Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 98 The fastest promotion record in the Hanlin Academy

After a week of successful operation of the two large blast furnaces, the big scene finally came.On this day, Emperor Jiajing came to the Nanjianhe Steel Plant with the four great scholars of the cabinet, the ministers of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Household Affairs, as well as the governors of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.

As soon as Emperor Jiajing arrived here, he took Wang Daoqiu as a tour guide and asked him to introduce the steel factory to the courtiers.

When they saw with their own eyes the fire dragon slowly flowing out of the furnace, and when they saw nearly a hundred hydraulic hammer machines hammering the ingots tirelessly and rhythmically, all the courtiers were shocked, and their mouths were full of shock. I kept saying "This is really a miracle! This is really a miracle!"

After the collective tour, Emperor Jiajing allowed the courtiers to move around freely.He himself motioned to Wang Daoqiu and a short, fair-skinned veteran in his 50s to follow him.

Arriving at a remote and quiet place, the eunuchs set out tables, chairs and fruits. Emperor Jiajing motioned to Wang Daoqiu and the old minister to sit on either side of him.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Emperor Jiajing helped Wang Daoqiu introduce Wang Daoqiu to the veteran minister. He first introduced Wang Daoqiu to the veteran minister and said: "Zhang Aiqing! This young talent is our new sixth-level sixth-level Wang Daoqiu. Yesterday What I, my ministers, and I have discussed with you about Annance and the return of natives from the southwestern part of China were all his ideas."

"Oh, Your Majesty, do you think it was this young man's idea that Annance and Southwest were converted to native lands? Your Majesty, are you kidding me? How much experience can such a young man have? How could he come up with such a sophisticated strategy?"

Wang Daoqiu is eighteen years old and has a very tender face. In the eyes of this veteran, he is just a baby.And how could a young man with little social experience come up with such sophisticated strategies as the Annan policy and the return of local people to local people?Therefore, when Emperor Jiajing said that Annance and Guituguiliu were both Wang Daoqiu's ideas, the veteran minister couldn't believe it.

Faced with the veteran's doubts, Wang Daoqiu was also very embarrassed and forced a smile without speaking.

Emperor Jiajing saw the old minister surnamed Zhang staring at Wang Daoqiu with a pair of bull's eyes, but Wang Daoqiu smiled awkwardly and had nowhere to hide his eyes, which amused him.

So Emperor Jiajing first complained to the old minister surnamed Zhang, telling him not to stare at Wang Daoqiu so much, and not to scare the young people.Then he introduced this old minister to Wang Daoqiu and said: "Wang Qing, this old minister's family is Zhang Jing, the current governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Zhang Qing's family is also chosen by me to solve the problem of Annan and Southwest natives in the next few years. The actual person in charge of the issue. Yesterday at the imperial meeting, I appointed Zhang Lao Aiqing as the military and political governor of the four provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Guangxi. She is fully responsible for the implementation of the imperial court’s Annan policy and the reform of the southwest."

Zhang Jing!It turns out that the 50-year-old veteran in front of me is Zhang Jing, the famous tragic hero in Ming history!In the original history, this Zhang Jing helped the Ming Dynasty suppress the rebellion of ethnic minorities in Guangdong, Guangxi and Guizhou.So he went to the southeast without stopping, and served as governor of the military and administration of the six provinces of Zhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Huguang, and Shandong. He was the largest feudal official in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhang Jing took office in the southeast, he organized forces to fight against the Japanese pirates, and his outstanding achievements were praised as the No. 1 anti-Japanese war in the Ming Dynasty.Such a great achievement, but in the end he ended up in a vegetable market, asking for his fate.

To be honest, through familiarity with Ming history, Wang Daoqiu still respected Zhang Jing's personal conduct and abilities.But I also think that Zhang Jing is the same as his predecessor Zhu Wan. Although his personal conduct and ability are first-rate, he is actually...

Because the foreign policies of these two people are all conservative and closed to the country, and no sail is allowed to enter the sea.The consequences of this policy in the short term are that the industry and commerce in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas have been severely damaged, and a large number of people have no food and clothing.This aroused widespread resistance among the local people, who turned to the Japanese pirates in droves and in turn attacked their own motherland.The long-term consequences will be the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, Wang Daoqiu believes that if you put honest officials and capable ministers like Zhang Jing and Zhu Wan in a position where they should not be placed, then their integrity and ability will not benefit the people, but will lead to the development of the entire country. Drag in hell.

With this in mind, Wang Daoqiu decided to find a way to save Zhu Wan and Zhang Jing in the future, and put their integrity and ability in the right place, such as the Southwest, such as the Northwest, these are not suitable for the development of extroversion A commodity economy requires more stable regions.

Having made up his mind about this, Wang Daoqiu quietly listened to the exchange of opinions between Emperor Jiajing and Zhang Jing on the issue of Annan and the Yungui natives.

After a friendly interaction between the eldest brother of the empire and the local feudal officials, Emperor Jiajing finally made a final decision: "Zhang Qing! Among my local governors in the Ming Dynasty, your ability and character are the first, and the matter is left to you , I am at ease. In this way, Zhang Qing, don’t be too anxious about the Annan issue and the southwestern natives issue. I can afford to wait, and so can I, Daming. I will allow you three years to change Annan back to Jiaozhi, and then I will give it to you. In three years, Qing, I will allow you to complete the reform of the southwest. Zhang Qing, I promise you here that during these six years, the imperial court will give you no less than 300 million taels of silver every year. This Nanjian Of the five iron-making furnaces in the He Iron and Steel Plant, I will reserve one for you, and all the iron produced by this furnace in the next six years will be sent to you and will be at your disposal."

"Thank you Lord Ron."

Emperor Jiajing promised his support, Zhang Jing was ecstatic, and after hearing this, he knelt down in front of Emperor Jiajing with a look of joy on his face.Chinese scholars are Chinese scholars with ideals and ambitions. They don’t love money or vulgar tastes. They just want to serve their country and their talents will not be in vain.Facing an official like Zhang Jing, Wang Daoqiu wanted to ask those people in later generations, do you blush?

Seeing Zhang Jing's ability to contribute to the country, his face was full of sincere joy. Wang Daoqiu was also thinking about the future and must really save this Chinese character.He is just old-fashioned and stubborn. The best you can do is not let him have the right to speak in the country!Cutting off his head is really unjustifiable.

While Wang Daoqiu was thinking about all this mess, Emperor Jiajing accepted Zhang Jing's thanks.Then let Zhang Jing go to the cabinet ministers by himself, visit the steel factory with the cabinet ministers, and discuss the specific implementation rules of An Nance next by the way.

After Zhang Jing thanked Wan'en and left, Emperor Jiajing smiled and greeted Wang Daoqiu: "Wang Qing, you have worked really hard for more than a month. I am very grateful for your work. Wang Qing, you are really a gift from God. Such love! How do you want me to reward you, Wang Qing?"

"No need, Your Majesty, you have already rewarded me a lot. You have rewarded me with a big house, and you have rewarded me with the grace of my parents, so that I can honor my ancestors. Your Majesty has shown me a kindness as deep as the ocean, and I will never be able to repay you in my lifetime. Kindness. Where can I ask for more reward?"

When achievements are made, the leader affirms them, puts forward a demonstration and asks what rewards they want.Wang Daoqiu hurriedly followed the workplace survival tips taught by later generations on the Internet to flatter Emperor Jiajing, and expressed his gratitude to the leader in a disgusting manner.

I have to say that the achievements of the most sycophantic society in human history are really not overshadowed. Wang Daoqiu just took some of them, learned them and sold them, and coaxed Emperor Jiajing. It was all for the sake of happiness.

Emperor Jiajing felt happy in his heart, pretending on his face and speaking generously.He smiled and said: "Since ancient times, wise kings have rewarded their ministers for their merits and punished them for their mistakes. If Wang Qing doesn't want rewards, does he think that I am a foolish king?"

"Hi! Your Majesty, look at what you said. If you are all ignorant kings, then how many emperors in the history books of this thousand years are worthy of being called Mingjun? Your Majesty, you are too self-effacing. You have gone too far. That is It’s fake. Hahahaha!”

"You brat, if you dare to mess with me, I'll beat you up." The culture of flattery in later generations is extensive and profound, and it has a set of practical behavioral norms on how to flatter me.Wang Daoqiu had also deeply complained about those things on the Internet, but now he took the initiative to do the most disgusting social garbage he had ever had.

Flattery is disgusting, but it does work in China, just like now, Wang Daoqiu's words about future generations' flattery methods.Although Emperor Jiajing yelled and cursed, and even punched Wang Daoqiu a few times, everyone could see that Emperor Jiajing was very close to Wang Daoqiu now, and he regarded Wang Daoqiu as one of his own.

After a while of beating and scolding, Emperor Jiajing sat back in his seat and said to Wang Daoqiu, who was pretending to be pitiful there: "Your boy is not old or young, but you just deserve a beating. That's all right. From now on, you will stay with me and let me teach you in person. Let me teach you the rules!”

"Thank you Lord Ron."

"Okay, okay, stop fooling me with this trick, and just do your errands carefully from now on! I will go back with the courtiers later, and I will discuss your duties with them. I believe that I have seen your achievements with my own eyes. If you are promoted one level and your department is transferred to the cabinet, those ministers will not object."

"Thank you Lord Ron."

"Okay, okay, please don't thank me. After I leave, you can explain the matters here to that slave Yang Jinshui, and then return to the city. You will be on duty in Xiyuan tomorrow."

"Thank you Lord Ron."

"You're here again!"

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While talking and laughing, after all the ministers had seen enough, Emperor Jiajing led a group of ministers back to the city.On the way back to the ship, Emperor Jiajing specially called all the important officials of the court to his ship.

The boat is quite bumpy when sailing on the Yongding River. If you are not on the water for a long time, it is difficult to stand firmly on the boat.So Emperor Jiajing sympathized with the ministers and did not let them stand like in the court, but gave them a seat each.

After the guests and hosts sat down, everyone began to discuss matters in Annan and Southwest.With a good policy and material support from the Nanjianhe Iron and Steel Plant, the ministers are very confident in the eventual expansion of territory and peace in the southwest.So they spoke enthusiastically at the meeting to fill in the details of this major national policy.

The atmosphere of the meeting was very good, the king and his ministers worked together, and everyone was very satisfied.In particular, Emperor Jiajing stated at the meeting that in the future, Zhang Jing's military iron supplies would be allocated directly from the Nanjianhe Iron and Steel Works, without the need for the Ministry of Household Affairs to use the official iron collected by the court every year.In addition, Nanjianhe Iron and Steel Plant will also allocate 100 million taels of silver from its profits every year to Zhang Jing for military expenses.

Emperor Jiajing's generosity made all the important officials in the court very satisfied, which undoubtedly relieved a big burden for them.So the Minister of Household Affairs, who originally wanted to tax Nanjianhe Iron and Steel Works and collect government iron, was embarrassed now and opened his mouth again.

After the major matter was agreed upon, Emperor Jiajing changed his tone and said: "Wang Daoqiu, who was studying in the Hanlin Academy, passed the Sixth Yuan Dynasty and helped us build the Nanjianhe Iron and Steel Plant in the Ming Dynasty. He has made great contributions. Therefore, I intend to promote him to the position of Si Tong, the general envoy. Politics, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and a minister in the cabinet. It's not the family of the ministers, what do you think?"

Tongzhengshisi, this is the yamen responsible for reviewing official documents in the Ming Dynasty.For those middle and lower-level officials who are not qualified to send memorials directly to the emperor, their memorials must first be sent to the General Affairs Department. After review, the General Affairs Department will decide whether the memorial should be sent to Datian for listening. .This department is a Qingshui yamen. It does not have much power to allocate people, money, or materials, but it is very important.

The highest official of the General Affairs Department is a general affairs envoy of the third rank, and the general administration at the next level is a fourth rank.As for the bachelor's degree of the Hanlin Academy, although his rank is only from the fifth rank, his status in the Hanlin Academy is second only to the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and higher than the bachelor's degree of the scholar.

Now Emperor Jiajing wants to promote Wang Daoqiu to Si Tongzheng, the general envoy of the fourth rank, and concurrently serve as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. This is something that has never happened before for a newly promoted Jinshi who has only worn the official uniform for more than a month. .

This favor is so great that it is completely against the rules.However, due to Emperor Jiajing's notoriously stubborn temper and Wang Daoqiu's tangible achievements, most of the important officials here are hiding there, neither supporting nor opposing.

Other ministers can hide, but Xia Yan, the fighter, has a deep feud with Wang Daoqiu.So Xia Yan, the fighter, saw that all his colleagues around him were silent, so he jumped out and reported to Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty, that Wang Daoqiu has indeed contributed to the country. However, his character is not good. Not long ago, Wang Daoqiu was in the examination. Mr. Li Moli, the newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, impeached Wang Daoqiu for being arrogant and disrespectful and did not follow etiquette. He was demoted to the position of academic official of Yan'an Prefecture..."

"That's enough. I have issued an order to reprimand Li Mo for this matter and expel him from Xiyuan. What does Xia Qing mean by mentioning this matter again now?" Upon hearing that Xia Yan was about to avenge his personal vendetta, he also roped in the new official. Li Mo, the minister, and Emperor Jiajing were also very angry.Loudly interrupted Xia Yan and asked Xia Yan, what did he want to do?
Emperor Jiajing's face was ugly now and his tone was serious.Xia Yan, who now had little political capital, was too frightened to speak out, and stood back to his original position dejectedly.

As Xia Yan came out to cause trouble, a group of officials who were hiding there just now, under the leadership of Chief Assistant Yan Song, stood up one by one, expressed their support for the emperor, and denounced Xia Yan for this old habit. Did it again.

Emperor Jiajing was very pleased to receive the support of his courtiers. He glared at Xia Yan and asked the Minister of Civil Affairs to settle Wang Daoqiu's personnel relations when he returned.Then Emperor Jiajing said to Zhang Jing, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, expectantly: "Zhang Qing's family, your character and ability can be regarded as a model for all officials, and I expect something from you. The chief minister is now nearly seven years old. Ten years, time is not forgiving! I hope that after six years you have solved Annan and Southwest, can come back and learn the governance of the country from the chief minister, and take up the responsibility of the cabinet in the future."

"Thank you Lord Ron."

"Don't thank me in a hurry, thank you in a hurry, Zhang Qing! He, Xia Yan, was once just like you, with character and ability. But look at what he has become now? Zhang Qing! I hope you will do what you are doing for the rest of your life. Zhang Jing, don’t become the second Xia Yan.”

"I obey the decree, and I will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations."

(End of this chapter)