Faced with Zhang Lingyang's inquiry, Sun Sheng hurriedly lowered his head, making it impossible to see his true face.

After thinking about it, Sun Sheng replied in a low voice: "Long live Lord, the slave is just a eunuch, and he can't express his opinion on the government."

What's more, Zhang Ge Lao is also the auxiliary minister of the first emperor's order, and the servants dare not express their opinions. ”

"You old bastard!" Zhang Lingyang pointed at Sun Sheng and scolded, "Get out of here for me!" ”

"Yes, minion, get out!"

As he spoke, Sun Sheng suddenly lay on the ground and rolled out like a meat ball.

Seeing Sun Sheng like this, Zhang Lingyang was angry and funny, and he didn't know what to say.

After settling down, Zhang Lingyang began to savor Sun Sheng's words.

The meaning of Sun Sheng's words is that he still has opinions about Zhang Zhiyuan in his heart, but because Zhang Zhiyuan's status is there, even if Sun Sheng has opinions in his heart, he doesn't dare to say it.

It's not that Zhang Lingyang trusts Sun Sheng very much, but that Zhang Lingyang already hates Zhang Zhiyuan a little at the moment, so he inadvertently asks Sun Sheng's opinion.

Undoubtedly, Zhang Zhiyuan, as an auxiliary minister, naturally has some ability.

But this ability is not used in national affairs, but often does things that speculate on people's hearts or make peace with mud.

In terms of state affairs, Zhang Zhiyuan himself has no achievements.

In fact, Zhang Zhiyuan is not the only one who has this kind of problem, but as long as he is an official from the Hanlin Academy, most of them have this kind of problem.

The Hanlin Academy is known as the training base for senior officials of the Great Zhou, but this training base for senior officials has not trained a few capable officials for the Great Zhou from beginning to end.

What could be causing this?

Zhang Lingyang couldn't help but think carefully.

Combined with the Ming Dynasty in his previous life, Zhang Lingyang quickly came up with the answer.

The reason why the Hanlin Academy has not been able to train qualified officials is because most of the officials who have served in the Hanlin Academy are not familiar with general affairs.

In other words, the officials from the Hanlin Academy do not have much experience in actual politics.

This has led to their low eyesight, and most of them talk about the government in generalities. When faced with actual government affairs, they are often helpless.

After all, not everyone is Zhuge Liang, and you can know the things of the world without leaving home.

Just like the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, most of the high-level officials trained by the Hanlin Academy had no achievements in government affairs, except for a few people such as Zhang Juzheng.

The same is true of Da Zhou, except for the cabinet ministers at the beginning of the founding of the country, the rest of the people are not to mention serving as cabinet ministers, even if they serve as officials of the six ministries, I am afraid that they are not qualified.

Now that you've identified the problem, how do you fix it?

Zhang Lingyang thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered the sentence of Han Feizi, a sage of Legalism in his previous life, "The prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must be sent to the army."

Combined with the historical analysis of various dynasties and generations in his previous life, Zhang Lingyang already had a plan in his heart.

But Zhang Lingyang also understands in his heart that nothing can be achieved overnight.

Especially this kind of matter that involves the fundamental situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is even more necessary to be impatient.

If you rush it, it may be light to run out of water at that time, and nuclear energy will plunge the whole world into turmoil.

"Although we can't make drastic reforms now, we can already start doing the preliminary work!" Thinking like this in his heart, Zhang Lingyang sat up from the bed with his eyes in his eyes, and shouted outside: "Sun Sheng, get me in!" ”

Sun Sheng, who was outside the hall, heard Zhang Lingyang's shout, hurriedly trotted into the hall, came to the bed and asked, "Long live the master, what do you command?" ”

Zhang Lingyang nodded noncommittally, and then said: "You quickly sort out and file the resumes of the governors of the provinces, and hand them over to me in three days." ”

"Slaves obey!" Sun Sheng couldn't figure out why His Majesty the Emperor came out like this, but he still agreed obediently.

"Go down!"

"By the way, I ordered someone to call Xiaofuzi!"

After the time of half a pillar of incense, Xiao Fuzi walked into the Heart Cultivation Hall and said, "I don't know what the Long Live Lord commanded the slave to come?" ”

Zhang Lingyang said: "Have you ever sold the Wuhu pearls?" ”

Xiao Fuzi replied: "If you go back to the Long Live Lord, the slave has already ordered Xiao Lizi to auction off the five Huhepu pearls, and get a total of 100,000 taels of silver." ”

"It's only 100,000 taels!" Seeing that Wuhu pearls were only auctioned for such a small amount of money, Zhang Lingyang was very disappointed.

And Xiao Fuzi saw Zhang Lingyang's disappointed expression, but he wanted to cry very much in his heart.

You know, even these 100,000 taels of silver were sold by Xiao Lizi with a lot of effort.

The pearls that have been left from the Imperial Palace Ouchi are indeed the finest pearls.

Up to the homes of officials and nobles and wealthy merchants, who lacks those pearls?

It was because people saw that these pearls flowed from the palace, and they were sold for 100,000 taels of silver.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that 50,000 taels of silver is already the limit.

However, Zhang Lingyang did not know about these.

In Zhang Lingyang's view, pearls are very valuable things, and the pearls that circulate from the palace are even more valuable.

In fact, this is just Zhang Lingyang's own delusion.

The things that circulate in the palace are very valuable, but if you say that everything is valuable, then it is not necessarily.

Just like Hepu pearls, although they are also rare, there is not only one place where pearls can be produced.

Not to mention anything else, in terms of fame alone, the fame of Dongzhu, which was produced in Goryeo and Liaodong, is not weaker than that of Hepuzhu in the slightest.

Therefore, Zhang Lingyang misestimated the price of pearls.

Pearls are precious, but they are not as outrageously expensive.

After Xiaofuzi explained the situation, Zhang Lingyang was a little embarrassed on his face.

You know, because of these pearls before, the harem caused a storm.

"I knew that pearls were so worthless, so I wouldn't have taken them out and sold them!" Now, Zhang Lingyang is already a little ashamed in his heart.

After all, for the sake of such a little bit of money, which is better than nothing, he actually made the harem unpeaceful, and when he thought about it, Zhang Lingyang felt regretful.

But whatever you say, it's too late.

After settling down, Zhang Lingyang remembered what was going on, and said to Xiao Fuzi: "I plan to recruit the imperial merchant again in a month, you go and prepare." ”

"What about the former Imperial Merchant?" Xiaofuzi asked.

Zhang Lingyang said: "Naturally, it is fair competition with other businesses. ”

"It is to compete fairly, this time to recruit royal businessmen, in the form of bidding, the highest price wins!"

"Got it!" Xiaofuzi replied.

"Then when you go back, draw up a charter as soon as possible!" Zhang Lingyang commanded.

"Yes, the minion will do it!" Xiao Fuzi replied and hurriedly left the Heart Cultivation Palace.

After Xiaofuzi left, Zhang Lingyang lay back on the bed and thought about it......