"Sir, it's not that Wen Yan thinks so, but what you think in your heart is the key." Wang Wenyan did not mince words, "Even if you join the cabinet ten years later and become the first assistant at the age of forty, but How long can I serve as the first assistant? Twenty years? I'm thinking that this may be a bit difficult. Ten years as the first assistant is a more reasonable situation, or a little longer, maybe fifteen years, not to mention that the scholars will I won’t support you all the time, I’m afraid even the Tian family won’t allow it.” “Even if I become the first assistant, do I have to die in the position of the first assistant, am I so obsessed with power?” Feng Ziying looked at Wang Wenyan, He laughed quite playfully,
"The word "love power and position" sounds derogatory, but I think how to look at it, if you are just looking for your own selfish interests, then of course it is not advisable, but if you want to achieve the big things in your mind and make pioneering achievements that will go down in history, you must do it. If you continue to work in the position of chief minister, then I think there is nothing wrong with it. As long as it is beneficial to the people of the world and beneficial to the imperial court, what's wrong with that? So this is not a problem. "
Wang Wenyan said it very calmly.
"Wen Yan, are you so sure that I have such an ambition? Can I achieve such a great undertaking that will be remembered in history?" Feng Ziying said with a bit of self-deprecation and ridicule, "I am only in my early twenties. In the eyes of many people I'm just a lucky person, I just got lucky and caught up with a few good opportunities, plus there are people in the court."
"Whether you are lucky enough to succeed or not is a matter of public opinion. If you succeed in one thing, you can say you are lucky. If you succeed in two things, you can barely say it is a fluke. If you succeed in three or four things, then who can say that it is luck? If it's a fluke, it would be an insult to the wisdom of the people in the government."
Wang Wenyan's words made Feng Ziying laugh, "Wenyan, you think so highly of me, I really can't bear it." "Sir, I still say the same thing, if you just want to be an official, then you can go The first way, and it can be very prosperous. At that time, the Feng family will be very famous for at least three generations. At the opposite time, you can also retire with great honor, but if you choose to do things, and do things that no one has done before. If you want to do something important, let go of the old and bring in the new, and let the imperial court regain its glory in the Han and Tang Dynasties, then you cannot take the first path I just mentioned."
Wang Wenyan's eyes were clear and sharp, and he faced Feng Ziying, but Feng Ziying did not avoid it, but frowned slightly, as if thinking, and finally nodded: "Well, the second road seems to be full of obstacles and thorns, right? ?」
"Of course. Those who have always achieved great things have not been able to succeed without going through hardships and obstacles and persevering. And you already have the right time, place and people. If you really want to do this, you should forge ahead without fear of wind and rain." Wang Wenyan said very clearly. To the point.
"Wen Yan, where do you see that I will choose the second path? I am not satisfied with some of the current situations, and I do intend to change some of the status quo, but it seems that I am still a little far away from the big things you mentioned. Right." Feng Ziying said with all due respect.
This time it was Wang Wenyan's turn to laugh. He was already sure that Feng Ziying did not consider the first path he mentioned at all, but chose the second path extremely decisively, without even waiting for himself to take the second path. Speaking of the specific situation, this shows that this son has long had great ambitions.
This is what he likes to see.
He was just a prison officer, and no matter how ambitious and talented he was, his non-imperial background determined that without special circumstances, he would not be able to fundamentally change his destiny. Being able to follow Feng Ziying on his journey would be a blessing. But when scholars control the court situation, people like him will never be truly reused.
So he hoped that Feng Ziying and the Feng family would have bigger ideas, but he couldn't tell this clearly.
"Sir, you are too humble and polite. Just the few things you have done casually in the past few years are enough to make people feel your ambition." Wang Wenyan did not touch Feng Ziying's deeper considerations, but simply learned from Feng Ziying Discuss specific things to do.
"As a Northern scholar, I shouldn't bring up the theory of opening up the sea. It's not that I haven't mentioned it before, but it was only mentioned by Jiangnan people, and most of them talked in general terms, lacking specific operational plans. It's still up to you. It has just turned from an imaginary idea into a practical measure. At the beginning, the Northern scholars were extremely worried that it would cause huge damage to the North. But in fact, everyone has now discovered that without your original wisdom,
Decision-making, Yuguan and Dagu failed to open and develop rapidly in the past few years, then this Jiangnan incident will put the imperial court into a desperate situation. "
"A few years ago, for such a big thing as the interruption of water transportation, I am afraid that the public sentiment in the capital would have been unstable and even out of control. But now we see a steady stream of ships transporting grain and even various products from the south from Dagu and Yuguan. The people in the capital are not too worried at all when the goods are transported in. Even the materials in the grasslands of Liaodong and Eastern Mongolia are now transported by sea and then by land, and no longer rely on water transportation. This change is obvious to everyone, and the various incomes of the Municipal Shipping Department are given to The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce are well aware of the huge compensation brought by the imperial government's finances..."
"Wen Yan, talking about one thing over and over again makes it seem like I can only sit on my merit book and not be able to turn over the pages for the rest of my life..." Feng Ziying waved her hand disapprovingly.
"Sir, I'm just choosing one of them. When it comes to what you did in Yongping Mansion and Shuntian Mansion, I won't mention the others. However, I think your concept of vigorously promoting the development of industry and mining is also the first in this dynasty. One person, you must know that this dynasty follows the previous generation, which is based on agriculture, and has always discriminated against industry and mining, thinking it is a byway. Only you can see the huge development brought by industry and mining to productivity,... "
Wang Wenyan smiled and added, "I also learned the word productivity from you. The more I use it, the more meaningful it becomes.
Feng Ziying smiled and said nothing, just listened quietly.
"It is not easy for you to fully implement this concept in the north and south. Also, although Mr. Xu took the lead in promoting new crops, you have also seen that Mr. Xu is quite famous in the court, but But you have never been able to really promote it. But when you came to Shaanxi, you expanded the planting area from just a few hundred acres in Tianjin Wei to tens of thousands of acres in one year. This is the difference between having power in your hands. You can I believe that you should have more feelings in your heart about implementing what you have determined to do quickly,..."
The more Wang Wenyan spoke, the more confident he became, and his tone became slower and more sincere.
