Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 515 Then let His Majesty give you the position of Minister of Revenue?

Worldly and transcendent.

These are two social classes that are bound to clash.

In the past, Grandmasters were considered top-tier experts in Yongtian Continent, and there were very few Grandmasters in the entire world.

Even those at the peak of the Innate Realm are considered powerful figures who can suppress a region.

Many Grandmasters hold a transcendent position within their families, sects, and even the imperial court.

However, as the power of heaven and earth advanced, the Grandmaster realm appeared, and the bottleneck of the Grandmaster realm was broken.

Many forces that previously relied on one or two grandmasters for support can no longer maintain their lofty status.

The new wave pushes the old wave aside, and the old wave dies on the beach.

If the Qin Dynasty does not implement reforms, it will ultimately be a struggle between rising powers and established forces that control resources and power.

The emperor saw the danger, so he put the Marquis of Qingyang, who represented the newly promoted prodigy, in charge of the Martial Guard and then promoted reforms in the imperial city.

Judging from the self-examination by the officials, the Marquis of Xinting did a very satisfactory job for the emperor.

Because almost no one realized that the emperor was the mastermind behind the whole thing, and instead everyone thought that the self-examination by the officials was just a coincidence.

Moreover, many people were just watching and didn't realize that the self-examination by officials was just the beginning.

Once the reforms begin with the officials of the imperial city, they will sweep across the entire Yongtian Continent.

The gathering place fell silent once again.

Zhang Yuan waved his hand, and the figures disappeared from the high seat.

As the mist dissipates, the scene of the small courtyard in Chunshan Cave Heaven reappears.

Zhao Yu, dressed in a scholar's robe, had a smile on his face.

"I knew it! Several dukes in the court were selling off their properties; they must have been aware of it all along..."

"I should have negotiated a much lower price."

Zhao Yu counted on her fingers how much she had lost this time.

Zhang Yuan reached out and hugged her, holding her hand in his other hand.

"When are you going back to the capital?"

Back to the capital?
These words made Zhao Yu's face show resentment.

"Those old guys who are stationed at the Great Wall in the north are really something. They all seem to be devoid of emotions and desires, and they just won't let me leave."

"If it weren't for the fact that they all broke through to the Grandmaster level, I wouldn't have tolerated them..."

In the world, besides the numerous powerful figures of the Zhen Tian Si who suppress Yong Tian Continent with martial arts, the Northern Great Wall probably has the most Grandmasters.

In fact, if you really count them, there are probably more powerful people in the Northern Wall than in the Zhen Tian Division.

After all, the army gathered here numbers in the hundreds of millions.

Moreover, many of the powerful figures within the Northern Great Wall had been stationed there for hundreds of years and had long since disappeared from Yongtian Continent.

Upon hearing Zhao Yu say that she couldn't come back for the time being, Zhang Yuan looked somewhat disappointed.

"I probably won't be able to stay in the capital for long either. If you don't come back, who knows when we'll see each other again..."

"Are you going to the Eastern Border?" Zhao Yu buried her head in Zhang Yuan's arms and whispered.

I regret urging my husband to seek fame and fortune; I never realized the weight of those words before, but now I understand their profound meaning.

Zhang Yuan gently stroked Zhao Yu's hair, his expression softening.

For him, being able to reunite with Zhao Yu in this grotto was already a blessing.

He has never regretted his journey from the Luyang Prefecture Martial Guard to where he is today.

"By the way, have you figured out what to do with the properties in the capital city that Yu Yuan Trading Company owns?" Zhang Yuan looked down at Zhao Yu.

After today's gathering, a wave of property sales will surely sweep through the capital.

As the company that handles the most industries, Yu Yuan Trading Company will definitely be in the spotlight.

If things go wrong, and someone with ulterior motives stirs up public opinion, the reputation that Yuyuan Trading Company has built up over the past two years could be ruined.

"I've already thought about the business." Zhao Yu's eyes shone brightly, radiating wisdom.

She always talks like this when it comes to making money.

"dismantle."

"All industries will be demolished."

“Whether it’s the mansions in the inner three cities, the shops on the main streets, or the estates outside the nine cities, demolish them all.”

Zhang Yuan remained silent, listening intently as Zhao Yu recounted his plans.

"When the imperial city was first built, no one expected it to become such a magnificent city that gathers tens of millions of people today."

"The nine-layered city gates are simply too vast."

"And in the heart of the imperial city, those vast mansions and the grand residences of aristocratic families that have been passed down for thousands of years, the shops in the streets and markets have long been divided up."

"Taking advantage of their low-price sale of properties, I'm going to demolish all the mansions and streets."

"If these aristocratic families still want to restore their family glory, then they should buy back all the bricks, stones and timber from the dismantled mansions and rebuild them outside the capital."

"In my opinion, it would be best to rebuild the mansion on Chenzhou or Qingtianzhou."

"Of course, if they are unwilling to buy, I will sell all these bricks, stones and timber to small families in the capital and powerful families in various prefectures."

"The study of a thousand-year-old minister's mansion, the martial arts training ground of a hundred-year-old family, the bricks of an imperial censor's house, the bed of a vice minister's house..."

In Zhao Yu's eyes, everything can be sold for money.

Seeing her calculating look, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel that his hands were getting a little restless.

Zhao Yu looked up at him, gently bit her lip, and then began to plan the business in the capital.

The demolished mansions and streets were all rebuilt.

Instead of building a large mansion, they built a small attic with two or three stories.

According to Zhao Yu, a large house that originally housed one family could be converted into a small attic that could accommodate more than a hundred families.

The imperial city is full of low-ranking civil and military officials who serve there, and this small pavilion is just right for them.

"Everyone says that living in the capital is not easy, but I'm going to make living in the capital easy."

Zhao Yu clenched her fists, her eyes somewhat unfocused.

Zhang Yuan knew that Zhao Yu's plan, though seemingly unreliable, could actually be implemented.

Because of the changing circumstances, the imperial city's defenses are no longer sufficient to cope with potential crises.

The Battle of Tianlang Pass was a clash between grandmasters, causing mountains to collapse and the earth to split for miles around.

What if this battle took place in the imperial city of Qin?
It was precisely because of this concern that the Grandmasters of the Heavenly Suppression Division had no choice but to withdraw.

As Zhao Yu mentioned, during the reconstruction of the imperial city, the Zhen Tian Si and the Qin Tian Jian Hui quietly reshaped the city's protective array.

The new grand formation must be so powerful that even Grandmasters dare not make a move in the Imperial City.

"The Imperial Clan Court will definitely be involved, and I imagine the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel will also be involved, right?"

"And the Ministry of Works?"

Zhang Yuan spoke in a low voice.

Zhao Yu curled his lip and muttered, "If I held an official position in the court, I wouldn't entrust these matters to them."

"Once these officials get involved, many things just become a matter of wrangling and stalling."

"Then let His Majesty give you the position of Minister of Revenue?" Zhang Yuan chuckled.

"Hmph, if I were to become the Minister of Revenue, I might do an even better job than the current Minister of Revenue..." Zhao Yu murmured, his hand gripping Zhang Yuan's clothes tightly.

……

In the twelfth month of the twenty-second year of the Yuankang era, Ji Liang, the Marquis of Xichang, who was far away in the eastern border, along with seven war marquises stationed in the eastern border, thirteen military merit earls, and dozens of civil and military officials in the eastern border, submitted a self-examination report to the Ministry of Rites in the imperial city.

The emperor directly ordered these documents to be posted outside the Donghua Gate.

(End of this chapter)