Chapter 536 Dongmei as the Chief Steward
Zhao Yulin was also deeply shocked by the battle of Linzhou. He was knocked unconscious by the explosion in the Gobi Desert, and the guards who fell on him were all killed. This battle was too cruel.
In the Zhao residence in Chengdu, several women sat together drinking tea. Yangjin told Zhao Feiyan that they should summon Dongmei to clarify the matter. Yuqi had actually stopped caring about the affairs of Shunfengsi, and she would definitely not come back. The king should clearly hold Dongmei responsible.
Zhao Feiyan said: Even if an appointment is required, it is the Ministry of War's business. How can she make arrangements beyond the rules?
Yangjin told her to let Dongmei take it first.
She believed that Zhao Feiyan did not directly manage the army, so she must keep Shunfengsi in her hands and control intelligence information in a timely manner. This was an important part of the stability of the country and also helped her brother relieve his worries.
Zhao Feiyan immediately understood the importance of the matter.
Ma Linger said slowly: Brother Yulin left without telling us anything, this is a test for us. Don't think he speaks easily, he often suffers from insomnia when sleeping, we have to do it well.
Zhao Feiyan thought for a while and said: Then I will go to Shunfengsi in person and orally instruct Dongmei to temporarily take over the position of chief manager of Shunfengsi and be directly responsible to me.
Yangjin nodded and said with a smile: The king will set off now.
After dressing up, Zhao Feiyan and Shunzhidi came to Shunfengsi surrounded by guards. Dongmei heard the guard report that the king had arrived and came out to greet him immediately.
Zhao Feiyan walked into the conference room with a smile on her face, and ordered all the deputy envoys to be summoned for a lecture. She sat steadily on the throne and praised Shunfeng Division for its meritorious . Then she announced: Chief Steward Wu Yuqi has resigned, and Dongmei will temporarily take over as Chief Steward of Shunfeng Division, and the next appointment will be made after Minister Miao returns to Beijing.
Then he asked Shunzhidi to take out red envelopes to give to every official present, and specially gave a big red envelope to Dongmei.
Everyone was immediately happy .
Zhao Feiyan looked at the ministers who were all happy and said that she had two tasks to assign. One was that the court would reward Kaifeng Shunfengchu and Chang'an Shunfengchu with 100,000 strings of cash each, and asked Shunfengsi to send a special envoy to express condolences and encourage them to actively prepare for the recovery of Hedong.
The second was to reward the Shunfengsi in Chengdu with 300,000 strings of cash, and let Dongmei make her own arrangements to properly organize the public servants at the Shunfengsi headquarters and take care of the families with problems.
The temperature in the hall was now even higher, and everyone felt a burst of warmth, as comfortable as a spring breeze.
Then, Zhao Feiyan went to the Inspection Office. Jiang Ligang learned that the king had arrived, so he hurried to receive him. The constables on duty were all delighted after receiving the red envelopes from the king.
Zhao Feiyan also gave Jiang Ligang 300,000 strings of cash and asked him to take a good look at the official offices he inspected, repair what needed to be repaired, and take care of the civil servants with family difficulties, especially those who were disabled while working for the court.
Jiang Ligang was delighted and kept his promise.
Zhao Feiyan followed suit and inspected Zhang Guoan's garrison troops before returning. Shunzhidi said to Ma Linger: The king is really generous. He just walked around and spent more than a million in just one day.
Yangjin, however, praised Feiyan for having the bearing of an emperor.
Ma Linger said with a laugh: It seems that one million or two million are taken out at once, but not much actually falls into the hands of each official. Right now, the Shunfeng Division and the Xuncha Division have quite a few people.
Immediately, Ma Ling said that the money was well spent. Not to mention anything else, just look at the Jingyang tea case that Yuqi and his brother uncovered on their way back. The report stated that the confiscated silver and money alone amounted to several million strings of silver, and a large number of shops and businesses in Fulin Hall were also confiscated.
Yangjin Finance said to them: Therefore, we must make good use of these two institutions. Not only will the country be stable, but we can also make money. There are only benefits and no harm.
Feiyan asked Yangjin: Meng Gong resigned, and she planned to ask Yu Gong to be the deputy director of the Central Council. In the beginning, Brother Yulin invited Meng Gong to Chengdu because he hoped that Jiangdong would have a representative to do things. Now let Yu Jie take over?
Yangjin nodded and asked her to ask Meng Gong's opinion again, which was also a favor to him, so that things would go more smoothly in the future.
As they were talking, the guard reported: Deputy King, Minister of Revenue Fan Zhong is here to visit.
A group of women came out to welcome Fan Zhong in. After the tea was prepared, Ma Linger and Shun Zhidi left on the pretext of having something to do.
Fan Zhong told Feiyan that when Meng Gong was drinking with him, he already knew that Meng Gong was going to leave Taijian Hall.
Feiyan told the truth that Lord Meng was in poor health and had repeatedly requested to resign. She and Yulin'er had no choice but to agree. State affairs would become more and more heavy in the future, and Lord Fan would have to take on more responsibilities.
After taking a sip of tea, Old Man Fan shook his head repeatedly and solemnly resigned to Zhao Feiyan. He also wanted to resign from his post.
This surprised Feiyan and Yangjin.
Zhao Feiyan immediately asked Mr. Fan to retract this idea. She had not yet figured out how to deal with Mr. Meng's resignation. She asked Fan Zhong, who is suitable for promotion to the deputy position of the Central Council?
The old man said that he just realized it and hadn’t thought it through yet.
Yangjin immediately responded and said: Princess Fan, as for the personnel matters, we have to first settle this matter on behalf of our king. Among the officials from Jiangdong, Yu Jie and Yu Gong are in their prime and have made great achievements in managing water affairs. What do you think, Lord Fan?
Zhao Feiyan also looked at the old man as if seeking advice.
Fan Zhong's heart skipped a beat. Wow, how could he handle such a big matter? Yu Jie was still an old official of Jiangdong.
He said: Yu Gong is an old minister of the previous dynasty, and belongs to the same hometown as Meng Gong. How can this be done?
Zhao Feiyan said with a smile that the New Song Dynasty recruited talents without any restrictions, so why not? Fan Gong asked her to think about it again.
Before the old man could solve his own problem, Zhao Feiyan assigned him a new task. He went back home feeling dizzy without even drinking a sip of wine.
The officials in Taijian Hall had known for a long time that Meng Gong was going to resign because Lao Cao was in there. This gave the researchers topics for investigation and research and things to talk about over dinner. They were all discussing who would succeed Meng Gong and become another important official at the vice-prefecture level.
Some said: Zhao Qi'er's concubine is the king. As the saying goes, good things should be kept in the hands of outsiders. This time, he will definitely send his first wife Ma Ling or his concubine Shunzhidi to the position of deputy king.
Some people immediately shook their heads and said no, no, the relocation of the pillars of the court would definitely not be that simple. Zhao Qier would definitely use a trick to secretly move his trusted confidants up first.
Shi's son traveled all the way from Hangzhou to Chengdu. Seeing the beautiful landscape of Sichuan and Shu, he was overwhelmed. After more than a year of rest, he felt like he had lost his temper. He took the initiative to invite Li Quan to drink and talk about world affairs. He said with great emotion that Li Gong was in good spirits and in his prime, and was fully qualified to be the deputy king.
Li Quan immediately stopped him: He said with great trepidation that it was a great favor from heaven that the New Song Dynasty court did not pursue his crime as a guilty minister, and also gave him the status of Taijian Hall Taijian. It was such an honor to discuss state affairs with the former monarch and pillars of the court such as the prime minister. He was grateful and extremely satisfied.
After Li Quan finished speaking, he said nothing more. He looked very satisfied and kept inviting Shi Xiang to drink with him.
Shi's son found it boring. This guy brought up the topic with the intention of creating a heated discussion so that Li Quan would discover his extraordinary talent and take the lead in recommending him to be the deputy king.
Unexpectedly, Li Quan is a very honest person, who is only interested in Taiwan identification and has no other thoughts.
The two were in a boring and awkward situation when the doorman came in and reported: The King of Feiyan has arrived at Taijian Hall, Lord Ding, please go to the conference room to talk.
The two old men were startled, immediately stood up, straightened their clothes, and hurried to the meeting room.
In the meeting hall , Zhao Feiyan was seen sitting in the middle with a smile on her face, while Lord Ding, Lord Cao and Meng Gong were sitting on her left and right drinking tea.
When Lord Ding saw that everyone was present, he coughed twice, stood up and asked everyone to bow to Zhao Feiyan and thank the King of Feiyan for his kindness.
Everyone immediately stood up straight, bowed to Zhao Feiyan, thanked her, and cheered for the king's good luck.
Zhao Feiyan was happy and stood up, asking everyone to sit down and talk.
She told everyone: Lord Meng would no longer be the deputy director, and would also come to Taijian Hall to discuss state affairs with the others. She thought that Taijian Hall should also add some institutions, and proposed that Lord Ding be the director, Lord Cao and Lord Meng be the deputy directors, and that the other Taijians each perform their duties and supervise the various research offices.
Cao Youwen immediately exclaimed, "Good, very good. This way, our Taijian Hall will be more like a place for business."
Then, one by one, the old men praised the King of Feiyan for his meticulous thinking, the peace of the New Song Dynasty, and the king's intelligence and wisdom, as well as his great fortune. Voices of praise were heard everywhere.
Zhao Feiyan felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey. She smiled and said that national affairs still depended on everyone's help. The loyal and brave people of the New Song Dynasty were constantly recovering the country's territory. The country needed a large number of young and promising people to govern these places. The adults had a keen eye for talent, so they should recommend talented people and good ministers to the court in time to contribute to the country.
Everyone responded with "Yes, Yes" again.
Zhao Feiyan saw that the meeting room of Noda was full of people, and said to Ding Gong with a smile that Taijian Hall was full of talented people and it looked like there was not enough room.
Brother Yulin said: After all the lands of our Song Dynasty are recovered, we will build a large office and then our Taijiantang will move to Jinguan City.
The gentlemen were shocked, and a few old men shouted with joy, "Not right, not right, what should we do?"
Zhao Feiyan was very happy and said cheerfully: "It works, it works, why can't it work? It works. If all the gentlemen work together, our new Song Dynasty will surely get better and better."
She asked Mr. Ding to think again about how to adjust the setup of the research room under Taijiantang so that everyone should have something to do, and then increase the funds allocated to Taijiantang to ensure the travel expenses of everyone.
The old man was happy and said with a laugh that it was enough. OK, the country still has places to spend money, and what he has here is enough.
The people in the audience were delighted.
Two years ago, when these people entered the Taijian Hall, they all thought that they would be out of the game and would have to live a life of no one paying attention to them. Unexpectedly, our king personally came to ask about their well-being. When they went out on business, they also used public carriages, and their travel and food expenses were not bad, so they spent quite well.
