The Administrative Committee arrived in Jinan after a long journey.
Although we had known this day would come for a long time, everyone was still very eager.
Jinan is the center of Qilu.
Only by occupying this place can we show that Shandong is under control.
But everyone is dissatisfied with Jinan's urban construction.
Too small.
Today's inner city of Jinan is very crowded, with Daming Lake in the north, the south in the area that later became Quancheng Square, the west in Baotuquan North Road, and the east only in Heihuquan North Road.
Although later, as the population increased, an outer city was built in addition to the inner city, but it was still very cramped.
"The Commander-in-Chief's Mansion is only used as a residence, or is it used both for public and private purposes?"
When discussing the placement of various departments, Hou Xun first considered Zuo Mengeng.
Zuo Menggeng is the leader, no matter what you do, you must center on him.
Regarding the function of the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion, Zuo Mengeng made a decision immediately.
"The Commander-in-Chief's Mansion is just my private residence, it is not for public use. The headquarters for public use will choose another location."
Seeing that he separated public and private matters, some people agreed and some disagreed.
Li Banghua understood his intention.
"If it is just a private residence, the area must be controlled within a certain range."
Why were the imperial palaces, palaces, and government offices of the Ming Dynasty so large?
Just because they are all for public and private use.
In addition to the emperor, princes and officials, those who live there include all officials.
Since Zuo Mengeng limited the Commander's Mansion to a private residence, it didn't need a large population, so naturally it couldn't be built too big.
"The area occupied by the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion, including the land donated by the Wang family, all the way to Wulongtan, is enough."
Zuo Menggeng personally designated the area for the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion, which surprised everyone.
They originally thought that Zuo Menggeng would enclose land on a large scale, even including Daming Lake.
Frankly speaking, even if Zuo Mengeng did this, no one would think it was excessive.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Mengeng only wanted two areas: Baotu Spring and Wulongtan.
They didn't know that Zuo Mengeng had really thought about turning Daming Lake into his private garden. But after thinking about it, he gave up this idea.
Although there are many scenic spots in Jinan, there is only one big lake, Daming Lake.
If they are all taken over by him, the people of Jinan will not even have a place to play in the future.
Besides, the Zuo family has a small population, so it would be a waste to build a mansion that is too big. Moreover, he is not a person who is greedy for enjoyment. It is enough to monopolize Baotu Spring and Wulongtan.
Seeing that Zuo Mengeng took the initiative to restrict the area of the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion, everyone admired him even though they didn't say it on the surface.
Zuo Mengeng was definitely the most diligent, thrifty and self-sustained leader they had ever seen.
Qu Shishu took the initiative and said: "The construction of Jinan City will start with the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion. It is estimated that 800,000 taels of silver will be enough."
"No……"
Just when others were about to agree, Zuo Mengeng interrupted.
"The Commander-in-Chief's Mansion is my private residence. The cost of its construction is paid for by me personally and not at public expense."
Huang Daozhou said hurriedly: "The government should bear the leader's expenses. This is what it should be."
Zuo Mengeng smiled.
"We are a new government, so it is naturally different from the past. I have a lot of properties in my hands, and the profits are quite generous, so I have extra money. It is just public funds, so it should be used in more important places."
This was decided by Zuo Mengeng early in the morning.
The Ming Dynasty was ruined financially.
As for the reason for the financial collapse, in addition to the reduction in tax revenue, the royal family's expenditure was also a big factor.
Many people explain that the royal family's expenses were all from internal funds and had nothing to do with the national finance. On the contrary, the emperor often used internal funds to subsidize the state.
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But the problem is that these internal funds were also exploited by the royal family from the private sector. In the end, the wool comes from the sheep.
Zuo Mengeng planned to put an end to this situation.
Therefore, while vigorously developing industry and commerce, we have also been paying attention to developing financial resources for ourselves.
Tianzhi, Artistry, Haiou and other factories actually have his shares in them, and they make huge profits every year.
Use it to build a house for yourself. You can build it however you want, so as not to hinder official business.
He explained the situation clearly and if everyone said they were not moved, that was a lie.
If the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were as sensible as him, why worry about the world becoming like this?
After the commander-in-chief's office has been negotiated, the next step is the placement of other functional departments.
The first item to pass was undoubtedly the demolition of the city wall.
The inner city wall and the outer city wall were all demolished.
"The demolition of the two city walls will free up a lot of land, and the congestion in the city will definitely be alleviated."
Zhang Zongheng fully agreed with the demolition of the city wall.
He arrived early and had already inspected the inside and outside of the city. He was particularly dissatisfied with the city wall.
Zuo Mengeng reminded him.
"Not just the city walls, but now that the entire city is in ruins and waiting for redevelopment, we must plan for a hundred years in advance. Since there are large tracts of blank land, we should design it well."
Jinan and Yidu were both completely destroyed by the rebels. Many mansions and land became ownerless and would naturally be taken back by the government.
In this way, although the city still looks very crowded, it is actually enough for Zhang Zongheng to use.
"The area from Qianfo Mountain to Lashan will be reserved for the military. At that time, the headquarters, staff department, training department, intelligence department, logistics department, etc. will all be moved here."
Zuo Mengeng has no idea how the city should be built, but he already has plans for military land.
He placed all the army centers in the southwest of Jinan City, relying on the mountains to form multiple valleys, with limited access, which is very convenient for defense.
Moreover, this area is close to mountains, sparsely populated, and has barren land, so it will not grab good land.
Of course, the Administrative Committee has no objection to this arrangement.
They agreed, and the construction costs of the New Army Center were successfully approved.
Once the land for the commander-in-chief's palace and the military is determined, the rest will be easy to handle.
"The provincial government can arrange it here."
Hou Xun acted quickly and chose the location of the provincial government to the east of the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion and on the south bank of Daming Lake.
Although Zuo Menggeng said he would not care about administration, it is obvious that he is still needed for many political affairs. Therefore, the provincial government is closer to the commander-in-chief's office to facilitate communication.
This approach is the same in any era.
The mastermind of a country must be centralized.
Seeing that Hou Xun had designated a place, Zuo Mengeng simply said: "Then the *** meeting will be next to the provincial government, on the south side of it."
In this way, the **** association controlled by Zuo Menggeng, the highest authority of the regime, is also located next to the commander-in-chief's office, which can be regarded as convenient for his office needs.
But Zhang Zongheng smiled and said: "I don't want you all to get together. Our Jinan Municipal Government should put it in Dongwai City."
Everyone laughed.
As the saying goes, if you have misfortune in three lives, the county magistrate will be attached to Guo; if you do evil in three lives, you will be attached to the provincial capital of Guo; if you are full of evil, you will be attached to the capital of Guo.
As an administrative agency of the provincial government, Zhang Zongheng didn't want to be oppressed by his mother-in-law above his head. He simply kept the municipal government far away and still had some autonomy.
You can't hide your thoughts from anyone, and no one cares.
As the sites for the Commander-in-Chief's Office, the Provincial Government and the Legislative Council were determined, the rest of the administrative departments began to work around these three parties.
When everything was finally agreed upon, Zuo Mengeng suddenly discovered that his headquarters was actually surrounded.
There are government departments all around.
Invisibly, a circle of peripheral defense was formed.
Obviously, even though there are no walls in this area, if anyone appears here, they will definitely have nothing to hide.