Chapter 107: Conspiracy

The salt field test field is progressing very smoothly. In less than two days,

the princess’s centurion team has opened up four patchy flats on the sand

slope. Each area is small, almost 20 meters long and wide, which is suitable

for verifying the effect.

I have to say that these people are indeed quite experienced in farming, and

they have done well in driving cattle, loosening the soil, and leveling,

saving Xia Fan a lot of time.

After the carpenter finishes the keel waterwheel, the next step can be

watering and drying.

On the other side, Xia Fan finally waited for the first candidate to accept

his invitation.

"In the next Sun Haotian, from Hezhou. Master Xia, can you be serious about

what you said in the letter?" The first thing after the other party met was to

confirm whether his promise counted. After all, the benefits of being directly

selected to the Privy Council for the next time the examination is too

tempting. As for the salary and position, they are behind. Candidates who can

lend money to strangers in the examination are obviously not in the family

situation. Wherever they go, what they value is an opportunity to make

friends. It's just that these people didn't expect the return to come so

quickly and so directly.

Xia Fan didn't bother to spend much time, so he directly invited the princess

to prove it-in this era, the royal status is more effective than any big pie,

or the nod of the Ning family is the most convincing pie in the world. In this

way, Sun Haotian joined the ranks of temporary workers in the Privy Council

and became the first new employee of the command.

It turns out that there is a second if there is one.

In the next few days, people who were sentimental arrived in Jinxia City one

after another. Even if people were temporarily unable to come, they all sent

reply letters to express their congratulations. Although Xia Fan is ready for

the team to pull his hips, he found that apart from being bad at long alchemy,

these people are still above the standard in other aspects, such as speech and

manners, dealing with others, self-care ability, etc. It is a leader between

the ages of fifteen and twenty, at least one can see the shadow of a good

tutor.

The level of alchemy can be improved.

Now that Xia Fan walked into the Privy Council, the lobby of the headquarters

was no longer deserted. Everyone would bow to him from afar, and he would nod

and smile back. There are indeed various problems in the Privy Council, but

one thing Xia Fan still agrees with is that there is no need to pay much

attention to etiquette here.

In addition to the two supporters of Wei Wushuang and Luo Youer, the current

command has four "quasi alchemists" who have decided to stay, plus the master

Zhao Dahai who has been brought in, and the "criminal investigation team"

headed by Li Xing. The number of manpower available to him reached twenty,

which finally alleviated the plight of the polished commander.

The series of changes in the order are naturally seen in the eyes of the other

three.

In the secret room of the main hall of the Privy Council, the Ministry of

Education is engaged in Wen Xingyuan, the Ministry of Finance is engaged in

Quangu, and the Department of Records is engaged in Xue Zhigeng, and the other

six-rank alchemists gather together-they are not for anything else, but for

Xia Fan's affairs. Come.

"What the ** does that kid want to do? Privately recruit alchemists and let

a group of nondescript people enter and leave the Privy Council at will. You

two just watch and ignore?" Wen Xingyuan took the lead in knocking on the

table and exclaimed. The old man will definitely file a complaint with the

general government!"

"Wen Lao calm down, Xia Fan is indeed hateful, but your method may not work."

Xue Zhigeng touched his beard and said, "I think Xia Fan didn't mean to report

to the General Mansion at all. In other words, those people also It's not a

sergeant at all. If it's just recruiting chores or escorts, the commander can

completely decide on its own."

"Where did his money come from?" Wen Xing glared at Quan Gu, "You shouldn't

approve that kid secretly?"

Among the four engaged, only Quan Gu took office the latest, and he was only

in his early forties. At this time, facing the reproach of the old man, he

could only smile and say, "How dare I. It is better to say that he is a master

of Yuan. I won’t give him money indiscriminately when he is promoted. Even the

lightning bolts awarded to him above are kept in my warehouse."

"The salary of an alchemist cannot afford so many people," Xue Zhigeng judged,

"There must be someone behind him."

"No... is it a princess?"

As soon as said these words, the scene fell into silence.

"His Royal Highness...Which of you has visited?" Wen Xing looked at everyone.

"I've been there."

"me too."

The two replied one after another.

"What about her attitude?"

"To be honest, it's not cold or hot." Quan Gu considered the words, "but I

can't find any problem. After all, she is a princess, and she has little to do

with the Privy Council. Rather, she told the local family The degree of

dependence is greater than that of the government."

"The problem is that as far as the old man knows, her attitude towards the

Wang family is almost the same." Wen Xingyuan frowned.

"Are you sure?" Quan Gu asked in surprise.

"That's why the old man asked you specifically so as not to misunderstand

everyone."

"This... is not reasonable." The Ministry of Finance was puzzled. A princess,

servants and guards of hundreds of people, in addition to the cost of food and

clothing, there is a villa to take care of. If there is no steady stream of

income, it will take two to three years.

There are three sources for this: one is government subsidies, the other is

family support, and the third is local family support. But Princess Quang Binh

has no patron in the palace, and she is not enthusiastic about the Wang

family. What kind of idea is this?

Only relying on the small amount of money from the government is enough for

basic expenses at most, and it is impossible to maintain a luxurious life.

The changes in Gaoshan County made Xia Fan ascend to the sky with the help of

the princess. But based on this alone, the princess will use her family to

support Xia Fan?

This kind of thing sounds ridiculous.

"You'd better check, not only the aristocratic families in the city, but also

those shops and money houses." Wen Xingyuan said, "If there are people who

support Xia Fan, let them all be cut off. No matter where his money comes

from. , As long as the source is blocked, he cannot continue to play this

trick."

"I think so too. Xia Fan's move is just to save some capital and bargain with

us." Xue Zhi nodded more agreeably, "As long as we don't make concessions, is

it possible for him to replace the three with one?"

"Huh, don't forget that the order has to deal with the evil incident. That is

his real key." Wen Xingyuan sneered. "It seems like a crowd of mobs, and when

the evil comes, the group will know they regret it. . Of course, we should not

let him perform, otherwise it will affect other new alchemists." He looked at

Quan Gu, "You take some money from the warehouse and see if you can buy some

people to inquire about the news for us. ."

Quan Gu frowned imperceptibly, this kind of expenses must not be written into

the account books, and it is estimated that he would still have to fall on him

in the end. It's just that the academic department has the oldest

qualifications. Now that the other party has spoken, he has no choice but to

respond, "I will do my best."

"Maybe there should be a breath of air on the family's side, so that everyone

can know the attitude of the Privy Council." Seeing the three who are engaged

in determining the direction, the alchemist below also began to liven up.

"Yes. We can even notify the local government and let them falsely report the

evil case, so that Xia Fan is exhausted."

"Oh? This is a good idea."

Everyone, you say a word and I seem to think that the other party has fallen

into an embarrassing situation.

At this moment, an untimely voice interrupted the conversation.

"My sirs, I think those are trivial details, and it is impossible to achieve a

finalized effect."

Wen Xing followed the prestige far and found that the other party was the

sixth grade Wen Dao, Zhang Ya.

"What is the minutiae? Shouldn't you just press hard to deal with this kind of

person so that he can do nothing?" Someone refused.

"Speaking of which, Xia Fan was assigned to the command by you, right?"

"What do you think? You might as well say it." Wen Xingyuan raised his hand to

signal the others to be quiet.

"Master Wen," Master Zhang handed his hand to the Shangguan. "Money can be

more or less, and no one knows how long he can last-maybe two or three months,

or two or three years. The problem is two. In three years, can the new

alchemists stay out of the school?"

He paused, and then said, "There are evil spirits. The group of people he

gathered may die on the spot, but what if they solve it? Wouldn't it further

strengthen their confidence?"

"You can try the first several methods~www.mtlnovel.com~ and the latter are

not even necessary." He glanced at the alchemists with disdain, "When do we

ask the family for the affairs of the Privy Council? Have you come to support

it? As for making the government falsely report the case, it is even more

absurd. If Xia Fan finds out, wouldn't it be deliberately sent to others?"

"As seen by the next official, there is only one reason for this situation!"

"What is it?" Wen Xingyuan asked.

"There is no leader in the privy mansion!" Master Zhang replied

straightforwardly, "If there is a mansion, why should we get it out.

Transferring him directly or dismissing all his duties is just a sentence."

"Master Zhou has been transferred to Gyeonggi, don't you think it's too late

to say this?" Xue Zhilian said disapprovingly, "According to the above

efficiency, the appointment and dismissal of the next Fu Cheng does not know

when it will be delayed. Let's talk about it. Now, Xia Fan is already engaged

in the mission. If he strongly opposes it, this may not happen."

According to the usual practice, Xinfucheng has to get the support of at least

two ministries, but the actual status of the four ministries is not

consistent. Just like in the six imperial courts, only the official ministers

have the name of heavenly officials. The highest status in the Privy Council

is undoubtedly the command department. Obviously, the general government does

not want to see that the core departments undertaking the task of eliminating

arrogance do not accept the situation of their own government officials.

"This is indeed the practice, but there are also special methods," Master

Zhang explained calmly. "According to the Privy Council Code, if there is a

major danger in the locality and a certain level of officials are missing, in

an emergency, the position and official Fill in the order of age and so on."

At this point, he set his sights on his boss, "And for all you are engaged in,

Master Wen, you have the highest qualifications."