frightfiction Chapter 1008 I'm his father-in-law, what's wrong with copying his homework?
Chapter 1008 I'm his father-in-law, what's wrong with copying his homework?
Ningyang County held a rather unique position in the Jianghu (江湖, a term referring to the world of martial arts and江湖义气, a code of honor) during the Ming Dynasty.
Although it was said to be directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Secretariat, it was actually directly under the jurisdiction of Emperor Zhu and Zhu Biao. The Central Secretariat always ignored Ningyang County.
Simply put, it means to observe without interfering.
The nature of the Ningyang Thousand Household Office was similar.
Although the Ningyang Thousand-Household Garrison was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Grand General's Office, it actually assumed some of the functions of the Imperial Son-in-Law's personal guard. The Grand General's Office kept a close eye on the Ningyang Thousand-Household Garrison every day, but never interfered in its affairs.
Ningyang County and Ningyang Thousand-Household Office, these two special entities, always had Yang Shaofeng submit reports, and Lao Deng or Heizhima Tangyuan personally approve the slips.
The original Secretariat, the current Cabinet, and the Grand General's Office, which has been undergoing transformation but has not yet fully completed it, all consciously refrain from interfering with Ningyang County and Ningyang Thousand-Household Office.
The reason for this amazing phenomenon lies in Emperor Zhu's initial positioning of Ningyang County as a pilot county.
As for Dengzhou Prefecture, although it did not receive the title of pilot prefecture, Emperor Zhu, Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Wang Guangyang, the Shandong Provincial Governor, all tacitly approved Dengzhou Prefecture's pilot functions.
Yang Shaofeng implemented land redistribution in Ningyang County, and this model was later adopted in Dengzhou Prefecture.
Emperor Zhu and Li Shanchang found this system quite good, as it could effectively curb land annexation at the current stage. Therefore, the Central Secretariat adopted this system and gradually rolled it out across the entire Ming Dynasty.
Yang Shaofeng tested the household registration reform in Ningyang County. This system also went through the process of being promoted from Dengzhou Prefecture to the Central Secretariat and then to the entire Ming Dynasty.
Furthermore, regarding the later training of garrison soldiers and the reform of garrison systems, whenever Yang Shaofeng came up with something new in Ningyang County, the final result was always the same: it would first be promoted to Dengzhou Prefecture, and then Emperor Zhu and Li Shanchang would pick and choose the methods they thought were better to copy.
Ningyang County had already begun to employ a large number of female workers as early as the first year of the Hongwu reign, and many workshops were solely staffed by female workers.
Therefore, Li Shanchang decided without hesitation to copy the homework again.
"There are quite a few female households in Ningyang County, and many female workers earn money in the workshops, but Ningyang County has not caused any trouble."
"This is partly because most of the women in Ningyang County had experienced war."
"However, the fact that the Prince Consort continuously carried out literacy and moral education in Ningyang County also played a significant role in this."
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and said, "I think it would be better to send someone to Ningyang County again this time to copy the management methods of those workshops."
Emperor Zhu blinked unconsciously.
Zhu Chongba is that scoundrel's father-in-law.
What's wrong with us copying his homework?
It's perfectly reasonable and legal.
The more Emperor Zhu thought about it, the more reliable it seemed, so he simply smiled and said, "Um, how about we copy the matter of the Ningyang County government's restructuring as well?"
Li Shanchang stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "Your Majesty is wise. I believe the reform of Ningyang County should have been initiated long ago."
The Central Secretariat, or rather the Grand Secretariat, had reviewed the matter of reforming the Ningyang County government.
For example, the Ningyang County government office is no longer the original system of county magistrate - assistant officials - six clerks, but rather a system of county magistrate - deputy county magistrate - functional department.
In the original model, the officials with official titles in a county government office were the county magistrate, the county assistant magistrate, the registrar, and the clerk. The structure corresponded to the six ministries of the imperial court, with six departments: Revenue, Rites, Works, War, Justice, and Personnel. The clerks in these six departments did not have official titles.
The model after Yang Shaofeng's reforms became a county magistrate plus an executive deputy county magistrate plus a deputy county magistrate in charge of specific areas. The six departments were also changed to functional departments that Yang Shaofeng was familiar with, such as industry, agriculture, education, transportation, and health, with each deputy county magistrate in charge of a specific area.
Anyway, Yang Shaofeng was just copying homework.
It may not be a perfect copy, but it has advantages over the original model in terms of clear functions and accountability.
Especially the part about the yamen runners.
Under the original model, yamen runners and clerks were employed, and the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue would set different numbers of yamen runners and clerks for each county based on the division of upper, middle and lower counties.
Officials and clerks with official positions did not hold official titles, but they were entitled to a salary from the imperial court.
Simply put, they are people who live off the government's paycheck.
In practice, however, the specific circumstances vary greatly from county to county. Some counties may only need forty or fifty yamen runners and clerks, while others may not even have one or two hundred.
Local officials often need more staff than the number of positions stipulated by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue to perform their duties effectively.
The extra portion was considered "idlemen," and they were usually hired by officials using money from the county treasury.
On the surface, those with official positions in the Ministry of Personnel and those hired by the county government themselves seem to be similar, but in reality, they are worlds apart.
To put it bluntly, the yamen runners and clerks who were officially employed by the Ministry of Personnel received their salaries from the national treasury.
Those yamen runners and clerks who were not officially employed received "wages" paid by the local government from the county and prefectural treasuries.
Li Shanchang stroked his beard, and while considering his words carefully, he slowly said, "I suddenly remembered something the Imperial Son-in-Law said."
Who has the most contact with ordinary people?
"It wasn't the county magistrate, but rather the clerks and runners."
"The vast majority of ordinary people may never see officials more than a few times in their entire lives."
"But when they went to register their household registration, they had to deal with the clerks in the household registration office, and when they were collecting taxes, they had to deal with the yamen runners."
"The image of clerks and yamen runners largely represents the image of the emperor and the court in the hearts of the people."
“If the clerks and runners treat the people well, the people will think that the court is good.”
"If they oppress and exploit the people, the people will think that the court is bad."
"..."
A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Emperor Zhu's forehead.
Have you ever met the emperor of Hu Yuan?
No.
Have you ever met Hu Yuan's officials?
nor.
From the moment I was born until I went to serve under Commander Guo, I never saw what the magistrate of Zhongli County (Fengyang) looked like.
But I've known since I was a child that the Hu Yuan dynasty was no good.
How did this impression form?
It was because I had witnessed those cruel officials who urge the collection of taxes and exploit the people that I formed this impression.
Of course, his impression of the Hu Yuan court was not the decisive factor in his decision to join General Guo's forces and fight against the Yuan.
The main reason is that they couldn't survive.
If one day the people of the Ming Dynasty could no longer survive, they would not hesitate to rebel again.
However, it is undeniable that good or bad impressions also play a significant role.
To put it bluntly, life was much better for the people of Ningyang County right after it was recaptured.