Chapter 457
"Moon City?"
"Moon City?"
After hearing the answer from the Kushan Emperor, these ministers in Kushan were really fragile and tender. This is Yuecheng. They just said that Yuecheng must not be as good as their capital. But now it seems that the difference between the two is like a five-star hotel and a public toilet.
It's embarrassing, it's a slap in the face.
"Your Majesty wants to build a new royal city, but you want to build a royal city like Yuecheng?" An old Kushan minister asked tentatively.
"Yes, it is precisely because we want to build a royal city that is no less than Yuecheng. Only a city like Yuecheng is qualified to become my Kushan royal city?" The Kushan Emperor's tone was decisive, as if he had made up his mind to build a new city.
In fact, since he saw this map of Moon City, the Kushan Emperor made up his mind to build a city, but it took a lot of money to build a city. Even as the Kushan Emperor, if he wanted to use such a huge amount of money, he had to agree with the ministers in the court.
As the teacher said, the Kushan treasury is not sufficient now, it can be said to be a radish and a pit. Every money in the treasury is planned wherever it is used. If it is misappropriated to build a city, it will inevitably affect the operation of Kushan.
The Kushan Emperor did not intend to use the money from the treasury to build a city, but it would not be enough to use his own private property. The rich Kushan people, besides him, are ministers here, so naturally he will put money in the future.
"My dear friends, my Kushan foundation is not stable now, and the money in the treasury should not be moved lightly. I have decided to allocate silver from the private treasury to build a city. What do you think?" Emperor Kushan said.
The Kushan Emperor's meaning was clearly stated. Everyone, it's time for you to pay the money.
However, the ministers in Kushan are not fools. They know that this money cannot be paid so easily. If you take less, it will be a drop in the bucket for Jiancheng. But if you take too much, it will hurt them even if they take too much.
It is precisely because of this consideration that the ministers were quite tacitly silent together. They all looked at the nose, the nose, and the mouth.
The ministers of Kushan were smart, and the Emperor of Kushan was naturally not a fool. Seeing that the ministers did not speak, he was too lazy to write his ink, so he directly used his trump card.
"Hey, since you are short of money, I can only collect silver from the public, but I guess the city will not be built at that time. After that, I can only let the people who donated silver enter the city to live. If the ones who donated silver are not in the old city, then they will be in the old city for the time being?" The Kushan Emperor sighed and said with a little regret.
The Kushan Emperor's trick is so silence. Since you are unwilling to donate money, then I won't let you live when the city is built.
When the ministers heard this, they were instantly reluctant. With a five-star hotel, who would still be willing to live in a public toilet? Originally, these people were thinking of taking advantage of it and eating for nothing. Now, the abacus was no longer loud, and their faces instantly turned cloudy and cloudy.
"Your Majesty wants to build a city, how can we ignore it? The old minister is willing to donate money."
"Hey, although the old minister doesn't have much extra money at home, he still needs to support His Majesty if he sells his money."
"The old minister must support His Majesty even if he eats braised vegetables."
"Old minister, you must support Your Majesty even if you sell your children."
A group of drama artists began to perform in the Kushan court. This acting skill is more than better than Miss Lu.
Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. The snow in the north has come very early. The first snow falls and winter has arrived.
On the grassland, at this time, three new cities belonging to Dayue, Donghu and the Xiongnu had been established. These three cities looked like triplets, almost exactly the same from the appearance. The city covers a grassland with a radius of hundreds of miles, and the city wall is not about three feet high, which is similar to the city wall of the ordinary county town of Daqin.
The entire city wall is mainly made of brick and stone structure, and some places are poured with cement and steel bars. The city wall is about seven or eight meters thick, and one centimeter of city gates are opened in the four city walls in the southeast, west and north. Unlike the cities in the mainland of Daqin, there is no moat outside the city on the grassland.
Although the outer wall has been built, it is actually empty inside. However, despite this, many herders still set up shacks and tents in the city.
Although the houses in the city have not been built yet, their lives are much better than before. After all, they are blocked by the city walls, so they are no longer worried about being attacked by hungry wolves on the grassland. They are sold to Yuecheng for silver after they are sold. Some cattle and sheep have been stored in the pastures outside the city. There are dedicated people to patrol the pastures, so there is no need to worry about safety.
"Brown, are you going to the tavern to have a drink?" The tent was lifted open, and a cold wind mixed with snowflakes rushed in, causing Brown to tremble.
Brown put down the warm horse milk wine in his hand, turned his head to look, and found that it was his friend.
"Go to drink soju?" Brown's eyes shone.
The winter on the grassland is very cold. When Brown thinks of the Qin people's soybean wine, he instantly feels that his horse-milky wine is no longer fragrant. The Qin people's wine is very magical. It is as clear as water, and the temperature is also cool, but when you drink it in your stomach, it makes you feel warm all over, just like a ball of fire burning.
"Whether to go, I just sold cattle and sheep. I didn't want to drink two drinks while I was rich now. I would be reluctant to leave it in a few days." said the visitor.
The Qin people’s wine is good everywhere, but there is one disadvantage, that is, it is too expensive. A sheep can only exchange two jars of wine. If it is opened, it will only last for three or five days.
"Go, why don't you go?" Brown said hurriedly.
The two reached a consensus and walked towards the tavern. Most of the buildings in the city were not yet completed, so the heavy snow came, so the tavern was called a tavern, but in fact it was just a larger shack.
After entering the tavern, the two of them ordered a jar of wine together, and then some beef and mutton, and then they started chatting together.
"Brother, have you heard that the place where the official in the city lives is said to have something called kang, which is warmer than spring when sleeping on it." Brown said.
"That's right, my little boy is studying in the inner city. The houses in the inner city are so warm, and even the roads are all cement roads." Another person said.
"These gangs of slaughter masters live comfortably, but we still have to live in tents." Brown said angrily.
"My little boy said that we can live in brick and tile houses next year." The man said.
"Brother, you said we all want to live in brick and tile houses. You said the officials and men in Xianyang City lived what kind of life they would live?" Brown asked curiously.
"I don't know, we have no chance to go to Xianyang in our life."
"Hey, I hope my child can have some success and can live in Xianyang in the future." The man sighed and continued.
Nowadays, the people on the grassland yearn for the Qin Dynasty from the bottom of their hearts. It seems that people from Xianyang are superior, and Xianyang has become a holy place in the hearts of the grassland people.
Chapter completed!