"I see, that's how it is."
Zhang Zhengming muttered to himself, he was indeed shocked.
Because when he was released from seclusion with the grace of the previous emperor, his only wish was to bring the Wei Dynasty into a prosperous era.
Of course, this prosperous era is just like those in previous dynasties.
But what about now?
The current Majesty is not satisfied with this at all...
We need to make the country rich and the people strong, and we also need to defeat the grassland tribes...
To be honest, Zhang Zhengming feels that it is really too difficult to achieve all these, and it will take at least several generations of efforts.
But he knew very well that a dynasty was full of variables. The first one or two emperors might work hard for this goal, but it was hard to say what would happen after that.
Now, Your Majesty wants to do it and has already started.
Not afraid of the difficulties and obstacles ahead.
As for Zhang Zhengming, why he thinks so.
He could tell from Wei Yunyi's performance today.
Even such a huge and complicated project as the Grand Canal was resolutely carried out, and millions of people were paid for their labor. Such courage is not something that ordinary people can possess...
But soon, Zhang Zhengming frowned and said, "But if you want to accomplish this kind of thing, the resistance will be very great."
It’s not that he is against this, he just thinks it’s too difficult.
There are too many prerequisites required.
A generation...
I'm afraid it can't be completed.
"And this is the meaning of us being subjects."
Song Gongwen sighed, "Teacher, you should understand what I said. Your Majesty has such a grand ambition. No matter what, we must support him. Even if we fail in the end, at least we have done it."
"Besides, I feel that Your Majesty is so wise and powerful that he will definitely succeed in the end."
That's right.
In the eyes of Song Gongwen.
His Majesty not only has great courage, but also has forward-looking vision and ability.
No matter how difficult this is, it is impossible to do it!
"You're right."
"The purpose of a minister's existence is to assist the sovereign and govern the world."
Zhang Zhengming nodded, his eyes becoming clear and determined.
I felt that what Song Gongwen said was right. Even if this matter failed in the end, what could I do?
He took a deep breath and continued, "The most important things right now are the Grand Canal and the Straight Road. Both projects require a lot of manpower and resources. I thought your suggestion of allocating taxes to officials and gentry was premature and unsuitable for implementation."
"But things are different now. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. We don't have to wait until the land tax is successfully implemented. We can start this reform right after this scientific examination."
"This will increase the court's revenue and make things easier for us to do later."
Zhang Zhengming thought for a moment and continued, "You are the Minister of Revenue. You will handle these matters. I will support you behind the scenes. I will also take care of the matter of conscription."
Money and people are the most critical factors in the construction of these two projects.
Just resolve these two things.
That’s not a problem!
“Thank you, teacher!”
Upon hearing this, Song Gongwen was immediately delighted.
In fact, he was also thinking about whether he should bring up the issue of officials and gentry paying taxes together with each other to his teacher.
Now that the other party has said it and agreed, I feel relieved.
As for the period after the imperial examination, Song Gongwen did not do anything about it. It was known that this was an attempt to stabilize the candidates.
It won’t take long anyway.
Even if the two projects are launched, the court's tax revenue can still sustain them for a while.
However, we need to think of other ways besides this.
Immediately, Song Gongwen arrived and said, "Don't worry about the silver for now. I can still hold on for a while. It just so happens that Lord Sun has also prepared for the border trade. After the imperial examination, it won't be a problem at all."
Lord Sun?
Zhang Zhengming immediately realized that it was the empress dowager's cousin, the son of the head of the Sun family.
This person has been in a lot of trouble recently, all of which are related to private business issues.
Of course, he knew very well that the other party was working for the court.
Now we are finally ready.
I think it won’t be long.
Sun Kejian was about to leave the capital and go to the border to start trade.
This is better, so I don’t have to stay in the capital and be looked down upon by officials for unknown reasons.
When the matter is done, the reputation will be restored.
"alright."
"It's almost done, let's go down and get ready."
Zhang Zhengming continued, "As for Ying Xing's matter, you should pay more attention to it."
At the imperial meeting, he was willing to give his nephew a chance to fulfill his wish, but he was still a little worried about whether the other party could shoulder this heavy responsibility.
So let the other party take care of you a little more.
"Teacher, please rest assured. I know what to do with Brother Ying Xing."
Song Gongwen smiled, knowing that the teacher still cared about his nephew, but just didn't say it.
Then, the two of them said no more and went back.
certainly.
They all knew that because of the Grand Canal and the construction of the straight road, they would be very busy in the future.
But neither Song Gongwen nor Zhang Zhengming was bothered by this. Instead, they were secretly looking forward to it.
Knowing that once this can be accomplished, the future of the Wei Dynasty will surely enter its heyday.
at the same time.
Wei Yunyi, who was in the palace, did not return to his bedroom. He was thinking about a question in his mind.
That is, since both projects have been put aside, the Ministry of Works has been asked to proceed with them.
Even the construction supervisor has been found, and all we have to do now is wait.
But now he was thinking about it.
So who should supervise the implementation of the two projects?
Wei Yunyi knew that if this kind of thing was left unsupervised, problems would easily arise.
This is related to whether it can ruin your luck, so you must be extremely careful when choosing people.
We must find someone who is not afraid of power to do this.
But who should I look for?
He didn't have a choice for the time being.
I just kept thinking and moving forward aimlessly.
Finally, Wei Yunyi came to Concubine Ying's bedroom, Jingde Palace.
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ps: typos will be corrected later
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I'm stuck. I've written it several times but it still doesn't feel right.
That's all for today, and I'm also asking for some monthly tickets~
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