I’m The King

In the study of Qinzheng Hall, Gao Yuan put aside the plan for expansion of Jicheng handed over by Wu Kai."Old Wu, I will not say that this cost as much as five million taels. You are also the old man who built the city. Experts, Jishi County was built under the planning of Guo Quan and under your overall planning, but you are all asking the treasury for money. Is it possible that you don't have any clever ways to make money?"

"His Majesty, building a city and expanding its capacity are things that cost money and food. How do you tell me to give birth to money?" Wu Kai stared in surprise.

"How can there be no way? I'll ask you, outside the city walls of Jicheng, is now basically farmland? There are not many residents, right." Gao Yuan asked.

"Exactly, these farmlands are owned by owners. I am now negotiating with Tianhe County to compensate them for the land. My lord, even if I set the compensation standard at 1:1.5, these farmers are not willing to change it. Tian is close to Jicheng, and he doesn’t usually grow food. Instead, he grows some vegetables and fruits. The annual income is safe, and they are replaced at once, and they won’t do it!" Wu Kai said with a bitter expression. If it was still in the Yan Dynasty, an order was issued, if any farmer quit, even the house was given, and the people were also caught in the prison for a period of time. I am not afraid that you will disagree, but now in the Han Dynasty, this trick It is no longer feasible. If you dare to do this, the Great Council can spray you into the sky the next day. The official is still improper. Chengdu is not sure. The officials responsible for this area are already in a mess. amount.

Wu Kai couldn't think that the first thing he was responsible for after leaving Jishi County and being transferred to the Political Affairs Hall was such a scratching of his head.Thinking of Jiang Jiaquan and Yan Shenghao's treacherous smiles, his anger stopped.

"In addition to negotiating with Tianhe County to exchange land for them, you can buy their land again, sell it at the market price, they will get a sum of money, and they can also get the same size of land, I will keep them and agree, and then you Let it go, saying that there is a time limit. After the time has passed, there will only be money and no land compensation. I will keep them running faster than the rabbits and sign with you." Gao Yuan said.

"If you do this, don't you need to fill in an extra sum of silver?" Wu Kai pointed to Gao Yuan's plan. "The five million taels can't be paid!"

"Old Wu, old Wu, you said that you are also a famous profiteer, why are you still so rigid?" Gao Yuan's fingers can't wait to poke Wu Kai's forehead." You spent money to buy these lands, these lands are Isn't it yours?"

"It's not mine, it belongs to the court!" Wu Kai corrected seriously.

Gao Yuan is so angry and funny, "This place belongs to you, okay, it belongs to the court, then how to plan is not our business, it is your political affairs hall, send a notice and tell all the workshop owners in Jicheng , That is to say, starting from a certain month and a certain day, within the first ring of Jicheng, no workshops are allowed, and all of them must go outside the first ring."

"What is the link?" Wu Kai and the other Wu Qi, who was waiting to report on the situation, were petrified again. Now when they talk to the king, Wang will come up with vocabulary that they don't understand from time to time, and Wu Kai even suspects Whether King Han hasn't been on the battlefield for a long time, his mind is a little funny.

"Well, this!" Gao Yuan sweated a little. "From now on, the inside of Jicheng city wall will be called the first ring, also called the central city, and the outside of the city wall will be called the second ring! Within the first ring, you will only be allowed to use it in the future. For residence, business, and workshops, you have to move out. You send this notice, and then sell the land, divide the land you just collected into small pieces, and come to an auction. Anyway, the higher price The land on this second ring road is also good, I'm not afraid that no one will grab it. What is the market price of the land outside Jicheng now?"

"My lord, the most recent one hundred taels of silver per mu, which is slightly worse, is between fifty taels and eighty taels?" Wu Kai said.

"So expensive?" Gao Yuan asked in surprise.

"It's so expensive. Now the resident population of Jicheng is approaching 800,000. A few years ago, when the population of Jicheng was at its highest, it was only about 300,000 to 400,000. Why else would it be necessary to expand the city?" Wu Kai said.

"It's almost catching up with Yingcheng!" Gao Yuan was a little proud. As a superpower in the south, the city of Chu has more than one million permanent residents, and it is the largest city on this continent." Then you mark me two hundred taels of silver for the land on the second ring road. You can buy it or not."

Wu Kaihan has come down. This is purely using the state machinery to grab money. "My lord, where is the big council?"

"Where is the big council, I will stand up for you. Besides, won't you go find some familiar members of the big council and persuade them to support you? Arouse the councillors of your political affairs hall, and everyone will contact some big councillors. I’m just hinting that there won’t be too many people barking their teeth!” Gao Yuan hummed: “If they don’t want to, you can propose a tax increase proposal. Jicheng is the capital of my great Han Dynasty. It must look like the capital. Now that the capital is expanding, that is the business of the whole big man. If these congressmen trouble you with this matter, they can only increase taxes across the country and let the people of the whole country make contributions to the capital. As soon as you move it, you will have to shut your mouths for all those big councilors. Raise your hands to welcome your move."

"I'm afraid the councillors of Jicheng and Tianhe will scold me." Wu Kai smiled bitterly.

"What's wrong with you scolding you, and you won't lose a piece of meat!" Gao Yuan laughed.

"Calculated this way, it can solve more than half of the cost. We sold the land and let these workshop owners build their own houses. The imperial court is only responsible for the construction of some basic facilities such as roads."

"By analogy, you can teach you ruzi!" Gao Yuan smiled. "By the way, you go and tear down the walls of Jicheng. These bluestones, blue bricks, and wooden beams can be sold for a large sum of money. No?" Gao Yuan patted the armrest of the chair.

"Wang, how can this be? The city wall is the basis of a city's defense, how can it be taken down? If we are short of money, we don't need this money!" Wu Kai and Wu Qi exclaimed together.

Gao Yuan stood up, walked a few steps back and forth in the hall, proudly said, "Now my Great Han Kingdom still needs a city wall to protect the safety of Jicheng? Looking at the world, who can come to Jicheng with soldiers!"

The two discussants looked at the high spirits and were speechless for a while, yes, looking at the world, who can reach this city, now the only two great nations on this continent, I'm afraid Are you worried about the Han army raising troops to attack them now?

"If it is demolished, the heart is the wall. As long as our big man keeps moving forward with the current momentum, the capital of the big Han will never need a wall." Gao Yuan waved his hand.

"If all the city walls are torn down, not only will these materials be sold for a large sum of money, but the vacant places can also be sold for a good price. The geographical location here is much more valuable than the farmland outside." Wu Kai said. .

"It's not bad, that's the reason." Gao Yuanmei said with a smile: "But there is still more space to build a few squares, we also have to let the people of Jicheng have a place to play, don't you think? "

Wu Kai quickly calculated in his heart for a while. In this way, I was afraid that the silver he needed would be inseparable, and he said happily: "Now that I have enough silver, I will look back at Wang Wu. That stinky face, he is probably waiting to make things difficult for me?"

"I advise you not to go to him. When he knows your plan, he will send someone from the Ministry of Finance to stare at every penny you spend. If there is a little extra, he will definitely take it away." Gao Yuan laughed.

"He will go left or right. Why should I laugh at him first!" Wu Kai laughed: "My business is over, Wu Qi, it's your turn."

Wu Qi is now in charge of the Ministry of Industry. Not only must he focus on the main artery of the east and west that Guo Quan is building, he must also pay attention to the water conservancy and roads throughout the country. He is also a master who never finds enough money with money. These two are both from the political affairs hall. Latecomers, naturally, throw them to them when things are difficult.

"The methods of making money just mentioned by the king just now make the ministers happy and convincing. I think we can learn from when we are building this road!" Wu Qi said thoughtfully and authentically: "Shang Wang. However, we must get rich first and build the road first. Once this road is built, both sides of the road will naturally become prosperous. The Ministry of Industry can also learn from this method. When building roads, it will take the land on both sides of the road in some important places. Buy it first and then sell it. This can also solve some of the funding difficulties."

Gao Yuan smiled and said: "That's not unreasonable. It's just the way you do things. You need to pay attention to it. In addition, the money is tantamount to a drop in the bucket for this artery. I also think about raising funds for this artery. Some ways."

"I don't know what the king is going to do?" Wu Qi pricked his ears.

"The three counties of Liaodong are rich in mines, copper, gold, and silver, and there are a lot of deposits. I am going to sell the mining rights of these mines." Gao Yuan walked to the map and tapped the three counties of Liaodong on the map. "There are treasures everywhere," we sell the mining rights of these minerals. I think the big businessmen with capital in Dahan will rush to it. In this way, we can raise a large amount of road construction. Secondly, these people have bought the mining rights of these mines. If they want to mine, they have to recruit people. This can solve the livelihood problems of many local people. It has a lot of benefits for the prosperity of the local economy. Third, he opened the mines. We have to build roads to transport these mines out. Then, in addition to the aorta repaired by our imperial court, there are also roads in the counties and townships in the lower areas that can connect to this aorta. You can do many things in one fell swoop."

He turned his head and said, "Wu Qi, go back and plan carefully, how many years those mines can be sold, and write a plan for me."

"Yes, the minister understands. After the minister goes down, he will organize people to do this." Wu Qi nodded repeatedly.

As he was talking, He Weiyuan pushed the door and walked in: "Shang Wang, please see the official."

As soon as I heard that Jing Shou was coming, Wu Kai and Wu Qi stood up together, "There is still something to do with the king, I will leave after this."

"No, no, no!" Gao Yuan waved his hand. "You can also listen to what I said with Jing Shou today. This is a major event. It is necessary for the Zhengshitang to know that there must be some preparation in my heart!" to be continued)