Other than the morning court session, the Great Zhou's court session was also held.
There was also the Emperor's order to gather all the officials for a court meeting.
Ji Hao had only been emperor for less than a year.
The number of court meetings had reached nearly sixty-two!
Every three to five days, there would be a court meeting.
Among the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
He was considered very diligent.
In the history of the Great Zhou, there had been a cabinet system for more than 200 years.
The emperor was too busy with government affairs.
He was also afraid that he would ignore the government and be controlled by the prime minister.
Therefore, the prime minister was abolished and the cabinet replaced the prime minister's functions, jointly managing the six departments.
In those two hundred years.
There was even an absurd emperor in the Great Zhou.
He reigned for 30 years.
He has never been to court.
However, even so.
There wasn't a single powerful official who could control the government.
There were at least three or four people in the cabinet, and at most seven or eight.
The cabinet system replaced the prime minister's functions.
It was equivalent to weakening the power of the powerful officials.
There was another important reason.
That was, the emperor did not go to court and supported the eunuchs and the cabinet to balance power!
Eunuchs had no roots.
No matter how powerful they were, they could only rely on the imperial power.
There was no emperor.
Eunuchs were nothing.
However, in the history of Great Zhou, an emperor was born, and his year name was Chongzhen.
After Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne.
He killed eunuchs and cut off his left and right arms.
As a result, no one was available.
The cabinet ministers were loyal to the imperial power.
However, the cabinet ministers controlled the government and made the imperial power powerless.
It caused the people to be filled with resentment and all over the world to rise up.
It almost caused a disaster.
However, the cabinet system was abolished by the Great Zhou after Emperor Chongzhen.
Reactivate the Prime Minister system!
However, the prime minister could not make any decisions.
Although he was the leader of the civil and military officials!
But in reality, it was greatly weakened.
The prime minister of the Great Zhou became the emperor's liaison.
Moreover, the Emperor often met with a certain official alone.
The imperial power supported the eunuchs and kept the prime minister in check.
In this way.
It was already extremely difficult to produce a prime minister who could control the government!
However, whether it was the eunuchs or the civil and military officials.
Regardless of whether they were born in a poor family, a wealthy family, or a noble family.
Once they had power.
He became greedy.
Ji Hao knew that too.
Some corrupt officials were not really greedy.
It was because he could not help but be greedy.
Regarding the issue of corruption, the measures he had taken had always been to kill as a warning to others.
However, Ji Hao found out something.
Even though he had killed a batch of them, there would still be people who were corrupt and took bribes among the newly promoted officials.
What method could he use to put an end to corruption and bribery?
Ji Hao couldn't think of a cure yet.
Li Si had once proposed a method of raising honesty with a high salary.
If the salary of an official was high, then the greedy thoughts would decrease.
However…
However, this plan was rejected by Ji Hao on the spot.
The salary that the Imperial Court gave these officials was already very high.
Moreover, many of the officials who were punished for corruption and bribery were from wealthy families!
They were not short of money.
However…
He still couldn't stop his greed.
Therefore…
In Ji Hao's eyes, a high salary was nothing more than deceiving himself.
It was not as good as what Shangguan Wan 'er had said.
Let these corrupt officials be.
When he was fattened up, he would kill a pig!
The dirty silver seized would be put into the national treasury!
When the commoners saw the Emperor killing a corrupt official, they would definitely clap their hands and praise him.
Hearing Shangguan Wan 'er's words, Ji Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
It was a good plan.
However, he had already planned to use a group of officials who were honest, loved the people, and were not afraid of power!
On a list on the table.
He had already circled a few names.
Bao Zheng, Hai Rui, Di Renjie, Wei Zheng, Huang Ba, Xu Yougong, Zhao Guanghan, Kuang Zhong, Yu Chenglong…
These people.
Now, they were all officials in the Great Zhou!
However, because he was honest and loved the people, he was not afraid of power and was ostracized.
Now, Ji Hao was reorganizing the government.
He killed many corrupt people!
There were many empty seats. Firstly, they could not find a suitable candidate.
Let's use this group of people.
However…
Except for Di Renjie and Bao Zheng, Ji Hao stayed in Chang 'an.
The rest were sent to various places.
Judge.
Or the magistrate.
He didn't want to be in court.
Wei Zheng and Hai Rui each had a coffin ready and were ready to go to court to remonstrate!
Killing them would make them look like tyrants!
If he didn't kill them, his ears wouldn't be peaceful all day long.
It's better to send him to the local area.
One imperial edict after another left the Imperial City!
The people on the list drank their sorrows all day long.
They all thought that they were Feng Tang and Li Guang, who had been written into the teaching materials by the emperor.
It is easy for Feng Tang to be old, but it is difficult for Li Guang to be granted.
They all lamented that their talents were not recognized and could not be put in an important position.
The imperial edict had arrived!
"The imperial edict has arrived. Bao Zheng, kneel down and receive the imperial edict!”
…
"The imperial edict has arrived. Di Renjie, kneel down and receive it!”
…
"The imperial edict has arrived. Hai Rui, kneel down and receive it!”
……
These officials, who were usually ostracized and thought that they were unappreciated, were employed by Ji Hao!
Bao Zheng was appointed as the judge of Chang 'an City.
Di Renjie was appointed Minister of Justice.
Hai Rui was appointed Jiangzhou Prefecture Magistrate.
……
In the morning court.
Ji Hao held the Heaven-cleaving Sword in his hand, looked down at all the officials, and flew into a rage in the imperial court!
Denounce corrupt people for ruining the country!
They even killed a batch and locked up a batch in the imperial court!
As a result, the number of people implicated reached tens of thousands!
Although they were just some small officials!
Can be thousands of miles of embankment, destroyed ant nest.
All the officials were terrified and broke out in cold sweat. They were so scared that they were trembling!
Ji Hao knew that this could only cure the symptoms, but not the root!
However, the national treasury received 40 million taels of dirty silver!
It was equivalent to eight years of income from the national treasury before he ascended the throne.
Only with silver could he make a difference.
If the emperor didn't have money, even a wise emperor couldn't make bricks without rice.
"Where is Bao Zheng?"
"This subject, Bao Zheng, pays his respects to the Emperor!"
"I will give you a plaque with the words 'Bright Mirror Hanging High Above' written on it. I'll also give you a pair of dog-headed guillotine, which can be used to cut down local tyrants, evil gentry, tyrants and scoundrels. I'll also give you a set of tiger head guillotine, which can be used to kill corrupt officials and treacherous officials who harm the country. I'll also give you a set of Dragon Head Chopper, which can be used to chop the relatives of the imperial family and the descendants of the phoenix! This is the Three Choppers of the Blue Sky!"
Bao Zheng's face was full of excitement. He knelt on the ground and said in a clear voice,"This subject has received the imperial edict to thank you. I will not let down Your Majesty's trust!”
All the officials were shocked, and the court was silent.
At this moment, Li Si stepped out from the officials and cupped his hands.""Old minister, I have something to report!"
"Yes."
" The construction of schools and the implementation of the three-year compulsory education has been very successful in Chang 'an. I believe that it can be extended to the rest of the world. Xixia, the Turks, and Dongying are already part of the Great Zhou Empire and should be extended as well.”
"Yes, Xixia, the Turks, and Dongying are already part of the Great Zhou Empire, but their customs and language are still different from the Great Zhou Empire. I will follow the example of Emperor Shengwu Ba and expand our territory. We will let the books and carriages share the same language and unify the weights and measures.”
"This old minister obeys the decree!"
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