After the immortal disappeared

"The cost was twice as high as the budget! Twice!" King Yao threw the book aside with a snap, and became furious, "You Aiqing, are you just going to check for me like this?!"

The answer to the mystery was revealed, it turned out to be money, give enough money!

Money can make the devil push the devil, and everyone seems to have a hot wheel under their feet. Can this project be built quickly?

King Yao still remembers that the official voucher issued four months later will be cashed at 1.5 times the amount!

Double times 1.5 times, the cost is three times over budget!

His money, the money from the treasury, was spent like running water!

King Yao covered his heart, and the old palace man Qiu Long behind him came to help him in shock: "Your Majesty!"

King Yao waved away his hand, pointed at You Rongzhi and gritted his teeth: "Say, make it clear!"

When You Rongzhi first got the cost booklet, he felt that it was so heavy that it felt hot to the touch. Therefore, King Yao's reaction was already expected by him.

By the way, the king has reviewed every approval when construction started and approved it.

Aren’t the prices clearly marked?

In the end, when hundreds and thousands of items were settled together, they complained that the total price was too expensive.

Fortunately, You Rongzhi knew the monarch's temper well and had discussed it carefully with He Lingchuan before coming. He said calmly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. So far, the expansion of Tianshui has only used a small amount of the treasury, and most of it has been paid in advance by the team." ”

The advance payment is not free, the treasury will always have to pay for it. But now the knife hasn't cut into him after all. King Yao snorted angrily, waiting for his next sentence.

As expected, You Rongzhi continued: "We are working so hard to make progress so that the new city housing land can be put on sale as soon as possible. As long as the money is put into the treasury, this small amount of project funds will naturally be filled."

King Yao said solemnly: "Four times the cost, can it still be filled up?"

It’s not like building a palace or official residence, which doesn’t require carved beams and paintings. How much money can it cost to build some bungalows? Isn’t it just a little material and a little labor? "The veteran has carefully calculated that the four times the cost is only used for the initial progress; once the homestead land is put on sale, the project will be carried out step by step, and there will be no need to rush for work and grab spots. After the whole process is budgeted, the price of the homestead land in the four blocks , can cover four times the cost.”

Seeing that he was so confident in what he said, King Yao remained silent for a long time.

The project cost exceeds the budget. Is this a new thing? King Yao was actually mentally prepared.

Going forward seventy years, when was there a major project in Dayao without serious overruns? When the late king was still alive, half of the palace was renovated at a cost of ten million taels. The Qingyin Wall behind the Baifeng Hall alone could make a clear song by itself when the breeze blows. In order to achieve this natural rhythm, the brick masons hand-fired the sound-transmitting bricks, and each piece was quoted as high as fifteen taels of silver!

Let it go to the private sector, and with these fifteen thousand dollars, the entire yard will be repaired for you.

Therefore, for such a big project as the capital's eastward expansion, King Yao's bottom line is that he is lucky enough not to break through the national treasury, but this must not be revealed to the second person.

Not even Qiu Long behind him.

He could only say coldly: "It can't be done, you two are the only ones asking!"

"Yes!" You Rongzhi knew that this level had been passed.

Not only did he use his precious Yuan Power, but also spent several times more money to build it, your Majesty still hasn’t captured him and He Xiao yet. Phew——

When he walked out of Yuquan Palace, his steps became brisk.

King Yao sat in the palace for a long time and was lost in thought for a long time. Qiu Long asked him: "Your Majesty, can I help you go back to rest?"

But the monarch murmured: "We can only continue."

How much manpower, material resources, financial resources, and the energy of countless ministers have been invested!

Even his son is focused on this construction site, setting an example for others.

It has only been more than half a month, and the plans for the capital's eastward expansion project have been fully rolled out, and it cannot be stopped now. It whips everyone, and whether they are willingly involved or passively involved, they have to go all out to do it.

If you don’t keep doing it and collect the money, you won’t be able to get your money back at all!

At this time, even King Yao wanted to stop, but he couldn't imagine what the consequences would be.

You Rongzhi was about to leave the palace, but when he passed through the corridor, he heard voices coming from the Liuhua Pavilion, and his steps couldn't help but slow down.

The Liuhua Pavilion is called a pavilion, but it is actually a small pavilion where officials often rest or wait for meetings.

A voice said: "The expansion of the capital mobilized a large number of troops, but Yuan Li was used to dig mountains and build roads. The king sent all the princes to the construction site. The person in charge of the project was not even from Yao, and hundreds of officials gathered around him to fawn over him. There are many talented people in our Yao court. , Is it true that no one notices it?”

Sounds a bit familiar. You Rongzhi thought about it and realized that this was a newly appointed official.

"The whole court is drunk and you are sober alone? Brother Zhao, this idea is absolutely unthinkable." Another person said, "Which major event is not like this? During the reign of the late king, Mangzhou built the wind and rain weir and invested more than 50,000 people. It cost 18 million taels in eight years, and it was revealed that the chief manufacturing officer had been replaced ten years later, and the amount of labor and materials was more than doubled. So what? It’s all safe and sound during the flood season.”

Another person said: "With such a big project, it is not surprising that anything happens. As long as it is completed safely in the end, everyone will be happy."

Brother Zhao said stubbornly: "I'm afraid it will harm the country..."

Everyone laughed loudly: "Our Da Yao has a stable foundation and is prosperous and strong. Not only is it the king of gold, it is also one of the few powerful countries in the world! Can a mere expansion of the capital hurt the country? Brother Zhao is too worried."

"Besides, the king is watching, and the ministers are supervising. The royal court has its own rules and regulations for handling affairs. You have not been in office for a long time, so you should watch more and speak less."

Brother Zhao snorted, as if he was still unconvinced. His companion said, "You said that the eastward expansion of the new city is not progressing well, and it's not good to ask that He to preside over it. Then you come up with a plan, how should the new city be built?"

"This..." Brother Zhao was stuck all of a sudden.

The planning and construction of the new city, that is such a huge and complicated plan! Can he come up with it alone?

Everyone echoed: "Yes, yes, don't just complain about it, you should come up with a strategy and submit it to the king."

Who can't complain about this and that? He shut up when asked what to do.

"If the king likes it, maybe he will replace He Xiao and let you take charge of the overall situation. At that time, Brother Zhao must promote us and let us also benefit from it!"

Another person said, "It takes seven days to repair the road and fifteen days to build the house. This speed is unprecedented. Brother Zhao must be faster than He Xiao when he proposes a new case! Otherwise, the king will most likely not adopt it."

What "mostly" means "certainly". Leaders like efficiency the most.

Brother Zhao was completely silent.

You Rongzhi listened behind the tree wall, sighed silently, and turned away.

Indeed, as the minor official surnamed Zhao said, the expansion of the new city has been like a madly accelerating carriage since He Xiao took over, running faster and faster, and rushing more and more fiercely.