Chapter 223: Going Against the Heavens
Royal minerals are generally supervised by people selected by the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works.
The Ministry of Revenue usually dispatches its subordinate Ministry of Finance, while the Ministry of Works is generally under the charge of its subordinate Ministry of Finance.
Therefore, after the dispute over the ownership of the mine, a new round of controversy broke out over who should be sent to take over.
The extraction and use of methane hydrate is completely different from that of coal.
There has never been such a thing in the royal mines.
Therefore, each of them wants it, but they are also wary of each other.
But even if he followed the imperial edict, he would probably find it difficult to fall asleep even if he lay on the bed next to King Xuanming.
Because all affairs had to be reorganized, the emperor was troubled for days and finally ordered the two ministries to send officials to take over.
As for who is the leader and who is the follower, let the subordinates show it.
It’s no wonder that the two ministers were also unsure about this brand new thing.
Therefore, this imperial edict actually made them calm down.
After this dispute, it was already after the first month of the lunar year when officials and others were preparing to set off.
By the time they hurried to the border, twenty days had passed.
When they arrived in Southern Xinjiang, they felt as if the world had changed completely...
Cars, which are rarely seen in the imperial capital, are almost everywhere in this base.
They come and go like busy little bees.
The dozen or so officials who had lived for most of their lives had never seen such a scene.
Compared with Chanzhou we passed by, it is completely different.
The entire Tianqian Pass seemed to be alive, and everyone was busy.
When they came closer and saw the several fiefdoms of King Xuanming, they were even more stunned.
To this end, they even personally retained people to conduct the test.
The group arrived at the place first, and a few elderly people who were almost killed by the carriage were temporarily stayed at the edge of the fiefdom.
After these dozen high-ranking officials reached the barren mountain and sent the first telegram, they received the reserved code from the people who stayed there.
Both sides were shocked.
It’s only been a blink of an eye and we’re already there?
County Magistrate Sang had sent people to investigate early in the morning, so he had already made arrangements with Princess Xuanming and was the one who received them. Seeing the stunned expressions of the high-ranking officials, he could only suppress his laughter.
However, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief knowing that the imperial edict allowing the Su family to be released from military service had been issued.
This is the fourth time that the Su family has received an imperial edict.
The whole family, including Brother Heng, was somewhat calm.
And the palace
When Su Shengsheng heard that she was only given some insignificant benefits and no praise at all, she was too lazy to even roll her eyes.
Fortunately, Xie Xuan was cunning and did not pay the emperor for it.
Otherwise, once the wired telegraph is domestically produced, all his money will be wasted.
Apart from three fiefdoms, he did not expand the rest.
However, Su Shengsheng took advantage of this information gap and extended his reach to two states.
Just like today, there is overcapacity in Qianguan Pass. The fields have been planted, and there is no need for the wives at home to go back to cook and take care of the children.
They eat from the same pot, their children go to school, and their wives have jobs, so how can men not feel a sense of crisis?
Half of them were busy in the fields, and the other half were running outside.
Relying on the fast transportation, I travel to the two states almost every day.
It's okay, I can still send an internal telegram.
Life is so much better.
This time, the imperial edict was forgotten by the busy people without even causing any ripples.
Because before this, their princess had said that even if there were changes, the previous promises would remain unchanged.
The land can still be leased for ten years, and you can still have food and clothing for one year.
They will be paid as usual and their children will go to school for free.
Therefore, when they saw the carriage coming from the imperial capital and its turtle-like slow speed, they were very disdainful.
They don't care about other places, but the prince's fiefdom and Tianqian Pass have already been driving vehicles according to the new regulations.
It was like flowers bloomed overnight and there were cars everywhere.
Therefore, no one paid attention to the imperial edict that came so late.
However, the new tabloids have new news every day.
The dozen or so officials were confused.
I only know that this thing can send telegrams, but I don't know the internal mechanism and I don't dare to dismantle it easily.
The county magistrate Sang was completely clueless and his mouth was as thick as a saw-mouthed gourd.
More than a dozen officials studied the matter for several days but were unable to take over.
Their people still need to be trained, and no one has trained them yet...
How embarrassing.
Princess Xuanming, you are starting a new business and are just giving up.
Isn't she afraid that they will submit a memorial and take away her special treatment?
But if they really accepted it, there would be no reason for them to let the princess teach them a lesson, right?
If I offended him completely, everything would come to a halt...
Once the news gets back to the emperor, will they still be able to benefit?
"How come the princess's body can still function smoothly even though we don't move?"
An official wanted to take advantage of Su Shengsheng's urgent need to make money so that he could drive the local leaders to help them.
But who would have thought that when they arrived here, they were completely in the dark, and all the learning of the previous thirty years was wasted.
In the end, they were afraid of Su Shengsheng.
They were afraid that she would get under the emperor's nose, and they had no idea how to deal with it.
So, after barely holding on for ten days, they discussed surrender.
He asked Magistrate Sang to help him make connections and to entertain the shocked Princess Xuanming, who was honored to meet him.
It’s not that they don’t want to be pretentious, it’s just that things are different now.
After all, Su Shengsheng is the Princess of Xuanming. It would take them more than a day or two to ask for advice. How could they get past the Xuanming King?
Even if they wrote a petition, they couldn't force the princess to teach outsiders every day, right?
But they only maintained this kind of face for ten days.
This princess is truly amazing.
It was outrageous enough that the entire Tianqian Pass was at her disposal, but there were still so many soldiers who had been sent back and were dispatched together, which was even faster than the pace of expanding territory.
If they delayed for a few more days, even if they rushed at an 800-li speed, they would probably not be able to catch up with her speed in rounding up the horses.
I don’t know how she is so capable.
He was clearly alone and was staying obediently at the Tianqian Pass, but he managed to spin the Tianqian Pass like a top, sweeping up a tornado that expanded wildly to the surrounding areas.
Su Shengsheng guided the dozen or so officials who were humbly asking for advice by using both a big stick and a sweet date.
As for businessmen, if there is profit to be made, they will naturally talk about it.
Teaching the apprentice to starve himself to death is not a thing that happens to her.
As long as the price is the best and the green channel is sufficient, everything can be negotiated.
But even so, they still learned a lot.
In the end, it was Su Shengsheng who suggested that each person take charge of one place.
I came here with the intention of making a name for myself, but ended up in disgrace.
Those officials were so angry.
They are obviously younger than their daughter, but they have eight thousand tricks up their sleeves, which is really a headache.
In the end, the two sides worked out a mutually satisfactory condition, and the matter finally came to an end, allowing them to move forward.
In this way, even the first round of the imperial examination is about to begin.
Su Shengsheng goes out early and comes back late every day, and from time to time she has to teach cryptography to Xie Xuan's soldiers, so she is very busy.
Xie Xuan always looked at her with unfathomable eyes, but she just pretended not to see it.
She always had a feeling that the fish was about to take the bait.
Once this person is dealt with, she can retreat safely.
The barren mountain has been occupied by the public, but her preferential price is a ten-year contract, and the emperor cannot go back on his word.
This is also the greatest benefit gained by equalizing Tianqian Pass with other places.
Even without her, everything can proceed as usual...
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