Xie Yuan was unaware of the turbulent events unfolding in the capital.
After seeing Helian Jue off, she began to get busy.
First, build a bridge!
Having experienced the construction of the royal palace and the development of the new city, Xie Yuan truly gained experience in infrastructure.
She has also gathered a large number of infrastructure talents under her command.
Carpenters, stonemasons, and bricklayers.
When Helian Jue left, he also handed over the troops of several military camps, including the Yuezhou Camp and the Xincheng Camp, to Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan directly transferred two thousand soldiers from the two camps.
These soldiers were responsible for digging stones, building bridge foundations, and all sorts of heavy physical labor.
In addition, Xie Yuan also recruited laborers, with the conditions remaining as generous as ever—
Each person receives 18 copper coins per day, three meals a day, each meal includes oil and water, and lunch includes meat.
Those who perform well will also receive a bonus.
Many ordinary people from the two new towns came to apply for jobs.
These conditions are much better than carrying heavy loads at the dock.
Large crowds gathered at the seaside in both Hexian County and Crescent Moon New Town.
Soldiers, laborers, and small merchants who took the opportunity to do business.
The two construction sites are constantly in operation, with people and vehicles coming and going, creating a noisy environment.
Xie Yuanze took overall control of the situation.
The female officials around her were also highly experienced.
Zheng Yurong was her top henchman, acting like a CEO, managing all aspects of the work.
Zhao Jinse is the financial director, and she is responsible for all financial expenditures and scheduling of the bridge construction project.
There were also her former personal maids, Ruyi and Jinzhi. The two of them participated in the new recruits' training every time. They looked like pampered and noble servants from wealthy families, but in reality, they were both fierce and powerful women.
Ruyi and Jinzhi were in charge of Xie Yuan's security and the defense of the women in the backyard of the Prince's Mansion.
And the orphans raised on the estate, after two years, the oldest of them are now fourteen or fifteen years old.
In this day and age, he's already considered an adult.
They learned relevant skills based on their interests and talents while on the estate.
After completing their studies, they entered different industries as Xie Yuan had requested.
For example, that young man, Ah Lang, is bold and meticulous, and skilled at gathering information.
While at the manor, Ah Lang learned from Xuan Jia, Xie Yuan's bodyguard.
In just a few months, Ah Lang mastered amazing skills such as tracking and spying.
When they moved to Cui Boyong, A Lang's orphan squad played a crucial role.
...Among all of Xie Yuan's subordinates, the most surprising person was Zhao Jinxiu.
She originally thought that by climbing up to Helian Jue, she could escape her lowly status as an exile.
To achieve this goal, she went through a lot of trouble, acting as both a scheming woman and a spy.
She was like a weather vane, wavering between the governor's mansion and the Yue King's mansion.
However, in the final showdown between the governor's mansion and the Yue King's mansion, Zhao Jinxiu firmly chose the Yue King's mansion.
She told Xie Yuan everything she had found out at the governor's mansion, such as the location of the Cui family's treasure vault and the secret room where the account books were kept.
Although it didn't play a crucial role, it saved Xie Yuan a lot of trouble.
Xie Yuan didn't particularly like Zhao Jinxiu's ability to play both sides, but the fact that she could make the right choice at the most crucial moment showed that she was a smart person.
In addition, Xie Yuan also had to consider the feelings of Zhao Min and Zhao Jinse.
When it came time to reward merits and punish demerits after moving to Cui Boyong, Xie Yuan neither rewarded nor punished Zhao Jinxiu.
Zhao Jinxiu, her merits and demerits cancel each other out!
Zhao Jinxiu and her family were extremely grateful to Princess Xie: "It's good that she won't pursue the matter!"
You must understand that a master cannot tolerate a two-faced servant.
Zhao Jinxiu's act of betraying the Yue Prince's Mansion, to put it nicely, was a pledge of allegiance that she had to offer in order to gain the trust of the Prefectural Governor's Office.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Jinxiu deliberately used information from the Prince of Yue's residence to curry favor with the governor's office.
In such matters, the parties involved know the truth perfectly well.
Zhao Jinxiu did indeed have the speculative idea of placing bets on two options and choosing the better one.
This is a major taboo!
In other words, Xie Yuan was magnanimous, or rather, he didn't take Zhao Jinxiu seriously, which is why he didn't make a fuss.
Otherwise, if Zhao Jinxiu is killed based on her mistakes, the Zhao family will have no grounds for complaint.
But Princess Xie not only didn't kill Zhao Jinxiu, she also gave her a chance.
“You’re educated and clever, so you should become a teacher.”
Xie Yuan established a private school within the royal palace to teach cultural knowledge to high-ranking military officers.
Xie Yuan was constantly replicating the model of later armies.
The unity and execution of the soldiers were gradually achieved.
The next step is to teach people basic literacy!
However, in the current environment, it is unrealistic to expect everyone in the military to be literate.
Xie Yuan then decided to proceed step by step.
The first step was to ensure that officers of centurion rank and above received basic literacy training.
However, this step almost failed.
While in Lingnan, Helian Jue befriended and recruited a large number of high-ranking officials and scholars who had been exiled there.
Although these people were down on their luck and lived a very miserable life, they still had their pride.
Helian Jue asked them to be his advisors, but they were all somewhat reluctant.
Not to mention teaching some crude and uncouth soldiers.
Xie Yuan didn't even dare to try, for fear of offending those noble scholars.
However, Xie Yuan was unwilling to give up his plan easily.
After some consideration, she decided to find some teachers herself and establish the first Royal Military Academy.
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