The ministers did not dare to say anything more. They shouted long live and dispersed.
Li Shanchang pursed his lips, how many times has this happened?
Ever since Zhu Bai came out, he hasn't received any good jobs.
But this time the Ministry of Revenue also wants to participate, which means he is involved, but it will be a lot more troublesome.
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Lao Zhu issued an order and added an article to the "Da Ming Law": "Anyone who encroaches on streets and lanes to build houses or gardens will be ordered to restore the original state with a staff of sixty. The land location, graphic size, sale and lease must be clearly stated on the land deed." No changes may be lost.”
An article was also added to the regulations of the Bingma Division, making it eleven: "All houses are built strictly in accordance with the house deeds and maps, and the walls must be within the red lines. If there are road occupations, the Bingma Division has the right to demolish and restore the streets to their original appearance. The homeowner is responsible for the required fees, plus double the penalty."
The imperial court also gave all the families in Yingtian Mansion a three-month period to obtain new land deeds, move the walls, and restore the streets.
Sun Ying and Xie Cheng each broke into a cold sweat: If Zhu Bai hadn't stopped them. Maybe Zhu Yuanzhang would use them as a starting point and beat each of them to death with sixty sticks.
Then they neatly moved the wall on their side back a foot and rebuilt the street.
When Zhu Bai came to inspect this street again, Sun Ying came out to greet him from afar and respectfully invited him in for tea.
All kinds of novelty snacks and fruits are put out.
Singers and dancers were summoned to play music, dance and sing, while beautiful beauties were fanning Zhu Bai, beating his legs and pinching his shoulders.
I'm afraid that I won't flatter you loudly enough and serve you attentively enough.
Zhu Bai drank a cup of iced sour plum soup worth five cents, ate pastries worth one or two cents each, and admired the beauties in cool clothes twisting their fair and slender waists. He suddenly felt that the trip was worth it!
The goal he set at the beginning was right!
After eating, drinking and resting, Zhu Bai wants to leave.
Sun Ying respectfully held out a small box and said, "A few stones are not worth much, just give them to His Highness for fun."
Stone?
When Zhu Bai opened it, he was almost blinded.
Emeralds as big as fists and rubies as big as eggs shine in the sun.
He suppressed his ecstasy and nodded with a smile: "Oh, stone. It looks fun, so I'll take it."
Coming out of Sun Ying's house, Zhu Baiyou was invited in by Xie Cheng, who had been waiting at the door.
"Thank you so much, King Xiang, for saving me this time." Xie Cheng saluted him respectfully, and then held out a land deed: "This is one acre of land, right next to the land that Mr. Deng gave you. That's not respectful, Your Highness. Be sure to accept it."
Zhu Bai also accepted: "Okay."
Zhu Bai didn't dare to eat alone, otherwise someone would report him and he would be bribed.
So as soon as he returned to the palace, he showed it to Lao Zhu: "Father, father, Master Sun gave me some beautiful stones. Please help me see what they are."
Lao Zhu took it and took a look: Good guy, these are top quality and priceless gems.
You may not even find such good things in the palace.
Zhu Bai's big eyes sparkled: "Are they beautiful? They must be gems. Are they valuable? He said that his son saved him and he insisted on giving them to his son. If the father likes them, he can pick a few."
Lao Zhu looked complicated and touched Zhu Bai's head: "No, you can keep it. These are not very valuable."
Zhu Bai felt relieved after hearing his words. He put the gem away with a smile and said, "Okay. I will keep it first. I will set it on my father's new Yishan crown tomorrow."
Our great son always thinks of us when he gets good things.
Lao Zhu was a little moved: "Okay."
Zhu Bai took out another land deed and said, "This is from Mr. Xie. He said it is right next to my son's field."
Lao Zhu glanced at it: An acre of land, so stingy, really used it to comfort the children.
However, he only rewarded Xie Cheng with 300 acres of land. Xie Cheng wanted to raise a large family, so he was willing to give Zhu Bai an acre of land.
In fact, he suspected that Zhu Bai didn't even know the concept of fields.
I heard that Zhu Bai bought duck and fish fry and asked the tenant farmers to raise ducks and fish in his 100 acres of rice fields.
He also said that no matter how much ducks, rice and fish were harvested in the end, he only wanted half.
Isn't this nonsense?
The ducks didn't eat all the fish fry and rice even after they were put down.
In the end, there will definitely be nothing gained.
But it doesn't matter, as long as my son is happy.
Anyway, he is not short of money.
Lao Zhu nodded: "Yes. You put it away."
Zhu Bai: "Father, I passed by the location of the Juxian Tower today and saw that it was still a scorched earth. Why don't you reward it to me?"
Lao Zhu narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "You already have four or five shops and more than a hundred acres of land. Why do you want this land?"
Zhu Bai became excited and said, "Let's build a restaurant. The salted duck at Juxian Tower was the best."
Lao Zhu snorted: "I know how to eat, drink and have fun all day long."
Zhu Bai added: "My son also wants to carry forward some of Fengyang's famous dishes."
In order to convince Lao Zhu, I can only talk nonsense without conscience.
Lao Zhu was stunned and pondered for a moment: "Okay, you can take it. If your Fengyang dishes are not cooked well, we will come and destroy the brand."
Zhu Bai grinned: "Thank you, father."
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Big and small households in the city began to measure their mansions to see if they exceeded the area covered by the land lease.
You won’t know if you don’t measure it, but you will be shocked if you measure it.
Basically every house has exceeded it.
For a time, many families were demolishing and building fences.
Many streets that were once narrow and dilapidated became spacious overnight and also took on a new look.
The Ministry of Household Affairs set up a temporary office in Yingtianfu Office to handle the deeds of new houses and land.
The homeowner takes the property deed to the Bingma Department. After the Bingma Department charges a handling fee, someone will follow to measure, draw a picture, and come back to make a new version of the land deed.
The Department of Soldiers and Horses was extremely busy. This was the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty that they did not have to ask for money from the treasury and could still pay the money.
Everyone said that King Xiang was a fortune-seeking boy.
Even a dog like Bingma Si found it deplorable and settled in Qingshui Yamen, but he was forced to make him the richest Yamen in the imperial court except for the household department.
Moreover, once the three-month period is over and the vacant mansions are cleared, wouldn’t it be possible to add a few more properties by just doing some tricks?
The key military commander is not only rich, but also prestigious.
Nowadays, any high-ranking official in the imperial court must obey the command of the Commander of the Army and Horses.
The Military and Horse Division suddenly became a place that all kinds of powerful people eagerly yearned for.
Many people submitted their names to the Ministry of Personnel, and the Lu family wanted to recruit people into the Military and Horse Department through various connections.
Lu Ben sighed: "Don't waste any effort on me. Go find King Xiang and the Emperor."
Lao Zhu would not take care of such a small matter as the Military and Horse Division, so Zhu Bai actually had the final say.
And if Zhu Bai doesn’t nod, it won’t work if anyone comes!
But Zhu Bai...
Such a child makes it impossible for anyone to fall in love with him.
Besides, Zhu Bai lives in the palace, could he still pretend to be dead and give gifts to Zhu Bai under the nose of Lao Zhu?
