"If you give way to someone worthy, I will do my duty."
Huang Daozhou recommended himself as the candidate for the governorship of Xijing.
Among the earliest cabinet members, Hou Xun went to South Asia to make waves, Li Banghua was in charge of Nandu, Cao Wenheng was busy building the city in Nanjing, and the party was still in Dongdu to oversee the reconstruction of Japan.
After all the calculations, the only cabinet minister who can still serve is Huang Daozhou.
Although Chen Zhi, Wang Yun, and Jiang Wei are ranked higher, these three are relatively young, and their concepts are closer to Zuo Mengeng, and they need to connect the past and the future at the center.
Although Jin Yu is older, he has only been in the cabinet for a short time and is also too old. If you really want to send them to the Western Regions, you're afraid of dying on the way.
Huang Daozhou looked around and knew that he was the most suitable candidate.
"The Western Region is difficult, I'm sorry for bothering Young Master Xuan."
Huang Daozhou waved his hand without any embarrassment.
"Following Your Majesty, we have rebuilt the world and recreated the prosperous ages of the Han and Tang Dynasties. After a hundred years, we will finally be worthy of our ancestors and the people. What more can we ask for?"
At their level, ordinary material and spiritual pursuits can no longer satisfy them.
Being famous in history is the biggest dream.
Huang Daozhou is very sure that what people like them will get in the future history books will definitely not be infamy.
The governor of Xijing confirmed it, and Zuo Mengeng also made up his mind.
"I plan to start a Western Tour next year. This time, the Western Regions will never be allowed to escape China's control."
His words were loud and decisive.
No one objected.
Everyone understood what it meant for the emperor to visit the Western Regions.
From ancient times to the present, emperors of the Han Dynasty have made many great achievements. But there is no one who has visited the Western Regions in person.
But as the territory of the Han family, the emperor had never been there, so he could not increase his sense of belonging there.
Only when the emperor comes and personally implements his will can many policies and methods go smoothly.
If it were another emperor, everyone might still object. But Zuo Menggeng's prowess was far superior to others and could withstand such a torment.
However, after Huang Daozhou took office as governor of Xijing, the number of cabinet members became seriously insufficient.
There must be a supply of fresh blood.
"I propose that Jiangsu Provincial Governor Fu Yusun return."
Chen Zhi was the first to speak.
Who can join the cabinet is very sensitive.
After all, this is the appointment of the prime minister, which means that the power of the central government has changed.
As an official, who doesn’t regard worshiping as a lifelong dream?
Especially the cabinet ministers of the empire are even more jealous because the emperor does not participate in specific administrative affairs and has huge power.
Of course, the highest pursuit of imperial officials now is not to be the prime minister, but to be crowned king and leave the town.
This is also a special arrangement intentionally made by the empire.
In previous dynasties, the highest power and honor were in the center, so everyone squeezed upward.
But the empire opened a hole.
Becoming a cabinet minister is not the pinnacle. Coming out of the cabinet and serving as the governor of a special city, capital, or capital is the key.
One advantage of doing this is that when people who have served as cabinet ministers come out of town, they have great prestige and have great influence in all aspects, and can effectively control the local area.
Especially in the capital and Beijing, as the core hubs in all directions, the officials leaving the towns are not strong enough to suppress them.
Being able to leave the capital or the capital, at worst, he is basically the Duke of the country, which can be said to be the highest honor. Retire after you finish your work and live a lifetime of prosperity.
Even so, the candidates for cabinet ministers are also highly anticipated.
No one thought that Chen Zhi would actually propose Fu Yusun.
Who doesn’t know that Fu Yusun was Zuo Mengeng’s first secretary?
It can be said that he is Zuo Mengeng's closest confidant.
When Fu Yusun was in charge of the provincial government of Jiangsu Province, he was known for his strength and did a lot of things to gain advantage from quarreling with the central government.
If he becomes the cabinet minister, wouldn't Chen Zhi worry about being unable to suppress this close minister of the emperor?
On the other hand, everyone has to admire Chen Zhi's brilliance.
Knowing clearly how powerful Fu Yusun was, he still generously promoted talents.
Being able to serve as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet is indeed extraordinary.
Despite other people's thoughts, Zuo Mengeng was very satisfied with this proposal.
He knows Fu Yusun's abilities best.
Especially with Fu Yusun's efforts, southern Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu, where there was an obvious gap between the rich and the poor, have now blossomed and become prosperous everywhere.
This shows that Fu Yusun has a profound understanding of the country's management.
Moreover, Zuo Mengeng was not worried that Fu Yusun would compete with Chen Zhi for power after returning.
He, the emperor, is here.
If Fu Yusun doesn't care about the overall situation, he doesn't mind giving him a good beating.
So with the support of the emperor and the prime minister, the first member to join the cabinet was drafted.
"I propose that Dong Zeng, the political lord of Henan Province, be elected."
Jin Yu also has a candidate.
In fact, the choice is not large, everyone knows it well.
Either ministries or provinces.
The rest of the officials are not qualified enough to join the cabinet, regardless of their qualifications or abilities.
But now the empire is still running at top speed, and the work of each department is very important, and the superiors cannot leave it lightly.
For example, Xue Fengzuo of the Ministry of Water Resources has already been admitted to the cabinet based on his merits. But now he is presiding over the century project of changing the course of the Yellow River. Who dares to let him leave his post?
So you can only choose from each province.
But as for the provinces, the process of unification of the empire was too fast. Many provincial officials had just been appointed recently, and even the local areas were not smoothed out.
If it is transferred back to the center, local things will inevitably repeat themselves.
The only ones that can be chosen are Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan, Anhui and other areas that were first brought under the jurisdiction of the empire.
Hou Dongzeng, the governor of Henan Province, has received unanimous praise for his qualifications and abilities, so it is natural for him to join the cabinet.
The imperial center is undergoing renewal, and among the people, the changes are also very obvious.
Xu Ruolin showed Zuo Mengeng a very interesting piece of data that few people paid attention to.
"Look, this is the latest statistics, the height of students in the age group of 16 in Shandong Province. The height of boys is actually 1.77 meters, and the average height of girls is also 1.66 meters. I'm talking about the height of today's primary school students. Why does the child look different?”
Xu Ruolin has always been focused on education, so relevant statistics will inevitably be reported to her.
Others only regarded it as a piece of data, but she saw something different in it.
Especially compared with the data from five years ago.
Five years ago, the average height of 16-year-old boys in Shandong Province was only 1.72 meters, and that of girls was 1.64 meters.
In just five years, the data has grown significantly.
Zuo Mengeng knew this very well.
"Today's living conditions have improved, and ordinary families do not lack meat every day. With adequate nutrition, children's physical fitness will inevitably improve significantly."
In previous generations, European and American countries completed the establishment of racial superiority through hundreds of years of colonization and plunder. But China's foundation in this generation is far superior to other countries. Once it enters a period of prosperity, the quality of its citizens will be reflected.
Seeing this data, Zuo Mengeng was extremely happy.
He has already imagined that people from other countries will have to look up to and feel inferior to the Chinese in the future.
