I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"God is wise..." Wei Zhongxian exclaimed, and hurriedly knelt down:

"That's the case. The old slave thought that he would be closer to the master after all, so he made his own decision and took up this job. Your Majesty forgives me."

"Forgive the crime?" Zhu Youxiao laughed: "What crime did you forgive? Not only will I not punish you this time, but I will also remember your merit!"

Looking at the beaming Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youxiao said lightly:

"For specific matters, wait until the cabinet submits the papers of the ministry's meeting. If they are really worried, you can go back and give a confirmation letter, saying that the matter of money is not a problem."

After so many years of preparation, do you think it was for nothing?

If I had known that there would be catastrophes every year in the future, how could I not have prepared some funds for turnover?

This point, Zhu Youxiao, a modern person, is still very clear in his heart.

"Your Majesty is wise and wise. After rebuilding the official road in Beijing and Tibet, the expeditionary force will surely be successful and return in triumph! Uzang and Qinghai will surely return to the territory of Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Youxiao laughed and nodded at him with his eyes: "Okay, don't flatter me here, it's in the middle of the night, don't you bother me?"

"According to the decree, the old slave is retiring, so the emperor can rest." Wei Zhongxian smiled, squeezed out the creases all over his face, and then bowed and retreated.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian leave the Qianqing Palace, the smile on Zhu Youxiao's face disappeared instantly, replaced by deep worry between his brows.

As for Wei Zhongxian, after going out, he also found that he was covered in a lot of cold sweat.

It's not a good job to be by the king's side, especially around such a seemingly young but deep-minded emperor.

tired!

Wei Zhongxian just felt tired, because he was too powerful, the emperor must have some embarrassments, before Wen Tiren entered the cabinet and the Zhejiang Party entered the court, he did not dare to be sloppy in every word and every subtle expression.

But this time when he came out, there was almost one thing he could be sure of. In the matter of rebuilding the official way to appease the refugees, he was right in what he said, and he did the right thing.

And now it seems that the emperor has no intention of killing the donkey. It seems that there is no need to worry too much, as long as he can do his own job well.

With a sigh of relief, he came out from the Daming Gate.

……

On August [-]th of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, the six ministries of the cabinet discussed that the joint performance should rebuild the official road in Beijing and Tibet.

Soon, Jingshi Shuntianfu, Nanjing Yingtianfu and other provinces and prefectures in the Central Plains issued notices one after another, announcing to the world that the imperial court was about to make a big move to build roads.

Because the expeditionary force is imminent, the official road is only reconstructed and repaired on the original basis, but this is still a very huge project.

Zhu Youxiao distributed 1000 million taels of internal funds to undertake the construction. The Ministry of Industry took the lead in the strict decree, and all provinces, prefectures, and local governments jointly implemented it.

The supervisory departments of Jinyiwei have also received orders one after another to strictly investigate corruption of project funds by officials, poor treatment of refugees, and other corruption and perversion of the law.

The ministerial meeting stipulated that the scope of reconstruction of the Beijing-Tibet official road would pass through the seven places of Xingjifu, Xuanfu, Datong, Ningxia, Miyun, Uszang, and Qinghai.

The first batch of laborers will give priority to recruiting refugees who are homeless and in different places.

It was precisely to express the importance attached to the issue of refugee resettlement, the Ministry of Household Affairs accepted Zhu Youxiao's wishes, and the treatment of laborers was the most generous in all dynasties.

The most common refugee who is incorporated into the local labor camp, the national unified standard is "one yuan and two cents of silver for work and food per day". That's right, the wages have changed from the original monthly settlement to the daily settlement.

This is also a temporary policy change considering that most refugees are penniless and in urgent need of money.

After all, the emperor paid generously, giving 1000 million taels at a time. With so much money, the household department seemed confident in making arrangements.

Why do you say this time is the highest in history?

You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, since Hongwu, although the price of temporary employment of laborers in the past dynasties has not been customized, there is one thing that has not changed, that is, the "wage" is the lowest among all serious occupations.

And when the apocalypse came, for the first time, a large number of laborers were hired, and the wages were actually similar to the income of the "state-owned enterprise employees" who retired before the Nanjing Banking Bureau was abolished.

Even if the refugees saw this kind of treatment, no one would dare to believe it was real.

In other words, if the construction period can reach one year, each of the first batch of hired workers can get an annual income of more than 40 taels!

At this time, it is no exaggeration to say that it is 20 or [-] in later generations.

Such a high standard of treatment just showed the imperial court's wealth and power, and Emperor Tianqi's calmness. Wherever the news spread, people's hearts were at ease.

The refugees deeply felt the mighty kindness of the emperor, and they all expressed their gratitude.

Because of the support of funds, notices about the recruitment of labor have been published in various places, and the recruitment offices are surrounded by water every day.

Of course, many people who are not refugees also want to come here to hang out, but these trivial matters are handled by the supervisory department and the local government.

Behind the extremely high treatment, there are more severe punishment measures for those who fish in troubled waters and corrupt officials. Once caught, they will be severely punished.

Chapter 655 State and Family Affairs

The river is not open, and catkins are flying in chaos.

Sorrowful clouds loom above the Compassionate Ning Palace. The owner of the palace here is the seal of the Empress Dowager in charge of the Tianqi Dynasty, the imperial concubine Liu of Emperor Wanli who governs the harem, and is now the concubine.

Knowing that he would not have much time to accompany Utia, Zhu Youxiao refused the invitation of Saibei Sanwei's in-laws in Xinuange.

Indeed, in the eyes of Zhu Youxiao, a modern person, this is the young eagle released to the grassland, which makes her fly high without restraint.

In Zhu Youxiao's mind, Utia deserves a better life, instead of wasting her time in the harem, and he feels that he is doing the right thing.

However, after Utia came out, she was looked down upon by others.

Overnight, from a young eagle soaring above the grassland to an outcast that no one else can avoid, no one can accept this change of status and role.

Her failure humiliated the more than [-] Mongolian tribes that belonged to Daming in the Three Guards of Saibei, and the father, King Zaisai of Fuyu, was even more at a loss.

Since becoming the lord of the central palace, Concubine Liu has gradually given up power, lived in seclusion, sincerely worshiped the Buddha, and prayed every day for Daming and Emperor Tianqi.

Concubine Liu was shocked when she heard about this. Although Ming and Mongolian tribes had never been married, the situation is different today.

This time, the invitation of the various tribes in the northern part of the Great Wall is actually in awe of the stability and strength of Ming Dynasty, and the significance of in-laws is greater than before.

Although the harem is not allowed to participate in politics, it is not only a state affair, but also a family affair of the royal family.

Since the emperor respected himself as a concubine and bestowed it with the empress dowager's seal, he also had the right to choose to intervene. In this matter, Concubine Liu was determined to facilitate it.

"See Toffee."

Not long after, a gentle whisper came from outside the palace.

Concubine Liu held the Buddhist beads in her hand, she still closed her eyes when she heard the words, and said calmly: "The emperor is here, please come in quickly!"

Zhu Youxiao was not polite, walked directly into the Compassionate Ning Palace, sat on a chair under the attention of everyone, and asked knowingly:

"I don't know why the concubine called me here?"

"I heard that the emperor rejected the invitation of King Fuyu's in-laws in the Xinuang Pavilion. Is this true?" Concubine Liu opened her eyes while speaking.

It turned out to be for this matter...

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said:

"Yes, I am doing it for her own good."

"For her good?" Concubine Liu was furious, but quickly controlled it again, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid the emperor doesn't know that Utia is now homeless."

Zhu Youxiao was taken aback for a moment, then laughed:

"I have ordered someone to send her back to Mongolia. Fuyuwei is still here. How could the princess of Fuyuwei be homeless?"

"The concubine was joking."

Concubine Liu sighed again: "It seems that the emperor really doesn't know..."

"Forget it, the emperor is busy with political affairs and daily affairs, so he naturally has no time to pay attention to such trivial matters as ordinary women's family."

"What do you mean by concubine?" Zhu Youxiao's eyes changed slightly, and his body sat upright.

"After Utia left the customs, everyone in the northern regions said that she was a girl abandoned by the Ming emperor, and even Zaisai severed her father-daughter relationship with her."

After Concubine Liu finished speaking, she glanced lightly at Emperor Tianqi.

"What." Zhu Youxiao stood up for the first time in a gaffe, "Is this really the case? How come I don't know about it?"

Concubine Liu sighed, did not speak, but closed her eyes and meditated again.

"Zai Sai and Utiya severed the relationship between father and daughter?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but get angry, and raised his sleeves in anger, "Pass it to Wang Chengen!"

Not long after, Wang Chengen came to the Compassionate Ning Palace with a bewildered expression, and paid homage to each other one after another:

"See the concubine, see Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Concubine Liu, and asked, "I ask you, how did Utia treat her after she was sent back to Fuyuwei?"

Hearing this, Wang Chengen's heart skipped a beat.

He hurriedly knelt on the ground, trembling: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, and the servant, the servant also concealed it not to report it in order not to disturb His Majesty's heart."

After all, the person in front of him was Wang Chengen, the only loyal official who hanged with Chongzhen in later generations.

Zhu Youxiao's anger subsided a little, and he also realized that he had lost his composure just now, so he tried his best to say in a flat tone: "I forgive you for your innocence, say it!"

"After returning to Fuyu, Zaisai cut off the relationship with Utiya on the spot, and all the ministries also talked about it, saying that the Emperor Ming didn't like women in the grassland."

"Why didn't you report it early!" Zhu Youxiao frowned coldly, and waved his hand weakly after a while: "Forget it, you go back."

"Your Majesty...?" Wang Chengen was a little worried.

"Go back, it's none of your business."

Looking at Wang Cheng'en who left with three steps and three turns, Zhu Youxiao probably understood what happened in the past month. I'm afraid Utia's life will not be easy.

For a moment, the Compassionate Ning Palace fell into a deathly silence.

Zhu Youxiao knew that he had done this wrong after all, so he looked at the present with the eyes of future generations, lowered his eyes for a long time, and said silently:

"The concubine taught me the lesson. This matter is my fault, and I should make up for it."

"Toffee take care of yourself, I'm leaving."

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao turned around and left without any hesitation.

It wasn't until a few moments after the emperor left the Compassionate Ning Palace that the maids and eunuchs in the palace breathed a sigh of relief one after another, and they were all very surprised.

In this apocalyptic dynasty, the emperor was preached for the first time.

Once upon a time, the emperor who didn't listen to what he said for days on end actually obeyed Concubine Liu's wishes and planned to let Utia enter the harem again.

At present, the emperor is in control of the power, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and the subjects of the world. Before today, no one could have imagined such a result.

After a long time, Concubine Liu opened her eyes as deep as water again, and the movement of the beads in her hand also stopped, and she murmured:

"The emperor is virtuous, and Ming is blessed."

"The ancestors of my Zhu family are blessed..."

……

Back at Xinuang Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao sat on the Kowloon throne, panting.

After a while, he said in a deep voice to a young eunuch beside him: "Tell the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Utia wants to see people when she is alive, and she wants to see her dead body when she dies. If you dig three feet into the ground, you must find out where she is!"

Xiao Xie got the order, and then turned out of Xinuang Pavilion, walked northward from the corridor, went round and round, and finally came to a relatively inconspicuous courtyard in the inner courtyard.

Walking into the empty courtyard that seemed to have been abandoned long ago, Xiao Xie looked around to see that there was no one there, and hid a small note in his hand under the loess of the third level.

Not long after he left, another person hurried over, turned over the stone steps, saw the red handwriting on the small strip, his face was full of shock.

When dealing with affairs in the government, there is always a priority.

The red writing signifies that it is extremely urgent, and you need to stop all the affairs at hand immediately and start to do it, and the sooner the better.

But for the thousands of subjects of the Ming Dynasty, looking for a single person is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But this time it was the Jiaoshifu, the most secretive detective agency in the world, and the identity of the person he was looking for was also extraordinary.

Finding it in this way greatly reduces the difficulty.

Chapter 656 Go Back and Kill Them

Three days later, a gust of wind blew across the streets of the capital and landed on a woman in Zhengzheng.

The woman has long since lost her vigor of the past, her little black riding boots have long been covered with mud, and even her clothes are worn out.

Utia was walking numbly on the street, when she heard a muffled thunder, she suddenly started up, looked up and looked around.

But there was an official who was carrying documents on his back and galloped through the middle of the road on a fast horse.

This scene reminded her of how high-spirited she was in the grassland in the past. If it was a month ago, she would never have imagined that she would end up in such a field today.