Chapter 407: The whole hall is full of Kua Kua Cult
Twenty million in revenue a year.

Fiscal and tax revenues will continue to rise in the future.

With such political achievements before their eyes, not to mention the other people in the hall, even Jiajing couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart.

If Gao Yao hadn't brought up this matter today.

He didn't even realize how much more income and revenue the court now earned every year because of Yan Shaoting.

Can't help it.

When Jiajing looked at Yan Shaoting who was standing behind Yan Song in the hall, there was a bit more fiery look in his eyes.

I originally knew that this guy was quite capable and could get money for myself and the court.

But I didn’t expect it to be so amazing!
Should we continue to keep this kid in Beijing?
For an instant.

A thought flashed through Jiajing's mind.

After all, if we let this kid stay in the capital, who knows, maybe he can bring in tens of millions of dollars a year for the court.
And after the high shine.

However, there was new movement inside the Wanshou Palace.

This time it was no longer the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao, but the Minister of Personnel Guo Pu.

Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Guo Pu slowly walked out.

When everyone was still hesitating, Guo Pu stood up and wanted to make some comments on the Ministry of Revenue's work.

Guo Pu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have to speak for Guest Yan today. As Minister Gao said, Guest Yan has made great contributions to the court!"

When these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Gao Yao said that Yan Shaoting had made great contributions to the court, but that was based on the annual revenue of 20 million taels. What new things can you, Guo Pu, come up with?

But some people did react, with some anticipation in their eyes.

And Guo Pu did not make the people present wait any longer.

He spoke directly, "This year, during the discussion in the Holy Court, Guest Yan proposed the recommendation system for candidates to be officials. The original intention was to rectify the administration of local officials, crack down on corrupt officials, and prevent these scoundrels from causing trouble in the local area. Although this policy has only been implemented for more than half a year, and has not been fully implemented in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of our dynasty, it has also achieved remarkable results!"

As Guo Pu began to explain, those who had not understood at the moment finally reacted.

The system of recommendation for students waiting to be officials!

This matter was indeed initially implemented by Yan Shaoting.

Guo Pu continued with a smile on his face, "According to the review and examination by the Ministry of Personnel, enough local officials have been summoned, and the local administration has improved significantly in the past six months. The efficiency of various local policies has been significantly improved compared to the past.

Although the Ministry of Personnel is not proficient in arithmetic and taxation, it has also glimpsed something from this review. As long as the system of recommending candidates for official posts can be implemented for a long time, the livelihood of the local people will definitely improve greatly, and all kinds of local taxes will definitely increase significantly! "

The hall fell into a brief silence again following Guo Pu's explanation.

According to his explanation, two conclusions can be drawn from these words.

The first thing is that the system of recommending students to become officials does work, and its effect is significant.

The second thing is that because of such changes, the imperial court will obtain more financial and tax revenue from these places.

and this.

It was completely in line with the court's original idea of ​​rectifying the administration of officials.

People’s livelihood first, finance and taxation second.

Unknowingly.

All eyes in the hall were directed towards Yan Shaoting.

Yan Shaoting was suddenly pushed to the center of attention again. Although he knew what would happen today, he did not expect that Gao Yao and Guo Pu would praise him so directly.

Can't help it.

His face also turned a little red.

He didn't even know that he was so powerful?

As Guo Pu started to talk about the system of recommendation for students waiting to become officials.

Gao Gong, who had originally kept silent about the Ministry of Revenue's affairs, had to stand up.

Gao Gong glanced sideways at Yan Shaoting, then clasped his fists towards the emperor above.

"Your Majesty, I have always believed that governing a country should start with the governance of officials. Now the court has set a national policy to rectify the governance of officials, and the local government has a system of recommending candidates for official posts to assist. If officials and clerks are all serious, the government's orders will be implemented and the people will be at peace."

Although Gao Gong did not praise Yan Shaoting directly like Gao Yao and Guo Pu, these words could be heard from his mouth.

This is undoubtedly an affirmation of the role of the system of recommending students to become officials as mentioned by Guo Pu.

And this system was established by Yan Shaoting.

Wait until Gao Gong finished speaking.

Yan Shaoting had no choice but to nod his head and said, "Your Majesty, although the recommendation system for students to be promoted to officials was originally proposed by this humble minister, it was Prince Yu who first proposed this idea, and that is why Your Majesty gave him the title of Imperial College Priest. Now that Minister Guo of the Ministry of Personnel has mentioned that this policy has been effective, Your Majesty should issue an edict to commend Prince Yu again."

This credit was destined for Prince Yu from the very beginning.

Yan Shaoting can still clearly distinguish this point.

However, Jiajing above waved his hand.

How could I not be aware of the twists and turns here?

He just smiled and said, "I have always been clear about who deserves the credit. Now that the court is becoming more and more prosperous, I also know that your contribution is indispensable."

Although the emperor did not say how great the credit was for Yan Shaoting, everyone understood what the emperor meant.

then.

After Jiajing finished speaking.

Lei Li, the Minister of Works who usually didn't say much, suddenly stood up.

This old fellow, who works diligently as the Minister of Works, is now all smiles and looks very happy.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say today."

Everyone couldn't help but look sideways at the old minister.

Although they were reluctant to admit it, everyone knew it.

I'm afraid what Lei Li wants to say is also about Yan Shaoting.

Jiajing smiled knowingly: "Minister Lei, just tell me."

Lei Li bowed and nodded: "Reporting to the emperor, since my dynasty handed over the task of pacifying the Japanese in the five southeastern provinces to the Minister of War, Governor Hu, the court has once again implemented the policy of opening up the sea. The revenue from various taxes in the southeast, especially part of the revenue from the Maritime Customs, has been transferred to the navy. The construction of naval warships ordered by the Ministry of Works has been scheduled until the end of next year."

Speaking of this, Lei Li's face was filled with strong pride and arrogance, and when he looked at Yan Shaoting, there was deep admiration in his eyes.

But soon, Lei Li sighed with some emotion.

He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, since the reigns of Chengzu, Renzong, and Xuanzong, our navy has not been able to improve, and has even deteriorated. Today, as our dynasty vigorously eliminates the Japanese invasion along the southeast coast and opens up the sea for trade, the shipyards in the south are vigorously building navy warships. Now... every night, I fantasize that I may be able to see the grand occasion of the Chengzu, Renzong, and Xuanzong in my lifetime, when the navy had thousands of ships and sails going out to sea to show the power of our dynasty!"

At the end of his speech, Lei Li's tone became more and more moved and excited.

His face gradually turned red.

Even Jiajing on the throne seemed to be infected.

Jiajing muttered in a low voice: "Thousands of boats and sails are setting out to sea..."

What a prosperous scene that would be!
Even Jiajing couldn't help but fantasize in his mind at this moment. The Ming Dynasty's naval warships were endless on the sea, and the Ming Dynasty's dragon flag was fluttering in the wind. Wherever the Ming Dynasty's navy went, all nations would bow their heads and submit to the Ming Dynasty's kingly way.

And myself.

This is the common ruler of all nations!
The old minister of industry was a strict official.

There is a consensus in the court on this point.

Following Lei Li's description, many people began to fantasize.

No matter what the current political situation is like, no matter what people think.

Naturally, everyone would yearn for something that could make the Ming Dynasty and their people look more powerful.

Who doesn’t have a dream of a strong Han Dynasty and a prosperous Tang Dynasty?
No matter whether you have selfish motives or not.

If there could be a prosperous Ming Dynasty now, everyone would naturally accept it. The entire hall.

Only Yan Shaoting tensed his entire body, even his toes were clenched together so tightly that he could almost dig out a three-story hall on the ground.

I just hope that these people can speak for me today and mention the contributions I have made to the court in the past few years in a realistic manner.

Unexpectedly.

Now they have all become members of his own cult.

Things seemed to be getting out of control.

Just after Lei Li finished speaking.

really.

Before Yan Shaoting was ready to step forward and stop this trend of boasting about God.

Yuan Wei had already stepped forward.

Yuan Wei also smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I actually have some good news. I forgot to report it to Your Majesty."

Jiajing immediately showed curiosity.

Even Yan Shaoting was stunned for a moment.

This Old Yuan wouldn't also want to be a member of his own Kuakua cult, right?

When he had this thought in his mind.

Yuan Wei also said, "I heard recently and then checked, and just found out that the group of medical students taught by Li Shizhen, the former imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital, at Changping Academy will have their first batch of students go to the army next year to serve our border soldiers and save lives and reduce casualties. I personally found Li Shizhen that day and confirmed this matter. I also heard that the academy will have several medical masters going there next year to participate in the academy's teaching and train more medical students."

After hearing Yuan Wei's words, Yan Shaoting couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

The group of emergency medical students trained in the academy this year are indeed going to be sent to Xuanfu to serve in the army next year.

This matter can be regarded as an investment in Xuanfu.

But I didn't expect that Yuan Wei would find out about it now.

On the day of the Battle of Changping, Jiajing, who was present at the battlefield in person, naturally had a deep memory of the medical students in the academy.

Now, hearing Yuan Wei's words, his eyes immediately sparkled.

He hurriedly asked, "Can we really send those students to serve in the border troops next year?"

Yuan Wei nodded heavily: "Although not all, but most of the students will be sent there. The college has also recently been recruiting more medical students and is preparing to expand the number of students to be trained next year."

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

Jiajing said three good words in a row.

The expression on his face clearly revealed his mood at the moment.

Jiajing looked at everyone present with a deep gaze, and then slowly stood up.

"I."

“He’s also been to the battlefield himself!”

offstage.

Yan Shaoting's mouth twitched involuntarily.

I know that the old Taoist priest can always pretend no matter what time it is.

And the fact that he personally visited Changping will probably be mentioned by the old Taoist priest for the rest of his life.

And on stage.

Jiajing stood behind the imperial table, with a proud look on his face, and put his hands on the table: "I was on the battlefield in person, and witnessed the cruelty of the battlefield with my own eyes. I clearly saw the heroic posture of our soldiers who were fearless and brave enough to kill the enemy. I also saw how miserable the injuries of these men were after the battle!"

As soon as these words came out.

The emperor who had lived alone in the Western Garden for decades seemed to have suddenly become an emperor on horseback who personally led troops to expand the territory all day long.

Although everyone was somewhat uncomfortable with the unintentional change in the emperor's personality.

But fortunately, Jiajing is still continuing his journey of pretending to be cool.

"Because of this, I understand even more clearly how valuable these medical students in the academy are!"

"That day, my boots were covered in the blood of soldiers, and everywhere I looked were the broken limbs of soldiers. Fortunately, these medical students were able to rescue them in time. Although some soldiers became disabled, they were able to save their lives. This is a great merit!"

"If possible, I wish more of these students could join the army to protect the men in our army!"

If the nobles of the Ming Dynasty and the people from the Five Military Commanderies were present at this time, they would certainly have been showered with flattery and praise.

The emperor certainly earned a reputation as someone who loved the army like his own sons.

Speaking of it.

Jiajing glanced at everyone and said, "I want to appoint Li Shizhen as the director of the Imperial Hospital, and the Ministry of Revenue will allocate money and grain for him to teach medical students to serve the country. What do you think?"

The Imperial Medical Bureau is a special institution in the imperial court.

The Director of the Imperial Medical Service was only a fifth-rank official, but he was the person in charge of the Imperial Medical Service.

The emperor wanted to give Li Shizhen the title of director of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Of course, he did not want Li Shizhen to be in charge of the Imperial Medical Bureau, but he was giving Li Shizhen the highest title of doctor in the world.

As for the Ministry of Revenue allocating money and grain, these are all small matters.

No matter how many medical students there are in the college, even if there are a thousand medical students to support, the annual financial expenditure is just that little.

But if these medical students join the army after graduation, the value they can bring will be incomparable.

Almost at the same time.

Inside the Wanshou Palace, everyone tacitly agreed to this matter, and then launched a fierce flattery offensive against the emperor.

And when everyone was flattering the emperor.

in the crowd.

The Minister of War Yang Bo's eyes moved slightly and he glanced at Yan Shaoting who had kept his head down.

There was a slight smile on his lips.

So many people have been talking about Yan Shaoting's achievements before, and now I have to make this matter clear myself.

But I thought about what Yuan Wei had just said about the medical students from the academy joining the army.

Yang Bo was also looking forward to it.

After all, my position is in the Nine Frontiers, and it is naturally a good thing to have more medical students in the army.

then.

Amid the noisy flattery around him, Yang Bo coughed lightly and clenched his fists.

"Report to the Emperor."

"Today is a routine meeting before the Emperor, where the cabinet and various ministries and offices will discuss matters concerning the court this year."

"Looking at it today, I feel that our dynasty is worthy of celebration!"

"And I think so even more. The fact that our dynasty can have such a grand occasion is due to the wisdom of the emperor, the concerted efforts of the cabinet and the various departments in the court, but it is also the great contribution of the wisdom and courage of Yan Binke!"

"The emperor always says that our dynasty clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments."

"Now that Guest Yan has made great contributions to the court, I think the court should issue an imperial decree to commend Guest Yan."

"I also believe that if Yan Binke's talent is sent to Jiangnan, he can manage the finances, taxes, people's livelihood and population of the provinces in Jiangnan, which will surely make our dynasty more prosperous!"

at last.

When the entire Wanshou Palace Hall was transformed into the Kuakua Cult today, Yang Bo finally tore through that layer of paper in public.

Helped Yan Shaoting to go south to serve as an official!
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