This should be regarded as the first time that the court court in Qinzheng Hall was used.
Several ministers from the political affairs hall, plus those with the rank of minister or above from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Industry, plus several chief officials from Gongfang City, still seemed to be in the court hall, which can accommodate thirty to fifty people.
Thin.
Zhao Xi had already taken a seat on the steps, but the ministers were a little at a loss as to whether they should just stand in the aisle or find a place to sit down.
"This is the mode of discussion... It cannot be discussed in half an hour. Please just sit down."
Even though there is no designated way to sit, no one can find the place where they should sit. Even with the semi-circular arc design, the workers can still find the place where they should sit appropriately.
Han Qi is the first person on the left side of the Majesty's steps, Wen Yanbo is the first person on the right side, and other officials with official titles such as Pingzhangshi, Privy Envoy to Know, Privy Envoy to Know and Privy Envoy to Quan, etc. sit along the arc in order of seniority.
There are still vacancies in the first row of curved seats, but neither the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household Affairs, nor even the Minister dared to sit in the first row. Instead, they started from the second row, starting from the rank of His Majesty, with the same official title.
Sit down in order of seniority.
At this time, an internal eunuch came in with a tray. Starting with the gentlemen, pens, ink, paper and inkstones were gently placed on the narrow table in front of everyone...
The whole process was silent, and everyone watched blankly.
"What do you think about what happened in Gongfang City? Do you have any suggestions or opinions on whether it should be handled this way?"
Wang Zhongzheng had already brewed the tea. Zhao Xi sipped the tea gently. Seeing that everyone was already seated, he asked.
This is political discussion, real political discussion. Especially Sima Guang, as a pioneer of restoration, has always hoped to restore the previous rule of sitting down and discussing politics.
But now, it was exactly what Sima Guang wanted to do but didn't dare to push for it.
In the previous dynasty, even if it was a large dynasty meeting, there were futons prepared for ministers and ministers in the original Taiji Hall and Daming Palace.
Going forward, even the ministers and servants had corresponding dwarfs according to their grades. Now, in the meeting hall of Qinzheng Hall, officials are actually given seats... In other words, when the officials built Qinzheng Hall, they had already
Such a discussion model was determined.
At this time, Sima Guang felt that the official family was open-minded, and it was unprecedentedly open-minded. It was an honor for the ministers to assist such a king.
It's a pity that the officials are too restless and don't understand the way of sages...~
"Your Majesty, I think the performance in Gongfang City is very good..."
Han Qi spoke, awakening Sima Guang from his excited daze... Yes, this was during a discussion.
This was a discussion without any debate, starting from Han Qi, and continuing to the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Household Affairs. Although the officials of the Ministry of Personnel did not understand why their affairs were involved, they still highly praised Gongfangcheng's memorial.
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Han Qi started from the role and functions of Gongfang City in the imperial court, and strategically positioned Gongfang City in the position of arms manufacturing...
Wang Anshi started from Duzhi, from the new industry created by Zhao Xi when he was young, to wool spinning, and analyzed in detail the role of these industries in the court's finances... In this era, even ministers like Wang Anshi still
There is no habit of borrowing data statements.
In recent years, the increase in the court's revenue and the government's fiscal affluence cannot only be explained by emerging industries, but also by the reform of the country's bad government.
But Wang Anshi used this to describe Gongfangcheng’s approach, which corresponds to it.
I said everything I wanted to say, even those who didn’t want to get involved would praise Gongfangcheng’s practices in a fitting way.
In other words, we have basically reached an agreement on the issue of selling new products in Workshop City. The next step is how to sell craftsmanship and how to layout various industries in the country.
We cannot deny that there are elites present, nor can we deny their overall awareness and macro perspective, nor can we not deny the endless thoughts of these ministers and workers.
From the court meeting to the current discussion, plus the lunch time, there is only a two-hour gap. Everyone present has thought about this matter thoroughly.
In everyone's statements, no one mentioned who won which product. They all talked about raw materials, transportation, cost and the perspective of being beneficial to industrial development.
It seems that they are all out of public concern, considering the industry and the imperial court.
But Zhao Xi found out from the statements of the ministers and workers that it seemed that according to the statements of the ministers and workers, the industries in Gongfang City were divided up in this way, by the so-called farming and studying families, and by the places of origin of the imperial officials.
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And under the high-sounding reasons of the ministers and workers, everything seemed reasonable and well-founded, and no one could refute it.
Zhao Xi did not express any displeasure and listened carefully to the ministers' plans for the imperial court.
Really, it’s rare that they put their heart into it, and it’s also the first time I’ve seen the ability of these ministers in planning. Each one of them is definitely not a decoration, definitely not a corpse, and they have absolute ability to correspond to their position, especially in analyzing the work.
The arrival of emerging industries in Fangcheng made Zhao Xi a little impressed.
For example, they knew that glass was made of sand... They didn't care about the type of sand, so they began to discuss the correspondence between Hebei Province and the glass industry at length.
For example, cast iron boilers, starting from the Xuzhou Railway Supervision of the Kingdom of China, all the way to the rail network of the Kingdom of China.
For example, cement cannot escape the fact that Hedong Road is mountainous.
With such rhetoric, you have to admit that industry should be distributed in this way.
The key is that my ancestral home is Hebei Road, I will never mention Hebei Road, and I will carefully explain the advantages of Xuzhou Railway Supervision. My ancestral home is Hedong Road, and I will never mention the bluestone in my hometown, focusing on the silt area of Hebei Road flooded by the Yellow River...
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On this point, Zhao Xi truly admires them.
The Imperial City Department sorted out the ancestral places of the fourth-rank civil and military ministers of the country and above, as well as the ancestral places of the famous Confucian scholars who were famous among the scholars at that time. Zhao Xi spent nearly half a month making statistical tables and making comparison charts.
The relations between the country and the dynasty, which can be called aristocratic families, are clearly understood.
However, these ministers, starting from Han Zhen's petition, and then discussing the affairs, in just three or four hours, they had clarified the interests of each family and clan, and they could also give such reasons that were difficult to refuse.
Zhao Xi could clearly see everyone's expressions, even if it was already dark, he could also clearly see the performances of His Majesty's ministers.
He saw the process of everyone slowly turning from uneasy to proud, saw the change of Ouyang Xiu from reluctant to talk to finally accepting it calmly, and saw Sima Guang's bright eyes, which were shining from beginning to end.
When it came to Wang Anshi, he was uncertain but with helplessness...
By the way, there was also the amusement and pity in Han Zhen's eyes.
The sale of emerging products in Gongfang City, as well as the distribution and future operation models of these industries, were discussed together by Gongfang City and the officials.
Officials always like to let their ministers perform, but once they are blinded by interests, the performance they want to see turns into a clown-like performance.
"I am very pleased to hear what you have said, but because it involves a wide range of things, it needs to be carefully considered. It is getting late, so let's discuss it tomorrow."
During the break, Zhao Xi suddenly sent everyone back to their respective homes...
How lively it was! It actually made everyone forget the time.