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    "Everyone, before I talk about the second thing, I want to invite someone to come in and let him introduce something to you!" Zhou Zhong looked around at the cabinet ministers present, and then ordered someone to call Yan Song, who had been waiting outside the door.  Come in, the matter he wants to discuss with the cabinet today is related to banks, and Yan Song, who is in charge of the Central Bank of Ming Dynasty, will naturally come.  After a while, Yan Song, who was waiting outside, also came to this small room. It can be said that the central bank has stolen the limelight during this period. After the integration of the central bank, commercial banks across the country have all taken on a new look, attracting many  People deposit their money in banks, and the banknotes issued by banks are also accepted by more and more people. Every time one or two silver banknotes are issued, it is equivalent to adding one or two taels of revenue to the national treasury. It is precisely because of these  Only then could Zhou Chong dare to boldly carry out a double economic and military invasion of the grassland. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to support such an action only with the original treasury of the Ming Dynasty.  Yang Tinghe and others present here all knew Yan Song. After he came in and bowed to them, he introduced him: "My lords, after this period of development, the bank has completely transformed the Fourteenth Bank into a new type of bank.  , and these banks are under the supervision of the central bank. The imperial court previously issued banknotes through these banks. Except for a few areas, banknotes were already circulating in most areas, and the branches of these banks were spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, in every state capital.  Banks are operating, and even some larger counties also have banks. I believe that in a few years, there will be banks at the county level in Daming!" After listening to Yan Song's introduction, Yang Tinghe and others nodded with satisfaction. Originally,  Many officials also had some objections to the court's opening of banks, believing that it was competing with the people for profit and even losing face to the court.  However, as the central bank played its role, the currency of the Ming Dynasty began to be standardized, the circulation speed of goods became faster and faster, and the court's tax revenue also suddenly experienced a large increase. These are all the effects of the bank.  So now most officials have recognized banks as a new thing.  Zhou Chong also smiled with satisfaction after hearing this. Banks are one of the most powerful tools for rectifying officialdom. Now that banks are ready, it¡¯s time to get down to business.  Wang Qiong and others also understood the reason why Zhou Zhong asked Yan Song to come in and introduce the bank, so they all sat there and smiled. Only Yang Tinghe guessed what Zhou Zhong was doing.  But he didn't know what Zhou Zhong did specifically, let alone what role the bank played in it?  "Yes, now that the development of the bank has reached the king's previous expectations, then the first step to rectify the government can be started. Now the king announces that in the future, the salary of all officials in the Ming Dynasty will be paid out by the bank, and the court will  Deposit their salary in the bank, and officials will need to go to the bank to withdraw it in person. " Zhou Zhong paused here, and then said: "In addition, the salary of officials has not increased since the founding of the People's Republic of China.  Yes, but now the price of goods in the Ming Dynasty is no longer what it was in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, so the king has ordered people to assess the prices of goods. The salary of officials at all levels has been re-established. It is much higher than the previous salary, which is enough for officials to live a decent life.  However, if anyone dares to be greedy in the future, don¡¯t blame me for being rude!¡± After hearing Zhou Zhong¡¯s words, Wang Qiong and others were mentally prepared, so they behaved very calmly.  However, when Yang Tinghe heard this, his expression changed drastically. He immediately stood up and said: "Supervisor, this veteran feels inappropriate. The habits in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom have been formed for many years, and it cannot be eliminated with just a few decrees, so we still ask the supervisor to  Sir, think twice before you act!" "Of course I understand what Lord Chief Assistant said, but it is precisely because of the long-standing malpractice in Ming Dynasty's officialdom that we have to use this thunderous method to clear it up.  The grade of the censor is the same as that of the cabinet bachelor. The grade of the supervisory censor in various places has been upgraded from the seventh rank to the fifth rank. The Jinyiwei is temporarily under the control of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. If the supervisory censor in various places discovers that an official has taken bribes, he can directly order the Jinyiwei to arrest him.  Send him to the capital for personal interrogation by the Ministry of Justice!" Zhou Zhong said again in a stern tone. His father-in-law, Wang Lun, had been promoted to the position of censor of the left capital, and there was also a censor of the right capital. They had been informed by Zhou Zhong in advance.  , so I¡¯m not surprised to hear this.  Yang Tinghe's face changed drastically when he heard Zhou Zhong's words. The Metropolitan Procuratorate originally had the function of supervising all officials in the world, and the Ming Dynasty also attached great importance to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In addition to the censors in the Capital Procuratorate, there were also other officials from various places.  There are thirteen supervisory censors, with a total of hundreds of people. Although these censors are not of high rank, they have great power. However, the censors can only supervise and impeach, and do not have the power to directly arrest people. Now  Zhou Zhong raised the level of the supervisory censors and asked the imperial guards in various places to obey the orders of the supervisory censors. In this way, the power in the hands of these supervisory censors was too great. In addition, people who could sit in the position of censors  Most of them are smelly and tough, and value reputation more than anything else. Now that these people have the power to arrest people, they don¡¯t know what will happen.?How many people have been arrested for corruption.  However, before Yang Tinghe could object, Zhou Zhong once again proposed several reform plans. The most important one was to break the barriers between officials and minor officials, allowing minor officials to be promoted to officials, and in the future, regardless of whether they passed the imperial examination  Jinshi or students in the Imperial College need to serve as local officials for a certain number of years. Only when they are qualified in the position of a minor official can they be promoted from a minor official to an official.  In addition, Zhou Zhong also proposed to expand the Taxation Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Not only should taxation departments be established in various state governments, but also special taxation departments should be established at the county level. In the future, Ming Dynasty's taxes will be collected by these special taxation departments.  , it will no longer be collected by the local government, and the tax department will also be linked to the bank, and all taxes received will be deposited in the bank. At the same time, the tax department will also be supervised by the supervisory censor. It can be said that under this kind of supervision, the local  Officials basically have no chance to come into contact with taxation, which is the most prone to corruption. As for the finances that local governments usually need, they must be reported to the state government. Although the state government can make decisions, it must be reported to the court for record afterwards. Whoever approves is responsible.  , although the process is a bit more cumbersome, it can strengthen the central government¡¯s supervision over local governments.  Zhou Zhong spoke very quickly, and from time to time he assigned certain people to take charge of things. For example, Yan Songlai was in charge of the bank, Wang Lun was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Zhang Caiqu was in charge of the Taxation Department of the Ministry of Revenue. These people  Zhou Zhong had been called over to discuss it alone for a long time in advance, and all the differences and details had been completed, so they all agreed very simply, which gave Yang Tinghe no chance to intervene.  After Zhou Zhong had finished giving all the instructions on rectifying the officialdom, Yang Tinghe finally had the opportunity to stand up and said: "Supervisor, although there are some shortcomings in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, we should not act too hastily. We hope that Supervisor will put the overall situation first.  "You must not act rashly!" "My lord, you are overthinking. I have already thought about the matter of rectifying the administration of officials for a long time, and I have made countless preparations for this. I will definitely not fail!" Zhou Chong was very confident!  Before Zhengde went to Xuanfu, he had already begun to prepare to change the current situation of Ming Dynasty. Now that it was finally time to implement it, naturally he could not give up easily.  "This" Yang Tinghe saw the determination on Zhou Zhong's face, and then looked at the confidence on the faces of Jiao Fang, Wang Qiong and others around him. This made him sigh inwardly. He should have had it before.  What I was mentally prepared for was that things were about to happen, but I couldn't help but panic. After all, if you want to wipe out all the long-standing shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty, this not only requires superhuman talents, but also extraordinary determination. I don't have such talents and determination.  , maybe these people in front of me will really bring some changes to Ming Dynasty.  "Alas~, even if this is the case, I have nothing to say anymore. I just hope that the Supervisory State will put the overall situation first and not act too hastily. In addition, God has the virtue of good life. I hope that the Supervisory State will understand the heart of heaven and be able to cause less killings!" Yang Tinghe finished speaking!  After saying this, a look of defeat suddenly appeared on his face, because he knew that if Zhou Zhong used this thunderous method to rectify the officialdom, I am afraid that many people would commit crimes by extending their hands that they should not.  In order to threaten other officials, Zhou Zhong will definitely deal with it severely. I am afraid that Ming Dynasty will be full of people. This may be the biggest official killing in Ming Dynasty since the founding of the country.  Yang Tinghe's guess is indeed correct. If Zhou Zhong wants to implement reforms, he must first rectify the administration of officials. This is related to the interests of all Ming officials, so at the beginning of the implementation, there will definitely be strong resistance. However, for these, Zhou Chong had already  He made psychological preparations, so when several reforms he made to rectify the officialdom were implemented a few days later, even though countless officials opposed it every day in the court, Zhou Zhong remained cold-faced and did not give in at all. Until then,  Most of the officials discovered that the usually smiling and unassuming King Zhao was actually much tougher than His Majesty the Emperor.  Zhou Zhong wanted the reform to be implemented smoothly, so naturally it was impossible for the court to continue to be so noisy, so a few days later, Zhou Zhong began his own counterattack. First, the ministers who were the most opposed to corruption in the court were accused.  The incident was exposed, and the personal and material evidence was conclusive. As a result, all these people were arrested and sent to Dali Temple to await trial.  These are not frame-ups by Zhou Zhong, but real facts. In fact, none of the officials in the Ming Dynasty are clean. As long as they are investigated carefully, even Yang Ting and the chief minister of the cabinet are guilty. The key is Zhou Chongyuan  Don't want to check?
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