Li Longji put down the new model and fiddled with it for a while, "The design is exquisite. Zhou Qingli and the Persian monk built a bunch of useless houses. This is not as good as this one."
"He has no authority and cannot start trading in Annan. Only someone who understands economics can be in that position."
Li Yi felt that the root of this situation was that he did not know the right person.
Throwing an opportunistic person who wanted to curry favor with His Majesty into the position of trade, cheating people.
"Is Zhang Jiuling the City Shipping Commissioner of Guangzhou City?" Li Longji asked for a name.
"Zhang Jiuling... He should be Zuo Shiyi now. His position is not bad. Previously, he told the Emperor that there was a problem with the District Magistrate chosen by the Ministry of Personnel.
Li Yi knew Zhang Jiuling. He used to be the Prime Minister.
"He went home six days ago." Li Longji sighed.
"That can't be." Li Yi was puzzled.
Zhang Jiuling, Yao Chong and Lu Huaishen all had their own opinions.
He first bluntly mentioned Yao Chong's situation because Yao Chong had written the 'To Yao Ling's Official Letter'.
Then, he mentioned that Cui Riyong was not the Minister of Personnel and that Lu Huaishen was the Minister.
There was a problem with the Ministry of Personnel and Lu Huaishen was not punished. Zhang Jiuling felt that the two Prime Ministers were not good.
He left in a fit of anger. He went home and did not play anymore.
But now, Cui Riyong was still the Minister of Personnel. If there was no problem with Lu Huaishen, why did Zhang Jiuling leave?
Was it because Cui Riyong was not punished? There was a problem with the District Magistrate and two Assistant Ministers were removed.
Then, there was good news. The students who did not pass the imperial examinations ran to the village to be village officials.
"Maybe he is homesick." Li Longji said something that even he did not believe. Zhang Jiuling brought his family to Chang 'an to take up his position.
He brought his family with him. He had a wife and a son. His son was not an official yet. He would be a District Magistrate in the future.
Li Yi nodded. He was relieved. Let's go back. Then...
"Third Brother, quick, I'll get the money, give him the money, I'll give him twenty thousand gold coins, I'll get the Winged Knights to send it to him."
Li Yi remembered something and ran to withdraw the money after saying that.
After a while, he ran back with twenty Winged Knights. Each of them carried two tactical backpacks with crossbows, bows, and swords.
Each person had three horses, and the horses carried their own rations.
The coupons Li Yi took out were worth ten grams each. There were a total of two thousand coupons, which was quite heavy.
"Go after Zhang Jiuling. Once you catch him, give him the money and tell him that he wants to fix the road. Send him on his way. "
Li Yi gave the two bags of money to the two Winged Knights.
The twenty men glanced at Li Longji. Li Longji smiled. The twenty men mounted their horses and rushed out of Zhuangzi.
"Brother Yi, which road does Zhang Jiuling want to fix?" Li Longji was puzzled when he could not see the cavalry.
"Dayu Ridge. His house is there. We will pass by Dayu Ridge this time. He is familiar with Guangzhou's situation.
Dayu Ridge is not easy to walk on. If we fix the road there, it will be much more convenient to travel to Chang 'an.
He does not have an official position, so he cannot use the local people. I'll give him twenty thousand gold coins, he can fix a long road. "
Li Yi knew that Zhang Jiuling wanted to fix the road, but he would only say so next year. Then, he received the order and led the people to work.
It took him a long time to fix the road. Even after the new country was established, there were still people walking on that road.
He took advantage of the slack in the farming season to ask the people to fix the road. There will always be a time when the slack ends, and the farming season will become busy.
Fixing the road had to consider the livelihood of the people, and the imperial court did not provide funds.
Give him twenty thousand gold coins, and it will be slack again after the autumn harvest.
He could fix the road properly, and it would be better than the one in history.
Li Longji thought for a while: "Ah!"
He did not ask Li Yi how he knew that Zhang Jiuling wanted to fix the road. It was fine as long as the twenty thousand gold coins were not thrown away.
"I will write a letter to Her Majesty in a while. Third Brother, help me send it up and explain why I used the Winged Knights." Li Yi then said to Li Longji.
"Okay, Her Majesty will definitely not blame you." Li Longji said.
At noon the next day, a horse carriage was moving slowly.
"Boss, there is a village up ahead. It will take less than half an hour to get there. Let's go there to eat."
A person about the same age as Zhang Jiuling said to him.
Zhang Jiuling's group of five people was him, his wife, his son, the steward, and the manservant.
The steward and manservant were brought over from Shaozhou's Qujiang County when he took office.
The horse carriage was filled with luggage. Most of it was books and newspapers, as well as gifts from Her Majesty.
Everyone got on the horse carriage. The horse was too tired, so the manservant and the steward took turns to walk on the ground.
After arranging the time, if they had lunch in a village and found that they could not walk to another place at night, they would just stay in the village.
If they met other people, they could travel together and take care of each other.
Less than a quarter of an hour after the steward finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves could be heard.
"Zhang Gong, Zhang Gong, Zhang Gong, wait." The people behind shouted.
The horse carriage stopped. Zhang Jiuling got off and looked back.
Five horses and five people had arrived. One of the horses was a small yellow door.
"Zhang Gong, Her Majesty, Her Majesty asked if Guangzhou could be built into a city?"
The small yellow door looked tired. He bowed and asked on behalf of Li Longji.
"This official, oh, I have not returned for many years and do not know the details. When I return home, I will write a letter."
Zhang Jiuling did not expect the other party to ask this. He had not returned for many years and did not know much.
"Thank you, Zhang Gong. Zhang Gong, Her Majesty gave you the money." The small yellow door took out a hundred gold coins and gave it to Zhang Jiuling.
Zhang Jiuling's eyes were red. He took the money and bowed in the direction of the Imperial City. "Thank you, Her Majesty."
"Zhang Gong, take care. We are going back." The small yellow door did not care about his tiredness and turned to get on the horse.
Before he got on the horse, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Compared to the five of them, the sound of horse hooves was more hurried.
As the sound got closer, a group of people and horses appeared.
When they got closer, the 20 Winged Knights slowed down their horses and rushed out for a distance before coming back.
They did not pull the reins directly to make the horses stand up. That would be harmful to the horses.
"Zhang Gong, I am a squad leader of the Winged Knights. My name is Fang Guangzhang. I am under Her Majesty's order to escort Zhang Gong back to your hometown."
The leader of the Winged Knights dismounted and came to Zhang Jiuling.
Zhang Jiuling looked at these people and knelt in the direction of Chang 'an with tears streaming down his face.
After kowtowing, he wiped his tears and asked Fang Guangzhang, "Is Her Majesty well?"
"Her Majesty is well. This is …" Fang Guangzhang looked at the small yellow door.
"We are also under Her Majesty's order to come here. We are going back." The small yellow door looked at Zhang Jiuling again and remembered him.
Her Majesty actually sent the Winged Knights to escort him. When he returned to Chang 'an in the future, he could not afford to offend her.
The five people from the small yellow door left and the group set off again. The five people, including Zhang Jiuling, were completely relieved.
The 20 Winged Knights could do whatever they wanted at night. They could leave and stay as they wished.
"Zhang Gong, when you pass by the village, if someone is willing to sell a horse, buy another one. Two horses will pull the carriage." Zhang Jiuling's wife, Tan Shi, said to him.
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