After Zhou Ji heard this, he took a deep look at Zhu Chun and said, "Yes."

After Zhu Chun finished speaking, his expression was stern.

But he didn't say anything more, he just waved his hand and let the charity go on.

The room became quiet again.

But at this time, the Forbidden City looked completely different.

Ministers and ministers from various ministries gathered one after another.

Yang Pu entered the palace according to the order.

He brought information about the construction and operation of the railroad.

Many ministers had complicated expressions in their eyes. Especially when they heard that the taxes from the Right Governor's Mansion had reached tens of millions of taels of silver, their mood was even more different.

The gap is really too big. In other words, the gap between the Right Governor's Mansion and all the provinces in the world has reached the point where the difference between humans and ants is almost overwhelming. Even if you are a eloquent person, you can't be bad.

There is nothing that can be done about a person who has a bad tongue.

Yang Pu clearly felt that these princes in the court who had been like him were looking at him with complicated eyes.

Some people were certainly dismissive of it, as if they were saying that Yang Pu was just a sycophant minister who had taken refuge with Zhang Anshi.

Some people's eyes are actually mixed with a bit of envy. After all, many times in life, there may be only one or two opportunities to change destiny in just a few decades of cold and heat, but at least now, Yang Pu has seized it.

He appeared in front of the emperor as a great hero.

Of course, there are also some people hidden among them who give Yang Pu an encouraging look.

The results have been revealed, and the political achievements of the Right Governor's Office have reached a point where it is impossible to deny them.

Then...some people must have a strong interest in this.

After all, there are differences between people.

The same is true of reading the Four Books and the Five Classics. Some people only learn from the Four Books and the Five Classics and insist on being self-contained. After all, they strictly abide by the norms in the Four Books and the Five Classics. Otherwise, anyone who dares to deviate from this is a deviant, and everyone will be punished.

The conclusion of the killing.

But what some people have learned is the family, country and world. In order to achieve the goal that the sage said that people in the world can live and work in peace and contentment, scholars should actively seek fame and the nutrients to make contributions.

In front of the monarchs and ministers, Yang Pu began to explain in detail how to build a railway, how much it costs per kilometer, what are the differences between different terrains and geology, how to avoid unfavorable terrain, and

Management of large numbers of craftsmen and labor.

Of course, there is also the issue of project cost.

This is what Yang Pu focused on.

In fact, although many people had management experience in river management and the like before, this experience was obviously not enough when it came to railways.

Those who were required to regulate the river were corvees, and the people who served in the corvee almost did not need to pay any salary, or even had a bad heart and asked them to bring their own dry food. There were not many things needed to be purchased, and most of the materials were obtained locally.

If you need stones, just ask people to dig into the mountains and collect them.

However, railways involve various aspects of problems. A large number of craftsmen and laborers have to be paid, and the progress of the project needs to be controlled. Otherwise, wastage may occur.

All kinds of mechanical tools, rails and sleepers purchased must be ordered in advance to ensure that there will be no delays in each project section due to problems with materials and tools.

The reason why Yang Pu mentioned these emphatically is because when he was managing the Railway Department, he made many mistakes. In the end, at an unknown cost, he slowly began to explore and summarize a set of management methods.

method.

The lessons here are all money, and lots of money.

"Your Majesty, in addition to the construction of the railway, the more difficult thing is the management of the railway. How to ensure that the trains can enter the station on time, ensure that they can be inspected and repaired before departure, and ensure that the goods are loaded onto the train without delaying the departure time. This is very important.

They are all interconnected, and if there is a problem in any link, there may be large-scale delays.”

"Therefore, the railway department, the maintenance craftsmen recruited, the station staff, and many people on the train must ensure that nothing goes wrong. Once something goes wrong, it is not a trivial matter. Because of this, managing the station is an important matter.

The most important thing is that even I feel that I am unable to do what I want, so I have to ask someone who is good at this to act as a consultant."

As soon as this statement came out, although some people still had their own thoughts.

But these words made many people in the temple seem to come to their senses and they understood.

There was a meaningful look on Zhu Di's face.

Yang Rong subconsciously looked at Yang Pu and then at Zhang Anshi.

Xia Yuanji's expression changed slightly, and some even showed an angry look.

Hu Guang felt a slightly different atmosphere, but did not hear Yang Pu's mystery, but saw everyone's expressions change.

So he subconsciously said: "Scholar Yang, how do you say this?"

Yang Pu said: "The officials who manage the railway must be specialized in this. The chief officer may not be required, but the subordinate officials and other officials must be able to do their jobs independently."

After saying this, Hu Guang finally came to his senses. He wanted to open his mouth again, but felt reckless and fell silent again.

What this means is... Officials who came from the imperial examination are no longer qualified to handle such complicated affairs. On the contrary, only by introducing certain so-called "expertise" people as officials can they manage it.

And this... obviously directly goes against the red line of the entire imperial examination process.

Because everyone knows that the reason why everyone dares to be angry and dare not speak out now is because the New Deal is limited to the Zhili area. Under Zhang Anshi's rule, he wants to promote civil servants to officials. Although everyone feels unhappy, they can

If you can bear it, you can bear it.

But the problem is that the power of railways has already emerged, and His Majesty has obviously developed a strong interest in railways. It is very likely that all provinces will start building railways in the future.

This is worth hundreds or even tens of millions of taels of silver!

Just like canals, throughout the dynasties, the court has appointed canal officials to manage them. Whether this official position is river governor, transshipment envoy, or water supervisor, in the future, these important railways will inevitably be like rivers.

Establish yamen and deploy a large number of officials.

What's more, if nothing else happens, these official positions must be very generous!

After all, the interests involved are too great. Not to mention railways, in all dynasties, as long as it involves the management of river transshipment affairs, which one is not fat?

But the problem is that Yang Pu requires that experts be used to manage.

This also means that officials with imperial examination qualifications cannot enter the Railway Department and other stations.

Zhili can do this, but shouldn’t every province in the world do the same?

Once this precedent is set, what kind of imperial examinations will everyone take? What kind of Jinshi will they be?

Zhu Di glanced at everyone first, then smiled slightly and said, "Really? Is that what Scholar Yang thinks so?"

"Exactly." Yang Pu said with a firm gaze in his eyes: "The relationship here is too big to allow for even the slightest error. Once there is a mistake, the losses will be endless. If it is not a dedicated person, this involves all aspects of the matter.

Unable to deal with.”

Zhu Di nodded: "Yi Shiha, write down these words of Master Yang, I will use them as a reference in the future..."

"His Majesty."

At this moment, Liu Guan, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said worriedly: "If idle people are given such an important position, they have not read the Four Books and Five Classics, and do not have benevolence, justice and shame in their hearts. Once they are in trouble, they will be in trouble."

It’s because of my inner worries, Da Ming.”

"If this is not the case, we will continue to use Jinshi and Juren as officials, and these so-called specialists will be officials. Only by having officials who have studied the teachings of Confucius and Mencius control these specialists can we ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Liu Guan was the Minister of Rites who succeeded Lu Zhen, who had previously fallen. He had quite a lot of life experience. He was a Jinshi in the 18th year of Hongwu. Because he was not valued, he became the mere Prime Minister of Taigu County.

However, the Hongwu period was a magical era. After Emperor Taizu Gao launched several large-scale prisons, almost all the ministers in the court were wiped out. Starting from the Hu Weiyong case, there were also the Kongyin case and the North and South list case.

After several purges, Liu Guan, who was a small county magistrate in the county, suddenly became a popular star, so much so that he rose through the ranks like a monkey in the sky. In just twelve years, he rose from a local to a mere local magistrate.

From a seventh-rank county magistrate, he turned into a fourth-rank censor of Zuoqiandu.

As a result, in the later years of Emperor Taizu Gao's life, he was deposed as the prefect of Jiaxing because of his greed for reading and committing crimes.

Liu Guan originally thought that his life was over, but he miraculously discovered that another major event had happened in Beijing. King Zhu Di of Yan was unable to successfully pacify Emperor Jianwen, and Emperor Jianwen fell. All of Emperor Jianwen's followers were wiped out in one fell swoop.

There were suddenly many more official positions in the court, and Zhu Di ascended the throne in order to win people's hearts. He asked people to find out. Didn't Jiaxing also have a former censor of Zuoqiandu? He had sufficient qualifications, and most importantly, because Liu Guan was deposed.

Reason, so he didn't mess around with Emperor Jianwen.

Although he committed some corruption offenses, there was no problem with his loyalty, so he was immediately recalled to the capital. Not only was he reinstated, but he was also appointed as the Censor of Zuo Qiandu and was soon promoted to the position of Censor of Zuodu.

Although there is one word difference between Zuo Qiandu Yushi and Zuodu Yushi, they are actually very different. Therefore, Liu Guan completed a big step in his official career in a confused way.

What's even more amazing is that after Liu Guan became the censor of Zuodu, he was hated by everyone because of his various inaccuracies.

Jian Yi, the Minister of Personnel, hated him, and Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu at that time, also hated him. Although Lu Zhen, the previous Minister of Rites, was not a good person, he also felt that this kind of person was... crazy.

Even Zhang Anshi's brother-in-law, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, who was always kind to others, could not understand his behavior and even reprimanded him on the spot.

In addition, Liu Guan committed another crime, so he was deposed again.

But at this time, something magical happened again. Lu Zhen fell, Chen Ying also fell, and even Jian Yi committed suicide because of the Ningguo Mansion.

There were so many high positions in the court all of a sudden, but there were only so many qualified people in the world, and these people were either disciples and former officials of Jian Yi, or party members of Lu Zhen or Chen Ying.

Throughout the civil and military dynasties, after countless attempts, there was no one who could take over as Minister of Rites.

Finally, Zhu Di thought of the deposed Liu Guan again.

In any case, this person has enough qualifications. The most important thing is... he has nothing to do with Jian Yi, Chen Ying, Lu Zhen and others. Isn't it just a small mistake? So, Liu Guan has completed his life again.
To be continued...