I'm really not doing business

Chapter 575: Your Majesty, you have come to this day!

Wang Chonggu talked about his methods. He told all the people in charge through investigating gambling that he knew everything!

Obviously, Wang Chonggu didn't know much, but the people working below always imagined that the superiors were omnipotent. Even the gambling house hidden in the construction site could be discovered and investigated by Wang Chonggu. How could Wang Chonggu not know about the tricks of Dingjian Construction? After all, Wang Chonggu had done it in the past!

In this way, the daring and unscrupulous people were effectively deterred.

In addition, Wang Chonggu himself allowed reasonable losses, and it would be difficult to do anything if one was really fussy about things on the construction site.

"Actually, I learned it all from Your Majesty." Wang Chonggu said with his head bowed.

"You learned it from me?" Zhu Yijun was stunned, shook his head and said, "Wang Ci Fu, this is your ability and talent, what does it have to do with me?"

"One year, your Majesty went to the woolen cloth factory. That Liu Qinniang complained to your Majesty that someone in the woolen cloth factory allowed a gambling house to be opened inside the factory. Your Majesty ordered me to conduct a thorough investigation. After a thorough investigation, I found that this method is quite useful." Wang Chonggu talked about the origin of this trick. It was not a sudden idea of ​​his, Wang Chonggu, but the experience accumulated over many years of practice.

It was also after that incident that the Minister of Justice Wang Chonggu learned to use gambling to intimidate the big and small meat eaters on the construction site. They can eat, but they cannot eat in an ugly way. They can eat, but they cannot eat the Dingjian project to ruin it. Before the emperor takes his life, Wang Chonggu will definitely take the lives of these troublemakers first.

"If so, that's also your ability." Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "A law-abiding official is like this. In practice, he will constantly sum up experience and lessons, but the lowly scholars are not like this. I am completely right. I am not wrong. It is the world that is wrong. I dare not say so, but these lowly scholars think so, and it is reasonable."

"Thank you for your concern about the Censor of the Censorate working at the Xishan Coal Bureau."

Zhu Yijun threw the lowly scholars into the kilns of the Xishan Coal Bureau. This was physically down-to-earth, but he actually had no intention of asking them to produce many products. He just wanted to humiliate them and vent his anger.

These lowly scholars, when they arrive at the government-run factories, might be able to come up with something like fat-reducing meals. After all, Confucius advocated that one should never tire of fine food and fine meat. As members of the scholar-official class, it is not surprising that these lowly scholars, when they arrive at the government-run factories, would turn the factories' high-oil, high-salt, and high-calorie foods into fat-reducing meals.

After all, it’s not surprising unless the production department does something outrageous.

So, Wang Chonggu really took the trouble.

Wang Chonggu hesitated to speak and finally did not say anything. He actually wanted to tell His Majesty that the lowly scholar could not endure much suffering after being sent to the Xishan Coal Bureau. The symbolic significance was greater than the practical significance. Labor reform was not really in line with the reality.

Because in those days, the literati were nobles, and the Xishan Coal Bureau was composed of poor laborers and small people, so they were naturally in awe of these literati.

Wang Chonggu took on this hot potato mainly to avoid the literati from picking up manure. In fact, he could have ignored it, but in the end he made a choice for the sake of the collective face of the literati.

Even if Wang Chonggu took charge, he would still be scolded.

"What the Deputy Prime Minister said today has enlightened me a lot. I will listen to his advice." Zhu Yijun ended the dialogue. The way Wang Chonggu and Wang Qian, father and son, do things is very interesting.

When Wang Qian went to Sichuan, he liked to visit brothels along the way. Through the brothel industry, he could see the local governance level. If the quality of the brothel girls was very high, the governance of the local officials would be a mess. If the quality of the brothel girls was very poor, it meant that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and social contradictions and conflicts were not intense.

Like Wang Qian's strange standardization, Wang Chonggu judged whether a construction site was good or not by looking at the peddlers who carried goods on their shoulders and sold them.

"I'm taking my leave." Wang Chonggu dug out his heart, liver, spleen and stomach and showed them to His Majesty, then bowed his head and took his leave. Before leaving, Wang Chonggu glanced at Zhang Juzheng. This glance was very complicated, and most of it was envy.

The crime of usurpation at that time actually deeply affected Wang Chonggu's current status in Your Majesty's heart. Although Your Majesty valued him, he never trusted him.

Trust, Wang Chonggu has never gained trust.

Your Majesty's trust is extremely precious, and it cannot be replaced by any amount of royal favor.

But if he could really start his life over again, Wang Chonggu knew very well that he would still make the same mistakes.

He has lived to this age and is actually past the age of regret. If he has made a wrong choice, it is a wrong choice. Regretting over and over again will only make him more annoyed with his past self. Regretting over and over again, always thinking about how things would have been better now, is bullying his past self.

The eyes are in front of you, and the road is in front of you.

Wang Chonggu walked out of Wenhua Hall and looked at the blazing sun in the sky. He suddenly smiled and said to himself, "It's good like this now."

Wang Chonggu left Wenhua Hall with easy steps. He chose to reconcile with his past self. He is still himself and has never changed.

"Any court official who has fought against the Japanese pirates still has his merits." Zhu Yijun said sincerely, looking at Wang Chonggu's back.

Qi Jiguang, Tan Lun, Wang Daokun, Wang Chonggu, Shi Maohua, Ling Yunyi, Yin Zhengmao, etc., were all people who had fought against the Japanese pirates. None of the court officials who had fought against the Japanese pirates were lowly scholars. Regardless of their positions, their abilities were extremely outstanding.

"I highly approve of Wang Ci Fu's ability in getting things done. He can be called a pillar of support for the country." Zhang Juzheng spoke highly of Wang Chonggu's ability, of course, only in terms of getting things done.

During this period, Zhang Juzheng no longer complained about not being able to hold on to a high position for long and not being able to hold on to great power for long and wanted to retire. It was all because Wang Chonggu was in the court that Zhang Juzheng was really worried. The more capable this guy was, the more Zhang Juzheng had to stay in the court to prevent this guy from having a relapse of his old illness. When he was around, Wang Chonggu could see Zhang Juzheng's face and remember how painful it was when he was beaten.

Only those who have actually been hit by the iron fist know how painful it is.

"Feng Daban, go to the bell and drum tower of the main government office outside Donghua Gate and take a look yourself. I want to see whether what Wang Ci Fu said is right or not." Zhu Yijun said to Feng Bao.

Wang Chonggu guessed correctly that Zhu Yijun did not trust him, and what he said needed to be verified by actual practice.

Feng Bao accepted the order and went to the outside of Donghua Gate with a few eunuchs. The distance was very close, so Feng Bao asked the eunuchs to disguise themselves and ask the peddlers for details about the construction site.

Zhu Yijun was in the Wenhua Hall, chatting with Zhang Juzheng about state affairs. They held small meetings for major issues and closed-door meetings for extremely serious matters. The main topic of discussion between Zhu Yijun and Zhang Juzheng was Ling Yunyi's request for equal land distribution.

"Ling Bu Tang is also your man. I am very surprised that you do not support him." Zhu Yijun talked about the relationship between Ling Yunyi and Zhang Juzheng.

Ling Yunyi was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing's reign. He was on the same list as Zhang Juzheng and could be considered a member of Zhang Juzheng's party. After his name was on the list of successful candidates in the 26th year of Jiajing's reign, Ling Yunyi was appointed as the Director of the Nanjing Ministry of Works and served as a Langzhong. The following year, he was appointed as the Assistant Governor of Zhejiang Province and was promoted to the Left Councillor of Jiangxi Province for his meritorious service in resisting Japanese pirates.

Ling Yunyi also fought against the Japanese invaders, leading the soldiers in full armor and weapons, and was promoted for his contributions in fighting against the Japanese invaders.

In the 28th year of Jiajing, Ling Yunyi's father and mother passed away. Ling Yunyi was stripped of his post by the court on the grounds that the war was unstoppable. In the 40th year of Jiajing, after the Japanese invasion gradually subsided, Ling Yunyi petitioned to retire and mourn for his parents. He was not reappointed until the Longqing period.

Ling Yunyi and Zhang Juzheng came from different backgrounds. Ling Yunyi's family background could be described as: his family was quite spacious, and was known as the family of half the county in Taicang.

What Ling Yunyi pursued was to leave his name in history. There was a big stone in his home with "Huabiao Stone" written on it. When he left home, he told his parents that every time he made a contribution, he should engrave it on the Huabiao Stone. But in the end, only 4 words in 127 lines were engraved, which only recorded that he passed the imperial examination. After that, Ling Yunyi never engraved any words again.

That was the youthful spirit, but also the pain of Ling Yunyi not being able to return home to mourn his parents and see them off because of the anti-Japanese war. At that time, one could not be both loyal and filial.

"Your Majesty, Ling Butang was indeed my man before, but after he arrived in Guangzhou and took over Yin Zhengmao's job, this could no longer be considered as his. I can no longer protect him." Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said, "He has earned a reputation in Guangdong and Guangxi as a murderer. Such people are called "official killers" in the officialdom and are not tolerated by the officialdom."

"Shangguan" is a concept in Bazi numerology. According to Zhu Yijun's understanding, it means a great lack of virtue. Ling Yunyi, Yin Zhengmao and Zhang Juzheng are all unable to protect themselves. They can only seek shelter from Your Majesty, just like Qi Jiguang who became the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp and completely obeyed the orders of Your Majesty after he became the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp.

Therefore, Qi Jiguang, Yin Zhengmao, and Ling Yunyi are all members of the imperial party like Zhang Juzheng and Wan Shihe.

"What do you think about what Minister Ling requested?" Zhu Yijun talked about the equal distribution of land and labor.

Talking about someone's background is completely a false thing in the officialdom, which is a winner-takes-all zero-sum game. Backstabs happen all the time. Wang Chonggu keeps pressuring the Jin Party to gain the emperor's favor, but factions do exist. There are so many strange things in the party without factions. There are also Wang Chonggu faction, Yang Bo faction, and so on in the Jin Party.

Even if we don't distinguish them by party affiliation, we can still distinguish them by faction. It's nothing more than changing the name.

It is not advisable to rush into the equal distribution of land and labor. Zhang Juzheng discussed this matter with the emperor in detail. It is easy for someone to find loopholes. Moreover, before the highway is completed, any disturbance in the engineering corps camp will be a big deal. For the continuation of the new policy and the stability of the foundation, it is better to postpone it, at least until the highway is completed.

Feng Bao came back an hour later.

"Your Majesty, I've been outside Donghua Gate. It's not even noon yet, but the peddlers are jostling for position and there's been a lot of noise. There's meat on the peddlers' poles. It's just a layer of oil, and it's cheaper palm oil, not soybean oil, but it's still oily. A large bowl of noodles comes with one ounce of meat, and it's priced at fifteen cents."

"There are 172 stalls along the street that I saw. When the eunuch went to ask if business was good, he was scolded for delaying his cooking."

"Just as Wang Cifu said, these peddlers travel everywhere, but they won't go to places where there are no people or no money to eat."

"I have brought back another copy. Time is short, so I asked Xiao Huangmen to continue to watch the construction site outside the bell and drum tower. The eunuch Cui Min, the imperial treasury official, is checking the accounts of the bell and drum tower. It is expected that there will be results in three to five days."

"Did you bring back one? Present it to me." Zhu Yijun said with great interest.

A big bowl of noodles with a lot of oil, salt and carbohydrates was placed in front of Zhu Yijun. There was an aroma of spices in the air. The sauce in the noodles was very heavy. The meat was not tenderloin, but it was also a large piece of meat. Although one or two taels of meat was not a lot, it was enough to eat. One or two taels of meat, two taels of vegetable leaves, and one and a half catties of noodles, it filled a big bowl.

"Bring me a pair of chopsticks." Zhu Yijun wanted to try it.

Zhang Hong bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, you can't eat it."

"Why can't I eat it? I can't eat what the people eat?" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Hong and said with great dissatisfaction.

Zhang Hong said confidently: "The chief physician said that your majesty cannot eat too much salt or too much oil."

"I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! Don't I have the final say on what I eat?!" Zhu Yijun slammed the table and pointed at Zhang Hong, saying, "Go get a pair of chopsticks!"

"Then please execute me, Your Majesty." Zhang Hong lay on the ground in a very dignified manner, begging for punishment directly without any nonsense. He did not care that the emperor was risking his head. Zhang Hong bowed his head and whispered in a very respectful voice, "I am your Majesty's servant. I have only one worthless life, and death is the same as death. But Your Majesty shoulders the responsibility of the country and the people. I only hope that Your Majesty will take good care of your body after I am gone."

If you are an unjust and incompetent emperor, hiding in the harem to play with beauties from all over the world and ignoring the government, you can do whatever you want. Since you want to be a real emperor, since you want to make decisions alone, since you want to be the master of the world, you should understand that you are shouldering the world, and the health of the emperor is equal to the health of the Ming Dynasty.

Don’t you know whether you can eat or not? ! “Get up, get up, it’s embarrassing!” Zhu Yijun was helpless and waved his hand impatiently.

"I obey your command." Zhang Hong climbed up swiftly, obviously very skilled. It was obvious that this scene was not the first time it happened.

"Ah, so Your Majesty also has to abstain from food. I thought I was the only one who couldn't eat chili peppers." Zhang Juzheng was watching the fun from the sidelines. He was very happy and immediately threw a boomerang at the emperor!

The middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River have formed a spicy food zone. Zhang Juzheng himself likes spicy food very much and can be said to be unable to live without spicy food. However, since Your Majesty visited the Quan Chu Guild Hall in the first year of the Wanli period, Zhang Juzheng has been completely isolated from chili peppers for the rest of his life.

You Qi carried the emperor's order all day long and brought a big wolfhound with him to check every day whether there were any hidden peppers in the palace. Throwing peppers at the Quanchu Guild Hall, Wang Chonggu killing his son, and carrying water from the Censorate were known as the three major scenic spots in the capital.

Zhang Juzheng only found out today that the emperor was also under the supervision of the chief physician of the Dissection Institute! He was not allowed to eat this or that.

Zhang Hong's current appearance is exactly the same as You Qi's, looking like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water!
Your Majesty, this is what has happened to you!

"Sir, are you making fun of me?" Zhu Yijun said angrily.

"Yes, Your Majesty does not allow me to eat chili peppers." Zhang Juzheng directly admitted that he was watching His Majesty's fun, which shows that he was very resentful about not being able to eat chili peppers.

Zhu Yijun finally let Zhang Hong and Zhang Juzheng go, just to satisfy his eyes. It was not because Zhang Hong was so bold, but the chief doctors of the Jiekuyuan requested so. An incident once happened in the palace, a eunuch went out of the palace to do business and stayed overnight. He ate unclean food in the morning, and when he returned to the palace, he was sweating all over his head, had diarrhea to the point of fainting, and had stars in his eyes. He almost saw his grandmother.

Acute gastroenteritis can be fatal these days if you are not careful.

Three or five days was not a short time. The eunuch Cui Min, who was in charge of the inner treasury, quickly took stock of the accounts of the bell and drum tower of the main government office. The accounts were almost the same as what Wang Chonggu had reported. The progress was even faster than what Wang Chonggu had said. As far as the construction quality was concerned, every part of the bell and drum tower of the main government office was up to standard. Even after the Ming Dynasty fell, the tower might still be there.

"According to Cui Min, these major construction projects were all commissioned by imperial decree. Since they were funded by the imperial treasury, and enough money was given, they would naturally be completed quickly." Feng Bao reported on the progress. Most of the major construction projects in the Ming Dynasty were funded by the imperial treasury. The biggest feature of funding from the imperial treasury is that the money arrives quickly and there is no subcontracting at various levels. All projects are undertaken by the engineering corps.

Therefore, the success of Dingjian's project was due to many factors.

In summary, if people can get paid for their work, they will work harder and harder. It is the money, even if it is not enough labor remuneration, that makes people work harder and harder. When Qi Jiguang was in Jizhou, he only paid half of the salary, but he was able to resist the enemy and ambush Dong Hu.

Wang Chonggu arranged for the censors of the Censorate to go to the Xishan Coal Bureau to get on the ground, and soon there were specific rules. Wang Chonggu found a mine that had just been abandoned. The reason for the abandonment was that there was not much coal in it, or it was not worth mining. Then he surrounded the abandoned mine, and all the censors who came to the Xishan Coal Bureau worked in this mine. No one cared how much they dug.

It's just right to mine the waste from abandoned mines.

Originally, Zhu Yijun thought that a group of censors would choose to retire. After all, the Ming Emperor's harsh criticism was really too insulting.

But as Feng Bao said, the literati of the Southern Han Dynasty were willing to castrate themselves in order to become officials. These censors, on the one hand, shouted loudly that if the monarch regards his subjects as his own hands and feet, the subjects will regard the monarch as their own heart and soul; if the monarch regards his subjects as dogs and horses, the subjects will regard the monarch as their fellow countrymen; if the monarch regards his subjects as dirt, the subjects will regard the monarch as their enemy. But on the other hand, they swallowed their anger and chose to work in the Xishan Coal Bureau for labor education.

The Censorate's water-carrying operation has exposed the true colors of the lowly Confucian scholars. It is no surprise that Your Majesty is in such a difficult situation.

Opinion: Lin Fucheng and Li Zhi discussed the issue in Xiaoyao Yiwen. The alienation of power from people is due to the failure of supervision. The top-down supervision of the court failed, and the bottom-up supervision was not established. Doesn't power have any restrictions? People naturally become slaves of power.

Of course the emperor would be angry. The failure of supervision means the failure of the error correction power. It is also a social consensus that the articles of the Hanlin Academy and the memorials of the Censorate cannot be trusted.

Wang Chonggu's questioning of peddlers and vendors on government affairs was also an application of bottom-up supervision methods.

Shen Yikuan looked at Wang Xiyuan in front of him with a puzzled expression, and Wang Xiyuan also looked at Shen Yikuan blankly. They were handing over the affairs of the capital, and both of them were confused by the sudden appointment.

"No, I have a lot of things to do as an official in Beijing. They transferred me to Shaanxi just when I started. It's not that I will suffer in Shaanxi, but I haven't finished my work yet." Shen Yikuan said with a little distress. Wang Daokun, the party leader, usually didn't take care of things. The entire Zhejiang Party was in a state of looseness and laziness on a daily basis. As a result, the position of Governor of Shaanxi fell from the sky.

Wang Daokun, the party leader, is really powerful, but this is not what Shen Yiquan wants. A gentleman should see things through to the end, and he was promoted when he was halfway through his job.

This transfer was the beginning of a meteoric rise. After nine years of working in the local area, it would be easy for him to enter the Wenhua Palace as long as he passed the evaluation.

The Shuntian Prefecture Chancellor was a fourth-rank official, a very awkward position. The Shuntian Prefecture Prefect was also the Minister of the six ministries. The Shuntian Prefecture Chancellor could not enter the Wenhua Palace as a court official. Only by serving in the border areas could he enter the Wenhua Palace and become a decision-maker.

The Governor of Shaanxi is a place where you can make meritorious deeds, and a place where you can make meritorious deeds! So many Confucian scholars flocked to Gansu because they saw the determination of the imperial court to reopen the Western Regions.

The Ming Emperor Zhu Yijun had an extremely strong credibility. He said that he would reopen the Western Regions no matter how difficult it was.

It is possible that a duke's mansion will be established after the Western Regions are reopened, and the candidate has basically been determined. He is Li Rusong, the eldest son of Ningyuan Marquis, who is in Baoding dismantling the dike wall.

Duke Zhang Fu of England also became a duke by relying on his father's marquis title. This was all based on precedent. Li Chengliang made inch-by-inch progress in the northeast, and with Li Rusong's natural merit in reopening the Western Regions, a duke's mansion was right in front of him.

"I'm just going back to Beijing to report on my work. There are still a lot of things to do at the mine. Isn't Hou Yuzhao a good fit? Zhou Liangyin is going to Liaodong, and we can all do our respective jobs." Wang Xiyuan said with great emotion.

He returned to the capital and served as the chancellor of Shuntian Prefecture. After working there for a few years, he became the local governor. After becoming the local governor, he entered the Wenhua Palace. Wang Xiyuan's return to the capital was a big step in the officialdom, which was naturally much better than supervising the copper industry in Yunnan.

But if he had a choice, he would still go to Yunnan after careful consideration.

It took him half a year to travel from Yunnan to the capital, but he had no regrets.

He has been mining in Yunnan for nine years and has witnessed the development of Yunnan Copper from a state of disrepair to an annual output of 970 million kilograms. The Yunnan Copper Smelting was built bit by bit by Wang Xiyuan and his craftsmen. He watched the people who had nowhere to go find a job to settle down and the children who worked in the mines grow into strong men.

In the poor Yunnan province, Yunnan copper is the pillar of all pillars. As long as Yunnan copper is still there, Yunnan will slowly become rich.

Wang Xiyuan is now a geomancer and is an expert at prospecting. From ore seedlings to big dragons, he can tell where copper is at a glance.

Shen Yi Guan spread his hands and said helplessly: "Zhou Liangyin had criticized General Qi and Li Chengliang before, saying that General Qi was greedy for merit and reckless, and that Ningyuan Hou criticized the censors harshly. Your Majesty almost shot Zhou Liangyin to death with an arrow. At that time, General Qi was leading troops outside, and Zhou Liangyin was really bold."

The general was leading the troops outside, and Zhou Liangyin's attack was tantamount to forcing Qi Jiguang to rebel. If Your Majesty had not handled the situation properly, how much trouble would have been caused?

Zhou Liangyin, who came from a humble Confucian family, is the key to the problem. If Zhou Liangyin had not been a humble Confucian, everyone could have done their job. There were many people waiting to become officials in the Ming Dynasty, but there were very few honest officials. Zhou Liangyin was considered a typical example of someone who had turned over a new leaf, but there was only one Zhou Liangyin.

Shen Yikuan began to hand over the affairs of the capital. Wang Xiyuan was the general manager of Yunnan Diantong Mine Smelting and was very familiar with these engineering matters.

After Wang Xiyuan returned to Beijing, he had just checked into Huitongguan Inn and was planning to take a bath and change clothes before going to Quanchu Guild Hall to visit his teacher. However, before he could wash, he received the appointment document. After reporting to the Ministry of Personnel, he immediately went to the Shuntian Prefecture government office.

Wang Xiyuan finally finished handing over the work in his hands and hurriedly prepared to go to the Quan Chu Guild Hall. After leaving the Shuntian Prefecture Government Office, he met Gao Qiyu.

"His Majesty originally planned to appoint you as the prime minister, but you were not happy about it." Wang Xiyuan looked at his old friend and said with a sigh. It had been more than ten years since the two of them met. When Wang Xiyuan first became his apprentice, he took Gao Qiyu as his role model, but after so many years, Gao Qiyu and he became competitors.

"The Monkey King has been pressed under the Five Finger Mountain for five hundred years. It's nothing that you make things difficult for me, sir." Gao Qiyu said calmly. Zhang Juzheng's embarrassment might be his last act of kindness to Gao Qiyu, his student, and it wouldn't be a bad thing to temper him a little.

Gao Qiyu had a good attitude. He was already very satisfied to be able to become the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, a high position that many Jinshi could not reach in their entire lives.

"I won't worry if Brother Gao has this mentality." Wang Xiyuan breathed a sigh of relief. If Gao Qiyu harbored resentment, he might really follow in Liu Hanru's footsteps. Gao Qiyu is much more capable than Liu Hanru. It would be a waste for him to waste his time now.

Gao Qiyu was a little emotional, shook his head and said, "Brother, are you going to see the teacher today? I just want you to bring my greetings to the teacher, nothing else."

Gao Qiyu couldn't go to the Quan Chu Guild Hall, so he could only ask someone to ask him to say hello.

"Okay, okay." Wang Xiyuan agreed to the matter and took a car to the Quan Chu Guild Hall. Along the way, he felt the congestion in the capital, especially in the evening, when it was so congested that he could hardly move.

"Brother Li! It's been ten years since we last met, and you're still as charming and elegant as ever." As soon as Wang Xiyuan got off the car, he saw an old friend, Li Le, who was the governor of Yingtian Prefecture.

"Congratulations, brother, on your promotion to the capital. In a few years, you will be a high-ranking official who serves as the governor of a region." Li Le saw the joy of Wang Xiyuan meeting an old friend. They had not seen each other since Li Le went to Xuanda to handle the Great Wall Dingjian project.

Wang Xiyuan quickly waved his hand and said, "I am not talented, I am just a nobody. It was all because of you who recommended me and took my patronage."

Li Le has had a bad reputation in recent years, not because of corruption, but because his work style is rather strange. Just like when he took bribes but did not do his job, he presided over the population census and the abolition of the slave system in Yingtian Prefecture. He did things without any mercy and excessively pursued results. He only paid attention to results, which is very similar to Zhang Juzheng.

Wang Xiyuan and Li Le entered the Quan Chu Guild Hall and met Zhang Juzheng who had been waiting for them.

"In the blink of an eye, you have all become important figures in your area. Great." Zhang Juzheng looked at his two accomplished disciples and praised them repeatedly. The difficulty of mining Yunnan copper is much greater than that of mining Luzon copper, but Wang Xiyuan has done a great job.

"Gao Qiyu asked his disciple to convey his greetings." Wang Xiyuan talked about what Gao Qiyu had entrusted him to do.

"Don't mention him, don't mention him. Sit down and talk. Be polite and have good tea." Zhang Juzheng gestured to the two disciples to sit down and talk, and asked You Qi to serve them good tea.

Greetings and reminiscing about the past were inevitable. As a native of Huguang and a direct descendant of the Chu Party, Wang Xiyuan was arranged by Zhang Juzheng to smelt copper in Yunnan, which was like exile. However, Wang Xiyuan had no complaints and on the contrary did a great job.

Zhang Juzheng's recommendation of him was truly a case of promoting the talented regardless of personal relationship.

"Students are more worried about the mining and smelting issues in Yunnan." Although Wang Xiyuan had been transferred back to the capital from Yunnan, he was still concerned about the issues in Yunnan.

"Don't worry, I have arranged for Huang Qing to go." Zhang Juzheng explained his arrangements.

Huang Qing, Yang Guo and Zhao Jiao were all specially granted Jinshi degrees and were honest officials who obtained their official positions through clerkships. They were extremely reliable in their work.

Li Le said with a complicated expression: "Sir, I am the governor of Jiangnan, and there is one thing in my heart that worries me a lot. That is, after a large amount of silver poured in, people will abandon the main thing and pursue the trivial, and the trend of putting money first will become popular."

(End of this chapter)