"Well..."

Fang Shiyu's words immediately made Zhu Yuanzhang feel unsure of what to say.

At that time, Zhao Kuangyin relied on his military power to usurp the throne of the orphan and widowed mother of the Chai family, founded the Song Dynasty by himself, and became the first emperor.

Because his position as emperor was not so open and upright, he was very worried that his Northern Song Dynasty would repeat the mistakes of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, since releasing military power with a cup of wine, Zhao Kuangyin tried his best to suppress the status of military generals in the court and disperse the power in the hands of military generals.

This led to the soldiers of the Song Dynasty not knowing the generals and generals not knowing the soldiers.

Even the second-rank military generals were to kneel down to the seventh-rank civil servants to salute.

This led to the extremely weak combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty's army.

Therefore, none of the countries surrounding the Song Dynasty could defeat Dali, Tubo, Xixia, Khitan, Jurchen, etc.

No matter who he faces, he will cede land and pay compensation and bow down to his head.

Since the Jingkang Battle, in addition to running away from Zhaogou, the royal family of the Song Dynasty was defeated by the Jin army.

The woman became a military prostitute, and the man became a slave.

When the two emperors Hui and Qin were alive, they had to play clowns for their entertainment, and after their death, they were even used to refine oil.

The Jingkang Battle is the greatest shame in the history of the Han people.

Only the Ming Dynasty did not cede land, pay compensation, do not marry, and do not submit to the emperor because no one wanted to repeat the tragedy of the Song Dynasty.

"Can you just let it go?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked tentatively.

"Let's leave it alone?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Did you forget the many princes in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the separatist vassal states in the late Tang Dynasty?"

Fang Shiyu sneered coldly.

The Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were the two most backbone dynasties among the Han Dynasty, and the military generals had great power.

This also led to the end of the dynasty that the emperor could not control the military marquis under his command, and even his own life was in the hands of the other party.

"This one doesn't work, that one doesn't work."

"Do you want to force us generals to die?"

Lan Yu was very angry!

According to Fang Shiyu, they had no choice but to be military generals.

If they had known this, why did they rebel with Zhu Yuanzhang?

It’s better to just farm at home.

Zhu Biao next to him also looked at Fang Shiyu with some confusion.

There are only two ways for kings of all dynasties to deal with military generals.

Either use all your strength to suppress it or control it carefully.

This leads to the above two extreme consequences.

However, this problem has troubled emperors of all dynasties for thousands of years, and there is no good way to this day.

Zhu Biao really couldn't believe that the benefactor would have a solution.

"Little bastard, don't stop playing the puzzle in front of me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a little itchy feeling.

He knows Fang Shiyu more well.

So he believed that the other party must have a way.

As for whether it can be used, let’s listen first.

What if the problem can be solved by then?

All old guys who have eaten in a big pot are better not to kill them.

"There is only one way, that is, centralization of power. As long as all rights are concentrated in the hands of the emperor, this problem can be completely solved."

"Boy Fang, then tell me how should we centralize power?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked anxiously.

Isn’t the reason why he wants to abolish the prime minister’s power to concentrate all rights in his own hands?

However, judging from Fang Shiyu's appearance, does the other party have a more powerful method?

I might as well listen to what he said.

"hiss……"

The prince Zhu Biao next to him took a breath.

My father just abolished a prime minister and almost died of exhaustion.

Now I still want to take all the rights up. Benefactor, you want me to be exhausted to death.

Lan Yu next to her was full of melancholy.

If all the power is concentrated in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, then the power of these generals will naturally be less and almost negligible.

However, compared to your own wealth and life, you should have less power.

It is better to have no power in your hands than to have no head on your neck.

“This is a very easy thing to do.”

“Create a Cabinet.”

Fang Shiyu drank the wine in the glass in one go, and then said loudly to the three of them.

"cabinet?"

The three of them looked at each other and looked at each other. None of them knew what the cabinet inside Fang Shiyu's mouth was.

"My benefactor, how dare you ask what this cabinet is?"

Zhu Biao asked with courage.

If the father really listened to the advice of his benefactor and took over the power, then he would be the first victim.

So he cares more about the role of the cabinet than anyone else.

"Come on, I'll talk to you about the tricks inside."

At this time, Fang Shiyu had completely drunk, so he let go of his words.

He walked out the door with great strides, splashed ink on the courtyard wall, and wrote down two big words in the cabinet.

"So the cabinet is the six ministries and nine ministers and other external dynasties and the opposite internal institutions, which are served by civil servants."

"Those who enter the cabinet shall not be an official in the outside court. They shall be at any time and stand by the emperor at any time."

There are usually three to five people in the cabinet. The chief is called the chief minister, the second seat is called the second auxiliary, and the rest are collectively called the chief minister.

"But no matter whether the chief assistant, second assistant or senior minister, there is only a difference between early or late entry into the cabinet, and no difference between high and low official titles."

"The main job of these people is to classify the memorials every day, then write down the preliminary handling plan, and hand it over to the emperor for a ruling."

“I call it ‘Crown Representatives’.”

"If you do well, the Lord will give them the title of Grand Secretary. If you don't do well, not only will the title be taken back, but they will also let them get out immediately."

"This is the cabinet."

Fang Shiyu was worthy of Zhu Yuanzhang and said boldly.

"This idea is simply amazing."

When Prince Zhu Biao heard Fang Shiyu say this, his eyes lit up.

Isn’t what I do now just the work of the cabinet in my benefactor’s mouth?

If there are more people sharing the work for themselves, it will be much easier.

Zhu Yuanzhang was beside him and nodded frequently.

Although this cabinet sounds a bit similar to the previous prime minister, the two cannot be compared with each other.

The prime minister has his own official office, which can not only directly manage the six ministries and nine ministers, but also appoint his own staff and officials on his own.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the prime minister is the deputy emperor of a country.

But this cabinet member, he is not an official from the outside dynasty, has no rank or right to appoint officials.

He only has the right to suggest the government, but has no right to deal with it.

In addition, he did not have a fixed office location, so they would follow wherever the emperor worked.

To put it bluntly, they are actually the emperor's followers.

If the emperor wants to change it, he can change it at any time.

This is simply a great trick.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Fang Shiyu again.

How did Fang Shiyu's head grow? Why did he want to get this method?

Awesome, really awesome.

But he didn't expect Fang Shiyu to shake his head and said with regret on his face.
Chapter completed!