jdhmnovel Chapter 554 There are always more solutions than difficulties
Chapter 554 There are always more solutions than difficulties
Seeing the Emperor Zhu's shocked and bewildered expression, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but mock him inwardly.
Never seen it?
Isn't it fun?
Actually, these tricks were just leftovers from the local gentry and gentry of the Ming Dynasty!
Just as Yang Shaofeng was mentally ranting, Emperor Zhu suddenly frowned and asked, "Is it merely a matter of registering one's household?"
"wrong."
"This might force them to move their household registration out, but how can you guarantee that everyone will move out honestly, instead of resorting to fraudulent registration to solve the problem?"
Hearing Emperor Zhu say that, Yang Shaofeng wanted to laugh even more.
That's right, there was no real separation of the family or actual relocation. They only went to other provinces to take the provincial examinations, and afterwards, things remained the same as before.
This method of impersonating someone else was something that the local gentry and gentry of the Ming Dynasty had already used before.
These are all basic procedures, don't be silly.
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "Those who haven't been separated from the original household register don't count as splitting up the family."
"The provincial examination of the fifth year of Hongwu's reign will not be mentioned for the time being."
“Starting from the sixth year of Hongwu, those who have moved to a prefecture and settled there for less than three years, or those who have studied in a school in their new settlement area for less than three years, are not allowed to participate in the provincial examinations.”
"Before the provincial examination, the household registration records must be checked."
“Those found to be impersonating others will be sent to Dengzhou, and the local education commissioner will be held accountable, as will the local household registration officials and clerks.”
There are always more solutions than problems.
Yang Shaofeng kept talking, and Emperor Zhu's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
My son-in-law is right.
If they can impersonate someone else's registered residence, then we can naturally prevent them from doing so as well.
As long as the cost of impersonating someone else outweighs the gains from the imperial examination, those people will naturally have to weigh the consequences.
If they really did move out obediently and then participate in the provincial examinations...
The poem "Feelings about the Hehuang Region," which includes the lines "Han people speak the language of barbarians, yet they curse the Han people from the city walls," is probably the most obvious example.
In short, it's easy to divide the family property, but it's not so easy to think about it again afterward.
If we can really force the scholars from Yuyao, Jianyang, and Ji'an to move their household registration to other provincial administrations, it will be much harder for them to band together in the future!
Just as Emperor Zhu was pondering this in secret, Yang Shaofeng added: "Like what, such as not being allowed to serve as an official in one's place of household registration or one's ancestral home."
"These methods can also be used."
“As long as these people cannot return to their ancestral home or registered residence to serve as officials, they can only choose to participate in the provincial examinations in places where the literary atmosphere is not strong and the education is weak.”
"Only in this way can they be assigned to similar places to serve as officials."
"But no matter what, they will be studying in those places for three years. Just the relatives and servants they bring with them will have to solve problems such as clothing, food, housing and transportation in the local area."
“Consumption in those remote areas can be boosted immediately.”
“If local consumption is boosted, local government tax revenue will increase.”
“With money, the government can naturally do more things.”
"Even if there is only one reliable magistrate in a provincial administration, it can at least benefit the people of that county."
The more Emperor Zhu listened, the more reliable it seemed.
Just as Emperor Zhu was about to have Yang Shaofeng write a memorial to give to Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, who were then facing a headache, he suddenly remembered the remaining three memorials.
What are your thoughts on the shortage of manpower in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works?
Emperor Zhu pointed to the three memorials and frowned, saying, "The Ministry of Works is easier to deal with; things can be delayed. But the Ministry of Rites is related to next year's imperial examination, and it cannot be delayed at all."
"We also think there's some merit to the idea of abolishing the Qingli Division and replacing it with the Administrative Division of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites."
"But with so many provincial administration commissions in our Great Ming Dynasty, and the addition of Hebei, Liaoxi, and Liaodong provincial administration commissions, and even more in the future, will this administrative office be able to manage them all?"
"Furthermore, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites abolished the Bureau of Personnel and replaced it with the Bureau of Affairs. Will other departments such as Revenue, Justice, Personnel, and War also have to be changed in the future?"
"Or should we follow the example of the Six Ministries corresponding to the Six Sections and Six Offices in the localities, and have the Six Sections and Six Offices in the localities also be changed into various administrative departments?"
This problem is clearly more troublesome than the lack of examination papers and manpower in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works.
After all, it involves altering the structure of the imperial court.
The structural changes in the imperial court would inevitably affect the various provincial administration offices, prefectures, states, and counties.
This is no longer a problem that can be solved by simply trying it out in Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture.
Unless the Ming Dynasty prepares a separate, complete court structure for testing.
Otherwise, it would be a matter of moving one thing and moving everything, requiring simultaneous structural changes from the imperial court to the provincial administration, and then to the prefectures, states, and counties.
Yang Shaofeng was equally troubled by the problem of Emperor Zhu.
"Letting the Ministry of Works make the changes first is the right approach, and it would be the same if my son-in-law were to take over."
Yang Shaofeng said after careful consideration, "As for how to handle the various affairs of the Ministry of Works, or whether to split the Ministry of Works into several smaller ministries and have the Secretariat lead a dozen or even dozens of ministries, these are things that my father-in-law will have to consider."
Emperor Zhu stared wide-eyed at Yang Shaofeng and asked, "You want us to consider this?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded seriously.
This is something that you, as the emperor, should be considering.
At the very least, we should discuss it with Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen.
What nonsense are you discussing with me, a mere fourth-rank prefect?
I don't receive a salary from your Secretariat, so I have no reason to concern myself with this!
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's self-righteous demeanor, Emperor Zhu became furious.
"You bastard!"
Starting with a casual remark, Emperor Zhu angrily asked, "Why did Biao'er change the Qingli Division to the Affairs Division?"
"Isn't it all because you've stirred up so much trouble that the original six ministries are already struggling to keep up?"
"Now look what you've done, trying to wash your hands of everything by saying it's our turn to consider it?"
Seeing that Yang Shaofeng was unyielding, Emperor Zhu also started to act shamelessly.
"Who in the entire Ming Dynasty doesn't know that Zhu Chongba hasn't read many books?"
"When it comes to the art of governing a country and ensuring its stability, Zhu Chongba certainly doesn't know much."
"Don't those gentry in Jiangnan often use this to put us down?"
"You are our son-in-law, we are family."
"If you don't help us come up with a solution, how can we expect outsiders to sincerely offer us advice?"
Yang Shaofeng was completely numb.
Is this Zhu Chongba, who looks like a rogue and a down-and-out, really the infamous Zhu Yuanzhang from history?
Not like.
Nothing like it.
His appearance is more like Li Yunlong's stubbornness in the TV series "Bright Sword," where he insisted on taking a whole battalion's worth of equipment from Chu Yunfei.
Just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering whether to persuade Lao Deng to change his name to Zhu Yunlong, Emperor Zhu started playing the emotional card again.
"Tell me, whether you were our son-in-law before or after you became our son-in-law, how have we treated you?"
"In the entire Ming Dynasty court, who doesn't say we've spoiled you too much?"
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