First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang's appetite has always been good, such a big pot of noodles, a full five poached eggs, if you don't rebel, it is quite promising to be an eater and broadcaster.

After the meal, Zhu Yuanzhang cheered up and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, are you thinking that when we become King Wu, we will become arrogant and arrogant, and we will also become greedy and lustful, and indulge in pleasure?"

San Zhang Ximeng hurriedly shook his head, "Why do you think so? The lord knows self-discipline best."

Old Zhu pondered for a while and sighed lightly: "We come from a hard life, but I don't dare to say it, so we can never forget our roots. If there is such a day, Mr. must remind us that we are."

After Zhang Ximeng paused, he smiled and said, "Then, there will be such a day when the minister invites the lord to eat noodles!"

"Eat noodles? Yes! It's good to eat noodles!" Lao Zhu laughed.

After laughing, he asked Zhang Ximeng, "Sir, today is our first day as King of Wu. How many things do we have to work on? Hurry up and tell us, don't delay things."

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he got up and walked towards the second yamen hall, the temporary palace side hall, walking in a hurry,

very urgent.

Zhang Ximeng followed behind Lao Zhu. He knew very well that Lao Zhu was a workaholic, but Zhang Ximeng did not want Zhu Yuanzhang to be immersed in complicated government affairs. Of course, a powerful monarch must learn to control the big and let go of the small.

Of course, the old Zhu in history caught everything big and small, and didn't let go of one, and he persisted for decades, and he didn't know what kind of monster he was made of?

"My lord, in fact, the government affairs you need to be responsible for now are not much at all."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, "Mr. Zhang, are you joking? We used to be busy all day and couldn't rest. You told us that we don't have much government affairs?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, I can roughly calculate what the lord needs to be responsible for... First of all, every New Year, sacrifice to the ancestors of heaven and earth, various ceremonies... There are special procedures for these things, and you can just follow them at that time. Now, there won’t be too many mistakes. The second is the daily government affairs, which can be summed up in four words: army, money, people, and punishment.”

"The lord is in charge of everything related to the use of troops. But in fact, if there is no war, the generals are responsible for the following training, and there are special people in charge of general examinations and promotions. The lord can naturally ask questions.

But I think the lord should not intervene lightly. "

"Why?" Lao Zhu couldn't help asking.

"Because the lord is the King of Wu, the so-called superior is good, and the inferior must be very important. If the lord suddenly intervenes in a matter, it will make the people below make unreasonable guesses, and then disrupt the order and affect other things. It is very likely that the gains will outweigh the losses."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, is that so?

"What about the other things? What should we ask?"

"As for the money and food, the expenses are also fixed. What the lord needs to consider is whether there is any corruption... But I don't think the lord should take the initiative to ask about it?"

"Why?" Lao Zhu became anxious, "Could it be wrong to arrest corrupt officials?"

"No no no!" Zhang Ximeng hurriedly waved his hand, "My lord, you are now the King of Wu, and there is one thing you need to pay attention to. Don't let the following people prove what you have come to a conclusion."

"What's the meaning?"

"It means that once the lord has a certain opinion, the people below will try their best to prove that the lord's idea is correct, so as to win the lord's favor. That is to say, this conclusion is not necessarily wrong, but it must not be objective and accurate. "

The more Zhu Yuanzhang listened, the more annoyed he became. "The remaining two, shouldn't we just ask questions?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled helplessly, "It's the same in principle, let's talk about personnel first, if the lord personally promotes a person and has high hopes, if something happens to this person, and finally when he has to tearfully kill Ma Su, it will also damage the lord's well-being. Prestige. It is best to let the following people recommend it, and if an accident occurs, the person who recommends can bear the guilt."

"Let's talk about prisons and other matters. This part has a special criminal system. More than 90% of the cases are well documented and there are laws to follow. It is not difficult to handle. Only the case of Han Xiuniang in front of me involved a conflict between old and new ideas. When it comes to major affairs, the lord needs to intervene and set the tone. Otherwise, once the lord intervenes in a certain case,

If it is made into an iron case, if there is a mistake, it cannot be overturned. "

After saying this, Lao Zhu was completely dumbfounded.

He thought that he had become the King of Wu, and he could let go of his hands and feet and do whatever he wanted... But after Zhang Ximeng said this, Lao Zhu suddenly became a little discouraged.

How did he become the king of Wu, but he was even more restrained?

He thought about it carefully, and what Zhang Ximeng said was not unreasonable.

The higher the status and the more authority, the more difficult it is to express one's position easily, because once a mistake is made, it will have a huge impact, it is difficult to clean up, and it will also damage one's own prestige.

Even if it is the right thing, consider whether it will disrupt the rhythm below and affect the overall situation...

"Sir, according to you, what do we need to do every day?"

"It's enough to read the report of the Zhongshu Province for about two hours a day, and it's enough to use the seal."

"what?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised, "We, we will be responsible for using the seal? There is nothing else? Is it so easy for a king?"

"That's right, this is the so-called Holy Son of Heaven's rule!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. He held his temples and thought hard...Because he became the king of Wu, his authority and status have been greatly improved, so he can't express his position easily, and because he can't express his position easily, he has to hand over the power to the people below...Because there are Right, so no right!

What the **** kind of logic is this?

Zhang Ximeng saw that Lao Zhu was so confused, he couldn't help but chuckle, he knew what was going on this time, right? The descendants of your family have fallen into this pit.

Why are the emperors of Ming Dynasty so weird?

Why should a conscientious and conscientious emperor have the time to play with the carpenter's work?

It is because of the existence of this bureaucratic system that, in fact, there are very few government affairs that the king can participate in. If you are a person who likes to play, you can leave all government affairs to the people below, and you will not go to court for decades, and there is no problem.

Of course, the emperor was excluded from the court, so don't blame the country's worsening situation, and the civil servants did whatever they wanted.

"It's not right! This is not right!"

Lao Zhu suddenly shook his head vigorously, and he stared at Zhang Ximeng, "Mr. Zhang, don't lie to us! We are not afraid of any criticism, we must ask about specific government affairs, especially now, when Vientiane is updated, you let us To be a Taiping King? You, you are talking nonsense!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his eyes widened, and it was rare to say something serious.

Zhang Ximeng was not afraid, but smiled and said, "What is the lord going to do?"

"What else can we do? We have to imitate the emperor's early morning, call them all, and let them deal with government affairs one by one in front of us. We will see for ourselves, and only after there are no problems can we issue an decree!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled again, and sure enough, he made himself guess right... As long as you understand Zhu Yuanzhang's character and understand a little bit about the operation of government affairs, you will understand why Zhu Yuanzhang was so diligent in history.

Why would he go to the early morning before dawn? It's like a day for decades... This is Zhu Yuanzhang, there's no need to doubt it at all, it would be strange if he didn't do this!

"My lord, this minister dares to ask, there are many government affairs, can the lord be able to see clearly at once?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a dark face: "We, we will read more and think of ways... By the way, don't you have to remind us?"

Zhang Ximeng spread his hands, "My lord, there are many things that the minister may not be clear about. Actually, let the minister say,

There are only two possibilities to call all the big guys in the morning. The first is that the big guy uses a bunch of trivial things to prevaricate and get through the time. The second is that the lord turned the main hall into a central book province, and you yourself take up the responsibilities of prime minister and take charge of government affairs yourself. "

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows were still dignified, "Mr. Zhang, let's be honest, we still can't figure it out. Could it be that the emperors of all dynasties only greed for comfort and then handed over their power to the prime minister? Why are all dynasties and dynasties inseparable from the position of prime minister?"

Zhang Ximeng laughed loudly, "My lord, the reason why a king is a king must be with the world in mind, looking down at the world, and asking the minister to say that the emperor needs to consider things that will happen a hundred years later, while the prime minister only considers things within three years at most.

In a country, someone needs to have a long-term vision and someone who cares about the current situation. This is why it must have a prime minister. "

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered again, it seems that this is the case, he is trying hard to think about the future, as for his civil servants,

Three-year term, as long as there is no accident during the term, it will be difficult for them to think too much.

Of course, there are exceptions. .

For example, Zhang Ximeng proposed the thousand-year cycle of rise and fall.

Some people focus on the years of life, some people seize a hundred years, and some people only focus on the present... Different status and different moods can be seen.

After thinking for a while, Lao Zhu seemed to understand Zhang Ximeng's intention. He didn't tell himself that he didn't have to do anything, but explained to him the mode of running the government.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask: "Sir, you must have a point, what do you think we need to do?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "My lord, I thought that as a monarch, I should have the overall situation in mind. For example, how many urgent things need to be solved at the moment, the lord will take care of it here, and then the Zhongshu Province will collect the relevant information. Yamen, let’s discuss the solution together, during the period, the lord can also convene a special person to come over and listen to the introduction.

"In addition... the lord should avoid being controlled by a few officials. The so-called "comprehensive listening" means that some major government affairs,

It should not be limited to the courtroom. The public opinion must be taken into account, the ideas of the officials below must be taken care of, and it is best to arrange for some specialized civil servants to go down to the people, carefully understand the situation, and come up with their plans. In this way, the Lord will combine the opinions of all parties and come up with something that will not only ensure the implementation of the Lord's will, but also ensure that there will be no major omissions. "

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his brows and laughed for a long time, "Okay, sir, you have taught us another lesson!"

At this time, Li Shanchang came with a stack of official documents. When he saw Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Yuanzhang chatting and laughing,

There is an ominous feeling of chills down my spine...

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Lewen