"Everyone, before you talk about the second thing, I will invite someone in and he will introduce something to you!" Zhou Chong looked around at the cabinet ministers present, and then ordered people to call Yan Song, who had been waiting outside the door.

When he came in, what he was going to discuss with the cabinet today was related to the bank, and Yan Song, who was in charge of the Central Bank of the Ming Dynasty, naturally came.

After a while, Yan Song, who was waiting outside, also came to this small room. Speaking of which, the central bank has been in full swing. After the integration of the central bank, all commercial banks across the country have been completely renewed, attracting many

People deposit money into banks, and in addition, the banknotes issued by banks are also accepted by more and more people. Every time one tael of silver is issued, it is equivalent to adding one tael of income to the treasury. It is precisely because of these

With income, Zhou Chong dared to boldly carry out a dual economic and military invasion of the grassland. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to support such an action by relying solely on the original treasury of the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Tinghe and others here all knew Yan Song. After seeing the other party come in and bow to them, they then spoke and said, "My sir, after this period of development, the bank has completely turned the 14th bank into a new bank.

, Moreover, these banks are under the supervision of the central bank. The imperial court issued banknotes through these banks. In addition to some areas, most of the banks have already been circulating. Moreover, the branches of these banks are also spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, and every state has

Banks are operating, and even some larger county towns also have banks. I believe that in a few years, there will be banks at the county level of the Ming Dynasty!”

After listening to Yan Song's introduction, Yang Tinghe and others nodded with satisfaction. Originally, many officials had some objections to the court's opening of banks, believing that this was a fight for profit with the people and even losing face to the court. However, with the central government

Banks play their role, the Ming Dynasty's currency began to be standardized, the circulation of goods became faster and faster, and the imperial court's tax revenue also suddenly showed a big increase, and these are the effects of banks. So now most officials have recognized it.

The new thing about the bank.

Zhou Chong smiled with satisfaction after hearing this. Banks were one of the powerful tools for rectifying the administration. Now that the bank is ready, it is time to get to the topic. Wang Qiong and others also understood the reason why Zhou Chong asked Yan Song to come in to introduce the bank.

Therefore, they all sat there and smiled, but although Yang Tinghe guessed what Zhou must do, he didn't know exactly how Zhou must do it, and he didn't know what role the bank played in it?

"Yes, the development of the bank has reached my previous expectations, so we can start the first step of rectifying the administration. Now I announce that the future distribution of all the salaries of all the officials of the Ming Dynasty will be paid by the bank on their behalf, and the court will hold a meeting.

Their salary will be deposited into the bank, and the officials will need to go to the bank in person to collect it.”

Zhou Chong paused at this point, and then said: "In addition, the salary of officials has not increased since the founding of the country, but the prices of Ming Dynasty are no longer the same as those at the founding of the country, so I have already ordered people.

The price was assessed. The salary of officials at all levels was re-established, which was much higher than the previous salary, which was enough for officials to live a decent life. However, if someone dared to be greedy in the future, don't blame me for being rude.

!”

Hearing Zhou Chong's words, Wang Qiong and others were mentally prepared, so they were very calm. However, Yang Tinghe's face changed drastically when he heard this. He stood up and said, "Responsible for the country, this is the old minister."

I think it is inappropriate. The habits in the Ming Dynasty have been formed for many years and cannot be eliminated by a few laws. So please think twice about the supervisor!"

"I naturally understand what the Chief Aunt said, but it was because of the long-standing ills in the Ming Dynasty that it was necessary to use this thunder method to clear it. From today on, the Censorate of the Censorate and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet are of the same rank as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

, The rank of the supervisory censors in various places was upgraded from the seventh rank to the fifth rank, and the Jinyiwei was temporarily under the control of the Censorate. If the supervisory censors in various places found that officials were corruption and bribery, they could directly order the Jinyiwei to arrest him and sent him to the capital, and the Ministry of Justice personally interrogated him.

!" Zhou Chong spoke again with a stern tone. His father-in-law Wang Lun has been promoted to the left censor, and there is also a right censor. The two were already informed by Zhou Chong in advance, so he didn't feel that he heard this.

Accident.

Yang Tinghe's face changed drastically when he heard Zhou Chong's words. The Censorate had the function of supervising all officials in the world. The Ming Dynasty also attached great importance to the Censorate. In addition to the Censorate in the Censorate in the Capital, various places also

It is divided into thirteen supervisors and censors, with a total of hundreds of people. Although these censors are not of high rank, they have great power. However, the censors can only supervise and impeach, and do not have the power to directly arrest people. Now

Zhou Chong improved the rank of the censor and made the Jinyiwei from all over the country obey the orders of the censor. In this way, the power in the hands of these censors was too great, and the people who could take the position of the censor were

Most of them are stink and hard, and they value reputation more than anything else. Now these people have the right to arrest people, and I don’t know how many people will be arrested due to corruption.

However, before Yang Tinghe could object, Zhou Chong proposed several reform plans again. The most important one was to break the barriers between officials and minor officials, allow minor officials to be promoted to officials, and in the future, whether they pass the imperial examinations, they will pass the imperial examination in the future.

The Jinshi is also a student in the Imperial College. They all need to serve as minor officials in the local area for a certain period of time. Only when they pass the position of minor officials can they be promoted from minor officials to officials.

In addition, Zhou Chong also proposed to expand the tax department of the Ministry of Revenue, not only set up tax departments in various prefectures, but also set up special tax departments at the county level. In the future, these special tax departments will be collected by the Ming Dynasty.

, the local government will no longer collect it on their behalf, and the Taxation Department will also be linked to the bank, and all the taxes received will be deposited into the bank. At the same time, the Taxation Department will also be subject to the supervision of the Censor. It can be said that under this supervision, the local government will

Officials basically have no chance to get in touch with the most likely taxes to be embezzled. As for the finance required by local governments, they must be reported to the prefecture. Although the prefecture can make a decision, it must be reported to the court for filing afterwards. Whoever approves it will be responsible.

Although the process is a little more cumbersome, it can strengthen the central government's supervision over local areas.

Zhou Chong spoke very quickly, and he often ordered some things to be responsible for some people, such as Yan Song was responsible for the bank, Wang Lun was responsible for the Censorate, and Zhang Cai was responsible for the tax department of the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhou Chong had been called alone to discuss it for a long time in advance, and all the differences and details had been added, so they agreed very simply, which also gave Yang Tinghe no chance to interrupt.

It was not until Zhou Chong finished giving all the instructions on rectifying the administration that Yang Tinghe finally had the opportunity to stand up and said, "The State Responsible. Although there are some disadvantages in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, they should not be too hasty. I hope the State Responsible should put the overall situation first.

Don't act rashly!"

"The Chief Auntie has been thinking too much. I have been thinking about the rectification of the administration for a long time, and have made countless preparations for this, so I will definitely not fail!" Zhou Chong said confidently, but did not go to Zhengde without going

Before Xuanfu, he had already begun to prepare for changing the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. Now it is finally time to implement it, so it is naturally impossible to give up easily.

"This..." Yang Tinghe saw the determination on Zhou Chong's face, and looked at Jiao Fang around him, Wang Qiong and others' confidence on his face. This made him sigh inwardly. He should have had it before.

I was mentally prepared, but when the matter was about to come, I couldn't help but feel a little panicked. After all, if you want to wipe out the accumulated problems of the Ming Dynasty, it not only requires superhuman talent, but also extraordinary determination. I don't have such talent and determination.

, Perhaps these people in front of you will really bring some changes to the Ming Dynasty.

"Ah~, even so, the old minister has nothing to say. I just hope that the governor should put the overall situation first and must not be too hasty. In addition, God has the virtue of living a life. I hope that the governor will understand the heart of heaven and can commit less killing!" Yang Tinghe finished speaking.

After this sentence, a look of grimness suddenly appeared on his face, because he knew that if Zhou Chong used thunder methods to rectify the officialdom, he might not know how many people would commit crimes because they stretched out their hands that they should not have reached.

In order to threaten other officials, Zhou Chong would definitely deal with it more severely. I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty would be in trouble at that time. This may be the biggest killing in the officialdom since the Ming Dynasty established itself.

Yang Tinghe's speculation is indeed correct. If Zhou Chong wants to implement reform, he must first rectify the administration of officials. This is related to the interests of all Ming officials, so at the beginning of the implementation, he will definitely encounter strong resistance. However, for these, Zhou Chongzao

So he made mental preparations, so when several reforms to rectify the administration began to be implemented a few days later, even if countless officials in the court opposed it every day, Zhou Chong was cold and did not give in at all until then

Most officials discovered that the King of Zhao, who usually smiled and did not have any airs, was actually much tougher than His Majesty the Emperor.

If Zhou Chong wants to implement the reform smoothly, it is naturally impossible for the court to continue to quarrel like this. So a few days later, Zhou Chong started his own counterattack. First, the corruption of the ministers in the court who opposed the most fiercely

The matter was exposed, and the evidence was conclusive, but all of these people were arrested and put into Dali Temple for trial. These were not framed by Zhou Chong, but real facts. In fact, none of the officials in the Ming Dynasty were
Chapter completed!