Why do Ming officials respect their ministers?

From the day he entered the officialdom, he would continue to study and systematically learn the way to govern the country and secure the country, and he participated in military affairs earlier.

A cichen is a moral example for the world's scholars, and the previous examinations are usually held by the lord of the cichen, and the presiding officer naturally becomes the mentor of the current new science and technology scholars, so as to obtain an incomparable political resource.

Although Guo Pu is a scholar of the ministry, he has received the grace of the saint, and he is already on Wu Mountain. It's just that when it comes to personal prestige and qualifications, it's still at a disadvantage.

The most important thing is that Wu Shan successfully presided over an examination as early as four years ago as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and accepted the new science and technology jinshi of that session under his command, while he had to rank behind the cabinet minister Yuan Wei, and he would not have the opportunity to preside over the examination until at least six years later.

Compared with Wu Shan, Wu Shan is too far behind at this point.

In addition, Wu Shan also has a protégé and son-in-law who is so calculating and has lived in Shuntian Mansion Yin, and he really can't underestimate this same year when his temperament is too upright.

"Sit down!" Wu Shan was not the slightest surprise that the protégés chose to leave, and raised his hand and said lightly to Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran nodded lightly towards Guo Pu, who cast his gaze, and then bowed to Wu Shan and sat down solemnly.

He is now the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, and at the moment when Wu Shan pulled him down, he naturally did not recommend his son-in-law to Guo Pu. The reason why I am invited to sit here now is more because of Wu Shan's trust and recognition.

Whether it is his potential or his relationship with Wu Shan's son-in-law, he is already an inheritor of Wu Shan's political resources.

After Wu Shan let Lin Haoran sit down, he looked at Guo Pu and asked, "Husband, what is the good plan for your luck?" ”

Lin Haoran reacted at this time, and dared to love Wu Shan because he was about to become the secretary of the household department, so he was asking Guo Pu for advice. From this point of view, the relationship between the two is quite good.

Guo Pu followed Wu Shan a little similarly, especially when talking about business, the whole person seemed extremely devoted, and immediately gave a categorical affirmative answer: "Yes!" ”

Wu Shan and Lin Haoran cast inquiring glances and raised their ears to listen.

Guo Pu took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and immediately said eloquently: "One said: The New Year's luck and grain are not major disasters, and they must not be lightly discussed; The second said: In addition to the usual interrogation, those who owe grain transportation must also be strictly pursued; Three said: The grain ship is floating, and it must be supervised to make up for it, and the gang will pay for the grain with silver, and it is not allowed to encroach on the fee from the official flag and pseudonym. If you can do these three things, you can get rid of the harm! ”

In the end, he looked at Wu Shan sincerely, and his eyes obviously revealed a trace of expectation.

Compared with the officials of the Six Ministries who chased fame and fortune, or the officials of Kedao who were good at talking and kung fu in order to fight for the top, the ministers were more "pragmatic" and wanted to display their political ambitions.

Guo Pu may have seen the disadvantages of Cao Yun for a long time, but he is only a secretary of the ministry so far, and he can't implement this idea at all. At present, Wu Shan is about to become the head of the household department, and he does not want to use Wu Shan's hand to realize his political ideas.

Lin Haoran was like a bystander, watching all this in his eyes, but he didn't express any opinions.

Shuntianfu is not a grain producing area, but with the grand long-cherished wish of the Ming Chengzu to "guard the country by the Son of Heaven", a new Ducheng was built in this desolate land, and the imperial palace and the central yamen were moved here.

In order to meet the food needs of millions of people in the capital, as well as the military food needs of the border army, and the storage of grain for the imperial court, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal became the most important grain transportation route in the Ming Dynasty.

Every year, the imperial court collected millions of stone grains from the six provinces of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang, Henan, and Shandong, and these grains supported the stability and prosperity of the capital.

It's just that this lifeline of the Ming Dynasty has already bred a large number of maggots. In order to smoothly transport these millions of grains to the capital, the annual cost of investing in the construction and maintenance of the Grand Canal in the capital is actually as high as eighty percent.

Such a huge amount of transportation expenses are naturally criticized by everyone, but this situation has not been cured, and even the cost is rising every year.

The governance measures proposed by Guo Pu are aimed at the three phenomena of "false declaration", "arrears" and "fraudulent ship compensation", which is naturally not a cure, but it is indeed effective in reducing transportation costs.

Wu Shan thought about Guo Pu's suggestion, and faced Guo Pu's hopeful gaze, but looked at Guo Pu and replied: "Qianfu, what do you think of the current Cao Yun Capital Yushi Hu Zhi?" Can it be reused? ”

The so-called imperial history of Caoyun, that is, the imperial history of the governor Caoyun and the governor of Fengyang and other places, is not only responsible for the transportation of grain, but also has the right to manage the locality. Yan Song's brother-in-law, Ouyang Bijin, has held this position, and his power is not small.

The current Caoyun Imperial History Hu Zhi hangs the right deputy capital imperial history title of Zheng Sanpin, a person from Nanchang, Jiangxi, is the township party of Jiangxi, and his body is deeply marked by the chromium of the strict party.

"Overwhelmed! But ......" Guo Pu shook his head with a wry smile, but his words stopped abruptly.

In the eyes of the officials of this era, if the problem of the rule of officials can be solved, then all the problems will be solved, and even the great rule of the world during the Zhou Dynasty will be restored.

At present, if you want to solve the problem of Caoyun, you should naturally start with the imperial history of Caoyun and arrange a shrewd and capable Qingliu to take the position, rather than Hu Zhi, a "corrupt official".

When Guo Pu put forward the political idea of rectifying the Cao Yun, Wu Shan also raised expectations, hoping that Guo Pu could transfer Hu Zhi and replace him with an upright official, so as to drastically solve the various shortcomings of the Cao Yun.

"I can propose these three strategies to the imperial court, but Wu Zhi is still the imperial history of Caoyun, and the disadvantages of Caoyun cannot be eliminated!" Wu Shan looked up at Guo Pu and said seriously.

These governance measures are of course good, but Cao Yun Du Yushi does not implement them, or this kind of decision is contrary to the yang and yin, so no matter how good the governance policy is, it will not help.

The biggest problem at the moment is that the imperial court still removes mediocre or treacherous ministers and replaces them with real capable officials, so that the disadvantages of bad luck can be removed.

Guo Pu picked up the teacup, but shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Brother Jing, although I am the secretary of the ministry, but now I want to replace Wu Zhi rashly, but I still can't do it!" ”

"I know!" Wu Shan nodded lightly, his eyes revealing a hint of disappointment.

Lin Haoran silently drank the tea in his hand, looking at the conversation and expressions of the two court bigwigs, but the whole person slowly fell into contemplation.