Chapter 768: The Great Project
"The little emperor has already set off from Guizhou. Guo Feng wrote a letter and arrived in Xingling in a month. I told you a few days ago that you would build a palace for the little emperor. How are you doing there?" Yun Zhao asked looking at Wang Bin.
"Prince, time is too tight. After all, it is the emperor's residence and cannot be too simple. The Ministry of Works has just completed the inspection of the address and the planning of the drawings. It is now mobilizing manpower and materials, and the construction has not started yet!" Wang Bin said: "In a month, it is impossible for the ministers to complete it no matter what."
Yun Zhao waved his hand, "Since the work cannot be completed, don't do it."
Wang Bin looked at Yun Zhao in amazement, "Where is the little emperor here to live? You can't just find a house to stuff him into it, after all, after all..." Wang Bin didn't finish the rest of the words, but the meaning inside was very clear. Although the little emperor was just a cover, he still had to do enough things to save face.
Yun Zhao smiled and said, "You think about it. Since we can't build a large enough palace for the little emperor to serve as the image project of our Northern Expedition Army, it's better not to do it. You can recruit some people to renovate and renovate my Governor's Office and live there for the little emperor. The Governor's Office is so large and has complete interiors. It's not a grievance for the little emperor."
"Then the Governor's Office gave it to the little emperor, where do you live?" Wang Bin said embarrassedly.
"I'm so happy. It's not easy to find a house I live in in Xingling?" Yun Zhao smiled and said, "I'm alone. Even if I don't have a house, I still have a good life by hiking into the military camp."
"This is not possible!" Wang Bin shook his head repeatedly, "Prince, you have a different identity now, how can you be casual? Besides, your wedding date with Princess Yardan is coming soon, and you can't let Princess Yardan stay with you in the military camp. Isn't this an excuse for those Mongolian generals to tell things?"
"What's the problem?" Yun Zhao smiled and said, "Yaldan used to live in tents, but it really didn't work. She and I set up tents in Xingling City. Wang Bin, you have never seen the Mongolian tents, which is really not small! Well, this is really a good note. I live in tents with Yaaldan, which is considered to accommodate her customs of being misleading. Those minutians may be even more attentive!"
Yun Zhao was so excited that he ignored Wang Bin's face turned into bitter gourd, and Han Zhong and Yao Changkun were also amused and crying.
Yao Changkun looked at Wang Bin and said, "Mr. Wang, you no longer build an imperial palace, but give the governor's office to the little emperor. First, it is because your Ministry of Works has another important thing to do next. In addition, this can also reflect our prince's loyalty, and let the people see that the prince is unwilling to build a large-scale construction to build a palace. Do you understand?"
Wang Bin nodded in confusion and suddenly reacted, "Mr. Yao, you said that my Ministry of Works has another important thing to do next, why don't I know?"
"It is precisely because of this that I will keep you for discussion!" Yun Zhao said: "Mr. Han, please tell me!"
Han Zhong nodded, "I have lived in the North for decades. From my youth and strength to now, my hair and beard have turned white. I don't have anything else, but I am extremely familiar with the North. Lord Wang, this year, I am afraid of severe drought."
Wang Bin looked at Han Zhong, "How severe is it?" Speaking of this, Wang Bin, the Minister of Works, naturally understood what he was going to do next.
"I'm afraid it's a severe drought that is rare in decades!" Han Zhong touched his gray beard, "Last winter, I noticed that the snow fell later than in previous years, and it was much smaller. The year was overturned and spring. Although there was still spring rain, it was less than half of the past few years. I checked some historical materials and found some local elderly people. I was afraid that this year's severe drought would cause a lot of harm, so we must prepare early."
"Our Ministry of Industry has been working on the construction of water conservancy, but it is mainly concentrated in Yizhou and Luzhou. Other places have not started due to frequent wars. Prince, even if there is a severe drought, Yizhou will not have any major problems. Over the years, the water conservancy projects in Yizhou have been deployed into the Internet. Our Ministry of Industry has communicated all the water conservancy networks to Gaoliang River, which can still withstand the drought."
"It's not just Yizhou, but the sixteen states in the north. It's not okay to have one Yizhou alone." Yun Zhao shook his head.
"Your Majesty wants it?" Wang Bin asked tentatively.
"Since you want to do it, then let's do it all in the Northland, once and for all!" Yun Zhao said, "Mr. Han and Lord Yao have discussed a lot, and they both thought it was feasible, so I called you to plan together. The spring sowing is coming soon. After the spring sowing, the farming season will begin. The Northland must seize this opportunity and quickly lay water conservancy in the whole Northland. I want to communicate the water conservancy project of the entire Northland with Cangjiang so that the Northland will never worry about water and will never be worried about drought."
Wang Bin was dumbfounded. He had been in charge of the Ministry of Works for a long time. He had completed the water conservancy in Yizhou in recent years. He knew that it would cost Fanfan to complete such a large project.
"This, this is too large, right?" he stuttered.
Yun Zhao waved his hand, "You misunderstood what I mean. I didn't want to finish this matter this year. This is impossible. I just asked your Ministry of Works to do this according to this meaning when planning. This year, each state will still do its own things, but the project must be forward-looking. When the water conservancy projects of each state are completed, we can naturally lead the water of the Cangjiang River into the north."
Wang Bin swallowed, even so, this was an unimaginable project volume!
"The time is good now!" Yao Changkun smiled and said, "We have many prisoners of war in our hands. Wang Qiang took in tens of thousands of Jinwu Guard prisoners of war in Banqiaogou. These people are good in shape. The prince decided to use these people to complete the living project. The prince has issued an order. These people can be free after three years of work. At that time, they want to stay and leave and let them go. As for the Qianniu Guard in Jiaozhou, the prince has also discussed with Liu Xuyong and borrowed half of them to participate in this work."
"Not only these prisoners of war, after the war in the Northland ends, the Northern Expedition Army will enter a revision period, accumulating strength to prepare for the next stage of the southern transit plan. During this rest period, in addition to the conventional emergency prepared troops, the rest will also participate in this work in the state where you are stationed. Therefore, there are actually a lot of people you can use."
"This is a major project that runs across the sixteen states in the north!" Wang Bin murmured.
"Mr. Wang, if this large-scale water conservancy project that runs across the sixteen states in the north is completed in your hands, you will really be famous in history and will last forever. If you don't want to, I will be ready to invite Ying to the prince to preside over this matter!" Han Zhong said with a smile.
"No, no, of course, I have to do this in the Ministry of Works!" Wang Bin jumped up suddenly, and his reputation has been passed down from history and eternal to eternity. These eight words made him excited as if he was injected with chicken blood for a moment. "Prince, give me a month, I will go back to Xingling now and immediately call all the people in the Ministry of Works to prepare for this matter. I can take out a sketch in a month, a month."
"Very good. Take out the sketch of the main project in one month, but in this month, the construction can be started in each state!" Yun Zhao smiled, "First lay out a small net, and then wait for the completion of the main project."
"I will go back to Xingling immediately, Prince, I will say goodbye!" Xiang Yunzhao bowed and Wang Binfei turned around and left.
The three of them looked at each other and laughed.
"Prince, if you accomplish this great thing, you will benefit countless people in the north and benefit future generations, and you will have great merits!" Han Zhong said.
"It's not a matter of three or two years to do this. However, everything must start with a beginning. As long as you start, there will always be a day of completion. The General Office of the North Zhengbei has a complete labor system. Even if an ants chew an elephant, we can finish it slowly. But this matter cannot be urgent. Lord Han, the severe drought this summer and autumn this year is still not expected to be a project, so local areas have to dig more deep wells in case of emergency needs!"
"The prince is extremely worried!"
"After the little emperor comes, Ye Kai is the chief minister. What I mean is that Lord Han and Lord Yao also enter the cabinet and serve as secondary assistants. I wonder what you mean?" Yun Zhao stretched and smiled.
Han Zhong smiled slightly and bowed: "It depends on the prince's order!"
Yao Changkun frowned, "Prince, I don't want to enter the cabinet, I still want to stay in the army."
"That's it!" Yun Zhao nodded, "That's fine, you come to the Ministry of War. It's really a bit outrageous to me as the Minister of War. Since you don't want to be the chief minister, then come to the Minister of War!"
"The prince trusts the last general, and the last general must devote himself to his work until his death!" Yao Changkun fell to the ground deeply. The Ministry of War, which was the former Wugong Department, was the most core department of the General Administration of the North. In the past, there was no one who dared to take on this position, so he could only be part of Yun Zhao. Now that the little emperor is coming, Yun Zhao will be the position of Minister of War. It is a bit ugly to eat. Yao Changkun was excited because he was not considered Yun Zhao's direct descendant, but now Yun Zhao handed over the Ministry of War to him without hesitation, showing Yun Zhao's great trust in him. How could he remain indifferent?
"Over the years, I have seen you running around and making contributions!" Yun Zhao smiled and said, "Changkun, you don't have to be so careful. In my heart, you are no different from Xiao Yi, Meng Yao and others."
"Thank you, Prince!" Yao Changkun kowtowed heavily.
"Wang Gui, I'm going to let him take charge of Yizhou!" Yun Zhao stepped down and helped Yao Changkun up. "Yizhou is our core interest. With Wang Gui's ability, we can also manage our backyard well. What do you think?"
"My Lord Wang Gui!" Han and Yao nodded in agreement.
"There are three places where we scratch our heads, including Tanzhou, Yizhou, and Chengzhou. We promised to rest for the Mongolian people. The governors are Jamukha, Bolu and Malihan respectively. However, we have to use some heart to select officials below. First, we cannot be the kind of hatred for the Mongolian people, which is easy to be bad. Second, we cannot be unsuspecting to the Mongolian people. Third, we must be capable. It is not easy to select these people!"
"Don't worry, I will work with the officials of the Ministry of Personnel to carefully select these things!" Han Zhong said.
Chapter completed!