"Lord Fan, Fang Yuegong has resigned and returned to his hometown. The position of Minister of Revenue is now vacant. Does the cabinet have anyone to recommend?" Chongzhen stared at Fan Jingwen and asked.
Fan Jingwen looked around and behind him, but couldn't find a suitable candidate.
In fact, in his opinion, simply changing the Minister of Revenue might solve the superficial problem, but it would not solve the fundamental problem.
The four provinces south of the Yangtze River will resist if they have to.
Another reason why Fang Yuegong stepped down was that he needed to take responsibility.
Someone must be held accountable for the unsuccessful progress of currency reform.
Who will take responsibility?
The policy was proposed by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Anyone in the world can take responsibility for it, except the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
He is the chief minister of the cabinet, carrying the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty on his shoulders, but he cannot take the responsibility!
Fang Yuegong is the Minister of Revenue and the main person in charge of this currency reform!
It is reasonable and logical that he should take responsibility.
So...he was forced to leave the court.
Even if a new Minister of Revenue is selected, his final fate may be the same as Fang Yuegong.
In order to prevent his own people from getting involved, Fan Jingwen cupped his hands and said, "I have no one to recommend. Your Majesty, please appoint a capable minister from among the ministers, or select one through the council according to the old system!"
Huitui, also known as Tingtui, was mainly aimed at official positions above the third rank, and officials were recommended jointly by the Ministry of Personnel, the six ministries and the nine officials.
Chongzhen nodded and said to the official standing in front: "It just so happens that all the people from the six ministries and nine ministers are here. Now they will recommend a talented person to help me and the court share the worries!"
"We obey your order." Officials from the six ministries and nine departments gathered together and began to discuss.
There are not many officials who are eligible to participate in the meeting, and they all have political parties.
Most of them are from the Prime Minister’s party.
The second is the eunuch party.
The party with the smallest number of members is the Ministry of Revenue Party.
Since Fang Yuegong had just resigned, the Ministry of Revenue party was leaderless, so they did not form a unified opinion, and the person they recommended was not recognized by others.
Following Fan Jingwen's eye hint, the Prime Minister's party deliberately delayed and did not express their stance.
then.
The eunuch party members who had been prepared got their opportunity.
In fact, members of different parties do not have the names of their parties written on their foreheads.
On the contrary, many people's party affiliation is unknown to others.
They hid in the dark, waiting for their chance to strike.
"Have you all discussed it? Who do you recommend to be the Minister of Revenue?" Seeing that no one spoke for a long time, Chongzhen pretended to be nervous and asked.
The Minister of Public Administration Zhao Weiyue stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I recommend the Minister of the Honglu Temple Xie Sanbin to be the Minister of Revenue!"
Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
His target candidate is Xie Sanbin!
There is no other reason, it’s just because Xie Sanbin is Qian Qianyi’s favorite student.
Qian Qianyi was the leader of Donglin.
The purpose of letting Xie Sanbin serve as the Minister of Revenue was to use this relationship to allow the Donglin Party and the Jiangnan gentry group behind them to join the game.
As the saying goes, those who are involved are often confused.
If they didn't get involved, they wouldn't be lost, and Chongzhen wouldn't be able to do anything to them.
"Thank you Sanbin!" Chongzhen whispered the name and looked for him in the crowd.
Xie Sanbin stood there in fear, not knowing what to do.
He never thought that someone would recommend him to be the Minister of Revenue.
Qiu Yu stepped forward at the right moment and added: "Your Majesty!"
"Xie Sanbin was a Jinshi in the fifth year of the Tianqi reign, and was initially appointed Magistrate of Jiading. During his tenure, he was forced to perform corvée labor to control floods, and the people all benefited from it! He was also promoted to Censor of Shaanxi Province because of this."
"In the fifth year of my dynasty, he offered advice to help lift the siege of Dengzhou. Dengzhou was pacified and he was promoted to Junior Minister of the Imperial Household. Later, he returned home in mourning."
"After returning from mourning, he was promoted to the Minister of the Honglu Temple!"
"Hmm!" Chongzhen nodded and looked at the officials of the six ministries and nine ministries, asking for their opinions: "Tongzhengshi Zhao Weiyue recommends Honglu Temple Minister Xie Sanbin to be the Minister of Revenue. What do you think?"
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second this motion!"
Officials from the six ministries and nine ministries expressed their support.
Chongzhen looked at Fan Jingwen and asked, "What do you think, Lord Fan?"
"I have no objection!" Fan Jingwen answered cautiously.
This sentence is very valuable.
He said he had no opinion, not that he agreed.
Agree means having the same opinion, while having no opinion only means having no opinion, and does not mean having the same opinion.
If one day Xie Sanbin is convicted for making a mistake, those officials who seconded the motion may be implicated.
And he won't suffer from it.
Although Chongzhen was somewhat disgusted by Fan Jingwen's caution, he understood why he did so.
As the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor, the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and the Eastern Depot are watching over him.
Thousands of officials' eyes were staring below.
Can't reveal any flaws.
Chongzhen saw that the officials of the six ministries and nine departments had no objection, so he looked at the other court officials and asked, "What do you think?"
On the surface, this question was asking whether everyone agreed, but in fact it was to find out whether they knew about Xie Sanbin's misdeeds.
The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the country's money and grain. The position of Minister of Revenue is crucial and sensitive, and must never be held by a tainted person.
"We have no objection!" the officials present answered in unison.
"Hmm!" Chongzhen turned his gaze to Xie Sanbin and asked, "Xie Sanbin, what do you think about this?"
Xie Sanbin had recovered from his panic at this moment. He knelt down and replied excitedly: "Your Majesty...I am afraid that I have failed Your Majesty's expectations!"
Chongzhen laughed after hearing this answer.
Xie Sanbin indeed had ambitions for the position of Minister of Revenue.
The more this happened, the more he looked forward to Xie Sanbin's future performance.
After all...power makes people lose themselves.
Chongzhen said to everyone, "The former Minister of Revenue, Fang Yuegong, has resigned and returned to his hometown, leaving the position of Minister of Revenue vacant. When you meet today to nominate, please recommend the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Xie Sanbin, to take over!"
"In that case, I will grant your request!"
"After the court session, the Ministry of Personnel will immediately draft an imperial edict and send it to the government offices in various places!"
After the ministers received the order, Chongzhen said: "The court is dismissed. Thank you, Sanbin and the cabinet for following me back to the Palace of Purity to discuss matters."
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