Steel Dynasty - Chapter 593

[Chapter 593 The direction of officialdom]

shouts of the soldiers during training resounded throughout the Qingzhou camp.

Looking at the high-spirited soldiers, Xiao Ming felt much more at ease. The saying that power comes from the barrel of a gun has never changed since ancient times. As long as the army is captured, any enemy in front of him can be crushed.

After leaving the Qingzhou camp, Xiao Ming returned to the palace. At this time, he began to concentrate on writing books on mechanics. The steam era had just begun. Only by producing all the machinery of this era could he upgrade various industries in Qingzhou.

Otherwise, with the current industrial base of Qingzhou, there will be many obstacles to the advancement of the internal combustion engine and electric power era. After all, no one in this era can provide him with ready-made industrial product upgrade technology.

Taking advantage of the truce with Wei, Xiao Ming immersed himself in the internal affairs of the feudal country. In addition to writing books on mechanics, as he promised Niu Ben, he began to teach literacy to junior generals at Bowen College.

And at the same time, he officially began to split up Bowen College and began to refine the categories of Bowen College, so Qingzhou officially established Qingzhou Military Academy, Qingzhou Medical College and Qingzhou Government Affairs College.

The original Bowen College became a comprehensive university in chemistry, physics, astronomy, mining, shipbuilding and other disciplines.

The reason why Xiao Ming did this is very simple, which is to standardize Qingzhou’s education. Those who are interested in learning will specialize in learning, those who are engaged in politics will specialize in politics, and those who are engaged in military affairs will specialize in military affairs.

In this busyness, three months passed in the blink of an eye. The weather in Qingzhou gradually turned colder, then there was heavy snow, and then there was another New Year.

However, compared with the past, the New Year in Qingzhou has a somewhat different charm this time. In the past, during the New Year, officials and relatives of the emperor and relatives from Chang’an would always pay New Year’s greetings to Xiao Wenxuan.

But this year, the officials and royal family from Chang’an took this opportunity to pay New Year’s greetings to Xiao Ming. The palace became a lot more lively for a while. Of course, many officials and royal family did not visit him for simple reasons. After studying at Bowen College for more than half a year, they were a little anxious. Take office again.

Among them, what they are most concerned about is the position of cabinet minister. Currently, only two of the nine cabinet ministers are serving, and the remaining seven positions are still vacant. Everyone wants to enter the highest authority of Fengguo.

“Your Highness, officials are talking a lot about the positions in the cabinet now. Currently, there are only two assistants in the cabinet, Xiaguan and Fei Ge. The remaining seven people don’t know if your highness has a suitable candidate. After all, the affairs of the feudal country are now Four more states were added at once, and Lao Chen and Fei Ge Lao were worried that they would be unable to deal with it in time as time went on. “

After New Year’s Eve, Pang Yukun and Fiji went to the palace to pay New Year’s greetings to Xiao Ming. After singing New Year’s greetings, Pang Yukun spoke first.

“Yes, Your Highness, if the position of the Ninth Assistant of the Cabinet is not determined, the official’s heart will not be stable. It is inevitable that there will be conflicts with each other on weekdays. After all, everyone wants to show off.” Fiji agreed.

Xiao Ming’s eyes moved back and forth between the two of them, and he said, “When did you two wear a pair of pants? Since you said so, do you have a candidate in mind?”

Pang Yukun is from the Legalist school, and Fiji He is a stubborn Confucian scholar. It is for this reason that although the two cooperate vigorously in government affairs, they dislike each other privately.

Of course, this dislike is not directed at an individual, but at the school of thought that supports each other. This situation is similar to the dislike between liberal arts students and science students.

During this period, although Xiao Ming has been busy dealing with internal affairs and solving some intractable problems in the fiefdom, he has never given up on supervising the fiefdom. Especially since the dynamics of Qingzhou are under the supervision of secret guards, he has almost real-time control.

Generally speaking, after the officials from Chang’an have adapted to the environment in Qingzhou, they gradually start to get at odds with the local officials. During this time, there are many officials who went to Fiji.

Of course, there is a reason for this kind of behavior of Chang’an officials, because since this group of Chang’an officials arrived in Qingzhou, local officials have been wary of these people.

To put it simply, they don’t want to see these people. It is precisely because of the atmosphere of wariness between them that the two groups of officials now dislike each other.

Before the New Year, he even received a memorial to impeach the magistrate of Dongyang County, Qingzhou for corruption and accepting bribes.

“Your Highness, I have no candidate in mind. Since this government system has been established, it needs to be completed.” Pang Yukun said.

“The veteran seconded the proposal,” Fiji said.

Glancing at the two of them lightly, he said: “I don’t have a suitable candidate now. Anyway, you can still handle the current government affairs. You should work harder for the time being. I will inspect every remaining official. If I am satisfied with their political achievements, I will consider promoting them to the cabinet.”

Pang Yukun and Fiji looked at each other. In fact, they didn’t want to ask about it, but they had no choice but to be forced by the officials.

Although the two of them dislike each other’s respected schools of thought, they have the same purpose of assisting Xiao Ming to achieve great things. However, because of the Chang’an rebellion, local officials and Chang’an officials were distinguished, and they were also helpless.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Xiao Ming dropped his words and the two of them stopped talking about it.

Looking at the snow falling outside the main hall, Xiao Ming said sternly, “I know what you are thinking in your hearts, and I also know what other officials are thinking now. It is a good thing to supervise each other, but I cannot collude to frame my colleagues. Forbearance, I hope you can take care of yourself.”

Pang Yukun and Fiji’s hearts suddenly sank, and they both agreed at the same time.

The two left. At this time, Concubine Zhen walked into the main hall with Liuli’s support. She looked back at Fiji and Pang Yukun. Concubine Zhen said, “It’s very rare for Pang Shoufu and Mr. Fei Ge to come to greet you at the same time.”

In Concubine Zhen ,

Xiao Ming was completely relaxed in front of him, and he said: “The two of them are not well-intentioned, and they both want to stuff their own people into the cabinet.”

“Hey, officialdom is really a double-edged sword. I didn’t expect that Pang Yukun’s straight temper would be the same now. Forget about becoming scheming.” Concubine Zhen stretched out her hand to straighten Xiao Ming’s wrinkled clothes and said, “I have also heard about the feudal officials and Chang’an officials, but this is a good thing for Your Highness.”

“Concubine Mother. What I am saying is that we are not afraid of these officials trying to undermine each other, but we are afraid that these officials will protect each other.” Xiao Ming said thoughtfully.

Concubine Zhen nodded, “Your father once said that party struggle is a double-edged sword. If used wisely, politics will be harmonious and people will be harmonious, and the world will be peaceful. If used badly, the internal affairs will be chaotic, and the world will want to kill. Whether it is harmonious or chaotic depends on Your strategy.”

“Even so, I still don’t want to see the existence of party struggle.” Xiao Ming sighed.

Concubine Zhen said with a smile: “Officials are also human beings. As long as they are human beings, they will have seven emotions and six desires. When they have desires, they will attract like-minded people. What’s more, the word “official” is two-syllable, and noisy is the court.”

(End of Chapter)