This matter has come to an end.

The matter was left to Choi Chengxiu. Zhu Youxiao believed that Choi Chengxiu would give him a satisfactory answer and also a very good answer.

You should know that being a powerful minister and a treacherous minister is not possible without means.

People like Choi Chengxiu will do things beautifully, at least on the surface, and it looks very beautiful. As for how many people are dissatisfied in private and how many people are angry, it doesn’t matter, they don’t care at all.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao didn't care either.

The world is in a vast and magnificent situation.

Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to build a strong empire and follow a path that his predecessors had not taken.

It is natural that you can keep up with it. Those who can't keep up are destined to be eliminated, and there is no room for negotiation.

Zhu Youxiao would not discuss with them, nor would he think that everyone was there because he couldn't lead him.

"The Ministry of Rites has finished talking about it, let's talk about the Ministry of Personnel." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhou Jiamo and said slowly: "Is there any place in the Ministry of Personnel that needs money? You can also raise it now."

The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of officials, so there are not many places to spend money. So after Zhu Youxiao asked about it, he didn't care much.

Zhou Jiamo took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Personnel does need some money, but not too much."

After listening to Zhou Jiamo's words, everyone's faces were twitching.

Shen Tingyun said so just now, but it ended up saying that it was three million taels. Now you say that, don’t say that, but you should also say three million taels.

"The Ministry of Personnel just wants to add some personnel," said Zhou Jiamo.

"Oh, what are you doing?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhou Jiamo with some confusion and said.

Zhou Jiamo has been planning this matter for a long time, and there is no surprise when he brought it up this time, and it is a good opportunity to count it.

Zhou Jiamo did not hesitate and said directly: "Add some officials who have obtained performance and inspected the results."

In fact, this is something Zhou Jiamo had to do.

For officials of the Ministry of Personnel, this period is not easy.

You should know that the Ministry of Personnel has always been in charge of the official position, and the annual performance evaluation of the Ministry of Personnel is a matter of life for officials, so this aspect also reflects the power of the Ministry of Personnel.

However, since the secret memorial system was established, the power of the Ministry of Personnel to evaluate performance has been weakened.

Now that the Tongzheng Department is rising, there is also a patrol department under it, which can be said to have robbed a lot of power from the Ministry of Personnel.

If you don’t find a way to get it back now, the status of the Ministry of Personnel will gradually decline. This is something that the Ministry of Personnel cannot accept, so this proposal is today, and you want to take back some of the power.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "This matter should indeed be."

"But if you just simply increase the performance exam and inspection personnel, there are really some big problems. Why not do this? The Ministry of Personnel formulates a plan, which is like taking the exam and then discussing it."

After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, all the ministers were moved.

Your Majesty has been strengthening the assessment of officials, which is something that everyone knows. At the same time, Your Majesty has been doing the actions of opposing corruption.

Whether it is the secret press system, the General Administration, or the Inspection Department, it has been strengthening. His Majesty has always attached great importance to the clarification of the administration of the officialdom.

Some people have mentioned the matter of exam-based method before, but they have not really done it. Judging from the current situation, Your Majesty is going to put the exam-based method on the agenda.

This news is a bit big. The test was completed, one of the core laws of Zhang Juzheng's reform at that time, and it was also abominable by most officials.

The so-called test is actually not that difficult. It is just that every yamen makes a list of what they have to do every month and hand it over to the superior yamen. It will be cleared by the end of the month. If it is done enough, it will be qualified; if it is not completed, it will be unqualified and requires strict punishment.

Want to live in the yamen?

Don't even think about it.

Because the key to the examination is to take responsibility. Once something happens, the person responsible must be held accountable. Even if you have left office, you will be responsible for the previous matters.

The test method can be said to be a shackle on the neck of officials. This is not what officials want. Officials in the Ming Dynasty don’t want to do these things.

It has become a common practice in the officialdom for the later generations to wipe their ex-boys. After being an official for three years, he will leave. Who would care about what it will look like in three years?

So under such circumstances, all officials opposed the policy of exams and law. This is also the reason why everyone opposed Zhang Juzheng after he died.

During the years when Zhang Juzheng was in power, he was demoted by the Ming Dynasty 30%. These people would inevitably hate Zhang Juzheng to the core. At the same time, those related to them behind these people would not say good things about Zhang Juzheng.

Moreover, in the officialdom, there is also a focus on one's lips and teeth being cold, so it is almost a trend to defeat Zhang Juzheng.

Now Zhu Youxiao has brought out the test method. Although his tone is casual, he just asked the Ministry of Personnel to formulate a plan. However, the people present felt that something happened again, and it was a big deal.

Zhou Jiamo was complaining in his heart, Your Majesty really wanted to implement the test method. If it was really implemented, then his own trouble would probably be great.

However, in such an occasion, Zhou Jiamo had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

Zhou Jiamo said: "Yes, Your Majesty. I will start making arrangements after I go back."

Zhou Jiamo paused for a moment and said again: "There is another thing, that is, the salary of officials."

The above thing can be stopped for a while, but the following thing is really something to be said. If he doesn't do it, he will be strangled to death by the people below.

"The court owes most of the salaries of officials, and the salary of officials is paid with treasure money, which makes many officials live in a difficult life. This time, the minister asked for one million taels of silver to reimburse the salaries of officials."

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Youxiao said: "This matter will be discussed carefully afterwards by our monarch and ministers. It is indeed a major event, and we need to make a long-term plan."

After hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Zhou Jiamo was stunned.

However, Zhou Jiamo immediately understood that His Majesty was going to use his sword to the officials' salaries.

He knew in his heart that since His Majesty did not say how to use the knife, he could not say anything.

So Zhou Jiamo hurriedly said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

After Zhou Jiamo retreated, Zhu Youxiao continued, "The Ministry of Personnel has finished speaking, let's talk about it below."

Everyone present understood one thing. Today it seems that he was sharing money, but in fact, His Majesty is arranging the next things and tasks for each department. If you don’t say anything, you probably won’t have any good results.

Sun Chengzong took a step forward and bowed his hand hard and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the Ministry of War needs a lot of money. After preliminary calculations, the Ministry of War needs seven million taels of silver."

Sun Chengzong spoke directly.

After this number came out, everyone stared at Sun Chengzong, his eyes almost falling to the ground.

In fact, can the Ministry of War spend seven million taels?

The answer is that it can be spent, not even enough.

But the Ministry of War cannot spend all this money. And all the money was given to the Ministry of War, so what should the other government offices do?

"Let me tell me." Zhu Youxiao looked at Sun Chengzong, his face calm and had no change.

Anyway, it is certain that the Ministry of War spent money, and it is also a big spender, so it is certain that it is certain.

Although Sun Chengzong spoke loudly, Zhu Youxiao was not surprised.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong agreed and said slowly: "The money from the Ministry of War is mainly divided into two parts, one of which is to repair the nine sides."

"This time, due to the earthquake in the northwest, many passes have been damaged, so we should really repair it. Otherwise, once the Tartars invade, the court will suffer a lot of losses."

After a pause, Sun Chengzong took a breath and continued: "In addition to the northwest, Liaodong and other places also need to be strengthened. Wild boar skins have repeatedly invaded the border, and the forts and villages in Liaodong have suffered heavy losses and all need to be repaired."

"In addition, the ordnance losses of the border troops of each road are also heavy. There are many border troops in many places that have no ordnances to take. Now the Baigong Academy has cast a lot of new firearms. Please equip some for local border troops."

"A group of swords, guns, swords and halberds from all over the country are also invited to the local border troops. Now the steel production of Beijing Steel Factory is very high and the speed is very fast; the swords and guns produced are much better than the original ones."

"Even newly manufactured steel crossbows have a long range and good power, and are less likely to deform. They are more suitable for border troops to use, and they should also be equipped with a batch."

After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, he stood in the hall.

The ministers were very noisy and whispered.

Listening to Sun Chengzong's words, Zhu Youxiao also understood what he meant.

The Minister of War simply wanted to give the border troops a batch of money, on the one hand, let them repair the city and fortress, and on the other hand, let them exchange some equipment.

These two aspects should indeed be spent, so Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "You can make a specific budget."

The meaning of this sentence is very clear. You don’t need to think about it if you want to be honest, you should be as much as you should.

Sun Chengzong nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I will be fine if I go back."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Since you have said this, let's talk about another thing. I want to set up a royal army commander's office, which is specifically responsible for commanding the royal army. As for the personnel composition, I am still thinking about it and I will tell you later."

After hearing this, the ministers' expressions changed.

The general leader of the Royal Army is very obvious. This yamen commands the Royal Army.

With the personal army commander's yamen, there must be a royal army. Your Majesty wants to assign the new army to his own name.

The Ming Dynasty originally had a personal army. The personal army commander of the Shangzhi Guard had twenty-six guards, twelve of which were established during the Hongwu period, and some were established during the Yongle period.

All of these belong to the commander-in-chief of the personal army. It can be said that it is the emperor's private force. It is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, nor under the command of the governor's office of the Five Army, but only accepts the emperor's orders.

However, as time goes by, the emperor declines, civil servants intervene, and the commander-in-chief of the personal army has been destroyed in name only.

The only one who is still under the emperor's direct jurisdiction is the only Jinyiwei.

Obviously, Your Majesty does not want this now. This is to establish a new commander-in-chief yamen for the personal army. Your Majesty also changed his name to the commander-in-chief yamen for the royal army.

With Your Majesty's temper today, it is definitely not just about setting up a yamen, but about rebuilding the Twenty-Six Guards of Shangzhi.
Chapter completed!