As Li Dan's messenger, Li He's life in Daming was still good, especially after taking the line of the He family, Li He was praised by his uncle Li Dan, and his position became more and more stable.

Of course, there are also bad things, such as the current invitation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Although he didn't know what the Internal Affairs Office invited him to do, Li He knew that he had no way to refuse.

At the beginning of the birth of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there were not many people who cared, and the development of this yamen, which appeared on the stage in the reform of Yangzhou Salt Administration, can be said to have shocked everyone over the years.

From woolen textiles in the northwest to salt and steel, to all kinds of precious items, whether in the south of the Yangtze River or in the north, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is already a behemoth.

It would be an exaggeration to say that all the businessmen in the world have to rely on the snort of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but it is basically the same.

Doing business in Daming, no one can ignore the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the shipping companies all over the Yangtze River and the Yellow River include eighty percent of the shipping business in the Daming Inland River. The sale of goods in various places would not have been feasible without the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Coupled with the money power that the Ministry of Internal Affairs can mobilize, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has definitely become the leading business of the Ming Dynasty.

In this case, even Li Dan did not dare to ignore the existence of the Internal Affairs Office. Now that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is invited, Li He does not dare to delay at all, and while sending someone to deliver a letter to his uncle, he is preparing to see Li Shenxing.

The status of his own family in the business world of Daming is unique for a while.

The meeting place was set in Nanjing, and although Li He didn't dare to go, he had to go with his nose pinched. After arriving in Nanjing, Li He had to sigh that Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty was more prosperous.

Since the Ministry of Internal Affairs mobilized the country's commerce, Nanjing has become a transit point between the north and the south.

The prosperity of commerce naturally led to the development of the city, and Li He was shocked enough when he went to Nanjing again.

As night fell, Li He took a carriage to the Yamen of the Nanjing Internal Affairs Office. This is an inconspicuous yamen, the door is not high, and it looks a little dilapidated, but no one dares to underestimate this place.

Under the guidance of the officials, Li He entered the yamen of the Internal Affairs Office.

In the living room, a thin middle-aged man was looking at himself with a smile, and Li Dan knew that this should be Li Shenxing. Hurriedly bowed down and said, "Under Li He, I've seen Master Li!" ”

Li Shenxing nodded and said with a smile: "Sit down and talk!" ”

When Li He sat down, Li Shenxing slowly spoke: "This official has heard of you for a long time, I heard that you are Li Dan's nephew?" ”

Li He's heart suddenly burst out, but he said with a smile on his face: "Back to Master Li, it's Uncle Jia!" ”

Nodding, Li Shenxing put down the teacup in his hand, and then said: "That's good, this official has something I want to tell you, the imperial court's plan to open a port in the north, you must have heard about it, right?" ”

"Back to Master Li, the villain heard about it!" Li He hurriedly said.

Li Shenxing continued: "The imperial court wants to build a large number of ports in the north, and there is a lack of a cooperation partner for maritime trade, so the official has promoted Li Dan to the imperial court, so the official wants to invite Li Dan to join the Ministry of Internal Affairs. ”

Listening to Li Shenxing's words, Li He was stunned for a moment, and invited his uncle to join the Internal Affairs Office?

"The official position of the Administrator of Overseas Commerce and Trade of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the same as that of this official." Li Shenxing added.

To put it bluntly, what is the maritime trade manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, what Zhu Yijun wants to do is to set up an ocean trading company in the Ming Dynasty. The situation was basically similar to that of the East India Company, with a shareholding system.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Li Dan are the major shareholders, plus other nobles and relatives of the imperial court are minority shareholders.

As for what this overseas ocean-going trading company does, it is basically the same as the East India Company. Colonial trade is the mainstream, how to do it, Zhu Yijun feels that he doesn't need to teach himself.

As long as they give strong support, these people will inevitably do what Zhu Yijun wants.

This is also the reason why Zhu Yijun wants to Zhao'an Li Dan, he has experience and a fleet, which can greatly reduce Zhu Yijun's time to explore this area. As for whether Li Dan will be obedient, Zhu Yijun is not worried at all.

Once he defeated the Wa State, after the Wa State garrisoned, Li Dan became a tree without roots, and he couldn't be disobedient if he wanted to.

Li He was a little stunned by what Li Shenxing said, the Internal Affairs Office actually wanted to surrender his uncle, although it was an invitation, but the meaning was the same, it was to surrender, and this Li He couldn't help but consider it.

The point is that the credibility of the imperial court in this regard is not very good.

Back then, Wang Zhi was known as the owner of Wufeng, and his status was about the same as his uncle, and what happened after he was edicted by the imperial court, he was not killed by someone, and his death was unknown.

"The matter is big, and the small ones don't dare to specialize, so they need to write to their uncle." Li He hurriedly said.

Li Shenxing nodded: "It's okay, then you can go back and write a letter!" Tell Li Dan that the official is waiting for him here to meet. After speaking, Li Shenxing picked up the teacup and sent the tea to the guests.

Li He also knew that Li Shenxing came to him just to let him run errands and deliver letters, and he definitely wouldn't say anything more to himself. stood up and bowed to Li Shenxing, and then said, "The little one will retire!" ”

Li Shenxing smiled and nodded, not at all getting up to send him off.

With Li Shenxing's current identity, there are not many people who can let him get up and send him off. When Li He left, Li Shenxing stood up and stretched, ready to go out for a walk.

Li Shenxing has not been to Nanjing for a long time, he has been in the northwest during this time, and now that he is in Nanjing, he needs to go out for a good walk.

Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Yijun looked at the fold in his hand, and after reading a few copies, he threw it on the table with some irritation.

Since the popularization of education in Shuntianfu, all the twists and turns in various places have come up. The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are really very positive about education, because this is a good opportunity to brush up their prestige.

There are a lot of officials from all over the country who have asked to build public schools.

There were also many officials in the DPRK and China who were in favor of establishing public schools, and some even felt that students should be recruited from all over the country to serve as public school teachers. Civil servants are fine, but it makes no sense that other gentlemen can't!

The public school teacher has a grade, although it is a ninth grade, but it can be promoted.

This is very attractive to many low-level readers, compared with civil servants, teaching and educating people have a much better reputation, and it is also decent, the key is the same promotion, which naturally attracts countless people.

Zhu Yijun knows very well that when teachers in their previous lives were able to change jobs, teachers were very popular.

In the popular TV series "In the Name of the People" in the previous life, there is a Han Gang, and this gang is a political corruption group with teachers and students as collusion. This kind of thing is more common and more reasonable in the Ming Dynasty.

In this era, teachers are revered, and teachers and enlightened teachers are also admired, and classmates are also very important political resources and political allies in the same year. This point is open in Daming, and everyone thinks it is reasonable.

After thinking about it, Zhu Yijun felt that it was time for him to set up a normal school.

With a public school, it is normal to train teachers. It is possible to suppress the matter of holding public schools in various places, but it is not possible to force them, and the reasons here are relatively better.

At the same time, it can also absorb a group of idle readers in society.

In the Ming Dynasty, the idle scholars in society are definitely an unstable factor. Compared with the idle scholars in society, the ruffians and hooligans are not on the stage at all.

There are fewer idle readers in society, and there are many fewer factors of instability.

"Zhang Whale!" Zhu Yijun shouted Zhang Whale, and then said: "Send the decree to the cabinet, and all the officials say that the public school should be promoted. ”

"I plan to establish a normal school in Beijing to train public school teachers, and let the cabinet come up with a charter."

In fact, Zhu Yijun doesn't want everything to be linked to his official position, but this is also something that can't be helped. Zhu Yijun also knows the drawbacks in this, that is, redundant officials.

Redundant officials will greatly increase the burden on the imperial court, but Zhu Yijun can't think of a good way.

In this era, people are only interested in being officials, and they are not interested in other things. Not to mention the current Ming Dynasty, even if it is the Celestial Empire in later generations, which civil service examination is not crowded.

Even those who sweep the streets are organized, and there are a lot of people who go, not to mention the Ming Dynasty of this era.

No matter what position, once it is linked to an official position, it will definitely make people rush to it. Zhu Yijun can imagine that once the normal school starts to recruit students, it will inevitably set off a bigger craze than the civil service examination.

At that time, there may be a chain of contempt, and those who take the normal school look down on those who take the civil service school.

If you are opening a technical school in the future, it will be those who take the normal school and look down on those who take the civil service school, and those who take the civil service school look down on those who take the technical school.

However, Zhu Yijun can't help this kind of thing, except for improving the treatment as much as possible, there is no way to eliminate it.

Not to mention that in this era, this chain of contempt is also a pile in later generations.

"Yes, Emperor!"

Of course, Zhang Whale didn't know what Zhu Yijun was thinking, he just knew that the emperor wanted to see the Normal School, and this matter had little to do with him, so Zhang Whale didn't care much.

After Zhu Yijun finished instructing Zhang Whale, he turned around and walked towards the back, it was late at night, and he should also rest.

With Zhu Yijun's holy decree, the news quickly spread. did not surprise Zhu Yijun, after the news came out, it was praised by hundreds of officials and students in an instant.

Zhu Yijun's main focus in the next days is not only the normal school, but also the restructuring of the craftsman.

Last year, Zhu Yijun handed over the matter to Liang Menglong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. Liang Menglong suggested starting reform in the army and giving higher status to craftsmen in the army.

Zhu Yijun also agreed with Liang Menglong's idea, and Liang Menglong has been busy with this matter since then.

Today, Liang Menglong finally came up with a perfect plan, and this time he came to Zhu Yijun to report.

Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong who walked in, smiled slightly, waved his hand to signal him to be polite, and said with a smile: "Aiqing has worked hard!" Come on, give Liang Aiqing a seat! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liang Menglong hurriedly bowed and said.

When Liang Menglong sat down, Zhu Yijun said: "Aiqing came to the palace today, but did she come to talk to me about the reform of the military craftsmen in the army?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it's true!" Liang Menglong nodded and said: "After this period of understanding and practice, the minister has some immature ideas in his heart, and I ask Your Majesty to mention them." ”

Zhu Yijun glanced at Liang Menglong and sighed, these ministers are becoming more and more able to speak.

Is he an emperor who likes to be patted on the back? Why are all the ministers under his command developing in this direction? However, Liang Menglong couldn't say anything himself.

Nodding, Zhu Yijun said: "Aiqing, but it's okay to talk about it, let's discuss with the monarch and ministers." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liang Menglong nodded and said: "After hearing about the opening of the craftsman registration, most of the military craftsmen in the army are unwilling to continue to serve in the army, even if they give money. ”

Hearing Liang Menglong's words, Zhu Yijun's expression suddenly became serious.

It's really too bitter in the army, and the military craftsman really has no status in the army. As for giving money, the military craftsmen who go out to earn may not earn less than the imperial court, and as in later generations, skilled people can make money wherever they go.

These craftsmen in the army, they don't have any skills, and many of them have ancestral secret recipes.

Once these people are lost, it is difficult to cultivate them, how can Zhu Yijun let them go. Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong and said, "Then how does Aiqing think she should act?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it is imperative for craftsmen in the army to open their craftsman registrations."

"Your Majesty is wise and wise, changed the military household system to a conscription system, abolished the military household in the army, and the military household is all grateful. Since the military household has been abolished, the artisan household should be opened. ”

"It's just that the craftsman has been in the army for a long time, and he is deeply homesick, and the oppression in the army has been too great in the past, so the craftsman also wants to find some light work. In addition, those military households with open household registration can make a lot of money, and artisan households also want to leave the army to make a lot of money. ”

Zhu Yijun listened to Liang Menglong's words, and he didn't feel bored at all, but felt that Liang Menglong could be of great use.

Work steadfastly, where there is an effect, there must be a cause, Liang Menglong is so detailed to find out the reason for the matter, which is worth encouraging. It may take some time, but being prepared can do more with less, and vice versa.

"What does Aiqing mean?" Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong and asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since you can't keep people by giving money, you might as well start from other places." Liang Menglong said slowly: "The minister thought that he should start from two directions. ”

"First of all, the military craftsman himself, and improving the status of the military craftsman in the army is the first priority."

"Since the craftsman has been dismissed, then the military craftsman should be given an identity, either the same as a soldier, or a hired craftsman, but the minister thinks that neither of these is the best policy."

Zhu Yijun looked at Liang Menglong, this time Zhu Yijun didn't speak, waiting for Liang Menglong to speak by himself.

"The minister thinks that like the soldiers, the status of the military craftsman will still not be high, after all, the army advocates bravery, and as for the employment, it is even more unstable, which will make the army deviate from morality, and the people's hearts will be scattered, and things will not be easy to do."