Chapter 1018: Reconciliation between the General and the Prime Minister (Second update, please subscribe)

"This... Prime Minister Qian, this is a military matter. It seems inconvenient for us to interfere!"

Looking at the letter in his hand, Li Qingen, the Minister of the Interior, frowned.

In the Ming Dynasty, the civil service system and the military were two clearly separate areas. Just like the Imperial Executive Yuan, which had more than a dozen ministries and committees under it, the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of the Navy were not part of the Executive Yuan system. They were independent of the Executive Yuan and directly commanded by His Majesty.

It is also because of this that the Ming Dynasty’s civil service system basically never interferes in military affairs, except for reviewing military expenditures.

"How did this letter come into your Majesty's hands?"

"From the Queen."

"Queen! How... could this happen?"

"The queen is the president of the Military Family Committee. Although the man is a retired soldier, his wife is still a member of the committee. She wrote a letter to the local "minister" to redress her husband's grievances, but was rejected by him on the grounds that it was a military matter and the local government could not interfere. Finally, at the suggestion of the local "minister", she sent the letter directly to the queen through the Qingzhou branch."

Qian Degong couldn't help rubbing his temples, as if he had a headache about this matter. "Qingshi" are those who have won the "Qingyun Medal". They are both civilians and civil servants. "Qingshi" has the title of "no rank" in the Ming Dynasty. They can not only directly write to the imperial center, that is, the Imperial Administrative Council, but also inspect the local areas to ensure that the local government offices are effectively managed and that no one is treated unfairly. To some extent, just like in newspapers, they are all civil supervision forces on government behavior.

The Ming Dynasty used "Qingshi" to reward people who made outstanding contributions to society. While strengthening their ties with the empire, it also used them to supervise local government offices. To some extent, they were similar to the gentry of old, except that unlike the gentry whose power came from "unwritten rules", the powers and responsibilities of the "Qingshi" were written into the law.

"Oh, I see!"

After taking a look at the letter, Li Qingen seemed to understand. As a former Minister of Law, he knew that the ministers of the Ming Dynasty loved to make their presence felt through "wrongful cases". He never objected to their doing so. After all, in his opinion, only when the judicial system was supervised from all sides would there be no wrongful cases, or at least the occurrence of wrongful cases could be reduced.

Moreover, in the past ten years, whether it was the "Qingshi" who received the "Qingyun Medal" or the "Hunshi" who received the "Tie Xun Medal", they all performed their duties conscientiously and responsibly in supervising the government offices. This is also the reason why the Ming Dynasty officialdom has not had any of the old malpractices.

Since this matter involves His Majesty, the Queen, and local ministers, it must be intervened.

"Then what Qian Xiang meant was..."

"That's not my idea. Since His Majesty gave me this letter, there must be some reason for it. My question is, Minister Li, you were once the Minister of Justice. In terms of legal attainments, there are not many people in the Ming Dynasty who can compare with you. From a legal point of view, can the Executive Yuan intervene in this matter?"

Looking at Li Qingen, Qian Degong's question was very direct.

"Um……"

After pondering for a moment, Li Qingen pursed his lips and then spoke.

"On the surface, this is a military court trial, and the Ministry of Justice cannot intervene in this matter. However, Wu Huasun has already retired. Since he is an ordinary citizen, the Ministry of Justice can intervene in this matter. As long as his family members write to the Ministry of Justice, it will be responsible for sending personnel to investigate the matter. If there is indeed injustice, the Ministry of Justice will directly request the military court to re-examine the case. If the parties agree, the Ministry of Justice will send a representative lawyer to defend them."

While listening to Li Qingen's explanation, Qian Degong nodded, and then said with a slightly sighing tone.

"And judging from the facts of the case, the military was indeed a bit overbearing in this case."

"Back in the company period, when Your Majesty established the company system, he considered the interconnectedness and mutual restraint. The administrative system of our Ming Dynasty is roughly the same. Even though the military seems independent, the Executive Yuan can restrain the military through military expenditures and military expenditure audits. No one has absolute power."

After sighing, Qian Degong thought for a while and said.

"Well, you should talk to the Ministry of Justice. It would be best if a mid-level official came forward. Don't let the problem become a problem between the Ministry of Army and the Ministry of Justice. Choose a reliable person and hand the case over to him."

"I see."

Li Qingen nodded in agreement. He certainly knew why the Prime Minister made such arrangements. To put it bluntly, it was to avoid direct conflict between the Executive Yuan and the military. Communication between the middle-level officials of both sides was the best option to avoid conflict.

…

Emperor Zhu was certainly not aware of Qian Degong's painstaking arrangements, but he knew that the other party would definitely do so. After all, when he took office, according to convention, Emperor Zhu gave him a handwritten "primary school text" - "The Reconciliation of the General and the Prime Minister."

Similarly, when the Minister of the Army and Navy took office, he would also receive this article handwritten by Emperor Zhu. This was a rule set by Emperor Zhu, and of course it was also a new practice in the empire.

The reason for this is to remind them that "the sea embraces all rivers, and tolerance makes it great; the harmony between generals and ministers brings peace to the world."

If generals and ministers are not in harmony, the world will not be at peace.

How did the Ming Dynasty fall?

History is a mirror that can help us understand the rise and fall of nations.

The Ming Dynasty is what it is today, and there are some things that Emperor Zhu must have taken precautions against!

"The military needs to be reminded."

Emperor Zhu muttered to himself as he flipped through the report in his hand.

In order to prevent civilian officials from interfering in military affairs, Emperor Zhu ensured the independence of the military through legal means, but this independence made the military a little complacent.

The "Wu Huasun Leakage Case" seems to have no problem, but in the eyes of Emperor Zhu, it does not constitute a leak at all. As a track designer, Emperor Zhu certainly knows the difference between the track designed by Wu Huasun and the military single pin track. The former has a relatively primitive structure, larger track teeth, and obvious structural differences.

"At most, it borrowed the idea of ​​the crawler track. Even this... constitutes a leak. To prevent it from happening, it's time to give the military a warning."

While Emperor Zhu was talking to himself, he took out a user manual from the table - the user manual of a portable light machine gun. He got this from the system mall. In the past few years, through continuous short-term simulations, the age of the products in the mall has developed from 1880 to 1885.

This portable light machine gun is actually a submachine gun, and it will be launched next year.

The most incredible thing is that it is a product launched by the people of Ming Dynasty!

The submachine gun actually came out earlier than the semi-automatic pistol.

Isn’t it amazing!

(End of this chapter)