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Chapter 1307 Personnel Transfer (adding more rewards for Astrological Rewards)

After the inspection, Emperor Chongzhen returned to the capital by train with all the civil and military officials. It was not dark, and it was more comfortable than riding in a carriage.The improvement of traffic is also obvious.

Emperor Chongzhen decreed that a big early court will be held tomorrow.In other words, tomorrow morning, all officials in Beijing who are qualified must participate.

Most of the officials guessed that it probably had something to do with inspecting the steam ironclad ship today.While going back, I was thinking in my heart, what should I say tomorrow morning?

What they guessed was actually correct. At the beginning of the morning court the next day, Emperor Chongzhen's opening remarks were to say to his subordinates: "No matter whether you went to Tongzhou yesterday or not, Zhu Qing, you should know about steam iron-clad ships, right?"

Upon hearing this, it was not unexpected, the courtiers immediately responded one after another, flattering Emperor Chongzhen.

"The steam engine invented by Your Majesty is really a treasure of the Ming Dynasty! Not only can it pull a series of goods to and fro, but it can also drive iron-clad ships across the water. It's really amazing!"

"I have gained a lot of knowledge yesterday, and only Your Majesty can have such a wonderful idea and succeed!"

"..."

Faced with these flattery, Emperor Chongzhen did not express anything in particular, but waited for them to talk for a while, and then said with a serious face: "In fact, what I want to say is that what you saw yesterday, steam ironclad ships, steam trains, etc. Wait, there is no doubt that these have greatly changed Daming! And this is the power of technology! Think about it, if you use these items created by relying on technology to compare them with the past, what will happen?"

"For example, if a steam iron-clad ship is equipped with cannons, what's the use of the previous warships, no matter how many? Cannons can't destroy them, and they can't be burned by fire, but steam iron-clad ships can overturn the previous ships just by bumping them. This is a technological victory, an epoch-making victory, do you think so?"

"Also, now most of Qing and others have only experienced the benefits of the train from the capital to Tongzhou. I believe that Qing and others should already know it. Compared with the horse-drawn carriage before, taking the train is not only faster, but also much more comfortable. If you change If the distance between Jingshi and Yingtianfu is the same, then I can tell Qing and others that the gap between different means of transportation will only be greater! And I can tell you that the train can continue to be improved based on new technology, and the existing one can be changed. Some shortcomings, such as loud noise, such as the speed is not fast enough, etc..."

In the morning, I only heard Emperor Chongzhen talking eloquently.Many of the courtiers below were nodding their heads.Even those seasoned courtiers could tell from their faces that they agreed with Emperor Chongzhen's words.

As Emperor Chongzhen was talking, his voice suddenly raised a bit, and he concluded: "In short, I just say one thing, technology has changed the Ming Dynasty! This sentence is for you, I hope you will keep it in mind! In addition..."

Speaking of this, he slowly glanced at the courtiers below, and announced in public: "The Department of Cleaning Up Officials of Science and Technology will be promoted to the Ministry of Science and Technology..."

Hearing this, many civil and military officials below were both expected and a little bit unexpected.

It is expected that the Ministry of Communications has been used as a precedent. If the emperor puts so much emphasis on technology, then sooner or later the Department of Cleaning up Science and Technology will upgrade the standards. No one doubts.

Unexpectedly, they did not expect that Emperor Chongzhen would directly announce it this morning.

Almost everyone, after listening to Emperor Chongzhen's words, subconsciously turned their eyes to a middle-aged man standing behind the Minister of Industry.There was envy in their eyes.

Sure enough, I heard Emperor Chongzhen say next: "Where is Song Qing, the former secretary of the clean up of science and technology?"

Song Yingxing hadn't been notified beforehand, but at this moment, he faintly knew what the emperor was going to say, and he became excited in his heart. He hurriedly stepped out, and replied respectfully: "The minister is here!"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at him, his eyes softened a little, and he said with a trace of solemnity: "Song Qing sorted out all aspects of science and technology in the Science and Technology Clean-up Department, and established research institutes in multiple directions to contribute to the development of Ming science and technology. Made a great contribution. The "Heavenly Creation" written by Song Qing summed up the current scientific and technological foundation of our Ming Dynasty, so that I and the people of the world have a clear understanding of the technology of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I have decided to seal Qing as Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and I hope that you will continue to work hard and continuously improve the level of science and technology of the Ming Dynasty. Are you willing to take on this heavy burden?"

The material of "Tiangong Kaiwu" was almost finished before Song Yingxing met Emperor Chongzhen.After serving as the doctor of the Science and Technology Cleaning Department, he obtained more materials, and after supplementing them, he published "Tiangong Kaiwu", which is more comprehensive and detailed than the original historical one.

Once released, suddenly Luoyang paper expensive.Many people only connected the scientific and technological knowledge promoted by Emperor Chongzhen with the specific things in Ming Dynasty after reading this book "Heavenly Creation of Things", and they suddenly realized that technology is by their side!For the Ming people in this era, technology has less of a sense of mystery to them.It has a role that cannot be underestimated in promoting the development of science and technology in Daming.

For example, people who were originally engaged in iron smelting knew that technology can also solve the problems they encountered in iron smelting.I didn't understand the difficulty at first, but through "Heavenly Creation", I finally know what's going on.As a result, they are naturally interested in related technologies and want to learn more about them.

This is the case with ironmaking, and it is the same with other industries.At least many people have a lot of interest in the three aspects of mathematics, physics and chemistry.

As for Song Yingxing, who came to court early, he never thought that he was just a juren. Although the emperor mentioned this matter at the beginning, but today, he has really become the second-rank minister, one of the highest official positions among civil servants. How could he not Excited!

At this moment, Song Yingxing forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and responded loudly and forcefully: "Weichen is willing to devote all his energy to the development of Daming's technology, and he will die without regret!"

While speaking, the scene of meeting Emperor Chongzhen for the first time outside Yingtianfu City flashed in his mind.The emperor's words at that time rang in his ears again.

Now, the emperor has fulfilled his promise, the Department of Cleaning up Officials of Science and Technology has been promoted to the Ministry of Science and Technology, and he, a mere recruiter, has also been specially promoted by the Emperor to be the Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology.Then, the next step is to use [-]% of my efforts to repay the emperor, so as to live up to the emperor's kindness!

From the six departments since ancient times, by the time of the Ming Dynasty, there were two more departments, that is, the Ministry of Communications with Liu Mao as the minister, and the Ministry of Science and Technology as the minister with Song Yingxing, making a total of eight departments.

Many courtiers looked enviously at the same time, and looked at the Minister of Rites, Sun Yuanhua, who was standing in front.Because Sun Yuanhua is also in charge of a new yamen, the Department of Education!According to the emperor's previous practice, first set up a new yamen, the level will be lower, and after the achievements are made, the standard will be raised and it will become a new department.Will the Department of Education become the Ministry of Education in the future?

Many courtiers gave a positive answer to this.In this way, wouldn't Sun Yuanhua occupy two positions?

Thinking of this, some courtiers started to think about the Department of Education.Six ministers, no, now there are eight ministers, which is the ultimate goal pursued by civil servants all over the world (of course, so is the cabinet), but there are only so few positions, and there are already people in all of them.But can the Department of Education use his brain?The new yamen has just been established, but it can be promoted by leapfrogging the dragon's gate.

Liu Mao didn't say that Song Yingxing wasn't even a Jinshi, but a mere Juren.But just because he knows more than others in the field of technology, good luck has come to him.If I engage in education myself and contribute more in this area, will I have such good luck in the future?
Many courtiers' views on this are hopeful!Especially those who feel that they have experience in education, such as those who have opened academies, feel that they can consider taking the path of education.

As a result, something that Emperor Chongzhen did not expect happened.

A few days after the end of the early dynasty, he received many memorials, which were probably offering suggestions on how to expand the current children's school, or how to supplement the lack of education, such as the establishment of academies by officials, which can be convenient for him. It is stipulated that the subject content of its academy should be brought under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education, and it can be called a private children's school.

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy with these memorials, so he sent a batch of ink pens to the cabinet for serious consideration, and discussed with the Supervisor of Rites to come up with specific regulations.

After finishing all this work, Emperor Chongzhen was a little distressed again, the foundation of Daming technology was still too weak.

He has been experimenting with the application of electricity, but the results are not ideal.It's not that electricity can't be generated.To generate electricity, it is easy to realize by electromagnetic induction.It is about the storage and utilization of electricity, which requires too many supporting basic industries.

For example, when electricity was used for lighting, Emperor Chongzhen knew that tungsten wire was the best choice.However, based on the current technological foundation of Ming Dynasty, this tungsten wire cannot be produced!The foundation of chemistry needs to be accelerated!The copper wire used for conducting electricity is uneven in thickness and quite troublesome, which is related to physics.

All in all, Daming's technological level is far from enough, and he needs to continue to work hard!
After feeling emotional for a while, Emperor Chongzhen entered the chat group and checked the news, especially the news from the Wa Kingdom.One of them comes from Lu Xiangsheng's melody.Said that as long as there is no shortage of food, the Wa Kingdom is very stable. He proposed to Emperor Chongzhen that there was no need for him to stay in the original Wa Kingdom, which was already a vassal state, and he wanted to go back to Liaodong.

Emperor Chongzhen did not object to this.However, his arrangement for Lu Xiangsheng had already been considered long ago.Therefore, he replied to Lu Xiangsheng, asking him to return to Liaodong first, and there will be orders for him later.

Then, from the information provided by Dongchang, he asked people to find out the relevant news about Liaodong governor Zuo Yingxuan, and went through the whole thing, plus what was recorded by Queen Zhou, and the usual chat group about Liaodong. After verifying the chat records, it is possible to clarify the results of Zuo Yingxuan's work in the past two years.

Overall, not too bad.During the period when Lu Xiangsheng was concentrating on the military and preparing to attack the Japanese kingdom, Zuo Yingxuan's energy was mainly concentrated on the people's livelihood in Liaodong.It can be seen that Zuo Yingxuan did his best to make Liaodong, which was in ruins, look like a new spring again.

Seeing this situation, Emperor Chongzhen was also very satisfied in his heart.In this case, he can feel at ease when he transfers Lu Xiangsheng away.

Now, the only thing left is the east wind.

He thought so, really don't say anything, come up with whatever you want!
On this day, Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, wrote a letter to Emperor Chongzhen, saying that he was old, and begged the emperor for permission to return to his hometown when he was old, so that he could take care of his life!

Shen Yongmao, born in 1960, is now 77 years old.His body is not as good as Sun Chengzong's, but Sun Chengzong proposed to retire and return to his hometown a few months earlier, and he has already gone back to take care of himself!It's also thanks to the fact that Daming is very powerful now, and the emperor intervenes in military matters, and the arrangements are very good. Anyway, he is invincible, and he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, has less to worry about.

In the original history, he couldn't stand it a few years earlier, and told Emperor Chongzhen to return home!Then, in the 11th year of Chongzhen, he died of illness next year.Anyway, it's a long life.

Regarding Shen Yongmao's memorial, Emperor Chongzhen tried to persuade him to stay again and again in accordance with the usual practice, but only after he failed did he agree to his request and approve his memorial.

Not long after, the imperial decree was quickly issued, and the new minister of the Ministry of War was Lu Xiangsheng, Governor of Liao and North Korea.

No one objected to this will, and those who were still looking at this position gave up their thoughts.As for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, Daming is most qualified to take the position. Once Lu Xiangsheng comes out, who else will compete with him?
Even Hong Chengchou, the naturalized governor, is not as good as Lu Xiangsheng in other aspects except that he is a little older than Lu Xiangsheng.

And Lu Xiangsheng is from Yixing County, Changzhou Prefecture, Southern Zhili Province. Now he is in the prime of life, and his future official career is still long and bright.For these, anyone understands very well.

Before the end of the year, a new personnel transfer plan was announced.He was transferred to Hong Chengchou, the governor of naturalization, as the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and returned to Beijing to serve.This is also a second-rank official position, and it should also have the duty of supervising all officials. It can be said that the power and responsibility are great, and it is also an enviable position.

No one disagreed with this will.With Hong Chengchou's merits and the status of the naturalized governor, it is also a matter of course to be transferred to this position.

Hong Chengchou's personality is relatively calm, he knows the importance and measure, he is not a stupefied young man.And the power of supervision is very suitable for him.If Hai Rui were to act like that, it would definitely turn Daming's officialdom upside down.Sometimes, if you can't rub the sand in your eyes, it will only become more and more chaotic!

In addition, Hong Chengchou was from Nan'an Yingdu, Quanzhou, Fujian.He is also in the prime of life, just at the golden age of being an official.

Emperor Chongzhen felt that what he had thought before should be almost the same, so he chatted with Wen Tiren privately: "Wen Qing, you can start blowing the wind on the things I explained before!"

No need to say anything, as soon as Wen Tiren heard it, he knew what the emperor was referring to, he was immediately happy in his heart, and immediately agreed.

　Thanks for the reward of 500 starting coins for reading miscellaneous books, and thank you for the reward of 200 starting coins for playing chess!
　　
　
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