Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Mr. Lu?

Lu Chen? !

The benefactor who promoted him and gave the Lin family another chance to rise?

After coming back to his senses, Lin Yi couldn't help but swallow when he looked at the people kneeling on the ground in front of him, and his eyes gradually showed a look of shock.

Although I heard that my benefactor was a good official, I didn't expect that he was so loved by the people...

He swallowed involuntarily, and then thought carefully for a while.

"Ok."

Finally, he nodded to everyone.

"If this is the case, I will not go to the county government office."

Zhao Dahu looked happy.

"Thank you for being perfect!"

After saying that, he knelt directly on the ground and bowed heavily to Lin Yi.

A similar scene also happened near the location of the cement factory that Chu Hui was in charge of.

The originally most difficult manpower problem was solved so easily.

Zhao Dahu was the first wave of people who came to apply for labor force, but he was not the last wave. After him, almost every hour, dozens or hundreds of people who had served in the Ministry of Works would come to his door. In just three days, , the number of people who took the initiative to come to the house exceeded tens of thousands, and it was completely ready to start construction.

Moreover, these people were extremely active in their work and extremely efficient. In just a few days, they laid a solid foundation and the materials needed to build the factory were placed in designated locations in an orderly manner.

The officials sent by the Ministry of Industry did not lose their integrity and treated the working people in full accordance with the standards of the new system. They ate thick porridge, white flour steamed buns, occasionally saw meat, lived in temporary dormitories, and worked almost no longer than Four hours, otherwise the clerks in charge of the scene will kick people out, as if they are afraid that the laborers will get extra benefits.

Such a strange scene made Lin Yi and Chu Hui, who were supervising the work and checking the progress, stunned for a while. It was not until they saw the new system established by Lu Chen that they understood the reason behind it in shock.

"Enfu... what a big deal!"

After reading the newly made content, Lin Yi and Chu Xi sighed in unison.

Such a new system that goes against common sense can be passed. It can be imagined to what extent the empress trusts him. And those official rules regarding procurement and use of materials also made Lin Yi, the head of the Lin family, vaguely aware of, Although Lu Chen has won the hearts of the people, he is likely to offend many big shots.

I don't know if being labeled with him is a blessing or a curse for the Lin family.

But no matter what, Lu Chen was a noble member of the Lin family. No matter whether he rose to great heights or fell completely in the future, as long as he was still the head of the Lin family, the Lin family would inherit Lu Chen's love.

Therefore, although Lin Yi was aware of the raging fire under the bustling brocade, he didn't think much about it, just like when he tried his best to save Mr. Lin against everyone's opinions.

With the concerted efforts of more than 1 workers, the cement plant and the coal plant were built in just over half a month according to the Tiangong Division's drawings, and quickly passed the strict acceptance inspection of Zhang Xuan and Wang Qi. Once formal operators and corresponding managers and technical personnel are recruited, production can be officially put into operation.

During this period, the case of Qingning Army comrades fighting each other was also followed by the fact that Tang Bin and other five commanders were directly dismissed from office for connivance and cover for their subordinates to harm the people, kill good deeds, and frame their colleagues. Tang Bin was also imprisoned and was involved in another case. After discovering the Tang family's dirty work in this matter, the entire Tang family was imprisoned, and their titles and fiefs were temporarily recovered.

Even Cao Siming, the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who was only related by marriage to a distant relative of the Tang family, was implicated and was ordered by the empress to shut up and think about his mistakes, which brought an end to the matter.

Sorry, I'm a book addict.

In the past two days, I have been reading the masterpieces of a great master. I bowed my head when it was dark and looked up when it was dawn. I couldn't control myself at all. I just finished it now. I will resume updating tomorrow to make up for what I missed in the past two days.

Chapter 254 Cement

With the vigorous promotion of the imperial court and the formal introduction of charcoal into the market, the people of the entire Gyeonggi region were finally completely freed from the threat of severe cold.

Stone coal costs a penny a piece, and it burns longer than charcoal. It can be used not only for heating, but also for cooking. The government also sells iron stoves at low prices...

Whether it is cost or function, charcoal crushes traditional charcoal. Therefore, in addition to the dignitaries who also use charcoal, ordinary people use charcoal in almost every household. At the same time, with the propaganda of caring people, they also learned the reason why they can Using this cheap and easy-to-use charcoal, you no longer have to suffer from the cold, all thanks to Lu Chen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the chief minister of the Tiangong Department.

As a result, Lu Chen's longevity tablets once again began to increase in number by the tens of thousands.

After countless people were alive again, the golden body of merit in his body also unknowingly became more powerful.

At this time, even if he walks alone without any guards, he does not have to fear the existence of evil spirits.

Of all the weird and unpredictable evil spirits in the world, only a handful of them could pose a threat to him.

One year passed quickly, and with Lu Chen's continuous push, the Tiangong Division played an increasingly important role.

Although the spiritual power project Liyue is responsible for has not made much progress, other projects have made breakthroughs one after another.

After continuous verification and development, charcoal can be used to smelt metals, and can also be used to replace the flame array to a certain extent. This also means that the court's demand for spiritual stones has once again decreased, and now the treasury is hoarding spiritual stones. Stone, even with the previous usage, can last for several years.

Even if Xun Gui monopolizes the supply of spiritual stones and threatens small merchants not to participate in the Ministry of Industry's bidding, relying on the replacement of coal, the court can survive until it recruits new mineral deposits.

At the same time, Lu Chen openly proposed to the court that important mineral deposits related to national security, such as spiritual stones, iron, and mithril, should be nationalized and private mining would no longer be allowed to further strengthen the court's control over the world.

As soon as this advice was put forward, it immediately attracted countless criticisms.

In such a large imperial court, whether they were civil servants, military generals, or relatives, almost half of all the forces from all sides stood up to oppose it.

However, this advice was put forward by Lu Chen, and he risked everything to push it forward. Even if all civil and military officials in the court opposed it, the effect it could have was quite limited.

What's more, the empress is already extremely dissatisfied with the current court.

The final result is naturally that those who should settle old scores will be settled with the evidence collected secretly, those who should be fired will be dismissed, those who should be demoted will be demoted, and those who should be begged will be forced to go through the process of retiring and returning to their hometowns.

The empress holds the Forbidden Army, has the Holy Realm at her back, and is served by three strong men from the Guiyi Realm who swear allegiance to the death. She is also a peerless person who has enlightened and broken through the way of the emperor several times. If she is determined to do something, unless she is from other Holy Realms The Holy King raised his flag to attack at the same time, otherwise he would not be able to stop it at all.

If you use a mantis' arm as a chariot, you can imagine the consequences.

After this incident, Lu Chen's power was once again strengthened exponentially.

The policy opposed by more than half of the courtiers can still be implemented, and the empress does not seem to care about the stability of the court at all. She acts willfully, supports Lu Chen, and directly gives Lu Chen the power to lift the table. Who can do this? he?

Soon, all the big guys realized that fighting in court was meaningless to Lu Chen. He didn't need any city government or any means at all. He could just defeat ten guilds with his own strength, and no one could resist. Live.

Unless he ignores the rules of the game and forcibly removes this person with the power of thunder, there will be no second voice in the court except for those censors who are not afraid of death and the officials who give Zhongke Dao.

Contention?

Why argue with someone who ignores the rules of the game?

The research and development of charcoal has achieved remarkable results, and cement is naturally not far behind.

You must know that before the advent of cement, the court most of the time relied on the power of the magic circle to build roads, and activating the magic circle required a large amount of spiritual stones. Even so, the roads built were difficult to describe, and they were basically completed every few years. Need to be repaired once.

Not to mention that cement can not only build bridges and pave roads, but can also build houses, build cities, reinforce city buildings, etc., changing the current situation of large-scale construction projects.

These three aspects have always been the bulk of the national treasury's expenditures, consuming countless spiritual materials every year. Sometimes they are even equivalent to military expenditures, allowing the noble families who monopolize spiritual materials to make a lot of money.

As a result, the families that used to seize huge wealth from Daxia by monopolizing necessary resources became the first victims.

The gradual reduction of this huge expenditure has undoubtedly left them exhausted, and the new system established by Lu Chen at the Ministry of Industry means that the remaining spiritual material needs of the imperial court may not necessarily fall on them.

As the saying goes, taking someone's money is like killing their parents. Lu Chen cut off their main income one after another. They also watched the family's gradual decline and hated Lu Chen deeply.

In just one year, they have reached the point where they want to rest on their laurels.

The days are getting harder and harder.

No matter how difficult their situation was, the empress had no intention of siding with them. She always supported Lu Chen's various suggestions and kept throwing money at the Tiangong Division. Almost all the vast wealth in the entire internal fund was lost. Lu Chen has free control.

We need policy for policy, we need funds for funds, and we need power for power.

Nowadays, Lu Chen has become a powerful minister in the dynasty. Even Yan Song, the chief minister of the Three Pavilions, has the highest ministerial power, but he cannot compete with Lu Chen in terms of status.

The source of Lu Chen's power was the Empress, the Holy King Cangming behind the Empress, and the upstart forces headed by Fu Huan and Gu Simiao.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lu Chen cannot be offended now. Even Qian Yiqian and other ministers who previously wanted to target Lu Chen, a minister who was lucky enough to be promoted, have become more and more quiet. They dare not stand up and press for it every day. I muddle through the fear and become completely honest.

However, the Wenchen Group could avoid Lu Chen's attack, but the Xunqi wealthy family could not.

The loss of their fundamental interests has reached an unbearable level.

Bang!

In the Duke of Yan's Mansion, Zheng Yue punched the table nearby.

"It can't go on like this!"

He stood up suddenly, gritted his teeth and said:

"If the mainland thieves are allowed to continue their perverse behavior, the foundations of our families for dozens of generations will be destroyed today!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the family heads who were invited to come over to discuss important matters suddenly darkened.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Guogong's eldest son, Sun Cheng, coughed lightly and said slowly: "What Duke Yan said makes sense. Everyone here has suffered deeply from the mainland thieves. I think you all know that if this thief is not eliminated, we will be with the country." What will be the final fate of Xio’s meritorious family?”

"I believe none of you want to be the sinner of your family, right?"

Hearing this, everyone was all moved.

"no solution anymore."

After being silent again for a long time, Xia Houchang, Duke of Xing State, finally stood up and said in a deep voice: "Let's join forces. Let's stop hiding. We should take out our respective trump cards and use all means to get rid of this person at all costs." Thief, although there may be some backlash after the incident is completed, we can always overcome it by working together."

"It's better than sitting around waiting to die."

Civil servants are unreliable. Until now, the only voice in the court is Lu Chen. Factional disputes and other factional disputes are almost invisible in the Yongchu Dynasty. No one can stop Lu Chen from doing anything he wants to do.

Since the Wei ministers headed by Yan Song can't count on them, they can only save themselves.

None of the people here are stupid. If the three princes can realize it, they can also realize it.

So, after a short conversation, everyone looked at each other, and then nodded in unison.

And the moment everyone reached a consensus——

"Grandpa!"

There was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door.

"Old Yan Ge, please see me."

...............

Just when the aristocratic families and nobles from the capital region gathered together to discuss important matters.

Ziji City, the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.

Lu Chen, who had just finished handling his official duties, walked to the window with his hands behind his hands. He raised his head and looked far into the distance, looking at the gradually gloomy sky not far away. He seemed to have a premonition of something, and his brows gradually wrinkled.

"You've been forced to do this, why don't those people take action..."

He murmured in a voice that only he could hear, and a hint of helplessness quietly flashed in his eyes.

One year is not a long time, but it is not a short time. If you really want to make a difference, it is enough to do a lot of things.