met free Chapter 318 I have some good news to tell everyone
Chapter 318 I have some good news to tell everyone
If we were to name the person who hated Yang Shaofeng the most in the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom, the number one spot would undoubtedly go to Kong Xixue. After all, not only did the Duke of Yansheng, who was about to be his, slip away, but he also had to lead a team to compile the "Hongwu Dictionary." At such a young age, Yang Shaofeng already showed signs of exceptional intelligence, so how could Kong Xixue not hate him?
Those ranked second were naturally the Ministry of Works officials who were left in Dengzhou.
In the past, even though Yang the Madman was causing trouble, at least we were still in the capital, so no one could see each other, which was a way to avoid being bothered by his antics.
Now things are really messed up. He's been left in Dengzhou to do hard labor. Every day he has to trek through mountains and rivers to survey the terrain and look for mineral deposits. He hardly has a day to rest!
If we were to visualize the hatred that Kong Xixue and the Ministry of Works officials felt towards Yang Shaofeng, Kong Xixue's hatred would probably be around 10 points, while the Ministry of Works officials' hatred would be around 9.9 points.
However, it was all in vain. There were countless officials in the Ming Dynasty who hated Yang Shaofeng, but there were very few who didn't. These Ministry of Works officials who were left in Dengzhou could only curse him in their hearts and do their best to complete the exploration for Yang Shaofeng, and also have to make the project schedule and budget for him.
As per Yang Shaofeng's request, the road planned by these officials in the Ministry of Works stretches from Wendeng in the east to Laiyang in the west, with a total length of about 300 li, which translates to about 45,000 zhang.
If we calculate based on the construction level of that road in Ningyang County, with 10,000 prisoners, they could build about 100 zhang (approximately 50 meters) a day, and the entire road construction period should be about a year and a half.
Of course, this is just the main road from Wendeng to Laiyang. If you include the auxiliary roads connecting other counties, the entire construction period will take about three years.
About three years...
The opportunity is already lost, what's the point of talking about a market opening?
After considering it for a moment, Yang Shaofeng turned his gaze to Wang Qiong and said, "Brother Wang, I need to write a memorial to the throne and I would like to trouble you to take it back for me."
Wang Qiong immediately agreed with a smile.
Anyway, the memorials are for the emperor to see. In the end, the one who will have a headache is either the emperor or the crown prince, or big shots like Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen. What does it have to do with me, a mere ninth-rank interpreter?
……
Wang Qiong has arrived.
Wang Qiong left again.
They brought several pieces of good news when they arrived, and took a memorial with them when they left.
After seeing Wang Qiong off, Yang Shaofeng went to the county government's workshop, found several officials from the Ministry of Works, and asked them directly, "Has the city plan for Dengzhou Prefecture been completed yet?"
Several officials from the Ministry of Works, who were buried in their documents, looked up and immediately stood up when they saw Yang Shaofeng. They bowed and said, "We, your humble servants, greet Your Highness, the Imperial Son-in-Law."
After exchanging greetings, Wang Shaoyu, the head of the Ministry of Works' Construction and Maintenance Department, stepped forward first and replied to Yang Shaofeng, "Your Highness, the planning for Dengzhou Prefecture's city walls is almost complete."
According to the plan given by the Ministry of Works, the original East Gate was to be completely demolished, the moat east of the original gate was to be incorporated into the city, and the new East Gate was to be built directly east of the Mishui River. The South Gate, which was originally west of the Shangshui Gate, was also to be moved eastward, and the West Gate and North Gate were also to be changed.
Once the new city is completed, there will be four city gate towers, built in four styles: tower, platform, palace, and pavilion. The east gate tower will be pavilion style, the south gate tower style, the west platform style, and the north palace style. All the city gate towers will have triple eaves, commonly known as "three drops of water".
All four gates of the city had barbicans. The East Barbican had the Sanyi Hall, the South Barbican had the Huode Temple, the West Barbican had the Guanyin Hall, and the North Barbican had the Xuantan Temple. In addition to the four city gates, there were three water gates: the Upper Water Gate, the Lower Water Gate, and the Small Water Gate. The moat outside the city walls was also designed to be two zhang wide and one zhang deep.
Within the city, the layout was such that the Penglai County Government Office was in the east, the Dengzhou Prefecture Government Office was in the west, and the Dengzhou Garrison was in the middle. To the northeast of the county government office was the land temple, to the northwest was the county school, and directly west of the county school, which was also directly north of the Dengzhou Garrison Office, was the primary school. Behind the primary school was the North Gate City.
Across the street from the prefectural government office was the prefectural school. Several government offices were set aside to the west of the prefectural school, and a separate courtyard was reserved as a primary school. The south side of the prefectural school was originally the south gate of Penglai County. After the expansion, it became a small south gate. The main south gate was located between the Honey River and the original moat city.
Yang Shaofeng examined the results of the work that the officials of the Ministry of Works had been working on for more than half a month for a long time, and finally decided to use the land between the county school and the land temple as a market.
After all, this open space is not far from the North Gate, and there is a Xuantan Temple on the North Gate. The city gate is also called Zhenhai Gate because it faces the sea, which is a good name.
The only problem is that this open space is quite far from the South Gate, also known as Chaotianmen, and not very close to the West Gate, Ying'enmen. If we want to connect it to the official road from Wendeng to Laiyang, the amount of work will be a little more.
But it doesn't matter anyway, since building the city doesn't require conscription. All that's needed is to draw 10,000 people from Xu Zheng and Qu Mingjie's entire family to do the work.
Having made up his mind, Yang Shaofeng smiled and said, "I've come here today to tell you all some good news."
The officials from the Ministry of Works looked at Yang Shaofeng with suspicion in their eyes.
As the old saying goes, "An owl entering a house at night is never a stranger." Another old saying goes, "A weasel visiting a chicken to wish it a Happy New Year is up to no good."
You, Yang the Madman, wrote a memorial to Emperor Zhu and got us sent to Dengzhou Prefecture to be your slaves. We've been ordering you around for months, and now you say you have some good news?
I bother!
Just as the officials of the Ministry of Works were secretly grumbling to themselves, Yang Shaofeng said with a smile, "This is really a good thing - as long as you can arrange the construction of the prefectural city and the road repairs, I can petition His Majesty to transfer you back to the capital."
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Wang Shaoyu, the secretary of the Construction and Maintenance Department, almost lost control of his expression.
It wasn't that I wanted to laugh, it was that I wanted to curse Yang Shaofeng out.
Can you explain to us what it means to arrange the construction of the prefectural city and the road repair?
Is this something that can be arranged just by talking?
Don't you even know how few literate people there are in your Dengzhou Prefecture?
A whole bunch of county magistrates paired with a primary school student studying at the county school—who are we supposed to arrange things for?
Should the assignments be made for the county magistrates or the primary school students?
That doesn't seem right either. Your Dengzhou Prefecture doesn't even have a single craftsman or laborer to repair roads or build city walls, you bastard!
Just as the officials of the Ministry of Works were cursing in their hearts, Yang Shaofeng smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. You don't need to explain these things to others. As long as you can write them down clearly, that's fine. I will have someone look at the plans you have written and then implement them. That should be about the same."
Ok?
Wang Shaoyu thought Yang Shaofeng was probably just daydreaming.