It wasn't until all the soldiers' arms were lowered that Zhao Zhen took Zhang Rou back to the front of the team.

"All the soldiers have worked hard! On behalf of the Song Dynasty royal family and the people of the world, welcome home! I announced that all soldiers would be promoted to one level and rewarded with 10 yuan. The sacrifice of the soldier will be rewarded with 20 yuan, and the children of their families will be taken care of by the imperial court, if there are children, they will be arranged to go to school, if there are young and strong, they will be arranged to work, and if there are old people, the country will take care of them! Zhao Zhen didn't use the horn, but shouted at the top of his voice.

"Thank Emperor Longen!"

"Thank Emperor Longen!"

……

Although according to the new military regulations, they did not have to kneel down to thank them at all, but these soldiers all knelt on one knee and shouted loudly with tears in their eyes.

Of course, it's no wonder that they feel crying bitterly, who let the social status of the Song Dynasty as a soldier is too low, and they have to be grateful to Dade for most of their lives if they give them a small favor.

Zhao Zhen was very satisfied with their performance, and shouted with a smile: "Get up!" I will give you another half a month off, rest well, go home to accompany your family, after half a month, I have a new task to hand over to you, I hope you will continue to work hard! ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

……

After Zhao Zhen suppressed everyone's voices, he waved his hand at Xiao Shunzi, Xiao Shunzi nodded, ran to Liang Shi and a few people, took out the holy decree and read it aloud: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict, Liang Shi, the captain of the treasure exploration team, Qi Zhonghao, the deputy captain, Bai Yutang, the supervisor, and Yang Sien, the consultant, went to the Americas to explore improved crops for the country, in order to improve the current crop variety structure, increase crop varieties, increase grain production, and solve the problem of food and clothing for the people. This way is far away, full of dangers, after thousands of difficulties and dangers to achieve the goal, the merit is in the present and the benefit is in the future!

At that time, Zhang Zhibai, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, passed away, and the captain Liang Shigong was awarded the title of secretary of the Ministry of Engineering, and he was awarded the bachelor of Baowen Pavilion and participated in political affairs; Qi Zhonghao, deputy captain of the navy, was appointed as the commander of the First Fleet of the Navy, which was under the jurisdiction of the naval forces; conferred the post of Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Pak Yuk Tong, the superintendent of the army; Yang Sien, a researcher at the Royal Research Institute, will reward him with a lot of money, and the other rewards will be decided when the crops he is looking for will blossom and bear fruit in my Great Song Dynasty. Chin this! ”

The people present to receive the award all thanked the emperor for his grace and wept with gratitude. Of course, there are also some ministers who are dissatisfied, thinking that the rewards given to them by Zhao Zhen are too grand, and they are all a little appreciative. Zhang Shixun and Shen Yu, the waiters of the Ministry of Works, are also vulgar, after the death of Shangshu Zhang Zhibai not long ago, both of them worked hard to perform in front of the emperor, in order to go further, who knew that Zhao Zhen had a plan, and both of them were busy in vain.

After meeting with the soldiers and brushing up on the loyalty value, Zhao Zhen returned to the palace with the ministers.

The next day, Liang Shi, Qi Zhonghao, Bai Yutang, Zhang Shixun, Shen Yu, Xiang Zhongtian, Yang Sien, and Chong Shiheng were called to the palace again, waiting for the emperor to summon them.

Xiao Shunzi stood on the stone steps outside the vertical arch hall and shouted: "Xuan, Liang Shi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Zhang Shixun, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and Shen Yu, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, come together to meet you!" ”

"Minister Liang Shi (Zhang Shixun, Shen Yu) see the emperor!" The three of them saluted Zhao Zhen together.

Zhao Zhen: "Everyone, Aiqing is exempt! Sit it all! ”

"Emperor Xie!"

After the three of them sat down in the position arranged by Xiao Shunzi, Zhao Zhen continued: "During this period of time, your Ministry of Industry has a very heavy task, Zhang Aiqing and Shen Aiqing have worked very hard, and I have also seen it. Zhongxian is in a hurry, it may be inconvenient, I hope you can help you two with your heart, I hope that the Ministry of Industry can be up and running as soon as possible, there are still many things waiting for you to do, I don't want to see discordant things happen. Do you understand? ”

"Understood! The ministers will do their best! ”

Zhao Zhen's scattered eyes had no intention at all, but in the eyes of the three of them, it seemed that the emperor was staring at him, and he also had his own psychological activities.

Alas! Being the boss is troublesome, and you have to take care of the psychology and emotions of the younger brother.

Sending away Liang Shi and the others, Zhao Zhen sighed in his heart and continued to receive the next wave of people.

"Bai Yutang, director of the Xuan Honest Government, is here!" Xiao Shunzi shouted again at the top of her voice.

As a result, there is one less guy chatting and farting outside the main hall.

Bai Yutang was about to step forward to salute, and Zhao Zhen shouted: "Yutang, come and sit down and say, you have a lot of things, we have to hurry up, I have to go to dinner with the queen in a while!" ”

Bai Yutang was still a little nervous: "Your Majesty, even if you command, Weichen will definitely do it!" ”

Zhao Zhen: "Then I'll get straight to the point, I'm calling you here today to discuss the matter of the ICAC." Corruption has always been a big problem in various dynasties, and the Anti-Corruption Bureau that I want you to set up is an institution specially used to supervise whether officials are honest and diligent in serving the people, which seems to be in conflict with the functions of the Supervision Yuan. However, you, the ICAC, are independent, not under the jurisdiction of the Supervisory Yuan, nor under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet, but only responsible to me.

To put it more simply, all the personnel of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in your future are not court officials, including you, they are all members of the people of my Great Song Dynasty, what you have to do is to take the place of the common people to keep an eye on those who are officials, so that they dare not act indiscriminately, and become a sharp sword hanging over their heads! ”

Bai Yutang: "Your Majesty, when you say this, your subordinates still don't understand, if we don't have an official body, how dare we care about those who are officials?" ”

Zhao Zhen: "Who said that the people can't take care of the officials?" You have to change this concept to know no! If the officials only take money and do not do anything, or if they are corrupt and bribery and mess around, wouldn't they put the cart before the horse? Therefore, I want you to form a force, a force to represent the interests of the people, although you are not officials, but I have me to support you, what are you afraid of? ”

"This ...... My subordinates still don't understand this! Bai Yutang looked at Zhao Zhen with some weakness, and said expectantly.

Zhao Zhen: "Those restaurants and supermarkets opened by the queen, you should know!" You think of the ICAC as an industry that I opened, and I asked you to be in charge of this industry for me, but this industry is more special, and you don't buy or sell things. What you have to do is to look for evidence of corruption and bribery by officials in various places, and in the process, you must not break the law, otherwise you will be prosecuted. Your income comes from the stolen money from corrupt officials, and I will return a certain percentage of the stolen money to you as funds and wages for your activities.

The start-up capital for the beginning is provided by me, and you go to find some people with a strong sense of justice to set up the shelf. I don't care if you arrange it, but at least we must be able to monitor officials at the state and county levels. The time has come to test you, and I hope that you can get this matter done as soon as possible, find out more corrupt officials, and achieve the goal of self-sufficiency as soon as possible. Have faith? ”

Bai Yutang smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, there is only one person under you, this confidence is really insufficient, see if you can match some more people to your subordinates!" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and shook his head: "I only have to pay for it, and I will find my own way in other aspects, and if I want to recruit people, I will give you a discount, no matter which department the people are, as long as you can convince them, even if it is my prime minister, you can give it to you!" Anything else to say? ”

Bai Yutang: "You said so, your subordinates have nothing to say!" Please forgive me, your subordinates don't dare to give you any guarantees, but your subordinates will do their best to do it! ”

Zhao Zhen: "What I like is you, you are not bad, you are not sharp, you are righteous, you are chivalrous, do a good job!" I'm optimistic about you! ”

Bai Yutang: "Thank you, Emperor!" ”

Zhao Zhen took out a gold medal from the drawer and handed it to him: "You take this token, if you have something to report, come directly to me!" You go and write a plan yourself, show it to me, and then implement it. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Bai Yutang held the gold medal and respectfully retreated, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart, and he didn't know if the director he had earned in exchange for nine deaths was worth it. Although he doesn't have much interest in being an official, he still feels a little bit of a taste in his heart when he sees that others have become an official, but he has become the emperor's worker.

Subsequently, the rest of the people were called in together.

After the two sides saluted, Zhao Zhen said: "It's not too early, I'll make a long story short, kind of Aiqing, add a naval branch under your navy, at this stage, in addition to the two river defense fleets, add another navy first fleet." Qi Zhonghao is the commander of the First Fleet of the Navy, and for the time being, there are only Tiansheng No. 1 and No. 2 warships, and the number of naval personnel is 2,000, and half of the sailors and half of the marines. The Navy's immediate mission is twofold, one is to train its soldiers so that each soldier will be able to serve as a captain if necessary. Another task is to assist Yang Sien to complete the planting of rubber trees, and when the rubber trees can multiply on a large scale, I will send a special construction corps to take over, before that, what you have to do is to plant the trees alive and collect more seeds and saplings. As for the seeds of other crops that you brought back, they will be handed over to Xiang Zhongtian, and the Department of Agriculture must familiarize himself with the cultivation of various crops as soon as possible, and at the same time accumulate seeds and strive to spread them to the people as soon as possible. Do you understand your respective tasks? ”

"Understood!" Several people answered loudly.

Only Yang Sien asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder where you plan to plant the rubber tree?" ”

Zhao Zhen kicked the ball back again: "Do you think that's appropriate?" ”

"Your Majesty, according to the minister's memory, the places where these rubber trees originally grew were relatively hot, and the minister thought that they could only be planted in the south!" Yang Sien tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying.

Zhao Zhen: "You're right, there are not many places suitable for planting rubber trees in my Great Song Dynasty, and the most ideal place is Qiongzhou in the south." In the past, we didn't look down on that, and we often used it to exile sinners, so don't have any psychological burden when you go, don't think that I want to give you a favor, but I need you to develop the value of Qiongzhou and its entire island. As for the prisoners above, if they still have the heart to repent, let them help you plant trees together, and if anyone makes trouble, they will be killed! ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

Zhao Zhen: "By the way, I remember that Ding Wei should still be on that island!" If he hadn't died, Sien would have brought him a message for me, saying, 'If you want to return to your hometown, take care of it for me, and don't waste it!' ’”

"Yes, Your Majesty! Remember! Yang Sien replied briskly.

After Zhao Zhen finished arranging the task, he drove Chong Shiheng and them out, and ran to Zhang Rou's for lunch.

At this time, Bai Yutang also shrugged his head and pushed open the door.

When Cicada Yi saw him coming back, he hurriedly went up and dragged off his coat for him: "Xianggong, aren't you seeing the emperor today?" Why aren't you in high spirits? Could it be that the emperor gave you a reward that you are not satisfied with? ”

"Alas!" Bai Yutang sighed slightly: "I don't know how it is dripping for my husband, I used to think about doing the right thing for heaven, and I never thought about being a big official, but now the saint won't let me be an official, and I feel a little depressed in my heart!" ”

Cicada Yi: "Why?" Didn't you also seal the director of the integrity bureau yesterday? Why don't you become an official today? ”

"Madame doesn't know, this director of integrity is not an official position at all, things are like this......" Bai Yutang told Cicada Yi about today's conversation with Zhao Zhen again.

"Hehehe!" After hearing this, Cicada Yi laughed: "Xianggong, you are looking at each other!" ”

Bai Yutang looked at the smiling cicada clothes in confusion: "What do you mean by Madame?" (To be continued.) )