Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Pei Xingjian, Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi, Xiao Kai and others, when they heard that Du He actually gave them such a huge benefit, they immediately showed excitement on their faces.

This is such a huge favor!

According to the five departments planned by Du He, each department has five to fifteen small departments, requiring 10 to 50 clerks.

If they brought this news back to the family, wouldn't the elders go crazy with joy?

After all, the clerks in the Gewu Academy also enjoy the treatment of ninth-rank officials!

There are a bunch of well-read brothers and sisters in the family. They cannot pass the imperial examinations, and they don’t want to be copywriters, so they stay in the family all day and eat for free.

These people can neither manage the manor nor work in the fields, and are almost becoming a source of worry for the elders of the clan?

Now that we have a place like this, we can finally settle them down.

Stunned for a moment.

The six people stood up and saluted with excited expressions.

"Thank you, Lord Korea!"

Cui Shenji rubbed his hands together and asked with an embarrassed look on his face, "Duke Hanguo, can women be selected as clerks?"

"My sisters don't want to get married, and the family doesn't have anything suitable for them to do, so they go against the elders all day long, almost driving those old men to death with anger."

"They are of pure character and are proficient in literature and mathematics. Can I choose them to enter the Academy of Gewu?"

what!

Select female officials to enter the Academy of Gewu?

When Yu Chang, Wang Jingzhi, Xiao Kai and others heard Cui Shenji's words, their expressions were slightly stunned.

Is this in accordance with the rules?

Currently, the female officials of the Tang Dynasty are mainly concentrated in the six bureaus and twenty-four departments of the imperial palace.

The six bureaus are the Shanggong Bureau, the Shangyi Bureau, the Shangfu Bureau, the Shangshi Bureau, the Shangqin Bureau and the Shanggong Bureau, and each bureau has four departments under it.

The ranks of these female officials ranged from the fifth to the ninth rank. Most of them were women from wealthy families who were selected to serve in the palace. Their main duties were to serve the empress, concubines and the daily operations of the palace.

However, women could only serve as officials within the harem and could not participate in external court affairs like men.

If Duke Han Guo agreed to Choi Sun-ki's request, wouldn't it be discussed by the government and the public?

Although the Tang Dynasty had a relatively open atmosphere, the idea of male superiority and female inferiority was still deeply rooted in people's minds. Selecting a large number of women as external officials could easily lead to resistance from other officials.

On the main seat.

Du He thought for a moment and said, "My original intention in proposing to Your Majesty the establishment of the Institute of Gewu was to select only the most talented and continuously create magical objects that benefit the country and the people."

"If your family has a woman who is talented and able to endure hardships, you can recruit her to the Institute of Gewu."

this...

Everyone's expressions were slightly stunned.

They originally thought that the Korean Guild would reject Choi Sun-ki's request, but they didn't expect that the Korean Guild would be so willful and would agree to it directly.

As expected of a Korean man, his ideas are different from those of ordinary people!

Du He looked at Cui Shenji who looked excited, and he smiled and gave him instructions.

"The tribesmen you recruit, regardless of gender, must abide by the rules of the Gewu Academy."

"As for those who are spoiled and arrogant, and cannot be scolded, don't bring them to the Institute of Gewu."

"If they affect the department's personnel or the research progress, I will punish them severely. It will be useless for you to plead with me then."

In Du He's view, the Gewu Academy was a place that led the progress of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to technological advances, concepts can also change.

Talented women with outstanding character and ability can naturally be hired boldly. As for those who are full of princess syndrome, it is impossible to let them stay in the Gewuyuan.

When everyone heard Du He's instructions, they all stood up and shouted.

"As ordered!"

After this little episode, everyone turned the topic to the development of each department.

In particular, Pei Xingjian, who served as vice president, asked the most questions.

For example, the institutional setup of the Academy of Gewu, which craftsmen each department should recruit, the placement of craftsmen, the application of expenses, etc.

Du He also patiently explained the questions they asked.

Everyone was so engrossed in the conversation that two hours passed in a flash, and soon it was time to get off duty.

Du He drank a cup of tea to moisten his throat, then stood up and said.

"It's getting late, you should go back and rest first."

"If you have any questions, please come to me privately for advice. If you know how to do it, you should quickly mobilize the resources around you and recruit more famous craftsmen to the Institute of Gewu."

"I will only give you one month to recruit department officials and craftsmen. After one month, I will give each department a research topic."

"Good work will be rewarded, bad work will be punished!"

A month?

There is plenty of time!

Except for Li Chunfeng who has no family support, the other five people are all from top aristocratic families.

As long as they mobilize a little of the family resources, what famous craftsman can't they hire?

There was a pause.

Du He continued, "His Majesty has promised me that you can poach any craftsmen from the nine temples and five academies."

"When recruiting craftsmen, we will first select from within the imperial court, and then fill in from the public."

When they heard that they could poach people from the Nine Temples and Five Prisons, their eyes suddenly lit up.

The most famous craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty were concentrated in departments such as the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Military Equipment and the Ministry of Water Resources. If one could recruit a hundred or eighty craftsmen from these departments, wouldn't the departments they were in charge of be full of talents?

Thinking of this, they narrowed their eyes and had already made up their minds to rush to get the person first.

Everyone bowed and saluted again.

"As ordered!"

After everyone finished paying their respects, Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi, Xiao Kai and Yu Chang rushed out of the Ministry of Revenue.

Holding the appointment letters given to them by Du He, they went straight to the Military Equipment Bureau, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Monk Pharmacy.

The Grand Historian Li Chunfeng was not in a hurry. After all, he was in charge of the Grand Historian Bureau. When the time came, he could just let the officials of the Grand Historian Bureau take up a concurrent position in the Ministry of Astronomy and Calendar.

After everyone has left.

Du He instructed Pei Xingjian, "Keep your promise. I'll leave all matters concerning the Institute of Gewu to you. You must keep a close eye on the preparations for the establishment of the five subordinate departments."

"If you have any difficulties, please tell me immediately."

Pei Xingjian also knew that Du He appointed him as the vice president of the Academy of Gewu in order to give him full responsibility for all matters big and small in the Academy.

After all, there was a precedent of being in charge of the East Palace's spies, and he had long been accustomed to Du He's hands-off style of doing things.

Pei Xingjian said solemnly, "Don't worry, Lord Han, I will do my best!"

Du He nodded with satisfaction, and then left the Ministry of Revenue with him.

...

Just when Du He returned to the princess's mansion to eat, drink and have fun with his wives and children, the Military Equipment Bureau, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Monk Pharmacy were in chaos.

When the heads of the four departments saw several bandits coming to rob people, they all said with sad faces.

"Doctor Xiao, you can't take everyone away. Leave a few craftsmen for our military construction department! Or you can go to the military equipment department to ask for them?"

"Minister Yu, we only have a few veterans in the Armoury Department. Why don't you go to the Works Department and ask for some? They have countless skilled craftsmen!"

"Wang Sicheng, you are from our Sinong Temple, so you can't take away the masters from the Shanglin Office, the Tianguan Office, the Daoguan Office, the Muguan Office, and the Gou Dun Office!"

"Oh, my dear Cui Shiyu, how can you be so arrogant as to ask for half of the imperial doctors from the Shang Pharmacy to go to the Institute of Gewu? You should go to the Medical College and ask for them!"

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