"You can really get me a job." Liu Xin said with a depressed expression in Gao Pingshi's study: "I've asked her, she only knows about a thousand Chinese characters, and she just finished studying "The Thousand Character Essay".
At this level in your Gao family, she is just starting out at most, how do you want me to teach her?"
Gao Qingshi said with a genuine smile: "Aren't you a top student in a normal college? Although the majors are not the same, the principles of education are always the same. What's more, since it is only an elementary level, wouldn't it be easier for you to teach?"
Liu Xin sighed: "The key is that I am also very busy. You leave it to me to write the first draft of such a big thing as Jinghua's reorganization. Now there is another Ming Dynasty Fed in the preparatory stage. The reports submitted by Jinghua's ministries are now given to me first."
Let me take a look... I feel like I need to learn the art of cloning to cope with it. Speaking of which, why do I feel that my job is like that of the chief minister of the cabinet?"
"Hahaha, Liu Ge said that, I can't afford it."
"Go, go, stop talking, I think you are really treating people like mules now." Liu Xin said angrily, and then suddenly thought about it, and said in deep thought: "Don't tell me, I'm afraid this situation is not going to work.
It’s not good. It’s best to move forward with the reorganization of Jinghua as quickly as possible.”
Gao Pragmatic raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why do you say this?"
"The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was the emperor's secretary team from the beginning, and now I am your only confidential secretary. Don't you think there is a problem with this situation?" Liu Xin asked seriously.
"What's the problem?" Gao Pragmatic spread his hands: "Can you isolate me, or can you cut off my connection with the various departments of Jinghua and give orders to Jinghua under my orders?"
"Of course it can't be done now, but I think this trend is not good."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "You seem to have some misunderstandings about the political system of the Ming Dynasty, and you may also have misjudged the system and attributes of Beijing. Let me ask you: Does the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty have the power to appoint frontier officials on its own?"
Liu Xin thought for a while and said: "Hmm... No, but it seems that the appointment of a feudal official must be signed by the chief minister of the cabinet, right?"
Gao Pingshi said: "Generally speaking, there is indeed a cabinet endorsement, but if the emperor really decides who to appoint, can the cabinet object? Yang Tinghe once opposed it, so he was 'recruited'.
In the final analysis, it is the emperor who has the power to appoint and dismiss officials all over the world, including the cabinet ministers. Other political inertias are meaningful only if they do not violate the emperor's will. Once they conflict with the emperor's will, these things can be reversed at any time -
—As long as the emperor makes up his mind."
"Oh, you mean, although I am almost equivalent to Jinghua's cabinet now, everyone in Jinghua is appointed by you, and only you can appoint and remove me, so this 'Jinghua Cabinet' is not
Won’t it become a destabilizing factor?”
Gao pragmatic nodded: "Yes, that's the truth."
"But this may also lead to other problems. For example, I am now equivalent to the Jinghua Cabinet. All the official reports under Jinghua go through my hands first. So I found that Jinghua Pharmacy has been particularly active this year. Even applying for funds to open a new pharmacy is more difficult than
I was much bolder before.
This year they have applied for funds to open 74 new drug stores in total, covering 59 cities, including 35 prefectures, 21 prefectures and three counties. Do you think mine is among them?
Are there any factors involved?"
Gao Pragmatic chuckled: "Yes, there must be. After all, you, the Liu family, receive proportional dividends from Jinghua Pharmacy. Of course they will think that with you here, the possibility of these applications being approved will definitely increase."
Seeing Gao Pingshi's disapproving look, Liu Xin widened her eyes and said, "Don't you think this is a very big and serious problem?"
"Yes, I don't think so." Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "Where there are people, there will be connections. This is an inescapable reality throughout the ages. Politicians and those in power cannot stop eating because of choking, because politics is never black and white.
For this reason, I cannot think of dictatorship like Zhu Yuanzhang. That is not advisable, let alone a reasonable approach."
"Then what do you mean? You can't just ignore it or ignore it, right?"
"Of course not." Gao pragmatically said: "It was a relatively sudden thing for you to become this confidential secretary. I didn't intend to make it into a system at first. But I thought about it later. In fact, the system of 'cabinet'
It is quite good in itself and worth introducing. As for the problems you have discovered now, after the introduction of the 'group assistance' system in the future, they will naturally be eliminated."
"Oh, I remembered. You said before that you would set up an executive committee in Jinghua. This executive committee will be the 'Jinghua Cabinet' you planned. Is that right?"
"A child can be taught, a child can be taught." Gao Pragmatic said with a genuine smile.
"Tch, don't do this, I'm not your student." Liu Xin raised her chin slightly in a arrogant manner, but then asked curiously: "After the executive committee is established, will I be liberated?"
"Huh? You are a very strange person."
"What's weird?" Liu Xin rolled her eyes at him: "What's the matter, do you think everyone should be like you, with such a strong desire for power?"
These words surprised Gao Pragmatic, who asked in surprise: "Do I have a strong desire for power?"
"Huh?" Liu Xin also seemed surprised: "Aren't you strong? Look at you. In politics, you are not the leader of the Real School but you are better than the leader of the party. If there are really any big shots in the outer court, I think besides Shen Shixing,
Apart from the first assistant, you are the only other one.
The reason is simple: for other people, even important ministers like Wang Xijue, if the emperor really wants to replace him, he probably won't have any scruples. Only you and Shen Shixing, even if the emperor wants to replace you, he will have to weigh it carefully. But Shen Shixing is
Because he has the big hat of chief assistant, what about you? The reason why you can't change it casually is much more complicated than him.
At the same time, the first and second officers of the Supervisor of Ceremonies are all your people, and you know all the affairs in the palace very well. That Concubine Zheng said something bad about you in front of the emperor, and you will know that night, and the news will be all
Not overnight! This is simply more Dongchang than Dongchang, and even more Jinyiwei than Jinyiwei. You will never tell me that you master such strength just for fun, right?
In addition to the outer court and the inner court, your military strength is also incredible. Among the nine towns, no one can compare with you in terms of prestige. In terms of strength, many famous generals, old and young, have fought under you. General Xuan
Men are well known as the 'high-men lackeys'. Your direct generals probably control at least one-third of the troops of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also the most elite group. Could this be all caused by a combination of circumstances?
?
And in the capital, who among the nobles and nobles of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion are not the only ones who take the lead now? The Jingying Production and Construction Corps is not so much an independent organization as a semi-independent department attached to the Jinghua system.
, if the Construction Corps is separated from Beijing now, these nobles will be in trouble.
As for the Royal Guards, the real fighting force of the Beijing camp, they are certainly the so-called emperor's personal troops, but in fact, if you don't nod, I'm afraid that even the commander Qi Jiguang may not be able to mobilize them, because the senior and middle-level officers of the Imperial Guard are all
You should have chosen it.
Moreover, like your own garrison in southern Xinjiang, they now rely heavily on logistics. Unfortunately, this logistics is actually indirectly in your hands, which makes the Imperial Guard dare not ignore your opinions. Let me ask, what are you doing?
When making arrangements, didn’t we consider it to be convenient for you to control?
As for the inside of Jinghua, there is no need to mention it. You just mentioned it yourself. In fact, the power of everyone in Jinghua comes from you, and you can also give orders to anyone at a higher level. This order does not even require anything.
Cabinet Attachment. You said, what are these things if not the desire for power?"
Gao pragmatic was stunned for a long time, scratched his head and said, "What you said seems to make sense, but my purpose in making these arrangements..."
"I know that you made these arrangements because you feel that you need to control the overall situation. If it were anyone else, it might cause bad things. As I often say, you are a bit like a parent, but no matter what
After all, this turned into a desire for power."
Gao Pingshi said helplessly: "Okay, okay, let's forget it, but let's not go too far. What I wanted to ask just now was you."
"What's wrong with me?" Liu Xin spread her hands: "Your desire for power ultimately comes from your desire to change the world, at least change the Ming Dynasty. But that's just your sense of mission, and I don't have this sense of mission.
Even though I think this era is particularly unfair to women, I don’t have the time to think about changes...
It's too difficult. You know, I can't do anything by myself, so why don't I live happily for the rest of my life? Anyway, now that the Liu family relies on your big tree, Jinghua, it's impossible for me, the eldest lady, to starve to death.
Then why bother yourself and add trouble to yourself?"
"Your mentality..." Gao Pragmatic thought about his words: "It's a bit resigned."
"What else? I'm going to call on women from Ming Dynasty to stage a feminist protest? Just save it, I'm afraid they will shout slogans and kill me first."
Liu Xin sighed and added: "It's just like when you carry out reforms, you don't dare to go against the trend of the times, right? You also have to win over the top dignitaries and induce them to follow your pace with economic benefits, right?
Society has not yet reached that level of development and the times are like this. I am not stupid enough to rush into the flames. Women in Europe can't even wear pants now, so why should I bother with this?"
Gao Pragmatic said in a long "Oh" voice as if he suddenly realized something, and then said: "I understand, your main problem is actually that you have no ideals, or that you don't have the ideals that you think you can have a chance to realize."
"Absolutely. You can understand it this way." Liu Xin sighed again and said, "You may enjoy the power of being in awe and responding to everyone, but I don't care about this. Also, you forgot
Why do I stay here as your confidential secretary? I'm just hiding from my old father, it's not that I really want to do anything about these things."
Gao pragmatically wondered: "But I think you have done a good job during this period, and you are not half-hearted or absent-minded."
"That's because of you, because of who you are." Liu Xin smiled bitterly: "Except for you, I have to be careful when talking to anyone, for fear of exposing something and being regarded as a monster. So since you need my help,
Of course I can help wherever I can.
But didn’t you just say that Jinghua will set up an executive committee to help you handle all kinds of general affairs? In this way, I naturally don’t need to spend so much thought anymore, right? Then I will be liberated, okay?
Resigned?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "What if I said, I still need your help?"
"Why do you say that?" Liu Xin frowned and said, "If you are asking about mining, I don't need to hold any position."
"No, I'm not asking about minerals or anything, but I also need you."
"Oh?" Liu Xin was a little surprised and said with a frown: "I think you have integrated much better than me in this era. The 'needs' you are talking about are not the same type as what I am talking about, right?"
"Half yes." Gao pragmatically replied.
"Heh, okay, what about the other half?"
"The other half is that I need to listen and understand." Gao Pragmatic explained: "I don't think any of the senior leaders in Jinghua really dare to advise me. If I make a wrong decision one day, I'm afraid they will only think that I
I didn’t think it through, and then followed my instructions...
You know, this is a very dangerous thing, so I need someone who is not afraid of me, someone who will not be fooled by my previous successes, someone who doesn't think I am omnipotent, who will always remind me and supervise me.
——This person is only you."
Liu Xin burst out laughing after hearing this, but she was quite happy and said, "I didn't know I was so useful."
"That's right, you can't belittle yourself, your importance is irreplaceable." Gao Pragmatic said seriously.
"Yo yo yo, it's irreplaceable." Liu Xin rolled her eyes at him, but said with a smile in her eyes: "I think your attitude is very wrong. From what I know about you, you usually only deceive like this when you are not well-intentioned.
"
Gao pragmatic rolled his eyes and smiled: "What kind of words are these? Why would I have bad intentions? Can I get anything from deceiving you?"
Liu Xin pretended to be deep in thought, nodded and said: "That's right. Compared with you, I want money but not money, and power but not power. What's the point of you deceiving me? Even... you don't lack women, right?
No, Gao Situ?"
"Hey, how did it get involved like this?" Gao Pingshi said helplessly.
"Ah, I almost forgot, why are you still here? Isn't it time to consummate the marriage with that Princess tonight? It shouldn't be the case that there is a pretty little beauty guarding the empty room alone."
Gao pragmatic rolled his eyes at the squeeze and couldn't help but retorted: "What you said makes sense, but the outside world said that I left you here because I was hiding in a golden house. Now I suddenly feel that I have been unjustly taking the blame. You
Tell me, shouldn't I...leave you alone in an empty room and in a boudoir?"
Liu Xin's face with a teasing smile suddenly froze, then turned red quickly, stood up suddenly, and glared at Gao Pingshi fiercely: "Why should I be so lonely? I'm not as hungry as you."
!" After saying that, he made a loud "hum" and turned around to leave.
Gao Wuzhi shouted behind her: "Hey, which eye of yours can tell I'm hungry?"
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