"Yuanwailang..."
Wang Zhongzheng signaled in a low voice, intending to step forward to stop Zhang Yaozuo.
Zhao Yang raised his hand to stop him, because he felt that Zhang Yaozuo was not looking for trouble. Firstly, when he was in Kaifeng Mansion, the little old man had shown to be very knowledgeable about current affairs. Secondly, Concubine Zhang had only been trained by the officials two days ago. And since Zhang Yaozuo repeatedly showed goodwill to him, there was no reason for Zhang Yaozuo to come looking for trouble again.
Sure enough, Zhang Yaozuo walked straight towards him with a smile on his face. He even took the initiative to salute after approaching, and said with a smile: "Master Zhao, you are well."
Looking at Zhang Yaozuo's expression as if he was feeling refreshed, Zhao Yang couldn't help but vomit: Do I have any friendship with you?
But since the other party took the initiative to salute regardless of his rank, he didn't want to be rude and returned the greeting with some confusion: "It turns out to be Mr. Zhang... Mr. Zhang came to the Ministry of Industry to handle the case?"
He asked this because he didn't understand Zhang Yaozuo's full-time job.
Zhang Yaozuo's full-time title is "Bachelor of Duanming Palace, Menxia provincial minister, Minister of Industry". Among them, "Bachelor of Duanming Palace" belongs to the "cabinet position". Under normal circumstances, it is an "additional position" for people with profound knowledge, but This is not the case for him, because he did not pass the imperial examination to obtain the status of a Jinshi. It was only because Concubine Zhang begged the officials that the officials granted him a Jinshi status. Later, he was granted the title of Bachelor of the Ming Palace. Therefore, people like Song Xiang and others passed the imperial examinations in a serious manner. The court officials who passed the Jinshi examination did not admit it in their hearts, and Zhang Yaozuo himself did not dare to mention it shamelessly.
As for "Menxiashenggeishizhong" and "Ministry of Works Minister", the latter belongs to the official rank of sending salary, which is no different from Zhao Yang's minister Wailang of the Ministry of Industry, while the former is not only a sending salary official but also has some dispatch functions. To put it simply, it is As the official's secretary, he was responsible for reading memorials and correcting mistakes, but most of the time he just sent letters back and forth, or simply ran errands for the official. It was an idle job where he could see the official from time to time.
With such an official position, what can Zhang Yaozuo do when he comes to the Ministry of Industry?
As expected, Zhang Yaozuo shook his head repeatedly and revealed his purpose: "No, no, old...cough, I came here specifically to find Mr. Zhao."
"Find me?"
"Yes." Zhang Yaozuo explained with a smile on his face: "I had some misunderstandings with my brother that day, and I felt uneasy for a long time. Today I learned that my brother was out of the palace on business, so I looked for him and took the liberty to invite him to drink with me..."
Brother?
Zhao Yang glanced at Zhang Yaozuo, who had a somewhat gray beard, with a strange expression. He felt a little weird for the latter to shamelessly call him brother. After all, the age difference between the two of them was probably 30 years, so it was hard for this guy to shout.
"How did Mr. Zhang know that I was at the Ministry of Industry?" he asked doubtfully.
Zhang Yaozuo did not hide anything, raised his hand and pointed at the craftsmen in the courtyard, and said truthfully: "I heard before that I entrusted the department of the Ministry of Works to recruit craftsmen, so I guessed that I would come again, so I sent people to guard the intersection. Once I came forward, Come, he will notify me immediately..."
This is really thoughtful...
While Zhao Yang was muttering secretly, Zhang Yaozuo invited again: "Brother, you must not fail to show your respect."
Zhao Yang turned his head and glanced at Fan Chunren, who was expressionless, and suddenly asked: "Is Mr. Zhang still driving through the busy city recently?"
Seeing Zhao Yang mentioning the previous scandal, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Zhang Yaozuo's face, and he quickly explained: "It was just a misunderstanding that day, all because of the evil servant in my house..."
Just as he was speaking, he saw Zhao Yang frown slightly, and quickly changed his words, vowing: "After being taught a lesson by me, I have changed my ways and will never bully others again. Since then, I have been specializing in secluded things." We will walk on the alleys and make sure we don’t disturb people anymore.”
Hearing this, Zhao Yang glanced at Fan Chunren again, and saw that Fan Chunren's original indifferent expression became a bit strange, and then he met Zhao Yang's eyes with a tacit understanding, and they were all impressed by Yao Zuo's shamelessness. I can't laugh or cry.
Considering that Zhang Yaozuo, as a relative, put down his dignity to invite, and considering that Zhang Guifei was behind him, Zhao Yang thought for a moment, and finally agreed: "Okay, then I will let Zhang Shilang spend the money... However, I still have money on hand. There are some things that I still need to discuss with the envoys..."
After Zhao Yang agreed, Zhang Yaozuo suddenly smiled, waved his hands nonchalantly, and said repeatedly: "You are busy, I will look around, brother, just call me when you are done."
"..."
Zhao Yang and Fan Chunren exchanged a look, and then led Yang Yi and the case officers from the Ministry of Industry to the latter's squad room.
He didn't mean to ignore Zhang Yaozuo, but he did have something to entrust to these Ministry of Works envoys.
After arriving at Yang Yi's previous squad room, he coughed and said to the case officers: "Ahem, let's continue... I didn't want you to submit to the case officers under our department before. Firstly, I was afraid that the cases in our department would be paralyzed. It will cause more inconvenience. Secondly, I hope you can provide some help to our company in your current duties..."
All the envoys raised their hands and said, "You can just tell me, Yuanwailang."
Zhao Yang thanked him and continued: "That's it. I want to build a few workshops in the city to facilitate the work of craftsmen..."
The two managers of the construction and materials projects were refreshed and said hurriedly: "We are willing to serve, but we don't know where Yuan Wai Lang will choose the site?"
"Do you have a city map of Bianjing?"
"Yes, Yuanwailang, wait a moment."
The construction engineer hurriedly went to his squad room to get the city map of Bianjing and spread it on the table.
Zhao Yang expressed his request while looking at the city map: "The carpentry project is okay, but the stonework project and the ironwork project both require a lot of water, so it is best to be close to the river. Considering the water source, it will inevitably cause pollution during the operation, so it is best to Fortunately, it's downstream from the residential area..."
The construction envoy was often responsible for the construction and repair of official offices, roads, and bridges in the city. He was the most familiar with Bianjing. He immediately pointed to the city map and said: "According to Yuan Wailang's request, I think there are three best places. The Wuzhang River in the northeast of the city is the Shanli River." The area around Shuimen; the area from the lower reaches of Bian River in the southeast to the area east of Bianhe River; and the area from the lower reaches of Cai River in the south of the city to Puji Water Gate."
Following the direction he pointed, Zhao Yang immediately noticed that there was a piece of land in the southeast of the city map just between the Bian River and the Cai River. Considering the convenience of the two waterways, it was undoubtedly the most suitable location for his technology department.
He circled the piece of land and asked, "Is this okay?"
"In the Fanta area?" The material clerk was hesitant.
"Fanta?" Zhao Yang looked questioning.
The construction manager nodded and explained: "That is a temple pagoda, one of the four major pagodas in Bianjing. There are some monks living in the temple, but because it is located in the outer city, the incense is not very popular, only the southeast part of the outer city We can send people to communicate with them. As long as we ensure that they have enough drinking water, I believe it will not be a big problem... If not, we can just build it a little farther away. Anyway, the land between the two rivers is wide enough..."
"Okay, then this is it." Zhao Yang decided on the site, raised his head and told the deputy envoy Yang Yidao: "We will start construction immediately after the official funding is in place."
"Yes!" Deputy Yang Si accepted the order.
