Zhu Yijun has a lot of things to pay attention to every day, and he basically has no time to take care of an official of Gu Xiancheng's level, and even the factory guards don't pay much attention to this kind of official who is not even considered in Langzhong.

But now, since Zhu Yijun saw the resignation of Gu Xiancheng of the Ministry of Officials, he still thought of Gu Xian's establishment of Donglin Academy, so he arranged it like this.

After Gu Xiancheng received Zhu Yijun's imperial decree that allowed him to resign instead of retaining, he found Li Sancai and Li Zhi and said: "Now it's completely unconcerned!" ”

Li Sancai shook his head after hearing this.

Li Zhi asked, "What do you plan to do when you return to your hometown?" ”

"I decided to go back to my hometown to build a academy to teach and make a statement!"

"Since you can't do the Tao in the temple, you can only come to the aid of the monarchs in the mountains and forests."

Gu Xiancheng walked out of the door as he spoke, but before leaving, he glanced in the direction where the officials were located.

Wang Yongji came to the official department in high spirits, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

And as soon as he arrived at the Ministry of Officials, Liu Yingjie, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, passed him over and asked, "Do you know why Your Majesty wants you to be in charge of the Department of Literature and Selection?" ”

Wang Yongji arched his hand: "The lower officials don't know." ”

"It's all because the political affairs hall believes that it is not appropriate for Wen Xuanlang officials to use people from Wu, Zhejiang, and Qi to avoid the suspicion of the township party."

"So, so is the Quanlangdang! Not based on hometown friendship, but only based on seniority and merit. ”

Liu Yingjie said and instructed Wang Yongji.

"Xia Guan understands."

Wang Yongji didn't say anything like "I will come according to Otsuka's meaning, not only the nostalgia of the official", but only replied with four words.

After hearing this, Liu Yingjie said with some disappointment: "Then go down!" ”

"Retire!"

Wang Yongji's appointment as the Wenxuan Shilang is a small personnel change in the eleventh spring of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty.

It stands to reason that after Zhang Siwei left, and after a large number of officials were dismissed and exiled due to attempts to liquidate Zhang Juzheng, there should be greater personnel changes in the empire in the future.

In particular, the new chief assistant and the head of the imperial department confirmed it in the manner of Jin Taifu.

But Zhu Yijun was not in a hurry to use the way of Jin Taifu to appoint a new first assistant and chief minister of the imperial department.

Zhu Yijun is waiting.

He's waiting for an opportunity.

What's more, in terms of promotion, Zhu Yijun believes that the most anxious thing will not be him, the emperor.

Therefore, these days, Zhu Yijun stayed directly in the harem, and admired the mechanical clocks presented by Jin Xuezengjin, the governor of Fujian, with the concubines.

Historically, mechanical clocks originated in Europe during the Song Dynasty and were introduced to China during the Wanli period.

Now Zhu Yijun took the initiative to ask Youji to search for Western novelties, and at this time he also got a mechanical clock from the West.

"This Western clock is very exquisite, is there a skilled craftsman in the Celestial Empire who can make such a clock?"

Zhu Yijun asked when he was admiring the clock as tall as a ten-year-old child in front of him that day.

Queen Du's father was a craftsman before he became a teacher, and Queen Du, who was also a craftsman, said from the side: "I think there are, there are no less than 10,000 craftsmen who work for the court alone, not to mention that since His Majesty abolished the craftsman registration system, so that craftsmen are exempt from paying the class craftsman silver, according to the father when he entered the palace to see the concubines, the number of people who fled from the clan and no longer became craftsmen has not only decreased significantly, but many of the children of craftsmen have been re-engaged in the craftsman industry, presumably there are many craftsmen in the country now." ”

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"Then issue an edict and set up a temple to benefit the people's livelihood and all industries!"

"At the same time, it is said that the internal money will pay 5,000 taels of silver, and the reward will be offered to those who can make the smallest similar to Western mechanical clocks in the world, and those who can make Western mechanical clocks and watch themselves recognized as the smallest in the world can be dedicated to the imperial court, and the competition will be rewarded, and the outstanding can be awarded the temple official."

Zhu Yijun suddenly said.

After hearing this, Empress Du asked, "Why does Your Majesty think of offering a reward for the person who can make the smallest clock?" ”

"The queen does not know, this Western mechanical clock is obviously convenient for timekeeping, and undoubtedly the smaller the more convenient, such as navigation, warfare or commerce, it is better to bring a small clock than to bring a sundial, undoubtedly in the country's great benefit; After all, clocks can be used even on rainy days! ”

Zhu Yijun said with a smile.

Queen Du smiled, stared at Zhu Yijun, and said nothing; And Zhu Yijun was still looking at the clock with burning eyes.

Leisure time is easy to pass.

Before I knew it, it was the end of April of the eleventh year of Wanli.

It's just that what the courtiers didn't expect was that these days, the holy decree they were waiting for was not a candidate for the promotion of the first assistant, but a reward for the exquisite clock and the will to set up a temple as a general.

If not, Zhang Siwei's white iron kneeling statue has been in the Hanlin Academy, Guozijian, and Daming Ruling School, all the time declaring that today's majesty is not easy to mess with, and the hundred officials have long wanted to be sparse and admonished, and persuade the Son of Heaven to spend his mind on business, even if it is a good mechanical clock, it is nothing, after all, the adaptability of the courtiers to the monarch has been perfected, and the monarch who wants to be a general or alchemy himself has adapted to it, and he will not care too much about the emperor's little hobbies, but the ministers hope that His Majesty can not decide the right thing first. lest the hearts of all men hang all the time.

After all, the previous emperor played and played, but he didn't delay the serious thing.

"The servant knows what His Majesty is waiting for."

Shen Shixing walked towards the Imperial Division with a thick pile of original books, and said a word when Pan Cheng, Yu Youding, Liang Menglong, and others mentioned why His Majesty had not decided who would serve the Imperial Division for a long time.

As he spoke, Shen Shixing handed the original copy to the clerk after arriving at the Imperial Division.

According to Zhu Yijun's request, the original copy of the ruling minister serving the imperial secretary must be delivered to the imperial court immediately, no matter what the Son of Heaven is doing at this time; Therefore, the clerk couriered Shen Shixing's chapter to Zhu Yijun.

After Zhu Yijun read the first copy of Shen Shixing, he immediately turned over from Concubine Yang's couch and got out of bed, got up with his clothes and shoes and ordered: "Change your clothes quickly, and serve the imperial secretary." ”

It didn't take long.

Zhu Yijun came to the Imperial Division, looked at Shen Shixing and other ruling ministers, and said to Shen Shixing: "The seven things that the secretary said are quite disadvantageous, and I also briefly said that I know with the ruling people present." ”

Shen Shixing said yes.

And Zhu Geng, the living note, also immediately dipped his pen in ink at this time to prepare a shorthand.

Then, Shen Shixing said: "The seven things that the minister said are to strengthen the post road, benefit the people's livelihood, manage taxation, emphasize military affairs, worship culture and education, increase the population, loosen the ban on feudal domains, and Ming commerce and trade; ”

"The strong post road is for the government decree to reach all places;"

"Benefiting the people's livelihood is to make the dynasty completely free of homeless shantytowns after the abolition of lowly status, and the small people can also have enough food and clothing, rather than just not starving to live in the ravine;"

"The tax administration is for the country to increase revenue due to new industries, and thus reduce taxes for the people who are heavily taxed;"

"Heavy military affairs are to ensure that the soldiers can defend their homes and the country with peace of mind after the battalion soldiers are gradually replaced by the guards, and will not mutiny due to expeditions or long-term stationing in the border fortresses, and at the same time continue to reform on the basis of the previous restructuring of military affairs in the Shimiao and Mumiao, establish a new large army system, and strive to form a number of permanent troops of more than 30,000 or even 50,000 that can be conducive to simultaneous combat on land and water and the destruction of strong overseas enemies, rather than temporary deployment, so that it is not conducive to large-scale conquest and suppression;"

"Chongwen and Jiao is to realize the same track, the same amount of instruments, the same books, the same line, and the same etiquette in the surrounding domains in a planned way; And so that the central land is free of Yidi threats, and those who are educated in the world are all educated by the emperor. ”

"Increasing the population is the guarantee of all the above, according to the words of the Taishi, the world is the world of the Ming people, and His Majesty is the emperor who holds the constitution of the world on behalf of the people of the world, so if there are not many Han people, it is difficult for the emperor to reach the four seas, and it is difficult for the emperor to teach the four Yi;"

"The ban of the Song Domain is for the clan not to tire His Majesty's people, and it also helps my Emperor Bude in the United States;"

"The purpose of the Ming trade was to clarify the distinction between merchant ships and pirates who came to the present dynasty, and between business and treason for those who went to sea or out of the country."

Shen Shixing said to Zhu Yijun and said: "Generally speaking, as His Majesty and the Taishi said in the past, the country should set a goal within a time limit, how much the national funds will reach, what will be the profit and loss, how much the population will increase, how much the people will be rich, and how far will the territory be opened up and edified; ”

"Ministers! I would like to present these seven things to the king, and ask the ministers to serve as the first assistant, and the ministers swear that within five years, the country will increase the national treasury by more than 30 million taels, and the people will reach 30,000, and the Hetao and Jiaozhi will be restored, and Dongying can reach the four countries. ”

Zhu Yijun nodded, took out the white linen paper on which he had already written his will, and handed it to Shen Shixing: "I am accurate!" Jin Qing is the Taifu, a scholar of the Jianji Palace, and the foreman serves the imperial secretary, sitting on the left side of me. ”

Shen Shixing immediately bowed to the ground and bowed to the leader's orders.

The other ruling ministers were stunned and said in their hearts: "When the first assistant still has to recommend himself and present the ruling eye?" ”