In front of the Xuande Hall, Qin Chengye looked at the blueprint in his hand with a confused look on his face.
"No, Your Majesty, it is against etiquette to change this hall like this!"
"What a bullshit etiquette! Just do as I say."
Qin Chengye pursed his lips. This seemed like a trap... "Shouldn't such a transformation be handled by the Ministry of Industry?"
"Isn't it holiday time? I suddenly had an idea and thought of you. Don't waste time, get everyone from the Academy of Sciences here and have them work day and night. We have to finish it before the eighth day of the new year."
Today is the fourth day of the New Year, and you asked me to finish it on the eighth day... Qin Chengye walked into the hall and took a careful look. The project was not very big. There were more than 500 people staying in the Academy of Sciences for the New Year. The materials used were just stones and wood, and the Academy of Sciences had a lot of these things.
"Your Majesty, I heard that your idea also needs to be reviewed by the Secretariat and then the Ministry of Personnel, right?"
Fu Xiaoguan glared at Qin Chengye and said, "I am the emperor. Why, my words don't count?"
"Ah, no... Then I will do it right away."
That's right! Fu Xiaoguan was delighted, but he said sternly, "Go get them now and smash this place up for me!"
Apart from the imperial guards, no one knew that Fu Xiaoguan had coerced and bribed people from the Academy of Sciences to renovate the Xuande Hall.
Fu Xiaoguan finally felt proud and thought about what expressions would be on the faces of the officials when they entered the Xuande Hall after the court session began.
He returned to the Yangxin Palace and had just sat down when Eunuch Jia walked in with a letter of intelligence.
"Your Majesty, news from the Yu Dynasty."
Fu Xiaoguan took it and looked at it:
"Your Majesty, please share the latest progress on the Jingzhe Project!
All the salt mines acquired last year have been sold to the Chen family as planned. The current patriarch of the Chen family in the Yu Dynasty is Chen Shi, the eldest son of Chen Dongsheng.
The method of refining white salt has also been passed on to Chen Shi. According to His Majesty's wishes, half of the profits will be distributed to the Chen family, and the rest will go into the Chi Lechuan Autonomous Region.
The Chen family's mansion in Jinling is under the surveillance of the ant colony.
The Wangsun family of the Yu Dynasty has already contacted the Zhou family, and the negotiation results are out. The Zhou family will cooperate with the Wangsun family to take over all the mineral deposits except the state-owned iron mine of the Yu Dynasty.
The Lu family bought the Linjiang Yao County wharf and dock, which is currently under expansion. Tan Laogen has arrived in Yao County and will guide the Lu family shipping industry in building new passenger and cargo ships.
Both the Zhou and Lu families purchased mansions in Jinling and received great attention from Emperor Yuan, Yu Wendao, and became the new elites in the capital.
According to the estimates of the three clan leaders, it will take at least two years to monopolize these industries. I hope Your Majesty can give your full support.
In addition, the three major families, Chen, Zhou, and Lu, have all registered corresponding companies in the Yu Dynasty's Ministry of Commerce and issued tens of millions of shares in Jinling Sitong Bank. There are many buyers, and the fish have taken the bait, but they are not alarmed and are waiting for them to grow bigger.
This was a brand new chess game, called Jingzhe. Besides Fu Xiaoguan, the only person who knew about it was Zhou Tongtong.
He used business means to force the three families into a corner, but in June of last year, he secretly met with the patriarchs of the three major families.
He gave them a way to survive, but they had to fight their way out!
Staying in the Wu Dynasty would mean death, but if they went to the Yu Dynasty, Fu Xiaoguan promised to give them strong technical support.
After careful consideration, the patriarchs of the three major families finally accepted Fu Xiaoguan's conditions. They moved their entire clan to the Yu Dynasty in order to open up a new world.
What Fu Xiaoguan needs is to borrow their power to occupy the market of the three major industries in Yu Dynasty.
Salt and iron transport is the lifeline of the Yu Dynasty's economy!
When the lifeline is completely in his hands, the key piece of this game will fall, and the spring thunder of Jingzhe will explode.
Except for Fu Xiaoguan, no one knows where this final crucial move will fall.
"I once said that Yu Dynasty is where I was born and raised. I feel very close to that place and miss it very much..."
He put away the intelligence, looked at Jia Nanxing's surprised expression, and said with a smile: "I think it would be a good idea to make Nanjing the secondary capital."
"You once told me that Jinling has a mild climate and is suitable for retirement."
Jia Nanxing grinned and laughed happily.
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The eighth day of the first lunar month in the second year of Tiande.
After the bathing period, it is time for the ministers to attend the morning court and start another busy year.
Zhuo and his party got up early, washed up, had a bowl of noodle soup, and took a carriage straight to the gate of the palace.
The morning bell had not yet rung, and he walked into the sheltered corridor as usual.
Many officials had already arrived at the sheltered corridor, and they all bowed to Zhuo and his party and wished him a happy new year.
Zhuo and his entourage naturally responded with a friendly smile, then walked into the gatehouse. Nangong Yiyu, Meng Changping, and the six ministers had all arrived.
"Alas... I am really old. No matter how hard I try, I am still a few steps behind you all."
"Mr. Zhuo is wrong. In my opinion, Mr. Zhuo can assist Your Majesty for another thirty years!"
Zhuo Yixing laughed, pointed at Meng Changping and shook his head, "I do want to, but I see that this peaceful and prosperous era is almost here, but I'm worried that I won't be able to see that day."
"What are you talking about, old bastard? I'm still alive, do you dare to die before me?" Nangong Yiyu stroked his long beard and glared at Zhuo Yixing, saying hatefully.
"Okay, okay, let's all live well and see what this prosperous world looks like!"
"That's more human speech... Old Zhuo, I've been thinking about one thing during the Lunar New Year holiday. Your Majesty's Five-Year Plan must certainly be completed, but there's also something extremely important that you and I should do."
Zhuo and his group sat in front of the fireplace and looked at Nangong Yiyu curiously, "Is there anything else important?"
Nangong Yiyu sighed, "You and I are old, we have to admit that, but our Majesty is still very young. He has established a first five-year plan, so there must be a second and third five-year plan. After all, we can't accompany him for too long, so we have to find some capable young people and promote them as exceptions. While we can still move, it's time to train a new team for His Majesty."
These words were said in front of the six ministers and Meng Changping. All seven of them were around forty years old, at the prime of their lives. Nangong Yiyu did not shy away from saying that the two key positions of the Minister of the Secretariat and the Minister of the Palace Museum would most likely be among the six ministers.
"Thinking back to when Your Majesty was at Wofeng Road, you directly employed freshly graduated students. I think what you said makes sense!"
A morning bell rang, but Zhuo Yixing's words were louder than the bell - the method he adopted was more radical, and he hoped to train a group of younger officials.
Nangong Yiyu looked at him deeply without making any comment.
"Let's go to court."
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