I’m The King Chapter 1107: : East to West (one hundred)

In the study room of Qinzheng Hall, Gao Yuan casually put aside the plan for the expansion of Jicheng that Wu Kai handed over, "Old Wu, I won't mention the cost of five million taels of silver, and you too An old expert in city building, Jishi County was built under Guo Quan's plan and under your overall planning, but you are all asking for money from the treasury, so it's possible that you don't have any good ways to make money?"

"Your Majesty, building a city and expanding its capacity are a waste of money and food. How do you ask me to generate money?" Wu Kai stared blankly.

"Why is there no way? Let me ask you, outside the city walls of Jicheng, is it basically all farmland now? There are not many residents, right?" Gao Yuan asked.

"Exactly, these farmlands are all owned, and I am negotiating with Tianhe County to compensate them for the land. Your Majesty, even if I set the compensation standard at 1:15, these farmers are not willing to change it. , Their fields are close to Jicheng, and they don’t usually grow food, they just grow vegetables and fruits, and the annual income is safe, if they are replaced all at once, they won’t do it!” Wu Kai bitterly With a straight face, if it was still in the Yan Dynasty, if there was an order, if any peasant quit, his house would be taken away, and he would be arrested and locked up in a prison for a period of time. I am not afraid of your disagreement, but now in the Han Dynasty, This trick is no longer feasible. If you dare to do this, the big council will spray you into the sky the next day. It is impossible to say whether the officials are worthy or not. The officials in charge of this area are already Desperate.

Wu Kai never imagined that the first job he was in charge of after leaving Jishi County and being promoted to Zhengshitang would be such a head-scratching thing. Thinking of Jiang Jiaquan and Yan Shenghao's treacherous smiles, he couldn't help but feel angry Come here.

"In addition to negotiating with Tianhe County to exchange their fields, you can buy their fields and sell them at the market price. They will get a sum of money and get the same size of land. I will keep them and agree. Then you let it go, saying that there is a time limit, after the time, there will be only money, no land compensation, and I will keep them running faster than rabbits one by one to sign with you." Gao Yuan said.

"If we do this, won't we have to fill in an extra sum of money?" Wu Kai pointed to the proposal in Gao Yuan's hand, "The five million taels won't come down!"

"Old Wu, old Wu, you said that you are also a famous profiteer, why are you still so rigid?" Gao Yuan wanted to poke Wu Kai's forehead with his fingers." You spent money to buy these lands, Are these lands yours?"

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

Gao Yuan was angry and funny, "This land belongs to you now, well, it belongs to the imperial court, then how to plan is not our business, it is your Zhengshitang's business, send a circular to tell all the workers in Jicheng Workshop owners, it is said that starting from a certain day of the month, no more workshops are allowed within the first ring of Jicheng, and all workshops must be moved outside the first ring.”

"What link?" Wu Kai and Wu Qi, who was waiting to report the situation, were petrified again. Now when they talk about things with the king, the king will pop up some words that they don't understand from time to time. Kai even wondered if the King of Han hadn't been on the battlefield for a long time, and his mind was a little amusing.

"Well, this one!" Gao Yuan sweated a little, "From now on, the area within the city wall of Jicheng will be called the first ring, and also the central city area, and the area outside the city wall will be called the second ring! Within the first ring, in the future It is only allowed to be used for residence, business, and workshops have to be moved out. You issued this notice, and then sold the land, divided the land you just received into small pieces, and held an auction. Anyway, the price The higher one wins. The land on the second ring road is also good, I am afraid that no one will come to grab it. What is the market price of the land outside Jicheng now?"

"Your Majesty, the latest one is one hundred taels of silver per mu, and the ones that are a little worse are between fifty taels and eighty taels?" Wu Kai said.

"So expensive?" Gao Yuan asked in surprise.

"It's so expensive. Now Jicheng's resident population is approaching 800,000. A few years ago, Jicheng's population was only about 300,000 to 400,000 at its peak. Otherwise, why do we need to expand the city?" Wu Kai said.

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

Wu Kaihan has come down, this is purely using the state machine to steal money, "Your Majesty, where is the big council?"

"Where is the Great Council, I will support you. Besides, won't you go to some familiar members of the Great Council and persuade them to support you? Mobilize the deliberators in your political affairs hall, and everyone will contact some Councilor, I’m giving a little hint, so there won’t be too many people showing their teeth!” Gao Yuan snorted and said, “If they don’t want to, you can propose a tax increase. Jicheng is the capital of my big man. Well, the capital needs to look like a capital. Now that the expansion of the capital is a matter for the whole big man, if these congressmen trouble you with this matter, they can only raise taxes across the country and let the people of the whole country work for the capital. Contribution, once this move is made, all the members of the custody must keep their mouths shut. Raise your hands to welcome your move.”

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

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

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

"By inferring from one instance to another, a child can be taught!" Gao Yuan smiled. "By the way, go and tear down the city wall of Jicheng for me later. These bluestones, blue bricks, and wooden beams can be sold for a big Is it a sum of money?" Gao Yuan patted the armrest of the chair and asked.

"Your Majesty, how can this be done? The city wall is the foundation of a city's defense, how can it be torn down, no matter how short we are of money, we don't need this amount of money!" Wu Kai and Wu Qi exclaimed together.

Gao Yuan stood up, took a few steps back and forth in the hall, and said proudly, "Now my Great Han Kingdom, does it still need a city wall to protect the safety of Jicheng? Looking around the world, who can raise troops to attack Jicheng !"

The two councilors looked at the high-spirited Gao Yuan, and were speechless for a while, yes, looking at the world, who can fight to Jicheng? Great countries, I am afraid that they are all worried about the Han army raising troops to attack them?

"It's demolished, people's hearts are walls, as long as our big man keeps moving forward with the current momentum, the capital of the big man will never need a city wall." Gao Yuan waved his big hand.

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

"That's right, that's the reason." Gao Yuanmei said with a smile: "But we need to set aside more space and build a few squares. We also have to let the people of Jicheng have a place to play, what do you think Isn't it?"

Wu Kai quickly calculated in his mind for a while, in this way, he was afraid that the money he needed would be almost the same, so he said excitedly: "This time the money is enough, I will take a good look at it later Look at Wang Wudi's stinky face, he is probably waiting to make things difficult for me?"

"I advise you not to go to him. When he finds out about your plan, he will definitely send someone from the Ministry of Finance to keep an eye on every penny you spend. If there is any extra money, he will definitely pick it up." Go." Gao Yuan laughed.

"He will go around, why don't I go and 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. He not only has to keep an eye on the east-west artery that Guo Quan is building, but also pays attention to the country's water conservancy and roads. The underachievers in the political affairs hall naturally leave them to do whatever is difficult.

"Your Majesty just said these ways of making money, I am really convinced, and I am so enlightened. I think we can learn a lot when we are building this road!" Wu Qi said thoughtfully: "What the king said is to get rich first and build roads 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, the roads in some important places Buy the land on both sides first, and then sell it, which can also solve part of the financial difficulties.”

Gao Yuan said with a smile: "That's not unreasonable, but you have to pay attention to the way you do things. In addition, the money is like a drop in the bucket for this main artery. As for the funds for this main artery, I I also thought of some ways."

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

"The three counties in eastern Liaodong are rich in mineral deposits, and there are a lot of copper coins, gold and silver. I am going to sell the mining rights of these mines." Gao Yuan walked to the map and tapped his fingers on the map In the three counties of Liaodong, "the land is full of treasures. Let's sell the mining rights of these mineral deposits. I think the big businessmen with capital in our Han Dynasty will definitely scramble for them. In this way, we can raise a large amount of money." Second, these people can buy the mining rights of these mines. If they want to mine, they need to recruit manpower. This can solve the livelihood problems of many local people and benefit the local economy a lot. Third, he started Once the mines are found, roads have to be built to transport these mines out, so, in addition to the aorta built by our imperial court, there are also roads in the counties and townships below that can connect to this aorta. We can achieve many things in one fell swoop.”

He turned his head and said, "Wu Qi, go back and plan carefully. Those mines can be sold and how many years they will be sold. Write me a plan."

"Yes, I understand, I will organize people to do this right after I go down." Wu Qi nodded again and again.

Just as he was talking, He Weiyuan pushed the door open and entered: "Your Majesty, the *officer is asking to see you."

As soon as they heard that Jing Shou was coming, Wu Kai and Wu Qi stood up together, "Your Majesty has something else to do, I will take my leave after this."

"No, no, no!" Gao Yuan waved his hand, "You can also listen to what I said to Jing Shou today, this is a big event, the Zhengshitang needs to know, and you have to be prepared in your heart! "(to be continued)