Zhu Yijun has many things to pay attention to every day. He basically has no time to pay attention to officials of Gu Xiancheng's level. Even the factory guards don't pay much attention to such officials, who are not even considered doctors.
But now, since Zhu Yijun saw Gu Xiancheng's resignation from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he still thought of Gu Xian's establishment of Donglin Academy, so he made arrangements like this.
After Gu Xiancheng received the imperial edict from Zhu Yijun allowing him to resign instead of retaining him, he went to Li Sancai and Li Zhi and said, "Now I have no worries!"
Li Sancai nodded after hearing this.
Li Zhi asked: "What are you going to do after returning to your hometown?"
"I decided to return to my hometown to build an academy to teach and establish my reputation!"
"Since I can't practice Taoism in the temple, I can only help you in the mountains and forests."
Gu Xiancheng said and walked out of the door, but before leaving, he glanced in the direction of the staff.
Wang Yongji came to the official department in high spirits with a smile on his lips.
As soon as he arrived at the Ministry of Personnel, Liu Yingjie, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, passed him over and asked, "Do you know why Your Majesty asked you to be in charge of the Department of Literature Selection?"
Wang Yongji cupped his hands and said, "I don't know, my subordinate."
"It's all because the political affairs hall unanimously believes that it is not appropriate to use people from Wu, Zhejiang, and Qi as civil servants to avoid suspicion of the township party."
"So, Quan Lang should be like this! Not based on hometown friendship, but only on the basis of qualifications and merits."
Liu Yingjie asked Wang Yongji as he spoke.
"I understand."
Wang Yongji didn't say anything like "I will do it according to Otsuka Zai's wishes, and I won't recommend him based on his nostalgia." He only replied with four words.
After hearing this, Liu Yingjie was a little disappointed and said: "Then go down!"
"I'm resigning!"
Wang Yong was appointed as a doctor in the literary selection department, which was regarded as a minor personnel change in the eleventh spring of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty.
It stands to reason that after Zhang Siwei left and a large number of officials were dismissed and exiled due to attempts to liquidate Zhang Juzheng, the empire should have greater personnel changes in the future.
In particular, the new chief assistant and head of the imperial service department confirmed it in the form of Jin Taifu.
But Zhu Yijun was not in a hurry to use the method of Jin Taifu and appoint a new chief assistant and chief minister of the imperial palace.
Zhu Yijun is waiting.
He is waiting for an opportunity.
What's more, when it comes to promotion, Zhu Yijun believes that he, the emperor, is not the one who is most anxious.
Therefore, these days, Zhu Yijun stayed in the harem, admiring the mechanical clock presented by Fujian Governor Jin Xuezengjin with his concubines.
Historically, mechanical clocks originated in Europe during the Song Dynasty and were introduced to China during the Wanli Period.
Now, after Zhu Yijun took the initiative to ask Yousi to collect Western novelties, he also obtained a mechanical clock from the West at this time.
"This Western clock is very exquisite. Are there any skilled craftsmen in China who can make such a clock?"
Zhu Yijun asked this question when he was admiring the clock in front of him that was as tall as a ten-year-old child.
Empress Du's father was a craftsman before he was elected as an eunuch. Empress Du, who was also a craftsman, said from the side: "I think there are some, there are more than ten thousand craftsmen working for the palace, not to mention Since His Majesty abolished the craftsmanship system and exempted craftsmen from having to pay for their work as craftsmen, according to what my father said when he came to the palace to meet his concubine, the number of people in the clan who have fled and no longer work as craftsmen has not only decreased even more, but many of the craftsmen’s children have returned to being craftsmen. industry, there must be many craftsmen and authors across the country."
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"Then issue an edict and build a temple for the general to benefit the people's livelihood!"
"At the same time, it is said that the internal funds will provide five thousand taels of silver, and a reward will be offered to the person who can make the smallest Western mechanical clock in the world. Anyone who can make a Western mechanical clock and consider himself to be the smallest in the world can offer it to the court and compete. If you are rewarded, those who are outstanding can be appointed as temple officials."
Zhu Yijun suddenly said this.
After hearing this, Empress Du asked: "Why does Your Majesty want to offer a reward to the person who can build the smallest clock?"
"The queen does not know that this Western mechanical clock is obviously convenient for timekeeping, and the smaller it is, the more convenient it is. For example, in navigation, combat, or commerce, it is more convenient to carry a small clock than a sundial. It will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the country; after all, the clock can be used in wind and rain. The sky can also be used!”
Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
Queen Du smiled and stared at Zhu Yijun without saying a word; while Zhu Yijun still looked at the clock with burning eyes.
Leisure time passes easily.
Before we knew it, it was the end of April in the eleventh year of Wanli.
But what the courtiers didn't expect was that the imperial edict they were waiting for these days was not the promotion of candidates to the chief minister, but the decree to reward exquisite clocks and build a general temple.
If it hadn't been for Zhang Siwei's kneeling white iron statue in the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial Academy, and the Ming Dynasty Governing School, declaring all the time that His Majesty was not to be trifled with, hundreds of officials would have long wanted to come to Shujin and advise the Emperor. If your mind is focused on business, it doesn't matter even if you have a good mechanical clock. After all, the civil servants of this dynasty have already mastered the ability to adapt to the monarch. They have already adapted to the monarch who wants to be a general or make alchemy, and they will not care too much about the emperor's little hobbies. But the civil servants hope that His Majesty can settle the business first, so as not to keep everyone's minds hanging.
After all, the previous emperor went back to play and did not delay serious business.
"I know what your Majesty is waiting for."
Shen Shixing walked to the Imperial Service Department with a thick stack of original copies, and when Pan Cheng, Yu Youding, Liang Menglong and others mentioned why His Majesty had not decided who would be the head of the Imperial Service Department, he said something.
With that said, Shen Shixing handed the first copy to the clerk after arriving at the Imperial Palace.
According to Zhu Yijun's request, the original copy of the ruling minister Yu Shiyusi must be delivered to the emperor immediately, no matter what the emperor was doing at the time; so the clerk quickly delivered Shen Shixing's chapter to Zhu Yijun.
After Zhu Yijun read the first copy of Shen Shixing's book, he immediately got out of Concubine Yang's couch, put on his clothes and shoes, stood up and said, "Quickly change your clothes and get ready to serve the imperial minister."
It didn't take long.
Zhu Yijun came to the Imperial Palace, looked at Shen Shixing and other officials in power, and said to Shen Shixing: "The seven things you said are quite in line with the current situation. Please briefly explain them to the officials present."
Shen Shixing handed over his hand and said yes.
At this time, Zhu Geng, the daily commentator, immediately picked up his pen and dipped in ink to prepare for shorthand.
Then, Shen Shixing said: "The seven things I mentioned are to strengthen the post roads, benefit the people's livelihood, manage taxation and administration, focus on military affairs, advocate culture and education, increase the population, loosen the vassal ban, and open up commerce and trade."
"Strong Yi Road is for government orders to reach various places;"
"Benefiting the people's livelihood means that after abolishing the humble status, there will be no homeless people in shanties in this dynasty, so that the common people can have enough food and clothing, not just not to starve to death so as to fill the ravines;"
"Tax management is to enable the country to increase revenue due to emerging industries, and to reduce taxes on the tax-heavy people;"
"The importance of military service is to ensure that after the battalions gradually replace the garrison, it is necessary to ensure that the soldiers on the expedition can safely protect their homes and the country, and will not mutiny due to expeditions or long-term stationing at the border fortress. At the same time, it is based on the restructuring of military services in the Shimiao and Mu Temples in the past. Continue to restructure and establish a new large-army military system, striving to form several permanent armies of 30,000 or even more than 50,000 that can facilitate simultaneous operations on land and water and destroy powerful overseas enemies, rather than temporary deployments that are detrimental to large-scale conquests; "
"Advocating Wenjiao means planning to achieve the same goal in the surrounding vassals with the same chariots and tracks, the same quantity of utensils, the same texts, the same practices, and the same teachings, so that the central area will not be threatened by the barbarians, and those who are educated all over the world will be subject to the imperial style. enlightenment."
"Increasing the population is the guarantee for all the above. According to the words of the Grand Master, the world is a world of enlightened people, and His Majesty is the emperor who controls the constitution of the world on behalf of the people of the world. Therefore, if there are not many Han people, the imperial power will not be able to reach the four seas, and the imperial style will It is difficult to teach the barbarians;"
"The purpose of loosening the vassal ban is to prevent the clan from burdening His Majesty's people, and it will also help our Emperor to achieve good deeds in the world;"
"The purpose of Ming commerce is to clarify the difference between merchant ships coming to our dynasty and pirate ships, as well as the difference between those who go to sea or out of the country to do business and to treason."
As he spoke, Shen Shixing raised his hand to Zhu Yijun and said: "In general, as His Majesty said when he lectured with the Grand Master in the past, the country should set a goal within a period of time, such as the amount of national funds, the level of profit and loss, and the population. How much the increase will be, how much the population will be rich, how much the territory will be opened up and educated;"
"I am not talented! I would like to submit these seven things to the emperor, and ask the ministers to serve as chief assistants. I swear that within five years, the country will increase the national capital to more than 30 million taels, and the number of people will reach 30 million. Hetao and Jiaozhi are both restored, and Japan can reach the four countries. If it fails, I am willing to be dismissed and take the blame for the common people in order to make way for the virtuous."
Zhu Yijun nodded, took out the white linen paper on which he had already written the decree, and handed it to Shen Shixing: "I'm sure! Jin Qing is the Taifu, a bachelor of Jianji Palace, and the foreman, Shi Yusi. Please sit on my left. "
Shen Shixing immediately bowed to the ground and kowtowed to the leader.
The other ministers in power were stunned and thought to themselves: "To be the chief minister, do you have to recommend yourself and present yourself to the government?"
