"I can feel the loyalty and love of the Pan family.”
A smile appeared on Zhu Weichu's face, making Pan Zixin and Pan Youdu feel as if they had been pardoned.
Just as he was about to kowtow and thank her, he heard Zhu Weichu say in a clear voice.
"An imperial edict was drafted to confer Pan Zhencheng the title of the county magistrate of Dongguan. He will be appointed as the second minister of the Ministry of Commerce and concurrently the director of the Guangdong Commerce and Trade Bureau.”
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County? The Minister of Commerce? Director of the Guangdong Commerce and Trade Bureau?
Pan Zixin and Pan Youdu were dumbstruck. Had he ascended to the heavens in a single step?
Duke marquis uncle son male, county son is viscount, fourth-class title!
Although the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, abolished the son and male titles and only conferred three titles, the Chongzhen period and the Nanming period, in order to win over the hearts of the people, the number of dukes and marquises was rampant.
Now that Nanming had been destroyed for a long time, the title conferred by the Ming Emperor in front of him was definitely not something common.
The title of nobility was nothing, but the vice minister of the cabinet and the Ministry of Commerce was a pleasant surprise.
Pan Zixin, who had grown up in Great Britain, could roughly guess that the Ming Dynasty's cabinet should have been set up in conjunction with the western cabinet. There was a cabinet prime minister, or a chief assistant minister, followed by a minister of the interior, a minister of commerce, and so on. The second minister was the deputy minister.
A business minister was definitely a position with real power, and he would be in the center of the cabinet.
As for the weird official position of the director of the Guangdong Bureau of Commerce and Trade, it should be an official in charge of trade!
Pan Zixin suppressed her excitement and kowtowed to thank him.
"The Pan family thanks Your Majesty for your grace. I thank Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of my father. Long live our emperor!”
"Stand up. You stay here. Pan Youdu will lead the imperial guards back to deliver the decree!”
Zhu Weichu made the final decision, keeping Pan Zixin, who was obviously a little genius and should have a high position in Pan Zhencheng's heart, just in case.
Pan Youdu was a sensible person, and Pan Zixin knew it all too well. She had no objections and obediently accepted the arrangement.
Zhu Weichu's move made Yang Shiqi, Yu Qian, Lu Zhenming, Xiong Gang, and the other civil and military officials speechless. It was very brilliant.
The Keeper in the live broadcast room sighed.
[Impressive, Zhu Weichu's operation is too perfect. He promoted Pan Zhencheng to the position of Deputy Minister of Commerce and the Director of the Guangdong Commerce and Trade Bureau. This is equivalent to taking all the resources and connections in Pan Zhencheng's hands into the country. Pan Zhencheng can only help the country earn money in the future!]]
[Pan Zhencheng is an old businessman and also the CEO of the Thirteen Branches in Guangzhou. He knows the overseas business trade like the back of his hand. The network resources he has are immeasurable. It is indeed very wise for Zhu Weichu to appoint him to manage the import and export trade!]
[I'm too rough, isn't that too extreme?] Pan Zhencheng, who was treated as a tool, should be grateful?]
[Hahaha, how good would it be to be an official? In a feudal society with strict hierarchy, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are the most looked down upon. It was better in the Qing Dynasty. Not only did Pan Zhencheng become an official, but he also had a hereditary title. Wouldn't he be grateful to Zhu Weichu for making money? 666!]
[As expected, those who can become emperors are all good people. You're amazing, Your Majesty…]
[I suddenly feel that Pan Zhencheng is suffering a loss. In the future, he can only make money for the court. He can't even do business in private. He's abusing his power for personal gain. My God, Zhu Weichu is so black-bellied.]]
[Do you think that Zhu Weichu is not simple? He even cautiously kept Pan Zixin as a hostage and sent troops to follow Pan Youdu to deliver the decree? Look, do you need two to three hundred Imperial Guards with submachine guns to accompany the decree?]]
[Zhu Weichu: A sucker has delivered himself to me for slaughter. I must see the money to be at ease!]]
6. I give full marks for this move!]
Reba silently nodded in agreement and also gave Zhu Weichu full marks. The trick was really too deep.
Zhu Weichu wanted money, and the Pan family wanted to become a eunuch family. This was exactly what the saying went: Zhou Yu hit Huang Gai, one was willing to hit and the other was willing to suffer!
"Pan Zixin, stay in Guangzhou for a few days. Don't wander around or enter the workshop.”
After instructing Pan Zixin, Zhu Weichu turned his head to look at the two identical people in black military uniforms.
"Bring Pan Zixin down to rest!"
Yes!
"Your Majesty, this subject's daughter will take her leave!"
Pan Zixin was smart and knew her place, so she was not unhappy and happily followed Shuang Er and Da Shuang Er back to the city.
After the three of them left, Yang Shiqi sighed and said,"Your Majesty is wise. With the help of the Pan family, the financial pressure on the cabinet will be greatly alleviated.”
"Of course Your Majesty is wise. Pan Zhencheng is definitely one of the best in business. He has trade dealings with merchants from all over the world. If Pan Zhencheng becomes the Minister of Commerce, the Pan family will be converted from a merchant family to an official family. They will no longer be able to do business and can only receive their salaries to earn money for the court.”
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Yu Qian, laughed loudly, extremely impressed by Zhu Weichu's methods.
The Army Chief of Staff, Xiong Gang, and the Navy Chief of Staff, Li Qingshan, were even happier. With five million catties of refined iron in hand, they could freely manufacture weapons and equipment.
The cotton cloth was also important. In winter, it was almost time to attack the north, so cotton military uniforms with excellent warmth were essential.
"Don't flatter me. The Qing army has already gathered in the surroundings and will attack at any time. Hurry up and train the new army. How important this war is, there's no need for me to remind you.”
Zhu Weichu smiled and waved his hand. Yang Shiqi and the other civil and military officials took their leave and went about their own business.
The battle that would determine life and death was about to begin. They had to be fully prepared because the Qing army was not just 100,000 or 80,000, but 400,000 or 500,000.
After everyone left, Zhu Weichu turned around and was about to drink some water when he saw Reba holding her chin and wandering in the sky.
"Reba, what are you daydreaming about?”
What?
Reba, who was thinking about the structure diagram of the steam engine, came back to her senses.
"Your Majesty, I have an inspiration!"
"What inspiration?"
"Does Your Majesty know about the steam engine?"
Zhu Weichu was speechless. I definitely know! I also know that the steam engine will become the iconic product of the future western industrialisation. It will be used in many fields such as smelting, machinery manufacturing, mining, ships and trains, increasing the efficiency of production and transportation by dozens of times.
Other than steam engines, there were also internal combustion engines with higher efficiency. Wasn't the gas turbine on a warship an internal combustion engine?
Of course, Zhu Weichu would not reveal the fact that he was a transmigrator to anyone.
"You definitely know about it. The steam engine has gradually matured in Europe. Reba, you know about steam engines?”
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