Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 88 Tangning Started Predicting Again

Song Yingsheng obviously didn't expect that Tangning would directly let him become an official, and he was also a co-prefect.

He knew that Tang Ning was the general of the Chaozhou army, and should only be in charge of military affairs, and had no right to interfere with Chaozhou's government affairs.

This move is obviously interference in government affairs, which violates the laws of Ming Dynasty.

After deliberating for a while, Song Yingsheng still said: "Master Tang, is this inappropriate? The appointment of a Tongzhi has to go through the imperial court."

Tangning pondered for a while, and said, "Senior, you must have heard that the Hongguang court used their power one by one to sell their officials and nobles."

"Let's not talk about a fellow prefect of the fifth rank, even a magistrate of the fourth rank, or even an official position of the third rank, as long as they can afford the money, anyone can take it."

"Our Chaozhou government needs money for construction everywhere. Instead of wasting money on those who eat vegetarian food in their corpses, it is better to save money and contribute to the common people."

Song Yingsheng sighed, he didn't know what the Hongguang court was like, it was worse than the Chongzhen court, everything was rotten from top to bottom, it was terribly disappointing.

"But if His Majesty blames it."

Tangning knew that it would be difficult to persuade such an honest and loyal official to accept such an appointment.

However, he still spared no effort and said: "Senior Song, at an extraordinary time, do extraordinary things."

"Nowadays, the government is so corrupt. If we still blindly follow the rules and act according to those rotten political strategies, the Chongzhen Dynasty will perish, and the Hongguang Dynasty will also perish. If this continues, the world will be completely hopeless."

"But Master Tang, no matter what the Hongguang court is, it is also the Ming Dynasty. If we don't respect His Majesty Hongguang, then how can we talk about restoring Daming?"

"What we have restored is not the Daming of the Hongguang Dynasty, but the Daming of the Ming people. If we do our best to help a foolish emperor to the throne, what is the meaning to the common people in the world?"

Song Yingxing thought for a while, and then said: "Emperor Hongguang is indeed not a Mingjun, but there are many royal heirs, and I believe there will always be talented people. In the future, when I recover the Ming Dynasty, I will support a Mingjun to take the throne, and I will be worthy of the previous emperor."

Perhaps thinking that what the third brother said was reasonable, Song Yinghua thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Then the old man will rely on Mr. Tang."

Tangning let out a sigh, and finally made sense.

The same is true of these Ming Dynasty elders. Those who are loyal are extremely stupid and loyal; those who are disloyal are extremely shameless. It is really polarized.

However, true people with lofty ideals have feelings for Daming, and only under the banner of supporting Ming can it be easier to win them over.

If they were just like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who rebelled with enthusiasm, those truly benevolent people would not give their allegiance to them, even if the force was strong.

It can be seen from the lack of good people under the two men's command, which is also one of the main reasons for their rapid defeat.

Fengxin Ersong, who was loyal to Daming, came all the way to vote for Tangning so quickly, which showed that Tangning's strategy of supporting Ming was correct.

There is also the Qing army in full swing, clearly wanting to replace Daming very much, but still chasing and killing Li Zicheng under the banner of avenging Daming.

Sometimes, a correctly oriented slogan is better than thousands of troops.

After finishing the most difficult task, Tangning cupped her hands and said to Song Yingxing, "Senior, Chaozhou College has been established, and there is a shortage of candidates for the dean. The younger generation thinks that the position must be senior."

Song Yingxing was shocked when he heard that, he waved his hands again and again and said: "Master Tang, you can't beat this old man. Only someone with high morals and talents can be qualified for this position. How can this old man dare to accept this high position."

"Senior, Chaozhou University is now divided into nine departments, including the Department of Medicine, the Department of Engineering, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Science, the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Business, the Department of Literature and the Department of History."

"It is just in need of a dean who learns from others and is proficient in a hundred schools of thought. The "Tiangong Kaiwu" written by the predecessor is an encyclopedia."

"Senior has a wide range of knowledge, no one can match him. He is the most suitable dean of the academy. I hope that the senior will not delay. The junior is here to thank the senior on behalf of all the young people in Chaozhou."

Song Yingxing didn't know how to refute for a moment, but kept saying: "Oh, no, no..."

"Senior, another intention of this junior is to fully promote "Tiangong Kaiwu", which is beneficial to the people's livelihood and better than the military. This requires you to preside over it with all your strength, and you cannot be competent if you are not a director."

"However, if you meet a sage, how should you treat him?"

This is really not a family. If you don't enter the family, Tangning thought that a dean's position should be easy to send out, but she didn't expect it to be so troublesome.

Ordinary people, if they have an official position, would like to take office immediately, but this one is good, because he is afraid that he will not be able to get along with someone more talented than himself.

Tangning thought for a while and said, "If senior can meet a better candidate in the future, he can take the initiative to step back and take the second place."

Song Yingxing pondered for a while, and then agreed: "It's very good, it's very good."

Hearing these words, Tangning was completely relieved. He wasn't worried that this guy couldn't manage the academy well.

Needless to say, Song Yingxing's achievements and knowledge, he has also been an official for many years, the highest as a fifth-rank magistrate, and he didn't resign until the beginning of this year to return to his hometown.

That's why Tangning felt that the position of dean of Chaozhou College was the most suitable for Song Yingxing.

Without further delay, Tangning personally brought Song Yingxing to Chaozhou College and appointed him as the dean of the college.

Song Yingxing was originally a party of everyone, no matter seniority or knowledge, students and professors of the college all recognized it.

As for the Jesuits, they knew that this young man, Tang Ning, was the actual person in charge of the Chaozhou government.

Only when Tang Ning allowed them to preach, could they preach in Chaozhou Prefecture with peace of mind, so naturally they had no objection to Tang Ning's appointment and were willing to cooperate.

Before leaving, Tangning said to Song Yingxing, "Dean Song, we don't have much time, maybe only two years, so we must focus on the direction of development."

Tang Ning stretched out her hand, and Song Yunwan at the side took a book and handed it to him. It was "Heavenly Creation" by Song Yingxing.

"The "Heavenly Creation" written by Dean Song is a wonderful book, and I have read it again. I wish I could promote all the contents of the book immediately, but we don't have that much time."

"I have already marked it in the book. The first part is about grains and clothes; the second part is about smelting, boating, hammering and forging; the second part is about hardware and good soldiers. These are the key technologies for the current promotion, and the rest are second. "

Song Yingzhe nodded. What Tangning said just now included agricultural production, textiles, metal smelting, mining, and the manufacture of weapons, ships and vehicles.

These are all military supplies. This is completely a posture of preparing for war. As the lone minister of Ming Dynasty, he naturally fully supports it.

"Don't worry, Master Tang, I will definitely do my best."

"If you need to use money, feel free to ask, you can apply for allocation from Song Yunshu's logistics department, or you can come to me directly."

Song Yingxing could see that Tang Ning attached great importance to the academy, and knew that he had a heavy burden on him, but for the sake of Daming, he was not afraid of any challenge.

"Third brother, take care." The eldest brother Song Yingsheng patted Song Yingxing's shoulder, very relieved.

"Brother, take care." Song Yingxing nodded seriously.

Immediately afterwards, Tangning left with Song Yingsheng and went directly to the government office.

Yang Qiu naturally received her warmly, but after knowing the purpose of Tangning's trip, he said hesitantly, "Master Tang, there is already one of the prefects."

"Can't Tongzhi appoint more than one person?" Tangning asked indifferently.

"Yes yes yes." Yang Qiu responded quickly.

"Your Excellency Yang can report to Ding Kuichu, the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and say that I, Tang Ning, appointed the Chaozhou Tongzhi, and I will also bear the salary."

Yang Qiu thought that Tang Ning said he would sue, so his expression changed slightly, "Master Tang, I don't dare to be an official, don't dare."

Tangning didn't pay attention to it at all, and continued, "You can also help me with a message, and tell him that I, Tangning, have calculated that the lifespan of Hong Guangyi will be around June next year, and he will die. Let him take care of himself."

Hearing these words, Yang Qiu was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he sat down on the ground, howling in horror, "Tangning, Tangning, Tangning started to prophesy again..."

(End of this chapter)