Accompanying the king to have meals is a supreme honor for the subjects of the Yao Kingdom.
As soon as He Lingchuan sat down, the old palace man Qiu Long personally arranged a gold plate and silver chopsticks for him, and brought him a basket of burritos.
This snow-white cake crust has not been fried in oil. It is as thin as paper and covered with gold foil.
King Yao pointed at the burrito and said, "This is a golden cake, it's edible."
The herb beef ribs were roasted until they were tender and juicy. When cut vertically, the inside was beautiful pink. Yao Wang rolled the ribs with golden cakes, served them with two iceberg sticks, dipped them in a little rich sauce, and put them in his mouth.
Chew.
He Lingchuan also followed the same example, and it was indeed mellow and rich, making it unforgettable in one bite.
As for the gold foil, it has no taste at all, it just tastes noble.
King Yao had a good appetite, and half of the table was filled with meat. As he ate, he said, "You also know why I summoned you to the palace?"
Is this a straightforward matter? He Lingchuan stopped after a brief taste, took a white towel to wipe his hands, and said sternly: "Please tell me."
Just because King Yao invited him to a meal didn't mean that he could just eat it as if no one else was around.
This guy doesn’t miss the point. King Yao chuckled:
"As for the expansion of Tianshui City, I want to hear your ideas."
The flood season hasn't ended yet, Tianshui City is flooded again, this time even two temples have been flooded. King Yao has just received the news that the base of a pagoda was soaked and collapsed with a roar, crushing five pedestrians underneath.
He said that two attendants were also killed in the tower.
These temples are also regularly renovated, but the underground water has eroded over the years, eroding the subsidence layer.
The city will age like people, and as it gets older, problems will emerge one after another, and they are all stubborn diseases that cannot be eradicated. As soon as King Yao dealt with these problems, he became tired and wanted to expand the new city.
Of course, He Lingchuan was not surprised at all that King Yao was so straightforward. The monarch felt that He Xiao had already made a lot of money in Yao Kingdom and had offended Qingyang, so he could only rely on King Yao's power to protect him in the future.
Safety.
Then he can't be just a nuisance to King Yao, and respond to all requests?
King Yao looked at him and spit out a piece of bone:
"Also, I haven't decided to expand eastward or westward. It makes sense to go in both directions."
He wanted He Lingchuan to tell him the truth and he had to convince him.
And this sentence embeds a premise, that is, the expansion of the capital is inevitable, but King Yao just hasn't figured out the next plan yet.
He Lingchuan understood his urgency. After all, so many ministers had submitted petitions to him. The money had been paid and Qingyang had been offended. King Yao also wanted to give back to these loyal ministers.
Otherwise, where can there be a next time?
But he also has big worries: the expansion of Tianshui City will cost a lot of money, and the treasury is already empty. If we continue to squeeze it like this, how big of a hole will it make?
So he had to find He Lingchuan for a solution.
It can build a new city without draining the treasury, and it is best to make some money.
He Lingchuan had been prepared for a long time, so he gave him a suggestion: "I have been supervising the work in Youhu these days. I saw the open terrain and beautiful scenery behind the south bank from Shuangyue Valley to Yunsong Town. Yunsong Town is also far away.
The nearest town in Youhu is less than four miles away."
"The food in Youhu is all transported from Yunsong Town, and the area is rich in materials." Originally, Yunsong Town was a residential area, and Youhu was just a scenic spot. "From Youhu to Yunsong
The town is mainly composed of plains, with open terrain, crisscrossed rivers, and a few hills that are not in the way."
Of course King Yao knew: "The water from Youhu Lake will also flow to Yunsong Town, so what?"
"Your Majesty, the foundation for Tianshui City's expansion to this area is very good." It is better than expanding to the west.
King Yao stroked his beard: "You said that when the capital expands eastward, not only will the treasury not be empty, but it will also be filled up. What is going on?"
He Lingchuan knew that the answer that tickled him the most was this answer.
"This has a premise: people in Tianshui City are willing to move to the new city and are rushing to move to the new city."
King Yao frowned: "People in Tianshui City are relatively conservative."
In this capital city that has been around for nearly two hundred years, the residents have never seen anything in the world. They all have a stable mentality.
"The good areas on the south bank of Youhu Lake have been developed, but there are still so many officials and nobles who want and cannot get the houses around Youhu Lake." He Lingchuan said, "Look, isn't this just a rush to get them?"
"The number of jingshes in Youhu Villa is limited, and they have special meanings, so they are easy to sell. But the officials will not live there." King Yao rolled out another cake, "The city residents are used to living in Tianshui City.
Why are you willing to move to the suburbs?"
Tianshui City is the capital of the country, and the officials and nobles all live in Tianshui City. No matter how well-built Youhu Villa is, it is just a monastery.
What does Jingshe mean? A place where noble people occasionally rest and recuperate.
He Lingchuan smiled and said: "Today is different from the past. The dignitaries who buy Youhu Villa, especially the first two rows, will definitely move in. Even if they don't live there themselves, their families will move there."
Since Prince Qing's Mansion, Bai Tan, You Rongzhi and other ministers have spent a lot of money to buy a monastery to express their loyalty, they must express their loyalty more thoroughly and truly confront Qingyang across the river.
If we just throw a house there and have the lights on all day long, what kind of confrontation is that?
There was a lot of people and bright lights, making Qingyang really feel the noise and inconvenience.
"The mountains and rivers there are beautiful, soothing and relaxing, but it is actually only a few miles away from Tianshui City. Qingyang Supervisor can live in Youhu when he is busy with official duties, why can't they?"
King Yao was noncommittal: "Go on."
"Youhu itself is the territory of the royal family. I remember that you also have a palace there?"
"Yes." But the palace was last renovated more than 20 years ago and is now a bit old. King Yao only occasionally stayed there for a few days during spring and summer.
"Then, Youhu has the king's palace, the governor's country, the royal family, and the Manchu court's important ministers and generals -" He Lingchuan said sternly, "Let me say something disrespectful, there will be so many nobles and relatives in that place in the future, why can't we see it?
To build a second Tianshui City Center?"
King Yao opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
Nonsense! Could that remote place be the second center of Tianshui City?
But He Xiao was right about at least one thing. Wherever the monarch and dignitaries work and live, that place will definitely prosper.
"It just so happens that Youhu Villa has been discussed in the streets and alleys recently, and it's very popular. If we take this opportunity to launch the eastward expansion plan, everyone will know about it in a few days, saving a lot of trouble." Promoting publicity is laborious and laborious, and it just so happens.
Now that Youhu Villa is still popular, wouldn’t it be good to give it a try by yourself?
King Yao was silent.
"The Youhu area will definitely be very popular in the future. Although the houses there have been sold out, the demand from buyers is still very strong. Then the next best thing is to buy houses around Youhu, that is, Yunsong Town."
He Lingchuan opened his mouth and came with free compliments, "Everyone is willing to live around you."