Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

After all, everyone knows that even if Minister Qin is not the one standing behind the young emperor, he is now a close minister of His Majesty and often speaks to the current emperor alone. His every move will often reveal something.

Yes.

There is some movement at the Ministry of Industry.

Many people will receive the message.

"What's going on at the Ministry of Industry?"

Zhan Hui frowned and muttered something, then turned around and made eye contact with Fu Youwen again, but the other party also looked quite confused like himself.

Who knew that the New Year is almost here.

What new developments does the Ministry of Industry have in mind?

The servant who came in with the news immediately said, "Yes, sir, it is the Ministry of Works. Please tell our people to pay special attention to the Ministry of Works. This information is reliable."

"Speak." Zhan Hui frowned and asked curiously.

"My lord, my informants have reported that yesterday, Lord Shang Qin from the Ministry of Works asked his men to select candidates from the Ministry's weaving departments and workshops. The criteria for selection are, first, that they must be smart and capable, and second, that they must be very familiar with the 'flying shuttle loom' that the Ministry of Works recently developed."

"Not only that, that Minister Qin also ordered a piece of land to be set aside."

"They say they are going to train those who have been selected so that they can go to the provinces, prefectures, states and counties of the Ming Dynasty to publicize the court's newly invented water-powered spinning machines and flying shuttle looms." The servant smoothly integrated the information he had received and reported it to Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen.

"Selecting...training?"

"Propaganda for spinning and weaving machines?"

After hearing the reply from this trusted servant, Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen were immediately confused and looked at each other.

The same thought occurred to them all: "Could it be...that something strange is happening again?"

Zhan Hui first looked at his servant and asked, "Is there any other news?"

The servant shook his head: "That's all for now."

Zhan Hui waved his hand: "Okay, you step back first and then explore."

"Yes, sir."

The servant responded and left the room again, closing the door. Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen, who had finally relaxed, were left with frowns again, each pondering in thought. The room was filled with silence.

Both of them are smart people.

After a short silence, everyone had their own ideas.

Zhan Hui said, "This time, the cheap cloth accomplished a great thing for Your Majesty, preventing the frost disaster that used to happen every year. So Your Majesty is feeling proud and wants to show off his pride in front of all the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

Fu Youwen, after Zhan Hui finished speaking, also expressed his own thoughts: "Your Majesty has a big appetite. Perhaps he hopes that this year the people can wear clothes made of cheap cloth, and next year they can all wear fine cloth and clothes made of cotton, linen, or even raw silk?"

However, after saying this, Fu Youwen immediately shook his head and continued, "But this is simply unrealistic. Even if we have good spinning machines and looms, what our Ming Dynasty lacks are raw materials such as cotton, linen, and raw silk."

Zhan Hui also nodded: "Even if Your Majesty may not understand these, Qin Kui certainly cannot fail to understand them."

The six ministers are the heads of their respective departments. Although they have different focuses and responsibilities, they are often summoned together to discuss national affairs such as people's livelihood. Of course, they are very familiar with these matters.

Fu Youwen agreed and said, "Although Qin Kui is usually good at pleasing Your Majesty, given his personality, he will definitely analyze these principles with Your Majesty. Your Majesty is definitely not a fool. Whether he came up with it on his own or understood it after Qin Kui reminded him, he should know that this is not feasible."

Zhan Hui said, "In other words, the Ministry of Works' current actions are still due to the first point: Your Majesty has achieved something, so he is proud of it and wants everyone in the world to know about his intelligence and talent."

After saying this, he and Fu Youwen exchanged glances, and he saw recognition in each other's eyes.

Or……

Knowing that it is impossible to do something, but still doing it, the motivation behind it can only be this.

Fu Youwen said, "If you don't return home when you're rich and powerful, or if you wear brocade clothes and travel at night... anyone would feel uncomfortable. It's natural for you to want to show off your achievements and success, but..."

The two fell silent.

The expressions on their faces seemed helpless and speechless.

a long time.

Zhan Huicai picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea to moisten his mouth.

He sighed deeply, "Ah! People! Just can't stand praise! What were we talking about just now? To put it in a bigger way... it's called boasting."

Fu Youwen also nodded in agreement and said, "It's about selecting talents and arranging training for them. In the future, these people will be sent to various provinces, prefectures, states, and counties to preach everywhere. It costs money everywhere... The money is spent and the face is earned, but there is no practical benefit." When he spoke, his expression was tight and distressed.

As the head of the Ministry of Revenue.

What he worried about every day was how to distribute the already limited tax revenue. The money received by the Ministry of Revenue was often spent by breaking a copper coin into two halves... Thinking of this, he was of course heartbroken.

After saying this, he couldn't help but complain bitterly, "This Qin Kui is just as bad! Doesn't he know how to persuade His Majesty? His Majesty is getting carried away, and he can't get carried away! There are some things that His Majesty doesn't understand, and I don't believe he can't understand them either! He's so good! To please His Majesty, he'll do whatever His Majesty says. He'll do whatever His Majesty asks him to do, and he'll do it!"