Zhu Di looked at the ministers and then said: "What do you think?"
The officials were silent.
Zhu Di smiled: "The ministers are silent, and it seems they are not good at this either. We might as well let the prince and Zhang Qing decide on the candidates."
Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Anshi said: "I obey the decree."
After retreating from the court.
Zhu Gaochi frowned, and Zhang Anshi was also extremely depressed.
The two of them looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Only Yang Shiqi was following behind, following suit with a calm look on his face.
Zhu Gaochi sighed and said: "Father, it is really difficult for others! You saw the expressions of all the officials just now, An Shi, it is like mourning a concubine. The harm to them this time is really not small, and now my father has asked us to nominate ministers. If we choose
If he is not good enough, even if he enters the court, I am afraid that this person will be targeted by hundreds of officials, and when the time comes... I am afraid that he will be a stumbling block."
No matter how gentle Zhu Gaochi is, he is still wary of others.
If Zhu Di directly agreed to this charter, it would be an established fact.
They decided to give it a try and asked Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Anshi to choose someone to join the court. You can imagine what kind of situation this person would face once he entered the court.
And it’s really hard to be sure about such a candidate.
Zhang Anshi also sighed and said: "It's my fault, if I hadn't been reluctant to let go of Yang Shiqi..."
Zhu Gaochi pressed his hands, intending to say that there was no need to blame himself.
At this time, Yang Shiqi, who had been silent at the back, said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County, actually... the candidates have already been selected."
Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Anshi both looked at Yang Shiqi and said in unison: "Who is it?"
"Former Wenyuan Pavilion Bachelor, now Shi Jiejin, the Chief of Prince Zhao's Palace!" Yang Shiqi said categorically.
Yang Shiqi did not rush, but said slowly and authentically: "Jie Gong has the experience of joining the cabinet and has the qualifications to hone himself in Java. Moreover, Jie Gong has great talents and is a man who hides needles in the grass. If he is invited to join the court, he may be able to fend off the court."
It can be used both openly and secretly. At the same time... I think... it can also handle complicated government affairs."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wuhu County, this recommendation is related to the national policy of the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County for the future. The relationship is important, what does personal prejudice matter? The most important thing is... to deal with the current situation, a man.
Regardless of trivial matters, just personal grudges are not worth mentioning!"
Yang Shiqi said.
Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Anshi fell silent again.
After a while, Zhang Anshicai said: "I'm afraid that this person's heart is not right and his character is corrupt..."
Yang Shiqi glanced at Zhang Anshi with a complicated look, and then quickly looked away.
Zhang Anshi saw this strange look and couldn't help but said: "Mr. Yang, what do you mean?"
Yang Shiqi hurriedly said: "I... it doesn't mean anything..."
Zhang Anshi was not the one to break the shackles and get to the bottom of the matter, so he sighed: "Now, I have no choice but to be a dead horse and become a living horse doctor. Alas... forget it, it's just him."
Zhu Gaochi said: "Then I will submit a letter tomorrow..."
Yang Shiqi shook his head and said: "Your Highness, no, I will submit a letter tomorrow... It will appear that His Highness the Crown Prince is too sure, and it will make people think that this is the fault of His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County."
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Zhu Gaochi said: "..."
"Besides..." Yang Shiqi continued slowly: "When the time comes, I will submit a letter and ask Your Highness to remember that you must not allow Xie Jin's family to move back to the capital, but only allow Xie Jin to enter the court. As for his descendants, Your Highness must
Find a way to let them continue to serve King Zhao in Java."
Zhu Gaochi: "..."
Zhang Anshi's eyes lit up, and he said with a sweet smile: "Mr. Yang is like me, and he is also so far-sighted! Yes, yes, let his whole family stay in Java."
Zhu Gaochi sighed and said: "It seems that this is the best thing to do. Let's do this. I will wait for half a month, and then I will write a report after half a month. What do you think?"
"Enough." Yang Shiqi smiled.
Major matters have been agreed upon, and although the three of them are still somewhat uncertain, at the moment, it seems that Yang Shiqi's proposal is indeed the best choice.
As a result, both Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Anshi breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that this matter has come to a conclusion, Zhang Anshi has other things on his mind, so he said: "Has our ship been built?"
Yang Shiqi said: "I reported back to Your Highness that it has been built. Your Highness can rest assured that this ship has passed several sea trials. This time, I personally took the ship to Songjiangkou. All indicators are far better than the Fu ship."
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"That's good." Zhang Anshi smiled with satisfaction: "Mr. Yang is really my Zhang Liang."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake and said again: "No, no, no, it is my king, Fan Zeng, who should be the one. I, Zhang Liang, cannot afford it."
Zhu Gaochi and Yang Shiqi both looked at Zhang Anshi with very strange eyes.
Only then did Zhang Anshi realize that this comparison seemed inappropriate, so he had to spread his hands, shrugged and said: "To put it bluntly, I have no education, so I can only talk nonsense and make blind analogies. You will never doubt that I want to be Liu Bang
Or King Chu, right?"
Yang Shiqi forced out a smile and said: "Your Highness has Liu Chan's talents."
Zhang Anshi: "..."
He couldn't tell for a moment whether Yang Shiqi was trying to save him from the siege, or whether he was taking advantage of the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's guts, and actually wanted to devour his master with his ministers.
After leading Yang Shiqi back to the Prince's Mansion, it was natural that he had to have a long talk with Yang Shiqi. Of course, Zhang Anshi wanted to know as much as possible about Xinzhou.
After all, this Xinzhou will be the inheritance of the descendants of the Zhang family in the future!
And Yang Shiqi also understood Zhang Anshi's thoughts, and used the utmost patience to tell Xinzhou's situation in detail.
In Yang Shiqi's report to Zhu Di, the situation in Xinzhou was actually relatively general, but what he discussed with Zhang Anshi was another situation.
Now Xinzhou has begun to take shape. But at this time, it is a bottleneck. To put it bluntly, manpower is still needed.
If you want manpower, you can only take your idea to Ming Dynasty.
Yang Shiqi came here for this reason. He planned to launch a marketing campaign targeting Daming.
And for marketing, you need various means. No matter how you say it, things like political support and people's support, prosperity and happiness have to be used.
Not only that, but also the issue of vigorously developing shipbuilding.
Xinzhou is far away in a corner of the world and is not in a critical position. This means that, for Yang Shiqi, in addition to traditional mining, animal husbandry and farming, Xinzhou must have a truly viable industry.
This can make Xinzhou the most indispensable part of the Ming Dynasty's tribute system.
After many discussions at the Changshi Mansion in Xinzhou and multiple letters to communicate with Zhang Anshi, Yang Shiqi finally chose the shipbuilding industry.
The advantage of shipbuilding is that it is not an independent industry. To build a large ship, it requires not only a large amount of machinery manufacturing, but also a large amount of canvas, wood, and steel. It can drive many workshops. Around this shipbuilding industry, it will eventually derive
Create a huge industry.
But... it is not easy to compete with the Ming Dynasty in the shipbuilding industry! If you don't have something, it is absolutely impossible.
The biggest advantage of Xinzhou is that this large continent has almost no human development, which means that most of the resources are extremely rich.
Therefore, the forestry industry in Xinzhou is second to none. Although it is not as good as that in the West, there is enough wood to build large ships.
In addition, Zhang Anshi encouraged the Xinzhou shipbuilding industry to try steel, that is, to manufacture iron-clad ships.
Because what ironclad ships need most is coal and iron. These two resources are the most abundant resources in Xinzhou. Now that steam engines are available, it may not be impossible for Xinzhou to spend all its money to build ironclad ships.
Once it can be built, the cheap coal and iron can be transformed into the shipbuilding industry, and it will be enough to become the pearl of the world's shipbuilding industry.
Of course, it is not easy to build such a ship. Even now, shipbuilding in Xinzhou is only trying to wrap a wooden ship with steel skin and add a small steam engine, which is quite nondescript.
Moreover, the cost is very high. Until the cost cannot be reduced, it is obviously impossible for any civilian or merchant ships to choose such a ship.
So the only way to continue this kind of construction is the Xinzhou Navy.
The Navy allocates huge sums of money every year to allow major shipyards to continue to deepen the design and construction of ironclad ships.
When this armored ship matures, this shipbuilding will become the backbone of Xinzhou.
And because of the extremely cheap coal and iron, it means that even in the future, if the technology and craftsmanship of iron-clad ships are popularized, Xinzhou's iron-clad ships will have a huge advantage at least in terms of cost.
So Yang Shiqi said to Zhang Anshi: "Your Highness, I am here to recruit more craftsmen. This armored ship requires too many craftsmen, especially the gaps in blacksmiths, shipbuilders and mechanics, at least in three
Wan Shangxia, although there are naval schools and shipping schools in Xinzhou, they are still a drop in the bucket. Now, I have no choice but to come to Ming Dynasty to recruit them."
Zhang Anshi said: "Although Xinzhou is vast, in fact, it is still a small vassal state. If you want to stand out, you can only follow the national policy set by the Changshi Mansion. Now that you have this plan, you must do your best to
Go, no matter what method you use, what means you use, and what price you pay!"
"Therefore, this manpower gap needs to be filled. If the money and taxes of Xinzhou are insufficient, then the county and prince's government will pay for it! If you can't recruit people with twenty taels of silver a year, then thirty taels, thirty taels
If you can't recruit, then fifty taels. If you can't recruit fifty taels, then just one hundred taels. As long as it's a person, money and silk can move his heart. Don't be afraid of spending money, and don't keep small accounts. If you want to calculate, it will be big.
Well, we are not doing business, we are running a vassal state, so we have to have a long-term vision. So... you just go ahead and do it."
Yang Shiqi smiled slightly and said: "Actually, I also have this intention, just wait for His Highness's words."
Zhang Anshi said: "Haha, really?"
Yang Shiqi became serious: "His Majesty just now wanted me to join the cabinet, but I refused. It does not mean that joining the cabinet and becoming a bachelor was not my intention. But my refusal still comes from the bottom of my heart."
Zhang Anshi couldn't help but said in astonishment: "Why is this?"
Yang Shiqi said: "Because in the Ming Dynasty, even if you join the cabinet, you still have to face heavy constraints. There are always people who want to tie my hands and feet. But in Xinzhou, His Highness and I have the same mind, and His Highness can do everything possible.
Support, and I only need to destroy the cauldron and sink the boat. By making a place from scratch and making it possible to achieve great governance, my ambition as a man will be fulfilled and it will be enough to comfort me throughout my life."
Yang Shiqi thought for a while and then added: "Your Highness, the official position is not about the size, but whether the person can get value from it. If it is just to steal a high position, I am afraid it will not be possible."
Zhang Anshi looked more and more appreciative of Yang Shiqi's eyes, and couldn't help but sigh: "I have not misjudged the person, just work hard!"
Half a month later, a memorial was finally sent to the palace.
When Zhu Di saw the word "Xie Jin", he frowned slightly, looking thoughtful.
He also didn't have a good impression of Xie Jin.
After all, one person is too smart, and he will definitely not like people like Zhu Di.
Yao Guangxiao also has wisdom, but Yao Guangxiao's wisdom is reflected in his conspiracy.
He can use many means, but he will also be by Zhu Di's side, encouraging Zhu Di from the bottom of his heart. After Zhu Di is frustrated, he will rationally analyze the interests of Zhu Di and restore Zhu Di's confidence.
After thinking for a long time, Zhu Di drew a circle on the prince's memorial.
He turned to Yi Shiha and said: "Issue an imperial edict, order Xie Jin to enter the court, and be appointed Crown Prince and Grand Tutor, and Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion."
When Yi Shiha heard the word Xie Jin, he thought he heard it wrong.
An accident was an accident, but he did not make any comments, but said: "I obey the order."
Di Bao quickly copied the news.
When the news came out, hundreds of officials discussed it.
They were very worried about Zhang Anshi's charter.
Don't worry if it's fake. The previous New Deal was just about your home's land.
But no matter what, Baiguan has become a court minister, and the family's land is important, but Wu Shamao is their real breadwinner.
Once this matter becomes a foregone conclusion, it means that if you want to be an official in the future, especially if you want to rise to the top, you will have to endure a lot of hardships and hardships in the future, which lasts for fifteen to twenty years.
What's more, even if you survive this, God knows whether the imperial court will recruit you back?
Don't let the meat bun beat the dog and never come back, then you really have to look away and sigh. And this sighing is not a metaphor, it has a physical meaning.
At this time, most of the officials in the court were watching with cold eyes.
Until the final decision was made in the palace, it aroused many people's whispers.
People speculated on this matter, and Yang Shiqi seemed to be indeed a talented person. As for Jie Jin... His Highness hesitated for so long before recommending Jie Gong, so it must be Jie Gong... There are many things that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or Zhang Anshi are not satisfied with.
It's just that for a while, I had no other choice and had to bite the bullet.
When Duke Jie enters the court, good or bad fortunes are unpredictable, but... no matter what happens, he should be easier to deal with than Yang Shiqi.
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Two months later.
Java.
Prince Zhao's Mansion.
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui looked at the edict with a complicated look on his face.
He took the edict and asked the eunuch to show it to Xie Jin.
After Xie Jin read it, he also fell silent.
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other for a long time.
Zhu Gaosui finally said: "Jie Gong, what do you think?"
Xie Jin said: "What do you think, His Highness King Zhao?"
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui smiled bitterly.
When Xie Jin saw that he was silent, he said: "Then let me speak frankly. Your Highness is both happy and worried. What is worrying is that Your Highness has lost your right-hand man in a short time, so he is sad. What is happy is that I and I
Your Highness knows that if you can join the cabinet, Your Highness will be even more powerful in the court. At least... Javanese people will not worry about the imperial court changing the order overnight and changing the trade policy without authorization, which will put His Highness King Zhao into an embarrassing situation. I will definitely try my best to use it.
The imperial court is more inclined to trade and strengthen contacts with various vassal states, which will be of great benefit to the future of Java."
Zhu Gaosui said: "After all, the temple is too conservative. Even though there are always people promoting the New Deal and trade, the pace is still too slow after all. If Mr. Jie is here, I can really have nothing to worry about."
"So Your Highness wants me to go?"
"But I can't bear it..." Zhu Gaosui began to wipe his tears.
Zhu Gaosui's hypocrisy is simply that a dog can't stop eating shit. Anyway, all kinds of pretentious and secretive methods are readily available.
This point... is actually the same for Xie Jin.
Because Xie Jin also shed tears, the emperor and his ministers looked at each other with tears in their eyes. Zhu Gaosui reluctantly grabbed Xie Jin's hand, and Xie Jin also held Zhu Gaosui's arm with one hand, and both of them choked.
"How can I let go of Your Highness? After hearing this news, I...are burned inside and out, and I am extremely sad."
Zhu Gaosui sniffed and said with red eyes: "It hurts, it hurts. It's a pity that you can't disobey your father's orders."
Xie Jin burst into tears and said: "Your Highness..."
Zhu Gaosui said sincerely: "This king will take care of your relatives, you... just go without worries."
"Your Highness..." Xie Jin bowed down, kowtowed, and burst into tears: "I can't bear to part with you..."
"Hey..." Zhu Gaosui said sadly: "Who does Mr. Xie think can take over as chief historian?"
Xie Jin finally put away his tears and said seriously: "How about Liu Jian, the literary assistant of the Changshi Mansion?"
Isn't this a joke about Liu Jian, the secretary of the Changshi Mansion? This person's qualifications are too low. Although he is talented, it is absolutely impossible.
So Zhu Gaosui shook his head and said: "No."
Xie Jin asked again: "Where is Chen Tai from Yibin Division?"
However, Zhu Gaosui continued to shake his head and said: "The Yibin Mansion is in charge of guest affairs and does not deal with practical matters. How can Chen Tai manage Chang Shi's Mansion if he has no experience in taking charge of his own affairs?"
Xie Jin mentioned a few more people, but Zhu Gaosui was not satisfied.
In fact, several candidates proposed by Xie Jin perfectly avoided Zhu Gaosui's expectations.
Either he has experience but not the ability to deal with practical matters, or he is quite capable but has no qualifications.
Several people with both qualifications and abilities were perfectly avoided by Jie Jin.
Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui kept shaking his head, expressing his disapproval.
At this time, Xie Jin raised his head, blinked, and suddenly said: "What do you think of my son, Your Highness?"