Tang Yin brought his young wife to Xishan for their honeymoon, and Zhu Hao would not disturb her too much.
Although it is still in the first month of the year, it is a bit inconvenient to travel around. Tang Yin's little wife is still pregnant and it is not very convenient to move around. However, this does not prevent Tang Yin from taking his wife out to brag.
Look, these are all developed by me before.
The last time I came here, it was just a mound. Now look at it, it's a street.
Look here again, I once wanted to build a pavilion here, but now someone actually built a five-story building...
Zhu Hao only met Tang Yin occasionally to exchange experiences. With Zhu Hao, a serious "city lord" here, Tang Yin, the former acting city lord, had no value in existence. He could just leave everything to Zhu Hao. There was no need for it.
Tang Yin took action.
at the same time.
In the capital, the dispute over who should join the cabinet is still going on.
Shi Yun has been running around for several days, trying to recommend Jia Yong to the cabinet through various connections, but with little success. The reason is that no one wants to get involved in this matter now. The Zuo Shunmen incident has dealt a heavy blow to the morale of civil servants.
It is very big. It changes the self-esteem, self-confidence and self-improvement shown by civil servants since Xuanzong.
Now the civil servants have become so silent that anything that goes against the emperor will no longer inspire them to fight.
At the same time, this is also related to the fact that Hanlin Academy Hanlin and Liu Ke Yushi Yanguan, who have always been known for their uprightness in the Zuo Shunmen incident, were the hardest hit by punishment. The rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and the experience of his colleagues is almost the same.
Yes, the emperor will not let you go easily just because you are serving the country and the people.
At almost the same time as Shi Yun contacted people in the court, Huang Zan was wandering around to discuss the issue of his successor after he retired.
Huang Zan knew that his time in power was running out.
Before, he thought that he could take advantage of the tense relationship between civil servants and the emperor to make his existence have special value and prevent him from being kicked out early. But with the emperor's victory in the Zuo Shunmen incident, Huang Zan finally
Realizing that his role as the transitional cabinet minister has come to an end, he may hand over power at any time.
The successor he wanted to cultivate was not to join the cabinet, but to enter the Ministry of Household Affairs, and at least get the position of right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
In recent days, Su Xigui has been in Xishan. He often wants to talk to Zhu Hao, but it doesn't go well every time. Zhu Hao usually refuses to meet because of busy official duties. Even if he meets, Zhu Hao declares in advance that he does not want Su Xigui to talk about it.
The issue of personnel appointment and dismissal in North Korea and China.
"...The young master, it's really...Huang Gong is pressing hard in the capital. He knows that he has completed his historical mission and said he can withdraw from the court at any time. Moreover, he is getting older and cannot hold on any longer..."
Su Xigui finally couldn't help it that day and came to look for Zhu Hao while he was having dinner.
After meeting, he quickly mentioned the matter to Zhu Hao.
Zhu Haodao: "It is not on the recent agenda that Mr. Huangge will become an official. Why is Mr. Huangge so anxious to retire? The DPRK still needs people who participate in discussions to stay in the cabinet. This can be regarded as setting an example for civil servants in the DPRK."
Su Xigui came over and whispered: "Actually, Mr. Huang feels that he can't achieve much by staying in the cabinet. It's better to..."
Zhu Hao frowned.
Is Huang Zan willing to hand over power?
This guy is obviously an official fanatic. If he has the opportunity to continue to be a cabinet minister, I'm afraid he wants to work for the rest of his life. It would be best if he could become the first assistant.
It can only be said that the recent changes in the court have made Huang Zan a little disheartened. Although the emperor is in power, Huang Zan cannot feel the joy of a winner.
He is in the cabinet, with Fei Hong and Liu Chun suppressing him. On one side, there is Shi Yun as a competitor, but on the other side, he is subject to Zhu Hao. Even Zhang Cong wants to get involved...
Being a cabinet minister is only superficial, but in terms of real power, it is far inferior to staying in the Ministry of Household Affairs as a minister.
In the past, he had real power and could do whatever he wanted. But now he has gained a reputation after joining the cabinet, but it is just a reputation. He plays the role of an adviser to the emperor, but not every opinion he puts forward can be adopted by the emperor. Over time,
It creates a kind of boredom.
If you are a pavilion elder who has been promoted all the way from the Hanlin Academy system, this feeling will not be too strong, because the Hanlin Academy system, including Zhan Shifu and even the Ministry of Rites, is considered a Qingshui Yamen.
But after all, Huang Zan had experienced what it was like to be the Minister of Household Affairs, and the contrast was too great.
Zhu Hao thought about it for a while and asked: "Dongzhu Su, ask Mr. Huang Ge, if he is still appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, would he be willing?"
"ah?"
Su Xigui was shocked.
Entering the cabinet is basically the end of being an official. All officials strive to become ministers first, then join the cabinet, and then retire in glory. I have never heard of anyone who has been a cabinet minister and actively pursues the opportunity to return to the cabinet.
But since Zhu Hao brought it up, Su Xigui thought... there must be operability in it.
Su Xigui was shocked and said in embarrassment: "Actually, I also hope that Mr. Huang will stay in the position of Hububutang. After all...Young Master, you understand my way of dealing with others."
"Yes, of course I know. Your boss Su likes to play the game of collusion between government and businessmen. How rich is the minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs? Now that Mr. Huang Ge is in the cabinet, you can feel the supercilious looks of others even if you take a trip to the northwest, right?
?”
Zhu Hao asked leisurely.
Although Su Xigui didn't want to admit it, he still nodded helplessly.
He thought that after Huang Zan entered the cabinet, the generals in the northwest would be more respectful to him. Unexpectedly, the opposite was true, and they began to dislike him.
Even if Huang Zan is in the cabinet, he can only interfere with the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue. At this moment, you are not the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and you are not directly related to the vital interests of the northwest officers and generals. Why should others treat you like a god? At most
It's a show of respect, and most meetings are just a formality.
Zhu Haodao: "Actually, I also want to tell Mr. Huang Ge. I have become a Hanlin bachelor and experienced the taste of a cabinet bachelor. If you really feel that it is meaningless and cannot show your ambition to serve the imperial court, then why not
Return to your familiar environment and continue to shine for the imperial court."
Su Xigui almost fell to the ground, and immediately said gratefully: "My dear master, if this is really the case, I will give you a generous gift on behalf of Mr. Huang when the matter is completed."
"Why did you mention giving gifts again? Now you can't do anything without gifts?"
Zhu Hao was a little dissatisfied.
Su Xigui suddenly thought of something and asked tentatively: "There are currently five cabinet ministers in the cabinet, but there are still rumors that more cabinet ministers will be added. Could it be because... you have already made arrangements, right?"
Only then did Su Xigui understand why someone would spread the word that the cabinet would add more ministers to the existing five.
Zhu Hao shook his head: "This matter has nothing to do with me or your Majesty directly. Some people want to disturb the public by increasing the ministers' affairs. In addition, please ask Mr. Huang Ge to pay attention and be careful not to go astray.
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This is a reminder to Huang Zan to have less contact with Zhang Cong.
But Zhu Hao knew very well that Huang Zan was closer to Zhang Cong in his heart.
This is called joining forces with the weak to defeat the strong. Who allowed Zhu Hao to show his sharpness, let you join the cabinet when he said he wanted you to join the cabinet, and said he wanted you to come back as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and he could be reinstated by just mentioning it to His Majesty?
The reason for Huang Zan's decadence was that he realized that no matter how hard he worked, he was just a chess piece in Zhu Hao's hand. Naturally, he had the same idea as Zhang Cong, that is, if he wanted to continue to be an official, he must first take away Zhu Hao's fangs.
To be removed.
Of course, he alone can't accomplish anything, and this involves the issue of the alliance.
The more Zhu Hao reminded him, the stronger Huang Zan's rebellious mentality became.
This is exactly the effect Zhu Hao wants to pursue...to cultivate as many opponents for himself as possible.
It doesn't matter whether others like him or not. The important thing is not to make Zhu Si suspicious of him early. In the context of the decline of the civil servant group in North Korea and China, it is impossible for their childhood friends to maintain absolute trust forever.
"Send someone back to inform you. Of course, Mr. Su, you don't have to come back in person. I plan to let you go to Juyongguan to implement the construction of trains and railways after the spring. By the way, I will see if the Huizhou merchants are still willing to invest..."
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The cost of building trains and railways is simply too great.
Now Zhu Si began to pursue material enjoyment again. He said that he wanted to allocate money and food from the Ministry of Household Affairs, but in fact it was better not to let Zhu Hao fill it for him. Just Jiang Samsara's trip to Anlu was estimated to cost at least
Fifty thousand taels and upwards. If we spend a little more to repair Prince Xing's mansion, family temple and Zhu Youji's mausoleum, we may not be able to afford even 100,000 taels.
The Ming Dynasty's economy was so backward, one hundred thousand taels of silver... could allow Zhu Hao to do a lot of things.
But it was "wasted" and "squandered" by Zhu Si in vain.
In order to maintain the emperor's face, Zhu Si did not consider how much change he could bring to the Ming Dynasty. This was the limitation of the times. Even Zhu Si, who had received Zhu Hao's systematic education, was not immune to the vulgarity. Zhu Hao could only find ways to collect money.
, continue to promote railway construction.
The biggest trouble is still the two major problems of opening mountains and building bridges.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Hao went to the train station at noon to greet a special "guest", who was Zhu Hao's own wife Sun Lan.
Tang Yin insisted on going with Zhu Hao to greet him, probably because he felt very depressed. Zhu Hao interfered in his life every time, and he also wanted to try to disturb Zhu Hao's life.
Zhu Hao didn't feel anything bad. When Sun Lan got off the train, she didn't feel any discomfort like Tang Yin's wife.
This was not a long journey. The train had glass windows. Just the scenery along the way after leaving the capital made Sun Lan obsessed with it.
"master."
Sun Lan came over to salute Zhu Haopingting.
Zhu Hao pointed to Tang Yin beside him and said, "Mr. Tang, you should have seen him. He happened to be living here during this time."
Sun Lan saluted Tang Yin again.
Tang Yin said: "When I see you young couple, I think of my youth... in the blink of an eye..."
"Okay, sir, you are about to enter the loess world. Don't lament about life. Even if you reminisce, don't think so far. Just think about what it was like when you and I met in Anlu. All the bad things you went through before.
, no one wants to hear it." Zhu Hao pushed him back hard.
Tang Yin smiled and shook his head and stopped talking.
Sun Lan found it strange that the two didn't look like teachers and students at all, but more like friends, and it sounded like Zhu Hao was the stronger one.
"Madam, Mr. Tang is here on vacation recently. I think you should come and see it. After all, this is a city that has been gradually formed through my efforts. It is just like my own yard. It would be a pity not to see it with your own eyes."