These four people are all guys with good backgrounds.
The first one, Wang Dewan, is from Sichuan and is 65 years old. He knows some military skills and his reputation for integrity spreads throughout the country.
But it was impossible for Wanli to choose him, because 20 years ago he strongly suggested establishing a prince instead of a king of blessing, and he was demoted to serve the people.
The second one, Zou Yuanbiao, was one of the three giants of Donglin, and Wanli was very familiar with him. This person may not know much about military affairs, but his lectures had great influence when he was demoted to Guizhou, and he could convince people with virtue and guide the atmosphere of Yunnan and Guizhou.
However, it is impossible to select him, and it is too late to guard against him.
The third place is Yuan Keli. This man's true ability and reputation in later generations definitely rank first among the four.
It is a pity that the "official history" cannot be included in the biography due to offending the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The true detective of the generation can only be passed down to future generations as folk legends. This man is very powerful, but he was also dismissed from his post as a civilian, so it is almost impossible to choose him.
The fourth one, Yuan Yingtai, is currently the Yongping Military Preparatory Officer. According to history, he will succeed Xiong Tingbi as the Liaodong Manager in three months.
Wang Hongyu used so many preparations to get him away and bring him to Yunnan and Guizhou.
Yuan Yingtai couldn't deal with Nurhachi, so relying on his reputation to scare She Chongming was almost the same.
In addition to the characteristics of these four people, special thought was also put into the order of the list. In fact, it took into account the ancient knowledge of official list ranking.
The one placed first is the one that the drafter attaches most importance to, but sometimes the leader will not choose it directly.
Wang Dewan and Wang Hongyu are both from Sichuan, so they are placed first to show that they are the most recommended.
Second, the third person was caught in the middle. If he were not rewarded based on his merits, he would probably ignore the few people in the middle. Considering that these two people had contradicted him, Wanli would probably simply ignore them.
The last name, from Wanli's point of view, is ranked low among the recommendations. Yuan Yingtai has never had much contact with Sichuan and Sichuan soldiers, so he doesn't have to worry too much about forming cliques for personal gain, so he is naturally better than the previous three.
Therefore, based on this list and ranking, there is a high probability that Yuan Yingtai will be elected.
After Wanli heard the names of these four people, he looked like he was thinking for a moment, and then said slowly:
"These four people are all very good. They are all capable of persuading people with virtue and intimidating small groups. However, considering the remoteness and poverty of Yunnan and Guizhou, Wang Dewan and Zou Yuanbiao are a bit too old..."
Great~
In fact, as soon as the list came out, Wanli had already eliminated them and even had a candidate in mind. The thought he showed after that was just to hide his true thoughts and organize language interpreters~
No wonder Wanli was completely defeated by the civil service group.
Because he is not good at hiding himself and his thoughts are easy to guess.
He allowed the civil servants to criticize the deceased Zhang Juzheng, but the civil servants criticized him again until he became autistic.
The eldest son of a girl who didn’t want to be crowned a prince was blocked every day by people asking him to be crown prince.
Not only was his favorite son unable to inherit, but he was also forced to drive out of the capital and join the feudal clan every day.
The final way to deal with the civil servant group is to go on strike and slack off the administration...
Compared to his two grandsons, he was much kinder, but he wasted too many opportunities...
Wanli is indeed not very good at hiding his political intentions. From the counterattack against Zhang Juzheng to the prince and Prince Fu, everyone knows what he is thinking.
Wanli was also too careless now, thinking that the 18-year-old young man in front of him was a passionate young man, so he did not completely hide all his thoughts.
In fact, Wang Hongyu is passionate. If he drives away Yuan Yingtai and fights the Tatars, he will be tricked to death if Yuan Yingtai is behind him.
Wanli did not say which one was more suitable, Yuan Keli or Yuan Yingtai. Afterwards, they discussed the southwest affairs for a while, and then heard the self-ringing bell "dang~dang~" twice.
Unity hour has arrived, at five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun will soon set.
Wanli smiled and said: "Eunuch Bingbi has gone to the Sichuan Army Camp. Let your uncle Liu Shimin take you out."
After a while, the Yin Shou eunuch Liu Shimin came. In fact, Wanli had already asked him to wait nearby.
Just as I was about to leave with my uncle, I saw eight eunuchs walking up to the big self-ringing bell, struggling to carry the big bell, and returning from Meishan to the Forbidden City.
"Well, if my little self-ringing clock was still intact, there would be no need for people to carry the big clock away..." Wan Li sighed lightly.
The little self-ringing clock is broken?
A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and Wang Hongyu thought of a reason to have more interactions with Wanli.
"Oh? You seem to have thought of something?" Wanli perked up when he noticed Wang Hongyu's sudden arrival.
"I heard that the people of Ezebonia paid tribute to Your Majesty with two chime bells, one large and one small. The small one in particular is said to be made with the most sophisticated craftsmanship in Ezebonia. Is this treasure already damaged?"
"Yes, you actually know that they are Ezebanians, not the Francois as they are often called." Wanli was not surprised but was happy. The little self-ringing bell was his favorite to play with, but it was a pity that it was broken.
"I have a friend who once went shopping for treasures in Hao Jing'ao, so he knows a little bit about this matter and how to repair the chiming clock."
Haojing'ao is Macao, and repairing this chiming bell is an opportunity for me to continue to stay in the capital and connect the forces of all parties.
"Oh my, if you can fix that chiming clock, I will reward you greatly."
Wanli, who was almost 60 and sick, stood up happily.
"I need to move around the capital for a while, and I should try my best to relieve His Majesty's worries."
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When leaving Meishan, Wang Hongyu was in high spirits and held the things in his hands very solemnly.
This is an exquisite little clock that is only half the size of a palm.
His uncle also helped him carry a bag of silver given by Wanli, which amounted to three hundred taels, as funds for repairing the clock.
This little self-ringing clock is indeed the crystallization of the best Spanish craftsmanship. It is only half the size of a palm, but it is meticulous and beautiful.
The gold-inlaid appearance is only the surface. The carved colored crystals form many different colors of reflection, forming the most imaginative crystal box. If placed in a church, it will show the best brilliance under the colorful glass; if it is placed in a symmetrical light and dark place
Under the light, it can form the ultimate artistic conception of light and dark in oil paintings.
The colorful churches, the oil paintings with contrasting light and darkness... are indeed Spanish aesthetics.
Who can I ask to fix this thing?
Of course there are people. Xu Guangqi often gets along with Long Huamin and other missionaries. Of course some of these guys know the relevant gears and clockwork, and they are counting on this to make money.
Then why hasn’t Wanli asked them to repair the chiming clock for so many years?
The reason is certainly not complicated.
At the strong request of the civil servant group, Wanli agreed to drive the foreigners away.
On the one hand, we are driving people away, and on the other hand, we are looking for someone to fix things. We really cannot afford to lose this person.
In fact, Wanli didn't really drive them away, and secretly allowed them to live in the area around Xu Guangqi's home. It wasn't until the Donglin Party came to power that they were completely banned.
Now, if Wang Hongyu handles this matter well, he can not only save face for Wanli and continue to meet him in the future, but also take the opportunity to learn the skills of making Western clocks.
Kill two birds with one stone. This chapter has been completed!