Is there something wrong?
Song Gongwen was stunned and a little confused, but he quickly said, "Just tell me."
"Brother Gongwen, you are now the Second Minister of the Cabinet. Your status is different from before."
"So I came here for only one thing."
At this point, Zhang Yingxing took a deep breath and said seriously, "I hope Brother Gongwen can recommend me to be an official!"
Be an official!
As soon as these words were spoken.
Song Gongwen felt helpless.
Sure enough, it was because of this matter.
He knew very well that his good friend had always wanted to become an official.
However, it was just an idea before, but no real action was taken.
But now, judging from the other party's tone, it was obvious that he was serious.
Then, Song Gongwen smiled and said, "Why are you telling me about this? You can go ask the teacher. He is the Grand Tutor, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Personnel. If he wants to give you a position, it will definitely be no problem."
"Although I am the deputy minister now, I have only been in office for a short time, so please do not place your hopes on me."
As he said, with Zhang Zhengming's current power.
It is easy to let someone become an official.
Especially since this person is the other party's nephew, it would be better to just say it directly.
As for the matter between teachers and students.
Song Gongwen did not hide it from the other party.
After all, they are friends and have a relationship, so they are completely trustworthy.
However, when Zhang Yingxing heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "You know my uncle is right. It's impossible for him to abuse his power for personal gain. I mentioned this matter before, and he got angry at me. If you ask me to say it again now, I'm afraid my uncle will take action directly."
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Song Gongwen's face grew slightly serious, and he immediately said, "Teacher wouldn't abuse his power for personal gain, but I do? Brother Ying Xing, aren't you underestimating me?"
Having said that, the tone was one of joking.
but.
If he were to abuse his power for personal gain, that would be impossible.
Because Song Gongwen knew very well that his current position was due to the grace of His Majesty.
If at this time, you start using the power in your hands to seek official positions for others, that will be impossible no matter what.
Even close friends would never do this.
certainly.
Song Gongwen knew it clearly.
My good friend is capable.
If placed in the right place, it can definitely accomplish something.
Therefore, although the tone was harsh, it did not mean a complete rejection.
The reason why he did this was that he wanted to test the other party and it was impossible for him to agree casually.
"That's not what I meant," Zhang Yingxing said. "You should have noticed from my letters these days that I really want to work for the court. Especially in the past two years, I've traveled all over the mountains and rivers and discovered a problem."
"That is, the north has little rain, which easily leads to droughts, while the south has plenty of rain, which easily leads to floods. In short, those who are dry will suffer droughts, and those who are flooded will suffer floods."
"Of course, there's another reason. Most of the time, people travel from north to south by land, but that's slow and time-consuming. If we could build a canal between the two, it would be a completely different story."
“Not only will it save a lot of time, but it will also bring the prosperity of the South to the North.”
Having said this, Zhang Yingxing paused and continued, "I don't understand domestic affairs and the economy as well as you do, but you should know what I mean by this."
really.
After hearing this, Song Gongwen immediately fell into deep thought.
Indeed, a canal could connect the south and the north.
Then travel will be more convenient, and the economy of the south will also be able to drive the north.
After all, the North is inferior to the South in this regard.
This can be seen from the fact that most of the gentry are located in the Jiangnan area.
In particular, he thought of another point.
That is, the capital is located in the north and can be fully controlled.
However, because Jiangnan is far away from the capital, it is difficult to control at certain times.
This canal connects the two places, making it easier for the imperial court to control the south in the future.
You can say that.
Once the canal is opened, there will be many benefits.
But soon, he frowned and continued, "Your idea is good, but the problem is, do you know how far the distance from north to south is? Do you know how much time and money it will take to completely open it up?"
"You are saying this now, but it is too difficult to execute it. Besides, how can we do it without knowing how much money the court has?"
"That has nothing to do with me. I just offer my opinions and ideas."
Zhang Yingxing immediately smiled and said, "But Brother Gongwen, you still don't know enough about the terrain of our Great Wei. Although the distance between the south and the north is very far, according to my observations over the years, there is a river connecting this section of the road."
“We don’t need to talk about building a canal, we just need to connect the rivers.”
As he spoke, he took out a huge water painting from his collection and continued, "This is what I drew. You'll understand after you take a look."
Zhang Yingxing's years of traveling abroad were not in vain.
Song Gongwen immediately took the water map.
really.
The rivers to the north and south of Wei are clearly marked above, including both large and small ones.
Even the most detailed map is no match for it.
"this..."
Song Gongwen was speechless.
Then he glanced at his friend opposite him. After only two years away, he was able to record the rivers of Wei in such detail?
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