"I'll take you to the emperor!"

Zhu Yunxiu, who was behind the imperial case, raised his head and said, "Give him a seat!"

After saying that, he buried his head in the heavy desks again.

Qi was careful with half of his butt being stuck on the stool, lowering his eyebrows and not daring to look at him.

"If I remember correctly, this is the first time we, the monarch and minister, met in the Ganqing Palace!"

The voice came from behind a thick stack of memorials, and Qi was busy sticking out, "Yes!" As he said, he thought for a while and continued, "I have submitted a memorial to the emperor for thousands of years of life, begging the emperor for grace, promise I met Tianyan..."

"It's all the same thing that I can't see, the emperor!" Zhu Yunxi suddenly smiled, sat upright after the memorial, and smiled, "Like you, you have one nose and two eyes!"

When Qi Zhu heard this, he lowered his head and smiled silently, and the fear in his heart subsided a lot.

"You probably have a letter!" Zhu Yunxiu said again, "You, the governor, will be transferred to the capital in August this year and serve as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"

The dragon throne is very high, and when Zhu Yunxiu talks, he can see the change in Qi's expression clearly.

He keenly captured the slight disappointment and regret in Qi's eyes...

It is actually a good thing that a provincial chief official was transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue! Qi was only in his early forties and his official reputation has always been good.

Transferring to the Assistant Minister is equivalent to entering the center. Although power is missing compared to the ranks of officials in a province, the future is even more promising.

The Minister of the Secretariat is the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty. Even if he is not the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty, he is at his fingertips and other high positions such as the Censorate....

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have this look.

What was he disappointing?

What is he regretting?

"I thank the emperor for his kindness..."

"Don't say beautiful words!" Zhu Yunxi interrupted him, "What's the difficulty in your heart?" He said, smiling, "Tell me directly!"

Qi Zhu hesitated for a while, "The emperor transferred me back to the capital, which was the emperor's grace. I am grateful to the five internal people, but I actually had a few things that just started when I was in Guangdong..."

"Yeah!" Zhu Yunxiu nodded, looked at Qi Jie's awkward sitting position and said, "Sit down and talk to me slowly!"

"Yes!" Qi Ye still put half of his butt on the round stool and said respectfully, "Everyone in the world says that Guangdong is rich, but in fact... it is just a part of Guangzhou... Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan County, etc. .”

"In western Guangdong, there are many mountains, few people, but the customs are strong, and the sounds of ten miles are different. The fighting between clans in the countryside is common... and because there are few places, the poor people, many middle-aged men go to sea to become pirates, or... ....or simply rob the passing merchants and kill people and rob goods!"

Qi Ja's words were a little nagging, but Zhu Yunxiu still listened patiently and carefully, while also making a judgment on Qi Ja's person in his heart.

"This person has the bad habit of a traditional scholar who talks and does things, and he always keeps a word at his mouth..."

"The so-called "only enough warehouse can only be polite!" Qi Zhu continued, "I have been thinking about it. The reason why the people become evil people is because their lives are not good..."

"Then why are they not doing well? The place in Guangzhou is booming in commerce, with various workshops everywhere and lack of staff. There are even dental shops that specialize in delivering helpers to various workshops..."

"There are so many strong laborers in this province who are trapped in the local area and cannot move. In places such as western Guangdong, local specialties are difficult to transport and become money..."

"So, taking advantage of the east wind of the imperial court to build Guangzhou, Huizhou and Humen Port, I raised funds to prepare to start the road construction..." As he said, he looked up at the emperor, "Build the originally rugged mountain road in Guangdong, Connect western Guangdong and Cantonese..."

Zhu Yunxiu didn't expect that he would say a lot of things first, but in the end he wanted to say was to build a road.

He thought about it seriously and passed it in his mind. In the past six months, he said, "I have never mentioned the road construction, nor have I ever reported it to you in the memorial!"

"I have selfish intentions when it comes to the road construction matter. If I submit it to the Ministry of Works first, I must first review and then draw and then calculate the budget..." Qi Jao stood up and bowed, "If that's the case." If it is, I'm afraid that the work will not be started within three or five years..."

"Haha!" Zhu Yunxi smiled.

How can anyone who is a rank of officials be good at it?

Qi Jie quietly eliminated the Ministry of Works! The local officials proposed to build roads, but it will take three to five years for your review... What a big deal?

"Building roads is a good thing!" Zhu Yunxiu said again, "But where do you get this money?"

"There is a surplus in Guangzhou's city gate tax every year!" Qi Zhang said, "In addition, there are many lakes in Guangdong, and the annual fishing tax and boat tax are only more or less..."

"Besides, there are gentry generously donating money. In Dongguan County alone, the Luoding Chamber of Commerce invested 38,000 silver dollars..."

Zhu Yunxi was slightly surprised, "You mean you want to build roads for the people, but you didn't use all the money from the court. Instead, you used the surplus left by the provincial governor and donations from officials and gentry to repair it. A mountain road in western Guangdong?”

"That's right!" Qi Da paused, "The road is really not repairable! First of all, once the sea ban is lifted, if pirates take advantage of the opportunity and the land is blocked, the coastal counties can only fight on their own."

"Second, if you want to be rich, you must first build roads! If you don't build roads, the people cannot walk out, and the products cannot go out. There are more and more people, and less land..."

"The people in the mountainous areas in western Guangdong need a way..."

Zhu Yunxiu looked at Qi seriously again, "If the people need it, you will repair it? Even because he is unwilling to talk to the Ministry of Works, he would rather risk his bad intentions and use the surplus of the governor's department to end the donation of the gentry?"

"If the people have the needs, the government will do something!" Qi said seriously, "The gentry from all over the country not only donated money enthusiastically, but because of the clan autonomy of Guangdong, each family and surname have also expressed his opinion. Maybe there is no money, but you need it. There must be people..."

As he said that, he pulled out a piece of paper from his arms and placed it carefully on the case.

"This is the list of donations to the gentry, a total of 168 people!" Qi said, "In fact, strictly speaking, they are not considered gentry... Most of them are merchants... .”

Deng Ping held the list in both hands and quickly delivered it to Zhu Yunhuang.

What caught my eye was the extremely neat little calligraphy, which was pleasing to the eye.

The name of each donation squire is neatly written on it, and the amount of donated.

The most people are 10,000 silver dollars.

The least person is ten silver dollars.

"I think that since ancient times, it has been a good thing to build bridges and roads, so the names of these people will be engraved on the bridge after they are built to inspire future generations!"

As he said that, he looked at Zhu Yunxi's expression and whispered, "Among the donated gentry, there are a few people who have been in their fifties but failed the exams many times. I... I made my own decision and asked Guangdong to study and government. With them the name of a scholar..."

After his words, Zhu Yunxiu almost went into his left ear and out of his right ear.

As for the last sentence, it gave the old boy who failed the exam the title of scholar, and it didn't take it seriously.

The imperial examination requires real talent and real learning, but sometimes it does not rely on real talent and real learning. The county examinations in various places mostly depend on the mood of the chief examiner.

If you like your words, you can become a scholar.

If you don’t like your face, it’s useless even if you are very talented.

But what moved Zhu Yunxi the most was the sentence.

"Since the people have their needs, the government must do something!"

Zhu Yunxiu whispered and put down the list, "Qi, you are very good!" and said, "You are worried that after you transfer you to the capital, your successor will not be able to change his course, but will change his course, Right?"

"Yes!" Qi smiled bitterly.

It is a thankless job for local officials to preside over road construction.

First, where does the money come from?

If you have too many flowers, don’t talk about it. If you extend your hand to the court, then wait. The Ming Dynasty is so big that there are too many prefectures that need to be built on roads. It is impossible for you to come first.

Second, the issue of civil servants.

This involves whether people's power is abused, and they have to take risks. It should be noted that most rebellions have been caused by the gathering of civilians and trouble.

Third, accounts.

Regardless of whether your heart is good or not, those who have accumulated virtue have not been able to overcome those who are not moral since ancient times. If you have a good province and personally presided over the construction of roads, are you trying to do anything?

Are there any personal pockets?

Is there any collusion between officials and gentry?

The money you use to build roads is the surplus that the local province can keep every year, which is the private money that the center gives to each province.

If you have been safe and sound for several consecutive years, the surplus will naturally become a sharing of benefits for everyone. Even if you are the head of a province, why should you use this surplus for road construction?

Furthermore, the big guys in the capital will also have deep complaints.

oh!

When you build a road, it is enough to just use surplus and donations from officials and gentry.

How dare you?

How dare you build a road that you have built is cheaper than that we have carefully demonstrated after several years?

Qi Zhu's concern was that after his successor came to power, he deliberately left the road construction matter behind his mind and ignored it.

"This man's courage is rare!"

Zhu Yunxiu thought to himself, "The richest provincial governor in the world is not greedy for money or favor power... He is responsible and determined... Although he is a bit of a long-lasting and verbose problem, it is not harmful!"

Qi Zhu continued to say, "Your Majesty, the people have been waiting for the road for many years! I am also a little selfish and want to do some good things during my term of office."

"Come!" Zhu Yunxiu suddenly said.

Qi looked up in surprise and saw Zhu Yunsheng saying to Deng Ping, "Go to the Nanshuo to pass the imperial edict to Xin Yande!" As he said that, he clicked on the list of donated gentry on the table, "A gentry like this should have a great prize. To pass the imperial edict to Jie Jin, such a thing should be known to everyone in the world..."

"I obey the order!"

"And!" Zhu Yunxiu said again, "Tell Hu Guan, let him allocate 200,000 silver dollars from the inner treasury..."

Speaking of this, he looked at Qi and smiled, "For the people of Guangdong Province, the gentry donated all of them. If I, the emperor, cannot be convinced!"

"I asked for money from the Ministry of Revenue, and Zhang Feng wanted to sue me again. This is my private house. You can use it when you go back to build a road!"

"You will be transferred back to Beijing in August, and there will be only half a year left. You can start repairing the road now. Even if you go to Beijing in August, your successor will still repair the road!"

"I, thank the emperor for his kindness!"

"What else can't be put down? Let's talk about it together!" Zhu Yunsheng smiled.
Chapter completed!