"Good, not bad, not bad! Wanting, keep this half of the Spring and Autumn Annals properly. Help me send it back first so that His Majesty can take a look.”Empress Zhangsun ordered her maid,""Be careful, don't break it."
Kong Yingda opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He believed that there was no possibility of snatching food from Empress Zhangsun's tiger's mouth.
"Wait, beautiful sister, this is daylight robbery!”Xiao Tian wanted to bring it back for collection!
Empress Zhangsun rolled her eyes at Xiao Tian. Look at how stingy you are. I'll get someone to send you a complete one tomorrow.”
When Gao Yang saw that his 'own' things were about to be snatched away by his mother, he became somewhat anxious. "Mother, how can you do this!"
Empress Zhangsun directly ignored Gao Yang and said in a flat tone,"Mm, your competition can continue!”There was no reason to spit out what he had gotten!
Seeing this, Xiao Tian could only give up. Anyway, he had just written it. At most, he would go back and make another copy!
He turned to look at Kong Yingda,"Mister Kong, as long as you can write the remaining half of the Spring and Autumn Annals, it will be your victory."”
Kong Yingda shook her head." I'm confident if you want me to do it in reverse. However, I'm afraid I won't be able to write it even if you give me a few months." I've lost again! In the next round, it's your turn to choose what to compete in.”
Xiao Tian thought that Kong Yingda would admit defeat completely. He did not expect that Kong Yingda, who had already lost two rounds in a row, was still somewhat unconvinced!
If it was before he finished writing the Spring and Autumn Annals, Xiao Tian could have chosen to compete with Kong Yingda in painting skills. However, he had just finished writing for four hours, which was more than three hours. There was almost no pause in between. It was difficult for him to even lift his arm. In this state, he could not even start writing.
Why don't I play a brain teaser with this old man? He would definitely win, but with this old man's personality, he would rather admit defeat than compete with him in this kind of game.
"Since Mister Kong insists, then the third round…"
Before Xiao Tian could finish, Empress Zhangsun said,""BenGong has this intention. For these three rounds, let me set the questions!”
Xiao Tian looked at Empress Zhangsun bitterly. How could she not go against him? What do you mean by that? Did I tell you to come up with the questions?
Empress Zhangsun ignored Xiao Tian's resentful gaze and said,""Ever since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has worked hard day and night, diligently governing the country and loving the people. In the past ten years, not even a single palace had been repaired. BenGong also split one coin into two halves, the palace's expenses were reduced again and again, once it was night, in the huge palace, there were not even a few spots of light.”
Other than Xiao Tian, everyone present agreed with Empress Zhangsun's words. Compared to the past dynasties, the Tang royal family was extremely shabby.
However, Xiao Tian knew that this was a classic case of suppressing one's desires first! First, she had to make herself sound so pitiful to gain everyone's sympathy. What Empress Zhangsun was going to say next was the main point.
"Recently, many of the palaces in the palace have been leaking rain, but disasters continue to occur in various places. His Majesty sympathized with the people and used all the money and food to relieve the disaster. However, the tens of thousands of people in the palace also needed a place to shelter from the wind and rain, right? Both of you are talented. I think this small problem won't be difficult for you, right?”
When the princes and princesses heard Empress Zhangsun's words, they all felt the same way. Even the princes and princesses did not have much pocket money. This was indeed miserable enough. Originally, it wasn't like this, but last year, Retired Emperor Li Yuan passed away. Li Shimin used the standard of an emperor to show filial piety.
Anyone with a little common sense would know that in ancient times, the construction of the imperial palace and the construction of the imperial mausoleum were the most laborious and wasteful things.
There were tens of thousands of civilian workers at every turn. Not only did they have to pay for their food and clothing, but they also had to consider the reduction in production from the fields.
If it was the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, it might not be much. During the Song Dynasty, the population exceeded 60 million. The Ming Dynasty had even more people, so it was not a big deal to have tens of thousands of people. But how many people were there in the Tang Dynasty? It was just over 10 million yuan. The sudden loss of tens of thousands of strong laborers who could not eat and farm had a huge impact.
"Empress, no!" When Kong Yingda heard that Empress Zhangsun had plans to build a palace, she quickly advised,""This year, Henan Province has suffered a serious disaster, and the world's granaries have been reduced by 20%. Empress, please reconsider!”
When Empress Zhangsun heard this, she did not show anything on her face, but she was a little unhappy in her heart. Disaster? The Great Tang was so vast, which place hadn't been struck by a disaster every year? Ever since Li Shimin had ascended the throne, the Eastern Turks had been ravaged by war, and then the locusts that had ravaged the entire Guanzhong. In his despair, Li Shimin had been forced to eat locusts in front of all his officials. It had just been peaceful for two years, and now, there was a flood!
However, what did this have to do with repairing the palace? It was just a repair, not a new palace. The cost would be more than ten thousand strings at most. Where could he squeeze out ten thousand strings? However, the palace treasury really couldn't take out ten thousand strings. The palace treasury's money had been used for disaster relief. Those officials were holding onto the treasury's money tightly!
"Dare I ask, beautiful sister, how much would it cost to repair all the palaces?”Xiao Tian asked.
Empress Zhangsun looked at Xiao Tian with satisfaction. These words were more pleasant to hear! Then, he said,"If we repair all of them, I'm afraid it'll cost more than 100,000 yuan."”Empress Zhangsun directly increased the number by more than ten times!
Hearing this astronomical figure, everyone present shook their heads secretly.
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