Young Yan Shifan hadn't seen his father for a long time, so he was excited now.

I was not only excited that my father was promoted very quickly and was already the governor of Zhejiang, but also excited that he felt that he had grown up a lot and wanted to show off.

"There is talk everywhere about His Majesty changing the names of the three major halls." Yan Shifan's eyes were full of light, "My son feels that this is the importance of His Majesty's practice to tell the subjects of the world." ”

is thirteen years old, Yan Song looked at his son who was growing taller, and knew in his heart that his son was becoming more and more eager to be an official.

His Majesty put him in Jinyi Weixue, and Yan Song did not take him with him.

Now that it's rare to come back, Yan Song also wants to seize the opportunity to mention him more.

"Emphasizing practice is only a trivial aspect of this matter."

Hearing Yan Song say this, Yan Shifan couldn't help but be stunned.

Unworthy?

But who is Yan Song?

He figured out his ability to figure out his intentions, and the Manchu Dynasty was almost among the first.

There are some words, he still has to consider mentioning his son, and he must not say the wrong thing - the housekeeper in Beijing has a letter to report, and the son has been messing with the captain of Jinyi for a long time, and now he is no longer bothered by eye diseases.

In other words: your son is becoming more and more flamboyant now.

What if a big mouth goes out?

Therefore, Yan Song pondered for a long time, and just said to his son: "It wants to be in the national character." ”

Yan Shifan didn't understand.

Country...... What's wrong?

……

Yang Tingyi has been in the position of a squire in the military department for six or seven years, and now he has finally risen to the rank of governor of the second grade.

"After serving in Jiangxi for three years, he will apply for a position, or just seek a position as a military staff officer." In Yang Tinghe's study, he said to Yang Tingyi, "The Yang family is in your and my generation, and you can't try to enter it anymore." Jingzhi has an old friendship with me, but Zhong is my protégé, and you are my own brother. With the strength of the four of us, we will go to Jiangnan to extract cocoons and strip silk, and in the future, the Yang family can only rely on the protection of the generation and His Majesty. ”

Yang Tingyi still didn't understand a little: "Then the Prime Minister and Minister of State, why did you give in?" It's Your Majesty......"

Yang Tinghe shook his head suddenly: "This is the best choice!" ”

After a pause, he said solemnly: "The three major halls have changed their names, and all of them focus on the national character. The Son of Heaven is the monarch's father, and the world is one family. For thousands of years, the monarchs of all dynasties have been at home. Now His Majesty wants to let the palace use all the methods to procure, and to make the clan prosperous in order to be self-sufficient, and even more to set up real power to slaughter and assist. Your Majesty is magnificent, but I think of what His Majesty said in the imperial study. ”

Yang Tingyi did not attend the imperial study, and immediately asked intently, "What did you say?" ”

"In the sixteenth year of Zhengde, Tuen Mun was defeated." Yang Tingyi said the background, and then said, "Your Majesty has a saying, the war in Guangdong is that the two Guangxi have a small family but no country, fear of defeat and cowardice, selfish desires and forget their roots!" This is not the word "rule of officials" can be generalized, but it is actually shared by the Zhu family in the land of the Ming Dynasty, and the selfish carveups are divided to get their own benefits! The people of Dongguan still know that they will lose and fight if they donate their lives to defend the land, but most of my Ming officials have a family and forget the country, and they do not defend the land if they are not selfish! ”

Yang Tingyi was shocked.

Yang Tinghe had to convince his younger brother.

I have already done the first assistant, and whether I am the prime minister or not, the difference is really not big. But because of his own presence, Yang Tingyi has always been able to stay outside Jiuqing, and he still wants to reach the first-class position one day.

Yan Song didn't dare to tell Yan Shifan thoroughly, Yang Tinghe could, because Yang Tingyi had also been in officialdom for a long time.

"The imperial power is above, the power of the prime minister reappears in the world, how will the dispute between the monarchs and the prime minister change? The Son of Heaven naturally still sits on the four seas, so who will carry the word of this country? The most dangerous thing is to put the country first, so isn't the heavenly family second? ”

With three questions in a row, Yang Tingyi finally understood the danger.

In the past, the relationship between monarchs and ministers was "father and son". The relationship between the Son of Heaven and the people of the world is also a "father and son" relationship. The emperor, the patriarch, naturally has a complete grasp of the world's property and even the lives of his subjects.

Now that the emperor puts the state above the home, what exactly is the state? How to deal with the relationship between the kingdom and the heavenly family?

Yang Tinghe sighed: "The first assistant of the cabinet is better than the prime minister and minister of state!" There is the Son of Heaven and the National Policy Council to suppress it, and there are six ministers of state affairs who each lead a section of the clamp, and there are factory guards, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the General Department of Public Security who do not listen to the report and listen to the propaganda, and there are all the people in the provinces who must govern well. It's not that I'm not afraid of difficulties, it's just that the Yang family is already on the top of the great waves, and we must not make mistakes again, or tell the truth. I want to be virtuous, and I must make this start. Fei Zichong is also smart, and if he has served a full term, he will definitely be virtuous. ”

“…… If he has been in office for several years or even more than ten years, he is really a powerful minister, and the Son of Heaven must be more suspicious. ”

In front of his brother, in this private, Yang Tingyi is not afraid to speak thoroughly.

"Exactly. The imperial power is above, although this Zaifu is powerful, it is too hot. Yang Tinghe said to him solemnly, "It's better to do something practical, Your Majesty can read it in your heart, it's better than anything else." ”

“…… I understand. ”

Both of them are thinking about the bureau in the past few years, and now the emperor has taken the initiative to release some power, but do you know that it is not aimed at the bureau of the "new party" that has swelled up due to the new law in the Ming Dynasty?

Embodying the national character everywhere, if the officials of the world want to keep the country in their hearts, what is the country? Who is the symbol of the country?

This Prime Minister and Minister of State, if he accidentally does the people to the heart, then can His Majesty really give up the supreme imperial power?

There is no other day, what is Daming, the first prime minister and minister of state, thinking in his heart now?

……

"Shut the door!"

Fei Hong's head hurts, it hurts.

worked as a cabinet minister in the capital, and knew that he went to Sichuan just to cooperate with acting, and the Fei family's house was naturally still there.

Now he is still only a candidate, and the other counselors may be reserved, but the officials of the local provinces and even Nanjing are busy coming to post and meet with them.

Some things always have to be tasted slowly to taste more, after Fei Hong was "sneak attacked" by Yang Tinghe, he finally slowly calmed down from the excitement and excitement of being the first prime minister and minister of state.

Fooled!

How to balance the interests of the six ministers of state, the remaining "old party" and the new law is a trivial matter, so let's do it slowly.

The biggest problem is the erosion of the monarchy's power by the prime minister and the minister of state.

The Son of Heaven is still there, young and intelligent, and the imperial power is stable, and now that he has taken the initiative to release some of his political powers, the more the Prime Minister and Minister of State think about it, the more he feels like a butler who has taken the blame.

Finance, people's livelihood, culture and education, internal thieves, foreign enemies...... In the future, whenever something goes wrong, there will be a clear person who is the highest person responsible.

In the past, the cabinet ministers only proposed some disposal plans through votes, and they were all collective opinions in name, but in the future, the prime minister and the minister of state could not get around it - Zhu did not approve it, isn't it all the decision of the prime minister?

If you don't do it well, the corpse will be a vegetarian meal, and it will stink for 10,000 years.

If you do a good job, aren't you equivalent to half a day?

What Fei Hong struggled with the most was why the emperor did this.

Now in essence, in fact, the first assistant of the cabinet is also equivalent to the first assistant. If the emperor wants to be more relaxed, he can only take care of the imperial study and the celebrant supervisor, and dismiss the cabinet on many government affairs that are ready to delegate power.

Do you really want to let the Ming Dynasty go to the co-governance of monarchs and ministers?

This involves the concern of the courtier group for their own safety and security - the Song Dynasty still had a so-called ancestral motto of "not killing scholars and doctors in the end of the Song Dynasty", what about the Ming Dynasty?

Besides, what is Zuxun? Didn't the old man Taizu say it clearly, and if there was a discussion about setting up Zaifu, he would cut it down.

Now no one can cut down the Son of Heaven.

But the Son of Heaven can cut down this Prime Minister and Minister of State.

Fei Hong didn't have any other way, even if it was to make a show, he began to write the resignation sheet overnight.

First of all, he must not sit in that position happily, the emperor must always show his true thoughts and give some protection.

For this official position, the so-called "three privileges" of counsel are really not enough.

The court counselors and the gentry of the capital still only knew that the three major palaces had been renamed, and an expanded national policy meeting was about to be held.

They did not know that at the "preparatory meeting" that preceded the national policy meeting, many major matters had already been decided in the name of discussing the draft. The people who participated in the meeting in the national policy hall were all asked to keep it a secret for the time being, just like the previous counselors.

Not a secret? Nonsense?

After the Huguang Rebellion, do you dare to underestimate the strength of the factory guards?

Therefore, Yan Song only pointed out the key points of the renaming of the three major halls with his son, Yang Tinghe only chatted with his younger brother who had been elected as the governor of Jiangxi and was going to attend the meeting later, and the people who came to visit Fei Hong were also high-ranking officials who knew about it.

The main discussion in the capital now is the new four-rank system, which is the business profiles and job openings of 16 state-owned enterprises published in Ming Pao.

I'm afraid that I will miss the time, I will rush to the capital before the New Year, and by the way, I will send some poems and texts to contact my fellow villagers, and the teachers are worried about next year's exam: I won't use simplified characters and new style to answer the paper, right? Do you want to take the new test? The Ministry of Rites has a word!

The Ministry of Rites just doesn't say anything.

Zhu Houxi heard the daily behavior of officials in Beijing and the major events in Beijing presented by Jin Yiwei, and smiled a little evilly.

The statement is still on the table, but it can be slower, at least in the next issue or even later, it will be published in the next issue: Recently, I heard that Mingke had many doubts about the examination......

For a few months, in order to show people's wisdom and their concern for fame, these simplified characters and new styles can probably be familiarized.

As for the mistaken preparation for the exam? This is a test for thousands of troops to cross the single-plank bridge, whether they pass the test or not, depends on the temporary cramming of this month?

The exam-takers are really depressed now.

It's rare that the governor and the feudal lord of your province are also in Beijing at this time, don't you care about the results of next year's examination in your province?

Before leaving, there will be special banquets, encouragement, and guidance!

Now, I can't even hear back from the poems I delivered, let alone meet them in person and listen to the rumors.

How did they know that these governors and feudal lords, as well as the high-ranking officials who they regarded as high-ranking and powerful and related to them, were now all focused on the upcoming national policy meeting.

What a big change, what a lot of good positions! Not every position is like the Prime Minister, the Minister of State, the newly added Minister of State, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and so on, and so on, and only one candidate has been put forward at present.

There are only less than ten days left before the official convening of the national policy meeting, and they can't get in touch and exchange views?

This is a personnel change that has a greater impact than the "dispute between the old and new parties" in the court in the first year of Jiajing.

Huang Jin is also very busy, but he is busy now with different things than others.

Among the four major ministers of the palace, Zhang Zuo, Huang Jin, Mai Fu, and Zhang Zuo, only he, Huang Jin, Zhang Zuo, and Zhang Zuo are still in the palace, but they have their own division of labor.

Zhang Zuo is responsible for the celebrant eunuchs, the management of the eunuchs and the liaison with the local town guards and eunuchs, and the liaison between the inner court and the outer court.

Now the news that came to him was the news from the eunuch who was stationed in the Ming Pao Bank.

"Huang Dajue, can you transfer some more craftsmen from the imperial prison and others? There are a lot of dictionaries, and there is a shortage of people to engrave them. The newspaper company has vacated a few more temporary houses, but there is no one! ”

It turned out that many salt farms and copper farms were originally in charge of the inner court, and I don't know how many of the original bodies of the sixteen state-owned enterprises were in charge of eunuchs. Now that they have been folded into the "shares" of the Son of Heaven, the emperor naturally has to send someone to represent them. It's just that those who used to be called admirals and promotes, but now they are all called superintendents and eunuchs, but they have the power to check accounts and have the obligation to liaise.

When Huang Jin heard this, he asked, "Why do you suddenly want so much?" ”

"All provinces have sent people to Ming Pao to order it. In addition, the most asked for is the bookseller in Beijing, presumably because there will be an exam next year. ”

“…… Got it, you go back first, and I'll ask Your Majesty to play it. ”

Back in the Heart Cultivation Palace, he told him about the situation.

Zhu Houxi put down his pen and thought about it.

"All companies are rushing for craftsmen, right?"

Huang Jin sighed: "Yes." Because of this, all the families are about to quarrel with the slave and the Ministry of Works. In the past, in Beijing, the craftsmen were most managed by the Jinyi Guard, the Inner Court and the Ministry of Industry. ”

Craftsmen who were considered to be obligated to serve and paid some wages now had to sign formal employment agreements with these 16 companies, determine salaries and make up rosters, and in addition to recruiting high-end talents in Ming Pao, they are now still competing for craftsmen.

They all rely on some start-up funds in their hands at this time, and the craftsmen's salaries don't need to be paid now.

Those who dare not rob are probably the only craftsmen who are still responsible for the purchase policy and the construction of some utensils for the palace without implementing the purchase policy.

"Then let's transfer some people as appropriate, there are some things in the palace that are not in a hurry."

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has a will, and Princess Yongchun needs it for her wedding, so you can't make a mistake."

Zhu Houxi was speechless for a moment: "What's the hurry!" ”

His sister, who is not yet married, is only fifteen years old.

After slapping the board, transfer some people first, maybe the profession is not right, but after all, they are all skilled craftsmen who serve the royal family, and it is no problem to respond to emergencies and do something with a lower professional and technical content.

"Negotiate with Ming Pao and give them a daily salary."

"The slave knows."

"Then pass on the message to the graduate school and the Ming Pao line. In the future, the printing volume of newspapers and books was very large, which could encourage the development of new tools and new processes. If it works, you can report to me and give me a title or even a meritorious title. ”

From engraving to movable type, China's printing technology is naturally not bad.

However, the current printing technology naturally has a lot of room for improvement in movable type casting, ink, typesetting and printing process.

The needs of other enterprises in terms of technological improvement have not yet been highlighted, but at this point in time, "Ming Pao" has suddenly exploded in demand with simplified characters and new fonts as the printing method and the publication of important news of the imperial court decrees as an irreplaceable carrier.

Naturally, thinking is naturally a heap of manpower. Although the new engraving factory has not yet been built, it is easy to make room in the capital, and there is a way to find more craftsmen.

But Zhu Houxi did not forget that he set up these enterprises by himself, in addition to expanding financial resources.

Zhu Houxi is still writing.

After he finished writing, he had to hand it over to Lin Xiyuan for polishing.

The next issue of Ming Pao will be published on the day of the official opening of the national policy meeting, and the current typesetting and printing efficiency is limited, so it is natural to leave enough time to prepare.

Lin Xiyuan led the editorial department to prepare the rest of the content, but the headlines on the front page should be left to Zhu Houxi.

Following the new four-rank system, the front page of "Ming Pao" will have another blockbuster.

This blockbuster is a letter "written" by Zhu Houxi as the emperor and told the subjects of the world.

In addition, there is also a "His Majesty the Emperor Answers Ten Questions from the Editor-in-Chief of Ming Pao".

At the same time, Lin Xiyuan was still working overtime, and he reviewed the manuscript he wrote again in the editorial room.

"Ming Pao Editorial Department Writer Recruitment Notice".

With the full-time staff of the editorial department, these former Hanlin bachelors are really unable to support the task of compiling the content of Ming Pao every 15 days.

What's more, he has not forgotten the original intention of the emperor to set up "Ming Pao" - to guide public opinion in the world.

This thing can be started now.

Naturally, the manuscripts of these contributors are not handed over and published. If there are suggestions for revision, it is inconvenient for the correspondence to be exchanged, and the writers in Beijing can naturally make a better name by virtue of their commitment to be signed.

Lin Xiyuan can already imagine the long-term impact of this incident: the center of gravity of the literary world is afraid that it will slowly move north from the south of the Yangtze River; If you raise a child in the north, I am afraid that you will gradually have more opportunities to be taught by famous teachers than in Jiangnan.

There are many scholars in Jiangnan, but now the imperial court does not allow local newspapers to run newspapers, unless the Ming Bao is licensed to have a semicolon.

In the long period from the examination to the middle jinshi, how many people who have no intention of career but want to be famous will gradually converge in Beijing or the north?

Thinking of the planning of the Heavy Industry Park in the southwest suburbs of Beijing and the Qiaogong Park in the southeast suburbs of Beijing that will be published in this issue, it is also the strategy of His Majesty to gather the strength of several of the 16 state-owned enterprises to greatly promote the benefits of industry and commerce in the north, and to override the taxes in the south of the Yangtze River with commercial taxes to occupy the weight of the Ming Dynasty.

Because I communicated with the emperor a lot about these things, and because I was also the leader among the official gentry, the Hanlin Bachelor, I could see the possible future.

But what about more people?

Lin Xiyuan looked at the "Ten Questions of His Majesty the Emperor's Answer to the Editor-in-Chief of Ming Bao" that he had indeed asked His Majesty according to the question given by His Majesty when he saw His Majesty, and then wrote it, looking at the lines of Lin Xiyuan and His Majesty Jiajing below, he only felt that his heart was hot.

After this issue, everyone in the world will know his Lin Xiyuan's name!

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