Staring at the official documents of the Ministry of Works, Li Chen raised his hand to serve the tea cup.

The temperature is just right, and the tea leaves are also my favorite Dahongpao.

The combination of Li Chen and Wan Jiaojiao has become more and more tacit.

"Go and call Guan Zhiwei."

After reading the official documents, Li Chen did not approve it, but asked Wan Jiaojiao to give her the successor.

Wan Jiaojiao immediately got up and gave orders, so naturally she didn't need to go to the Ministry of Works. Some outside were responsible for running errands and passing messages.

A quarter of an hour later, Guan Zhiwei arrived in a hurry.

"Who planned this official document plan?"

Before Guan Zhiwei's ceremony was finished, Li Chen asked a question.

"It was drafted by several heads of the Ministry of Works, and the Wei ministers and the other two adults jointly determined it." Guan Zhiwei replied carefully.

"Take it back and rewrite it."

What followed Li Chen's words was the document that was thrown over.

The official document hit Guan Zhiwei's official hat, but he did not dare to resist. He hurriedly straightened his hat, picked up the official document, and asked carefully: "Your Highness, what is wrong with it? I will modify it immediately when I go back."

"What's wrong? Nothing is right."

Li Chen took another sip of tea and said angrily: "To welcome the wedding of this palace, you will repair the Eastern Palace, which will cost 2.6 million taels of silver at any time. Do you have the nerve to write this thing out?"

"Is this Eastern Palace dilapidated or where can't be lived? Repairing requires so much money?"

Guan Zhiwei hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the last time the Eastern Palace was repaired by the Emperor Zhenglong when the Emperor was the prince, he repaired it in the sixth year of Zhenglong. At that time, a total of 2.8 million taels of silver were used. More than 20 years have passed, and it is time to repair it. This silver is also calculated by us, not much..."

"Guan Zhiwei, do you want the hat on your head or the head on your neck?"

Li Chen sternly scolded: "During the Zhenglong period of the late emperor, the country's prosperity was strong and the national treasury was full. It was nothing to spend some money. Moreover, the Eastern Palace was already damaged at that time. It was because the late emperor could not bear it and advocated repairs. Even so, the father still reduced the budget again and again."

"But what is the situation now? People are living in poverty, and the country needs money everywhere. The day before yesterday, the prefect of Yangzhou submitted a memorial, begging the court to allocate 500,000 taels of silver to purchase utensils and seeds for spring plowing. This is a major event for restoring people's livelihood. But even so, the Ministry of Revenue pieced together and then collected 400,000 taels to send it to you."

"The people are still standing in the desert and have no seeds to sow spring plowing. I will spend more than 2 million taels of taels to build an Eastern Palace. I dare not live in this Eastern Palace. Your Works Department is so arrogant, so let you live."

Guan Zhiwei immediately realized that the prince was really angry, so he quickly admitted his mistake: "I know that my mistake is wrong. Your Highness is very good at it, but I cannot notice it. It is my fault. I ask the palace to surrender the crime."

"The East Palace does not need to be repaired, but the wedding of this palace is approaching. The main hall where the crown princess lives has not lived for a long time. Some decorations and decorations are indeed outdated. If you go back and make another official document, the budget cannot exceed 100,000 taels."

One hundred thousand taels are an astronomical figure for the people, but for buildings like the East Palace, it is simply a drop in the bucket. Even ordinary wealthy and noble houses can be used to dress up a yard, which is more than this number.

Although he felt embarrassed, Guan Zhiwei did not complain at all. He knelt on the ground sincerely and said, "Your Highness is so sympathetic to the sufferings of the people, it is a blessing for the court and the blessing of all people. I admire him!"
Chapter completed!