Chapter 1350 No need to spend money, I will fix it
Lao Zhu nodded with a smile on his face. The higher the price of the house, the less likely it was for officials to be corrupt, so he was naturally happy.
However, Lao Zhu then thought that the cost of building a house was not small.
He couldn't help but frown and said: "But there are more than a thousand officials in the capital. If everyone is assigned a house, the construction cost alone will be over a million dollars. Isn't this too much?"
Zhu Biao fell into silence when he heard this. Han Du's method of controlling corruption only cost one million guan, but his father still thought it was too much? You know, this time to increase the salary of hundreds of officials, it will cost more than one million guan.
.And, this is the annual cost.
Building a house is just a one-time expense.
Han Du shook his head and said: "Of course, everyone cannot be rewarded with the same house. We will not worry about the scarcity but the inequality. Even if the houses are to be divided, they should be divided into different houses according to the official grade. For example, the second rank in the court
Officials of the third rank can of course be assigned houses with five jins. And those officials of the fourth and fifth ranks will be given houses with three jins. By analogy, officials of the sixth and seventh ranks will be given ordinary houses.
.As for the people of the eighth and ninth grades, as long as they are given a foothold in the capital, they will be grateful. I have built several tube buildings in the banknote bureau, and one building can house dozens or hundreds of households.
Although the place where each family lives is not large, it is enough to shelter them from wind and rain."
"It's a good idea." Lao Zhu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, which naturally reduced the cost greatly.
After all, among the more than 1,000 people in the capital, more than half are officials of the sixth rank and below. Those of the fifth rank and above are considered to be the most powerful people in the capital. As for those of the third rank and above, they are all ministers of Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, and Liubu.
The minister, Shangshu and other big shots.
If such important ministers have made great achievements, Lao Zhu will reward them with mansions. It is appropriate to give them houses with three entrances and five entrances.
Seeing that Lao Zhu was still hesitating, Han Du secretly laughed in his heart. Since ancient times, where has real estate not been profitable?
Han Du didn't bother to argue with Lao Zhu, who only wanted to eat but couldn't eat. He directly stretched out three fingers and said: "If the emperor is willing to give me three thousand acres of land, I can do it without spending a penny from the emperor."
"Is this true?" Lao Zhu was overjoyed and stared at Han Du with wide eyes.
Zhu Biao was suddenly startled and said quickly, "Han Du, you don't know what you are talking about?"
Then he immediately said to his father, "Father, Han Du's nonsense must not be taken seriously."
Seeing such a good thing in front of him, how could Lao Zhu listen to Zhu Biao's explanation? He waved his hand directly, interrupting Zhu Biao and said, "Don't talk, I'm asking Han Du. Han Du, do you know what this means?"
There is no joke in front of the emperor?"
"Three thousand acres of land, these servants came to build it." Han Du was thinking about making a fortune at this time, how could he let Zhu Biao interfere with his good deeds.
Lao Zhu stared at Han Du for a moment. He always felt that Han Du's condition seemed to be at a disadvantage, but in his heart, Lao Zhu felt that Han Du would take advantage of it. Just in case, Lao Zhu couldn't help but put forward a condition, "Fifth advancement."
There must be no less than two hundred houses, and at least five hundred houses must be built for three-in-one houses. As for the tube towers, there must be five hundred towers that are exactly the same as the banknote bureau."
The lion opened his mouth like this, which made Han Du laugh angrily. He spread his hands and said helplessly: "If this is the case, then just pretend that I didn't say what I just said. The emperor should give an order to the Ministry of Industry and let them build it."
Lao Zhu suddenly became unhappy and said with a gloomy face: "Han Du, what kind of place do you think this is? How can we allow you to go back on your word?"
"Your Majesty, where did I go back on my promise? What I promised was that the Emperor would give me three thousand acres of land and I would build a place for the officials in the capital to accommodate them. But the emperor's request was twice as much as the officials in the capital. What could I do?
Can it be done?"
Lao Zhu was also a little embarrassed. He deliberately increased the quantity because he felt that Han Du was unprofitable and could not afford to make a lot of money early on, and he didn't want Han Du to take advantage of him.
But seeing Han Du quit, Lao Zhu was a little reluctant. After all, to him, the value of three thousand acres of land was only one hundred thousand guan, so he saved millions of guan, no matter how he calculated it.
Earned.
Seeing Han Du's firm refusal, Lao Zhu couldn't help but soften his words and said: "Then how much are you willing to build? It can't be only half, right? That's too little. I'm afraid it won't be enough for the capital officials. What's more, it will be built next year.
There will be three hundred Jinshi in the imperial examination held every three years. Don't we need to reserve more houses?"
Han Du shook his head and said: "Half is enough. As for next year's Jinshi, the emperor can continue to order the Ministry of Industry to build it. Just in time, the emperor can see if I have taken advantage."
Han Du pretended to be well-intentioned and relieved Lao Zhu's difficulties, which made Lao Zhu feel a little embarrassed. He felt that he might have thought too much, so he couldn't help but nodded and agreed, "Okay, in that case I will give it to you in the outer city.
Three thousand acres of land. You must hurry up on this matter, and you will announce it to me tomorrow morning."
"I obey." Han Du suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and bowed with a normal expression.
Lao Zhu stared at Han Du's behavior and saw that there was nothing unusual about him, so he pressed his hands and said: "We don't need to be so polite between father-in-law and son-in-law, just sit down!"
"My dear father, thank you very much," Han Du replied following Lao Zhu's wishes.
Just after sitting down for a moment, Han Du thought for a moment and said, "My son, I have another idea. I don't know whether to talk about it or not?"
Lao Zhu laughed heartily, raised his hand and said, "Don't be too polite. Today there is only a son-in-law here, not a king or minister, but it doesn't matter."
Han Du nodded and said: "I think so. Some corrupt officials may be greedy themselves, but their families may not be." ??
"Oh?" Lao Zhu narrowed his eyes strangely, stared at Han Du and said, "Do you think it was a mistake for me to punish corrupt officials and their entire families?"
"No!" Han Du quickly waved his hand and explained, "Those people have committed extremely evil crimes, and they deserve to be executed."
Lao Zhu's expression improved slightly and he asked in a deep voice: "Then what do you mean?"
Han Du hurriedly explained, "What I mean is that no matter where an official works, he is alone, without even a family around him. Without relatives around him, family ties will naturally weaken over time. When he becomes greedy, he will not take care of it. Even if
The Dongchuang Incident happened and they all ended up being executed. They just regretted it and couldn't change anything."
"What I mean is, can the emperor issue a decree to allow officials to bring their parents, wives and children to their posts?"
Lao Zhu frowned and asked in confusion: "What's the use of this?"
Han Du replied with a smile: "If there are family members following, it will be difficult for officials to hide corruption and bribery from their families. If there are sensible people in the family, they can serve as warnings at this time. A word of advice from family members can even be more valuable than The ten laws of the imperial court are all very effective. Maybe they can make some officials standing on the edge of the cliff turn back."
This is also a way to prevent officials from being corrupt. Old Zhu couldn't help but nod.
"What if his family turns a blind eye too?"
Han Du said sternly: "It's their own fault for killing everyone. They can't blame anyone."
"Okay." Lao Zhu nodded heavily.
Han Du left Lao Zhu and walked out of Qianqing Palace with Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao was a little worried about Han Du's construction of a house, so he said: "There are still tens of thousands of yuan in Gu Gu's house. You can send someone to pick it up when. If you don't want a penny, you just want to build hundreds of houses. This kind of thing can't be done." only
You dare to speak."
Han Du was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "What do you mean, Your Highness?"
Zhu Biao immediately sighed, "Don't be so brave. I know you have millions of dollars, but no matter how much money you have, you can't afford to spend it like this, right? But Gu only has tens of thousands of dollars. If you don't have much, you can only afford it." I helped you get here."
"Okay," Han Du immediately nodded in agreement and said, "These tens of thousands of ministers will be His Highness's stock, and I will pay dividends to His Highness after I make money."
"Make money? You don't need a penny to build hundreds of houses. How do you make money?" Zhu Biao didn't believe what Han Du said at all.
Han Du smiled mysteriously, "Your Highness will know when the time comes."
After all, no matter how Zhu Biao pressed, Han Du would not reveal anything.
Seeing Han Du's behavior, Zhu Biao had no choice but to stop asking. However, his curiosity was completely aroused by Han Du. He wanted to build hundreds of houses and make money without spending a penny. No matter how he looked at this, it was It's impossible.
The person who knew Han Du best was Queen Ma.
When Lao Zhu came to Kunning Palace to have dinner with Queen Ma, he also told Queen Ma about Han Du's plan to build a house.
After hearing this, Queen Ma said without hesitation: "He will definitely make a fortune from this matter."
Lao Zhu stopped his chopsticks, nodded in agreement and said, "I feel the same way, but I can't figure out how he can make a fortune. Sister, do you know?"
Empress Ma lowered her head and thought for a moment, then shook her head slightly, "I don't know, I don't know. The reason why the emperor agreed to him is to see how Han Du will make a fortune?"
Lao Zhu smiled proudly and said, "Yes, it's not unusual for me to find that Han Du got rich. What's strange is the way he made it. This time, I want to see it."
Queen Ma rolled her eyes at Lao Zhu and stopped continuing the topic. She turned to talk to Lao Zhu about the harem. At the end, Queen Ma said: "Counting the days, Anqing is about to give birth. The emperor will give birth to such a big baby at this time." I leave the matter to Han Du, can he take care of it?"
Lao Zhu chuckled and said: "Sister, you underestimated Han Du. Didn't he do things properly that time? Such a trivial matter couldn't trouble him. Besides, I didn't ask him to start construction immediately. He
Even if it is delayed for ten days and a half, it will not affect anything."
Empress Ma nodded after hearing this, and then said: "Then I'd better send the imperial doctor to guard the situation in advance, and also bring some medicinal materials from the palace to Anqing."