The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Chapter 245 Planning
Wei Dong wrote this down.

Xia Jing thought for a while and felt that relying on the government alone for construction was too slow, and said: "In this month's Di Bao, please add an announcement, that is, the road from Beijing to Lingnan, which is a cement road, will be tendered in sections. Dayu only needs to build a strong construction Teams can come and bid.”

"Sectional bidding?" This new term made Wei Dong stunned.

Xia Jing explained: “This road is contracted out in sections, and the contractor must have a certain level of strength. In order to avoid contracting by a weak construction team, we held a bidding fair to select strong contractors. .”

After such a simple explanation, Wei Dong understood and recorded the matter.

Xia Jing was very satisfied with Wei Dong's work attitude and asked about the situation of people in the Gyeonggi area returning home.

Wei Dong raised his head and recorded everything that needed to be reported to Xia Jing in the capital. "At present, about % of the people have returned, but only % have purchased houses and shops from the government, and among the % Most of them are wealthy businessmen and some small wealthy families, and very few people from real noble families and aristocratic families are buying back."

Xia Jing sneered after hearing his words: "It seems they are still waiting and watching, hoping that I will compromise with them."

After saying that, she asked again: "Is there any movement in Jiankang recently? Is there any trouble for you?"

"This" Wei Dong paused slightly, hesitated for a moment and handed Jian Kanglai's order to Xia Jing.

The so-called order from Jiankang was nothing more than a letter written by Li Jingfu to Wei Dong.

The general meaning of the letter was that Li Jingfu had recruited troops in Jiankang, and when they were ready to be trained, he would send them to Qingzhou and Yanzhou to quell the rebellion.

However, no matter how good the plan was, Li Jingfu had no money, conscripted troops, objected to the court officials, and the treasury was empty, so he turned to Wei Dong.

Xia Jing read the letter and put it on the desk aside. There was no emotion or anger on her face, "Your Majesty, you want to scrape your flesh and blood from your body while I am not in the capital!"

Wei Dong looked troubled, "Mother, how do you think you will respond to this matter? Although the Gyeonggi region is expected to have a good harvest this year, there is not much money in the government's books, and many infrastructures have to be purchased. The money on the books is meagre, and the ministers can't wait to see it. One penny is broken into two penny flowers."

Xia Jing frowned slightly and looked at Ding Daqiang.

Ding Daqiang stood up and placed the account book he had prepared on the desk. "In the past year, all income and expenses in the Gyeonggi region are here. Please take a look at it."

Xia Jing opened the account book and browsed through the general ledger, and she was basically sure, "When the shops in the Gyeonggi area are opened, they can basically maintain the normal operation of the palace and shops. As for the industrial repurchase funds in the Gyeonggi area, I have other uses here, so to speak. Come on, even my private treasury won’t help.”

Ding Daqiang knew that there was a large amount of silver in the repurchase funds in the Gyeonggi region, which was enough to offset the income of the treasury of the Yu Dynasty for ten years. He couldn't figure out where Xia Jing was going to use such a large sum of money?
As a subordinate, it was naturally difficult for him to ask questions, so he could only remain silent.

Wei Dong thought that Xia Jing would allocate money from her private treasury to the emperor, but he didn't expect that she had no intention of providing the money.

"Then, the emperor is still waiting for money to support one hundred thousand new soldiers."

Xia Jing sighed, "Your Majesty, you always want to ask me for money when you have no money. You never know that you are guarding a treasure mountain without knowing it."

Wei Dong and Ding Daqiang looked at each other. Is there a treasure mountain in Jiankang?
"I will reply to this letter, so you don't have to worry." Xia Jing said this to Wei Dong and saw doubts in their eyes.

She smiled and said: "When we first arrived in Lingnan, we were very poor. Lingnan was even more impoverished. Even the powerful families were three points weaker than those in the Central Plains. In the end, it was the powerful families who helped us overcome the difficulties. With such a simple method, he I don’t know how to apply what I have learned now, but I still wrote to you to ask for help. It’s really”

Xia Jing didn't even want to complain about his ability to do things.

Ding Daqiang may not know exactly how it was done, but Wei Dong was Xia Jing's personal guard captain at the time. After hearing what Xia Jing said, he knew that repeating the same old tricks in Jiankang was not a good idea.

After Li Jingfu's letter was revealed, Xia Jing asked about the current resettlement situation for ordinary people in the capital.

"How many lower-class people have returned home this year?"

Wei Dong opened the record book and said, "Not counting those from various parts of the capital, there are about two thousand households in the capital that have returned to their hometowns. They are currently living in their original houses, but they have not yet purchased new houses."

Ordinary people are no more noble than aristocratic families. They don't have much money. After moving south again, most of them are so poor that they don't even have any underpants when they return home.

It is completely unrealistic for them to reset the industry now.As Jing Zhaoyin of the capital, he could not treat the people as nothing, so he soft-heartedly arranged the people into their original houses.

Xia Jing asked Bai Mei to take out the map of the capital.

The ancient capital of thirteen dynasties has experienced changes in dynasties, been baptized by war, and has witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties.

It can be said that except for the East City where the powerful live, along the Grand Canal and several main streets, the other areas where ordinary people live are crowded and dirty.

"The prosperity of the capital can be seen from its city appearance and infrastructure during its rise and fall. Of course, the capital also represents the face of Dayu.

The areas of Dingdingmen, Changxiamen and Shuitongmen were in dilapidated condition, and the people built them haphazardly, without any structure at all. "

As she said that, Xia Jing drew a line with a pen outside the three gates, "I plan to build a residential area in this area outside the city to specifically house the common people of the capital."

Wei Dong's eyes widened. This project is a bit big. "Mother, if you want to build a house in this area, will the poor people in the capital have the money to buy it? Now they want to buy back their own houses but they can't afford the money."

Xia Jing put down her brush and smiled nonchalantly: "I never thought about charging money to house them? As long as they have a house in the capital, they can be allocated to houses of different sizes outside the city according to the size of the house."

"Replacing the old house with a new one?" Ding Daqiang couldn't believe it. His mind was racing so fast that he almost stopped working and couldn't figure it out. How much money would it cost to build a house that could accommodate all the people in the capital?
Xia Jing nodded: "Yes, exchange the old house in the capital for a resettlement house outside the city."

Ding Daqiang: "."

Wei Dong recovered from the shock: "Mother, I know that you are dedicated to the people and understand that it is not easy for the people to return to the capital. But do you know how much money it takes to accommodate these people? It is a bottomless pit!"

Xia Jing raised the corners of her lips slightly, "I own an iron mine and a cement factory. Speaking of which, the real place to spend money is to pay the craftsmen's wages. It doesn't take much money."

This was a bit arrogant. Ding Daqiang thought of the amount of money in the account book and immediately shut up.

"Mother, that's not how the accounts are calculated. The consumption of iron ore and cement is also made up of money, and building cement plants and mining also require costs."

Wei Dong couldn't understand Xia Jing's intention of doing this, but he felt heartbroken when he thought of throwing a large amount of money into the water and not hearing the sound of water.

He even wanted to say, you really don't like having too much money to bite your hand, so give it to Jing Zhaoyin. Even the mice in his Jing Zhaoyin warehouse can hold a Cuju sports meeting.

Xia Jing said confidently: "I really don't need much money, so you can arrange the bidding meeting first."

The autumn harvest season in the first year of Jianyuan of the Yu Dynasty was really a busy season, and the fields were full of harvest scenes.

Teahouses and restaurants in cities and towns across the country were also confused by the announcement in Di Bao, and everyone's talk revolved around the autumn bidding fair held by the imperial court.

They knew about cement roads, but it was strange that the government would organize private construction teams to build cement roads.

The unqualified people just looked at it as a curiosity, but those qualified craftsmen were entangled in their hearts. Can they get project funds if they work with the government?What if the government refuses to acknowledge the debt?
Another point, is it really such a good thing? Can their private construction team compete with the craftsmen team raised by aristocratic families?
The headquarters of a construction and installation company in the north of Lingnan City.

Speaking of the origin of this name, I have to thank Ding Daqiang, who was the manager of Huaxia Real Estate Company.The reason for choosing this name was entirely suggested by Ding Daqiang.

The merchant also heard about the announcement in the Di newspaper. Huang Carpenter asked: "Brother Zhu, the capital is now governed by the Queen and the Crown Prince. This announcement is made by her. Should we go to the capital to support it?"

Zhu Da also remembered that when they were at a low point in their lives, it was Xia Jing's Huaxia Trading Company that helped them and allowed them to ride on the wind and establish the current business company.

Later, they even contracted the railway construction in Lingnan, giving their business an opportunity to grow and develop.

"Now the empress needs craftsmen from all over the world to gather in the capital. If we don't go to the capital to support her, it won't be justified."

Carpenter Huang thought of the news he had received a few days ago and the tunnels being dug in the Nanling Mountains. "We don't have enough manpower, so don't delay your queen's important event!"

Zhu Da did not have this worry, "Compared with digging tunnels, building this so-called highway is not difficult at all. We will just send a few supervisors to the local area to recruit workers to build the road."

"As long as you know this well, you know better than me when it comes to building cement roads." Carpenter Huang felt relieved.

Zhu Da, a mason, worked on the cement roads that crisscrossed the entire jurisdiction of Lingnan.

This announcement from the capital has people everywhere ready to take action, but the construction team in Lingnan is the most active.

During the initial construction of the north of the city, the cement roads across Lingnan, and the newly built railway, it can be said that the construction team in Lingnan was the first to taste the benefits of cooperation with the government.

They also believed in Xia Jing's character. She never used power to oppress others, nor defaulted on project payments. She paid off the hard-earned money earned by the craftsmen in full.

Sima Lu, who was stationed in Lingnan, heard about the intention of the Lingnan construction team. He stepped forward to organize everyone to go to Beijing. He also came forward to help them hire a sea ship to take them directly to Jinwei Port by sea, and then by land. Beijing.

The emperor in Jiankang did not have as many supporters as Xia Jing, so he was worried about sending a letter to the capital.

Xia Jing occupied the entire Gyeonggi region and asked all those who returned to Beijing to buy back the industry. He was supportive.

But no matter how ambitious he is, he has to give up for half a bucket of rice.

One hundred thousand soldiers were recruited, but there was no food or money to support them. The court officials forced them to beg from the capital.

Now that he received a reply from the capital, his heart skipped a beat when he saw the handwriting. What he was most worried about had happened.

The handwriting of this letter is Xia Jing's.

Li Jingfu opened the letter bravely and read it quickly with a frown. His face turned pale and green, which made Anu, who was standing next to him, a little confused.

"Your Majesty, what did the capital say?"

Li Jingfu looked up at him and said angrily: "Actually, you already guessed the result when you saw the messenger coming in alone. Why do you need to ask now?"

Anu: "."

Although he guessed it, he didn't want to hear you say it himself.

After all, he still didn't believe that the queen dared to refuse the emperor's request.

Morning the next day.

Li Jingfu glanced at the ministers below coldly: "My lords, if we recruit one hundred thousand troops, where will the military pay come from? Tell me the truth, have you come up with any countermeasures?"

Seeing that the ministers below did not raise their heads, he directly called out their names: "Where is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"

"I'm here!" Mr. Zhang had no choice but to step out.

Li Jingfu stared at him coldly, "You are in charge of the world's money and food, so you have nothing to say?"

Mr. Zhang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, lowered his head and said: "The treasury is empty, the ministers are incompetent, and we really can't produce food. Is there any news from the capital?"

"Hmph!" Li Jingfu snorted coldly: "I am the emperor, but you instigated me to ask for the queen's private money. Where is your face? Is this what your ministers did?"

"If there is a problem, solve it. Don't teach me to worry about women's money bags."

"If you can't even help me solve such a simple problem, what use are you so incompetent? It's better to replace you with a group of people who can do practical things!"

"There are many capable people in the world, but there is always one who is willing to serve me and the court! One more of you is not too much, and one of you less is not a lot. If the court is without you, you will still be around. Don't act like you have to leave the court. It’s like paralysis!”

Li Jingfu was so frightened that the ministers below him knelt down to plead guilty.

Seeing how cowardly they were kneeling, Li Jingfu felt that Xia Jing's idea seemed to be a good one.

I had already played it before in Lingnan, so there was no pressure to repeat the old tricks.

Today is different from the past. He is no better than when he first arrived in Lingnan. Now he is the lord of the world and rules over the world.

Anyone who dares to dissent will just copy it.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Commander Zhijinwu: "From today on, you will cooperate with the governor to strictly inspect the merchants in Jiankang City. Now that the national treasury is empty, I want to see who dares to benefit from tax evasion at the moment of national crisis. !”

When the officials in the court heard this, their faces turned pale, and they felt guilty.

It can be said that % of the business in Jiankang is occupied by the family members of these officials in the court.

If they talk about tax evasion, they have never paid it.

Although the imperial law stipulates that scholars can be exempted from taxes and Jinshi can be exempted from taxes and labor, but they are afraid that the emperor will go crazy!

If he is forced by military expenditures and tries to establish his power over them, they will really have no place to complain.

Xiang Rongrang was promoted from Lingnan by Li Jingfu and Xia Jing.

To this noble person in his life, all he dedicated was his sincerity.

If the task assigned to him by Li Jingfu this time is completed, it will offend all the officials in the court, and he will become a truly lonely minister.

Commander Zhi Jinwu was not as open-minded as Xiang Rongyi, and his heart was suffering more than Huanglian, but he did not dare to show it on his face, which made the suffering even worse!

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