After taking away Feng Quan and You Shan, Carpenter Zhu was still in a very unhappy mood, and after taking a look at the Jiaotai Palace, he had no intention of doing any tricks, and returned to the Heart Cultivation Hall with Yue Su.

Carpenter Zhu is not an emperor with a deep city, he is full of joy and anger, Yue Su saw that the emperor was in a bad mood, and he thought in his heart, how to make his mood better, and effectively prohibit such things from happening.

It is an indisputable fact that there are many corrupt officials in the DPRK and China, and it is not something that Yue Su can do alone in order to eliminate this kind of atmosphere. The Ministry of Industry even dares to be greedy for money for the emperor to repair the palace, let alone other projects, how to prevent this kind of thing from happening?

Killing, although it is a method, but it may not be able to set an example, there have been countless corrupt officials in all dynasties, but there are still countless successors pouring out. Especially in places like the Ministry of Industry, the oil and water are very large, and those who are officials in this yamen will only be out of the devil if they are not greedy.

Yue Su pondered for a long time, and finally came up with a method, which may not necessarily be effective, but it can also let the emperor know how much oil and water there is in this Ministry of Industry.

Back in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Carpenter Zhu sat on the chair with an angry look on his face, slapped the table heavily, and said hatefully: "These guys are simply the opposite, they dare to deceive me!" ”

As long as Yue Su and Zhu Youxiao were in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Yue Su hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, don't be angry, the minister just suddenly realized something, this is not a good thing." ”

"A good thing?" Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, looked at Yue Su, and said, "Aiqing, they dare to lie even to me, why do you still say it's a good thing?" ”

"Your Majesty, at least this allows Your Majesty to see clearly the real cost of repairing the palace. If there is such a thing in the future, the emperor will no longer be deceived by annihilation. Yue Su said with a smile.

"That's right, I'll see who would dare to fight my idea in this matter and deceive me." Immediately, Zhu Youxiao became difficult again, "Aiqing, then how much silver do you say it takes to rebuild the Jiaotai Palace?" There are few people in the group below, I don't dare to believe it, last time it was to open a department, this time it was to repair the palace for me, they dare to deceive me, if it weren't for Aiqing, I'm afraid I would still be in the dark at the moment. After Feng Quan, it is difficult to guarantee that the successor will not continue to deceive me. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has thought of a way to let Your Majesty see how much silver is needed to repair the Jiaotai Palace." Yue Su said with a smile.

"Oh?" Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up and said, "Aiqing speak quickly." ”

"Now that the materials are ready, why don't Your Majesty personally supervise the repairs. However, His Majesty said that there is no time, but he can choose a confidant to take full responsibility for this matter. From beginning to end, all the construction matters are recorded, and the project needs are all recorded. After a project, you can know it well. The minister even believed that His Majesty could set up an engineering team to build a palace for the emperor. Yue Su said slowly.

Zhu Youxiao nodded again and again and said, "It makes sense." By the way, Aiqing, what do you mean by the engineering team that built the palace for me at the end? ”

"Your Majesty, you think, the Forbidden City is so big, every few years, there will be palaces that need to be repaired, and occasionally Your Majesty will build one or two palaces. Also, Your Majesty, your children, when they grow up in the future, will inevitably have to open a mansion outside the Forbidden City, whether it is a royal mansion or a horse mansion, they are all royal projects, and the cost is quite large. If these are done by the Ministry of Industry, I don't know how much ink will be greedy from them. But if the emperor had done it himself, and the household department had allocated the money, and the ministry would have changed hands and handed it over to the emperor, and then His Majesty's own engineering team would have done it, there would have been no more today's incident. Of course, the person who runs this engineering team should be the person you trust the most, Your Majesty. Moreover, the large and small yamen in Yanjing City have been reported for repair every year, and if the budget is large, His Majesty can also take it over and do it by his own people, which can be regarded as a kind of praise from His Majesty to his courtiers. Naturally, if there is a surplus in the cost of the project, it can be counted as internal funds and charged into His Majesty's inner treasury. In this way, after a few projects, Your Majesty will know everything about it, and no one can deceive Your Majesty. ”

"Hmm. Makes sense. Zhu Youxiao nodded, and then another idea came to him, and said: "Once I do it, what if the Ministry of Industry does not budget like before, and there is very little money for me?" ”

Zhu Youxiao was a little clever and immediately thought of this section.

Yue Su smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be better in this way." It seems that this repair is handed over to the Tai Palace, if only the budget of 10,000 taels of silver is given to His Majesty, then the major yamen in Yanjing City will report the repair cost later, and if they dare to exceed the cost of His Majesty, then His Majesty can not allow it at all. It only took 10,000 taels to repair His Majesty's palace, and their yamen is still more expensive than the palace. If this can be done, the treasury will save a lot of silver in a year, and the treasury will be full, and I will be able to become stronger and more prosperous. ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Youxiao nodded again and said, "Your method is very good, I am right, just do it, and prepare for the engineering team in a few days." With this engineering team, you give me a new type of palace building, and when I make a model, let them build a real palace. However, who do you think will be in charge of this engineering team? Otherwise, you'll be in charge. ”

"Obey." Yue Su bowed and said, "Your Majesty, if the ministers are in charge alone, they may not have so much time to take care of the whole process, and it is inevitable that there will be criticism from the courtiers." The minister thought that His Majesty could choose a father-in-law in the palace to be responsible for supervising and assisting the minister in managing together. ”

"Aiqing, you are the person I trust the most, leave it to you, I have nothing to worry about. Don't worry too much, just do something for me. Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

Although Carpenter Zhu said this, Yue Su couldn't agree to it, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister will never dare to take this errand alone, and I hope that Your Majesty will send a supervising eunuch." ”

Yue Su knew in his heart that this kind of errand with oil and water must not be borne by himself, and there must be a supervising eunuch, otherwise he will not be killed by the officials. The three of them become tigers, he understands this truth.

Seeing Yue Su's resoluteness, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Okay, who do you think is better to be the supervising eunuch?" ”

"It's up to Your Majesty." Yue Su bowed and said.

"This ......" Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said, "Then let Liu Mingguo concurrently serve as the supervising eunuch." I'll send a decree tomorrow to set up this engineering team and ask you to gather the craftsmen. Craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry and officials below the sixth grade can be transferred at will. Just ......"

Zhu Youxiao paused, and finally said: "Aiqing, what do you say is the best name for this engineering team?" ”

Yue Su thought for a moment and said, "The minister thinks that it is enough to use the royal engineering team." ”

"Okay, let's call the royal engineering team!"

Yue Su accompanied Carpenter Zhu to talk again, and then left the Heart Cultivation Palace, and soon after he left, Wei Zhongxian came. Father-in-law Wei's work efficiency is not ordinarily high, and even the 150,000 taels of silver were brought over together.

"Old slave, see Your Majesty." As soon as he entered the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, Wei Zhongxian first bowed down to greet the emperor.

Carpenter Zhu nodded and said, "Wei Qing, how are things going?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the silver has been recovered, and the old slave has been carried outside the palace. Your Majesty, you see, is it sent to the inner treasury, or is it ......" Wei Zhongxian still understands the emperor's thoughts, and when he said this, he raised his eyes and looked at the emperor.

"According to what you said, let's send it to the inner treasury first. How did Feng Quan do with a few trials? Zhu Youxiao said with satisfaction.

"The three of them have already done it right. Feng Quan and You Shan didn't know about this, they were all deceived by Chen Jiong. The two of them are now remorseful, deeply feeling that they have lost the grace of the king, and pray that the emperor will be lenient, and they will be conscientious and loyal to their duties, and they will not dare to have a next time. Wei Zhongxian said cautiously.

"These two guys are really too bad, this little thing can't worry about me, how can I hope for a big thing, if it weren't for Yue Aiqing's fiery eyes, I would have been kept in the dark this time. Wei Qing, what do you say should be done with them? Zhu Youxiao immediately changed from a pleasant face to a sinking face.

"Your Majesty, Feng Quan has been really busy with affairs recently, and he was negligent for a while, so he was blinded by the annihilation. However, he has made many achievements in office, and he still has some credit, and if he is dismissed because of this incident, it is really a loss for the imperial court. The old slave thought that it was better to give him a chance to make meritorious contributions to the crime, and to pay lightly to see the after-effects. As for You Shan, he was originally a supervisor of Shangshan, but he was only promoted to the internal official supervisor last year, and he has not yet taken over such a project, so it is understandable that he did not investigate it for a while. If His Majesty could give him a chance, he would be grateful, and he would never dare to have a next time. Chen Jiong, his crime is extremely heinous, no matter how he is punished, it is not too much. Wei Zhongxian said cautiously while looking at the emperor's face.

"According to what you say, Feng Quan can still use his talents." Zhu Youxiao said lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian nodded and replied.

"Then let's demote and keep it. On the side of the internal official prison, choose an experienced one, and let him continue to do what You Shan did before. As for Chen Jiong, kill it. "In Carpenter Zhu's heart, there are four people who are most trusted, and Wei Zhongxian is one of them, and most of his suggestions will be adopted. Speaking of this, Carpenter Zhu said again: "By the way, tomorrow you will draw up a decree on behalf of me and set up a royal engineering team, which will be managed by Yue Su and supervised by Liu Mingguo. ”

"Obey." Wei Zhongxian was relieved to see that the emperor had spared Feng Quan, but after listening to the latter words, he couldn't help but wonder, it was the first time he had heard of the term imperial engineering team.

At that moment, he asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, I don't know what you are talking about the imperial engineering team?" ”

"This is Yue Aiqing's suggestion...... "Carpenter Zhu did not hide it, and immediately told Wei Zhongxian about the role of the royal engineering team.

Wei Zhongxian was so smart, after only listening to half of it, he understood the meaning, this is Yue Su wants the emperor to understand the details of the project and the actual price. When the emperor knows this, it will be difficult for the Ministry of Industry to make money in the future.

However, Wei Zhongxian is Wei Zhongxian, he is not shocked when he changes, he will not be like those scholars, to brush the emperor's will, even if it is not good for himself, he will not disobey, he knows that if he wants to survive and reach the peak of power, he must have this person to support him, otherwise those ministers will kill themselves as easily as stepping on an ant.

Therefore, he would never disobey the emperor's intentions, but only heard Wei Zhongxian say with a smile: "Your Majesty, your decision is really wise." ”

(To be continued)