Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 646 Calm, Sincere

"It's not..., this oil residue was transported from Shaanxi. The road repaired by this oil residue is easy to walk. We have walked it not once or twice. It is smooth, like satin, and a little It's soft, it's not as bumpy as this dirt road..." When it came to this issue, the person next to me who had been wanting to talk but had no chance to speak finally found a chance to interject, and the chatterbox suddenly opened up.

"Yes, yes, yes, my lord! After going for more than ten miles, you will be able to get on the oil residue road, which is much easier than this road. The car is much lighter when it gets there. It is said that it will drag eight hundred A catty can drag a thousand catties..." The people next to him had long wanted to talk to this "big man", and when they saw someone successfully interjected, they followed suit.It is also a rare encounter to be able to talk to important people, and you can brag about it when you look back, but not every time you ride a car, you can meet "big people".

The people in this carriage started talking to Lu Xiangsheng again.

Lu Xiangsheng's servant was even more displeased to see everyone talking to his master, but he had no choice but to pretend he didn't see it, and occasionally rolled his eyes to show his presence.

Lu Xiangsheng was also happy that everyone was willing to talk to him, so that he could learn more about what he wanted to know.

The carriage was still bumping and swaying forward.

Not long after, the carriage got on the oil residue road that had been repaired.

Sure enough, the oil residue road was as smooth as Lu Xiangsheng had heard.The car seemed to be walking on the mat, and even felt a little soft, which was naturally different from the bumps and shakes just now.The carriage also became much lighter all of a sudden, and the forward speed was much faster.

After sitting for a while, Lu Xiangsheng felt more and more miraculous and curious. Although this kind of oil residue road is ridiculously expensive, it has to be said that it is very comfortable.

After sitting for a while, Lu Xiangsheng decided to get out of the car after feeling the difference of the oil residue road for a while. He felt that it was necessary to see with his own eyes what the road was made of.

"Coachman, coachman, stop quickly, Ben..." Lu Xiangsheng decided to get out of the car, and immediately knocked on the carriage, shouting loudly.

Everyone in the car looked at this young "big man", wondering why they got off the car here?

Seeing that his master was finally getting out of the car, Lu Xiangsheng's servant seemed to be relieved that he didn't have to endure the unpleasant smell here. He hurriedly called his master to sit down, and then yelled louder and beat the carriage with greater force.

The carriage finally stopped, and Lu Xiangsheng bid farewell to the crowd. Under the eyes of the crowd, the carriage drove away, leaving Lu Xiangsheng on the road.

Seeing the carriage going away, Lu Xiangsheng's eyes returned to the road he was stepping on. He felt extraordinarily different. There were excitement, joy, bewilderment, and even more excitement.Although it is already autumn, the sun is still shining on the road, giving off a layer of light.

Lu Xiangsheng stepped on the road seriously, raised his foot, looked at the soles of his feet, then walked to the side of the dirt road and stepped on it again, and then looked at the soles of his feet.Lu Xiangsheng nodded, thinking it was very interesting.

"Shaozu, bring water." Lu Xiangsheng said happily. After seeing that this kind of road is not muddy, Lu Xiangsheng decided to test it himself. Is this road not afraid of water? Although according to normal thinking, it should not Water, but Lu Xiangsheng still decided to test it himself, if he didn't confirm it himself, he always seemed to be short of something.

"Master, do you want to drink water?" Lu Xiangsheng's servant hurriedly handed the bamboo kettle on his back to his master. This thing was specially prepared by Lu Xiangsheng. Originally, there was no need to bring an extra kettle.

Lu Xiangsheng took the bamboo water pot, didn't drink it, but poured water on the asphalt road. After getting some water, Lu Xiangsheng handed the bamboo water pot to his servant.The young servant took the kettle and looked at his master in puzzlement.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at the water flowing around and found it very interesting. If it was a dirt road, the water would have already been soaked in the soil and would not flow around like this.

"Interesting!" Lu Xiangsheng said, and then stepped on these water-splashing roads with his shoes, stepped on them a few times, and raised his feet to look at the soles of his feet. When it reached the water, it turned into mud, but it was not much. After stepping on it a few times, the soles of the feet were already clean.

"It's really interesting..." Lu Xiangsheng laughed.After finishing speaking, he ran to the side of the road to pick up a stone, ran to the sprinkled oil road and smashed it.

I smashed it a few times, but only made a few small spots. The oil road is still an oil road, and it is completely different from the mud road. If the water is sprinkled on the mud road, it will be sucked up by the mud immediately, no May flow around.

"This is really interesting. I don't know where Your Majesty learned about such a magical thing. It is really amazing. Although it is a bit extravagant to build roads with this thing, I have to say that it is really the best material for road construction. , I never thought there would be such a miraculous thing in the world..." Lu Xiangsheng tested it himself, believed what he saw, and began to draw conclusions on this matter.

"Master..." Seeing the master talking, the young servant wanted to strike up a conversation, but he didn't know how to do so. After saying something to the master, he couldn't continue.

"Water!" Lu Xiangsheng seemed to think of something, and said again.

"Here, master..." The servant hurriedly handed the water to Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Xiangsheng took the bamboo kettle and walked to the edge of the asphalt road. The roadbed is made of soil, and the edge of the asphalt road is still soil.Lu Xiangsheng poured all the water in the bamboo tube on the mud floor.

After the water was poured, the water didn't scatter and flow, and was basically immersed in the soil. Although the road was compacted, it was not an oil road, so it couldn't be afraid of water.

Lu Xiangsheng saw that the water had soaked into the soil, and stepped on the watered soil again. This time, things did not go beyond his expectations. The mud immediately turned into mud when it saw water. Lu Xiangsheng stepped on it, The soles of the feet were immediately covered with mud.Lu Xiangsheng raised his foot and looked at it, frowning.If you step on it again, there will be more mud on your feet.

Looking at the mud on his feet, Lu Xiangsheng frowned and formally came to his own conclusion. These two roads are indeed very different. Of course, the cost is also very different. Although the cost is expensive, if it can be used for many years, It is quite cost-effective to spread it evenly every year. After all, it is a good thing to be able to walk well and pull more things. This is the conclusion that Lu Xiangsheng came to. I used to hear others talk about it in general, and I always felt uneasy. Now I have seen it with my own eyes. After that, my heart is finally at ease.

Lu Xiangsheng seemed to be thinking about something, he looked at the far west in silence, and then looked at the far south.Lu Xiangsheng felt as if he wanted to understand something.This kind of oil residue road is indeed a rare and good thing. Although the cost is high, it has to be said that it is also a good road to prevent rain. This kind of road is basically not afraid of water or being crushed. The south is more needed. Lu Xiangsheng is also a southerner himself. He knows that it is rainy in the south, and it often rains for several months. The construction in the south will undoubtedly be a great thing. Lu Xiangsheng feels that the emperor spent so much effort on this matter, I am afraid that it is not just for the simple purpose of resettling the victims.If the south can accept this kind of road in the future, there will undoubtedly be a huge demand for this kind of oil residue. Although it is very expensive, being valuable does not mean it is a bad thing.How many people will need to work hard to transport it out of Shaanxi?If a section of road is built in the south, how many people can be accommodated to work?According to this calculation, the emperor's business is really cost-effective, and he doesn't ask how much the south will build every year. As long as he can build a section of this oily road every year, he will naturally be able to support many people, especially those in Shaanxi. It is not a simple matter. The south is rich and strives for excellence in architecture, so it is not necessarily that they are not interested in this kind of road.

Lu Xiangsheng seemed to understand something, and he smiled slightly, another doubt in his heart was solved.Looking at the road extending far away, Lu Xiangsheng started walking happily.

"Master, master, why don't we hire a car?" The boy saw his master walking towards the capital, and hurriedly chased after him, shouting as he chased, this place is still a long way from the capital, and we really have to go In the past?
"No need, Shaozu! It's true to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Today, let's walk into Beijing. Look at the sun, we can still make it before closing the city gate." Beijing." Lu Xiangsheng had a lot of experience this time, and couldn't help educating his own servants, and he also became interested in completing this asphalt journey.

"Ah! Master, let's go..." The boy said with a bitter face. If the master wants to leave, he can only follow. Don't even think about driving. , now it seems that the smelly compartment is really a good place.

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At the same time, there was also a person who was busy going to Beijing. He was also summoned by the emperor, and he was Hong Chengchou.

As an official in Shaanxi, it is natural to avoid the ubiquitous imperial party forces, and it is natural to rely on the imperial party, otherwise, it is almost impossible to make a difference.Hong Chengchou, who has always wanted to make a difference, also hopes that what he does can be accepted by the imperial party and supported by the imperial party. Therefore, after hearing that the emperor wants to vigorously promote sweet potatoes, he immediately took over the burden. It seems difficult, but in reality, in Shaanxi, the power of the imperial party is everywhere. As long as the imperial party supports him, this matter is not difficult for him. Therefore, although the work is a bit hard, it is only natural that he can achieve results Now, he can be regarded as an imperial party, at least half of the imperial party, or the periphery of the imperial party.

After receiving the imperial edict summoned by the emperor, he quickly handed over the official duties, and rushed to the capital with his family and servants. This step towards the imperial party was not wrong.

Similarly, this road to Beijing also has countless people. The vehicles transporting things are one after another. They transport oil, oil residue, and special products from Shaanxi to the direction of the capital, and they also transport food, cloth, etc. This official road is also extremely busy when transporting these materials back.

In front is another convoy, consisting of several carriages. It seems that they are not transporting oil, but also transporting oil residues. Because of the dry weather, the official road has been crushed by horse-drawn carriages day and night, so the dust is naturally needless to say.

Hong Chengchou looked at the convoy in front of him with some disgust, and had to eat ashes again.However, nothing was revealed. They led their servants and rode on horses, preparing to pass the convoy silently.

"puff……"

"Pooh……"

Hong Chengchou's horse team, after approaching the horse-drawn carriage team, was still ashamed by the dust. The horses in front were trampled by the carts, so there was naturally a lot of dust. When the wind blew a little, it was difficult for the people behind to not eat ashes.

"Stop the carriage ahead..."

"The carriage in front... stop quickly, let my lord pass by before you leave..." One of Hong Chengchou's servants, seeing his master eating ashes, hurriedly shouted to the front, the ashes were too big, he choked grown up.

There seems to be no response, and the convoy is still going.

"Hey..., the carriage in front, what are you calling? Did you hear me, tell you to stop..." The servant was a little annoyed when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, and shouted louder to the front. After speaking, he patted his horse and went forward. .

Hong Chengchou wanted to open his mouth to stop the servant, but he was blinded by the dust, he opened his mouth with a mouthful of sand, and he still didn't call out.

The carriage team finally stopped.The horse-drawn carriage stopped, and Hong Chengchou was in a bad mood, so he just passed by. He is also an imperial party now, and this convoy, you can tell it belongs to the imperial party. At this critical juncture, it is better not to collide with anyone. Others are also prepared to ask about the situation by the way, to eliminate this possible conflict. This time they are going to Beijing, the relationship is very important, and there can be no mistakes.

A leader-like person hurried over to make amends.

"The little one has seen adults, and offended adults, please forgive me." The leader saw that there were servants, servants, and officials in this group, so he knew that he was not an ordinary person. When he saw the leader, he knew It's an official, and he immediately explained with a smile, but he didn't kowtow, just bowed.

"When you see my lord, why don't you kneel down and kowtow?" Someone next to him scolded.

"No need, which convoy are you from? Where are you sending things?" Hong Chengchou asked peacefully, not caring that the man in front of him just bowed.

"Responding to my lord, the small one is the convoy from the Shaanxi oil refinery, sending oil residue to the capital for road construction." The leader replied with a smile, still neither humble nor overbearing, even though someone told him to kneel down, But he didn't take it too seriously. With his status, he is not afraid of ordinary officials, but his backer is tough.

"Oh, it's a car from the Shaanxi Oil Refinery! No wonder it has such an imposing manner. Speaking of which, it's my own family, and my official is Hong Chengchou, who participated in politics in Shaanxi." .

"It turned out to be Lord Hong, the villain Zhang Youzhi kowtowed to the lord." The team leader quickly knelt down and kowtowed. He is now considered to be a person with "status", and he is not just a random official who kowtows to others. Hearing that he was participating in politics, he kowtowed. Participating in politics is also from senior officials of the third rank. It is definitely not comparable to officials of the seventh rank, eighth or ninth rank. When he meets ordinary officials, he just bows and settles down.

"There's no need to be too polite, please hurry up." Hong Chengchou said with a good temper.

"Thank you, my lord." The leader of the motorcade just got up. Hearing that this senior official said he was from his own family, he was also curious. When he looked at this man, he heard that he was from Shaanxi, so he probably understood a little bit. Those in Shaanxi are basically from the imperial party now. The sphere of influence, it is not uncommon for someone from his own family, the master of his family is also an imperial party.

"Zhang Youzhi?" Hong Chengchou asked, he was not sure if this person was called that.

"The villain is here." The team leader quickly agreed.

"I stopped your convoy because I was curious, and I want to ask you to solve my doubts..." Hong Chengchou said.

"Adults just ask, but young people know everything..." said the leader of the team.

"How much can this car hold? What is it?" Hong Chengchou asked.

"Returning to the adults, these villain's cars are full of oil residue, and they are all sent to the capital for road repairs. Each car can hold a thousand catties..." the team leader said quickly.

"Oh, a thousand catties? It's not a lot, but if it's all laid on the ground, it can't be spread far, right? I've always been curious about how to use it to build roads?" Hong Chengchou asked.

"Back to the adults, I don't know about the small one. However, I heard people say that not all the oil residue was used to pave the road, but mixed with stones. Therefore, the small one transported the oil residue once, in fact , can pave a long way." The leader of the team quickly explained.

"Oh, that's how it is!" Hong Chengchou actually knew what was going on, but he just stopped him, and it's not good to just pass by like this, just asking a few casual questions.

"I have another question..." Hong Chengchou, who wanted to ask a few random questions, suddenly remembered something and asked hastily.

"I don't know what my lord wants to ask?" The team leader asked quickly.

"...Do you know about the lamp oil?" Hong Chengchou asked hastily, remembering this question.

"About kerosene? What do you mean by my lord? The younger one is a deliveryman. I don't know much about kerosene. I only know a little bit about it." The leader of the team said, seeing that this person is from Shaanxi. , there is nothing to hide, and it is rare to meet "my family" in this place close to the capital.

"As for the lamp oil, it is said that the capital sells it very cheaply, but is there such a thing? I am curious why it is sold so cheaply. It stands to reason that it should be expensive to transport the lamp oil to the capital for thousands of miles? Isn't it? Trading at a discount?" Hong Chengchou asked, this question is quite confusing, and he has done a lot of homework this time when he came to Beijing.

"Oh, my lord is talking about this! Our kerosene is indeed cheap, anyway, it is cheaper than vegetable oil, and other kerosene. As for what my lord said is a loss, I don't know about this little one. The little ones are just responsible for transporting things... ..." said the leader of the team.

"Oh, that's it!" Hong Chengchou was a little disappointed. According to what he knew, lamp oil is often sold very cheaply. If local vegetable oil and lamp oil sell for 35 yuan, then the lamp oil from Shaanxi will sell for 30 yuan, or even [-] yuan. Wen, more than [-] wen, even if it is calculated at [-] jin per car now, one car is only [-] taels of silver, excluding the profit and cost of intermediate retail, so it is really not a loss to transport things so far?Just to say hello to the common people?Hong Chengchou has never figured out this account, maybe there is another mystery behind the matter.

After stopping the convoy and saying a few words, Hong Chengchou still ran towards the capital with his family and servants.

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Forbidden City.

Yang Reform is still dealing with things, correcting the notes, and his life has gradually settled down, and there is nothing new.

"Big companion, how is the training of the officers and soldiers who are going to be resettled?" Yang Reform began to follow up on this matter. Once you are on the right track, you don't need too much attention, and you can free up your energy to do other things.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, training is already underway. They are all gathered together, like a new army." Wang Chengen quickly agreed, the emperor has not paid attention to this matter for a long time, but he still pays attention to it often. careless.

"Oh, to what extent has it reached?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, now I am mainly studying etiquette, as well as familiarizing myself with government affairs, mathematics, and bank-related matters, such as how to exchange money at the bank." Wang Chengen replied.

"Oh, that's it!" Yang Reform said. As for teaching etiquette, Yang Reform didn't expect them to learn how well they would become gentlemen. The only thing he wanted them to do was to learn not to use rude words casually and to be able to do this. For one thing, Yang Reform is satisfied. As for the others, Yang Reform doesn't have too many expectations.These people will be the bond of interests, and will become investment channels one by one to be invested in various places in Daming, bringing investment channels and investment desires to the localities and even the countryside, and urging the entire Daming to expand outward. , the middle and lower classes must also work hard. As for math and so on, Yang Reform is doing his best. He doesn't expect those who fight the war to learn the skills of an accountant.

Although Yang Reform also knows that it is better for soldiers to be more pure, not involved in politics, nor meddling in the economy, but this is not the modernized country of later generations, this is the Ming Dynasty, the first half of the seventeenth century, expansion, colonization, and profit It’s the theme, soldiers’ profits can also be understood and tolerated, not to mention retired soldiers, ancient farming and warfare to maintain military strength, but now it’s just a different way, as for the way of doing it is different from later generations of modern countries, this, Yang For the time being, reform can only conform to the trend of history, and it is impossible to imitate the practice of modern countries.

"...Let's do this, give them some more courses, they will have to deal with the third class in the future, they can't be too straightforward, it's better to be more discerning, now you can find some people of the third class to get in touch with them..." Yang Reform After speaking, he beckoned again, Wang Chengen listened to him, and Yang Reform muttered a few more words.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen promised with a smile.

Wang Chengen went out to handle errands, but Yang Reform still dealt with the memorial.

When Wang Chengen came back from his business, he saw that the emperor was still processing the memorial, and reported: "His majesty, Hong Chengchou, the counselor of Shaanxi, and Lu Xiang, the prefect of Datong, have been promoted. Do you want to see him?" Wang Chengen reported that the emperor wanted to see these two people, and They wanted to meet together, both of them arrived, Wang Chengen hurriedly arranged.

"Oh, are you here yet?" Yang Reform put down his pen and asked, these two people, who can be regarded as influential figures in the late Ming Dynasty, both performed well. Now that these two people have arrived, Yang Reform has another headache. In the future, there must be wars, and if there will be major wars, it is necessary to add a batch of civil servants who can fight wars. As for the literati who can fight wars, after all the calculations, these two people are the only ones who can be used at present. It is almost inevitable that they will be used. , but problems also followed. Lu Xiangsheng naturally had no problems, but Hong Chengchou, who had defected to the Qing Dynasty, became the founding minister of the Qing Dynasty. Whether to use Hong Chengchou is a problem. Especially among the literati, there are fewer people who can fight. What is the use? Forced to go to the Qing Dynasty, but there is always a grudge in his heart. Yang Reform is afraid that history will repeat itself. For fear of an accident, Hong Chengchou will fall to the Qing Dynasty. After joining the imperial party, they can be regarded as members of the imperial party at any rate. They have made achievements, and it is impossible for Yang Reform to turn a blind eye.

"... See you, see you on the platform. Besides, Master Sun is also on the platform. Please, Master Sun, meet them first and have a talk with them. They will check for me, and I will go again." Yang Reform thought about it, and decided to meet again. Let Sun Chengzong check first. Although Yang Reform is a little "fear" of history, he also believes that with his current ability and strength, he will not be more unlucky than the Chongzhen in history. It's really unreasonable for Hou Jin to go like that.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen promised.

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platform.

When Yang Reform arrived, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng had already arrived, and they seemed to have talked with Sun Chengzong for a while.

"Your Majesty is here!" someone sang.The people on the platform immediately stood at attention and stopped what they were doing.

When the emperor came in, he saluted immediately. After the salute, everyone recovered, and those who should do things continued to do things.

It was the first time for Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng to enter the platform. They didn't understand the rules here, so they knelt down and saluted.

"Stop!" Yang Reform suddenly said with a smile, without letting the two of them salute.Yang Reform looked at the two people, and it was easy to tell who was who. Although both of them were young, one of them was too young. It seemed that he was a fair-skinned scholar who was still thinking about He worked hard in the examination of merit and fame, but in fact he has already achieved the prefect of the fourth grade. Yang Reform knew that this was Lu Xiangsheng, and the other was Hong Chengchou.

The two looked at the emperor inexplicably, and looked at the smiling, quite friendly emperor. They didn't know why, but they were also surprised by such a young emperor. They all said that the emperor was holy and young, but he was too young. .

"Let me guess who the two Qing families are." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"...This fairer and thinner one must be from Lu Qing's family, and this one must be from Hong Qing's family..." Yang Reform pointed to each other and identified them.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the subject is..." The two quickly admitted themselves.

"Get up, you two don't have to be too restrained..." Yang Reform told them to get up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron." Only then did the two get up.

Yang Reform walked to the edge of the big sand table, and Sun Chengzong followed beside him.Since Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng came here for the first time, they were very cautious and restrained, careful not to break any rules.

"The two Qing families come forward..." Yang Reform said to the two of them, and instructed them to stand on both sides of the sand table.

The two looked at each other, and automatically stood up according to the emperor's instructions.

"It's hard work for the two Qing families to rush to the capital." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I didn't work hard, and it is my honor to be summoned by Your Majesty." The two hurriedly gave in.

"The two Qing families know, why did I summon the two Qing families on the platform?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

Both Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng were a little puzzled. It was a great honor to be summoned by this platform in the past, even civil servants could come. But now, this platform has gradually become a place that specializes in military affairs. The summons of military and civilian officials are generally not here. The first time the emperor saw them was on the platform. Could it be related to the military?
"Report to Your Majesty, I don't know." The two said quickly, although they guessed something, they were not sure.

"Let's take a look, two Qing families. Here is the topographic map of my Daming Border Pass. This is the capital, this is the border wall, this is Liaodong, and this is Mongolia. I want to test the two Qing families. Regarding the form outside the pass, How should my Daming deal with it?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng looked at each other, thought a lot, and prepared a lot, but they didn't expect that the emperor would directly ask them about military matters, which they were not familiar with, and basically had no contact with.

After Yang Reform said this, he stopped talking and looked at them with a smile.

Facing the pressure of the emperor's smile, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng could only use their brains to think about problems.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that we should continue to unite with Lin Danhan, continue to besiege the Donglu, and let the Donglu continue to exhaust. After I have enough strength in the Ming Dynasty, I can defeat the Donglu in one fell swoop and completely solve the great trouble of our dynasty..." Hong Chengchou said first, his official position is higher, so he should be the first to say it.

"Oh, is that so?" Yang Reform still smiled, noncommittal. This statement can only be said to be well-behaved and basic common sense. This is the strategy that is being promoted to the court today.

"Where's Lu Qing's family?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that we should continue to unite with Lin Danhan to suppress the Donglu, but it is also because we should guard against Lin Danhan at the same time. When defeating the Donglu, we must also guard against Lin Danhan causing trouble and weakening Lin Danhan. It is also beneficial to our dynasty. .” Lu Xiangsheng added another defense against Lin Danhan on the basis of Hong Chengchou.

Yang Reform is still smiling and noncommittal. This can be regarded as basic common sense. There is nothing to comment on. As long as they don’t say anything outrageous, such as when the soldiers arrive and everything is wiped out, Yang Reform will consider them qualified. .

"Hehehe, both of you are right." Yang Reform looked at the two of them for a while before giving an evaluation.

"Where is Hong Qing's family from?" Yang Reform began to talk about homework instead.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am from Nan'an County, Quanzhou, Fujian..." Hong Chengchou began to explain his information.

After asking for a while, Yang Reform asked again the information he already knew. Although it was a cutscene and a waste of time, it was necessary, especially for those who were about to be reused. The relationship should be closer.

"Where is Lu Qing's family from?" Yang Reform turned to ask Lu Xiangsheng.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am from Yixing, Changzhou." Lu Xiangsheng replied.

"Yixing? But the Yixing by the Taihu Lake? That's a good place!" Yang Reform said a little more.

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After chatting about homework for a while, Yang Reform turned to business.

"The two Qing families know, why did I summon the two Qing families alone?" Yang Reform said a long list of family routines, and finally got down to business.

The two looked at each other again, they could stand out and be valued by the emperor, isn't it just a matter of growing sweet potatoes?One is to rely on their own strength to promote the success of sweet potatoes, and the other is to rely on the power of the imperial party to promote success.If it goes a little deeper, it means that the emperor intends to use them as a role model for promoting national policies, otherwise, the emperor will deliberately call one from the fourth rank and one from the third rank into the palace?Everyone knows this, but it's hard for them to say it. Besides, it's not so dignified to grow sweet potatoes and get promoted.

"You are down-to-earth, able to do things, and dare to do things. This is what I value and what is valuable about you..." Yang Reform didn't wait for the two to answer, he said again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise, I am ashamed and dare not take it." The two of them hurriedly humbled again.

"Hehehe... If you can do something, I will use it more..." Yang Reform suddenly said this. Before saying this, Yang Reform had to operate a little bit. Now, it doesn't need to be so troublesome. That is to say, although there are courtiers' restraints, the ability to restrain them is already very small.In fact, Yang Reform does not change the promotion of officials at ordinary times. It still mainly relies on the personnel affairs of the Ministry of Officials, especially the middle and low-level officials. Yang Reform is basically "respecting history". Many ministers appreciate and approve of the reform. After all, not all emperors are as easy-talking as this emperor. It is very rare to have such a high prestige and the right to intervene in the cabinet at will. Of course, Yang Reform I don't have that much energy to take care of so many things, let alone expand the imperial party at will.Therefore, there is no objection to the "unconventional" arrangement of one or two people. Of course, if it is a top official in the court, this is still a reserved area for the emperor, and the Ministry of Officials can provide candidates, and the cabinet ministers can also provide opinions on who to use. It is still the emperor who has the final say.

After hearing the emperor's words, the two of them were a little excited, and they really wanted to reuse it.

"I swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death..." the two said hastily.

After talking for a while, Yang Reform let the two of them go.

After the two left, Yang Reform asked Sun Chengzong how he felt about these two people. Yang Reform asked Sun Chengzong to check for him first.

"Master Sun, how about these two? What is Master Sun's opinion?" Yang Reform asked directly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Hong is calm in participating in politics, and Lu Zhifu is sincere." Sun Chengzong thought for a while before giving evaluation to the two people.The emperor has long been ordered, let him check, he will naturally have what to say.

"Oh, calm? Sincerity?" For these two people, the four-word evaluation, Yang Reform also had to admire Sun Chengzong, why is it so short?

(End of this chapter)