Daming Military Empire

Chapter 563 Selecting a Minister

Wu Jianye's rapid promotion was a bit unexpected, but it was being cleaned up.

In terms of fame and fame, he was born as a number one scholar, and no one here can compare to him;

In terms of ability, he is also very good. The "Beijing News" and the new post office are both running well under his hands;
The only thing he lacks is qualifications. After all, he has only been an official for more than ten years, and he is not even 40 years old. It is a bit exaggerated to be a first-rank official, but with the appreciation of the emperor, the issue of seniority is not a problem. Even if the emperor promoted a county magistrate to be a minister, no one dared to say anything, not to mention that Wu Jianye was already a third-rank official in charge.

Wu Jianye has taken the lead, so who will the next two ministers get?
In the expectant eyes of everyone, Zhu Cijiong continued: "The teacher mentioned last time that foreign affairs and receiving envoys from various countries should be separated from the etiquette department. The Uyghur Empire and the Wacha invaders for no reason can also see the importance of foreign exchanges. Now we are in the so-called era of great voyages in the European continent. The convenience of sea transportation has made the contacts between countries more and more frequent. If you don’t take the initiative to talk to people If you want to communicate, it is very likely that you will not know what is going on when people call at your door. Therefore, I think it is necessary to set up a special office, not only to receive envoys from various countries, but also to take the initiative to go out and communicate with other countries. Can it prevent Daming from being beaten for no reason?"

He said the last sentence again in a joking tone, and everyone present quickly nodded with a cooperative smile. Is Daming still afraid of being beaten?Of course not afraid, Wacha has been wiped out, and the Persian Safavid Empire has also been beaten to cede territory for peace. Now only Tsarist Russia is still stubbornly resisting, and there will be a price to pay for attacking Ming Dynasty for no reason!
Of course, it is best not to be surrounded and beaten. After all, Daming is not yet invincible. One or two big powers may be able to withstand the beatings. If four or five big powers come, Daming will not be able to withstand it.

Zhu Cijiong then continued: "This second department is responsible for foreign affairs, so I named it the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As for the candidate for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I haven't found a suitable candidate. It just so happens that in "Daming Chongzheng Law" Isn’t there a rule that officials from the first to fifth ranks are nominated by the cabinet? This time, we will follow this. You all go back and think about whether there are any suitable candidates, and sort out their resumes. Ten days later, the cabinet will organize a meeting. Make the selection, you determine the final candidate, and then hand it over to me, if there is no problem, I will approve it for you!"

The emperor really did what he said, a future high-ranking official is really up to the cabinet to decide!

All the people present were very excited. The power they were about to obtain was not the main reason for their excitement, but the most important thing was the emperor's trust and respect for them.

However, among the ten bigwigs present, there was one person who was not very excited. When everyone was smiling, he frowned. No need to ask, this person was the Prime Minister Zhu Youjian, because he was not interested in anything at all. I have seen the kind of selection that the emperor said, let him preside over it, the pressure is huge!

Zhu Cijiong noticed his embarrassment, but he didn't say anything to comfort him, because he will demonstrate what this election is all about next.

He then continued: "The third department is about railway transportation. As everyone knows, more and more railways have been built in Daming. Not only the provinces, but also the vassal states have opened railways one after another. Now the Eurasian Railway is The construction has started, that is to say, the Daming Railway will soon lead directly to the European continent!"

This is indeed an exciting thing. The convenience and speed of the railway are well understood by everyone present. It is precisely because of the railway that the Ming Dynasty has developed so rapidly. Even in the recent wars, the railway has been decisive The key factor of victory or defeat, it can be said that the railway has become one of the biggest driving forces for Ming Dynasty to take off.

Zhu Cijiong looked at the cheering expressions of the crowd, and then poured cold water down and said: "But now, Daming's railway management is very chaotic, and it has not played its due role at all."

When everyone heard the words, they all showed astonished expressions, especially Bi Maokang, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was stunned at first, and then lowered his head in shame. Indeed, the management of the railway is very chaotic, and Zhang Cai, the Minister of Commerce alone, is more than Complained to him once.

Zhu Cijiong also noticed Bi Maokang's expression, and this time he spoke comforting words: "Of course, this cannot be blamed on the Ministry of Industry, let alone Menghou, because there is no perfect system to regulate the management of railways, and there is no special office to manage railways. , Therefore, I am going to set up a transportation department to manage transportation by rail, road and water."

Hearing this, Bi Maokang couldn't help but look at the emperor gratefully, he really didn't have time to take care of the railway transportation, he was too busy with technical matters alone.

Speaking of this, Zhu Cijiong turned his attention to the letter king Zhu Youjian again, and said with a smile: "Didn't I just ask you to select the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? You may not know what the rules are for this selection, so I will show you here. "

After finishing speaking, he took out a piece of official paper from his pocket and said seriously: "Of course there must be a candidate for this election. I have a candidate here. If you have any candidates, you can also propose them." , let me read this candidate's resume first, let's see how it goes."

After finishing speaking, he cleared his throat and said loudly: "The candidate Zhang Pu, from Taicang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Nanzhili Province, is 42 years old. During his term of office, he managed a backward state capital with severe drought and just suffered from banditry so that its commerce was prosperous and its people prospered. Then he was promoted to the prefect of Taiyuan. He almost caught up with Fengtian Mansion; then he was promoted to Zuobu Political Envoy of Shanxi Chengxuan Political Envoy, and now the prosperity of Shanxi Chengxuan Political Envoy is almost catching up with Nanzhili! Everyone feels How is this man?"

Shanxi's drought and banditry were well-known in the early days of Chongzheng. It is indeed a talent to manage such a place comparable to the prosperous Nanzhili, and everyone nodded and praised.

Zhu Cijiong then asked again: "Then, do you have any other candidates? If you have any, you can bring them up."

This was a typical surprise attack, and these people couldn't think of a suitable candidate for a while, so they could only shake their heads helplessly.

Zhu Cijiong secretly laughed in his heart. Of course he knew that everyone couldn't find a more suitable candidate than Zhang Pu. He had long preferred Zhang Pu, and the reason why he took it out for comment was just to make a recommendation for everyone present. Just a demonstration.

Seeing that there were no candidates for the crowd, he continued solemnly: "This is the election charter. Everyone read out the resumes of the candidates they nominated, and then began to vote with a show of hands. Whoever gets the most votes will be elected. Next Start voting with a show of hands, those who agree with Zhang Pu as Minister of the Ministry of Transport, please raise your hand."

After all, he was the first to demonstrate raising his right hand, and then Zhang Cai, Minister of Commerce, imitated him and raised his right hand, then Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang, Sun Yuanhua, and finally, everyone raised their hands.

Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "Very well, Zhang Pu won eleven votes. I believe no one can get more votes than him. I announce that Zhang Pu was elected Minister of Transport."

This may seem a bit sloppy, but after rehearsing the entire selection process, everyone present nodded understandingly, and the selection turned out to be like this.

Especially Zhu Youjian, the frown finally unfolded. Isn't it difficult to preside over this election?

(End of this chapter)