It's a pity that these people don't know whether they are frightened by Jiang Chan's methods these days, or what, but honestly these days, no one dares to take the lead.

After all, when Wei Furen and others were sentenced to be beheaded, Jiang Chan specially brought the civil and military officials to watch. Thinking about that scene, Jiang Chan felt a little uncomfortable, let alone these literati.

I heard that several of them fell ill the same day they returned. When Jiang Chan found out, she sneered. As long as the incident didn't happen in front of their eyes and it didn't implicate themselves, of course they didn't care.

Only when they actually feel the pain and fear will they have any scruples in doing things.

Jiang Chan guessed that they wanted to calm down and recuperate first. After all, the previous struggle with Han Xiang had severely damaged the vitality of the Zuo Xiang lineage. Now, on the one hand, they wanted to recuperate, and on the other hand, they also wanted to wait for a good opportunity.

They want to seize the opportunity to push the Queen Mother down, and now it depends on Xiliang and Lingnan. If the expedition to Xiliang fails this time, they will have whatever policies the Queen Mother wants to implement in the court in the future.

The reason was objection.

Jiang Chan is not worried about this. In the memory of the original owner, he also went to Xiliang in his previous life, although he was later defeated because of insufficient military pay.

But he was forced to accept the challenge only after Xiliang pressed harder and harder, and Jiang Chan came over and pushed the timeline forward by half a year. Now that there is sufficient supply of military pay, Jiang Chan is still at ease with An Guogong.

Now that we have money, food, and people, if we lose again, no one will be able to explain it.

We can leave Xiliang aside for the time being. Hang Qi has already taken Jiang Chan's handwriting and set off for Lingnan with the guards. Counting the time, it's almost time to arrive.

Not sure how the situation was going over there, Jiang Chan pinched her brows. Boss Ba and the Queen Mother were two completely different professions, and she still had a lot to learn.

This is the bad thing about ancient times. Unlike modern times where information is developed, if you want to know anything, you have to see it on the spot. If you meet someone who doesn't tell the truth, you really don't know what he will say.

The government and the public were calm and happy for a while, as if all the previous cracks with Zuo Xiang had disappeared overnight. The court was operating normally, and the administration was much clearer.

Who makes Jiang Chan a workaholic? Officials have almost no time to rest from going to court until midnight. Even after returning at midnight, they dare not go out and wander around, otherwise someone will appear in the court hall the next day.

Went to Hui Hui Pavilion and so on.

The lessons learned from Zhou Si are still there, and they don't want to make the same mistakes again.

Speaking of which, the Queen Mother seems to have extremely high standards for the personal ethics of officials. In the past, when officials went to the Huihui Pavilion to listen to ditties or drink flower wine, everyone just regarded it as a romantic event.

But when the Queen Mother pointed it out, she seemed to be particularly concerned about her face, not to mention that those who were so busy with work were breathless.

The court has calmed down, and Jiang Chan has finally taken charge of state affairs. She has been listening to politics from behind the curtain for a month, and this month, fortunately, things are still calm.

When the wars in Lingnan and Xiliang subside, it will be time to thoroughly develop the domestic economy. Without money, nothing can be done.

Besides, Jiang Chan has also set her sights overseas. She still wants to go overseas. There is gold everywhere overseas, as well as excellent seeds. If these are brought back, it will solve the problem of food and clothing for most people.

Xie Zhaoyuan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was a little worried. He was on duty so well, why did the Queen Mother suddenly summon him?

Sheng Yuanfu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, took most of the people to the eastern counties, and he took charge of all the affairs of the Ministry of Industry first.

Jiang Chan pressed her hand and signaled him to relax. Was it because she ransacked her house so hard last month that all these officials were frightened when they saw her?

That was really a sin, she was still very kind at heart.

"Thank you, Sir, for your peace of mind. Ai Jiaxuan, you came here because you have something to entrust the Ministry of Works to do."

Eunuch Xu handed over several drawings at the right time. After Xie Zhaoyuan unfolded them and looked at them, he immediately couldn't take his eyes away.

Jiang Chan waited patiently for Xie Zhaoyuan to look at it for a few minutes before asking: "Can the Ministry of Industry make it?"

There were a lot of ways to make money in her mind, but she had to take the current productivity level into consideration, so after picking and choosing, Jiang Chan came up with two recipes.

One is cement, and the other is papermaking. She plans to set up a special department to promote cement after it is tested by the Ministry of Industry.

As for papermaking, nowadays paper books and other books are almost all in the hands of aristocratic families, and it is extremely difficult for common people to get access to books.

If the cost of paper is lowered, books can enter thousands of households, which will also help educate all people. Of course, these two are long-term plans. In terms of popularizing education, there will be no results within three to five years.

As for shipbuilding, she didn't understand it. Besides, the shipbuilding industry in the Yu Dynasty was pretty good, so she left it to the Ministry of Industry to study this aspect. Jiang Chan's requirement was that it should be strong enough. After all, going to sea was very risky.

Listening to Jiang Chan's request, Xie Zhaoyuan was worried: "Madam, the cost of shipbuilding is too high..."

Jiang Chan understood. No wonder the household department is so arrogant. Emotions control the key points of each department. Without money, nothing can be done.

"You don't have to worry about the money," Jiang Chan frowned. She had ten thousand ways to get money, and she really didn't need a household department.

On the second day, Jiang Chan proposed in court that a maritime affairs department should be established to be responsible for matters related to going to sea. As soon as the news came out, the Ministry of Revenue jumped first. The treasury was empty and there was no money.

Jiang Chan waited for them to say this first, and then smiled and said: "These Ai family will make arrangements for themselves, and I guarantee that they will not use a penny of the national treasury. But the scandal of the Ai family is ahead of time, and the income from going overseas in the future will not be used by the national treasury at all."

Can’t take it.”

Several officials from the Ministry of Revenue nodded repeatedly, as long as they didn't ask for money from the Ministry of Revenue. When the taxes came in half a year, they could only stare at the treasury.

As soon as the Ministry of Maritime Affairs was established, Jiang Chan directly selected officials who were doing practical things to take the lead. After talking to several people in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs about the concept of private fund-raising, they were immediately enlightened.

After contacting several well-known wealthy businessmen in the capital, the silver coins to raise funds for shipbuilding were immediately in place. With the support of the silver coins, the Ministry of Industry immediately took action.

The shipbuilding industry in this world is still very developed. Jiang Chan went to the Ministry of Industry to have a look, and privately thought that the level of shipbuilding was almost comparable to that of a certain dynasty who went to the West.
Chapter completed!