Chapter 557 T-shaped volume plan, means

  Feng Ziying arrived at Qi Yongtai's residence in the third quarter of the unitary lunar calendar.

During this period of time, he didn't dare to run around, knowing that bigwigs from all sides might summon him at any time, especially those from Wenyuan Pavilion, but he didn't want to see people either, especially those who came to send posts all day long. Tired.

  Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong were also very active, and Feng Ziying wondered if they had anything to do with the servant surnamed Dai.

  But he quickly found out the details of Dai's servant, Dai Pang, the nephew of Dai Quan's nephew in the Daming Palace.

It is rare to find such uncles and nephews as servants, but it is said that Dai Pang came to become a servant after he got married and had children. It is estimated that he was attracted by Dai Quan and admired power, so he would rather go. Potential into the palace.

  Dai Pang was in the Yanshou Palace as a servant in charge of the palace, so he could be regarded as a powerful faction.

  The Dai family is originally from Jinling, and it should be said that they have some connections with the Four Great Masters. However, with the abdication of Emperor Yuanxi, it is difficult for Feng Ziying to judge what role the Dai family will play here.

   During this period of time, there was a lot of movement in Beijing, involving a series of personnel changes in the spring of the North Korea and Central China, which is about to kick off, and many officials who are dormant in Beijing have also begun to move.

  In addition, when it comes to Kaihai, there will definitely be some new yamen, such as several major shipping departments, such as whether the yamen for Kaihai debt will be newly established or new officials will be added, which will affect the hearts of thousands of people.

  As for the swarms of rich and powerful merchants from the south of the Yangtze River, there are countless of them. No one can ignore such great interests involved.

  So Feng Ziying tried not to go out if she could not go out, and tried not to see customers if she could.

  The Imperial Academy no longer required him, and Huang Ruliang specially approved him to work at home, so he had very little time to go to the Imperial Academy, but people like Fang Youdu, Fan Jingwen, and He Fengsheng frequently visited Feng's residence.

  Seeing Feng Ziying enter the door, Qi Yongtai directly waved his hand to signal to sit down.

   "Huang Ruliang submitted your proposal to the cabinet. The cabinet discussed it today, and there are big differences. How do you think about it? And why do you involve the Dongfan matter?"

  Straight to the point, Qi Yongtai also knows that several members of the cabinet have been discussing with each other to discuss compromises for so long, and each of them has to discuss with people from his own camp. After so long, the general direction has almost been finalized, but the next step is to involve specific operations.

"Master Qi, is it difficult to put it under the Ministry of Household Affairs?" Feng Ziying had expected a long time ago, given the urgency of the cabinet members, it is certainly impossible to place the special responsibility for opening the sea to a certain department, whether it is the Ministry of Accountancy or the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of War, or the Ministry of Industry, although it seems that the Ministry of Households should be the leader.

But looking at the current situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Shangshu Zheng Jizhi is from Huguang, and Cui Jingrong is from Henan. Even if he is transferred to the Ministry of Officials, the official Ying Zhen who takes over is also from Huguang. As the relationship between the Huguang faction and the northern scholars is getting closer I am afraid that Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe and the others will find it difficult to tolerate the fact that the strength of the household department is so huge that they cannot control it.

Balance is a basic element in the operation of the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Both the emperor and the scholar-officials are very aware of this. Once it is broken, it will cause great shocks and greatly hinder the operation of the court. Therefore, whether it is Ye Xianggao or Fang Congzhe , or Qi Yongtai is unwilling to see such a situation.

   "Put it under any ministry, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public, it will cause great disputes, and it will not be conducive to the stability of the structure of each ministry." Qi Yongtai stared at Feng Ziying, "What suggestion do you have?"

"How about Zhongshu?" After being seen through by Qi Yongtai, Feng Ziying was not polite, and directly expressed her opinion, "Zhongshu was originally the link between the emperor and the cabinet, but since the Tang Dynasty, it has been reduced to a weak point. There are also rumors that they want to pay Zhongshusheren to appease the children of civil servants, and may even increase the number of Zhongshusheren on a large scale, wouldn't they become the second in the Yinjian of the Imperial College?"

   Qi Yongtai frowned.

  Zhongshuke is indeed a tasteless place. After the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and the former Ming Dynasty were all places to raise leisure. In fact, it was a place slightly higher than the Yinjian of the Imperial College.

After all, Zhongshusheren also started as seventh-rank officials, and it was reasonable to appease the children of civil servants who became officials. Therefore, the Zhongshusheren's seven-rank position was originally fixed at 20 people in the previous Ming Dynasty, and then reduced to seven people. It has expanded to more than ten people in Dazhou now

Basically, like Ge Lao and Liubu Shangshu Zhishi, they can give their children a special favor from Zhongshusheren, which is similar to assigning Wu Xun's children a spare position in Long Jinwei, except that Zhongshusheren is a civil official. , In name, he still writes edicts, edicts, silver books, iron coupons, etc. for the emperor.

Qi Yongtai, who is also the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is naturally aware of this proposal. In fact, this proposal was proposed when Shen Yiguan became an official, but Emperor Yonglong did not accept it at that time. It was also on the agenda.

  Should the Zhongshu Department continue to maintain its original status as a consolation for the civil servants and ministers to serve their children, or should the responsibilities of the Zhongshu Department be reformed and adjusted as Feng Ziying suggested, and be placed under the emperor and the cabinet to connect the six ministries?

  Qi Yongtai frowned at first, and then slowly relaxed, thinking this suggestion was very interesting.

If a new institution is to be established, the complexity is self-evident, and the various resistances it will face will be huge. This means that the powers of the various ministries must be divided. However, the Shuke itself exists, but the original functions and powers have evolved since the Tang Dynasty. , now re-doing explicit customization, at least with much less resistance.

   "The Zhongshu Division is now an empty shell, and Zhongshu Sheren is only from the seventh grade. How can he take on this responsibility?"

"Master Qi, it's actually very simple. Master Huang can be the right servant of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Imperial Academy in charge of the affairs of the academy. Couldn't he be in charge of the affairs of the school with a servant from the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, or even the Ministry of War? It is nothing more than borrowing a It’s just in name, and you also know very well that Kaihai’s borrowing and even Dongfan’s affairs are not the scope of the original Zhongshu Division’s responsibility at all, and the original matters of Zhongshu Division cannot be compared with Kaihai Zhilue at all. But if you want to set up a new yamen, it is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and troublesome, and it is much easier to redefine the duties and responsibilities of the Zhongshu Section."

Feng Ziying further said: "Furthermore, from the students' point of view, the original responsibilities of the Zhongshu Department overlap with those of the Imperial Academy, and they must either be abolished or start a new one. Now is the right time to catch up with such an opportunity. The compilation, and even the anecdote, can be mastered flexibly,..."

Feng Ziying's words made Qi Yongtai fall into deep thought. He has to say that his disciple is really unusual and can always consider problems from different angles. The Chinese Book Department itself was originally an institution that he thought should be abolished, but now it seems to be retained. It is obviously more appropriate to save it for new use.

   It's just that it takes some thought to persuade Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, and there will inevitably be some exchanges and compromises.

   "Do you mean that this Zhongshu department is specially set up for Kaihai?" Qi Yongtai felt that if this was the case, some people might have objections to it.

"Not necessarily. The strategy of opening the sea will definitely be complicated in the early stage, because several parts are involved, but after gradually getting on the right track, it is more like a coordinating organization. Of course, it also has its specific responsibilities. How to do it depends on the teacher. When the time comes, you have an idea, either establish a new one, or expand the Zhongshu Department, the Zhongshu Supervisor, and the Zhongshu Province, redefine the duties and responsibilities, and include Kaihai Zhilue as part of its scope of work,..."

   I was taken aback by Feng Ziying's words. Zhongshujian and Zhongshusheng are completely two concepts. In Cao Wei and Tang Dynasties, they were almost prime ministers' institutions. So where should the cabinet be placed?

   Slowly shook his head, but Qi Yongtai was already a little shaken in his heart.

  Perhaps the current structure of the cabinet + six ministries + Metropolitan Procuratorate + General Secretary + Dali Temple is really not suitable for the situation?

Just like this strategy to open the sea, both the Ministry of Household Industry and the Ministry of War want to reach out, but it is obvious that it is difficult for any of them to take over. Feng Ziying proposed this temporary plan to use the shell of the Zhongshu Division as a temporary solution. It's really the best way to do it.

"I'm thinking about this matter. By the way, why did you bring up the matter of Dongfan at this time? Don't you understand the priorities?" Qi Yongtai was a little angry when he thought of this matter, "One more thing will be more fettered, Don't you understand?"

"Master Qi, this disciple also knows that this matter really shouldn't be brought up in Fanglue, but I'm worried that if this drags on for a few years, Folang Jiren and Hongmaofan will get the upper hand, and this disciple thinks that this place in Dongfan It will not involve too much energy from the imperial court, and it can completely mobilize non-governmental forces to carry out development. The imperial court only needs to give a name, and at worst, it only needs to bring a sum of money from the duties of the Zhongshu Department. It is cheap."

Feng Ziying grinned casually, and naturally he had already thought about the development of Dongfan. People in this era don't pay much attention to this kind of island land and colonization and development. They always think that they are the central country. The land is vast and abundant, and we don't care about the land that originally belonged to us.

For example, Dongfan was included in China as early as the Three Kingdoms period, and government management was already clear in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It’s just that the extensive management methods of this era make people speechless. Of course, Feng Ziying will not allow this situation to continue. The abundance of Dongfan , coupled with the special location and significance, also determines that this place must be developed as soon as possible, and it can also attract more people to join their camp.

   "Oh?" Qi Yongtai didn't understand himself as a disciple, and immediately heard the hidden meaning in his words, his eyes were a little more probing, "Do you have other ideas?"

   "Hey, I can't hide it from Master Qi. I do have some ideas, and the land of Dongfan is completely different from other places. I think it can also be used as an attempt by the imperial court to manage foreign affairs." Feng Ziying nodded.

   "Well, since that's the case, write a detailed statement and let me take a good look at it." Qi Yongtai was relieved, as long as the other party had an idea.

  (end of this chapter)