The emperor understood, squinted his eyes and said, "Feng Yuanpo, do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"Wechen knows." Feng Yuanpo said loudly: "Weichen wants to build a palace for my emperor, a human immortal palace taken down from the sky!" ”

The emperor's eyes showed excitement, and he pointed to the scroll and said, "Then do you know how difficult it will be to take this immortal palace off the map?" Do you know how much silver is needed? ”

Feng Yuanpo raised his head and said: "The minister has already calculated that the completion of the project will cost at least six million taels of silver!" ”

Chu Huan's heart tightened, six million taels, what a terrifying amount, a palace cost six million taels of silver, this is really a big deal.

The emperor frowned, thoughtful, and after a long time, he said: "Now that the Tongtian Palace is still under construction, the imperial court can no longer afford to allocate such a huge amount of money to build the palace, this matter is ...... Hold off and talk about it later! ”

"The minister doesn't need the court to allocate a penny of silver!" Feng Yuanpo said: "Before the minister entered Beijing, he had already convened the Hexi Four States Chamber of Commerce, and when it came to this matter, the Four States Chamber of Commerce knew that they were going to build a palace for the Holy Lord, and they were willing to donate generously. In addition, Hexi is now circulating this matter, and the people of Hexi also know that the statue of the holy god appeared in Hexi, and they are in awe, and many people know that they want to build a palace for the saint, and they are all running to tell each other, and now millions of people in Hexi are willing to contribute to the saint. Before entering Beijing, the minister had made up his mind and was willing to donate all his family wealth to build the palace! ”

Everyone was stunned.

The emperor walked up to Feng Yuanpo, helped Feng Yuanpo with his own hands, and said, "Feng Aiqing, if my Great Qin courtiers are like you, why should I be worried about the peace of the country and the people?" He raised his voice, "Feng Aiqing, you are loyal, I want to reward you, Hexi is indispensable to you, and the official position will not be promoted, but I will give you a title and give you ...... The Marquis of Jingzhong! ”

The ministers on both sides were slightly discolored.

The title of Great Qin, king, duke, marquis, earl, son, male, the prince is naturally only owned by the royal family surnamed Ying, and the next is the duke, although there is no shortage of knights in the feudal territory, but it is already a great thing to be able to be crowned an earl, this Feng Yuanpo has been very favored by the emperor before, and he was awarded the title of viscount, but the emperor today has made Feng Yuanpo a marquis, jumping two levels in a row, which shows that the emperor really loves Feng Yuanpo to the extreme.

Zhou Ting couldn't help but step forward and said, "Holy ......!" ”

The emperor didn't wait for Zhou Ting to speak, he had already raised his hand and said: "Needless to say, no matter how loyal you are rewarded, it is not too much." ”

Feng Yuanpo was grateful: "Holy Lord, Weichen has been deeply favored by the rope, the ancestors of the Feng family are just the generation of killing chickens and dogs, our Feng family can have today, it is all given by the emperor." What Weichen did was just to serve with all his heart, and he didn't dare to accept this reward! ”

"Heroes don't ask where they come from." The emperor shook his head and said, "Your father and son followed me to conquer this great country, without you, this country may not be mine." I will make you the Marquis of Jingzhong, and I will not take it back! ”

Feng Yuanpo bowed his head to the ground: "The ministers are grateful, and they can't repay the saint for their death!" ”

"I don't want you to die." The emperor smiled and said: "I want you to live, I want you to guard the northern frontier for me, and I want you to build a fairy palace for me that is unique in ancient and modern times!" ”

Feng Yuan broke the road and said: "The minister's order." That is, with the permission of the saint, after the minister returned to Hexi, he immediately prepared for this matter, as soon as possible in the East Palace, and completed the fairy palace as soon as possible. ”

The emperor nodded with a smile and said to the queen next to him: "Empress, it is rare to be loyal to the Marquis, on the day the fairy palace is completed, I will tour the north with you and stay in the fairy palace!" ”

Zhou Ting couldn't help but ask Feng Yuanpo, "Feng ...... Marquis Jingzhong, this official wants to ask, how much manpower do you need to use to build the Immortal Palace? How long does it take to prepare? ”

Feng Yuanpo said: "Back to Zhou Nayan, if the construction starts, the minister is ready to recruit at least 20,000 people, and will also recruit a large number of skilled craftsmen, if everything can be done quickly, the minister estimates that it can be completed within two years." ”

"Twenty thousand?" Zhou Ting frowned: "Two years? ”

Feng Yuanpo's honest face had a sincere face, "Xia Guan paid a private visit in plain clothes in Hexi, and inquired about public opinion, and the people were very supportive of the construction of the Immortal Palace. The saint is the heavenly immortals, the fairy palace is built in Hexi, that is the supreme glory of hundreds of people in Hexi Road, according to the minister's knowledge, the young and strong children of Hexi are willing to contribute to the construction of the fairy palace, without asking for returns. ”

The Emperor laughed and said, "There are many people. The Marquis of Jingzhong is loyal to me, and the people of Hexi are also loyal, if my Great Qin is like this, why don't the four seas be peaceful? ”

Zhou Ting frowned slightly, groaned slightly, and asked again: "Six million taels of silver, this is not a small amount." In the entire Hexi Road, all the taxes paid in a year are only three million taels of silver, and a fairy palace requires the sum of the taxes paid in Hexi Road for two years. Relying only on the merchants in the four states of Hexi, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make up six million taels of silver, right? He stared at Feng Yuanpo and said slowly: "The war in the northwest has just ended, and the empire is about to recuperate. ”

Feng Yuanpo said: "The minister has already thought that the minister is not only a holy hound, but also a parent official of Hexi Province who is enshrined by the saint, and he must be loyal to the saint and benevolent to the people. The construction of the fairy palace is not the minister's personal idea, this matter is that the minister convened the officials around Hexi Province to jointly agree, except for a few people, most of the officials are willing to contribute generously to the construction of the fairy palace. Moreover, the minister not only consulted with the officials, but also repeatedly made secret visits in civilian clothes, and was recognized by the people, so he dared to decide such a big thing. Hexi Dao is united in his heart, willing to tighten his belt, but he wants to build a fairy palace to dedicate to the saint, in order to wish my emperor a long life, in order to prove the peace of my great Qin prosperous world! ”

Feng Yuanpo looks honest and has a simple voice, but he is not wooden, he speaks in an orderly manner, his logic is clear, and his tone is always full of sincerity.

Although the emperor is old, he is not old and confused after all, and he groaned slightly, and then said: "What Zhou Nayan said is not bad, the project funds of six million taels of silver do not need to be allocated by the imperial court, and it is really difficult to rely on Hexi Road alone." ”

"No matter how hard it is, the minister will think about it." Feng Yuanpo said: "The minister is here, there is another matter to ask the Holy Lord to agree, if the Holy God is open, it will be much easier to raise funds." ”

"What's the matter?"

Feng Yuanpo hurriedly said: "Holy Lord, my Great Qin is open-minded and tolerant of the world, and all along, the barbarians of Northern Xinjiang have traded with my Great Qin. The Holy Lord issued an edict to allow the Great Qin and the barbarians of Northern Xinjiang to communicate with each other, which was a far-sighted and far-sighted move. The minister was in Hexi, and he also pursued the will of the Holy Lord, and vigorously protected the trade between the two sides, but ...... Wechen has to say that although there is no shortage of trade between the two sides, it is quite messy and cannot form a system. What's more, in the name of doing business, the barbarians can easily enter the hinterland of our Great Qin, and even there is no shortage of barbarian merchants in the capital. ”

"Spies?"

"Exactly." Feng Yuanpo said solemnly: "This time the barbarians committed the border, the minister has already set up an ambush, and he can kill all the 20,000 barbarians, but the barbarians are very familiar with the topography and geography of my Hexi Road, although they killed eight thousand, but they still escaped a lot, and the ministers blamed themselves afterwards, although the ministers were guilty of negligence, but the barbarians spied on the geography of my Great Qin through business, but it was also one of the reasons. ”

The emperor frowned and sneered: "Little barbarian, you dare to play tricks with my Great Qin. With one will, I can seal the mouth of the pot, and the barbarians will not enter! ”

Feng Yuanpo hurriedly said: "The Holy Lord is angry. Although the barbarians are hateful, there are many goods that we can use in the hands of the barbarians in northern Xinjiang, and this trade can continue, but the minister has a strategy, which can not only make the trade between the two sides form a system, but also prepare some silver for the construction of the Heavenly Palace. ”

"Say, what's the best policy?"

"Nowadays, the trade on both sides is private trade, after the establishment of the state, he promulgated various national policies, all of which are for the benefit of the country and the people, and trade with the barbarians, in order to encourage the development of private trade, the saint allows private merchants to trade, and the official is only responsible for supervision, and does not interfere." Feng Yuanpo said respectfully: "Weichen thinks that at this time and that time, the barbarians are wild and untamed, the royal road cannot be civilized, and they will always have a chance to take advantage of ...... open up private trade!" ”

Zhou Ting frowned and said, "Is the Marquis Jingzhong preparing to return the trade between the two sides to the imperial court, and the government will be responsible for it?" Shaking his head, he said, "I'm afraid this will do more harm than good." The biggest advantage of non-governmental trade is that it can act freely, and no matter what the relationship between the two sides is, even if it is Chen Bing, private trade can continue to be extinguished. However, the official intervened, and there was only a hint of wind and grass on both sides, and in order to maintain the national system, it was necessary to cut off trade...... If this is the case, a sudden shut-off of trade will make all the preparations in advance ...... waste! He shook his head, obviously disapproving of the trade office.

Feng Yuanpo hurriedly said: "What Zhou Nayan said is extremely true. It's just that the meaning of the lower officials is not official, but they have come up with a way to make bilateral trade carried out, but it can prevent the infiltration of our Great Qin by the barbarians. ”

The emperor said, "Tell me about it." ”

"Establish the Northern Xinjiang Trade Field." Feng Yuanpo said: "The merchants of Great Qin do not need to enter the northern Xinjiang to purchase goods, and the barbarians do not need to enter the Qin land, they only need to trade in the northern Xinjiang trade field, as a transfer station, each takes what they need, and will be able to properly solve the bilateral trade problem, and kill two birds with one stone, once the northern Xinjiang trade field is prosperous, it can be levied by the government according to a certain ratio, according to the huge trade circulation on both sides, but it can solve a part of the project silver taels!" ”

Chu Huan has a flexible brain, although he is a martial artist, but in his previous life as a bartender in a bar, he saw those businessmen who clubbed the bar, but he also knew some about business, although Feng Yuanpo only said that the establishment of the Northern Xinjiang Trade Ground would facilitate trade between the two sides, but Chu Huan faintly felt that when the goods on both sides were gathered in the Northern Xinjiang Trade Ground for trade, although the merchants on both sides did not have to go deep into each other's territory to buy, but the wide variety of goods on both sides of the transaction was huge, but they were gathered on Feng Yuanpo's territory, Although Chu Huan couldn't understand how much benefit it would have for a while, he could keenly feel that it was a huge amount of wealth.