Wen Jinhe pursed his lips and asked, "Master Wei, have you ever calculated how much money it would cost to repair and renovate like this?"
Wei Zhengxu stood motionless, "Wei Chen hasn't settled it yet."
"Master Wei asked Fei Yi how much it would cost to rebuild Nancheng?"
Wen Jinhe was satisfied with this design. If the capital could eventually be built like this, it would be able to remain unchanged for at least a hundred years.
but……
Of course Wei Zhengxu asked, and Fei Yi told him that the construction of Nancheng cost about five million taels of silver, which also included the cost of building thirty miles outside the city and the waterway across the river.
"Wei Chen asked."
Wen Jinhe nodded, "Master Wei, please estimate how much money it will cost to rebuild the capital according to the current design plan?"
Wei Zhengxu thought for a moment and then replied: "The size of the capital city is about twice that of Nancheng, but nearly one-third of the courtyards do not need to be renovated. Wei Chen estimates that about ten million taels is enough."
Wen Jinhe raised his lips and smiled slightly, "If the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue were here, I'm afraid he would point his finger at Master Wei for three days and three nights, ten million taels? I tell you, it will be more than five times."
Wei Zhengxu raised his head and looked at Wen Jinhe in astonishment. If it was more than five times, it would cost more than 50 million taels. This was simply an astronomical figure.
"There are few people in Nancheng, and most of the land in the city is publicly owned. It is my fiefdom, which means it belongs to me. No matter how it is built, I don't need to spend more money to purchase it."
"The southern city is poor. I hired people from the thirteen northern cities to build the city. It can not only solve their lives after the disaster, but also improve the facilities in the city. The money used can be used for two purposes."
"The house in Nancheng is dilapidated, and I will renovate it with free money. Even if the area is smaller when the house is handed over, they will think that the current house will last for a long time and will not ask for other financial compensation."
"The people in the thirteen cities in the north are in poverty. Even if they are hired, the monthly silver is more than half less than in the capital city."
The more Wen Jinhe talked about Wei Zhengxu, the deeper his heart sank.
"Master Wei, we'd better do the math again. If the Ministry of Industry can't figure it out clearly, ask the Ministry of Household Affairs for help. After all, this money will come from the treasury."
Wei Zhengxu was a little surprised and subconsciously blurted out, "Didn't you say that the Queen is out?"
Man Qiu and Man Dong, who were standing aside, glanced at Wei Zhengxu.
Wen Jinhe said with a look of embarrassment: "I originally wanted to go out on my own and simply benefit the people, but the emperor said, how can he, the majestic emperor, use his wife's money?"
Wei Zhengxu's back was sweating, "But let alone fifty million taels from the national treasury, even five million I'm afraid I won't be able to get it out."
Wen Jinhe nodded, "Indeed, that's why the emperor will borrow it from me, without interest, and will pay it back when the treasury is full in the future."
Wei Zhengxu lifted up his robe and knelt down, "Wei Chen will go back and calculate carefully."
After Wei Zhengxu left Changle Palace, he immediately went to the Ministry of Accounts. To settle the accounts, of course he had to find a professional.
Seeing that Wen Jinhe's expression was as normal, Man Qiu knelt down and said, "Empress, with fifty million taels, I'm afraid you won't have any property now."
Man Qiu knew about Wen Jinhe's business in the capital, not to mention it was not winter now. It was impossible to make fifty million taels at once. Where could he borrow it from the treasury?
Wen Jinhe: "I have my own way. The people in Nancheng are poor, but there shouldn't be too many rich people in the capital."
Household Department.
You Zhicheng stared at the capital city design drawing. He was briefly amazed and then almost jumped in fear. "You said that the cost of rebuilding the capital city should come from the national treasury?"
Wei Zhengxu hurriedly stabilized You Zhicheng, "What are you afraid of? The treasury borrows money from the Queen. It is a pocket, go out on the left and go in on the right. When the time comes to collect debts, the emperor will be in front of you, so there is no need for you to block it, and there is no interest. When to return it, that is a matter between the couple.”
You Zhicheng frowned and thought, "But if word of this spreads, the emperor will be disgraced."
In an ordinary family, it would be a husband using his wife's dowry, which is shameless.
Wei Zhengxu: "The emperor doesn't care what you care about. Please quickly calculate for me how much money it will cost to build it like this."
You Zhicheng was promoted by Li Yuheng. He was twenty years younger than Wei Zhengxu, so even though he was at the same level, Wei Zhengxu was not so polite to him.
"This calculation is too heavy. I will need a few days." This number will eventually be handed over to the emperor, so we must be cautious.
Li Junche walked in with a heavy head and sat next to Wen Jinhe, "I am more tired than when I was the prince."
Wen Jinhe stretched out his hand to rub his temples, "The prince is a minister, but the emperor is a king. He has to take care of the affairs of the world, so naturally he has to work several times harder."
Li Junche lay on Wen Jinhe's lap, murmuring with his eyes closed: "It's all caused by money. Drought, floods and insect disasters. Everyone is asking for money. The treasury is almost empty. I, the emperor, am the poorest person in the world. Okay." If you have money in the Queen, you can support me.”
The palace maid standing aside glanced at Li Junche in surprise, then lowered her head and stopped looking.
Wen Jinhe opened his eyes with her fingers, leaned closer and joked, "Do you want to eat soft rice?"
Li Junche raised his chin and kissed Wen Jinhe's red lips, "It's quite soft. I like to eat it."
Wen Jinhe raised his lips and smiled, "Get up, it's time to eat."
After the food was served, the eunuchs and maids in Changle Palace went out.
The emperor and the empress dined differently from the previous emperors and empresses. They did not need to be served, and they took a long time to eat. They even talked and laughed, not caring about the rule of eating and sleeping.
The people sent by the imperial court to Nancheng to inspect and accept the cross-he dam finally came back.
They went to the palace and handed the note to the emperor.
Li Junche looked at the three of them, "How did it feel to visit Nancheng?"
Fu Hong, the servant at the door, raised his head and looked at Li Junche, "The Queen is no longer the Princess. Is it time to take back this fief?"
According to law, the fiefdom given by the emperor can be hereditary, but Wen Jinhe is now the queen. Even if a prince or princess is born in the future, Li Junche will give another fiefdom.
The most important thing is that Nancheng is so good now, even better than the capital city.
After the three of them returned to the capital from the southern city, they began to feel a little disgusted when they looked at the roads in the city and the walls of the capital.
If the imperial palace was not still in the capital, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Nancheng was the imperial capital.
Li Junche closed the folder and slapped it on the desk, "Nancheng is a fiefdom given to the queen by the late emperor. Who dares to take it back."
Fu Hong's hands trembled and he knelt on the ground, "I made a mistake and thought poorly."
Hong Youyuan, a member of the Ministry of Industry, raised his hand and said: "Today's Nancheng is comparable to the capital. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the city is orderly and prosperous. This is all the talent of the Queen."
When it comes to wealth, no one can compare to the current queen.
Shi Qusichuan, an official from the Ministry of Industry, praised: "The construction of the Yuehe Dam can be said to be unprecedented and will not collapse for a hundred years. If thousands of cities in the world can be built like Nancheng, it will really be called a prosperous era."
Since the emperor loves the queen, it is always right to say good things about the queen, and these are also the truth.
