"This person's unrighteous style is also deeply disliked by Your Majesty. It is not worth mentioning. Only Master Shang is deeply appreciated by Your Majesty, and he is only under the Secretary of Song. He cannot be killed or left, but he is unwilling to let the master go."

When Shang Huaiqing heard this, he stood up: "Are you going to force me to be here?"

"I dare not, I dare not." Zheng Tong said: "The news of Chen Zhantian's death must have reached Dongyue. The lord has not heard of it for so long, but Dongyue ignored it. What is the situation he thinks he is now?"

Shang Huaiqing's expression changed slightly. He had long muttered to himself that he was a minister after all, and he was a little magnanimous official. If something happened to such a big thing in the southwest, no one came to ask about it. Or were they deliberately concealed it?

As if he saw his thoughts, Zheng Tong shook his head and said, "If Dongyue negotiates with the request to release the prisoners, there is no reason to hide it. It just disappoints Lord Shang. There is indeed no one in Dongyue to negotiate, and Lord... seems to be forgotten."

"Impossible, there is also Lord Shangshu!" Shang Huaiqing didn't believe that Song Qingming would ignore him!

Zheng Tong smiled and said, "What can I do if Shangshu Song wants to save you? Each department has its own division of labor, and the Ministry of Works cannot control the captives."

Shang Huaiqing was ashamed of his heart, and the only hope in his heart was destroyed. He felt depressed, and the cold teacup in front of him reminded him of his situation - "Is there really no one to negotiate?"

"Bimo and Nanying have both been doing things recently. The Emperor of Dongyue is busy dealing with it. You are just a minister. Isn't this the case in Dongyue officialdom? One carrot and one pit, and it's hard to get a pit. There are many people who are looking forward to you not being able to go back."

Shang Huaiqing said nothing, but it was not. The former Shangshu became the prime minister and the talented person of Song was promoted. If the upper peak always occupies a position, where would the people below be promoted? He is a minister who is waiting to rise to the top. If he can't go back, someone will smile with a slight smile!

"Mr. Shang, Your Majesty is very impressed by Master Shang's spirit of fortifications. Now he does not dare to draw a conclusion. If people from Dongyue negotiate, Your Majesty will not give up, and even if the conditions are right, you can release someone."

"If no one negotiates, Your Majesty asks me to tell you that Da Kun will finally have a place to stay, so don't worry."

Shang Huaiqing was in a bad mood, but Zheng Tong seemed to be here to chat with him, spreading a drawing, which was a plan after the land was leveled, and the seeder and harvester on one side were particularly eye-catching.

This was drawn by Qin Feng based on memory. After studying it, Lou Mingyue and Qin Qi reconstructed the picture. It is now quite good.

The Ministry of Industry has started to make proofing. As long as the prototype comes out and the functions are tested, it can be mass-produced and truly used in agricultural production.

Seeing that Shang Huaiqing's eyes were stuck to the machine, Zheng Tong smiled in his heart and said, "He looked even more stupid than Shang Huaiqing when he saw the sketch for the first time, but after His Majesty's explanation, they were very excited about the birth of the machine."

Shang Huaiqing was curious and worried that the other party would underestimate him. He glanced hard for a few times and then tied up his hands, looking alert: "This is your big Kun's business, what does it have to do with me?"

"It's just a chat. Why do you need to be so cautious? Look, this is a seedling machine. Your Majesty said that the basic shape of this seed is like this, but in order to sow different seeds, there are details inside, and there will be cotton, grains, and corn."

"Anyway, what kind of seeds are to be sown, the molds inside need to be changed. There are also many types of harvesters, such as wheat, straw, and corn. Isn't the southwest wide and sparsely populated? Now there is no need to worry that no one is available."

"Just to achieve mechanization, we must turn the land into a whole, so that it can be implemented easily. Your Majesty attaches great importance to this matter and does not take the rest of the matter seriously. There is nothing more important than allowing the people to get convenience and live a good life."

"If the people live and work in peace and contentment, they will naturally not cause trouble. Instead, they will be more cohesive and the big Kun will be more stable. Of course, not only that, there are many measures that will prosper to benefit the country and the people, and develop military strength, and also to protect themselves."

Shang Huaiqing cursed when he heard this: "Bah, protect yourself, protect yourself, have you swallowed the southwest? The southwest is the territory of East Vietnam."

"There is no way. The southwest is too close to the big Kun. Not to mention anything else, the sea area can attract two evil wolves. Take measures in advance and control the sea area first. How can it not be considered self-protection? As for the southwest and Wu'an, since the sea is captured, how can we not want land?"

"If Da Kun is really ambitious, he will continue to expand eastward instead of just occupying the southwest." Zheng Tong's tone was a bit excited: "How are the people in the southwest doing after so long?"

"Do you know how many people in the southwest have defected to Da Kun before this incident? Do you know what the former governor Li Shanzhao did to the southwest? Why did the court never know that he became the local emperor?"

"The people can't afford to even eat salt. How many children are barefoot in the middle of winter? How many people have to wrap their belly with grass seeds? No one can stop everyone from going in a better direction. Everyone wants to live a good life, that's all."

"They saw hope in Da Kun, and the people in the southwest were not without doubts, but now they are slowly surrendering. His Majesty let them see hope and is also ready to use actions to prove that the people in the southwest have no wrong choice."

"Since the southwest has taken down so long, can Lord Shang know that no people in the southwest fled?" Zheng Tong used his last killer move: "Although the city gate is closed, if any people want to leave, they can still be opened, and the result..."

No one fled, and even some people wanted to notify their families who were out of town to return!

Shang Huaiqing didn’t know how much water there was in this. If it was true, it would be enough to show that their methods were great!

Zheng Tong put away the drawings and planning drawings, picked up the cold tea in front of him and drank it: "I wish you can return to Dongyue as you wish. If you can't, Your Majesty will keep your promise and give you a place here. Don't learn anything to show your ambitions by dying."

This person is proficient in construction and is a useful talent. In addition to Song Qingming's face, Qin Feng looked at him differently. As the Minister of Works, he was not willing to appear such an experienced person, but Zheng Tong understood it very well.

The Ministry of Works needs to be proficient in talents in various fields and put down a hundred flowers to achieve success. As the Minister of Works, he actually lacks qualifications. If he is self-confidence and cannot tolerate people, the Ministry of Works will sooner or later lose. He is willing to keep Shang Huaiqing for the sake of Da Kun.

Shang Huaiqing is a talent needed by the Ministry of Works and a talent needed by Da Kun. His character and temperament have been tested. During the construction of maritime fortifications in the southwest sea, the people who infiltrated him highly praised him.

After Zheng Tong left, Shang Huaiqing's mind was full of mechanical drawings and regular farmland. As he thought about it, he suddenly slapped his face hard: "Shang Huaiqing, what are you thinking? You are getting a salary from Dongyue!"
Chapter completed!