Yan Shifan is admiring his two wooden legs, and there are no snakes on his legs now, so they can only be used as decorations, and they have to rely on a small car to really walk.

The guard stepped forward and handed Yan Shifan a letter, which had been through hardships at a glance, with the fishy smell of seawater, the greasy smell of the butcher's shop, and the smell of fat powder.

Thinking that there were no pigeons on the island, and the seagulls did not have the function of sending letters, Luo Wenlong sent the letter to the communication point arranged by Yan Shifan on the coast after several twists and turns.

Yan Shifan opened the letter, looked at it casually, and suddenly sat up straight with his legs.

Then the more he watched, the happier he became, the more proud he became, and he couldn't help laughing. Gradually, she walked out of the house and leaned on him.

"What's so fun?"

Yan Shifan laughed and said: "This Hu Zongxian, I have long regarded him as a masterpiece, and I wanted to take him under my command at the beginning. He kept leaving, and I was weird at the time.

Only now did I understand that this person has a lot of ambitions. He didn't want to be a backbone in any party at all, but wanted to set up his own door and become a powerful minister himself! ”

gradually glanced at Yan Shifan strangely: "He wants to be a powerful minister, just to kick out your position in the Yan family, how happy are you?" ”

Yan Shifan twisted his ass gradually: "Beauty, you don't understand the things in the court." Now that Xiao Feng is in full swing, the Yan family is in a dormant stage.

But my father is old, and I am not around, so it is difficult to say how long he can last himself. So I can't lie dormant for too long.

Originally, I was still worrying about how to design Xiao Feng. Hu Zongxian has this ambition, can I still fulfill him? What's more, this is my best chance to return to the court! ”

The next day, Yan Song received Yan Shifan's flying pigeon message. The letter stated that if Xiao Feng wanted to give up the position of governor of Jiangnan to Hu Zongxian, he must make every effort to promote it!

And told Yan Song that he would let the Yan Party officials in the Jiangnan area start the "return plan", and with the help of Hu Zongxian's ambition and power, he paved the way for his return to the court!

After reading the letter, Yan Song quietly contacted the Yan Party officials in Beijing and decided to cooperate with Yan Shifan.

Although Yan Shifan did not elaborate on the details of the "return plan", Yan Song has always been extremely confident in his son's IQ, and he just acted according to the plan.

It's the day of the pilgrimage again. Jiajing has held more small court meetings in the past two years than in the past ten years, and the threshold of the fine house is about to be stepped on.

On the one hand, this is because Jiajing is much more diligent than before in order to cultivate the Tao and strengthen the national fortune.

On the other hand, it turned out that everything was handed over to Yan Song's father and son, but now he has to rebalance the power of the court and has to be diligent.

As soon as the ministers stood still, Xiao Feng stood up: "Long live, since I have entered the cabinet and concurrently serve as the governor of Jiangnan, I will have too much authority."

And I can't stay in Jiangnan all the year round, and being the governor of Jiangnan will inevitably be suspected of being a vegetarian meal, so please long live me to remove me from the post of governor of Jiangnan. ”

Jiajing was stunned for a moment, and then thought that Xiao Feng's reason was very legitimate, and it was indeed a bit too much for the cabinet minister to be the governor of Jiangnan concurrently.

"The matter of changing rice to mulberry, the matter of eliminating the Japanese and the construction of the shipyard, all need the governor of Jiangnan to be in charge, if you are not right, who can do this?"

Xiao Feng thought for a while: "Long live, Hu Zongxian, the new squire of the military department, has lived in Jiangnan for a long time and has extraordinary talents, I suggest that the imperial court can appoint him to take over the post of governor of Jiangnan." ”

Jiajing sighed, and said in his heart, junior brother, you are a little embarrassed for me. I don't care, but Yan Song definitely won't do it.

Then Hu Zongxian is your person, you drove Yan Shifan away, entered the cabinet by yourself, and still want to leave such a big official as the governor of Jiangnan to Hu Zongxian, are you a fool to be Yan Song?

Yan Song can have a hundred reasons to refute you, I just want to blow the whistle, and I can't go to this point! After all, Yan Song is also his own person.

So Jiajing looked at Yan Song hopelessly: "What does Yan Aiqing think?" ”

Yan Song thought deeply for a moment, and seemed to have weighed it carefully, otherwise it would seem a bit fake, and then stepped forward to give it up.

"The old minister thinks that what Lord Xiao said is very good."

Jiajing nodded: "What you said also makes sense, and I think it is ...... What? What did you say? ”

Yan Song hurriedly said: "The old minister thinks that Lord Xiao is reasonable. Hu Zongxian was extraordinary, and during the period when he temporarily acted on behalf of Lord Xiao, the situation in Jiangnan was stable and prosperous.

Although the promotion seems to be faster, the cabinet has no opinion on the selection of talents, exceptional promotion, and long live the right to make arbitrary decisions. ”

Jiajing almost flashed his old waist and looked at his old friend with a confused expression.

What's going on? Is this still my old friend Yan Song? It can't be a heart Gu, right?

Not only Jiajing, but also Ding Rukui, Pan Huang and other cadres also looked at each other, not knowing why.

Yan Song: What's wrong? He has a hundred reasons to oppose this, but not a single reason to approve of it!

Originally, Ding Rukui was still full of energy, ready to help Xiao Feng say a few words when Yan Song refuted, but now he was also flashed. The step turned into a stumble, and it was quickly retracted.

The Yan Party was very calm, because Yan Song had already passed through with them, and they only looked forward to Yan Song.

Yan Song is face is righteous and awe-inspiring, "selfless" and "don't avoid revenge" are almost engraved on his forehead.

What do you think? Old man, I'm high-spirited!

Jiajing nodded very happily: "Since Yan Shoufu agrees, do you have any opinions?" ”

If there are no complaints, then the matter is happily passed. Hu Zongxian went from patrolling the imperial history, to the squire of the military department, to the governor of Jiangnan, and completed three big jumps within a few months, and directly became an important minister of the imperial court!

Xiao Feng continued: "There is another matter, Wang Zhi and Xu Hai fought extremely fiercely at sea. Although Wang Zhi had the upper hand, it was difficult to achieve a complete victory.

It will take time for the Daming Navy Division to be rebuilt, and in order to preserve the sea power, I asked Wang Zhi to surrender to Xu Hai many times, but Xu Hai was very stubborn and stubbornly resisted.

This matter has been a long night and dreams, if the Francois and the Japanese join Xu Hai's side to fight together, it will be even more difficult for Wang Zhi to win.

Now that Hu Zongxian has taken the post of governor of Jiangnan, I suggest that Your Excellency order Hu Zongxian to exterminate Xu Hai as soon as possible at all costs! ”

Yan Song coughed, and immediately a Yan Party official stepped forward: "Long live, what Lord Xiao said must not be!" ”

This Yan Party official had been prepared for a long time, and at this time, he was full of firepower and talked eloquently.

"Long live, Lord Xiao just said that the Great Ming Naval Division still needs time, and the sea power needs to be preserved. Wang Zhi and Xu Hai are bound to lose both.

At that time, the Francos and the Japanese will join forces, but I am afraid that there will be no Ming ships on the sea. So, it's better to surrender to the best policy! ”

Xiao Feng was furious: "I just said, I asked Wang Zhi to surrender several times, but Xu Hai didn't agree, are you deaf?" ”

Yan Song said coldly: "Lord Xiao, you have surrendered Wang Zhi, so you think that you are the most capable person in the world?"

If you can't surrender Xu Hai, it doesn't mean that others can't surrender either! ”

Xiao Feng smiled angrily: "Oh? Listen to Lord Yan, do you have the right candidate? I would like to see and see, who is so capable? ”

Yan Song said solemnly: "Since everyone admits that Hu Zongxian is talented, why not let Hu Zongxian give it a try?" ”

Xiao Feng was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't speak. Yan Party officials were secretly refreshed in their hearts: Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng, you also have today!

It's always been you who talk endlessly, and it's always us who are speechless, and today you also taste the taste of being supplemented by Yan Shou with the spear of the son and the shield of the son!

Xiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and then said slowly: "Hu Zongxian was brought out by me, what I can't do, how can he do it?" ”

Yan Song said with a smile: "Lord Xiao, there are talented people in the country, and they have been leading the way for hundreds of years.

Don't say that Hu Zongxian has only worked with you, even the little dog Donglou, and the old man is quite inferior, how can you generalize? ”

This analogy is actually a bit nondescript, the relationship between Xiao Feng and Hu Zongxian can't be compared with the relationship between Yan Song and Yan Shifan in any case, but the ministers actually take it for granted!

At this point, Xiao Feng can't rely on the old and sell the old, and don't let the back waves go forward to chrysalis. He had no choice but to snort angrily and stop talking.

Jiajing also felt that Yan Song's words were reasonable. Although the junior brother is very powerful, after all, it is impossible to be perfect in everything. Instead of letting Wang Zhi and Xu Hai lose, what harm is there in letting Hu Zongxian try?

Even if you don't succeed, it's not too late to fight again! So Jiajing smiled and played a round and gave the junior brother a step.

"Senior brother, what Yan Aiqing said is also reasonable. You have done too many things for the court, you are a god, and you will inevitably be distracted by managing so many things at the same time.

At this time, Hu Zongxian is concentrating and has talents, so he might as well try it, it is gratifying to become solid, and it is not too late to destroy it if it fails. ”

Xiao Feng nodded and went down the steps given by his senior brother, but he was still a little unhappy.

"Senior brother, although the construction of the shipyard is in Jiangnan, it involves a wide range of things, especially the Ministry of Industry, which is even more crucial.

Now that the Ministry of Industry is still in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry Zuo Shilang are vacant, in order not to delay the big event, I want to temporarily take over the affairs of the Ministry of Industry first, and ask my senior brother for permission. ”

This is to ask Jiajing for an official, if it were someone else, Jiajing might be taboo, but for Xiao Feng, Jiajing took it for granted.

Xiao Feng is not even the governor of Jiangnan, will he still be rare to have a Ministry of Works? The Ministry of Industry is almost the least sensitive of the six.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the officials of the world, the Ministry of War is in charge of the soldiers and horses of the world, the Ministry of Household is in charge of the world's money and grain, the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the world's prisons, and the Ministry of Rites is in charge of the world's soldiers.

(In fact, the Ministry of Rites is still in charge of the Qinglou in the world, but indirectly through the Department of Teaching.) Seeing no, this setting shows that the ancients believed that the scholar and the Qinglou were inseparable, and they were all bosses! ）

What about the Ministry of Industry? In charge of the world's contractor foreman? The craftsman in charge of the world? In charge of the world's strange and obscene things? In addition to making money, the Ministry of Industry is the little brother in the six!

It is very common for Xiao Feng to be a cabinet minister and a scholar. And Xiao Feng himself is so rich, he is not afraid that he will be corrupt, and being the secretary of the Ministry of Industry is almost the most suitable person!

"Yes, Xiao Feng is also the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. For the position of Zuo Shilang, Xiao Feng can discuss with the officials and recommend candidates. ”

Xiao Feng nodded: "Long live, the position of the left waiter, I suggest that the right waiter Gong Hui can be promoted."

Gong Hui is steady, Zhao Wenhua has focused on making money in recent years, in fact, the real project is presided over by Gong Hui. The position of the right attendant can be reconsidered. ”

Jiajing nodded in approval. Gong Hui is sixty-three years old, and he was the right waiter when Zhao Wenhua was the left waiter before.

After Zhao Wenhua became a scholar, he didn't think about promoting him, but planned to leave the position of Zuo Shilang to the people of the Yan Party. It's just that Zhao Wenhua's seat was not hot yet, and he was stabbed in the back by Tan Xinren.

Gong Hui originally thought that he had no chance to improve, but he didn't expect Xiao Feng's words that his life path would reach a new height, and he felt indescribable in his heart.

After the next dynasty, Xiao Feng went to the Ministry of Officials to receive the official certificate of the Ministry of Works, and asked Gong Hui to organize it, and all the officials of the Ministry of Labor, all of whom went to the lobby for a meeting.

When the officials of the Ministry of Industry heard that Xiao Feng had become the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, they couldn't help but sigh secretly. Zhao Wenhua worked hard all his life to reach the height, and Xiao Feng went up as soon as he raised his feet, where did this really start?

After the officials saluted one by one, Xiao Feng picked up the horn on the table and cleared his throat.

That's right, since Ding Rukui first used the horn in the military department, all departments have followed suit, and it has become a necessary artifact for meetings.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, I have no other thoughts, and you don't have to be suspicious, I just want to improve the status of the Ministry of Industry!

I believe that all of you who are on duty in the Ministry of Industry are afraid that you will feel three points shorter than officials at the same level in other ministries. ”

Everyone smiled awkwardly, and one Lang Zhong said angrily: "My lord is right, the people in other departments look at us, and they are not as good as the account flowers of the household department!"

It's just the other department, the guys in the household department, the smell of copper, dare to laugh at us for being tricky, only dealing with mud and stones! ”

Xiao Feng sighed: "This can't be blamed. Think about what our Ministry of Industry has been doing all these years? Shangshu has been vacant for a long time, and Zhao Wenhua covers the sky with one hand.

How long has it been since the firearms of the Shenji Battalion have been improved? How long has it been since the War's swords, guns, crossbows and bows have been upgraded? All the thought is on building a house!

is a good national weapon, and Zhao Wenhua has turned it into a big contractor team that can only build houses and engage in real estate! ”

A foreigner muttered in a low voice: "It's not because the money comes quickly from building a house, and it's thankless to do other things!" ”

Xiao Feng slapped the table, startling the outsider, and was hesitating whether to kneel down to apologize, Xiao Feng pointed at him.

"That's right! Building a house is indeed a fast money! Can building a house make Daming stronger? Even if the house can be built into the Great Wall, can it block the iron hooves of the nomads? ”

Another outsider asked cautiously: "In the opinion of adults, we don't care about building a house in the future?" ”

Xiao Feng shook his head: "The house still has to be built, but not just to make money, but for the livelihood of the people and the stability of the court."

Du Fu said, 'There are tens of thousands of mansions in Ande, and the poor people in the world are happy!' That's what building a house is about, not just to make a lot of money. ”

A squire was puzzled: "We have all heard that the adults want to reform the imperial examination and increase the number of technical departments. After the technical department, do you want to join the Ministry of Industry as an official? ”

Xiao Feng looked at everyone's gaze and knew that everyone was worried.

If all the people in the technical department are promoted to the Ministry of Industry as officials, then there will be more monks and fewer porridge, and the official positions of everyone here will be threatened.

Xiao Feng smiled: "The people who are promoted in the technical department are naturally coming to the Ministry of Industry. But you don't have to worry about more monks and less porridge, because if there are more monks, there will be more porridge! ”

Everyone was stunned, and Gong Hui hesitated: "My lord, the official positions of the six ministries are customized. If you want to increase your official position, I'm afraid that the other five departments will complain. ”

Xiao Feng smiled slightly: "I will not increase the official position, the official position is still fixed, and the other ministries have nothing to say." ”

Everyone is blindfolded, neither to increase the official position, but also to say that there are more monks and more porridge, what does this mean? The pot is so big, how can there be so much porridge?

Xiao Feng took a deep breath: "Of course, you study to be an official, of course, to glorify your ancestors, but if you are poor, this official doesn't seem to have any taste." ”

The officials bowed their heads silently, and who said it wasn't? The Ming Dynasty's salary is too low, and if officials want to be clean officials, they have to live a hard life. If you don't want to live a hard life, you have to be a little greedy.

To put it bluntly, who studies to become an official and doesn't want a good reputation?

Not to mention hopeless corruption enthusiasts like Zhao Wenhua, like your father-in-law Liu Tong, who is actually a little greedy, that is, to let his family live a decent life.

Liu Tong is a representative figure of Ming officials. The vast majority of officials will not be as greedy as Zhao Wenhua and Lai Tiangong (I don't remember this guy's friend, friendly reminder, it is the prefect who blocked Lan Da Lan Niang's unsuccessful lawsuit).

But they will not be so poor that they can't even afford to eat meat like Hai Rui, they are basically bouncing back and forth on the bottom line of the imperial court's tolerance, being less greedy, and living a relatively nourishing life.

Xiao Feng understands this social situation, but he doesn't want it to continue. Big greed is gradually brewed from small greed, and the less this kind of atmosphere, the better.

"In the future, everyone doesn't have to be greedy, and the court will naturally let everyone live a decent life."

The officials were so frightened that they almost sat on the ground, is this something that can be spoken? Gong Hui took the lead, shook his head collectively and began to jump.

"No, no, no, my lord, we are not greedy, we are really not greedy!"

Xiao Feng smiled: "Whether you are greedy or not, as long as the number is not large, I will not pursue it." But in the future, don't be greedy.

Under the Ministry of Industry, a national workshop will be set up, and in addition to making things used by the imperial court, it will also make things used by the common people and things for trade with foreign countries.

The profits obtained by Guofang are handed over to the imperial court, and the imperial court has more income, so it can naturally increase the income of the officials in the world. If the officials are high, they don't have to be greedy! ”

Gong Hui was stunned for a moment, this statement was too advanced, and he really couldn't react for a while.

"Guofang? The Workshop of the Nation? What do you do? ”

Xiao Feng said with a smile: "Muskets, artillery, swords, crossbows, and bows, this is sold to the state." Steel ploughs and iron picks, house furniture, silk and porcelain, which were sold to the common people. All of the above can be sold to foreign countries if the price is right. ”

Gong Hui was taken aback: "My lord, this silk porcelain is just that, firearms, knives and guns...... I have seen the products of the adult concept of entering the WTO, it is really a weapon of the country, and it must not be sold! ”

Xiao Feng smiled faintly: "You don't understand, as long as there is a better one, you can sell the old one, this is the most profitable business in the world." ”

Gong Hui cautiously asked: "The thing of entering the world is already a magic weapon that is difficult to find in the world, can there be a better one?" ”

Xiao Feng nodded affirmatively, his eyes were full of yearning: "Rely on me alone, I can only go to this part."

But when we have technology, Guofang, and thousands of skilled craftsmen, we will definitely have better! ”