Wu Zetian groaned and said, "I will give you two choices, either lending 4 million treasurys to the national treasury, or using 2 million treasurys as a betrothal gift for peace, you can choose it yourself."

The nine prime ministers held their foreheads with their hands.

Take out two million coins as a betrothal gift?

The Queen Mother is really cruel.

Pei Shaoqing said: "Empress Dowager, this is too cruel, right?"

Wu Zetian groaned and said, "Is it easy to raise the lonely general so peacefully? What's wrong with giving you more betrothal gifts?"

"Empress Dowager, this is not a little bit." Pei Shaoqing cried, "but it's a total of two million yuan. Throughout history, how could there have been such a high betrothal gift?"

Wu Zetian said: "Then you can lend the money to the treasury temporarily."

"If this is the case, I will not have a penny betrothal gift."

"And I can assure you that I will pay it back as much as possible."

"It's just that time may be a little longer, maybe it will take thirty years."

Pei Shaoqing said with a bitter face: "Then I'd better give the betrothal gift directly."

I have been borrowing for thirty years and I really have the attitude to say, isn’t this for nothing?

"Give me a betrothal gift?" Wu Zetian smiled, "but it's two million yuan."

"I know." Pei Shaoqing snorted, "But I have a condition."

"Tell me." Wu Zetian was in a good mood and didn't bother with Pei Shaoqing.

But if she is in a bad mood one day, she will settle the new and old accounts with him.

The last time the Xue family rebelled so much, he took the initiative without reporting her.

Pei Shaoqing said: "You have to give Anlefang, Yanzuofang, Anyifang and Andefang as dowry to the princess. In the future, the construction and repair of these four fangs will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works."

Wu Zetian said: "You don't have to worry about the affairs of the mansion."

"Gu had already prepared a big mansion for you in Changlefang."

"Changlefang is close to Daming Palace, so it is more convenient for Taiping to return to the palace to visit relatives."

After saying this, he said, "What mansion do you build? You need a place of four yards?"

"And Zhuque Street passes through Yanzuofang and Anyifang. Are you trying to cut off Zhuque Street?"

"Of course not." Pei Shaoqing said, "I don't plan to use the four houses including Anlefang to build a mansion."

"Isn't it a mansion?" Wu Zetian was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion, "Then what's the use of these four squares?"

"Use to build a commercial district." Pei Shaoqing said, "I will re-plan these four lifangs and strive to build them into the southern city of Chang'an. In the future, it will surpass the eastern city and western city!"

"Nan City?" Wu Zetian pondered for a moment, then turned his eyes to Liu Rengui and others.

Liu Rengui stood up and said, "The four yards of Anle, Yanzuo, Anyi and Ande are close to the three gates of Mingde, and there are not many residents in the yard, so it is not difficult to relocate."

The pattern in Chang'an City is that the east is noble, the west is rich, the south is cheap.

It means that Lifang in the east area is mostly lived in court officials and nobles, most of the people living in the west area are wealthy businessmen, and most of the people living in the south area are civilians.

Needless to say, the emperor's family lives in the north.

Therefore, the relocation cost of Chengnanlifang is still very low.

It is still very cost-effective to exchange An Yi and other four fangs for two million jin.

"No." Pei Shaoqing waved his hand and said, "No need to move."

After a pause, Pei Shaoqing said again: "When the Princess' Mansion is planned and built with a unified plan and construction of Nanshi, residents who originally lived in these four yards can all get a new style mansion."

"Pei Sicheng, I heard it right?"

Cui Zhiwen said: "What do you mean is to build a new home for the people of Sifang for free?"

"Gei Cui, you heard it right." Pei Shaoqing nodded, "That's what it means."

"Then I don't understand." Cui Zhiwen frowned, "What are you looking for?"

Is the guard and the capture department making too much money, so they have to give back to the people of Chang'an? As for this?

Pei Shaoqing thought to himself, how could you ancient people know the essence of real estate?

Although the popularity of Anle, Yanzuo, Anyi and Ande is now low and there are few residents, when the business of these four yards prospers, the environment becomes livable, especially if there is no curfew, its popularity will increase rapidly.

By then, the princess's mansion can sell the building at a high price, and it will definitely make a fortune.

There are also street-facing shops, which are just a large amount of income every month, and they are very comfortable.

But there is no need to tell Cui Zhiwen and the others about this kind of thing, and they don’t understand it even after they tell it.

Pei Shaoqing smiled and said, "The officials have no other hobbies, they just like to be a good person."

Cui Zhiwen was speechless.

Wu Zetian said: "What do you think of the other cabinet masters?"

Cui Zhiwen and Li Yiyan pondered and said nothing, and Liu Yizhi, Guo Zhifeng and other new prime ministers dared not say anything.

Finally, Liu Rengui stood up and asked, "Pei Sicheng, I want to ask you a few questions. If you reward the four fangs of Anle, Anyi, Ande and Yanzuo to His Highness, then the security of these fangs will be under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Mansion, or will the Princess Mansion? Will these fangs have their own Wuhou?"

"Of course, the public security is still under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture."

Pei Shaoqing said without thinking: "These four yards do not have their own Wuhou, otherwise wouldn't they become an independent kingdom? If anyone commits crimes in these four yards in the future, Jingzhao Mansion can send Wuhou to arrest people!"

"But apart from public security, other matters are not under the jurisdiction of the court."

"For example, how do I want to build the houses in four lifangs? The Ministry of Works will not interfere."

"If, I mean, if, if these four lifangs make money in the future, the Ministry of Revenue will not be jealous, and will not be allowed to cross the river and burn the bridge and take back the four lifangs."

"So you have to make a death contract first."

"So, I understand."

Liu Rengui nodded, turned around and said to Wu Zetian: "Empress Dowager, I agree to give these four yards to the princess."

"Ge Liu Mingjian." Li Yiyan immediately stood up to agree, thinking to himself, Anle, Yanzuo, Anyi and Ande were originally remote and had no residents, so why not give it to the princess?

It’s worth it to exchange four such lifangs for two million guan!

It should be noted that the most prosperous Pingkangfang is worth two million yuan!

"Okay, then this matter will be settled." Wu Zetian finally made the decision.

He said again: "Pei Sicheng, the matter behind has nothing to do with you, you can leave."

"Here, I'm leaving." Pei Shaoqing immediately crossed his hands and bowed to Wu Zetian, turned around and left the Ideological and Political Hall.

As soon as he returned to the guard and capture department, Pei Shaoqing took out the tribute paper and a quill pen, and began to draw a planning diagram, a master plan sketch of the Nanshi City.

The four squares of Anle, Yanzuo, Anyi and Ande are located on the southernmost part of Chang'an City, and a 50-meter-wide cross street is the city wall.

Between Yanzuofang and Anyifang is the 150-meter-wide Zhuque Street, which is also the main street running north and south in Chang'an City, and its width is second only to Chengtianmen Hengjie.

The length and width of the four squares are almost five hundred meters.

This means that these four yards are a region with a length of 2,000 meters and a width of 500 meters, with an area of ​​about 1,500 acres.

This is almost the area of ​​an undergraduate university.

So we must make an overall plan.

The first step to do is to demolish the wall.

The second step is to knock down all existing houses.

The existing houses are all single-family houses with a back-shaped structure, which wastes space.

Moreover, these houses are dilapidated and most of them have become dilapidated houses, so they have to be demolished.

The newly-launched house, compared with the courtyard structure, has two floors, living upstairs, and a shop downstairs.

Each yard is divided into four areas, with a cross street in the middle, and the sewage discharge system needs to be redesigned, mainly to make open channels into crypts.

Otherwise, there will be a stinking sewage drainage channel in front of the shop facing the street, which will be ill-watching. If you run a food shop, it will affect the guests' appetite.

Pei Shaoqing was painting on the paper, and suddenly snorted behind her.

Looking back in surprise, I saw Qingxuan standing there with her little mouth pouting and getting angry.

"What's wrong with you?" Pei Shaoqing said, "Who made our baby angry?"

"Are you stupid?" Qingxuan endured for a long time, but finally couldn't help it. He said angrily, "What's the use of spending two million yuan to buy four remote lifangs like this?"

"Even if you build the best house, you can't sell it at any price."

"A house is only 100 or 200 jin at the top. How many buildings can be built in four lifangs?"

"I have never seen someone as stupid as you, and I can't even calculate such a simple account."

Pei Shaoqing laughed at him and said, "I feel sorry for the money in my purse."

"Why, why do you feel sorry for the money?" Pei Shaoqing said, "I can't bear to spend these two million yuan?"
To be continued...