Chapter 415 'Good intentions'
As an emperor, he understands some things, but if such a huge organization is allowed to exist, he will feel uneasy! Ji Song suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, said sorry to everyone, and then walked out of the pavilion and said to Zheng Li outside: "Go to my bedroom and bring that document!"
"What on earth are you selling? And you're doing it in such a mysterious way!"
As soon as Ji Song came back, he heard Li Shimin say.
He didn't answer, he just invited everyone to drink! Zheng Li came after a while, holding a thick stack of paper in his hand!
"Master Hou, do you think this is it?" He handed it to Ji Song!
Ji Song flipped through it, nodded and said, "Yes, that's it. You go down first, remember, stay away!"
"Yes, Lord Hou!"
"Your Majesty, please take a look at this first!" He handed the manuscript in his hand to Li Shimin and said! "This is……"
Looking at the thick paper in his hand, he estimated that there must be as many as a hundred! Because it hasn’t been bound yet, it’s inconvenient to stand up to read it, so just sit down!
""Sinong Temple Split of Powers" What are you..."
Li Shimin looked at Ji Song in shock. He never thought that Ji Song would write this.
You must know that Sinong Temple was established by him. Who wants Sinong Temple to grow the most, it is Ji Song! But today he wants to dismantle the institution he built with his own hands. This is destroying his own hard work! "Any force needs checks and balances. A force without checks and balances will eventually hurt others and yourself. Since everyone doesn't trust it, and even knows its benefits but has to limit it, it's better to split it up. Once and for all!"
"You really are..."
Li Shimin didn't know what to say, and then he focused on the manuscript. He wanted to see how Ji Song split it! The splitting up of an organization is not just a matter of words. The important thing is that it can continue its functions after the split, rather than destroy it! After Li Shimin finished reading a chapter, he put it on the stone table, and others started to read it too!
In the end, Lao Fang was the first to grab it with his quick hands and eyes, and the others could only look at him helplessly! Poor Ma Zhou can only watch it last, who is the least qualified among the people here! With the turning, everyone was completely submerged until an hour later!
Ji Song originally established the Nine Divisions based on needs.
They are: Land Department, Warehousing Department, Transshipment Department, Craftsman Department, Examination Department, Inspection Department, Foreign Affairs Department, Internal Affairs Department and finally the Finance Department.
Now according to Ji Song's arrangement, the Warehousing Department, the Examination Department, the Inspection Department and the most important Finance Department are split from Sinong Temple!
Among them, the Warehousing Department and the Transshipment Department were merged into the Warehousing and Transshipment Department, and their duties were changed to cargo storage and transshipment! The Merit Evaluation Department and the Inspection Department were merged into the Supervision Department, and performance evaluation and promotion of transferred officials were implemented! The Finance Department also established an independent department that was only responsible for the three provinces and the emperor!
As a result, the transfer department with the largest number of people was separated, which greatly cut off the tentacles of Sinong Temple! The Finance Department was also separated, which further restricted the internal system of Sinong Temple officials!
The establishment of the Supervision Department put the lifeblood of officials into the hands of the three provinces and the emperor! Everyone understands that if it is split as mentioned above, then Sinong Temple will be a department with better remuneration, and the powers in its hands will be greatly reduced!
Although it will reduce the official's enthusiasm, it ensures that he can continue to work freely! "Please transfer the Finance Department to the Household Department!" Before anyone could say anything, the old fox Fang Xuanling had already jumped out.
He has been jealous of the Finance Department of Sinong Temple for a long time, but Ji Song was the head of the family before, and he has no ability to take food from this kid.
Later, it was obvious that Sinong Temple was valued by the emperor, and he even used the method of killing a thousand enemies and damaging himself eight hundred to capture Sinong Temple, but he also had no chance! Unexpectedly, Ji Song, the founder, wanted to split up Sinong Temple and divest its finances.
If he couldn't seize such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, his job as prime minister of the Tang Dynasty would have been in vain! Wei Zheng and others did not say anything. Anyway, no matter what, it would not fall into their hands, and it would be in vain! Another reason is that with the split of Sinong Temple, the emperor's wariness of Sinong Temple has been greatly reduced, which allows the long-stalled land issue to be expanded! Once the whole country is completely unified, it is not difficult to imagine what a huge source of wealth this will be!
An organization without financial power or the power to appoint officials, no matter how large it is, will not cause much hidden danger! Li Shimin walked back and forth, but he didn't think clearly about whether the Finance Department should be transferred to the Household Department! Once it is assigned to the Ministry of Household Affairs, the powers of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the future will be too great.
Moreover, the functions of the Ministry of Revenue and Sinong Temple have great overlap.
Once there is a dispute between the two departments, the Household Department, which holds the financial resources of Sinong Temple, will definitely make Sinong Temple suffer a lot! This is inconsistent with his original intention of dividing the household department!
"I won't talk about this in advance. There are some things that I haven't thought about clearly yet. We will discuss it after a while!" Li Shimin said.
Then, regardless of Lao Fang's disappointed eyes, he said to Ma Zhou: "Go down and submit the resumes of the officials in each department, as well as their respective abilities and backgrounds. You can tell me everything!"
"You are not allowed to say a word of what I said today!" Finally, he warned with some worry!
"Your Majesty, don't worry!" Ma Zhou said quickly!
Finally, Li Shimin looked deeply at Ji Song, turned around and left!
Soon, only Ji Song and Ma Zhou were left in the pavilion! Ji Song is drinking tea. If you look carefully, you will find that his eyes are unfocused, as if he is thinking about something! Ma Zhou didn't react from the shock just now.
A huge imperial department was split up just like this in the laughter of a few people!
But as the person involved, I have no room to intervene! "What on earth is this kid thinking? Can he really watch the Sinong Temple he built with his own hands be dismantled?"
Fang Xuanling still couldn't believe it when she walked out of the gate of Hou Mansion!
Although it is beneficial to the household department under his jurisdiction, it does not make him very happy!
Now that I am in my current position, I no longer look at problems from a certain point, but focus on the overall situation.
But I also understand that there are no saints in this world, and no one is selfless! Ji Song did this, but he couldn't see where his starting point was for a moment. Why did he do this?What's in it for him? "Because he can completely break away from the shackles of the court!"
Li Shimin's eyes were complicated. He didn't expect this guy to be so courageous. He just split it up without any hesitation! In order to split it up as soon as possible, he even made the plan himself, which is really 'well-intentioned'!
(End of this chapter)