Chapter 25 You have a deep misunderstanding of me

Jiajing was very satisfied with Lei Li's answer.

And he really trusted Lei Li working in the Ministry of Industry.

Jiajing said, "When you came here, you must have seen the Wanshou Palace."

Lei Li nodded: "I have observed that more than half of the Wanshou Palace's platform and above have been destroyed."

If the Yan Party were allowed to intervene in the reconstruction of the Wanshou Palace, I'm afraid hundreds of thousands of taels of silver would be pocketed by this group of people.

Lei Li's mood suddenly became heavy.

However, since His Majesty has summoned me, no matter what the Yan Party says, I have to save the money in front of His Majesty.

Jiajing said, "Yan Shaoting said earlier that the Wanshou Palace needs to be rebuilt. We can remove the wood from the palace and send it to the Wanshou Palace for reconstruction, saving money and time."

"Your Majesty, I just saw the destroyed Wanshou Palace. If we rebuild the Wanshou Palace, I'm afraid..." Lei Li, pretending to be worried, spoke with a serious face, and suddenly his voice stopped.

He looked at the emperor with some disbelief, whose face was filled with a smile.

He looked at Yan Shaoting who was smiling at the side.

Is there something wrong with your ears?

Yan Shaoting smiled and looked at Lei Li: "Minister Lei, I am not proficient in the construction method. I am just briefly expressing my opinion in front of Your Majesty. I wonder what you think of my method?"

"Good idea!"

Lei Li said it subconsciously.

Then he looked at Yan Shaoting deeply with a questioning look on his face.

Could this idea have been thought up by the Yan Party?
Before coming to Yuxi Palace, when I passed by the destroyed Wanshou Palace, I knew that the Wanshou Palace would probably have to be rebuilt, so I had already thought about how to rebuild it in the most cost-effective and convenient way.

And what he thought was almost the same as Yan Shaoting's method.

Is this the Yan Party?

Is this the Yan Party that is bent on harming the country and its own interests?

Yan Song originally didn't understand why his eldest grandson asked Lei Li to preside over the reconstruction of the Wanshou Palace, but now he finally understood.

The Yan family must cut ties with the past, but they still need to continue doing the work of the court or His Majesty.

But what should we do?
If we still follow the original path, it will naturally not work.

Then the Yan family would suggest officials in the court to do things. As long as the work was done well, the Yan family who made the suggestion would naturally receive credit.

Even the Yan family can still participate in these court affairs as usual.

Yan Song couldn't help but look at Yan Shaoting twice.

Until today, he felt that he had not chosen the wrong path after all.

After Lei Li shouted "What a good idea", he suddenly closed his mouth.

Yan Shaoting smiled innocently, "I feel relieved to receive the praise from Minister Lei."

Lei Li looked at Yan Shaoting deeply and found that he could not understand Yan's party.

After getting the confirmation from the professionals, Jiajing clapped his hands and said, "Since this is a good idea, let's calculate how long it will take and how much it will cost to rebuild the Wanshou Palace according to this method."

Lei Li bowed and accepted the order. After a while, he answered, "Your Majesty, if we follow the previous method, rebuilding the Wanshou Palace will require at least three million taels of silver, and it will take more than a year to complete. But if we follow... according to the Right Bailiff's method, rebuilding the Wanshou Palace will only require two hundred thousand taels of silver, and the construction period will be orderly, and it will only take a hundred days."

With less than 10% of the cost, the Wanshou Palace can be rebuilt in just over 100 days.

This was something Jiajing had not thought of before.

Originally, Jiajing had already prepared to force the Ministry of Revenue to take out the one million taels of silver to rebuild the Wanshou Palace.

Now, after listening to Lei Li's budget, he immediately looked at Yan Shaoting who proposed this reconstruction plan.

"it is good!"

Jiajing looked at Yan Shaoting as if he had found a treasure, and then said loudly: "It seems that I did not choose the wrong person. Although he is still young, he is very smart. The cost of 200,000 taels of silver can save the court more than 2 million taels of silver."

Yan Song said at this time: "It's just that I hit the jackpot by accident. How to do it and rebuild the Wanshou Palace still depends on Minister Lei."

Xu Jie became increasingly silent, as if he was about to fall asleep.

However, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who were present, felt mixed emotions.

The two of them finally saw it clearly.

It turns out that today we will just watch Yan Shaoting show off his skills in front of the Saint.

It's becoming difficult to breathe.

Yan Shaoting also spoke up, "Your Majesty, rebuilding the Wanshou Palace is for your Majesty's sleeping quarters. This time, the reconstruction is presided over by Minister Lei. I think the cost can be raised from the inner treasury, and the inner court can supervise the construction. According to Minister Lei's previous construction of the three halls, wooden signs will be set up to mark the progress of the project. In this way, the construction period can be guaranteed, and the emperor and father will not have to live in Yuxi Palace for a long time."

As soon as Yan Shaoting finished speaking, everyone in Yuxi Palace was shocked. In the past, the construction of the palace had always been funded by the money from the national treasury.

Although everyone has thought about it, no one has ever dared to use the money from the imperial treasury to handle the affairs of the inner court.

Even Xu Jie, who had been silent as if asleep, couldn't help but glance sideways at Yan Shaoting.

Gao Gong was waiting to see the emperor scold Yan Shaoting, who seemed to be a little cocky.

However, Zhang Juzheng frowned, unexpectedly realizing that he actually felt admiration for Yan Shaoting.

However, how could Jiajing refuse Yan Shaoting's proposal at this time? It was only a matter of 200,000 taels.

And after all, it was Yan Shaoting who sent this money to the palace.

He immediately said, "Lord Yan, the reconstruction of the Wanshou Palace should be carried out according to Runwu's proposal. Let Lei Li take charge of the reconstruction, and the treasury will pay for the 200,000 taels of silver."

Yan Song bowed with a smile: "I accept your order."

Lei Li also followed behind and bowed to receive the order.

Only Gao Gong curled his lips and looked down at the ground.

But Jiajing continued, "Since we are talking about supervision, if we need someone from the inner court, let Huang Jin go. There is also someone from the court, Lu Yi will be returning to the capital soon, so let's count him in, and add Runwu."

Yan Shaoting didn't expect that he would be involved in this matter.

He immediately bowed and accepted the order.

Jiajing looked at Yan Shaoting with a smile on his face: "Do a good job on these two tasks today. If you do well, I will reward you generously."

This is the Taoist priest’s promise.

Yan Shaoting's heart moved, and he immediately bowed and nodded again: "I will obey your majesty's order."

Jiajing, in a good mood, stood up and looked at the ministers in front of him: "Go, everyone, do your job well."

After saying this, Jiajing turned around and walked towards the platform in the hall.

Everyone bowed and left.

Yan Shaoting supported Yan Song as they walked out, Xu Jie and Gao Gong walked side by side, and Zhang Juzheng walked with Lei Li.

When they arrived outside the palace, several people had sedan chairs.

Du Leili came here on horseback because of an urgent matter.

Yan Shaoting sent Old Yan to the sedan chair, then looked at Lei Li: "Minister Lei."

Lei Li had several wrong thoughts today, and when he saw Yan Shaoting calling him, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

He first glanced at Xu Jie and others who had already left in the sedan chair, and then he led his horse forward to Yan Shaoting.

"Right son."

Yan Shaoting looked at Lei Li deeply, with a look of grievance in his eyes. You people have a deep misunderstanding of me, the most loyal and patriotic person in the Ming Dynasty!
Looking at his eyes, Lei Li actually felt embarrassed.

Then, Yan Shaoting said, "Next, I will work with Minister Lei to rebuild the Wanshou Palace. I hope Minister Lei can give me more advice."

Although the Ministry of Works did not have much power in the imperial court, it was in charge of many important government offices.

Such as the Military Equipment Bureau, Weaving and Dyeing Institute, etc.

If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. If I want to change the Ming Dynasty, I will need the support of the Ministry of Works in the future.

Lei Li laughed awkwardly twice and clasped his hands: "We will work together. In the future, I will need your help."

Yan Shaoting smiled faintly: "Then wait for Lu Chenshi to return to the city, and then we will start the reconstruction of Wanshou Palace?"

Lei Li nodded repeatedly.

"As it should be."

Looking at Lei Li's back as he rode away on his horse, a smile appeared on Yan Shaoting's face.

Lu Yi is going back to Beijing so soon.

After all the speculation I had been making about Xiyuan over the past few days, I could finally start making preparations.

And Lu Yi.

He was the former commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the left commander-in-chief of the Rear Army Military Governor's Office. After his death, he was posthumously named Wuhui and was granted the title of Earl of Loyalty and the third son of Lu Bing.

He is also Yan Shaoting's brother-in-law.

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