It was getting dark, so he left Yuquan Villa and returned to the Fengguo Gongyuan in Yuquan Mountain. As soon as Zhao Shu changed out of his official uniform, he received a request from Wang Yingxiong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
He smiled at it and picked up the feather fan. The slight cool breeze made people feel comfortable.
"Why did the prince have the leisure to come to me?"
Wang Yingxiong is a tall man and has been in charge of the civil service for four years. He has an occasionally violent temper and sometimes does not even listen to what the cabinet says.
The key is that their reasons are very good: what the elders said makes sense, but I really don’t know how to make a choice...
Isn't it just because there is no one in the cabinet who is specifically in charge of personnel?
When I saw him today, I felt like eating watermelon in the dog days of summer, not to mention how happy he was.
"Zhongtang, what is this organization department doing?"
Wang Yingxiong sat down carelessly, but a hint of sadness appeared on his unshaven face: "Originally, the power of the staff department was greatly reduced, and now an organization department has been added. Isn't this unnecessary?"
"The division of power is different."
Zhao Shu suppressed his laughter and said regretfully: "Even the Ministry of Rites has set up a Lifan Yuan. This Organization Department only controls the staff, but it has nothing to do with the Staff Department."
What this says is that if personnel power is not under the control of the Ministry of Personnel, it will be weakened.
Wang Yingxiong's eyes seemed to be talking.
"The affairs of the civil service department are decided by His Majesty Qian Gang. If Wang Butang has any objections, he can go to the Villa..."
Zhao Shu held the tea cup and showed a faint smile, typically rejecting others from thousands of miles away.
Wang Yingxiong had no choice but to leave.
Seeing his back, Zhao Shu's eyes flickered: "Ignore the Organization Department for now, you have stayed in the Staff Department long enough, it's time to move..."
The power of personnel affairs affects the heart of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Du Yinxi, who had just taken up the post of the Lifan Yuan, immediately felt that the Lifan Yuan was not good when he heard the name of the Organization Department and its power.
Managing those chieftains, who has the power to manage them, even if it only involves the seventh rank or lower.
"Is there a chance? I'm afraid not."
Du Yinxi sighed, he just went to the Lifan Academy, how could he go to another department again?
The six ministers and other civil servants also felt their fate, and one by one they couldn't wait to see the three elders in the cabinet, hoping to get a good opportunity.
A good opportunity for Ruli, the minister of the feudal dynasty, to block Yinxi.
In Shuntian Prefecture, Yan Yingyuan, who served as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, pulled up his trousers and went to the fields in person. He was overjoyed to see the huge water tanker continuously supplying water:
"The Ministry of Industry has done a good job."
In front of you, a huge wooden keel waterwheel extends directly from the river to the distance. A large amount of river water is transported out and irrigated into the fields.
Even though the crops have been harvested, the parched fields are still hungry for water.
On the side, dozens of big men stepped on the river water with their feet to move the river water from lower places to higher places. Compared with purely using human power, I don't know how much energy was saved.
"Master Yan Fu, the trampled water wheel has long been out of date."
Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Engineering on the side, held a butterfly drawing and said with a smile: "This is just debugging, you can just watch it next!"
As he said that, he actually brought a cow and tied it up. As it moved, the keel waterwheel started to move, and a large amount of river water poured down.
It is more labor-saving to use livestock to generate power and turn over the water wheel.
"This is quite strange."
Yan Yingyuan sighed, looking at the water wheel being turned by the cow, he felt a little distracted for a moment.
"Where are you going?"
The man from the Ministry of Industry smiled, put on his shoes without any care, and led the others to another shore.
"Windmill? Giant windmill?"
"This is purely relying on the wind to drive the windmill, and through the gears, the river water will turn over and come ashore."
Yuan Wailang said proudly: "There is no need to use any people or animals, just put it here. As long as there is wind, there will be a steady stream of water ashore."
Next, Yan Yingren saw a huge windmill.
The windmill that drives the water is only two feet in diameter, which is acceptable. It already feels huge, but compared with the windmill in front of me, it looks even slimmer.
"This windmill, just one fan blade, weighs a hundred kilograms. Once you get close, you will hear a whirring sound in your ears, which is uncomfortable to hear."
"What is such a big windmill used for?"
"Mill, windmill."
Yuan Wailang sighed: "The north is already short of water, and most people use stone mills. Now that we have this windmill, we can grind grain much faster."
Wheat shelling must go through mills, and this is also a method used by local gentry to exploit ordinary people, which is too convenient.
Now, everyone was silent.
The water grinder is really useful.
After leaving the water mill, looking at the wood that was gradually losing its crowds, I felt a little hesitant for a while.
The formation of the waterwheel mill was definitely shocking.
The gathering of a large number of craftsmen made more and more tools popular, thus benefiting the country and the people.
After an unknown amount of time, Yan Yingyuan drove the carriage and excitedly greeted the great craftsmen of the imperial court.
"Organization Department?" Yan Yingyuan was a little stunned when he heard this.
A new one was added, and as the governor of Shuntian, he was just right enough to be promoted to the Organization Department.
"Won't you give it a try?"
The messenger waved his arms and said: "He is also a standard employee of the Sixth Department. As a pedal, he is really good."
"Forget it." Yan Yingyuan sighed: "Your Majesty has a lot of control over the north. Everything is in his heart. Don't force it."
"Instead of spending a lot of money pursuing these, it is better to get more water mills and water trucks. They can transport water very quickly."
After saying that, Yan Yingren got busy and stopped taking care of the organization department.
Unfortunately, an imperial edict came straight from Yuquan Mountain.
"Summoned by His Majesty?"
Yan Yingyuan was shocked and couldn't wait to come to Yuquan Mountain to accept the emperor's summons.
After waiting for a long time, Yan Yingyuan finally saw the emperor. He knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, Yan Yingyuan, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, comes to see Your Majesty——"
"Get up!"
The emperor glanced at Yan Yingyuan, who had a dark face, and said, "I heard that you have been close to people from the Ministry of Industry recently?"
"The Ministry of Industry has built a new windmill. It can grind wheat and shell it just by relying on the wind. I don't know how much manpower has been saved..."
"In addition, it is difficult to draw water in the capital. The water in the rivers is heavy and salty. Weichen inspected it and felt that we can get water from the Beisun River area. It is very clean there and the taste is not bitter..."
Yan Yingyuan reported his work in an orderly manner, highlighting his ability.
"Shuntian Prefecture's household registration has increased significantly recently, and the land has also increased a lot. You, the Shuntian Prefecture Yin, have made a great contribution."
The emperor looked at him with admiration. He was indeed an official and had done a lot of things.
Shuntian Fuyin, as a place in the capital, has always been highly matched and is of the third rank.
In other words, if it is upgraded two more levels, it will be a Shangshu of the second grade.
It is normal for people to be promoted beyond their senior level.