"Mr. Marquis, the young mansion Zhao Mansion is here to visit!"

While checking the design drawings of the Academy of Sciences, a doorman came to report to the Shaofu Order Zhao Wei to visit.

"You continue, please come to my office!" Chen Xu nodded and asked Zhang Cang, Hu Kuan and others to continue studying the design drawings and make the on-site sand table renderings as soon as possible. Before he could sit down, Zhao Wei rushed in, his steps were fast and fast as if he was burning his butt, and the jade crown on his head looked a little crooked.

"Didn't Zhao's Mansion go to Luoyang? Why do you look so embarrassed?" Chen Xu bowed and said hello with some confusion.

Zhao Wei didn't even have time to salute, so he jumped in front of Chen Xu a few steps and grabbed Chen Xu's arm and said anxiously: "Mr. Marquis, Wei has just returned to Xianyang and has not had time to return home. I heard that you are planning to build a hundred statues of the sages and sages in the square and steps in front of the library?"

"Yes!" Chen Xu nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "Maybe Zhao's Mansion also want to make a statue, there are still many places at present..."

"Mr. Marquis, you are harming me!" Zhao Wei jumped anxiously, "In order to make up the remaining money for your project, I went back and forth for more than half a month, and went to Luoyang to convene copper and iron miners to collect taxes on iron and coal mines next year in advance. The 10 million yuan has not been collected yet, and you have to repair these many statues, which will inevitably cost millions of dollars. Even if you sell me, you can't make up all!"

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, sit down and say!" Chen Xu pulled Zhao Wei down and asked the clerk to bring tea.

"Mr. Marquis, why don't you tell me to be anxious? Please don't make this statue, or... these statues are left behind and slowly. In three or five years, I will definitely raise all the money for you..." Zhao Wei kept yelling while drinking tea.

"How can I do it in three to five years? This statue must be handled quickly, otherwise where will the remaining money come from?" Chen Xu shook his head.

"Marty..." Zhao Wei, a man in his forties, almost cried.

"Don't worry, don't you worry, isn't this marquis sharing the worries of Zhao's Mansion? Only by getting these statues out, Zhao's Mansion will not have to run back and forth like this to raise money!"

"What do you mean by the Marquis?" Zhao Wei looked at Chen Xu in surprise.

"Zhao Mansion, this is how the Hou planned this matter. It was originally estimated that this project would cost 40 million yuan, and this project was not rented out like Cuju Square, so it must be a money-losing business. However, for the development and prosperity of the Qin Dynasty, it had to be repaired. This Hou also knew that the Shaofu and the Finance Department could not afford this huge sum of money, so he asked the newspaper to donate the money he earned over the years, but the result was not enough. When this Hou heard that Zhao Mansion had to run around because of collecting money, he felt very guilty..."

"Hey, the marquis does not need guilt. It is because of the lack of power. This project should be funded by the imperial court and the Shaofu. It had nothing to do with the marquis. Now that the newspaper has made a big deal, it is natural for the Shaofu to make up the remaining money. However, the mines, forest land, steel, salt and silk taxes under the Shaofu are collected every January and June. Now it is late autumn, and various budgets and expenses have been allocated. The treasury has only been less than two million yuan for daily emergency purposes. It is really troublesome to raise this ten thousand yuan. But the marquis has not been levied in advance. This is more than four million yuan in taxes for many mines next spring. First, pay them to the marquis for the construction of the library and the Beijing University. After the start of next spring, the remaining ones will be filled and the Marquis will not be broken. The Marquis' plan will not be broken..."

"I heard from the Lord of Zhao finish my words first!" Chen Xu interrupted Zhao Wei's words with a smile and tears.

"Yes, marquis please tell me!" Zhao Wei nodded quickly.

"I released this plan to build the statue, which is actually raising money for the Shaofu Order. However, I can't speak to His Majesty. If the Zhao Mansion can help me with this matter in front of His Majesty, in the end, there is no need for the Shaofu to pay a sum..."

"Really... really... then... where does that money come from?" Zhao Wei felt that his soul was floating outside his body, and his tongue was a little knotted.

Chen Xu took a sip of tea and nodded, "Ben Hou planned to build 100 statues and bid for the disciples of the Hundred Schools according to the location. There are 50 steps from the square to the library. Two statues can be placed at each level, which can be placed at exactly 100. Then the price is based on the five steps. The lowest level starts at 20,000 yuan. The more you go, the more expensive it is. The ten statues closest to the library start at 100,000 yuan..."

After Chen Xu finished speaking, Zhao Wei was still in a sculptural state with a dull face. His mouth widened and his eyes were empty. The tea cup was already tilted in his hand, and the tea was flowing onto the official robe.

"Zhao Mansion Order~~" Chen Xu called out several times, and Zhao Wei finally returned to his soul. He looked at Chen Xu with a long time before finally putting the teacup on the desk, rubbed his sleeves and asked with a strange look: "Mr. Marquis, are you really going to do this?"

"This is the best way I can think of. It not only solves the embarrassment of Zhao Fuling, but also allows the disciples of hundreds of families in the world to use their light and heat to participate in the construction of this literary temple! Zhao Fuling imagines that when the library rises ten feet out of thin air, there are two rows of statues of hundreds of schools of thought standing on both sides of a staircase that is paying attention to and looking down at the scholars coming and going in the library like sages. How sacred and glorious it would be.

Once people embark on this path of sages, they will inevitably be extremely pious. They will involuntarily feel excited and proud of the splendid culture left by many sages. They will work hard to learn and carry forward these civilizations and pass on them. This... is also the greatest wish of this marquis to build this library, establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the past sages, and bring peace to all generations. The disciples of the hundred schools of thought are all those who read and read, and they should have this kind of awareness and responsibility..."

Zhao Wei:...

Zhao Wei came quickly and went quickly. He rushed into Chen Xu's office and hurriedly left before he finished a cup of tea. He even fell down the steps in front of the Academy of Sciences and even took it. If it weren't for a passing craftsman supporting him, Zhao Wei would have fallen and had his nose and face swollen.

"Thank you!" Zhao Wei bowed to the craftsman in a scattered look, then continued to climb onto the carriage and quickly left the Academy of Sciences.

"Mr. Zhao's Mansion seems to be suffering from absent-mindedness and cannot walk smoothly!" The craftsman just now walked to Chen Xu who was standing at the door of the office and whispered.

"Don't talk nonsense, be careful that he comes to his senses and beats you up!"

"Uh, then forget it. If Zhao's Mansion Order asks about it next time, you will say that you didn't see me helping him!" The craftsman shivered and ran away.

On the way back, Zhao Wei was in a very chaotic mood.

In order to complete the emperor's order, he went to raise money for Chen Xu's project. He had been running back and forth for more than half a month and had not yet collected it. He had just returned to Xianyang with anxiety. Before he even entered the city, he saw several alchemists quarreling on the side of the road, blowing his beards, glaring at him, rolling up his sleeves, drawing his sword as if he was going to fight desperately.

When Zhao Wei got off the car, he was in a bad mood and scolded him angrily, and ordered the imperial guards to drive away several alchemists. As a result, the alchemists had not walked far and got up again. Zhao Wei asked the imperial guards to pull several alchemists for a closer question, and then he learned that the legend of Qinghe Hou was planning to build a hundred statues of the sages of the Hundred Schools at the entrance of the library he was building.

Zhao Wei was stunned at the time and his blood was dripping to the gate of the Academy of Sciences, but soon after being hyped by Chen Xu, he came out in a daze.

Only the Hou of Qinghe could do such a rebellious thing by using the bidding method.

But this is indeed a way to make up money. Everyone knows that the library and the Capital University are a money-losing project. Just like many royal palaces inside and outside Xianyang, it is a shame for repairing it. If it is not well repaired, someone will be beaten to the board. For repairing the library, both the court and the people, it is absolutely supported by the people. After all, this is a major project that benefits the country and the people to enhance the image of Xianyang. Just like Cuju Square, since it has been repaired, it has become a landmark building in Xianyang and the most proud building for the people of Xianyang. This is the pride of Xianyang. Other counties can only envy, jealous and hate it. The former capitals of the first six countries have been left behind by Xianyang.

But after using this method to raise money, the Chinese sages knew about it, I wonder what kind of mood they would be, and whether they would crawl out of the coffin and scold these descendants... Why didn't they put his statue to the highest position?

I think this is the case. The disciples of the hundreds of schools are all people who love face, and the face of the ancestors of the hundreds of schools is even more unbearable.

Zhao Wei entered the palace with a strange expression that seemed to be crying and laughing all the way, and went to Zichen Palace to pay homage to Qin Shihuang.

"Zuo Xiangzhen... is really such a plan?" Qin Shihuang was confused after hearing this, and the ink dripping from the brush in his hand fell on his clothes without realizing it.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhao Wei nodded as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"The left prime minister acted like an antelope hanging on his horns without a trace. He could do such a deviant thing. Cough cough~, I... should I agree..." Qin Shihuang raised his hand to touch his beard until he was almost poked on his face by a brush.

"Your Majesty, the Queen of Qinghe is also saving money for Your Majesty. Now the Shaofu treasury is empty and the money is not enough to make up for the remaining money..."

"Hmph, where does the Shaofu use so much taxes for warehousing every year?" Qin Shihuang looked at Zhao Wei coldly.

Zhao Wei was shocked and quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Shaofu's tax on treasury in spring and summer this year is more than 48 million yuan, and the total amount of 12 million stones of grain is the richest year in history. However, this year we will build Xingle Palace, expand Shanglin Garden, renovate Yong Palace and Li Palace, and build a swimming pool in Ganquan Palace, and... and... "

"And what? I've left the young mansion to you to take care of. What else can I hide from me? What kind of ritual is it to hesitate?" Qin Shihuang threw the brush heavily on the desk in an extremely angry manner, and a large piece of memorial was dyed black in an instant.

"Your Majesty, you said in the early spring that many concubines in the harem had not bought dresses or accessories for many years. They asked me to distribute money and clothes, and spent a total of more than 10 million yuan..."
Chapter completed!