Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 549: Headache

After so many bamboo tiles were made, Minister Zhang rushed to the Mobei town with these hundreds of mahjong tiles. It is said that when Minister Zhang was on the road, he was very concerned about the itinerary of Mr. Li from the Ministry of Works.

Once he heard that Lord Li might outrun him, he would ride his horse as fast as he could to catch up with him, and then travel overnight to overtake Lord Li.

When he stayed in Leyang Prefecture, he secretly sent Zhang Hua to guard the city gate of Leyang Prefecture every day to inquire about the whereabouts of Lord Li, the Minister of Works, for fear that Lord Li would surpass him and arrive at the Mobei town first.

Hualei really admires such a leader. No wonder he was able to rise from a poor family with no power or influence, and he had already planned everything before he officially took up the post.

Comparing her days on the road, Hua Lei felt a little ashamed. At that time, apart from eating, resting and playing cards, she had no plans for government affairs.

He was also complacent and self-righteous about the little money he made from selling food. Alas, no wonder others could become ministers. With such vision and ability, I really need to study hard for several years. I can never learn enough.

Emperor Shengwu would definitely like such an employee. It seems that Uncle Pei Jingxuan's position as the Left Assistant Minister will also face severe challenges.

I experienced the more liberal way of doing things in the Ministry of Agriculture, and I also experienced the more repressive leadership in the Ministry of Forestry.

Now that she has met a leader like Minister Zhang who is both capable and humane, Hua Lei feels that the next task should not be difficult.

By the time everything in Diwozi Village was almost arranged, the sun was about to set. Minister Zhang led his people back to the temporary office of the county government.

Someone posted a recruitment notice on the bulletin board at the entrance of the county government office, recruiting people to help prepare meals for the pioneers.

Local people in Mobei can also apply, as can servants from noble families who came to Mobei, and there is no limit on gender. If a servant from a noble family applies, he will be given half the monthly salary.

Registration started at 3:15 am the next day, and it was written on the notice that as long as you signed up to help with cooking, clearing land, etc., you would be rewarded by the host.

If the servants who registered brought their own cooking utensils, iron pots, clay pots, steamers, etc., he would also immediately write it down in the memorial to show the kindness of his master.

The names of the masters whose servants apply for the recruitment first will also be written in the memorial, sent back to the capital, and presented to the emperor.

After seeing the notice, Hua Lei had already estimated the workload for the next day.

Sure enough, the next day, when Hua Lei arrived at the temporary government office at 15:30 on the morning, there was already a long line outside the office.

There were maids and servants in one row, and male servants in another row. They also brought a lot of iron pots, pots and other cooking utensils.

Minister Zhang sat aside and asked Hua Lei and others to help with the registration and record. After he and the servants had completed all the registration procedures, he personally handed the servants a note and asked them to take it to their masters.

On the note, he expressed his gratitude to the host and sincerely thanked the host for supporting the work of the Ministry of Revenue. He would definitely report the matter to the emperor truthfully.

They said that your family was among the first group to support the court's work, and that the support would last until the end of the year, and might even continue after the new year.

Hua Lei also took a sneak peek at some of the notes. In fact, the contents of all the notes were the same. They were written by Zhang Hua, the aide to Minister Zhang, who stayed up all night and wrote them by lamplight.

The name of the master was originally blank, and Minister Zhang filled in a name himself. In fact, when these masters asked their servants to sign up, they didn't say that they would continue to help.

Many people wanted to work for ten days, half a month, or at most a month, just to gain a reputation. However, with the note personally brought by Minister Zhang, it was a bit difficult to back down.

Are we only going to do this for ten days or half a month? Moreover, there are recorders like Rong Jin who record everything, and there are eyes watching in who knows where.

Therefore, the mistresses of these aristocratic families had no choice but to let the maids and old women persist in doing their jobs first, and they had to overcome any inconveniences on their own.

Hua Lei was once again amazed when she saw Minister Zhang's move. You know, the shortage of manpower in the small town of Mobei is very tight right now.

Every department wanted as many people as possible. And the wages of ordinary people were also rising. Just like Pei Jingyang, he took away a group of people before the officials arranged for them to do anything.

He went to work in his own brick kiln and lumber workshop, and the wages were a little higher than the court's standard. The court paid 800 wen a month, and Pei Jingyang paid 850 wen a month.

Therefore, many local people in the small town of Mobei work for the employer that pays the most money. Therefore, the town is now in a labor shortage.

However, Minister Zhang's move attracted a large number of half-price laborers. Now most of the noble families have arrived. After all, there are only two or three days left before the deadline set by the court.

By the time registration closed in the afternoon, Minister Zhang had not only recruited all the people who were preparing meals, but there were also many people left over. Should they be returned? Don't want them?

How is that possible? If you don't make steamed buns or cook, you can go and open up wasteland and plant crops. I'm not afraid of you coming, I'm just afraid of you not coming. If you come, I'll put you up and make sure you can't leave.

So, there were people to prepare meals, and the team for land reclamation had several hundred more people.

By the time Lord Li from the Ministry of Works, who had been delayed due to catching a cold on the way, arrived in Mobei, Minister Zhang had already taken all the good things, which made Lord Li so angry that his headache became even worse.

Hua Lei witnessed the whole process and was really amazed by Minister Zhang's series of actions. No wonder Pei Jingyang praised Minister Zhang for his excellence when he talked about him earlier.

It is said that Minister Zhang was the top scholar in his class, so it seems that he does have some real skills.

The work of the Ministry of Households started smoothly and compactly. It was now mid-September and after the fields had been prepared, it was just the right time to plant the wheat, almost in time for the farming season.

The first batch of fields reclaimed by the Ministry of Households was located to the east of Diwozi Village, with a compacted dirt road about two and a half meters wide in the middle.

It turned out that the small town of Mobei was built right next to the border. A few miles out of the north gate was a place similar to a grassland.

In the past, it was the only way for the Xiaowan tribe to sneak attack the small town in Mobei. After such a long time, it is now covered with a large area of ​​weeds.

If you want to reclaim the land, you must first clear away all the weeds.