At this moment, Li Er had no doubt about Changsun Wugou's ability to manage the harem.
"Well, since you want to keep Qingquan, I don't care about this..."
Li Shimin coughed dryly and changed the topic, saying,
"By the way, Maid Guanyin, have you drawn up the list of abolished palace maids?"
When we talked about relocation during the day today, although he vetoed it, he actually kept it in mind.
Liangyi Palace will be occupied sooner or later!
Naturally, the sooner the better.
"Well, that's almost it."
Changsun Wugou stood up and took out a stack of paper from the cabinet, handed it to Li Shimin and said,
"Here, it's all here."
Li Shimin: "?!"
"so much?"
At a glance, he saw that the list was filled with names, which made him speechless.
Has the redundancy of maids in the palace reached this level?
"Yeah, I don't know if I don't check. I'm shocked when I check."
Changsun Wuguo sighed,
"Excluding the slaves we usually call, there will be at least 3,000 people with nothing to do. If the reduction is more extreme, even 5,000 people can be eliminated!"
"Of course, some of them are homeless, and most of them would like to stay in the palace. I will not lay off them."
"Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate to release so many maids from the palace at once. They should be released in batches."
"How about the first group, those with the strongest desire to return home, go out first?"
Li Shimin nodded.
"How many do you plan to put in the first batch?" he asked casually.
"Fifteen hundred people."
The eldest grandson Wugou responded,
"One thousand here in the East Palace, five hundred on my father's side."
"In addition, I will arrange for a group of new people to settle in the Liangyi Palace to ensure that the emperor's specifications are met. At most, he will have a new group of people, and the number will not be reduced for the time being."
"In this case, my father should not be too dissatisfied."
Li Shimin nodded happily when he heard this.
"You are very thoughtful..."
He approved, then shook his head and sighed,
"To be honest, when it comes to my father and the old man, I really have to be cautious when dealing with him."
"The relationship between me and his old man is already a bit delicate. Now I can't let him feel resentful under any circumstances. Otherwise... I, Li Shimin, will be the most unfilial and rebellious son in the world!"
"Take your time, take your time..."
"Even if more personnel in the East Palace are laid off, our father's quality of life must be guaranteed."
It can be heard that Li Shimin still hopes that Li Yuan can take the initiative to realize the problem and move out on his own.
It would be too ugly if father and son fought...
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
The eldest grandson Wugou comforted softly,
"This is not something that can be accomplished in a day. It has to be done gradually."
"When the time is right, send Pei Ji, Xiao Yu and other old friends of the emperor to give a few words. Maybe there will be unexpected results..."
"Let's not talk about this, Erfeng, it's getting late, let's have a rest..."
…
A few days later.
Dang, Dang, Dang!
As the gong sounded, Chang'anfang City ushered in another lively and prosperous day.
Chiliu, Chiliu!
Xu Fenglei sat at the stall, sipping the mutton soup happily, and felt a warmth rushing to his limbs, making his whole body feel so comfortable!
Opposite him, Yan Lide, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was sitting.
I saw him looking solemn and reporting;
"Minister, the Ministry of Industry has a lot of things going on these days, and construction has started in many places."
"First, the fortifications outside Chang'an City have been dismantled, and all the weapons and armor have been put into the arsenal. My subordinates have checked them, and there are no mistakes."
"Secondly, there are leaks in the palace that need to be repaired. The Ministry of Revenue has allocated money and requested that it be completed before the year. My subordinates have also arranged for craftsmen to enter the palace. If it doesn't rain, it can be completed in more than a month. "
"Third, there are several dams in the Yellow River Basin that need to be reinforced..."
"Fourth, the Minjiang Dujiangyan Irrigation System needs maintenance. This is something His Majesty has designated to do..."
"Fifth..."
Yan Lide talked a lot, reported in detail the things that had accumulated in the Ministry of Works in the past few days, and explained his own measures to deal with them.
Xu Fenglei, on the other hand, drank a bowl of mutton soup.
"Man, it tastes good!"
He greeted with a smile,
"Two more bowls, give this brother another bowl, and add more chili!"
"Okay!" The waiter in the store responded loudly, and quickly ordered the kitchen to fill the soup and sprinkle a pinch of pepper.
Don't look at this stall vendor, the sales this morning are not low!
"Minzu..."
Yan Lide swallowed his saliva and was about to say more, but saw Xu Fenglei wave his hand and said:
"Okay, okay, I can rest assured that you are doing your job. Don't bother me with such trivial matters in the future."
"Are you thirsty? Come here, drink some soup. This sheep was driven down from the Turkic grasslands. It tastes extremely delicious. Try it!"
Boom! Boom!
Two bowls of mutton soup were smashed on the table, and the waiter laughed;
"Please be patient, gentlemen. If you have any other questions, please send them to me right away!"
Xu Fenglei pointed to the mutton soup in front of him and looked at Yan Lide with a smile.
"Okay, okay..."
Yan Lide had no choice but to pick up the bowl and chopsticks, pick up a piece of mutton and put it into his mouth.
"vomit……"
The next second, he almost vomited!
"This smells so strong!" Yan Lide said with wide eyes.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Xu Fenglei laughed and said,
"It just smells bad. If it wasn't there, I wouldn't think it tastes good!"
"You will get used to it as you drink it. Trust me, you will also fall in love with the taste."
Yan Lide: "..."
I believe you!
This Lord, there is no such thing as a reliable one!
Although he thought so in his heart, after all, the official rank was overwhelming, so he had to hold his nose and drink the soup in small sips.
He doesn't want to touch that meat for the time being...
"The work in the Ministry of Industry is complicated, and I only have the general job."
Xu Fenglei said calmly,
"The specific things all depend on you and the colleagues below. Thank you for your hard work."
"Of course, I don't care about it at all. If anyone dares to block the work of our Ministry of Industry, just come and tell me directly. No matter if it's the Three Provinces or the Sixth Ministry, don't be afraid. I'll come out to deal with them!"
Yan Lide felt relieved.
"Youbu Zun's words make me feel more at ease."
He continued,
"Colleagues who work in the Ministry of Industry all know that if the project is huge and complicated, they are afraid of being squeezed out by other departments, especially the Ministry of Household Affairs. We can only stare at it when it takes away money and food."
"Now that the minister is here, such a thing has never happened again! In the Tang Dynasty, who dares not to give the minister this face? Now... I feel comfortable working with my colleagues!"
Calmly, another wave of flattery came.
"Um."
Xu Fenglei smiled happily and said,
"That's natural."
"Let's not talk about official business, let's talk about private work."
"How is the purchase of my Fenglei Bank going?"
(End of chapter)
