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Lin Yan smiled and said to the emperor: "With the 1,200 taels of silver donated by the Wu family, the emperor probably doesn't have to worry about the silver matter a little." The concubines watched the emperor's brows furrowed into the appearance of a little old man every day, and the concubines were also very worried. ”

The emperor made a rough calculation in his heart.

The silver donated by the Wu family plus the silver donated by the Zhuang family, with the Wu family and the Lin family, other civil and military officials will donate a little more or less, and about 20 million taels of silver can be raised here, and then add the remaining silver from the treasury, there will be about 30 million taels of silver.

To build a north-south straight road, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households needed at least 70 million taels of silver, and the other half of the silver was still very worrying to the emperor.

The emperor sighed at Lin Yan and said, "What do I think, I, the emperor, are really poor. ”

Then I calculated the psychological account with Lin Yan.

Lin Yan laughed and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this north-south straight road can't be built well in a year or two, the silver raised will be used first, and the taxes will come up next year, so can't it be replenished?" If the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and several water conservancy projects under construction have not been completed, then the money spent on these aspects will be saved next year. ”

The emperor shook his head and said, "After the opening of the coastal port, the invasion of the coastal pirates will inevitably intensify, and I plan to let Cui Qi establish a naval fleet to snipe the pirates and escort the passing merchant ships, which is another expense." In addition, I plan to set up another weapons workshop for people to specialize in the development of military weapons, which is another additional expense. ”

Lin Yan sighed, no wonder the emperor always shouted poverty.

The silver was in his pocket for a short time, and as he himself had said, it went into his right pocket, and then came out of his left pocket.

Lin Yan had no choice but to comfort him: "Hasn't the emperor already opened the port?" Overseas trade has increased, merchants have earned more money, and more taxes have been levied, and perhaps tomorrow the tax revenue will increase. ”

After a pause, he smiled and joked: "Maybe it's really like what Hu Yushi said, the emperor has carried out a thorough campaign to investigate corruption, and if he copied a few big corrupt officials, maybe he will have money." ”

The emperor shook his head seriously and said, "There are a few Chinese military officials who are not greedy. Investigating corruption cases will only make the people in the court panic and discouraged. The opening of the port has just begun, and the construction of the straight road has not yet begun, and I now need the stability of the court, and all the civil and military officials are dedicated to these two things. A thorough investigation of corruption can only be done later. ”

Lin Yanjian looked at the emperor with some surprise, so it is really in the emperor's plan to investigate corruption, but he is just standing still for the time being?

How much ambition did the emperor have in his heart? Is he going to finish what the crown prince will do when he succeeds to the throne in the future?

Lin Yan shook her head.

The emperor continued: "When the water is clear, there are no fish, and I will not be naïve enough to let the civil and military officials have a clean breeze on their sleeves, but those who are too eager to fill are the moths of the country, and I must not leave them to defeat the eternal inheritance of the Great Liang." Now that the court, especially in the localities, corruption is prevalent, and sooner or later I will have to deal with him. ”

When the Emperor said this, he frowned, and with anger on his face, he probably hated corruption.

Such an emperor is a little charming, so Lin Yan can't help but look at him a little stunned.

Lin Yan stretched out her hand and shook his hand, and said: "The emperor will definitely be able to do it, the emperor is a wise lord, under the emperor's rule, the Liang will definitely clear the river and the sea in the future, and the four seas will be peaceful." ”

The Emperor sighed and said, "I hope so, may I not live up to the expectations of my ancestors and ancestors." ”

The emperor thought of something again, and said, "Don't talk about this. As he spoke, he picked up a scroll from the desk, spread it out on the desk, and asked Lin Yan, "You come and help me see, which of these places is good." ”

Inside the scroll is a map of the capital, and four places are circled on the map.

Lin Yan knew at a glance that the emperor was going to choose a site for the second prince to build a mansion.

The second prince should soon be crowned the king and build a mansion.

Lin Yan pointed to a place that was crossed out in the picture and asked the emperor, "What is this place?" ”

The emperor said: "This is the old palace of King Qi in the past, and after King Qi was executed, this mansion has been empty. ”

Lin Yan said in her heart, no wonder this place was crossed at the beginning.

Back then, King Qi was killed by the first emperor because of rebellion, and this place was really ominous, not to mention that it was still for the second prince to live.

The second prince is also the emperor's son, and the emperor still hopes that the second prince can live safely to old age in the future.

The emperor pointed out these places one by one to Lin Yan, and said: "This is the mansion of the former Duke of Wei, the Duke of Wei was taken away, and the mansion was taken back; This used to be the princess mansion of Tang and the eldest princess, Tang and the eldest princess have not been able to give birth to children when they live here, Emperor Taizong thinks it is not good here, and built the current princess mansion for Tang and the eldest princess; This used to be the Chen Mansion, the maiden home of Empress Chen, the wife of the first emperor. ”

These four places are not good places, one lives with the condemned King of Qi, the Duke of Wei who lives in the Duke of Wei's mansion is deprived of his title, Tang and the eldest princess live in the original mansion and have never been able to give birth to children, and Queen Chen was coaxed by King Qi to rebel together, and the nine clans of the Chen family were executed.

But then again, if the original mansion owners were all well, these mansions would not have ended up being idle.

The emperor continued: "It is not appropriate to build a new mansion on a large scale now, select one of these idle mansions to repair and expand, and make a palace for Xiao Er. ”

Relatively speaking, it is better to still have the original princess mansion of Tang and the eldest princess, at least Tang and the eldest princess are still blessed with a double life, and they have lived to the age of seventy, as for not being able to give birth to children, it may not be the reason for the mansion.

Lin Yan thought for a moment, pointed to the old mansion of Tang and the eldest princess, and said, "It's better here." The mansion of the eldest princess Tang and the eldest princess was built according to the prince's specifications back then, and if you take it here, you don't need to expand it anymore, just repair it. ”

Back then, Emperor Taizong favored Tang and the eldest princess, and the food and clothing should be compared to the prince's lord, and the eldest princess's mansion where she lives now is even bigger than the rules of the prince's mansion.

However, Lin Yan said again: "Since it is to choose a mansion for the second prince, why doesn't the emperor let the second prince choose it himself." ”

In case the emperor really chose the mansion she referred to for the second prince to live in, what is there on the heir of the second prince, and the Wu family and the second prince complain about her.

If he chooses it himself, then no one can complain.

The emperor thought about it, nodded, and said, "It's okay, his own palace, he must live comfortably by himself." ”

On this side, Lin Yan and the emperor were discussing the palace after the second prince very harmoniously, and on the other side, in the Zhaoyang Palace, Wu Guifei, who had just been restored, did not have such a good mood. (To be continued.) )