Throughout the entire process, both Kim and Hyun Bin remained silent.
Seeing Jin and Xuan Bin so calm, Wang Yue Yihu said: "Brother Jin, aren't you angry at all?"
"What's there to be angry about? We don't need to worry about things that have passed. Instead of worrying about these things, it's better to think about the big things we have to do next."
"Oh...is that what you're talking about?"
Only then did Wangyue Yihu remember that after all, the envoys from Goguryeo came to the Tang Dynasty precisely for that one thing.
"Brother Jin, how are you?
Have you made plans to take action?"
Mochizuki Yihu asked.
"We still need to wait a little longer. The spies are about to figure out the entire palace terrain."
"Okay! That's great. As long as the action is successful, it will be time for us to restore Goguryeo's reputation!"
Wangyue Yihu said with excitement.
Time went by and two days passed before I knew it.
At noon, the rays of light fell on the trees at the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, reflecting the mottled shadows of the branches. Occasionally, the chirping of cicadas could be heard among the flowers, bringing in the cool summer comfort.
In front of the large round table in the main hall of the front hall, Muchuan and Hube's two capable men were eating.
Ouyang Bufan said cheerfully: "Master Mu, it's done! After the guidance of public opinion, the sales of national bonds are very ideal, and there is an endless stream of people coming to subscribe."
"oh?
Is this the case? How many government bonds have been sold now?"
"One hundred thousand taels of gold."
Muchuan felt satisfied after hearing this number, but one hundred thousand taels was not the number he finally wanted. He had to get one million taels of gold.
"You have to keep selling, work harder, it's extraordinary."
"What?
Do you want to continue selling?"
Ouyang Bufan was shocked. After all, in the past two days, in addition to instigating various subordinate officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he even mobilized the local government offices to help. After working for several days, he only collected one hundred thousand taels of gold. Wasn't it enough?
But it was Mo Zhu who asked, "Master Mu, what do you want to do with so much money?
Isn’t the money collected this time used to build the dam project in Chang’an Plain?”
"In addition to water conservancy projects, there are many other places where money is needed."
For example, paving roads, building more royal workshops, setting up schools, etc. all cost money.
Naturally, the more money you can raise, the better.
But this made it difficult for Ouyang Bufan. He said with a distressed face: "I have already collected all the money I can, how can I get more."
"No, there are still many people who have not subscribed for government bonds."
Muchuanke has seen the subscription list. There are about 3,000 people in the entire Gyeonggi Province who have subscribed for national bonds. Calculated based on the 60 million people in the Tang Dynasty, it is still less than one 20,000th of the total!
The market is huge and there is still a lot of room to promote government bonds.
Muchuan then gave a hint. Since the Gyeonggi-do area has been promoted, what about other areas?
The entire Tang Dynasty had such a large territory, such as Henan Province, Shandong Province, and these states could be promoted!
Ouyang Bufan said with a face full of pain: "Wouldn't it take a lot of time... Our household department only has so many people."
"There is no one in the household department, so you won't let the governors and county magistrates of various states cooperate?
You idiot!"
After all, Ouyang Bufan is the fourth-rank minister of household affairs. This level is much higher than that of the governor or county magistrate. Isn't it true that the words of a dignified fourth-rank official are not effective?
After being taught a lesson by Muchuan, Ouyang Bufan didn't dare to refute, so he praised him obediently: "I understand, I'll do it right now."
"Very good, that's right!"
The national debt situation is now very stable, and the Ministry of Revenue's finances have been greatly improved. After Ouyang Bufan collects an additional 900,000 taels of gold, he will reach Muchuan's expected figure.
At the same time, Muchuan had to prepare for other work, yes, the water conservancy construction and farmland reclamation work in the "Chang'an Plain".
You must know that the entire Chang'an Plain covers a very large area. Most of its land is "black soil" and has high grain productivity. If it is fully cultivated, the grain grown in it can feed the people of the entire Gyeonggi Province, at least to the whole country.
The self-sufficiency rate of local people has reached more than 80%.
The self-sufficiency rate of 80% is very remarkable. After all, in ancient times, it was difficult for everyone to have enough to eat.
"Mo Zhu, I need you to help me organize the reclamation work in Chang'an Plain."
"I will obey the order."
"You don't have to worry too much about the organization. I'm afraid you can't manage so many soldiers, so I asked Brother Qin Qiong to help... The water conservancy project is a little problematic."
While Muchuan was talking, he took out the construction drawings of an engineering facility.
In fact, Muchuan's knowledge of engineering machinery is not very good. He was a liberal arts student when he was studying. He was better in literature and history.
As for the construction machinery drawings that Muchuan has taken out now, they were redeemed from the system using points, and they contain detailed dam and reservoir construction methods.
After Muchuan took out the drawings, he taught Mo Zhu how to see. He hoped that Mo Zhu could become a "supervisor" and guide the craftsmen in their work.
Just when Muchuan was instructing Mo Zhu, someone reported from outside that someone was looking for Muchuan.
Muchuan heard that someone was coming, so he invited the guests in.
"Master Mu, I'm here to keep my appointment!"
In front of the door appeared a tall and sturdy man, wearing a thick mountain pattern robe. He was Sun Shitou.
Sun Shitou is a doctor in the Ministry of Industry. He was promoted not long ago because he defeated Goguryeo's military advisor in a "martial arts exchange event". Now he has become the minister of the Ministry of Industry, a fourth-rank official.
You must know that it is not so easy to be promoted from a fifth-grade minister to a fourth-grade minister. Although the difference is only one level, it takes most officials several years or even ten years! Sun Shitou can achieve this in just one year.
Getting promoted is already incredible!
In fact, it was not only because of Sun Shitou's meritorious service, but also because of his professional engineering knowledge and loyal character that he was appreciated by Li Shimin, so he was promoted exceptionally.
As for why Sun Shitou came to the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?
It was because Muchuan called him here.
Isn't Sun Shitou the Minister of Industry?
It happened that the Ministry of Industry was responsible for construction and water conservancy, so Muchuan called him to teach him how to build the dam.
After an hour, Muchuan finally explained the construction of the dam. Fortunately, Mo Zhu and Sun Shitou were both smart people, so they barely understood about 90% of the explanation.
"Master Mu, in addition to using large-area stones when building a dam, do you also need to use cement?"
