Zhu Houzhao became interested, and he began to forget himself. He was carefully surfing the map, but when others saw him like this, they were not convenient for him to make a sound.

The map is really too intuitive, and it is precisely because it is clear at a glance that Zhu Houzhao is fascinated by watching it.

His eyes fell on the Japanese, and he couldn't help but say, "I have seen the Japanese naval chart, which is roughly the same as before. It turns out that this is their Kyoto... This desert is so big... Annan turned out to be here. When Emperor Wen conquered Annan, my Ming army returned in failure, but unexpectedly, they were like this small country..."

He murmured in a low voice, took a few more steps back, and couldn't help but take a breath.

In the past, I only thought that the Ming Dynasty was so great that it was worthy of being the country of Middle-earth. But now I look at it again and find that the Ming Dynasty was just a part of the area. The two capitals and thirteen provinces were not big in this world. The several huge empires specifically marked by Ye Chunqiu, such as the Mughals and Ottomans, were not as vast as the Ming Dynasty, but they were not much inferior.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought.

In fact, to a certain extent, the rulers of the Central Plains dynasty have always regarded themselves as the country, so their focus is always on the strong neighbors in the north. However, looking at such a map gives people the feeling that the strong neighbors in the north are just like this.

Zhu Houzhao unconsciously pursed her lips and took a sip of tea. Seeing this, Ye Chunqiu, who was beside her, said tactfully: "I must be tired, I'm so tired, I'm going to take my leave."

"Go." Zhu Houzhao smiled at Ye Chunqiu, and then turned her eyes back to the map of the world.

Ye Chunqiu and Liu Jian and others took their leave. After a while, Liu Jin was also "driven" out and obediently went to the servant room. Ye Chunqiu led the ministers to the waiter room.

The Attendant Room is also a big house, located on the fourth floor, and is decorated very elegantly. The fireplace in the house was already burning, making the place very warm. Several sofas surrounded by the fireplace, and there were a few sons next to it. Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and Wang Hua were each seated, so the others naturally couldn't sit there, so they had to stand by.

Liu Yu and Li Dongyang and Ye Chunqiu had personal grudges, but they did not come with him. They went to the public room next door with a few people. Liu Jianshu sat comfortably here. To some extent, he wanted to scold Ye Chunqiu. He was a good Hanlin servant, and he was full and had to do something weird and tricky. But after thinking about it carefully, Ye Chunqiu seemed impeccable whether it was a preaching or his job.

The most important thing is that the map came to Liu Jian's mind. He was not interested in the map of the Wanguo, but the two capitals and thirteen provinces were extremely meticulous. The prefectures and counties in the world were so intuitive in a small picture. In the future, the cabinet would probably copy one, and the Hanlin Academy would also include one.

It was the sofa that really made Liu Jian reluctant to teach Ye Chunqiu a lesson. When he sat on it, he seemed that his fatigue had been wiped out for a day. Facing the smokeless warm current in the fireplace, Liu Jian couldn't help but say, "Ye Shixue, how much does Zhenguo Mansion cost?"

Ye Chunqiu stood by, and he couldn't sit because there were a few Hanlin around him. Even if Liu Jian asked him to sit down and talk, it would seem abrupt. So he stood up and said, "It's about 90,000 taels, just because many things are new, and in fact, if you want to save, you can lower it."

Ninety thousand taels, it’s not too much. Liu Jian’s head seemed very satisfied. If he really wanted to build a serious palace, he would probably not be able to fight it without dozens or millions of taels. In fact, this is just a small head, and the real big head is a worship.

When the emperor wanted to build a garden, most of the materials needed were prepared by local officials. This was not calculated in the cost. For example, wood was transported from Yunnan. The Mu family was in Yunnan and didn't know how much manpower it would be used to log wood, and then they were ordered to send it to the capital, which was like flower stones. The flower stones in Jiangnan were good, and the county officials in various places were entrusted to the bottom to complete the matter under the supervision of the eunuchs who purchased it.

Now... everything has stopped, only 90,000 taels, interesting!

Liu Jian's thick eyebrows stretched out and said with a smile: "Yes, this room is warm and comfortable. This is probably the same as the principle of being more expensive than being more important. As for money, spending money on the blade and thinking, it can not only save the treasury, but also feel comfortable."

Ye Chunqiu couldn't help but say, "Liu Gong praised it."

Xie Qian sat on the sofa with his legs raised, but couldn't help but glared at him: "Do you think Mr. Liu is praising you?"

"Uh...isn't it praise?" Ye Chunqiu looked confused.

Wang Hua had no choice but to smile: "Chunqiu, don't be arrogant. Although Mr. Liu... well... so, his true intention is still to rely on you to calm down."

Liu Jian waved his hand and said, "You have misinterpreted my meaning. I am just praising him. What can I not praise? If you do things well, can't you scold me? In fact, we are the prime ministers in the eyes of others, but if you say a thousand words, you are actually the butler. There is a saying that a clever wife cannot cook without rice. Governing the country is nothing more than economics. Over the years, I have also said something that should not be said. The ills of the court have accumulated over time, so let's talk about building a palace. When Emperor Wen built the Forbidden City,

How much does a pillar cost? It's just three or four taels of silver. This is not a valuable thing in itself. But now? It's three or four hundred taels, scared, the value has increased by a hundred times. You can tell yourself that how many of them are working hard. Think about it, it's really shocking, but what can I do?" Liu Jin looked at the burning flames in the fireplace and sighed and continued: "It's been a hundred and twenty years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It's becoming more and more luxurious, and luxury... In fact, there's nothing wrong with it, but this kind of debauchery is still terrifying."

Shaking his head, Liu Jian felt a little tired, but the Tongzhengsi sent today's memorial to the Attendant Room.

Liu Jian had no choice but to cheer up and said, "Okay, the things in this world are just a piece of thread that cannot be explained or sorted out. We big housekeepers still have to continue doing things, so let's take the memorial."

Ye Chunqiu and everyone left, and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet made a bill in the room.

After dinner in the evening, Ye Chunqiu went to the attendant room as usual. This time, because there were only four cabinet ministers, Liu Jian pointed at him: "Sit down."

Ye Chunqiu then sat on the sofa and talked to several cabinet ministers.

There is a special bedroom here for the accompanying ministers to stay. Ye Chunqiu is a consultant in the Zhenguo Mansion, so he is naturally at the place where he stays. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!