"You just need to teach them seriously and don't worry about anything else. Your Majesty has sent someone to manage them."
Hearing what Su Chen said, the gentlemen felt a little more confident.
After the gentlemen left, Su Chen said to himself:
"By the way, let's just throw these second-generation nobles into the government offices to help count the population. It will also serve as a deterrent to the government officials to prevent them from committing fraud."
Just as he was told, Su Chen called two royal servants, Li Mao and Zhang De, to teach them the matter.
So these second generation nobles ushered in their first job in life.
Next, the governor Liu Mo began to re-populate the population of Guanzhou and issue resident ID cards.
Su Chen asked Xu Jingzong to bring several officials from the Ministry of Works, as well as officials from the Capital Water Supervision and Road and Bridge Supervision to start on-the-spot inspections, planning, and measurements.
Prepare for the railway construction that will start soon.
Ma Zhou assisted from the side.
After Xu Jingzong received the order, he was so happy that he finally no longer had to serve those little ancestors!
Xu Jingzong's life these past two days was really worse than death.
Those second-generation nobles who have been holding their anger inside don’t dare to vent their anger on Su Chen, and they don’t dare to deal with little Xu Jingzong?
Chang He also came back with his troops and horses, and said to Su Chen with a guilty look on his face:
"The last general failed to fulfill the Lord Protector's instructions, please punish the Lord Protector!"
Su Chen waved his hand: "If I had known that you wouldn't be able to catch all those bandits, driving them out of Guanzhou temporarily would be considered as completing the mission."
Chang He's face was full of shame. Five thousand Niu Guards and the elite of Zuotun camp were allowed to escape by three thousand bandits! This is a great shame and humiliation!
"I have forwarded the information you sent to the Ministry of War. It is estimated that the imperial court will send someone to investigate."
"Your mission from now on is to ensure the safety of Guanzhou.
Especially the various mines and steel plants, and later the railways."
"General Chang, no one blames you for what happened to the bandits this time, but if there is a problem in the places I just mentioned in the future, I think His Majesty will be furious!"
Chang He promised: "I will use Xiang Xiang's head as a guarantee to absolutely guarantee the safety of the ground in Guanzhou."
Su Chen nodded: "General Chang must be careful in the future. As you can see, the situation in Guanzhou is not optimistic."
Chang He said in a low voice: "Master Protector, you are in charge of the military and political affairs of the three states. Why don't you strike first and take advantage? In the end, the weapons seized from the bandits will be enough to behead the captain Zhechong of Zhechong Prefecture in the three states!"
Su Chen had no choice but to say: "The few military leaders are small, and the local soldiers in Zhechong Mansion are the trouble. With the situation in Guanzhou, if these soldiers are forced to rebel, it will be a big trouble."
"The best way now is to figure it out slowly and let the court rotate a few generals in Zichong Mansion first, and then talk about other things."
Chang He clasped his fists and said, "The Lord Protector has great foresight, and I will admire him in the end!"
Su Chen smiled: "What do you admire? I'm just forced to be a rogue!"
There are so many bandits suddenly appearing in Guanzhou. Of course, they cannot all be local specialties.
Some of them were deliberately seduced and driven here from surrounding states, and some were simply private soldiers or domestic slaves left over from the aristocratic families.
The reason why Chang He was fooled around by these bandits was because there were remnants of local nobles who kept informing him.
Moreover, these bandits were extremely well-equipped, and Chang He even captured a batch of military-standard feather arrows.
The marks on the arrow shaft indicate that they are feathered arrows from several Zhechong Prefectures in the Northern Sanzhou.
Su Chen had already anticipated these things,
Last time Liu Mo wrote a letter to tell Su Chen that the soldiers of the Guanzhou Prefecture had ignored the governor's official document on assisting in suppressing bandits.
Su Chen concluded that the soldiers in the three states had been infiltrated by the remaining members of the clan.
In fact, this is quite normal. Many of the military leaders in the Northern Territory are from the Guanlong military clan.
The soldiers are all locals. If they are not handled well, they will have a great impact on the local area.
Therefore, Su Chen chose to ignore these soldiers from Zhe Chong Mansion.
Anyway, those military leaders did not dare to rebel openly.
Let the Ministry of War slowly transfer all the military leaders from Zhechong Mansion away, and then it won’t be too late to attack Zhechong Mansion!
After a series of measures, Guanzhou gradually returned to stability, at least on the surface.
Su Chen also started making steam engine locomotives.
…
In Huizhou, northwest of Guanzhou, a luxurious manor is decorated with lights and colorful decorations to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of the owner!
In a remote small room in the backyard, several people were talking quietly around the table.
"Brother Yuwen, this Su Chen is still quite capable. Most of our arrangements in Guanzhou have been destroyed."
An old man in brocade robes said nonchalantly: "There is no loss anyway, let's plan what to do next?"
A middle-aged Chinese character frowned: "What, news from Chang'an?"
"Um!"
The old man in brocade robe nodded.
"What instructions are there from Chang'an?"
"We are asked to destroy Su Chen's railway plan at all costs!"
Everyone was stunned: "Ah?"
The old man in brocade robes said solemnly: "I'm sure that the thing called the train is real, and it's probably even scarier than when we find out."
"And I found out from the captured craftsmen that the thing called the steam engine can not only make trains, but also has many other important uses."
Everyone was silent for a while, and an old man with a goatee sighed: "I didn't expect that there are such strange things in this world!"
Some people were unconvinced: "Humph! It's just a miraculous trick!"
The old man in brocade robes said: "Don't underestimate these ingenuity in the future. If this kind of trains and railways become popular, then we will have no living space at all."
"Think about it, that thing can transport tens of thousands of stones of supplies thousands of miles away in one day. By then, Li Er will be able to rely on this to firmly hold the great Tang Dynasty in his hands!"
After a pause, the old man said sadly: "Guanzhou Iron and Steel Plant can indeed produce hundreds of thousands of kilograms of refined iron per day. We can give up all the methods used by Su Chen Smelting Iron Works in various places! The benefits of salt and iron are completely gone.
I’m waiting for control!”
Everyone sighed sadly, and someone asked: "Is there any progress in the east?"
Speaking of this, the old man in Jinyi smiled: "The Zheng family and the Xiao family still have the foundation. Now they can build a huge ship like Su Chen's big ship, but there are still some minor details that will take some time."
Everyone was in a good mood now: "My family has never worked together like this in thousands of years, and we finally achieved something!"
The middle-aged man said: "Then how can we destroy Su Chen's railway plan?"
The old man in brocade robes said: "This requires your efforts."
Everyone said with a headache: "It's not that we don't want to contribute, it's just that there are six thousand elite soldiers in Guanzhou, and Su Chen is a treacherous person, we..."
The old man smiled: "This time we have tools to help."
As he spoke, the old man clapped his hands, and two strong men came in carrying a large wooden box.
Opening the box, there is a box full of iron lumps inside!
