Shang Jin was very excited, it turned out that he was going to replace the Ministry of Works, not to move himself! His Majesty did mention this before, but I didn't expect it to be so resolute, and I have to act now.

With a sigh of relief, Shang Jin fell into deep thought.

Who is qualified for the position of secretary of the Ministry of Industry? It can be seen that His Majesty attaches great importance to it, which means that His Majesty has a big event to plan, and it is related to the Ministry of Industry, now is not the time to recommend his own people, and no one can lead the Ministry of Industry well.

As we all know, among the six ministries, the Ministry of Engineering is the most refined in knowledge and ability, take a look at the responsibilities of the Ministry of Engineering: in charge of the system of civil construction, the use of utensils, the method of dredging the ditch and weir, and the code of the mausoleum for 100 million.

In popular terms, it will be the national civil engineering, water conservancy engineering, and machine manufacturing projects, including ordnance, military utensils, mining, metallurgy, textiles, and other government-run industrial workshops, and will be in charge of a part of the financial currency and unified weights and measures. As long as it is the act of work, it can basically drag the labor department into the water, although there is oil and water, but the pressure and responsibility are also very great.

There is no suitable candidate in the Beijing government, and there is no suitable candidate in the local state capital!

Shang Jin thought about it, and then frowned. No wonder His Majesty and the crown prince can't think of a candidate, even he, the secretary of the ministry, can't think of a suitable candidate.

If you don't consider the official position, Shang Jin can think of a person who has resigned, with his ability...

Suddenly, Shang Jin's eyes lit up, and he had an idea.

I only heard him say: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen has just sorted out all the officials above the fourth grade of Daxia in his heart, many officials can be the director of the Ministry of Industry, but the ability is similar to the current Du Shangshu, he can make decisions, but he is not proficient in this industry." The two squires of the Ministry of Industry are in charge of specific affairs and are proficient in the government affairs of the Ministry of Industry, but the overall situation and overall planning are a little worse. Therefore, among the officials with official status, there is indeed no more suitable talent. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to use the old ministers who have already sent a message? ”

Emperor Xia immediately sat up straight and hurriedly asked, "Who are you talking about?" ”

Shang Jin said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Lord Du's last secretary of the Ministry of Industry was Xu Xianyang, Xu Xianyang formed a party for personal gain, cronyism, when he was the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he was at odds with Song Yingxing, the left attendant of the Ministry of Industry, and the joint officials excluded Song Yingxing. It happened that Song Yingxing's father died, and he needed to keep filial piety for three years, so he resigned and returned to his hometown. ”

"Song Yingxing?" Before Emperor Xia could speak, Xiao Rui had already exclaimed.

He immediately turned on the system, and sure enough, he saw that the system had completed the advent, and this advent was really God's help to Xiao Rui!

"This Advent Category: Character Arrival!"

"The character descends to the faction: the faction of loyalty!"

"Random selection of characters: Song Yingxing!"

Introduction: Song Yingxing, the word Chang Geng, a famous scientist of the Ming Dynasty, an outstanding scholar in history, devoted his life to the scientific investigation and research of agriculture and handicraft production, collected a wealth of scientific information, and the books included agriculture, handicrafts, such as machinery, bricks, ceramics, sulfur, candles, paper, weapons, gunpowder, textiles, dyeing, salt making, coal mining, oil extraction and other production technologies. One of the most outstanding works, "Heavenly Creations", has been hailed as "the encyclopedia of Chinese craftsmanship in the 17th century". ”

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This is the summer praying for rain, and God has come directly to a snow, which is cold and the heart is flying.

Let Song Yingxing serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, gunpowder can be safely handed over to him for use, the concession of coal mines can be handed over to him, the cement can also be handed over to him, the Zhuge crossbow can also be handed over to him, and the invention of larger-scale sea ships in the future can also be handed over to him! The promotion of corn and potatoes can also help him!

There is nothing happier in life than to make your wishes come true!

However, at this time, he still had to hold back the excitement in his heart and explained to His Majesty, "Father, the son has indeed heard of this person's name, and he heard it when he was inspecting the state capital, and I heard that this person is good at research and understands a lot of content. ”

Emperor Xia nodded, not suspicious, and said: "As soon as Lord Shang reminded me, I also remembered this person, when Xu Xianyang was the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Song Yingxing was responsible for all the big and small things in the Ministry of Industry, and he made a lot of political achievements, and this person is honest and honest for the people, and has an excellent reputation. How is Song Yingxing doing now? ”

Shang Jin replied: "When Weichen heard that he had finished his filial piety for his father, he traveled around Great Xia to observe the environment and people's livelihood in various places, and collected information for his books. Later, he settled in Luzhou and opened a academy to teach and educate people. Moreover, the knowledge he taught was different from other academies, not Confucianism, but miscellaneous learning, such as irrigation methods, canal construction, how to build mountains and rivers according to the topography, how to mine and dig coal, etc., and most of the students he taught were unsuccessful candidates. ”

Emperor Xia was pleased: "This person is rare and valuable, he has been studying and teaching all his life. Lord Shang, order someone to summon Song Yingxing into the palace, hurry up! ”

"Wechen will arrange it." Shang Jin ordered to retreat.

At this moment, Xiao Rui's heart is cool and crooked, he has come to the agricultural saint Jia Sixian, and now Song Yingxing is here, and the cooperation between the two is seamless! In front of the Xiaoice River Period, Xiao Rui is more confident that people will win the day!

After waiting for a few days, Song Yingxing hurriedly entered the palace.

His heart was also worried.

When a person enters the age of not being confused, he will be able to discern things and not be confused, and he will not regret his resignation, because this is his temperament and unwillingness to go along with corrupt officials. But he also regretted that he had no skills, but he couldn't serve the country.

originally thought that he would be idle in this life, but who would have thought that His Majesty would urgently summon him, and the handwritten letter to him from the scholar of commerce also vaguely mentioned the reason for calling him to Beijing!

His Majesty seems to have intended for him to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, the director of the Ministry of Works.

This... This...

Song Yingxing was dumbfounded on the spot.

He is now white, just a teacher, how could His Majesty let him become a third-grade official! It's not in accordance with the rules!

So with excitement, Song Yingxing entered the palace to face the saint.

After coming to the Heart Cultivation Hall to meet His Majesty and the Crown Prince, he stood there respectfully, waiting for His Majesty's questioning.

Emperor Xia looked at Song Yingxing and saw that he was elegant, although he was wearing a cloth shirt, he was clean and tidy. This bearing made him very satisfied.

"I heard that after you kept filial piety, you traveled around the Great Xia Prefecture and collected materials from all over the world to compile a book, have you ever brought it?" Emperor Xia asked.

Song Yingxing said excitedly: "Back to Your Majesty, the grass people have brought it." ”

As he spoke, he took out the wooden box he had brought with him, and when he opened it, the box was full of books he had written, and the whole box was full, with a total of three volumes and eighteen articles.

Hai Dafu took the wooden box and put it on the dragon case, Emperor Xia was interested, and took it out in person, and what caught his eye was four vigorous big characters: "Heavenly Creation"!

"Heavenly workers replace it, and things become business! What a name! Emperor Xia was quite pleased.

As soon as this sentence came out, Song Yingxing almost burst into tears.

Why did he go to great lengths to compile "Heavenly Creations" to benefit the people and help the world. Now His Majesty acknowledges his efforts in a word.

Emperor Xia continued to read the book, watching carefully, and gradually, His Majesty's expression changed from curiosity to surprise, and from surprise to solemnity, for a long time...

"Smack!"

Emperor Xia slapped the table, which frightened Song Yingxing, and even Xiao Rui was startled.

Without waiting for Xiao Rui to ask the reason, His Majesty took the lead in speaking: "If Shang Jin hadn't recommended Song Aiqing, I would have scolded him!" Song Aiqing is such a talented person, and he actually abandoned it, this is the fault of the officials, this is the loss of Daxia! ”

Song Yingxing was dumbfounded, is Your Majesty praising him? And words are not stingy with praise! I'm so flattered!

Xiao Rui naturally knows Song Yingxing's bull break, this is not a joke! Tiangong Kaiwu is known as the world's first comprehensive work on agriculture and handicraft production, and is a great scientific and technological work in Chinese history!

In the previous life, such a huge book was abandoned by the Qing Dynasty, but Dongying regarded it as a treasure, which is simply a great irony!

"Song Aiqing, let you tell me and the prince about the summary of this book." Xia Huang said suddenly.

Song Yingxing came back to his senses at this time, and then calmed down his excitement and said: "Back to Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince, "Heavenly Creations" is divided into three volumes and eighteen articles, namely "Naili", "Naifu", "Zhangshi", "Essence of Essence"... The first volume records the cultivation and processing methods of cereals, beans and hemp, the weaving and dyeing techniques of silk, cotton and ramie, and the processes of salt and sugar production..."

Just listened to him talk about it, and the contents of the book were all in his mind. Xiao Rui and Xia Huang listened carefully, and they didn't feel bored.

Until the sky was dark, Song Yingxing's mouth was dry, Xiao Rui and His Majesty listened to it so forgetful of time, and when they looked at the hour, more than an hour had passed.

Emperor Xia was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately ordered Hai Dafu to set up a banquet, and allowed Song Yingxing to enter the banquet. Dining with His Majesty, this is a supreme honor, and Song Yingxing was so excited that he almost couldn't hold his chopsticks.

The tea and food were full, and the sky was already dark.

Emperor Xia asked, "Who else is in the family?" ”

Song Yingxing said: "Both parents have passed away, and the wife and children of the grass people are living in Luzhou. ”

"I will order the forbidden army to personally pick them up and bring them to Kyoto, Song Aiqing, I want to appoint you as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and I have a great task entrusted to you. It is right to be poor and have a good heart, and it is even more ambitious to help the world at the same time, and you have this ability at this moment. This "Heavenly Creation" should not be dusted at the head of the case, but carried forward in the world! Emperor Xia said sincerely.

Song Yingxing knelt down excitedly and said: "My emperor is above, and His Majesty Song Yingxing will not give up, and he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and he is willing to serve the court with a seven-foot body." ”

Emperor Xia laughed and said, "Okay! Aiqing quickly flattened down! ”

Song Yingxing stood up, tears of excitement flashing in his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Song Yingxing pleaded quite boldly: "Your Majesty, Weichen is ashamed, I have a reluctant request to say!" ”

"Aiqing can speak!" Emperor Xia asked.

Song Yingxing said: "After Wechen serves as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he will inevitably reorganize the Ministry of Industry, and Wechen does not want to leave a black sheep in the Ministry of Industry, or even form a party for personal gain and exclude dissidents. The Ministry of Industry is a sharp weapon of the country, which can help the great cause, and Wechen only wants to concentrate on doing things, rather than falling into a power struggle. ”

Emperor Xia smiled, this person is really straightforward, if other people are categorically not like this, because if you are not careful, you may anger Your Majesty. And if these words are spread out, Song Yingxing, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, will be hated by the officials of the Ministry of Industry before he takes office.

It seems that he was squeezed out by Xu Xianyang and resigned from the government back then, and now he is on fire.

"Do what you think, if you have something to do, go directly to the prince, he is still leading the authority of the right capital imperial history, impeaching officials is a piece of cake, haha..."Emperor Xia quipped.

Xiao Rui also smiled: "Lord Song, this palace likes to eliminate the black sheep the most, and we will communicate more when we have time in the future." ”

Song Yingxing's anxious heart was relieved at this time, and he hurriedly agreed.