Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"His Majesty."

Two days later, Qin Ming reappeared in Luocheng.

He called Chen Shimao, Song Dingsheng, and Wu Shizhong who had rushed back from the Japanese island into his villa.

"I am here to pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Wu Shizhong received the news this time and returned quickly.

I'm the first one here today.

As soon as they met, he knelt on the ground excitedly and saluted Qin Ming.

He had a premonition that what Qin Ming called him to talk about today would be very important.

"Old Wu, you did a good job on the Japanese island."

Qin Ming walked up to him and helped him up with a kind face.

Back in Yinshan County, he saw that Wu Shizhong was a talented person.

He operated a small port, established a shipyard, opened up roads in the mountains and forests to connect the county with all directions, and even allowed the Nanyang merchant caravan to build a stop there.

It is hard to imagine such a small county town surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on one side.

The wealth of the people there far exceeds that of many other main cities in Lingnan.

As for later, Qin Ming arranged him to go to the Japanese island to build factories and maritime transit stations, and he did a very good job.

Now that the matter was done, Qin Ming recalled him as he was in urgent need of talented people after he became emperor.

"Thanks to your majesty, it's not difficult to get things done on the Japanese island."

Wu Shizhong smiled, a little reserved.

Qin Ming noticed his nervousness and patted his shoulder and said:

"Sit down and have a cup of tea."

"Yes!"

Wu Shizhong immediately found a stool and sat down.

Soon, Chen Shimao and Song Dingsheng also arrived.

The two were together. When they came over, Chen Shimao seemed to be still educating Song Dingsheng.

Song Dingsheng did not refute, but just nodded with a smile on his face.

Qin Ming didn't need to guess too much to know that Chen Shimao was criticizing the ugly articles written by Song Dingsheng.

Although newspaper sales have increased, the scope of publicity has also become wider.

However, Song Dingsheng's path went further and further astray, causing the reputation of the authoritative newspaper that Chen Shimao had painstakingly built to plummet.

"Teacher, Lao Song, please sit down."

After Qin Ming asked a few people to sit down, he told them about the situation overseas.

All three of them had serious expressions on their faces, but since they were all civil servants, they didn't know how to solve the problem.

Qin Ming did not say more about this matter, but continued to talk about the issue of the newspaper.

"I'm going to sort the newspapers. Old Song will be responsible for the ones he's good at, and you, the student, will be responsible for the original newspapers."

As Qin Ming's newspaper sales grew, he almost occupied the entire Daqian market.

At this time, if you want to develop more in it, what you need to do is very simple.

"It's a good idea to separate them. Can Lord Song do it himself?"

Chen Shimao looked at Qin Ming in surprise.

Having too many newspapers is actually a good thing, but it requires a lot of effort to produce new varieties of newspapers.

Song Dingsheng patted his chest and said:

"Don't worry, Minister Chen. It's just a newspaper."

"By the way, Your Majesty, I want to ask, can I write anything this time?"

Qin Ming nodded and said:

"Of course, you can write freely."

"Oh, that's no problem."

Hearing this, Chen Shimao smiled bitterly. He had recently read quite a few articles written by Song Dingsheng and others in newspapers.

The degree of melodrama is shocking.

The sound of the poem will linger in one's ears for three days after reading it, to the point of having erotic dreams.

"There is another matter, which is the appointment of Wu Shizhong."

After saying this, Qin Ming turned to look at Wu Shizhong.

Chen Shimao and Song Dingsheng immediately stopped talking and looked at Wu Shizhong with a smile.

"Anywhere you want to go?"

"I'm fine with everything. I'll follow your majesty's arrangements."

Wu Shizhong was flattered and stood up quickly.

His rank was only that of a county magistrate, but Chen Shimao was the prime minister beside Qin Ming.

Song Dingsheng is the current Governor of Lingnan.

Logically speaking, he was not qualified to sit at the table and discuss matters with others.

But today Qin Ming called him here specifically.

The meaning is already clear.

"I'm personally in charge of the Central Plains, so there's no need for you to take charge."

"However, since the Jiangnan region fell out of the imperial court's jurisdiction, it has been my teacher, Qian Cai, and others who have been handling affairs in turn. This is really inconvenient."

"There are ports and shipyards there, and they often trade with the countries of Southeast Asia. These are all areas you are good at. Why don't you go and work there?"

After Qin Ming expressed his thoughts, Wu Shizhong was struck by lightning and stood there for a long time without moving.

He never dreamed that Qin Ming would hand over the entire Jiangnan region to him, a small county magistrate!

Finally, Song Dingsheng walked up to him and said with a laugh:

"Old Wu, what are you staring at? You've been promoted! You're now the Governor-General of Jiangnan!"

Plop.

Wu Shizhong knelt on the ground with tears and snot, saying repeatedly:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your cultivation!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

……

From a county town that was so remote that it couldn’t be more remote, it has gradually reached its current location.

Wu Shizhong has survived too many cycles of spring and autumn.

Qin Ming can also understand his current feelings.

The three of them waited for him to calm down before finally pulling him back to his seat.

Qin Ming's face turned serious.

"Three of you, the last thing today, and the most important one, is education."

"educate?"

The three of them were stunned for a moment.

"Yes, compared to the traditional imperial examinations, what we are going to learn now is science."

"And I'm sure you all understand the power of science and its wide range of applications."

"Especially when facing the imperial examinations where tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people had to pass the single-plank bridge, studying science could help people in our Southern Dynasty spend less time and effort, and quickly establish themselves after learning."

Qin Ming's words made all three of them fall into deep thought.

This is indeed a huge advantage.

You have to know that some of the scholars who took the imperial examinations took exams and studied for their entire lives, but in the end they achieved nothing.

Ninety-nine percent of people end up wasting their time.

But Qin Ming was different. He came to his school to learn accounting, weapon making in the workshop, and the skills of various craftsmen.

You can put it into practice quickly and have the opportunity to settle down and live a good life.

"I want to completely conquer the Daqian Empire from a cultural perspective."

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

Wu Shizhong asked quickly, he was very enthusiastic about doing things now.

Qin Ming smiled and said:

"I want you to establish multiple schools in the Central Plains, Lingnan, Huxi, and Jiangnan."

"It's free to train students, and the propaganda is that it only takes one year for them to master some basic skills."

"If they can pass the academy's assessment, there will be various positions waiting for them in factories, workshops, etc."

Having said that, Qin Ming paused and dropped another shocking bombshell.

"Of course, they can also participate in two years of further study in the academy. After two years, if they pass some cultural courses in addition to technical courses, they can enter the government as officials!"

"What!?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Shimao and the other two gasped.

After finishing school and passing the examination for further studies, you can become an official!

Once this news comes out, the scholars in the Northern Dynasty will go crazy!