Gao Feng was in a very desolate mood. He considered himself a good person, a person who had escaped from vulgar taste.
A good person is not a useless person, but the emperor seems not to use him as a pillar.
Recruiting 1,500 good family members has been his glorious mission in the past three months. The so-called good family members are young people with a clean family background, both parents and some financial resources at home.
It stands to reason that such good family members are everywhere. Not to mention fifteen hundred, even fifteen thousand, Gao Feng could recruit them all within two days without leaving Shuntian Mansion.
Is the nickname of Little Zhuge, the White Fan, in vain?
Among the Eight Tigers, even Boss Liu praised Gao Feng for being "thorough and considerate." It would be a waste of money to let a talented person like him recruit people from all over the world.
Why recruit all over the world? Because the emperor's request is too strange.
Article 1: Over fourteen years old and under eighteen years old.
Article 2: Five hundred of them must be young fishermen on the seaside, who must be proficient in water skills and have extraordinary physical strength; five hundred must be young men on the fortresses in northern Shaanxi and Longxi, who are proficient in riding skills and have outstanding archery skills; and five hundred,
Must be a farm boy with a good-natured character and a strong physique.
These two requirements cover the territory of the Ming Dynasty from east to west, so they are not allowed to travel all over the world?
Eunuch Gao led a group of men and spent a month in Shandong and South Zhili to recruit all the young fishermen. He spent another month in Henan, North Zhili and other places to recruit all the young farmers. Then he went straight to Ningxia.
Fortunately, it was easy to recruit young people who met the requirements because martial arts had become a common practice. It only took ten days to recruit them all.
When he took five hundred young men from Ningxia and spent more than half a month rushing back to the capital from Ningxia, he happened to meet Luo Xiang, Bizhen, Wang Wei and others heading south.
It was already mid-June of the second year of Zhengde, and the grand auction two months ago had long been settled. Gao Feng was still circling in Nanzhili at that time, and was unable to see the grace of Eunuch Luo Xiangluo.
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But now I see it: all the senior officials from the six departments headed by Jiao Fang came to see him off. Although Li Dongyang, the chief assistant, did not come, he also sent a letter saying "Exhibit great ambitions".
When did we eunuchs become so close to the civil service group? Gao Feng, while envious and jealous, made some inquiries and found out the whole story.
Look at the dozens of eunuchs behind Luo Xiang, as well as more than a hundred factory guards and bosses, as well as some eunuchs, soldiers, maids, and hundreds of people who can be regarded as passers-by. How can one be called one?
Awesome?
Looking at myself again, I have dozens of big cats and kittens, and five hundred young men who look like country bumpkins. This situation can only be described as miserable.
"Brother Gao," Eunuch Luo greeted with a deadpan smile, "Did this errand go smoothly? My little brother is in trouble. No, if you take these hundreds of people with you, you have to go to the south to run an errand. The emperor only wants to
You gave me one million taels of silver, what should I do?"
Wang Wei, who was next to him, also smiled kindly and said: "Our Longjiang Bao Shipyard is also in a miserable state. The emperor said that everything is new now, and he only gave one million taels to build ships and dredge rivers. He didn't even have money to hire craftsmen.
Uncle Gao, what do you think?"
Gao Feng gritted his teeth, wishing he could spit out a mouthful of blood to kill these two girls.
The more than 5 million taels of silver raised from the auction were given to the imperial treasury and 1.5 million taels were given to the court. The remaining 3.5 million taels were divided into 500,000 taels for Yizhou and 1 million taels for Donghai Company.
Longjiang Bao Shipyard had one million taels, and another one million taels, which the emperor put into his own treasury.
A few days ago, Yizhou Cheng's political envoy Si Zuo's political envoy Liang Chu, and maritime governor Liu Yu had already organized a group to set off, and their destination was Fuzhou.
Moving landless people from Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong to Yizhou to reclaim wasteland has been an important task for the two Yizhou bosses in recent years.
In Penghu, birds do not lay eggs, and Yizhou is sparsely populated. In such a bitter and warm place, Liang and Liu were determined not to express their style, so in the next few years, Fuzhou had two
A chief envoy Si Yamen, three governors' residences, and a permanent residence of the chairman of the board of directors have become one of the wonders of the Ming Dynasty...
Bizhen and Wang Wei also each brought a group of troops, preparing to go south to share the fruits of victory. Gao Feng saw it and gritted his teeth with hatred.
Regardless of whether they are relatives or virtuous, which one of these two people can compare with his father-in-law Gao?
Bixian, to be disrespectful, the emperor's first friend was served by Eunuch Gao himself. Bixian, when Eunuch Gao was so powerful as the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Bizhen was still in charge of the Supervisor of the Department of Ceremonies. Wang Wei,
That is the emperor's little reading boy, who is used to hold the ball.
The July sun in the capital was blazing, and Eunuch Gao felt cold all over because he felt like he was being squeezed into a corner.
As a eunuch, he can no longer enjoy the most basic joy of a man. If he loses his power, what's the point of living?
Eunuch Gao has a basis for thinking so:
Among the Eight Tigers, Liu Jin, not to mention Boss Liu, is the palm eunuch who is one of the two big bosses of the Li Jian. He is in charge of the internal and external affairs and the imperial alliance. He is the undisputed leader eunuch and is known as the internal minister. When the elders saw him, they all
You have to be humble.
After Wang Yue was killed, Boss Liu was so dominant in the palace that even Li Rong, another senior official of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, had to stay away.
Li Rong is the elder of the Eight Tigers and a veteran of the Five Dynasties. He entered the palace during the Jingtai period and served as a eunuch in the Qianqing Palace, serving Emperor Daizong. In the 14th year of Chenghua, he was promoted to the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies and the Chief of the Seal. His status was outstanding, and he and Emperor Zhengde
The relationship is also very close.
In the first year of Zhengde, after Liu Jin climbed to the throne of the eunuch of the palm seal, Emperor Zhengde made Li Rong the eunuch of the ceremonial department. This was a position parallel to the eunuch of the palm seal. To put it simply, he was in charge of all the affairs in the palace, big and small.
Although his influence on the court cannot be compared with that of Liu Jin, the internal minister, but in terms of power in the palace alone, it even exceeds Liu Jin.
However, Li Rong was almost eighty years old and said every day that he wanted to retire and provide for his old age. He neither fought for power nor flattered the emperor, so Boss Liu was respected in the palace.
Gao Feng didn't dare to compare with Boss Liu and Li Rong, he just wasn't convinced by the other six tigers.
Take Zhang Yong, the admiral of the Shenji Battalion, who holds military power, and his men are all armed with muskets and artillery.
Wei Bin, like Zhang Yong, also holds military power and is the commander-in-chief of three thousand battalions.
These two people have always been at odds with Boss Liu, and they also dislike themselves.
As for Gu Dayong, he used to be the same person who used to flatter Mr. Liu, but now he is the supervisory eunuch of the West Factory.
Ma Yongcheng, the old admiral and eunuch of Dongchang. After Qiu Ju came up, he was promoted to the second chief eunuch, Bingbi, and also the admiral of Dongchang.
Qiu Ju, the official palm eunuch of Dongchang.
Luo Xiang, a fool with a head full of muscles, was originally the worst off among the Eight Tigers, but now he has become the best: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Donghai Company, and according to the emperor, he is the second Chief Ceremony Supervisor
The chief eunuch is still dedicated to catching money.
Gao Feng thought sadly about his title: the nth person in the Bureau of Ceremony, Bingbi, and the national ambassador for recruiting young and hard-working young men.
"I designate you as the Admiral Eunuch of the Ming Dynasty Martial Arts Academy."
After finally meeting Emperor Zhengde, the first sentence Gao Feng heard was like a bolt from the blue!
Don't think that adding the word "yuan" can make you wear a vest. Gao Feng just thinks that life is so miserable, is there any meaning to living?
Martial Arts, anyone with eyes in Ming Dynasty knows what it is.
The Jingwei martial arts school established in the fourth year of Jianwen was opened and closed at times, and was completely ignored by the court.
There is a professor, who is a junior official of the ninth rank! His training is also a junior official of the ninth rank!
What is martial arts for?
It is usually used to teach those useless martial arts children, and some inexplicable muscular martial arts students. After graduation, the way out is either to serve as cannon fodder on the battlefield, or to be teased by civil servants.
When a military general meets a civilian official, he will automatically be three levels lower. This is an unspoken rule of the Ming Dynasty...
Your Majesty’s little ancestor, if you don’t think that I pulled you with shit and piss every time you were a child, you also have to think that I have hard work despite no merit. I finally traveled all over the country to recruit 1,500 people for you.
You country bumpkin, send me to a martial arts school to go fishing! Gao Feng was about to cry. He knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty..."
"Don't be excited," Zhu Shou smiled, "The job I gave you is indeed a good job. You recruited 1,500 young heroes for me. I have seen them, and they did it very well and with great care. I am very
Glad."
Are you so happy that you are still playing tricks like this? Gao Feng burst into tears and wished he could show all his loyalty to the emperor, so that the emperor would know who is the most loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty.
"This martial arts academy is a heavy responsibility I have given you," Zhu Shou thought for a while before saying, "I will give you five hundred thousand taels as preparation funds to recruit professors from the border generals, Confucian scholars, nobles and veteran martial arts examinations.
Give me a good education for these fifteen hundred young men."
Five hundred thousand taels!
Gao Feng's tears flowed away with a cry, and a bright smile appeared on his face: The emperor indeed remembered that first friendship with shit.
Before Admiral Gao could express his determination, Zhu Shou said again: "Don't be greedy for a penny!"
None of the Eight Tigers has clean hands and feet. This is Zhu Shou's only experience during this period. These people all have outstanding talents, but they are all good at greed for money, power, and deception.
Admiral Gao immediately burst into tears again. If you were not greedy for money, then life would be really meaningless.
"Run a martial arts academy for me," Zhu Shou had no choice but to give him a sweet date. "In three years, you will succeed Li Rong and serve as the chief of etiquette and admiral of the eunuchs."
What!
Admiral Gao was overjoyed. Money is just a thing, but what the hell is an official? He didn't notice it. Eunuch Gao was dedicated to his country and was loyal to his country. Not to mention money, even with a knife on his neck, he still had to pay for it.
Your Majesty, please run this bullshit martial arts academy!
"Your Majesty, if this old slave is greedy for a copper coin, I will chop off my head!" Eunuch Gao shouted with a righteous face.
Anyone who goes against the martial arts academy is going against the Ming Emperor and Eunuch Gao’s eunuch Qiancheng! See how Old Gao goes in with a white knife and comes out with a red knife, which will sting him to the core.
"Do you know how to start a martial arts academy?" Zhu Shou asked in confusion as he was startled by Eunuch Gao's loud voice.
Seeing that Eunuch Gao was so magnanimous, so eager, and so upright, the otaku emperor believed that Eunuch Gao must be an unparalleled military genius. Just like what was described in YY novels, the small universe exploded, creating a hundred thousand elite soldiers at once and sweeping the world.
While Zhu Shou was having sex, he didn't expect that Eunuch Gao shook his head honestly, showed a bitter look on his face, and said in his mouth: "I don't know."