The Ming Dynasty started with caution

"Sir, after the official roads of the North and South Zhili are completed, can we send a censor to inspect it?"

Fang Xue handed over a yellowed memorial.

The direct official road between north and south Zhili has been built for several years. Roads were opened in the mountains and bridges were built when meeting the water. They were only built during the slack season. Now they are all completed.

Yan Chengjin opened the book, looked at it for a few times, and then came to Dongnuan Pavilion to find Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao was sitting in front of the imperial examination case, with several books of memorials in front of him. He was reading patiently and playing with crickets, absent-mindedly.

Gu Dayong glanced at him, closed his eyes and prepared to squint for a while.

"The new emperor, Master Yan is here."

Yan Chengjin walked into the main hall and saw that there were no ministers on the left and right, so he directly placed the memorial in front of the censor's case, "When the official roads of the North and South Zhili are completed, it is necessary to send censors to patrol the pass along the way."

If you miss one level, you don’t know how much money you will lose.

Moreover, traffic police should be set up along the route, that is, they should be divided into patrol roads and military preparation roads, and stake points should be arranged. The terrain and distance must be carefully observed.

"I recommend Fang Xue to go there in person."

"Then let Fang Xue go, Lao Gao, is there anything interesting going on in the Metropolitan Procuratorate recently?" Zhu Houzhao was unhappy. It was the bright spring day of May, but he was locked up in the palace.

Yan Chengjin took a deep breath and encouraged Zhu Houzhao: "There are still eight years until the prince will ascend the throne. The new emperor must not be discouraged. I want to get an official position from the new emperor."

"What?" Zhu Houzhao became interested.

"Senary official, fifth-rank doctor of the Ministry of Industry." Yan Chengjin said.

"Okay, but what do you want from this official position?"

Zhu Houzhao stood up from the throne and walked towards Yan Chengjin, staring directly at him. The smile on his mouth became thicker and thicker, revealing his slightly white teeth.

Gu Dayong on the side almost choked to death and was directly granted the title of fifth-grade official.

"I had a dream last night. I dreamed of something that might elevate the world to the second level of prosperity." Yan Chengjin pulled out a blueprint from his chest.

Zhu Houzhao looked hard and carefully for a long time, but he didn't know what it was.

"Lao Gao, what is this?"

"I don't know. In my dream, it can carry thousands of gold and heavy loads, and can also be used as a mount. It can travel three thousand miles a day. If the engineers in Liangxiang can do it, I would like to beg to be granted the title of a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Industry."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly became energetic and looked at the drawing with his eyes wide open, but he had never heard of such a mount.

"Is there really such a mount?"

"I don't dare to say for sure, but I hope it is true."

Yan Chengjin estimated that it was not a very advanced technology. It took Liangxiang engineers thirty to fifty years to make it, right?

In the last life, when that thing appeared, the world background was not very developed.

Gu Dayong went to the Ministry of Personnel to convey Zhu Houzhao's decree. In an instant, the matter spread to all the duty rooms in the ministry, and he was directly sealed as a fifth-grade official?

Many officials were already secretly scolding Zhu Houzhao for being fatuous.

"What can be worth a fifth-grade official?" Li Dongyang wondered.

"The lower officials don't know, I just heard about it from the Ministry of Officials."

…

After leaving the palace, Yan Chengjin got on the carriage and came to Liangxiang College of Science.

Song Jing was ordered to summon all the engineers. Thousands of engineers whispered to each other and looked at the stage.

"Whoever can make this thing will be promoted to the chief engineer of Liangxiang, exempted from the imperial examination, and appointed as a fifth-grade doctor in the Ministry of Industry." Zhang Xian held the imperial list in his hand and glanced down.

The engineers in Liangxiang were excited.

If you get the top prize in the examination, you are only from the sixth rank. Without special luck, it will take several years to be promoted to a doctor. Now there is something that can directly promote you to the fifth rank official.

Engineers are already very interested in tinkering with new things.

Now, not only can he be promoted to chief engineer, but he can also get a fifth-grade imperial title from the imperial court.

"Sir, what exactly is it?"

One of the young engineers couldn't help but ask, is this a promotion for no reason?

"Have you ever seen rice being cooked at home? If the rice in the pot boils, it will lift the lid." Yan Chengjin spoke at the right time.

After the gentleman was misunderstood when he went to the kitchen, many people may have never entered the kitchen.

Song Jing stared at the pattern on the drawing, and Zhu Houzhao walked up to him and said, "Master Xiao Song, how long will it take you to make it."

"I don't understand this thing, so I don't dare to speak nonsense."

The drawings drawn by Master Yan had no dimensions or any markings. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a painting, but what he didn't know was that even Yan Chengjin didn't know what he was drawing.

If Yan Chengjin knew the size, he would do it himself.

After returning to the palace, the Jin Yiwei came forward to report: "Sir Yan, the Supreme Emperor has summoned you to the palace."

Yan Chengjin's eyes moved slightly, and he knew without asking that it was about the appointment of a fifth-grade salary official.

Get on the carriage and come to Wenhua Hall.

In the main hall, a picture of the prosperous times of the capital hung in the center, waiting for the paint to dry. Two young eunuchs stood beside it, apparently ordered to guard the painting.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was sitting on the imperial desk, "I have heard that you are requesting a decree to appoint a fifth-rank official?"

"I had a dream. I dreamed that this object was very important to the imperial court and the people of the world, so I offered such a large reward." Yan Chengjin told the scene in the dream without hesitation.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was worried that Yan Chengjin would set a precedent for passing on salary officials, and he looked serious:

"What exactly is it and what is its use?"

One leaf falls and one knows the meaning of autumn.

He obviously knew that this son was going to have a plan. The emperor went up to heaven to receive God's will through celestial phenomena and dreams.

Not to mention, this son is a rare person.

Therefore, the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was very interested in Yan Chengjin's dream.

"The Imperial Supervisor is coming."

Your Majesty, do you want to be so serious?

Yan Chengjin didn't dare to raise his head, his eyes moved slightly as he thought about the strategy. The emperor was very concerned about such things, what a feudalist ignorance.

Half an hour later, Zhou Zheng was confused after listening to Yan Chengjin's story.

"It has a body like a long dragon, with thousands of legs under its legs. It travels thousands of miles in a day, carrying thousands of stones... I, I have never heard of such a strange dream. I want to go back and investigate..."

Zhou Zheng was sweating profusely. Could it be that Yan Chengjin made it up?

I looked through the Book of Changes and found no similar dreams.

"Is it bad or good?" The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly. He had some understanding of Zhouyi, but what he said was completely irrelevant.

Even a man as knowledgeable and knowledgeable as he was couldn't figure it out.

"It's auspicious, I'm 70% sure." Yan Chengjin raised his head and said.

"You can take the painting away. I have something to say with Zhou Qing's family."

It seems that the Supreme Emperor attaches great importance to this. Yan Chengjin did not say anything more and walked out of the hall with the painting.

After Yan Chengjin took the painting away, the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhou Zheng: "Is it good or bad?"

"I have a saying, I don't know..."

"But it doesn't matter!"

"I thought that Lord Yan was just a stipend official and made it up at random. How could there be such a magical thing in the world that can carry thousands of stones?"

Zhou Zheng was convinced that the imperial court would not know if there was such a thing?

What else do you need a horse for?

Xiao Jing hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi: "Sir, where is the cabinet?"

"Ignore it for now, let's see what this son wants to do." The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi had an inexplicable premonition that this son would make him unexpectedly happy.