"I see His Highness King Wu!" Everyone knelt down to pay homage.
Zhu Jun looked at the people below and said with a smile: "Excuse me, all foremen, thank you for your hard work. I am new here and have been busy training troops before, so I have not met everyone face to face.
I just have two free days, so I would like to invite you all to have a meal and chat.
Don't be nervous, it's just a meal! "
Seeing Zhu Jun being so genial, many people relaxed their vigilance. Looking at the big fish, meat and drinks on the table, everyone gulped down their saliva.
"Thank you, His Highness King Wu!"
Everyone took their seats, and naturally Kuai Mingsi sat first in the first row.
His back was very straight, and he always felt that King Wu's eyes couldn't help but linger on him.
"Don't be restrained, just eat whatever you want!" Zhu Jun picked up a glass of wine and toasted everyone three glasses of wine in succession, thanking them for their efforts.
To be honest, Zhu Jungui was the King of Wu and valued them so much that all of them turned red with excitement.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Zhu Jun said: "I went to the harem a few days ago to see that the project has been completed and should be completed before the year.
It took nearly 70,000 people, several years of work, and a large amount of materials to make the Zhongdu Palace come into being from scratch. It is a miracle, and all of you are indispensable!
When doing business among the people, money and goods are all clear, and the same is naturally true for you.
I have checked the supervisory logs over the years. In the past three years since Shenwu, a total of nearly 1.2 million dan of rations have been deducted, and 1.4 million taels of salary and silver have been short-circuited.
That is to say, 17 shi of grain and 20 taels of silver per capita need to be reissued, which can be converted into 2 taels of silver and this king will have 40 taels per person.
This forty taels of silver is enough for a family of five to live stably for two years.
Before the end of the project, I will gradually distribute this missing amount of silver to everyone! "
Eight years, nearly 2.8 million taels, totaling 350,000 taels a year.
The materials for the construction of Zhongdu were all donated by various places and were not included in the construction.
In addition to the rations, the craftsmen and civilians who were drafted also had very little silver, forty taels in eight years. For a strong man, the total was five taels of silver a year.
It's so pitiful.
"His Royal Highness King Wu is wise!" Everyone started to flatter him.
If Zhu Jun can really make up for the money, then when they go home with this huge sum of money, it will be enough for the whole family to live a good life for one or two years.
Thinking of this, everyone was happy.
Only Kuai Mingsi asked: "How dare you, the villain, to ask His Highness the King of Wu, is this money appropriated by the imperial court?"
"You don't have to worry about this. In short, the money will be delivered to you in batches!" Zhu Jun said with a smile: "But there is one thing. After the Central Capital is completed, I will carefully inspect and accept it. If there are any problems, I will We will definitely investigate to the end and will never tolerate it!"
Kuai Mingsi took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, you can rest assured that every part of Zhongdu can withstand the inspection!"
Zhu Jun said with a half-smile: "Then what if I want to dig out the foundation to see? Or what about uncovering the beams and tiles?"
Kuai Mingsi's expression changed drastically, and the other craftsmen who were still drinking also stopped what they were doing and looked at Zhu Jun, their expressions becoming ugly.
"This... the palace has been completed. If we dig out the foundation easily, I'm afraid it will affect the quality of the house!"
"It doesn't matter, if there is a problem with the house, it is my fault!" Zhu Jun said with a smile: "If something is discovered from the foundation, it will be difficult to deal with!
Beheading is a trivial matter, if not done well, I am afraid it will implicate the nine tribes..."
As soon as he finished speaking, several timid foremen began to tremble all over, and Kuai Mingsi didn't know what to say.
King Wu had said this, and if they still regarded him as a fool, they might not be able to leave the Wenhua Palace.
He couldn't help but look around, and then he realized that there were soldiers standing on both sides, all with their swords unsheathed.
At that moment, Kuai Mingsi was sweating like rain.
He knew very well that today's banquet was the Hongmen Banquet. He gritted his teeth and knelt on the ground with a thud, "Your Highness, King Wu, I... have something to report!"
Zhu Jun twirled his wine glass, "Isn't it a matter of keeping things?"
Wow!
Everyone was shocked.
Plop, plop!
Immediately, everyone knelt on the ground and had no intention of drinking. They all had their heads on the ground, scared to death!
"Your Highness King Wu, spare your life!"
"Spare your life, Your Highness!"
Looking at them, Zhu Jun couldn't help but click his tongue, "Do you know what Xue Yang did? They said that the imperial court deducted your rations. You had so many grudges that you placed traps in the building and left them everywhere.
Do you know what will happen if this matter reaches the ears of my father? "
Everyone was shaking even more violently.
"You will die, and no one will survive, especially you foremen. If you are lucky, your whole family will die. If you are unlucky, you three tribes, and even nine tribes will be killed!"
Zhu Jun said calmly that he thought of the Ming Dynasty's antiquities case, how similar it was, but what was interesting was that Xue Yang begged for mercy and only a few thousand carpenters were killed in the end.
This means that those town objects are most likely placed on the beams.
But the cause was different, it was even more exaggerated than the antiquities cases in that world.
"I know that you don't have the guts to attack the enemy. Even if you did, you would only do it secretly, and you wouldn't dare to do it in such a big way.
How many people are unafraid of death?
Either you have been deceived by others, or you have received money that you should not have received.
I have a kind heart and don't want to see rivers of blood, so I'll give you a chance!
He gave an account of what needed to be done, and called out all those who had done it.
I will try my best to save his life, but it would be embarrassing if he stubbornly resisted.
The imperial court has invested nearly tens of millions of taels of silver. Killing you ten times is considered an easy task! "
Kuai Mingsi took a deep breath and said, "I can swear that this matter has nothing to do with the carpenter!"
"If swearing is useful, are there still so many heartless people in the world?" Zhu Jun said: "How stupid are you?
Even if you restrain your own people, will they let you go in order to drag you into trouble? "
Quin Mingsi raised his head suddenly and turned to look at the others, "You, you...you deserve to die!"
They didn't dare to look at Kuai Mingsi at all.
"You're not going to recruit, are you?" Zhu Jun stood up and said, "Kill them all, and then grab a group of people and see if they are equally tough-talking!"
As soon as he finished speaking, these people started crying and shouting, "Spare your life, Your Highness, I'll do it, I'll do it all..."
"His Royal Highness King Wu, all the villains have been recruited..."
Hearing this, Zhu Jun smiled and waved, and these people were taken away for interrogation.
A sharp knife cuts the mess, no matter what ghosts or monsters you have, he will cut them all.
After lying dormant for a month, the evidence he had in hand was enough to kill those people.
Half an hour later, Zhu Jun looked at the thick stack of testimonies in front of him and couldn't help but sneered, "Call those people over again!"
