Glancing at Chen Sihai, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Since you said so, then I naturally have no reason to refuse."
"This matter is settled. Go back and hand over the affairs of the Tongzhengsi, and then go to the Neiheifu with Qu Dalun to set up the Taxation Department!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Sihai was surprised and agreed quickly.
After Chen Sihai left, Zhu Youxiao sat on the chair with an expression of hesitation and uncertainty on his face.
He didn't know if what he was going to do next should be done now.
Zhu Youxiao sighed softly and was in a bad mood.
This matter is a bit big, but he hasn't decided whether to do it or not. After all, this matter involves too many things, but now is really the best time; if he doesn't do it, there may not be such a good opportunity in the future.
After thinking for a while, Zhu Youxiao rubbed his temples and said to Chen Hong, "Go and find the Duke of Yingguo for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed and went to find someone.
In fact, what Zhu Youxiao had to do was very simple, that is to set up an office similar to the Grand Council to make use of the power of the nobles; at the same time, he also had to find something for the civil servants to do, so that they would not always point their spearheads inwards, and put some pressure on them from the outside.
Zhu Youxiao planned to use this opportunity to reward the nobles and appease them. In addition, it was also a way to win over and divide the nobles.
Chen Sihai and Qu Dalun would surely find something next. These two were not the type to just do their job; they would definitely do their job well. Then they would uncover a large number of illegal activities of the nobles and their relatives, and then they would be severely punished.
It has become imperative to purge the nobles and their relatives.
But if we only rectify the situation without rewarding them, we will lose the support of the people. The people below will be in panic and many things will be difficult to handle. Therefore, we have to give them some benefits to win them over.
The newly established Grand Council was a benefit given by Zhu Youxiao.
However, Zhu Youxiao also had some concerns, that is, whether the nobles were willing to do it?
If the nobles are unwilling to do it, then things will become very bad, and forcing them to do something is not a solution; if they are willing to do it, then things will be much better.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao had to ask the Duke of Ying, the military leader. If the Duke of Ying was willing, there would not be any major problems with the nobles and relatives of the nobles. Otherwise, there would still be a lot of trouble.
Soon, the Duke of England arrived.
The Duke of England was in a pretty good mood. Although today's court proceedings could not be said to be a great success, they had also disrupted the civil servants' intentions.
I may not succeed, but neither can you. This is what the Duke of England thought, and now his goal has basically been achieved.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Weixian hurriedly bowed and said.
"Alright, my dear, please excuse me." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said with a smile, "I called you here today because I have something I want to discuss with you and hear your opinion."
Zhang Weixian was stunned for a moment, then said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please let me know if you have any questions."
"I want to restore the old system of the Grand Marshal's Office and would like to hear your opinion," Zhu Youxiao said in a flat tone.
But just such a simple sentence caused a huge wave in Zhang Weixian's heart.
It’s not because of anything else, but simply because of the four words “Grand Marshal’s Office”.
The so-called Grand Marshal's Office was actually established by Emperor Taizu.
That was in the early years of the Ming Dynasty. Imitating the Privy Council system of the Song Dynasty, the central government established the Grand Marshal's Office as the highest military organ, which was in charge of the entire country's army and had both the power to command and mobilize troops.
In the 13th year of Hongwu, in order to disperse the military power of the central organs and avoid the "harm of powerful officials holding military power", the Grand Marshal's Office was changed to the Five Military Marshal's Office, which only had the power to command troops, while the power to mobilize troops belonged to the Ministry of War, thus separating the two powers.
In terms of civil officials, Emperor Taizu abolished the position of prime minister; in terms of military generals, he abolished the Grand Military Governor's Office. It was precisely because of these two policies that Emperor Taizu strengthened his power.
This office of the Grand Marshal's Office only existed for 20 years. During the more than 200 years of the Ming Dynasty, no one mentioned this office again.
Everyone knows why this yamen was abolished in the first place.
Now Your Majesty actually wants to re-establish the Grand Marshal's Office?
What does Your Majesty think?
Zhang Weixian knew that His Majesty was asking him about this, and that he might be the Grand Commander of the Grand Commander's Office. How could he not be excited?
But Zhang Weixian was also hesitant because the matter was too big and he might burn his butt if he sat on it.
That's truly a dangerous position. Could it be that Your Majesty is just testing himself?
But if you want to test yourself, there's no need to use the Grand Marshal's Office, right?
"Today is just a private discussion between the emperor and his ministers. My dear, feel free to say whatever you want." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said with a smile.
After hearing this, Zhang Weixian hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, is the Grand Military Governor's Office you are talking about the Grand Military Governor's Office during the Hongwu period?"
After hearing Zhang Weixian's question, Zhu Youxiao did not speak.
It was naturally impossible for him to restore the Grand Marshal's Office during the Hongwu period.
Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the Grand Military Governor's Office in order to strengthen imperial power. If he were to re-establish the Grand Military Governor's Office, it would be a step backward.
The reason why the words "Grand Marshal's Office" are mentioned is simply to borrow a name.
The purpose of establishing the Grand Marshal's Office was actually to decentralize power from civil officials and take back some power from civil officials, especially the power in the cabinet.
It was also impossible for Zhu Youxiao to let the Grand Marshal's Office become another cabinet.
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