Su Hao spent a few days writing a policy and submitting it to Wang Xijue. In this policy, Su Hao comprehensively expounded his ideas on developing the economy, improving people's livelihood, and promoting scientific and technological progress, from the overall concept to the specific implementation steps, which can be called a comprehensive outline for governing the country.

Su Hao is not an economist, and his policy is basically a parody of China's various five-year plans in later generations, in which the experience and lessons learned in the implementation of these five-year plans are summarized, and the essence is selected and the dross is discarded. Compared with the predecessors, there are always many improvements in the concept of governing the country of later generations, and Su Hao has obviously taken the experience of 400 years to the present to promote, and obviously has an intellectual advantage.

In this policy, Su Hao also introduced many industrial and agricultural technologies, and proposed that these technologies can be used to improve production efficiency and achieve increased production and income. Some of these technologies were applied by Su Hao in Fengcheng, and some of them he had not yet had time to apply, and now he hopes to implement them with the help of a larger platform.

After Wang Xijue got this strategy, he stayed up all night watching it, and the more he watched it, the more excited he became. Early the next morning, he came to Wenyuan Pavilion with his strategy and presented it to Shen Shixing, the first assistant of the cabinet.

"Ru Mo, look at this, a very insightful strategy." Wang Xijue shouted Shen Shixing's words and said to him.

In the cabinet, the relationship between Wang Xijue and Shen Shixing is very close, one of the reasons for this is that the two are Jinshi in the same year's examination, and Shen Shixing is the champion, and Wang Xijue is the leader, which is quite sympathetic. When dealing with government affairs in ordinary times, Shen Shixing has a stable personality, and Wang Xijue has a tough style, one soft and one rigid, and the combination is also very tacit.

Shen Shixing took this thick strategy, opened it and read a few pages, couldn't help frowning slightly, and asked, "Fu Yu, who wrote this, how dare you talk about the government so presumptuously?" ”

Wang Xijue said: "What Ru Mo said is not bad, in my opinion, this is not a vain discussion of the government, but a bold suggestion, some of the ideas are quite unique, and I feel that I have benefited a lot from reading it." ”

"Unconventional." Shen Shixing said disdainfully, "The ideas put forward in this are quite untrue. For example, it is proposed to build reservoirs in the upper reaches of rivers across the country, with each reservoir storing water ranging from one million to ten million cubic meters, to adjust the surplus shortage of drought and flood. ”

Wang Xijue said: "Ru Mo, I didn't believe in this matter in the past, but a few days ago, I met the person who wrote this policy, and I began to believe it a little after listening to his detailed description of the construction of the reservoir. Yesterday I went to the Ministry of Industry to inquire, and the Ministry of Industry also said that there is indeed such a reservoir, which is built in a place called Luoshan in Fengcheng County, Jiangxi Province. This summer, Jiangxi rained heavily, and other prefectures and counties were affected by the rain, but Fengcheng County was able to save the upstream because of this reservoir. The Ministry of Industry also sent people to see this reservoir, and the on-the-spot calculation showed that the water storage should be more than one million cubic abbots. ”

"Fengcheng County, Jiangxi Province?" Shen Shixing was stunned for a moment, "The person who wrote the strategy that Fu Yu said was Su Hao from Jiangxi?" ”

The cabinet was the center of the central government in the Ming Dynasty, and all information had to be collected in the cabinet. Regarding Su Hao's person, Shen Shixing had heard Wang Yiju, the secretary of the Ministry of War, talk about it, so as soon as Wang Xijue mentioned it, he guessed who it was.

"That's it." Wang Xijue said.

Shen Shixing put the strategy on the case and said, "Fu Yu, why are you confused." This son is Li Long's minion, and the emperor summoned him to the capital to disrupt the situation. How can you believe what he wrote? ”

Wang Xijue said: "Ru Mo, we are only doing things for the sake of the great tomorrow, how can we beat him to death with a stick because he has something to do with that Li Long?" I was also entrusted by the emperor the day before yesterday to make a special trip to see this son. At first, I just wanted to deal with the envoy and report the result to the emperor when I came back. Who would have thought that after listening to this son's words, he would know that his name is true. I asked him to write this policy. ”

Wang Xijue was appointed by the emperor to do something, so naturally he did not need to report to Shen Shixing in advance. Shen Shixing only knew that there was such a thing at this time, and he asked, "What is the emperor's intention for letting you go to see this son?" ”

Wang Xijue said: "The emperor told me that he thinks this son is talented and up to the task, let me go and inspect it again, and if it is available, in the name of the cabinet, appoint an envoy for him." ”

"Listen to Fu Yu, do you really like it?" Shen Shixing asked, he has cooperated with Wang Xijue for many years, and they know each other's work styles very well, hearing Wang Xijue say this, he naturally knows that Wang Xijue wants to recommend Su Hao.

Sure enough, Wang Xijue nodded and said, "Indeed, in my opinion, this son is indeed a pillar of the pillar and should be reused." ”

Shen Shixing said dissatisfiedly: "Fu Yu, have you forgotten our agreement. Now is a critical time in the dispute over the country's capital, and the emperor wants to distract us from this person and drag the matter of establishing the country's foundation past, how can we be fooled? Wang Yihe also told me about this Su Hao, saying that he was proficient in the art of drawing maps and could be used in the military department, but because he was Li Long's person, he could only give up now. Think about it, at this time, if we promote a person who is favored by the inner court, what impression will it leave on the courtiers? You are an important cabinet minister, and you can naturally weigh the weight of this. ”

"Ru Mo, what is light, what is heavy? For the sake of the country, the entire cabinet plus the ministries, there has been no discussion for more than half a year, and the emperor has not been in court for more than half a year. That Su Hao only wants to strengthen the country and enrich the people, and has no intention of fighting in the court, are we old people less knowledgeable than a young man who is not weak? Wang Xijue said loudly, hearing Shen Shixing's rejection of his proposal, Wang Xijue's donkey temper was committed again.

Among the four cabinet ministers, Wang Xijue has always been very indifferent to the issue of national capital, but because of Shen Shixing's face, it is inconvenient for him to directly show that he disagrees with others. The courtiers were involved in the issue of the state mainly in order to take sides in order to gain some benefits from it. Wang Xijue has always been a maverick and disdains to stand in line, so he doesn't care who Wanli chooses as the prince. It is precisely because of his position that Wanli will let him investigate Su Hao, and if he changes to someone else, he will not accept Wanli's dispatch at all at this time.

A conversation with Su Hao touched Wang Xijue and aroused his passion. After reading Su Hao's strategy, Wang Xijue made up his mind to recommend Su Hao to an important position. He originally thought that he could talk about this issue with Shen Shixing, but who knew that Shen Shixing was thinking about national issues and couldn't pretend to be anything else, which made Wang Xijue very disappointed and annoyed.

"Fu Yu is angry, for a country talent, why is Fu Yu so angry?" Shen Shixing reassured, "No matter how well this policy is written, it is just talk on paper." If I look at this policy, there are many sharp edges, and if we act according to this policy, I am afraid that it will greatly violate the rules of our ancestors, which is absolutely unacceptable. In my opinion, if Fu Yu thinks that this son is still a talent that can be created, he might as well recommend him to any of the canons or master books in a small county, experience and experience, wear off this anger, and then reuse it. ”

Wang Xijue said angrily: "How can this Su Hao be a talent of a hundred miles, let him be a pawn or a master bookkeeper, he is really a great sage and a small responsibility, and he is a tyrannical thing." When I was studying, I wanted to cultivate my self and rule the country and the world, but now I ignore the talents of the country because of my own selfishness. ”

Hearing Wang Xijue and Shen Shixing talking about each other, the other two scholars in the cabinet, Xu Guo and Wang Jiaping, also came forward. After asking the reason, the two of them all sided with Shen Shixing and advised Wang Xijue not to be emotional. Wang Xijue was lonely, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, grabbed the policy that was thrown on the table by Shen Shixing, and strode out of Wenyuan Pavilion.

"Yo, isn't this Wang Ge Lao, who made you angry?"

Wang Xijue was walking angrily, and a small sedan chair came in front of him. The small sedan chair stopped in front of Wang Xijue, and the people in the sedan chair opened the sedan curtain and greeted Wang Xijue with a smile.

Wang Xijue looked up and saw that it was really a coincidence that the person in the sedan chair was the eunuch Li Long. Previously, Wanli invited Wang Xijue to investigate Su Hao's will, which was also conveyed by Li Long to Wang Xijue.

"It turned out to be Young Eunuch Li, where are you going?" Wang Xijue asked, the courtiers were quite disdainful of the eunuchs in the inner court behind their backs, but they still had to take care of the minimum etiquette when they met. Wang Xijue is not a noble person, and his attitude towards the eunuchs is more kind.

Li Long got off the sedan chair, walked to Wang Xijue, and said: "Our family has been ordered by the emperor and is about to go to find Wang Ge Lao. ”

Wang Xijue nodded and said, "Oh, it's quite a coincidence, I also want to go to the emperor to give an errand." The emperor asked him to go down to inspect Su Hao and his people, and he had already seen him in the next place. ”

"Oh? I don't know what Elder Wang Ge's impression of that Su Hao is. Li Long asked.

Wang Xijue said: "I feel that Su Hao is indeed a pillar of the pillar, and it can be of great use. ”

"Really? That's great. Li Long pointed his throat and said happily, "I don't know what kind of official Elder Wang Ge plans to recommend Su Hao to be." ”

Wang Xijue shook his head and said: "If you want to recommend him as an official, I'm afraid it's not easy, the reason, Young Eunuch Li is so smart, he should be able to guess it." ”

"What? Shen Shoufu disagrees? Li Long was stunned, the only person who could veto Wang Xijue's proposal was Shoufu Shen Shi. He always knew that Wang Xijue had a good relationship with Shen Shixing, and he was a little surprised by this: "Could it be that the person you proposed, Shen Shoufu also disagreed?" ”

Wang Xijue sighed, waved his hand and said: "Let's go down and explain this matter to the emperor, Li Shaojian will report to the emperor for me, and say that Wang Xijue wants to see him." ”

"Okay, Elder Wangge, you come with me." Li Long said, abandoned the sedan chair, and led Wang Xijue to the palace.