Chapter 22 Construction of Youwang Palace
The next day.
It was near noon that He Jinse woke up from bed. When he woke up and saw a strange environment, he was startled, and then he remembered what happened yesterday.
That King You actually took possession of me like that!
And he obeyed King You without any resistance?
Thinking of this, He Jinse slapped himself: "You little hooves, why are you so dissolute and shameless at all?"
But remembering the feeling last night, He Jinse couldn't help but rub his legs together.
He Jinse was about to get out of bed and get dressed when there was a knock on the door. It was a woman's voice: "Sister, are you up? It's time for lunch."
"Not yet." He Jinse hurriedly put on her clothes, opened the door and saw a very beautiful woman outside. He Jinse, who had always been confident in her appearance, couldn't help but feel a little inferior.
"Excuse me, who are you?"
Su Mei smiled slightly: "I live in Prince You's Mansion, just like my sister."
"I've met the princess."
"I just live in Prince You's mansion and have no status. The prince is careless and not thoughtful. The hot water has already been boiled. Here are the clothes to change. My sister will come to eat after washing."
He Jinse's face turned red, he lowered his head and took the clothes, and was led to the bathing place by the maid.
Su Mei originally thought that He Jinse was a dangerous enemy, but after seeing her appearance, she knew that Li Feng just wanted to change his taste, and He Jinse would not affect her status.
Thinking of this, Su Mei felt proud, but she quickly suppressed this pride. Li Feng was an enemy and she must not fall in love with him.
In Xicheng, Li Feng suddenly sneezed.
Liu Ji hurriedly stepped forward: "My lord, you live a hundred years."
Li Feng waved his hand: "Stop flattering, how is the food situation?"
"Porridge sheds have been opened in various areas. According to the current food storage, we can provide porridge for three days."
"Just three days?"
Liu Ji filled a bowl of rice and showed it to Li Feng: "Your Majesty, according to the imperial court's standards for serving porridge, it won't fall over when you insert chopsticks. To meet this standard, it can only last three days."
"Isn't this nonsense? Now let them eat for a few more days, add water to make porridge, and then find them some pickles or something to last a few more days."
Liu Ji frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this can only solve the problem temporarily. If the court still doesn't have relief food, it will still not be able to change the current situation."
"I have sent people to the court to ask for food, and I have also purchased food from the southern provinces, but they have no land now, so it is not an option after all."
Liu Ji lowered his head. He had no good solution to this problem at the moment.
Li Feng looked at the people who were queuing up to eat, looked past the city wall, and suddenly smiled: "Liu Ji, how much silver does Prince You's palace have?"
"Going back to the prince, the previous deposits, plus what you got from ransacking your house in recent days, total more than one million taels, and they are stored in the mansion."
"Let's go and see Zhao Kang's butt."
Liu Ji was very puzzled. Why did the prince look at Zhao Kang's butt? Then Zhao Kang's skin was indeed good, but he had never heard that the prince was a good man. Could it be that he suddenly changed his gender?
Liu Ji looked at Li Feng in front of him and thought to himself, he didn't know if he could catch the eye of the prince with his appearance.
A group of people came to Zhao Kang's governor's house. After the housekeeper shouted, Li Feng heard noisy sounds coming from inside, and it soon became quiet.
Li Feng sneered, pretending to be sick in front of me?
"Your Majesty, my master is still injured and cannot come out to kneel to greet him. Please forgive me."
Liu Jiqi said: "Mr. Zhao was fine yesterday, why was he suddenly injured?"
"He disturbed my enjoyment of drinking last night, so I gave him a slap in the face. I came to see him today."
It turned out that the prince's hobbies were still the same, and Liu Ji was a little disappointed.
Li Feng led people into Zhao Kang's bedroom. Zhao Kang was lying on the bed. Next to him was a charming little lady. Judging from her clothes, she must be a maid.
"Master Zhao is so lucky. He still has a little beauty to take care of him while he recovers from his injuries."
Zhao Kang hated Li Feng in his heart, but there was still work to be done on the surface.
"Your Majesty, I am injured and cannot see you. Please atone for your sins."
"Forgive me, your injury is important. But even if you are injured, you can't delay the business. You said the day before yesterday that you wanted to raise two million taels of silver for my Palace of Prince You. Where is the silver?"
"The amount of two million taels is indeed not a small amount. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Then the grace period will be until You hour today. If you can't get it by then, don't blame me for being rude. Okay, rest in peace and recover."
Li Feng smiled and patted Zhao Kang's butt, and then pinched the lovely maid's face: "Tender and elastic, I like it very much, haha..."
Li Feng felt very comfortable teasing his maid in front of Zhao Kang.
Zhao Kang was furious, but did not dare to confront him head-on.
Liu Ji stared at Li Feng's operation with his mouth open, thinking of his poor wife. The prince has high standards and looks down on his wife, but his concubine is very delicate. Do you want to find some time to dedicate it to the prince?
Liu Ji caught up with Li Feng and asked: "Your Majesty, you are asking Zhao Kang for two million silver to buy grain from the south. Although the money is a lot, there are also different disasters in other places. I'm afraid you won't be able to buy much."
food."
"Who said I have to use money to buy food?"
Liu Ji was confused: "What about you?"
Li Feng waved his hand: "If you have money, of course you will build my Youwang Palace."
Li Feng's high image of serving the country and the people that he had established in Liu Ji's heart suddenly collapsed. The disaster has not yet been resolved, and the prince actually wants to build Youwang Palace?
At this moment, Liu Ji was disappointed with Li Feng. He originally thought that Li Feng really had a heart for the people.
After all, he is a descendant of the royal family. Even if he sees it with his own eyes, he cannot understand the pain and despair in the hearts of the victims.
"Liu Ji, Liu Ji?"
Li Feng shouted several times, and Liu Ji, who was lagging behind, heard it. Even though he was dissatisfied with his years of living a dog-eat-dog life, he quickly put on a smile and trotted to Li Feng's side.
"Your Majesty, please give your orders."
"You draw up a recruitment agreement for me and post it in Xicheng and Beicheng. Just say that I want to build Youwang Palace and I'm short of workers. Let those who don't have land or savings come and apply. There is no age or gender limit. The salary is tentatively set for one day.
One hundred Wen, recruitment is limited, first come, first served.”
After Li Feng finished speaking, Liu Ji was stunned. Then, under Li Feng's surprised gaze, Liu Ji slowly knelt down and said, "I just made a slanderous comment on the prince's love for the people. He is really worthy of death."
Li Feng smiled and said: "I'm not that Liu Che. I'm not guilty of slander. I just get up and go to work."
Liu Ji burst into tears of gratitude, got up and ran forward.
Liu Ji understood what Li Feng wanted to do, but Zhang Shoulin didn't. He was extremely curious, but he didn't dare to ask, and his face was filled with pain.
Li Feng shook his head helplessly and explained to him: "I found a profitable job for the people so that they can earn money."
Zhang Shoulin suddenly realized: "Your Majesty is really very smart, but in the year of famine, you overhauled Youwang Palace. If this matter comes to His Majesty's ears, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to you."
Chapter completed!