Li Dan was very satisfied with the plot of land in Chitou, and the project of the banknote factory was in full swing.

Zhu Erye's apprentice Long Hou had already arrived in Xi'an, and he took forty students from Yugan Engineering School to establish the Shaanxi Institute of Architecture and Engineering outside Nanguomen, a company called Xinchang Construction Company was registered at the same time, and there were three major shareholders:

Heyang Investment Trading Company in Heyang Palace, Du's Investment Trading Company under the name of Du Xian's younger brother, and Shaanxi New Chang'an Investment Trading Company under the name of Li Dan's younger brother Li Qin.

Long Hou and others began to be busy with surveying and drawing design for the banknote printing and mint, and Li Dan planned that this place would not only be built as a banknote factory, but also as an acropolis facility like Wanping City in Beiping.

Another 20 students, led by five engineers, built a large-scale cement plant under Leyouyuan, which was called Guangde Cement Trading Company because it was located in Tang Guangde Fang.

Xiao Gui befriended several bad people from the local gang, and with their help, he hired 3,000 people from all over the country.

The workers were all hired from the areas of Tianshui, Pingliang and Chencang, and the conditions were extremely favorable. Three meals per person per day, accommodation management, plus 20 yuan, and at the end of the month, those who are full-time attendant and non-negligent will add 200 to 400 yuan, that is, the maximum monthly income can be consistent!

Who doesn't rush to such conditions? These people provided a steady stream of labor for the rapid development of the project, provided that the summer tax had been paid and that a tax payment certificate could be presented.

On the other hand, the trade fair was a great success, and the contracts and letters of intent signed at the fair have reached a staggering 1.4 million taels! Three of the most notable are:

Risen East Vehicle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. signed a joint venture contract with seven local giants, including Zhao, Yan and Liu, to set up a joint venture "Northwest Vehicle Manufacturing Plant".

Rao Nan Trading Company's agreement to supply and license the exclusive sale of briquette stoves to three local trading companies;

A contract was signed by Keinnan Glass Products Factory to establish a joint venture with five investment trading companies to establish a Kyonzhao Glass Manufacturing Plant.

In addition, Liaoning Fushun Dongning Coal Mining Equipment Factory sold six sets of track-type winch traction ore carts and six sets of animal blower equipment to Tongchuan United Coal Industry, as well as related installation and maintenance contracts.

Jiang Cunli took Wei, Wu Xianzhe and others to visit the expo, and couldn't help but look around and exclaimed: "I have been an official in Guanzhong for several years, but I didn't expect that the world has changed so dramatically, it is really like sitting in a well and watching the sky, which is embarrassing!" ”

Wu Xianzhe said: "As Li Youshen envisions, these machines and equipment will enter Guanzhong, and the output will be more, but the price will also fall.

Many things such as briquette stoves will enter the homes of ordinary people, and the people's lives will be more convenient and rich, and the solution of food and clothing will also help to further improve the yield per mu and mass production. ”

"Oh? What is the relationship between this, the lower officials did not understand. ”

Wei hurriedly asked, he now listened very carefully and seriously whenever others mentioned what Li Dan said, not only because he thought it was his responsibility to figure it out, but also because he felt that Li Dan was thoughtful. There are many new things, and if he does not understand them, he will soon fall behind.

Li Youshen believes that if the people want to eat enough every day and how to settle for the next meal, then they will not have the time to think about how to choose the best seeds, how to plough the land and control pests.

Only by letting them solve the problem of food and clothing can they start to ponder, or have room to think about other things. In this way, the same acre of land may be able to produce more grain, and the mine will be able to produce more genuine products with less loss.

So it is with the peasants, and so with the workers! Accumulate a lot, in the whole Shaanxi that is a lot of wealth. ”

"Makes sense!" Jiang Cunli nodded: "In the past, we only thought about how to make a fuss about this amount of land and yield, but we didn't think that the land could be reclaimed, the output could be increased, and with the use of machines, the mine could also produce more minerals."

Eh, what a dead brain to keep to the old memory! ”

"Yes, this animal-powered blower can blow fresh air underground, so that workers don't have to come up every hour to rest, and the efficiency of people is improved.

Coupled with the fact that the winch truck lifts the ore to the surface in time, the daily output naturally increases. No wonder Li Youshen told me at the beginning: machines are tools, and those who can use tools skillfully are smart people! Wu Xianzhe said with emotion.

Jiang Cun dreamed up a picture that Li Dan drew for him, which marked the start time of the new policy and plan to be implemented in Shaanxi within a year, and couldn't help but say:

"It seems that Shaanxi will be rich in the northwest in a year, but I don't know if the cabinet will give us this opportunity?" Wei listened and looked at him thoughtfully.

After the beginning of summer, the imperial court issued a new decree:

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were established.

With Qi Shan, the right attendant of the former Ministry of Industry, as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, it includes seven division-level units such as industry and mining, salt affairs, metallurgy, domestic trade, foreign business, planning and finance, and laws and regulations;

With Wang Gan, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it includes: five departments: strategy, law, protocol, envoy, and financial administration;

After the split, the Ministry of Industry retains the Department of Operation and Construction, and adds six new divisions of finance and administration, planning, urban management, regulations, and administration and finance;

The former Vehicles and Vehicles Department and the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs were all transferred to the newly established General Armament Department, the Department of Affairs was upgraded to the General Logistics Department, the Department of Correspondence was changed to the Protocol Department, the Department of Armed Forces Selection was changed to the Department of Selection, Training and Education, and the Department of Duties was changed to the Department of Military Intelligence.

The Ministry of Communications was newly established, with Liu Cunwu, the left waiter of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, as the secretary of the Ministry of Communications, and it has seven divisions under its jurisdiction: postal services, shipping, land transportation, roads and bridges, vehicles and ships, horse administration, and traffic law;

Li Xian, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, was promoted to the left attendant, and Sun Song, the right secretary of the former Honglu Temple, was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Six parts have become nine parts, and the three new Shangshu Jingchuan, Jiangnan, and Beidi each occupy one place, which is quite balanced. Everyone admired His Majesty, and I don't know how he came up with this idea.

It seems to have added weight to the factions, but it has not actually increased. The cabinet is happy, the officials are excited, but the few Shangshu involved are not very happy, and they have been decentralized, but they can't twist their arms and thighs in this matter, so they have to agree with everyone!

The most beneficial is the emperor, Jinghu and Jiangnan are not a good momentum to always join forces to deal with themselves, and a stronger cabinet plus the imperial court is a nightmare for imperial power.

Fortunately, Li Dan said in his letter: "Jinghu and Jiangnan both want to expand their own power, and they use it to seem to give real points, such as the ......effect of Chao Wrong Tuien." "Wake him up.

The proliferation of new positions kept the parties scrambling, and the emperor easily rearranged the court, causing everyone to scramble to show allegiance. Surprisingly, the new decree introduced by the emperor during this period was quite smooth, and there was very little opposition from either the cabinet or the imperial court. "Li Sanlang, this guy, although he is young, really sees through these civil officials!" He told the Queen Mother with a smile.

"Yes, this kid is really rare in the world!" The queen mother praised first, but then Zhao Tuo's expression changed: "But such a powerful young high-ranking official, is it a blessing or a curse for the royal family?" ”

She pointed to Zhao Fei, the eldest son of the emperor who was sitting on Zhao Tuo's lap and playing, and said: "I want to have the protection of the great grandfather back then, and the two generations of emperors of Chengzong and Yanzong successfully ascended the throne and inherited the unification."

In the third year of Emperor Kolon's reign, Taizu passed away, and only five years later, there was a 'Battle of Jingjing'. I wonder if this child has a long-lived father who can protect him all the time? Or, is Li Saburo someone who can be trusted? ”

"Is the queen mother too worried?" Zhao Tuo frowned.

"Perhaps, but as an emperor, I can't help but think about this." The queen mother waved her hand, and the queen immediately understood, and coaxed the eldest son of the emperor to let him go with him to see the peacocks in the garden outside.

The Empress Dowager asked Cai Du and Eunuch Xia to go farther away, and then asked in a low voice: "What kind of person does the emperor think of Li Dan?" ”

"Capable, capable, and ......versatile."

"The mourning family heard that there is a staff group around him?"

"Mother forgot? Isn't the Ten Ponies his original chief medic officer? Zhao Tuo smiled.

"No, the mourning family wants to remind Your Majesty that it may not be a good thing for Your Majesty that a courtier is surrounded by so many capable people. How can there be dozens of ministers and staff at every turn?

Let's be careful, we can't have another Sima Yi in the future! After speaking, the empress dowager thought about it: "Why don't the emperor also give him a favor order and ask him to recommend his subordinates to come out as officials......?" ”

"Oh!" Zhao Tuo understood, nodded and said, "It is natural to recommend it for the country." I see what you mean. ”

"It's a litmus test. If he is happy to show that he has His Majesty and the overall situation in his heart, otherwise this person will not be worthy of too much trust. The Queen Mother sighed:

"The mourning family wants to live for a few more years to help you, and even watch the emperor's eldest son grow up, but it's a pity that this body is not as good as day by day."

"Mother, don't say such things, you don't have to think about anything else, just enjoy peace of mind and wealth."

"Hmph, then don't always just run to the queen's palace, a few more princes and princesses, maybe I'll live it for more than ten years when I'm happy?"

The queen mother's words were to ridicule Zhao Tuo and the queen for being too slimy, which made the other concubines complain. Zhao Tuo's face turned red, and he quickly got up to apologize. The Queen Mother covered her mouth with a silk handkerchief and laughed heartily.

Li Dan received a reply from the emperor, replying to his request for instructions to set up the General Administration of Shaanxi-Gansu Banknotes and Currency and appoint the director:

There are so many capable people in the secretary's staff, and I'm afraid that I can't pick out a person who can be an eight-rank official? Now that the reform of the household department has not yet begun, you don't have to wait for the imperial court to appoint you, just give you a pair of self-appointments.

After being surprised, Li Dan found Wu Mao, and the two discussed that because Wen Zhou had been appointed as the president of the Bank of Shaanxi, it was decided to let Jiao Tong serve as the director of the General Administration of Banknotes.

The two of them have been partners together for a while, they are very familiar with each other, and Jiao Tong has the identity of a person, so it is reasonable to be this eight-rank official.

"Why did Your Majesty suddenly ask me to recommend a staff member? Nothing like this has ever happened before. Li Dan said puzzled.

"There is nothing that cannot be understood, Your Majesty wants to see if you are accumulating talents for the country or raising soldiers for yourself." Wu Mao smiled: "Maybe it's something muttering in Your Majesty's ear, don't take it to heart."

It is recommended generously, so that His Majesty will be relieved. Besides, there may be many more such things in the future. ”

Li Dan was speechless when he heard this, and wrote a reply to Zhao Tuo in the evening, saying: There is a person in the minister's house, Jiao Tong, who has been assisting Wen Zhou, the deputy envoy of the Baoquan Bureau of the Political Division, to prepare for the reform of banknotes since he entered Shaanxi, and the minister recommended him for the position of the General Administration of Banknotes.

In addition, regimental training has already been set up in various parts of Shaanxi. This place is mountainous, and it is impossible to manage it without a general manager, and at present, Lord Shen is keeping a close eye on the security of various places, and he can't spare any energy to manage these.

He had already complained to the minister several times, and the minister suggested that it would be advisable to add a position of regimental training envoy of the Seven Grades under the Command and Embassy Department of the Metropolitan Command, which would be specifically responsible for supervising the issuance of orders from above, the mobilization and deployment of regimental training, and the recruitment and training, but the logistics department and the equipment department should also coordinate the food and equipment department.

If Your Majesty agrees, I would like to let Gu Daming, the former director of regimental training in Raozhou, who had trained the Liao army in Liaoning, temporarily assume this position.

Soon after, the emperor wrote back, telling him that after a fierce quarrel between the first and second assistants, the plan for the division of the household was finally approved.

The newly established Ministry of Finance includes: the Department of Treaty and Law, the Department of Taxation, the Department of Customs, the Department of the National Treasury, the Department of Bills and Certificates, and the General Administration of Local Supervision.

The remaining part of the household department includes five divisions of civil affairs household registration, medicine and welfare, charity relief, laws and regulations, and financial administration, which have essentially transformed into a department based on civil affairs, and are completely cut from financial affairs.

As for Li Dan's two recommendations, the emperor approved them, and also consulted him on the transfer of Lin Zhongtai, the envoy of Jiangxi, to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, which was about to be newly restructured.

Li Dan replied that although Lin Gong had an impeachment case against his ministers during his tenure, this official had a clean and upright reputation, was familiar with the rules and regulations, was principled and flexible, and the ministers thought that he could do the job.

The two exchanged letters endlessly, and the previous events did not seem to have left the slightest impact.