Chapter 495 Absolute Power
For four consecutive issues of Ming Weekly, there have been discussions on managing affairs and managing further confirms previous speculation that this is the clarion call for change.
Not surprisingly, this matter has become the hottest topic at the moment.
People from all walks of life expressed their opinions; some supported it, some opposed it, and some didn't care.
However, all the major schools of thought have responded positively and are cheering for this change.
Neo-Confucianism, as a prominent school of thought, was suppressed, and an ideological vacuum appeared in the Ming Dynasty.
This is not accurate. Chen Jingke's idea of Great Harmony will be the mainstream supported by the court.
But firstly, the idea of Great Harmony appeared too late, and secondly, Chen Jingke did not pursue hegemony, but left room for survival for all factions.
Each faction wants to seize this opportunity to make its own voice heard.
Change is the biggest variable and also their opportunity, so they naturally cannot miss it.
The imperial court has made it clear that it wants to change, so if they want to get on board, they must support the change.
Even though these small schools were badly suppressed by science in the past, we should not underestimate their influence.
In some local areas, their doctrines have a huge influence.
For example, Zhang Zai, the Master of Hengqu, mainly lectured in Guanzhong, so the influence of his doctrines in Guanzhong even exceeded that of Neo-Confucianism.
There are similar "local" ideas in other places, and their influence cannot be underestimated.
It’s just that their ideas generally have certain flaws and cannot gain universal recognition from the majority of people.
The advantage of science is that it is more comprehensive and in-depth, and finally has the opportunity to be universal.
But even during the most prosperous period of Neo-Confucianism, those small schools were still very active in the "local" world and had a huge influence.
This situation has its advantages, which is that the intellectual world is more active and will produce countless scholars and cultural celebrities.
The downside is that it can easily cause confusion.
How did the Ming Dynasty deal with this problem in the past?
Zhu's method was simple and crude. He ordered that the only answer to the imperial examinations should be Zhu Xi's commentaries.
Zhu Di further compiled Zhu Xi's annotated version of "The Complete Four Books and Five Classics" and required that the answers to the imperial examinations must be based on this.
Doing so completely eliminated the living space of the elementary school and quickly unified the ideological world.
The downside is that the ideological world has become more dogmatic.
Chen Jingke knew that the existence of these small schools had two sides.
Stifling is the simplest way, but it is not conducive to the prosperity of culture.
So he tried to fit it all in one frame.
While ensuring diversity, we do not allow different ideas to go astray.
In fact, even now, Chen Jingke is not afraid of the split in the ideological world.
Before the Qin Dynasty unified the country, there were many schools of thought and the intellectual world was flourishing unprecedentedly.
However, no matter which school of thought it is, they all regard themselves as the inheritors of Chinese culture.
After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, the idea of great unification became more deeply rooted in people's hearts.
After Chen Jingke traveled through time, he further strengthened the concept of Chinese civilization.
No matter how internal thoughts change, there is the same sky above our heads.
This is also the reason why he dares to try diversity.
If it were somewhere outside of China, he would definitely promote monotheism and advocate the supremacy of the West.
Because if you don't do this, it will split in seconds.
Moreover, Chen Jingke also had political considerations in doing this.
Win over the elementary school faction and ask them to help improve the idea of Datong.
At the same time, it can also make them closer to the court and support its reforms.
Now, the effect is evident.
Various local schools of thought have come forward to support the change and have interpreted the management of affairs and people based on their own school of thought.
Finally, we come to the conclusion that this is the only way to realize the idea of Datong.
When Chen Jingke learned about these circumstances, he was naturally very happy.
Let Fang Xiaoru select the better ideas from various schools of thought and publish them in the weekly.
At the same time, leaders of various schools were invited to Luoyang to discuss academic matters.
The location is Luoxia Academy.
In order to support this grand event, Zhu Xiongying ordered the Ministry of Works to build a school palace next to Luoxia Academy as quickly as possible.
It is a place for representatives of various schools to live, study and discuss academic matters.
This move was praised by scholars all over the world, and Zhu Xiongying's personal prestige reached a new high.
Leaders of various schools of thought set out for Luoyang to participate in the event.
Chen Jingke was a man who had experienced many ups and downs, but he also felt tremendous pressure facing the upcoming leaders of various factions.
I was afraid that one mistake would ruin the good situation.
But he was not afraid.
A true warrior dares to face...
Uh, never mind… The main reason we’re not afraid is because we have a high tolerance rate for errors.
It’s no big deal if you make a mistake, just correct it.
As long as the court continues to support him, he has nothing to fear.
Zhu Xiongying was the happiest.
One thing that has to be said is that most ordinary people don’t pay much attention to politics.
As long as their lives are not affected, they don't care who becomes the emperor.
People in many places actually don’t know that the emperor has been replaced.
This situation does not exist only in one or two places, but is widespread.
This was not only true in ancient times, it was also true in previous lives.
The Chinese community is large, but its political influence in various countries is extremely weak.
The reason is that they don't like to get involved in politics.
But in the vote-based politics of foreign countries, if you don't participate in politics, your vote will be invalid.
If your vote is invalid, you will be marginalized, suppressed by "opinion leaders" and become a political victim.
Closer to home.
Ordinary people don’t care who is the emperor, nor do they have the motivation to find out.
Even many people still believe that the current emperor is Emperor Hongwu.
But now it is different, scholars have begun to advocate for Zhu Xiongying.
These educated people are natural opinion leaders in their local areas.
When they began to promote it, the people naturally knew who the emperor was.
Their response was:
Oh, the holy grandson becomes the emperor?
Great.
Then these scholars also told the people that the emperor was ambitious and determined to innovate, and that the Ming Dynasty would definitely become better.
When this kind of voice becomes more and more.
There is no longer any resistance to change.
Zhu Xiongying was naturally very happy that his self-authority was enhanced.
It was at this time that he issued the imperial decree that shocked the world.
The entire bureaucratic system needs to be reformed.
Start with the hub.
Even though everyone knew that the emperor was going to make changes, they were still shocked by this imperial edict.
Originally, everyone thought that at most a few new departments would be added and the responsibilities and powers of each department would be more clearly defined.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a whole system change.
This is too radical.
Many people advised the emperor to act cautiously and not be too radical.
Some people even found Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and asked them to persuade him.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why should we persuade them? Hasn't the Ming Dynasty always been changing?"
"What is our opinion? Of course we support the emperor."
Then he did not forget to warn his ministers: "You all should behave yourself. If anyone dares to hold us back, don't blame me for being rude."
Zhu Biao's tone was more tactful:
"The Ming Dynasty has been on the road of reform for 16 years. The foundation has been laid. It is time to try to reform the official system."
“Actually, this is what I originally wanted to do…”
“After the failure of the first phase of the national plan, I knew that the official system needed to be changed, and I was ready for the change.”
"It was just a serious illness that delayed all of this."
"The emperor is doing this to inherit my plan..."
"You are all the pillars of the country, you should cooperate with the emperor."
It must be said that most of the ministers in the court were promoted by Zhu Biao, so his words were still very effective.
When everyone heard this, they stopped talking.
Since it was a plan that had been made long ago, it was not something the new emperor did on a whim.
Everyone felt much more at ease.
However, Zhu Xiongying has not yet revealed how the changes will be made, and only told the ministers that they will be announced after the new year.
Now let’s do the year-end closing.
The ministers calmed down and began to focus on the work at hand.
However, Zhu Xiongying has more to do.
A few days later, he again used the excuse that the population of Luoyang, the capital area, had never reached the expected number.
He ordered the migration of 100,000 wealthy families from all over the country to replenish the population of Luoyang.
Another 50,000 wealthy households were relocated to increase the population of the Fengyang Imperial City.
The ministers did not make a fuss about this. Relocating wealthy households to weaken the local area was a common practice.
nothing to say.
Moreover, every policy has a countermeasure. Local governments have long had ways to deal with such tactics of the imperial court.
Report the names of the second and third sons or the unpopular wealthy families. You can even use this method to attack your own enemy families.
With the help of the imperial court, the hostile families were relocated to achieve further control over the local area.
This time, everyone thought it would be the same routine again.
But soon they stopped laughing.
Zhu Xiongying gave a list, 60% of which were families of talented people recommended from various places in the past two years, or families related to them.
At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded.
They didn't expect that the emperor could make such a routine recommendation of talent into something special.
The key point is that the new emperor's scheming is truly awe-inspiring.
Some people also firmly believed: "This method is too familiar, it must have been done by Anping Hou."
But no matter who came up with this idea, Zhu Xiongying demonstrated his style and methods to his ministers through this action.
The iron fist of Emperor Hongwu and the methods of Emperor Jianzhang can be said to be a comprehensive and enhanced version of the two.
For the first time, the ministers felt the pressure from the new emperor.
A kind of mental pressure.
This emperor is really difficult to deal with.
In the palace, Zhu Xiongying put his hands on his waist and laughed arrogantly:
"Xiao Yuanyuan, daddy is awesome, isn't he?"
Yuanyuan sat on the carpet, clapping her little hands and laughing happily.
Of course, she didn't understand what Zhu Xiongying was saying, but she just thought he looked very funny.
This made Zhu Xiongying even more proud: "Little Yuanyuan still understands Daddy the best."
Chen Jingke, who had just walked in, was speechless when he saw this scene:
"What can a child like her understand?"
Zhu Xiongying picked up Yuanyuan and asked, "Yuanyuan, is daddy awesome?"
Yuanyuan said in a baby voice: "Daddy... is awesome..."
Zhu Xiongying glanced at Chen Jingke in a demonstrative manner and said:
"Who said Xiao Yuanyuan doesn't understand? We are very smart."
Yuanyuan: "Smart...smart..."
Chen Jingke was too lazy to argue with him and said to the outside, "Come, take Yuanyuan away."
The wet nurse who was chased out of the door hurried in and took Yuanyuan away reluctantly.
Children are best at reading people's faces. They will be close to whoever treats them well.
The person Yuanyuan is closest to is undoubtedly Zhu Xiongying.
There's nothing we can do. I don't know what's wrong with this guy. Even Chen Jingke, who loves Yuanyuan so much, thinks it's too much.
Although he is a daughter slave, I have never seen him so close to his daughter.
As for him being a slave to his wife...I've never seen anything like this before.
Anyway, Chen Jingke couldn't find any explanation.
One can only assume that he has a problem with his brain.
After the nurse took the child away, Chen Jingke asked, "How are you preparing for the reform of the official system?"
Recently he has been busy preparing for the Luoxia Academy Conference and has not paid much attention to the court.
There is another reason why he pays less attention.
Internally, this change was also a test for Zhu Xiongying.
It depends on his control over the political situation and whether he can accomplish such a big change independently.
Only in this way can Zhu and Zhu Biao be truly at ease.
Of course, there is a familiar reason why Chen Jingke did not get involved.
Reduce your own risk.
The theme of this change is the official system.
A hat issue that involves countless people.
If Chen Jingke intervened, countless people would surely join him.
Even if he doesn't want to form a party, there is nothing he can do because others will force him to join.
Some people may say, why don’t you just rely on me not to recognize you?
Sorry, no.
Not only will these people rely on Chen Jingke forcefully, they will also form cliques under the guise of Chen Jingke.
Are you promoted by Anping Hou? Me too.
We are all Anping Hou's men, so please help each other in the future.
Thus, without Chen Jingke's knowledge, a small political group formed because of him was born.
This is what it means to be in the world and have no choice.
Therefore, it is most appropriate for Chen Jingke to stay out of it.
Everyone knows this tacitly.
However, Chen Jingke did not completely ignore it. If he really did so, he would be separating himself from the royal family.
The question is a matter of degree.
At present, Chen Jingke is in control relatively well.
Every once in a while, I would come over to check on the progress.
Like today.
Zhu Xiongying said unhappily, "I get up earlier than the chickens and sleep later than the dogs. Yuanyuan has become a stranger to me."
"I finally got a chance to play with her for a while, and you come to mess things up again."
Chen Jingke turned around and said, "Then I'll leave?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "Okay, okay, sit down."
The two of them sat down and talked about the recent preparations.
Reforming the entire system is certainly not something that can be achieved by just talking about it.
A complete plan is needed.
Now Zhu Xiongying is leading the cabinet scholars and important officials in the court to perfect this plan.
Under the general principle of managing people and affairs.
How the new institution will be set up, how its powers will be divided, etc. need to be made clearer.
It is also necessary to establish basic professional codes of conduct for each department.
After all these are done, we still have to select the right person to take up this position.
The general direction of this change was naturally proposed by Chen Jingke, but he did not copy the institutional setup of his previous life.
The current Ming Dynasty has embarked on a path that is different from the ancient times and the previous life.
Past life experiences can only be used as a reference and cannot be taken as a standard answer.
What’s more, most political groups in previous lives were constantly adjusting themselves.
Make yourself more adaptable to new situations.
Therefore, there is no point in copying the previous life.
Chen Jingke only provided a general direction. How to set up the specific institutions still needs to be discussed by the elites of this era.
Time travelers are not omnipotent.
Only people of this era can best understand this era.
Zhu Xiongying explained the general situation and raised some difficult issues for discussion with Chen Jingke.
For example, regarding the positioning of the Ministry of Personnel.
Now the cabinet is the de facto prime minister's office, and the appointment of officials must be authorized by them before it can take effect.
Chen Jingke made suggestions on this point.
“The power to appoint personnel is the core of power and must be in the hands of decision-makers.”
"The rank of the Ministry of Personnel will remain unchanged, but it should be separated from the six ministries and become a completely independent institution."
"This institution is answerable only to the emperor."
"The emperor appoints officials and the Ministry of Personnel authorizes them to take effect."
"The cabinet and other departments only have the power to make recommendations, not the power to make decisions."
Zhu Xiongying asked worriedly, "What if there is a tyrant ruler in the future?"
Chen Jingke said seriously: "What if there is a problem with the future system and it needs to be reformed, but the decision-makers do not have absolute power?"
Zhu Xiongying stopped talking immediately. Having studied with Chen Jingke for so long, he already knew it.
There is no eternal law in this world.
There is no perfect system, only the system that best suits the current situation.
How can we ensure that our country’s system is most suitable for the current situation?
It is necessary to adjust the system according to the actual situation.
In order to adjust the system, decision makers must have absolute power.
Otherwise, the consequences will be ugly.
Chen Jingke said: "Everything has its two sides, and no system is perfect."
"If decision-makers have absolute power, they may become corrupt and bring disaster to the country and the people."
“But if decision-makers cannot have absolute power, the country will inevitably be in turmoil.”
Influenced by Western ideas in the past, he also believed that democracy was excellent.
It was not until before he traveled through time that Western politics began to be demonized and he woke up.
There is only relatively suitable, not perfect.
For now, it is necessary to give decision makers absolute power, especially in times of great change.
The person at the helm must be given absolute power.
Otherwise, multiple policies will inevitably bring disaster to the country and the people.
And personnel rights are the guarantee of absolute power.
Chen Jingke said in a decisive tone:
"The Ministry of Personnel must be directly under the control of the emperor and cannot be controlled by the cabinet."
(End of this chapter)
For four consecutive issues of Ming Weekly, there have been discussions on managing affairs and managing further confirms previous speculation that this is the clarion call for change.
Not surprisingly, this matter has become the hottest topic at the moment.
People from all walks of life expressed their opinions; some supported it, some opposed it, and some didn't care.
However, all the major schools of thought have responded positively and are cheering for this change.
Neo-Confucianism, as a prominent school of thought, was suppressed, and an ideological vacuum appeared in the Ming Dynasty.
This is not accurate. Chen Jingke's idea of Great Harmony will be the mainstream supported by the court.
But firstly, the idea of Great Harmony appeared too late, and secondly, Chen Jingke did not pursue hegemony, but left room for survival for all factions.
Each faction wants to seize this opportunity to make its own voice heard.
Change is the biggest variable and also their opportunity, so they naturally cannot miss it.
The imperial court has made it clear that it wants to change, so if they want to get on board, they must support the change.
Even though these small schools were badly suppressed by science in the past, we should not underestimate their influence.
In some local areas, their doctrines have a huge influence.
For example, Zhang Zai, the Master of Hengqu, mainly lectured in Guanzhong, so the influence of his doctrines in Guanzhong even exceeded that of Neo-Confucianism.
There are similar "local" ideas in other places, and their influence cannot be underestimated.
It’s just that their ideas generally have certain flaws and cannot gain universal recognition from the majority of people.
The advantage of science is that it is more comprehensive and in-depth, and finally has the opportunity to be universal.
But even during the most prosperous period of Neo-Confucianism, those small schools were still very active in the "local" world and had a huge influence.
This situation has its advantages, which is that the intellectual world is more active and will produce countless scholars and cultural celebrities.
The downside is that it can easily cause confusion.
How did the Ming Dynasty deal with this problem in the past?
Zhu's method was simple and crude. He ordered that the only answer to the imperial examinations should be Zhu Xi's commentaries.
Zhu Di further compiled Zhu Xi's annotated version of "The Complete Four Books and Five Classics" and required that the answers to the imperial examinations must be based on this.
Doing so completely eliminated the living space of the elementary school and quickly unified the ideological world.
The downside is that the ideological world has become more dogmatic.
Chen Jingke knew that the existence of these small schools had two sides.
Stifling is the simplest way, but it is not conducive to the prosperity of culture.
So he tried to fit it all in one frame.
While ensuring diversity, we do not allow different ideas to go astray.
In fact, even now, Chen Jingke is not afraid of the split in the ideological world.
Before the Qin Dynasty unified the country, there were many schools of thought and the intellectual world was flourishing unprecedentedly.
However, no matter which school of thought it is, they all regard themselves as the inheritors of Chinese culture.
After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, the idea of great unification became more deeply rooted in people's hearts.
After Chen Jingke traveled through time, he further strengthened the concept of Chinese civilization.
No matter how internal thoughts change, there is the same sky above our heads.
This is also the reason why he dares to try diversity.
If it were somewhere outside of China, he would definitely promote monotheism and advocate the supremacy of the West.
Because if you don't do this, it will split in seconds.
Moreover, Chen Jingke also had political considerations in doing this.
Win over the elementary school faction and ask them to help improve the idea of Datong.
At the same time, it can also make them closer to the court and support its reforms.
Now, the effect is evident.
Various local schools of thought have come forward to support the change and have interpreted the management of affairs and people based on their own school of thought.
Finally, we come to the conclusion that this is the only way to realize the idea of Datong.
When Chen Jingke learned about these circumstances, he was naturally very happy.
Let Fang Xiaoru select the better ideas from various schools of thought and publish them in the weekly.
At the same time, leaders of various schools were invited to Luoyang to discuss academic matters.
The location is Luoxia Academy.
In order to support this grand event, Zhu Xiongying ordered the Ministry of Works to build a school palace next to Luoxia Academy as quickly as possible.
It is a place for representatives of various schools to live, study and discuss academic matters.
This move was praised by scholars all over the world, and Zhu Xiongying's personal prestige reached a new high.
Leaders of various schools of thought set out for Luoyang to participate in the event.
Chen Jingke was a man who had experienced many ups and downs, but he also felt tremendous pressure facing the upcoming leaders of various factions.
I was afraid that one mistake would ruin the good situation.
But he was not afraid.
A true warrior dares to face...
Uh, never mind… The main reason we’re not afraid is because we have a high tolerance rate for errors.
It’s no big deal if you make a mistake, just correct it.
As long as the court continues to support him, he has nothing to fear.
Zhu Xiongying was the happiest.
One thing that has to be said is that most ordinary people don’t pay much attention to politics.
As long as their lives are not affected, they don't care who becomes the emperor.
People in many places actually don’t know that the emperor has been replaced.
This situation does not exist only in one or two places, but is widespread.
This was not only true in ancient times, it was also true in previous lives.
The Chinese community is large, but its political influence in various countries is extremely weak.
The reason is that they don't like to get involved in politics.
But in the vote-based politics of foreign countries, if you don't participate in politics, your vote will be invalid.
If your vote is invalid, you will be marginalized, suppressed by "opinion leaders" and become a political victim.
Closer to home.
Ordinary people don’t care who is the emperor, nor do they have the motivation to find out.
Even many people still believe that the current emperor is Emperor Hongwu.
But now it is different, scholars have begun to advocate for Zhu Xiongying.
These educated people are natural opinion leaders in their local areas.
When they began to promote it, the people naturally knew who the emperor was.
Their response was:
Oh, the holy grandson becomes the emperor?
Great.
Then these scholars also told the people that the emperor was ambitious and determined to innovate, and that the Ming Dynasty would definitely become better.
When this kind of voice becomes more and more.
There is no longer any resistance to change.
Zhu Xiongying was naturally very happy that his self-authority was enhanced.
It was at this time that he issued the imperial decree that shocked the world.
The entire bureaucratic system needs to be reformed.
Start with the hub.
Even though everyone knew that the emperor was going to make changes, they were still shocked by this imperial edict.
Originally, everyone thought that at most a few new departments would be added and the responsibilities and powers of each department would be more clearly defined.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a whole system change.
This is too radical.
Many people advised the emperor to act cautiously and not be too radical.
Some people even found Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and asked them to persuade him.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why should we persuade them? Hasn't the Ming Dynasty always been changing?"
"What is our opinion? Of course we support the emperor."
Then he did not forget to warn his ministers: "You all should behave yourself. If anyone dares to hold us back, don't blame me for being rude."
Zhu Biao's tone was more tactful:
"The Ming Dynasty has been on the road of reform for 16 years. The foundation has been laid. It is time to try to reform the official system."
“Actually, this is what I originally wanted to do…”
“After the failure of the first phase of the national plan, I knew that the official system needed to be changed, and I was ready for the change.”
"It was just a serious illness that delayed all of this."
"The emperor is doing this to inherit my plan..."
"You are all the pillars of the country, you should cooperate with the emperor."
It must be said that most of the ministers in the court were promoted by Zhu Biao, so his words were still very effective.
When everyone heard this, they stopped talking.
Since it was a plan that had been made long ago, it was not something the new emperor did on a whim.
Everyone felt much more at ease.
However, Zhu Xiongying has not yet revealed how the changes will be made, and only told the ministers that they will be announced after the new year.
Now let’s do the year-end closing.
The ministers calmed down and began to focus on the work at hand.
However, Zhu Xiongying has more to do.
A few days later, he again used the excuse that the population of Luoyang, the capital area, had never reached the expected number.
He ordered the migration of 100,000 wealthy families from all over the country to replenish the population of Luoyang.
Another 50,000 wealthy households were relocated to increase the population of the Fengyang Imperial City.
The ministers did not make a fuss about this. Relocating wealthy households to weaken the local area was a common practice.
nothing to say.
Moreover, every policy has a countermeasure. Local governments have long had ways to deal with such tactics of the imperial court.
Report the names of the second and third sons or the unpopular wealthy families. You can even use this method to attack your own enemy families.
With the help of the imperial court, the hostile families were relocated to achieve further control over the local area.
This time, everyone thought it would be the same routine again.
But soon they stopped laughing.
Zhu Xiongying gave a list, 60% of which were families of talented people recommended from various places in the past two years, or families related to them.
At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded.
They didn't expect that the emperor could make such a routine recommendation of talent into something special.
The key point is that the new emperor's scheming is truly awe-inspiring.
Some people also firmly believed: "This method is too familiar, it must have been done by Anping Hou."
But no matter who came up with this idea, Zhu Xiongying demonstrated his style and methods to his ministers through this action.
The iron fist of Emperor Hongwu and the methods of Emperor Jianzhang can be said to be a comprehensive and enhanced version of the two.
For the first time, the ministers felt the pressure from the new emperor.
A kind of mental pressure.
This emperor is really difficult to deal with.
In the palace, Zhu Xiongying put his hands on his waist and laughed arrogantly:
"Xiao Yuanyuan, daddy is awesome, isn't he?"
Yuanyuan sat on the carpet, clapping her little hands and laughing happily.
Of course, she didn't understand what Zhu Xiongying was saying, but she just thought he looked very funny.
This made Zhu Xiongying even more proud: "Little Yuanyuan still understands Daddy the best."
Chen Jingke, who had just walked in, was speechless when he saw this scene:
"What can a child like her understand?"
Zhu Xiongying picked up Yuanyuan and asked, "Yuanyuan, is daddy awesome?"
Yuanyuan said in a baby voice: "Daddy... is awesome..."
Zhu Xiongying glanced at Chen Jingke in a demonstrative manner and said:
"Who said Xiao Yuanyuan doesn't understand? We are very smart."
Yuanyuan: "Smart...smart..."
Chen Jingke was too lazy to argue with him and said to the outside, "Come, take Yuanyuan away."
The wet nurse who was chased out of the door hurried in and took Yuanyuan away reluctantly.
Children are best at reading people's faces. They will be close to whoever treats them well.
The person Yuanyuan is closest to is undoubtedly Zhu Xiongying.
There's nothing we can do. I don't know what's wrong with this guy. Even Chen Jingke, who loves Yuanyuan so much, thinks it's too much.
Although he is a daughter slave, I have never seen him so close to his daughter.
As for him being a slave to his wife...I've never seen anything like this before.
Anyway, Chen Jingke couldn't find any explanation.
One can only assume that he has a problem with his brain.
After the nurse took the child away, Chen Jingke asked, "How are you preparing for the reform of the official system?"
Recently he has been busy preparing for the Luoxia Academy Conference and has not paid much attention to the court.
There is another reason why he pays less attention.
Internally, this change was also a test for Zhu Xiongying.
It depends on his control over the political situation and whether he can accomplish such a big change independently.
Only in this way can Zhu and Zhu Biao be truly at ease.
Of course, there is a familiar reason why Chen Jingke did not get involved.
Reduce your own risk.
The theme of this change is the official system.
A hat issue that involves countless people.
If Chen Jingke intervened, countless people would surely join him.
Even if he doesn't want to form a party, there is nothing he can do because others will force him to join.
Some people may say, why don’t you just rely on me not to recognize you?
Sorry, no.
Not only will these people rely on Chen Jingke forcefully, they will also form cliques under the guise of Chen Jingke.
Are you promoted by Anping Hou? Me too.
We are all Anping Hou's men, so please help each other in the future.
Thus, without Chen Jingke's knowledge, a small political group formed because of him was born.
This is what it means to be in the world and have no choice.
Therefore, it is most appropriate for Chen Jingke to stay out of it.
Everyone knows this tacitly.
However, Chen Jingke did not completely ignore it. If he really did so, he would be separating himself from the royal family.
The question is a matter of degree.
At present, Chen Jingke is in control relatively well.
Every once in a while, I would come over to check on the progress.
Like today.
Zhu Xiongying said unhappily, "I get up earlier than the chickens and sleep later than the dogs. Yuanyuan has become a stranger to me."
"I finally got a chance to play with her for a while, and you come to mess things up again."
Chen Jingke turned around and said, "Then I'll leave?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "Okay, okay, sit down."
The two of them sat down and talked about the recent preparations.
Reforming the entire system is certainly not something that can be achieved by just talking about it.
A complete plan is needed.
Now Zhu Xiongying is leading the cabinet scholars and important officials in the court to perfect this plan.
Under the general principle of managing people and affairs.
How the new institution will be set up, how its powers will be divided, etc. need to be made clearer.
It is also necessary to establish basic professional codes of conduct for each department.
After all these are done, we still have to select the right person to take up this position.
The general direction of this change was naturally proposed by Chen Jingke, but he did not copy the institutional setup of his previous life.
The current Ming Dynasty has embarked on a path that is different from the ancient times and the previous life.
Past life experiences can only be used as a reference and cannot be taken as a standard answer.
What’s more, most political groups in previous lives were constantly adjusting themselves.
Make yourself more adaptable to new situations.
Therefore, there is no point in copying the previous life.
Chen Jingke only provided a general direction. How to set up the specific institutions still needs to be discussed by the elites of this era.
Time travelers are not omnipotent.
Only people of this era can best understand this era.
Zhu Xiongying explained the general situation and raised some difficult issues for discussion with Chen Jingke.
For example, regarding the positioning of the Ministry of Personnel.
Now the cabinet is the de facto prime minister's office, and the appointment of officials must be authorized by them before it can take effect.
Chen Jingke made suggestions on this point.
“The power to appoint personnel is the core of power and must be in the hands of decision-makers.”
"The rank of the Ministry of Personnel will remain unchanged, but it should be separated from the six ministries and become a completely independent institution."
"This institution is answerable only to the emperor."
"The emperor appoints officials and the Ministry of Personnel authorizes them to take effect."
"The cabinet and other departments only have the power to make recommendations, not the power to make decisions."
Zhu Xiongying asked worriedly, "What if there is a tyrant ruler in the future?"
Chen Jingke said seriously: "What if there is a problem with the future system and it needs to be reformed, but the decision-makers do not have absolute power?"
Zhu Xiongying stopped talking immediately. Having studied with Chen Jingke for so long, he already knew it.
There is no eternal law in this world.
There is no perfect system, only the system that best suits the current situation.
How can we ensure that our country’s system is most suitable for the current situation?
It is necessary to adjust the system according to the actual situation.
In order to adjust the system, decision makers must have absolute power.
Otherwise, the consequences will be ugly.
Chen Jingke said: "Everything has its two sides, and no system is perfect."
"If decision-makers have absolute power, they may become corrupt and bring disaster to the country and the people."
“But if decision-makers cannot have absolute power, the country will inevitably be in turmoil.”
Influenced by Western ideas in the past, he also believed that democracy was excellent.
It was not until before he traveled through time that Western politics began to be demonized and he woke up.
There is only relatively suitable, not perfect.
For now, it is necessary to give decision makers absolute power, especially in times of great change.
The person at the helm must be given absolute power.
Otherwise, multiple policies will inevitably bring disaster to the country and the people.
And personnel rights are the guarantee of absolute power.
Chen Jingke said in a decisive tone:
"The Ministry of Personnel must be directly under the control of the emperor and cannot be controlled by the cabinet."
(End of this chapter)
