After the princes finished observing, the entire court returned to calm.
There are still some finishing projects in the construction of the palace complex, and the relevant personnel of the Workshop City are still here.
Han Zhen and others, in compliance with the official family order, have all returned to Gongfang City.
I don’t know when or where the wind came from. The ministers and servants of the court secretly went to Yanfu Palace to observe...
These low-level officials are not as reserved as the princes, and their understanding of this palace complex is quite detailed.
"Finally..." Zhao Xi weighed the memorial in his hand and smiled as if he had encountered some happy event.
This is the first memorial to implore the imperial court to use Yanbok Palace after renovating the palace.
The memorial is very organized: whether it is the inner treasury or the left and right treasury, all the money and food of the country are consumed. Such a large-scale palace complex was built, and abandoning it is irresponsible to the court and a waste of money and food.
During the reign of the late emperor, due to the disadvantages of three redundancies and the rebellion of Li Yuanhao, who conquered the Western bandit, two major defeats resulted in the imperial treasury being depleted and Yin was starved of food.
In such a situation, let alone repairing the public buildings, it is difficult to maintain official salaries.
There was also a shortage of copper. The financial situation of the country was worrying, and the offices of various government offices had been in disrepair for many years.
The ministers of the court worked in the public house, and every winter day they were all standing in the cold wind, and every summer month they were all suffering under the scorching sun.
Now, after many years of planning, we have first solved the disadvantage of redundant troops, then conquered the south to alleviate the copper shortage, and established many industries to double the royal tax revenue.
Several battles were won, and armaments were improved to strengthen the country's military strength.
It can be said that since His Majesty took the throne today, the country has been peaceful and the people are safe, the weather has been smooth, the seas and rivers have been clear, and singing and dancing have flourished. Even the severe drought in Hebei Province has never caused the court to feel a trace of embarrassment.
Under the current good situation, continuing to let the court officials work in dilapidated buildings is really not what the Song Dynasty court should do in its prosperous age.
Besides, since the palace is already completed, no matter who paid for its construction, it is always wrong to not use it...
Not to mention, the rhetoric of this memorial is quite reasonable. But is it strong? Zhao Xi decided to wait and see.
"Zhongzheng, please put this memorial away...and prepare a larger container. All the memorials in this regard will be kept in the past few days..."
Is this just keeping the target in mind but not sending it out? Hehe, Zhao Xi couldn't help but want to laugh...
This was just the beginning. Maybe it was because Zhao Xi's reticence made him angry or emboldened. Anyway, it didn't stop in the next few days.
Starting from the first one, followed by several dozen or so, in the end, except for the princes of the political affairs hall and the six ministries and nine ministers, almost the entire court officials petitioned for the opening of the new palace.
Zhao Xi was sure that he was not instigating, and he was also sure that Gongfang City was not instigating... This was strictly forbidden by him.
As for whether the ministers of the political affairs hall had any instigation, he did not believe that the ministers' union was unanimous. Even if everyone had inspected the new palace, it would not be possible for them to be so concentrated and unanimous.
Very good!
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There was a large basket in front of Zhao Xi, and inside the basket were stacks of memorials. The number of memorials was almost as large as the congratulatory forms.
"My lords, what do you think of the court's request to open the new palace?" Zhao Xi's tone of voice made people feel embarrassed.
"Officials, we also have this intention. However, considering that the internal treasury consumes money and food, and the construction of the palace is so grand, the household balance is not enough to pay for it, so we did not ask for your majesty's permission."
Han Qi said that he was also in a bit of embarrassment. It was hard to say whether it was the same as the embarrassment of the official family.
Zhao Xi knew very well what the Song Dynasty was like.
Zhao Xi also knew very well what the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty were like.
Even when Haoshuichuan was defeated, the scholar-bureaucrats did not stop drinking and having fun.
Except for the national mourning after his father's death, Zhao Xi had never heard of a day when the courtiers did not have a banquet. Apart from the national mourning period, Fanlou never closed for a day, and there was always music and entertainment every night.
It was still when my father was in power, and the dynasty at that time was really a state affairs, but what did the ministers in the court do? They were all working as framers, and just tinkering and tinkering kept the entire dynasty alive.
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But they did not forget to have banquets, and gorgeous and rich poems were often sung.
To put it bluntly, the entire court is composed of a group of ministers who only know how to have fun.
Finally, there is such an old fan who worries about the world first and ends up miserable in the end.
Although most of the current political ministers once accompanied Lao Fan in his efforts to innovate and forge ahead, their early ambitions have been worn away by prosperity, leaving only the hearts of tinkerers.
Lao Wang is good, Wang Anshi should be considered a different kind, but he has his own purpose, so he will add fuel to the flames at this stall, right?
"Your Majesty, I believe that the cost of building the new palace, whether it is the inner treasury or the left and right treasury, is the money and food of the state, so there is no need to pay for it."
"When the construction of the new palace was started, I advised the officials not to spend a lot of money and food for pleasure. It is the way of a gentleman to live in poverty and live happily."
"As the ministers said, since the imperial court has been built with a lot of money and food, it would be unwise to abandon it now. I would like to ask your Majesty's permission to relocate the imperial palace at a selected date..."
I really don’t understand why Sima Junshi speaks so confidently no matter what he says.
Regardless of whether it is the inner treasury or the left and right treasury, it is all the money and food of the imperial court...~ Hearing this made Zhao Xi a little dazed, as if he had forgotten that he was firmly opposed to the royal family's control of the left and right treasury.
Zhao Xi really couldn't argue with him because he was really afraid that he would always quote the sages and make nonsense of them.
"Zhongzheng, everyone from Xuangongfang City, please come in..."
Zhao Xi has confirmed that the Zhengshitang has decided to open the new palace. Han Qi and Sima Guang seemed to be trying to bargain with him.
Han Qi was more polite, and Sima Guang continued to argue. Finally, Zhao Xi and the ministers of the political affairs hall each took a step back. Then, the imperial court could use a small amount of money and food to replenish the internal treasury, in exchange for the imperial court opening a new palace.
There should be real excitement now, right? The husbands must think they can use this to force themselves to agree, right?
Come on! Zhao Xi is too lazy to talk nonsense, so let the account books of Gongfang City explain it.
After a while, Han Zhen and others entered the Chui Gong Hall.
Han Qi felt something bad, but couldn't explain why.
Obviously, when the officials convened today's meeting, they had notified everyone in Gongfang City to wait.
What will happen?
Xue Xiang explained next, because it was about the cost of building a new palace.
A blackboard had been erected in Chui Gong Hall for a long time. This was used by Zhao Xi to record some important events.
At this time, Xue Xiang wrote down a series of money and food figures on the blackboard. This is the expenditure situation of the construction of the workshop city...
"Mr. Xue, so to speak, the inner treasury for the construction of the new palace did not pay any money or food? It was all paid for by the Workshop City in advance?"
The princes all had gloomy faces, and Han Jiang had to ask Xue Xiang to calm the atmosphere.
"It cannot be said that the inner treasury paid for the new palace officials to handle government affairs and for the princes to gather for meetings and use the palace..."
I was tricked again! I didn’t expect that the Zhengshitang worked hard to stir up the wishes of the ministers, but in the end it had to be shouldered by the imperial court.
Gongfang City is not an inner treasury, nor is it a pure imperial court. It is a complex structure, and even the princes do not want Gongfang City to suffer losses.