Yang Sichang was greatly moved and immediately knelt on the ground and thanked him loudly.
The surrounding officials looked at him with envy, especially the group of people who had just spoken out to recommend Li Sancai. They were extremely jealous.
But they did not dare to object to the emperor's decision. Even if they were unwilling to do so, they could only let it become a fact.
Besides, their top priority now is not the candidate for the governor of water transportation, but the investigation of Li Sancai.
The emperor actually wanted to conduct an in-depth investigation again, which really caught them off guard.
But before they could recover, the emperor brought up a hot topic again.
"If we want water transportation to be smooth and smooth, there will no longer be problems of blockage and dyke bursting, and we will ensure that food supplies from the south of the Yangtze River can reach the capital!"
"I want to reinstate the Commander-in-Chief of Water Transport, and together with the Governor-General of Water Transport, he will coordinate all matters governing the canal, maintain the security and repair work of the river, and avoid asking the court for money every year!"
"Your Majesty, I think it's impossible. Isn't it difficult to talk about river issues? The Governor of Water Transport and his officials can completely manage it!"
"The reinstatement of the Chief Military Officer will only increase the burden and trouble on the court. Moreover, there are many conflicts between the Chief Military Officer and the Governor. If the two of them cannot unify their opinions and powers, what should we do?"
As soon as he heard that the emperor was going to reinstate the general military officer, Wang Dewan, the censor of Qiandu, immediately lost his composure.
When the Chief Military Officer and the General Staff Office were abolished, they, the Donglin Party members, planned carefully, spent all their efforts, and completed it under tremendous pressure.
It was also after that that the Donglin Party was able to gain absolute advantage, severely suppress the Zhejiang and Chu parties, and challenge the emperor.
But it has only been less than ten years, and the emperor is actually going to be restored? They absolutely cannot accept this reality and must stop it!
Zhu Youxiao immediately replied:
"Govern it well? How to govern it? Your governance is to ask me and the court for money, and use the money to plug the holes!"
"If you can manage the rivers for me, make the water transportation smooth, and allow the court and me to sit back and relax, then I can't take care of these trivial matters when I'm full?"
Wang Dewan was speechless by the rebuke. The emperor used Shang Shu's memorial to make a fuss. They really couldn't refute.
The rest of the officials also knew that nothing could be done. The restoration of the Chief Water Transport Officer could no longer be stopped, and they did not want to waste their time doing such a thankless task.
He didn't jump out to oppose it in public like Wang Dewan.
Now that the decision has been approved, the next step is to select the candidate, which is too critical.
Zhu Youxiao looked around among the distinguished people, sizing them up.
Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo, felt very good about himself. He straightened his body slightly, wanting to stand out more.
He felt that the position of Chief Water Transport Officer must be his.
Because there are only three dukes in the capital, the British duke, who has the most trust and trust from the emperor and has the highest status, has been entrusted with important tasks, so naturally it is impossible to release him.
As for Duke Ding, his status is equal to that of Duke Cheng, but he has no sense of existence, so this is the reason why he is most confident.
Moreover, his ancestor Zhu Neng was different from others. He was the leading general of Emperor Chengzu. Even with this weak relationship, the chief water transport officer was out of his grasp.
As long as he can serve as the chief water transport officer, wouldn't he have an inexhaustible supply of gold, silver and food?
Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that he had been directly blocked from sight by the emperor.
Zhu Youxiao's eyes remained on the group of marquis standing behind.
To be honest, except for the British family, there are really not many good people in the Ming Dynasty, especially those who were canonized for their merits in the Jingnan War.
It's really embarrassing for him to choose from these rotten people.
After thinking about it for who knows how long, Zhu Youxiao still couldn't think of any noble family who would take on such a big responsibility.
The position of the Chief Water Transport Officer was particularly important because he had to use water transport to suppress the officials and gentry in Southern Zhili.
To be qualified for this position, this person must first position himself, just like the British Duke, and support him with all his strength.
In the end, he finally selected two tall men among the dwarves, and appointed Xuancheng Bowei Shixin as the chief water transport officer, and also in charge of Huai'an defense and river prime minister!
Zhang Qingzhen, the uncle of Hui'an, was appointed as the defense general of the water transport army to assist the general officer of the water transport army in handling all matters related to rivers and transportation.
The two people Zhu Youxiao drafted were neither the founding heroes nor the Jingnan heroes. Xuancheng Bo was canonized by Emperor Wuzong, and Hui'an Bo was canonized by Emperor Yingzong.
Although the two are nobles, they are not like other nobles who form cliques with each other for personal gain.
The martial arts in the Ming Dynasty were also divided into hierarchical parties and were even less united than the civil servants.
The two noble groups of Founding and Jingnan are naturally closer to each other, because their ancestors also shed blood and fought together.
Those who were canonized during the rest of the period did not have a very high status in the big family of Xungui, and they had no partisan influence at all.
The reason why Zhu Youxiao chose these two people was that, apart from their relative cleanliness and innocence, the most important thing was that both of them were loyal to the emperor.
The British government still has a team of hundreds of servants, but these two families do not have any armed forces except slaves and a small number of guards.
When Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, Zhang Shize called on the nobles to organize all his bodyguards and fight to the death in the city.
But the answer from the two families was that they had no servants at all, and even if they wanted to kill the enemy, it was useless. So when the inner city was attacked, both families committed suicide and died for the country.
Xuanchengbo and Hui'anbo, because these two families were not in the two noble groups of Jianguo and Jingnan, they also avoided a lot of unnecessary troubles.
When Zhu Youxiao announced that he and he would serve as the chief military officer and the staff general respectively, some people among the distinguished people were already agitated.
No one would have thought that the emperor would appoint these two people who had no sense of existence. It was simply unreasonable.
The civil servants were very indifferent and said nothing from the beginning to the end. The royalist officials knew that the emperor had his own ideas, so they did not recommend it.
As for other officials, they all care about matters that have nothing to do with themselves. They will never participate in something that has no benefit to them at all.
Among the nobles, the one with the greatest mood swings was Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo.
He didn't expect that his dignified Duke Jingnan would be compared with two low-ranking earls. He really couldn't accept it.
Zhu Youxiao's keen eyes naturally noticed it, but he simply ignored it.
Sooner or later, he would have to show off this black sheep.
Wei Shixin and Zhang Qingzhen were already in a state of complete confusion.
They simply did not dare to think that the emperor would actually entrust them with important tasks.
However, the order was issued and the two of them accepted it readily. The emperor's trust was not so easy to gain.
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