Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

An autumn rain comes quietly.

The rain was falling heavily.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of Beijing, Xishan has a different kind of customs and customs.

The clouds are gathering.

Aerial view.

Crowds of people are scattered everywhere. Even though the autumn rain has been falling, busy figures can be seen everywhere, especially on both sides of the Jade River, buildings are rising from the ground, and many of the roads connecting these buildings are still under construction. build.

"Hey!"

"Work harder!"

"Throw it hard!"

On a well-organized wide road, hundreds of young people were scattered everywhere, and various sounds gathered together, making the place seem so busy.

"It's still raining, so many people are working, so no one is complaining?" In a part of this wide road, a middle-aged man frowned. Seeing the busy scene in front of him, he stretched out his hand and said to Jiao Xu.

"Even if it is to meet the deadline, we cannot drive people to work like this. If someone contracts typhoid and does not receive treatment in time, and an epidemic really occurs, the gain will not be worth the loss."

"Yes."

A person standing next to the middle-aged man followed closely and said: "Although I saw many stoves for cooking ginger soup along the way, these can only be used to drive away the cold. In case there is someone with poor health among them." There is no guarantee that anyone will catch typhoid fever."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Jiao Xu could feel the many looks directed at him, which were more or less doubtful and puzzled. His tired face was haggard, his beard was unshaven, and even the clothes he wore were stained with mud. His deep gaze looked at Ahead, Jiao Xu sighed softly, "I also want them to stop and have a rest, but time waits for no one. The many workshops under the Armaments Bureau must be built as soon as possible!"

“There’s so much to move forward with!”

"And these planned wide roads and the docks built along the Jade River must be completed as soon as possible, otherwise the connection and transportation of the workshops will become a big problem."

"For young people who may have typhoid fever or have many diseases, they will be arranged in one place, where there will be doctors to diagnose and treat them to avoid the emergence of epidemics."

After hearing Jiao Xu's explanation, the expressions of the people accompanying him changed.

In fact, they also saw a lot along the way, especially the patterns they saw earlier, which formed corresponding connections and references with what they saw. They also knew how much pressure Jiao Xu was under.

"It's hard on you."

Xu Guangqi lifted up the sleeves of his robe, stepped forward and patted Jiao Xu on the shoulder, "We are arbitrary. Think about it, it is definitely not an easy task for the Military Armament Bureau to build various buildings under the jurisdiction of Xishan from scratch. Easy things.”

"Actually, it doesn't matter if it's a bit difficult or tiring."

Jiao Xu whispered softly and said with a serious expression: "If it hadn't been for what happened in the capital and Gyeonggi Province before, the upcoming construction period would actually be a bit tight, and it would not be impossible to rest, but now we can't stop at all."

"In the territory of Xishan alone, there are tens of thousands of young people scattered around. Together with their relatives, the scale is even greater. Half of the young people under the direct jurisdiction of our Arms Bureau alone account for half."

"The amount of money consumed every day is huge."

"If our Arms Bureau stops renovations, it will make it difficult for the Disaster Relief Office. After all, the implementation of work-for-relief is the only good strategy that can solve large-scale displacement."

Xu Guangqi and the others had different expressions on their faces when they heard this.

Although they had not been in the capital for a long time, they all understood more or less what had happened before. None of them expected that the current situation in the court would be like this.

"Bo Yuan (poem of Jiao Xu), do you know what the young men under the Disaster Relief Office are doing in the Xishan area?" Song Yingxing stepped forward and asked.

"While walking along the way, I discovered that the workshops under the armament bureau's jurisdiction are very strangely distributed throughout the Xishan Mountains. They are built together with certain industries and are connected by land and water transportation. These industrial workshops are closely linked together."

"According to what you introduced at the beginning, the Arms Bureau will adopt the development of intensive manual manufacturing in Xishan in the future, implement the policy of distribution according to work, and promote a standardized and refined assembly line operation model. These have not been seen in the Ming Dynasty. "

Jiao Xu replied: "Actually, the Disaster Relief Office is in the Xishan area, and many of the matters it handles are clearly the responsibility of the Arms Bureau. However, His Majesty considered that the Arms Bureau was under too much pressure, so he assigned it to the Disaster Relief Office."

"For example, there are many coal mines under the rule of Xishan. Among them, those coal mines affiliated to the inner court have been allocated by His Majesty to the Arms Bureau for control. The newly established Xishan Coal Mine Preparatory Office is directly under the jurisdiction. In the future, the coal needed by the Arms Bureau can be directly mined and supplied. At the same time, it must It is sold externally to meet part of the demand for gold and silver.”

"In addition to this, there are water conservancy rectification, village and town gathering center preparations, etc., all of which are specially prepared to meet the future needs of the Armaments Bureau."

After hearing what Jiao Xu said, Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing showed different expressions. No one expected that Xishan would be like this.

"This isn't right."

A man stepped forward, looked at Jiao Xu and said: "According to what Boyuan said, it will probably occupy a lot of land in Xishan. But according to what I know, a lot of land under the rule of Xishan belongs to some people in the capital." If they hold it, will they be willing to take out the land and ask the Arms Bureau and the Disaster Relief Office to directly intervene?"

"That's definitely not possible."

Jiao Xu smiled, looked at the man and said, "Mr. Liangfu doesn't know that the palace and ranch under the imperial court's jurisdiction in Xishan have been transferred to our Arms Bureau. This is to enable intensive handicraft manufacturing." .”

"In addition, other land is involved. Some of it was previously seized, so there is no problem, and some of it is privately held. However, His Majesty has ordered a secretary to resolve the matter and replace it with land on the outskirts of Beijing, so there is no problem. The kind of disagreement Liangfu Gong talked about."

It turned out to be so.

When Wang Zheng heard this, he showed an expression of disbelief.

"It seems that the emperor attaches great importance to the Arms Bureau."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that all the palaces and pastures of the imperial court in Xishan would be transferred to the Arms Bureau."

"But building so many industrial workshops will definitely cost the Armaments Bureau a lot of money in the future. Is your Majesty doing all this to suppress the rebel rebellion?"

"It's not impossible."

And the people gathered here started talking at this moment.

"It's really lively."

But not far away, a voice sounded, which made Jiao Xu's body tremble. Following the sound, he saw a young man in brocade clothes, holding an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, walking towards them with a smile on his face, and behind the young man Behind him, followed a dozen people.

"His Majesty!!"

Jiao Xu walked quickly towards the young man, and this sound shocked Xu Guangqi, Song Yingxing, Wang Zheng and others. When they saw the young man coming clearly, they all walked quickly towards the young man.