Seeing the head of the Liu family who suddenly knelt down and cried bitterly, Wang Xuan was stunned for a moment!
Did I say something??
Didn’t say anything!!
"Mr. Wuzhou, you are kind, benevolent, benevolent, loving, benevolent, and righteous. He has such a great compassionate heart. He has saved all the people from water and fire. The villain admires him endlessly. In the past, every time he went to Liaodong, he felt that he was deeply rooted in the smelly land.
The Jurchens are barbaric and cruel, harming our people of the Ming Dynasty. However, the little man is weak and unable to do anything. For this reason, he often cries day and night. Today, Mr. Wuzhou is showing mercy. The little man will definitely go all out and go through fire and water. He will do whatever it takes and live up to his trust.
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Wang Xuan's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but scream in his heart. The head of the Liu family is indeed a talent. He was so flattering and flattering that he even felt a little embarrassed.
"Okay, okay!" Wang Xuan quickly reached out and pressed it. If he didn't stop him, who knows what other disgusting words this guy would say.
"Remember, just let me handle the matter, and I won't let you suffer. When you come back, everyone will give you six taels of silver."
Hearing this, the head of the Liu family was overjoyed. Originally, he had the mentality of helping Wang Xuan take care of things even if he lost money. Unexpectedly, Mr. Wuzhou was really benevolent and righteous!!!
"Thank you sir for your mercy, little man."
"Okay, you go."
After the head of the Liu family left, Wang Xuan couldn't help but sigh. Naturally, this person in a high position would inevitably have someone to flatter him, that is, himself. He was determined, otherwise, he would really be deceived by these guys.
Leave this matter to the Liu family head, and he won't think too much about it. It won't cost much in total, so he doesn't care at all.
Turning his head, he focused more on the opening of Xiaoliuqiu. At this time, a main port and two ordinary ports had been built long ago, and the construction of three inland towns was also being stepped up.
Fortunately, there are sufficient manpower, tools and cash, and various preparations are in place. From setting fire to the ground to spreading lime to clean out all kinds of silverfish, coupled with the investment in masonry and cement, Changhua County has already completed most of the construction, and the rest is easy.
It is time to gradually expand in the future and not be in a hurry.
The remaining main energy is to build roads leading to the villages opened by the major families.
At this time, various major families moved, ranging from more than 3,000 households to tens of thousands of people, to more than 5,000 households, with a population of close to 20,000. Coupled with sufficient agricultural tools for land reclamation, a large amount of wasteland was reclaimed.
Now alone, the land that has been reclaimed exceeds one million acres, and one season of food has been planted. Now, the second batch of wasteland is being reclaimed, faster than Wang Xuan expected.
Sure enough, in order to get more and more, these big families have gone crazy. They would rather abandon the land in Fujian for a quarter, and speed up the enclosure of land in Xiaoliuqiu.
Of course, this would also cost a lot of money. It would cost a lot just to feed these people. All other building materials for building villages and so on were purchased from Wang Xuan.
Part of Xiaoliuqiu is self-produced, and part is transported by sea from Fujian. The cost is relatively high. Although it is possible to use local materials to build thatched houses, it takes too much time and manpower. In order to speed up land reclamation, these people would rather spend more money.
For a time, because of the development of Xiaoliuqiu, Fujian's industrial and commercial scale took a big step forward again.
In terms of tax collection alone, this month can reach the tax amount of the past year.
I believe that in one year, Xiaoliuqiu will become a large granary, capable of feeding millions of people.
However, this kind of land reclamation activity does make the ethnic minorities in the mountains dissatisfied, and conflicts often occur.
For this reason, Wang Xuan specially stationed a group of troops in three counties, with 1,500 troops in each county, stationed in three places to guard against the barbarians in the mountains.
In addition, we are also looking for people who can communicate with the barbarians in the mountains, go into the mountains to persuade the barbarians to trade, or go down to the mountains to live.
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Beijing, the residence of Li Shantang, Minister of the Ministry of War.
"Master Yuan, please come this way." A man who looked like a butler was walking inside with a middle-aged man with a thin face and three wisps of mustache.
"Trouble." Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly returned politely. He didn't know why the new Minister of War Li Shantang was looking for him. If he was a celebrity in his hometown in Guangdong, he was nothing in the capital where nobles from all over the country gathered at this time.
He is just one of the many candidates.
This was not the first time that he had gone to the capital to take the exam. Several of his acquaintances from the same country had already visited him earlier, but he had no chance to meet with the high-ranking officials in the DPRK and did not know them at all.
Leng Buding was called to his door at the inn and said that the Minister of War wanted to see him. He was shocked and thought that a fellow villager was joking with him.
When he walked into the mansion, he felt a little unsure as to what Li Shantang wanted from him.
Not long after, Yuan Chonghuan saw an old man with a smile on his face. Looking at the attitude of the butler beside him, he guessed that this was Li Shantang, and quickly saluted respectfully, "Students have met Mr. Li."
"You are Yuan Chonghuan, yes, yes, you are neither arrogant nor impetuous. Come and sit down." Li Shantang looked at the person Wang Xuan specially recruited, and he was also a little curious about why Wang Xuan valued him.
"Thank you, Sir." Yuan Chonghuan walked over and sat down. There was another person sitting at the table, who looked familiar.
"This is Hong Chengchou, a native of Quanzhou, Fujian, and a Jinshi in the previous term."
Li Shantang introduced him, and the two quickly said hello to each other.
Although we are not from the same hometown, we should have met each other during the last exam. However, one was on the list and the other was not, so we didn't know each other.
Hong Chengchou was nine years younger than Yuan Chonghuan. Of course, he was also more talented and famous. Yuan Chonghuan had heard of his name.
"You two are about the same age, and you are both very talented. We will get closer in the future." Li Shantang drank a cup of tea and continued, "You two must be curious as to why I came to you all of a sudden."
"Please also ask the old governor (Master Li) for advice." Hong Chengchou called the old governor to show his closeness. After all, not only before, Li Shantang was the governor of Fujian, but Yuan Chonghuan could only call him "sir" honestly.
"I am also entrusted by others to train and take care of you two in Beijing. Of course, the future depends on your own efforts."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hong Chengchou and Yuan Chonghuan looked at each other, and they were very confused. Who can know them both at the same time and have the ability to ask Li Shantang to take care of them?
However, since Li Shantang didn't say who it was, it was hard for them to ask. They made it very clear how they saw themselves in the future. In other words, if they couldn't meet the requirements, there was no need to know.
In any case, the two of them were very excited to have the Minister of the Ministry of War take care of him in the future. This was a second-rank official in the imperial court, a minister, and one of the most powerful figures in the entire Ming Dynasty. As a result, a rapid rise to the top was not just around the corner.
In the officialdom, seniority is the most important thing. If there is no one to support them, they have to slowly go through the levels step by step. The right way is to take one step first and one step at a time. If there is Li Shantang to support them, their future will be even brighter.
At this moment, both of them had irrepressible smiles on their faces. If they didn't dare to lose their composure in front of Li Shantang, they would have jumped up and cheered at this moment.
Especially Yuan Chonghuan, he met a distinguished person before taking the exam. This is an excellent sign. It seems that he is expected to become a Jinshi in a few years.
"Thank you for your support, sir. I will never forget it." Without thinking, the two of them stood up and saluted respectfully.
"Okay, take a seat." Li Shantang waved his hand and continued: "Hong Chengchou, you are still the editor of the Hanlin Academy. Later I will find someone to transfer you to the Ministry of War. Are you willing?"
"Thank you, Sir, for the commendation. The student is willing!" Of course he is willing. The Imperial Academy is a place for cultivating talents. Basically, those who rely on being a Jinshi have to train in it for several years before they can be released to serve as officials. Of course, if there is no
If someone supports you, it may last ten or eight years. If someone supports you, it may last three or two years. It all depends on your connections.
If the connections are strong enough, there may be real vacancies waiting for him without even entering the Hanlin Academy. For example, for Yuan Chonghuan now, Li Shantang said that as long as he can win the Jinshi, he will be sent to the Ministry of War to serve under his command.
This was a pie-in-the-sky thing, it hit them both for no reason, and they were still in a daze until they went out.
This is not because the two of them are not calm enough. You know, especially for Yuan Chonghuan, this is equivalent to having a deputy director-level position waiting for him before taking the civil service exam. It is strange that he can calm down.
Even Hong Chengchou was a clerk in the Party History Office who was sorting out documents. Suddenly he was valued by a certain minister and transferred to an important position. He was also taken care of by the minister. It would be strange not to be excited.
After leaving the house, the two of them were still in a state of excitement. They were going to work together in the future, so they made an appointment to go to a restaurant for a drink and get to know each other.
During the period, the two also talked about who could ask Li Shantang to take care of them like this. This is a huge favor. A minister, is that something ordinary people can ask for? They just introduced each other for a long time and they didn't find out.
People who have common acquaintance can only sigh in the end and stop worrying.
However, Hong Chengchou was actually already guessing whether it was Wang Xuan. Three years ago, Wang Xuan was already well-known in Fujian, and he also established Lin Feng Academy. Hong Chengchou was also one of them, and Wang Xuan besides the normal rewards was
In addition to the 100 acres of land, I personally donated another 400 acres to him, so that he could make up the entire land.
In the past three years in the capital, he often corresponded with his family. He also understood some things about Wang Xuan. Now Wang Xuan is already the real king of Fujian, especially the annihilation of the seven major families and the rectification of the guards.
, an army of 50,000, re-determined land acres and new tax laws, it can be said that it is so powerful that the people of Fujian only know that there is Wang Xuan and do not know that there is a court!
And Li Shantang was the governor of Fujian, and he must have had a close relationship with Wang Xuan. He was the only one who could easily instigate Li Shantang.
Of course, even if his guess was accurate, he would not tell Yuan Chonghuan that although he was nine years younger than Yuan Chonghuan, he had matured much after three years of experience in the Hanlin Academy.
The person who took action only had a plan. Since he didn't tell them, it meant that the time was not right. There would be no benefit in spreading it indiscriminately.