Chapter 549: Promotion of Junior Deacon
The people on the mountain stood far away at Aokou to watch the hustle and bustle of the coal mine. An old man, smoking a cigar made of leaves, said in a daze: This is called watching him build a tall building, and then watching the building collapse. Haha. At the beginning, I said that Liao Heitan would not last long, and if things went wrong, he would lose his head. What happened?
Was what I said right?
Everyone around who was watching the fun was laughing.
A commoner woman below said with great relief: Liao Heitan deserves to be unlucky. Her husband wanted to go to the mine to find a job, but Liao Heitan was not even asked to be a miner. It turned out that he was doing petty theft and illegal activities.
Fortunately, that guy didn't let me go, otherwise I would have suffered.
Everyone was eating melons and laughing again.
A man who had studied in a private school for two years said: That guy is doing things that cannot be seen by others, he certainly doesn't want our fellow villagers to know about it, so why would he ask us to work for him?
The old man immediately praised: Mr. Zhang is the one who sees things clearly, while we only know the basics.
The group of people burst into laughter again.
The people in Jiading city were no longer talking about trivial matters. Some prominent figures were either having a drink and chatting in brothels or gathering with familiar businessmen and colleagues at their homes to drink and chat, analyzing the possible next move of the court and predicting changes in the officialdom of Jiazhou.
Some people think that Liao Heitan has angered the Third Young Master this time and he will definitely die an ugly death.
Some people followed suit and analyzed that the imperial court was going to rectify the chaos in small coal mines. These rough people with a little strength relied on being born in the barren mountains to make a living from the mountains. Now they had consumed tung oil and were about to be depleted of all their energy.
In the streets and alleys, the Zhang and Li families were all eating melons and laughing, catching the teasing that they didn't like.
Those who followed the prefect Yang Jicheng closely were conflicted and terrified. They all thought that Yang Jicheng was in trouble this time and would definitely lose his job. What future did a prefect who humiliated the third young master and his good girl have?
You're lucky if you don't get your skin peeled off.
While everyone was still drinking and sleeping in bed thinking about the fate of the prefect, Yang Jicheng had already returned to Jiading overnight and summoned his ministers to discuss the matter early in the morning.
Everyone was surprised to see that the prefect's official hat was still on. He spoke energetically and told them that the court was going to set up Jiayang Village to upgrade the supervision of coal mines: the court was going to completely clean up small coal mines and establish Jiayang Coal Mine. In the future, Jiazhou would receive taxes for every pound of coal exported from Jiayang.
The officials in the meeting room were surprised and then cheered .
When Prefect Yang went on to say that the court was going to build a railway in Qianwei to connect Xinshi and Jiayang, these people opened their mouths in surprise. Some of them had already heard that Xinshi was trial-producing trains and were not stunned by the surprise, but those who didn't know just looked at the prefect in an infatuated manner.
Yang Jicheng told everyone that when the railway was completed, one train would be able to carry 100,000 or 500,000 kilograms of coal. Just imagine how much tax revenue Jiading would get.
When everyone heard about this incredibly powerful bull, they became stupid again.
The prefect shouted: What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get busy.
All the officials were startled awake and immediately ran to work, fearing that the prefect would catch them for being lazy and fire them.
At Zhao's residence in Chengdu, Zhao Yulin was chatting with Fan Zhong, the deputy director of the Central Council and the Minister of Personnel, and Du Fan, the Minister of Revenue. Both of them came to resign from their posts.
Zhao Yulin understood what they meant. They knew that the old emperor was about to come back, and they were afraid that they would not be able to speak with dignity when they competed for the throne after his return.
He took a sip of tea and said: "Now is the time to recruit people. Your two plans are embarrassing for the king. Lord Fan and Lord Du are in their prime and can continue to help the court. How about holding on for a few more years and retiring to their hometowns after they have recovered all the territory of the Song Dynasty?"
Both of them were still hesitating and looking for reasons to retire and return home.
After some earnest persuasion, Zhao Yulin finally calmed the two down.
When Zhao Feiyan returned home, she looked exhausted after hearing him talk about the two old ministers. The ministers of various ministries reported to her that more or less some of them had resigned and wanted to go home, or go to the Censorate to do research.
He told Feiyan: All those who have proposed to resign will be noted down. We will hold a general meeting on a chosen day and announce their names at the meeting. Those who leave early unless there is a genuine reason will never be reappointed, and their resignation benefits will only be paid at 50%.
Zhao Yulin said confidently: Don't be afraid, even if everyone quits, we can still select educated patriots from the Shenwei Army to come back and serve as civil servants, and we can still run the new Song Dynasty well.
He doesn't believe in fate. If he doesn't, no one would want to live a good life like the Republic.
The two were still discussing state affairs when Shunfengsi delivered an urgent letter. Zhao Yulin opened it and saw news about Xie Wuhui who had secretly sneaked to Mobei three years ago.
Xie Wuhui reported: The old emperor, the old queen mother and the two queens are all alive, but the princess did not go with them. He also reported an important news: the great Khan of the grassland empire wanted to march westward and was gathering troops in the northern desert to collect weapons and food.
He handed the secret document to Zhao Feiyan. The woman took one look and said that the princess was not among them, so it could not be considered as all returned, and we would not give any money.
He said: Forget it.
It was enough for the New Song Kingdom to have a princess like her who was loved by everyone. What if she fell in love with the life on the grassland and didn't want to come back?
Or maybe there is a prince who likes it so much that he refuses to let it go, and your friend will be helpless.
Feiyan leaned happily on his shoulder and said: Then tell Zhang Guoan to act according to the circumstances and get it over with quickly.
Zhao Yulin did not answer, but muttered to himself: What is your friend doing gathering troops in the depths of the desert? Is he really going to attack Badu in the west?
Your friends need to raise money for military equipment and food for their western expedition, but they don't have the money so they're thinking of taking hostages?
Zhao Yulin suddenly had an idea in his mind and immediately connected various signs together, concluding that your friend was going to march west to Badu and that a great chaos was about to occur on the grassland.
He stood up suddenly and walked around the room rubbing his hands excitedly.
Feiyan asked him what was wrong?
Like possessed?
Zhao Yulin asked her to immediately arrange for a favorable place to deliver to him all the military reports and secret letters of the past half month.
Not long after, Dongmei brought it personally. The more Zhao Yulin looked at it, the more excited he became. He told Dongmei: Send a message to Guoan to lower the price by half. The enemy is short of money and must be thinking of getting as much as possible.
He estimated that your friend was going to lead the troops to attack Badu, and ordered the front to pay close attention to the enemy's movements and not miss any clues.
Dongmei took the order and left.
Zhao Feiyan saw that he was extremely excited and asked him what was there to be happy about.
Zhao Yulin said that this was a godsend opportunity. Your friend was going to send troops to the west, and the grassland empire would definitely be in chaos. We could just fight with Hubili for Hebei and take the opportunity to recover our great territory.
Feiyan was surprised for a moment, then frowned and said: Her father is about to come back, and she really doesn’t know how to deal with this old guy?
Zhao Yulin held the woman in his arms and said: Each generation is stronger than the previous one, how can a daughter be defeated by her father? No fear.
He asked Feiyan to pass on the order, asking Du Baiyue to come back and report on his work.
While explaining, Zhao Feiyan asked him what he was going to do.
Why call Baiyue back?
He said that there were no major wars in the south, and he planned to ask Baiyue to deal with Thang Long, naturalize Champa, and ask Fenghuang to come back to defend Chengdu for her. He would go to Kaifeng soon.
Zhao Feiyan knew that he was planning to go to the frontier again and she firmly disagreed.
He said: We will feel relieved after this battle, and he was determined not to go to the front line this time.
Zhao Yulin went out to call Cao Youwen and Meng Gong from Taijian Hall and invited them to Huaxi Village for a drink. The two old men smiled and said that the salty taste in their mouths was almost gone, and they were worried that no one would invite them.
The three of them walked out of the city gate laughingly and came to Huaxi. The rape flowers were blooming one after another, and it was a beautiful scenery of yellow rape flowers.
The three of them sat on Huaxi's shared tourist carriage and saw the garden-like fields and countryside. They were in a good mood and kept praising Zhao Yulin for his good idea. The people of Huaxi Village were so blessed.
When A Qian saw Meng Gong, Zhao Yulin and others arrived, she was delighted and led them into the yard while shouting: Sister Hulan, look, the third young master is here.
After a few people sat down, Zhao Yulin said: He is here to ask for someone. He has heard Hu Lan say that Wei Rensheng, the young deacon of the Ministry of Works, is doing a good job, so he called the person to come and take a look.
A Qian nodded to the maid and quickly led the person in.
He smiled and said: It was agreed yesterday that if Qianwei wants to build a new Jiayang Village, we need to find someone who is willing to work and do a good job to guard it.
Lao Cao laughed and said he understood. Brother had dealt with those parasites who were digging holes in the government office. It turned out that he was going to do something big.
He said, "The coal mines in Jianwei are the main source of coal for Cuiping Mountain and Xinshi. We can't mess up and must vigorously build it. Now that we have trains and so many new tools to mine, the black gold underground will emerge like spring water."
Everyone nodded continuously. Lao Cao smiled and asked Wei Rensheng, who was standing nearby, if he knew what the third young master wanted him to do.
The young man was listening attentively, but how could he know what Zhao Yulin wanted him to do?
Wei Rensheng kept shaking his head and said: "As long as you command me, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Meng Gong laughed and said: He is really going to steal fire. The third young master wants to dig out all the black gold underground to light up the land of our New Song.
Zhao Yulin told Wei Rensheng: The Ministry of Works is selecting talented people to go to Qianwei to renovate the coal mines and prepare to build Jiayang Village. You will go to report to Lord Qiu and be appointed as the special envoy of the Ministry of Works, in charge of the renovation of the coal mines and the construction of Jiayang Village. Give him three years to complete the construction of Jiayang Village.
The young man was pleasantly surprised, then looked at A Qian and Hu Lan, who said that the work here was not finished yet and he could not leave.
Hu Lan said with a smile: We have sorted out the things here, it's just a perfection to add luster, but Qianwei is still a blank.
Old Cao said cheerfully: Silly boy, the position of Special Envoy of the Ministry of Works is at least that of Deputy Envoy of the Ministry of Works or Senator. The Third Young Master has been promoted, so why don’t you go and report to Mr. Qiu quickly?
Do we have to wait for the Ministry of Industry to decide on someone else before we can sue the Third Young Master?
This guy didn't waste any more time. After thanking him with a big gift, he ran away happily.
Meng Gong asked A Qian cheerfully: Huaxi has some income now, so aren't you two ladies in a hurry?
