Therefore, after hearing this, Minister Wu had no objection.
In the Ministry of Industry, he also thought of several candidates, but he was not sure.
Especially Wei Yunyi's serious tone.
Let him know that Your Majesty obviously attaches great importance to this matter.
Because Shangshu Wu knew very well that if anything happened to the canal and river being built.
I'm afraid my term as Shangshu is coming to an end.
in this way.
It made him feel extremely conflicted.
As for the other Grand Secretaries, knowing that they could not persuade His Majesty, they also lowered their heads and thought.
"Your Majesty." However, at this moment, after thinking for a while, Song Gongwen took a deep breath and continued, "I have a candidate here who definitely meets your Majesty's requirements."
"Oh? Who is it?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Yunyi immediately became interested.
He clearly remembered that his father-in-law was not very popular.
Do you actually know someone talented in this area?
"It's the Grand Tutor's nephew, Zhang Yingxing!"
Song Gongwen said, "I have known Zhang Yingxing for many years. Although he has no achievements, he is quite talented. He has traveled extensively throughout the mountains and rivers of Wei and is very familiar with the terrain. I believe it will be no problem for him to be in charge of supervising the construction of the canal and the straight road."
After saying that, he lowered his head, feeling a little flustered.
Because of Zhang Yingxing's talent, he only mentioned it to the other party.
As for the specific details, I don’t know.
Therefore, Song Gongwen took a big risk by recommending it at this moment.
However, he felt that since the other party could share the same ideas as His Majesty, he must have a good vision and might be able to do the job?
It just so happens that there is no one to recommend Minister Wu of the Ministry of Works, right?
As soon as Song Gongwen said this.
All the university scholars present were shocked, and then turned to the Grand Tutor.
Zhang Zhengming was also a little surprised. He didn't expect the other party to recommend his nephew. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Wei Yunyi frowned, because in his impression, this person seemed to not exist and he could not find any relevant memories.
He immediately said, "Grandmaster, is what the father-in-law said serious?"
Since he is the nephew of the Taifu.
Of course you have to ask me.
Wei Yunyi, in particular, actually did not quite believe what his father-in-law said.
Your own abilities are limited, and you are a scholar, so how could you know all this?
Therefore, he trusted the tutor even more.
"this..."
Zhang Zhengming originally wanted to say that his nephew didn't actually have much talent.
But when I saw Song Gongwen's recommendation, I remembered what the other party had said before, that he wanted to know more about his nephew.
I was thinking, should I give Ying Xing a chance?
What if it really works?
in this way.
It also fulfilled my nephew's wish.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhengming nodded and said, "Master Song is right. Although my nephew is not very interested in studying, I believe he has talent in this area. Your Majesty can let him try. If he doesn't work out, you can replace him."
If my nephew fails to do so, my own reputation will not matter, but I cannot damage Your Majesty's wisdom.
In particular, he was also very clear that the impact of these two projects was very large.
That's why I said, let my nephew give it a try.
And what about Wei Yunyi?
After hearing this, I fell into deep thought.
Zhang Zhengming is a good minister who is dedicated to serving the country and the people.
If it were something else, I could do the exact opposite.
But now, we must go along with it.
To ruin your luck is to ruin your luck.
However, these two projects have far-reaching impacts and must be handled by a wise ruler.
"Okay then." Wei Yunyi nodded immediately, then said, "Let's give this man a try. Appoint him as the temporary Supervisor of the Grand Canal and the Ministry of Works, and he will be promoted to the position of Assistant Minister of Works. If he does a good job, let him take up the position officially."
The Supervisor of Construction is a very general official position with varying degrees of power.
But he attached great importance to the Grand Canal and Weizhi Road.
Therefore, corresponding powers must be granted.
And being the Minister of Works is the best choice.
"yes!"
Below, the university scholars bowed slightly.
They knew that there was no point in persuading them in this regard.
Now that His Majesty is acting arbitrarily and refuses to listen to anything, they have no choice but to continue.
However, everyone present turned their eyes to Song Gongwen, because these two projects required a lot of money.
So the pressure came on him.
"Now that this matter has been confirmed, the next thing is the matter of conscripting corvee labor." Wei Yunyi said.
"Your Majesty, the matter of conscripting corvée labor is simple." At this time, the Minister of War, Lin Yuansong, immediately stepped forward and said, "Our Great Wei has just won the war against the Gaoyang Kingdom. As for corvée labor, we can simply levy it from the Gaoyang Kingdom. Hundreds of thousands of corvée laborers will not be a problem at all."
Gaoyang Kingdom was not as powerful as Wei Kingdom, nor had a smaller population.
But there are also tens of millions.
Recruiting corvée labor from this place is definitely the best option.
In addition, the country has been destroyed, which makes sense both emotionally and logically.
Even Zhang Zhengming and Song Gongwen couldn't help but nod after hearing this.
"no!"
However, Wei Yunyi refused outright, saying, "Let's not talk about conscripting corvée labor in Gaoyang. It would take a lot of time and effort, which would delay the process. Even if we could collect them, there would be many problems. For example, the people of Gaoyang would definitely hold a grudge against the Great Wei for destroying their country. So, it's not possible."
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