PDLP Chapter 565 Newcomers
Chapter 565 Newcomers
When she fell asleep, Rong Jin picked her up, carefully washed her body, and put on underwear for her.
Then he held her in his arms again, looked at the blush in the corners of her eyes, couldn't help but kiss her gently, and then he fell asleep peacefully.
And someone finally realized the price of talking big. Overnight, his curvy figure shrank a lot.
Woo woo woo, it’s all “fool”’s fault. Hualei slapped Fool a few times, just like slapping some “fool”.
The most hateful thing is that someone is flirting, so what, but he puts the false accusation on himself, which is really unacceptable. However, he should be more careful about what he says next. Alas! Life is not easy! A certain woman sighed.
Things in the government office have been very busy. In order to catch up with their respective progress, Lord Li from the Ministry of Works and Minister Zhang from the Ministry of Revenue have really used all their talents and tried their best to recruit people.
At this time, Pei Jingyang revealed another piece of news to Hua Lei, saying that when they were besieging the Xiaowan tribe, they captured more than 33,000 prisoners.
After annihilating the Xiaowan tribe, the imperial court did not execute the captives. Instead, it divided them into several groups and sent them to several county governments under Leyang Prefecture to help with land reclamation and planting as hard labor.
This time, the court did not mention the prisoners in the news, probably because they had forgotten about it. Pei Jingyang asked Hua Lei to find a suitable opportunity to reveal the news to Minister Zhang.
For the reclamation and construction of prefectures in Mobei this time, Minister Zhang and Lord Li have the power to mobilize personnel from surrounding prefectures without affecting farming in other prefectures.
These prisoners were usually treated the same as prisoners who had committed crimes. They were often driven out and made to do the hardest and most tiring work, but they did not have to be paid monthly wages. They were the best free labor force.
If Hua Lei revealed this matter to Minister Zhang at the appropriate time, then for Minister Zhang, Hua Lei would be providing him with a group of free labor, and he would definitely remember Hua Lei's kindness.
Hua Lei asked Pei Jingyang curiously why he didn't go and tell him himself, so that Minister Zhang would remember his kindness, and maybe it would be easier for the soldiers to farm.
However, Pei Jingyang shook his head and told Hua Lei that he would go and talk to Minister Zhang himself. Maybe he could get a favorable response from Minister Zhang at the beginning.
But what about Lord Li of the Ministry of Works? Pei Jingyang, Minister Zhang, and Lord Li were roughly the same age and they were friends with each other.
If Pei Jingyang only told Minister Zhang, he would have offended Lord Li. If both of them told him, it would be meaningless, and it would be useless.
Although Rong Jin worked in the county government office every day and met with Minister Zhang Li every now and then, the special nature of Rong Jin's work made it inappropriate for him to speak.
However, Hua Lei is different. She is from the Ministry of Revenue. If Hua Lei is asked to talk to Minister Zhang, all the benefits will go into her own pocket.
Moreover, it was reasonable for Lord Li to explain it. As an official of the Ministry of Revenue, it was normal for him to report any problems or good things to his superiors in the Ministry of Revenue.
Perhaps, at that time, these 30,000 people might be divided into two, one for the Ministry of Revenue and the other for the Ministry of Works, but that would depend on their respective abilities and relationships. Hua Lei at least expressed her loyalty to Minister Zhang.
After listening to Pei Jingyang's analysis, Hua Lei felt that it made sense. So, when she was alone with Minister Zhang on patrol, she mentioned the matter of the captives to him.
He humbly asked Minister Zhang, "Sir Zhang, what do you think, should we strike first or talk to Sir Li in advance?
I think for the Ministry of Revenue, the more people the better, but if we really want to take the initiative and bring all the prisoners to the Ministry of Revenue, it doesn't seem very likely, right?
Lord Li will definitely come to you, but if you don't tell him, it won't be good to hurt the relationship, right? I think we should take a step back and ask for 20,000 names.
Or maybe 19,000 or more would be fine, that sounds better, what do you think? That way, when Lord Li finds out, he won't be so angry.
Moreover, we can first select the county staff that is closer to Mobei, which can save a few days of travel time. Sir Zhang, what do you think?" Hua Lei said carefully.
When Minister Zhang heard this, he was overjoyed. This was really great news.
So, he immediately sent his aide Zhang Hua, with his letter and a group of people, to the surrounding county offices to ask for the person, while saying to Hua Lei,
"Dr. Hwa's information is really useful. With a subordinate like Dr. Hwa, I can save a lot of trouble. You are right. It is impossible for all of them to come here.
Besides, Lord Li will not let me go. Besides, we are all working for the court, so there is no need for us to be so aggressive. The number you said, more than 19,000, is about right.
If Lord Li is still not satisfied and asks me for manpower, I will transfer some civilians over and let him pay the civilians monthly wages, hahahaha..." Minister Zhang laughed heartily.
"Oh, Doctor Hua, let's talk about this with Lord Li in three or four days, and then we will have people from the surrounding county offices here as well.
Now that Lord Li knows about it, it won’t affect us anymore. This way, we can avenge the last time he intercepted us outside the South City Gate. Hahaha…” Minister Zhang laughed heartily again.
Hua Lei also smiled. This is the good thing about having an open-minded and capable boss who is willing to listen to the opinions and suggestions of his subordinates.
Four days later, Minister Zhang walked leisurely to Lord Li's desk with a cup of tea. Looking at Lord Li who was so busy that he didn't even raise his head, Minister Zhang said something slowly.
"Master Li, I have another 20,000 men coming. No, to be exact, 19,800. You should hurry up and recruit them. It's useless to work alone. Bricks won't build a wall by themselves."
When Lord Li heard this, his eyes widened. What was going on? There were new people coming? Why didn't the county government hear about it? He immediately asked his staff to go out and inquire, and found out that Minister Zhang had sent people to the surrounding county governments to pick up people a few days ago.
Nearly 20,000 people were already on their way back. It was really infuriating! Lord Li didn't bother to argue with Minister Zhang, and immediately sent people to several county offices that Minister Zhang disliked to recruit people.
A few days later, a large number of free laborers arrived in the Mobei town and joined the land reclamation team, which moved faster.
Seven or eight days later, another group of captives were sent by Lord Li to dig up their old nest on Changling Mountain. In government affairs, there are two top leaders who are fighting wits and courage.