Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1174 Making a decision
After all, although they have "power", everyone in the court has power.

Also because there are too many people, they don't actually feel any specific power, and they don't actually get anything from this high-intensity work. At most, they only get the salary of a 5th-rank official. The Six Departments' Censors who hold the veto power are only 7th-rank officials, and the lowest-level Shujishi are not even in the mainstream - they don't get paid.

The lowest-level Shujishi actually had two jobs, one in the Hanlin Academy and the other in the six ministries and nine government offices as an intern, and they only received an internship salary. The Hanlin Academy was not a mainstream place, so there was no salary.

However, they don't rely on their salary to live. The Hanlin Academy provides a lot of subsidies, so they don't have to spend money on food, clothing, housing and transportation. Whatever salary they get is just a deposit. So compared to power, they want to know what is happening now. Because this will directly affect their future work.

Now they only care about whether this will increase their workload. Because drafting an imperial edict is not just a matter of writing it, and it cannot be done behind closed doors. They also need to investigate, travel, and form a working group to coordinate with various departments when something happens, let those Shujishi who are on internship in the six ministries and nine officials run errands, and let the Hanlin talk to the officials of each department one by one. Drafting the imperial edict is only the last step.

Nowadays, when archives are generally written on typewriters, the imperial edicts of the Hanlin Academy are all handwritten in the official script without exception - because this is like cooking, the most complicated step is to cut the vegetables and prepare the side dishes, and the final cooking can be said to be the most interesting part of the entire cooking process. In the work of the Hanlin Academy, handwriting imperial edicts is one of the few times when they feel the most fulfilled, and usually the leader of each working group writes the main text. They are unwilling to leave this kind of thing to typewriters, and they must write it by hand.

However, even so, if the imperial court really starts to mobilize troops, they probably won't care whether it is written by hand or not.

Because as Wen Zhong said, the winter solstice is approaching, and now is the time for the court to conduct a full fiscal year of settlement. All matters, big and small, will begin now, and there won't be enough people here for a long time. Not to mention anything else, the Shujishi who are on internship will no longer have time to come here for meetings.

In the future, the drafting process of the imperial edict will be suspended to a certain extent, leaving only some basic work that does not require coordination with the outside world to maintain the normal operation of the center, especially the cabinet. This working group is usually carried out by Wen Zhong himself, and he will bring several full-time Hanlin to handle this matter.

Therefore, if Wen Zhong doesn't explain things clearly here, then everyone else will be like headless flies, running around in confusion.

"I know what you are thinking. In fact, because the incident happened suddenly, I only found out about it yesterday afternoon. So before the deadline, I will tell you what is happening now." Wen Zhong picked up a manuscript, "Currently, there are 10 royal troops and 8 naval forces on the front line of the expedition against Japan. According to the latest battle report, the Japanese capital Edo has been suppressed by the royal army and razed to the ground. But the royal army will continue to carry out the mission until the goal is achieved - that's it."

He put down the manuscript and everyone was stunned.

"Master Wen, Principal, you haven't said anything! What is the mission? Where is it carried out? When will Master Wang come back?"

"I don't know." Wen Zhong shook his head. "I don't know about this either."

"What about the supplies for the Royal Division? What about the propaganda work? The New Year is coming to an end. There are many ceremonial tasks that need to be performed by the Beijing Guards, especially the Tianjin Guards. What should we do with them? Also, the New Year is coming to an end. If this war lasts beyond the New Year, how are we going to explain it to the outside world?"

They haven't mentioned the most realistic economic issues yet. They know what Wen Zhong will say.

"Everyone, let's settle the accounts first." Wen Zhong said, "This account is 0. All expenses today will be borne by the emperor himself, so you don't have to record it in the account."

No need to settle accounts, this can be said to be the best news today - and it also brings better news: because the accounts do not come from the court, this matter has little to do with the court in general. As for the mobilization of so many troops without letting the court know, is this important? It is very important, but it is not something that the Hanlin scholars should care about. Fengtian Hall only guarantees the advancement of the agenda, ensuring that all matters are decided, drafted, and widely disseminated. As for the cause and effect of this matter, since they did not participate in the formulation, it is obviously not necessary for them to know.

"So, what should we do?" someone asked Wen Zhong.

"It's mainly propaganda work," Wen Zhong replied, "because right now, I have something to tell you."

Wen Zhong looked at the door. The Jinyiwei stood around the Fengtian Hall, acting as "Han generals". The people in the Fengtian Hall were in control of the cardinal matters, and everything discussed here was the top secret of the court. Therefore, they could know about this matter - but even if the authority was sufficient, it was still a cognitive shock to everyone:
"The 'naval force' in this operation refers to the Dragon King."

There was silence in the Fengtian Hall for a moment.

Needless to say, the Imperial Guards knew everything from the beginning to the end, and now the Imperial Academy also knew about it.

"The Dragon King means."

"That's the Dragon King you all know. In fact, the Dragon Palace is a vassal of the emperor, and the Dragon King will come to pay tribute regularly. He is your colleague - yes, the Dragon Palace exists, and the Dragon King is a dragon. Dragons also exist, and they really can make clouds and rain. That's it."

Wen Zhong announced this matter in the briefest and clearest words possible - this was also the first time that the relationship between the court and the mysterious was unveiled on a small scale.

"Oh, that's not surprising, that's not surprising."

Everyone was very receptive. After all, they were the most nervous people in the entire empire. They quickly digested this explosive news and connected it with many past events. There were many inexplicable things in the past, such as the strange phenomenon of heaven and earth and the incident of the Yangshan stele. Although they could all be considered auspicious signs, the court did not explain them.

And now, they are the first to know the clear explanation - they also know that Dragon Palace is just the beginning.

"Lord, was the Dragon Palace also responsible for the last incident? I'm talking about the giant spirit carrying the Yangshan Stele."

"That's not the Dragon Palace. That's a real person - it's time for me to introduce him to you: Shangluo. He may be a classmate of many of you. He is the Heavenly Lord and the emperor's junior fellow apprentice. Currently, he is entrusted by many 'big shots' to handle extraordinary affairs during the emperor's northern hunting trip. So I will immediately organize a working group to connect with Shangluo and pass messages between him and the court. I have already drawn up the list, and those whose names are called will stay after the meeting."

(End of this chapter)