Chapter 260 Zeng Shengwu Returns to Beijing
Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Xueyan to serve as the governor of the three sides, with only one goal, that is, military reform. Xuanda's military reform has been spread for a long time, and now everyone knows that the court is discussing military reform.
If there are some official troops looking forward to military reform the most, then there are only three sides.
Three sides are too bitter!
Whether it is a soldier or an officer, he drinks the northwest wind and eats sand there, and the court does not allocate food and salary. As for the land production, there must be production. If it is a fertile land, it would be fine.
Even the nine sets of the Yellow River, the only rich set of the Hetao Plain is about to be finished, let alone other places.
The military reform was to give money and food, and for them, that was something they were looking forward to. Zhu Yijun originally didn't want to change the reform, because it would add a lot of burden to the court.
Three sides have been far less important than the Northeast in recent years, especially after the attack on the Oirat, the role of the Three sides has become much smaller.
Zhu Yijun had made a lot of calculations, but the only thing he didn't count was the human heart. The three sides were wilderness and cold, and there were the most painful soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, where they worked hard.
Now that the court has the ability, we should keep an eye on them first.
Zhu Yijun doesn't care much about the matter of increasing the burden on the court now. With the law and discipline department's house search operation, he will definitely get a large amount of money, which is enough for Zhu Yijun to use it for military reform.
In addition, the imperial court has caused these things now, so I also need a place to resettle Zhang Xueyan.
It would be okay to find a place casually, but talents like Zhang Xueyan became idle, and Zhu Yijun was unwilling to accept it. The three-sided position was very suitable and could do the military reform.
As for whether Zhang Xueyan can do it well, Zhu Yijun is not very worried.
Zhang Xueyan was not a Ci minister. He worked in Liaodong for many years, which was the case during the Longqing period. Grand Secretary Gao Gong used Zhang Xueyan as the right censor of the Censor and Governor of Liaodong.
In his tenure, he recruited exiles, enriched his army, rectified his combat preparations, defeated the Tumans with the general Li Chengliang, and advanced to the right deputy censor.
Zhang Xueyan is actually very good at this, which is also a very important point.
Zhu Yijun believes that after reaching the Three Counties, it is not very difficult for Zhang Xueyan to complete the military reform. Zhu Yijun believes in Zhang Xueyan's ability. Compared with Zeng Shengwu, Zhang Xueyan is only stronger and not weak.
In terms of official methods, Zhang Xueyan was also very good at it. During the Longqing period, he was used by Gao Gong. When Zhang Juzheng went to the government, he valued Zhang Juzheng and later became his favorite. This was a talent.
"I will definitely live up to your Majesty's entrusted!" Zhang Xueyan hurriedly bowed and said.
Zhu Yijun nodded and said with a smile: "Go to Sanbian, go to Gao Shui, please take care of me."
When Zhang Xueyan left, Zhu Yijun fell into deep thought. He knew that his top priority was to appoint the Minister of Personnel. Wang Guoguang was leaving, Zhao Deqian, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was arrested, and now there was only one Minister left in the Ministry of Personnel.
The remaining person is actually the reserve candidate trained by Zhu Yijun. The person who is preparing to take over in the future is Shen Li.
In the 12th year of Wanli, Shen Li was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel and served as the Minister of Personnel. Now it is time to use him. In fact, it is not appropriate to transfer a minister from the other six ministries to the Ministry of Personnel.
The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six ministries, and the Minister of Personnel is also known as a heavenly official. It is difficult to advance as a minister.
But now he doesn't care about these things anymore. Two of the three senior officials of the Ministry of Personnel have gone. What he needs now is to stabilize the Ministry of Personnel. Shen Li has been in the Ministry of Personnel for three years and is the right candidate.
"Zhang Jing!" Zhu Yijun called Zhang Jing: "With the cabinet's order, Shen Li temporarily serves as the Minister of Personnel."
Even Zhu Yijun directly promoted Chen Li to the position of Minister of Personnel. This requires a transition, just a temporary replacement, and he will be able to be promoted in a few days.
This is a means of political compromise, and Zhu Yijun is very familiar with it now.
"Yes, Your Majesty! Zhang Jing agreed and bowed and retreated.
Chen Li is Gao Gong's fellow villager, and he also needs his teacher. This person is very upright and very much loved by Zhang Juzheng. He is a young man who Zhang Juzhengfei values.
However, Zhu Yijun also knew that Chen Li and Shen Shixing were incompatible!
Chen Li likes to be stubborn and upright, which is completely different from Shen Shixing, a peacemaker who likes to be mixed with others. The two of them were so disagreeable before. If Zhu Yijun appointed Chen Li as the Minister of Personnel, Shen Shixing would definitely object.
But now it is a temporary reign, which is Zhu Yijun's power. Zhu Yijun doesn't want to make trouble now, so it is quite appropriate to have a temporary reign.
It’s hard to say how long it takes to last. If there is no suitable candidate, then let’s just substitute it for now!
Capital city, city gate.
He picked up the curtain of the carriage and looked outside. Zeng Shengwu had no expression on his face. Although he had only been away from the capital for more than a year, Zeng Shengwu still felt like he was a different life.
Looking at the busy city gate, Zeng Shengwu felt that the capital seemed to be lively again.
Although he was not in the capital, Zeng Shengwu still knew the matters in the capital very well. He remembered that he heard Zhang Weixian say once that the emperor seemed to build a big Beijing and Tianjin, and Zhang Weixian didn't know the specific one.
When he arrived at the Ministry of Personnel, he handed over the documents and Zeng Shengwu went directly to the palace.
After returning, I went to see the emperor first. This treatment is not the most common people, but Zeng Shengwu naturally had no problem. After reporting here, Zeng Shengwu saw Zhang Jing there.
Zeng Shengwu quickly clasped his fists and said, "Eunuch Zhang, thank you, thank you!"
Zhang Jing has a very high status now. As the eunuch who Zhu Yijun trusts and is closest to, Zhang Jing, who controls the East Factory, is naturally rising. In addition, the prestige established by going to Beijing to handle cases, there are not many people who can let Zhang Jing go out to greet him in person.
Now the eunuchs all know that as long as Zhang Hong dies, Zhang Jing will become the number one eunuch of the Ming Dynasty.
"You are polite to Lord Zeng!" Zhang Jing hugged Zeng Shengwu and said with a smile: "The emperor is still waiting for Lord Zeng!" As he said that, he led the way for Zeng Shengwu in front.
Walking into Wenhua Hall, Zeng Shengwu hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "I Zeng Shengwu will meet your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
Zhu Yijun walked down the steps with a smile, reached out to help Zeng Shengwu up, and then said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work. I feel relieved when I see you so healthy today."
"I am still healthy, and I am still healthy," Zeng Shengwu said hurriedly.
Zhu Yijun nodded, pulled Zeng Shengwu and said, "The Xuanfu affairs are done well, I am very pleased!" Zhu Yijun continued, "Will you take a few days off when you come back this time?"
How many days to rest?
Zeng Shengwu knew that he could not rest, and he knew everything that happened in the capital. The Department of Law and Discipline showed great power, and two ministers were taken down. The Minister of Personnel Wang Guoguangyuan resigned.
When Zeng Shengwu thought of Wang Guoguang, he was quite sad. He was an old man who took good care of him.
But everyone has this day. If you can't even see through this, you don't have to stay in the officialdom anymore. Zeng Shengwu has been an official for so many years and has never seen anything before, so he will naturally not fall into it.
"I don't need to rest!" Zeng Shengwu said, his tone very firm.
Zhu Yijun nodded. He had long thought that Zeng Shengwu would answer like this. After all, when is it now? When Zeng Shengwu took office, what's the matter?
"Okay, my dear, go to the Ministry of Revenue! Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice: "Zhang Xueyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, went to Sanbian, and Qian Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was arrested, but the Ministry of Revenue cannot be in chaos."
"Is it okay to keep the Ministry of Revenue stable for me?"
Of course no problem!
Zeng Shengwu used to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. It was not a big problem to go to the Ministry of Revenue. He got the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, which made Zeng Shengwu feel relieved. Although the emperor's promised Grand Secretary of the Cabinet has not yet been implemented, he is a Minister of Revenue, and he is not a loss.
"Yes, your Majesty, don't worry, I will do my best to stabilize the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible." Zeng Shengwu said, bowing.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "Then you are going to take office in the Ministry of Revenue for two days after resting!"
"Yes, I'm leaving!" Zeng Shengwu hurriedly bowed and retreated.
Zeng Shengwu's title of Shangshu was given, and the rest was the position of Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and this position must be given, which is not negotiable. First of all, Zhu Yijun cannot be a distrustful emperor, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.
Secondly, this is also a signal to the ministers. If you do your best to do things for me, the kindness and reward will definitely not be bad.
This is also very important.
The fact that Zeng Shengwu became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue did not cause much surprise or disturbance. Everyone knows that Zeng Shengwu will inevitably be valued when he comes back this time.
Before going to Xuanda, Zeng Shengwu was about to join the cabinet. Now Xuanda is doing things so beautifully, how can you not reward them? Some people have even guessed that soon, Zeng Shengwu will be the eldest of Zeng Ge.
After seeing Zeng Shengwu off, Zhu Yijun also breathed a sigh of relief. The next step he had to do was arrange for Zeng Shengwu to enter the cabinet.
The military reform in Jizhou is also on the agenda, but this is not difficult. The key is the military reform in Liaodong, which is a big problem. What benefits will the military reform in Liaodong touch? Of course, it is Li Chengliang.
Li Chengliang now has a tendency to have self-respecting troops. He has raised his own personal soldiers and taken all the benefits of the merchants and the people in his name. He is becoming more and more arrogant. He probably will oppose military reform.
But this problem must be solved, and Liaodong is something that Zhu Yijun attaches great importance to.
There were two major granaries in the Ming Dynasty, namely the North China Plain, which starts from the Taihang Mountains in the west, ends at the seaside in the east, reach the Yanshan Mountains in the north, and reach the Huaihe River in the south, which is what we often call the Central Plains region.
The second is the plain in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which goes east from Wushan to the seashore and is alluvialized by the Yangtze River and its tributaries. Later generations did not have the saying that "the lake is wide and the world is full."
As for Guanzhong during the Qin and Han dynasties, Hanzhong and Bashu, by the Ming Dynasty, there was only one Bashu left. Bashu was not convenient to transport, so I couldn't count on it at all.
Most of the remaining two granaries are now planted with cash crops.
Chapter completed!