The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

After dinner, Zhao Yao took brothers Zheng Cheng and Zheng Qian to the study.

The two brothers had listened to Zhao Yao's words and traveled around.During their travels, they learned a lot and had a deep insight into the lives of the people at the bottom.

Over the years, the brothers suffered a lot due to their travels and almost died several times. Fortunately, they were lucky enough to save their lives.

After these years of traveling, the brothers have grown a lot, especially Zheng Qian.Although he is still arrogant, his temper has become much calmer and he is not as willful as before.

Zhao Yao was very satisfied with Zheng Qian's changes and was very happy that he arranged for Zheng Qian to travel.

"Zheng Qian, I want you to be my chief minister, are you confident that you can do it?" Although Zheng Qian has no official experience so far, Zhao Yao believes that with Zheng Qian's intelligence and ability, he will be qualified to serve as chief minister. Farmer.

Zheng Qian did not hesitate and replied confidently: "Yes! Lord, please feel free to leave it to me!"

Zhao Yao was very satisfied with Zheng Qian's confident attitude.

"Okay, then you will be my big boss."

Zheng Qian hurriedly stood up and saluted Zhao Yao, but Zhao Yao stopped him.

"Don't be so polite, just do your job properly." Zhao Yao didn't like this kind of false courtesy.

"Yes, Lord." Despite Zheng Qian's calm look on his face, he was actually very excited inside.As a child, he was ignorant and disdained being an official.Since he met his lord, he was willing to be an official for his lord, but at that time he didn't know what being an official meant.Later, the lord asked him to travel, and he saw many things, which made him understand a lot.He also finally understood his lord's words: "Being an official is for the people, and you want to benefit the people."Although he now feels that being an official is for the sake of the people, he is also doing it for the lord.

The lord entrusted him with such an important position as Da Sinong, which shows that the lord valued him very much and had high hopes for him.He will never let his lord down.

Zhao Yao looked at Zheng Cheng, "Zheng Qian, are you willing to be my saw?"

Zheng Cheng said with a bright face: "I am willing, I am very willing!"

"I plan to set up a department called the Ministry of Industry, which will be responsible for all projects in Lingnan. You will be my Minister of the Ministry of Industry."

"Ministry of Works?" Zheng Cheng was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile, "Lord, the title of Ministry of Works is really appropriate, the department of craftsmen."

"You can understand it this way. You will be responsible for this aspect from now on. This is what you are good at."

Zheng Cheng said confidently: "Put it on me."

"I have a task for you now."

As soon as Zheng Cheng heard that he had something to do immediately, he was full of energy: "My lord, please give me your instructions."

"You have a lot to do in the future. It's not inconvenient not to have a laboratory. Before doing other things, you should build the laboratory first."

"Lord, what is a laboratory?" It was the first time Zheng Cheng heard the word "laboratory" and he didn't understand what it meant.

"It's a place for experiments. Every time you make something, you don't have to test it first and wait until the experiment is successful before you can put it into use. This laboratory is the place where you will specialize in making things in the future."

After hearing Zhao Yao's explanation, Zheng Cheng understood.

"That's what the lord said."

"The laboratory is different from the office of the Ministry of Industry." Zhao Yao looked at Zheng Cheng and said with a deep expression, "You also know that some things can be done in the office of the Ministry of Industry, but some confidential things can only be done in the office of the Ministry of Industry." It’s done in a laboratory and cannot be known to outsiders, do you understand what I mean?”

Of course Zheng Cheng understood, so he had a serious and excited look on his face.

"I understand!" It seems that the Lord will soon ask him to do something confidential.

"I won't get involved in the construction of the laboratory. You think about it yourself first." Zhao Yao wanted to see how Zheng Cheng would design the laboratory. "You first draw the drawings of the laboratory and then show them to me."

"Yes, lord." Zheng Cheng was already gearing up to design his own laboratory.

"Remember what I just said, what is done in the laboratory is very confidential."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will create a lot of mechanisms when designing the laboratory." Zheng Cheng understood what Zhao Yao meant, "My lord, you also know that I am good at mechanisms."

"When you design the laboratory drawings, include the mechanisms you want to set up, and I'll see if it works." Zhao Yao is also very good at mechanism techniques.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Second uncle has previously found many outstanding craftsmen from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty. They are now under your control." Zhao Yao ordered, "You can arrange them however you want. I will not interfere. However, my condition is that the workers People in the ministry must fulfill their duties and be responsible.”

Zheng Cheng looked serious and said: "Don't worry, Lord, I will manage the Ministry of Industry well."

"Then I'll wait for your results." Zhao Yao said, taking out an envelope from the drawer and handing it to Zheng Cheng, "Here are the methods of making cement and glass. Take a look at it now. After you read it and remember it, I will Burn it."

Zheng Cheng didn't know what cement and glass were, but he knew in his heart that the things Zhao Yao made must be good things.He quickly took the envelope and opened it to read.

He looked at it for a while, with an extremely shocked expression on his face.He raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Yao in disbelief: "Your Highness, this cement..."

"It's a good thing, and it will be very useful. Once it's made, it will definitely shock the world, so you have to make it quickly." Zhao Yao said, "After the glass is made, you can make some glass-related things, just like porcelain. ,Understand?"

"Understood." Zheng Cheng finished speaking and then looked down.After reading it, his whole body was shaking slightly with excitement.He returned the letter to Zhao Yao with trembling hands, "Lord, I've written it down." "I've really written it down. I won't forget it in the future, right?"

"My lord, they are already engraved in my mind."

"That's good." Zhao Yao took the letter and burned it on the candle. "You make the cement and glass first, and then I'll let you make the other things."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will make cement and glass as soon as possible." Sure enough, the things my lord made were all good things that I had never seen or heard of before.Although Zheng Cheng still doesn't know the uses of cement and glass.

"These two things have to be made by May next year, so you and the craftsmen have to hurry up."

"Yes, my lord."

"The laboratory hasn't been built yet. You and the craftsmen can do it in the backyard of the palace." Because Zhao Yao doesn't have a princess, the backyard of the Han palace is empty and can be temporarily lent to Zheng Cheng and the others to make things.

"Lord, can we start work tomorrow?" Zheng Cheng couldn't wait.

"Yes, if you encounter difficulties while doing it, you can come to me."

"Yes, my lord."

"You go back and draw the laboratory drawings first. I have something else to tell Zheng Qian."

Zheng Cheng had this intention, "Lord, I'll leave first." After saying that, he quickly retreated.

"Zheng Qian, your chief minister will be the minister of household affairs in the future, and his responsibilities are similar to those of the chief minister."

Zheng Qian is smarter than Zheng Cheng. When he heard Zhao Yao talk about the Ministry of Industry, he discovered that Zhao Yao wanted to reform the official system.

"My lord, do you plan to reform the official system?"

Zhao Yao didn't expect Zheng Qian to be so sharp. He was slightly startled and said immediately: "Yes, I plan to abolish the official positions of three ministers and nine ministers established by the imperial court, and prepare to establish a system of three provinces and six ministries." Through the history of Zhao Yao's world in his dream, Zhao Yao found that the official system currently used by the Zhou Dynasty was a bit cumbersome and cumbersome. The official system of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the history of Zhao Yao's world was very good.

Zheng Qian asked curiously: "My lord, what is the three provinces and six ministries system?"

Zhao Yao explained in detail: "The three provinces refer to the Zhongshu Province, the Menxia Province, and the Shangshu Province. The six ministries are the subordinate departments of the Shangshu Province, namely the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment."

Next, Zhao Yao briefly introduced the responsibilities of the three provinces and six ministries.

After hearing this, Zheng Qian was so shocked that his eyes were as big as a bell.

"My lord, the system of three provinces and six ministries is wonderful." Although Zheng Qian has never been an official, he is very familiar with the official positions of the Zhou Dynasty.He was unwilling to be an official before. Firstly, he hated the intrigues in the officialdom. Secondly, he felt that the official system was too troublesome.However, after listening to what Zhao Yao said about the system of three provinces and six ministries, he felt that it was much simpler and more convenient than the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"This is natural." Zhao Yao also thought that the three provinces and six ministries system was easy to use, so he wanted to use it in his small court.Of course, the main reason is that the official system of the Zhou Dynasty was too complicated and difficult to remember. "By the way, I also plan to set up a cabinet. You have to work hard. If you do well, I will let you join the cabinet."

Zheng Qian asked: "My lord, what is this cabinet and what is its use?"

"As for the cabinet, you can think of it as a department composed of the ministers I value, who work specifically for me." Zhao Yao further explained the role of the cabinet.Of course, he will not leave the final decision to cabinet members.The cabinet is equivalent to his private secretariat, and voting is impossible.

Zhao Yao wanted to establish a cabinet mainly because he didn't want to worry about everything, let alone all matters in the government.If he was left to decide everything, then he, the prince, would definitely die young.

After listening to Zhao Yao's description, Zheng Qian immediately understood the importance of the cabinet.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely do a good job and try to get into the cabinet to relieve my lord's worries."

Zhao Yao was very satisfied with Zheng Qian's answer and smiled slightly: "I'm looking forward to your performance." After talking about the three provinces and six ministries and the cabinet, Zhao Yao talked about other things.

Zheng Qian left after hearing this, and then called Wen Daoji in.

Zhao Yao had just briefly told Zheng Qian about the reform of the lower official system, but now he wanted to talk in depth to Wen Daoji about the three provinces and six ministries system and the role of the cabinet.

As soon as Wen Daoji heard about the Three Provinces and Six Ministries system, he was as stunned as Zheng Qian.Later, when I heard about the cabinet, I was immediately dumbfounded.

"Your Highness, this, this, this..." The knowledgeable Wen Daoji didn't know what to say to describe his mood at this time.

"What do you think of the three provinces and six ministries system and the cabinet?"

Wen Daoji swallowed his saliva and then said excitedly: "Okay, very good, it's really good!" He didn't know what to say other than saying yes.

"I've already told you about the three provinces, six ministries and cabinet. You don't need me to tell you what to do next."

Wen Daoji understood what Zhao Yao meant, but he was a little confused.

"Your Highness, your system of three provinces and six ministries requires a lot of officials, but there are currently no serious officials in Marsh Mansion." Officials who were formally appointed had all had their heads chopped off by Zhao Yao before.

"If you need someone, you can go to my second uncle. I have trained a lot of people over the years. It's time to put them to use."

Wen Daoji was very shocked: Your Highness actually trained people before coming to Lingnan! ! !
It seems that His Highness has long decided to come to Lingnan and has been preparing for it!

The second update is here.