On the second day, the sun rose from the east, and the sunlight shone into the streets of Yancheng, and people walked through the market.
On the courtyard wall of Prince Yan's Mansion, hundreds of guards in armor were standing ready with spears in hand.
The door of Prince Yan's Mansion opened with a creak, and Wang Dayong, wearing armor, slowly walked out of the door.
Now he is the only one of the five teams in Prince Yan's Mansion who is still there. Lu Biao from the first team is now the general of Zhenguan in Xiguan;
Xu Ling from the second team has been supervising salt training in Hebei, Shandong and Jiangnan and has not been back for more than half a year.
Tian Qi from the third team is in the capital to take care of Wang Fu's restaurant business, and Zhou Hu from the fifth team is probably the hardest working one. He is like a novice, looking at the mines in Xishan.
Even Dutou Wei Xiang, who used to spend time in the palace every day, was sent to the county government below, but fortunately he came back today.
A figure in the distance appeared in Dayong's field of vision. Xu was elderly and walking slowly. There was a little girl of fifteen or sixteen years old beside him, who was Lin Jingtang's grandson and grandson.
When the two came closer, Wang Dayong cupped his fists and saluted, "I've seen Mr. Lin!"
Lin Jingtang hurriedly returned the greeting: "Captain Wang is being polite."
"Mr. Lin, you are the first to arrive, please come inside first!" Wang Dayong signaled.
Lin Jingtang stepped into the palace with Lin Yao's support. In fact, Lin Jingtang was far from being able to be helped. It was just that Lin Yao wanted to come to the palace and deliberately pretended to be filial.
Then came Han Tie, the director of the iron smelting factory. This low-class man was born as a blacksmith and is now the owner of the factory.
Not long after Han Tie just entered the palace, Qin Fang, Cao Li, He Miao, and Yang Guangtai also arrived one after another.
Due to the Battle of Xiguan, Cao Li has been helping to supervise the matters of bows and arrows recently. He Miao and Yang Guangtai were the three counties that had been dealing with the new canonization by the imperial court.
There were three middle-aged men following He Miao, and Wang Dayong looked him up and down.
Seeing Wang Dayong's expression, He Miao hurriedly explained: "These three are the county magistrates of the three counties under Yancheng. The prince has ordered them to come and participate in the discussion."
The three people behind He Miao raised their hands and saluted: "Captain Wang is being polite!"
"You don't have to be polite, three adults. This is the first time for three adults to come here. I still need to verify my identity!" Dayong also clasped his fists and returned the greeting.
"It should, it should!" the three people said hurriedly.
After checking again, the three of them followed Cao Li and others into the palace.
The last one to come was Wei Xiang. When Dayong took a quick look, Wei Xiang's whole body turned dark.
"Old Wei, why are you so dark?" Dayong joked.
"Oh, don't mention it. You are out in the wind and sun every day these days. It would be strange if you are not dark." Wei Xiang waved his hand.
"How about I ask for a reward in front of the prince for you later?"
"Really?" Old Wei looked excited when he heard that Dayong wanted to ask him for a reward.
"Okay, come on in quickly, you're the only one left!" Dayong said with his playful expression behind him.
The two of them entered the palace together.
Accompanied by Xing'er and the other three, Zhao Bin came to the front hall from the backyard and sat down in their respective seats.
Zhao Bin looked at He Miao, Yang Guangtai, and Wei Xiang and asked: "Master He, how are the three subordinate counties doing?"
As soon as He Miao stood up from the chair, Zhao Bin waved his hand for him to sit down and said.
"Back to your lord, the census of the population and household registration in the three subordinate counties has been completed, the distribution of livestock has basically been completed, and there is still a certain shortage of farm tools for each household."
"The main reason is that steel has been used to make bows and arrows recently, so there is a corresponding shortage of materials. I will ask Han Tie to make up for it in the future."
"It's the prince!".
"Okay, let's get down to business. Let's all come here today to discuss matters, mainly to arrange the future development of Yancheng!"
"Right now, the Jie tribe has been defeated one after another, and there will be no large-scale attack on Yancheng in the short term. This will give us a long period of time to develop."
“First of all, in agriculture, a special agricultural department must be established to continuously increase investment in agricultural production and ensure the expansion of farming area;
At the same time, we must implement diversified agricultural production. In addition to the main food crops, we must also ensure the planting of economic crops, such as planting mulberry and hemp, and developing the textile industry. We must not only solve the problem of people not having enough to eat, but also solve the problem of people not having enough clothes. Warmth issue. "
"In addition to farming, we must also develop breeding industries, such as cattle, horses, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, etc. These livestock and poultry can not only be self-sufficient, but can also be used to earn income. Chief Yang, I will leave this matter to you Go and apply for it.”
"It's the prince. I will try my best to handle it." Yang Guangtai replied.
“Secondly, economically, we need to rebuild Yancheng’s business system, encourage the development of private business activities, reduce or even exempt business taxes on a regular basis;
At the same time, the palace will also provide interest-free loans to private citizens to encourage them to engage in business. The emergence of commercial activities will lead to employment of people in the city, thereby increasing people's income. Mr. He, I leave this matter to you. "
"It's the prince!"
"Third point, in terms of culture, we have now established the first school, but it is not enough. In addition to the school for children's enlightenment, we also need to establish advanced academies to cultivate more available talents for Yancheng. "
After saying that, Zhao Bin looked at Lin Jingtang. Lin Jingtang couldn't help but frown slightly, and Zhao Bin couldn't help but smile when he saw this.
"What, Master Lin doesn't want to take on this responsibility?" Zhao Bin asked.
"Your Majesty, I'm already old. I'm afraid I might have missed something important for Your Majesty." Lin Jingtang said and returned.
"It doesn't matter, I'll let brothers Xue'er and Shuren help you, you just need to keep a check on me."
The Shuren brother Zhao Bin was talking about was Lin Jingtang's son, Lin Shuren, who was also currently serving in the government office.
Lin Jingtang couldn't help but smile and said: "Since the prince has given orders, I will risk my life to add the last flame to the students of Yancheng."
"Wei Xiang?"
"Your Majesty!"
"Thank you for your hard work during this period. You have been running around with Mr. He and Mr. Yang." Zhao Bin looked at Wei Xiang with a smile and said.
"Hahaha, the prince is joking, this is my subordinate's duty." Wei Xiang said with a smile.
"Well, let's leave the affairs of each county government to the people below. You can take over the transportation team for a while. Lu Biao mentioned before that some post stations should be set up along the way to the capital to facilitate the supply of supplies.
During the next period of time, you will follow the transportation team a few times to check out the locations to see where it is suitable to establish a post station, and report back later. "
"In addition, the scale of the transportation team may be expanded in the future. Brothers in the yamen can join the transportation team in part, and they will also be paid."
"It's the prince, please follow his orders!" Wei Xiang said.
"Director Han?" Zhao Bin looked at Han Tie and said.
After all, Han Tie was not like others. He was a blacksmith from a lower-class background, and he was still a bit humble at heart. When he heard Zhao Bin read his name, he immediately stood up from his chair.
"W-Your Majesty."
"No need to get up, sit down and talk." Zhao Bin waved his hand.
"The scale of the smelting plant needs to be expanded again. Now one smelting plant is no longer enough. Two more smelting plants need to be added. However, this time it will not be built inside the city, but outside the city. I have checked the terrain. It is just downstream of the river east of the city. , I will give you a construction drawing when the time comes, and you will be responsible for supervising this matter."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my job well!" Han Tie stood up and replied.
Finally, Zhao Bin looked at the three county magistrates sitting at the end: "Master Li, Master Xu, and Master Zheng asked the three of them to come to participate in the discussion today. The main reason is to let everyone get to know each other. Secondly, to understand the royal palace's style of doing things. In the future, It’s also a good way to cooperate with others to complete various government orders issued by the palace.”
The three of them stood up from their seats and said, "I understand!"
"There is nothing special to tell you to do this time. Your first priority now is to continue to expand the cultivated area of fertile farmland and ensure an increase in food income. If you have any difficulties, just report to Mr. Cao at any time."
"It's the prince."
"Okay, Qin Fang, Cao Li, Xiao Chu, and Dayong will stay, and everyone else can go make preparations first!"
"It's the prince, I'll take my leave!" Everyone stood up and saluted, and then slowly exited the hall.
