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The Storm in the Late Ming Dynasty Volume 12 Chapter 718: When people are separated, the music ends (2)

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    Wang Chuanlu organized the documents, sealed them in a portfolio, and then took a reluctant look around him.

    This office of the Chief Assistant is located in the Dasheng Hall after the Grand Hall. It is a building that he strongly advocated building when he was the second Chief Assistant. It is only slightly smaller than the Grand Hall and can accommodate the twenty-three ministries of the Central China¡ª  - During his second term, he added the Ministry of Coal and Steel and the Ministry of Shipping, thus increasing the number of departments.

    It¡¯s not that Wang Chuanlu wants to make the center bloated. There are so many things that he has to do.

    He is only in his fifties this year, not yet sixty. He has changed the old dynasty and is at the peak age of an official. He also pays attention to maintenance and exercise, so he is quite energetic. Based on his own thinking, he can definitely do it for another ten years.  Two years.

    Thinking of this, Wang Chuanlu secretly made up his mind: no matter what, he must convince His Majesty to change the rule that the chief minister can only be re-elected once - at least first to allow two consecutive terms, which is three terms.

    In the past eight years, Yu Guozhen has only influenced him on major policies and has hardly interfered with his operation of power over the central government. Wang Chuanlu felt that he was quite trusted by Yu Guozhen, so his proposal should be approved by Yu Guozhen.

    "Where is your Majesty now?" he asked the secretary beside him.

    "It should be in Jinxiu Palace, right?" the secretary responded cautiously: "But during this period, His Majesty has not come out. In addition, there seem to be fewer people in His Majesty's guard."

    Wang Chuanlu's brows suddenly wrinkled: "It's unwise to wear the white dragon fish suit. You should have told me about this earlier!"

    The secretary did not explain. Who in this world dares to monitor Yu Guozhen's guards? He also just got the news.  In fact, even Wang Chuanlu, the first assistant, had limited influence on the Yu Guozhen Guards. Even the troops stationed in the capital did not take Wang Chuanlu into their eyes at all.  They were only loyal to Yu Guozhen.  Without Yu Guozhen's order, Wang Chuanlu could not move even one person.

    "How many days has it been?"

    "It depends on the situation. His Majesty has been out of the palace for five or six days, and I don't know where he has gone." The secretary answered cautiously.

    "Well¡­¡­"

    Wang Chuanlu was still confident just now, but now, he felt a little worried.

    At this time, we are no longer young people in their early twenties and early thirties. We have all entered the late stage of life, and we will be suspicious and thoughtful when looking at problems.  Although Wang Chuanlu felt that Yu Guozhen still trusted him, at the critical moment of the change of office, he left the palace quietly - this would inevitably create variables for the change of office.

    "Go to the palace to report that I want to see His Majesty." Wang Chuanlu said after thinking for a while with a sullen face.

    There is no use in guessing in private, so it is better to go up and ask directly.  Yu Guozhen has always been honest with others about everything.  No matter what policy or strategy is pursued or what decisions are made, they will be explained in detail whenever possible.

    "Your Majesty went to Jinling and stayed near Jinling for four days. He came back today." Not long after, the secretary came back in a hurry.

    "The joint meeting is about to be held, what is your majesty causing?" Wang Chuanlu's heart became even more uneasy.

    ¡°While Wang Chuanlu was pondering Yu Guozhen¡¯s intentions, the train carrying Yu Guozhen and Ma Dabao had already entered Shanghai Station.

    "Okay. Welcome to Shanghai." Yu Guozhen stood up and waved goodbye with a smile to a group of students around him.

    "These students got on the train at Hangzhou Station. Most of them are students from Jiangxi, Hubei, and Hunan. They were admitted to higher education institutions in Shanghai. This trip is to go to school.  China's investment in education increased year by year. In addition to the compulsory education stage, colleges and universities were also built one after another. For example, in Shanghai, there were fifteen colleges and universities.

    But we have learned lessons from future generations.  These institutions of higher learning use national examination papers for admissions.  Students are recruited from each province in proportion to their population, so there will not be too much unfairness.  In Yu Guozhen¡¯s view.  If colleges and universities in the capital city favor students from the capital city, that is not caring, but an insult. In the capital city, we already enjoy far better educational resources than elsewhere, but we dare not use the same test paper to compete equally with students from other places during the exam. How can we do that?  It¡¯s not that students in this capital are either not smart enough or don¡¯t work hard enough.

    The excitement and optimism of this group of young people infected Yu Guozhen. When Yu Guozhen waved goodbye, the worries on his face disappeared.

    It was precisely the older he became, the more conservative he became, which made him doubtful about moving forward. Seeing these young people and being infected by their vitality, Yu Guozhen felt full of motivation - even if he could not come up with a solution to the crisis, these young people could,  Their parents endured so much hardship to make China what it is today, why can't they make China better?

    "The chief assistant has just sent someone to ask for a visit." As soon as he entered the palace, an attendant came forward.said.

    Yu Guozhen¡¯s palace was very simple compared to the palaces of the previous dynasties. It was actually a villa area with a slightly larger area. He severely abolished the eunuch system, and all the eunuchs of the previous dynasties who came to seek refuge were sent away by him.  After the children grew up and started families, only a few of them lived nearby, and the rest had their own careers.  Therefore, the population of his "imperial palace" was quite simple, and the attendants he used were all loyal elites selected from the Chinese army.

    "Oh, tell them I'm gone?" Yu Guozhen squinted his eyes and smiled.

    There are conflicts between the power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister in any era. Even now, Yu Guozhen and Wang Chuanlu are confidant, but they still can't escape this frame, but they are not as jealous as the previous monarchs and prime ministers.

    "As I said, the Chief Assistant said that His Majesty will send someone to summon him when he comes back. He has state affairs to report to him."

    ¡°The Minister of StateOkay, send someone to inform me that I have come back, but I am tired from the journey. Ask him to come see me at eight o¡¯clock tomorrow morning.¡±

    Wang Chuanlu, who received the message, made full preparations that night. Early the next morning, after saying goodbye to his wife and children, he took a car to the palace.  The rule of the Huaxia Dynasty is that all officials are not allowed to own cars. In Yu Guozhen's view, unless it is really necessary, the high salary enjoyed by officials already includes their transportation expenses, working meals, and travel allowances for business trips.  If we continue to raise public cars and use public funds for food and drink, it will be a pure waste of people's fat and money.

    Government offices generally have buses, but the buses cost very little. If you want to use the bus, you have to pay for it yourself.  For example, Wang Chuanlu, the chief assistant, needs to apply at the end of every year to see if he needs to use the bus and driver next year. If he wants to use it, the vehicle depreciation fee and driver hiring fee must be deducted from his salary - this fee is more than  It's cheaper to buy or hire directly from the market.  But after all, you have to spend your own money.

    Sitting on the carriage, Wang Chuanlu organized his thoughts again. Apart from a few state affairs, the most important thing this time was to persuade Yu Guozhen to accept his suggestion and agree to him being re-elected for another term.

    The palace received him as before, and Yu Guozhen went to the door of his study to greet him as before, after entering.  Asking him to sit down, everything was the same as it had been for the past eight years.  But Wang Chuanlu became a little worried. The thousands of words he had prepared on the way seemed to have disappeared at this time.

    ¡°Perhaps it was because of his understanding that he knew the power in the body of the man in front of him.

    ¡°You have a pair of eyes that can see through time.¡±

    This is what these important ministers said about Yu Guozhen behind his back.

    Yu Guozhen asked someone to make a cup of tea for Wang Chuanlu.  He smiled and said: "I heard that our tea has been selling very well in Europe recently. Some Europeans even tried to bring tea seeds back to China for planting, but were stopped by our people This is a good job. The Europeans have been very good in recent years.  Not very honest."

    "Your Majesty is right. In the past few years, Europa has almost always had some trouble, either stealing our species or stealing our technology. The methods have changed from stealing at the beginning to bribery now. This year, the institute has  Three people were found to have leaked the improved steam engine.¡±

    Speaking of this matter, Wang Chuanlu became furious. There are many people in China, and there are always some people who think they are great and dissatisfied with reality. If they are bewitched by others, they will not hesitate to betray the fundamental interests of the nation for the sake of Wuyangskin.

    "There are traitors at any time. There is no way around it." Yu Guozhen sighed: "And in the past few years, our sales of goods to Europe have been somewhat unsmooth, except for military supplies. There have been difficulties in selling almost all supplies.  The European countries do not reject Chinese goods in name, but in fact they deal with us by increasing taxes and other methods. It seems that the European countries need to teach the European countries a lesson."

    When Wang Chuanlu heard this, his blood suddenly boiled: Want to fight?

    If war is declared, Yu Guozhen will not easily change the center, and the current hidden crisis in China seems to be resolved to a certain extent in this way.  After all, war consumes a lot of materials and can at the same time destroy the production of European countries!

    "Your Majesty's intentionan expedition?"

    "Sooner or later, it is necessary, but it cannot be done now. We must solve our internal problems now." At this point, Yu Guozhen's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Chief Assistant, this time I went out and saw some problems. I don't know if it was your negligence.  Or is it for some other reasonour production seems to be in excess?"

    Wang Chuanlu felt a shiver in his heart. He also vaguely felt that some industrial products produced by China seemed to be too numerous to sell, but he did not think about the underlying reasons. To some extent, in order to make himself  The leading center looks better on the financial statements, and he also vigorously promotes those figures.?The development of huge small factories and workshops with extremely poor sales.

    "This should be caused by Europa's boycott of our products. As long as the situation in Europa improves, this excess should be easily resolved."

    "Chief Minister, we have a population of more than 300 million. How many people are there in Europa? We must remember that exporting to the outside world can only be a supplement for a big country like ours. The main thing is to rely on the inside." Yu Guozhen said calmly.

    "Yes, Your Majestythat makes sense." The pressure in Wang Chuanlu's heart became more and more intense. For the first time, he truly felt that it would not be that easy for him to be re-elected for another term.

    When Yu Guozhen raised the issue of overcapacity at this time, he was actually criticizing his work over the past four years.

    "After this joint meeting, do you want to take a break or continue working?" Sure enough, Yu Guozhen brought up this topic calmly, but probably to comfort him, Yu Guozhen didn't wait for his answer and added: "I'm going to  Eight more years and then step down."

    Wang Chuanlu was horrified and moved.

    Yu Guozhen is only fifty-three years old this year. He will abdicate in another eight years, when he is sixty-one years old!

    "Your Majesty"

    "I summoned Gu Yanwu and Guizhuang last night and told them about this matter. Tomorrow, the news will be in the newspapers. Yu Xiang will succeed me. I am the Supreme Emperor, but not the Supreme Emperor All matters, big and small,  Yu Xiang will be at the helm. I myself will take the establishment of the Legislative Assembly as my main task in these eight years. After I abdicate, I will preside over one term of the Legislative Assembly, and then I can officially retire." Yu Guozhen also said.  Said: "Young people are full of energy and leave things to them. How can I fall in love?"

    Wang Chuanlu could only smile bitterly.
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