Zhao Rui is indeed an hour, and he is not willing to wait.

Since Gu Yanzhang was selected as the champion in the previous year's palace examination, he has always been full of expectations for this young man who has been promoted in person.

And the other party did not live up to his expectations.

Take back his achievements in governing Ganzhou, few state officials can compare with it, and there are naturally various coincidences in this, but his talent and heart are more important.

Repairing the Fushou Canal and soothing the displaced people is naturally a great achievement in the history books, but in Zhao Rui's opinion, what he is looking forward to more is the ash worm.

Without him, the DPRK is too poor.

According to the ash insect breeding situation reported by Xu Jizong when he came back, if everything goes well, within ten years, as long as the ash official camp and the tax of the DPRK and China can be increased by 10%, it will not be a problem at all. And the excerpts sent back by the officials of Ganzhou and the Jiangnan West Road transfer envoy and the Huangcheng Division also confirm this.

But after all, it is a new thing, if there is a chance, Zhao Rui still wants to hear what Gu Yanzhang has to say, in the final analysis, he is the first person to advocate it, and he is also the first to propose to store and make wax.

Sitting on the throne of the Chongzheng Palace, Zhao Rui flipped through the excerpts about ash worms sent back by people from all walks of life, and it was rare to have a little urgency.

In fact, he had long wanted to see Gu Yanzhang, but it was only because of Wang Ming in the imperial history and Fan Yaochen, who participated in the political affairs, that it was difficult to move.

Last time, it was because he met Zhang Dingya, who was about to be promoted, but had not yet been promoted to the prison of Yanzhou's soldiers and horses, and was scolded by Wang Ming for half a decade with three or four imperial histories, saying that he "did everything he wanted", "did not follow the rules and laws of his ancestors", and "did not do it by the Ming monarch".

He just wanted to know earlier how Zhang Dingya captured the general of the Northern Barbarian Xifeng clan.

According to the order of the original political affairs hall, at most, Zhang Dingya entered the palace seven or eight days in advance, and before he took the qualifications for the audience, he was actually held by Fan Yaochen and chanted in the Chongzheng Hall for nearly half an hour.

They have a reason, and they have no other way than to honestly admit that they are not cautious enough.

With the lessons of the past, Zhao Rui no longer wanted to act rashly, even if his heart was already like a cat scratching, he still gritted his teeth and waited until today.

Gu Yanzhang's audience was scheduled at one o'clock in the afternoon, but he had a lot of questions to ask, and he was very worried that there would not be enough time, and at noon, he would be reminded by the attendants that it was time to eat—if he missed the diet, let the Empress Dowager Zhang in the harem know, not only those attendants, but also himself, and don't want to have good fruits to eat at night.

Thinking of this, he simply advanced the time for Gu Yanzhang to face the saint.

If it is a few days in advance, if there is no enough reason, it will naturally be held by the Yushitai and the Political Affairs Hall, but if it is an hour or two in advance, they will not be able to find a way to find fault.

No matter how you say it, he is also the Son of Heaven, if he doesn't even have the right to meet his courtiers a few hours in advance, and he still has to be jumped out and pointed at crookedly, don't blame him Zhao Rui for being ruthless!

When today's son was still happily constructing his ruthless scene in his mind, an official of the Yimen had already walked in and said, "Your Majesty, the official who met at the time has arrived. ”

The officials who met at Mao Shi originally arranged several of them, and it was supposed to be the governor of Qianzhou in the first place, but Zhao Rui couldn't wait to say: "Xuangu Yanzhang!" ”

Outside the Chongzheng Palace, six officials lined up in turn, and Gu Yanzhang took the initiative to stand last.

But there was word in the temple.

"Your Majesty has a decree, Xuan Gu Yanzhang enters the hall."

In the eyes of everyone who were either jealous or looking calm, Gu Yanzhang took a deep breath and stepped into the hall with the eunuch leading the way.

Gu Yanzhang's etiquette is used to be outstanding, when he first entered Liangshan Academy, the gentlemen of Liangshan and Qingming often forgot his merchant background because of this incident, and later went to Yanzhou, Chen Hao also thought that he was a child of the family because of his etiquette demeanor.

And this time, unlike the articles that focused most of the attention on the Jiying Palace, which cared about each other, and the many scholars standing side by side during the roll call, and the few meetings that were far away after that, but close-range, one-on-one, which made Zhao Rui feel the excellence of his vision more obviously.

Putting aside the preconceived impression, Zhao Rui thinks that from the perspective of a bystander, the one in front of him can also be one of the best talents.

Whether it is appearance, temperament, or etiquette, it is almost impeccable.

Zhao Rui nodded secretly and said: "I already know what Gu Qing has done in Ganzhou, and if it weren't for Qing's strength, it would be difficult for Jiangnan West Road to have peace today." ”

"It is not the power of the ministers, but the concerted efforts of the whole state of Ganzhou, and the joint efforts of all the states and the DPRK and China, so that Your Majesty can have a stable day when he worries every day." Gu Yanzhang paused for a moment, and then said, "If there is no grace from Your Majesty, how can you simply pull out the ministers in the recklessness, how can you have the merits of today's ministers." ”

Gu Yanzhang has always had a characteristic, that is, he speaks sincerely, even if it is a common word of gratitude from the emperor, when he says it, it is extraordinarily sincere, which makes people want to believe it.

This time was no exception.

Such a comprehensive speech, in fact, many people have said it, and there is nothing surprising, but hearing Gu Yanzhang say this, Zhao Rui felt extremely comfortable in his heart.

The champion was hand-picked by him, although the first person sent to Ganzhou was proposed by Fan Yaochen, he also personally decided, and later the DPRK and the central government supported Ganzhou's various grain and silver, and he also asked him every now and then, the Son of Heaven is also a person, Zhao Rui consciously paid his heart, and at this moment he saw that the other party really felt it in his heart, how could he be uncomfortable.

With a smile on his face, Zhao Rui praised Gu Yanzhang's exploits in Ganzhou a few more words, and then asked: "Gu Qing's white ash presented to the court last time has now been tried to be implemented in the two counties of Ganzhou, according to your opinion, if it is normal, how long will it take to produce 500,000 quintals of white wax?" ”

"It's not difficult to implement white wax." Gu Yanzhang replied without hesitation, "This insect is easy to grow and easy to raise, and it is not difficult to wax, not only Ganzhou can be raised, but other states and counties can generally be raised, if you want to use this as a source of taxation, as long as it should be smooth, as long as it is seven or eight years later, you can have this effect." ”

"There is only one case, and the minister has also discussed in the compromise, once the ash is cultivated into an industry, the four states and counties must be cultivated into a wind, and the mulberry fruit trees should be harvested from its impact, but the ash needs in the country are limited after all, and when the output exceeds the need, the wax farmers will not say that the loss of money will inevitably be abandoned, and the problems remain to be considered."