Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: "I will not force you to stay, nor will it affect Chen Zhengyuan's throne. But what happened in this palace, outsiders will not know."

He really wanted to lure Mrs. Chen to make a mistake!

Mrs. Chen lowered her head, bit her teeth lightly, and finally said ruthlessly, "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, and my concubines don't dare to keep you, so I respectfully send you off!"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu let go of his hand, sighed and said, "There will be a time later."

Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the Temple of Retreat and Thought, but Chen Shi still faced the inside, maintaining a curtsy posture, motionless for a long time, and she didn't recover for a while.

At this time, she looked dazed, stood up straight, frowned, and hurried to the residence in the north.

When Mrs. Chen returned to her bedroom, she searched for obscene clothes in a cabinet.When she came out with her clothes, she frowned again and said to the maid in front of the palace: "Go to the kitchen and boil some hot water, I want to take a shower and change my clothes."

The maid immediately squatted slightly, "I obey, please wait for the queen."

Chen's body softened, and she sat down on a bed, waiting for the bath water for a while.She let out a long breath from her chest, sat for a while, then lay down on her side again, propping her head with her hands, staring blankly at a pair of shoes on the floor.But she didn't know that they were a pair of cloth shoes, because her eyes were very dull, as if she was looking at something, but she seemed to be looking at nothing at all. .

Chapter 635 Seems Similar But Different

A few days ago, Xie Jin returned to Beijing to report on his duties. He was accompanied by not only the envoy of the rebel army in Cochin Province, but also a general: Jin Shitou.

Jin Shitou was a military general sent by the Han Palace to Jiaozhi Province and Dongguan City (Shanglong) to persuade the official army to surrender together with Ruan Zhi from Annan.They went to Cochin Province to do secret affairs. Later, Ruan Zhi from Annan ran away when he saw that the situation was wrong; Jin Shitou did not escape, but was arrested by local civil and military forces.

However, after Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne and Jiaozhi Province received the edict, Jin Shitou was soon acquitted by the government.

Jin Shitou did not handle the errands in Cochin Province well, but he also had hard work.In addition, he had other credits in the past, so Jin Shitou was not punished when he entered Beijing this time, and he was immediately appointed an official of the "Shouyu Division"...

Today, Jin Shitou is rushing to take office with the imperial decree and the appointment letter issued by the Ministry of Officials.

He walked west from the left gate of Chang'an, and when he reached the Qinglong Bridge, he could see the courtyard of the Shouyusi Yamen, which was next to the Luanjiaku.This is a newly established yamen, but the place is easy to find.

Jin Shitou has changed from a young man to a dark-skinned man.When he walked into the gate of the government office, he immediately saw the mess inside, and many officials were bringing their servants to move things.He spoke a few words with a scribe, and then went to the lobby.

After a while, Hou Hai in a red robe came to the lobby.

Jin Shitou hurriedly took the things and presented them up, and clasped his fists to Hou Hai as a military salute.

Hou Hai glanced at the things handed over, then he took out a seal from the public case, and said, "General Jin is back? You take this 'Cochin Commander' seal, and I will register your name in a short while. , you’ve taken office! For a while, the yamen hasn’t officially opened yet, so let’s just make do with it.”

Jin Shitou asked at a loss: "What is our yamen doing? Is it the same as the previous 'Wangfu Shouyufu'?"

"It's the same, but it's not the same." When Hou Hai said this, his expression became excited|excited, and he said in a deep voice, "But General Jin can rest assured that although this 'Shouyusi' is a newly established yamen, The level is very high, and there is a bright future!"

He glanced at Jin Shitou's bewildered face, and then he had no choice but to continue to explain: "The government office named after the secretary, such as those in charge of the salt department and the city ship, the rank of the chief is from the fifth grade; The Daolu Division has all gone out of the sixth rank. Only in a large yamen like the Tongzheng Division, the chief is the third rank! And the two envoys on the left and right of our guard are the third rank!"

Jin Shitou suddenly said: "A civil servant of the third rank is a minister."

Hou Hai laughed and said, "You still know something. Civilian officials are all low in rank compared to others. Of course third-rank officials are considered ministers!"

He glanced at the door of the lobby, and said in a low voice: "Since the Holy Majesty has established the third grade in the Shouyu Division, he thinks that the Shouyu Division will have great power in the future! Do you understand the meaning?"

Jin Shitou nodded solemnly.

Hou Hai thought for a moment, then said again: "This yamen is divided into two departments, the north and the south. My official is the left guard envoy, who is in charge of the north office; Qian Xun is the right guard envoy, who is in charge of the south office.

Our Northern Department is very different from Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi; the Northern Department of the Shouyusi does not care about domestic prisons, but only deals with matters such as barbarian news and garrisons outside the Ming Dynasty.

Under the official and Tongzhi and other officials, there are various command divisions.At present, there have been set up the "Jiaozhi Command Division", "Waci Command Division", "Tatar Command Division", "Wuliangha Command Division", "Korea Command Division", and "Fusang Command Division" six place.General Jin is the commander of the "Cochin Command Division", a sixth-rank Beijing official. "

Jin Shitou pondered and said: "I used to be a hundred households in the Weisuo, and I was also a sixth grade."

Hou Hai frowned and said, "Your sixth rank is not the same as the sixth rank of the Central Government Office! You will know later, some of the guards' hundreds of households and even Beijing officials who are not in the ranks and ranks are also the same. Incomparable."

Jin Shitou hurriedly said: "I still need Master Hou to cultivate it a lot in the future."

"Don't worry! You and I have known each other for many years, of course I will cultivate you." Hou Hai puffed up his chest, he paused and said, "Not all of us in the Northern Office are old people from Hanwangfu; It has been rearranged. Some brothers from the Beisi went to Jinyiwei; and some people from Jinyiwei, who were engaged in inquiring about the military situation in Mongolia and other places, were transferred to the North Department of the Defense Department, which is under our management."

Hou Hai continued: "Now the Shou Yu Si Nan Department is almost the same as the Nan Si in the Han Wang Mansion, the people inside are different. In the past, those who tried to make new firearms in the Han Wang Mansion Nan Si were all assigned to the Shou Yu Si Nan Department. Do you know that Mao Kaishan? The military craftsman who made the mountain gun has been promoted, and he was promoted to the head of the Southern Department to manage the iron factory south of Dajiaochang."

Jin Shitou asked casually, "Is it the big school yard outside Zhengyang Gate?"

Hou Hai nodded and said, "Yes! That's the school yard. But the iron factory is located south of the school yard, on the bank of the Qinhuai River, and it's still some way away."

Speaking of the iron factory, Hou Hai talked a little more: "The Southern Administration dispatched people from various bureaus and institutes under the Ministry of Industry to the iron factory; (Invented in the Eastern Han Dynasty, similar to vernier calipers), twisted rope wooden drill bits, etc., so many people have been transferred from the Gongbu Wood Factory. The emperor decreed that in the future, military weapons will be made with the size of the Nanshu Iron Factory. Hanwang Pao's different sizes."

Jin Shitou asked, "Is the Wood Factory of the Ministry of Industry on the west side of the imperial city, next to Jiaofangsi?"

"Yes, it's that wood factory." Hou Hai nodded and replied, he was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Why do you keep asking where?"

Jin Shitou touched his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "It's my habit. When I was in Peiping, I also liked to find out where the government offices are and remember the way."

Hou Haidao: "Your hobby is rare, I thought you only like making clay objects."

Jin Shitou said again: "I haven't met Qian Shijun yet."

Hou Haidao: "Don't worry about those etiquettes, let's talk about it in a few days. Qian Shijun is busy at the iron factory over the Dajiaochang, and may not return to the yamen for a few days."

Jin Shitou cupped his fists and said, "Yes."

... The emperor's decree to set up a new "Shouyusi" yamen did not stir up any waves in the court.

Usually, some things happen only when the government offices and officials are abolished; and almost no one opposes the addition of institutions.As long as the emperor can afford the official salary, no matter how many officials are added, there is no problem.

Qian Xun, a man of scholarly background, made the greatest contribution to being caught by the "pseudo-dynasty" and then imprisoned. Before the "Battle of Criminology" started, he went to prison; when he came out, the battle was almost over!

Now that he has been directly named a third-rank official, he is quite satisfied, and immediately feels that the more than one year of prison life is very worthwhile!

On the banks of the Qinhuai River in the inner city of the capital, every inch of land is expensive; however, the location where the iron factory was built is much worse, and most of the surrounding houses and shops are not owned by wealthy families.

Qian Xun took the money allocated by the Ministry of Households, found a high-lying location by the river, and requisitioned the surrounding houses and yards.The South Department Iron Works was built here.

The ironworks haven't been built yet, so it's a mess here.The craftsmen who built the wall filled the surrounding area with dust, and there were bricks and mud and tools everywhere.

The sun had risen to the middle of the sky, and the workers had gone to lunch; on the contrary, Qian Xun and other officials were still standing on a hillside.An official was talking while holding a blueprint in one hand and pointing to the surroundings with the other. Qian Xun listened intently, nodding his approval from time to time.

The green-robed official, who was talking vigorously, used to be an official of the Ministry of Industry and worked in the "Barracks" under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry.He heard people from the woodworks factory say that the rope used to polish the barrels was not strong enough, and it was better to rely on water power; Qingpao officials immediately suggested to Qian Xun: build dams on the Qinhuai River and build waterwheel workshops.

Qian Xun was listening to him speak earnestly about the benefits of building dams.

People who have been officials in the camp are of course very interested in presiding over the construction of dams!After all, the imperial court has to allocate money to do this kind of thing, and if the money passes through the hands of officials, some of it will be "fired".

Qian Xun had worked as a clerk before, so he was very clear about these methods, but he didn't want to explain them.

The green-robed official finally finished his persuasion, Qian Xun turned his head and asked Mao Kaishan: "It is the order of the sage to handle the matter of the size of the King of Han's cannon. I asked you to think of a way, have you thought about it?"

The young Mao Kaishan clasped his fists and said: "My lord, I have discussed with some people, and I have two methods, I have to try it to find out."

Qian Xun asked carefully: "What method?"