My father is Jiajing

Chapter 403 Another Great God

Zhu Zaigui dipped the ink on his brush and wrote his own suggestions on the memorial on selecting a concubine for King Jing.

Zhu Zaigui suggested that the Ministry of Rites should first ask King Jing about his requirements for a princess, and then choose a virtuous princess for King Jing according to the princess selection process, so as to correct the style of the royal palace and the spirit of the royal palace.

Based on Zhu Zaigui's experience in these two lives, if a man can have a good woman as his virtuous wife, then this man will be much better off both in his career and in his life than if his family is in chaos and he is always disgusted by everything.

Of course, the premise is that men know right from wrong and women understand reason.

Otherwise it's all bullshit.

But now Zhu Zaigui was not sure about King Jing's character and psychology, so he could only consider King Jing more out of kindness and let King Jing have as much say as possible, so that he could choose a satisfactory princess to accompany him on his life journey.

It can be said that Zhu Zaigui did his utmost to treat King Jing, which demonstrated his magnanimity and broad-mindedness as an elder brother.

Next, Zhu Zaigui dealt with a number of memorials submitted that day, and after reading them all.

Zhu Zaigui asked Meng Chong to call Gao Gong and the new president of Northern Construction Bank, Qiao Wanjin.

Gao Gong and Qiao Wanjin arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion. Gao Gong was familiar with the place and followed the servants to the study courtyard where Zhu Zaigui was.

With a bit of awe and curiosity, Qiao Wanjin nervously followed the servant who led the way to Zhu Zaigui's study courtyard.

After Gao Gong paid his respects, Zhu Zaigui asked Meng Chong to serve tea, and the two of them sat down and chatted.

When Qiao Wanjin came in and saw Zhu Zaigui and Gao Gong sitting like this, he couldn't help but feel even more panicked and nervous.

After all, this is the royal palace, and it is the first time in his life that he has entered such a solemn and dignified royal palace, so it is normal for him to feel a little awe psychologically.

Qiao Wanjin bowed nervously, "I, Qiao Wanjin, greet Your Majesty and Minister Gao."

Zhu Zaigui looked at the nervous Qiao Wanjin and said with a smile: "President Qiao, don't be nervous. Just stand up and talk."

Zhu Zaigui then instructed Meng Chong to arrange for someone to serve Qiao Wanjin a cup of tea and asked Qiao Wanjin to sit on a chair nearby.

Zhu Zaigui said, "The tea in my palace may not be as good as the fine Jiangnan tea in your palace, but it should not be much worse. President Qiao, please don't despise it."

How could Qiao Wanjin dare to dislike the tea Zhu Zaigui gave him? He quickly replied, "Your Highness's tea is like a heavenly rain. I feel refreshed as soon as I smell the fragrance of the tea. It is many times better than the mediocre tea I have at home."

Zhu Zaigui chuckled, "President Qiao is too modest."

Zhu Zaiqi then said without further ado, "I called you two here today to discuss the key to rebuilding the north. The original intention of establishing the Northern Construction Bank was to restore and rebuild the northern region that was hit by the Huazhou earthquake."

"As the president of Northern Construction Bank, President Qiao naturally has an obligation to take responsibility for this matter. I hope President Qiao can make good use of the role of Northern Construction Bank and provide good financial support for the reconstruction of northern infrastructure."

Qiao Wanjin immediately replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what to do."

Zhu Zaiqi hummed, and then said to Gao Gong: "Mr. Gao is now the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of the imperial court and the Chairman of the Ming Federal Reserve. I hope that Mr. Gao can also do his job well and supervise the reform of silver banks and money houses in various places, and strive to complete the reform of more than 80% of the money houses and silver houses in the Ming Dynasty within three years, so that they can become a new banking and financial system."

"At the same time, please Mr. Gao supervise the 20 million taels of silver that I borrowed with my face, spend the money wisely, and strive to complete the first phase of the northern reconstruction plan proposed by me as soon as possible." Gao Gong bowed and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will live up to your expectations and complete the tasks entrusted to me by Your Majesty."

Zhu Zaiqi hummed, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Gao."

Zhu Zaiqi then asked, "I heard that many people have approached you recently to discuss the remaining seats on the board of directors of the Ming Federal Reserve. I wonder how Mr. Gao responded?"

Gao Gong replied: "I have not responded to them yet, because the people and interests involved are too complicated. I am worried that if I don't handle it well, there will be chaos."

Zhu Zaigui nodded and said, "Mr. Gao's concerns are correct, but we should not throw the baby out with the bathwater. There are only fifteen seats in the Ming Federal Reserve, and most of them have already been taken. The remaining seats must be released. Otherwise, if they are left unused, problems will arise."

"So, I suggest that you existing directors hold a meeting to discuss the details, and then use your conclusions to select qualified people or organizations to obtain the remaining seats."

"I believe you all have enough experience to handle these matters. There is no need for me to interfere with everything, right?"

Gao Gong and Qiao Wanjin immediately replied, "Yes, we understand."

After Zhu Zaigui finished speaking, he turned to Gao Gong and said, "Now the northern reconstruction plan has already been put into action. Mr. Gao, do you have anyone to recommend to take on this important task?"

Gao Gong thought for a moment, then bowed to Zhu Zaigui and said, "I think Hai Rui can take on this important task. He is currently the Censor of the Censorate, and he can be appointed as an imperial envoy to inspect the localities and supervise important matters."

Zhu Zaigui knew that Gao Gong would recommend Hai Rui, but the reconstruction of the Beijing Special District was equally important. Without strong supervision, it would be difficult to ensure the construction quality of the Beijing Special District.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui asked again: "What about the Beijing Special District? Now the Beijing Special District is getting bigger and bigger. If there is no strong supervision, it will be difficult for Zhang Juzheng and the Special District Office to supervise it properly. If Hai Rui leaves, who can replace him?"

Gao Gong replied, "I recommend Pan Jixun, the former Supervisory Censor of Jiangxi Province. He was a Jinshi in the 29th year of the Jiajing reign, and was in the same class as Hai Rui. He has certain abilities and standards as a person and an official. He is now in mourning in his hometown and has nothing else to do. Therefore, I suggest that Pan Jixun be summoned to return to the capital in advance to take over the post of Supervisory Censor of the Beijing Special District to replace Hai Rui."

Pan Jixun, this name Zhu Zaigui is also very familiar with.

If I remember correctly, this should be the top water conservancy expert who controlled the Yellow River floods, right?

Since he can organize hundreds of thousands of manpower to build dams and tame the Yellow River, there shouldn't be any problem in letting him be the supervisory censor of the Beijing Special District, right?

Moreover, the water lines of the rivers near the capital should be cleaned up, otherwise, if extreme weather occurs, the capital will have serious problems.

Another thing is that the current canal only reaches Tianjin. To reach the capital, one still has to rely on manpower and land transportation, which is also very labor-intensive and time-consuming.

If Pan Jixun can dredge the water system near the capital and connect the canal directly to the capital again, it will be a great achievement!

Therefore, after thinking for a while, Zhu Zaigui said to Gao Gong: "Okay, you can handle this matter and try to get Pan Jixun to take office as soon as possible."

Gao Gong bowed and said, "Yes, I will go and coordinate the transfer order for Pan Jixun so that he can return to the capital as soon as possible."

Zhu Zaiqi hummed, and then said: "Recently, I have an idea, and I still need to rely on you two."

Gao Gong and Qiao Wanjin also bowed and said, "Your Majesty, your words are very sincere. Please continue."

(End of this chapter)