Scholars unparalleled

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The salary given was quite generous, and the talented scholars who came here didn't care much about this matter. What they cared more about was that they actually saw Lu Chensheng with their own eyes.

This is someone they have admired for a long time, and the reputation of talent and learning can be said to be unparalleled in the world, and many great Confucians have given him a very high evaluation.

Nowadays, there are countless scholars in various countries, everyone wears a sword, and they are imitating Lu Chensheng.

Hearing that Lu Chensheng is going to rebel, and also hearing that Lu Chensheng is in this star Seoul, some talented scholars also quietly came to this star Seoul, ready to serve Lu Chensheng, but they don't know what to say, and they don't know how to come to the door.

So it was delayed.

Now seeing the notice pasted up, they flocked here.

"It's really strange. I thought there were only some ordinary people in the city, but I didn't expect that there are many talented people here."

Lu Chensheng was quite satisfied with the recruitment this time, but there was still a little confusion on his face.

"Don't you know, Young Master? Last time Young Master Du went back, he just spread the news about Young Master, so many talented scholars know that Young Master is in Xinghan City, and there are quite a few people who come to join him.

One must know that the young master's name is extremely resounding now, and those women before came to this city of Seoul after hearing what Du Rufang said. "

The fifth day of the lunar new year is relatively clear about this matter, so he also explained it now.

Lu Chensheng was stunned when he heard this, "In this case, I have to thank Brother Du for this matter. It's a pity, if Brother Du is willing to stay in Xinghan City, he can choose whoever is in the household department."

Lu Chensheng was very clear about Du Rufang's ability, after all, the two had played games many times before.

What made Lu Chensheng quite helpless was that Du Rufang still couldn't let go of his country and had no plans to stay.

Chapter 436

Everyone has their own ambitions, Du Rufang is unwilling to let go of Da Cangguo, and Lu Chensheng has no intention of forcing it.

But this time I still have to thank others, otherwise, the recruitment this time would not be so simple.

It took several days for the establishment of each department, and more than half a month has passed since the training and so on.

Not long after the beginning of spring, caravans from three countries also came to Xing Seoul one after another. Although the road was a bit difficult to walk, but since they could make a lot of money once they came, they didn't care about this kind of thing.

To say that the most profitable, it is estimated that it belongs to the salt.

At first, it was just some merchants who sold salt privately. As long as they took fine salt to the countryside, some remote places, they could sell it at a good price.

There are no salt merchants in such a place, so they will not be discovered.

In addition, the price they sell is low, and the common people will not expose them.

So this table salt has always been an extremely profitable commodity.

It's just that the situation has gradually changed now. Some well-known salt merchants have noticed that the table salt here is extremely cheap, so they are more ruthless in buying table salt.

This makes salt always in short supply every time they come.

Even if Xing Seoul vigorously produces salt, it is impossible to supply the three countries.

Although the goods are relatively cheap, they are still relatively rare.

Lu Chensheng is planting peach trees, and now a large area has been planted.

Li Daifu, who just took up the position of the household department, was checking the data with Lu Chensheng and asking about various salary matters.

Now that many departments have been added, it is natural to ask Lu Chensheng to discuss the matter of salary.

"In terms of salary, the basics should remain the same as before, and the benefits should remain the same. If you want, you can choose a location for the government office of the household department and let the craftsmen in the city build it, but the size should not be too large. , It’s almost the same as the Yamen side.

After all, the craftsmen in the city now have a lot of work to do, so it is convenient for the government office to make do with it first. Besides, there are not so many people now, so some unnecessary face-saving projects can be saved. "

Lu Chensheng talked to Li Daifu who was beside him.

Li Daifu nodded and wrote down the matter.

The people on the household department need a government office after all. After all, statistical data and so on, there is always a place to do things.

After Li Daifu's matter was settled, Wang Tianxun from the Ministry of Industry took a step forward, with a little apprehension on his face.

"that..."

Wang Tianxun looked at Lu Chensheng, and hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to call Lu Chensheng that way.

After all, there are all kinds of names for Lu Chensheng.

"Just call me the shopkeeper for now."

Lu Chensheng doesn't care about this title, and right now he just controls a city, so there is no need to restrict so much.

Wang Tianxun breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said, "Shopkeeper, I really don't understand the various plans and constructions in this city."

He took up the post with full confidence, feeling that he could use what he had learned.

But how could he have imagined that he had just taken office, and then he had taken over various planning drawings, and future plans, etc., and he was stunned, feeling a little helpless for a while.

Originally, I saw that construction was going on in various places in Xing Seoul, digging here and there, and I felt that Xing Seoul was busy, and I felt that I could help.

But looking at it now, after preparing to do it, I realized that I didn't know how to do it at all.

I don't know where to start.

"It doesn't matter, you just came to Xing Seoul not long ago, and now various places in Xing Seoul are under construction, it's normal for you to be a little bit uncomfortable, let's get to know you better for the time being.

The blueprints you got are all marked on them. The first project has been completed, and now the third project is in progress. By analogy, the fourth project will start next time.

What you have to do is to urge the completion of the project as soon as possible, and inspect to ensure that there are no problems in the project and ensure the progress of the project.

If you want to know the progress of the project, it is useless for you to ask me about this matter. You can go to the construction site and ask the craftsmen. This year's goal is to reach the seventh project.

The blueprints have been marked. You can take a closer look and get to know the people in charge of the project. You can know it when you think about it. "

Lu Chensheng said something to the other party.

When Wang Tianxun heard this, he suddenly realized.

At the beginning, he took over so many drawings and various plans at once, and he was really confused for a while.

But now that Lu Chensheng said this, he has come to his senses and understood some of the truths in it, so he understands what to do next.

According to what the shopkeeper said, this year we will reach the seventh project.

The seventh project?

Thinking of this, he quickly flipped through the drawings he brought and found the seventh project.

"Treat the floods in the Great Cang Kingdom well, and dig the canal leading to the Great Cang Kingdom?"

Seeing this, Wang Tianxun's heart twitched suddenly. If he hadn't been in charge of the affairs of the Xinghan City Ministry of Industry, he really didn't know that Xinghan City actually started to help the Great Cang Kingdom to deal with the floods.

Moreover, looking at the plan above, this is actually to dig a canal.

This news, which cannot be heard in Xing Seoul City, is the news of helping to control the flood, and ordinary people don't know it.

Sure enough, only after gaining some status can we get some more accurate news.

"This canal, I'm afraid it won't be dug out so soon."

Wang Tianxun calmed down, looked at Lu Chensheng in front of him and said.

The canal, according to the standard given by Lu Chensheng, still needs to be tens of meters wide and tens of meters deep.

Although the length is not very long, the amount of work is also very large.

In addition, after the canal is built, a bridge needs to be built to prevent land from being blocked by waterways.

"There are artifacts over there for the construction of the canal. You don't have to worry too much about it. You just need to be more responsible for supervision."

Regarding the construction of the canal, Lu Chensheng still has some confidence, and feels that it should not be a problem to complete the construction this year.

There were also thousands of Tartars captured, and each of them still had some strength. In addition to bumping into rocks or something, they got some explosives down, and the progress was much faster.

magic?

Wang Tianxun's heart moved slightly when he heard the words, all kinds of clever things emerged in the city of Xinghan, he was a little dazzled not long after he came, for example, when shopkeeper He mentioned that there is a magic weapon today, a trace of anticipation surged in his heart.

"Attention, the artifact is classified even in Xing Seoul City. Since you are in charge of the Ministry of Industry, this thing will not be hidden from you, but you need to keep it strictly."

Lu Chensheng frowned, and suddenly said quite seriously.

There are still many secrets in Star Seoul, and gunpowder is one of them.

But now that he is in charge of the affairs of the Xinghan City Ministry of Industry, Lu Chensheng has no intention of concealing this kind of matter from the other party, but the secret that should be kept should be kept by the other party.

Wang Tianxun nodded quickly when he heard the words, and then bowed and said goodbye.

After the two left for a while, Gu Zhifang appeared beside Lu Chensheng.

"For the time being, I will send a few Jinyiwei to follow. Although they don't look like there is anything wrong with them, they should be careful. I don't want Xinghan City to be infiltrated with the espionage sent by other people just after it was established. .

I also don't want that there will be traitors among the people who will follow to conquer the country in the future. "

If they get along for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be some feelings. In order to prevent future discovery, the elders who follow him have secret operations. From the very beginning, Lu Chensheng must prevent such things from happening.

Du Rufang kept silent, and after hearing the words, he nodded and disappeared again. He sent someone to track down the recruited people just now.

Chapter 437 Rebuilding the Dock

"Work harder, what are you doing! If anyone dares to be lazy, don't blame me for being rude!"

Under the Pingyun Mountains, the overseer was waving his whip, looking coldly at the Tartars who were digging the soil below, with a somewhat icy expression on his face.

The person from the Ministry of Industry who just came told him that no matter what, the canal must be repaired as soon as possible, and if there was any delay, he would find trouble with him.

He didn't want to be troubled for nothing, and he didn't want the news that his supervisor was unfavorable to reach the shopkeeper's ears.

If this matter gets back to the shopkeeper, it will be a shame for him.

Therefore, he became ruthless at the moment, berating the Tartars who were working, and if anyone let him find out that he was slacking off, then don't blame him for whipping him directly.

The captives who were working below heard the yelling at this moment, and some of them didn't understand what the other party was saying, but combined with the sound of the other party's whip waving, they could probably guess the meaning of the other party's words, and they didn't dare to have the slightest idea. He resisted and hurried to work hard.

There were people who escaped before, but after being divided into countless teams, as long as one person escaped, everyone in the team was killed in public.

In this way, no one dares to run now.

After all, when running, he was also afraid of being betrayed by his own people.

"The progress is not bad."

Lu Chensheng came to the canal, looked at the people who were busy working, and nodded slightly.

The crowd suddenly heard the voice, and quickly turned their heads to look over. After seeing that it was the shopkeeper, the supervisor ran over quickly.

"The shopkeeper!"

The supervisor called out extremely respectfully.

Lu Chensheng glanced at the supervisor and nodded, "How is it, nothing happened?"

Naturally, what Lu Chensheng was referring to was whether there was any turmoil or something. After all, they were all captives, and it was normal for some things to happen after working day and night.

"Returning to the shopkeeper, apart from the fact that some people wanted to escape at the beginning, and after they were killed, no one was thinking about it. Everything went smoothly."

The supervisor responded immediately.

Lu Chensheng nodded in satisfaction, "Continue to follow the progress. The canal is very important, so don't delay the progress."

"Yes, shopkeeper, don't worry, the progress will never be delayed!"

Hearing this, the supervisor immediately responded.

After Lu Chensheng nodded, he continued to walk forward. The canal in front of him had been dug. It was extremely deep and wide enough at first glance.

Lu Chensheng took a few more glances, then continued to walk forward.

After a while, they came to the foot of the mountain range, beside the dam being built.

As long as the gaps in several valleys are blocked, the water stored in them is enough to cope with the skyrocketing water volume in summer.

In addition, the canal leads to Xinghan City, and part of it will be used to irrigate the fields and so on. Such a step-by-step diversion is supposed to be enough to deal with the flood.

"The embankment should be built better to ensure that it won't break. Do you understand?"

Lu Chensheng came to see it in person, mainly because he was afraid that the embankment would burst or something.

If an embankment breaks, it will be Xing Seoul, which will definitely be very troublesome.

Moreover, according to Lu Chensheng's idea, in the future, he will probably plant crops outside Xinghan City and use the water from this canal to irrigate the fields.

If the embankment breaks, all the fertile land will be destroyed.