Before the Mingxin Reform, communication between the Central Authority and the local regions depended entirely on messengers galloping at full speed.
When a matter had to be explained back and forth between the local authorities and the Central Authority, the time wasted on the road, arguing and shirking responsibility, could last more than half a year.
This made the efficiency of solving problems extremely low, and also caused the Central Authority's control over the local regions to grow weaker and weaker.
With the heavens high and the emperor far away, and imperial authority unable to reach the counties—the drawbacks of this sort were half caused by the slow speed of information transmission.
The development of technology changed this phenomenon.
That was why the current Chief Secretary, Ye Ze'an, had once pushed aside all opposition and insisted on implementing the Mingxin Reform despite enduring countless hardships and obstacles.
The Mingxin Reform could be said to have forcibly prolonged the life of the Great Blue Dynasty, that decrepit empire which had existed for more than five hundred years, giving it a chance to renew itself.
As the initiator and leader of the reform, Chief Secretary Ye Ze'an was undoubtedly a figure who would be recorded in history! On May 27, the Central Authority Cabinet's decision regarding the Zhang Zongyang case in Datong Prefecture was transmitted back to Feng Province that very day.
Bian Jingru also learned Chief Secretary Ye Ze'an's attitude toward the matter through his connections in the Central Authority Cabinet.
A three-year salary deduction meant little to him. Although it would affect his evaluations in the years to come, for an official of his level, if he truly still had a chance to rise further, it certainly would not depend on his annual evaluations.
Conversely, if one day he was