Chen Xinjia turned to Zhang Guowei, a veteran city-building master, for help: "What does Shao Sikong (also known as the Minister of Industry) think? Can each city be less than 200,000 taels of silver?"
According to his idea, if it really doesn't work, he can reduce it, and if he can, he can avoid it. One million taels are evenly distributed among six cities, and each city has more than 160,000 taels, or not much different from the city built with 200,000 taels. .
"Da Sima, based on Zhang's accumulated experience, two hundred thousand taels is the minimum limit for building a city in the Jiangnan area. The manpower cost in the north is lower, and it may be reduced to 150,000 taels. But I dare not say so. If it is Expand the old city and try to reduce costs as much as possible to achieve this goal. No matter what, the cost of building the city must be put into practice."
Zhang Guowei didn't know the local price level at all, so he naturally didn't dare to draw his own conclusions. At present, we only know that the victims are treated as coolies, and the employment price must be much lower than in Jiangnan. It is hard to say about the other things. Only when you get to the local area can you know a thing or two.
The prince just announced in public that two new cities would be built in northern Shandong, but he did not mention the specific sizes. If you appoint yourself as the project supervisor, you may have to give some instructions to yourself later, but you have to listen carefully and ask for clarification.
Regarding Zhang Guowei's reply, Chen Xinjia believed that it was positive and feasible. He felt that he should first obtain the funding from the Ministry of Household Affairs and map the city, and then talk about the rest. He said to Li Daiwen: "Da Situ (another name for the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs), Chen Someone thought that the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development could allocate one million taels to expand the six original cities. It was estimated that the construction cost of each city was 150,000 taels, and the remaining 100,000 taels would be used as supplementary funds. Setting up defense nodes to facilitate monitoring of surrounding salt fields, I wonder what Grand Situ thinks?"
Since the Ministry of Household Affairs does not have much money, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works have to choose the cheapest construction plan. Anyway, once the cost goes up, they will eventually be unable to afford coolies.
"I don't have much objection. I wonder what Da Sikong thinks of this matter?"
Li Daiwen was only responsible for allocating funds, and the specific construction still depended on the wishes of Liu Zunxian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
"Since the Ministry of Revenue has given its full support, Liu naturally agrees with this matter!"
Liu Zunxian didn't want the prince to interfere with the planned harvest of the Sixth Division at this juncture.
According to the agreement between Donggong and Hubu, Hubu can get 90% of the sea salt by building a city on the southern line.
If the East Palace takes the opportunity to enter, it might be split in half, and everyone will have to argue about whether the ground is red or not.
This matter has nothing to do with the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Punishment. At most, the Ministry of Personnel will send some people to supervise the local area. The main responsibility is Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong. Once something goes wrong, he will definitely not be able to escape the involvement.
"His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, I wonder what the size of the new cities His Highness intends to build in Ye County and Zhaoyuan County? How to define the expenses?"
Zhang Guowei thought it was better to ask him in advance, lest the prince find him alone later. If he was criticized, it would be much more uncomfortable than in the main hall.
"The size of the two cities is similar to that of Jinan City. The East Palace allocated one million taels for this purpose, and specially sent Ai Qing and Wang Yi'e to supervise it. The two are also old friends, and they must have a clear understanding of the matter of building the city. Although the two places are separated, they are inseparable. Since we are far away, we can communicate with each other at any time and make up for each other's shortcomings. I believe that the city built by the two of you will be of high quality."
A city built with half a million taels of silver, even if you don't go to the site to appreciate it, you probably won't be too shy.
But if the defenders did not surrender, but were defeated by the Qing army in a few days, then I will only ask you.
"I must go all out and don't dare to slack off!"
The prince spent a lot of money on these two cities, and the cost was more than three times that of the cities in the south. Zhang Guowei must take it seriously.
"I believe in Aiqing's ability. From now on, it is entirely up to Aiqing to supervise the site to prevent construction workers from neglecting their duties, cutting corners, and deducting money. There are no officials from the imperial court here, let alone relatives of the emperor. I will give you the Sword of Shangfang , as long as any subordinate commits adultery and illegal behavior, once it is found out, he can be executed first and then reported, and do not allow the sneaky person to take advantage of him. "
Building a city, like providing relief, is a job that people look forward to day and night. A little bit of trickery in it is enough for some people and their families to have a good life for several years.
"I am deeply grateful for the Holy Family. I should dedicate myself to building this city for His Highness as soon as possible!"
Zhang Guowei received the full support of the prince. Although he was excited, he was also very ambitious and regarded this job as his life's work.
"My dear, pay attention to rest and don't work too much. We only need to complete the city wall before winter, but it must be strong. The houses in the city can be built slowly."
In the future, we will have to rely on this cargo code for defense. We can't build a city without having to build it ourselves.
"I understand that I will live up to His Highness's expectations!"
As long as the allocation is sufficient and timely, Zhang Guowei is still very sure of building a solid city.
"Yan Jizu!"
"I'm here!"
"I have reinstated your official position and moved the capital of Shandong to Ye County. This place is not far from the new city. I think there will be many people looking for you to do things. I just want you to understand one thing, that is, you and The heads of your family are stored here in this palace. When the victims are transferred to the peninsula and the city is built, the merits and demerits will be equal. Whenever someone reports you for corruption, perverting the law, accepting gifts from others, or neglecting your duties, seeking money and killing people, once Verify that the approval is correct, your family just waits to be killed by the Queen of Autumn! Anyway, there is not much time, autumn is coming as soon as summer is over!"
"I will never dare to do this. I will always bear in mind His Highness's holy decree!"
Yan Jizu was not sure how he would act in the future, but he definitely did not want to go back to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment at the moment.
Yang Sichang went in, and it was time for him to come out. If he went in again, I'm afraid it would be too much to hope for.
There are only a few people who have been released from the "second palace". They are as powerful as Governor Yuan, who only entered the palace once and died...
After the two parties have negotiated the general framework, what the monarch and his ministers are now signing is just a letter of intent. A city-building edict with real executive power must come up with a specific plan at the Ministry of Works, be approved by Yaoji, and then be signed and sealed. After it takes effect, the East Palace Only then could the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development allocate funds for this project, which cost up to two million taels, and allowed Zhang Guowei and others to go to Shandong in person to supervise the start of construction.
Today's court meeting was really exciting and exciting. Even the prince and the prince had their homes confiscated, and the Marquis of Yangwu was exterminated, which astonished the civil and military officials of the court and opened their eyes. But for most of the ministers, after persisting for such a long time, they finally got through it. They were not affected and escaped unscathed. They could celebrate when they returned home.
However, if the prince asks him tomorrow what he had eaten tonight, then...
Yaoji looked at everyone's funny backs and smiled secretly: Welcome everyone to my court meeting, your rebuke! The good prince is me, and I am your uncle! That’s it for today’s court meeting. Let’s take a rest and let’s continue the fight tomorrow!
See you there~!
Mua!
mwah!
Ah ha ha ha ha...
The reason why he can leave the court early is because there is another important matter, which is to visit the emperor in his palace.
Before that, everyone must bathe and change clothes outside the court to avoid carrying germs or letting the smelly sweat smell to His Majesty, which would be bad.
Those qualified to visit include five members of the cabinet, six ministers, the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and fourteen people in each group.
Outside the Qianqing Palace, a group of people were told not to make any noise after entering, and not to get close to watch. They could only kneel down and pay homage to the dragon bed one foot away.
According to the prince's instructions, everyone must wear masks to prevent someone from yawning or sneezing and popping out some E. coli and parachuting onto the dragon body of the dumper.
Looking at the frightened and amused looks of the ministers, Yaoji thought to himself: If we could charge admission tickets, we might be able to save one hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver in a year, which is a lot of income!
The whole process only involved kowtowing three times and watching intently for a minute, so that they could understand that the emperor who had blamed the blame was not dead yet, and his breathing was stable. The imperial doctor could explain the rest of the matter.
After paying tribute to the "number one vegetable in the empire", everyone can go back to their homes.
"Ji Zhou!"
Yaoji suddenly remembered one thing, especially the Yan Siyin incident. This thing has been solved, but there are still a bunch of spectators watching the fun lurking in the back house. This is not good. They must be fished out and bled one by one, otherwise it will be too cheap. They are.
"I'm here!"
Li Jizhou, the eunuch of the East Palace Bingbi, hurried forward to wait, not knowing what the prince's instructions were.
"Don't you have a book? Except for the concubine, Queen Yi'an, and my mother and queen, all the chamberlains who have been in the palace for more than five years or have a grade of eight or above. Anyone who fails to meet the standard for buying purple gold bonds will be punished. Catch them, I don’t believe that there are poor slaves in this residence and various institutions! Let Li Fengxiang send people to search their residences, don’t miss any corner, and get this done before dark Done."
Since you guys want money rather than your brains, I don't need to be polite to you. Li Fengxiang, the eunuch in charge of the inner factory, is counting on you to add to his list of achievements. Just work hard for "Little Plum".
Yao Ji read the brochure submitted by Li Jizhou, and it was obvious that some people did not pay the purchase amount according to their positions. These people were deliberately trying to fool themselves and bully Huangkou Xiaoer, who had just taken over this huge empire that was fading away.
"I obey your orders and will definitely live up to His Highness's instructions!"
While Li Jizhou was receiving the order, he was also secretly laughing at those guys who were ignorant of current affairs. They didn't know what happened in today's court meeting. There is a guy who falsely claims that he is so poor that he can only eat fried soybeans. After a long time, his head is full of fried soybeans. This is the end of deceiving the emperor.
Do you think that after Gao Qiqian and others have been dealt with, this cleanup is over? Go ahead and dream!
