After Yu Rui left, Qin Zhao arranged for someone to call Ge Shangcheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Since the new emperor ascended the throne, Ge Shangcheng's life can be said to be proud.

Although in the Ministry of Industry, he is more like a tool man.

Needless to say, the eldest princess Qin Xuan didn't talk to Qin Zhao in private, let alone take him seriously.

Lang Moyu, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, is a talent valued by the top, and the "Great Yan Array" of the Tianxia Academy Palace can be used casually, and Ge Shangcheng naturally respects him.

Even the newly appointed left waiter Tian Yujie, who is also backed by the farmer, also has to take care of one or two.

Basically, as long as these people have any needs and say hello to him, he has to run around to make personnel adjustments.

But even so, he still enjoys it.

The reason is also very simple, the inside belongs to the inside. But outside, he finally represents the announcement of the number one, who can't be called "Lord Ge" when he sees it?

I am afraid of comparison.

In the past, he was just an official under Chen Ming, a young man in Jiuqing, although he was in charge of many craftsmen, but he had no quality and no rights, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a temporary worker.

Compared to now, it can be said that it is very different.

Moreover, in the past, there were no six departments, and the division of labor was not so clear, but similar functions basically still existed.

If you want to divide it into high and low, the first place should be the Ministry of Rites.

In the past, the human race paid attention to "the major affairs of the country, in the worship and Rong", and attached great importance to the ritual of sacrifice.

Correspondingly, Feng Chang, who is in charge of this aspect of affairs, has become the head of Jiuqing.

It's almost the military department, but the generals have another system, and they can't be fully counted.

Of course, even now, the military is extremely important. However, with the right to transfer troops to the Ministry of War, and the right to command troops to the Metropolitan Governor, the influence is ultimately lower than before.

Great Xia ruled the country with a legal family, and the status of the criminal department and the household department did not need to be said.

In the past, counties and counties had a certain degree of autonomy, and the election of officials was also hereditary, and there was no such thing as a ministry.

As for the artisan sequence, it is undoubtedly the younger brother of the younger brother.

With Qin Zhao's restructuring, the status of the Ministry of Industry can be said to be constantly rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Especially even the eldest princess Qin Xuan, who is most favored and trusted by the emperor, is on temporary duty in the Ministry of Industry, and now there are more Agricultural College, Printing Department, and Mo Yu and others.

Finally, I can be on an equal footing with other departments.

And that's not all, in fact.

After the condensation of the dragon veins in Kyushu, the appearance of the leyline rail car, and the recent distribution of books, a series of actions have led to the social status of the craftsmen.

More and more people are willing to join the labor register and choose hard labor.

For this matter, Ge Shangcheng is naturally happy to see it come to fruition.

Just a few days ago, he also said hello to the printing department, and in the previous issues of the newspaper, he was going to focus on the treatment and importance of craftsmen today.

Strive to absorb more talents, and by the way, let the world know more about the importance of the Ministry of Industry today.

Anyway, the eldest princess said before that there are not enough people, so we must train more newcomers.

It is equivalent to giving him a Shang Fang sword.

As for Qin Zhao, he is actually more willing to use Ge Shangcheng.

When it comes to ability, this person really doesn't have much ability.

But the Ministry of Works is different from the others in the six.

There is no need to be responsible for the administration of officials, as long as the affairs in hand are done well, and everything is regulated by him.

This person is stable enough, understands his position, and never points fingers, which alone is good.

didn't wait too long, Ge Shangcheng came to the Zhangtai Hall under the leadership of the inner attendant.

Seeing that Qin Zhao was waiting inside, he hurriedly stepped forward in a panic and saluted, "Your Majesty forgives me, the old minister is late." ”

"It's okay, I'm here."

Qin Zhao smiled and asked casually, "Lao Ge, I heard that you quarreled with those people in the Fa family recently?" ”

"Huh?" When Ge Shangcheng heard this, he panicked.

Although Qin Zhao was not very angry on weekdays, his methods were good, and most officials were in awe of him.

The leader of the Ministry of Engineering first peeked at the emperor's face, and saw that he was not obviously displeased, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

explained: "Your Majesty Mingjian, it's really those people of the Legalist family who deceive people too much, the day before yesterday in the Miaoyin Pavilion-"

"Alright, alright." Now when he heard about this place, Qin Zhao had a headache, and it had almost become a gathering place for officials in the capital to relax and relax. interrupted the conversation directly, "You know that when you go to those places, there is nowhere to spend more money, right?" ”

"The minister must pay attention in the future." Ge Shangcheng hurriedly replied.

It's impossible not to go, and it's impossible not to go in this life.

Fortunately, Qin Zhao didn't think about prohibiting officials from leisure and entertainment at all.

If he hadn't been busy with his own affairs, maybe he would have nothing to do and listen to the music, and naturally he couldn't ask the officials to concentrate on their work.

turned to another thing, "I have nothing to do and quarrel with those people in the Legalist family." Do what you have to do, why do you have to compete for a while? ”

In fact, the contradiction between the officials of the Ministry of Industry and those of the Legalists has been going on for a long time.

The human race is born with full of spirituality, and after countless years of reproduction and development, it naturally derives four types of work, scholars, farmers, industry, and commerce.

Before the unification of Great Xia, there was actually no obvious distinction between these four types of people, but only rulers, nobles, poor families, and common people.

Until the Empress Dowager Jiang of the Xia Kingdom began to reuse the Legalist family to enhance the national strength.

The difference between the four peoples appeared.

After Emperor Taizu Qin Zhong unified the human race and completely ruled the country with Legalist doctrine.

The status of these four has completely changed.

Needless to say, it is needless to say that maintaining the ruling class has always been a traditional art of the Legalists. Agriculture is the foundation of the country and ranks second. Workers and merchants were left behind.

Therefore, now the status of craftsmen in the human race is low, and those people in the Legalist family have to bear the first class.

Even now, they don't look down on the Ministry of Works.

The "workers" and "merchants" who are listed as inferior horses are of course unconvinced.

The imperial merchants also don't like the Legalists, but they have always been left and right, and they will not be angry because of this.

The Ministry of Industry is different. Although these people are more Buddhist, they are one of the few people in the court today who are not accustomed to the officials of the Legalist family, and they are tough with them at every turn.

Qin Zhao didn't want this contradiction to further intensify, so he casually mentioned two sentences.

The tone is not too harsh, after all, this kind of fact is unavoidable.

Even if the leaders are superficially harmonious, the contradictions that have accumulated over a long period of time among lower-level officials cannot be resolved in a few words.

"Anyway, if you delay your business, don't blame me for punishing you."

"Wechen doesn't dare." Ge Shangcheng hurriedly assured, and did not continue to explain the cause and effect.

After all, this kind of thing, who is right and who is wrong really can't be defined, and it is estimated that the emperor is too lazy to listen to these things. He still has a lot of pressure in his heart.

"Well, it's good if you have your own number." Qin Zhao nodded, "As the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, even if you don't have much achievements in terms of mechanism techniques, you can't be ignorant. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head and called the guards, and said, "Xiao Xia, also give him a talisman to enter and leave the palace." ”

After Ge Shangcheng took the order, he said with some excitement: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Knowing that this was the emperor's desire to cultivate him, he hurriedly saluted and thanked him.

"Recently, you have continued to recruit workers, and there is no upper limit for the time being, so how many people you can attract depends on your own ability. However, the audit criteria cannot be relaxed, and must be basic or talented. The Ministry of Industry does not support idlers. Qin Zhao said solemnly.

"Wechen obeys." Ge Shangcheng's face also became serious, he understood the importance of this matter.

The expansion of the Ministry of Industry has actually been going on, but this time, Qin Zhao is ready to increase his efforts.

In the previous New Deal, the people could choose to replace military service with labor or conscription, and another purpose was this—to increase investment in basic work and increase the manpower of the Ministry of Industry.

He's not worried about crowds.

Let's not talk about the number of people who have a craftsman technical foundation or have this kind of talent.

Even if it was really many times higher than estimated, he would not refuse.

In the future, with the reform of industrialization, productivity is bound to increase significantly, and related industries need to be taken care of by manpower.

On the other hand, increased productivity means an increase in the number of idlers. It is also necessary to increase the number of jobs on the other hand, otherwise it is easy to trigger new social contradictions.

This series of follow-up impacts and disposal measures should be considered in advance.