and said quite relaxedly.
When he got close to Zhu Houzhao, his heart moved.
His Majesty's will seems to be...
I shook my head and laughed. I am stronger again. You are truly worthy of your Majesty.
“Old man, I want to build two more navies. After much thought, you are the most suitable naval commander.
How about it? Do you want to be a part of it? "Zhu Houzhao said directly.
Even Zheng Gong's character couldn't help but be stunned.
He became the commander of the navy!
In the past few decades, he has not I thought about this.
This...
"Your Majesty, the old slave's age is not suitable.
And the old slave has to guard the palace." After thinking about it, Zheng Gong frowned.
"What's inappropriate? You are in the realm of gods and humans, and your lifespan is still far away.
Don't I have to guard the palace? I won't leave the palace often anyway. , Letting you stay in the palace, old man, is simply a waste.
Besides, in terms of the ability to command the navy, no one in the entire Ming Dynasty can compare with you.
Our Ming Dynasty is still short of talents. " Zhu Houzhao advised.
Zheng Gong hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Then the old slave will bear with you for a while. "
As he spoke, his heart couldn't help but get slightly excited.
We are going back to the familiar sea again.
"Okay. "Zhu Houzhao nodded happily.
He immediately issued a formal decree and appointed Zheng Gong Zheng He as the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Pavilion, in charge of all naval affairs.
The imperial edict was issued, which naturally caused a stir.
The Sanbao eunuch is the most famous and wisest eunuch in the Ming Dynasty, and his reputation is very great.
More than eighty years later, he reappeared and took on the post of Grand Governor of the Military Pavilion, which was shocking.
Only those who had long known that Mr. Zheng was a powerful man in heaven, quickly accepted it after being surprised.
With Mr. Zheng’s qualifications, strength, and ability, no one is qualified to say anything.
After the imperial edict was issued, Zheng Gong began to deal with matters in the palace.
He seems to have nothing else to do in the palace, but he is actually responsible for the most secretive things.
For example, the training of shadow eunuchs, the management of retired old eunuchs, the discovery and training of eunuchs and palace maids with martial arts talents, etc.
He is going back to the sea and cannot stay in the palace longer. Many things need to be arranged.
This is not difficult, there is no shortage of talents in the palace now.
With Your Majesty here, the five eunuchs at the Grand Master level are all worthy of trust and entrusted with important responsibilities.
In the afternoon, Duke Zheng came to Qianqing Palace again and told Zhu Houzhao about the arrangements he wanted.
After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao had no objection and asked Zheng Gong to do it.
In the evening, naturally the family still had dinner together, and Zhu Houzhao kept talking about what he had experienced in Jin.
The lively dinner was over.
It was a normal night, just a couple doing things and practicing.
Early the next morning, the first court meeting in Shengwu's fifth year began.
It’s very straightforward. Each department announces this year’s plans and goals.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty listened more and more solemnly.
Because this year’s plans and goals are too amazing.
The most important points are: 1. Thoroughly investigate all the population in the Ming Dynasty, including all people in the martial arts forces, and abolish the population tax.
This is not too important, after all, the population tax has been abolished.
The second clearing of the fields was to clear the fields in all parts of the Ming Dynasty again.
And all of them will be nationalized and distributed according to population.
Like Jin land, an adult male aged sixteen years old was entitled to three acres, and an adult female was entitled to two acres.
For each acre of land, one-twentieth of the annual output is collected as tax.
Obviously, this is a big project that is bound to cause a stir across the country, and will severely offend countless wealthy families who own land.
This is an unprecedented tough battle.
Third, reform commercial taxes.
Except for small stalls and hawkers, all businesses in Daming must register with the Ministry of Commerce and pay taxes in accordance with regulations.
There is no doubt that this is also a tough battle.
A tough battle second only to or even inferior to the field.
Fourth, all minor officials in the Ming Dynasty, like those in the Jin Dynasty, were converted into official officials of the Ming Dynasty. They were no longer hereditary and could be promoted according to merit.
Fifth, abolish the household registration system and change it to civilian and military registrations.
In addition to the military status of soldiers, the rest, including officials, martial arts people, royal relatives and nobles, all have civilian status.
Of course, these three will actually be marked separately to facilitate management.
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In short, according to the situation in Jin, this year the imperial court will begin to carry out comprehensive reforms of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Although I have known that this day would come sooner or later, the fact that it has finally arrived still makes many officials feel nervous and heavy.
Is the imperial court really ready for comprehensive reforms?
After the announcement was made by the civilian officials, the generals continued.
Zheng Gong also attended the court meeting and was the first to speak, saying that two navies will be formed this year.
In addition, this year will complete the reorganization of all local guards in the Ming Dynasty and form them into a new army.
At the same time, all efforts were made to suppress the bandits.
Of all the bandits in the Ming Dynasty, no one can be left alive.
Obviously, the military has begun to really speed up.
There are not enough candidates for the military commander yet, so it doesn’t matter. Let’s sort out the army first, and wait for a suitable military commander to take office directly. Subsequently, the Martial Arts Hall and Factory Guards announced their plans and goals for this year.
The court meeting ended, and nearly a thousand officials dispersed with a solemn mood.
Everyone knows that Ming Dynasty is really about to start an unprecedented storm.
This cannot be over in a short time.
Most likely it will be several years.
Amidst the solemnity, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty began to get busy.
The officials took the lead in large-scale actions.
Immediately, a series of personnel appointments were issued, most of which were officials transferred from Shanxi and promoted to other places.
Last year, a group of Shanxi officials who performed well were promoted to other places, but the scale was far less than this time.
More than a hundred officials have been promoted, and several have reached the level of Chief Envoy.
Among them, Zhang Cong and Yan Song, the two youngest chief envoys, attracted countless attention.
It rose too fast.
But at this time, no one dared to object.
First, they have enough credit.
Secondly, this is a tough battle, unprecedented, and these promoted officials are the soldiers on the front line.
At that time, it will be clear at a glance whether it is a dragon or an insect.
Martial Arts Hall was the second large-scale operation.
So far, there are two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, one main hall and fifteen branch halls.
Only the four sub-halls in Beizhili, Lu, Jin and Yu have palace masters, while the other eleven sub-halls have no masters.
On the afternoon of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Houzhao issued an order.
Appoint Zhu Wentian (Mi Wentian) as the King of Wu, as the deputy head of the Martial Arts Hall and the head of the South Zhili Martial Arts Branch Hall.
Appoint Wu Ming, the deputy master of the Martial Arts Hall, and concurrently the master of the Guangxi Martial Arts Branch Hall.
Zhang Daoyun of Longhushan was appointed as the deputy hall master of the martial arts hall and concurrently the master of the Shu martial arts branch hall.
Three powerful men at the extreme level of the Grand Master went to the place.
This is obviously an arrangement to shock, suppress the local area, and just in case.
The actions of other departments were not that big, but they were not small either, and they started moving quickly.
More than four years of preparation and accumulation began to explode on this day.
Zhu Houzhao was not idle either. He personally corresponded with Old Man Zhang and the old monk to discuss some matters.
And the whole world was immediately shaken as if by the huge movement of a meteorite falling.
Countless martial arts forces looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy, with heavy expressions on their faces.
They did not expect that the imperial court would act so quickly and ruthlessly, leaving no room for error.
Population, fields, commerce.
These three aspects are simply digging into the roots of all forces.
If the imperial court succeeds, master these.
From now on, the martial arts sects that once dominated one area and were free and easy will truly be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
This is something that countless people never think about.
Most people, including Shaolin and Wudang, don’t want to either.
But before they can react much, it’s New Year’s Eve.
Zhu Houzhao issued another decree, appointing Zhang Sanfeng and Wuji as the general masters of the Martial Arts Hall.
Appoint Shaolin Hengdao Tutuo as the deputy master of the martial arts hall and concurrently as the master of the Yunnan martial arts branch hall.
Appointed Shaolin Tianshan Divine Monk as the master of Jiangxi Martial Arts branch hall.
Appoint Wudang Mu Taoist as the head of the Shaanxi Martial Arts Branch Hall.
Wudang Ziyang Taoist was appointed as the master of the Fujian Martial Arts Branch Hall.
When the news spread, countless people in the Ming Dynasty’s martial arts community lost their countenance.
Shaolin and Wudang officially joined the imperial court!
And the combined strength of both sides makes almost everyone feel frightened just by looking at it.
Two powerful heavenly beings, five powerful Grand Masters, and six powerful Grand Masters.
This is just a martial arts hall.
The Ming Dynasty still has more powerful power, and Shaolin and Wudang also did not use their full strength.
Too strong!
It was so strong that everyone felt frightened.
The original dissatisfaction and anger have calmed down.
They gritted their teeth and watched the court's increasingly fierce actions, but few dared to resist.
In this way, under the deterrence of the powerful force displayed by the imperial court, the reform of the entire Ming Dynasty began.
But everyone, including Zhu Houzhao, knows that this is just the beginning.
Now, because of the power shown by the imperial court, no one dares to move.
But as the reform progresses and deepens, when some people are actually cut off their flesh and blood, or even beheaded, there will definitely be many people who can't help but jump out to resist.
Therefore, the imperial court still needs to continuously increase its power to make the deterrent over everyone's heads stronger and prevent them from moving.
To this end, all departments are speeding up.
The main ones are the martial arts hall, factory guard, and military pavilion, which are the departments that control the force.
For a period of time, the military pavilion made the biggest move.
The 22nd Army was established in Yudi.
The 23rd Army was established in Huguang.
The 24th Army was established in Jiangxi.
The 25th Army was established in Guangxi.
The 26th Army was established in Zhejiang.
The 27th Army and the 28th Army were established in Shaanxi.
The 29th Army was established in Shu.
These seven places are exactly where Wang Shouren, Han Shizhong and others reorganized the guards last year.
(Chapter 3 yesterday, thank you for your support.)
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