After Zhang Ning went to the Imperial Palace to pay homage to Emperor Jianwen, he settled in the Senate Office and did not return to the Chu Palace for many days since then.
The official office is just the central organization of the Zhuque Army and is a place of business. However, in Zhang Ning's daily study, there are several rooms such as a tea room for guests, a bedroom for rest, etc., which is actually a suite. The official office has a kitchen and a servile servant on duty. Even if you live here, you will have no worries about food and clothing, just like a hotel.
In his previous life, he knew that there was a kind of person who was a workaholic, who was probably devoted to work and was satisfied and happy in it; but Zhang Ning did not think that he was this kind of person. He did not forget to check the official business for a day, but just wanted peace of mind.
It’s like a person with ordinary intellectual qualifications studying in a top-level institution, so he has to go to class on time every day to finish his homework carefully in order to keep up with his classmates. He dare not slackewer at all. He does his best so that he will not regret it.
Maybe Zhang Ning was a genius in studying for the imperial examinations in the past, but now he is very self-aware and is not a real genius. For example, he was tricked by Yu Qian before in terms of strategy.
There were many talented people in the Ming Dynasty. He did not want to suddenly realize it when he suddenly failed one day because of slackness. The only way, in his opinion, to do everything well, you should spend time on it. That's what he did now...
Do your best, even if you fail to succeed in the end, there is nothing to regret. The plan depends on others and the heaven, so you feel at ease.
There are some cherry trees planted in the yard, which were planted by the former owner of this house.
The cherry blossoms are blooming these days, and the plain white flowers bloomed with gorgeous momentum overnight, which is really eye-catching. No wonder the people of Dongdao later regarded it as a national flower, which is indeed very beautiful.
However, it is said that the flowering period is very short and fleeting.
Zhang Ning put down his pen and was distracted for a moment. At this moment, a slim little girl walked in. It was Xu Wenjun.
He was wearing a round-necked blue cloth robe, with a bun on his head, and no hat. At this time, his dress was no longer like a second concubine in the royal palace.
Xu Wenjun was wearing a man's outfit and bowed to him and said, "Wenjun rushed over after receiving the summons from the prince."
While saluting, she looked along Zhang Ning's gaze and looked at the cherry blossoms outside the window.
Zhang Ning said: I want to do something here recently, but I don’t want the things here to be seen by others, and I also need an assistant. After thinking about it, I can only come to you.You will live here for a while after that, and the keys will be given to you, so you cannot let anyone come here.
yes.Xu Wenjun answered obediently.
Zhang Ning knocked the paper on the table with his finger: If the ink is dried, it will be pasted onto the wall, and the classification is marked on it.
Xu Wenjun didn't talk too much nonsense, so he came up and started helping.Zhang Ning mainly conceived one thing: how to expand the army in large quantities.
The source of troops in the past has reached its limit. The only development direction is to the young and strong people of the various prefectures under their rule, which is a huge source of war potential.
Due to many implications, Zhang Ning habitually wrote down his ideas and wrote the source of soldiers from each government on an outline paper; then it was divided into two things, one was in the name of Emperor Jianwen, and the other was who did it?
The second thing to be concluded is to establish six bureaucratic systems.
I want to use urban and rural soldiers, handicraftsmen, peddlers, urban people, self-cultivators and tenants from many places to do the tasks, but I need a perfect ruling machine and laws, and I must ensure that the machine can operate normally.
Therefore, the establishment of a bureaucratic system that Zhu Heng had long mentioned before was imitating the six ministries of the court, which was the only way to expand the power to break through bottlenecks so far.
In order for the good operation of this administrative machine and the small resistance, Zhang Ning felt that it should be absorbed by the bureaucratic gentry who were originally loyal to the Xuande Dynasty in Huguang territory. With their support, it would be quite convenient to do things.
Zhang Ning had many times with local officials and gentry in Yuezhou and Wuchang City, traveling to Yueyang Tower and Huanghe Tower, reciting poems and playing banquets.
He found a problem that had to be paid attention to: in this era, the idea of class struggle in the Majia Cultivation was without a market. On the contrary, the so-called exploited people believed most were local gentry, especially local scholars and scholars. They were both landlords but were very concerned about reputation and often did good things about building roads and bridges. It was rare for real gentry to ignore the decent and blatant things to be weak.
Therefore, if a regime does not receive the support of gentry, even if its force is strong, it will definitely be evil in public opinion, and in people's hearts it is the role of a bad guy in the play.
Zhang Ning wrote a piece of paper: Local gentry.Ask Xu Wenjun to post it on the wall as a directory.
There is the simplest and most rude way to win over such people and be appointed as officials.
And they are officials who truly enter the ruling center of Xiangwang Group. If these people are powered and recognized, they will automatically protect the interests of the group, because this is also for their own interests.
Just like Wang Yu, he was originally appointed by the imperial court, but now his position is completely on the Xiangwang Group.
Those gentry officials who were famous and influential in the Shilin Society had huge connections, family relatives, classmates, friends, students, and even gentry who were accustomed to love were affected.
Of course, the official position is limited, so only a few people can be awarded official positions.
But it doesn't matter. As long as there is a faction among the gentry that supports their own position, then those with ulterior motives will make enemies if they want to hack themselves, and anyone who has some concerns will think twice before doing it.
The faction that surrendered to the country has the support of the government and the government in Huguang territory, and it is obvious that there is an absolute advantage to suppress other gentry.
The list of local gentry is temporarily vacant, and Zhang Ning needs to do some more things in the future to confirm the addition of the list; but after a little thought, he wrote two notes, Wang Yu and Liang Yan.
……
But of course, the forces of all parties are not just local gentry.
The gentry who are now lively and circling in the local area are all ministers after Yongle, nominally, Taizong, Renzong and current disciples of the Xuande Dynasty. In fact, there is a barrier that is difficult to eliminate from the rest of Jianwen.
There are too many old grudges in Jianwen's side. It is human nature to be emotionally difficult for Yu Chen to accept it, so he will definitely reject it.
If forced implementation, there will be great side effects.
Of course, the decision-making power is in the hands of Zhang Ning, but sometimes the ministers and domestic women have something in common: men in the Ming Dynasty were of course the head of the family at home, but there were also people who were strict with their wives or listened to women, because if the head of the family always acted arbitrary and ignored others, the atmosphere at home would be broken and domestic violence might even occur...
If it were a country and a world, if it were in a circle of power, that kind of person would be a tyrant and would easily be separated from his subjects.
How can we make Jianwen Yuchen agree with his ideas?
Jianwen Yuchen is not a single person, and everyone is wearing a pair of pants.
There are two major divisions: one is the Xiangwang Group and the other is the loyal minister of Jianwen.
These two types of people cannot be completely separated. For more than 20 years, the connection between these people was complicated, such as Zhou Mengxiong, was he a member of the Xiangwang Group or a loyal minister of Jianwen?
That's why Zhang Ning advised Yao Ji not to overstimulate Emperor Jianwen and to appease him.
Otherwise, some military soldiers in the Vermillion Bird Army would inevitably have any relatives and friends with those who were still on Emperor Jianwen's side, which would be very troublesome in the end.
Thinking of this, he drew a two-way arrow between Yuchen, Jianwen and local gentry on the outline of the file, meaning that they could check and balance each other.
If the power of local gentry became a climate within the Xiangwang Group, Zhang Ning could ask for a little bit to rely entirely on the situation of Yuchen Jianwen, so that they could not be afraid of mutual restraint.
Among the old forces of the Xiangwang Group, there are barely four people with different backgrounds and positions. Among them, Zhu Heng is an old minister of the Han Palace, and Wang Yu, Liang Yan, Xu Zixin and others are demoted, which is not the case. Although Zhu Heng is the leader of the aide, he is only powerful and his wings have not yet been formed.
Only the Yao family and Zhou Mengxiong family have the strongest strength.
Zhang Ning wanted to write down the names of the two families, but he felt it was too sensitive, afraid that if someone saw these notes, he would have unnecessary misunderstandings.
After thinking about it, I used the words Tao and Buddha instead. Anyway, I just need to understand it myself.
Buddha represents the Yao family because Monk Yao shaved his head; Taoism is naturally the Zhou family, of course, whether Zhou Mengxiong is a Taoist believer is unknown.
There were too many people on both sides in the Zhuque Army. Zhang Ning relied on the people under the Yao family to raise an army.
After Zhou Mengxiong became the commander of the Wuchang Camp, he absorbed a large number of people related to Jianwen Yuchen from all over the country. People like Changde, Changsha and other prefectures held military and political power.
After thinking about it, Zhang Ning felt that using the Six Ministry and Nine Ministers system is easier to accept, and it is the same as the current pattern of the court, which is in line with the mainstream and can appear more formal and solemn.
At present, the Hunan King regime is similar to the main force of military power, and military preparation is preferred, so the power of each temple minister is basically not military, and the weight is low; the ministers who follow Jianwen can be allowed to take up the position of Nine Ministers with status but no military power, and this can also win over the hearts of the people.
The Six Divisions are more important, and they are directly related to many key links such as personnel, military, money, grain, and equipment. They need to be arranged from various factions to achieve a balanced situation.
Zhang Ning felt a headache and took the Senate's roster file to compare with many notes on the wall for a long time. Some ideas should be recorded on the spot so that they would not forget them if they turned around.
In less than a day, more and more words were posted in the room.
Xu Wenjun came to brew tea. When Zhang Ning was drinking tea, he looked up and saw a book written by Ouyang Xiu on the bookshelf. He unconsciously remembered his "On the Fraternal Party", which probably had the argument that a gentleman was friendly but not a party.
Zhang Ning felt that Ouyang Xiu, a writer and politician, was somewhat idealistic. How could the world's cultivation reach the point of being a friend but not a party?
How can people not collude with each other for their common interests and positions?
The official office is just the central organization of the Zhuque Army and is a place of business. However, in Zhang Ning's daily study, there are several rooms such as a tea room for guests, a bedroom for rest, etc., which is actually a suite. The official office has a kitchen and a servile servant on duty. Even if you live here, you will have no worries about food and clothing, just like a hotel.
In his previous life, he knew that there was a kind of person who was a workaholic, who was probably devoted to work and was satisfied and happy in it; but Zhang Ning did not think that he was this kind of person. He did not forget to check the official business for a day, but just wanted peace of mind.
It’s like a person with ordinary intellectual qualifications studying in a top-level institution, so he has to go to class on time every day to finish his homework carefully in order to keep up with his classmates. He dare not slackewer at all. He does his best so that he will not regret it.
Maybe Zhang Ning was a genius in studying for the imperial examinations in the past, but now he is very self-aware and is not a real genius. For example, he was tricked by Yu Qian before in terms of strategy.
There were many talented people in the Ming Dynasty. He did not want to suddenly realize it when he suddenly failed one day because of slackness. The only way, in his opinion, to do everything well, you should spend time on it. That's what he did now...
Do your best, even if you fail to succeed in the end, there is nothing to regret. The plan depends on others and the heaven, so you feel at ease.
There are some cherry trees planted in the yard, which were planted by the former owner of this house.
The cherry blossoms are blooming these days, and the plain white flowers bloomed with gorgeous momentum overnight, which is really eye-catching. No wonder the people of Dongdao later regarded it as a national flower, which is indeed very beautiful.
However, it is said that the flowering period is very short and fleeting.
Zhang Ning put down his pen and was distracted for a moment. At this moment, a slim little girl walked in. It was Xu Wenjun.
He was wearing a round-necked blue cloth robe, with a bun on his head, and no hat. At this time, his dress was no longer like a second concubine in the royal palace.
Xu Wenjun was wearing a man's outfit and bowed to him and said, "Wenjun rushed over after receiving the summons from the prince."
While saluting, she looked along Zhang Ning's gaze and looked at the cherry blossoms outside the window.
Zhang Ning said: I want to do something here recently, but I don’t want the things here to be seen by others, and I also need an assistant. After thinking about it, I can only come to you.You will live here for a while after that, and the keys will be given to you, so you cannot let anyone come here.
yes.Xu Wenjun answered obediently.
Zhang Ning knocked the paper on the table with his finger: If the ink is dried, it will be pasted onto the wall, and the classification is marked on it.
Xu Wenjun didn't talk too much nonsense, so he came up and started helping.Zhang Ning mainly conceived one thing: how to expand the army in large quantities.
The source of troops in the past has reached its limit. The only development direction is to the young and strong people of the various prefectures under their rule, which is a huge source of war potential.
Due to many implications, Zhang Ning habitually wrote down his ideas and wrote the source of soldiers from each government on an outline paper; then it was divided into two things, one was in the name of Emperor Jianwen, and the other was who did it?
The second thing to be concluded is to establish six bureaucratic systems.
I want to use urban and rural soldiers, handicraftsmen, peddlers, urban people, self-cultivators and tenants from many places to do the tasks, but I need a perfect ruling machine and laws, and I must ensure that the machine can operate normally.
Therefore, the establishment of a bureaucratic system that Zhu Heng had long mentioned before was imitating the six ministries of the court, which was the only way to expand the power to break through bottlenecks so far.
In order for the good operation of this administrative machine and the small resistance, Zhang Ning felt that it should be absorbed by the bureaucratic gentry who were originally loyal to the Xuande Dynasty in Huguang territory. With their support, it would be quite convenient to do things.
Zhang Ning had many times with local officials and gentry in Yuezhou and Wuchang City, traveling to Yueyang Tower and Huanghe Tower, reciting poems and playing banquets.
He found a problem that had to be paid attention to: in this era, the idea of class struggle in the Majia Cultivation was without a market. On the contrary, the so-called exploited people believed most were local gentry, especially local scholars and scholars. They were both landlords but were very concerned about reputation and often did good things about building roads and bridges. It was rare for real gentry to ignore the decent and blatant things to be weak.
Therefore, if a regime does not receive the support of gentry, even if its force is strong, it will definitely be evil in public opinion, and in people's hearts it is the role of a bad guy in the play.
Zhang Ning wrote a piece of paper: Local gentry.Ask Xu Wenjun to post it on the wall as a directory.
There is the simplest and most rude way to win over such people and be appointed as officials.
And they are officials who truly enter the ruling center of Xiangwang Group. If these people are powered and recognized, they will automatically protect the interests of the group, because this is also for their own interests.
Just like Wang Yu, he was originally appointed by the imperial court, but now his position is completely on the Xiangwang Group.
Those gentry officials who were famous and influential in the Shilin Society had huge connections, family relatives, classmates, friends, students, and even gentry who were accustomed to love were affected.
Of course, the official position is limited, so only a few people can be awarded official positions.
But it doesn't matter. As long as there is a faction among the gentry that supports their own position, then those with ulterior motives will make enemies if they want to hack themselves, and anyone who has some concerns will think twice before doing it.
The faction that surrendered to the country has the support of the government and the government in Huguang territory, and it is obvious that there is an absolute advantage to suppress other gentry.
The list of local gentry is temporarily vacant, and Zhang Ning needs to do some more things in the future to confirm the addition of the list; but after a little thought, he wrote two notes, Wang Yu and Liang Yan.
……
But of course, the forces of all parties are not just local gentry.
The gentry who are now lively and circling in the local area are all ministers after Yongle, nominally, Taizong, Renzong and current disciples of the Xuande Dynasty. In fact, there is a barrier that is difficult to eliminate from the rest of Jianwen.
There are too many old grudges in Jianwen's side. It is human nature to be emotionally difficult for Yu Chen to accept it, so he will definitely reject it.
If forced implementation, there will be great side effects.
Of course, the decision-making power is in the hands of Zhang Ning, but sometimes the ministers and domestic women have something in common: men in the Ming Dynasty were of course the head of the family at home, but there were also people who were strict with their wives or listened to women, because if the head of the family always acted arbitrary and ignored others, the atmosphere at home would be broken and domestic violence might even occur...
If it were a country and a world, if it were in a circle of power, that kind of person would be a tyrant and would easily be separated from his subjects.
How can we make Jianwen Yuchen agree with his ideas?
Jianwen Yuchen is not a single person, and everyone is wearing a pair of pants.
There are two major divisions: one is the Xiangwang Group and the other is the loyal minister of Jianwen.
These two types of people cannot be completely separated. For more than 20 years, the connection between these people was complicated, such as Zhou Mengxiong, was he a member of the Xiangwang Group or a loyal minister of Jianwen?
That's why Zhang Ning advised Yao Ji not to overstimulate Emperor Jianwen and to appease him.
Otherwise, some military soldiers in the Vermillion Bird Army would inevitably have any relatives and friends with those who were still on Emperor Jianwen's side, which would be very troublesome in the end.
Thinking of this, he drew a two-way arrow between Yuchen, Jianwen and local gentry on the outline of the file, meaning that they could check and balance each other.
If the power of local gentry became a climate within the Xiangwang Group, Zhang Ning could ask for a little bit to rely entirely on the situation of Yuchen Jianwen, so that they could not be afraid of mutual restraint.
Among the old forces of the Xiangwang Group, there are barely four people with different backgrounds and positions. Among them, Zhu Heng is an old minister of the Han Palace, and Wang Yu, Liang Yan, Xu Zixin and others are demoted, which is not the case. Although Zhu Heng is the leader of the aide, he is only powerful and his wings have not yet been formed.
Only the Yao family and Zhou Mengxiong family have the strongest strength.
Zhang Ning wanted to write down the names of the two families, but he felt it was too sensitive, afraid that if someone saw these notes, he would have unnecessary misunderstandings.
After thinking about it, I used the words Tao and Buddha instead. Anyway, I just need to understand it myself.
Buddha represents the Yao family because Monk Yao shaved his head; Taoism is naturally the Zhou family, of course, whether Zhou Mengxiong is a Taoist believer is unknown.
There were too many people on both sides in the Zhuque Army. Zhang Ning relied on the people under the Yao family to raise an army.
After Zhou Mengxiong became the commander of the Wuchang Camp, he absorbed a large number of people related to Jianwen Yuchen from all over the country. People like Changde, Changsha and other prefectures held military and political power.
After thinking about it, Zhang Ning felt that using the Six Ministry and Nine Ministers system is easier to accept, and it is the same as the current pattern of the court, which is in line with the mainstream and can appear more formal and solemn.
At present, the Hunan King regime is similar to the main force of military power, and military preparation is preferred, so the power of each temple minister is basically not military, and the weight is low; the ministers who follow Jianwen can be allowed to take up the position of Nine Ministers with status but no military power, and this can also win over the hearts of the people.
The Six Divisions are more important, and they are directly related to many key links such as personnel, military, money, grain, and equipment. They need to be arranged from various factions to achieve a balanced situation.
Zhang Ning felt a headache and took the Senate's roster file to compare with many notes on the wall for a long time. Some ideas should be recorded on the spot so that they would not forget them if they turned around.
In less than a day, more and more words were posted in the room.
Xu Wenjun came to brew tea. When Zhang Ning was drinking tea, he looked up and saw a book written by Ouyang Xiu on the bookshelf. He unconsciously remembered his "On the Fraternal Party", which probably had the argument that a gentleman was friendly but not a party.
Zhang Ning felt that Ouyang Xiu, a writer and politician, was somewhat idealistic. How could the world's cultivation reach the point of being a friend but not a party?
How can people not collude with each other for their common interests and positions?
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