Valley Emperor

Valley Emperor

Under such circumstances, the front hall of the palace under reconstruction is still prepared to adopt the traditional palace style.

But the second half is different. The buildings are all in the exquisite courtyard model, and then it is planned to be connected with the existing royal courtyard.

After the completion, this harem part is actually a huge park. During the period, dozens of buildings of different sizes and styles are scattered, and according to Li Xuan's requirements, there are various styles, some of which are very traditional. Jiangnan gardens, northern architecture, etc., as well as various Western architectural styles.

In addition to Li Xuan's liking for the style of such a building layout, there is actually a bigger reason to save money in this way!

Although it is said that the area of ​​the harem is huge, flowers and plants are to be planted, and there are various buildings of different styles, but the actual cost is not much. The most important cost is actually various decorations, but don't worry about this. , The imperial treasury of the Datang Empire has a large number of various treasures seized from the former Ming Dynasty.

The former Ming Palace in Youzhou was evacuated, and even many precious building materials were demolished and transported to Jinling City to be used as building materials for the reconstruction of the palace.

Those with similar fates, as well as the mansions of former Ming vassal kings and diehard ministers in various places, were basically evacuated, and then some precious building materials were also removed.

And these things, the building materials are naturally used for the construction of the palace, and all kinds of treasures are sent into the royal library.

Therefore, in the imperial treasury of the Datang Empire today, there are countless rare treasures, and it is impossible to accurately estimate their value, because many of them are priceless treasures.

And today's Datang Empire is obviously not reduced to the point of selling all kinds of treasures, but these treasures can't be kept in the warehouse all the time.

Therefore, the fate of these treasures, like their previous fate, will become decorations in the palace, or be used by the royal family to give to the courtiers, and then taken home by the courtiers for display.

Therefore, the biggest cost of building the harem, that is, the various precious furnishings, actually doesn't cost a dime.

As for the land leveling of the garden, the construction of some rockeries, lakes, etc., and the construction of living yards, the cost is not large, at least not comparable to those of the halls in the first half of the palace.

The main halls in the front hall are huge in scale, and when the materials are strict, the wood used has strict requirements, although part of it was appropriated from the Youzhou Palace.

But Li Xuan also didn't want to demolish the entire Youzhou Palace directly, so he just removed the furnishings and some materials, while the main building was still reserved for the northern palace. After all, this is also a huge building. Qun, it can be regarded as a cultural heritage. If it is demolished for myself, it is not very good. Anyway, it will leave some architectural cultural heritage for future generations!

The Youzhou Palace is preserved, so naturally there is no way to dismantle a lot of building materials to rebuild the Jinling Palace!

Since these materials are not solved from the inside, they can only be purchased from outside. However, these materials are basically extremely expensive outside.

Of course, if the empire is really ruthless and throws millions of taels at a time, the palace can be built in a few years. If it is a bidding situation and the money is in place, several domestic construction companies will be able to build it up. For example, the Shanghai Construction Company, a subsidiary of the Shanghai Wharf Company, said that as long as the money is given enough, the palace can be built within a year!

It's a pity that the Empire or Li Xuan is not willing to spend so much money!

The central financial revenue of the empire has exceeded 100 million every year, but it is planned to spend only 300,000 yuan on the palace this year, and part of the 300,000 yuan will be used for the maintenance of the current royal courtyard. To support the construction of the palace harem, as for the silver used in the front hall, at most, it will be less than 100,000 yuan.

This amount of money is only a fraction of the material cost...

According to the existing investment, those huge buildings in the front hall of the palace are not expected to be built in another ten years!

But Li Xuan is not in a hurry, or he doesn't care!

The large-scale building complex is useless except to show the tradition!

If it was really useful, Li Xuan would have already given money to repair it, so he would have to wait until now!

In the early years, Li Xuan would rather spend more than 100,000 yuan to build the Hanlin Academy. The cost of a Hanlin Academy office building is more than the money spent on the front halls of all the palaces in the past so many years...

Why should Li Xuan pay attention to the office building of the Imperial Academy?

Because this building is used for the office of hundreds of secretaries of the Hanlin Academy, and it is in urgent need.

As for all kinds of major ceremonies, Li Xuan now usually holds them in the big square in front of the courtyard of the palace. This huge square is much more convenient than a large hall.

Li Xuan even held a military parade in this palace square!

In this case, Li Xuan will naturally spend the money where it should be spent. For example, in terms of water conservancy facilities, Li Xuan can drop 15 million yuan with a single stroke of his pen, and let the local finances also take the money. Spend 20 to 30 million yuan for water conservancy.

In addition, a ten-year long-term plan was approved, with a total investment of 150,000 yuan.

Because water conservancy facilities are related to people's livelihood, related to the life and death of more than 150 million people, and also related to the foundation of the Tang Empire.

So no matter how much money he spends, Li Xuan is willing to do so. Anyway, the money is taken from the people, and it is natural to use it for the people.

If he collects hundreds of millions of taxes a year, and then spends tens of millions to build a palace for himself, Li Xuan estimates that he will be sent to the guillotine by the mob sooner or later!

Well, more importantly, if the main hall is not repaired, it will not affect Li Xuan's enjoyment of life. He does not live in the front hall, but in the harem. Now the harem is being built~

Once it is repaired and the place is bigger, it should be able to accommodate more people. At that time, Li Xuan plans to also develop the literary and artistic career of Datang, and increase the size of the Royal Dance Troupe from the current fifty to one hundred.

After all, as an emperor, you must spread rain and dew, and have fun with the people!

Spreading rain and dew on more people is an important task of Li Xuan!

The responsibility is heavy, and it cannot be taken lightly!

After accompanying Li Xuan to tour the unfinished palace backyard construction site, Liu Bagou went back, and after returning, he began to hang up the door sign of retreat as usual.

Any other officials who asked to see him because of the current turbulent situation were never seen.

Now he has already learned of the Son of Heaven's plan. Son of Heaven is going to take this opportunity to carry out in-depth reform of the existing judicial system and completely cut off the connection between the administration and the judiciary.

If the Son of Heaven wanted to do this, Liu Bagou naturally supported it.

Anyway, no matter what he does, it can't harm his own interests.

Liu Bagou's status in the court of the Tang Dynasty was detached. Even as the Minister of Agriculture, he never participated in the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture. When he participated in politics in the imperial study, he would not be partial to the Ministry of Agriculture or others. the entire cabinet.

What's more, Liu Bagou can also see that the problem of official governance within the empire is indeed more serious now. These corrupt officials appear one after another, and the inspectorate has to arrest a lot of corrupt officials every year. But still can't stop this situation.

Official corruption is a stubborn disease. It is impossible to completely eradicate it. Since it cannot be eradicated and there is no other good way, the only feasible way is to start from the aspect of supervision.

Now, the Inspectorate is too closely connected with the cabinet and is very vulnerable to the influence of the cabinet, which naturally affects the independence of the judiciary and brings great obstacles to supervision.

Under such circumstances, the Son of Heaven wants to carry out in-depth reform of the judicial system, which is a matter of cleaning up.

Liu Bagou could see it, and the other few people could also see it from the clues. After all, there are still many smart people in this world. From the clues, it can be inferred that the conflict has ended in the end. refers to the independence of the judiciary.

Sure enough, when many people guessed the clues, this matter was completely stabbed!

Fan Chenglin, the current censor of the right capital of the Inspectorate, formally submitted to the Son of Heaven a document for reforming the Inspectorate. The content of the document was mainly about the reform of the Inspectorate, but it was not only internal reform, but more importantly, he proposed that the personnel of the Inspectorate should be changed in the future. The personnel department was transferred to the personnel agency within the Inspectorate ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ At the same time, the local Inspectorate was no longer under the jurisdiction of the local governor, prefect, county magistrate, etc., and the dual leadership became the direct leader of the Inspectorate.

This person is the second-in-command of the Inspectorate, and his rank is of the second grade. He is a real high-ranking official in the empire, a heavyweight, and his political status is no weaker than that of the ministers.

The only ones who can have a higher political status than him are the ministers on duty in the imperial study, such as his immediate superior, the Inspectorate Zuodu Yushi, and the minister on duty in the imperial study Shi Wuyan, but Shi Wuyan is obviously impossible in the early stage. Make a statement in person.

However, the weight of ordinary people's speech is too weak, so Fan Chenglin, the second-in-command of the Inspectorate, became the best candidate. His words can fully express the opinions of the Inspectorate without leaving a certain amount of leeway. Other departments haggle without being too passive.

Shi Wuyan worked in the Inspectorate for seven or eight years, and finally brought Song Tieshu, the former Inspectorate's Zuodu Censor to his official career, and then successfully took over as the Inspectorate's Zuodu Censor. , This person can eventually become the censor of Zuodu and the minister on duty in the imperial study. In addition to suffering, it is also related to his cautiousness.

Naturally, he will not take a stand on the current judicial independence debate!

But this person is also one of the few people who know that the Son of Heaven wants to overhaul the judicial system, and even many things are arranged by him under the suggestion of the Son of Heaven.

Without the arrangement of such a heavyweight as the Minister on Duty in the Imperial Study, how could it be possible to cause such a big disturbance in just half a month!