Chapter 140 For Daming, For The World, For The Grace Of Knowing You!
After Song Yingsheng and Zhu Youjian chatted for a while, they understood the significance of their trip to Miyun.
Although his official position is still that of a county magistrate, as he can pay taxes of more than 150,000 taels to the Ministry of Household Affairs a year, this position should not be underestimated. Not to mention a county, even a random prefecture cannot pay this much in a year.
More taxes.
"Mr. Yuanli, we will discuss your position issues here today. Tomorrow I will send a servant from the palace to take you to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to complete the relevant regulations. Next, let's talk about Mr. Chang Geng. Mr. Chang Geng
I may have to wrong you this time. I can't give you an official position in the imperial court for the time being. I have set up a Tiangong Bureau and I plan to appoint you as the director. You will be treated according to the treatment of a fourth-grade official. At the same time, you will also serve as the chief advisor of my attendant's office.
The fortification governor of all factories in the palace is my personal imperial envoy. I wonder if you, sir, would be willing to help me?"
Director of the Engineering Bureau, Chief Advisor of the Attendant's Office, Governor of the Palace Factory, what kind of positions are these? Song Yingxing sounded confused! But he had never held a serious official position before, and he was not opposed to these positions.
.So Song Yingxing quickly stood up and prepared to thank him and receive the order.
"Sir, I don't deserve your gratitude. Let's do this. I will give you the right not to kneel when you see the saints in the future. As long as you are willing to help me, I will be deeply grateful." Let Song Yingxing, who is in his sixties,
Kneeling down to worship himself, Zhu Youjian felt that he really deserved it. That is to say, he was lucky enough to be in this body. Otherwise, how could he be able to interview such a historical celebrity? Out of his respect for Song Yingxing in the souls of later generations
His instinctive reaction was that he would never accept the old gentleman kneeling down for him.
"Your Majesty, I am just a humble minister, how can I bear such kindness?" Song Yingxing was frightened when he heard that the emperor actually gave him such a privilege, and he quickly declined.
"I'm worthy of being worthy of being worthy of being worthy of being worthy of being worthy of the post. Having a national scholar like Mr. is a blessing to our Ming Dynasty. It's also my blessing that I'm lucky enough to meet Mr. Song." Zhu Youjian didn't wait for Song Yingxing to react, and quickly got up and pressed him down.
On the chair.
Song Yingxing had no choice but to sit back and accept the fact that he would not kneel before the emperor. At this time, the old man was filled with doubts and confusion. From the moment he saw the emperor, he felt that the emperor's attitude towards him was very different from others.
This feeling is not like the attitude of a king to his ministers, but like a young student meeting his teacher. It is also strange. He is an old scholar. How can He De make the emperor of the Ming Dynasty respect him so much.
"Sir, let's talk directly about your future errands. As the name suggests, the Tiangong Bureau gathers all kinds of workers from all over the world to develop utensils that are beneficial to the world. What they are mainly doing now is the development of some utensils that I have assigned them.
Also gathered are some craftsmen from the palace. When Sir comes, in addition to urging and guiding these craftsmen to develop the artifacts I have entrusted to you, you will also arrange for the craftsmen to develop some artifacts that you think will be useful to the national economy, people's livelihood, and military affairs.
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So this is what the Tiangong Bureau does? Song Yingxing felt confident after hearing this. This is very consistent with his interests, and he is also familiar with making utensils and objects. It should not be a big problem to do this well. "Wei Chen, right
I am familiar with the craftsmanship and utensil-making, so I will definitely handle this job well and relieve Your Majesty of your worries."
"Da Shan, when you are working in the Tiangong Bureau, tell me wherever you need money or people, and I will spare no effort to solve your worries. Also, sir, you can also recommend private craftsmen to the Tiangong Bureau.
There are also scholars who are proficient in making tools and work in the bureau. The treatment of Tiangong Bureau is quite good, and they will never be humiliated."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust."
"Sir, we don't need to be so polite to each other. Let me tell you about the other two errands that your husband holds concurrently. The Attendant's Office is a clerical organization that helps me handle some daily affairs. Letting you serve as the chief consultant of the Attendant's Office is mainly to facilitate your visit to me.
Conveniently, you can come to see me at any time, sir, and no one in the palace has the right to stop you. Also, it is convenient for me to consult you at any time on matters involving utensil making and craftsmanship."
Song Yingxing felt like he was sitting on pins and needles when the emperor called him "sir" one after another. Even if the chief adviser of the attendant's room did not have any rank, he sounded quite extraordinary. The chief minister of the cabinet and the internal supervisor of the palace were probably not able to meet the emperor anytime and anywhere.
privileges.
Wang Chengen's heart almost jumped out of his chest when he heard what Zhu Youjian said to Song Yingxing. Is this still the attitude of a ruler towards his ministers? Even the most favored minister cannot enjoy such treatment.
"Let's continue talking about the governor of factories and fortifications in the palace. I am now in the process of building factories in the palace. To develop factories, it is inseparable from the work of hundreds of factories. Mr. Jean and the governor of fortifications must rely on Mr.
He has the ability to solve the process problems of the factory affairs in the palace. The gentleman has the right to make suggestions, supervise and veto the factory affairs. If the craftsmanship used in the factory affairs seems to be problematic, he can say no to it.
Suggestions on factory affairs and craftsmanship must be adopted and tried out first. Let’s do this. I will give you a Sword of Shang Fang, and you can usually judge all factory affairs on my behalf.”
What is this? Why was Shang Fang suddenly given a sword? Brother Song Yingxing and Wang Chengen and others standing next to him all reacted in confusion.
That day, the conversation lasted until dinner, when Brother Song Yingxing came out of the No. 1 Royal Villa and was arranged to rest in a nearby villa.
It was only when the two brothers arrived at the villa where they rested that they had the intention and conditions to talk privately.
"Third brother, Your Majesty has shown great kindness to you today." Song Yingsheng didn't realize it until then. He was able to be transferred to Miyun as the county magistrate, and he was able to come to see the saint. It seemed that he had benefited from his brother. He had previously
I naively thought that I was chosen by the emperor to take on an important position based on my ability.
"Yes! I am extremely frightened by this imperial favor. Brother, do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"
"It is the best thing to be able to share the worries of Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, and to be able to show off the talents and ambitions of you and my brothers. Chang Geng, even if we are cut into pieces this time, we brothers must step forward and do something spectacular.
The official business has come out. Ever since you and I won the election, have we ever thought about truly contributing to the country and the people? Unfortunately, in our twilight years, the Holy Emperor has finally opened his eyes and discovered our talents. We can’t live up to them.
We have received this opportunity. For the sake of Ming Dynasty and the world, we are bound to do so."
"For the sake of Ming Dynasty, for the world, and for the kindness of Your Majesty. Brother, you and I should do our best!"
In the guest house villa, the Song brothers excitedly made their ambition to save the country through all means. They loved the Ming Dynasty and the people of this world much more than Zhu Youjian did.