Chapter 1821, it is a good thing for someone to impeach
Zhu Houzhao was busy thinking about how to prevent the filament from oxidizing. Liu Jin did not disturb him and quietly slipped away and returned to his home.
After thinking about it, Liu Jin also gave new instructions to the industries under his command, to study the latest electrical technology, integrate and upgrade electrical technology with existing industries and technologies, and embrace new technologies and technologies.
This is what Liu Jin has been doing all along.
The industries under his command are not only the most profitable and largest industries in Ming Dynasty, they are also the most powerful and comprehensive in terms of technology.
Generally speaking, if there are any new technologies, new inventions, etc., the industries under Liu Jin's command are the first to use and promote them. From the earliest new textile machines to the later steam engines, and then to the later machinery manufacturing and internal combustion engines, almost all new
Technology and new technologies are the first to be used and promoted on a large scale in industries under Liu Jin's command.
In turn, a trend and wave formed, allowing these new technologies and new inventions to be quickly promoted in Ming Dynasty, allowing new technologies to promote the rapid development of Ming Dynasty's economy and science and technology.
If these industries had not been led by Liu Jin and were the first to use these technologies, then the promotion of new technologies would certainly not have been so rapid.
You must know that in history, it took Europeans a long time to gradually promote steam engines to many fields. However, in the Ming Dynasty, in less than 10 years, steam engines were already used on a large scale in many fields.
The same goes for the development and innovation of technology. It is precisely because many industries under Liu Jin's command use these technologies on a large scale that these technologies can develop and improve rapidly.
In just 20 years, even electric lights have been invented. I believe that in a few years, it will only be a matter of time before electric lights are introduced into thousands of households.
And many things brought by the electrical age will quickly reach every corner, bringing about earth-shaking changes to this era.
Liu Jin, who knew this well, naturally gave instructions to the industries under his command. Research on electric lights and electrical appliances must also be put on the agenda, and he continued to apply this new technology to various fields.
For example, in the automobile industry, the cars produced now do not have lights, which means that they cannot be driven at night and can only be turned on during the day.
Compared with the cars of later generations, there is still a huge gap, and many functions are missing. But with electricity, it is different. Car lights can be made, and in the future, air conditioners, speakers and the like can also be made.
In addition, the electrical industry is also a basic and huge industry. The initial investment is large, but the income is stable and the growth is stable. Whether it is hydropower or thermal power, the profit is still possible, and power generation is also a good business.
"Electric Age~"
"If you make a camera, a gramophone, etc., it will probably be a big hit."
Liu Jin sat on his chair and thought carefully.
I always feel that if there is electricity but no gramophone, it seems like there is no soul. Listening to music and falling asleep is what life is.
"The principle of the gramophone is not difficult. Why hasn't it been figured out yet?"
Liu Jin thought about it and was a little confused. Logically speaking, the principle of the gramophone is very simple, and someone should have invented the phonograph a long time ago.
But now that the internal combustion engine has come out, so has the electric light, but no one has invented the phonograph and camera.
It is estimated that Ming's science and technology developed too fast, and many things are still in the exploratory stage, and it will still take a certain amount of time to research and invent them.
"Sir, Censor Shen Huai wants to see you~"
While Liu Jin was thinking, the housekeeper came to report.
"Censor Shen Huai?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately frowned. He basically didn't see any guests when he went home. This had been his rule for many years. After going to court, he rarely saw any guests.
On the one hand, it is to leave some pure space for myself, and on the other hand, it is also to tell everyone that I have never formed a clique or anything like that.
Ever since he became the Minister of Civil Affairs, there have been so many people asking to see Liu Jin, so many that Liu Jin refused them all and refused to see anyone.
If you really want to meet, you can't meet all the officials in the world even if you don't do anything 24 hours a day. There are too many people who want to ask you to do things, and there are too many people who want to give you gifts.
After all, the Minister of Personnel is the official of heaven, in charge of the officials of the world.
After becoming the chief minister of the cabinet, more officials asked to see him, not only officials from the court and central government, but also many feudal officials from various places.
But Liu Jin always refused. If something happened, he would tell it to the court and basically not interact with him in private. This has always been Liu Jin's principle.
To be honest, most of the officials who came to Liu Jin were trying to please Liu Jin, giving them money or gifts, and then hoping that Liu Jin would promote them and make them prosperous.
There are all kinds of reasons. Being from the same hometown, being in the same year, being a classmate, being in the same period, etc. is considered normal. Even if there is no reason, you still have to find a reason.
Some people know their mother's birthday better than they do, and they know better than themselves that their birthday is that day.
Liu Jin has always been very unconcerned with these people. The little silver and money they gave him was just a drop in the bucket compared to the huge industry he owned. There was no need to lose the watermelon and pick the sesame seeds. Naturally It is never seen.
As for developing some of our own people, this is very necessary.
But what Liu Jin believed more was to find some like-minded people, such as Wang Shouren, Han Wen, and Zhong Fan. These people are consistent with his own philosophy of governing the country and share common ideals. These are the real people of his own.
Those who rely on promotion and so-called fellow villagers for development have no solidity at all. They can curry favor with you today, but they can also sell you to curry favor with others tomorrow.
Only those who share common ideas and beliefs about governing the country can truly come together and become close and trustworthy comrades-in-arms.
At this point, Liu Jin has always done this.
From the time when he was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the officials promoted by Liu Jin were all hard-working officials. For those officials who were no-nonsense in the past and only knew how to be benevolent, righteous and moral, but could not do anything and could not do anything well, Liu Jin What can be done is to send them to Nanjing for retirement.
As for fellow villagers, classmates in the same year, etc., they are of no use to Liu Jin. As long as you work hard and do things well, Liu Jin will promote you even if you have never met or even recognized him.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jin now has very great power, and it is very simple to promote someone.
"No see~"
Liu Jin had never had a good impression of the Yushi Yanguan and his like, and it was not like he had any interactions with them. He had been impeached by these Yushi Yanguan many times in the past.
"Yes~"
When the housekeeper heard this, he was not surprised. Liu Jin never went to meet with court officials privately. There were too many people coming to see him every day. Too many people came to see him, and they all had to be turned away.
Liu Jin did not take the matter of Yushi Shen Huai to heart, but he did not expect that because he did not receive this Shen Huai, he also attracted a fly to himself.
In the morning the next day.
When the young eunuch in the chorus had just finished shouting that he had something to do and was about to leave the court, Censor Shen Huai immediately stood up.
"Censor Shen Huai impeached Liu Jin, the chief minister of the cabinet. He is self-willed, stubborn in his own opinions, suppresses dissenters, favors favoritism, forms cliques for selfish purposes, has evil intentions, deceives the listeners, and blocks the way of speech. He is really a heinous person."
"I ask your majesty to capture this beast and kill it to appease the anger of the people in the world!"
What Shen Huai said was serious, and the content of the impeachment surprised everyone.
Before this, there were always people who wanted to impeach Liu Jin. This method was also used by officials. They used impeachment to kill their competitors and then put themselves in power.
But in the past, those who criticized and impeached Liu Jin usually only found one or two points to impeach, instead of being like a mad dog like Shen Huai, who blamed Liu Jin for everything.
You said there is nothing wrong with Liu Jin being headstrong. Liu Jin has always been like this, doing things his own way.
You say it’s okay for him to suppress dissidents, but whoever comes up should not promote some of his own people and suppress his opponents’ people?
You can also talk about nepotism and so on.
But if you say that Liu Jin formed a party for personal gain and had evil intentions, this label is too harsh. Not only Emperor Hongzhi would not believe it, but also other people in the government and the public would not believe it.
Your impeachment and criticism will have no effect at all.
If you want to bring down a towering tree like Liu Jin, do you think you can do it all at once?
You can get Liu Jin with just your mouth and an impeachment memorial. You underestimate Liu Jin too much, and you underestimate Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers of the court too much.
To bring Liu Jin down, you have to dig out Liu Jin's roots little by little. As long as Emperor Hongzhi has great trust in Liu Jin, Liu Jin will never fall.
If you want to get Liu Jin, what your men have to do is to shake Emperor Hongzhi's trust in Liu Jin, and this can only be done little by little. You are planning evil and forming a party for personal gain. Will Emperor Hongzhi trust you or Liu Jin?
You are not even a piece of cake in the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi. Who will believe your words?
Liu Jin had no expression on his face and listened quietly, but he wanted to laugh in his heart. Just because he didn't see him yesterday, he was biting people like crazy today.
It's really unimaginable that there are such people.
But this is also a good thing, and it is also a good thing for someone to impeach.
The cabinet ministers of the entire Ming Dynasty, the six ministers and ministers, etc., were inevitably impeached from the beginning. This was what the censors and officials did.