Today is the start day, this is the day that the Gongfang City construction team has set up with Qin Tianjian.
Zhao Xi had no choice but to wait in Chui Gong Hall today...the husband-in-law would definitely go crazy.
Anyway, after working hard for almost a month, I finally finalized the structure of the new palace complex.
In the past month, he, Su Song, and Li Jie had been discussing it almost day and night, and finally succeeded.
Otherwise, we can't start work.
As for the accountability of Zhengshitang... I will tell you.
"The ministers of the Political Affairs Hall came to see..."
Zhao Xi woke up from his daze at the internal prison guard's shouting and rubbed his face with his hands... This time it was probably not going to be easy for him.
Sure enough, the husbands were so angry that they seemed to be so angry that they would hit a wall at the construction site.
"Why did the officials build the palace without the permission of the political hall?" Han Qi asked accusingly.
His tone was not that sharp. He couldn't explain the reason. Anyway, when facing officials, he couldn't be as strong as he was when he faced the late emperor. Even if he was justified, he couldn't be strong.
But Zhao Xi sounded unhappy.
If Han Qi said that this season was not suitable for large-scale construction projects, he still wanted to explain, he could just say "without political affairs...". Why?
"In the early years, the renovation of the inner garden was not connected with the imperial court, so what is the difference now? Moreover, the imperial court's permission was not required for households to repair their houses."
Zhao Xi was talking about how in the early years he renovated that area of private houses, enclosed them all in an inner garden, and used them as food factory buildings.
"The two cannot be compared. The renovation of the inner garden in the early years did not involve the imperial court, did not require the imperial court's money and food, and did not consume left and right treasury...~"
Han Qi had already thought of the official excuse.
"Then I dare to ask Mr. Han, can I report the money and food to the political hall for this start of construction? Or do I have a decree that requires me to use the left and right treasury?"
The official's words made Han Qi depressed, and his already unhappy mood became even more depressed.
What the officials said was correct. The imperial court had always been responsible for repairing the royal houses. Therefore, the political affairs hall had to drain the firepower, leaving the imperial court with no spare money or food.
But the officials didn't even mention the expenses to the political hall.
"There is no selfish thing in the Tian family! Even if there is money and food in the internal treasury, don't act recklessly or spend excessively!"
Seeing that Han Qi was speechless, Sima Guang directly took over the conversation.
The Tian family is selfless? Zhao Xi really wants to throw a tea bowl at Sima Guang's face. Is it possible that because he is an emperor, the couple in London also need to report to the court?
But there is no way to say this.
"Sima Xianggong's words are wrong. The so-called selfless affairs of the Tian family refer to matters related to the court, such as marriages, sacrifices, awards, etc. It does not mean that the court should know what to eat in the inner garden today."
"For example, I don't care that the courtiers have maids who specialize in chopping onions and are paid five guan a month."
"As for the ministers and servants who built temples and built houses, the specifications exceeded the regulations of the imperial court. How have I ever punished them?"
Zhao Xi's tone was calm, but the issues he mentioned were very sharp.
So far, he is still presenting facts and reasoning, hoping that the gentlemen will judge others by themselves and worry more about political affairs when they have time, instead of worrying about construction.
Zhao Xi really didn't want to trample on Zhengshitang's face too hard.
On the contrary, this sentence seemed to have stepped on Sima Guang's tail and became more and more energetic.
Then he started chattering endlessly...
The meaning is very clear, that is to say, the ministers and workers have accumulated the foundation and accumulation they have today through generations of farming and studying. Now is the golden age, so some enjoyment is also deserved.
Sima Guang was not a courtier who enjoyed himself. What he said was not out of his true intention, it was purely a sophistry to persuade him.
Then he started borrowing ancient metaphors from the present in random ways, dragging out the sages one by one and starting to compare them. It made Zhao Xi feel that building this palace became what he said was a foolish king...
From the time when the First Emperor built the Afang Palace and the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, to when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Sui Dynasty because of the construction of the Grand Canal...~ This means that once the palace was built, the Song Dynasty would be destroyed.
At this time, Zhao Xi admired the legendary Wei Zheng and Taizong of the previous dynasty, and also admired his father for being able to do it in spite of his face.
Because, at this time, he really wanted to throw the tea bowl at Sima Guang's face, then kick the ground and slap him from left to right.
Sima Guang was still talking for a while and had no intention of stopping.
Now is the time to discuss the current situation of the country, starting from Sandu, talking about the threat of Liaoxia; starting from the drought in Hebei, talking about the rotation of arms...
Zhao Xi suddenly lost his anger just now. Regardless of whether Sima Guang and these husband-in-laws were angry at losing face, worried that the large-scale construction projects would cause the court to be in debt, or simply wanted to dissuade them to avoid making mistakes, their original intention was the same.
OK.
As for the method...it doesn't matter to the upright people.
"Zhongzheng, please give me some tea for Mr. Sima... All the gentlemen, please come and see the tea..."
Zhao Xi quickly interrupted at the stall where Sima Guang paused. It was not easy to interrupt during Sima Guang's argument.
I somewhat admire Wang Anshi, he is the only one who can compete with old man Sima.
I guess Sima Guang was indeed thirsty, so he drank the tea without any ceremony.
"Sima Xianggong, there have been five dynasties since Taizu descended, so my Zhao family should have some savings, right?"
"As Sima Xianggong said, in today's prosperous times... This seems to be inconsistent with what you said later about state affairs."
"Since the late emperor no longer received royal salary due to the embargo of the court, the inner garden has been self-sufficient and struggling to make ends meet. Due to an earthquake in the early years of Yanfu Palace, only the main hall was left usable, so it should be classified as a dangerous building."
"Besides, at the moment, Sima Xianggong thinks that this is a large-scale construction project that wastes people and hurts money. But is it really a waste of people? Whose money is hurt?"
"Nearly 20,000 victims, nearly half of them are young and middle-aged. With so many young and middle-aged people gathering outside the city like this, any commotion will cause a catastrophe!"
"What Sima Xianggong said about the Epang Palace of the First Emperor or the Grand Canal of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty were all turbulences caused by the requisition of civilian labor across the country."
"The construction of Yanfu Palace will require a civilian service? It does not need to store money and food around, find some livelihood for the young and middle-aged victims, avoid the occurrence of riots, and take advantage of the low manpower during the disaster year. Why can't it be done?
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Every sentence Zhao Xi said was aimed at refuting Sima Guang's arguments.
I don’t know whether Sima Guang was interrupted by a cup of tea, or whether he was really convinced by Zhao Xi. He didn’t say anything anymore, and he still held the tea bowl... which didn’t quench his thirst.
Zhao Xi signaled Wang Zhongzheng to continue pouring tea for the princes.
"In the official family, Taizu sealed the Zhuangku for the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun..."
Wen Yanbo took advantage of this opportunity and tried to block other channels for officials to use money.
In fact, when the officials stated that they would not use the court's money or food, no one including Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and others felt the need to hold back.
In other words, the official family has so many properties and earns so much money and food, so it’s time to spend them.
"As Wen Xiang said, earmarked funds are used for special purposes. How can the sealed pile warehouse be used to build a palace?"
It seemed that Sima Guang had also figured it out and did not continue to argue, silently continuing to moisturize his throat.
The next step was for Zhao Xi to explain to all the ministers how to use disaster victims and how to manage the movement of disaster victims in and out of the city.
After all, the husbands are here because of money.