jdhmnovel Chapter 885 That dog is probably dreaming!
Chapter 885 That dog is probably dreaming!
That dog Hu Weiyong!
Everyone knows that Yang the Madman is right.
However, if we were to follow Yang Dianfeng's suggestion, then the entire court, from the highest official to the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Transportation, plus the Censorate and a whole host of other government offices, would have to worry and suffer.
First, the entire Liaodong region was divided into three provincial administrations, and the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Transportation were to determine the boundaries of each provincial administration.
If any provincial administration office is situated in a terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, then that terrain must be divided in two, so that both provincial administration offices are in a state of being easy to attack but difficult to defend.
Secondly, the Ministry of Personnel needs to prepare enough officials.
A provincial administration office, from the provincial administration commissioner to the deputy prefect and then to officials at various levels, would have at least dozens of officials.
Especially in newly reclaimed territories like Liaodong, every provincial governor must consider their official conduct and their ability to manage subordinates.
It even goes so far as to specify the county magistrate and his assistant officials for each county.
Next, the Ministry of Works planned the city, the Ministry of Transportation surveyed the roads, and the Ministry of Revenue compiled the local residents' household registers in preparation for their relocation.
The Ministry of War is responsible for handling all matters related to the post stations.
The Ministry of Rites needs to prepare for a series of issues, including the relocation of the Imperial College, the construction and enrollment of prefectural, state, and county schools, and the appointment of instructors.
The Ministry of Justice and the Censorate also need to make a whole host of preparations, including the Provincial Judicial Commissioner's Office and the Local Inspection Censor's Office.
Even the Grand General's Office had to consider the establishment of military commands and garrisons in the various provincial administrations of Liaodong.
And that doesn't even include the township government offices that Yang Dianfeng started implementing in Ningyang County and Dengzhou Prefecture.
If we also include the township-level government offices, the number of officials that the Ministry of Personnel alone needs to prepare would skyrocket.
The end result is that we all suffer and toil, while you, Hu Weiyong, get to reap the benefits.
That dog is probably just dreaming!
"It's truly thanks to Governor Hu's courage to think and speak out."
Li Shanchang immediately switched to a sarcastic tone: "What's wrong? You, Hu Weiyong, went to Liaodong to become the provincial governor, and now you're planning to come back and order your superiors and me around?"
Hu Weiyong was completely numb.
Did I, Hu Weiyong, come up with this idea?
Obviously not.
It was Yang Dianfeng who suggested dividing Liaodong into three parts.
The idea of building farms and palaces was also proposed by Yang the Madman.
You, Li Shanchang, dare not directly confront Yang Dianfeng in a sarcastic manner, yet you dare to mock me, Hu Weiyong, in a sarcastic manner.
Li Shanchang glanced at Hu Weiyong, then pulled him aside and whispered, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"It's obvious now that Yang the Madman is unhappy."
“When he’s unhappy, he’ll write memorials to bother the officials in power and the court.”
"Once he finishes writing his memorial, the rest is basically just copying his work directly."
"If you keep agreeing with him now, will he write this memorial or will you write it?"
As Li Shanchang finished speaking, Hu Weiyong was completely dumbfounded.
There's a saying that old people are shrewd and old horses are cunning.
Tsk.
Li Xiang is both shrewd and cunning!
Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong couldn't help but shudder again.
so far so good.
Although I have offended Prime Minister Li many times in the past, it is clear that Prime Minister Li has not intended to kill me.
Didn't you see that even Yang the Madman was outmaneuvered by Prime Minister Li?
After persuading Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang put on an ugly face, as if he had swallowed three pounds of flies, and turned back to Yang Shaofeng, saying, "According to what the Prince Consort said, since Liaodong is divided into three provincial administrations, should we also set up a 'pioneer' award for the three provincial administrations?"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "Is Prime Minister Li perhaps teasing me?"
Competition between farm managers is one thing.
Making three provincial governors compete for the position is somewhat absurd.
Not to mention that the imperial court originally had a four-level examination with eight methods, which was a way of putting officials at all levels in a competitive state.
Adding another competition—farm development—to them would be completely pointless.
Most importantly, the situation in Liaodong is much more complicated.
To give a simple example, Liaoning has abundant mineral resources, but its arable land is not as good as that of Heilongjiang.
There is another oil field in Heilongjiang.
Although the Ming Dynasty's strength was insufficient to exploit it, the mere discovery of such an oil field would determine Heilongjiang's standing in the Ming court.
When Yang Shaofeng thought of the oil fields in Heilongjiang, his thoughts immediately drifted to the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission and the Western Regions.
Shandong has oil fields.
There are also oil fields in the Western Regions.
The only troublesome part is that the mining is quite difficult.
It's far more convenient to just go out and rob someone.
But the thought of going out to steal oil brought Yang Shaofeng's mind back to the ports in Liaodong.
A natural ice-free port—isn't this the best base for the North Sea Fleet?
The problem is that the North Sea Fleet is not even in its infancy yet, and we have to wait for the Dengzhou Shipyard to build more warships.
To enable the Dengzhou Shipyard to build more warships, a large amount of high-quality timber is needed.
Liaodong has no shortage of high-quality timber.
However, Liaodong lacks manpower, particularly workers who can cut down these trees.
Then, the problem returned to its original starting point once again.
Shortage of people.
Yang Shaofeng's head was getting more and more ache from thinking about it, and he couldn't help but say with a dark face, "How about we just split it a little more evenly?"
Zhu Biao paused slightly, then looked at Yang Shaofeng and asked, "What do you mean by 'a little more average'?"