Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 51 Dugu Gong

The emperor's approval came soon, and Yang Guang was officially appointed as the eunuch of Daxing City, entrusted with important tasks, and six officials were dispatched to the eunuch's side at his disposal.

Naturally, Yang Guang's two civil and military masters, Wang Shao and Li Che, were employed, and they could be regarded as officially serving as officials to help Yang Guang.

Among the other four, Yu Wenkai and Liu Long are responsible for the technical aspects. Liu Long, the master craftsman, will serve as his engineering consultant and concurrently as deputy supervisor. Of the two deputy supervisors, Yu Wenkai has greater authority and is in control of the overall planning and steps. Liu Long was only responsible for matters in the palace.

The position of master craftsman was responsible for the civil construction of palaces, ancestral temples, mausoleums, etc. Liu Long was originally an extremely skilled craftsman.

Zhang Guo, the young minister of the Taifu, is the supervisor and is in charge of money and food matters. He is now also Yang Guang's subordinate, which means that Yang Guang also has the final say in Daxing City's money. The emperor has completely given him the power. .

These five people are all in the normal configuration. There is another person who Yang Guang did not expect, named Gao Hongde. He is the second son of Gao Jiong, the minister Zuopushe (equivalent to the prime minister).

And his position is also very interesting. The emperor appointed him as the Secretary of the Jin Palace and the Chief Supervisor of Daxing City. This position is in charge of the last chapter and the report secretary, which means that from now on If Yang Guang needed to write to the emperor on a formal occasion, he had to go through his hands.

Yang Guang was a little confused about Yang Jian's arrangement. After thinking about it, he said, "Wang Yi, prepare your horse. I'm going to see Duke Dugu."

Gao Juong was once given the surname Dugu by Dugu Xin. In order to express respect, the emperor sometimes called him Dugu Gong.

Outside Gaojuan's mansion, he learned that King Jin was coming to visit him. Gaojuan asked everyone in the mansion to be prepared to welcome Yang Guang with the highest standards.

Yang Guang got off the carriage and was met by a strong and frail young man of his age. The young man did not have any characteristics, he just looked like an ordinary person. His appearance was easy for people to ignore, but he was dressed more elegantly.

"The humble minister Gao Hongde has met His Highness the King of Jin."

Although Gao Hongde has not reported to Yang Guang yet, since the emperor has appointed him, he has an official status, so there is no problem in calling himself a minister.

"Brother Gao, you and I didn't meet much before. Now that my father has arranged for you and me to work together, we will need a lot of help in the future."

Yang Guang still dealt with Gao Hongde in the same way as Yu Wenji. He said "Brother Gao" and put the hat on him first.

Gao Hongde was flattered: "Your Highness has really embarrassed me, you can just call me Hongde."

"Brother Gao, please don't say that. You are older than me, and you have always had a reputation as a virtuous person. You can come and help me. I'm so happy that I'm jumping up in the house. I can't help but come here to find you first." Brother Gao, let’s talk.”

Gao Hongde only felt that Yang Guang was both talented and well-spoken. The two complimented each other and entered the Gao Mansion.

Gao Hongde, who had just started his official career, felt quite proud of his success.

Gao Jun was waiting in the main hall and greeted Yang Guangxian respectfully: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is here in person, and the Gao Mansion is full of glory."

"Dugu Gong, I should have come to visit you more often. My father also said that you are his right-hand man. Even he felt that many things became clear after discussing with you. My father asked me to come and ask for your opinion. Some time ago, It is indeed because there are too many things to do and we have been delayed. Today I learned that Brother Gao and my colleagues are here, so I will take this opportunity to visit you immediately."

Yang Guang came up with a rainbow fart, which even the well-informed Gao Jiong was stunned. What is going on?
In fact, recently everyone in the Gao family, from Gao Jiong to his three sons, have regarded Yang Guang as their imaginary enemy.

Gao Jun's daughter is Yang Yong's concubine, and he is Yang Yong's father-in-law.

Before Yang Guang emerged, Yang Yong's position as prince was very stable. Although he did not obviously favor Yang Yong in the court, marrying his daughter to Yang Yong was his attitude and investment.

The emperor's recent transformation and reuse of Yang Guang made him feel vaguely uneasy.

But now, this imaginary enemy came to visit and kept a low profile and even said words to please him. This made him wonder why the young man who took the lead in the battle despite the objections of the officials in the court seemed to have changed his temper.Gao Qiao said with a serious face: "Your Highness, there is a difference between you and my father and son. Please don't call me by your name, and don't call Hongde by your brother. Otherwise, I, my father and my son will be disrespectful." , Please don’t do this, Your Highness, and don’t make things difficult for me.”

This is the first person I have encountered after traveling through time who is immune to Yang Guang's high-hat strategy.

As Yang Guang, he is willing to put down his position to praise these people. He usually accepts it happily, saying no, and showing an honest expression.

But Gao Jiong saw through Yang Guang's approach at a glance, which made Yang Guang re-examine the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty. The person who could become Yang Jian's right-hand man was indeed not an ordinary person. He was calm enough and rational enough.

"People say that Dugu Gong is selfless, but he is really unkind."

"I work for His Majesty, and I am only able to reach this position because of Your Majesty's kindness. The veteran's behavior is always criticized by others. If I offend you, I hope His Highness Jin will forgive me. I don't know what His Highness's orders are today."

"It's not a big deal. It's just that my father has ordered that Young Master Dugu will be responsible for the affairs of Daxing City together with me, so we have to meet first and get to know each other better. There is also Young Master Dugu..."

Yang Guang looked directly at Gao Jiong as he spoke: "Dugu Gong has always been opposed to the construction of Daxing City. I attach great importance to Dugu Gong's thoughts and opinions."

Gao Jiong was speechless for a moment and did not answer in a hurry. After a short silence, he spoke: "Your Highness is joking. The veteran is not against the construction of Daxing City, but against all large-scale construction projects that waste people and money. The Sui Dynasty was initially established. As the prime minister, the veteran will It is your duty to give advice.”

"Oh, that's good. I always heard people telling me that Dugu Gong was opposed to the Daxing City project because I was doing it. I thought it was me who was opposed by Dugu Gong."

Gao Yan did not expect Yang Guang to speak so straightforwardly, but his expression remained unchanged: "Your Highness, don't listen to the villain's slander. The humble minister has offended many people in the court and is not good at dealing with others, so it is inevitable that he will be betrayed by others." talk."

"Of course, of course, Mr. Dugu said it himself, how could he still lie to me? Moreover, Mr. Ling will go the same way with me in the future. All my memorials are better than those presented to the father by Mr. Ling. The experience between the two of us is They all have shortcomings, and there will inevitably be trouble for Dugu Gong to help in the future."

"Your Highness, you are polite. This kid is stupid. If there is anything he doesn't do well enough, Your Highness will just scold him and ask him to improve. If there is anything that the veteran can do to help, Your Highness can speak out."

Yang Guang nodded: "I feel much more relieved when Dugu Gong says this, but there is one more thing I want to discuss with Dugu Gong. I think you are wrong."

"What's the matter?"

"Just now Dugu Gong said he opposed the project, which is a waste of national power, but Daxing City will not be a project that consumes national power."

"Appreciate further details."

"You should know about my recent house sale."

Gao Jiao nodded.

"If we continue to sell houses like this, I believe the income will be able to cover the expenses of Daxing City. Dugu Gong should be able to calculate it."

"But Your Highness, your current houses are all sold to officials or wealthy businessmen. Ordinary people cannot spend so much money to buy a house, and they are even more worried about not being able to get a house. After all, they may only be able to buy such a house in their lifetime." You have to be careful about your house, it won’t be as easy to sell as it is now.”

Obviously Gao Jiong is still a very calm person.

"Yes, when houses fall to the level of ordinary people, the popularity wanes a lot, but you still have to buy them. It's just that you buy early and buy late, and the money comes early and late. It's just that the income from buying a house can definitely fill the gap. Even if they have concerns about the income from the construction of ordinary houses in Daxing City, they can still sell them after the houses are built in Daxing City, and I plan to set up a [Daxing Bank] to store money and issue treasury bonds."

(End of this chapter)