After a day and night of fermentation, the Maritime Trade Department will officially hold an auction soon to auction the sea voyage certificates, and His Majesty will go to the Imperial College to teach! These two major events spread throughout the capital at the same time.
Regarding these two major events, merchants are more concerned about the shipping certificates that are about to be auctioned by the Maritime Trade Department. After all, these are real benefits!
As long as you can get the certificate to go to sea, it means that a steady stream of wealth is waving to you.
Officials of all sizes in the capital are looking forward to the fact that the emperor will go to the Imperial College to teach!
On the one hand, it is because everyone is really curious about the content in the book "Science", and on the other hand, it is because this is one of the few opportunities to get up close and personal with the emperor.
After all, having listened to His Majesty’s lectures, one can be considered a disciple of the Emperor!
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Capital City, Yan Mansion.
In the early morning, Yan Song was sitting at the dinner table, concentrating on the plate of pickles in front of him.
After a while, Yan Shifan walked into the room with an excited face and chattered endlessly.
"Father, have you heard?"
"Your Majesty will go to the Imperial College to give lectures in the near future. At that time, all officials in the capital can go and observe."
"Father, my child is very curious about the contents of the book "Science"!"
"His Majesty only used a small part of the above knowledge to solve a big problem for the Arms Department."
"I heard that the development of new cannons in the Ordnance Department is going quite smoothly at the moment. Not only that, but the range and power of the muskets have also been improved accordingly!"
Seeing this, Yan Song sighed helplessly, then put down the bowl and chopsticks and spoke.
"Are you ready to eat?"
Seeing that his father Yan Song was a little unhappy, Yan Shifan immediately sat down next to Yan Song and began to taste the dishes on the table.
"But having said that, I am also quite curious about the book called 'Science'."
"There are such magical books in this world!"
"If I have the chance in the future, I must see with my own eyes what that book looks like."
Seeing Yan Shifan calm down, Yan Song picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip and sighed.
…
Jiangxi, Nanchang Prefecture.
After a series of massacres, officials from top to bottom in Jiangxi Province were purged.
The alternate officials who Hu Zongxian mentioned earlier who set off at the same time as the army also arrived in Jiangxi one after another.
And today is the day for this group of alternate officials to formally report on their duties!
"I have met the Governor and the Governor."
In the hall of the government office, many officials were seen saluting respectfully to Hu Zongxian and Cao Shunhe who were sitting at the top.
"Well, everyone, get up."
Hu Zongxian said this after looking at each other with Cao Shunhe.
"I previously followed His Majesty's order and led the army to Jiangxi to put down the rebellion!"
When Hu Zongxian said this, he deliberately paused for a moment, looked around, and then continued.
"Not only that, I am also responsible for dealing with those officials who are corrupt, pervert the law, and exploit the common people! Now, you should have seen clearly their fate on the way here."
"Therefore, I hope that you will be sincere in your work, be honest and self-responsible, and not follow in their footsteps."
Hu Zongxian's words undoubtedly sent shivers down the spines of all the alternate officials present.
The reason is that on the way here, they saw the corpses of many officials hanging on the city tower.
Not only that, after they traveled all the way to Jiangxi, the first thing Hu Zongxian did was to ask his men to lead them to visit the prison.
In the prison, they saw the miserable state of many once-prominent and powerful officials. Not only that, every time they passed a cell, there were people who introduced the officials' rank and place of origin!
The measures taken by Hu Zongxian undoubtedly caused a great psychological shadow to this group of alternate officials and left a deep impression on them!
Perhaps when they get old and retire, they can still recall in their minds the scene when Hu Zongxian sent someone to take them to visit the prison.
After Hu Zongxian's beating was completed, it was Cao Shun and the Jiangxi governor's turn to stand up and offer words of comfort.
"Don't be too nervous, I might as well tell you some news."
"That is, although you are currently alternate officials, if you perform well and have outstanding political achievements during your term, you will be promoted to full positions in advance. Your current rank and treatment will remain unchanged!"
And Cao Shunhe's words undoubtedly gave many alternate officials present a shot in the arm!
At this moment, the eyes of many alternate officials in the audience were already shining with the light of hope. They all hoped to make some political achievements during their term of office! Thus, he was converted from an alternate official to a full official.
Seeing that the heat was almost done, Hu Zongxian nodded to Cao Shunhe and said softly.
"Well, let's get started."
Seeing this, Chao Shunhe on the side immediately increased his volume and spoke loudly.
"Now, let's officially start debriefing. Everyone, please take out your fish charms and personal information (note: items used to check the identity of officials, as well as letters of appointment)."
"After the work report is completed, you will go to your respective posts and officially take office!"
As soon as Cao Shunhe finished speaking, many alternate officials present suppressed their excitement, lined up in long lines, and began to report their work.
…
After the debriefing was completed, Hu Zongxian immediately left the hall, went to the room where he currently lived, called his guards, and gave instructions in a deep voice.
"Go and give a message to Lord Jinyiwei Zhenfu, saying that I have something to discuss with him!"
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
After receiving the order, the guards quickly left the government office and ran towards the Jin Yiwei's station.
After a while, Jinyiwei Zhenfu envoy Liu Mi entered the room under his leadership.
After Jin Yiwei's governor Liu Mi entered the room, he took the lead in saluting Hu Zongxian respectfully and then asked.
"Governor Hu, do you have something to explain to me this time?"
"sit."
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he pointed to the empty seat beside him.
After the Jinyiwei Zhenfu envoy sat down on his seat, Hu Zongxian slowly spoke.
"Actually, I came to you this time because there is indeed something that needs to be handled by your royal guards!"
"Governor Hu, there is no need to be so polite. If you need to go down to the official level to handle anything, just ask! After all, our Jinyi Guards are just assisting you this time."
After listening to Hu Zongxian's words, Liu Mi immediately agreed.
"Previously, when I sent my subordinates to confiscate the properties of those salt merchants, I accidentally discovered a map that recorded the locations of many mineral resources and salt wells!"
"It's marked with copper ore, iron ore, silver ore, and other precious medicinal materials."
"I want you Jin Yiwei to transport this map to the capital together with the 50 million taels of silver confiscated from those salt merchants!"
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he took out a sheepskin map full of markings from his arms and sent it to Liu Mi's hands, saying this.
Liu Mi solemnly took the map and after browsing it, he suddenly discovered that the mineral resources and salt wells marked on it were not controlled by the government.
"Well, don't worry, Jin Yiwei will transport it to the capital safely!"
At this moment, Liu Mi, the imperial emissary who had been an official for half his life and boasted of countless people, was also touched by Hu Zongxian's thoughts of being loyal to the country and immediately promised.
(End of chapter)
