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The emperor understood, squinted his eyes and said, "Feng Yuanpo, do you know what you're talking about?"

"I know." Feng Yuanpo said loudly: "I want to build a palace for my emperor, a fairy palace on earth taken down from the sky!"

The emperor's eyes showed excitement, he pointed to the scroll and said, "Then do you know how difficult it will be to take this fairy palace off the picture? Do you know how much money it will cost?"

Feng Yuanpo raised his head and said: "The minister has already made people calculate that the completion of the project will cost at least 600 million taels of silver!"

Chu Huan's heart tightened, 600 million taels, what a terrifying amount, a palace cost 600 million taels of silver, which is truly a masterpiece.

The emperor frowned thoughtfully, and after a long time, he said: "Now Tongtian Palace is still under construction, and the imperial court is no longer able to allocate such a huge sum of money to build a palace. This matter...delayed discussion!"

"I don't need the imperial court to allocate a cent of money!" Feng Yuanpo said: "Before I entered Beijing, I had already convened the chamber of commerce of the four provinces in Hexi. When I mentioned this matter, the chamber of commerce of the four states knew that they would build a palace for the emperor, and they were willing to donate generously. In addition, this story is being circulated in Hexi now, and the people in Hexi also know that the statue of the Holy One appeared in Hexi, and they are extremely awed. Contribute to the Holy Majesty. My father and son have followed the Holy Majesty for two generations, and have been favored by the Holy Majesty. They also have a lot of family wealth. Before entering Beijing, I have already made up my mind that I am willing to donate all the family wealth to build the palace!"

The crowd was stunned.

The emperor walked up to Feng Yuanpo, helped Feng Yuanpo up with his own hands, and said, "Feng Aiqing, if my courtiers in the Great Qin are like you, why should I worry about the prosperity of the country and the people of the Great Qin?" He raised his voice, "Feng Aiqing, you are loyal, I want to reward you, Hexi cannot do without you, and the official position will not be promoted, but I will give you a title, give you... the title of Marquis of Jingzhong!"

The faces of the officials on both sides changed slightly.

The ranks of Great Qin include Wang, Duke, Marquis, Bo, Zi, and male. Naturally, only the royal family with the surname Ying can have the title of king, and the next is the duke. This matter, Feng Yuanpo was already very favored by the emperor before, and he was granted the title of viscount, but today the emperor granted Feng Yuanpo the title of Marquis for the first time, jumping two ranks in a row, which shows that the emperor really loves Feng Yuanpo to the extreme.

Zhou Ting couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "My lord...!"

The emperor did not wait for Zhou Ting to speak, he had already raised his hand and said: "There is no need to say too much, no matter how loyal you are, it is not an exaggeration."

However, Feng Yuanpo was grateful: "My lord, I have already won the favor of the rope. The ancestors of the Feng family were just people who slaughtered chickens and dogs. Our Feng family can have today because of the gift of the emperor. Everything that I do is done by the emperor." I just do my best to serve you, and I dare not accept this reward!"

"Heroes don't ask about their origin." The emperor shook his head and said, "You father and son followed me to lay down this great country. Without you, this country may not be mine. I will make you a loyal marquis, and I will not take it back!"

Feng Yuanpo bowed his head to the ground: "The minister leads the decree to thank you, and if you die, you can't repay the grace of the Holy Lord!"

"I don't want you to die." The emperor said with a smile: "I want you to live, I want you to guard the northern border for me, and I want you to build a fairy palace on earth that is as vast as ever!"

Feng Yuanpo said: "The minister received the decree. That is to say, with the permission of the sage, after returning to Hexi, the minister will immediately prepare for this matter, and complete the East Palace as soon as possible, and complete the fairy palace as soon as possible. At that time, the sage will be able to live in the fairy palace!"

The emperor nodded with a smile, and said to the queen next to him: "Queen, it's rare for a loyal marquis to be so loyal. On the day the fairy palace is built, I will tour the north with you and stay in the fairy palace!"

Zhou Ting couldn't help but asked Feng Yuanpo: "Feng...Jing Zhonghou, I want to ask, how much manpower will you use to build the Immortal Palace? How long will it take you to prepare?"

Feng Yuan said: "Returning to Zhou Nayan, if the work starts, I plan to recruit at least 2 people, and I will also recruit a large number of skilled craftsmen. If everything can be quickly put in place, I estimate that the project will be completed within two years."

"Twenty thousand people?" Zhou Ting frowned: "Two years?"

Feng Yuanpo's simple and honest face was full of sincerity, "The officials visited Hexi privately in casual clothes and inquired about public opinion. The people are very supportive of the construction of the Immortal Palace. The Holy One is an immortal in the sky. The Immortal Palace was built in Hexi, which is hundreds of miles away from Hexi Road. The supreme glory of all, as far as I know, the young and strong children of Hexi are willing to work hard for the construction of the fairy palace, without asking for anything in return."

The emperor laughed and said: "What kind of governor is there, and what kind of people there are. Jing Zhonghou is loyal to me, and the people of Hexi are also loyal. If my country is like this, why should the world worry about peace?"

Zhou Ting frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and asked again: "Six million taels of silver is not a small amount. The annual tax of the entire Hexi Road is only 600 million taels of silver, and a fairy palace needs two years of money from Hexi Road." The sum of taxes, Jing Zhonghou, are you really able to prepare it? I am afraid that it is difficult to collect 300 million taels of silver just by relying on the merchants in the four prefectures of Hexi?" He stared at Feng Yuanpo, and said slowly: "The war in the northwest has just ended. The empire is about to recuperate, Jing Zhonghou can't waste money and people in Hexi, and go to war!"

Feng Yuanpo said: "I have already thought about it. I am not only the hunting dog of the Holy Majesty, but also the official of the parents of Hexi Dao appointed by the Holy Majesty. I must be loyal to the Holy Majesty and benevolent to the people. It is not my personal idea to build the fairy palace. The minister convened the officials from all around Hexi Road to agree that most of the officials, except for a few, were willing to donate generously and contribute to the construction of the fairy palace. Moreover, the minister not only discussed with the officials, but also made unannounced visits many times in plain clothes, which was recognized by the people. That’s why I dare to decide on such a big deal. Hexi Road is united and willing to tighten their belts, but they want to build a fairy palace to dedicate to the Holy One, so as to wish my emperor a long life and to prove the peace of our great Qin Dynasty!"

Feng Yuanpo looks simple and honest, and his voice is simple, but he is not dull. He speaks in an orderly manner, with clear logic, and his tone is always full of sincerity. The words that come out of his mouth make people feel that he will never have a word lie.

Although the emperor was old, he was not an idiot after all, he pondered for a while, and then said: "What Zhou Nayan said is not bad, the construction fund of 600 million taels does not need to be allocated by the imperial court, and it is really difficult to rely on the Hexi Road alone. .”

"No matter how hard it is, I will still find a way." Feng Yuan said: "I am here, and I have one more thing to ask for permission from the Holy One. If the Holy Majesty grants grace, it will be much easier to raise money."

"whats the matter?"

Feng Yuanpo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my Daqin is open-minded and tolerant to the world. For a long time, the barbarians in the northern border and our Daqin have traded with each other. The Holy Majesty issued a decree to allow Daqin and the barbarians in the northern border to communicate with each other. This is a far-sighted plan. It is a wise move for thousands of years. I am in Hexi, and I also follow the will of the sage, and vigorously protect the trade between the two sides, but... I have to say that although there is no lack of trade between the two sides, it is quite messy and cannot form a system. More importantly, In the name of doing business, the barbarians can easily enter the hinterland of our Great Qin, and even the capital has no shortage of barbarian merchants, I think that there are many minions of the barbarians among them!"

"Careful?"

"Exactly." Feng Yuanpo said solemnly: "This time when the barbarians invaded the border, I have already set up an ambush to kill all [-] barbarians, but the barbarians are very familiar with the terrain and geography of our Hexi Road. I understand that even though eight thousand people were beheaded, many escaped, and I blamed myself afterwards, although I was guilty of negligence, but barbarian spies spying on the geography of our Great Qin through business was also one of the reasons."

The emperor frowned, and said with a sneer, "Little barbarian, how dare you play tricks with me, Da Qin. With my will, Hukou Pass can be sealed, and no barbarians can enter!"

Feng Yuanpo hastily said: "Your Majesty, calm down. Although the barbarians are hateful, there are still many goods that we can use in the hands of the barbarians in the northern border. This business can continue, but I have a strategy, which can let the barbarians on both sides Trade forms a system, and it can also prepare some money for the construction of the Tiangong."

"You said, it's He Liangce?"

"Nowadays, the trade between the two sides is private trade. After the establishment of the country, the Holy One promulgated various national policies, all of which are policies that benefit the country and the people, and trade with barbarians. In order to encourage the development of private commerce, the Holy One allows private businesses to carry out Trade, but the government is only responsible for supervision and does not intervene." Feng Yuanpo respectfully said: "I think that at one time and another, the barbarians are untamed and kingly ways cannot be educated, and they will always have opportunities if they open private trade. take advantage of……!"

Zhou Ting frowned and said: "Jing Zhonghou is planning to take the trade between the two sides into the imperial court and let the government take charge of it?" Shaking his head, he said, "I'm afraid this will do more harm than good. The biggest advantage of private trade is that you can act freely, regardless of the relationship between the two sides. However, even if Chen Bing confronts, non-governmental trade can continue. However, if the government intervenes, there will only be a slight turmoil on both sides. In order to maintain the national system, the trade needs to be interrupted... If this is the case, the sudden interruption of trade will make all the previous preparations in vain. Strength...!" Shaking his head, he obviously didn't agree with the official trade office.

Feng Yuanpo hurriedly said: "What Zhou Nayan said is very true. It's just the meaning of being an official, not an official one, but came up with a compromise method, which can allow bilateral trade to proceed, but at the same time prevent the barbarians from attacking us in Daqin. penetration."

The emperor said: "Tell me about it."

"Establish the northern border trading field." Feng Yuanpo said: "Daqin merchants do not need to enter the northern border to purchase goods, and barbarians do not need to enter the Qin land, they only need to trade in the northern border trading field. Taking what is needed will definitely solve the bilateral trade problem properly, and kill two birds with one stone. Once the northern Xinjiang trade field becomes prosperous, the government can collect taxes according to a certain percentage. Judging from the huge trade flow between the two sides, it can solve part of the project silver! "

Chu Huan has a flexible mind. Although he is a warrior, he was a bartender in the wine in his previous life. He met those businessmen and knew a little about business. trade, but Chu Huan vaguely felt that when the goods from both sides were gathered in the northern border trading field for trade, although the merchants of both sides did not have to go deep into each other's territory to purchase, but the huge variety of goods traded by both sides could be gathered in one place. Although it was difficult for Chu Huan to understand the benefits of Feng Yuanpo's territory for a while, he could keenly feel that it was a huge fortune.