While Wang Tu was running around in the mountainous areas of northern Guangdong for the development of local industrial and commercial economy, Jinling City Palace.

Cheng Yongfeng had also just left the palace after meeting the Holy Spirit. He had just got into the carriage after leaving the palace. After lowering the curtain, he couldn't help but smile.

Years of hard work and months of planning finally paid off.

Just now, His Majesty summoned him, but instead of asking him about some important matters of the Secretariat as usual, he discussed with him the development issues in Guangdong.

And they focused on asking about his views on the development of the industrial and commercial economy and people's livelihood in Guangdong.

Cheng Yongfeng, who had been preparing for this for several months, naturally responded appropriately, and explained in detail some of his views on local economic and people's livelihood affairs to His Majesty.

Cheng Yongfeng believes that Guangdong is located on the southern coast. It has the advantages of shipping and exports, and the Pearl River Basin can penetrate into northern Guangdong and even Guangxi. It can rely on shipping and river transportation to further develop industry, based on the currently well-developed defense manufacturing and mining industries.

Steel, comprehensive machinery manufacturing, shipbuilding, and textile industries will further expand the advantages of these advantageous industries, and at the same time strengthen the upstream and downstream supporting local advantageous industrial chains to reduce the supply chain supporting costs and material transportation costs of enterprises.

Following the empire's general policy of overseas expansion, Guangdong will take advantage of its geographical advantages close to Southeast Asia and its own industrial base to further develop foreign trade. In addition to continuing to develop the export of defense industry, it will also further focus on the development of cotton textiles, wool textiles, porcelain, and tools.

The export of civilian consumer goods industry, represented by the iron products, small hardware, soap and other daily chemical industries, has fully occupied the civilian market in Southeast Asia, India and even West Asia.

Finally, Cheng Yongfeng also emphasized the importance of railway development, believing that railway development is an important tool connecting Guangdong and other neighboring provinces, and is also an artery for improving the economy of Guangdong and surrounding provinces.

For this reason, he proposed to build another railway line from Guangdong to Chunan, that is, the Guangheng Railway from Guangzhou to Hengyang, in addition to the already confirmed Guangzhou-Hukou Railway (Guangzhou-Jiangxi Hukou), so that Guangzhou and Chunan, Chubei

The connection between regions can be closer.

In Guangdong, industrial centers such as Guangzhou can continuously obtain various industrial raw materials from southern Chu and northern Chu. At the same time, Huguang area can also more conveniently obtain industrial commodities, funds, etc. from Guangzhou.

This time, the prelude lasted for more than an hour. Cheng Yongfeng talked about a lot of content, but all of it centered on local economic construction.

It’s not just industry and commerce, but also agriculture, fishery, etc. Especially in agriculture, Cheng Yongfeng spent a lot of time explaining his ideas.

He believes that although many places in Guangdong are mountainous and agricultural farming is somewhat limited, the Pearl River Delta plains and Leizhou Prefecture and Gaozhou Prefecture in western Guangdong have relatively flat terrain and rich water resources, making them very suitable for growing rice.

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At the same time, in other places, even if there are many hilly and mountainous areas, there are often some small basins suitable for farming among the hilly and mountainous areas. For example, the Heyuan Basin under the jurisdiction of Heyuan Prefecture in Huizhou Prefecture is very suitable for farming, and the food it produces is not only

It is suitable for personal use and can be transported south to Guangzhou.

In the huge Guangdong, except for the relatively good development in the Pearl River Delta plain, the current agricultural industry is actually relatively primitive in other places, especially in western Guangdong.

The geographical conditions and climate of Leizhou Prefecture and Gaozhou Prefecture are very superior. Not only can they grow a large amount of food, but they are also very suitable for growing sugar cane because of the climate.

Currently, sugarcane is a very important economic crop. It is the largest raw material for sugar production in the Chu Empire. It is widely grown in many places and even overseas colonies.

Facing Cheng Yongfeng's statement, Luo Zhixue did not express too many opinions at the time, and did not even listen carefully. In fact, Luo Zhixue had already understood Cheng Yongfeng's thoughts and actions before.

This inquiry was just a formality. Luo Zhixue had already decided to let this person go to Guangdong. Even Cheng Yongfeng himself knew... Otherwise, if Cheng Yongfeng had nothing to do, why would he collect so much information about Guangdong and spend so much money on it?

Try your best to come up with various development plans.

Because... Luo Zhixue had already hinted to him a few months ago that he might be sent to Guangdong to serve, either for something else or as the chief envoy.

There is no transition period as imagined by the outside world. After being promoted two levels in a row, he will be the chief envoy of Guangdong to the third rank.

Because Luo Zhixue is about to transfer Li Qihua, the current governor of Guangdong, to Beijing, there is not much time for Cheng Yongfeng to transition.

Li Qihua served as chief envoy in Guangdong for three years and governor for five years. During his eight years in office in Guangdong, he led the development of Guangdong's industrial and commercial development and made great contributions.

For those who have made meritorious deeds, Luo Zhixue has never been stingy with his rewards.

When Li Qihua's five-year term as governor expired, Luo Zhixue was ready to transfer him back to Beijing, just in time to take over the post of Minister of Industry and Commerce and enter the imperial study room as co-organizing minister.

Well, in order to make room for Li Qihua, the current Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Zhang Wenqing has submitted the memorial for the third time... Luo Zhixue holds the third petition for the bones in his hand and can approve it at any time.<

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It’s not that Zhang Wenqing was begging for bones because he was excluded or failed in the struggle, but because he was already old and in poor health. He fell ill a few months ago. Although he was no longer a Huhu, he was no longer able to function normally.

Director.

It was also at that time that Luo Zhixue prepared to transfer Li Qihua to Beijing and prepare Cheng Yongfeng to serve as chief envoy in Guangdong, which in turn triggered a series of job changes among high-level imperial officials.

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The biggest impact among them is naturally Li Qihua’s entry into Beijing.

According to Luo Zhixue's arrangement for him, he will first be allowed to work as a co-organizer in the Imperial Study Room for three to five years. If this person can handle things properly, then Luo Zhixue will also consider letting Li Qihua join the Imperial Study Room as counselor for military and political affairs, and comprehensively

Participate in imperial strategic decision-making.

The most senior and most influential minister in the Chu Empire was not a minister, not a minister, but a counselor.

To be precise, it is not a position, but a dispatch. The full name is "to join the imperial study room to discuss important military and political affairs", or it can also be referred to as a counselor.

As for the Minister of Counselor... this title has never existed in official documents, and it is not called that way within the officialdom. It is the name among the people. People in the officialdom generally call the Minister of Counselor "Senior Affairs", and the officials below him do it for

To show respect, there are also titles such as Privy Councilor, Cabinet Minister, etc. Well, Privy Council does not count.

The term privy councilor... may refer to cabinet ministers, powerful ministers, etc. in other dynasties.

However, in the Dachu Empire, it generally refers to the dozens of formal first-class, second-class, and third-class secretaries in the Secretariat of the Hanlin Academy. A warning from the gate of the Secretariat: "The Secretariat is an important place for the Privy Council and is not unique.

According to the imperial edict, no unauthorized entry is allowed"

Why does Wang Tu, who is a small county magistrate in the mountainous area of ​​northern Guangdong, say that he has a profound background... Because this man is a former "Privy Councilor" and his political status is very special.

In the future, it is Luo Zhixue's initial idea to make Li Qihua one of the counselors. Whether it will succeed or not will depend on Li Qihua's performance in the next few years.

Now, of course, I won’t reveal my inner thoughts to the outside world.

Li Qihua was transferred to the capital with merit, and the candidate for the new governor in Guangdong was also easy to handle. That is the current chief envoy of Guangdong, Tang Tiangui, who has also done a good job in recent years.

A thin old man with a very short stature, but a very good ability to do things. Guangdong's industry and commerce have developed rapidly in recent years. Although Li Qihua is in charge of the overall situation, it is Tang Tiangui who implements it.

When it comes to economics, Tang Tiangui is the professional...

For the sake of policy continuity and the fact that Tang Tiangui is really capable, Luo Zhixue plans to promote Tang Tiangui to the position of governor of Guangdong.

But for the sake of balance, he chose to parachute a chief envoy from Gyeonggi Province.

After all, Tang Tiangui and Li Qihua have been partners for many years. Li Qihua will still have a great influence on Guangdong after entering Beijing, and as his old subordinate Tang Tiangui has been promoted on the same spot, this will easily cause problems in the long run.

However, Luo Zhixue felt that this person was quite suitable to be the new governor of Guangdong, and it was a pity to abandon him.

Therefore, Luo Zhixue chose to promote Tang Tiangui to the governor of Guangdong, and at the same time parachuted a chief envoy from the capital.

The deputy director of the Secretariat is also the first secretary, and the assistant lecturer Cheng Yongfeng has just reached the age when he needs to go abroad, and he himself also has the willingness to go abroad, so after Luo Zhixue inspected him for a period of time in the early stage, he felt that this person was still feasible.

So it was decided.

Let Cheng Yongfeng go to Guangdong to partner with Tang Tiangui.

This way you don’t have to worry about the emergence of localism.

After all, everyone in the world knows that the people in the Secretariat are isolated ministers, and at worst they call themselves a faction. There is no need to worry about them colluding with local officials or officials from various ministries.

The adjustment in the selection of governors and chief envoys in Guangdong is one of a series of adjustments Luo Zhixue has made in the recent appointment and dismissal of senior officials. In addition to the job adjustments of the four people mentioned above, Luo Zhixue actually has to make adjustments to the governors and chief envoys of many provinces in the near future.

The envoys and the staff of many ministers and ministers were adjusted.

This is not to say that Luo Zhixue wants to make some layout or something, it is purely a normal operation.

After all, in the Chu Empire today, not counting the military, there are more than ten second-level institutions in Gyeonggi Province, such as ministries, supervisory offices, courts of justice, and Hanlin Academy, and there are also seven or eight independent, chief officials.

From the second-grade level game.

There are more than thirty local governor's offices.

This means that there are dozens of current officials at the second-grade level alone.

This does not include some important positions with additional titles or inferior positions.

If you include those with third-rank positions, there are even more. There are various chief and third-rank directors, bureau chiefs, local envoys, provincial inspectors, directors of the taxation department, provincial judges, etc. in Gyeonggi Province. There are hundreds of people.

What?

With so many senior officials, a large number of people have to be transferred every year even for normal personnel transfers. The transfer of these senior positions requires Luo Zhixue’s decision-making.

In the Great Chu Empire, there was no such thing as Ting Tui. The appointment of all senior officials was decided by Luo Zhixue. At most, he only asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs to jointly provide resume materials for candidate officials.

Although this will allow Luo Zhixue to focus a lot of energy on personnel adjustments, even so, Luo Zhixue has never thought about decentralizing personnel power.

Because this is related to the core power: personnel rights.

As an emperor, how did Luo Zhixue rule this huge empire?

How did he make this huge empire move forward according to his own will?

After formulating various macro strategies, how do you promote the implementation of these strategies?

All he did was meet with ministers, review memorials, and hold meetings all day long. To be honest, I didn’t see him doing much.

Not to mention that like some time-travel protagonists, they would immerse themselves in various research and development, go to the front line and fight the enemy to death, play a wave of special operations, and then have an affair with a female spy from the enemy country.

In the research and development of steam engines, he actually provided some ideas and information in the early days. The specific research and development work was still done by the scientific researchers. At most, he just asked people to ask for money and give money...

Battles are fought by generals. Luo Zhixue usually takes charge of the overall situation from behind and sends people and weapons to the front lines.

When he fought with Dongdu, Luo Zhixue never even went near Shanhaiguan. Even more than ten years after destroying Dongdu, he had never been to Dongdu!

To be honest, all the Eastern captives were wiped out by the imperial soldiers, but until now, he didn’t even know what the Eastern captives looked like, and he had never seen a rat-tailed braid with his own eyes...

The capital of Nanyang has expanded thousands of miles, and the province of Malacca has been established, but Luo Zhixue has never seen the sea a few times. He only looked at the seaside from a distance when he went to Wusong Naval Base in Songjiang Prefecture... Even strictly speaking, it was not there.
To be continued...