Yang Sichang, the secretary of the ministry, invited Zhang Pu naturally did not dare to slack off, he hurriedly raised his feet and walked to Yang Sichang's side, but as he walked, he suddenly realized a problem, it seemed that it was a little inappropriate for him to sit in the second position on the left.

Not for anything else, just because the third on the left is Wu Jianye.

You can't sit in a bad position these days, one is not good, it is very likely to offend people, even if you don't offend people, it is possible to leave a bad image for people, so that others think you are too arrogant.

He and Wu Jianye are both Xinwei Jinshi, but Wu Jianye is the champion, and he is only a second-class Jinshi, in terms of fame, he is not a star and a half worse than others, and Wu Jianye is a Beijing official, he is a local official, and his status is different, even if the two are both scholars, he should sit under Wu Jianye.

In just a few steps, he thought a lot, and when he came to Yang Sichang, he first arched his hand and said: "Lord Yang, please take a seat, Xia Guan is late, sorry, sorry." “

When Yang Sichang heard this, he sat down with a smile and said: "Lord Zhang said that he was laughing, everyone is still a scholar, and Yang doesn't dare to call himself an adult." “

Zhang Pu arched his hand towards Yang Sichang again, and then turned his head to this Wu Jianye and said: "Lord Wu, I haven't seen you for a long time, I don't know if Zhuangyuanlang still remembers it." “

When Wu Jianye heard this, he hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Lord Zhang is polite, how could Wu, the famous "Lou Dong Erzhang" in the same department, not remember, we talked about you when we were drinking with Zhang Cai and Lord Zhang two days ago, and Lord Zhang's political achievements in Shanxi are really admirable. ”

When Zhang Pu heard this, he hurriedly said modestly: "Lord Wu has an overreputation, and now no one in the world knows the "Beijing News", especially the articles written by Lord Wu, all of which are rare masterpieces, and Zhang is always drunk and obsessed, and he can't bear to let go." “

Wu Jianye was a little overwhelmed by this touting, and he hurriedly diverted the topic and said: "Lord Zhang is overrated, quick, please sit, please sit." “

Zhang Pu shook his head and said: "How dare Zhang sit on the top of the champion Lang, and ask the champion to sit down." “

Wu Jianye's embarrassment, sometimes the title of champion really makes him miserable, he is touted for some reason, and there are always people who insist on him to sit down, he wants to say that the champion is just a title, not a good grade!

Just when he didn't know how to respond, the voice of the eunuch suddenly sounded outside: "The emperor has arrived." “

Now it's okay, I don't need to explain, it's too late to change seats.

Sure enough, when Zhang Pu heard that the emperor was coming, he hurriedly arched his hand in embarrassment, and then quickly opened the second seat on the left and stood respectfully at the conference table.

At this time, the others also quickly stood up and waited with respectful faces.

Zhu Cijiong has been in a very good mood recently, all the wars ended with the victory of the Ming Dynasty, the implementation of the new policy was unusually smooth, and the harem concubines added a few lovely princes and princesses to him, so many good things piled up together, so that he walked with a spring breeze on his face.

After the courtesy, this mistake of liking to play pranks was committed again, and he couldn't help but smile and said, "Everyone, do you know why I called everyone together? “

Everyone here is indeed very curious, didn't they say that they were discussing the formation of a new yamen, why did they recruit all the heads of the royal family?

The emperor seemed to be about to tell the reason, and everyone couldn't help but open their ears and listen carefully.

As a result, Zhu Cijiong said casually: "I'll talk about this issue later, let's discuss the formation of a new yamen first." “

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned, the emperor didn't seem to have anything wrong with this, but what everyone wanted to know was why the person in charge of the royal business was also recruited!

Seeing everyone's stunned expressions, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but feel secretly proud in his heart, and then, holding back a smile, continued: "This time the main thing to discuss is the formation of the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Communications, so why do you want to discuss the formation of these two yamen together?" “

Now everyone sitting there is no longer stupidly waiting for the emperor to reveal the mystery, but they have started to think about it.

However, what exactly do these two yamen have in common, or what they have in common, everyone really can't think of for a while.

Fortunately, this time Zhu Cijiong did not whet their appetite, but directly explained: "These two yamen are actually closely related to the lives of ordinary people, and now it can be said that it is a war era, so whether it is transportation or communication, it is mainly to serve the war, but the war will pass, and transportation and communication will ultimately be based on serving the people, and the purpose of establishing these two yamen is to better serve the people, so that the common people can enjoy the benefits of national development." “

This is easy to say, but it is difficult to do, in history there are many officials who worry about the country and the people or for the country and the people, but at most they make a fuss about the construction of water conservancy and tax reductions and exemptions, and no one has ever thought about setting up two big yamen to serve the people, of course, ordinary officials do not have this power, so they can't think of this level at all.

Zhu Cijiong knew that this was indeed a bit ahead of his time, and he didn't expect these people to be able to understand it at all, seeing everyone's confused expressions, he directly guided: "Think about it, how can these two yamen serve the people?" Say whatever comes to mind, and discuss is to say what everyone thinks. “

Everyone knows that the emperor doesn't like stuffy gourds, and the more active you speak, the more he likes it, so as soon as his words fell, some people began to express their opinions.

The first to speak was Wu Jianye, the new secretary of the Ministry of Communications, who coughed and cautiously proposed: "The Department of General Affairs originally opened the business of sending letters to the common people, so that relatives and friends separated from each other can understand each other's situation, and it is well received by the people. “

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "Well, Meicun's proposal is very good, and the telegram should be opened to the common people." “

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Cai, the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, coughed again and proposed: "Now that there are more and more traders doing business in Kua Province, Weichen suggested that some fixed freight lines be opened, just like between the capital and Dongdaying, there are trains coming and going every day, so that business is much more convenient." “

This is really on point, Zhu Cijiong approving: "Well, the proposal of Shouxian is quite good, and the opening of fixed freight routes is one of the purposes of the establishment of the Ministry of Transport." “

Immediately afterwards, the new Ministry of Transport Shangshu Zhang Pu also coughed, and said with emotion: "Wechen took less than a day to take the special train of the Ministry of Household to raise grain and grass from Taiyuan Mansion to the capital, and it was very relaxed, there was no fatigue of the journey at all, to change to before, even if it was more than a day to take a carriage, and the bumps on the way can make people sore, so, Weichen thought, if you can open a fixed passenger line in Daming, it must be a great thing for the benefit of the people." “