You are my golden finger

Chapter 192: Changes in the Court

At the end of the first month, the imperial court issued a series of decrees, the first of which was the adjustment of the court institutions, which were divided into ten ministries and three secretarial departments. According to the institutional reform, a series of personnel changes were issued. From the central government to the local governments, the work and responsibilities of each department were precisely divided and stipulated.

Li Yuze was transferred to Hangzhou as prefect during this personnel change.

At the same time, the court established a central agency directly under the Central Government - the Police Inspectorate. The whole country was united as one, all personnel were centrally deployed and supervised by the Crown Prince. The first secret agent Zhao Xinyu was appointed as the Chief Police Inspector, and the second secret agent Li Yonghua was appointed as the Deputy Police Inspector.

As soon as these decrees were issued, they caused an uproar among many ministers. Every day, people came to remonstrate with the prince and even impeached him for his monopoly of power.

"Your Majesty, this kind of reform is inappropriate! It goes against our ancestral system." The Minister of Justice was the first to stand up and oppose it.

"My dear, do you have a better idea? If so, let's do it your way!"

The Minister of Revenue thought that the name changes of the various ministries were inappropriate.

"If you change your name, you are no longer yourself? If not, just change your name."

The Minister of Revenue did not dare to say a word for a moment, for fear that the fire would burn him.

The Dali Temple Minister did not want to be transferred to the Police Inspectorate, believing that it was a demotion, and refused to be transferred on the grounds that he was not suitable for the position.

"You can't handle a different position? Then you can go home and enjoy your retirement!"

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very busy with government affairs, and it is not appropriate for him to supervise it." The Langzhong of the Ministry of Punishment believed that it was not appropriate for the Crown Prince to be in charge of the Police Supervisory Office.

"Isn't it appropriate for you to supervise it?"

In order to clear the obstacles for Murong Xu, the emperor was very determined and acted very autocratically. In fact, it was not difficult for him to see that those who raised objections were either involved in their own interests or were supporters of his good fourth son Murong Chun.

Amidst all the opposition, there was one decree that everyone agreed with, which was to cancel the morning court session. Every morning at noon, they had to report to each department, work four hours a day, attend court for six days and rest for one day. The ministers felt that they could finally sleep until dawn and have time to spend time with their families or visit relatives and friends. What a happy thing it was.

Regardless of the changing situation in the court, Murong Xu was busy gathering the personnel of the Police Supervisor's Office and recruiting soldiers. He integrated the original Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the yamen runners in charge of public security in various government offices, and those who were short of manpower set up a stage and recruited personnel publicly.

Lin Xijin found some time and went to Jiuchang County again.

"Uncle Mu Xiong, how is the construction of the new city for disaster victims going?" Lin Xijin saw Uncle Mu Xiong who was having breakfast and asked him about the progress of the new city.

“The roads have all been paved, and now there are only two urban areas that have not been built.”

"If we start the greening project now to green the roads and new urban areas, will we be able to find enough people?"

"This should be no problem. Many of the construction and paving workers can be freed up. The flood control embankment is nearing completion, so most of the manpower can be freed up as well." Uncle Mu Xiong analyzed.

"Okay. Tell your people to start recruiting laborers in various districts, and we will start the greening projects in various districts."

After Lin Xijin told Uncle Mu Xiong about recruiting workers, she went to the reservoir accompanied by Xingwu and Xingyuan.

"Xingwu, Xingyuan, are you two used to living here? Can Li Yunxi adapt to following you here?" Lin Xijin asked with concern on the way.

"Sister Jin, it's okay, we can all get used to it. Except for the fewer variety of food here, everything else is fine. Li Yunxi is a person who can get used to anywhere. She came with her maid, nanny and cook, so you don't have to worry about her." Xingwu answered with a smile and a smug look on his face. It can be seen that they are just a newlywed and very sweet.

"That's good. Li Yunxi left her parents and home as soon as she got married. It's really not easy for a girl. You have to care about her more." Lin Xijin advised.

"Sister Jin, I will." Xingwu agreed.

"Xingyuan, although you are younger, you can also pay attention and see if there is anything you like." Lin Xijin did not forget to care about Xingyuan.

Xingyuan's face immediately turned red, and it was obvious that something was wrong. Xingwu on the side interrupted and said, "Sister Jin, you don't have to worry about Xingyuan. Your Nanxing will be kidnapped by him soon."

"Nanxing? She is only thirteen years old this year, right? Xingyuan, when did you first fall in love with her?" Lin Xijin joked.

"Sister Jin, Xingyuan came to our house to practice martial arts before, and he also taught Nanxing. Now Nanxing is the shopkeeper of 'Jia Xin Dolls' here, and Xingyuan often goes to help..." Xingwu deliberately stretched out his voice to tease, and was punched by Xingyuan.

"I'm willing to help, but don't forget your business. Xingwu may be transferred to Hangzhou to develop the market in a while, so you, Xingyuan, will have to take charge of the business here. Even though I'm your elder sister, I still have to look at your performance. Besides, Nanxing is still young, so Xingyuan, you have to be more sensible." Lin Xijin's motherly attributes came online.

"Sister Jin, I know. I will try my best." Xingyuan promised.

"Sister Jin, I will do my best too!" Xingwu also expressed his determination.

While chatting, the three of them unknowingly walked along the river to the reservoir. Along the way, Lin Xijin inspected the dredging of the river and the construction of flood control dikes. Most of them had indeed been completed, and the progress of the project was satisfactory.

From a distance, Lin Xijin discovered that the dam of the reservoir had stood up like a giant, estimated to be sixty or seventy meters high.

"Sister, I heard from Lieutenant General Sun that the dam is nearly seventy meters high." Xingwu saw Lin Xijin looking at the dam and explained.

"Well, the project is progressing quite fast." Lin Xijin said.

The few of them stopped talking, and using their lightness skills they soon reached the reservoir.

Tou Gu, Lieutenant General Sun, and Deputy General Zhang, General Wu's deputy general, were also there. When they saw the few people coming, they hurried to greet them.

"Princess (Crown Princess), you are here." The two men stepped forward to salute, and General Gu and Lieutenant General Sun were still used to calling her Princess.

"I came to check on the progress of the project and whether there are enough materials." Lin Xijin explained why she came.

The three of them accompanied Lin Xijin into the heart of the reservoir, only to see that the reservoir was half full of water. The water surface was wide and calm, like a mirror.

Deputy General Zhang said: "The construction of the reservoir bottom has been completed and is now being expanded to the surrounding area. It can be completed before the rainy season. However, the construction of the dam may not be completed until October."

"Thank you for your hard work! The project can progress so quickly thanks to your hard work and supervision. Now that it has been built to this stage, there will be no problem unless there is a once-in-a-century flood disaster. While you are catching up with the progress, you must also pay attention to your health and combine work with rest." Lin Xijin didn't think that these people were overtired, as there were still projects to be done in Hangzhou.

When the two heard Lin Xijin's caring words, their faces were moved and they kept saying, "Thank you, Princess (Crown Princess) for your concern."

"Are you still lacking any materials for building the dam?"

"We have enough steel bars, and we need some cement," said Lieutenant General Sun.

"That's no problem. The transport team will probably arrive tonight or tomorrow. Then you can send someone to deliver it."

Lin Xijin inspected the construction and gave some technical guidance. He asked Vice General Zhang and Lieutenant General Sun to prepare to dispatch 3,000 people to Hangzhou in early May to participate in the development and construction of Hangzhou. At the same time, a cement road was built from Kyoto to Jiuchang County and Hangzhou. Gu Tou and his men also followed to Hangzhou.

The three were very happy to receive the new mission, especially Deputy General Zhang, who was grinning from ear to ear as he estimated that he would have to return to the team for a long time.