When he thought about it, it seemed possible. Wang Yehao didn't know why Zhou Lezhi was so obsessed with opening the port. He thought it had something to do with "handling concubine affairs." Zhou Lezhi's prophecy was that in the future, ministers who work with concubines and handle consort affairs will become very popular in the court.
, if we can seize the opportunity here, our future will be limitless.
Wang Yehao was skeptical about this statement and asked Zhou Lezhi several times whether it was written in the heavenly book. However, Zhou Lezhi vaguely said that this was the opinion of his master.
Even if it is not written in the Heavenly Book, it is difficult to say that it must have happened; but the Heavenly Book was written by Zhou Lezhi's master.
This logical problem stumped Wang Yehao, and he could only remain doubtful.
He still trusted his husband's prophecy. Even though he had doubts, he followed Zhou Lezhi's instructions and made corresponding preparations. The first thing he did was to recruit many poor members of the family and Qi family to read Kun's book in his hometown of Jinhua. Okay.
Just around the corner from Hangzhou, all the books related to Kun Studies in Wanbi Bookstore were collected into the family study, and the children "study on their own".
To say that Kun Thief is really considerate, as if he knows that someone wants to learn by himself, Wanbi Bookstore actually has a "Self-study Series", a set of dozens of books, ranging from astronomy, geography, arithmetic, and agricultural studies...
...Nothing is missing. Not only is it well illustrated and written, it is also easy to understand. Wang Yehao was amazed after reading it.
As for the results of this self-study, Wang Yehao knows after thinking about it - after all, his disciples don't even have teachers. Fortunately, Zhou Lezhi said that when it comes to handling Kun affairs, it must be muddy at the beginning, and there is a lack of talents everywhere, so even if it is
"Self-study" can also be used as an errand when the time comes.
"Master said that there is a process from quantitative change to qualitative change. As long as the number is large enough, there will always be a few talents."
This seems to be true. Fortunately, the Wang family is rich now. Even if it costs a lot to engage in various conspiracies, it is still a piece of cake to feed hundreds of children. What if it is really like what Zhou Lezhi said?
"What you said seems possible," Wang Yehao said hesitantly, "but now Wucheng is thinking about how to deal with the restoration of society, and he is probably not interested in opening a port."
"We can only discuss it after Wucheng leaves in June." Zhou Lezhi said, "We should also leave more room for the master to operate."
Once Wen Tiren leaves office, many of the things he has implemented will most likely fall by the wayside. It would be better to wait until Zhang Zhifa takes over as the first assistant before making further calculations.
"The most important thing right now is to stir up public opinion about Zheng Kun." Wang Yehao said with a smile, "The stronger the trend in the court, the more the gentry in Jiangnan will support the opening of the port, hahaha..."
Zhou Lezhi smiled knowingly: "The master is right."
Wang Yehao returned to the mansion and immediately summoned Jin Wenchi into the study.
Compared with Kun Thief and Wen Tiren, he has a more important matter to deal with. It concerns the future situation of him and the entire small group.
Jin Wenchi was called into the study, but Wang Yehao didn't know how to speak for a while. After a long time, he said: "What do you think, sir, of what happened in December this year as mentioned in the heavenly book?"
This matter has become a major issue facing the Wang Yehao Group since the end of last year. When Zhou Lezhi interpreted the Book of Heaven, he was surprised to see the name of his boss: Wang Yehao was dismissed as Minister of War in December of the 10th year of Chongzhen.
At present, the Ministry of War is actually headed by Yang Sichang. Mr. Wang's official position is the right minister of the Ministry of War, and he only has the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. However, the fact that he was dismissed from office and lived idle is clearly stated.
The reason for his dismissal was that he and Jiang Fengyuan, the Minister of Rites, recommended too many people during the imperial examination. This implicated Jiang Fengyuan, Wang Yehao, the Minister of Rites, Fu Yuanchu, and Yu Haoshan, the imperial censor.
He waited for six people to stay idle; he demoted three people including Sun Jin, the censor Li Youdan, and others; he demoted Liu Hanhui, the censor Liu Xingxiu, and other eleven people to the second rank.
Apart from this, there is no other word. It is said that there is no record of Mr. Wang in the Heavenly Book.
Neither the person involved nor Zhou Lezhi is naturally willing to end his official career. Mr. Wang is now the Minister of the Ministry of War and has held important positions for a long time. Whether in the central government or at the local level, he has a lot of political resources to use. If he were to leave his post and live idle, his influence would be huge.
It is no longer as good as before, and can only dominate and dominate the province. Not to mention planning a "big cause".
Therefore, we must try to avoid the dismissal from office at the end of the year.
According to Jin Wenchi's idea, now that he knows the reason for his dismissal, all he needs to do is not be involved in the matter or recommend fewer people.
Wang Yehao is an old official in the officialdom, so he naturally understands that things are not that simple. Any turmoil in the officialdom and the dismissal of officials have deep-seated reasons. Speaking of which, in the past few years in the Ministry of War, there has indeed been nothing to say, and it is natural for the emperor to be dissatisfied with him.
.Chen Qixin’s impeachment is just a pretext. He can escape from the first day of the Lunar New Year but not from the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year.
"...Chen Qixin is a lucky little guy. He is just a martial artist. He founded Tsinghua University by relying on an essay about the three root causes of disease. I didn't expect him to have such a trick!"
Martial arts in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were despised by many people, not to mention that Chen Qixin only took the Huai'an Guards 3rd Military Examination. Because of one petition, he won the favor of the emperor and was promoted to such an important position. Most of the ministers in the DPRK disagreed and thought it was opportunistic.
Wang Yehao also feels the same way.
"What the master means is..."
"We can't stay here any longer at the Ministry of War." Wang Yehao mused. To avoid being dismissed and idle, he had to seek transfer as soon as possible. Not only did the Ministry of War now have too many things going on, but it also had Yang Sichang, a popular figure in front of the emperor.
, if you stay any longer, sooner or later you will be dismissed due to other matters.
"Master, are you looking for a transfer?" Zhou Lezhi asked.
"I don't have a plan for where to go. Sir, can you give me some ideas?"
"In this matter, it would be more appropriate for Mr. Jinshi to plan for me. However, according to my students' opinions, none of the six central ministries are permanent residences. If you want stability, you can either be transferred to Nanjing's Xiancao Lengyamen or be transferred to a local governor."
There are also a lot of idle officials in the capital, but most of them are of low rank and cannot accommodate a second-rank official like him.
If you don't seek advancement, but only seek official positions, Nanjing Liubu is an excellent place. If you go there, you will just have a vegetarian meal, which is no different from living idle.
"I intend to transfer him to a local governor. But it's not easy to appoint a local governor!" Wang Yehao sighed.
In the ten years from the Ming Dynasty to Chongzhen, there were a total of ten vacancies for governors and 33 vacancies for governors. Among them, the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi were not granted due to the fall of the two places, so Xiong Wencan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, acted as the acting governor.
The governors and governors of the Ming Dynasty were different from those of the Qing Dynasty in that they were more military than civil affairs. They were often appointed in important places, where the military situation was critical or the public situation was turbulent.
Among the more than forty positions in total, only a few places such as Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, and Shanxi can be said to be generally stable. The rest of the governors were either suffering from rogue bandits or barbarians, and they were all tired of running for their lives.
Even if the imperial court is furious after losing a battle, it might even lead to death on the battlefield.
A place that is too inland, even in peace, is not worth visiting. The Wang Yehao Group currently spans the northern and southern capitals, with arrangements in Beizhi, Nanzhi, and Guangdong. If the place where Mr. Wang works is too remote and has inconvenient transportation, he will have to take command.
It will be very difficult.
"... Among these places, Zhejiang was originally my hometown, and there are many people who want to go south. Why don't I seek Fujian?" Jin Wenchi suggested.
Fujian is quite stable. After Zheng Zhilong defeated the heroes, and then the bandits defeated Zheng Zhilong, the coast of Fujian was peaceful. Even if some bandits and refugees in the mountains occasionally made trouble, it was not a problem. Because the province is almost entirely covered with mountains and rivers, the fertile fields are even
The area is small, the population is not large, and it is not a major transportation thoroughfare. Strategically, it is an abandoned land.
Another good thing about Fujian is that the Kun thieves had no ambitions. After they eliminated Zheng Zhilong's main force and captured Anping, they could have occupied the center and left without leaving. However, they only "plundered and returned", and later attacked Guangdong and Guangxi.
In fact, there are not many people in Fujian, and they only stop at Xianxia Pass. This shows that they are not interested in Fujian. Going to Fujian, although it is close to Kun, is very safe.
Now Zheng Sen is eager to find a way out. Regardless of whether the final plan of moving to Shanghai can come true, all branches of the Zheng family are all targets that can be used.
"Fujian Taiping is Taiping, but it's very barren. Only Zhang and Quan areas are a little rich." Wang Yehao obviously doesn't like this place very much. "Fujian's aristocratic families are all engaged in maritime trade, and now they all look up to the Kun thieves. I
If you become a governor, wouldn't you be asking for trouble?"
"Don't you want to handle the Kun thief? Since you have to do it, the closer you are to the Kun thief, the better." Jin Wenchi said, "My lord, when you were the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, you had to deal with the Kun thief. This Kun thief is easy to deal with.
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"That's true." Wang Yehao nodded, "The thief is trustworthy and reasonable. It would be great if he could obey the imperial court's orders! Eh!"
"Plan it slowly."
"It's just that there are no vacancies in Fujian at the moment..." Shen Youlong's term has not expired, and he has not done anything derelict in his duties.
"How about Shandong?"
"You can't go to Shandong. Sun Yuanhua's place is just a den of thieves." Mr. Wang had already shook his head. "Although I am staying in Jinan, Denglai is related to Liaodong, which is the most critical. I have to deal with him all the time. If the Dongchuang incident happens in the future,
I’m afraid I won’t be able to escape the involvement either!”
"Sir, having Sun Yuanhua in Shandong can guarantee the safety of the province. Since the Denglai rebellion was put down and Sun Yuanhua returned to Denglai, the situation in Shandong has been the most stable among the northern provinces. Whether it is local banditry or foreign bandits, Mr. Sun's invasion has
As soon as the Lai people arrived, they were instantly wiped out. I went to Jinan to rule the country. If the court wanted to handle the affairs, it would be close to the water."
This statement made Wang Yehao's heart move. He thought about it carefully and said: "Yan Jizu from Shandong will be full of office next year."
Jin Wenchi understood and said: "That's good. Let the students carefully plan something for Dong Weng."