People's livelihood matters are still very important, although many of their decisions are for the sake of subjugating the country.
But Xia Yan also understood that it would not be good news if many people suffered for his own sake.
And just when it was about to end, Right Prime Minister Zhu Ming silently stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"Well, Prime Minister Zhu, please speak."
"Your Majesty, I suggest moving the capital."
"Move the capital?"
As soon as this statement came out, a group of people looked a little surprised.
Even Xia Yan was a little confused, "Why moved the capital? And where?"
Zhu Ming took out a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Eunuch Luo, who then gave it to Xia Yan.
Xia Yan took a look and saw that it was a map of Daxia and several surrounding countries.
When he was slightly confused, Zhu Ming continued.
"The old minister suggested moving the capital to Hucheng."
Lake City was the original Xi Kingdom. Although it also had only one city, the area of Lake City was much larger than Nanling.
Even if we don't talk about the behemoth Taihu Lake, even if we only count the size of the city, Lake City is at least five times the size of Nanling.
At this moment, Zhu Ming had a smile on his face and seemed to be confident about moving the capital.
Then he spoke slowly.
"It is said that thousands of years ago, when the world was created, the powerful in the nine worlds of the chaotic universe were respected, and the nine immortal tribes chose the peak to live..."
When Xia Yan heard this, his eyes widened.
Good guy, are all these scholars like this?
If I want to explain a truth to myself, I have to start from the beginning of the universe.
It also directly added all the mythological stories of this world.
It's obviously something that can be explained clearly in two sentences.
That is, nine immortal clans are fighting for territory, and the stronger one is looking for a higher mountain.
The meaning is also obvious, a strong empire needs a strong capital.
Such a simple truth.
How long is this old man going to talk?
But obviously, Xia Yan couldn't stop Uncle Zhu yet, because except for himself and Xing Daorong, the remaining old men listened very seriously.
It was as if their hearts and souls had traveled to the chaotic universe tens of millions of years ago, and were vying for territory with the nine great immortal clans.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Zhu Ming just slowly came to an end.
"To sum up, the old minister boldly advises us to move the capital to Hucheng!"
Beside Zhu Ming, a group of old men had finished their fugue at this moment and were almost in tears.
"I second the proposal!"
Looking at the appearance of these old men, Xia Yan couldn't laugh or cry.
Just move the capital. What's wrong with this? If you don't say it, you have this idea too.
After all, compared to the palace in Lake City, the palace in Nanling City is indeed a bit too small.
All the facilities are not very complete, so it would be better to live somewhere else.
However, there is no need to rush this matter. We will first resolve the difficult matter of the Xuanwu Dynasty within this month.
So Xia Yan stood up slowly and quickly expressed his attitude.
"Then as everyone said, the capital will be moved to Hucheng in one month."
A group of old men cheered and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise."
Xia Yan didn't bother to pay attention. He knew that these uncles wanted a comfortable and spacious office environment.
But after all, the palace hall in Lake City is vast, and it is not a problem for only a dozen or so people to go to court, so Xia Yan looked at an uncle below.
"Gou Shangshu, before moving the capital, you should promote some young and promising officials according to the situation. By then, the court in Lake City cannot only have these people."
Gou Shangshu, whose full name is Gou Pi, serves as Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He is considered the younger generation among this group of elders. He is only sixty-nine years old now.
After hearing Xia Yan's words, Gou Pi felt happy and hurriedly spoke.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has a nephew who is old and handsome, and is well-read in poetry and literature. Can Wei Chen make an exception and promote him?"
After hearing this, Xia Yan almost became angry.
People promote relatives secretly, but you, Gou Pi, are so upright and you still come to ask me.
I won’t say anything else, this guy must be Wolong No. 2.
So Xia Yan said angrily: "Promote me however you want, you can promote me to the first rank!"
Gou Pi looked embarrassed, "Ahem, cough, cough, I'm only in the second grade..."
"Then just leave it to me!"
Xia Yan was also angry and laughed. He didn't bother to pay attention to the group of people and left the court. Now he just wanted to ask Yuan Liyang in the study how he kept the gunpowder.
Soon, Xia Yan, who was pretending to read in the study, came to Yuan Liyang and a three-meter-long leather whip.
Seeing that everything was ready, Xia Yan said to Xiao Kaizi with some understatement: "Okay, go out. If you hear any noise, you are not allowed to come in."
As if he had thought of something, he did not forget to add: "Also, close the door tightly for me. No matter who knocks or shouts, I am not allowed to open it, even me. If this door is opened within an hour,
I'll give you thirty lashes!"
When Xiao Kaizi heard this, he was slightly stunned.
I don’t usually come in, so why do I deliberately remind myself?
Moreover, even if you shout, you are not allowed to open the door. What kind of operation is this?
So, Xiao Kaizi left the study with some confusion.
Just after leaving, I met Eunuch Luo and informed him of the incident.
When Eunuch Luo heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
You are not allowed in, you are not allowed to go out, what are you doing in there?
At this moment, Xiao Haozi, who had just left for something, also came over. When he saw the two of them, he asked about the reason. After hearing Xiao Kaizi's words, he showed a meaningful smile.
"I'm telling you..."
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On the other side, Yuan Liyang, who was in the room, still didn't know the current situation and was still smiling at Xia Yan.
"Hehehe, Your Majesty, you don't know how rich my household department is now. No matter what others want to do, I can get money for it. It feels so good!"
On the other side, Xia Yan poured tea with a calm expression, "Well, that's good, it means that you, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, can make money very much."
Yuan Liyang was overjoyed. It seemed that His Majesty was ready to praise himself today and even poured tea for himself.
"Here, drink tea."
Yuan Liyang took the tea from Xia Yan's hand with a smile and started drinking it leisurely.
At the first sip, Yuan Liyang felt that there was something wrong with the taste of the tea. It seemed that it was not so fragrant and sweet.
But when I thought that this was a tea given by His Majesty the Emperor, I didn't think too much about it. I thought it was a new variety that I had never tasted before.
Seeing Yuan Liyang drink the tea, Xia Yan felt happy.
Grandma, I asked you to give away the gunpowder of labor and capital. Let you taste the power of this tea, Assi!
Xia Yan directly added a large bag of laxatives to the tea just now.
The original laxative had no taste, but because Xia Yanjia's dosage was quite harsh, the taste of the tea was somewhat mutated.
At this moment, Xia Yan watched Yuan Liyang across from him finish a cup of tea, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
The show is about to begin. This chapter has been completed!