Feipeng sailed from Pingjin Ferry toward the white-plaster mine in Shantong Prefecture. On deck, Zhou Tieyi’s gaze was grave; everything in Pingjin Ferry, Tangzhou Prefecture, and Shantong Prefecture was proceeding methodically according to his plans.
His flight to Shantong Prefecture was prompted by repeated urgings from the head of the Shantong Prefecture Bureau of Industry, who wanted him to inspect the newly completed "Zhou Gong Tower," the vocational college, and the partially expanded Shantong steel mill. These represented the first steps of Zhou Tieyi’s reforms in Shantong. By encompassing residence, education, and production, these changes held extraordinary significance. If possible, the Bureau head, Qian Bingrui, had hoped to invite Zhou Tieyi for an inspection on the very day the tower was finished two weeks prior.
Naturally, Zhou Tieyi knew that while he was steadily executing his reforms, his opponents had not been idle. For instance, even the Ning Mansion only knew something was amiss without grasping how many factions the Dazhi Zen Monastery and Monk Zhi had truly roped in. Or take the Nine Archaic Gods, who had sought to resurrect the Taihang Goddess via the Taihang Mountain range from the very beginning; they had been plotting for quite some time and would certainly not settle for the anticlimactic finish seen at Pingjin Ferry. At the very least, one or more Rank 1 Deities would be involved.
Chapter 406