As the emperor, there are countless celebrities around Wanli, and he has been exposed to all kinds of knowledge, whether he is proficient or not, at least it can be said that he is not used to it. However, these things that Su Hao is telling him now are unheard of by him, these knowledge are linked one by one, and the logic is strict and self-justifying, so that people can know that it is not an ordinary charlatan, but a systematic set of doctrines.

According to the records of the wild history, Wanli is also a very smart person, although he did not understand all the things that Su Hao said, but he knew one thing, that is, these studies have extremely high value, if they can be used for the governance of the country, they will definitely be able to receive surprising results.

"Su Hao, you have such a talent, why don't you want to serve the court, but you are willing to be a businessman?" Wanli asked with a little dissatisfaction. Before he came to see Su Hao this time, he had already heard Li Long talk about Su Hao's partnership with Dong Tianzhang, Yang Laizhen and others to do business. Judging from his position, being a businessman is of course a very unproductive thing.

Su Hao smiled and said, "Brother Huang doesn't know, Su Hao has committed public anger because he has moved around a little with the people in the palace, and has become a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of the courtiers. It is said that the current saint originally wanted to reuse it in the subordinates, but now he is also hindered by the situation and ignores the subordinates. ”

"Uh, this ......" Wanli's face turned a little red, he is what Su Hao said about today's saint, what Su Hao said, he knows, and it is true. As an emperor, being forced by a group of ministers to dare not promote a person he fancies, it is really a shameless thing.

"Su Hao, you know, the ministers in this court are all pillars of the country, if they leave them, no one will be able to take care of the affairs of the world. Although there are some differences of opinion with them today, it is inconvenient to criticize them too harshly for the sake of the overall situation. Therefore, the matter of reusing you can only be put on hold for the time being. Wanli explained to Su Hao stupidly.

Su Hao said: "It doesn't matter, how can a person's honor and disgrace be compared with national events." Although Su Hao is shallow, he still understands this truth. Su Hao just felt that it was too much child's fun for the saints and the courtiers to fight over some trivial things. ”

Wanli's face was a little displeased, and he reprimanded: "Su Hao, you are bold in what you said. The matter between the saint and the courtiers is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, how can it be said that it is a trivial matter? ”

Su Hao said: "Mencius said: The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. After all, the matter of establishing a prince is only a matter involving the king, how can it be compared with the well-being of the community and the people? For the sake of the prince's affairs, the court cannot operate normally, where is this putting the people of the world? Brother Huang said that the courtiers are the pillars of the country, why don't these pillars think about how to improve the lives of the people all day long, and only focus on the emperor's family affairs? ”

Su Hao said this...... There is some truth to that. Wanli was speechless.

In fact, Su Hao's views are quite similar to Wanli's own thoughts. In Wanli's view, the matter of appointing the crown prince is just his own family matter, and he doesn't have to worry about the ministers at all, let alone forcing him to make decisions in such an aggressive way. If there were Shoufu Shen Shixing and others sitting in front of Wanli, it is estimated that Su Hao's words, Wanli himself would be able to say them, and he would speak more sharply than Su Hao.

But from another point of view, when Su Hao said such a thing, Wanli could only partially agree. Who becomes the crown prince is related to who will inherit his throne, and which concubine will become the most honorable queen mother in the harem in the future, this question is still very important to Wanli. Think about it, if this matter is really not important, why would Wanli fight so hard with the courtiers?

"Su Hao, do you think that the current saint is a saint monarch?" Wanli changed the topic and asked Su Hao.

If Su Hao didn't know that the person in front of him was Wanli, then he could answer no matter how he answered. But after knowing that Wanli was in front of him, Su Hao didn't dare to talk nonsense. He pondered for a moment, and then said, "Brother Huang asked, Shu Su Hao couldn't answer. Thousands of years of meritorious deeds have always been something that only future generations can comment, the saint is young today, and there are great plans for the future, how can Su Hao comment in vain at this time? ”

"Ambitious?" Wanli sighed slightly. He had this idea a few years ago, when Zhang Juzheng had just died, and Wanli, who had just taken power, had various ideals in his heart, wanting to become a wise monarch through the ages. However, the battles with the courtiers in the past few years made Wanli feel a kind of helplessness. Without the cooperation of the ministers, his decree would not even be able to leave the Forbidden City, so what is the use of no matter how beautiful the ideal is?

"Su Hao is too naïve." Wanli said, "Governing the country is not something that the emperor can do alone, what is needed is the concerted efforts of the courtiers." In my opinion, the important ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee today are all living in camp all day long, and they are nothing more than their own power and interests, and no one is willing to do things. With such a group of courtiers, even if the saint wants to make a big difference, I'm afraid that he has more than enough heart and not enough strength. ”

Su Hao said: "Things are man-made, if you don't try anything, how can you know?" As far as Su Hao knows, there is no shortage of officials who want to do things, but no one has created an environment for them to do things. If we can promote these officials who want to do things and replace those rotten Confucians who can only talk nonsense, it is only a matter of time before I can prosper in the Ming Dynasty. ”

"The officials you said want to do things, but do you include Su Gaizhi?" Wanli asked with interest.

Su Hao nodded and said, "Of course it includes me." Although Su Hao's skills are limited and he can only do some small things, thousands of people who are willing to do small things can get some big things together. ”

Wanli asked, "Okay, Su Hao, if the Holy Lord is reused for you, what do you think you can do yourself?" Or do you do your old job, prospecting? ”

Su Hao shook his head and said, "Su Hao doesn't just know how to prospect. When he was in his hometown, Su Hao was hired by the Han Wen Institute of Zhixian County and served as the master of the workshop in the county office. Han Zhixian is a good official of Corporal Lixian, who is as good as a stream, and supports Su Hao in all kinds of things. Su Hao is not talented, and in just half a year, he has promoted provincial firewood stoves, improved red soil, and built water conservancy in the county, and has also done some things. Although some things have not been able to bear fruit for a while, Su Hao believes that these things can ultimately benefit the people. ”

"Tell me more." Wanli said.

Su Hao then introduced what he had done in Fengcheng County, and Wanli listened to it and said dumbfounded: "There are such things, why don't I know?" ”

As an emperor, Wanli had some knowledge of the situation in various places. But these things that Su Hao did in Fengcheng County did not reach Wanli's ears. In his opinion, these things that Su Hao did could not only be described by the word magic, especially when Su Hao said that he was repairing the reservoir in Luoshan, which made Wanli feel incredible. Water conservancy has always been a major issue of the state, and the Ministry of Industry spends a lot of money every year to build and maintain water conservancy projects. But listening to Su Hao, it is so simple for Fengcheng County to build a large reservoir with a storage capacity of one million cubic abbots, which is simply a thing against the sky.

"Hehe, Brother Huang must be a person of great fortune and nobility, how can he have time to take care of these little things." Su Hao said with a smile, "However, in Su Hao's opinion, if some small things are done well, the effect is not necessarily small. For example, if the Han's stove promoted by Su Hao in Fengcheng County can be extended to all farmers in the country, the consumption of firewood alone can be reduced by half, and there will not be a large number of barren mountains around the capital like now. ”

"Su Hao, if the imperial court appoints you to promote this Han's stove throughout the country, you may be able to do it?" Wanli blurted out, completely forgetting that his role was just a passerby, not the emperor himself.

Su Hao was very smart not to break Wanli's goof, he smiled slightly, and said: "As long as it is beneficial to the common people, Su Hao is willing to do it." However, this promotion of Han's stove is not practical for Su Hao to do, and Dai Qi, the workshop clerk of Fengcheng County, is enough to take on this matter. ”

"It is inappropriate for a small county clerk to take on the matter." Wanli frowned and said, he was not as ignorant of politics as Su Hao, he knew that if he really promoted a scribe from a county government to manage the promotion of provincial firewood stoves across the country, the saliva of the courtiers alone would be able to drown Dai Qi. Not to mention Dai Qi, even if it is Su Hao himself, if he climbs to such a high position all of a sudden, I am afraid he will not be able to sit steadily.

"This is the disadvantage of my Ming politics." Su Hao said, "Everything only talks about background and qualifications, and finally gets a group of bad old men in their seventies and eighties into the cabinet to govern the country, how can the country not be depressed?" The elderly naturally have the strengths of the elderly, but the lack of initiative is also their characteristic. If I can't promote a group of middle-aged and young officials in time, how can I be angry? ”

"You're right." Wanli nodded again and again, he himself is a young man, and he is indeed annoyed by the old men in the cabinet who are often seventy or eighty years old. These old men said that they couldn't touch it, and they would say "old ministers begging bones" at every turn, as if the emperor was thinking about taking their old bones to stew soup. With Wanli's temperament, he would prefer his courtiers to be as vigorous and passionate as Su Hao.

"Su Hao, talk to you today, I ...... Well, there's a lot to be gained in the next. I have understood your thoughts, so you should go back and wait patiently, and within a few days, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. Wanli said.

"Su Hao thanked Brother Huang." Su Hao stood up, bowed respectfully to Wanli, and then exited the private room.

When he left Defu Building, Su Hao remembered that he had forgotten the original thing when he was patronizing and chatting with Wanli on this trip. Li Long asked him to come to Defu Building, but he said that he would invite him to dinner, but as a result, he didn't even drink a few sips of water, and was sent away by Wanli.

What kind of thing is this! Su Hao wanted to cry and scolded without tears. (To be continued)