Beautiful step by step

Chapter 131

Regarding the last entrustment of the Ninth Princess, Wei Wei did not make a big announcement.She only mentioned it to Yan Heng, and asked him to hint to Uncle Wei by the way. As for whether Uncle Wei would tell Ah Tong, she would not interfere in that matter, and she herself would not tell Ah Tong.

After all, this marriage has a lot to do with it, if it goes wrong, Ah Tong's reputation will suffer the most.

A few days after Sheng Jia left, looking at A Tong who continued to teach her maids how to read without any change in expression, she knew that Uncle Wei thought of something with her.

Uncle Wei knew about this, so he would not engage Ah Tong casually.And now that A Tong can satisfy Concubine Shu, naturally there is no need to change anything specially, so far the nine princesses' entrustment can be considered completely completed.

Putting this matter aside, Wei Wei wholeheartedly assisted Yan Heng in his official duties.

Unlike in the past when she gave him some advice by insinuating on the sidelines, now she took the initiative to participate.There is no other reason, and several decrees of Emperor Qinglong will completely change the pattern of officialdom in Northwest China.On the surface, Youzhou City is being rebuilt, but in fact, the entire Northwest forces are being reorganized.

History teaches us that when major changes occur, new interest groups emerge.Now is a time of change, with countless opportunities.

Wei Wei has been looking for a way to change the status of women and children in Dai Viet.At first, she wanted to set up a technical school, so that all women could have a skill and earn as much money as men who were born with physical advantages.This is a very long process, and she is doing it little by little, but she can see that there will not be much change in a year or so.

The transfer of official positions in Northwest made her see another opportunity.She suggested to Yan Heng that Mongol officials should be set up in Youzhou and Liangzhou to govern the affairs of Mongols.In this regard, she learned from the Red Party, Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong, and national autonomy. As long as you don’t rebel against your own people, take care of your own affairs, and it’s none of our business if there is a problem.

Yan Heng has always respected her opinion very much, corrupt officials were all escorted to Beijing by Sheng Jia, and now the biggest official in the Northwest is Yuan Inspector who was promoted to governor, and then Yan Heng.Paying attention, Yan Heng not only talked about this method to Governor Yuan, but also lobbied in every possible way during the talking process.

Besides, Inspector Yuan, he knew the court's selection rules, and if he wanted to be a Beijing official, he had to have at least an above-average appearance, after all, that represented the majestic appearance of Da Yue.With his fleshy body and unremarkable appearance, after being promoted to the ultimate governor of the magistrate, he has no chance to rise further in this life.But he has never been greedy for money or sex in his life, and he is conscientious in dealing with government affairs. The only shortcoming is his addiction to officials.He wanted to be an official to do errands for the emperor and the people. After staying in the same position for a long time, after he became familiar with the government affairs, he wanted to go to a higher position to do bigger things.Therefore, he never felt inferior because of his appearance. Although God did not give him a good skin, he gave him an extremely intelligent brain, which is fair.

Previously, in the game between Governor of Chu and Yan Heng, he favored the latter because he saw Yan Heng's potential, and thought that by using him to get close to the eyes of the Holy Master, he might be able to become a Beijing official under the impact.

Unexpectedly, he didn't become a Beijing official, but was promoted to a new level and became the governor of the Northwest.Even if he can't become a Beijing official, this will make him very happy.The governor of the Northwest is in charge of such a large area of ​​land at once, which is unprecedented.Although the inspector next to him stared at him like a sharp sword hanging above his head, he was not afraid of the shadow being crooked.What's more, Wei Jian is a person with real talents and learning, and he shares the same goal with him: they all want to make political affairs perfect, he is indeed his bosom friend!
When he was in a good mood, Governor Yuan would be pleasing to everyone, especially Yan Heng who helped him get promoted.Although he didn't get too close to this general because of Emperor Qinglong's thoughts, it didn't prevent him from being willing to accept Yan Heng's proposal.

"Using Mongols as officials? That's a good idea."

Governor Yuan agreed, "I'll write a note for the emperor right now. If brother Yan has a suitable candidate, I can also report his life to His Majesty."

Yan Heng took out a document from his pocket and handed it over with both hands.

"Please also have a look at the governor."

Governor Yuan took it and looked it up. The first one was a Mongolian man named Bayar. His name translated into Chinese means great joy, and his resume makes people look very happy.The ancestor led the Mongols to surrender to Dai Viet, and as a nobleman himself, he was also an active promoter of the Mongolian-Chinese trade.

"Bajar is good."

After looking at several people in a row, Governor Yuan nodded again and again until the next person saw him frown.

"Uzhina, this seems to be a woman's name. Judging from what is written on it, it is really a woman. No, no, no, how can a woman be the official of the imperial court?"

Yan Heng remembered that when he saw this notebook, he had doubts when he saw it.Not only the Dayue Dynasty, but many generations before that, even when the empress of the Tang Dynasty was in power, although there were female officials in the harem who were in charge of handling affairs for the empress, they did not have a dignified foothold in the court.

However, Ah Mao convinced him, and now he directly uses this reason to convince Governor Yuan.

"In my humble opinion, we choose Mongols to manage the grasslands now not only for convenience, but also because they understand some habits of their own people better. The Mongols are different from the Han people. There are also female leaders in the Mongolian tribes. Since they It’s customary, but we should also respect one or two. Besides, they are just some low-level officials within their ethnic group, and they don’t have any control over the affairs of us Han people, so it’s no problem to choose a woman.”

The truth is true, Governor Yuan nodded following his rhetoric.

"Well, I'll add this explanation too. To save time, those people in the court who don't like us will seize the opportunity."

Yan Heng flattered him and said, "It's still the governor who is more thoughtful."

Governor Yuan smiled more sincerely: "These are trivial matters. Anyone who has been an official for two years can do it. Let me say something extra here. After we submit the booklet, I would rather spend more time writing the matter in detail than Don't try to save trouble for a while and be vague. Once you leave a clue, it will be a lifetime regret."

This is all the experience that Governor Yuan has summed up after years of being in the officialdom, and he carefully remembered it in his heart, Yan Heng bowed slightly.

"The lower officials are taught."

Seeing that the time was about the same, Yan Heng walked out from Governor Yuan.With Shengjia's departure, a small number of Liangzhou officials who were not implicated, including the subordinate officials temporarily assigned to support by Youzhou, all returned the same way.He was supposed to go back with him, but the reconstruction of Youzhou City required the support of the Northwest Army.

The Northwest Army, which is young and strong and has been trained all the year round, is a master of digging rocks and mud hanging tiles.After more than half a month of fighting the fire, Yan Heng, the acting commander, successfully became one with the soldiers.Although they have to stop working now, but after hearing Yan Heng's promise that the military salary will be paid in full and on time in the future, and after posting the announcement of the distribution standard stipulated by the court, the officers and soldiers were overjoyed when they saw that the military salary had suddenly increased by nearly ten times.Strength is worthless, and they rush to do any physical work, and after this incident, they have a higher degree of recognition of Commander Yan.

Yan Heng didn't treat them well from the very beginning. Although the military salary was paid in full and on time, he hadn't changed the provisions set by the Wu family for food payment every ten days, winter clothes and armor by himself for the time being.Shengmi is kind to Michou, Ah Mao told him so, and he also understands the truth.He made a plan in his mind, first to improve the quality of the big pot of rice, regardless of the taste, first of all to make everyone feel full; then step by step, slowly reduce the money required for meals, military uniforms, and armor.In this way, some new policies will be implemented every once in a while, gradually.The pawns will continue to benefit from him and will gradually become loyal to him.

Of course, before doing this, he had submitted a memorial to the emperor.He is not greedy for the extra money collected, but is used to pay for the casualties of the soldiers in the battle.The memorial that Zhu Pi replied in person was properly kept by him, and no matter when it is released in the future, he will remain invincible.

Although he was careful about the military salary, the increase in the military salary was enough for the soldiers to be happy.

Of course, not all the soldiers were happy, such as those elite soldiers who had surrendered to the Wu family.Not only are their salaries reduced, but they also have to do the same heavy work as ordinary soldiers. These people are naturally dissatisfied.Yan Heng didn't tolerate this kind of person at all. When he was caught, he was dealt with directly by military law. After being beaten with a military stick, his whole body was bloody and bloody, and even his own mother couldn't recognize him.Killing the chickens to make an example to the monkeys, after hitting the army stick several times in a row, these people also calmed down.

On the official road not far away, naked soldiers busy carrying stones in the cold weather.Seeing him coming, they nodded and greeted each other with bright smiles while they were busy.

"Master Yan."

"Ercai, Youliang, Demao..."

Hearing Yan Heng call out their names accurately one by one, the Northwest Army who moved stones to build the city felt three points lighter on their feet.

Smiling and returning to their home, they finally moved out of the felt tent yesterday and moved into a temporary stone house.

This is part of the planning of Youzhou New City. In order to prevent fires, all the wooden houses that were labor-intensive and materials were replaced by stone houses.The new site of Youzhou City is backed by a mountain. The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry prepared explosives with the black powder used to set off fireworks during the Chinese New Year. After the loud noise, the mountain that exploded after a little polishing became ready-made stones.

Before the emperor left, he had ordered that he would not be able to live in the palace for a while. It would take time and effort to repair the houses of the officials. All manpower and material resources must be concentrated to repair the houses for the common people before the freezing.

The stone house they live in now is in the same style as the common people.The first batch of repaired ones were supposed to house the elderly, the weak, women and children, but at this time, Ah Mao suddenly developed a high fever and fell asleep all day yesterday.The wind leaked out of the tent, and the condition would only get worse if it was blown down.Just at this time, a soldier who had been taken care of by him proposed to move to the neighbor's house and vacate the house for them to live in.Not caring so much, he could only grab a small house from the first batch and live in it first.

Next to the stone house, Gu Yu was fanning the stove with a cattail fan, and the casserole on the stove was smelling of medicinal herbs.

"How is your lady doing today?"

While asking Yan Heng, he picked up the fan next to him, and followed Gu Yu to fan him.He was the one who brewed the medicine before my mother was alive, and now she is very skilled.

"The fever has almost subsided. The doctor just came to check the pulse and said that the illness is almost cured."

Finally retreated, Yan Heng breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I'll get this medicine, you go ahead and take care of Madam."

(End of this chapter)