The entire garden covers an area of 300 acres, and there are more than a thousand pavilions and palaces marked on the drawings alone.
Among the villas, there are Jiangnan-style garden waterside pavilions, northern-style nomadic resting places, and the dome-shaped soup pools of the Western Regions...
It is really dazzling and fascinating, and also makes people yearn for it.
Seeing that Zhu Yunxi's eyes were always on the drawing, Li Jinglong continued to laugh and said, "If you want to say what this garden lacks, in my opinion, it lacks a hunting ground!"
As he said that, he glanced at Zhu Yunxi again and said with a smile, "But it's not that difficult. Tigers, leopards, bears, wolves and other wild beasts can be sent to Liaodong."
"In addition, we will set up several horse farms to tame horses for the emperor to drive. The emperor has many things to do every day, and when he is really bored, he can go hunting with his guards... When you are tired, you can soak in the hot springs to relieve your fatigue...
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"Yeah!" Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but nodded, and suddenly said while Li Jinglong was speaking, "Doesn't this cost a lot of money?"
"Not much!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "I have asked someone to do the math, and the preliminary calculation is that two to three hundred thousand is enough!"
Zhu Yunxi turned his head and his eyes fell on Li Jinglong's face.
The latter's heart suddenly thumped and he quickly lowered his head.
"Two to three hundred thousand? Two to three hundred thousand is probably not even enough to build these palaces!" Zhu Yunxi put his hands behind his back and looked at the drawings, "Three hundred acres of land are compacted and leveled, and setting up drainage is a big expense. Building these palaces
The wood and stone, the green bricks and the green tiles..."
Then he sighed, "There are also painted decorations, etc. How come your two or three hundred thousand are so valuable?"
Li Jinglong lowered his head, rolled his eyes, and immediately said, "It doesn't matter even if it exceeds the budget..."
"You, Mr. Cao Guo, spent the money and effort to build it and dedicate it to me?" Zhu Yunxi said again, "This money is too much!" He said, sighing, "What do outsiders think of this?"
"Everything I have is given by the emperor!" Li Jinglong said loudly, "Without the emperor, how could I have the dignity I have today? This garden is my annual gift to you, so that you can have a pure place in the future."
Zhu Yunxi's slender fingers tapped on the drawing for a moment, "Don't build it, I won't accept it!"
"This..." Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment.
Flattery slapped on the horse's leg?
"My lord, I really feel that you are too tired on weekdays, and this Forbidden City is stared at by countless pairs of eyes all day long."
Li Jinglong whispered again, "You live here, you wake up in the morning and think about business, and when you go to bed at night, you still think about business!"
"Year after year, day after day, it's just official business, no freedom at all!"
"Your Majesty, you are in the prime of your life. Aren't you too tired? How can there be any fun in life?"
"I see it in my eyes and worry in my heart. You are in your prime, but you have to bury your head in writing all day long. I really can't bear it. I want to build a private garden for you. It's not a temporary idea, but a long-term plan!
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"I really feel that you really need a place where you can spread your thoughts!"
"I understand your good intentions, and I am very pleased!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled, laid his hands and said, "Sit down, sit down and let me tell you!"
Li Jinglong lowered his head and sat on the round stool opposite Zhu Yunxi.
"You are a minister of the state and you have given me money to build a garden. What do you think of outsiders?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "This outsider does not only refer to the courtiers! This outsider also refers to future generations!"
"In order to please me, you spent a huge sum of money to build a villa for me, and I accepted it calmly. Then, as an emperor, don't I... like to take advantage?"
Before Li Jinglong could open his mouth, Zhu Yunxi continued, "Besides, if you can do this, others can do it too."
Suddenly, Li Jinglong's heart skipped a beat.
"All the civil and military officials in the dynasty imitated you and used their own things to please me. So what happened to the Ming Dynasty?"
"At that time, the world will follow the same example. You should respect me, and the people below you will respect you!"
"Then the world's atmosphere is in chaos, isn't it?"
"What will future generations think of this? What will future generations do? Today I can accept your villa from Cao Guogong, and the next day my son can accept the villa given by others..."
"Someone might even build a new Forbidden City!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxi waved his hands and said with a smile, "This is an absolute must!"
As he said that, he looked at Li Jinglong again, "When Taizu Emperor Gao was still alive, he once said that it is easier to go from frugality to luxury than from luxury to hardship!"
"The atmosphere cannot be corrupted starting from me! Not everyone is as generous as you, Mr. Cao Guogong. In the future, if my children and grandchildren have no one to respect them, they will use the money from the treasury to satisfy their own selfish desires!"
At this time, Zhu Yunxi let out a long sigh and glanced at the drawing with some reluctance.
Then he smiled and said, "This is absolutely not allowed. Take the drawings back as soon as possible! Don't mention this kind of thing again in the future..."
"But, the land has been bought and construction has started..." Li Jinglong smiled bitterly, "Then...I want them to stop work?"
"That's up to you!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hand.
Really shut down?
Li Jinglong's mind raced, that was absolutely impossible.
Just continue building according to the original plan!
The emperor said he wouldn't accept it, but he couldn't help it!
In the future, it will be the Li family's hot spring resort. As a relative of the royal family, it will be okay to invite Long Live Lord to stay for a few days, right?
Just like when I was in Zhuangzi outside Nanjing... Emperor Taizu Gao spent most of his later years there...
Now it has become an imperial palace!
In fact, he was wrong this time. He did not really understand the meaning of Zhu Yunxi's words.
There is another reason why it is not accepted.
That is, how can I compensate for receiving this great gift?
There can be an accurate figure for the construction of villas, but the emperor's compensation far exceeded this figure.
At this moment, the bastard appeared at the door of the palace.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince wishes to see you!"
"Hong Xi is here, pass!"
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Not long after, Zhu Gaochi, wearing a lapel silver fox fur cloak, appeared at the gate of Qianqing Palace.
He was already fat, but now he looked even more chubby after wearing this furry clothes.
"Chen Zhu Gaochi..."
"No big rules!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "Sit down! What do you want to see me for?"
Just as Zhu Gaochi was about to speak, out of the corner of his eye he suddenly caught a glimpse of a drawing on the desk next to him...
Moreover, he vaguely felt that the style of this drawing looked so familiar.
Just when he was stunned, Li Jinglong stepped forward slightly, blocking Zhu Gaochi's gaze with his back. He bent down to put the drawing away and put it under his arm again.
"What a bastard!"
Zhu Gaochi cursed in his heart, bowed his head and said to Zhu Yunxi, "Your Majesty, please leave the city..."
It is true that he is the Minister of Nanshufang, but he is also a member of the Ming Dynasty. After the transfer of vassals, the royal children of the Ming Dynasty had an extra knife on their heads.
It is not allowed to leave the capital without permission.
Those who leave the capital without permission will be punished with the serious crime of treason.
This is also the reason why the sect kings say that they live under someone else’s roof and are like prisoners!
When he said this, Zhu Yunxi remembered the memorial he read in the morning, "But to welcome your father?"
Prince Yongyi Zhu Di sent someone to deliver the memorial quickly. He was already on the way and would arrive in Beijing soon.
"Yes, my father is coming to Beijing tomorrow. As a human son, I should go out of Beijing to welcome him!"
Zhu Gaochi felt very disgusted in his heart and cursed secretly, "We, the two of us, have nothing to do this year and let you come and drink! First we came to the capital from Peking for the funeral, and then we asked you to rush to Liaodong.
I haven’t even settled down in Liaodong yet, and I’m going back to the capital again!”
"As it should be!" Zhu Yunxi nodded, then looked at Li Jinglong, "Cao Guogong Li Jinglong!"
"I'm here!"
"Accompany Hong Xi and come out of the capital to welcome him!"