In the relationship with Royal Guards, Dongchang came from behind. Because the owner of the East Factory has a close relationship with the emperor and is located in the palace, it is easier to gain the trust of the emperor. Royal Guards reported to the Emperor that if you want to play the music, the East Factory can say so.
The emperor also gave the supervisor of the East Factory the power to supervise the security personnel. The relationship between Dongchang and Jinyiwei has gradually changed from the same level to the superior-subordinate relationship. In the era when eunuchs were in power, the commander of the Royal Guards even knelt down and kowtowed when he saw the boss of the East Factory.
In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the power of the East Factory was above the Royal Guards, and it was only responsible to the emperor. Without the approval of the judicial organs, they can supervise and arrest their subjects at will, thus opening the door for the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty to interfere in politics.
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East factory official settings:
The leader of the East Factory is called the eunuch of the East Factory, also known as the factory official or governor, and is the second person among eunuchs after Li Si. It is usually held by the eunuch who ranks second or third in Li Si prison, and the official title is abbreviated as "Imperial eunuch in the East Factory" or "Imperial eunuch in the East Factory".
One of the subordinate officers of the East Factory is in charge of thousands of punishments, and the other is in charge of hundreds of punishments. They are served by thousands of Royal Guards, and they are called the officers who stick to punishments.
In addition, there are more than 40 supervisors, foremen and clerks assigned by the Royal Guards. They were divided into twelve maids and maids. Each housekeeper wore a round hat, soap boots and a brown shirt. Others have the same boots and hats, but they wear straight bodies.
Specifically responsible for detective work is the service director and fan service. The service chief is equivalent to the monitor, also known as the "platoon leader". * * *, more than one hundred people, also divided into twelve ugly heads, all wearing pointed hats, white boots, brown clothes and small tapestries. Commanders in charge of service have served several times, also known as "Fan Zi" and "Director". These people are also composed of elites selected by the Royal Guards.
The East Factory is not only more lean and reasonable in organization and personnel allocation, but also has formulated a quite strict system in investigation and operation. For example, on the first day of each month, the East Factory should focus on the investigation of the month, and the factory attendant will draw lots in the East Factory to decide the site he is responsible for. It can be found in the literature that the types of work in the East Factory have special names.
For example, people who monitor officials of various ministries in North Korea and Jin Yiwei's interrogation of criminals are called "listening records", people who visit local officials are called "sitting records", people who record what an official has done, or people who arrest important criminals at the gate of a city are called "fighting things".
The first owner of the East Factory can no longer take the exam. "History of the Ming Dynasty Chengzu III" records that "in the year of setting up the East Factory, the official was attacked."
Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, Feng Bao and Wei Zhongxian, the great eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, all commanded the East Factory. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang also had its own prison.
Brief introduction of Royal Guards:
Wei Jinyi was the only military and political intelligence agency in Ming Dynasty. Formerly known as "Gong Weisi" established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it was later renamed as "Pro-military Dewey House", which was in charge of the ceremonial guards of Yiluan and the emperor. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu (1382), the pro-army Dewey House and Yiluan Division were abolished and changed to Royal Guards.
As the military organization of the Imperial Guard, the Royal Guards' main functions are "commanding and guarding, patrolling and arresting", [1]? Engaged in reconnaissance, arrest, interrogation and other activities. They also participated in the work of collecting military intelligence and resisting enemy generals, such as collecting a large number of Japanese military intelligence during the Wanli Korean War.
Its leader is called the Commander of the Royal Guards, who is generally served by the Emperor's close military commander and is directly responsible to the Emperor. You can arrest anyone, including the royal family, and hold a secret trial.
Next generation, the Royal Guards always exist. Until 166 1 year, the Royal Guards of Li Yong, the Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, convinced Ma Jixiang and Ren Zi, who were in charge of the Royal Guards, that he was killed by the curse of water, which can be said to be the official end of 290 years of history. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Royal Guards were still set up, following the system of the Ming Dynasty. Shunzhi two years (1645), renamed Luan Yiwei. The Royal Guards of the Qing Dynasty only existed for one year.
Impact:
One of the main tasks of factory guards is to monitor the bureaucracy. As for the privacy of the upper class of society, even the "family's accusation of daily necessities" can't escape the eyes and ears of the factory guards and make jokes in the palace. The factory guards' surveillance of the people, especially for enriching the people, is also pervasive.
Wu Yangchun, a well-known rich man in Huizhou, relies on Huangshan Mountain for his income. His servant sued him for private possession of Huangshan Mountain, and he earned more than 600,000 yuan in taxes over the years. Wu Yangchun was arrested in Beijing, and he paid compensation according to the number. He himself was tortured to death, his wife and daughter hanged themselves, and all his property was taken away. Many rich people in the county also went bankrupt because of their involvement. Generally speaking, the relationship between autocratic eunuchs and foreign officials and rich folk households is very tense.
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