After Duan Sulian and Wang Zong of Dali were taken away, Huang Qiong had another conversation with the ministers and listened to some reports before leaving the court. This kind of big court meeting is not really about discussing things. As the emperor of the dynasty, what matters can be discussed with a group of officials of the fifth, sixth and seventh grades? Except for listening to reports from some low-level officials who rarely met the emperor and some reports on their views on government affairs, most of the rest of the time was spent wrangling. But this kind of big court meeting is a routine, and even Huang Qiong, who is extremely bored, has to obey the ancestral system.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Huang Qiong recruited Fu Yuanshan, Lu Duan, six ministers, and King Yong to the Wende Hall. Two things were announced, one was the construction of the new palace in Beijing, and the other was the accelerated completion of the old man's mausoleum. The ministers present were stunned when they heard that Huang Qiong demolished the Guilin County Prince's Mansion and most of the Guilin County Prince's Mausoleum to build the mausoleum for the old man and the palace for his younger brothers. You look at me, I look at you, no one dares to speak. It's just a matter of building the palace.
Those princes, what do they know about good and bad? As for the emperor's request, the new prince's palace will no longer be customized and built according to the original prince's palace, but will be reduced in scale. The original main hall of the princes' palaces, also known as Chengyun Hall, was changed from seven rooms wide to five rooms deep. It has been reduced to three rooms in width and three rooms in depth. No more building the back hall, no more building the left and right side halls. The entire house shall not exceed one hundred units. Except for King Yong, these ministers all supported the reduction of other regulations by 30%.
Now that the prince is no longer in the feudal vassal, the number of princes staying in the capital in the future is bound to increase significantly. Not only the current one, but also the eight or nine princes of the Supreme Emperor who have not yet left the palace. In the past few years, I have been leaving the palace and staying at home one after another. The existing royal palace in the capital is obviously not enough. Now that the country is short of financial resources, this can at least significantly reduce costs. At least the cost of building one royal palace in the past may still be left over from building two now. This is a great thing for the treasury.
In the minds of these officials, it doesn't matter if they use old materials as long as they can save money. Besides, they all heard that the Guilin County Prince's Mansion covers an area of tens of miles and all the materials are of the highest quality. Even if it is old material, it is not considered a mistreatment for those princes who only receive salaries and do nothing. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone, right? Therefore, no one had any objections to the first thing Huang Qiong said. Even King Yong who wanted to say something couldn't say it when everyone agreed.
But the first thing made all the ministers, including Fu Yuanshan, who was getting older and stronger in temperament, all murmur. If you really follow what Huang Qiong said, you can indeed save a lot of time and expense in preparing materials. Is it a bit unfilial to use old materials from a county prince's mausoleum to build his own father's tomb? No matter how good the materials are, they are still old materials, right? In this world, except for the king who subjugated his country, I have never heard of an emperor who was not the king of subjugated country. His tomb was built with second-hand goods.
Does this Lord really not care about his reputation? As soon as this matter came out, not to mention the ministers, they were in charge of the household department. Now the expenditures of Da Qi Dynasty were almost as much as his pen. In recent years, in order to concentrate all resources to fight on two fronts and raise military supplies, Lu Duan, who had tightened the government's expenditure to the point where he did not dare to spend a penny randomly, was firmly opposed. It's not because the puppet emperor's rebellion has now been completely suppressed. When it comes to military expenditures, we can breathe a sigh of relief and dare to spend money. But because by doing so, he was really worried about the Lord's reputation.
If you are labeled as being unfilial, even if you are the current emperor, you may not be able to escape attack. Not to mention, among the clans in the world, there are many people who are convinced but not convinced. If it is because of this matter, it is really not a crime to be caught in pigtails. Nowadays, military spending is no longer so huge, and we can breathe a sigh of relief in terms of money and food. The construction of the underground palace and the top of the mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor have now been completed. A lot of other building materials have also been prepared. For the rest, another 1.8 million yuan would be enough.
In Lu Duan's opinion, the scale can be reduced appropriately, and if possible, it can be replenished later, but old materials must not be used. The money of 1.8 million yuan is not a one-time expenditure. If it is spent over several years, the court can still get it. And among the remaining expenses, the bulk of the nanmu felling to build the Qin'en Hall and the side halls was the largest part. Rather than using second-hand goods, it would be better to reduce the size of the temple. Change it to five rooms or simply reduce it to three rooms. The rest of the buildings that use nanmu can just use pine instead.
The rest of the stone statues and bricks and tiles that have not yet been prepared are just a small part of the expenditure. Why risk being accused of being unfilial and transport those second-hand goods all the way from Jingjiang Mansion? Therefore, for the sake of Huang Qiong's reputation, Lu Duan firmly opposed Huang Qiong's suggestion. He proposed reducing the use of nanmu and cutting out some unnecessary buildings. Transferring those old materials from Jingjiang Mansion is not only a crime of unfilial piety, but most importantly, the freight is not cheap.
Regarding the objections of the ministers, Huang Qiong smiled and said: "You are all worrying too much. I have calculated that after those things were dismantled, they were transported to Guangzhou by water. From Guangzhou, we took a boat all the way north and entered the Yellow River. The cost of transporting it to Gong County by boat is not worth the cost of cutting ten nanmu trees. Moreover, don’t underestimate the financial resources of the Guilin County Prince’s Palace. From the tombs of the three generations of kings down, they are all built according to the specifications of imperial mausoleums. Except for the use of Apart from the green tiles, the tombs of the previous kings are almost as good as the Xiaoling Mausoleum."
"Especially the Xiangdian of the previous generation of Guilin princes was built completely according to the specifications of the Xiaoling Ming'en Hall. The nanmu pillars and beams inside were even larger than those of Emperor Taizong's Dingling. On the nanmu pillars in the palace, there are transparent All the carvings are dragons. The gold bricks used in the palace are far inferior to those laid in the imperial tombs. The stone statues are not only meticulously carved, they are far from comparable to the imperial tombs of this dynasty. In addition to some more birds and animals , the rest of the figures exceed the imperial tomb in terms of height and size.”
"Using those materials for the Emperor's Mausoleum can not only save a lot of money, but also make the Emperor's Mausoleum more gorgeous and spectacular. Now the Kangling Mausoleum of the Emperor, the most important underground palace and treasure roof, and the square city have been completed. , Empress Daxing has been buried, and all the materials used are newly prepared and new. The remaining Ming'en Hall, side halls, Shinto, and stone statues are all made of old materials. If there are any left, they will be buried now. We can start building the Kangling Concubine Cemetery."
"Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the Emperor has always been thinking about the early completion of the mausoleum. What's more, the concubine in the palace is also getting older, and the concubine's garden should be built. The concubine's ten thousand year auspicious board should also be prepared in advance. Therefore, I mean that since there is a way to kill two birds with one stone, it should be used. After the nanmu is dismantled, it will be used on the imperial mausoleum according to regulations. If there is not enough to build the imperial mausoleum, it will be used for coffins. The rest will be used for coffins. If there is enough material for Kangling, it will be used for Kangling. If it is not enough, it will be used for sleeping in the concubines' garden."
Speaking of this, Huang Qiong glanced at King Yong: "Also, the Ministry of Industry and the Imperial Affairs Department should prepare a few more sets of nanmu coffins. Can the concubine in the palace use the ones I rewarded one day? Whether the nanmu coffin can occupy the first place in the Kangling concubine's garden depends on how well her son is doing his errands. The matter has been settled, and there is no need to discuss it any more. Where is the Supreme Emperor, hide it from him first, and wait until Let’s talk about it after the construction of Kangling is completed. As for filial piety and unfilial piety, it doesn’t matter at all.”
"No matter how luxurious the mausoleum is built, what's the use if you can't protect the country? Protecting the country, allowing the people of the world to live a life of abundant food and clothing, and maintaining the country of Qi for thousands of years, this is the most filial to the Supreme Emperor. And in my eyes, It seems that with these materials, the buildings that have not yet been built in Kangling can be modified and compared with Emperor Gaozong's Yongling. The underground palace and Baoding have been completed. Queen Daxing has placed the underground palace, so don't move it. , and the rest will follow Yongling regulations."
"The Supreme Emperor, when the country was almost in ruins, single-handedly turned things around and regained the country of Da Qi. He can be said to be the master of the resurgence of Da Qi. I think other buildings are compared to Yongling. In addition, the Ming'en Hall will be built in accordance with the regulations of Emperor Taizong's Dingling Tomb. In addition, the Ministry of Industry and the Imperial Palace Department will conduct a thorough inspection of the Gongxian Imperial Tomb. After these materials are shipped, if the Kangling Tomb is completed, it will If there are any leftover materials, all of them will be used to maintain other tombs.”
Faced with Huang Qiong's final decision, Lu Duan still wanted to persuade him again, but he saw Fu Yuanshan shaking his head slightly, signaling not to persuade him any more. I could only hesitate in my heart and then shut my mouth. What the ministers didn't expect was that Huang Qiong changed the topic and said to Yu Mingyuan: "Yu Aiqing, overseas trade has been fully launched now. All businessmen are now buying ships and recruiting people. The boatmen are preparing to go overseas. But the imperial navy is now in a state of decay. How can it protect the merchants going out to sea?"
"You are the privy envoy and the commander of the front division, and you are in charge of the country's military affairs. Before Yang Jiyuan returns to the court, he will work with the Ministry of War to formulate a plan for the rectification of the navy. I have only two requirements for the navy: to be able to go out and protect our country. The maritime merchants of Qi. Wherever I, the maritime merchants of Da Qi, go, the navy will also go there. If any of the Nanyang countries rob and harm our merchants, I, the navy of Da Qi, can take revenge and go back. Secondly, The pirates and pirates along the coast must be wiped out in the shortest possible time.”
"Yu Aiqing, this matter is of great importance. To rectify the navy, it is definitely not just about replacing corrupt officials and eliminating unqualified officers and soldiers. It is about cultivating a group of navy teams that can go to sea and fight tough battles. At the same time, , and also built ships more suitable for the navy's long voyages, cast various artillery pieces suitable for the navy's use, and explored various new tactics and tactics suitable for the navy after adding cannons. I also know that this matter will not be accomplished overnight. Things, but the current situation that Daqi has no defense must change."
"The war on Yang Jiyuan's side has basically come to an end. It is estimated that the return of the dynasty will take another half a year at most. I have decided that you and Yang Jiyuan will be in charge of the land and water divisions respectively. You are the military attache I rely on most, so you should take care of this matter first. Stay. Wait until he comes back, and you will be adjusting back. Then I will give you a task, and then do your best to rectify the guards for the court. Like this counter-insurgency operation, the guards are almost vulnerable. The court will be called upon to use military force at every turn. The phenomenon of the four elite camps must never happen again.”
"Even if the number of rebels is as many as 200,000, the number of Jiangnan road guards is still more than 100,000. But when we arrived on the battlefield, we realized that there was a 30% shortage. The remaining ones were either old, weak, sick or disabled. Local gangsters are used to fill the quota. Most of the military pay issued by the imperial court has gone to military attaches at all levels. The quota has been paid to more than 30%, which is really bad. If things continue like this, if a local bandit is suppressed, the four major forces will be used Camp. Then why does the imperial court maintain those guards? Just disband them all."
"If the elite soldiers of the Four Camps and the Xijing Camp are related to the life and death of Daqi, then the guards on the roads are related to the safety of the road and the government. The imperial court has raised so many guards and also set up military envoys. , soldiers and soldiers jointly supervise, but the guards are in disgrace, what kind of decency is this?"
