After being reminded by Zhu Laosi, Xia Yuanji immediately woke up and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. After being interrupted by the turmoil of the throne, I almost forgot the important matter."

What Xia Yuanji calls the so-called serious business is naturally to let Yang Shaofeng build the new Shuntian Prefecture Imperial City.

First of all, Yang Shaofeng led the coolies from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue to plan the border city well. Judging from the small part currently being completed, the border city after the complete construction is enough to accommodate millions of people.

A large city with millions of people is not uncommon. What’s strange is that this city is hanging alone outside the Great Wall. Nearly half of the people are from Tatars and Oirats. Moreover, each street in the city has pre-built public toilets and garbage dumping points, and there will be special people to clean it up.

More importantly, Yang Shaofeng's ability to make things happen out of nothing really made Xia Yuanji envious.

Who dares to say that he can build such a giant city with 100,000 taels and earn more money to build bridges and roads?

Not to mention that Yang Shaofeng made clear arrangements for both Tatars and Oirat in more than a year.

So not only Xia Yuanji wanted Yang Shaofeng to build the imperial city of Shuntian Mansion, but even Zhu Laosi was tempted. The Ministry of Revenue allocated 200,000 taels to recruit some civilians. How awesome is the newly built capital?

Zhu Laosi has already considered the candidate to host the Bianshi City for Yang Shaofeng.

Liu Hang, the Liaozhou magistrate who performed very well during the flood in Liaozhou, had been transferred to the capital for his merits. The label of the Yang family was very obvious. The transfer of this person to the border city can completely ensure that the various rules set by Yang Shaofeng will not be changed.

However, Yang Shaofeng did not plan to take on this matter.

I haven't seen a penny for more than a year's salary, and now I want to manage the construction of a stall as big as a capital? Is there any reason for this?

Besides, the border city is completely from scratch, and it is a piece of paper. You can do whatever you want. Can Shuntian Mansion be the same? Even if you don’t consider how disgusting the nobles and officials in Shuntian Mansion are, you have to consider the people who originally lived in Shuntian Mansion? These people do not need to be demolished and resettled?

Seeing that Yang Shaofeng was not involved, Xia Yuanji couldn't help but speak, "Why didn't the priest master speak? But is there any difficulty?"

Yang Shaofeng hummed and said, "I wonder what the plan of the new capital is? Is it an expansion based on the original foundation? Or is it planning to build an unprecedented giant city?"

Natsuhara Yoshi said: "What if it was to build a giant city?"

Yang Shaofeng nodded seriously and said, "Yes, but I need the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, and will serve as supervisors, Shuntian Prefecture, Wucheng Military Office, Jingying, Jinyiwei, seven yamen, 200,000 civilians, about five years."

Xia Yuanji was stunned.

The Ministry of Revenue is fine. It is the leader of the Ministry of Revenue. It is easy to transfer a few coolies to Yang Shaofeng, and even the Ministry of Industry can discuss it.

But what the hell is he going to be a prisoner? There is also Shuntian Mansion, which looks like a higher level than the Ministry of Revenue, but it is a real unit at the same level as the Ministry of Revenue. What are the abilities that he has to let the prefect of Shuntian Mansion listen to Yang Shaofeng's command?

Even if we take a step back, these departments are easy to solve. Then the five cities, military personnel and Beijing Camp, have a real military system. Apart from the Five Army Governor's Office and the Ministry of War, they are not as good as the civil service system...

Especially the Jinyiwei, which is a thing that is organized like other wards, is a real violent institution in the Ming Dynasty. He is a man of black and private life. Ji Gang, the leader of the Jinyiwei, has a reputation for stopping children from crying at night.

Now Yang Shaofeng has proposed that he needs so many departments to be dispatched by him. I'm afraid you are not making things difficult for me, Mr. Xia?

Zhu Laosi said in a deep voice: "Yes. I will ask them to draw personnel from the yamen you want to be dispatched by you, and the Beigong will also be sent to you to wait for the orders, including 200,000 people, to be dispatched by you."

After Zhu Laosi finished speaking, it was Yang Shaofeng and Xia Yuanji's turn to be confused together.

Xia Yuanji couldn't figure out how much the emperor favored Yang Dianmai, even the Jingying and Jinyiwei were willing to hand over the manpower.

Yang Shaofeng was really confused. Is this considered resisting a big thunder?

Just as Yang Shaofeng was thinking about it, Zhu Laosi continued, "If you don't cause big trouble to the people, or if you can make the people willingly build a city, I will follow you. Otherwise, I will use your dog head to appease the people. Do you still dare to say that now?"

Yang Shaofeng was about to admit defeat, but suddenly he saw Zhu Laosi's eyes full of sarcasm, and immediately said with a sarcasm, "Dare! But my grandson still wants the monk Fang Jian of Wang Mingqipai. If someone doesn't listen to the order, my grandson will kill him first and then report!"

Zhu Laosi laughed and said, "Accurate! The third grade and the third grade are below, and you are allowed to be executed first and then report!"

Xia Yuanji looked at Yang Shaofeng, who was confused, then looked at Zhu Laosi who was smiling while stroking his beard, and bowed and said, "Your Majesty think twice!"

Zhu Laosi smiled and said, "What do you think about it? Since he has the courage to come, I will dare to promise him these conditions.

An unprecedented giant city must first surpass Chang'an, Luoyang, Nanjing, and border cities, otherwise what else can you talk about unprecedented?"

Xia Yuanji frowned and said, "Then the treasury allocates another five million ingots of treasure money?"

Zhu Laosi said: "Give him ten million guan! Since he asked him to do it, he would give him enough support and let him do it. Ten million guan of treasure money is enough for him to use in advance."

After having dinner in the Tiju Sect, Zhu Laosi called Yang Shaofeng alone and said in a deep voice: "Let go and do it. Ten million guan of treasure money is not ten million taels of cash, so don't have too much burden, don't be afraid of failure, and I'm not afraid of your failure."

After Zhu Laosi said this, Yang Shaofeng, who was already confused, was even more confused and couldn't help but ask tentatively: "Is that ten million yuan, or the capital?"

Seeing Yang Shaofeng's confused look, Zhu Laosi laughed and said, "It's only ten million yuan. The Ming Dynasty can afford to lose, and I can afford to lose too. Just let it go. What I care more about is that you can learn more and master more through the construction of the capital. Do you understand?"

I understand a hammer? What do you let me master? Don’t worry if I master the Jinyiwei and the Jingying?

With a lot of questions, Yang Shaofeng bowed and said, "Yes, Sun Chen understands."

Zhu Laosi laughed and shook his head, and cursed: "You understand, you're just a fool!

I don’t know what you wrote in the test article? Do you think I don’t want to change these things?"

After getting up and walking in the room for a few steps, Zhu Laosi suddenly turned around and said, "I know! I want to change too! But these messy things add up, but I don't know where to start!

However, all the things you have done in the border city have given me hope and another way besides killing.

This is very good. I asked you to make trouble, just to see what you can make and what kind of changes you can bring to the Ming Dynasty.

As for just 10 million guan, what is it? What is a city? There are also the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works. Even if you mess up, you will have the chance to start over, so I am not worried."

After saying this, Zhu Laosi looked at Yang Shaofeng's still worried look and couldn't help laughing: "What are you doing? I'm afraid I will kill the donkey? Don't worry, your donkey is of great use, and you don't have a few taels of meat on your body, so I can't bear to kill you."

After hearing what Zhu Laosi said, Yang Shaofeng felt relieved.

Indeed, ten million guan is definitely not a small amount. It is easy for the Ming Dynasty treasury to take out ten million guan of treasure money, but if you want to take out ten million taels of cash, even if you knock Xia Yuanji to suck the marrow, you probably won't be able to get it.

But at least ten million guan is not much. At least, the tax revenue of the entire Ming Dynasty in the 13th and 14th years of Yongle was far more than ten million guan, and Zhu Laosi could indeed afford it.

The only thing that is uncertain now is what purpose Zhu Laosi wants to achieve by building the capital.

Household registration system? Commercial tax? Corvee service? Or something else?

Yang Shaofeng asked himself that it was not too stupid, but Yang Shaofeng also knew very clearly that in terms of scheming and far-reaching planning, even ten of them could not be as good as Zhu Laosi's ruthless persons.

...

The border city always looks like this, maybe it will snow at any time, and there is no scruples about the emperor Zhu Laosi, who is also in the border city.

The snowflakes were falling down the sky, covering the entire sky. The pedestrians on the street cursed in a low voice, either taking out oil paper umbrellas to cover their heads, or simply letting the snowflakes fall on their bodies.

Yang Shaofeng walked in front without any concern, the fox fur on his body was not covered with snow. Xia Yuanji behind him whispered a few words from time to time, but he was reluctant to spend money to buy such fox fur. He could only shake his arms from time to time and throw the snow off his body.

Since having lunch at the Tijusi and having a separate conversation with Yang Shaofeng, Zhu Laosi no longer thought about the new capital, but planned to take a good look at the city here.

For Zhu Laosi, everything in the border city was fresh, including the Tatars and Oirats who lived in the city, as well as the small vendors who came from all over the Ming Dynasty.

If the capital and Shuntian Prefecture are more calm, then the border city is lively.

Whether it is the pedestrians here or the small merchants on the roadside, their faces are more with expectations and hope, rather than the people like the people in the capital and Shuntian Prefecture, their faces are more numb.
Chapter completed!