Chapter 351: Ming Dynasty First Construction Bureau
In the Honglu Temple, the Left Shaoqing Cao Yu, the Right Shaoqing Meng Zhao, the Left Temple Secretary Chen Mengji, the Right Temple Secretary Gu Jing and Cheng Zhirou sat on the left and right sides respectively, and Ou Zanghua sat in the main seat with the information they had collected in his hand.

Perhaps because of the successful case of the Weiyang Palace Imperial Farm, Emperor Zhengde attached great importance to the development of the Renshou Palace Imperial Farm and the Qingning Palace Imperial Farm.

Therefore, before the Honglu Temple came, he asked the Dongchang to control the eunuch in charge, and then make plans after the Honglu Temple had investigated the matter thoroughly.

Therefore, after Shaoqing and Sicheng arrived at the imperial farm with a group of Mingzan, all the handover work went smoothly.

Ningjin, Longping, Nangong, Xinhe counties, as well as Derenwu, Yong'an No. 4 Factory, Daxing and other villages, as well as Banqiao, Maizhuang, Zhumuchang, and Sujiazhuang fields, were all imperial villages of Renshou Palace.

The area is about 1,253 hectares and is home to more than 3,000 households.

The Qingning Palace Imperial Estate is located in Fengrun County, Shuntian Prefecture, and extends southwest to Baodi, Wuqing, Jinghai, and even to Hejian and other prefectures and counties. It covers an area of ​​about 1,421 hectares and has more than 4,000 households.

Right Junior Minister Meng Zhao said with a smile, "We were originally wondering if there would be any problems during this trip, but we didn't expect the whole process to be so smooth, especially the Qingning Palace Royal Farm. When the farmers heard that we were there, they reacted very strongly. We immediately arranged whatever we asked them to do."

Ou Zanghua looked at the report on the Qingning Palace Imperial Farm and found that even the number of farmers hidden in it was recorded clearly. This was too cooperative.

It reminded him of the reorganization of the Beijing camp. Wasn't it going smoothly and then caused such a big mess?

So after hearing Meng Zhao's words, he asked curiously, "Why is this?"

"hey-hey."

Meng Zhao smiled and reminded: "Your Excellency might as well take a look at the address of Qingning Palace Royal Manor."

Hearing this, Ou Zanghua moved his eyes to the beginning of the memorial, his gaze jumping between the lines. After a moment, he suddenly realized, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes: "So that's how it is. The Qingning Palace Royal Manor is actually adjacent to the Weiyang Palace Royal Manor."

"Exactly!"

Meng Zhao began to tell the story. Since the two Huangzhuangs were adjacent to each other, they often had exchanges with each other.

Therefore, the farmers living in the Qingning Palace Imperial Farm all saw the changes in their neighbors.

Originally everyone was living a hard life, being bullied and trampled on, day after day, just barely making ends meet.

Suddenly one day, the neighbor's life changed every day. Not only could he eat meat every few days, but he could even afford sugar and cakes, which were good things that only masters could afford.

There are even rumors that the first group of people who came to work in the factory made a lot of money and planned to demolish their thatched houses and expand them to build brick houses.

Remember, it’s only been half a year!

In the past, when we met on the street, you were unkempt and I was unkempt, but we just smiled at each other.

When we meet now, I am still unkempt, but you look radiant. How can I smile?

Who doesn’t want to live a good life?

Unfortunately, this blessing from heaven is not theirs. Apart from dreaming before going to bed every night, they can do nothing.

Meng Zhao said with a smile: "So, when the farmers in the Qingning Palace Royal Farm heard that our Honglu Temple would take over the Royal Farm, they were so happy that they almost caught up with the time when I took the palace examination and was selected as a Jinshi."

"That's true. We issued the order the day before, and they completed it the next morning." Zuo Shaoqing Cao Yu also said with emotion: "Without those eunuchs in charge and holding us back, we can get things done incredibly fast."

"So that's how it is. No wonder the data on the Qingning Palace Imperial Farm is the most detailed." After hearing this, Ou Zanghua also smiled. This is the power of role models.

He turned his gaze to Meng Zhao, and his tone was somewhat inquiring: "You just mentioned that in the area of ​​the Weiyang Palace Royal Farm, many villagers are planning to demolish their thatched houses and build brick houses, right?"

"It is true," Meng Zhao nodded and explained, "This time, we went to Qingning Palace and the Royal Manor to do the work. Since it went so smoothly, we had more time, so we went to Weiyang Palace and the Royal Manor to visit Mr. Liu, and that's how we learned about this." "Yes"

Ou Zanghua knocked on the table and recalled the content of the memorial submitted by Yang Lian, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, during the noon court session a few days ago. Due to the recent large-scale layoffs in the Beijing camp, many veterans left the barracks.

These people had money in their hands, so they started spending it in the capital. This was originally a good thing, but most veterans had no plans, so they spent the money recklessly as soon as they got it, which attracted the attention of ruffians.

These villains who have been roaming the streets for a long time and making a living by fraud and extortion have smelled the scent of "fat sheep" from the veterans.

In the name of friendship, they lured veterans into traps, drained all their money, and then walked away looking for the next unlucky person.

The revenge of the veterans was very simple. When they had lost their money, the brave ones would take a knife, sneak into the gangster's house at night, and kill the entire family.

In just over twenty days, eight tragic murders of entire families had already occurred in the capital.

Several criminals were caught, but they didn't care about life or death at all. If they lost their money, their homes would be gone too. You can kill them or chop them up as you please. They won't admit their mistakes and will do it again next time.

This almost drove Yang Lian, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, into autism. If eyes could kill people, Qiu Yue and He Jian would have been chopped into pieces by Yang Lian.

It is certainly imperative for you to downsize the military, but how can you simply pay out a subsidy and ignore the future livelihood of the veterans?
Qiu Yue and He Jian were also speechless. After all, they had issued a subsidy. Look at the local garrisons below. Those who allowed the old soldiers to retire were all conscientious generals.

The two sides argued endlessly about this matter, and the originally solemn and dignified noon court unexpectedly turned into a fierce debate, and the atmosphere was comparable to that of a bustling vegetable market.

Despite the heated words exchanged between the two sides, the issue remained unresolved, and the reorganization of the Beijing camp slowed down in this atmosphere.

Ou Zanghua recalled Meng Zhao's words and suddenly had an idea in his mind. Since these veterans had no plans, he might as well help them make some.

When it comes to fighting on the battlefield, most of these people are useless, but when it comes to engineering construction skills, they are absolute experts. After all, they are a group of professionals serving Your Majesty.

Therefore, why not take this opportunity to bring together this group of experienced veterans and establish the "First Construction Bureau of Ming Dynasty"

Take the construction of brick houses in the Weiyang Palace Imperial Farm as an example. Many villagers have this wish. Why not organize ourselves, make a unified plan, and then contract it to the First Construction Bureau of the Ming Dynasty to build it? Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

In this way, the veterans have a place to go and can make a living with this skill in the future.

The people were also happy. After all, as long as they spent a little money, they could enjoy the roads, bridges and houses built for them by the former Beijing soldiers.

Thinking of this, Ou Zanghua decided to write a set of rules and submit them to Emperor Zhengde.
Under the same sky, Yang Qing walked out of the Ou Mansion with a warm smile on his face. When he stepped into the carefully prepared carriage and the door closed quietly, his expression instantly changed from sunny to cloudy, and an indescribable coldness quietly crept up his brows.

He had been in the capital for more than a month. Although the Minister of War He Jian and the Cabinet Minister Fei Hong did not agree to help the prince, at least they met and had a chat.

Only Ou Zanghua, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had his servants send back two visiting cards, and he came to visit in person but was still politely declined.

Such an action not only did not give him any face, but was also a disrespect to the prince.

Yang Qing angrily slammed the table, complaining inwardly: "It is said that a virtuous wife is like a treasure. This wife of Lord Ou is indeed from a small place and has no knowledge at all! In this situation, she can only follow Qian Ning's path."

In the Ou Mansion, Yue Lingshan sat aside and looked at Liu Qing, who had obviously become rounder, and asked, "Madam, I saw that the smile on that person's face when he left was a little forced. Is that a bad thing?"

"It's okay," Liu Qing shook her head and said, "I've talked to my husband before. We just don't need to get involved in the Ning Wang Mansion's affairs."

When Yue Lingshan heard that it was Ou Zanghua's idea, she nodded and said, "That's good."

(End of this chapter)