"Sir, I..." The Japanese opened his mouth to defend, but He Ru Chong didn't give him a chance to speak.

Seeing the horrified look in the other person's eyes, He Ruchong secretly smiled. He didn't care what the other person's background was, as long as he was from the Japanese government, it didn't matter whether he was from the shogunate or a local daimyo, as long as he was from the official Japanese state.

To some extent, he can represent one party and be regarded as an envoy from that party.

Therefore, He Ruchong was not interested in listening to the other party's explanation at all, and interrupted directly, "In addition to the number of people, there are also tribute gifts. Look at how many things North Korea has brought here. How about you, you want to come here for help with nothing? What a wishful thinking!

Also, this letter of credence is very problematic. Look at the title at the beginning. The Emperor of Japan worships the Emperor of Ming Dynasty? Who do you think you are? You dare to call yourself the Emperor and still worship him? You are such a small country, you are simply arrogant."

"Change, I changed it all when I went back. Now, immediately, immediately, you guys go back to the Japanese country and come back before the winter solstice, otherwise you wait for the power of the empire!" After a crackling sound, and then another threat, what?

Chong walked out of the hall satisfied.

After all this, if I want to ask for help, I will definitely have to go back to my country and start over again. By then I will be able to gather two tribute envoys from other countries. This is a political achievement. I was in such a rush this year that I didn’t expect this.

, Fanbang envoys can be carefully explored and treated as a long-term undertaking.

As for the issue of imperial rewards when paying tribute, and even why these envoys came to pay tribute, this is not within the scope of He Ruchong's thinking. He is just the Minister of Rites and is responsible for the reception of credentials. Others are not in their positions and do not seek their own affairs. There is nothing I can do to help.

.

With a smile on his face, He Ru Chong went home directly. The work of the Ministry of Etiquette was basically finished and he could just wait for the news from Japan.

Over here, the Japanese envoys looked at each other in confusion. When did the officials of the Ming Dynasty become so straightforward and clear-cut?

"what to do?"

The other people were silent and just looked at the leader, but their eyes undoubtedly contained this question.

"Let's go back to Kyushu. Even if we die, we must report this news to the daimyo." The Japanese leader gritted his teeth, and after packing up his men, he went straight to Tianjin. At this time, there were only twenty days at most before the winter solstice, so he must hurry up.

.

Several people hurriedly arrived at Tianjin Port, notified the local officers, and then drove away in their own ships. Their destination was Kyushu Island, one of the four islands in Japan.

Since the canonization of the queen, Emperor Tianqi has finally settled down. This is not only the idea of ​​Xu Guangqi, the internal minister, but also the idea of ​​Li Ruhua, the chief minister of the cabinet. Now, they can finally calm down and finish the work of this year and sort it out.

clean.

It's great to not have to worry about the emperor coming at any time and suddenly throwing out ideas and orders for you to execute. Without having to worry, the work efficiency of the cabinet of only three people seems to have suddenly improved.

The remaining Li Ruhua, Huang Kezuan, and Wang Zuo are busy all the time. They are selecting manpower and assigning candidates. During the first month of the dynasty, the major reform of dividing the six departments will be carried out. They must allocate the current officials and manpower. They are now also

I just want to create a framework and decide on the chief and deputy officers of each ministry and the heads of some of the agencies and departments below. It will take until after the spring to fully fill in the list. There are not so many officials in the central center of the empire now.

At the same time, they are still guessing who the emperor will let into the cabinet. Compared with ministers of various ministries, their information is much more accurate. They can clearly tell other officials that the emperor will select four people after the year.

He joined the cabinet and served as the Grand Bachelor of the Four Pavilions in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

The reason why we are so sure is because this matter was promoted by the cabinet. They jointly proposed to the emperor to increase the number of cabinet ministers. There was no way. Since the reform, the affairs of the cabinet have increased significantly, which made Li Ruhua very suspicious. In the past,

The chief assistant is not as tired as him.

The emperor listened to their suggestions and immediately agreed, but who the candidate was was a mystery, leaving people guessing.

The Winter Solstice is gradually approaching, not only the cabinet is busy, but also other departments, including Liaodong and Hebei provinces. They have to summarize this year's work reports and submit them to the higher level for assessment. Before the Winter Solstice, these local assessments

And the internal assessment of each department has already begun.

The year-end assessment is a rule set by His Majesty the Emperor himself. This is related to the future of the coming year. Although officials at all levels have terms of office, and they cannot be promoted if they are not satisfied with the term, we cannot bear to say that this is a period of political reform. There are many opportunities. As long as the political performance is good,

It won't be a problem to jump in that year.

Look at the young men in the army who are twenty years old, especially Li Yuyu and Li Tao. They are already major generals this year. That is a third-grade military rank. They can command an army alone and have a status comparable to that of a governor of a province.

And how long have they been in the army? They were not promoted by military exploits along the way.

The same is true in today's political circles. We are not afraid that you will not be promoted due to your great merits, but we are afraid that you will not be promoted due to insufficient merits. Think about Hebei Province alone, and there are five chief officials in one county. This does not include those from Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

In the entire Hebei Province, there are no less than four to five hundred people in these positions alone. Looking at the whole world, how many people will there be?

At no time have officials in the Ming Dynasty felt that there were so many official hats in the world, and there was gold everywhere. In a word, as long as political achievements are achieved, promotion is not a problem.

Under the warm-up encouragement of the Imperial Daily, everyone is working hard, and officials in other provinces have also begun to spontaneously carry out year-end reviews. The benefits cannot be taken by Liaodong and Hebei. Why should His Majesty see it?

What a great achievement we have made in these places, otherwise what basis would your Majesty have for appointing our officials?

Suddenly, as late October entered, officials everywhere were in turmoil, and there was a tense atmosphere everywhere.

The winter solstice in 1621 was the ninth day of winter, which was also the ninth day of November. Winter month was another name for November by the ancients, just like December was called the twelfth lunar month.

After entering the winter month, more and more messengers went to the capital from various places. There were already assessments in various places, but they were only held once every three years. This year's time has not actually come yet, but I don't care about so many people. There are so many people to be admitted to the capital. This is

When a big change is about to happen, the most important thing is to present your name in front of the emperor, so that you can increase your vitality in the next big change.

For this major change, due to the propaganda of the Imperial Daily, all officials were vaguely prepared in their hearts. Although they were not willing, it was not based on their will. This was a top-down change.

They have no other choice but to accept it.

All resistance, under the threat of the emperor's guns, is a joke. There are half a million people queuing up at the newly built port in Huating County (Shanghai) waiting to be sent to Liaodong. They tell the world nakedly that the consequences of opposing the emperor are
Chapter completed!