Zhao Han was the former governor of Shanxi and now a cabinet minister, so it is naturally very suitable for him to lead the team.

But the sudden outbreak of the epidemic still made the capital very nervous because it is very close to the capital. If it spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable.

There will be rumors whenever there are major events. This time, the rumors inside and outside the capital are "heavy snow is in the sky, the cloudy rat is in the ground, and the villain is in the middle." The enthusiastic person summarized this sentence as the word "ting", which means that Sun Chuanting is the villain, and the plague he brought.

The cabinet used the most severe means to investigate and punish such rumors of endless exorcising and killing, and arrested them on a large scale.

Shanxi seemed to feel the seriousness. Starting from Taiyuan, almost everyone in the province launched a rat-killing operation and hunted rats on a large scale. Shuntian Prefecture was also infected. It also took action on heavy snow days and even issued a reward of three cents for a rat, vowing to eliminate the disaster of rats.

It was a prosperous outside, and the palace was as warm as spring.

In the Ganqing Palace, there were many carbon furnaces and the atmosphere was very warm.

Zhu Xu looked at Zhang Yun who was running over with a big belly, shook his head and blamed him, "It's so cold, why are you running around without any trouble..."

Zhang Yun handed a food box from the palace maid and chuckled softly: "I know that the emperor has been sleeping lately recently, so I specially made some fish soup for the emperor."

Zhu Xu likes to drink fish soup, and it is well known that fish soup is inside and outside the palace. Hearing this, he took it over, helped her sit down, and opened the food box and said, "Don't run away like this next time, stay here at night, and the snow stops tomorrow before leaving."

Zhang Yun responded with a smile, stretched his head and looked at the mountain of memorials on Zhu Xu's desk, and said, "Your Majesty, please pay attention to the combination of work and rest."

Zhu Xu handed her the served bowl and said, "I understand, are there anything that Qing'er is not used to?"

Zhang Yun held the bowl and looked up at Zhu Xu before he could drink it. He pursed his lips, stood up, sat closer to Zhu Xu, and said cautiously: "I'm going to listen, the chief assistant... is a little harsh."

Zhu Xu sat on the chair and drank the fish soup. Not to mention how comfortable it was. He smiled and said, "It's better to be strict. Children, teach them well and you can become a great person in the future."

Zhang Yun looked at Zhu Xu's expression, wondering if he knew the inside story. Thinking of her son's pitiful appearance, she still said, "Yuan'er... was hit by the chief assistant."

Zhu Xu looked up at Zhang Yun, paused for a moment, and said, "Well, I know you feel sorry for me. I will talk to the chief assistant tomorrow, so I can't fight."

Zhang Yun then relaxed, Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Yes."

Zhu Xu looked at Zhang Yun and smiled, lowered his head and ate the fish soup, but sighed in his heart.

History is always surprisingly similar. Sun Chuanting's educational method of treating Zhu Cixuan was very similar to that of Zhang Juzheng's education in Wanli, and he scolded him at the slightest, but he focused on corporal punishment. From time to time, he would go to Emperor Longqing to complain.

Who can say that the Wanli liquidation Zhang Juzheng did not hold any grudges from him when he was a child? Then, did Empress Dowager Li not protect Zhang Juzheng, did she also have resentment?

Zhu Xu's heart was wandering, his face remained motionless, comforting Zhang Yun.

After a while, Cao Huachun came in from outside, walked up and whispered: "Your Majesty, Shangshu Fang is here."

Secretary Fang, Secretary of Works, and Fang Kongzhao.

Zhang Yun stood up and said, "I'm leaving."

Zhu Xu nodded and watched Zhang Yun walk into the warm room and continue to eat fish soup.

Fang Kongzhang came in, raised his hand and bowed: "I will meet the emperor."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Turn a chair for Shangshu Fang, by the way, have you eaten it? The Queen made the fish soup with her own hands."

Fang Kongqi naturally did not dare to drink, and did not sit down. He stood at the imperial table and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to report some things that came in from the Ministry of Works."

Zhu Xu nodded casually, put down the fish soup, wiped his mouth, and said, "Well, I have read the book, please tell me carefully."

Fang Kongzhao had a long time ago, but he pondered for a moment and said, "Prince, the Ministry of Industry currently has three major groups, one is the highway group, one is the bridge construction group, and the other is the river group. The model is the official supervision and private office, and each group is responsible for design, supervision, acceptance, and review. As for cement, sand and gravel, labor, transportation, etc., they are outsourced, and all projects are also tendered and undertaken by local chambers of commerce..."

"At present, the highway planning is three main roads, twenty-six provincial roads and one hundred and eight prefecture roads. Since preparations have been made in the past few years, the progress is now smooth, and the participation of various places is extremely high. Villages, counties and other countries have raised funds to build more, and the speed is also faster. It is expected that within ten years, the plan of "no county is not a bad road" will be completed..."

"The bridge road is currently mainly composed of some necessary bridges, concentrated in the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and 16 rivers. It is expected that more than 100 bridges will be built, mainly designed, directed, accepted, and undertaken by the local government..."

"The river channel plan is mainly aimed at places where floods are frequent and severe. It serves farmland irrigation and is concentrated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, etc. The Ministry of Industry and the Zhengyuan, etc. have been assessing and designing for many years. In recent years, it has been using the dry season to increase efforts to clear silt, build silt storage lakes, diversion branches, and strengthen river banks. There has been no flooding in recent years..."

"Since last year, the Ministry of Works has restarted the project that has been interrupted for several years. It has invested nearly 20 million yuan in money and grain, and has mobilized more than 3 million people. "Work-for-relief" has achieved excellent results. The local government has very supportive of the Ministry of Works' plans. It can be seen from the money and grain donated by gentry from all over the country that last year, the Ministry of Works received more than 2 million yuan..."

"The current projects are spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, and there are six main places, one is the capital, one is Liaodong, one is Yunnan, one is Sichuan, one is Nanzhili, and Guangdong. Yunnan, Sichuan, and Liaodong are more inclined to military, capital, and southern Zhili, and Guangdong is due to transportation needs..."

What Fang Kongzhao said is much more detailed than in the memorial.

Zhu Xu listened carefully without interrupting it. It was nearly an hour later when Fang Kongxu finished speaking.

Zhu Xu digested it for a while and said, "The design drawings you sent are basically free of problems. It is also right to go from easy to difficult. Whether it is labor-for-relief or the future of things, you must do things seriously. If you have any difficulties, just say it directly."

The work of the Ministry of Works is more pragmatic, and there are not so many false tricks. The people and officials all see it. In addition, Fang Kong is calm, low-key, and does not involve right and wrong, so he has a very good reputation in the court and the country.

Fang Kongzhao was the former governor of Southern Zhili. He also spent two years in the Ministry of Rites. He had very strong qualifications in all aspects and was a person valued by both the government and the government.

He listened to Zhu Xu's words, bowed slightly and said, "The cabinet currently provides a lot of money and food, so I am not worried. I am worried about such a large-scale action, especially those victims gathered together. Once civil unrest occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Fang Kongzhang's meaning is very simple. Now the project is left to the local area. This place is a chamber of commerce, not an official government.

If one is not good, these victims will cause trouble and sweep away, it may be a civil unrest, and it will be a huge civil unrest, with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in a blink of an eye!

Generally speaking, this matter is easy to control. Fang Kongzhang is fully capable. Since he said so, he should have seen something.

Zhu Xu's expression was as usual, and he took the tea handed over by Cao Huachun and said lightly, "Is there someone else causing trouble in it?"

"I am not sure. My idea is that the victims involved in the project will be divided into three waves to immigrate to Liaodong, Annan and Japan." Fang Kongzhang's expression was always calm.

Zhu Xu turned his head slightly, looked at Fang Kongzhao curiously, and said, "This time, it has been over 5 million people in the past ten years..."

Fang Kongxu looked up at Zhu Xu, with a straightforward look and said, "There are people in these three places, but the Central Plains are not short of them."

‘Not lacking’, it’s too much.

Zhu Xu patted the table gently with his right hand. Fang Kongzhao's words should be related to the year-end audit of the Ministry of Revenue.

Although the Ministry of Revenue did not give a specific number of people, based on local data, it is inferred that the population of traditional Ming people in the Ming Dynasty was close to 80 million, which exceeded their previous understanding of more than 20 million.

Fang Kongzhao's words were probably not just his thoughts, but may represent the meaning of a considerable number of people in the court.
Chapter completed!