Dahan first prince

Chapter 75
"For the [-] labors required for the renovation of the Zheng Guoqu, [-] officials and slaves will be dispatched from the Shaofu!"

Giving instructions in an uncompromising tone, Liu Ying looked at Yang Chengyan with a rare force in his eyes!
Seeing Liu Ying's posture, Yang Chengyan hurriedly bowed his head and cupped his hands, saying yes.

Seeing this, Liu Ying retracted the sharpness in her eyes a little, and when she looked at the officials in the palace, her expression regained some weird gentleness.

"As for the remaining [-] people, I was lonely and donated money from the Shaofu to ask the princes in the court to become private slaves, so as to help Zheng Guoqu to rectify and protect."

When Wen Yan said these words, Liu Ying couldn't help but smiled lightly, and immediately waved her hand to Dongfang.

"Gu is fourteen years old, and he has been in storage for more than five years."

"This time, the trust of the father and the emperor is more important than the loneliness. He uses the prince to supervise the affairs of the country, and even more so to trust the water conservancy in Guanzhong!"

"I am so lonely that my father trusts me so much, I really dare not make a slight difference in the matter of Zheng Guoqu."

As she said that, Liu Ying couldn't help adjusting her clothes a little, and bowed solemnly to everyone in the hall.

"This time, I still rely on the help of the gentlemen, and the benevolence and righteousness of the gentlemen must be remembered in my heart!"

Seeing Liu Ying bowing her hands solemnly, all the officials in the hall hurriedly stood up, bent down and bowed their hands together.

"There is nothing like this in the family, the ministers really dare not accept it!"

"The maintenance of Zheng Guoqu is originally a matter of benefiting the country and the people. The officials and others have received the grace of His Majesty's knowledge and experience, so they can get today."

"Even if the family doesn't ask, the ministers should do everything they can to protect Zheng Guoqu..."

Watching the hundreds of officials and courtiers in the palace vying to pay homage, Liu Ying couldn't help smiling gratefully, and bowed her hands again.

"Gu, thank you all for your righteousness!"

After saying that, before Liu Ying straightened up, she heard a slightly inappropriate muttering from a remote corner.

After seeing the man's face clearly, Liu Ying couldn't help but froze, then forced a smile and raised her head slightly.

"Ju Fanghou, do you have another opinion?"

Liu Ying's words immediately caused everyone in the hall to look sideways at the slightly bloated figure.

Seeing this, the old man whom Liu Ying called "Ju Fang Hou" couldn't help but hurriedly got up and came to the center of the hall with a wheeze.

"Juice Fanghou Chenchi, see you at home~"

With a slightly strenuous cupping of his hands, Yong Chi couldn't help but straighten up a little, adjusted his disorganized breath, and then looked at Liu Ying suspiciously.

"The family wants to envoys to send out private slaves to do the work of repairing the Zhengguo Canal. The ministers and other officials who eat Han's nobles should do their best to help."

"However, the minister heard the family's words: send money from the Shaofu?"

As he said that, Yong Chi made a look as if he was really puzzled, and bowed to Liu Ying again.

"The ministers and others who gave out private slaves should also give out the food and rice needed by the slaves. I don't know what is the meaning of the family's saying 'to send out the money from the Shaofu'?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall looked at Yong Chi with deep disdain.

"idiot!"

"It should be His Majesty's seal as Juicing Fanghou!"

Feeling the undisguised contempt of the courtiers and officials, Liu Ying couldn't help but smile secretly.

Most of the courtiers and officials in Chang'an, the most elite, had gone out with Liu Bang, but not all those who remained were short-sighted.

After all, no matter how you say it, it is still the beginning of the founding of the country where the stars are shining, famous ministers are everywhere, and giants are unknown!

At this time, the hundred or so courtiers kneeling in the hall were not as good as the Prime Minister Xiao He who stayed in Chang'an, and the heroes such as Jin She, Li Shang, and Zhou Bo who accompanied Liu Bang to the expedition, but it was not because these people were not strong enough.

It was Xiao He, Jin She, Li Shang and others who were too dazzling, making the others appear a little ordinary in comparison.

But even so, the hundred officials and meritorious princes sitting in the hall at this time, as long as those who are above a thousand stones, will be enough to be the chancellor of the country in any future era!
That is to say, at this time, sitting next to Yang Chengyan of Shaofu and Dian Ke Xue Ou in the lineup of courtiers of Xixi, is Prime Minister Xiao He's deputy: Minister Ji Beipinghou Zhang Cang!
In the Eastern Seat's ranks of meritorious lords, there is no lack of meritorious lords like Anguohou Wangling, even among the entire group of gonghou and gonghou, they are admired by others.

Apart from these giants, and the new generation like Zhonglang Jiang Jibu, among the Qianshi and Liubaishi officials present at the meeting, there are also quite a few younger generations who are capable and talented, but lack political qualifications.

How can such a high-quality bureaucratic group see the current situation?

——You must know that the emperor Liu Bang wanted to be easy to store, it was only a few months ago!
But this time, Liu Ying got this big exam called 'Prince Supervising the Country', and the renovation of Zheng Guoqu was the only big question in the whole exam paper!
Once this matter is done, the last hidden danger of Liu Ying's crown prince will be completely eliminated!
At this time, helping Liu Ying complete the maintenance work of Zhengguoqu canal not only sold Liu Ying a great favor, but also added a "repair of Zhengguocanal" to her resume, and left a memory in Liu Ying's heart. 'This guy is nice' good impression!
What is a slave compared to the opportunity to 'make a good impression on the prince's heart and let the prince accept his favor'?
Not to mention sending out slaves to serve as forced labor, even if all the slaves sent out are used to death, this investment is definitely worth it!

In the end, Yong Chi was not so good, he turned a blind eye to this deep meaning and asked about the reward in a cryptic manner?

"Once the palace chariot is driven, the Jufanghou clan will probably die..."

Secretly predicting that 'the death date is not far away' for the Yongchi family, all the officials and ministers lowered their heads one after another, unwilling to look at Yongchi again.

——Being a courtier with such a fool, all officials and courtiers feel ashamed!
Compared with the courtiers in the palace, Liu Ying was relatively calm.

After adjusting her face in a moment, Liu Ying looked at Yong Chi with a warm smile.

"If you seek help from all the princes alone, you can't rely on empty words."

After saying that, Liu Ying raised her head slightly, and looked at the officials in the hall with a warm smile.

"This time, for sending out private slaves to renovate the Zhengguo Canal, all officials in the court will be rewarded with a hundred dollars a day for every slave they send out!"

Sure enough, when he heard Liu Ying's words, Yong Chi immediately burst into a smile.

Just as she was about to bow down to pay her respects and claim the quota of "Slave Gets Paid", she saw a figure with a gloomy complexion rising from the side of Liu Ying.

Seeing Xiao He glared at Yong Chi with a slight warning, he walked down from the imperial steps, turned around, bowed to Liu Ying with a humble face.

"If the family wants to use the courtiers' merits to serve as slaves in the family, there is no need to conscript labor to the people. This is an act of sincerity and benevolence!"

"I would like to congratulate all officials and the world..."

Hearing Xiao He's words, all the officials and courtiers couldn't help showing the expressions of "it should be so", and immediately stood up from their seats and bowed to Liu Ying.

"The family is benevolent and loves the people, and the ministers would like to congratulate the world~"

Hearing this, Liu Ying couldn't help but tighten her heart!
After thinking about it in every possible way, Liu Ying finally nodded slowly, accepted the salute from the courtiers and officials calmly, and immediately bowed her hands in return.

If he was just a prince, then Liu Ying was somewhat taboo to receive such praise.

But Liu Ying felt that as the crown prince and the future successor of Liu Han Sheji, she could still bear the praise of "congratulations to the world".

When the courtiers sat back to their seats again, Xiao He couldn't help but look straight again, and bowed solemnly to Liu Ying.

"Your Majesty Chen Meng has a lot of trust, and he is appointed as the prime minister. He is the head of all officials, and he is more responsible for the ten thousand households and ten thousand stones in the city.

"I am willing to give up 20 and [-] middle-aged male slaves in the family to fill the labor required for the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal!"

After saying that, Xiao He straightened up a little bit, looking at Liu Ying with a hint of goodwill in his eyes.

"And the family wants to pay with money from the Shaofu..."

Pretending to hesitate and draw a long tone, Xiao He shook his head with shame on his face.

"Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and it is the foundation for Li Shu to live and live, and the lifeblood for the army to conquer outside!"

"Ranchen, who thought he was a prime minister of the Han Dynasty, was in charge of Guanzhong affairs under the orders of his majesty, but the Zhengguo Canal was blocked for nearly ten years, making it impossible to irrigate the fields, resulting in the decline of Guanzhong's land production over the years..."

"The subject is even more favored by His Majesty, ten thousand households in the city of Shifeng County, and the Lu Wanshi of the prime minister, even if he is the tenth slave, he will not be able to repay the eleventh of His Majesty's kindness..."

With grief and indignation on his face, Xiao He said his "crime" resolutely.

"For the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal, I should give my family slaves and money to help!"

"But the family wants to pay with money..."

"Forgive me for ten thousand deaths, and I dare not accept it!!!"

(End of this chapter)