Chapter 4 New Officials Take Office

Wu Yuanqing said that His Majesty was able to control Nanyang, which was dispensable news for Changsun Tang. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info For Changsun Yu, who has not had much contact with Nanyang for several years, all this is a little too far away.

"Don't talk about these things." Looking at Changsun Tang, who didn't seem to be reacting, Wu Yuanqing knew that maybe these things reminded him of something not very pleasant.

"But then again, why did you stop when you had the prestige of five people in Nanyang, and came back with just a holy decree? To say that you don't know the condition of the former emperor is to fool me. Wu Yuanqing said.

"Actually, it's very simple, the imperial court can leave Nanyang, but Nanyang can't do without the imperial court." The eldest grandson came back to his senses from his memories and said. It would be impossible to say that he did not have the slightest idea of secession at that time. But after weighing it repeatedly, it was decided to attach itself to the Tang Dynasty.

"What do you mean by that?" Wu Yuanqing was a little puzzled.

More than 1,000 years of history illustrate all this, and the Tang Dynasty, which originally did not have Nanyang, is still at the top of the world. But without the Central Plains, Nanyang is destined to decline quickly.

Although the development of Nanyang at that time, especially the industrial center Jinshan and the shipping center Xingzhou, was good, but after leaving the huge market of tens of millions of people in Datang, a large number of materials produced were not marketable, and the vicious circle formed in this way would destroy Nanyang in one fell swoop, especially the lack of a large amount of grain from Datang was fatal to Jinshan.

Although there are also in the Wa Kingdom, the low productivity and chaotic situation of the Wa State are not enough for their own use, let alone exported to Jinshan. Originally, this Nanyang region could be regarded as an excellent grain-producing area, but the poor population did not grow grain at all, and the worst ones were to grow cash crops such as rubber.

Although Jinshan is currently advanced, just like the Netherlands during the Industrial Revolution, the Netherlands could not compete with the British Empire without a huge population and colonies.

It took about half an hour for the eldest grandson to tell Wu Yuanqing about this.

But these things are a bit too much for Wu Yuanqing to understand, and it is impossible for Changsun Tang to tell Wu Yuanqing about the situation in another time and space, so Wu Yuanqing seems to understand it or not.

"Then we can sell these things to the Persians?" Wu Yuanqing still couldn't understand.

"Can you understand the problem of trade surpluses and deficits? This surplus is all your money to me, and the deficit is the opposite. We're selling something, we're in surplus. The eldest grandson had no choice but to explain these things to Wu Yuanqing and said that he was a little too hurried when he received the holy decree at that time, and he didn't have time to explain.

"Isn't it better for us to have as much money as possible?" Wu Yuanqing was even more incomprehensible.

"It's not. I ask you, what do you do with the money? The eldest grandson continued to ask rhetorically without waiting for Wu Yuanqing to ask.

"Of course, it's shopping." Wu Yuanqing said confidently.

"If you don't buy something, what's the money? Is it the same as grain? The eldest grandson asked.

Wu Yuanqing seemed to understand a little, hesitated for a while and replied, "You mean that this money is useless if you don't spend it, right?" But if you don't have money, will it be troublesome to do something soon? ”

"That's for ordinary people. For a country, what needs to be done each year is basically certain. Even if there are some unexpected situations, it is not a big problem to move around. But if a country has too much money in its treasury, it will cause too little money from the people, which will make the money more valuable. "Changsun Tang continued to fool Wu Yuanqing with these half-baked theories that he himself had learned in political economy.

"Isn't it worth the money?" Wu Yuanqing was even more puzzled.

Economics has always been a very troublesome subject, and basically an imagination is created and a large number of people analyze the reasons behind this imagination, as for the prediction of economics, this is just a good listen. Therefore, what the eldest grandson was able to explain to Wu Yuanqing was also full of mistakes and omissions.

"There are a lot of problems after this is worth it, and when you are injured and have no money, you will go back to the previous state of bartering, and there will be more such problems." Changsun Yu said.

"Oh." Wu Yuanqing nodded, with a feeling that the dragon was unconscious.

"Does this have anything to do with leaving Nanyang?" Wu Yuanqing figured this out, which made Changsun Tang feel a headache.

"Okay, that's all. What I just told you about it, think about it slowly when you go back. Tell me, do you have anything else to do this time? "If this continues, Changsun Tang estimates that his level of half-baked will not be foreign.

"I came back this time because I received His Majesty's will to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Works." Wu Yuanqing said with a straight expression.

The eldest grandson was not surprised, and said lightly: "Congratulations, the six Shangshu are the officials of the third grade, and the next step is the prime minister." ”

"This is a bit early, and as you know, although there are six departments in this court, there is also a sequence. This Ministry of Industry is the last department in the ranking, you also served in this Ministry of Industry at the beginning, the specific situation of this Ministry of Industry should be clear, and later you also told me that when you took office, this period of Lun did not work for several years. "Wu Yuanqing, this can be regarded as complaining that the situation of his work is not good.

"But after all, it's six books, isn't it?" The eldest grandson said in one sentence that Wu Yuanqing's proud capital can be ranked among the six Shangshu in less than a year of confusion, even if it is the last Ministry of Industry, even if it is a mixed qualification, it can be mixed in the end.

"That's right. However, I estimate that your tenure is also coming down, and it is basically impossible to let you be so big and not need it. Wu Yuanqing said.

From Du Ruhui, who died in the early years of Zhenguan, Hou Junji, who was sentenced for rebellion, to Wei Zheng, who was whipped before, and then to Fang Xuanling, who died not long ago. There are not a few of the Wenchen generals left in the Zhenguan era, and there is only one eldest grandson Wuji who is still active.

The end of an era also means the beginning of a new era. The era of Zhenguan is over, and Li Zhi ushers in his era. The new era is destined to have a new atmosphere, and this large-scale replacement of officials from the era of His Majesty Li Er is an obvious signal. This was expected by Changsun Tang.

But there is another problem in front of him, and that is the eldest grandson Wuji, who has not been mentioned much for many years. At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji can be said to have reached the real peak of his life. His official titles and titles are no longer promoted, and even the emperor is his nephew. Although his sister-in-law, Changsun Chong, has not made any great achievements, the title of the sixth son, Changsun Yu, is actually the prince of the country, and it is hereditary.

Such an eldest grandson Wuji must be the object of the emperor's jealousy, and it depends on whether he can retreat bravely. It's easy to say, but it's almost impossible to actually do it.

Cleaning up these messy thoughts, Changsun Tang felt that he had become more and more fond of nostalgia recently, this was the prelude to aging, although he had a body in his thirties, but after all, it contained a soul in his sixties.

"It's probably not going to be possible for a short period of time, and I don't want to go out and do these things. This last dynasty needed to get up early in the morning, and it was not good to sleep a little longer, so I had to rush to incur this sin. The eldest grandson said what was in his heart.

But that's how people are, when you tell the truth, no one believes it, but when you tell a lie, you believe it. This doesn't really have much to do with you, but the other party makes the choice for themselves. He doesn't believe in you, but in himself.

Wu Yuanqing too, as if I found you and said so.

"If you can't, forget it, and I'm not going to make you believe it anyway. What are you going to do when you take office? "The eldest grandson is very interested in this. After all, this Ministry of Industry is the department most closely related to Jinshan, and it is for this reason that Wu Yuanqing served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, otherwise Jiuqing could send him away.

"Hey, didn't I come here this time to ask you about this! You help me figure it out, which of these Jinshan can be promoted in advance? Wu Yuanqing said.

"This is actually very simple, that is, to set up several large steam engine factories near Chang'an, responsible for the production of steam engines. Then the last batch of machines driven by steam engines were produced, such as rice lickers, stamping machines, and so on. It is enough to let others see the advantages of the steam engine, and the rest will naturally be perfected, and it is impossible to improve all these things with Xinfeng's laboratory and Jinshan's laboratory. As soon as he heard this question about future development, Changsun Tang's spirit immediately came up.

"I know this, this time I have divided the steam engine factory in Jinshan into two, and I have already brought some of it over. I mean limited development of that industry? Wu Yuanqing asked.

"In fact, have you noticed that even without the large-scale use of steam engines, the changes in Datang are changing with each passing day?" Due to the fact that the output of the steam engine has not been able to rise, this has not been applied on a large scale except in the South Seas.

"This is true, why is that?" Wu Yuanqing was a little puzzled.

"Remember when we first met? So how long does it take you to get from Chang'an to Lizhou? Now? The eldest grandson asked.

"You mean it's all about the road?" Wu Yuanqing somewhat understood.

"Yes, this first relatively long road is from Salt Lake City to Jinzhou to Chang'an. As far as I know, the road paid for itself in a few years, and now it is free, and the Golden State has become a very prosperous city. Changsun Yu said. At the beginning, he and the Cheng family ran a car and horse shop, and now this business has spread all over the Tang Dynasty, and even Nanyang has a semicolon.

"You're saying the first step is to build roads?" Wu Yuanqing asked.

"That's what you mean. But I still have one thing to say, and that is the problem of the railway. The efficiency of the carriage is still too low, if there are trains and railways that can spread all over the world, then the strength of Datang will not be a problem at all. Changsun Yu said.

After a slight pause, without waiting for Wu Yuanqing to speak, Changsun Tang continued: "As far as I know, the results of the previous expeditions to Goguryeo were not very good, mainly due to climate and logistics factors. If there is a railway from Hebei to Liaodong, then all this is not a problem. Moreover, the fourth part of that area is relatively flat, which is also more suitable for the construction of railways. ”

The eldest grandson said the significance of this railway, and now taking advantage of Wu Yuanqing's position, with his own influence, he can still play a role, once everyone sees the benefits of these things, then these will form a huge inertia. At that point, it will not be something that a few people will be able to stop.

"This is a bit difficult, although the road in the nominal world is responsible for the Ministry of Industry, but in fact, this kind of thing is basically responsible for a special temporary department, if you follow your idea, this road will definitely be managed by a huge department in the future, it is estimated that the Ministry of Industry will face this situation of being split up." Wu Yuanqing frowned a little.

"In any case, as long as the construction of the railroad begins, then the steam engine-drawn train will bring great wealth, and your purpose is to move the cause forward, and the final outcome is left alone." Changsun Yu said.

After all, Wu Yuanqing is also a human being, and the four of them will receive the temptation of benefits, and the fact that they went to Nanyang at the expense of their own reputation was actually for profit. Using interests to drive people forward is the most effective means to deal with adults.

"Alright then, I'll try as much as I can, but I'm not sure." Wu Yuanqing said.

Once a person has a goal, difficulties are secondary.

This Wu Yuanqing, as the newly appointed secretary of the Ministry of Industry, burned three fires as soon as he took office.

The Ministry of Industry was originally an idle department, and Liu Buzhong's status was also very low, so most of them had the idea of eating and waiting for death. But as soon as Wu Yuanqing came up, he gave these people a dismount. The Ministry of Works, which totaled more than 200 people, kicked more than 40 people, including one Langzhong, to the Ministry of Officials at once. For officials, this is a fatal matter. The original unit doesn't want you, so who will be this pick-up man?

The first fire was burned, and the atmosphere of the Ministry of Engineering immediately changed. Of course, Wu Yuanqing is not the kind of desperate stunned youth. The second fire was to raise the allowances of the officials of the Ministry of Industry by a large margin. This move immediately appeased the Ministry of Works, who were originally very dissatisfied with Wu Yuanqing.

The third fire is to change some temporary structures originally established by the Ministry of Industry for the construction of the world's roads into permanent institutions in disguise, and send a large number of professionals to Hebei to survey the railway route.

In this way, the newly appointed Wu Yuanqing has completed the turnaround, you can not recognize the others, but you can't help but recognize Wu Yuanqing's courage and ability. (To be continued.) )