The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 179: Divine!

The next morning, Qin Zheng received a letter from the empress via carrier pigeon.

The empress told him that it was Beichen who killed Xiang Rong.

Qin Zheng knew that the empress sent him the letter because she was afraid that he would misunderstand.

There was no way the empress could deceive him about this matter.

Qin Zheng told Cao Caidie the news.

It was just his inference before, but now it is confirmed.

Again, I told her not to go out.

Qin Zheng was not very confident in the empress.

Worried that the Empress would take action.

The heart of an emperor cannot be guessed with an ordinary mind!

Although Xiang Rong was not killed by the empress, that was because she did not know the inside story before.

Qin Zheng still knows something about the emperor's methods!

Since ancient times, how many people have died unjustly for the sake of the royal family's face?

If the empress takes action, she must succeed and not fail.

But Qin Zheng was also certain that the empress would not dare and could not send people into the Shao Shi Mansion to kill people.

Today, Qin Zheng continued his secret visit to North City.

Xia Bitu did not follow Qin Zheng on the secret visit.

The old fox went to deal with Cao Qingzhi's affairs.

Qin Zheng knew that the old fox's plan to pretend to be crazy had been canceled.

Because Cao Qingzhi would never follow a madman.

After a day of undercover investigation, nothing happened.

After returning to the Shaoshi Mansion, Su Xiaoman ran into the study and said, "Sir, tomorrow is your birthday. What if a guest comes?"

The stingy master is not planning to hold a banquet!

Qin Zheng was stunned: "I forgot all about it!"

Su Xiaoman was speechless. It was understandable, after all, it was a date that was thought up on the spur of the moment.

Qin Zheng said, "We're moving tomorrow morning, and we're busy. Who would be willing to stay for a drink?"

Su Xiaoman was convinced that the adults were too stingy.

They gave you double the gift money, but you didn't even get a meal.

She felt sad for those who took the gifts!

"Remember, don't really move. Move what I need to Beicheng Mansion first. I'll work there, but I'll have to come back to live there. However, it can be used as a temporary palace. Also, there's no need to hire a carriage. We can move slowly by ourselves." Qin Zheng reminded.

"I understand, my lord!" Su Xiaoman was completely convinced.

How much does it cost to hire a carriage? Do you want us to move on foot?

You save money, but our feet will get blisters, right?

But, adults are just so stingy, what can anyone do?

However, the adults are not stingy for themselves. The money they save is used to improve people's livelihood.

Moreover, the monthly salary of these subordinates is the highest among those of the same level in other mansions!

The next morning, Qin Zheng started moving.

There are actually people who come to support us.

The Minister of Punishment Zuo Zhongliang, the Minister of Revenue Chen Pingzhang, the Minister of Personnel Shen Zhongchen, the Minister of the Supreme Court Zheng Huaizhi, and the Censor of the Supervisory Office Wei Guozhong, all of them came together.

When Qin Zheng renovated the imperial capital, he took them with him unconditionally, saving them the trouble of contracting the work themselves.

You have to come and take a look, have a drink and congratulate us.

In addition to them, some officials who were afraid of offending Qin Zheng also came.

But when I looked here, I saw that the Shao Shi Mansion was moving and was busy.

On the roadside opposite the door, there was a row of eight-person tables with some cakes and tea on them.

Qin Zheng was sitting there giving orders.

Seeing that someone had really arrived, Qin Zheng stood up with a smile: "Oh, everyone is here. What a coincidence that we are moving today. Come and sit down, come and sit down, have some tea first, and have some snacks if you are hungry. After we finish moving, we will set up a banquet and let me and my colleagues have a few drinks."

Everyone took their seats.

Chen Pingzhang asked, "When will the move be completed?"

Everyone else looked at Qin Zheng.

They all have their own things to do, so how could they waste too much time here?

Qin Zheng said: "It will be done soon. I think we can finish moving it before dark!"

what?

Before dark?

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Doesn't that mean they have to wait here for a whole day?

Chen Pingzhang quickly stood up and clasped his fists: "Master Qin, let's come back tonight."

The others also stood up and said goodbye.

Qin Zheng thought, no, come in the evening, don’t I have to prepare a banquet?

He quickly said, "What a coincidence! I have to go to the palace tonight to discuss something with His Majesty. How about this? Everyone, come at midnight!"

midnight?

Everyone was speechless.

At this moment, even a fool would understand that this guy had no intention of holding a banquet to entertain them at all?

Qin Zheng is well-known for his stinginess. Today I have witnessed that his reputation is well-deserved.

Chen Pingzhang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and thought to himself, if we had known earlier, we wouldn't have come. It seemed like we really wanted to come.

He quickly said, "Master Qin, let's do it another day..."

Qin Zheng was immediately happy. Chen Pingzhang really knew how to adapt to the current situation!

With an apologetic look on his face, he said, "Some other day is fine. Some other day, when my maid's New Year's Eve comes, we can arrange it together. It will save money and effort, and it won't delay the errands of the masters. Then we can get together again and have another drink. It's almost time, we can't wait much longer!"

what?

Does your maid also celebrate the New Year?

The officials were so frightened that they left quickly.

This guy is even better at making money than us!

If your servants celebrated their New Year one by one, we wouldn't be able to afford any gifts!

Completely convinced!

A true stingy god!

Throughout the day, Qin Zheng used this method to send away several groups of people.

As night fell, Qin Zheng was exhausted.

Xia Mo Ning and others watched Qin Zheng's embarrassing appearance for a whole day, and they didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But what can I do? This is too stingy!

They all felt bad!

……

Qin Zheng not only made secret visits to North City, but also went to other places for secret visits.

The transformation of the imperial capital is not limited to the North City, it must be fully mastered and coordinated!

This day.

"Master, Master!" Xia Mo Ning rushed into the study excitedly: "I have finished writing the plan."

"Oh? So soon?" Qin Zheng put down his pen, surprised. This was the task he had assigned to Xia Mo Ning. As the crown prince, the future empress, how could she succeed without understanding urban transformation and planning?

This time, Qin Zheng asked Xia Mo Ning to write the environmental sanitation plan for the five cities of the imperial capital.

Start from the shallow to the deep, step by step, and practice the late summer concentration.

Xia Mo Ning handed a few pieces of paper to Qin Zheng as if she were presenting treasures.

Qin Zheng was stunned: "Just these few?"

Xia Mo Ning was also startled: "How many do you need? Or, should I write the words bigger?"

Qin Zheng almost fell to the ground!

Did I say font size?

Can the environmental sanitation plan for the five cities be completed on just a few sheets of paper?

Qin Zheng didn't want to discourage the ambitious princess.

"Let me see!" Qin Zheng said.

Xia Mo Ning stared at her master's face with hope.

Facial expression determines the success or failure of the plan!

Qin Zheng finished reading it.

My head is too big.

Is this a plan?

This is just copying the advice he gave that day.

Do you need this?

"Yes, Princess, you have a very good memory. You didn't miss a single one." Qin Zheng praised reluctantly.

He had to praise her, he knew Xia Moring.

This apprentice needs encouragement, otherwise he will lose his enthusiasm and ambition.

Xia Mo frowned and smiled: "My master taught me well, a strong general has no weak soldiers!"

Qin Zheng: “…”

I really want to sever the master-disciple relationship immediately.

Qin Zheng opened the drawer, took out two thick planning books, and handed them to Xia Mo Ning: "Mo Ning, this is the Hongtong County Environmental Sanitation Renovation Plan and the Hongtong County Comprehensive Construction and Renovation Plan. You can refer to them when you go back. In addition to environmental sanitation, a plan for overall renovation and construction is also required!"

Xia Mo Ning was stunned. Let me refer to it?

Could it be: "Master, did I write it wrong?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "That's right, didn't you give me the table of contents of the plan?"

what?

Is that a directory?

Xia Mo Ning knew it was bad, this was not okay because she had written it herself!

Fortunately, the master mistook it for the table of contents of the plan.

He quickly took the two Hongtong County planning books and said with an awkward smile, "Yes, it's the catalog. Master, I'll go back and continue writing!"

After saying that, he ran away quickly.

Looking at the princess's back, Qin Zheng felt helpless. The princess still needed to exercise!

Qin Zheng made a secret visit to the five cities. Xia Jinzhong and several other city construction officials followed suit and also made secret visits to the areas under their respective jurisdictions.

At this moment, the news that the court was going to renovate the imperial capital had spread like wildfire.

Real estate prices in the five cities of the imperial capital skyrocketed instantly.

Before long, housing prices in the capital increased fivefold.

Qin Zheng felt it was about time, so he waved his hand and said, "Sell, sell, sell!"

Although the price would be higher if he sold it later, he was in urgent need of money and some projects needed to be started!

As for whether the empress and the prime minister had made plans in the five urban areas, it had nothing to do with him and he didn't care.

The plan was proposed by Qin Zheng, so naturally he had to be one step ahead.

Hongtong County had already sent experts in house flipping, but the situation had not been exposed.

Not only did they trade houses in the central city, they had also already made plans in the other four urban areas.

In addition to the properties in the central city that the Prime Minister gave to Qin Zheng, there were also those secretly purchased with funds from Hongtong County, which made several times the profit!

All made a lot of money.

During this period, Beichen did not send anyone to assassinate Sun Tiezhu again.

Qin Zheng didn't think this was a good thing...

On this day, Qin Zheng was designing the renovation drawings for the five cities in his study.

"Sir!" Suddenly a hoarse voice came from the door.

Qin Zheng looked up.

She was a woman wearing homespun clothes and looked dusty.

The woman has a good figure but dark skin.

Qin Zheng took a closer look.

What the hell!

Startled.

"Come in quickly. How did you turn into a little black boy? I almost didn't recognize you!" Qin Zheng hurriedly called out...