Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 221 Change

The donkey cart walked out of the Taiping Gate in the north of the city. Wei Zan, the manager of the Jinling Paper Company who had just taken office, lifted the curtain of the car and looked out the window.

This was just bought at Zhiyongzhai in the city.

After the first issue of "Daming Monthly" went to press, Lao Zhu personally stipulated that each person should have one volume for every article up to the seventh rank and for every thousand households.

Wei Zan is the eighth grade, just not up to the level of free collection.

The one in his hand is still the hardcover edition, 300 liters, and the price of rice rises in winter, which is enough to buy two buckets of grain in the grain store, which makes Wei Zan very painful when he pays.

Don't look at the bright clothes when I first met Zhu Yuan, which made my first impression in front of a certain official not very good, but Wei Zan was just trying to save face. Little official, not to mention clean and tidy, he only took what he thought he could get.

On the one hand, I have read some books and received the teachings of saints.On the other hand, I also hope to have the opportunity to go to the next level.

As an official, you must go up.

If you want to go up, you must know how to stop.

This was given to him by his father who had been a petty official all his life. Although his father was just an ordinary petty official all his life, he was also safe and stable all his life. , Let his son take a step further in the new dynasty and become a high-ranking official.

inside the carriage.

Putting aside his heartache, Wei Zan has already read the article "On the Land Equalization of Past Dynasties".

After reading it carefully, Wei Zan just shook his head.

How easy is it?

Because of his official background, Wei Zan is very familiar with all kinds of intricacies in the region, he dare not say that in the north, at least, in this Jiangnan land, don't do much fighting, don't even think about equalizing the land.

If it is not done well, it will be a mess.

However, I quickly turned to the previous article about the appointment of the governor and Tongzhi Kang Maocai as the camp envoy, and saw that the goal of farming in the next few years was mainly in the north, so I relaxed a little.

The imperial court is still clear about some things.

The north has just gone through wars, the household registers have been destroyed, and the people have been displaced. It is not difficult to force certain things.

After pondering this way, he came to the entrance of Huxin Island in the southeast of Xuanwu Lake in a blink of an eye. There was a guard post here. After checking and signing, the donkey cart was able to enter Huxin Island.

Wei Zan read this "Remarks on the Average Land in Past Dynasties" again, closed the magazine, carefully put it in the side bag, and then took out several documents prepared in advance to prepare for the next meeting.

In the document, Wei Zan and Gu Zhongren have been traveling around Jinling in recent days to choose an alternative site for the papermaking workshop.

The donkey cart drove for a while before stopping at the square in front of Pingzhang's mansion.

Wei Zan got out of the car and found that all kinds of cars were parked in front of the horse-holding post on the side of the lake, including mules, horses and donkeys, but his car was the most shabby.

There is no vacant seat at the moment, so the driver can only wait in the open space outside.

After dusting off the official eighth-rank official robe that he had just acquired recently, Wei Zan walked towards the porter's room, while looking at the figures coming and going around him.

Huge crowd?

Not really.

Wei Zan was well-informed, so he knew that this was a small number.

The strangers around him either facing or standing side by side gestured, and Wei Zan reported his identity to the two tall guards in front of the gatehouse before he was able to enter.

There are three concierge rooms. After entering the door, there is a circle of benches in the outermost big room, which is basically full. When they saw him enter the door, they all looked over.

Gu Zhongren was also among them. Coincidentally, the other party was also holding a copy of "Da Ming Monthly" in his hand. Before seeing him, the other party was sitting on a bench in the house and reading through it leisurely. There was still steaming tea on the high table between the chairs. .

Seeing that Gu Zhongren put down the magazine and got up, Wei Zan quickly took two steps towards him, bowing his hands in salute.

"Brother Gu has been waiting for a long time."

"There, there, brother Wei is also early."

The age of the two, Gu Zhongren is older, but because these days the contact is quite speculative, so they no longer use those official titles, but they have not reached the level of worshiping brothers in terms of elders and younger, and they each call 'brother', It is a kind of respect.

Just like the rumors, His Majesty the Emperor is a few years older than General Xu, and he also calls him 'Brother Xu' in private.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, there were people waiting in line in the back room, and the two temporarily returned to the bench and sat down.

The porter servant quickly brought tea.

After thanking him, Wei Zan could not help pointing to the "Da Ming Monthly" that Gu Zhongren had just read: "Brother Gu is also reading this?"

"It's been discussed recently, and it's related to national policy. How can I not read it?"

Wei Zan also nodded: "I heard that [-] copies will be printed, and the paper has been transferred from our workshop. I began to think that it was too much. Looking at it now, I am afraid it is not enough."

"Naturally it is not enough. This book in my hands was borrowed and copied last night."

The two sighed a few words, and saw that there were fewer people in the back room, so they got up and went over to carry out the strange registration unique to this Pingzhang mansion.

As a group, before registering, Gu Zhongren skillfully grabbed the concierge's cuff and dried a purse in the past, and also prevented Ke Weizan from touching.

Wei Zan also gave up.

Although he had prepared in advance, he also understood that Cheng Qiang was not as good as the Gu family.

In fact, it was the sergeant who had changed into casual clothes and the sturdy concierge received the purse and skillfully put it away, with a little more smile on his expression. After the two of them finished recording their names and other information, they said: "The little one has been ordered, two Let's go in together when the adults arrive, there is no need to wait for the notification."

Both of them are thankful again and again.

The other guests outside who were still waiting for the news heard what the concierge said, and they couldn't help looking over their heads with envy.

There is an endless stream of people seeking to visit the Pingzhang mansion every day. Those who can be interviewed are few and far between. Most of them have just registered and are waiting to be notified. Try your luck next time.

today……

At least one thing can be confirmed, Xiao Pingzhang is at home and can meet guests.

Today is the thirteenth day of the winter month.

After the demonstration at the beginning of the month, Zhu Yuan lay down again. However, because there were too many things to deal with, he couldn't rest for too long, so he quickly picked up various things again.

When Wei Zan and Gu Zhongren arrived, Zhu Yuan was talking to Tao An, a Hanlin scholar.

Still about this imperial examination.

At Jinling University, the exam papers for the first imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty have all been reviewed and approved, and the court is full of people, so it has become even busier recently.

At yesterday's court meeting, Lao Zhu presented his "Ten Parts" plan.

The increase from the traditional six volumes to ten volumes gives people the first impression that there are many more positions.What's more, this time the rank of each department has been raised from the third rank to the second rank.

So it even brought a little embarrassment.

Zhongshu, such as Yang Xian and Fu Yu, participated in politics from the second rank, which was one level higher than the ministers of the ministries. This time, after the change, the ministers of the ministries became the second rank, and they were instead lower.

Of course, Lao Zhu, who has a thoughtful personality, would not fail to think of this.

A solution has also been given.

Both Yang Xian and Fu Yu were promoted to a higher level, from the second-rank Zhongshu participating in politics to the second-rank official, and each served as a Shangshu. It was tentatively determined that Yang Xian was in charge of the Ministry of Officials and Fu Yu was in charge of the Ministry of War.

Ok……

Probably that kind, it seems to be promoted, but there is a feeling of being sent down.

For these adjustments, smart people can actually see more.

For example, Yang Xian and Fu Yu, one of the Jiqing lineage and the other of the Jiangxi lineage, and both of them did not get along well with Li Shanchang, the left minister who was born in Huaixi. Aspects, and some of the deeper levels, the kind that everyone just flashes in their minds, and they won't say it publicly.

Not much to say about these top-level settings.

The expansion of the six departments to the ten departments will inevitably require a large number of low-level officials to fill in. The source of talents is precisely the reason for this imperial examination. The reform of the ten departments was not announced until the examination papers were reviewed and approved.

After briefly chatting about various changes in the chat center, the topic turned to Jinling University.

After the examination papers were approved, Tao An was officially appointed as the 'principal' of Jinling University by Lao Zhu.

This is of course Zhu Yuan's proposal.

It is no longer the traditional 'sacrificing wine' or 'lifting', because Lao Zhu also feels that the principal's name is more obvious and appropriate.

Then there is the rank, Jinling University is determined to be a third-rank standard, and of course the principal is also a third-rank.

This specification can be described as unexpected.

Because Guozixue is the fourth grade.

This also brought about another change. The number one institution of learning in the past dynasties would not be willing to be inferior to others.Therefore, at the beginning of the month, Xu Chunren, the Guozixue sacrifice wine, took the initiative to write a letter, hoping to reform the Guozixue, and also adopt the "professional" classification and the "credit" system.

Moreover, I also hope that some of the candidates will be assigned to this time.

Old Zhu asked Zhu Yuan, but Zhu Yuan did not object.

It was meant to be a hundred flowers blooming.

After careful consideration, Zhu Yuan also gave Guozixue a new name: National University.

The full name is 'Da Ming National University'.

This is a good way to learn face from Guozi, because Jinling University sounds like a local school, and the national university is obviously better.

Of course, the next level is true.

However, it only mentioned Zheng Sanpin, which was on par with Jinling University.

In addition, Zhu Yuan just wanted to be neat, but Lao Zhu was very satisfied with the name, because he felt that the word "national" was read backwards, which meant "establishment of the country", which had a very good meaning.

(End of this chapter)