Chapter 414: Selling the Factory
"This, don't I want to solve the problem?" Duan Feng felt that he was at a loss, so he had to shut up.
He was not unaware of the money consumed in the previous war, but it was only because of the wide range of implications that he was so annoyed.
Zhang Wei replied: "Indeed. If this matter is not resolved, it is really not trivial for them to continue to make trouble in the square. ”
"What about the money that is lacking? Tell me, where will it be allocated? In order to fill the Yang Zishan case, the treasury has been exhausted. I just can't get enough money. Zhao Fuming replied angrily, everyone knows that this matter needs to be solved, but now that the treasury has no money, even if they turn around, they are afraid that they will not be able to get money.
Zhang Wei was also embarrassed and replied: "If this is the case, can you stop the money given to Chang'an Iron and Steel Plant first?"
"Do you think it's possible?" Wang Quan, the minister of industry, shook his head and replied, "Don't forget the accident ten years ago. If they lack money, I am afraid that the same thing will have to happen. ”
Zhang Wei's eyes fluttered, and he fell on Qin Dong, the minister of railways, again, and complained: "Then stop the construction of the railway from Chang'an to Songjiang Mansion?"
In order to be able to control the vast territory of the Song Dynasty, when Xiao Feng captured Lin'an, this railway was put on the agenda, and it is currently being explored, and according to the scheduled plan, construction will start after the beginning of next year.
"No way!"
Qin Dong replied quite simply: "Don't forget, the project has been tendered, and the corresponding project money has been distributed, if the start of construction is stopped at this time, what will you do for those workers who have already gathered?"
Zhang Wei's expression was slightly condensed, so he had to give up this plan, and set his eyes on Yang Yuzhen, Minister of Education.
Yang Yuzhen's face was slightly stunned, but he also shook his head and replied: "You also know that the reason why the lord set up the school in the first place was so that the majority of children could also get an education. In order to facilitate their enrollment, the tuition fee is not expensive, and it is all supported by the government. If you cut back the money, can you bear to watch those children starve?"
"Okay. ”
Zhang Wei pursed his lips, only feeling extremely irritable, looking at the appearance of other people, obviously he didn't want his department to suffer, and immediately got angry: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work." Then what do you say should be done?" It was only now that he found out that this son was not as good as before, with the prime minister and the chairman pressing him above, and officials at all levels and all kinds of coercion from below.
Zhang Wei really didn't know how Yang Chenglong persevered before.
"Aren't you Prime Minister?"
Duan Feng was also annoyed, and immediately asked, "Just tell me, how do you plan to solve this matter?"
"How to solve it? You have also seen it, now there is no money everywhere, what do you let me do?" Zhang Wei replied angrily, seeing that all the staff were still the same, he refused to bear it at all, so he had to reply: "Since everyone is unwilling, let's break the meeting." Picking up the notebook in front of the table, he got up and left.
They had been discussing here for a few hours all morning, but there was still no progress.
This made Zhang Wei feel irritable, and he just wanted to leave this place and find a place where no one was there to relax.
The rest of the people saw that Zhang Wei was also leaving, and they also left the conference room directly, leaving Duan Feng standing here alone, muttering: "What about the relief money? Is it possible, just continue to drag it on?" It's a pity that the others are estranged, and they are all busy leaving here with their heads down, and they don't want to pay attention to him, leaving him alone here sulking.
And after Zhang Wei left the Executive Yuan, he also found a secluded place, bathed in the sun, and relaxed his originally tired spirit a little.
It's just that he lay down for a while, and then he felt darkness in front of him.
"Yang Zixiao. You're blocking my rays. When he opened his eyes, Zhang Wei was a little displeased.
Yang Zixiao smiled: "Oops." Aren't you the prime minister? Why are you not in your own Executive Yuan now, but you have come here?" He didn't seem to be afraid of Zhang Wei, and even sat next to Zhang Wei, looking at the prime minister of the Chinese Dynasty with great interest.
"Isn't this caused by the incident on the Ming Army Square?"
Zhang Wei turned over and sat up, his face still full of irritability: "I don't know what is going on with these people, it's just that they owe half a year, and they actually made such a big fuss?" looked Yang Zixiao up and down, and by the rays of the sun, he saw a trace of the shadow of the former prime minister in front of him, and then chuckled and said: "But I didn't expect that you were still in the parliament? I thought you were deprived of your parliamentary status because of your eldest brother's affairs." ”
As his name suggests, Yang Zixiao is the son of Yang Chenglong, and Yang Zishan, who was previously arrested and executed, is a brother.
"That's just my brother's business, and it has nothing to do with me. Yang Zixiao's eyebrows frowned slightly, revealing a little unhappiness.
Zhang Wei stared at Yang Xiao with slightly narrowed eyes and asked, "Is this really the case?"
As a newly-born imperial court, the Huaxia Dynasty has already abolished the punishment of Zhulian, so although Yang Zishan committed the crime of embezzlement that is enough to be punished by capital punishment, his relatives have not been involved, such as Yang Zixiao, who is still alive and well, only Yang Chenglong was forced to become a minister because of lax discipline, and everything else is as usual.
"The verdict has already been handed down. Are you still suspicious of me?" Yang Zixiao made a helpless expression.
"It's just what other people say. ”
Zhang Wei: "It's just that what are you looking for me for? Don't you want me to save your brother? It's a pity that I don't have the ability, but I can't bring your dead brother back to life." ”
"Didn't I say it? Brother's business has nothing to do with me. ”
Yang Zixiao's face was displeased, and he turned to look at Zhang Wei and complained: "It's just that you don't want to solve the matter of the Ming Army Square? You should know that if you let them continue to make trouble, there may be something to do." When the time comes, if the lord investigates, you will be unlucky. ”
"Ming Army Square?"
Zhang Wei's heart tightened, and he hurriedly sat up and complained, "Do you really have a way?"
God knows how long he has been nagged by that Duan Feng because of this, after all, Duan Feng is an old qualification, and it is not comparable to a later guy like him.
Yang Zixiao smiled: "Actually, it's not a good way. I just don't know if you're willing to accept it?"
"As long as it can be fixed, that's fine. ”
Zhang Wei replied that in these days, he really couldn't sleep because of this soldier's affairs.
"That's good. ”
Yang Zixiao paused, and then said: "You should also know that in order to restore Chang'an, a lot of factories were opened before. For example, the Chang'an Textile Factory, Chang'an Iron and Steel Factory, Chang'an Railway Factory, etc., have made a lot of money. ”
Zhang Wei looked slightly stunned, and said in a low voice: "You mean, let me sell these factories?"
"What's wrong? Don't you want to?" Yang Zixiao paused and looked at Zhang Wei cautiously.
In the past, it was not that no one was thinking about these factories, but all of them were blocked because Xiao Feng was there, especially the incident of Chang'an Iron and Steel Plant, which directly prevented this from happening.
Zhang Wei pondered for a moment, and then said, "Actually, it's not impossible. It's just that I have to ask the lord for advice on this matter. ”
"Excuse me?"
Yang Zixiao shook his head and replied: "It's not that you don't know, the lord has been fighting abroad all the year round, how can you know our difficulties? If you tell her, maybe something will happen." What if you were to be removed from your post like my father?"
"Well, she probably wouldn't do that. ”
Zhang Wei's face was embarrassed, but he thought about what Xiao Feng had done, and he was still silent.
With Xiao Feng's temperament, if he found out all this, he would definitely use him to sacrifice the flag, just like Yang Chenglong and Xiao Jingmao at the beginning, although the life of the An Sheng family was not threatened, but his power was completely deprived.
Yang Zixiao saw that Zhang Wei was scared in his heart, and encouraged: "If you are afraid, then start with a small factory." Even if it is discovered, it can be said that it is a last resort to deal with an emergency. But if you want those soldiers to continue to ferment, you are really gone. ”
"Okay. Perhaps, this is really the only way to solve this matter. Zhang Wei sighed slightly in his heart, feeling as if he had released a beast.
If all the factories in the city are owned by the government and become owned by merchants, he doesn't know what will become of them at that time, but he just thinks that this is not a good thing for the people at the bottom.
But when he thought of those soldiers, Zhang Wei could only make this choice.
Fortunately, after Zhang Wei raised this matter at the meeting, everyone in the Executive Yuan did not chew and voted one after another. The first factory that was sold was the Huaxia Military Uniform Factory, which was dedicated to manufacturing military uniforms for the Huaxia Army.
After it was sold, although the workers in the factory were a little surprised, after seeing that they were also granted some shares, they also agreed with the matter and did not make much trouble.
And after Zhang Wei got the money from the sale of the factory, he also allocated the money to Duan Feng, and let him take people to the Ming Army Square, before those retired soldiers.
"Everyone!"
Duan Feng walked out and said to everyone, "These are your relief funds, they are all here." Everyone line up one by one, don't panic, understand?"
Seeing the carriages, as well as Duan Feng, who is now gray-haired, everyone was also touched, just like they had been in the army, waiting in line to receive the money.
They have been fighting here for half a month, and aren't they doing these things that should have belonged to them? Now that the government has finally appeared and brought the money that belongs to them, it is natural to feel a little comforted to know that the government has not abandoned them.
It wasn't until everyone stepped forward to receive the money that they found out.
"Minister Duan. Why is there only half of this handout?" Holding the silver money in his hand, someone looked at Duan Feng with big eyes, as if he felt that he had made a mistake, and he counted it again.
Duan Feng suddenly looked embarrassed and explained, "This." The main reason is that there is a shortage of finances now, and money is needed everywhere, and there is no money to be raised in the short term, so only half of it has been disbursed. Although the Huaxia Military Uniform Factory is a bit large, it is not large after all, and it can only subvert half of the payment, so in order to be able to reassure these soldiers, he had to make the decision to distribute half.
"It's not going to work!"
Immediately, someone's expression changed, and he opened his mouth and scolded: "You must know that this money is ours, why did you delay giving it until now?
Duan Feng's face froze, and he secretly said that it was not good.
Sure enough, those people also shouted: "Down with Duan Feng and return my hard-earned money." ”