Chapter 754 The Millennium Plan Asking for a Monthly Ticket
Zhu Sike could not win the position of minister for Tang Yin just by talking harshly.
Yang Tinghe would not make any compromises on Tang Yin's promotion to the Minister of the Sixth Ministry. It can be said that as long as Yang Tinghe was in the government, it would be impossible for Tang Yin to get permission to be promoted to the Minister of the Sixth Ministry.
Of course, if Zhu Hao makes suggestions, there is still a certain chance.
But now Zhu Hao has made it clear to Zhu Si that he needs to follow Tang Yin's wishes and let him rest for a year or two so that he can rest his tired body and mind and prepare for another official career in the future...
Zhu Hao must think about Tang Yin's health.
Zhu Hao was afraid that the wheel of history would roll in and take away Tang Yin's life, and Zhu Hao's efforts in the past few years would be in vain.
In the past, Zhu Hao found it a bit difficult to do this kind of thing. Even Zhu Houzhao, who almost accidentally fell into the water and contracted pneumonia, was not spared. Tang Yin's birth, old age, illness and death were normal in history, so it would be difficult to stop him.
But after having the experience of extending Liu Chun's life, Zhu Hao suddenly felt that maybe with him around, Tang Yinzhen wouldn't have to die?
For Tang Yin, the second year of Jiajing was already the end of death.
It's just that Tang Yin himself doesn't feel it at all.
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After leaving the court.
Yang Tinghe returned to the cabinet to check the room with a serious expression.
Qiao Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, caught up quickly and asked urgently: "Mr. Yang Ge, how do you think we should make arrangements for Tang Yin's return to the court in a safe manner?"
Nowadays, even the personnel department must be based on Yang Tinghe's opinions when hiring people. Especially for a figure like Tang Yin who is at the forefront of the storm, Yang Tinghe's approval must be obtained before the personnel department dares to make decisions and implement them based on this.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Yang Tinghe is the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty today.
Yang Tinghe said: "If the position of the young minister of the Southern Five Temples still does not satisfy His Majesty, we will arrange for the young minister of the Northern Five Temples... or transfer him to another place. In short... we cannot make him a minister. This is an insurmountable bottom line.
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"Understood."
Qiao Yu just said this to Yang Tinghe and left in a hurry.
Jiang Mian quickly reminded: "Why don't you tell Qiao Xida about the transfer of people from the Hanlin Academy?"
Later in the year, there was another incident in the Ministry of Personnel that attracted the attention of the court officials, that is, the emperor intended to send the Hanlin officials who had jointly signed the memorial directly out of the imperial office after their labor service period expired, and did not intend to keep these people in the Sixth Ministry.
, Wusi or Kedaozhong, but directly transferred to local officials as officials.
It's like the disciplinary measures Zhu Houzhao took when all the Hanlin officials knelt down to remonstrate in the twelfth year of Zhengde's reign.
However, Zhu Houzhao also used a cane that time. This time the emperor adopted a more flashy method, releasing people to work in the mines as coolies...
From the perspective of ordinary civil servants, there is no essential difference in its effect. They are all methods of humiliating the civil servants.
There is no difference between suffering a lot and suffering a little, both make the person involved lose face.
Yang Tinghe shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has not made it clear in court yet, so he cannot say hello to the officials for the time being, so as not to... leave something to be said."
At present, people are just speculating that the emperor may do this, but the emperor has not implemented it. This matter is more about the emperor using indirect methods to reveal relevant intentions.
"There will be a banquet at home tomorrow. Can my husband please honor me?"
Jiang Mian smiled and extended the invitation.
Yang Tinghe was startled for a moment, then nodded.
Friendships between colleagues are a common thing. You must know that Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian are the first and second assistants. Where can they meet?
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Tang Yin was still in Xuanfu anxiously waiting for the final decision on his transfer back to the capital.
Zhu Si, on the other hand, had nothing to do and actively carried out plans to create human beings, but it didn't seem to have any effect.
The emperor's Zhu family, since Xiaozong, seems to have been cursed. It has been thundering but not raining, resulting in a small population. It has been passed down by a single line for several generations.
Zhu Si was unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.
At this time, Zhu Hao was still in Xishan, working on his "Millennium Plan" in full swing, which was to design and develop trains.
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The military and political power of the front line is now basically controlled by the emperor. If everything goes well and Zang Feng reaches this position, in the future, the transportation of troops and grain from the capital to Xishan and then to Xuanda University can be carried out directly by train.
In fact, it is not difficult to walk. Except for the Juyongguan pass in the middle, the rest of the road is basically flat.
The principle of trains is not complicated. They use steel to make tracks, add wheels and carriages, and use large steam locomotives to drive them.
The principle is not difficult, but what is difficult is how to build a behemoth like a train in an era of backward technology.
But Zhu Hao has a way.
After he arrived at Xishan, he worked as a coolie on the surface, but in fact the emperor had already sent someone to say hello, and the mine manager arranged for him to keep accounts. It was said to be accounting, but in fact he was just to draw drawings and have people manufacture according to the drawings.
When he went to Yongping Mansion before, he had already made some preparations there.
A large number of craftsmen have already made the formed rails, and the strength and toughness of the rails have reached the standard. Zhu Hao is not in a hurry to directly build the locomotive and carriages, but first has the wheels made.
It is equipped with some smaller wheels to make a simple "human-powered train". It is actually a small trolley. Two people push it back and forth like a seesaw, and the wheels are driven by a chain.
This type of rail cart has been used in coal transportation in Xishan.
Zhu Hao changed the size of the rails to those that would be used by future trains, and used this to make matching trolleys. With the addition of manpower... it took only a few days to lay a section of three to four hundred meters long rails with ready-made rails.
, and then use this kind of pallet truck to carry out coal transportation operations up and down.
It is carried up and down the mountain, all the way downhill, without much exertion.
When going uphill, the coal has been unloaded, so manpower is relatively lighter... In this way, the work of transporting coal from the mountain to the bottom becomes much easier.
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Zhu Hao knew that after becoming an official, it would be difficult for him to take on the important task of building a technologically powerful country.
Now that Yang Tinghe has not retired, he has found the opportunity to work and experiment on the front line in workshops, mines and construction sites. Doing this kind of thing will only make one day less. In the future, when he really reaches a high position, he may only be able to monitor things remotely.
way to accomplish this.
At that time, it was estimated that the court could not do without him for a day.
Now that Yang Tinghe is in the court, it actually saves Zhu Hao a lot of effort. At least Zhu Hao does not have to take care of all aspects of the court. The court system is now running smoothly. With experienced ministers like Yang Tinghe taking care of big and small matters, the government can barely manage from top to bottom.
Qingming.
But when Yang Tinghe retires... it is estimated that a group of old ministers will also retire. How many newcomers will be able to take charge?
At that time, the decision-making power of the imperial court did not lie with Yang Tinghe, but with Zhu Hao. Just one decision-making power could make Zhu Hao very anxious and unable to move away.
Therefore, Zhu Hao took advantage of the fact that it was not his time to take the leading role and implemented the matter of promoting scientific and technological progress as soon as possible.
Because the workload of designing the train system alone is extremely huge, and the expenses are also considerable. At present, Zhu Hao does not have control over the Ming government treasury, and it is obviously insufficient to raise funds on his own.
The first step of the plan is to transport the coal from Xishan to the capital and Yongping Prefecture by rail and man-powered trains.
The second step is to manufacture the locomotive and carriages.
The third step is to extend the railway tracks from Xishan to Shanxi, open more coal mines in Shanxi, transport Shanxi's coal to the capital, and then send it south through the Grand Canal, and then transport grain and ordnance to Shanxi by train.
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The fourth step is to build more railway tracks, preferably connecting Beijing to Yangzhou by train.
With current technical means, it is impossible to build a bridge across the Yangtze River.
The biggest problem at the moment is to open the mountain and build the bridge, especially the section from Xishan to Shanxi. To cross the Taihang Mountain, although it can be bypassed from the northern foot, the amount of work to open the mountain is still huge, and there are many obstacles along the way.
river……
Designing the route requires Zhu Hao to personally explore.
It cannot be measured by the railway routes of later generations, because in later generations, it took several generations of route improvements and technology to take shape before leaps and bounds could be achieved. Zhu Hao, on the other hand, had to use the simplest method and the smallest amount of engineering work... even if
Make some detours and detours, and lay rail tracks all the way there.
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Zhu Hao only had two short months.
I originally thought I had plenty of time. After all, he went to Xishan mainly to be responsible for the design and also to serve as a supervisor.
Unexpectedly, a month later, at the end of the first lunar month, Zhu Hao realized that there was really not enough time.
It would be best to stay in Xishan for a year, and then make several trips back and forth between Xishan and Yongping Mansion, so that some designs can be finally implemented...
Just when Zhu Hao was too busy with the train, Cai Ang brought Zhu Hao letters from his hometown, one of which was written by Wu Cheng'en.
"...The little friend of the Wu family was very happy when he heard about your existence. He said he wanted to come to visit, but he was unable to make the trip because he was preparing for the college entrance examination."
Cai Ang sat on the stone platform with a smile and talked to Zhu Hao.
After more than a month of "re-education through labor", Cai Ang looks much more energetic than before.
Scholars are like this. They lack exercise. They look quite normal, but their bodies can't keep up.
Once you put down your books and devote yourself to production and labor, you can see changes in your spirit and spirit even if it doesn't take long.
Zhu Hao said: "The letter...can you show it to me?"
Cai Ang smiled and handed over Wu Chengen's letter.
This was the first time Zhu Hao saw the handwriting of a famous historical figure. It looked like it could only be called good. Although Wu Chengen had studied calligraphy in his youth, Zhu Hao usually saw the handwriting of a peerless master like Tang Yin.
Let’s look at Wu Chengen’s...
No wonder why Wu Chengen only has one book that is remembered in the annals of history, and his calligraphy has never been able to enter the hall.
"But when we return to the capital, his spring college entrance examination will be over, and he will come to the capital for a visit. I told him that you admire him very much and want to help him recruit a supervisor... But even if he is a supervisor,
He also needs to have the honor of being a student, right? He doesn’t want to be an ordinary prisoner... I’m afraid there won’t be any opportunities for this kind of thing if it’s just a recommendation.”
Cai Ang was actually quite curious.
Zhu Hao has never even met Wu Chengen, but he actually appreciates and values him so much?
He also said that he would help find a supervisor.
But the problem is...
Is it so easy to get a supervisor?
Do you want to help Wu Chengen donate a prison student? After all, the Wu family has some wealth... And why do you, Zhu Hao, sacrifice your money to help a stranger?
Even though Cai Ang didn't want to doubt Zhu Hao's motives, he was curious about why Zhu Hao did this.