"Are you right?" Wei Zheng couldn't help but ask.
"What's wrong? What do you mean? Zheng Guogong, do you think I am the king of Qin?" Li Ke looked at him and asked.
"Big! Big! And the specifications are also very high!" Wei Zheng became angry when talking about this.
"The big one is right! Let me tell you that the entire Qinwangzhuang covers an area of 25,000 acres. At present, less than 10,000 acres have been completed, and there will be 15,000 acres to continue construction! I tell you that I have suffered a big loss! You will be in court in the future If the people in the hall don't say something nice for me, don't say that you are diligent and love the people." Li Ke rolled his eyes.
Wei Zheng: "?"
"Zheng Guogong, what do you mean? With your expression on your face, you don't want to help me speak, do you? Do you know how many people I have fed?" Li Ke rolled his eyes.
"Uh...what do you mean?" Wei Zheng paused and suddenly asked with a guilty conscience.
"What do you mean? I am currently supporting nearly 40,000 refugees who have fled to the vicinity of Chang'an. This year, many more refugees have come. There are also many ordinary people who came out to work because of the high monthly wages of wealthy families. These Although the people are not refugees, they believe me. Many people come here from two to three hundred miles away to work."
"According to the statistics of my people, the number of refugees among the people working under me alone exceeds 100,000! And the population that these 100,000 people are responsible for feeding is almost over 300,000! According to the current employment situation in Chang'an Monthly money, the monthly money I spend per person every month is about 400 guan on average per person. The monthly payment for 100,000 people is 40,000 guan, which is close to 500,000 guan a year!"
"In order to prevent them from finding work, the area of my Qin Wangzhuang has been designed to become larger and larger. Now it has caught up with several imperial palaces. However, with this area, it can only be maintained for two years at most. The key point is that according to the people in my trading company I found that refugees far away from Chang'an seem to have heard the news, and more and more refugees are coming here, and it is expected that there will be more than 20,000 refugees next year!"
"Zheng Guogong, do you know how difficult it is to find a job for these refugees?" Li Ke rolled his eyes and said helplessly.
"Uh..." Wei Zheng choked for a moment, and then whispered: "Are there so many people?"
"Otherwise, Duke Zheng, why do you think I made this village so big? Also, when you came, Duke Zheng, did you see the buildings in my manor, were the sculptures and the like very detailed?" Li Ke asked helplessly. road.
"It's very precise." Wei Zheng nodded.
"I did it on purpose. If they hadn't been allowed to do this, and it wasn't for me to be picky and keep improving, Zhuangzi's project would have progressed one-third faster."
"According to my original Zhuangzi construction schedule, it was supposed to be completed this autumn. However, according to statistics, if I complete the project in the autumn, they will continue to make no money. They will not be able to spend this winter at all. They have no place around Chang'an City. We have no food or drink, what should we do? Will we freeze to death?"
"I can only think of ways to find work for them, and continue to expand my village so that they can have work to do in winter, such as fine carvings, etc., work slowly, and find an excuse to give them money. Is it easy for them to survive the winter? Is it easy for me? Zheng Guogong, please pat your chest and say, I am a prince, Li Ke. What is the use of my Qin Wangzhuang that is more than ten times the size of the palace? Can I live in it by myself? " Li Ke caught me. Wei Zheng just complained all the time.
"Well... Your Highness, King of Qin, you are considerate of the people. I have to thank you on behalf of these people. It would be better if Zhuangzi is bigger, but it would be more comfortable to live in a bigger place." Wei Zheng hurriedly comforted.
"It's so comfortable. I have to ride a horse to get out of the house. How comfortable can this be? Besides, Zheng Guogong, don't you know how much it costs?! Such a big man has to support! This is a bottomless pit! I'm not my father. Emperor, my father’s palace is supported by the treasury. Otherwise, how about you go back and mention the matter here to the court and let the court take over? I will donate this Zhuangzi to my father as a palace."
"Or we can give you a place for civil and military officials to take a vacation, and you will be responsible for taking over these refugees." Li Ke asked quickly.
"This... Let's talk about it again. Your Highness, King Qin, didn't you do a good job?" Wei Zheng hurriedly stopped Li Ke. Are you kidding? There are more than 40,000 refugees, involving hundreds of thousands of people eating, drinking and eating. You suddenly throw it away? To the court? No matter which department in the three provinces takes over, their heads will explode. This is simply not possible.
The best way is for His Highness King Qin to continue taking over.
"What a shit, let me tell you, my father went for a walk in my village right now. He has already criticized me a lot. Look at the size of this village. To be honest, if you let Zheng Guogong If such a person knows, you are not allowed to impeach me for going too far in the court... Huh? Duke Zheng, why are you here today?" Li Ke suddenly remembered something and looked at Wei Zheng warily.
"Your Highness, I'm here to discuss with you how to increase the burden on Li Tai." Wei Zheng said with a serious face, "I think Li Tai's burden is still a bit too light. Although he is reviewing memorials, he is just reviewing memorials. I can’t understand His Majesty’s hardships.”
"So I thought I should put some more burden on him, so I asked His Highness if there was any way to solve some problems for him."
"Oh, this, it's not simple. Isn't it the Chinese New Year soon? I heard that Goguryeo's envoys are also here. Goguryeo is used to coming from a large country. This has been the case since the Sui Dynasty. This year, it will inevitably It’s another arrogant year, let Li Tai meet and handle the relationship with them, and not weaken my reputation in Datang.”
"Also, haven't there always been conflicts between the former East Turks, the current Xue Yantuo, the Xi tribe, and the Khitan? Let Li Tai solve it." Li Ke said.
"This is a good method. Just solving these problems is indeed a headache." Wei Zheng nodded. Otherwise, His Highness King Qin was very quick-thinking. It would be a good idea for me to come to His Highness King Qin for advice.
"Now that we've finished talking about it, let's continue talking about what we just said." Li Ke said.
"Hey, Your Highness King Qin, wait a minute. I think your Highness, you can't tell me about this. When you took over this, you can't just let it go." Wei Zheng said.
"I know I can't let go, but when I took over, there were less than 20,000 refugees. Now there are more than 40,000, and the number is still rising. I can't take all the refugees, can I?" Li Ke asked.
"This, no matter what, it will have to be done after the new year. And your Highness, didn't you say that this village can be built for another two years and covered." Wei Zheng hurriedly arrived.
"Why should I build such a big village? I can finish all the fun by myself? Even if there are tens of thousands of mansions, the sleeping space is only three feet wide. If I wanted to be big, I would just lie down in the courtyard, and the entire Tang Dynasty would be my home." Li Ke said angrily.
"This old minister is a servant who doesn't understand, otherwise we will discuss it in court later in the year." Wei Zheng said shamelessly.
