I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 382 Lu Xiangsheng’s new whereabouts

Lu Xiangsheng took the question book handed over by Zhang Chang with both hands and read it respectfully.

Zhu Youxiao stopped disturbing him and picked up the teacup to drink tea.

After a while, Zhu Youxiao saw Lu Xiangsheng closing the question book, and then slowly asked:

"Lu Aiqing, I intend to appoint you as the magistrate of the new county at Liaohekou. When the time comes, you will be responsible for building this place for me. Do you have the confidence?"

Lu Xiangsheng has not yet recovered from the shock of the content of the question book.

Since he joined the Hanlin Academy, he has made some plans for his future direction.As the number one scholar in the new subject, he was appointed as the sixth grade Hanlin Academy editor as soon as he entered the Hanlin Academy.

If you can successfully "stay" in the assessment every three years, you can be promoted through the promotion channel within the Hanlin Academy, and the future is bright.

According to past experience, as long as you "stay" for the first time, you will be appointed as an attendant or lecturer of the sixth grade. After that, you will be appointed as a bachelor of the fifth grade, a bachelor of the attendant, a lecturer, and then a bachelor of the fifth grade. During this period, Usually, he will also be responsible for other affairs, and then he will naturally enter the cabinet.

Although this promotion road seems to be very fast, every threshold is difficult, not to mention that the people who can take up a job in the Hanlin Academy are not from the first class, and there are also a few who are number one. He has no advantage at all.

Fortunately, because he was an old acquaintance of the emperor, he was assigned to work as a clerk in the Military Aircraft Department. This alone made Zhuang Jichang, Zhang Weixin and others envious.

But he knew in his heart that he was not actually interested in these paperwork.Compared with these jobs, he would rather serve outside. It would be better if he could be in charge of military affairs.

So after seeing this question book, he immediately saw an opportunity.A completely new county was established at the mouth of the Liaohe River, but this was not an easy task for the officials who were on duty there.

If you do it well, you will naturally be credited with great merit when it comes to taking exams and planning; if you don't do it well, it will be difficult to find a job in the future.

Lu Xiangsheng was not afraid of this at all. In his opinion, this was exactly what he dreamed of and wanted.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I have your Majesty's love, of course I have confidence."

Although Zhu Youxiao expected Lu Xiangsheng's reply, he was still very happy after hearing this.

"It would be great if you have it! What I want is your energy. But I have also heard that although the location at the mouth of the Liaohe River is good, there are more floods every summer and autumn, and now only a few towns and villages gather there.

If you want to go, even with the support of Liaodong Dusi, you have to pave the road from scratch, dredge the waterway, and open a port.

Each of these things is not something that can be done easily by one or two people, nor can it be done well in one or two months. It takes a long time to achieve success.

I can also tell you clearly that if you go there you will not be able to come back in a short time, not to mention the harsh environment there and many things need to be done by yourself. Are you prepared for this? "

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the emperor's words, he immediately knelt down towards Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, I was appointed to the Imperial Academy by you, and then served in the Military Administration. Your Majesty's cultivation of me is obvious. I just want to do my best to repay Your Majesty's great kindness. But compared to clerical work, a minor minister is still more important. I like to go to places and benefit the people there.

Not to mention that Wei Chen saw from Governor Yang's inscription that although this place is now simple and remote, its geographical location is extremely important.

If the construction is really successful, it will definitely become the center of maritime and land transportation in Liaodong, so the burden is not light, which makes me want to give it a try even more.

And I am naturally aware of the difficulties your Majesty has mentioned, but in my opinion, these cannot hinder my determination.If we can really build this place, so what if we stay there for a few years! "Okay, I really didn't misjudge you!"Hahaha"

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he immediately clapped his hands and cheered. Why did he re-appoint Lu Xiangsheng because of his enthusiasm?Now that I saw him saying this, I immediately felt relieved.

So he immediately stood up, walked down the stage, and looked at Lu Xiangsheng.

"Lu Aiqing, I feel at ease with your words. But if you do it, I have a few requirements that you must keep in mind, and you must do it when the time comes."

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned when he heard this, and then he bowed to Zhu Youxiao and said:

"Please show your majesty!"

Zhu Youxiao did not speak, but gave Zhang Chang a signal:
"Bring me the map of Liaodong."

Zhang Chang went to do it immediately after hearing the words, and after a while he took a map and spread it on the document.Zhu Youxiao then asked Lu Xiangsheng to approach and pointed in the direction of the mouth of the Liaohe River to explain.

"This place is not only the mouth of the Liaohe River, but also the middle location between Liaodong, South Liaoning, and West Liaoning. Therefore, the main purpose of building here is to serve as a seaport. As long as a seaport is built here, maritime merchant ships can enter the port directly here, and even along the Going north along the Liaohe River, it is extremely convenient to go anywhere.

So the first thing you should do when you go is to build this seaport and make it operational as soon as possible.

Only in this way can more people and ships be attracted to Liaodong, which will not only provide more livelihood for the people of Liaodong, but also increase the court's customs revenue. "

Lu Xiangsheng nodded immediately after hearing this. He knew about this. Building a seaport was also the main purpose of setting up a county at the mouth of the Liaohe River, otherwise it would not have been so troublesome.

"The second is to recruit people and implement farming. The Liao River passes through this place, there is no shortage of water sources, the river network is crisscrossed, and the soil is fertile.

However, due to the Liaodong Dusi Weishuo system, this area was sparsely populated, and there was basically no dredging of the river, which wasted these places.

If you go there, I will ask Yang Lian to help you specifically to recruit refugees in this area, carry out farming operations, dredge rivers, build embankments, and turn this place into fertile farmland.But doing this is like reclaiming wasteland, the hardships involved are beyond words, so you have to be prepared. "

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was not only not afraid, but also slightly excited, so he said more seriously:

"Don't worry, your majesty. If the farming and shipping here can really be accomplished, it will be of great benefit to the people of Liaodong, and it will also be the same to the imperial court. I will naturally be happy with it, so it doesn't matter even if it's hard work."

Zhu Youxiao nodded when he heard this. He had already guessed that Lu Xiangsheng would say this.

But he had one last request. This matter was of great importance and he must give Lu Xiangsheng good instructions, so he solemnly said to Lu Xiangsheng:

"Well, I knew you would say that, but I still have one more thing for you to do.

This matter is related to the future financial and tax affairs of our Ming Dynasty, but the resistance to its implementation is too great, and I dare not do it easily.As a new county is established at the mouth of the Liaohe River, there will be little resistance to its implementation, so you need to set the precedent. "

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned when he heard this, and then asked slowly:
"Please show your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)