Zhu Yicheng's words seemed a bit irritating, but Jiang Jin heard some different meanings from his words. Without asking Zhu Yicheng, Jiang Jin continued to listen intently until Zhu Yicheng asked him directly, and then he was sure that he was right.

"During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han first established the Central Secretariat, which was the predecessor of the Shangshu Province. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Shangshu Tai was divided into three Dukes, and the Ministry of Personnel Cao, Civil Cao, Guest Cao, 2,000 Shi Cao, Zhongdu Guan Cao, and other six Caos, which were the predecessors of the Six Ministers."

"During the Western Jin Dynasty, there were the Ministry of Personnel, including the five soldiers in the hall, Tian Cao, Du Zhi, and the six Caos of the Left Min, and belonged to the Shangshu Province. There were also six ministries in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but the names vary according to the dynasty. In the early Sui Dynasty, the six ministries were named the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Du Zhi, and the Ministry of Works. Until the Tang Dynasty, the Du Zhi was changed to the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Justice was changed to the Ministry of Justice, and then it became the six ministries of official, household, ritual, military, and punishment, which were unified in the Shangshu Province."

Seeing that Jiang Jin listened seriously, Zhu Yicheng continued: "The system of the Song and Yuan dynasties basically continued in the Tang Dynasty, but the Shangshu Province was changed to the Secretariat. By the time of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the Prime Minister and the Secretariat were abolished, and the six ministries were formed, until now."

"It has been more than 400 years since the establishment of Taizu that year. The world has changed so far. The world has long been the same. Although our dynasty system continues to be the previous bright future, I always feel that the six ministries can no longer adapt to the needs of the court, so I always feel that it is time to change it."

Jiang Jin suddenly realized in his heart and immediately said, "The Emperor is wise and wise. I think the Emperor has set up a General Staff Department to divide the military power and adjust the Governor's Office of the Five Army for this reason. Later, the Emperor has set up a Propaganda Department, which according to my opinion is also used for change."

"You are right." Zhu Yicheng nodded and said, "It was because of these considerations that I changed slightly on the original basis, so I wanted to see the effect. Now it seems that the effect is quite good. In addition, the changes in the Ming Dynasty in recent years, if the six divisions are managed, it would be a bit rough. So I thought I would take this opportunity to adjust the Military Affairs Office to plan to change the central government of the court."

"The emperor is far-sighted and admires him very much, but I don't know how the emperor plans to change?" Jiang Jin thought in his mind that Zhu Yicheng said this to him today would not be a simple statement. In fact, on the one hand, he wanted to reveal his bottom with Jiang Jin first, and on the other hand, he wanted Jiang Jin as an important candidate for the reform.

Jiang Jin, who was in a high position, naturally understood it, and this reform was actually not unhelpful to him. Zhu Yicheng's personality and temper were very clear, and the emperor never did not make any preparations. As Zhu Yicheng said before, he had set up the General Staff Department, the Propaganda Department and the Governor's Office of the Five Army. In fact, he had already started to reorganize the six departments, but the action was not that big, but now it was time to truly reorganize.

"Let's talk about the Ministry of Works first." Zhu Yicheng knew Jiang Jin's thoughts and immediately said: "The Ministry of Works' responsibility is the agency that manages national engineering affairs. It is responsible for civil engineering construction, the use of artifacts, the method of evacuating canals and dams, and the provision of billions of yuan. All the national civil engineering, water conservancy projects, machine manufacturing projects (including military weapons, arms, military utensils, etc.), mining, textiles and other official industries are all comprehensive, and are in charge of part of the financial currency and unified weights and measures."

"Under the Ministry of Industry, it is divided into four departments. If the Railway Department is added, there are currently five departments. With each warehouse, its power cannot be said to be not heavy. But in my opinion, relying solely on the Ministry of Industry alone cannot cover all aspects of emerging industries and commerce today, it is better to split it directly and perform their duties more properly."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yicheng smiled and said, "No matter what else, the importance of railways is, my dear should know. I decided to build three more railways in addition to the Nanjing-Shanghai railway, one from Tianjin to Beijing, one from Beijing to Shanxi, and one from Zhili to directly go south, connecting the capital, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangbei to Nanjing."

"In addition to these three railways, in the next few decades or even a hundred years, the court will build multiple railways to completely connect the east, west, south, north and the entire Ming Dynasty. This is a huge project. In this way, a strong department must be used to implement the general system. Moreover, the railway is completed, and subsequent operation, maintenance, expansion, etc. will also need to be carried out for a long time. Therefore, it is not appropriate for the Railway Department to be just one department. In this way, I think it is directly separated from the Ministry of Industry and build a part of the railway independently. How about it?"

Jiang Jin's eyes suddenly glowed. If Zhu Yicheng said, then the power of the Railway Department increased greatly after becoming the Ministry of Railways, and he had the right to manage the national railways. Although only one section from Nanjing to Zhenjiang has been built, as the highest commander of the construction of the first railway in the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Jin knew more than anyone else about the wide range of railways.

Once the Ministry of Railways is established, its power will become heavier over time. After communicating with the north and south, the Ministry of Railways will become a court department that is no longer limited to the central and local governments, but an unimaginable behemoth.

Jiang Jin is the Minister of Works. Now Jiang Daoli, the chief officer of the Railway Department, is his confidant. Once the work part is divided into two departments, Jiang Jin's power in his hands will also increase, which will further increase his military authority's voice. Jiang Jin naturally would not object to this, and he was already thinking about the future operation mechanism of this department after the Ministry of Railways was established. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but show joy on his face.

"I admire the deepest thoughts of the Emperor. According to the Emperor, there is indeed a need to change the Railway Department to the Ministry of Railways, and I have no objection." Jiang Jin replied quickly.

"Jiang Daoli is the Right Minister of the Ministry of Works and is in charge of the Railway Department. This time, the railway is completed and his achievements must be rewarded. Since the Railway Department has been renamed the Ministry of Railways, let him be the Minister of the Ministry of Railways. As for the position of the Minister of the Right Minister, if you have someone to recommend it, you can do it."

Jiang Jin was even more ecstatic. Zhu Yicheng's words meant that he would be fully responsible for the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Works in the future. This was only beneficial to Jiang Jin and did not have any disadvantages. Moreover, Zhu Yicheng also asked him to recommend the Minister of the Right and Right, and even gave him a hint. Jiang Jin was excited and hurriedly thanked Zhu Yicheng, but he did not dare to respond to the recommendation in one word. He just said that he should do things for the Ming Dynasty and the emperor. As a minister, he should do this, but the court still needs to determine the candidates.
Chapter completed!