Zhu Jishi raised his head and saw Wu Chunqiu walking towards him with a steady step, looking like a capable and capable man - for these important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu's feelings were really complicated. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 In the original history, most of these people were capable ministers of governing the country, and they were good at foreign affairs and group training. And in this time and space, they can let go and show their strengths, which can be regarded as really doing some business. But the limitations of these people are also obvious, after all, they are all traditional scholars who read Confucian classics, and their vision and thinking are always a little out of step with the times. It's okay to manage day-to-day internal affairs, but there are very few talents in economics and diplomacy. As a last resort, Zhu Jishi could only start from scratch and rely on the royal consortium and the Industrial Promotion Association to promote economic construction. In terms of diplomacy, it relied on Maria. Clementina acted as an advisor. And this Wu Chunqiu is the most diplomatic among the old ministers...... It's just that it's still a little far from the new politicians and bureaucrats of the Jishi Youth Party who have received a higher Western education.

In the past few years, when the "old people" have steadily pushed the super giant ship of the Ming Empire forward. The newcomers to the Jishi Youth Party are also growing steadily. Following the election of local public offices in Yingtian, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and the two northwestern provinces of Borneo, the eight provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, which were the first to establish a constitutional system, also voted for local public offices in 1863. Due to the tax limit on voting rights, almost all of the people participating in the election are the wealthier groups in the Ming Dynasty. The elected ones were naturally also agents of the bourgeoisie and the landlord class. Almost all the seats in the eight provincial public bureaus were divided between the Jishi Youth Party, which represented the interests of the bourgeoisie, and the Donglin Party, which represented the interests of the landlords.

At present, the Jishi Youth Party is in power in the four provinces of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, and the Donglin Party is in power in the four provinces of Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, and Anhui. On the face of it. It seems that the two parties are evenly matched. However, considering that the provinces in which the Jelswagen Youth Party is in power are all large economic provinces. And there are also two more provinces of Yingtianfu and Borneo. They are also economically developed areas. According to the constitutional principle of more taxes and more representatives in the Ming Dynasty, the Jishi Youth Party has actually controlled the majority of the lower house of the Ming Imperial Parliament. Fully qualified to form a responsible cabinet and oust Zuo Zongtang, who has held power for nearly 20 years, from power. However, Zhu Jishi blocked the Jishi Youth Party from filing a motion of no confidence on the grounds that "voting for parliamentarians has not yet been implemented in most provinces of Daming". Let the Donglin Party led by Zuo Zongtang form a cabinet with a parliamentary minority and continue to control the central government.

The reason why Zhu Jishi arranged it this way was not because he believed in Zuo Zongtang too much. Rather, he felt that the politicians of the Jelson Youth Party, although capable, were still too young. Perhaps by 1875, these "youths" in their forties would have grown into very mature politicians. It's not too late to hand over the cabinet to them when the time comes. In addition, until that time. The crown prince is also 30 years old, and it is time for him to wield more power. Let Zhu Guoxiong reuse these figures of the Jishi Youth Party...... Unconsciously, Zhu Jishi's imperial heart skills are also increasing.

Wu Chunqiu walked in front of Zhu Jishi and bowed deeply: "The ministers see the emperor." ”

Zhu Jishi nodded lightly and said, "The official diplomatic invitation letter from the Russians has been received?" ”

Wu Chunqiu nodded: "I have received it." The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of France, Great Britain, Germany, Mexico, the Confederate States of America, Spain, Austria, Turkey, the Netherlands, Belgium and Poland have all verbally expressed their intention to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to visit our Embassy. Formal invitations will also be sent out soon......"

Zhu Jishi waved his hand, interrupted Wu Chunqiu's words, and said, "Just go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to get in touch." The first visit of the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty abroad, except for the American Empire, probably no one does not want to invite, right? He paused, then added. Wu Qing, I invited you here to explain the matter of the prince's visit attaché. ”

Wu Chunqiu was slightly stunned. The crown prince of the Ming Dynasty has no subordinate officials, that is, a bare-rod prince, an attaché who visits abroad...... I don't know who they are?

"The prince is a young man, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should not look for some elderly people to follow, except for you, there should be no people over 30 years old." Zhu Jishi confessed.

"I know."

"Also, the attaché who visits abroad must be able to speak foreign languages, preferably with a diploma from a new-style university, and be born in a noble family."

This is to give the crown prince the opportunity to meet young talents! Wu Chunqiu thought to himself, it seems that the emperor is going to let the crown prince choose his own team.

"The Generalissimo's Office will arrange for young officers of the Navy and Army to accompany them on their trips. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should send someone to explain to them the things that need to be paid attention to when going abroad. Zhu Jishi then instructed, "In addition, the Jishi Youth Party and the Donglin Party should also send representatives to accompany them, and there may be thirty or forty people." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will also make arrangements. ”

J&J Youth Party! Wu Chunqiu secretly took a breath, he still didn't understand that the emperor was going to hand over these people to the crown prince! In summary, the crown prince himself is also a classmate of Jishi, and he is now in the third year of the Faculty of Law of Yingtian Jishi University. Among his classmates, there are many children of Ming heroes, and his eldest son Wu Side is also a classmate of the crown prince, but unfortunately that stinky boy is not interested in law and politics, and he was admitted to the Department of Basic Medicine! I don't plan to become a politician in this way, but I can let him accompany him in the name of a doctor......

Zhu Jishi looked back at the crown prince again: "Emperor, do you have any good candidates?" ”

Zhu Guoxiong shook his head and said, "Erchen didn't have a ......" As he spoke, he suddenly glanced at the Imperial Concubine Maria behind Zhu Jishi, and said with a smile: "Elizabeth has always wanted to go to Europe to have a look, so it's better to let her accompany her." ”

"Elizabeth?" Zhu Jishi was stunned for a moment, and behind him stood Maria. Clementina hurriedly stepped forward and whispered in his ear, "It's Isa, Elizabeth is her Western name." ”

"She's ......" Zhu Jishi nodded, this little girl is 14 years old this year, she is surprisingly good at reading, and she jumped two levels, as if she is going to take the university entrance examination this year! I wonder if I'll become a scientist or something in the future?

"Okay, let her go for a walk around Europe." Zhu Jishi thought about it and nodded. The little girl is still young, and it's nothing to go to college a year later. Uh, and I don't know what she likes to study?

Maria said again: "Your Majesty, now that His Majesty Juan is also in France and has entered the Brienne Military Academy, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should visit him." ”

"Juan......" Zhu Jishi really doesn't have much impression of this son who became the king of the Kingdom of California, and he doesn't care much about it. This child's education is also completely controlled by his mother. And Mathilde I's parenting method is the old method of European royal families. Juan received a military education from an early age, and at the age of 10 he was sent to the junior class of the Upper Brienne Military Academy in France, the same military school that Napoleon I attended as a child. It seems that Her Majesty the Empress was eager to train her son to be a military strategist like Napoleon I.

"It's to get in touch with the brothers." Zhu Jishi looked at the crown prince and said in a deep voice, "Juan is your brother, but he is not my courtier, and most likely he will not be your courtier in the future." ”

"Erchen understood." The crown prince replied. He knew that Zhu Jishi was telling him what kind of attitude to use to deal with Zhu Juan. You can't put up a high shelf, lest Jujuan, the king of a country, feel unhappy.

"In addition, you have to pay a visit to your eldest brother when you pass through Hong Kong." Zhu Jishi continued to instruct his son, "Although his Duke of Hong Kong Island is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, his King of Hawaii is the monarch of an independent country, and he has a good relationship with Princess Helena. ”

"Erchen understands." Zhu Guoxiong said. Zhu Guojie is the eldest son of the emperor and married a British princess, and his status is very noble as usual. But now it is very embarrassing because of the confrontation between China and Britain. So I just stayed in Hong Kong to study at university, and didn't go back to Hawaii. Zhu Jishi asked the crown prince to visit him in Hong Kong to appease the eldest son - as his sons grew up one by one, Zhu Jishi's biggest concern now was that they did not get along with each other. In particular, if the sons of several kings are not in harmony, the unity of the entire empire will also be affected in the future...... (To be continued.) )