Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 582: Beijing-Ping Railway Construction Site Incident (Subscribe!!)

Shan Anren was not good at speaking, and after hearing what Qi Tai said, he was speechless.

Seeing this, Qi Tai smiled.

He had made full preparations for his visit this time. He represented not only himself but also the entire Huaixi Party. Huaixi Party officials took out so much money in one go to raise funds, so it was naturally impossible for them to just ignore everything after the money was paid.

After discussing with a group of core members of the Huaixi Party, Li Shanchang arranged Huang Zicheng to work in the project department, and at the same time asked Qi Tailai to monitor the site to ensure that there were members of the Huaixi Party involved in both the project decision-making level and the construction site.

Of course, Li Shanchang would not directly let him and Huang Zicheng intervene. The reason why the two of them were able to come in was the exchange of interests among the Huaixi Party, the Prince Consort Party and the royal family. Li Shanchang had already discussed it with Ouyang Lun and Zhu Biao and obtained their approval.

So it was perfectly legitimate for Qi Tai to come to the scene.

Before coming here, Qi Tai had already thought that he might be rejected by the officials of the Prince Consort's Party. This was normal. Although the decision had been made from above, the people below would still carry some past prejudices when executing it.

In Qi Tai's opinion, Shan Anren was like that, so he was not happy about his arrival. He, Qi Tai, was the same. Seeing the prince consort's party leading the world-renowned project of the Beijing-Ping Railway, he naturally felt unhappy.

It is like, there is a table full of delicious food and wine, the officials of the Prince Consort's Party are sitting at the table enjoying the meal, while the officials of the Huaixi Party can only stand on the periphery holding a bowl, and wait for a gap to reach in with their chopsticks to pick up a piece!
Qi Tai is also a conceited person, and a rising star in the Huaixi Party. He has always been the one sitting at the table, but now he has to hold the bowl like a beggar. He is very depressed in his heart, but this is the general trend, and he can't change anything with his ability at present.

But even if he was just holding the bowl to pick up food, Qi Tai would eat his fill. If he had the chance, he would even want to take the best dish on the table!
The next step is just to use your own methods!

"Minister Shan, now that I'm here, please tell me the details of the situation on the construction site. Also, those who did not follow the requirements just now should be fired from the entire construction team and never be hired again!"

Qi Tai started giving orders directly.

Hearing this, the workers around were frightened and their faces changed.

"Sir, please spare us this time! We need this job!"

"Sir, can't we change it?!"

"You can't do this, my Lord!"

Some workers even collapsed on the ground out of fear.

Shan Anren frowned upon seeing this, "Master Qi, I am the chief officer in charge of this railway construction site. Although there is news from above that the court will send officials to assist, it does not say that you will replace me!"

"The court's arrangements for you are not clear yet. You should wait until your appointment is clear before you manage these things!"

"Haha, thank you Minister Shan for your reminder. I am only concerned about the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway and may have overstepped my bounds for a moment. I hope you will forgive me!" Qi Tai remained calm.

The reason why he was so prominent just now was mainly to test Shan Anren's methods. He had made sufficient preparations before coming and had studied Shan Anren carefully. Intelligence showed that Shan Anren was good at construction sites, but not good at political intrigues and speeches.

If he had succeeded in taking over the leadership just now, he would have taken the initiative. In the future, Shan Anren would only be a nominal chief, and he, Qi Tai, would be the one in charge of the entire railway project.

However, Shan Anren was worthy of being the Minister of Works. He was not confused by Qi Tai's move of usurping the throne. Instead, he pointed out Qi Tai's mistakes with reason and evidence and regained his position.

Qi Tai didn't have much hope of getting power right away. If he really succeeded, he would look down on the officials of the Prince Consort's Party.

"But, Lord Shangshu, these workers openly violated the work regulations, which were set by Prince Consort Ouyang himself. Aren't you going to deal with it? Then the workers will surely follow suit in the future, and it will be difficult to manage them."

Qi Tai spoke again.

If one plan fails, try another.

Since you don't let me handle it, then I ask you to handle it. If you handle it according to what I say, then you are still listening to Qi Tai, and Qi Tai's majesty will be established. If the handling is light, it means that the law is not strict, and if something happens in the future, you will have the opportunity to make trouble again!
It can be said that no matter how Shan Anren handles the situation now, Qi Tai will not lose out.

Hearing this, Shan Anren frowned. He really didn't expect that Qi Tai would be so aggressive. Shan Anren realized that the Huaixi Party members were coming with great force. They seemed to be here to assist them in building the Beijing-Ping Railway, but they were actually here to seize power!

Shan Anren was also a little speechless. He had worked on so many projects in the past, but few people were interested in the power he held. Even everyone was afraid of taking responsibility and avoided him. But now he has become a popular person.

Shan Anren came up with a countermeasure for Qi Tai's "attack" after a little thought.

"Since you didn't follow the rules, you have to deal with it."

Shan Anren said in a deep voice: "But before dealing with it, we must first clarify the whole story!"

After saying that, Shan Anren waved to one of the workers and said, "Come here, I have some questions for you!"

"I'm honored to meet you, sir!" The worker walked cautiously in front of Shan Anren.

"Little brother, don't be nervous. Just answer truthfully whatever I ask you. I will handle it impartially!" Shan Anren said.

"Yes!" The worker nodded again.

"I want to ask you, what were you doing just now?" Shan Anren asked.

"In reply to your question, sir, I am a worker who has just arrived at the construction site. When you came, we were learning how to build a scaffold." The worker replied.

"Are you a new worker?" Shan Anren looked happy.

"Yes!" the worker nodded.

"What about the others?" Shan Anren asked again.

"Them too." The worker nodded again.

Hearing this, Shan Anren felt relieved, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said: "In this case, I know how to deal with it?"

"Minister Shan, you are not going to exempt them from punishment just because they have just arrived, right? Managing a construction site is the same as leading troops. Military discipline must be strict, and project management must be even stricter. I don't need to teach you this principle!" Qi Tai said coldly.

"Master Qi, you have misunderstood. It is true that strictness is needed in both military and construction site management, but at the same time, rewards and punishments must be clearly distinguished. Construction site construction standards are requirements for formal construction sites and formal workers. These workers are not formal workers yet, and the construction site in front of us is just a teaching site, so it is not applicable to the construction site construction standards you mentioned!"

“It has to be managed using a workers’ manual.”

After saying that, Shan Anren said in a deep voice: "Where are the worker teachers and worker foremen here!?"

As a result, the scene was completely silent.

Seeing this, Qi Tai said coldly: "I thought that Minister Shan was very strict in managing the construction site! In the end, even the worker instructor and the worker foreman have gone to who knows where. I will report this matter in full! Please don't mind, Minister Shan!"

Shan Anren's face immediately turned gloomy. The workers were ignorant, because they were new and didn't know much. However, the foremen and teachers were the backbone of the construction site. Not only did they not set an example, they were even absent from their posts.

"go with!"

"Bring me the foremen and teachers of these workers!"

Shan Anren said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

An officer immediately took people to look for him.

Qi Tai didn't say anything, just watched with a sneer on the side. There was really going to be a good show to watch today!
It was really right for Prime Minister Li to send me here. According to the current situation, it won’t be long before this place will be controlled by Qi Tai.

Not long after, the bailiffs came back carrying the two men.

"Your Excellency, we found these two people in a hidden place in the woods. They were drunk and sleeping soundly!"

"Wake them both up!" Shan Anren was so angry. Such a situation had never happened before in the construction site he managed. His reputation would be ruined, but if this incident made His Majesty and the Emperor question the ability of the Prince Consort, then he, Shan Anren, would be guilty of a great crime.

Although Shan Anren was not an official of the Prince Consort's Party, he admired Ouyang Lun very much. If it were not for Ouyang Lun, how could the Ming Dynasty have built so many buildings and infrastructure such as roads, bridges, city walls, etc. in a short period of time, and the status of their Ministry of Works would have been much higher.

And the more Shan Anren came into contact with Ouyang Lun, the more he felt that Ouyang Lun was extraordinary, like a saint! He was guiding him in the direction of progress!

Of course, Shan Anren never thought of covering up for these two people.

wow-

The bailiff poured two basins of water on the two men's faces.

The two people who were originally sleeping soundly and drunk suddenly opened their eyes.

"Why did you arrest us two?" one of them questioned.

"How dare you! This is Shangshu Shan, our immediate superior. How dare you question him!" The leader of the yamen runners roared.

Shan. Shangshu!

Now the two of them were more sober.

"Hu Kun, the new worker foreman of the third construction team of the ninth section, meets the Shangshu!"

"Li Bing, a worker instructor from the Project Department's Teaching Division, greets His Excellency the Minister!"

The two of them saluted hurriedly, but their movements were crooked and quite funny.

"Hu Kun, Li Bing, do you two admit your guilt?" Shan Anren asked in a deep voice.

"What crime have we committed? Please tell me clearly, Lord Shangshu!" Hu Kun asked.

"Humph!"

"You still don't know your guilt. I will tell you that you two have committed three crimes in total!"

"One crime: leading a new worker but leaving his post and drinking and causing trouble!"

"Second crime: failure to teach workers safety knowledge and failure to provide them with safety gear!"

"Three sins, you still haven't realized your sins!"

"According to the project employee management regulations, you two will be caned 20 times, fined 100 taels, and then expelled from the construction site and will never be employed again!"

"Do you understand now?!"

Shan Anren spoke with full energy, word for word.

After hearing Shan Anren's sentence, Qi Tai smiled and said, "Minister Shan really punished well! For such a dereliction of duty, he was only given 20 strokes of the cane, fined a little money, and kicked out of the construction site. This is too light a punishment. In my opinion, important matters should be punished severely, such as cutting off the nose, face, and exiling to a bitter and cold place!!"

After saying that, Qi Tai looked at Hu Kun and Li Bing again and said jokingly, "You two should beg for mercy quickly. Maybe our Minister Shan will soften his heart and let you go!"

Hu Kun and Li Bing were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy when they heard this.

"Master Shangshu, please spare my life!"

"Sir Shangshu, we will never dare to do it again. Please give us one more chance!"

Shan Anren rolled his eyes at Qi Tai and said in a deep voice, "If I let you off easily, how will I manage this construction site in the future? Now that the matter is clear, don't ask for mercy. Someone, drag these two guys away and execute them!"

"Yes!"

The bailiffs sprang into action.

At this moment, Hu Kun immediately shouted, "Shan, I am a Huaixi native! Following the order of Prime Minister Li, I joined the railway construction site. If you punish us like this, aren't you afraid of offending the Huaixi Party and Prime Minister Li?!"

"That's right. We are not just ordinary leaders and instructors. We have people behind us! To tell you the truth, I have heard the news that our Huaixi Party will soon send a powerful figure. Once he comes, even if you are the Shangshu, you will have to stand aside!"

"If you dare to bully us, the Huaixi Party will not let you go!"

Um! ?

As Hu Kun said this, the scene fell silent.

Swish--

Many people turned their eyes to Qi Tai standing beside them. At this moment, Qi Tai's expression was as ugly as it could be!
"Why are you looking at him?"

"This guy has a pale face and small eyes. He doesn't look like a good person at first glance!"

Hu Kun doesn't seem to know Qi Tai.

Yes, Qi Tai was a rising star in the Huaixi Party, and he had been teaching in the Eastern Palace, so his reputation within the Huaixi Party was not well-known.

Seeing this, even Shan Anren, who usually doesn't like to laugh, couldn't help himself at this moment.

"Ha ha!"

"Hu Kun, look carefully. The person next to me is Lord Qi Taiqi. He is a student of Prime Minister Li. If I guess correctly, he should be the big shot sent by your Huaixi Party that you mentioned!"

Shan Anren pointed at Qi Taidao.

"what!"

"You are. Master. Qi. Tai!"

Hu Kun was dumbfounded.

"You bastard! Who allowed you to pretend to be a disciple of Huaixi? There is no one as stupid as you among the disciples of Huaixi!"

Qi Tai roared.

"Master Qi, I am really a Huaixi native. My father, Hu Tu, is the adopted son of General Lan Yu, but he was later dismissed. So General Lan Yu is my adopted grandfather!"

"I am a Huaixi descendant with a good family background!"

"Master Qi, it's even better if you're here. Please save me! This job is very lucrative. If I lose this job, my father will definitely beat me to death when I go back!"

Hu Kun said with tears in his eyes.

"." Qi Tai almost fainted when he heard these words.

This guy is really from Huaixi, this is embarrassing.

"Ahem, Lord Qi, since these two are from Huaixi, why don't you deal with them?"

(End of this chapter)