After talking with Zhou Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Hongrun did not go to the Smelting Bureau of the Ministry of Industry in the following days, so he still had a lot of things to be busy with.
The first thing to bear the brunt was the matter of finishing the huge sum of money.
During those days, under the supervision and coordination of relevant officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, officials from the Ministry of Revenue took inventory of the huge batch of materials that Zhao Hongrun had piled up in Xiangfu County.
It has to be said that this is a very huge amount of money and goods, including gold and silver. The troublesome ones are those pearls, jade, lacquerware, bronzes, calligraphy and paintings of Chu Guofeng, etc. Therefore, when the Ministry of Household Affairs is under the jurisdiction of
When the Cangbu Department proposed that they sell the cities in the Wei Dynasty, not even Zhao Hongrun or the military raised any objections.
After all, this is indeed a very tedious matter.
However, since it would take a certain amount of time to sell the money and goods to the country, Zhao Hongrun suggested that the Ministry of Accounts should first take the money and goods, estimate the valuation, and also settle the war profits to other parties in silver taels or copper coins.
Temporary arrears are allowed.
This suggestion was supported by the Warehouse Department under the Ministry of Household Affairs. After all, the valuation Zhao Hongrun gave them, although the value was quite high, was still within a conservative valuation. As long as their Household Department could endure it, especially
Those pearls, lacquerware and other items were sold to the market in a hurry. In fact, the money earned afterwards may be even higher than Zhao Hongrun's estimate.
However, neither Zhao Hongrun nor the other parties care about this.
It's not that they don't understand the profits involved, the problem is that they don't have much time to do it. They want to get cash and cash.
For example, the 10% of the battle profits held by the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army, the commanders of these two Chu surrender armies, namely Gu Liangwei and Qu Cheng, both hoped to exchange them for cash and physical resources.
After all, there are currently as many as 400,000 Chu people living in the Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping areas. With the help of the Shangshui Army and the Yanshui Army, these Chu people are trying to build those cities into places suitable for them to live.
But the problem is, for example, Yanling, Zhao Hongrun ordered a fire to burn Yanling. Now, although hundreds of thousands of Chu people live in it, most of them sleep in marching tents. To restore the prosperity of Yanling
, it will inevitably require a large amount of material support.
Finally, after Zhao Hongrun negotiated with the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Household Affairs agreed to immediately provide material support to Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping cities. Cangbu was responsible for the requisition of rice, clothing, farm tools, and various daily necessities from various places.
, transported by water to Shangshui and Yanling.
Among them, the value of these materials and transportation costs are deducted from the 10% of the war profits of Shangshui Army and Yanshui Army. However, in exchange, Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping's taxes from the third to fifth years are allowed to Shangshui.
The army was intercepted by the Yanling Army.
When he heard this condition at that time, even Zhao Hongrun felt a little pity for the Ministry of Revenue, because this condition exposed the embarrassment of insufficient funds in the Ministry of Revenue, or the treasury. Otherwise, how could he have taken the money from Shang Shuijun and Yan Shuijun first?
If it becomes a war profit, how about repaying it later in other ways?
It seems that the Ministry of Revenue is determined to keep that batch of supplies in hand, and throws some out from time to time, hoping to sell them at a higher price...
Although he understood the thoughts of the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhao Hongrun still shook his head secretly because he felt that although the operation method of the Ministry of Household Affairs could maximize profits, the time spent would also increase exponentially and the efficiency would be extremely low.
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But since the Ministry of Household Affairs chose to sell off the property from the Chu State to maximize profits, Zhao Hongrun didn't bother to say anything to them. He just wanted to ensure that the people on his side received sufficient money.
The self-side mentioned here does not include Junshui Camp, Dangshan Camp and Fenxing Fortress. After all, the Sixth Battalion of the Garrison is an extremely difficult man to serve in the eyes of both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs will never dare to trap them.
These guys.
However, Qu Cheng and Gu Liangwei talked about the Yan Shui Army and Shang Shui Army in charge. Zhao Hongrun had to step forward to support them, lest some short-sighted guy deprive them of what belonged to these two armies.
It is worth mentioning that, as a recognition and preferential treatment for the 400,000 Chu people in Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping, Emperor Wei made a special exception and allowed the 400,000 Chu people in these three cities to be given the favor of Chu to control Chu, that is, to select from them
Chu people held official positions such as county magistrates and were responsible for local civil affairs.
The appointment of the three county magistrates finally fell into the hands of Zhao Hongrun. Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun without saying a word promoted Yang Yantao and several other chiefs of small and medium-sized clans who were close to the Wei people to Shangshui, Yanling, and Chang.
It is up to the three newly appointed magistrates to decide on the other officials who will assist them.
As for Wu Wei, there is no need to worry. After all, the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army are both armies with an establishment of 30,000 people. These two armies are responsible for the security and anti-theft of the three cities, which is more than enough.
After the news spread to Shangshui, Yanling, and Changping, the 400,000 local Chu people were quite surprised and happy that Emperor Wei allowed them to govern themselves. For a time, Emperor Wei's reputation as a "sage" spread among the Chu people.
pass.
After all, those Chu people were worried that the Wei people would treat them badly after they surrendered to the Wei state. But now that the Emperor of Wei has given such kind treatment, they have put an end to the illusion that they might be bullied by the Wei people.
Of course, nothing is absolute. There are also many small and medium-sized clans, as well as large clans whose wealth was plundered by Zhao Hongrun, who are extremely jealous and despise that Yang Yantao and others serve as county magistrates in Shangshui and other places.
Especially for Yang Yantao, it is said that there are many jealous clans who are quite ashamed of him for giving his granddaughter to His Royal Highness Prince Su as a concubine in order to climb a high tree.
But I believe that Yang Yantao doesn't care about this. After all, this old man's face is definitely as thick as a city wall in Zhao Hongrun's opinion.
On April 20th, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Wuma Jiao and other subordinate generals were preparing to leave Daliang and return to Shangshui County and Yanling County where they were stationed.
After all, they are garrison generals.
Before leaving, Zhao Hongrun invited these generals to have a drink at a tavern in Daliang. He treated them with kindness and power, not only beating them up, but also making various promises to them.
It is undeniable that Zhao Hongrun is quite fond of the Shang Shui Army and the Yan Shui Army. After all, the generals in charge of these two armies have been loyal to him as early as the Chu State. Before Zhao Hongrun took charge of one in the Wei Dynasty,
In the current military situation, it is not an exaggeration to call the Shang Shui Army and Yan Shui Army his direct armies.
The generals of the Shang Shui Army and Yan Shui Army understood this, so the loyalty of these two armies was not actually a problem.
And when these generals left Daliang, Zhao Hongrun was completely free, because all the things that should be busy were done.
At this time, it was the turn of April and May. In Zhao Hongrun's opinion, it was a good time to leave Daliang and go out to the city to play. Unfortunately, he clearly had hundreds of thousands of taels of money in his hands at this time, and he could not get rid of the money of that year.
Because of the hard life due to lack of money, he had to work even harder at the Smelting and Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry.
Forget it, let's go to the Smelting Bureau today to have a look.
Day after day passed, Zhao Hongrun finally got rid of the psychological shadow of being cheated by his father, the emperor, cheered up, and led the clan guards to the Smelting Bureau of the Ministry of Industry.
At this time, Prince Hongli of the East Palace, Hongyu of Yong, Hongjing of Xiang, Hongxin of Qing, and others had already taken over the offices they had chosen and vigorously cultivated their confidants. Only Zhao Hongrun had not yet made any progress.
The bureau has shown up.
But having said that, princes like Zhao Hongrun, who are on duty in the six departments under the jurisdiction of the six ministries, do not need to wake up every day and go to work on time. They only need to make achievements at the end of the year and are responsible for supervising the censorship of these highnesses.
, and would not make any small reports to Emperor Wei.
Just like Zhao Hongrun these days, he was busy with the Ministry of Household Affairs, so even though he had not shown up at the Smelting Bureau, the Yushitai did not send him to urge him, and Emperor Wei did not say anything.
But having said that, now that Zhao Hongrun is free, he is still idle every day. I believe that his father and Yushitai will not turn a blind eye.
After lunch that day, Zhao Hongrun took several Zongwei to the Smelting Bureau of the Ministry of Industry.
The Chief of the Smelting and Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry is named Wang Fu. It was this man who was responsible for the improvement of more than 200 chariots by Zhao Hongrun before his expedition.
And when he heard that Zhao Hongrun was on duty today with his clan guards, Bureau Chief Wang Fu hurriedly came out after hearing the news.
You must know that today is different from the past. When Zhao Hongrun came, he only asked the Metallurgical Bureau to do things. Now, the Metallurgical Bureau has become a subordinate of His Highness King Su. If he accidentally neglects His Highness, this person will
His Highness reduced his official position, and even the Minister of Industry would find it difficult to intervene.
Zhao Hongrun obviously understood this, so when he saw Wang Fu sweating profusely and running out to greet him in a panic, he smiled and comforted him and said: "Wang Jucheng doesn't have to be so reserved... I and I
Smelting Bureau, we are old friends, can it be that Wang Jucheng still can't trust me?"
After hearing this, Wang Fu, the Chief of the Metallurgical Bureau, seemed to have taken a reassurance and felt much more at ease.
If you think about it carefully, it is actually true. Among the six ministries, Zhao Hongrun does have the best relationship with the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry mentioned here actually refers to the Metallurgical Bureau.
Thinking about the giant kites made by Zhao Hongrun and the batch of white wax that was rushed overnight at the scientific examination venue, they were all the work of these skilled craftsmen in the Smelting Bureau. Meng Wei, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, even took them away to assist Zhao Hongrun in his expedition.
Among the officials and craftsmen of the Chu army, many were from the Smelting Bureau.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun, His Royal Highness Prince Su, can really be said to be an old friend of the Smelting Bureau.
Thinking of this, the Chief Minister Wang Fu became more and more at ease as he thought about it. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a relieved smile: "I have lost my composure and made His Highness Prince Su laugh... His Highness Prince Su is here today.
How about the following official introducing His Highness to visit our smelting bureau?"
"Thank you, Mr. Wang Jucheng."
"How dare you? How dare...His Royal Highness Prince Su please come."