After Feng Quan, You Shan and Zhu Carpenter were taken away, they were still in a bad mood. They took a look at the Jiaotai Hall and figured out some tricks, so they took Yue Su back to the Yangxin Hall.

Zhu Carpenter was not a wealthy emperor, he was always happy and angry. Seeing that the emperor was in a bad mood, Yue Su thought about how he could improve his mood and effectively prevent such things from happening.

It is an indisputable fact that there are many corrupt officials in the court. It is not something Yue Su can do alone to eliminate this trend. The Ministry of Industry even dares to embezzle money to build the emperor's palace, let alone other projects. What is going to happen?

How to prevent this from happening?

Although killing is a method, it may not serve as a warning to others. Countless corrupt officials have been sacked in the past dynasties, but there are still countless successors. Especially in places like the Ministry of Industry, there is a lot of money. Anyone who works as an official in this yamen,

Only if you are not greedy will you become a ghost.

Yue Su thought for a long time and finally thought of a way. It might not necessarily be effective, but it could also let the emperor know how much money the Ministry of Works had.

Returning to the Yangxin Hall, Zhu Carpenter sat down on the chair, with an angry look on his face, slammed the table hard, and said bitterly: "These guys are so contrary, they dare to cheat me!

"

There were only two people in the Yangxin Hall, Yue Su and Zhu Youxiao. Yue Su hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. I just suddenly had an idea. This is not a bad thing."

"A good thing?" Zhu Youxiao was stunned, looked at Yue Su, and said: "Ai Qing, they dare to lie to me, why do you still say it is a good thing?"

"Your Majesty, at least this allows your Majesty to see clearly the true cost of repairing the palace. If this kind of thing happens again in the future, the emperor will not be deceived by traitors again." Yue Su said with a smile.

"That makes sense. I'll see who dares to try and deceive me on this matter in the future." Immediately, Zhu Youxiao got into trouble again, "My dear, how much money do you need to rebuild the Jiaotai Palace?

What? I don’t have the guts to trust this group of people. Last time they opened a new school to get scholars, and this time they built a palace for me. They dared to lie to me every time. If I hadn’t been there, I’d be afraid.

I am still kept in the dark at this moment. Once Feng Quan is dealt with, there is no guarantee that his successor will not continue to lie to me."

"Your Majesty, I have thought of a way to make your Majesty see clearly how much money is needed to repair the Jiaotai Palace." Yue Su said with a smile.

"Oh?" Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up and he said, "Ai Qing, please tell me."

"Now that the materials have been prepared, why don't Your Majesty personally supervise the repair work. However, His Majesty has many things to do every day, so I'm afraid he won't have that time, but I can choose a confidant to be fully responsible for this matter. From beginning to end, all construction matters will be recorded, and all the project requirements will be recorded.

, everything is recorded in the account. After a project is completed, you can know it clearly. I even think that your Majesty can set up a construction team specifically to build the palace for the emperor." Yue Su said slowly.

Zhu Youxiao nodded repeatedly and said: "It makes sense. By the way, my dear, what do you mean by the engineering team that built the palace for me at the end?"

"Your Majesty, please think about it. The Forbidden City is so big. Every few years, there are palaces that need to be repaired. Occasionally, Your Majesty will build one or two palaces. Also, when your children grow up in the future, they will inevitably open a mansion outside the Forbidden City.

, whether it is the Prince's Palace or the Prince Consort's Palace, they are all royal projects, and they cost a lot of money. If these were done by the Ministry of Works, I don't know how much money would be taken from them. But if you, the emperor, do it yourself, the Ministry of Revenue will allocate the money.

If the Ministry of Works changes hands and is handed over to the Emperor, and then His Majesty's own engineering team will do the work, then what happened today will not happen again. Of course, the person who manages this engineering team must be the person whom Your Majesty trusts the most. And

Every year, yamen of all sizes in Beijing are reported for repair. If there is one with a larger budget, His Majesty can also take it over and let his own people do it. This is also a kind of praise from His Majesty to his ministers. Naturally, if there is any balance in the project cost

"

"Yes. That makes sense." Zhu Youxiao nodded, and then another thought came to his mind and said: "Once I do it, what if the Ministry of Industry does not budget as before and gives me very little money?

manage?"

Zhu Youxiao was very clever and immediately thought of this section.

Yue Su chuckled and said: "Wouldn't it be better this way? Just like this time to repair the Jiaotai Palace, if Your Majesty is only given a budget of 10,000 taels of silver, then the major yamen in Beijing will report the repair costs in the future. If they dare to exceed Your Majesty's budget,

Your Majesty can totally deny the cost. The renovation of your Majesty's palace only cost ten thousand taels. Is their yamen still more expensive than the palace? If this can be done, the national treasury will save a lot of money in a year, and the treasury will be full, and our Ming Dynasty will be able to make more money.

Strong."

"Well..." Zhu Youxiao nodded again and said: "Your method is very good. I'm sure. Let's do it like this. In a few days, we will prepare the engineering team. With this engineering team, the new model you gave me

As for the palace construction, I will make a model and then let them build a real palace. However, who do you think will be in charge of this engineering team? Otherwise, you can take charge of it."

"I obey the decree." Yue Su bowed and said: "Your Majesty, if I am in charge of it alone, I may not be able to have so much time to take care of it, and it is inevitable that there will be criticism from the courtiers. I wonder if your Majesty can be in the palace

Choose a father-in-law to be responsible for supervising and assisting the ministers in management."

"My dear, you are the person I trust most. I leave it to you, so I have nothing to worry about. Don't worry too much, just do good things for me." Zhu Youxiao said with a genuine smile.

Although Zhu Carpenter said this, Yue Su could not agree to this and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I will never dare to take this job alone. I hope your Majesty will send a supervising eunuch."

Yue Su knew very well that such a lucrative job could never be undertaken by himself alone. He had to have a supervising eunuch, otherwise he would not be killed by officials. Three people make a tiger, and he understood this truth.

Seeing Yue Su's firm words, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Well, who do you think is better to be the supervising eunuch?"

"It's all up to Your Majesty to decide." Yue Su bowed and said.

"This..." Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment and said: "Then let Liu Minggao concurrently serve as the supervisory eunuch. I will pass the decree tomorrow to set up this engineering team and ask you to summon craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and officials below the sixth grade.

, you can choose whatever you want. Just..."

Zhu Youxiao paused for a moment, and finally said: "Ai Qing, what do you think would be a better name for this engineering team?"

Yue Su thought about it and said, "I think it is enough to use the royal engineering team."

"Okay, let's call the Royal Engineering Team!"

Yue Su accompanied Zhu Carpenter for another conversation, and then left the Yangxin Hall. Shortly after he left, Wei Zhongxian came. Wei Eunuch's work efficiency was not ordinary, and he even carried the 150,000 taels of silver with him.

come over.

"Old slave, see your Majesty." Upon entering the Yangxin Hall, Wei Zhongxian first bowed to greet the emperor.

Carpenter Zhu nodded and said, "Wei Qing, how are things going?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the silver has been recovered. The old slave asked someone to carry it outside the palace. Your Majesty, do you think it should be sent to the inner treasury, or..." Wei Zhongxian still understood the emperor's thoughts. After saying this, he raised his eyes and looked at the emperor.

"As you said, let's send it to the inner treasury first. How did Feng Quan do the interrogation?" Zhu Youxiao said with great satisfaction.

"The three of them have committed the crime truthfully. Feng Quan and You Shan did not know about this, and they were all deceived by Chen Jiong. The two of them are now regretful and deeply feel that they have failed the emperor's kindness. They pray that the emperor will be given a lighter sentence and that they will be given a lighter sentence in the future.

You must work hard and be loyal to your duties, so that there will be no next time." Wei Zhongxian said carefully.

"These two guys are so shameless. They can't worry about such a small thing for me. How can they expect big things? If it weren't for Yue Aiqing's sharp eyes, I would have been kept in the dark this time. Wei Qing, what do you think we should do?

Deal with them?" Zhu Youxiao immediately changed from a pleasant look to a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, Feng Quan has really been too busy with his affairs recently. He was deceived by a traitor due to his negligence. However, he has made many achievements in office and deserves credit. If he is dismissed just because of this matter, it will really be a loss for the imperial court. Old slave

I thought it would be better to give him a chance to make meritorious deeds and give him a lighter sentence to see the consequences. As for You Shan, he was originally from the Shangshan Supervisor and was only promoted to the Internal Official Supervisor last year. He has not yet taken over such projects, so he will not investigate for a while.

, and it’s understandable. If Your Majesty can give him a chance, he will definitely burst into tears and never dare to do it again. Chen Jiong, he has committed a heinous crime, and no matter how he is punished, it will not be excessive." Wei Zhongxian looked at the emperor.

With a look on his face, he said cautiously.

"According to what you said, Feng Quan still has useful talents." Zhu Youxiao said calmly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian nodded and replied.

"Then we will demote him and keep him. For the internal officials and prisons, choose someone experienced. Let him continue to do what You Shan did before. As for Chen Jiong, kill him." In Zhu Carpenter's mind, there are four

Wei Zhongxian is one of the most trusted people, and most of his suggestions will be adopted. Speaking of this, Zhu Carpenter said: "By the way, tomorrow you will draft a decree on my behalf to set up a royal engineering team, headed by Yue Su.

Also in charge, Liu Mingguo supervises."

"I obey the order." Wei Zhongxian was relieved when he saw that the emperor spared Feng Quan, but after hearing what he said next, he couldn't help but wonder. This was the first time he heard the term "Queen's Engineering Team".

At that moment, he asked carefully: "Your Majesty, I wonder what the Royal Engineering Team you mentioned does?"

"This is Yue Aiqing's suggestion..." Zhu Carpenter did not hide anything, and immediately explained the role of the imperial engineering team to Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian was so smart that he understood the meaning after only half-listening. Yue Su wanted the emperor to know the details of the project and the actual price. Once the emperor knew this, it would be difficult for the Ministry of Works to make money in the future.

But Wei Zhongxian is Wei Zhongxian, and he never panics when things change. He will not be like those scholar-bureaucrats who will frustrate the emperor's wishes. Even if it is not good for him, he will not violate it. He knows that he wants to survive and achieve his rights.

At the top, you must have this person to support you, otherwise those ministers will kill you as easily as trampling an ant.

Therefore, he would never violate the emperor's wishes. He only heard Wei Zhongxian say with a smile: "Your Majesty, your decision is really wise.".
Chapter completed!