"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu Guangqi wishes to see you."

Just as Zhu Youxiao was working hard to select suitable personnel, Liu Ruoyu's voice sounded softly.

"Xu Guangqi? Why did he come to me? Could it be that something happened to Tiangong Workshop?" Zhu Youxiao muttered in his heart. But he still said, "Xuan!"

Soon, Xu Guangqi walked in under the guidance of the eunuch in green. Zhu Youxiao folded the documents and said with a smile, "Get a chair for Xu Aiqing."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After some courtesy between the emperor and his ministers, Xu Guangqi sat down peacefully.

"Ai Qing came to see me. Could it be that there have been changes in Tiangong Workshop?" Zhu Youxiao asked with concern. It was no wonder that he didn't care. Tiangong Workshop was his industrial base and the guarantee for his transformation of the world.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Everything is going well in the Tiangong Workshop. All production is currently on track, and the production capacity is increasing day by day. Some of the things and technologies envisioned by Your Majesty are also being tested by skilled craftsmen." Xu Guangqi did not say directly about himself.

Instead, he first gave an overview of the situation of Tiangong Workshop.

Zhu Youxiao didn't push him, he listened carefully and asked questions from time to time.

About a quarter of an hour later, Xu Guangqi stopped, took a sip of tea and asked, "Does Your Majesty intend for an old minister to take charge of the inner government?"

"Oh, how can I see my beloved?" Zhu Youxiao asked strangely. He had never mentioned this idea to anyone, and Xu Guangqi's current title of Imperial Envoy was the same as Wang Wenyan's, and there was nothing special about it.

"This matter has been accomplished." Xu Guangqi said with a smile, "I have observed that the various technologies and symbols used in His Majesty's shipyard, salt field, and Tiangong workshop are all similar to those of the West, and no one in Western knowledge can surpass them.

You and I, my old minister has this question."

"Ai Qing is so clear-eyed." Zhu Youxiao praised him. Of course, this was somewhat of an echo. In fact, it is not difficult to understand. Looking at the composition of his inner government, there are almost no civil servants. Xu Guangqi can be said to be the first.

, and then Song Yingxing and Sun Yuanhua came. However, these two were now his students and could not compete with him for positions, so the candidates to take charge of the inner government were obvious.

"The old minister has something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not?" Xu Guangqi smiled and did not continue the topic, but changed the subject.

"I love you, but it's okay to say it." Zhu Youxiao nodded, indicating to the other party to speak boldly.

"Your Majesty is so talented and blessed by heaven that he has gained so much unspeakable knowledge." When he said this, Xu Guangqi paused and looked at Zhu Youxiao strangely. This was the reason he found for Zhu Youxiao, otherwise

Can't explain where these things came from.

"This is a very effective and useful knowledge for the country and the people. There is no way for the old ministers to teach your majesty. However, your majesty is still young and has many omissions in the internal government system. It is fine now, but it will not be good for the future."

"Oh, what is Aiqing referring to?" Zhu Youxiao asked curiously. The inner government was completely created by him, and there was no one to learn from, so it was normal for mistakes to occur, but he didn't expect that the first person to bring it up was Xu Guangqi.

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He originally thought it would be Wang Wenyan.

"The fault lies with the chief envoy of the inner government." Xu Guangqi pointed at himself. The problem lies with this title.

"Your Majesty's intention is based on the old minister's miscalculation. The inner government was restructured from the inner court. Instead of using eunuchs, it uses private individuals. This can not only avoid the suspicion of eunuchs interfering in politics, but also use the talents of private individuals. Moreover, His Majesty does not have a hierarchy, so his intention is naturally expressed

This is not a public instrument, but belongs to a private person. Therefore, it can be changed at will without any restrictions."

"Your Majesty created a high cabinet, re-established the prime minister, and later established the governor's office, taking over all the military power in the world. It is thought that this is the military and political system, and the separation of civil and military affairs. However, in the matter of war, life and death, if you are not careful,

It will be doomed, so your majesty set up an inner palace and conducted it privately. The money he got was used to support the army, and the things he got were used to strengthen the army, so as to check and balance the governor's palace. I don't know if there is any mistake in what I thought."

Xu Guangqi talked a lot and guessed Zhu Youxiao's initial plan accurately. Zhu Youxiao was just a little surprised at first, and then returned to normal. He did not cover up these things. He is an elite of this era.

It’s not surprising at all to see this.

"What Aiqing said is what I think in my heart." Zhu Youxiao replied lightly. Until now, he still has not seen through the flaws in what Xu Guangqi said.

"The mistakes and omissions are private." Xu Guangqi said with a smile.

"Private?" Zhu Youxiao asked back.

"However, although it is convenient for private use, its essence is still a white body with no rank. When meeting an official, he will kneel down and cannot resist. There is a saying among scholars that all things are inferior, but reading is high. I secretly think that everything is inferior.

The only way for a low-ranking person to be a high-ranking official is to be high-ranking! If he is not given an official position, he will be uneasy privately and his heart will be uneasy, which will lead to disaster." Xu Guangqi described the problem he saw in a few words.

"Everything is inferior, only being an official is high!" Zhu Youxiao murmured, thinking carefully about the deeper meaning.

China has been an official-based society since ancient times. Since the emergence of bureaucracy, it has quickly become the mainstream and has never withdrawn. Even in later generations, when various professions have risen and their status has risen, the idea of ​​being an official is still strong. Among his former colleagues,

There is a very obvious example.

That colleague was quite capable. He worked hard to become a manager and earned more than 10,000 yuan a month. However, his family was dissatisfied and forced him to take the civil service exam. In the end, he became a prison guard, earning only 3,000 to 4,000 yuan a month, which was far less than what he had earned back then.

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This shows how strong the Chinese official-oriented thinking is, and this is still in the modern era of great ideological liberation. In today's feudal dynasty, such ideas will only become stronger, not less.

Just look at those clerks and clerks who have been clean and diligent recently. Just a rumor of the integration of officials and local staff has made them cautious and work hard to gain that glimmer of hope.

If the inner government really achieves Zhu Youxiao's goal and becomes another pillar, standing side by side with the governor's office and the cabinet, then those people who started from humble beginnings and are only satisfied with a rich material life will really have strange thoughts.

If their own system remains unchanged and someone offers them official positions, the consequences will be...

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but break out in cold sweat, and the fine beads of sweat suddenly covered his forehead.

"Thank you, sir, for reminding me. I almost missed something important." Zhu Youxiao thanked Xu Guangqi. He made the mistake of dogmatism, thinking that, like many people in later generations, giving a position as a company executive would help retain talents.

Soothing, but times have changed, and people's needs have also changed. In the eyes of people of this era, company executives are nothing. Even if they are state-owned enterprises, they are not just shopkeepers, they are just people who run errands for others, and they cannot honor their ancestors.

Earn a royal title and protect your descendants.
Chapter completed!