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Chapter 811 Interview
Chapter 811 Interview (2)
Pu Zongmeng lowered his head carefully and said to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, I saw the towering [Iron Furnace] in Liguo Prison in Xuzhou..."
As he said these words, the terrifying blast furnaces he had seen in Pengcheng County of Xuzhou appeared before his eyes. They looked like buildings from mythical stories, emitting billowing smoke and burning day and night.
Pu Zongmeng swore that it was the most spectacular sight he had ever seen in his life.
"How about Li Guojian?" Zhao Xu curled up his lips when he heard the three words "Li Guojian".
That is the place he is most proud of now.
It is also a place that is bound to change the world.
The initial industrial fire has been ignited.
The molten iron refined from the burning coal will surely change the world!
Pu Zongmeng took a deep breath.
He recalled what he had seen and heard in Pengcheng, and said softly: "In my humble opinion, it will be a great weapon for our country's military!"
"Yeah!" Zhao Xu nodded: "I think so too."
"So, Bachelor, have you met the guard Song in Liguo Prison?" Zhao Xu suddenly asked.
Pu Zongmeng had no time to react and could only answer, "Yes!"
He and Song Yongchen are old acquaintances.
In the early years of Xining, he had interactions with Song Yongchen.
Pu Zongmeng immediately began to explain: "I was in Pengcheng, and I just paid a visit to the guard as usual... Other than that, I had no contact..."
"Oh!" Zhao Xu pursed his lips and had no doubt about it.
He understood Song Yongchen.
Song Yongchen might be greedy, might be partial to his own interests, or might do something behind his back.
But it is absolutely impossible to collude with Pu Zongmeng privately.
He doesn't have the courage!
Pu Zongmeng's reaction also proves this point.
So Zhao Xu stopped worrying and asked, "Xuzhou is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery... I believe you have many relatives and friends in Xuzhou, right?"
"Yes……"
"I met many friends in Xuzhou..." Pu Zongmeng said, "I am here to return to the capital by imperial decree, and I am about to recommend some talented people to Your Majesty and the two Empresses..."
"Scholar, please explain it to me!" said Zhao Xu.
Pu Zongmeng adjusted his mentality and said, "For example, there is a hermit in Xuzhou named [Chen Shidao], who is the former secretary of the Central Secretariat and the disciple of Minister Gong, the annotator of the Imperial Prince's Geji..."
Zhao Xu exclaimed in surprise: "Is he Mr. Nanfeng's disciple?"
"Yes……"
"Mr. Nanfeng was the regent chosen by my father personally..." Zhao Xu said with emotion, "It's a pity that he left me too young..."
"Since this [hermit] is your disciple, I shall naturally extend my favor to him and promote him!"
As he spoke, Zhao Xu turned to Qian Xie beside him and said, "I'll trouble you, Master Qian, to take care of this matter. Please wait for me to draft the imperial edict!"
Qian Xie has not yet resigned from his post as Zhongshu Sheren, so he is naturally qualified to write the appointment letter for Zhao Xu, a low-ranking civil official.
Upon hearing this, Qian Xie immediately stood up, bowed and asked, "What position would Your Majesty like to grant to Chen Shidao, the hermit of Xuzhou?"
Zhao Xu thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Nanfeng has been advocating learning all his life..."
"Since I am his disciple, I should carry on his aspirations!"
"Let's do this... Appoint him as a professor at Xuzhou Prefecture School for three years to see if he succeeds... If he can promote education and educate people, he can be promoted to the Imperial College as a teacher..."
"Yes!" Qian Xie bowed and accepted the order: "I will draft the imperial edict as soon as I return to the Secretariat."
The text for appointing professors of provincial schools all has templates. You can just modify it and adjust the order of sequence, and then coordinate with the emperor's intention, emphasizing that the appointment is because of [the former Zhongshu Sheren Minister Gong], and then explain that it is because the emperor admires [the old minister], and that's it.
Therefore, you don’t need to put too much effort into it. It can be written in about a quarter of an hour, and then printed and sent to the Ministry of Personnel for review.
The Menxia Province will definitely pass it in seconds, and then send it to the Dutang, who will also pass it with their eyes closed.
Tomorrow, the imperial edict will be sent to Xuzhou, and after the Dragon Boat Festival, Chen Shidao can take up the post of Xuzhou provincial school - if he does not refuse.
Zhao Xu nodded, then looked at Pu Zongmeng and said, "Besides this person, does the scholar have anyone else to recommend?"
Pu Zongmeng swallowed his saliva and thought of Cai Bian whom he met in Xuzhou and the people whom Cai Bian introduced him to.
After hesitating for a moment, he said the names of those people.
Zhao Xu laughed after hearing this.
Because Shi Deyi has already reported these people.
They were all officials discovered by Cai Bian in the Huainan area.
These people had been struggling to find a sponsor before.
But last year, there was a severe drought in Huainan, and they got the opportunity to perform and were appreciated by Cai Bian.
Unexpectedly, Cai Bian introduced them to Pu Zongmeng.
what does this mean?
Cai Bian and Pu Zongmeng formed an alliance?
wrong!
It was Wang Anshi who was pushing it behind the scenes!
Zhao Xu came to his senses immediately.
Cai Bian was Wang Anshi's son-in-law. Halfway through his journey, Pu Zongmeng suddenly turned around and headed for Xuzhou.
He was both observing the direction of the court and in contact with Wang Anshi.
Why did Wang Anshi push these things?
Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes.
Wang Anshi is a veteran who served as prime minister twice!
He has lived in seclusion in Jiangning over the years, and he must have seriously reflected on the gains and losses of his administration.
and so……
When Pu Zongmeng was about to enter the capital, he asked Cai Bian to recommend these discovered talents to Pu Zongmeng...
Zhao Xu immediately realized that Wang Anshi was paving the way for Pu Zongmeng and providing him with a group of available talents for his possible appointment as prime minister.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xu tentatively said: "Since these ministers are recommended by the scholars, I will appoint them after I have read their letters..."
Pu Zongmeng hesitated for a moment, but still chose to bow and said, "Yes!"
Zhao Xu smiled and said to him: "Master, do you know that the reason I summoned you to the capital this time is not only to hear about the recent situation in Bozhou in the past one or two years..."
"I would also like to hear the scholar's opinion on the current government affairs..."
Pu Zongmeng raised his head.
He knew that this was actually a tactful question to him - if the scholar entered the two governments, or even became the right prime minister, what would be the scholar's governing strategy?
If the answer is good, no further explanation is needed.
If he didn't answer well, Pu Zongmeng knew that he would have no chance of getting into the two governments, and he might not even be able to return to Bozhou.
He will definitely be assigned to another place to serve as an official.
After taking a deep breath, Pu Zongmeng began to answer steadily according to the script he had prepared long ago.
They are all the same old official jargon, gobbledygook, and politically correct language.
Zhao Xu listened and immediately felt dissatisfied.
He shook the fishing rod in his hand slightly and said, "Although what the scholar said hits the nail on the head about the court's shortcomings, I think that the scholar should not have only these insights..."
"I am terrified..." Pu Zongmeng bowed quickly and said, "I beg Your Majesty to make it clear!"
"Since you are in Xuzhou Liguo Academy and have seen all kinds of things in Liguo Academy... you should also know something about what I want to promote..."
Zhao Xu put down the fishing rod, looked at Pu Zongmeng seriously, and asked seriously: "I want to know..."
"What do you think of the matter of industry and commerce, Bachelor?"
"What do you think of Prime Minister Zhang's abolition of commercial taxes in prefectures and counties in Guangxi?"
At this moment, the expression of the young emperor beside the inner pond was more serious than ever before.
From the time he ascended the throne in the eighth year of Yuanfeng, he spent two years, bit by bit, pushing the Song Dynasty, a tattered ship from the Five Dynasties, to where it is today.
Zhao Xu finally decided not to continue using the imperial power and did things quietly behind the scenes.
He wants to put some things on the table and let official forces push them forward.
(End of this chapter)
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