I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Why do other emperors have so many treacherous ministers who disrupt the government?

Is it so difficult for me to find a few reliable treacherous ministers?

There is no justice!

Forget it, let’s just search slowly.

Then the only one left is this guy Zhang Feichai!

If Tang Xiaoren was an accomplice, then Zhang Chai was the "culprit" of this disaster!

If he had not taken the initiative to refurbish the batch of military equipment, the country's fortunes would not have risen.

Afterwards, Li Tian asked the Western Factory to investigate and found out that Zhang Yuchai had actually built more than ten hydraulic hammers in the armory, which greatly improved the production efficiency of the armory.

This scared Li Tian!

He made up his mind that he could not let Zhang Chai continue to make trouble.

If he continues like this and creates even more powerful machines, my armory will probably develop into a arsenal.

No way!

We can’t let Zhang Yuchai be the inspector of the armory!

It’s so dangerous!

I was deceived by this guy's name. Not only is he not a loser, he is also a capable official!

But Zhang Xingchai was recommended by Empress Dowager Zhang and was a relative of the Empress Dowager.

These days, Li Tian often went to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, and the relationship had eased a lot.

If I punish Zhang Xiuchai without any reason, I will probably not be able to explain to Empress Dowager Zhang.

Li Tian thought, why not transfer Zhang Chai away from the armory?

Then where to go?

The Ministry of Works was a large ministry, with two vice ministers in addition to the Shangshu. Zhang Yuchai was not a member of the imperial examination system, so he could not become a vice minister.

The rest are the other departments of the Ministry of Works.

The Armoury is a relatively advanced department in the Ministry of Industry.

However, manufacturing weapons is a tough job. The military has high requirements and many people are watching.

It seems that Zhang Chai is very proficient in mechanical arts, so he must not be allowed to go to the production department.

Otherwise, if he tries to invent some machine, it will backfire.

Under the Ministry of Works, the most lucrative job is the Driving Department.

The Jiabu Division was responsible for the national road construction and post station system.

It is equivalent to the modern transportation and postal commissioner.

This is a very powerful position.

If Zhang Yuchai were to go to the Ministry of Defense, there would be no more trouble in the armory.

What a great idea!

Li Tian immediately said: "Little Weizi, draft the decree!"

"The servant is here."

"Transfer Zhang Yuchai from the Armory to be the Chief of the Driving Department."

"I obey, Your Majesty."

Although the Driving Department and the Armory are on the same level, their powers cannot be compared.

Little Weizi also knew that His Majesty had promoted Zhang Chai.

Your Majesty is indeed a wise ruler, and you will reward those who have made contributions!

The next day.

After the turmoil at the Censorate, two major events occurred in the court.

The first thing was that His Majesty reopened the alchemy room and invited the young Taoist priest from Wuyin Mountain to lead the alchemy.

In the past, the memorials from the censors would have been buried by the emperor.

However, after two incidents at the Censorate, Li Tian's authority grew.

Now no one dares to make suggestions.

The cabinet chief, Tang Xiaoren, also felt strange, but he remained silent.

So this incident caused quite a stir in the court, but no memorial dared to be submitted to Li Tian's desk.

The second thing was that the emperor allocated 8,000 sets of military equipment to Luzhou.

This incident caused dissatisfaction among many military officers, especially the general of Eastern Liao, who wrote several letters to express his protest.

Even Qin Tianyang, the Marquis of Wu'an, who was in charge of the military, expressed his dissatisfaction.

The emperor favored his brother-in-law and promoted the unqualified Rand to be the commander of Luzhou.

They even distributed the new equipment to Luzhou.

How disheartened the soldiers must be!

However, Li Tian had just resettled a large number of wounded soldiers in Dong Liao, and Qin Tianyang owed Li Tian a favor.

So even though they were dissatisfied, they didn't really make a fuss.

The other military officers were suppressed by Qin Tianyang and could only submit memorials, but they were all suppressed by Li Tian.

However, a small matter like Zhang Yuchai's transfer to the position of Chief Secretary of the Jiabu Division was just an ordinary personnel transfer in the court.

But everyone knew that Zhang Chai had been promoted.

The position of Sicheng of the Jiabu Department is the second most lucrative position in the Ministry of Works, second only to the Vice Minister.

This is also a signal!

Your Majesty's "preferences" are understood by everyone in the court and the country.

As long as you work hard and achieve results, the emperor will not hesitate to promote and reward you.

If they only talk about it on paper or participate in court struggles, that would be the fate of the censors in the Censorate.

For a time, the atmosphere in the entire court became much more pragmatic.

Officials from all departments want to achieve some real results to show His Majesty.

Tang Xiaoren has been feeling much more relaxed lately.

All departments of the imperial court were on the right track and could carry out their tasks well without the need to send out supervisors.

He was also secretly pushing forward his own reform plans.

After finishing his work today, Tang Xiaoren just got home when he received a message from Zhang Yuchai asking for a meeting.

Tang Xiaoren still admired Zhang Yingchai very much.

So he immediately asked his son to invite Zhang Chai in.

"Lord Chief Assistant!"

"Master Zhang!"

In Tang Xiaoren's mind, Zhang Yuchai was a technical official who was not good at socializing.

He seldom interacted with other colleagues and never flattered his superiors.

So Tang Xiaoren was also very curious, why did Zhang Yuchai come here at night?

Zhang Chai directly took out a memorial.

"Master Tang, this is the plan I drew up after arriving at the Jiabu Division."

"I submitted it to the Minister of Industry, and he said that this plan was too big and he couldn't make the decision."

"So I came to see Master Tang."

Tang Xiaoren had already seen Zhang Yuchai's abilities, and he was truly a capable official.

I didn’t expect that he had new ideas as soon as he arrived at the Jiabu Division?

Tang Xiaoren advocated reform and naturally liked officials who sought change.

So Tang Xiaoren opened the plan.

"Orbit? What is a track?" Tang Xiaoren was confused when he saw the title.

When receiving ministers from the court, Tang Xiaoren would usually bring his son Tang Yan with him.

Although Tang Yan was considered a hermit official, he also held an official position.

Unfortunately, he was not strong enough in the imperial examinations and spent all day wandering around outside.

Although Tang Xiaoren did not like this son, he was the son of the Prime Minister after all, so he often took him to meet guests, which was considered as a way of cultivating and educating him.

Before, Tang Yan never said a word when Tang Xiaoren met with him.

Because he couldn't understand anything his father was discussing.

But this time he understood.

Zhang Yuchai's "Exploitation of Nature" was published in Kyoto, and Tang Yan also bought a copy.

He was not interested in the imperial examinations, but he had a talent for mechanical engineering.

After reading the book, Tang Yan also studied the mechanism theory in the book.

He was surprised to find that he was much more talented in this area than in studying.

So Tang Yan hasn't been going out for a stroll recently, and has been staying in the house studying mechanical engineering.

Tang Yan immediately said, "Father, the track is to lay two rows of rails on the ground, and put the wheeled car on it, which can save effort to pull the car."

"My son remembers that Mr. Zhang wrote in The Creation of Nature that laying rails and using horses to pull railway carriages can greatly increase the speed and load-bearing capacity of transporting goods."

Then, Tang Yan and Tang Xiaoren explained it again.

After listening, Tang Xiaoren was also thinking.

According to Zhang Yuchai and Tang Yan, laying railway tracks can effectively improve transportation efficiency.

Kyoto is located in the central area of Da Zhou, but no grain is produced near Kyoto.

Therefore, the grain from Yuhang area had to be transported to Kyoto.