My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

"Bi Ziyan has become the chief minister of the cabinet?"

Holding a letter sent by another servant in his hand, Zuo Guangdou turned to look at him and asked after reading it.

"Yes, the emperor's edict issued a few days ago has now been implemented in the cabinet."

After hearing Zuo Guangdou's question, the man immediately answered.

"My master asked me to come here mainly because he wanted to ask whether Minister Zuo would like to write a letter to advise His Majesty about something so inconsistent with the regulations of the imperial court."

"Advice? Of course you have to advise. If you are so dissatisfied with my Ming Dynasty's ancestral system, what do all the ministers in the court do?"

Zuo Guangdou immediately became angry when he learned that the emperor promoted ministers to the cabinet without any recommendation from the court.

What do people in the court do for a living? If the emperor can give an official position to someone at will like this, then why does he need the Ming Dynasty Law? What do you want these officials to do?
Can’t the emperor alone govern the world?

Also, what the hell is Bi Ziyan? His application for a memorial to buy cattle for the people to farm was rejected by Bi Ziyan, and he actually asked more people to be recruited to dig the land, so as to save money.

Listen, is this what people say?

You are reluctant to spend money to buy cattle and rent them to the people, but you are so strict with yourself that you claim to love the people.

Why don't you go dig the ground?
After hearing what the servant said about Bi Ziyan's illegal entry into the cabinet, Zuo Guangdou immediately came to his desk and started studying ink.

"I will draft a memorial right away to advise the Holy One to impeach this person."

"When I came here, my master said that he is now being released as an official in the Zhangde Mansion. This advice will trouble Mr. Zuo."

"You gave him nothing to worry about."

Hearing this, Zuo Guangdou waved his hand and said.

"As a human minister, it is my duty to advise the Holy One, and it is my duty to do so."

"Thank you, Minister Zuo."

Upon hearing this, the family member's face froze, but then he quickly thanked him and then left the house with a happy face.

However, as soon as the man came out of the house, his expression changed.

Huang Zunsu came to Zuo Guangdou for two purposes.

One is to find a way to deal with Bi Ziyan.

The other is to see if Zuo Guangdou can rely on Zuo Guangdou's holy family to stay and serve in the capital.

After all, Zuo Guangdou could receive the task of farming and building canals from the emperor, so he must be able to talk in front of the emperor.

But now it seems that Zuo Guangdou, a straight-minded person, did not understand the meaning of what Huang Zunsu told him.

Although Huang Zunsu had already expected this result when he arranged the task, the servant still felt a little disappointed.

I have heard in the past that Zuo Guangdou has a stubborn mind, and I have seen that today.

"Sir, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in the capital."

The servant had a headache at the thought of going to Zhangde Mansion.

Huang Zunsu personally carried his luggage and went to Han Xu's house to signal, but Han Xu didn't show any sign.

He was asked to look for Zuo Guangdou, but Zuo Guangdou didn't understand the meaning.

I don’t know what Huang Zunsu will do next to stay in the capital.

The servant left Zuo Guangdou's temporary residence, took the horse rein from his companion, and got on the horse.

"I'm going to Nanhaizi later, but how do I get in?"

Sitting on the horse, thinking about his next task, he was a little unsure.

Now that Nanhaizi is under military control, it is not easy for ordinary people to get in.

At the same time, this person wanted to sneak into Nanhaizi.

"What's going on with this blue brick?"

Holding a blue brick in his hand, Wei Zhongxian looked at the supervisor in front of him with unkind eyes.

"Where were these green bricks made?" "Hui Du Gong, they are from the Zhao family workshop in the north of the city."

The supervisor in brown clothes knelt tremblingly in front of Wei Zhongxian and stammered.

"Godfather, what's wrong?"

Behind Wei Zhongxian, his godson Wei Yong asked.

"What's wrong? Is this a brick or a piece of tofu!"

Wei Zhongxian casually threw the brick in his hand to the ground, with ruthlessness written all over his face.

"Your Majesty is starting a big project in Nanhaizi. The green bricks fired by our craftsmen are not enough, so we just bought theirs. As a result, they brought inferior goods to fool the Zajia family and the Emperor."

"Take a few people and go and arrest the person in charge of the Zhao family. The Zajia family should ask the emperor carefully how he dared to use such materials to fool the emperor."

"Yes!"

After hearing Wei Zhongxian's words, Wei Yong immediately straightened his face and turned around to greet Dongchang Fanzi.

Looking at Wei Yong leaving, Wei Zhongxian's face was still livid.

Because of the large-scale construction work in Nanhaizi, a wave of building materials supply has emerged around the capital.

Stones, bricks, and wood produced from all sides are transported to Nanhaizi ship by ship.

Wei Zhongxian alone knew that there were more than ten brick kilns in the Gyeonggi area, where clay was used to bake green bricks, specializing in the Nanhaizi project.

Businessmen are chasing profits, and many come when they see an opportunity. There are several businessmen with strong backgrounds and strengths inside and outside the capital, and they have begun to get involved in the "building materials" business.

In the words of later generations, this was a round of work-for-relief, forcibly entering the market cycle.

As for the purpose of the emperor's great work in Nanhaizi, no one except him knew.

Even the few craftsmen who designed the house style only knew that the building regulations and structure they designed were set by Taizu. Beyond that, they know nothing.

There are only two copies of the design drawings of Nanhaizi, one is in the hands of the emperor and the other is in his hands.

For this reason, the responsibility of supervising the construction rests on Wei Zhongxian's shoulders.

The construction of Nanhai Ziguan City was decided by the emperor in order to supervise the courtiers.

Whether the construction can be successful or not is the key to Wei Zhongxian's ability to secure the Diancha Mansion, one of the four palaces in the palace.

For this reason, Wei Zhongxian was very concerned about this matter and did not dare to neglect it at all.

Wei Zhongxian was very angry that someone dared to use inferior blue bricks to fool him.

Duke Wei was angry and the consequences were serious.

In the evening of that day, Zhao Laiwang, the head of the Zhao family, was taken to Nanhaizi.

"Spare your life, spare your life, all you heroes, spare your life."

He was kidnapped by a group of horsemen and put on a horse. The wind and sun were blowing all the way, and the horse was bumpy. Zhao Laiwang's body was almost falling apart.

As soon as he was thrown in front of Wei Zhongxian, Zhao Laiwang couldn't help but kowtow to Tiqi who was still riding on the horse next to him and beg for mercy.

"Haha, spare my life."

Wei Zhongxian, who was sitting behind a small table drinking tea, heard this and poured the tea on the man.

"In the conduct of the Za family, we have always been very particular about individuals not offending me and me not offending others."

"The Zajia family didn't lack even a penny for the green bricks I bought from you, and all they used were silver coins newly minted by the imperial court."

"But you actually dare to transport such green bricks to Nanhaizi that break into pieces like tofu. You don't take the Zajia family seriously."

Standing up from behind the small table, he came to Zhao Laiwang and stepped on Zhao Laiwang's head with one foot. Wei Zhongxian looked at him with pity.

"Tell me, what should the Za family do with you?"

Seeing Wei Zhongxian in front of him, who was all red and wearing a big hat decoration on his head, Zhao Laiwang's pupils instantly dilated, and at this moment he was just begging for mercy.

"Spare your life, spare your life." (End of chapter)