The current six ministers are basically from the early years of Chongzhen, including Fu Changzong, Minister of Revenue, Zhou Yingqiu, Minister of Personnel, Xu Dahua, Minister of Works, Ni Wenhua, Minister of Justice, Zhang Woxu, Minister of Rites, Shen Yongmao, Minister of War, and General Yuan, and Prince Jing Zhu Luhu.

Liu Shimin looked at the seven people and said in detail: "What you sir are to do is to reform yourself, to the local area, and then to extend the influence of the Ming Dynasty. You must be as concise and meticulous as possible, and report the government affairs of each department, future development trends, actions to be taken, etc. to the emperor in detail."

The few people were stunned when they heard this. They saw the emperor very well. They were very complete in both the words and the memorials. What does the emperor mean?

When Liu Shimin saw that the few people were stunned, he waved his hand and said, "Come, pen and ink... You can slowly think about it, make an entry, and after writing it, tell the Zajia, who will take it to see the emperor."

Although they didn't understand what the emperor was going to do, these were all things they could do, so they responded one after another, found a place to sit down, and started writing.

But not long after, Fu Changzong was the first to knead the written paper into a ball and throw it into the garbage can on the side.

Then Xu Dahua, who frowned as he wrote, soon kneaded it into a circle and threw it into the garbage can.

Zhou Yingqiu, Ni Wenhuan and others also followed one after another.

Finally, King Jing Zhu Luhu smiled bitterly and looked at the six ministers and said, "My dear masters, I understand why the emperor asked us to write. We handle these government affairs clearly and easily, but after careful investigation, it is really messy and we can't start writing."

The others nodded helplessly. The Six Divisions now almost assumed the power of the entire Ming Dynasty. The Six Divisions are also complicated. It would not take a moment to figure it out clearly.

Zhou Yingqiu pondered for a moment and said, "I can guess what the emperor means, that is, I hope that our departments can thoroughly sort out government affairs, and then respond easily to it to promote the Ming Dynasty's innovation..."

"Eliminate old problems and introduce new things." Fu Changzong said concisely. Zhu Xu did not tell him in advance about this matter, obviously there was a meaning to test them.

Xu Dahua, the Minister of Works, had tasted the pleasure of trying his best for the country and gaining power. He looked at Fu Changzong and said with a hint of awe: "Then, Lord Fu, how should we start writing about this?"

As soon as Xu Dahua's voice fell, everyone looked at Fu Changzong.

Fu Changzong looked around and thought for a while and said, "In this way, let's first look at each department from a higher perspective and write down possible innovations. If the emperor is not satisfied, after returning, he will convene the departments and discuss in detail, and write a satisfactory memorial for the emperor."

Fu Changzong's meaning is very simple. First write a brief and frame, and you can slowly fill in the detailed things after going back.

Everyone agreed, said a few simple words, and then they were busy writing.

Even so, the seven people wrote a lot, which was the first systematic summary. From the ministry to the capital, and then to the Ming Dynasty, we had to consider the palace, cabinet, and between the six ministry. Soon, the seven people discussed together.

Liu Shimin kept watching, his expression remained unchanged, and he was thinking silently in his heart.

The emperor clearly wanted to clarify the official system of the Ming Dynasty and clarify the responsibilities of each department, so that everything was clear and not to give them a shy way, and people would be in trouble.

It took only one full hour for seven people to write it. Liu Shimin put it away, then looked at them and smiled, "Sir, wait."

The few people nodded politely. Although the power of the Silijian was greatly compressed and there was no power of the inner minister, Liu Shimin, as the second-ranked figure of the Silijian, did not dare to offend anyone easily.

Liu Shimin brought a thick stack of paper into the imperial study.

Zhu Xu was eating a bowl of porridge, and he couldn't wait to take it over as soon as he saw it.

The top one is from the Ministry of Revenue, which is written by Fu Changzong.

Zhu Xu stared at him while drinking porridge.

Fu Changzong wrote in detail on this stack of paper, saying that "necessary reform is needed", which roughly means streamlining manpower, clarifying responsibilities, and then sorting out government affairs, and then rectifying disciplines. Then he talked about the Ministry of Households about "household registration", "land mu", "tax", and especially "commercial tax". He talked a lot about it and had a lot of ideas.

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, put it aside, and looked at the next stack.

This is from Zhou Yingqiu, the Ministry of Personnel. He said that "internal supervision and external inspection" is to conduct internal supervision and external inspection, and then talk about supervision, assessment, promotion, etc. Zhou Yingqiu wrote relatively much, and obviously he had many new ideas and considerations about the Ministry of Personnel.

Zhu Xu put it aside and picked up the next stack.

This is from the Ministry of Rites. Zhang Woxu is about to be transferred to the cabinet, but he also wrote it with all his heart and strength. He said that the Ministry of Rites should "consider rituals and sculpt prestige outside", which is to further standardize the rituals of the Ming Dynasty and create the prestige that the Ministry of Rites should have to the outside.

Being dragged down by party struggles, the prestige of the court in the eyes of the people is actually getting lower and lower. This is what the chaos everywhere shows.

Another one should be clarified that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, especially the "Jianwen" and "Jingtai".

Zhu Xu thought something, let it go and looked at the next one.

This is from the Ministry of Justice, written by Ni Wenhuan.

Ni Wenhuan no longer had internal and external entanglements, saying bluntly that the capital also needed the Sansi Yamen, which directly connected to the local area. Except for the supervisor, the Sansi Yamen could only be promoted internally and not externally transferred.

Zhu Xu admired this quite well, and the other innovation plans he wrote also nodded slightly.

The Ministry of Justice was the first line of anti-corruption in the Ming Dynasty, and Ni Wenhuan had many good ideas.

The following is from the Ministry of Works, Xu Dahua.

Xu Dahua made a straightforward and wrote down all the ambitious plans of the Ministry of Works, such as "building a national official road network", "cement roads everywhere", building bridges and paving roads, digging mountains and carving stones, and building warships for the court, etc.

It looks quite serious and organized, not delusional or foolish.

Zhu Xu put down the spoon and looked at Xu Dahua's "memorial". The Ming Dynasty is now very enthusiastic about building bridges and roads. First, it is to improve the muddy roads in the village. Second, it is to carve any such thing to commemorate the monuments. Who doesn't want to be remembered forever and let future generations pay tribute to future generations?

Therefore, all scholars or gentry are quite active, and they don’t spend much money to build roads. The local materials are nothing more than a little food expense.

This is a kind of "work-for-relief". It's easy to say in the south of the Yangtze River, but the most important thing is in the southwest. Zhu Xu is also planning to build bridges and roads on a large scale, dig canals and open rivers, and fight against drought and disasters with multiple goals.

What let Xu Dahua go, then Shen Yongmao from the Ministry of War.

In Zhu Xu's opinion, Shen Yongmao, the Minister of War, was somewhat "wronged". First, Sun Chengzong was in charge of the top, and second, Sun Chuanting was in charge of the bottom, which seemed a little embarrassed.

However, Shen Yongmao never complained, and he always worked diligently and worked hard.

Zhu Xu appreciated this very much.

He wrote a lot of memorials, first, to clarify the military ranks and ranks again, second, to establish a general logistics base, third, to declare the military system of the court, and fourth, to clarify the responsibilities of the Ministry of War...

Zhu Xu looked very seriously. Shen Yongmao meant that the current military system was unclear. Even if the leaders knew about it, the court was very confused. The Ministry of War was too powerful, not only did it control local provincial soldiers, government soldiers, county soldiers, and the Ming Dynasty's standing army, almost all the troops except the imperial guards!

All of these are under Zhu Xu's control, but long-term considerations must be considered.

He looked at it for a while and looked slightly. Shen Yongmao said it well, and he was constantly thinking in his heart.

The last one is from King Jing Zhu Luhu.

The most memorials of King Jing wrote, including revision of the laws of the Ming Dynasty, establishing the "official code", establishing the power of the Supervisor, abolishing old ills such as foot binding, and innovating the employment regulations of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the recommendation of the Ministry of Personnel and the approval of the emperor, the Supervisor also needs to verify the situation, and the most important ones are "consideration of the status of the royal family" and so on...

Zhu Xu looked at it very seriously, and these people were obviously very attentive.

The Ming Dynasty reform has entered a critical period, and there will be many problems. Fortunately, there are constant major events to cover up. In addition, the news is not smooth, which gives the court a buffer period for handling. At the same time, the court also needs to continuously promote reforms to achieve new stability and balance.

Seeing that Zhu Xu had come to an end, Liu Shimin stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's lunch time, and the adults are still waiting..."

Zhu Xu looked up and his mind was still in the same way. He waved his hand and said, "I won't talk about it today. Let them go back and write a detailed explanation. I will find them again in two days."

The more I reach the end of the year, the more busy I am.

Cao Huachun responded and was about to leave, Zhu Xu said, "You can write one too. You can write about the palace, the twelve prisons, etc., and write it to me and take a look."

Liu Shimin was stunned. It was not that he couldn't write, but that the palace involved the royal family. If you accidentally write too much, it would be a big trouble.

Zhu Xu didn't know what Liu Shimin thought, so he continued to look at the seven people's writings, then picked up the pen, supplemented and revised it, and planned to discuss it with them in two days.

Liu Shimin responded and pondered, while walking out of the side door.

As soon as Liu Shimin left, Cao Huachun hurried in and whispered in Zhu Xu's ear, "Emperor, King Xin is here."

Zhu Xu was still writing and said indifferently: "Xuan."

Cao Huachun's expression was a little calm, and he said again in Zhu Xu's ear: "Your Majesty, I am here to resign."

Zhu Xu paused his pen tip, turned to look at Cao Huachun and said, "What did you say?"

Cao Huachun could see the shock and a cold look in the emperor's eyes. He lowered his head slightly and said, "King Xin was very dissatisfied with the article published by the Ministry of Rites and got angry at the Ministry of Rites, but the Ministry of Rites did not accept the King of Rites, so..."

Zhu Xu understood, his expression calmed down, and his eyes looked outside.

The position of the chief minister of the cabinet can only be named Zhu. On the one hand, it is a signal to the royal family unity of the world, and on the other hand, it is also to curb the party dispute. If King Xin refuses to take the lead, King Jing will still be inseparable from the Governor of the Council for a while, and there is no suitable candidate to push it up.
Chapter completed!