After dinner, Zhao Yao took Zheng Cheng and Zheng Qian to the study.

The two brothers had listened to Zhao Yao's words before and traveled around. In the process of traveling, they learned a lot and deeply saw the lives of the people at the bottom.

Over the years, the brothers have suffered a lot because of their travels, and they almost died in Huangquan several times, but fortunately, the two of them were blessed with great fortune and finally saved the day.

After all these years of travel, the brothers have grown a lot, especially Zheng Qian. Although he is still arrogant, his temperament is a lot calmer, and he is not as willful as before.

Zhao Yao was very satisfied with Zheng Qian's changes, and he was also glad that Zheng Qian was arranged to travel back then.

"Zheng Qian, I want you to be my big Si Nong, do you have the confidence to do it?" Although Zheng Qian has no experience as an official so far, Zhao Yao believes that with Zheng Qian's intelligence and ability, he will definitely be able to be a big farmer.

Zheng Qian did not hesitate, and replied confidently: "Yes! Lord, you can leave it to me with confidence! ”

Zhao Yao was very satisfied with Zheng Qian's confident attitude.

"Okay, then you are my big Si Nong."

Zheng Qian hurriedly stood up and saluted Zhao Yao, but was stopped by Zhao Yao.

"Don't be so polite, just do your job." Zhao Yao didn't like this kind of courtesy.

"Yes, my lord." Don't look at Zheng Qian's calm look on his face, in fact, he was very excited in his heart. When he was a child, he was ignorant and disdained to be an official. Since he met the lord, he was willing to be an official for the lord, but at that time he didn't know what it meant to be an official. Later, the lord asked him to travel, and he saw many things, and these things made him understand a lot. He also finally understood the lord's sentence, "Being an official is for the people, and it is necessary to benefit the people." ”。 Although he now feels that being an official is for the people to be an official, it is also for the lord.

The lord gave him such an important position as Dasi Nong, which shows that the lord values him very much and also has high hopes for him. He will never let his lord down.

Zhao Yao looked at Zheng Cheng, "Zheng Qian, are you willing to be my saw?" ”

Zheng Cheng said with a bright face: "I am willing, I am very willing!" ”

"I plan to set up a department, called the Ministry of Engineering, which is responsible for all projects in Lingnan, and you are my Ministry of Engineering."

"Ministry of Works?" Zheng Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "Lord, the title of the Ministry of Industry is really appropriate, the craftsman's department." ”

"You can understand it this way, you will be responsible for this aspect in the future, and this is also what you are good at."

Zheng Cheng said confidently: "Wrap it up on me." ”

"I have a task for you right now."

As soon as Zheng Cheng heard that he had something to do immediately, he was immediately full of enthusiasm: "Lord, please command." ”

"You have a lot to do in the future, and it's inconvenient to have no laboratory, so before you do anything else, you should build a laboratory first."

"Lord, what is a laboratory?" The first time Zheng Cheng heard the word "laboratory", he didn't understand what it meant.

"It's a place where experiments are done, and every time you make something, you don't have to test it first, and then you can use it when the experiment is successful. This lab is where you will specialize in making things in the future. ”

Listening to Zhao Yao's explanation, Zheng Cheng understood.

"That's what the lord said."

"The laboratory is not the same as the office of the Ministry of Engineering." Zhao Yao looked at Zheng Cheng and said with a deep expression, "You also know that some things can be done in the office of the Ministry of Industry, but some confidential things can only be done in the laboratory and cannot be known to outsiders, do you know what I mean?" ”

Of course Zheng Cheng understood, so there was a serious and excited look on his face.

"I understand!" In this way, the lord will soon let him do something confidential.

"I won't interfere in the construction of the laboratory, you think about it yourself." Zhao Yao wanted to see how Zheng Cheng would design the laboratory first, "You draw the drawings of the laboratory first, and then show them to me." ”

"Yes, my lord." Designing his own laboratory, Zheng Cheng has already begun to gear up.

"Remember what I just said, what the lab makes is very classified."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will make a lot of mechanisms when I design the laboratory." Zheng Cheng understood what Zhao Yao meant, "Lord, you also know that I am good at tricks. ”

"Then when you design the lab drawings, write in the mechanism you want to set up, and I'll see if it's okay." Zhao Yao is also very good at tricks.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Second Uncle found a lot of excellent craftsmen from all over the Great Zhou before, and they are now under your control." Zhao Yao commanded, "You can arrange them however you want, and I won't interfere." However, my condition is that the people in the Ministry of Works must be responsible. ”

Zheng Cheng said with a serious expression: "Don't worry, my lord, I will manage the Ministry of Works." ”

"Then wait for your results." Zhao Yao said, took out an envelope from the drawer and handed it to Zheng Cheng, "This is a cement and glass method, you can see it now, after reading and remembering, I will burn it." ”

Zheng Cheng didn't know what cement and glass were, but he knew in his heart that the things Zhao Yao made must be good things. He hurriedly took the envelope and quickly opened it to look at it.

He looked at it for a moment, and then there was an extremely shocked expression on his face. He raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Yao in disbelief: "Your Highness, this cement ......"

"Good stuff, and it will be very useful. When you make it, it will definitely shock the world, so you have to make it quickly. Zhao Yao said, "After the glass is made, you can make something related to glass, just like porcelain, understand?" ”

"Understood." After Zheng Cheng finished speaking, he continued to look down. After reading it, his whole body trembled slightly with excitement. He returned the letter to Zhao Yao with trembling hands, "Lord, I wrote it down." ”

"I really wrote it down, and I won't forget it in the future, right?"

"Lord, they are already engraved in my mind."

"That's good." Zhao Yao took the letter and burned it on the candle flame. "You make cement and glass first, and then I'll let you make something else."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will make cement and glass as soon as possible." Sure enough, the things that the lord does are all good things that have never been seen or heard. Although Zheng Cheng still does not know the use of cement and glass.

"These two things have to be made in May next year, so you and the craftsmen have to hurry."

"Yes, my lord."

"The laboratory hasn't been built yet, so you and the craftsmen will do it in the backyard of the palace." Because Zhao Yao did not have a princess, the backyard of the Han Palace's mansion was empty, and it could be temporarily lent to Zheng Cheng to make things.

"Lord, can we start work tomorrow?" Zheng Cheng can't wait.

"Yes, if you have a problem doing it, you can come to me."

"Yes, my lord."

"You go back to the laboratory drawings first, I still have something to tell Zheng Qian."

Zheng Chengzheng had this intention, "Lord, then I'll go first." With that, he quickly withdrew.

"Zheng Qian, your Dasi Nong is the future head of the household department, and his responsibilities are similar to those of Da Si Nong."

Zheng Qian is smarter than Zheng Cheng, and when he heard Zhao Yao talk about the Ministry of Industry, he found that Zhao Yao wanted to reform the official system.

"My lord, are you going to reform the bureaucracy?"

Zhao Yao didn't expect Zheng Qian to be so keen, he was slightly startled, and then said: "That's right, I plan to abolish the official positions of the three princes and nine secretaries formulated by the imperial court, and prepare to set up a system of three provinces and six ministries." Through the history of Zhao Yao's world in his dream, Zhao Yao found that the official system used by the Great Zhou Dynasty is a bit cumbersome and cumbersome, and the official system of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the history of Zhao Yao's world is very good.

Zheng Qian asked curiously: "Lord, what is the system of three provinces and six ministries?" ”

Zhao Yao explained in detail: "The three provinces refer to Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province. The six departments are subordinate departments of Shangshu Province, namely the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment. ”

Next, Zhao Yao briefly introduced the responsibilities of the six ministries of the next three provinces.

After Zheng Qian heard this, he was so shocked that his eyes widened wider than the copper bell.

"My lord, the system of three provinces and six ministries is wonderful." Although Zheng Qian has never been an official, he knows the official position of Da Zhou very well. He was reluctant to be an official before, first, because he hated the intrigue in officialdom, and second, he felt that the official system was too troublesome. However, after listening to Zhao Yao's three-province and six-ministry system, he felt that it was much simpler and more convenient than the three princes and nine ministers of the Great Zhou.

"It's nature." Zhao Yao also felt that the system of three provinces and six ministries was easy to use, so he wanted to use it in his small court. Of course, the main reason is that the official system of the Great Zhou is too complicated, and it is difficult to remember. "By the way, I also plan to set up a cabinet, you have to do a good job, if you do a good job, I will let you into the cabinet."

Zheng Qian asked, "My lord, what is this cabinet and what is it for?" ”

"As for the cabinet, you can think of it as a department composed of ministers that I value, and it does things for me." Zhao Yao also explained the role of the cabinet. Of course, he will not leave the final decision to the cabinet members. The Cabinet is the equivalent of his personal secretariat, and it is impossible to vote for it.

Zhao Yao wanted to establish a cabinet, mainly because he didn't want to worry about everything, and he didn't want him to decide everything in the court. If everything is left to him to decide, then he, the prince, will definitely die young.

After listening to Zhao Yao's description, Zheng Qian immediately understood the importance of the cabinet.

"Don't worry, I will definitely do a good job, strive to enter the cabinet, and relieve the lord's worries."

Zhao Yao was very satisfied with Zheng Qian's answer, and smiled slightly: "I look forward to your performance." After talking about the three provinces and six ministries and the cabinet, Zhao Yao talked about other things.

Zheng Qian left after hearing this, and then called Wen Daoji in.

Zhao Yao briefly told Zheng Qian about the reform of the official system, but now he wants to tell Wen Daoji in depth about the role of the three provinces and six ministries and the cabinet.

As soon as Wen Daoji heard about the three-province six-ministry system, he was as stunned as Zheng Qian. Later, I heard about the cabinet again, and I was stupid.

"Your Highness, this ......" The knowledgeable Wen Daoji didn't know what to say to describe his mood at this time.

"What do you think of the three-province six-ministry system and the cabinet?"

Wen Daoji swallowed his saliva before he said excitedly: "Okay, very good, really good!" He didn't know what to say except to say yes.

"I have already told you about the three provinces and six ministries and the cabinet, so I don't need to say what to do next."

Wen Daoji understood what Zhao Yao meant, but he was a little difficult.

"Your Highness, you need a lot of officials in the three provinces and six ministries, but there are no serious officials in the Swamp Mansion at present." The officials who were seriously appointed had their heads cut off by Zhao Yao before.

"If you want someone, you can go to the second uncle, I have cultivated a lot of people over the years, it's time to put it to use."

Wen Daoji was very shocked in his heart: His Royal Highness actually cultivated people before coming to Lingnan!!

It seems that His Royal Highness has decided to come to Lingnan a long time ago, and has been preparing for coming to Lingnan!

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