The time has come, the prime minister's wife glanced at the lady who came, missing the lady of the Ministry of Housing, the lady of the Ministry of War, the lady of the Ministry of Rites, and the lady of the government of the town.

Needless to say, the Ministry of Punishment is still vacant, and the emperor has not yet decided who will be in charge.

But the wife of the minister of punishment did not come.

The six departments were directly missing four, and only the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Personnel came, and her face was a little ugly.

In the planning of the city, the opinions of the six ministers are also very important.

"Why didn't the Minister of the Household come?" asked the Prime Minister's wife.

The maid who went to send the post said: "Madam Hui, the people from the Ministry of Household Secretary said that Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Housing has left the city and hasn't come back yet."

"What about Madam Minister of War?"

"Mrs. Minister of War and Minister of Household went out of the city together in the morning. Madam of Minister of Rites too."

When the Prime Minister's wife heard the words, she felt that the three of them must have gone to the outskirts of the city to see the land.

Knowing that Hui'an County has bought all the land, they are also dissatisfied!

Thinking of this, she smiled and said to the person:

"Today, the chrysanthemums in my house bloomed earlier, and they bloomed just right in the past two days, so I asked everyone to come and enjoy the chrysanthemums! I think! This good thing has to be shared by everyone to be happy, everyone, right?"

Mrs. Huguo immediately said: "Mrs. Prime Minister is absolutely right, it is better to be happy alone than everyone else, and of course everyone is happy if you have good things to share. Mrs. Prime Minister's chrysanthemums are blooming really well, and they are pleasing to the eye. !"

Mrs. Minister of the Ministry of Industry thought of something, and smiled: "Yes! Good things should be shared! How happy everyone is together! If only one person owns it! Wouldn't there be no harmony now?"

The other ladies also joined in.

The Prime Minister's wife smiled: "I think so too, such a good chrysanthemum! Only I can appreciate it, so it's not a waste?! So if there is a good thing, I'm thinking of everyone! By the way, everyone also knows that the emperor was in court this morning. Speaking of planning to expand the city? Did you buy land when you went out of the city?"

"Of course I know, I'm still thinking of going out of town to buy a piece of land! But I didn't expect that all this land was bought by the owner of Hui'an County!"

"Yeah! Me too! The county lord Hui'an is amazing! He has such great courage at such a young age! There is such a large piece of wasteland, thousands of acres! It's all sold out! She deserves to be a person who deals with land from time to time, she is a serf You can't leave the ground for your temperament! But now it can be found, and the expansion of the city is estimated to be in that area!"

Mrs. Huguo said sourly: "It's also good luck for others! All the way up, the speed is faster than a thousand miles! In the future, all the major families in the capital will be compared!"

Her family is the Queen Mother's family, and King Jin didn't reveal their knowledge at all about such a big event as expanding the city!

General Tang's wife: "Some people are more than just lucky? They are also flirtatious! Shameless! Their skin is thicker than the city wall! They want to monopolize any benefits! They want to grab any credit! Man! This time the expansion of the city, I dare say, will definitely expand in the area around the West City Gate!"

"Hey, that would be miserable!..."

Everyone, you say a word, and I say a word of ridicule and sarcasm.

Sour!

The Prime Minister's wife smiled and shook her head: "Everyone is belittling themselves when they say this! Where will the expansion of the city be, isn't the emperor still determined? Who said it must be in the west? The planning of the city! Everyone's Husbands are all officials in the court, the pillars of the court, how to plan this city is not our husband, planning it out!"

Mrs. Huguo immediately asked: "Mrs. Prime Minister is right, Mrs. Prime Minister, where do you think it is better to expand the city?"

Their family has fallen, but fortunately the title is hereditary and irreplaceable! So as long as you make more money, you will have a good day.

"How can a woman like me understand these things! But my master said that the area to the east is better!" Mrs. Prime Minister said with a smile.

Mrs. Minister of the Ministry of Industry immediately echoed: "Yes, the east is good! There are not many villages in the east. The fertile fields and dry land are flat, so it is convenient to build a city! The prime minister has a vision! You deserve to be the prime minister!"

Others also echoed: "Well, there are some wastelands in the east, it's not bad."

Mrs. Prime Minister saw that everyone cooperated so well, smiled, and told her and the Prime Minister's plans after careful consideration.

"If the ministers in the DPRK and China do not agree to be here..."

——

The next day, early morning.

Today, the emperor specially decreed that both Nalan Jinnian and Hui'an County Master should attend the early court to discuss the expansion of the city!

There are no two people in this world who are so carefree when they are officials.

He, the emperor, has to go to the morning court every day.

The emperor said to the ministers: "Yesterday, I discussed with King Jin that we plan to expand the outer city in the area around the west city gate. What do the ministers think?"

Two big characters suddenly appeared in the hearts of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty: Sure enough!

The Minister of the Household immediately stood up: "Your Majesty is wise, the area around the West City Gate is very suitable for expanding the city! The land is vast and there are few people, so it is the most suitable!"

He did the math, and expanding the city outside the West Gate would save the most money.

Even if there is not enough money, King Jin can sit back and ignore it!

He already knew yesterday that the whole area was bought by Hui'an County Master!

King Jin was eager to protect his wife. Half of the city was repaired, and he was short of money. He couldn't continue to repair it. Can King Jin, who is rich and rival country, repair it without spending money?

Moreover, the villages in that area were sparse, and he calculated that the money compensation for the court's expropriation of the common people and land compensation was the least.

And County Master Hui'an has already bought almost all the wasteland, and others can only make up their minds on the land in those villages.

Officials or wealthy businessmen can buy the villagers' land and houses at high prices, the people can earn more money, and the imperial court can save a lot of money.

The most important thing is that when the court will use the land, it will be much easier to obtain it from officials and wealthy businessmen than from poor people!

Ahem, at least you can save some money.

The only disadvantage of the area outside the West City Gate is that the terrain is a bit low, and it is close to the river, which is flooded every year.

This raises the terrain, but also has to spend a lot of money!

well! well! ah~

The Minister of Rites also agreed: "The Minister of Household has said that it is most reasonable to expand the city from the Xichengmen area!"

Han Shoufu, Duke Zhen Guo, Minister of War, Minister of Punishment and Minister of Work, all agreed.

I think it is the most reasonable to expand the city from the West City Gate with the most wasteland!

Prime Minister Li was the first to stand up and object: "Your Majesty, the lower officials think that the expansion of the west gate is inappropriate! Although there is a lot of wasteland in the west of the city, the western orientation is unlucky and not important.

The area around the West City Gate is a barren land, not prosperous! Every autumn and winter, the northwest wind is blowing, and the yellow sand is long! All rely on the dense forest and wasteland in the west of the city to block it, so that the capital can be clear and bright!

If the city is built in the west of the city, it will inevitably destroy the wasteland and dense forest, and the capital may all become a sand city! ! "

The minister of the Ministry of Industry also stood up: "Back to the emperor, the lower officials also think that the construction of the city in the area of ​​Xichengmen is inappropriate! The terrain in that area is low, and during the spring and summer rainy seasons, there will be flooding! The sewage in the city is also discharged there. Damn, how inconvenient it is to build a city there! I ask the emperor to think twice!"

...

Many officials also stood up and told the reasons for the inappropriate expansion of the city outside the West City Gate!

Happy Qixi Festival everyone, there will be more updates next month~

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