After coming out of Yuxiu Palace, Ying Feiyu thought of using the golden house to pave roads and build bridges, so he went to the Ministry of Industry to discuss with Meng Tian.
"Your Majesty, it is a good thing to build bridges and pave roads for the people, but the old minister will have reached retirement age next month. If he takes over the matter now, the project will not be completed by then, and I am afraid that the newly appointed minister will not be able to find a clue for a while!"
After Meng Tian learned about Ying Feiyu's purpose, he said somewhat embarrassedly.
It's not that he doesn't want to do it, but he's afraid that something will go wrong with the project when it's time to hand over.
Building bridges and paving roads is no small matter. If it is not done well, the people will complain!
It's not like building houses or factories.
Even if you stop for a while, it won’t have much impact!
"Huh? Minister Meng is retiring next month?"
Ying Feiyu was stunned.
"Yes! In the past few months since His Majesty has been away, the veteran has already reported it to the Supreme Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor has said that we will discuss it later when you come back! The veteran is waiting to report to His Majesty after His Majesty starts his morning court! The memorial has been written!"
After saying that, Meng Tian directly picked up a memorial on the table and handed it to Ying Feiyu.
Ying Feiyu only glanced at it, thought for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Well...Meng Shangshu, look at Feng Quji, he will be sixty next year, and he is still helping the Ministry of Education! He also has two father-in-laws Your Excellency, you have retired, but there is something going on with the court, so you still have to go to Yizhou without hesitation?"
"You are the only elders in the court! Those newcomers lack training. If they are directly promoted to minister, I won't be worried!"
"At yesterday's banquet, I had promised to use Liu Bang's golden house to build bridges and pave roads for the people. It is estimated that the news has been spread by now. If there is no news, wouldn't I break the promise of the people?"
"As Meng Shangshu said, if the Shangshu is changed in the middle of the project, it will probably affect the progress of the project! If the progress is slow, it will cause inconvenience to the people's lives. People will complain if the guarantee is not complete. That’s not good!”
When he heard that Meng Tian was retiring, Ying Feiyu spouted a lot of rationale, directly talking about it, and could only nod his head repeatedly.
"So, Shangshu Meng will postpone his retirement for half a year. After this wave of bridge repairs and road paving are completed, it will not be too late to retire!"
After going in circles for a long time, Ying Feiyu finally revealed his true purpose.
"Hmm! Uh...no, no, no, that's not okay!"
Meng Tian nodded subconsciously, but then he realized what he was talking about and quickly shook his head to refuse, "Your Majesty, it's not that veterans are unwilling to contribute to the court, but that they cannot violate the court system! The retirement system was proposed by your Majesty. Until now, it has been We have never made any exceptions, and we cannot make any exceptions because of veterans!”
What he worries about is that since he started this way, more and more people will want to work for a few more years, so won't they just go back to the past?
If those who should retire do not retire, how can young people have the opportunity to exercise?
These are all old ideas. How can the imperial court develop?
"Yeah! That makes sense...!"
Ying Feiyu thought for a moment and nodded, "Let's do this. Shangshu Meng will go through the normal retirement process, but this time I will leave the work of building the bridge and paving the road to you until it is completed!"
"Okay! I'm duty-bound, veteran!"
In this way, it would not violate the court's policy and would not delay the construction period. Meng Tian also agreed very much.
It’s just a matter of worrying for a few more months and contributing more to the court!
"Then there is Minister Lao Meng!"
"Don't dare, I don't dare to be an old minister...!"
"Does Shangshu Meng have any good candidates for the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry?"
Ying Feiyu from other departments has already thought of a replacement, but the Ministry of Industry has not yet decided.
The Ministry of Industry is different from other departments. You don’t have to read a lot of books to be able to do well as Minister of the Ministry of Industry!
Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Industry has the most people under its command. The position of Shangshu requires at least a certain prestige in the court and the ability to control these people.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry also often goes out to survey the terrain, so you must have a good body!
Then there are things like reading pictures, drawing pictures, and checking and accepting, which can all be learned after taking office.
But the first two are must-haves!
This is also the reason why Meng Tian was placed in the position of the Ministry of Industry after he returned to the court!
"What do you think of Peng Yue, Your Majesty?"
"Peng Yue?"
Ying Feiyu never expected that Meng Tian would take a fancy to Peng Yue.
That guy only started to learn to read after following Ying Feiyu, and he could only understand the art of war in the past few years.
But physical strength and prestige are no problem.
After all, he once led troops in battle!
"That's right...!"
Meng Tian nodded firmly, "This guy has helped me several times before. I saw that he has some aura for the construction of the Ministry of Industry. He is loyal and honest, so he should be qualified for the job!"
"But he knows nothing about the Ministry of Industry!"
Ying Feiyu thought he would choose an outstanding person under him, but he never expected that he would recommend Peng Yue.
"All of these can be learned, and I can teach you step by step! When I came to the Ministry of Industry, my eyes were filled with darkness. Isn't it now that I'm good at it? I believe that as long as Peng Yue is willing to learn, he will be able to do it in half a year!"
Meng Tian patted his chest and assured.
"That does make some sense!"
"Your Majesty, as you said, the position of Minister is very important. The two ministers under the old minister are also very old. Even if they are promoted, they will retire in a few years and they still have to be re-selected. It would be better to If you just choose a young one, you can still work for a few more years! But those young people in the Ministry of Industry are all impetuous and not qualified for the position of Minister...!"
Meng Tian shook his head and continued: "Peng Yue is different. He is honest and loyal to His Majesty. He was brought out by Your Majesty. He is the most suitable candidate!"
"Well! Later, I will order him to go to the Ministry of Industry to adapt for a period of time. If possible, when he retires, let him take over first, and you can teach him slowly for a while! After he fully grasps the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, Minister Let’s retire again!”
Anyway, Meng Tian has to be busy building bridges and paving roads, and it won't be finished in half a year.
It happened to be during this time that I taught Peng Yue.
"I hope this boy lives up to your and my expectations!"
Ying Feiyu said with emotion.
"Your Majesty, don't worry!"
Meng Yi was very optimistic about him.
Next, the two got down to business and started discussing road construction!
The roads in the entire Da Qin Dynasty are complicated and complicated, with more than tens of millions of them? If you want to renovate, the amount of work is very large.
Not only does it require a lot of raw materials, it also requires a lot of manpower, and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry alone are not enough!
After discussion, the two decided to send seven or eight craftsmen to each road section as managers, and hire some local people!
Now it happens to be the end of the people's busy farming life, and many people are idle at home.
While increasing income for the people, it can also speed up the progress of road construction!
Where professional matters are concerned, they are guided by craftsmen, while other tasks are manual work, and ordinary people are competent enough to do it!
