Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Nowadays, it is well known that the Ming Dynasty is short of money.

The initial capital of three million taels for mining the Luzon gold mine has not yet been secured. As a result, the bellicose tyrant is preparing to conquer a northern tribe of the Haixi Jurchens, which can be said to be even worse for the Ming Dynasty's finances.

It is precisely based on this that everyone knows that the tyrant's destiny is lack of money, and the tyrant is probably begging them to subscribe to national debt to solve the financial crisis.

"Sir, the imperial court is short of money now. Everyone knows about this. Why do you want to expose the scars of the imperial court?" Gong Tao blamed Jia Jun for saying things that he shouldn't have said, but there was a feeling in his heart. Anshuang said.

Jia Jun felt Gong Tao's secret joy and said in a very sincere tone: "I have just arrived at the palace to attend the supreme meeting. The success of mining the Luzon gold mine will last for a long time, so everyone unanimously decided to cut financial expenditures. This time, the six yamen are the first The batch of redundant officials has begun, and the court requires each yamen to make redundant two to four officials. I have to hand in the specific list today, so I am very sorry!"

Because the imperial court was facing financial difficulties, it decided to cut expenditures and redundant officials. This operation undoubtedly made sense logically.

Now that this matter has been passed at the Supreme Council, the next step is to implement it.

The sky in the capital ushered in the bright spring light, and the ancient city seemed to be glowing with new vitality.

There is no airtight wall in the world, and word has spread that the Supreme Council has passed the plan to redundant officials, which is a slap in the face to those troublesome officials.

It’s true that you rely on your ability to eat, but what you eat is Tianjia’s meal after all, and Tianjia can naturally make it impossible for you to eat this meal.

Ministry of Rites, left minister's office.

Qiu Jun walked back to his signing room looking dejected. Thinking of the resolution just passed by the Supreme Council, a chill surged up from the soles of his feet.

Just when he thought he could take advantage of the financial problems of the imperial court and force the emperor by sabotaging work together, he didn't know that the emperor actually did the opposite.

Due to He Qiaoxin's renegade, the imperial government's plan to issue national debt went bankrupt, so everyone knew that the imperial court was short of money, and the initial three million taels for the Luzon gold mine had not yet been secured.

Faced with this financial crisis, the emperor did not kneel down and beg these officials who had social resources to subscribe for national debt. Instead, he used the excuse of financial difficulties to "overstaff".

Anyone who is not hopelessly stupid knows who is being targeted in this "redundant" operation.

This time they joined forces to cause trouble. Not only did they not cause any harm to the emperor, but they set up targets one after another. As a result, they were able to shoot accurately.

"Terrible! It's so terrible!"

Qiu Jun's mood was still unable to calm down for a long time. Thinking of the person who stayed in the attic today without even showing his face, he realized that the matter was already under his control.

The servant had never seen his master so lost and lost, and he said cautiously: "Master, your tea!"

ah……

Without any warning, Qiu Jun picked up the hot tea cup that had just been delivered to him, and then put it into his mouth, making a sound like killing a pig.

The clouds in Beijing's sky have spread out, making it look colorful.

The matter returned to the room signed by the Ministry of Works. There were only two people who had a grudge a few days ago.

"Master Zhengtang, what do you mean when you say sorry to me?" Gong Tao's excitement had disappeared, and he realized something was wrong and asked.

Jia Jun didn't expect Gong Tao to be so slow, so he looked directly at him and pointedly said: "The imperial court is currently financially tight. Not only our Ministry of Works, but also various yamen have to reduce some staff. I have observed your recent performance and think that you are no longer capable." It meets the employment standards of our Ministry of Industry, so you are redundant!"

When I said this, I thought of Gong Tao's arrogance a few days ago, and I felt so happy at the moment.

Originally, as the high-ranking Minister of the Ministry of Industry, even if he was dissatisfied with the officials below, he could only give this official a bad review, and the decision-making power of the official's departure or retention rested with the Ministry of Personnel or the emperor.

Especially for a capable middle-aged official like Gong Tao, even if he gives negative comments to the other party, the biggest punishment will be to be sent to another place to serve as the prefect of a place.

What's the result now?

The imperial court has just decided to redundant officials. Now if Gong Tao's name is submitted, Gong Tao's career will be ruined, and it will be difficult for him to regain his career in the future.

It is true that he is a scholar, but when he meets a wise king who is rare in a century, all these Jinshi dogs who have always thought highly of themselves will go to hell!

"You...you want to bully me? You...why do you bully me? You...you take revenge!" Gong Tao's head was buzzing, and he immediately stood up and shouted.

His ability is obvious to all in the Ministry of Works, and he never takes what he shouldn't, even the Jingchao in charge of the Ministry of Personnel can't do anything to him. As a result, the Jia Juren in front of him actually wanted to supervise him, which was simply unreasonable.

Especially thinking that his future will be ruined by this Jia Juren makes him unable to accept this result, and it is impossible to accept this result.

The commotion here was not small, and it immediately attracted the attention of other officials in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.

Some people had privately promised that they were the officials from the Ministry of Industry who were marching and retreating after hearing the news. At this moment, they were already outside the door, ready to go in to support Gong Tao at any time.

If it were other ministers, they might not dare to be so presumptuous.

It's just that the current minister of the Ministry of Industry is only a civil servant and does not have deep connections in the officialdom. This is the confidence they dare to challenge.

"You all come in, I want to hear why you are redundant!" Gong Tao knew that he could not retreat at this moment, so he also shouted to his accomplices at the door.

Several officials outside the door looked at each other, preparing to go in to support Gong Tao.

Jia Jun had experienced decades of ups and downs in the officialdom, but he glanced at the door indifferently and said: "The imperial court's finances are tight. In order to cut expenses, it ordered the six departments to redundant two to four people! If anyone thinks that he should be more responsible than Dr. Gong If he is redundant, you can all replace him, I am an enlightened person!"

"Redundant official?"

"Two to four?"

"You want us to go in and take over?"

…

When several officials at the door learned the whole story, their feet that had already crossed the threshold immediately stopped and looked in horror at the direction where Jia Jun was speaking.

Even if they had an appointment with Gong Tao in advance, it would be impossible for them to go in and replace Gong Tao now, let alone be able to stop the court's latest decision.

Different from the way in which Beijing and the police handle things according to the rules, if the imperial court redundant officials in the name of reducing financial expenditure, they can catch anyone.

It is easy for anyone to climb to this position now. If they are really redundant by the court, they will not be able to reason at all.

You can't say that even if the court's finances are in dire straits, it can't reduce financial expenditures by redundant officials. That's an unreasonable behavior.

The imperial court is now financially tight, so redundant staff in the name of financial constraints is really a genius idea, and it is also a killer weapon that will hardly scare them.

Things suddenly took such a big turn. The earlier agreement to advance and retreat together has long been forgotten. Now I just hope that I can avoid this disaster.

Once they fall into the redundant list, where else can they go to argue for reason other than pleading guilty?

one second!

Two seconds!

Three seconds!

…

There was no movement in front of the door of the mortgage room, as if no one was staying there from beginning to end.

Just when Gong Tao was disappointed, he suddenly saw a dark figure flashing in front of the door. When he looked closely, he found that it was a servant who came to deliver tea.

The servant glanced at Hong Gong strangely, whose face changed from happy to disappointed, and then respectfully brought the tea cup to Jia Jun.

"I...I'm not the worst in the Ministry of Industry, why should I be redundant in the first place?" Gong Tao realized that the title of redundant officer was a system of elimination, and he immediately called Qu Daodi.

Jia Jun knew that the doctor in front of him could not let go of his power, and he said with a smile but not a smile: "If there is anyone in the Ministry of Industry who performs worse than you, you can tell me, and I will take a look at the details!"

When the Ministry of Industry official who was about to sneak away quietly heard this question, he immediately stopped in his tracks, but he wanted to know the development of the matter.

Especially Gong Tao, who will this guy bite? Will it bite myself?

this……

Gong Tao suddenly realized that he had underestimated the wisdom of this minister, and in just the blink of an eye, he had already given himself a big problem.

If you point out the list of officials who are not as good as your own Ministry of Works, a dog-eat-dog situation will most likely follow. If you don't point it out to yourself, then you can only silently accept the result of this redundant staff, and then pack up and leave obediently.

Having just tasted the taste of power, who wants to let it go easily?

Although he is still an ordinary doctor in the Ministry of Industry, as long as he improves his qualifications and his talents, he will definitely be able to serve as a supervisor in the local area. In the future, he will definitely be able to get the position of the Minister of the Sixth Ministry and be granted the title of wife and yinzi.

"Fan Jian!"

"Yang Wei!"

"Zhao Hao!"

…

Gong Tao gritted his teeth and immediately confessed four subordinate officials who worked with him, believing that he could at least be ranked fifth from the bottom.

Things have developed to this point, and now he just wants to be able to protect himself. Even if he is sent to the local magistrate by the court, it will be much better than being redundant now.

"Master Zhengtang, this is the design plan of Bailu Dam. Xiaguan has completed it during the Spring Festival holiday, but Mr. Hong has been suppressing it and not allowing Xianguan to report it. Please take a closer look!" Fan Jian, the director of the Ministry of Industry, has already left and returned. Come in immediately and report a plan.

When Jia Jun got the Bailuba plan that should have been sent to his desk long ago, he immediately looked at Gong Tao sternly and said: "In this case, it is not wrong at all for me to make you redundant. Get out!"

Gong Tao looked at his subordinates with complicated eyes, his brain suddenly buzzed, but he knew that he was completely defeated.

It's just that he was not defeated by this Jia Juren, but by the emperor hiding in the palace. This time he used the topic too cleverly.

Fortunately, they were smart enough to cause trouble, and their long-standing forbearance turned into a big joke. Now they are sending people thousands of miles away together to let others chop melons and vegetables.

The same situation occurred in the other five six-bu yamen. Those middle-level officials who thought they could blatantly abuse foreign workers suffered a disaster and became the dead souls of their own chief officials.

Even if some officials are honest and capable and try their best to express their regret for their experiences, there is never much reason for such redundant officials to be eliminated at the bottom.

If he is really so unwilling to solve the three million taels of silver shortage in the imperial court, then the imperial court will not need to cut expenses, and naturally there will be no redundancy.

However, the current situation is that they are slacking off in work and affecting the operation of the six yamen. Naturally, they are themselves to blame.

The other staff of the Sixth Department changed their earlier casual attitude. Everyone seemed to be in a state of excitement. The yamen in the capital instantly accelerated like a high-speed train, running at an unprecedented speed.

Especially in the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, there was originally a mountain of case documents from the thirteen provinces. As a result, everyone in the Thirteenth Department of the Punishment Ministry seemed to have been given blood, and some officials even stayed in the Yamen to work all night.

The Ministry of Personnel's inspection work in Beijing has also become very smooth. Some important copies of materials that were originally lost have been found one after another, and even the ratings of Beijing officials have been clearly distinguished.

Only when it is lost can everyone learn to cherish it.

Nowadays, the officials of the six yamen do not dare to have so many crooked ideas. Not to mention that their official positions are hard-won. Except for the lower salary, the empire is very good in other aspects.

What's more, the treatment in the empire is obviously slowly improving now, and the rice tickets and cloth tickets given have stronger purchasing power.

If you lose your hard-earned official position because of getting involved in court battles, you will not only lose your current status, but you will also be unable to participate in the ever-changing empire construction. It will undoubtedly be a regret in life.

Just like this, they may have returned after getting lost, or they just want to get through this crisis of redundant officials, but they are working harder than ever before.

Xiyuan, Yangxin Hall.

Zhu Youtang handled government affairs as usual, but he obviously felt that the work on his desk had increased.

Facing the list of redundant personnel sent by the six yamen, after checking that there was no abnormality in the personnel lists of each yamen, he just waved his hand.

The next day, the list of redundant personnel in Beijing was officially released.

"There are actually eight people in the Criminal Department?"

"Isn't this strange? There are thirteen divisions in the Ministry of Punishment!"

"No, there are also thirteen divisions in the Household Department, but only two people were eliminated this time!"

"Have you noticed that the eight members of the Criminal Department are all people who subscribed to a national bond!"

…

Some meddlesome officials gathered around the list of redundant personnel and carefully studied the targets of the redundant personnel. Suddenly, they made a major discovery.

The most overstaffed person this time is the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, and what these people have in common is that they only subscribed for one treasury bond with He Qiaoxin, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, before the Spring Festival.

For a moment, everyone felt a chill running down their spines. Perhaps the emperor who was short of money would not only not be restrained by them, but also become even more terrifying.

Now redundant officials are just the beginning. No one can guarantee whether the court will continue with the second batch. As for their subscription of a national bond, it is likely to bring serious consequences.

It happened to be a coincidence. On the same day, the Yamen of the Ministry of Revenue announced the resumption of the national debt plan of 3 million taels, and also asked all Yamen officials to actively subscribe.

The great ship of the Ming Dynasty set sail again after encountering a storm (End of Chapter)