"Your Majesty, Li Qi, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, asks to see you. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zheng De raised his head when he heard this, a little strange that this person came like this, isn't this person in charge of the construction of Tailing in Shijiatai?

Taereung? Thinking of the complaint of Yang Ziqi, the former director of the Ministry of Works, most of this person should have rushed back for this matter.

"Minister Li Qi see the emperor." Li Qi saw Zheng De bowing his hand.

"Sit down."

Zheng De waved his hand, and after seeing him sit down, he went straight to the point, "Aiqing is here for the water coming out of the Tailing Golden Well." ”

Li Yi was stunned, but he didn't expect the emperor to take the initiative to mention this matter. However, he also came prepared, and he didn't seem too flustered, "The fact that the water from the Jinjing is made up by Yang Ziqi, the director of the Ministry of Industry, if Your Majesty does not believe what the minister said, you can send someone to investigate." ”

Seeing this sworn look, Zheng De had a trace of doubt about what Yang Ziqi said before, could it really be that he was lying? But that person who came all the way back and knelt outside the noon gate just to spread a panic, is it possible? Obviously impossible!

So Zheng De guessed that nine times out of ten, the person in front of him lied, and the purpose of lying was obviously to let Tailing be completed as soon as possible, so as not to consume a lot of people's and material resources.

Looking at the calm expression in front of him, with a calm and calm appearance, it is really easy to deceive people. Zheng De, who watched this acting skills, was also impressed, and wanted to step forward and ask, "This old man, are you a graduate of Beiying or Chinese opera?" ”。

"I know you don't want to waste more people and material resources by hiding the news of the water coming out of the golden well, but you shouldn't lie in front of me. But since your intentions are good, I won't hold you accountable this time, but if there is a ...... next time."

Zheng De took advantage of this reason to beat Li Di. It is also a warning to others, don't think that if I sit in the palace and don't know anything, I can prevaricate myself with lies.

Li Qi was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand until he left the palace, how did the emperor know that the water from the golden well was true, was it just based on the words of Yang Ziqi, the director of the Ministry of Works? Maybe it's possible, but fortunately, the emperor didn't pursue the matter.

"As for the affairs of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, you don't have to take care of it anymore, and leave it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to manage." Zheng De remembered something again and said.

Ministry of Internal Affairs? What kind of government office is this? Li Yi didn't expect that he had only been in the capital for a few days, and there was another yamen in the court. However, the matter of unloading the imperial horse prison made him breathe a sigh of relief, after all, because he was often not in the capital, he didn't do much about what the emperor ordered.

After seeing Li Li leave, Zheng De thought about it, and then ordered Wang Yue outside, "Go and find me Han Wen, the head of the household department, and Zeng Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry." ”

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"Chen Hanwen (Zeng Jian) See Your Majesty."

"Two Aiqing sit."

After Zheng De beckoned the two to sit down, he sighed lightly, "Hey! Today, I asked the two Aiqing to come to discuss something, but I found it very difficult to speak. ”

Saying this, Zheng De sighed lightly. With a sad face, the two people who watched looked at each other. I don't know what happened to make the emperor so worried, it seems that nothing major has happened in the court recently!

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

Zheng De raised his eyes and glanced at the two of them, and sighed again, "I'm so poor, the poor are almost out of rice." ”

When the emperor finished saying this, the two Shangshu were so depressed that they almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, but they didn't think that it was very difficult for the emperor to speak.

Your Majesty, are you still poor? If you are poor and can't open the pot, will my people still be able to live?

The two looked at each other with a depressed expression.

Even Wang Yue on the side couldn't help laughing, and he didn't make a sound after holding back. Even the always indifferent Wang Tingxiang had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Since the emperor was crying poverty to himself, Hanwen, the head of the household, naturally couldn't do anything, so he had to say, "Your Majesty, is it okay for the minister to transfer 200,000 taels of silver from the Taicang Treasury to the palace?" ”

"Do you think I'm here to ask you for money? Am I that kind of person? Zheng De glared at Han Wen fiercely, looking like he was "not subject to food". But the next sentence made everyone fall.

"Besides, you call Huazi these 200,000 taels of silver, and the expenses in the palace for the first month will be more than 100,000 taels of silver, are these enough?"

Han Wen was about to go crazy because of Zheng De's words, and he had the urge to hit the wall with his head, and sent a man named Hanako for 200,000 taels? Can the one you send still be called Hanako? And since you're not here to ask us for money, what do you mean by that?

Zeng Jian glanced at Han Wen with some pity, and felt silent for him in his heart, but soon he couldn't be pitied.

Zheng De looked at him again, "And Zeng Aiqing, I asked you to build the Tailing Tomb as grand as the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and you really built it like this." Do you know that it was because of your unrestrained construction of the mausoleum that it cost me 600,000 taels of silver in more than two months? 600,000 taels of silver, you think it's 600,000 taels of copper. Do you think that money is so easy to earn, do you know how many people in my Ming Dynasty can't even eat, do you know how bad your extravagant behavior has had on the imperial court, do you know? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister once persuaded you." Seeing the emperor's spit flying, and even the spit stars splashed on his face, Zeng Jian said with a depressed face.

"Uh......" Zheng De was embarrassed when he heard this, as if he had been choked by the neck, and he didn't know what to say. I had to say stupidly, "Then why didn't you persuade me, it's your fault anyway." ”

In the face of the emperor's rogue behavior, Han Wen and Zeng Jian glanced at each other, and they also looked helpless, so they could only sigh secretly: Accept their fate.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Zheng De showed a smile instead, "I can't afford to build the mausoleum, so I can only ask Han Aiqing." ”

Facing the emperor's gaze, Han Wen had no choice but to nod, "The minister obeys the order." ”

The money for the construction of the mausoleum was indeed the money he fooled the emperor into taking out of his pocket, and Zheng De had just come to this world at that time, and he didn't understand anything about his minister, and now he regrets not being the first minister. But now that the emperor has been bleeding heavily, Han Wen will also accept it when he sees it, otherwise he will make the emperor dissatisfied and directly send someone to the Taicang Treasury to withdraw money, which is a big loss.

"And the palace doesn't need your appropriation, I'll figure it out myself. However, the Daming Ordnance Manufacturing Group needs to allocate 300,000 yuan, so please leave it to you. ”

Han Wen just wanted to refuse, but he instantly understood. The emperor didn't need to allocate money to the palace, but wanted to allocate the money to the ordnance manufacturing group, so he nodded and agreed.

"And Zeng Aiqing, I hope that the matter of Tailing can be completed as soon as possible, I think my father knows about it, and I don't blame it."

Zeng Jian certainly understood what the emperor meant, and the greater the cost of Tailing, the heavier the burden of the imperial court. The emperor obviously doesn't want to delay any longer, he just wants to end the construction project of Tailing as soon as possible, so the previous construction plan must be cut by a part.

"Obey."

"And the matter of the Great Wall, you can just repair it. Anyway, it's not very useful, even the tofu scum project I won't care. ”

"Your Majesty, what is the tofu scum project?" Zeng Jian asked suspiciously.

"Have you ever seen tofu dregs?" Seeing him nodding, Zheng De explained with a smile, "If a city wall is built like tofu slag, it is called a tofu slag project, understand?" ”

It turned out to be a derogatory term, but Zeng Jian understood the meaning of the emperor's words. In short, the walls that were destroyed by the Mongols should be repaired as soon as possible. It doesn't matter how bad it is, don't waste any more manpower and material resources for this thing.

The emperor's starting point is good, he will not argue anymore, and he will not build the tofu scum project according to the emperor's wishes. Anyway, when the time comes, you can do it yourself, and even if the emperor knows, he won't blame it.

Zheng De then told Zeng Jian about the classification of craftsmen.

Zeng Jian nodded, thinking that the emperor's idea was indeed good, which could also prevent some craftsmen from indiscriminately. An opinion was put forward, "Your Majesty might as well set up a craftsman department in the Ministry of Industry to be responsible for the evaluation of craftsmen's titles." ”

"That's a good idea." Zheng De nodded, thinking that Zeng Jian's idea was good, "In this way, in the future, the technician will be stamped by the craftsman Shilang, and the technician and above, including the technician, will be stamped by Aiqing?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't have so much time to take care of this matter!" Zeng Jian looked helpless.

Zheng De smiled and shook his head, "Do you think that I have so many craftsmen above the technician level in Daming, besides, you can also put a seal on the blank paper and hand it over to the craftsman department to fill in." ”

Zeng Jian was a little hesitant when he heard this, "Could this be a little out of order?" ”

"I've agreed, what are you afraid of?" Zheng De waved his hand, "After you go back, you will start the establishment of the craftsman department and the evaluation of the craftsman's title, as for the candidate, you can decide by yourself, and then report to the ministry." ”

I didn't expect the emperor to give such a big right, and even the candidates could be decided by themselves. While Zeng Jian felt a little surprised, he could also feel the emperor's attention to this matter.

"There is also the Daming Ordnance Manufacturing Group under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and Aiqing needs to worry more about this matter." Zheng De thought about it, and threw the matter of the ordnance manufacturing group to him to do.

Zeng Jian frowned when he heard this, "Your Majesty, Rong Chen is too talkative, is it too much for the Ordnance Manufacturing Group to invest 300,000 taels of silver." After all, the construction of the mausoleum of the first emperor and the war of Xuanfu that ended not long ago had already burdened the imperial court's income, and it was really inappropriate to spend another 300,000 taels of silver. ”

"The construction of the mausoleum of the first emperor seems to be the money from the internal funds." Zheng De glanced at him dissatisfied.

When Zeng Jian heard this, he remembered that there was still this stubble, and he felt a little embarrassed when he thought that the emperor was crying poor to himself just now.

However, Zheng De still explained, "The surrounding area of Daming is not peaceful, the Mongols in the north have just invaded, and those toasts in the south are even more noisy." What if you don't make some weapons in case of emergency, and then war breaks out? ”

"But you don't need to invest 300,000 taels of silver, this is not a small amount!" Zeng Jian only thought about this in his heart, and did not say it. Shaking his head helplessly, looking at the emperor's posture, he also knew that he couldn't convince Zheng De, so he had to give up.

After all, this ordnance manufacturing group can't be said to be useless, it's just that there have been too many things happening in the imperial court recently, and there are too many places to spend money. At such a critical time, it is no wonder that investing such a large amount of money in this not very important matter will cause criticism.

"The two Aiqing will go to work first and help me deal with these things first." Now that the matter has been satisfactorily resolved, Zheng De directly issued an eviction order. But in the end, he said to Han Wen, "And Han Qing, the matter of the silver department still needs your support, don't let me down." ”

"I understand." Regarding Zheng De's warning, Han Wen is naturally clear.