"Lord Yu is serious! is not to live up to the expectations of the emperor and his later life, but to live up to the hopes of the people all over the world! Although this project is relatively simple, once completed, it will bring about earth-shaking changes in the transportation and water conservancy facilities of the entire northern land. It is not only conducive to completely changing the offensive and defensive trend of the Ming Dynasty, Tatars, Jurchens and other barbarians in the north, but also conducive to the livelihood of the people in several northern provinces and consolidating the entire Great Tomorrow. ”

Chen Quan replied with a smile. And his words made Yu Zijun and other officials and Dongfang Undefeated roll their eyes.

Such a huge project is still simple, so is there anything else in the world that is not simple?

It's just that what they don't know is that in Chen Quan's eyes, this huge plan for the six northern provinces, six vertical and two horizontal traffic arteries, and thousands of large and small water conservancy projects is indeed quite simple.

It's not that it's not big enough, it's that it's not technically difficult. Except for the three bridges across the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River, which are somewhat technically difficult, the other projects are only to pave roads in the gentle terrain, and there are not even a few tunnels, which is purely a little more expensive.

"Don't say these polite words! Lord Yu, a large number of materials will be transported to this Tianjin Port every month in the future, and please arrange for really capable officials to watch it. This is related to millions of people and the entire project, there must be no mistakes, otherwise I will not show mercy to my subordinates, and I will definitely report to the emperor for serious treatment. ”

Putting aside the polite words, Chen Quan pointed to the ships that were unloading cargo one after another at the port and said to Yu Zijun.

"The old man understands! If someone dares to do it, or delays a major event, the old man will not be able to spare him without Chen Dongjia's action. ”

Yu Zijun nodded in response.

In the next half a day, Chen Quan took Dongfang Undefeated to contact all parties in Tianjinwei, and after making detailed arrangements, he went to Beijing with Wang Zhi, Yu Zijun and others the next day, and was received by Zhu Youzhu that night.

"Brother Chen, if I'm not mistaken, this should be the girl who saved me with Brother Chen back then!"

As soon as Chen Quan and Dongfang entered the Taihe Hall undefeated, Zhu Youzhu greeted them with Empress Zhang. After some warm etiquette, the four of them sat down according to the host and guest. Zhu Youzhu immediately smiled and asked about Dongfang's undefeated identity.

"Hehe, the emperor is not mistaken! And she has another identity, which is the famous Dongfang Undefeated in the rivers and lakes! ”

As soon as the four words Dongfang Undefeated came out, Chen Quan felt that the aura of at least three eunuchs around him had changed, and the air was suddenly filled with a tense aura.

"Oh! No wonder I look at the girl and think it looks familiar! Hehe, Brother Chen, Dongfang girl, you belong to the two realms of good and demon. If today's events are spread, it will cause an uproar. ”

Unlike the eunuchs who were hiding in the dark, Zhu Youzhu didn't care about Dongfang's undefeated identity at all, and joked with interest.

"So what! What can those flies and dogs do I do? ”

Dongfang Undefeated said with a faint smile. Although the tone is light, what he says is overbearing.

"Eh, Oriental girl, have you always been so domineering?"

Although he had seen the undefeated domineering of the East at Liu Zhengfeng's hand-washing conference, Zhu Youzhu did not expect to see himself, the emperor, and the East was undefeated and still did not change his true colors.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, the martial arts of the Oriental girl is the best in the world. What's more, being able to subdue thousands of members of the Sun and Moon God Sect, how can you do it without a little domineering! ”

Chen Quan explained to Zhu Youzhu with a smile.

"Alright! Fortunately, the Oriental girl is Brother Chen's confidante, not my queen! Otherwise, some will suffer. ”

Hearing Chen Quan say this, and then looking at Dongfang Undefeated with a smile and no rebuttal, Zhu Youzhu spread his hands and said.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about! I think the Oriental girl is amazing! ”

Empress Zhang glanced at Zhu Youjiao, and then said with admiration.

"Thank you, Queen, for the compliment! In fact, the reason why I am like this is also forced out. In the Sun and Moon God Cult, if you are not strong, then others will ride on your head. ”

Dongfang Undefeated said to Empress Zhang with a smile.

"That's right! In fact, the same is true of the harem! So I don't want to be drafted! ”

If Dongfang is undefeated, Queen Zhang has not reacted yet, but Zhu Youzhu agrees with relatives.

"Your Majesty! The king of a country has only one queen, what kind of system! ”

Although Zhu Youzhu insisted that as long as she had a wife, she was happy and moved, but Empress Zhang, who had a deep traditional concept, still felt that she should choose a few concubines for Zhu Youzhang.

"I think there's nothing wrong with having only one queen in the emperor's harem! As long as the emperor has an heir, it is not a problem. ”

Looking at Zhu Youzhu and Empress Zhang, Chen Quan said with a smile. Zhu Youzhu has only one wife in his life, and he is definitely the only existence among emperors, and it is definitely a good story for the ages.

As for the other two emperors who were suspected of having only one wife, Chen Quan felt that since they were just suspicious, they should not be brought out.

"Hehe, Brother Chen still understands me! Here, cheers! ”

It was rare to get support on this issue, and Zhu Youzhu happily raised his glass and toasted with Chen Quan.

"Your Majesty, I brought Dongfang here, in fact, there is another meaning! I suggest that the internal supervisors, the secret agents of the East Factory, the former secret agents of the West Factory, some Jinyiwei and some of my associates form a project supervision yamen, which will be led by the East and be responsible for supervising the use, quality and progress of the project funds. It has unlimited powers of inspection, the right to report directly to the cabinet and the emperor, and the right to temporarily detain in case of emergency. ”

Taking advantage of Zhu Youzhang's happiness, Chen Quan formally proposed to Zhu Youzhang.

"Need to call in so many departments? Isn't it too miscellaneous? ”

Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, Zhu Youzhu thought for a while and asked.

"It just needs a little bit of miscellaneous! Only when all departments have it can they have their own containment, so that they will not unite to deceive their superiors and subordinates and collude with corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”

Seeing that Zhu Youzhu did not oppose the establishment of such a department, Chen Quan explained happily.

"Yes! However, I have to bother Brother Chen to write a formal excerpt and submit it to the cabinet for approval! ”

Accepting Chen Quan's explanation, Zhu Youzhu nodded and said.

"Thank you for your support! However, the emperor, in order to prevent strong opposition from the cabinet, and in order to reduce the possibility of officials reaching out indiscriminately, it is time for the officials of the Ming Dynasty to rise! Ten years ago, Daming's tax was only more than 7 million taels, but last year, Daming's tax has reached more than 19 million taels. As the commercial tax increases, officials are still allowed to take only a little money, and they should no longer take it to heart. ”

Zhu Youzhu just nodded and asked to supervise the affairs of the yamen, and Chen Quan talked about the officials again. Especially the last sentence, which made Zhu Youzhu frown.

Don't take it to heart anymore! So what to keep in mind?

The low level of Ming officials is unprecedented. Zhu Youzhu is naturally very clear about this, but this is a rule set by Zhu Yuanzhang, and as a last resort, Zhu Youzhu is unwilling to change.

But what Chen Quan said is also right, the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty has increased, and the income of officials is still the same, and everyone will be psychologically unbalanced.