Fangshan City.
This new city, which is to be built for the residents of the Fangshan Ancient World who are coming from across the border, has just been selected for its location.
The three half-sages of the Mohist family came forward to personally survey the terrain and veins of a hundred miles in radius, and designed and drew the blueprints of the new city. Then they recruited nearly 200,000 young people from Youzhou, intending to repair the city before the severe winter came.
The time limit is only one month.
It is on a hill not far from the new city site.
Zhang Wenlong tossed his sleeves and walked out of the temporary central tent with an ashen complexion. A man who looked like a scholar next to him stepped forward: "Master Zhang, how are you?"
"How about it?"
Zhang Wenlong laughed at himself, "Master Li, the Minister of Rites, is still doing the same thing. In order to show my magnanimity as a Ming Dynasty, I have to build a city to accommodate those foreigners! The food collected from various places is probably coming soon!"
After a pause, there was unconcealable anger in his eyes, "The victims you and I have seen along the way may be really in trouble this time! By then, they will starve to death for thousands of miles. I'll see how they end up!"
"..."
The great scholar also fell silent.
At this moment, someone heard the tent being opened from the inside.
Li Zhengxuan, the Minister of Etiquette, who was wearing a third-grade official uniform, stepped out. He had a square face, thick eyebrows, a solemn expression, and a cold light between his eyes.
Next to him was Wang Dongchen, the fourth-rank minister of Honglu Temple.
At this moment, both of them looked at Zhang Wenlong with unkind expressions.
"Zhang Wenlong, for slandering and contemptuous of Shangguan behind his back, do you know what the crime should be?"
Li Zhengxuan scolded him coldly, "Do you think that because you have an uncle who is the chief minister of the court, you can ignore me? Believe it or not, I will take you down now and send you back to your senses to hold you accountable!"
A tyrannical momentum pressed hard on Zhang Wenlong's body, causing Zhang Wenlong's shoulders to sink and his legs to bend slightly, as if he was being forced to kneel down!
Being able to reach the position of third grade is not only about qualifications, but also about strength.
At least Zhang Wenlong, who had just been promoted to Great Scholar, could not afford to make any trouble in front of him!
"Li Zhengxuan! Did I say something wrong?"
However, in the face of Li Zhengxuan's arrogance, Zhang Wenlong retorted without fear.
"The disaster situation in Youzhou is obviously serious, and the people have almost no food to eat. You are lucky. Not only did you recruit migrant workers to build the city, but you also requisitioned food from various places! Your behavior is no different from that of an animal!"
"Enough said?"
Li Zhengxuan's face was expressionless, and he waved his sleeves and pressed down hard. Zhang Wenlong fell to his knees with a plop.
He stepped forward, looked down at Zhang Wenlong from a high position, and said: "This is the first time that our Ming Dynasty has interacted with outsiders, and it is necessary to accept millions of foreigners into the country! This is a major matter of the country! It is related to your majesty's grand plan. ! People should understand! Do you want us to lose the face of our Ming Dynasty in front of foreigners?"
"Understand? Showing back face? Showing face when you are hungry?"
Zhang Wenlong spat on the ground and said mockingly, "I would rather give it to foreign countries than to my own people! I don't think I want such a face!"
"presumptuous!"
“If people are rude, there will be no life, if things are rude, they will not be successful, and if the country is rude, there will be no peace.”
Li Zhengxuan raised his eyebrows, as if there were flames rising in his eyes, "Zhang Wenlong, our Ming Dynasty has always been a country of etiquette. You are also a great Confucian after all. Have you forgotten all the etiquette and laws?"
Seeing that Zhang Wenlong was about to speak, Wang Dongchen, the minister of Honglu Temple on the side, said: "Zhang Wenlong, this is an expedient measure at the moment. After all, foreign civil affairs are serious, especially regarding the majesty of our Ming Dynasty. If we can't even build a city, we will have to supply food." If it’s not enough to eat, how will foreigners view our Ming Dynasty?”
"Besides, the disaster situation in Youzhou is still minor at the moment. Master Li and I have already sent letters to various places, instructing them to actively appease the people under their control. We have also written to the imperial court for instructions to order the south to allocate food for disaster relief."
"Just feel at ease!"
With Wang Dongchen's words, Zhang Wenlong's brows relaxed slightly, and the pressure on his shoulders relaxed slightly: "Is this true?"
"How could I deceive you about such a thing?"
Wang Dongchen said lightly.
"Hmph, let me believe you again! Anyway, in a few days, Factory Supervisor Yang, who supervises all affairs here, will also arrive. If you act like this again, be careful of losing your head!"
Zhang Wenlong stood up and walked away with the great scholar.
Li Zhengxuan and Wang Dongchen looked at their backs, their expressions became a little solemn.
"Master Wang, do you know anything about Factory Supervisor Yang?"
Li Zhengxuan asked.
Wang Dongchen said hesitantly: "Some, but not many. I only know that this person comes from the Queen's Palace, and now he is trusted by His Majesty. He has the imperial power to kill first and report later. He is not an easy person!"
Li Zhengxuan nodded slightly: "It seems that there is some trouble. I also heard that he has the most affectionate nature, and his heart is like a pure child..."
"Master Li is overly concerned about this matter!"
Wang Dongchen said.
"oh?"
Li Zhengxuan looked at him.
"Master Li, you don't know something. Although this person has a good reputation, he is actually greedy for money!"
Wang Dongchen said with a smile: "I heard some of the great eunuchs in Dongchang mentioned that this person can be called the master of plucking the feathers of geese and skinning the skin of animals. Even if the wind blows in front of his eyes, he will probably be picked up! "
"It's a lot easier to deal with this."
Li Zhengxuan nodded, "When the time comes, I will wait for him to be rational and emotional, and he should understand what we are doing."
"Master Li said yes!"
Wang Dongchen said, "Foreigners are a big country. It doesn't matter if we feel aggrieved. It is the right way to uphold the courtesy of our family and country! When the time comes, with my Ming Dynasty's courage, I will naturally be able to easily conquer these foreigners!"
"good."
Li Zhengxuan looked in agreement.
He was from the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Dongchen was from the Honglu Temple. They both had foreign affairs powers. In the past, they were mostly responsible for the various tribes within the Ming Dynasty, or for external ethnic groups and small states.
This time it involves the immigration of millions of people from the outside world. Naturally, such a big event cannot allow them to be careless!
You can’t treat it too seriously!
If this is done beautifully, it will not only be of great benefit to the "Book of Rites" they practice, but it will also keep them in the emperor's heart, and maybe they can go further in the future!
Little did the two of them know that Yang Fan, who was suppressing his anger, had already come straight to this place.
"If I know who decided this, I will peel off his skin and pick out his bones!"
Even the Mother Realm is about to be swallowed up by the Ming Dynasty. It’s a good thing that they are not classified as second-class citizens for the mere living beings of this realm!
Do you still want to get special treatment, build a new city, and have good food and drink?
dream!
Yang Fan thinks that what Lao Tzu said is very good - those who are in a big country are despicable, the friends of the world, and the women of the world.
A big country should be like the lower reaches of a river, a place where many waters meet, and seize the world's resources for its own use. Only then can it become the most awesome country in the world!
As for national governance, it is like - governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies.
Anyone who dares to be unconvinced will be stewed directly for you!
In this way, with domestic and foreign affairs, the world will be stable forever!
