The sea boat was about to come back, and the Sea Trade Department was also in a busy state. Li Zhi watched the letters from all over the table in front of him gradually piled up into mountains. The Sea Trade Department was linked to merchants from all over the Central Plains. Since the construction of the waterway, merchants from all over the country have also begun to borrow waterways to travel between various places. He didn't think it before, but now he suddenly felt overwhelmed. He looked at Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu beside him and buried in a large number of case files, busy reviewing them.

The expansion of waterways has a very obvious effect on trade, but the burden is also obvious. When various waterways in various places are accumulated, they will have great problems when they come to the Maritime Trade Department, whether it is the efficiency of upward and downward, or the execution of various things.

Li Zhi put down the pen in his hand and said to Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu: "Don't be busy anymore, I have something to discuss with you."

Shangguan Yi is still in the court, and it seems that this time cannot be reached. As the money shop opened in the court, things in the court became more and more busy, and the changes in the war situation in the West have made Shangguan Yi unable to escape from the man.

Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu also stood up.

Li Zhi turned around and said to them, "I think if all the waterway situations in the Central Plains are handed over to the Sea Trade Department in the branch of the important port division in various places, it will always be a drop in the bucket. Our plan will never keep up with their local changes. You see that things that did not last year have not been resolved."

Xu Jingzong lowered his head and thought to himself whether Li Zhi was thinking about his own disadvantages?

"I'll give you three days to divide all the key points of each waterway, mark the places where the branch of the Maritime Trade Department can be opened, and the personnel arrangements..." Li Zhi paused, and the personnel allocation was indeed a headache.

Li Yifu said, "Your Highness King Jin is clear about your worries. It is better to choose from the academy. The students of the academy should choose independently. Our Hai Trade Department will select more useful personnel from it. You can also let Your Highness King Wei arrange it in the academy."

Li Zhi nodded slightly, "It is said that the academy has also produced several excellent students recently, and it was brought by Master Kong Yingda himself. I went to ask the emperor for help in terms of manpower. After you sorted out all the memorials, you marked the location of the opening of the branch of the Maritime Trade Department overnight, and I took it to discuss with Gu Qing and Shangguan Yi."

"Yes!" Xu Jingzong responded quickly.

"Thank you for your hard work." After Li Zhi said that, he hurriedly left for the academy. Xu Jingzong and Li Yi Mansion were not burdened. For example, Shangguan Yi came to the Hai Trade Department to help him at most, and there was a human touch in the middle. Some things were not good, but Xu Jingzong and Li Yi Mansion had good work skills and were easy to use. It was best to have no friendship in terms of employment. Li Zhi was sure when he thought of this.

After Li Zhi left, Xu Jingzong whispered to Li Yifu, "Does His Highness the King of Jin mean in his words blame us?"

"It doesn't look like that," said Li Yifu, "Your Highness King Jin would criticize you and me long ago. We don't have such a great face to make Your Highness King Jin say so tactfully."

"Yes." Xu Jingzong sighed, "I am very satisfied with having our foothold in the Hai Trade Department. I always feel that during the period when I became the Shangshu Ling in the court, the power and storm in the court are surging. Now I think it's like a dream, but I feel very at ease here."

"Do it well." Li Yifu said, "Your Highness King Jin used to have a man named Xue Ji. When the Sea Trade Department was first established, he followed His Highness King Jin. Moreover, he went out to sea without hesitation. We should not underestimate this guy. He was a hero of the Sea Trade Department when he returned from Japan. It is better for us to bow our heads to do things during this period."

Xu Jingzong also understood in his heart that the best thing about this kind of thing is to keep a low profile in the Hai Trade Department and not to think about fighting for power and profit.

Li Zhi hurried to the academy and found Li Tai, "Brother!"

Li Tai, who was eating tea eggs, looked up and saw Li Zhi, "All people are going to get married, why are they still so anxious to do things? What are the difficulties you encounter?"

"It's not a difficult task," said Li Zhi. "It's the matter of the Hai Trade Department. I need a lot of staff. I think it's hard to find it from other places, so I think of the academy."

"Do you want the students of the academy to go to your Maritime Trade Department?" Li Tai asked.

"That's right." Li Zhi nodded.

"That's right, I can post an announcement in the academy." Li Tai said in a little embarrassedly, "But the academy will have a big exam recently, and a group of students are going to take the graduation exam. At this time, adult students are busy studying. I'm afraid they can't handle the Maritime Trade Department. If you want enough staff, you have to wait until after June."

"After June." Li Zhi calculated the time in his mind, "It's a bit too long, I'm afraid I can't catch up. Now the biggest problem of the Maritime Trade Department is that it's insufficient staff. The waterways in various places have now matured. If they don't manage them at this time, I'm afraid there will be chaos."

“It’s not impossible.”

The voice came from outside the door. Listening to the tender words, Li Zhi turned his head and looked, and he didn't know when Gu Xiao was standing outside the door.

"Why are you here?" Li Tai was no longer surprised by Gu Xiao, this little guy. It has become commonplace for this guy to skip classes.

"I'll provide His Highness Jin with a brilliant plan." Gu Xiao said with a smile.

Li Tai glanced at Gu Xiao, "You'd better go to class, be careful I'll tell your father."

"It's better to say it," Li Zhi said.

Gu Xiao sat down and took Li Tai's tea eggs and peeled the eggshells and said, "The academy can actually implement a probationary model. This model has begun to be implemented in the factory. It was first proposed by my mother and then used in the court. Most of the new workers in the factory will spend a period of trial period. The probation period has wages, but the elimination system and selection are still implemented. I think the academy can cooperate with the Maritime Trade Department."

"The Department of the Sea Trade can provide a job location, and the academy can provide a place for students to work, killing two birds with one stone. Many students either go to factories or go to their hometowns after their studies are successful, or stay in the academy to wait for the imperial examination two years later. Not all students find good jobs after their studies are over, and not all students have confidence in the imperial examination two years later. Didn't my father say that he would be the only opportunity to make a name for himself from time to time? The Department of the Sea Trade can give this opportunity."
Chapter completed!