Chapter 1381 Xin Zijuan Sunset Grass Tree Clues

Early summer came almost in a blink of an eye. As the weather got warmer, people in the capital began to take off their fur and cotton-padded jackets, and their heavy robes were gradually replaced by light gowns, with at most a lining underneath.

 For Feng Ziying, all matters in the DPRK certainly require attention, but he is more aware that his weight is too light, especially now that he is a local official and is not suitable to be overly involved in many things.

Even the officials of the DPRK and China who had a close relationship with each other before could no longer make business plans on call as often as before, and they no longer needed to be scrupulous.

Many people still attach great importance to the rule of not acting in their own power. If it is exceeded, firstly, it will appear that there is no one in the court, and secondly, they will worry that they have broken the rule. At most, they can only discuss it in private meetings. .

Feng Ziying is also open-minded and has a lot of things on her hands. Although the promotion of potato sweet potato has the support of You Shigong and she has searched several states and counties to try it, she still cannot take it lightly when it comes to subsequent specific operations.

What Feng Ziying considers is that after this season ends, military households or farmers who have tasted the benefits will be more motivated in the next season, so that this thing can be truly promoted.

Feng Ziying left this matter in Fu Shi's hands to test Fu Shi's ability.

 Iron ore exploration in Miyun is also progressing in an orderly manner. In fact, the iron ore on the edge of the Miyun mountainous area has long been explored, and there are even some small iron ore mines that have been tried for a long time.

It’s just that for things like iron ore, the first thing is scale, the second thing is convenient transportation, the third thing is supporting coal mines, and the fourth thing is technology. Therefore, without sufficient funds, process technology and supporting systems, Miyun The iron mines here are far from comparable to those in Zunhua, so many small iron mines are just discovered and then abandoned.

With the demonstration from Yongping Prefecture, businessmen from Shanxi and Shaanxi are already familiar with the road. The only major investment is to build a road from Miyun to Jugezhuang to Miyun County. In addition, it is necessary to build a road from Miyun to the west of Beijing. After coal coking, the coke is transported to Miyun.

So after calculation, compared with Zunhua, iron ore mining and smelting here seems a bit uneconomical, but considering the rich coal resources in Xishan, the iron ore in Miyun is not satisfactory, so although it is The cost is not as good as Zunhua, let alone compared with Yongping Prefecture, but with the support of a huge consumer market like Jingshi City, it is not satisfactory to have such a smelting base.

In comparison, Zunhua is even more interesting, but the Zunhua Iron Factory is officially run by the imperial court. The iron factory is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and the iron refined is mainly supplied to the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of War in Zunhua. The workshop crafts armor, arrow clusters, and firearms.

However, for a place with such superior conditions as Zunhua Iron Works, it was actually caused by a bunch of Lu Li from the Ministry of Industry and a bunch of borers from the iron factory to make losses year after year, and even some could no longer support it. This really left Feng Ziying speechless.

I don’t know if the so-called officials in the iron factory and military workshop really don’t understand management or if they are enriching their own pockets, which leads to this situation.

Feng Ziying also specially arranged for Wang Wenyan to get to know the Zunhua Iron Factory and the Ministry of War Workshop through various channels in the early stage. Although there was a factor of enriching his own pockets, in such a large iron mine, even if someone had a hand in it, it would not be a big deal. This is the case. In the final analysis, it is incompetent management that has caused various costs to go out of control. Coupled with inferior technology and poor quality, even the peripheral army refuses to accept weapons from Zunhua, which is enough to explain a lot.

Feng Ziying intends to negotiate with the Ministry of Industry on the workshop issues of the Zunhua Iron Factory and even the Ministry of War Arms Bureau. Although the Zunhua Iron Factory is relatively large, it still has the potential to expand in the eyes of Feng Ziying, Shanxi businessmen and Zhuang Limin, and The craftsmanship and technology of the Ordnance Bureau's workshop is seriously backward. In addition to the advantage of being matched with the Zunhua Iron Works, a group of craftsmen in the workshop are valuable assets.

However, dealing with the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War is also a troublesome matter. Cui Jingrong from the Ministry of Works can be easier to talk to, but Zhang Huaichang may not be able to control the situation at the Ministry of War.

Now I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble with Xu Dahua, the left minister of the Ministry of War. In addition, Yuan Yingtai, the doctor of the Arsenal Division, has a headstrong character. In addition, Xu Dahua is now in charge of the Vehicle and Driving Department and the Arsenal Division, so it will be even more difficult to deal with.

But no matter how difficult it is, you still have to do it. The conditions of the Zunhua Iron Works and the Ministry of War Ordnance Bureau's workshops in Zunhua are much better than those in Miyun, and the infrastructure is complete, which is nothing more than management and craftsmanship. The question is, if we can take over the Zunhua Iron Works and the Ordnance Bureau's workshop, we can quickly build production capacity in a very short time. This is undoubtedly what Feng Ziying and Shanshan businessmen are eager to achieve.

"I am responsible for the work of the Ministry of Industry. It has suffered losses for many years. As far as I know, there are strong opinions within the Ministry of Industry. If the Zunhua Iron Works cannot be taken over at once, it can at least be changed to a public-private partnership, but the leading rights must be handed over. In your hands, the entire iron plant from iron ore to smelting to ironmaking will be controlled by you. The Ministry of Industry has more supervisory and advisory powers. Of course, if profits are made, they will not be short of dividends,..."

 Feng Ziying and Wang Shaoquan spoke patiently.

"Don't worry, sir, the people will not fight with the officials. The Zunhua Iron Works is now in difficulty. Leave it to us. We will naturally run it well. How dare we swallow up what belongs to the imperial court?"

Wang Shaoquan has gradually become one of the leaders of the young merchants of Shanshan and Shaanxi. Because of his relationship with Feng Ziying, basically all business in Beizhili is left to him.

"But I'm afraid that the Ministry of Industry is unwilling to do so, and all kinds of fetters will make it difficult to achieve the effect in the end, and both sides will suffer. If the responsibility is put on us, then we really might as well spend some time on Miyun. simply."

This is also the most thorny issue in the cooperation between the government and the people, especially since the Zunhua Iron Works was originally run by the government, but now it is under the leadership of the private sector. I don’t know how many people who used to work in it to make profits are unwilling to do so, and a lot of trouble will definitely be caused. Wang Shaoquan The concern is also reasonable.

"Well, I have also considered this." Feng Ziying thought for a while, "The workshops of Zunhua Iron Factory and the Ministry of War Ordnance Bureau have declined over the years. There are many reasons, but I can assert that there must be many of them. Mr. Cui, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has just taken office. His character can be trusted, so as long as he says yes, we can check it out, openly or covertly. If there is anything fishy in it, check it out one by one. In hand,…”

Wang Shaoquan's eyes lit up, "Sir, do you mean to find out more about it but not release it?"

"Well, maybe the effect will be better if we don't mention it. If everyone is in peace, we can forget about it. But if someone wants to create trouble or intentionally cause trouble, then don't blame us for handing those things over to the engineering department or to the people in charge. All the censors of the Procuratorate..."

Feng Ziying smiled and said, "I have collected some things here in the early stage, which may be useful. How will you use them then, Shao Quan, you should understand..."

Wang Shao fully understood, "Don't worry, sir. If you can't use it, don't use it. If you must use it, try to stop it as much as possible to reduce the impact area..."

Wang Shaoquan also admired Xiao Feng Xiuzan very much in his heart. Although he was young, he was extremely sophisticated in handling things. His forbearance and tact were no worse than those old officials who had been in the officialdom for decades. Maybe he learned it from his family. Origin is the reason for such good fortune.

Just after Wang Shaoquan was sent away, Wu Yaoqing came in to report something, and Feng Ziying could only sigh.

Originally, I wanted to go back earlier. Today is Baoqin's birthday, and Ping'er's birthday will be in two days. Feng Ziying keeps these things in mind. It's just a busy life, but these women's birthdays are going to be... Keep it in mind and don’t neglect it.

The matter that Wu Yaoqing came in to report was the matter of Hongqing Temple. After this matter was handed over to Wu Yaoqing, Feng Ziying no longer cared about it.

This month has passed, and Wu Yaoqing has not replied. Unexpectedly, Wu Yaoqing is here now.

"Oh?" Feng Ziying was really surprised, "I know that Renqing is very dictatorial in Hongqing Temple. Most of the monks are his disciples who brought him from Zhuangyan Temple in Datong, but you said that you had conflicts with him. All the monks who clashed either died of illness or disappeared?"

"Yes, my subordinates have investigated their experiences after coming to Hongqing Temple from Renqing. Currently, there are only three monks in Hongqing Temple who were in the temple before Renqing came to Hongqing Temple, and these three are basically secluded from the world. Wu Zheng and several others have left Hongqing Temple and are in Guangji Temple, Jiufeng Temple and Chengen Temple respectively. His subordinates used some methods to find some of them to understand the situation. They all felt that there was something wrong with Hongqing Temple. Those who couldn’t stay any longer took the initiative to leave, but they couldn’t give a specific reason for leaving. They only said that Renqing was too domineering and never discussed things, and his disciples were also very strong and fierce..."

"Well, how many monks died of illness and disappeared?" Feng Ziying didn't expect that Wu Yaoqing would investigate so carefully and find out such things, which was a bit surprising to him.

"There were five people in total, and two died of illness. One of them was not in good health, but he was normal. The other was said to have been a martial arts practitioner and was very strong. He was also the leader of the Zhike monk at the time. He died suddenly on a rainy night. It is said that he died from a lightning strike, but it has been ten years since..."

Wu Yaoqing paused, "There are three more people who are missing. They said they went out for a wander, but never came back."

“Hmph, this is really a bit suspicious, is there anything else?” Feng Ziying rubbed her chin with a faint look in her eyes.

"Also, in the past two years, it seems that Hongqing Temple, which has not received many foreign visitors for a long time, seems to have frequent foreign visitors. There are only three to five people here, and almost all of them are outsiders..." Wu Yaoqing pondered for a moment before saying: "As far as we know, the whereabouts of these foreigners seem to be very secretive, but Hongqing Temple doesn't seem to care much about it."

 (End of this chapter)