Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 315 Starting from scratch!

Su Yun nodded, and basically understood the situation of the Ministry of Industry.

It's simple. It's not so easy to get back the power that has been taken away.

These powers and responsibilities of the Ministry of Works are extremely lucrative. The Ministry of Revenue swallowed them up in the process of merging the three departments, so there is no reason for it to spit them out.

For some unknown reason, Zhao Xu treated the Ministry of Works so poorly. The other five ministries all had Shangshu, but the position of Shangshu in the Ministry of Works remained vacant.

When the Ministry of Revenue and other government offices saw how Zhao Xu handled the matter, they naturally took over all the power of the Ministry of Works in a fair and open manner.

Whether it is Kumamoto or Wang Kechen, every one of them is a marginal figure, they are not loved by their parents and they have to behave themselves normally. How dare they ask for power from others? Isn't that courting death!
Under such circumstances, the Ministry of Works naturally declined to this extent.

Haha, no wonder, I thought Empress Dowager Gao meant well, but it turns out she was setting a trap!

Use a tutor who can't play any role for the time being and an abolished government office to settle myself, and then win a good reputation for them - you see, Su Yun has been promoted to Shangshu, you can't say that I am unimportant to him, right?
As for the fact that Su Yun failed to achieve any results in the abandoned Ministry of Works, it was simply because Su Yun was not capable enough. What does it have to do with the court?
Thinking of this, Su Yun laughed.

It’s interesting!

When Wang Kechen saw Su Yun's expression, he knew what the young man was thinking. He just chuckled and shook his head. This matter was not that simple.

Su Yun looked at Wang Kechen and asked sincerely, "Minister Wang, you have been in the Ministry of Industry for quite a while. Have you ever thought about how to revitalize our Ministry of Industry?"

Wang Kechen nodded and said, "I thought about it when I first came here, otherwise I wouldn't have known so much about the history of the Ministry of Industry, but it is precisely because I know and investigate that I know that this is impossible.

But I am old now, and I have been asking my superiors to retire for the past few years, but they have not approved it. But my health is really not good, and I may not see the sun tomorrow, so I don’t have any other ideas. ”

Su Yun quickly comforted him, "Minister Wang looks very healthy. It would be easy for him to live to be a hundred years old. Why do you have to say such discouraging words?"

Wang Kechen smiled when he heard this and said, "It is rare for a person to live to be 70. I am already over 70. Even if I die now, it can be considered a happy funeral. I don't have so many thoughts. But you, Minister Su, are so young and you want to do something. Just go ahead and do it. I will never hinder you in any way!"

Su Yun couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. This old man is a thief who refuses to die. Wang Kechen is indeed an old veteran. This sentence seems to encourage himself to do business and says that he will not hinder himself, but another way of saying it is: Although I will not hinder you, don't expect me to support you!
Well...okay.

Su Yun asked the people in the Ministry of Industry, "Are all the people in our Ministry of Industry outside?"

Wang Kechen said, "Now all the projects of the imperial court have been taken over by the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Water Conservancy and other government offices. Naturally, we don't need to send anyone to be stationed outside. The dozens of clerks you saw just now are the staff of our Ministry of Works."

Su Yun was surprised when he heard this and said, "That's not right. In addition to the Shangshu Shilang, our Ministry of Works should also have Langzhong and Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Forestry, and the Ministry of Tuntian. There are a total of twelve positions. Those were all clerks, right?

There are so many officials waiting for vacancies in the imperial court, it is impossible for so many vacancies to be left unfilled, this is unreasonable!"

Wang Kechen smiled and said, "Of course there were some people originally, but recently, with the new emperor ascending the throne, the officials changed with the new emperor. Those who were originally sent to the Ministry of Works were the old party. Now the old party has returned, so they have all found ways to be transferred out.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take Gao Zunhui, the former Langzhong of the Ministry of Works. He had been here for several years, but as soon as the old party came back, he was immediately transferred to the Right Yuanwailang.

And there is the Yuanwailang Lin Dan, who was appointed as the Palace Censor some time ago. Hehe, it's just that I really can't move, so I have to stay here.

But don't worry, someone will come soon. Someone has to take the bench in the Ministry of Industry, right?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "For example, me?"

Wang Kechen laughed when he heard this and said, "Minister Su, what you said is true. Although the Ministry of Works is a cold bench, isn't the Minister of Works also a minister? Although I mean to let you sit on the bench, as long as you endure a few years of qualifications, it won't hinder you from becoming a prime minister in the future, right?"

Su Yun smiled. Wang Kechen really wanted to retire. He dared to say things like "a new emperor chooses new ministers" and "new party, old party". It seemed that he really didn't have too many scruples. But this matter was a bit troublesome.

The problems of the Ministry of Industry can be seen without asking too many questions. First, there are no people, second, there is no money, and third, there is nothing going on.

Well, the key issue is still that nothing is wrong.

What I mean by "it's okay" is that all the things that the Ministry of Industry is responsible for have been taken away by others, and that's it.

Su Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "Minister Wang, you have been in the Ministry of Industry for so long, do you have any way to break the impasse?"

Wang Kechen smiled bitterly and said, "I have tried, but I can't break it!"

Su Yun smiled and nodded, "It's okay. Thank you for your guidance today, Minister Wang. With your advice, I now understand all the difficulties. Now that I know these, the problem is not difficult anymore."

Wang Kechen was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Minister Su, do you mean that you have a way to break the impasse?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "It's not a big problem, they are all small problems."

Wang Kechen obviously didn't believe it, and frowned, saying, "The Ministry of Industry is now unloved, and no one from above supports us. Our power and responsibilities have all been taken away, and officials with ideas won't come here. We don't have any money, we have nothing, what else can we do?"

Su Yun shook his head and said, "Minister Wang, you guys are too stuck in the rules. The Ministry of Revenue has taken away the Ministry of Works' work. Does that mean our Ministry of Works can't do anything?"

Wang Kechen was a little confused and said, "If you want to do something, you need money. The Ministry of Revenue directly allocates money to subordinate yamen, but not to us. Then how can we do things? Moreover, if we want to do things, we need a lot of people. For example, if we want to build a house, we need tens of thousands of construction workers, and these are also taken away by the Ministry of Revenue!"

Su Yun laughed and said, "Look, you understand it too. In fact, it's not that the Ministry of Industry can't do things. The Ministry of Industry's authority and responsibility still belong to us. As long as we have money and people, we can get things done. Once we get things done, who can say we can't do it?"

Wang Kechen became more and more confused. He thought that he might be really old and could no longer understand what young people said.

Su Yun smiled and said, "To put it more clearly, the Ministry of Works has four departments, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Tuntian, and the responsibilities of each department are impeccable.

What the imperial court took away were only the financial power and the craftsmen derived from the original Ministry of Works, but the power still lies with our Ministry of Works.

So, as long as we have money and people, we can do anything!"

Wang Kechen smiled bitterly. He understood, but it was of no use.

Where can the Ministry of Industry find the money?

Su Yun smiled and said, "There is a saying in the officialdom: If you have power, you will have both money and people. What we need to do now is to give the Ministry of Industry something to do. Once the work is done, are we still worried about not having money and people?"

Wang Kechen sighed softly, nodded and said, "Minister Su, since you have an idea, then go ahead and do it. I am retiring anyway, and I may be able to return to my hometown in the next few months. I won't work with you on big projects anymore."

Su Yun smiled and nodded, "No problem, no problem. Thank you for your advice."

Wang Kechen shook his head, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked away.

Su Yun watched Wang Kechen leave the detention hall, sat down at the desk, took out a piece of paper, there was a charcoal pencil in the pen holder, he took it out and wrote four words: Start a new business!

(End of this chapter)