Who could Cheng Wenguang rely on? Naturally, it was the officials of the Longyou Clan.
So after receiving the king's order, he summoned a group of officials to the Yamen to discuss recruiting young men to work in the city.
The palace chief, Shi Si, is responsible for coordinating various affairs and is equivalent to the "central" court, while Cheng Wenguang and his officials are mainly responsible for the management of the people, which is equivalent to the "local" yamen.
Let him be responsible for recruiting young people, which can be regarded as the unification of powers and responsibilities.
In the lobby, Cheng Wenguang said with a serious expression: "His Royal Highness said that he wants to recruit young people to go out of the city. I plan to recruit a thousand people first. You will be responsible for managing the various buildings in the city. You have to go down and implement this!"
"The best way to announce the announcement is to go to every household and tell them that as long as they work, they can get extra food!"
Immediately afterwards, Cheng Wenguang made arrangements for various specific matters, and the officials below listened attentively.
After talking for several minutes, Cheng Wenguang ordered everyone to go back and carry out the task. He planned to complete the task tomorrow, so there was no time to waste.
After the others left, another person came in from outside the lobby, but it was Ding Yan who had been transferred to the Palace Chief Shi Division as Treasury Supervisor.
"Why are you here?" Cheng Wenguang stood up and asked, with a smile on his face.
"Sir, I am here to bring you good news!" Ding Yan smiled mysteriously.
"Good news? What good news?"
"Sir, do you want to join the palace and serve as a chief historian?"
Hearing this, Cheng Wenguang was shocked.
That's right, he, the dignified chief minister of the imperial court, was shocked by the position of a royal official.
"Don't talk nonsense. If it reaches His Highness's ears, you will be in trouble!" Cheng Wenguang said solemnly.
The Chief Historian of the Prince's Palace is the core of all efforts in Prince Yong's Palace. Cheng Wenguang is an "outsider" and is not qualified to be the Chief Historian of the Prince's Palace.
Cheng Wenguang is cautious, which Ding Yan understands very well.
He took two steps forward, came to Cheng Wenguang's ear and said: "The Chief Secretary has already announced that His Highness is going to establish a new government office, and Guan Hetai is going to take up the post!"
This kind of thing cannot be hidden, not to mention that Zhao Yanxun has no intention of hiding it, so it is normal for the news to spread.
Cheng Wenguang was greatly shocked, but he did not express his thoughts.
"I think your opportunity has come, sir!"
Looking at Ding Yan with stern eyes, Cheng Wenguang said slowly: "Don't mention this matter again. Who is promoted or transferred is not our concern!"
"I understand my humble position!" Ding Yan lowered his head and replied.
Ding Yan was not surprised that Cheng Wenguang did not want to discuss the matter.
For such a key position, everything depends on Zhao Yanxun's wishes. The people below are trying to compete for it, but it has the opposite effect.
"Go back and run some errands, don't come over during this time!" Cheng Wenguang warned.
He told himself not to come over, obviously to avoid suspicion. It seems that Mr. Cheng has a lot of ideas about the position of the royal palace chief.
In fact, it was not only Cheng Wenguang who had ideas, but officials from the Longyou clan, including Ding Yan, also hoped that Cheng Wenguang could become the chief minister of the palace.
Because today's Longyou officials have an awkward position within the Yongwang Mansion system.
For example, Cheng Wenguang's current official position is still the Chief Envoy of Longyou, but as a court official, he eats from Zhao Yanxun.
Therefore, he needs a status, a status within the system of Prince Yong's Mansion, and serving in the Prince's Mansion is undoubtedly the best way.
"If there is nothing else, go back quickly!"
Cheng Wenguang issued an order to expel guests, so Ding Yan did not stay long, said goodbye, and turned around to leave.
Looking at Ding Yan's leaving figure, Cheng Wenguang murmured: "Running the errands is the most important thing!"
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As Cheng Wenguang conveyed the order, the officials of the Longyou Department began to take action, and a large number of officials and servants appeared on the streets.
Although the city now has a curfew only at night, there are still not many people during the day.
Officials and servants walked through the streets carrying gongs, announcing the recruitment of young men and women.
"The palace recruits young men to go out of the city to collect grain. Except for the families of craftsmen and soldiers, each family must send one person, otherwise the food supply will be suspended!"
"Before sunset today, all young people must rush to the Chief Envoy's Yamen to register. Those who fail to register will be severely punished!"
This is compulsory recruitment. The danger outside the city is high. If you rely solely on your own consciousness, it is very likely that no one will be willing to leave the city.
After these officials left, the common people from each household asked the men of their families to rush to the Yamen.
Several months passed, and all the people in the city had no food left in their homes. They would go hungry if they did not go out to work in the city.
Soon, the young men from all walks of life in the city rushed to the Chief Envoy's Yamen, and there was a lot of noise outside the Yamen.
The officials of each village will separately register the young adults in the village, and then manage the young adults according to the list.
In fact, these jobs can be done in every office. The reason why people were gathered outside the yamen was mainly because Cheng Wenguang wanted to give a lecture soon.
According to statistics, there are now more than 52,000 people in Yuanyang City. Excluding the army and craftsmen directly managed by the palace, there are still more than 5,000 households in the city.
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Cheng Wenguang said slowly: "There are more than 5,000 households. I think we will divide them into two batches and rotate them out of the city to work every other day. How about that?"
Following along, Zhang Zhiqi nodded and said: "My lord is wise, it is most appropriate to go out with more than two thousand people at a time. If there are too many, we will not be able to take care of them!"
After walking out of the Yamen and seeing a large number of young people outside, Cheng Wenguang turned around and asked, "Jing Hui, what do you think of this?"
Among the two officials accompanying him, one of them was Liu Jinghui.
When Zhao Yanxun launched a "coup" before, Liu Jinghui complained to Cheng Wenguang in Yong'an Palace, so there was a deep gap between the two.
But Liu Jinghui was assigned to his subordinates, which made Cheng Wenguang feel as uncomfortable as eating a fly, but he still had to pretend to be harmonious.
"It's all up to the adults!" Liu Jinghui said expressionlessly.
If they were to leave the city in two groups, he and Zhang Zhiqi might each receive one group, and Liu Jinghui would have to go it alone.
"Let them be silent!" Cheng Wenguang ordered the officials on the side.
Under the scolding of the officials and servants, the noise at the scene calmed down, and everyone turned their attention to the gate of the Yamen.
"Listen up, the food outside the city is ripe, so I let you go out to harvest in the autumn, so you won't be hungry next year!"
"Almost all the monsters outside the city have been killed. You will be escorted by soldiers and horses after you leave the city, so you don't have to worry about your safety..."
On the steps, Cheng Wenguang conveyed the imperial edict with all his heart.
In the crowd, Wu San's eyes kept moving. Although the official on the stage said it well, he always felt that it was not that safe outside the city.
"Third brother, if you exceed the task limit every day, the government will reward you with more food. This is a rare good thing!"
Although the additional grain reward is not much, it is also very attractive to the people.
"Oh, I'm just afraid that I can't live without my life!" Wu San said in a low voice.
"It would be great if we had a craft. In this way, we can stay in the city and do craft work. Then we need to venture out of the city!"
As for being drafted into the army, on the one hand, he failed the background check, and on the other hand, Wu San himself did not want to fight zombies, so the path to becoming a soldier was blocked for him.
