Chapter 472 Mingjun! Xing, the Surname Is Bitter, and the Surname of Death Is Bitter!
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A welcoming banquet can be said to be a great time for both host and guest.
In order for the next plan to proceed smoothly, Zhu Gaoxu did not hold back. He drank when he should and ate food when he should, showing his generous nature.
Initially, the officials in Peiping were a little wary, but when they saw Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han Dynasty, being so reasonable, forthright and forthright, their worries were finally relieved.
Zhu Gaoxu chatted with them for a while, then put down his wine glass and asked about business.
"Old man Guo, how far is the construction of this new city?"
Hearing this, all the officials stopped their movements knowingly and did not dare to make any noise.
Guo Zi was sincere and said proudly: "Your Highness, the King of Han, the renovation of the West Palace is about to be completed."
The main body of the West Palace is the former Prince Yan's Mansion. It has been continuously expanded since the third year of Yongle. It has been built for seven or eight years. The scale is very huge!
"From the south, they are Chengtian Gate, Meridian Gate, Fengtian Gate and the east and west corner gates. In the middle is Fengtian Hall, and on both sides of Fengtian Hall are the left and right halls. To the north of Fengtian Hall are the Back Hall, Liang Hall, Warm Hall and Renshou and Jingfu Halls. , Renhe, Wanchun, Yongshou, Changchun and other palaces, all with more than 1,630 houses..."
"Today, only some pavilions and pavilions remain unfinished. It is expected that it will take another three to four years before the West Palace is completely completed."
Having said this, Guo Zi and other officials were a little proud.
After all, they are responsible for building the new capital of Peiping and have been working hard for so long. This is all their merit!
When the new capital is built in the future, officials like them will do a great job.
Moreover, if His Majesty the Emperor really moves the capital to Peking, then Guo Zi and others may even be able to rely on their contribution to building the new capital to leave their name in history and be famous for generations to come!
For any official, this is a great event that can bring glory to the family.
However, Zhu Gaoxu was a little dissatisfied when he heard this.
It took seven or eight years to build the West Palace, Prince Yan's Mansion.
Damn it, this progress is too slow, right?
Moreover, because the West Palace is not on the central axis of the new capital of Beiping, it cannot be used directly as the Forbidden City. That means that the imperial court will build another Forbidden City!
"Old man Guo, you must have heard some rumors that the emperor intends to build a new Forbidden City with the same regulations as the Imperial Capital."
Guo Zi naturally knows this matter. After all, he is the project manager of the Beiping New Capital Project. With His Majesty the Emperor's little thoughts, Guo Zi can be said to be clear-minded.
But now that the new capital has been renovated, I don’t know when we can go there!
Even though the West Palace has been repaired, a magnificent Forbidden City needs to be rebuilt.
After repairing the Forbidden City, the new capital, we still need to build the palace city, imperial city, inner city, and outer city according to the layout of Yingtian Imperial City...
If we take this step by step, let alone another three to five years, it may not be completed in another ten years!
At the thought of this, all the officials were a little discouraged.
This Xindu project really has no deadline!
Their whole lives will be over just by building this new capital.
Guo Zi also sighed and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, as long as there are sufficient manpower and material resources, the Emperor can repair it if he wants to!"
"But I am worried that the people are overwhelmed and may damage your majesty's virtuous reputation!"
The new capital, which had been built for so long, had all been managed by Guo Zi, including money, food, materials and manpower.
Guo Zi knew better than anyone how much money, food and supplies the Ming Dynasty had invested in building the new capital of Peiping.
However, while massively expanding his old residence, Prince Yan's Mansion, His Majesty the Emperor also wanted to build another Forbidden City that was even more magnificent than the Yingtian Forbidden City. The cost was simply unimaginable.
To put it bluntly, if His Majesty the Emperor did not build the new capital of Beiping, but used the huge amount of money spent over the years to develop people's livelihood, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty would have become a peaceful and prosperous age!
Building a new capital requires money, food, and hard labor.
Where do the money, food, and hard labor come from?
You don’t get it from the people at the bottom!
When money and food are gone, taxes will be levied!
When there is less hard labor, arrange corvee labor!
But these can all be avoided and do not have to happen!
However, as a minister, even though Guo Zi had some complaints in his heart, he did not dare to say anything.
Because based on Guo Zi's understanding of the emperor, the emperor's desire for power is even worse than that of his father, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang!
His Majesty the Emperor doesn't care at all how much money it costs to build a palace or how much people's power is wasted. What he cares about is "the unification of the nine states and the coming of all nations to the court"!
The ambitious and wise Emperor Yongle wanted to build Peiping into the world's first imperial capital, and then accept "the unification of nine states and the coming of all nations to the dynasty" here, as the best proof of his civil and martial arts!
Therefore, persuasion is impossible, and may even anger Long Yan and bring disaster to himself.
Zhu Gaoxu also understands these principles.
Whenever there is a large-scale construction project, the people at the bottom will definitely suffer.
However, the construction of the new capital was inevitable, and no one could stop Emperor Yongle, not even Zhu Gaoxu.
"Let's see, the Royal Manufacturing Bureau will move to Peking soon. When the time comes, I will let the engineering team of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau take over the construction of the Forbidden City. All you need to do is cooperate fully."
"Old man Guo, you should be responsible for continuing to build the West Palace and the city wall. The matter of the new capital Forbidden City will be left to me!"
Guo Zi: "???"
A group of officials: "???"
What?
What do you mean?
Are you here to build the Forbidden City?
What is the Royal Engineers?
Seeing everyone's confused faces, Zhu Gaoxu didn't bother to talk nonsense to them.
It was still early in the morning, so after the banquet, Zhu Gaoxu asked Guo Zi to take him to inspect the construction site.
This ancient construction site is easier to pity than the construction sites of later generations.
After all, there is no machine machinery now, and it all depends on these hard laborers to carry and move the flesh and blood. UUReading www.uukanshu.net Even the huge rocks and logs weighing hundreds of kilograms are carried by human power.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Gaoxu was speechless for a long time.
Zhu Di, Zhu Di, is he really a prosperous and wise king?
He insisted on moving the capital and spent countless money and people's energy to build a new capital.
Just repair it. The West Palace had already been built into a royal palace, but because the location was not suitable, he ordered a new Forbidden City to be built.
God knows how much blood and tears of hard labor are buried under these magnificent palaces and buildings!
When it prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer!
Guo Zi saw the King of Han's solemn expression and did not make a sound to disturb him.
The group of people patrolled silently, and soon there was a sound of beatings and scoldings, which made Zhu Gaoxu frown.
At a construction site, and it was an ancient construction site, it was commonplace for the supervisor to beat and scold the hard laborers.
But now that he has hit him, he must take care of it.
Zhu Gaoxu strode over in search of the voice, and was about to draw his sword to help when the road was rough.
However, when he saw the person who was being beaten and scolded, cursing the unpleasant "Baga", he was stunned.
Guo Zi hurried over and explained hurriedly: "Your Highness, please don't get me wrong. These are Japanese slaves brought by the Shipping Department. They are stupid, lazy and greedy. They are weak when they work, but they are very energetic when they eat." Yes, it can’t be done without fighting..."
Zhu Gaoxu was silent, and then grabbed the whip from the overseer's hand.
When everyone saw this, they were so frightened that they dared not speak out, mistakenly thinking that His Highness the King of Han was going to go crazy.
As a result, the next second, the King of Han whipped the Japanese slave violently, causing the Japanese slave to roll on the ground in pain and cry out for mercy.
"smoke!"
"Fuck me to death!"
"Don't treat these Japanese slaves as human beings, get as many as you want!"
Everyone: "!!!"
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