Chapter 328 I want to be reborn as a prince
Xiyuan Longevity Palace.
Emperor Jiajing was wearing a leisurely Taoist robe and was in a good mood surrounding a beautifully made palace.
Emperor Jiajing said happily: "This Yan Shifan is still sensible. Look how much has been done in this new palace?"
Huang Jin, who was waiting on the side, also followed Emperor Jiajing. , looked at the appearance of this new palace together, and praised sincerely: "The emperor is right, this new palace is so majestic, it is like a fairy palace on the ground, and only you, the emperor, can live in such a palace."
After Emperor Jiajing heard Huang Jin's words, he also chuckled, "Yes, it's like a fairy palace on the ground. Yan Shifan is really thoughtful. In two days, he will issue a decree to give Yan Shifan the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, which can be regarded as I have rewarded him.”
Huang Jin was not surprised at all about the favor given to Yan Shifan.
In the past two years, Yan Shifan has really tried his best, especially Yan Maoqing, whom he recommended, who is an even more capable general. The current salt administration in Jianghuai is much better than the previous salt administration imperial envoy. times.
Originally, the salt tax could only collect 600,000 taels of silver a year, but now it can collect one million taels every year.
For Emperor Jiajing, who was in urgent need of money to cultivate immortality, this was a timely help.
Although the money was earmarked for the construction of the outer city of the capital two years ago, as time went by, Emperor Jiajing gradually forgot about this thousand-year plan and felt that the capital was the capital anyway. The construction of the outer city is a project that takes a long time, so it doesn't hurt to use some money to build a new palace for yourself first.
So, under the hint of Emperor Jiajing and the instigation of Yan Shifan, the money that was originally intended to be used for the construction of the outer city of the capital was now used to build palaces and temples for Emperor Jiajing. .
As for such changes, few people dare to jump out and say otherwise.
So now it is a foregone conclusion that the money for the capital's outer city project has been misappropriated.
Hai Rui was also extremely angry about this situation. He was angry at Shuntian Mansion's weakness and also at Hu Bu's inaction.
It was agreed that the salt tax money would be earmarked for projects outside the capital, but the money was only used for one year.
Fortunately, the project construction this year was mainly the excavation of the drainage system and reserved pipelines, and the construction of the outer city walls, which was a waste of money, was not really launched.
So after this year, more than 300,000 taels of silver were spent, and there was still a reserve of more than 600,000 taels of project funds.
However, more than six hundred thousand may seem like a lot, but in fact it is a drop in the bucket, because according to the new construction period requirements, the Urban Construction Department will start customizing city bricks from Henan, Shandong and other places at this time.
These city bricks may seem worthless, but because their quality requirements are very stringent, the manufacturing cost of each city brick is difficult to calculate using ordinary building materials.
Moreover, since the manufacturing areas of these city bricks are still in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and other regions, after the manufacturing of these city bricks is completed, it will take more manpower and material resources to transport them to the capital.
In this way, the cost of the city bricks alone is already an astronomical figure, not counting other construction costs after the city bricks are transported.
You must know that in order for ancient city walls to be built strong enough, rammed earth and stone strips must be added to the interior of the city wall. These costs cannot be cut off.
After completing this, use a large amount of millet to cook millet porridge and mix it with lime sand to prepare a super sticky adhesive for cutting the external city bricks. Only in this way can we ensure that the newly built city wall can be impregnable.
It can be said that through these processes alone, the more than 600,000 taels of silver left last year will be exhausted in a few months.
Therefore, during this period, Hai Rui was really worried and worried that the project in the outer city of the capital would soon be shut down due to lack of money.
However, it seems that he is the only one who is anxious about this matter from beginning to end. After Emperor Jiajing looked around again, he asked Huang Jin casually: "What is San'er doing?"
Huang Jin heard Emperor Jiajing ask. Zhu Zaijing, he quickly replied: "I heard from the people below that Prince Yu seems to be writing a book at home."
"Writing a book?"
Emperor Jiajing was a little surprised when he heard this answer.
But then Emperor Jiajing said unhappily: "How old is he? He still writes books? Don't you know how to do something serious? I selected ten women to enter the palace. One year has passed. , there is no good news, I really don’t know what he is doing?”
Huang Jin felt helpless when he heard Emperor Jiajing’s complaints.
Originally Huang Jin thought that after a year or so after the wedding, good news would definitely come out from Prince Yu’s Mansion. However, after this year, Prince Yu’s Mansion was still quiet. Princess Yu and those who had chosen None of the concubines made a sound.
This made Emperor Jiajing very worried, thinking that something was wrong with his third son.
So during this period, Emperor Jiajing also intentionally or unintentionally sent an imperial doctor to Prince Yu's Mansion to ask for pulse, wanting to know something about the situation.
But the news that these imperial doctors brought back every time was that King Yu was in good health, and the princess and the palace's concubines were also normal.
So, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but be confused.
Is it because San'er doesn't work hard? Not interested in things between men and women?
However, according to the spy reports from Prince Yu's Mansion, it seems that Zhu Zaijing went to the back house quite a few times to visit the princess and choose concubines.
Therefore, for such a situation, Emperor Jiajing, apart from imagining that Zhu Zaijing did not work hard enough, might be the arrangement of "God's will".
So in the past six months, Emperor Jiajing has been practicing and praying, hoping that Zhu Zaijing can give birth to a fat grandson for him as soon as possible.
As long as he has a grandson, his lineage will be completely stable.
Otherwise, his status as vassal king and heir to the throne would always be like a hidden thorn in his heart, making him uneasy.
Huang Jin comforted Emperor Jiajing and said: "Emperor, the imperial doctor said that the prince and the princesses are in good health, and the heirs will be a matter of time. Maybe there will be good news in two days."
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Emperor Jiajing hummed and said: "If there is no good news, I will have to work hard to give birth to a prince again."
Huang Jin was stunned for a moment. He never expected that Emperor Jiajing would say such a thing, but then Huang Jin He also smiled and said: "With the emperor's immortal body, it is easy to be reborn as a prince. However, the emperor must strengthen his roots to protect his essence."
Emperor Jiajing said unconvinced: "My essence If you are full of energy, you will arrange for Immortal Tao to send you two elixirs tonight. I want to be my concubine!"
Huang Jin's head shrank slightly, "Yes, this is what I will do."
(End of this chapter)