I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 675: Everyone is working hard to make progress
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Zhang Siwei recovered from his subconscious and couldn't help laughing.

"You Qi, yes, there is another You Qi. Zhang Xiang wrote to me and asked me to rescue him. But don't doubt it. In the current situation, we just have to do our best."

Shen Yiguan said worriedly: "Mr. Fengpan, I am worried that Prime Minister Zhang will blame us?"

Zhang Siwei said nonchalantly, "Why are you blaming us? Why didn't you use his name to rescue You Qi?

We are all idle officials, without power or influence. Who will recognize us? If you want to rescue people from Osprey, I am not important enough.

I have to use his name, but is he willing to let me use his name?"

Shen Yiguan thought for a moment and answered hesitantly, "Zhang Xiang just told the teacher in the letter to check on You Qi's involvement in the case."

Zhang Siwei smiled mysteriously.

Shen Yi Guan was still a little worried: "Teacher, although Zhang Xiang didn't say it explicitly, there is some meaning in his letter. If we don't try our best, the students will be worried."

In order to win the position of Tongzhengshi for his teacher, Shen Yi always served him wholeheartedly and instigated Luan Yongfang in every possible way.

Now that the matter has come to an end, the Southeast faction has begun to retaliate, starting with You Qi who was close to Zhang Xiang.

Shen Yikuan felt that the trouble originated from his side, but now he did not help Zhang Juzheng to rescue You Qiba. Prime Minister Zhang would definitely hate him.

The Prime Minister of the Cabinet holds a grudge against him.

Shen Yiquan shuddered involuntarily.

I didn't do anything, why am I blamed? I just wanted to help the teacher to go one step further, is that wrong?
Seeing the changing expression on Shen Yi Guan's face, Zhang Siwei smiled and said, "Bu Yi, what are you afraid of? When Zhang Taiyue's aura came down, I was the first one to be hit. What are you afraid of?"

Shen Yi Guan smiled awkwardly.

Of course you big guys are not afraid, but we small guys are afraid of being implicated.

Zhang Siwei looked out the window and suddenly sighed, "Prince Jian is very capable. He has governed Huguang in an orderly manner. We were in the same class in the 32nd year of Jiajing. It seems that we will have a second prime minister."

Shen Yi Guan was stunned and asked in disbelief: "Teacher, are you talking about Wang Duxian?"

"Your Majesty is a young emperor, and he still has a hundred years to live. Zhang Taiyue can't stay in the position of Prime Minister forever. He is one year older than me, and his body is not as strong as mine.

Hu Meilin, Tan Zili, Zhang Taiyue, and Zhao Dazhou were all old, and it was already very rare for them to follow the emperor in laying the foundation for the Wanli Dynasty.

A new dynasty brings a new atmosphere, and now there is a new era. Everything must be new. When the new comes, the old will go. Don't doubt it, you must grasp it. "

Shen Yiguan asked hesitantly: "Teacher, how should students grasp it?"

"Buyi, you are from Ningbo, and belong to the Jiangnan lineage. Unfortunately, after the three major cases, the Jiangnan lineage has been devastated. Jiangnan has ultimately become someone else's Jiangnan. Buyi, you have to find another way out."

"Students also ask teachers for guidance."

"The four provinces of mountains and rivers, do you know which four provinces they are?"

"Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan."

"Yes, among the four provinces of Shanxi, Shanxi used to be the richest. We had salt from Jiechi and the trade route from Datong West Pass. Shanxi merchants were the best in the mountains and rivers.

When the emperor was meeting with us ministers, he said that economy is the foundation of politics.

Now I have a deep understanding of this. Shanxi merchants were the richest in the north, so since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, many Jinshi have emerged. Over time, the Jin Party was formed, and then most of the officials in the four provinces of Shanhe became Jin Party members.

Looking back to the Gengxu Rebellion, Shanxi merchants were wiped out and without an economic foundation, the imperial examinations in Shanxi have been in a slump in recent years.

Although Taiyuan had coal and iron industries, it created hundreds of thousands of industrial workers and more than a dozen factory and mining companies, and became a subsidiary of Kailuan, and Shanxi became a follower of Zhili.

The fortunes of the four provinces of Shanhe have shifted to Kailuan, Tianjin, and Zhili. From now on, there will be no Jin Party, only Shanhe Party, or Zhili Party. "

Shen Yiquan was very confused.

Why did the teacher tell me these things?
What stimulated you?
The Jin Party, the Shanhe Party and the Zhili Party.

Civil officials do not form cliques, just like dogs do not eat shit and wolves do not eat meat. The teacher suddenly mentioned these three cliques. Could there be a new clique?
Since the "pruning" of the Jin Party, including the investigation of the Gengxu Incident and the downfall of Gao Gong, it has indeed been torn apart.

Although there were still officials from Jin in the court, such as the teacher, his uncle, the Minister of Punishments Wang Chonggu, and the Minister of Revenue Wang Guoguang, they either attached themselves to the New Party or became minions of the Chu Party and had nothing to do with the Jin Party.

Why mention it again?
The Shanhe Party is understandable, but what the hell is the Zhili Party?

Is there such a party?
Suddenly Shen Yikuan remembered that Wang Yi'e was from Quzhou County, Guangping Prefecture, Zhili.

His heart trembled with shock.

Wang Yi'e wants to set up his own faction and also wants to get his teacher to join him?

The carriage was shaking, and Shen Yiquan's thoughts were churning.

After a long while, he asked hesitantly.

"Teacher, Wang Duxian wants to start his own business. Isn't that a little hasty?"

Zhang Siwei looked at Shen Yiquan and smiled, "Bu Yi, I am very pleased that you can see this. That's right, if an official wants to be promoted, in addition to being valued by the emperor, he must also have his own wings.

Only with wings can one ride on the emperor's breeze and soar to the top. This is what the term "party members" means. Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Hu Zongxian, and Zhang Juzheng, who were able to hold high positions, were all well-fed and well-fed?

What, do you think the King Osprey is not qualified?"

Shen Yiguan shook his head repeatedly, "Teacher, if Wang Duxian is not qualified, who else in the world is qualified?"

Zhang Siwei stroked his beard and looked at the scenery passing by outside the window. "It has only been a short time since Gao Xinzheng and Xu Shaohu fell, and a new round of party struggle has quietly begun.

Don't doubt it, this officialdom is a cockfighting arena. If you don't want to fight, you should just stay in the Confucian Temple and be with those statues. They look glamorous, but they are actually all clay sculptures that can't withstand the wind and rain."

Shen Yi Guan also turned his head and looked out the window, "Teacher, I understand."

"No doubt, in the new era, cockfighting arenas have new rules. I have summarized it. First, you must have experience in local areas, such as counties, prefectures, and provinces. If you can become a governor, you may become a minister; if you can become a governor, you may enter the cabinet.

The second is political achievements. Now the emperor values ​​political achievements the most."

"Political achievements?"

"Yes, political achievements! No doubt, we are going to Wuchang now for political achievements."

Shen Yi Guan was in high spirits. "Teacher, if you have any instructions, please tell me. I am young, energetic and motivated." Zhang Siwei laughed. "Okay, youth is good. Youth is our capital!"

Wang Yi'e left Shazhen and boarded a boat on the opposite bank of Chibi Mountain in Jiayu County. He went up the Yangtze River, passed Linxiang and entered Chenglingji, crossed the eastern part of Dongting Lake, entered the Xiangjiang River at Yingtian, passed Xiangyin, and arrived in Changsha City in a dusty state.

When he arrived in Changsha City, he went straight to the provincial government office and found the governor Hu Xi.

Hu Xi was shocked to see Wang Yi'e, who was covered in weather-beaten clothes.

"Governor, what happened?"

"What happened?"

"The governor has come here exhausted, isn't there something urgent?"

"No. I came here in a hurry because of the merger of Yuelu Academy and Yehou Academy into a provincial public university."

"Governor, the cabinet only gave four places to the south when it came to setting up a university. Shanghai was wealthy and powerful, and under the leadership of Eunuch Lu, they spontaneously donated money to establish Southeast University, squeezing out an extra place.

We in Hunan do not have their financial resources. Besides, it is a rare opportunity for the cabinet to establish a university in Wuchang, covering Huguang and Jiangxi. It would be extremely difficult for us in Hunan to establish another one.”

"Old Hu, tell me, what is the meaning of "difficult ascent to heaven"? In my opinion, "difficult ascent to heaven" is just an excuse for yourself."

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Hu Xi had dealt with Wang Yi'e many times and was familiar with the temperament of this immediate superior. He was no longer timid as he had been at the beginning and asked bluntly, "University, the cabinet has only arranged nine places, two of which are occupied by the two capitals of the north and south. Xi'an, Jinan, Taiyuan, and Luanzhou occupy four.

Then Suzhou, Wuchang, and Chengdu took up three more places. Shanghai has a lot of money and power, so it just managed to squeeze out one more place. Now there is no place in Nanchang, Guangzhou, Kaifeng, Anqing, and even Hangzhou. Why should we, Hunan, squeeze in one more place? "

Wang Yi'e picked up the teacup on the table and gulped down a few gulps.

Hu Xi continued, "Governor, I know that having another university in Hunan is definitely a great thing. From the governor to the governor and then to our governor, it is a great political achievement.

What is even more exciting is that if a university is established now, the imperial examination will be comprehensively reformed in three to five years, and university students will be able to participate in the provincial and metropolitan examinations. How much advantage do we have in having a university in Hunan? What a great advantage this is for Hunan students? How much political capital does it bring to us?
Governor, good things are good things, but the key is the quota. What's the reason for taking up one more quota?"

Hu Xi became more and more excited as he spoke. "Governor, as long as you can give us the quota for establishing a university, we, the Hunan Provincial Government, will do our utmost to set it up even if we have to sell everything we have."

Wang Yi'e put the teacup on the table. "Old Hu, you don't have to play tricks on me. The cabinet documents have already made it clear that university funding is 30% and 70%. The cabinet will pay 70%, and the province only needs to pay 30%.

It is because the cabinet has to pay the lion's share of the school's funding that the number of places is so strict. As long as I can get a place, do you need to sell everything you have? Is it your turn to sell everything you have? "

Hu Xi smiled awkwardly, "Governor, 30% is not a small amount. Hunan is not as rich as Shanghai and Luanzhou. I have to borrow money from everywhere and piece it together.

Putting aside these issues, Governor, the biggest problem now is how to get a university place."

Wang Yi'e answered confidently: "I have thought of a reason."

Hu Xi's eyes lit up, "Governor, what's the reason?"

"Reform the land and return it to the people!"

"Return to the native land?"

"Yes! One of the current national policies of our Ming Dynasty is to transform the southwest into aggressors. As long as we rely on it, there will be no taboos."

Hu Xi thought about it, but still felt it was unreliable. "Supervisory Constitution is good, but how can you link Hunan's universities with the policy of aboriginal reform?"

“The experience of the reform of the aboriginal system tells us that the most important thing is to build a team of capable, loyal and courageous officials, especially local officials.

The native officials are talented and capable, loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and naturally close to the local Miao, Yao, and Zhuang people. They are much more useful than the officials we send out in pacifying the people and winning over the hearts of the people after the aboriginal reform.

But such local officials will not grow out of the ground on their own, they need to be cultivated.

How to train? The best place to train is of course the university. The cabinet established Bashu University in Chengdu with the intention of training local officials for the areas around Sichuan.

Guangxi's policy of changing the native system to officials has begun to show results, and Xiangxi is also in the process of changing the native system to officials. A fight is now underway in Sinan City. If all goes well, the big thorn of Bozhou will be removed, and Guizhou's policy of changing the native system to officials will be half successful.

Guangxi, Xiangxi, and Guizhou need so many local officials to reform the local government. How can we train them? Send them all to Wuchang and Chengdu for training? It would definitely be inconvenient.

Jianghan University in Wuchang originally catered to students from the four provinces of Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi, and some from Henan. How could it squeeze in students from Guangxi, Xiangxi, and Guizhou to train local officials?"

Hu Xi slapped his thigh, overjoyed, "Governor, your idea is really great. This reason is well-founded and aboveboard! It is about the transformation of the natives into commoners, so special matters must be handled specially."

Wang Yi'e waved his right hand casually, "This application report still needs to be written by you governors, together with Yongshun Prefecture and Chenzhou Prefecture, and include the requirements of Guangxi and Guizhou. You should have a broader vision and not focus on the things under your nose.

Once you have finished writing, the Governor's Office will add comments, and I will then think of a way to send it to Xiyuan."

Hu Xi was even more delighted. "Sending her to Xiyuan is great. The emperor has nodded, and the cabinet must add another quota no matter what."

"Old Hu, Xiyuan is easy to send, but it's not easy to get past the emperor. The emperor won't tolerate any sand in his eyes. If we want the emperor to agree, we have to do our homework well.

How many chieftains are there in Yongshun and Chenzhou Prefectures? How many new counties will be established after the transformation of the chieftains into officials? How many officials will be needed? As for Guizhou, we also need to make an estimate of how many chieftains will be transformed into officials, how many new counties will be established, and how many officials will be needed.

You, the Chief Secretary, must compile these figures. If you don’t have them, ask Yao Bingzhou for them.”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Hu Xi nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Governor. We will definitely write this application and try our best to get a place in the university."

"Whether you can get a university place now depends on whether you write your application documents well. On the other hand, you must fight well in this battle in Sinan City.

It is like a knot that ties together western Hunan, Guizhou and southern Sichuan. If this knot is untied, the whole situation will open up and everything will go smoothly.

If you can't untie it, it will become a dead knot, and it will become more and more uncomfortable. "

Hu Xi was silent for a while, then said to Wang Yi'e, "Governor, Commander Zhu and Ziming will definitely complete the task assigned by the Governor and fight the battle of Sinan well."

Wang Yi'e pursed his lips and looked to the west. "This governor hopes so too."

Sinan City, nestled between mountains and rivers, was gazed upon by the rising sun in the east. The morning mist quickly faded away, revealing its full shape, like a golden pagoda.

The Wujiang River flows from its south like a fluttering brocade ribbon.

The whole mountain city was filled with the faint smell of gunpowder and blood. Teams of soldiers patrolled the city, their straw sandals stomping on the stone pavement, making a rustling sound that broke the silence.

Southeast of Sinan City, near the Wujiang River, is an official wharf, which is still in the hands of the garrison. Near the official wharf, a man is sitting on the embankment, wearing a bamboo hat and covered in the sunset, fishing.

Qiu Qizhuo, wearing an army uniform without shoulder straps and an iron helmet, stood on the dock steps and looked around. When he saw the fisherman, he hurried down and shouted from a distance.

"Ziming, why are you here? The Command Department has something urgent to discuss with you!"

(End of this chapter)