thefictionvixens Chapter 226 Crowdfunding the Palace
Chapter 226 Crowdfunding the Palace
The emperor moved the capital to Yecheng, and under the pressure of Yuan Tan, he quickly announced it to the world.
From then on, the capital of the Han Dynasty was Yecheng, and Yuan Tan was in charge of the court as prime minister, and all court affairs had to be reported to him.
Historically, after Cao Cao became prime minister, the matter was told to him first and then presented to the emperor. Yuan Tan even avoided this level.
Therefore, the emperor directly became dispensable.
Do all the officials dare to speak?
this day.
The temporary palace was actually Han Fu's first state pastoral palace. Yuan Tan did not live in this place after he ruled here. It was entirely where local officials worked.
"You, who are you, how dare you hit... hit me!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, if you say my name to scare the living daylights out of you, I am Lingling Xing Daorong!"
Xing Daorong was very majestic at the moment. Looking at the trembling emperor in front of him, others did not dare to beat the emperor, but he dared, so he was entrusted with the important task.
That is to say, he will teach the emperor how to behave in the future.
Xing Daorong waved his iron fist, "From now on, you have to respond to whatever the Prime Minister says. You have to learn to observe words and emotions, and learn to figure out what's going on. Do you understand?"
"You bunch of traitors!" Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty scolded.
"Hey, brothers, let the emperor know how powerful you are and hit him ten times first."
The people around him were all wearing gray clothes, and they looked like they were from secret organizations. They swarmed up and pushed Emperor Liu Xie to the ground.
The eunuchs and maids were so angry that they did not dare to breathe.
"Look, I'm going to show you my skills today, general."
So Xing Daorong hit him ten times, and saw that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty didn't even have a layer of skin broken, but he was in excruciating pain.
"General, your technique is really the best in history. Is this the legendary way of lifting a heavy weight with a light weight? This method has no trauma at all, but it can kill people. The other method of lifting a heavy weight with a light weight, looking at the skin and flesh, is actually just skin. Trauma, it will heal in a few days!”
Xing Daorong laughed loudly, "I think you are knowledgeable, yes, I am doing the lightest thing the heavyweight."
Afterwards, masters from all walks of life showed their special skills one after another, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was dealt a blow.
After half an hour.
"Your Majesty, it's time to go to court. This is your first morning court after moving the capital. Do you know what to do?" Xing Daorong asked politely.
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was completely frightened and did not dare to resist at all. He nodded like a chicken eating rice.
Looking at the emperor leaving, Xing Daorong and others also breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that the emperor completely surrendered and lived up to their trust.
a while.
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty endured the pain and sat down. Fortunately, it was only ten strokes. Otherwise, he would not even be able to sit down.
"Long live my emperor!"
Yuan Tan was the standard attire of a national thief, wearing shoes and carrying a sword, leading hundreds of officials to pay homage.
Wang Yun was in a daze. He didn't expect that the little kid with a runny nose in the past would grow into the most powerful national thief today.
However, these Han ministers would not make it easy for Yuan Tan.
Today was the first time I went to court, and there was nothing to argue with, but there was nothing to cause trouble on their own.
Moreover, this matter is indeed a very important matter.
Wang Yun came out and walked up and down the hall.
Yuan Tan frowned, "Situ, are you sick?"
Wang Yun was furious, isn't he very smart? He couldn't see this, so he said with disdain: "Since ancient times, the king's palace has never been so shabby arranged by the prime minister. Look, it only takes a dozen steps to go back and forth. All the officials can't sit down, which is disrespectful to the state." , and also loses the Prime Minister’s face.”
"That's right!" Ma Rixi walked out the second time, "And the Prime Minister's mansion has been expanded, and he doesn't even recognize it for His Majesty to live in. It's really disgraceful."
Yuan Tan smiled and said, "My house is an old one, how can I let the emperor live in it?"
Unexpectedly, all the officials complained one after another, claiming that the residence arranged for them was too poor and not as good as the previous servants' accommodation, and they invited Yuan Tan to relocate.
"Presumptuous!" Yuan Tan shouted angrily.
All the officials were startled, and no one dared to say a word.
"What are you afraid of? We have reason to be afraid!" Ma Rixi said coldly.
"You have a ridiculous reason." Yuan Tan angrily rebuked, "The imperial court has no laws to arrange accommodation for all your officials."
"This..." Baiguan was silent.
Ma Rixi asked again: "What about Your Majesty? Where is the palace?"
Yuan Tan suddenly became friendly, which made everyone a little panicked. They only heard him say: "The palace must be built, and it must be far better than the previous dynasty."
The officials looked at each other, are they so kind?
"It's just that we don't have the funds now."
When the officials heard this, they almost took it. If you don't have money, what kind of pie can you draw? Moreover, you have raised an army of 400,000 people, so you are someone who has no funds? Who said on the top of the city the day before yesterday whether Ye City is majestic or not? Are the people wealthy?
After everyone said this.
Yuan Tan said bluntly: "That was in the past, but it can't be done now. It's too expensive to support the imperial court. How about this, let's crowdfund. As the prime minister, I have to set an example. I will give you one hundred thousand yuan. Wang Situ, you are the leader of the Three Dynasties." Senator, how much do you pay?"
What the hell!
The officials were shocked. They had never heard of asking officials to pay for the construction of the palace!
They all looked to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and asked for help.
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had a pain in his butt, but he did not dare to provoke Yuan Tan. In addition, building the palace was also good for him. He complained very much about the incompetence of all the officials. Instead, he said: "What the prime minister said is great. I am frugal in food and clothing, and as soon as I use it, I will be like the people of Yecheng." Just the same, all the money saved will be donated to build the palace."
The officials were dumbfounded. They didn't expect that instead of creating difficulties for Yuan Tan, they created considerable difficulties for themselves.
They had to donate money one after another.
As a result, the next day, a large-scale recruitment scene appeared in Yecheng.
"We're hiring. We're hiring. We're offering favorable treatment, with a basic salary of half a pound!"
When they heard that the basic salary was so high, a large number of people immediately gathered.
Speaking of which, the most prosperous people under Yuan Tan's rule are farmers. The people in the city are jealous. Fortunately, the huge output from the fields has promoted the development of industry and commerce. There are more jobs for the people and they are becoming richer.
"What kind of job is it and what kind of workers are you recruiting?"
The recruited officials were confident and said: "You don't have to worry about jobs in the past few years. There are too many jobs needed this time. We need carpenters, masons, large and small workers, and coolies all! Because the Prime Minister is going to build the palace!" "
Unexpectedly, the people were not happy, but said: "The imperial court is too shameless. It wants to build a palace as soon as it comes. I heard that building a palace is very expensive. How much does it cost the Prime Minister?"
"Haha, you are out of information. I heard that at the court yesterday, hundreds of officials asked the Prime Minister for money, and the Prime Minister proposed crowdfunding."
"Crowdfunding? Are hundreds of officials willing to pay?"
"You guessed it right. The officials are not loyal at all. I heard that no one is willing to pay. However, the officials don't claim to be loyal ministers. The prime minister has given out a hundred thousand yuan. His majesty wants to live frugally and live like the common people. How can they not pay? ?How can you still have the nerve to be an official without paying for it?"
"Haha, this is like shooting yourself in the foot!"
"Brother, do you give me money to build the palace here? We built the city wall in vain!"
"Damn it, you're from out of town, right? There are no excessive taxes or corvee under the Prime Minister's rule. Working for the government not only gives you money, but also gives you more than working for a businessman, so everyone is willing to work for the government, ah no, I work for the Prime Minister!"
As a result, Yuan Tan began to build the palace as much as he could, but others spent the money.