The task of attacking Nanzhili is imminent, this time stability is inevitable, but the stability that Su Tiancheng considers includes long-term stability and short-term stability, if you want to maintain short-term stability, then the best way is to maintain the status quo, and then attack Nanzhili, after taking Nanzhili, according to the previous model of changing the dynasty, unify the Central Plains.

But Su Tiancheng doesn't see it that way, it's like a person needs to form a good habit, Su Tiancheng, who has crossed through, knows the importance of the system very well, he must let many officials form a good habit, to adapt to the mode of managing people with the system and managing things with the system, and to form a set of good models.

Su Tiancheng will not be harsh on officials, he also knows that many officials who can enter the government to be officials are not simple in themselves, many years of hard study, invested a lot of time and energy, it is indeed more reasonable than the common people, and more importantly, there are many illiterates in this era, but it is not the scene of school popularization after hundreds of years, and the quality of the common people is generally not up, so the privileges of the official class still exist, which cannot be denied, but what kind of way the privileges are expressed, then it needs to be carefully considered, in the final analysis, Su Tiancheng chose a high salary.

On the one hand, he greatly increased the treatment of officials, and on the other hand, he set strict demands on officials, and resolutely could not spare those officials who were muddy all day long and had the common people in a daze.

Although it is said that the number of officials at all levels is small, it can never be compared with a few hundred years later, for example, in a county, the total number of officials will not exceed 100, and the number of officials with rank and rank is only three or five. However, the economic conditions of this era cannot be compared with those of a few hundred years later, although Su Tiancheng tried his best to develop commerce and trade, but the Central Plains is still a typical agricultural economy, accustomed to self-sufficiency. If it is not able to vigorously develop commerce and trade, the central government will not be able to maintain the income of officials.

Shandong is a very successful model, but the situation in Shandong, Fujian and Zhejiang can not be copied, including many places in Daming, are not copied, this is because the wharf in Dengzhou, Shandong is the only legal overseas trade market in Daming, which prompts Su Tiancheng to exhaust all methods. On the one hand, the intensity of trade development was intensified, and on the other hand, after the unification of the Central Plains, the opening began to expand to meet the increasing demand.

This is the path Su Tiancheng chose.

Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, Qu Qingze and others discussed the method of attacking Nanzhili, and Zhu Xianxuan, Yang Sichang, Lu Shanji, Zhang Pu and others discussed how to improve the quality of officials and strictly require officials. As for Su Tiancheng, he is already thinking about another important issue. That's the question of oversight.

Although the system is clear, there is a lack of supervision, everything is just a formality, and the corrupt people are still corrupt, and the people are still fished and fleshed, but supervision has always been the most difficult matter. Everyone knows this, in this era, Su Tiancheng and everyone talk about the difference between the rule of man and the legal system, which is undoubtedly playing the piano to the cow.

Therefore, it is very important to be in charge of supervision matters, that is, the imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The Imperial Court of the Ming Dynasty. On the surface, it is to supervise officials, in fact, it has long since changed its taste, the left and right imperial envoys and deputy imperial envoys are only in name, basically do other things, the real responsibility is the imperial envoy of the capital, but unfortunately the left and right envoys of the Imperial Procuratorate, but the officials of the four products, the power can not be so great, and the Imperial Procuratorate is responsible for supervision, impeachment and recommendations, etc., at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the main responsibility of the Imperial Procuratorate is to participate in the party struggle, for the officials to dump each other, in addition to doing it against the emperor, The matter of supervising officials has long been forgotten.

Su Tiancheng's inner Metropolitan Procuratorate is completely different from the previous one, the Metropolitan Procuratorate must be set up separately, and the status of the six high-ranking departments, has the power to directly supervise the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is solely responsible for supervising, impeaching and disposing of officials, and is no longer responsible for the duty of making recommendations to the imperial court, more important things, Su Tiancheng will give the Metropolitan Procuratorate the power to directly investigate and deal with officials, except for officials above the third grade, the emperor and the cabinet need to collectively discuss and make a decision, officials below the third grade, the Metropolitan Procuratorate after finding out the facts, In accordance with the relevant regulations, it is processed directly.

In this way, the power of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is very great, which makes the Imperial Envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate very important.

The officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate must be elite soldiers and strong generals, must have a strong style, or the old saying, striking iron must be hard, once they are involved in corruption, do not think about investigating and punishing others, eat people's soft mouths, take people's soft hands, with the development of the commercial economy, the temptation will be more and more, corruption will definitely appear, the Metropolitan Procuratorate maintains a high-pressure situation, large-scale investigation and punishment, can always curb corruption.

Su Tiancheng's favorite candidates for the imperial envoys of the left and right capitals of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are Fan Jingwen and Xu Eryi.

Governor's Yamen Wing.

Fan Jingwen and Xu Er were both in the wing, and their attitudes were a lot more respectful, which was also because they knew very well that Su Tiancheng on the other side would become the emperor after a short time, and they had to be respectful.

In fact, everyone's attitude has changed, including Zhu Xianxuan, which Su Tiancheng knows very well.

"Lord Fan, Lord Xu, I am thinking of asking the two of you to deign to preside over the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Fan Jingwen and Xu Eryi were both stunned for a moment, obviously they didn't expect that to be honest, the status of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not as good as the six ministries, let alone entering the cabinet, if they become the secretary of the ministry, the household department or the Ministry of Rites, it is possible to enter the cabinet, but it is completely impossible for the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Fan Jingwen came to the imperial court cabinet scholar, came to Su Tiancheng's side, and arranged to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it seems that there is some lowering of the status, as for Xu Eryi, he must also want to be able to shoulder heavy responsibilities.

The two didn't answer for a while, and Su Tiancheng spoke with a smile.

"The soon-to-be-established Metropolitan Procuratorate is completely different from the Imperial Procuratorate, whose main responsibilities are to supervise, impeach, and dispose of officials, and are not responsible for making recommendations to the Imperial Court.

Fan Jingwen and Xu Eryi's faces changed again, and they faintly heard something.

"The status of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is higher than that of the Six Ministries, between the Cabinet and the Six Ministries, this point I have asked King Jin and Lord Yang and others to discuss, come up with new regulations, as for the responsibilities of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it is even more important, focusing on investigating and punishing officials, that is to say, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has a separate power to directly investigate and deal with the dereliction of duty and corruption of officials, once the verification is implemented, under the condition that the facts are clear, you can directly deal with the officials of the three grades."

"Lord Fan and Lord Xu are knowledgeable, I am particularly important to the integrity of officials, and whether they are doing things for the people, no matter who it is, if you want to be an official, you must first have a correct understanding, you must do things for the people, the court guarantees your money, guarantees that you live a good life without food and clothing, and guarantees your status, but you must do things for the people, you must do things for the court in a down-to-earth manner, otherwise you don't want to be an official."

"How to ensure the integrity of officials, to ensure that they do things for the people, just based on words will not work, there is no system constraints, there is no strong yamen to investigate, it will definitely have no effect, the corruption and dereliction of duty of officials have existed for thousands of years, and the trend is getting more and more intense, for what can not be prohibited, in my opinion, it is because of the lack of system, the certainty of supervision, and the lack of punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate must be responsible."

"I have given the Metropolitan Procuratorate clear responsibilities, and can directly investigate and punish the officials of the six ministries and various places, even including officials such as the six ministers and governors, and even the cabinet scholars, once anyone violates the system, they must be resolutely investigated and punished, no matter what his identity is, so the status of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is higher than that of the six ministries."

"In addition, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is directly responsible to me, not under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet, and all the problems of officials above the third rank will be reported directly to me, and the final cabinet will discuss and deal with the opinions, as for the officials below the third grade, the Metropolitan Procuratorate's handling opinions are the final opinions, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not subject to the control of any yamen, and can directly investigate and deal with any problems."

"I say this, Lord Fan and Lord Xu should understand what the responsibilities of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are, and there is a problem involved, if the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are also corrupt and derelict in their duties, it will be a big problem, for example, if we drink water, some people poison in the flowing river water, there will not be many people who suffer, and these poisons can be removed through flowing water, but if the source is poisoned, then there will be a huge problem, so the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, if there is a problem of corruption, it will be dealt with more strictly, Knowing the law and breaking the law must not be spared. ”

"Investigating and dealing with the dereliction of duty and corruption of officials will certainly cause a lot of shocks, and may even establish a part of the opposition and affect the stability of some places, but such things must be done, otherwise we will not be able to make our dynasty prosperous, and this is the pain we must go through."

"Lord Fan and Lord Xu have always been known for their honesty and uprightness, so I consider inviting the two adults to preside over the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the two adults should also understand that after entering the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it is impossible to have such a harmonious relationship with the rest of the officials, people are afraid of you, I hope the two adults will seriously consider it, if they are willing to enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate, then I will make it clear, as for the officials needed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the two adults can choose at will, I will definitely be satisfied."

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, in just a minute, Fan Jingwen and Xu Eryi stood up and saluted Su Tiancheng.

Fan Jingwen spoke.

"His Royal Highness King De, the ministers will accept their duties and will never live up to His Highness's expectations."

Xu Eryi didn't speak, Fan Jingwen's words represented what he meant.

Su Tiancheng nodded.

"Well, the specific duties and requirements, it is hard for Lord Fan and Lord Xu to worry about, for example, the handling of official corruption, embezzling a hundred taels of silver, and embezzling a thousand taels of silver, the disposal must be different, these specific things, please worry about the two adults." (To be continued......)