The leek roots can never be cut, and Zou Yuanbiao can never be killed.
Zhu Youxiao smiled bitterly. If he were ten years younger, with such courage, he should have sent Zou Yuanbiao to Henan to deal with Prince Fu's vassal states.
"Draft an imperial edict..." Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes and began to speak, "Guo Yunhou and Guo Xingzhi formed a secret clique. Their impeachment memorial is absurd and baseless. They are to be dismissed from their posts, stripped of their official titles, and expelled from the capital immediately."
While it was their duty to monitor and control officials, speaking nonsense for personal gain had become a tainted practice within the officialdom. The practice of speaking out based on hearsay became a protective shield for the censors, allowing them to baselessly attack officials based on hearsay.
Zhu Youxiao killed the chicken to scare the monkey, so he first dismissed these two guys from their posts and expelled them from the government, and told them to go home and eat rice.
Well, learn from Grandpa Wanli, lay off officials without filling vacancies, so that government affairs will not be paralyzed and money can be saved.
How much was an official's salary? Zhu Youxiao counted on his fingers but couldn't figure it out, and couldn't help but roll his eyes. After all, one official should be enough to support ten soldiers, right?
As for Zhu Tongmeng, the Censor of the Military Affairs Department, he was not a member of the Donglin Party and was even non-partisan. He impeached Zou Yuanbiao because he opposed his establishment of the Shoushan Academy in the capital to teach.
Moreover, during his tenure, Zhu Tongmeng had been sent on four diplomatic missions and was well-received. He was also known for his diligence and performance in the Ministry of War, so he could be considered a useful talent.
"Draft decree: Zhu Tongmeng, the Imperial Censor of the Military Department, is promoted to the title of Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and appointed Governor of Xuanda to oversee military affairs."
"Draft decree: Imperial Envoy Fang Zhenru is transferred to the post of Governor of Henan..."
"Draft decree: Recruit 3,000 soldiers from Henan and send them to the southwest, placing them under the command of Zhu Xieyuan, in order to quickly suppress She Chongming's rebellion."
"Draft decree: Sun Chengzong, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, is loyal to the country and has outstanding abilities. He is promoted to the title of Minister of War and is temporarily in charge of the Ministry of War. He is also promoted to Grand Secretary of the Dongge..."
Zhu Youxiao flipped through the small notebook and dictated non-stop. After these orders were stamped, they would be sent to the cabinet for approval through normal procedures, and most of them would be approved.
No matter how trivial the border affairs are, we must send smart and capable people who understand military affairs to work there, or send promising people to train and observe them.
For example, Sun Chuanting had been transferred from the Ministry of Personnel to serve as the Director of Military Preparations. He followed Zuo Guangdou to Shaanxi and embarked on a life path related to Qin soldiers in advance.
As for the financial problem, Zhu Youxiao planned to slaughter a fat sheep first, which would greatly alleviate the situation.
Wang Tigan, the eunuch in charge of the seal, stood with his head bowed, waiting for the imperial edict to be drafted so that he could perform his duties.
After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking a few edicts, he glanced at Wang Tigan and asked, "Wang Ban, how is the construction of the house outside the city going? Have the palace people raised enough money?"
Wang Tigan quickly knelt down and replied, "Your Majesty, I dare not do my best to fulfill your grace. The two large mansions outside the city will be completed in a few days, and there will be some money left over from the money we collected!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "That's good. I thought, if it's not enough, I can take some from the treasury to make up for it!"
Wang Tigan kowtowed vigorously, tears streaming down his face as he said, "Your Majesty, your kindness is so great that we, your servants, have no way of repaying you. Even if I die, I would never ask Your Majesty for money."
"Get up!" Zhu Youxiao said angrily, "If you cry at the slightest provocation, what kind of man are you?"
When Wang Tigan heard this, he burst into tears. He was no longer a man, and he was not allowed to cry!
"I've spoken out of turn." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand helplessly and said, "I want to go out of the palace for a walk tomorrow. Please make arrangements."
"Yes, yes, I will arrange it right away."
Zhu Youxiao reached out and called Wang Tigan to stop him, and then ordered: "Those Jinyiwei last time were quite good, the one called Lu Jianxing, let them follow!"
Watching Wang Ti Gan happily going to do his errand, Zhu Youxiao shook his head helplessly.
When it comes to eunuchs, people probably think of bad guys, such as Zhao Gao, Lao Ai, Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian, etc. As for the more famous good eunuchs, the only one that comes to mind is Zheng He who sailed to the West.
In reality, eunuchs were a very miserable bunch, and their job wasn't an easy one. Powerful and influential eunuchs were only a minority, while the majority of eunuchs led miserable lives and suffered a tragic fate.
It is especially sad when the eunuchs are old and can no longer work and are arranged to leave the palace.
Without any skills, no children to support them, no pension, they are looked down upon in society and even despised and rejected by their relatives. Most eunuchs have a miserable old age.
Many people even ended up on the streets, becoming beggars and dying of hunger and cold.
Therefore, eunuchs were more greedy for money, and there were certain reasons for this: they were preparing for old age. For example, they could adopt a son, hoping that the adopted son would have some conscience; or they could donate money to a temple so that they could live there in their old age after leaving the palace.
As for those who can afford to buy a house and hire servants, they are a minority after all, so we cannot generalize.
The same goes for palace maids, especially those in the Ming Dynasty, whose lives were extremely miserable.
So much so that even the old emperor had to admit that "the palace ladies are all from good families, and it is truly pitiful that they live in the deep and dark palace."
As a modern person, Zhu Youxiao certainly couldn't stand it.
There were regulations in the Qing Dynasty palace that palace maids could be sent out of the palace after they turned 28 and would be given severance pay. How come our Ming Dynasty is not even as good as the Tartars?
The palace maids are all lifelong, which is unscientific and inhumane!
Don’t count it as twenty-eight or twenty-five, let’s just count it by years.
Those who have worked in the palace for ten years will be sent out. Not only will we give you money, but we will also build you a large house, which will serve as a dormitory.
Those who have no relatives to take care of them, or who cannot find their relatives, can live here. They can also find some textile and handicraft work for the palace maids so that they can support themselves.
As for the eunuchs, they also had a place to live and food to eat when they got old, which was the "nursing home" built outside the capital. There was also an imperial farm nearby, which they were given to take care of. They grew some vegetables and raised poultry, which was also an activity for the elderly.
Of course, it wasn't for nothing. Just like if you didn't pay into social security, you wouldn't get any money when you retired. But it wasn't much either. If you paid two taels of silver per year for ten years, you could enjoy this benefit.
In short, Zhu Youxiao introduced these policies of grace and stipulated that no palace maids would be admitted into the palace for five years.
Not to mention five years, with the current number of palace maids, ten years would be enough to keep them employed!
In history, the Qing Dynasty had a shortage of eunuchs and nine thousand palace maids, and some of them starved to death every day, but the emperor did not care.
This is nonsense, slander, and lies! Zhu Youxiao can pat his chest to testify that it is definitely not that much.
But it's not a small amount! Every year, the palace spends two or three hundred thousand on cosmetics alone, and the firewood and charcoal used in the palace are even more wasteful. It's really unacceptable.
Well, Zhu Youxiao knew some of the tricks and had already started secretly sending people to investigate, preparing to get rid of a group of rats in the palace.
Now, cutting down on the number of palace servants will temporarily reduce expenses, right? If it doesn't, I'll launch a crackdown on corruption in the palace. I still don't believe it.
If you can't even clean your own room, how can you clean up the world? If you can't even manage your own home, how can you govern the country?
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