Chapter 165: A backstab from He Shen
How to spend more money and how to come?
He Shen was a little confused.
The entire Great Wei State was devastated and pressured by the war, and it stands to reason that after the new emperor ascended the throne, shouldn't he be frugal and wasteful?
The more you spend, the better?
What does this say?
Although he had doubts in his heart, He Shen didn't dare to ask openly, "Weichen has remembered clearly, please rest assured, Your Majesty." β
After Zhao Changqing said 'um', he said, "Stand down, Zhao Gao, go and see him off on my behalf." β
Although he was just talking, when he heard these words into He Shen's ears, it was the supreme glory, and he bowed his head and said, "Weichen thank Your Majesty for your grace!"
Zhao Changqing waved his hand at him.
Zhao Gao led the way in front and walked out of Daming Palace with Shen.
On the way out of the palace, Zhao Gao smiled at He Shen and said, "Congratulations, Lord He, you have received the errand of building the imperial city, and you will be able to make steady progress in the future." β
He Shen concealed the joy in his heart, and pretended to be upright: "All this is indispensable for the adult to mention, if it wasn't for the adult who reminded me when I was in the spirit just now, I'm afraid my head would have fallen to the ground by now." β
Zhao Gao smiled and said: "Alasββ, and the adult's words are different, you are a Jiren with his own natural appearance." β
Zhao Gao felt that He Shen was very good, and he did not show any disdain because of his identity.
He could feel that He Shen really respected himself.
After He Shen heard Zhao Gao's words again, he changed his face and asked happily: "Lord Zhao, don't make fun of Weichen, but then again, there is a question below, why did Your Majesty let me preside over the construction of the imperial city?"
Zhao Gao figured out this question when he was in the palace, so he didn't hesitate and replied directly: "Do you remember the first question Your Majesty asked when he met you?"
Your answer is that you did not participate in the opposition to the establishment of the factory guard, and it is precisely this that makes Your Majesty think that you are not suspected of forming a party for personal gain, so it will be reassuring to send you, a lonely minister in the court, to Luoyang.
In recent days, His Majesty has often flipped through the recitals sent by those civil and military officials, and has already memorized their names in his heart, but among these people, there is no you.
Perhaps the time has come for you, so that Your Majesty will suddenly think of your name, and you will not be found among these people in the upper movement, so that I will plan to meet you.
Obviously, when I saw Lord He today, His Majesty should not be disappointed, otherwise he would not have entrusted him with a heavy task. β
He Shen clenched his fists when he heard this: "Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years, and He Shen has been taught, and he will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations and build the imperial city perfectly."
However, there is another question below, what does Your Majesty mean by spending as much money as possible? At this time, shouldn't you save the expenses of the imperial court?"
Zhao Gao shook his head and said, "My lord, there are some things that I can't tell you very thoroughly, but there is something I can tell you, and that is that what Your Majesty said is actually a test for you." β
"Test?" He Shen frowned tightly as he walked and thought to himself, "What do I have to test? Could it be that His Majesty is saying the opposite, just to see if I have the ability to do things?
Your Majesty asked me to arbitrarily allocate money to build the Imperial City, just to see if I would be moved by money and whether I would be able to use it in the future? If this is the case, Your Majesty's intentions are inevitably too profound!
I must do my best to handle the affairs of the Imperial City, and use every penny to the best of my ability, so that Your Majesty can see my loyalty! As for the money used to build the Imperial City, I must not be greedy for anything this time, not only for me, but also for anyone to be greedy!
I have to show Your Majesty what I'm capable of!"
He Shen made up his mind in his heart, and his gaze became a lot firmer.
Since Your Majesty can afford to look up to yourself, then you must do your best!
In the Daming Palace.
Mi Yue didn't know why Zhao Changqing said that she should not be afraid to spend money on the construction of the imperial city, but she was a woman, and this kind of thing was always difficult to ask.
With a beauty beside him, Zhao Changqing was reluctant to move outside, looked at Mi Yue, and said with affection in his eyes: "Mi Yue." β
"Your Majesty. β
"Give me a baby, right?"
β......β
It's time for the early pilgrimage.
Mi Yue snuggled softly in Zhao Changqing's arms, and said softly: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to the early court." β
Zhao Changqing rubbed his eyes, reluctant to open them, and said, "Go to sleep, don't worry about it in the morning." β
Therefore, he did not go to the morning court today.
The Manchu civil and military forces were still confused.
It's not the third day, right?
When the new emperor ascends the throne, doesn't he need to be diligent?
Although they had opinions in their hearts, they guessed that His Majesty did this just to see who would be more difficult to hold on to the monarch and the minister.
But they didn't think at all that Zhao Changqing simply didn't want to go to the early dynasty, and there was no other reason, he didn't take the Manchu dynasty civil and military to heart.
The next day, Zhao Changqing still did not go to the early court.
Day 3...
Day 4...
Zhao Changqing has not been in the early court for six or seven consecutive days, which is rare in the history of the Great Wei State.
He had no choice but to do it.
That's right, in the past few days, Zhao Changqing has been with Mi Yue, and the two have not left Daming Palace at all.
And every time in the morning, Mi Yue would remind him, but he just didn't go, putting on an expression of love.
In the end, Mi Yue begged him to go to the morning court, but he scolded him, and then continued to lie down and sit, preferring to be bored and in a daze, but not to go to the morning court.
In the past few days, Zhuge Liang, Xiao Yuming, and Cao Shen came every day, and at first Zhao Changqing could still see him, but after two days, he was annoyed, and even they were gone.
This frustrates them.
But what can they do as courtiers?
I can only be anxious and staring!
Recently, a major event has happened, that is, the general system of the East Plant has been completed, and after the completion of the layout of the whole country in a few days, the factory and health institutions will be officially operated.
This is a gratifying thing for Zhao Changqing.
And He Shen did not fail in his mission, and also rushed to Luoyang City in the past few days, urging them to build the imperial city.
Whether it is a brick or tile, a grass or a tree, Heshen uses the highest scale and the best things to make Xinjing the most luxurious town in the world.
That way, don't feel like you're spending too much money.
In order to make Zhao Changqing look at him, He Shen specially went to various merchants to personally come to the door as a lobbyist, persuading the merchants to sell him cheaply the things used to build the city.
It is unknown what exactly was said, but in the end, He Shen did rely on his three-inch incorruptible tongue, coupled with Shen Wansan's prestige, to force those businessmen to make concessions.
The things that should have cost 10,000 taels of silver were lowered to about six or seven thousand taels by He Shen, and the profits that the merchants could earn were very small.
There are even people who are making deals with the imperial court at a loss.
You must know that they all have the shadow of the family behind them, and it is really rare to be able to make such concessions, which further illustrates Heshen's ability.
He used every penny of money appropriately, not to mention a tael of silver, but saved a lot of money for the court and Shen Wansan.
Shen Wansan still thought in his heart that when the new imperial city was about to be built, he would also write a letter to His Majesty, specifically to write about He Shen's merits, and His Majesty would definitely be very happy when he heard that he had saved so much silver.
Thinking of this, he smiled too.
His Majesty is pleased, and he is pleased.
(End of chapter)