Along the first covered bridge, the group continued to move forward.
"The passages of the entire palace complex are covered by covered bridges, and the gaps between the palace and the covered bridges still retain the original pavilions of Yanfu Palace."
"The original foundation has not changed. Bridges were built when encountering water. The entire mountain and water shape of Yanfu Palace has not been changed at all. This also saves the construction money to the greatest extent."
It was the end of autumn, and Yanfu Palace no longer had the greenery of summer. The princes were all familiar with Yanfu Palace. Indeed, as Li Mingzhong said, the origin of Yanfu Palace was basically maintained.
"This is the meeting hall of the Political Affairs Hall. Each door leads to the palace of Pingzhang and the Grand Counselor. This is a comprehensive palace that is independent and interrelated... You can watch it by yourself. If you don't like it, please let me know.
Please feel free to point it out so that we can make improvements in time..."
From the outside, this place looks like a palace, but inside it is divided into dozens of compartments with different functions. From the prince to the scribes, each has its own house.
And all the houses no longer need braziers for heating. There are even special stoves for boiling water at the door of the meeting hall...
The princes all went to check their own offices, and only Zhao Xi and everyone from Gongfang City were left in the meeting hall.
Han Zhen was a little worried and wanted to know whether the imperial court would pay for the construction of this palace.
This time, neither the imperial court nor the inner gardens paid a single cent for the construction of the palace. It was all paid for by Gongfang City in advance.
Moreover, the construction of the palace complex this time also used countless inventions and creations in Workshop City, which also significantly increased the cost of the entire palace construction.
Compared with the cost of these new things, the savings from using disaster victims are simply a drop in the bucket.
Of course, this is in terms of selling price, and in terms of cost, it is not that exaggerated.
It's just that officials say that when new things are born, there should be a period of huge profits. They say it is to encourage innovation and protect the development of new industries...
Han Zhen didn't understand these things, but this time it was indeed a stretch for Gongfang City. If the imperial court had not ordered the Jingnan Road Forbidden Army to be renovated and the purchase of armaments increased, Gongfang City's daily expenses would have been a problem.
Although this palace complex has not yet been put into use, only the final finishing works are left.
Today's situation is almost an acceptance check. Whether it is qualified and whether the court can be willing to pay is what Han Zhen, the lord of the Workshop City, is most worried about.
He also knew that the imperial court did not approve of the construction of the palace. The reason why there was no dispute in the court was because there was no need to use the money and food stored in the left and right treasury.
According to the officials, as long as the palace complex is completed and the princes in the court can see how extraordinary the palace is, the court will not refuse to pay the relevant expenses.
But Han Zhen was really unsure.
This is a quick and easy process. It is impossible for your husband to understand all the new things contained in the entire palace complex, and they can only see the surface.
For example, there are convenient latrines in each government office and each minister's mansion; such as a shower room where officials on duty can take a bath; such as the rest room for the ministers and the ministers of the six ministries and nine ministers, etc., all of which are gathered together by workers.
Fangcheng has many innovations.
This is all money! Not to mention the items used in this construction, the money spent on manufacturing these items in Workshop City is also a huge number.
Officials said there was no need to worry, but Han Zhen was very unreliable.
Not only are they worried that Gongfangcheng will bear the cost of this construction alone, but they are also worried that these luxurious things will be criticized by the court...
But judging from the official's expression...it seems that he is confident.
"Are you worried?"
"When I return to my official home, I am really worried about this."
Since the official asked about it, Han Zhen had no need to hide it. He was really worried and couldn't even hide his expression.
"It's not necessary. If the imperial court doesn't use it, it will be placed here first. But the efforts made by Gongfang City will still be rewarded, so just wait and see..."
Han Zhen couldn't understand, if the imperial court did not use the palace here, where would the money and food consumed by Gongfang City come from?
Even Xue Xiang was confused. The reason why Gongfang City advanced a large amount of money to build this palace was for the money and food of the imperial court...
In recent years, the prosperity of emerging industries has significantly improved the imperial court's finances.
Coupled with the reduction of clans, the implementation of the Young Crops Law, the improvement of redundant troops and other related measures, the imperial court is already quite comfortable, which is also the confidence for the construction of the workshop city.
But if the court abandons it...
"This is the court meeting hall, used for the court to discuss important matters..."
Go north from the Zhengshi Hall, pass through a covered bridge, and enter a hall again.
The hall is not big, and it still has the same semi-circular arc shape. However, under the nine-story steps, there are 300-500% arc-shaped seats guarding the steps.
The prime ministers did not express their opinions on the way, and the officials said such things again in the political hall. Li Jie and Su Song were not so interested in the introduction, and they just said a few words, leaving it to the prime ministers to think.
They didn't even mention why there were seats and why there were only thirty or fifty seats in the Chaoyi Hall.
After a brief browse, head north again, pass the door on the side of the steps, and then pass a covered bridge...
"This is the meeting hall, where officials and ministers gather for meetings..."
It's still as warm, still arc-shaped, and still has square glass windows. The only difference is that the dome is no longer a caisson, but a structure of nine beams, eight columns, and eighty-one rafters according to royal specifications.
The difference between the Jiyi Hall, the Chaoyi Hall and the Chaohui Hall is that both of them are equipped with seats...
Who wants to stand when they can sit? Or in the time-consuming situation of court meetings and assembly meetings, now it has been changed to have seats for ministers and workers, and no one says anything even if it goes against the ancestral system.
As for the assembly, there are more than ten seats... there should be seats for the Zhongshu Sheren and Zhizhigao.
But why are there only thirty or fifty seats in the Chaoyi Hall?
Nowadays, all the imperial officials of the fourth and fifth ranks in Beijing are involved in the imperial meetings of the imperial court, which is almost equal to the number of the imperial meetings. Obviously, the role of this so-called court meeting is not as great as the current imperial meetings of the imperial dynasty.
same.
All these questions, including the whims and whims of the entire palace complex, were not mentioned by the ministers of the political affairs hall. It seemed that they were really just here to visit and gain experience, and this palace had nothing to do with them.
It's not that I'm not interested, it's that I can't show interest.
The princes don't have a fuel-efficient lamp, so the construction method of this palace complex cannot be accomplished by tens of thousands of dollars.
Even if the inner garden was responsible for the money and food for its construction, it would never be that simple for the imperial court to use it at this time.
This is all a matter of money, and no one will let it go easily. Even if there is an excuse for the Tian family to do something selfless, it will be difficult for the princes to open their mouths if they just take away tens of millions of palaces.
In other words, in the seven or eight years since the official came to the throne, the use of the inner treasury has been clearly defined, and it is no longer the time to mix the money and grain in the inner treasury earlier.
The public house is good, but where does the money come from? The officials will never give it away easily. Otherwise, there is no need for the officials to organize such an observation. If they directly order the relocation, the court will never object.