Chapter 1137: Tax Recovery
right now... Perhaps there are other solutions..."Thus thinking, Zhao Rui finally fell into a deep sleep.The next morning, this was the latest Li Chen had woken up since crossing over.As soon as he o...Chapter 1137: Reclaiming Tax Rights
Every minister lowered his head and scrutinized the plan in his hand, afraid of missing a single word.
At this moment, Li Chen's explanation came softly and clearly.
"This palace plans that the six ministries' overall powers and functions remain unchanged. Above them will be established the Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Province, and Menxia Province, three departments. The provincial governors of these three departments will directly receive orders from the emperor."
Among them, the Zhongshu Province is in charge of confidential matters and issuing edicts.
The Ministry of Personnel and the Secretariat shared responsibility for major state affairs, deliberated on national policies together, and were in charge of reviewing imperial edicts.
The Ministry of Officials had the greatest authority, overseeing the Six Ministries and twenty-four bureaus.
Just adding three provinces was enough to give the officials a glimpse of the grandeur of this reform plan.
This obviously means dismantling the entire cabinet and dividing its powers into three.
The original cabinet had immense power, not only directly intervening in the work of all six ministries and twenty-four bureaus, but also possessing the right to review, reject, or approve imperial edicts and court memorials.
Now, Li Chen divides the power of the cabinet among three ministries. He also divides the emperor's edicts, replies to petitions and powers of administrative institutions, making them clear-cut and non-interfering with each other, but still interconnected.
The appointment of provincial governors by the emperor means that the power over personnel is held in the emperor's hands. As long as future emperors are not so incompetent that they lose this power, there will be no risk of being sidelined.ut where is the money going to come fromLi Chen furrowed his brows, suddenly feeling a surge of wanting to pick fights with several high-ranking officials and raid some more homes.But the thought pass...