sbdcsierra Chapter 155: Lianjing Line 1
Chapter 155: Lianjing Line 1
"Even though that's what I said, Lord Lin, His Majesty is very tolerant of your business."
"To be honest, I've thought about it."
Hao Zhong said this with a hint of honesty on his face, "If you want to be the Prime Minister, you must have some great achievements."
"so what?"
Lin Yi nodded slightly and felt that Hao Zhong's idea was right.
After all, if he has no achievements and just muddles through his work, it is impossible for him to become the prime minister.
"Isn't there a lot of corvee labor now?"
"Those who participated in the rebellion are being punished. I think my Ministry of Personnel can take part in the management."
"I can also hone my abilities as the Minister of Personnel."
Hao Zhong's words were indeed sincere, and he was very humble.
It is indeed an attitude of helping.
"That's no problem. If the Ministry of Revenue joins, we'll be able to control even more people."
Lin Yi had no objection. After all, it didn't matter whether the labor force was managed by the Ministry of Personnel or the Ministry of Justice.
Moreover, the Ministry of Justice is mainly responsible for supervision, and Chen Chong and Xu Chuan still need to guide these people in what they do.
After these events, except for one person who was promoted to Shangshu, the other assistant ministers of the Ministry of Works still retained Lin Yi's projects.
To put it bluntly, the underlying color of Lin Yi's current projects is the emperor's "color".
It is the "color" of the court. Now that one more person wants to participate, Lin Yi naturally has no objection.
Even if he was greedy for money, he had prepared some silver.
Anyway, you can't be more greedy than Xiao Changyun and others, right?
"Well, Lord Lin, could you please sign some contracts with my Ministry of Personnel? We will act according to the contracts and help Lord Lin build the entire capital!"
Hao Zhong showed excitement on his face, but Lin Yi still felt that he was weird.
But after all, Hao Zhong was a member of Huangfu Qingling's "personally selected" team, so even if he had any doubts, he couldn't say them out loud.
Otherwise, you will only increase your distrust in yourself and become a sinner.
"of course."
Lin Yi said this and began to draft a contract with Hao Zhong.
The contract stipulated that the Ministry of Personnel would send people, mainly Hao Zhong, to manage these corvée laborers and classify them according to their skills.
Then, personnel were dispatched to the areas where Lin Yi's project was needed. The remaining people who were not dispatched were sent to open up wasteland and woods.
This will add a lot of materials to Lin Yi's subsequent projects.
Lin Yi confirmed this with Hao Zhong while discussing the situation.
In his previous life, he knew very well that word games could kill people.
Be sure to confirm all statements to ensure there is no ambiguity.
Then they worked out the contract step by step and signed it with each other.
"Now that it's confirmed, I will send people to manage it myself."
Hao Zhong nodded and said, "However, if there are any future projects, please let Lord Lin know first so that I can discuss it with the people in the Ministry of Works in advance."
He seemed to be very serious in his work, and Lin Yi actually began to feel relieved and started to talk to Hao Zhong about the future plans.
Lin Yiji plans to take both internal and external factors into consideration, with some people cooperating with villagers outside the city to build three more rail bicycle routes.
And a station is set up in the middle of the route for people to stop.
In fact, this site is basically the original post station area.
Then, some houses were quickly built in the post station area using wood and cement. On the one hand, they could be used for living, and on the other hand, they could be used to add buildings such as shops.
As for the interior of the capital, Lin Yi took the imperial palace as the center and gradually improved things outward.
The palace was built on a commanding height, in the northeast and northwest corners.
Then the Prime Minister of the capital modified it into some entertainment areas where people could have fun at high places.
"This...I'm afraid His Majesty won't agree to this."
"If Your Majesty does not agree, go to General Yu. He will tell Your Majesty that the city wall will be useless in the future."
Lin Yi waved his hand slightly and said, "Let me continue. In addition to improving these buildings and building a large hotel in the northeast and northwest, after widening the roads in the capital, we will set up security booths everywhere to ensure that every area has officers and soldiers from the Ministry of Justice to ensure safety."
"I will discuss this with the Ministry of Justice."
Mr. Hao's face became a little more serious. It seemed that he was really trying to understand the situation with Lin Chuchen, and was indeed trying to find a way to contact the Six Departments.
"That's it for now. This is a big project, so you just need to manage the construction. As for the payment and food and drink, my people will take care of it."
Having said that, Hao Zhong copied a design drawing and went back to study it.
In fact, at this point, Lin Yi had already completed the "first phase" plan for the capital. Since there were people to help with contact and management, and Xu Chuan and Chen Chong were at the grassroots level, he naturally did not need to do too much supervision.
For the rest of the time, Lin Yi naturally planned to lie on the bed and have a good rest.
Of course, he doesn't just eat, drink and have fun. He also inspects the market and the surrounding production and construction conditions every two or three days.
He usually disguises himself to find out what's going on.
However, what "disappointed" him was that under Chen Chongde's management, the businessmen were very active and there were few who were cheating.
After all, now that Xiao Changyun is no longer there to squeeze the marrow out of them, these businessmen are very satisfied and are therefore very active in paying taxes.
With the entire market active, the tax revenue of the capital in just one month was equivalent to that of a quarter in previous years!
And this month, although the houses have not been completely built, the rail bicycle has been opened to traffic, and now it is possible to quickly reach any place within a radius of 40 miles from the capital.
On the last day of this month, Bao Bu Tong found Lin Yi.
"Lin Yi, I have something to discuss with you."
He looked a little serious.
"I just want to go check out the houses around the post station to the west."
"let's go together."
Lin Yi said this and rode his bicycle with Bao Bu Tong to leave the capital.
"In fact, I've noticed some not-so-good signs recently. Some merchants are selling inferior goods as good ones."
"Although this is the Ministry of Revenue's business, they seem to only be in charge of taxes..."
Bao Bu Tong frowned and sighed, "I also want to supervise it properly..."
Then he told his difficulties.
These merchants are selling inferior goods as good ones and are secretly looking for cheaper items to make more money.
However, this matter was still under the Ministry of Household Affairs. When he wanted to manage it, his subordinates felt that they had no way of doing it.
But when he went to the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Revenue felt that these things should be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice, based on the perspective of the Dayong Law.
"This is a problem of disorderly business and needs to be regulated."
Lin Yi nodded slightly. Where there are interests, there are merchants. "What does Your Majesty say?"
"I plan to submit a memorial to His Majesty, so I wanted to discuss this with you first. After all, the Chamber of Commerce is in charge of these merchants."
Bao Bu Tong replied.
"But...none of my businessmen have ever done that!"
Lin Yi said, "Some of the businessmen you mentioned should be..."
Just as he said this, he saw several masked men suddenly rushing out from the side of Hao Zhong and others who were waiting for him in front!