"I wish to hear the details." Zhang Juzheng said seriously.

"The so-called revival of the Ming Dynasty is to put it bluntly, it is to make money! As the saying goes, "Man is poor and hard, but family is poor and everything is sad." This is also true for a country! Only when you are rich can you become stronger!" Gao Gong said freely in vulgar and powerful words:

"We often say that the Ming Dynasty is not without money, but the country is not rich, because the court cannot collect taxes. Then why did the previous dynasties, even if they were weak in Song Dynasty, could have tens of millions of taels of annual income? I thought about it and thought that there were two key issues: one was the stupid tax system, and the other was that the local government was too weak and could not even complete the basic tax revenue. If you want to reform the tax system, you must first implement it effectively. Therefore, strengthening the control of prefectures and county governments over the local government is my first suggestion!"

"Yes." Zhang Juzheng nodded and said that he had written it down. In fact, with his memory, he didn't need to take notes at all. Before, he was deliberately showing it to Lao Gao.

"As for how to strengthen prefectures and counties, in addition to strengthening examinations, more importantly, the idea of ​​selecting and employing officials must be changed!" Gao Ge Lao said in a deep voice: "The magistrate and the county magistrate represent the emperor and the herdsmen are the people-friendly officials, and they are actually the most important officials in the world!"

"Yes, to put it bluntly, there are 1,400 prefectures and counties. These prefectures and counties directly manage and educate the people, shoulder the mission of collecting taxes for the court and implementing government orders." Zhang Juzhengshen agreed and said: "Let the world guard the orders, and peace is here!"

"Well said! But what is the reality? Most of the imperial courts chose official officials in prefectures and counties, and most of them used new Jinshi as the Jinshi. What's the point of these nerds who have just emerged from thatched cottages know nothing about civil affairs, and they have no evidence of their integrity, love the people's kindness, and deal with things. However, they were used as officials who were close to the people, but they were played by cunning officials and bad gentry, or they were able to accomplish nothing or become dirty! When they made a mess in the place, they patted their butts and left, and replaced them with a rookie to continue their business. The unlucky ones will always be the people, and the harmed ones will always be the country!"

"Aren't you also selected the seniors from the prison to serve as the prefectures and counties?" Zhang Juzheng said with a wry smile. But he really admired Mr. Xin Zheng. He thought that if he had changed his situation, he would definitely not be able to protect himself and would not forget to worry about the country and the people.

"There are queues for big picks, and the juren and the supervisors are not at a certain age, so they will not be desperate in the imperial examination. You don't see it in the Ministry of Personnel. Every year, the people who come to the big picks are all half-old men in their 50s. Those who are in the forefront have gray hair and beards and hunched backs. Such people are selected for prefectures and counties, and at most they will retire after their tenure. How can they have any motivation? They either just live by or make a big splash, and they are not willing to offend local governments and do some practical things."

"That's the reason." Zhang Juzheng nodded and said, "These stinky chess baskets took turns to make the chess game in the local area die more and more. As a result, experienced senior officials were also afraid of it, so they could only continue to fill the place with the new Jinshi. If they go back and forth, they will become more corrupt!"

"So, this rule must be changed!" Gao Gong slapped his thigh heavily and made a bang, which attracted the guards' angrily. After seeing it clearly, he had no choice but to walk away. Gao Gong was unaware of it and said excitedly:

"I believe that rules should be set. Those who are over fifty years old can only be granted miscellaneous positions and cannot be the head of the prefectures and counties! In addition, those who serve as the prefectures and counties must be similar to those who are elected as candidates. They have seniority requirements. Even if they are two Jinshi, they cannot be awarded the prefectures and counties directly. Let them first work in the ministry, provinces, and governments for a few years, and after passing the inspection, they can only become a close official! In short, we must let young and strong and experienced officials go to the prefectures and counties, and they cannot be afraid of heavy things, and they only want to enjoy the peace and prosperity in the ministry!"

"How can I revise the rules for a hundred years?" Zhang Juzheng really shocked Gao Gong's words. You should know that in the Ming Dynasty, officials were not afraid of violating the laws of the country, but were afraid of destroying the rules of the officialdom. Because the founding of the Ming Dynasty has been two hundred years, the legal rules formulated by Emperor Taizu have long been completely invalid. Instead, they are replaced by the official consensus formed by various conventions, which are the so-called official rules.

What is consensus? It is the greatest common divisor that game participants can accept. It will inevitably benefit a large number of people, so it will be achieved and maintained.

Now these rules maintain the operation of this country and also affect the interests of Ming officials. However, Gao Jiao said that breaking it will definitely cause serious consequences.

"That's why it is called the reform of the administration! Is there a big use of reform? The laws are too empty and too unbinding! If you want to change, you have to change the rules to truly change the officialdom!" Gao Gong said regretfully: "That's why I promoted the Ministry of Personnel's regulations, 'Beijing officials are not allowed to be sick and escape from exile', which means to drive all the officials in the capital to the place! Unfortunately, you can only do the next step..."

"That servant will also become a public enemy of all officials." Zhang Juzheng said with a wry smile.

"It's not just forcing the bull's head, but also giving it grass to eat!" Gao Gong smiled and said, "One is to increase the treatment of prefectures and county officials. I heard that Jiangnan launched a whip method, which greatly increased the consumption of fire. In addition, there are any development companies that have dividends, and those local officials are all full of oil! Which one in Beijing is not jealous? Will there be resistance when putting it in such a place?"

"There is definitely not." Zhang Juzheng stroked his body and said, "But there is only one Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty, and other places are still poor and troublesome. Alas, it's hard to be a poor official..."

"Then take care of the promotion. The reason why these places are poor and chaotic is largely due to the poor quality of officials and the incompetent management. A soldier will be a nest." Gao Gong waved his hand and said confidently:

"In the 14th year of Hongwu, according to the taxes, the prefectures and counties in the world were divided into second grades in traditional and simple grades. In the first year of Longqing, I and Yang Yupo, according to the four standards of size, traditional and simple, remote and remote, and difficult, the prefectures and counties were redundant and third grades in the upper, middle and lower grades in the upper, middle and lower grades in the upper, middle and lower grades in the lower grades in the four standards of size, complex, conflict, and difficulty. The more you are, the more you should choose those who are strong in their youth, have super talent, and are proficient in martial arts. It also clearly stated that if you can protect the country and safe people, help the poor and the needy, and make the people live and work in peace, you will be promoted first! If you have special achievements, you will be promoted to the prefect!"

"And it is also necessary to stipulate that those who are military preparations, governors, and governors in the future must all be born from prefectures and counties. If you don't have a full position as a civilian official, don't want to enclose a province!" Gao Gong said boldly as he spoke:

"This will completely reverse the fatigue situation of prefectures and counties in less than a few years. Even if you don't do anything else, just do this thing well, you can get the reputation of "Zhongxing's Virtuous Prime Minister"!"

"The resistance is so great that you can imagine." Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but sigh.

"There is great resistance, but it is already very easy to eliminate the vassals than to crack down on mergers and mergers." Gao Gong looked at him and said, "There is a way to reduce resistance. It is to set an example and change the system of electing cabinet ministers first! This is also my second suggestion for you!"

"The team members will recommend it, and the emperor will criticize it. Is there any problem?" Zhang Juzheng said in his heart that he is good, the mouse pulls the wooden shovel has a big head behind him!

"There is no problem. The problem is the candidate qualifications of the cabinet ministers themselves. At that time, the cabinet was just the emperor's supervisor Wen Han and also a consulting agency, so he had to serve as a Grand Secretary with a Hanlin official. There is no problem with this book. But to this day, the cabinet has become a political affairs hall. Although the cabinet ministers do not have the name of prime minister, they act as prime minister. For example, your Uncle Zhang was called Zhang Xianggong, isn't he regarded as prime minister of the Song Dynasty?"

Gao Gong said in a deep voice:

"Then the question is, Hanlin is a poet, and he deals with articles and classics. The prime minister wants to calm down the political affairs and regulate yin and yang. It is not a matter of both, but 'no Hanlin is not allowed to enter the cabinet', which is also a waste of the foundation and the end! It blocks the path of prime ministers who are not Hanlin officials!"

"Yuan Weng, if that's the case, I'm afraid you won't be a Grand Secretary." Zhang Juzheng smiled bitterly and said, "It's a matter of being a friend of Zhan Han who is looking for a crossing the river."

"What's that? I'm also forcing them to walk out of the Pavilion, so I can't learn to govern the country in the pile of papers!" Gao Gong waved his hand indifferently: "Besides, it's definitely supported by non-Hanlin officials. In the past, they had no hope of prime ministers, and did not study the prime ministers, but only focused on the specific affairs of one department and one province. Of course, it's difficult to become a prime minister! Therefore, this obstacle should be removed and higher standards should be set for cabinet ministers, such as those who have served as governors and seven ministers in the court can be qualified to enter the cabinet..."

Zhang Juzheng was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Gao Gong's reform blueprint to be so grand! It was much more profound than what he had talked to him before.

Before, Gao Gong was just a minor revision. For example, he promoted the Ministry of War officials to re-elect the special support system and added two ministers of the Ministry of War; promoted the method of long-term appointment of officials of the Ministry of Justice to reduce unjust, false and wrong cases; re-elected the system of financial management officials of the Ministry of Revenue, and wanted to add a shipping yamen... Zhang Juzheng thought that he was like cooking a big country, and was afraid that his steps would be too big and he would cause trouble.

Now I know that the bullshit is still behind. I just didn't tell myself.

Maybe he was afraid of scaring himself back down? Or did he not intend to let himself participate in the reform of the administration? Or maybe he dared not do these things, and threw them all over to himself for a happy mouth. Zhang Juzheng turned several speculations in his mind and asked calmly: "What about another one?"

"The third is to reform the censor system! The censors of the technicians are the worst system. If the Ming Dynasty is destroyed, they will be destroyed by the censors!" Then Gao Gong said sternly: "The court lets them hear the news and reports, and there is no need to take responsibility. They will not investigate the gains and losses of the facts and the interests of the country, and only seek a shocking sound! Even though they don't know anything, they dare to speak nonsense, use a few more parallels, and mention their ancestors more, which is the heroic literary style of the Dao! Then they praise each other and make their mark! But they ignore the major national affairs at all, and how much they have destroyed by them!"

Gao Gongshen said disgustedly: "At this time of national crisis, the people involved should have made achievements and strive to find a way out for the Ming Dynasty! However, a slight change caused the officials to talk to him. The court had to accept the way of speaking, but it was impossible to accept it. As a result, the incident was halfway through and nothing happened..."

Zhang Juzheng deeply agrees with this and humbly asks how to correct it?

Gao Gong was about to tell his policy, but suddenly he heard a cheer sound from the pavilion: "Your Majesty is awake!"
Chapter completed!