Zhu Yijun's trip to Jiangnan this time, in addition to establishing his authority, was basically to solve trivial matters and speed up the implementation of some government decrees.
Compared to the north of the Yangtze River, the implementation of government decrees in the south of the Yangtze River was much worse. Zhu Yijun knew this very well, but this was a slow and meticulous work. It was not a quick thing.
Now listening to Wang An's words, Zhu Yijun had some ideas. He must establish his authority, or else he would not be able to do it.
Of course, more of the assessment was from the officials. It seemed that he had to do a good job.
Wang An saw that Zhu Yijun was meditating, so he stopped and did not continue to speak. After a while, he saw Zhu Yijun nod to himself. Wang An then continued to say, "In general, there are not many major events in Jiangnan, but there are many small things. When they come together, they become major events."
"Is there a lack of a strong person to deal with it?" Ge Dan naturally heard the meaning in Wang An's words and said with a smile.
In fact, Nanjing had six ministries, but they were basically not put in an important position. Most of them were places to spend their retirement. Under such circumstances, the officials in Nanjing were lazy and serious.
The officialdom was overstaffed. Everyone talked more about romance than politics. Everyone spent far more time writing poems, drinking wine, and painting than spending time on official business.
Many of the officials in Nanjing were of very high rank and were very old. Most of the time, the documents from Beijing were not taken seriously by them. Anyway, I am already like this, what can you do to me? These people were the main reason for the atmosphere in Nanjing's officialdom. Zhu Yijun wanted to abolish Nanjing more than once.
Of course, abolishing it was a one-size-fits-all approach. It was not possible to do this. Zhu Yijun was also very clear about this.
The official atmosphere in Nanjing must be changed. The old and the weak must be eliminated. At the same time, the officials of the six ministries in Nanjing must have a way to rise. For example, if they wanted to enter the cabinet or the six ministries, they must make achievements in Nanjing.
In addition, through the strict assessment, Nanjing was not a place for retirement.
If you wanted to express your love for mountains and rivers, if you wanted to write poems and songs, then don't be an official. These were the purposes of Zhu Yijun's coming to Nanjing.
For this reason, Zhu Yijun even planned to stay in Nanjing for a while to rectify the atmosphere here.
Looking at Wang An, Zhu Yijun slowly opened his eyes and said, "Alright, this Emperor understands. This Emperor will send someone to handle this matter. When the time comes, you must cooperate well!" Finished speaking, Zhu Yijun waved his hand, signaling Wang An to leave.
Nanjing must be renovated, and there was no room for discussion. Zhu Yijun also found an opening, which was to start from the Qinhuai River.
Although he didn't know how many people were standing behind Qinhuaihe, Zhu Yijun was sure that the person behind Qinhuaihe was definitely a big shot among big shots.
"Wei Dynasty, go find Li Biao for me!" Zhu Yijun looked at Wei Dynasty and ordered.
Since the Imperial Bodyguard was split up by Zhu Yijun, their main responsibility was shifted to the direction of the military police. Zhu Yijun also carried out a purge of the Imperial Bodyguard and abolished the favor to be an official.
Favor to study, such as entering the Royal Martial Arts Lecture Hall, but favor to be an official was absolutely not allowed.
If you can't graduate from school, then you can't be an official, no matter whose son you are.
Of course, the system was a good system, but to what extent it could be implemented, Zhu Yijun didn't know.
There were a lot of cases of spending money to buy a famous school in the future, not to mention how powerful the Honours of this era were. In addition to strict precautions, Zhu Yijun couldn't think of any good methods for the time being.
No matter what system, there would always be people who wanted to take a shortcut. The problem was that some people could take it.
Soon, Li Biao arrived. After seeing Zhu Yijun, Li Biao immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"
Glancing at Li Biao, Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "The Imperial Bodyguard hasn't had much to do these past few years, but you've been idle. It's my fault.
This time, I didn't ask you to come for anything big, but I have something for you to do! "
After hearing Zhu Yijun's words, Li Biao didn't respond. He just listened quietly, waiting for Zhu Yijun to assign tasks to him.
"Go and investigate the Qinhuai River. I want to know how the abolition of slaves in the Qinhuai River is going. Investigate the human traffickers and the forced prostitution."
Zhu Yijun looked at Li Biao and said, "I will ask the inner court to cooperate with you. No matter who is involved, investigate to the end, understand?"
Although Zhu Yijun's tone was very light, Li Biao could hear the murderous intent in it.
In fact, Zhu Yijun also knew that as long as a red-light district like the Qinhuai River existed, some things would be difficult to avoid, especially in this era.
Even if he took action, he was afraid that it would return to its original state after a few years.
Maintaining a long-term high-pressure situation had become something that had to be done.
As the emperor, he couldn't always stay in Nanjing, so the officials in Nanjing had to be strictly controlled.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I know what to do!" Li Biao said respectfully, and the expression on his face didn't change.
This matter might be a hot potato in the eyes of others, but it wasn't so hot for Li Biao.
Whether it was in the inner court or in the Imperial Bodyguard, Li Biao was an extremely capable existence.
For these things, Li Biao was not familiar with them, but he could handle them with ease.
After Li Biao left, Zhu Yijun said, "Pass down the decree that I will be inspecting the capital in Nanjing. Let all the officials at the foot of Nanjing Mountain be prepared."
The capital inspection was a system used by the Ministry of Personnel to assess the officials in the capital. During the Hongwu period, it was set to be held every three years. Later, it was changed to ten years. During the Hongzhi period, it was set to be held every six years. The existence of the capital inspection and the major plan system itself was to reward the good and punish the bad, so that officials at all levels could fulfill their duties and contribute to the rule of the empire.
However, because it involved the reward and punishment of officials, the result was very obvious, such as favoritism and fraud. In the later stage of development, it was difficult to really achieve its intended role.
"The officers are often known for being magnanimous. Every time the capital inspection is held, only a few people will be dismissed, and the rest will be lenient. Those who are impeached will inevitably be wronged."
After Zhu Yijun established the Anti-Corruption Department and the Law and Discipline Department, the capital inspection was taken out again, and the capital inspection was changed to be led by the Imperial Censorate.
Doing a capital inspection in Nanjing was also something that Zhu Yijun had wanted to do for a long time. At the same time, it was also to cooperate with Li Biao's actions.
In a place like Nanjing, it could be said that it was extremely difficult to find out the criminal evidence of an official through official means.
In this era, there was no crime of having a huge amount of property of unknown origin. Once the criminal evidence was destroyed, it would be difficult to find out. Zhu Yijun didn't have time to waste here, so he simply chose to use an unconventional sword.
The news that Zhu Yijun was inspecting the capital in Nanjing quickly spread out. Naturally, there was an uproar, and then there was fear.