funbook-pk Chapter 625: The royal family marries their daughter.
Chapter 625: The royal family marries their daughter.
He Tiantian nodded:
"There are 30,000 researchers and frontline workers in the Science and Technology City. There are 10,000 logistics service personnel. These people are crowded together, and eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are all problems.
And our laboratories are getting more and more numerous and larger, so it is crowded. "
Ye Kun looked at the map of the Science and Technology City:
"Some laboratories are very inefficient and researchers are just trying to make a living. They can be cancelled. Then, I will expropriate several nearby villages, replan them, and build two-story buildings to solve the dormitory problem."
The dormitory issue is a small matter, all we need is a place to build a house.
He Tiantian asked: "Some marginal technology laboratories can be abolished. Other laboratories and workshops can be relocated. For example, the Clock and Watch Research Institute and production base occupy a large area of our Science and Technology City. There is also the Non-motorized Ship Research Institute, which also occupies a huge area and can be relocated."
The watch has been developed for several years.
However, in the Science and Technology City, there are still two hundred master craftsmen who continue to study clocks and watches, developing them in the direction of miniaturization and precision.
A supporting watch production base is also located in the Science and Technology City, covering an area of 20 acres.
There is also a Non-motorized Vessel Research Institute, which occupies a larger area because it requires a testing site.
He Tiantian meant that all these relatively independent research projects should be evacuated, and Zhuojun Science and Technology City would be responsible for high technology.
Otherwise, as more and more scientific research projects emerge, the science and technology city will become even more crowded, and if a fire or other accident occurs, the losses will be huge.
“When I was planning the Science and Technology City, I thought it was huge. I didn’t expect that I was short-sighted.”
Ye Kun laughed at himself: "Then you come up with a plan and submit it to the Nine Departments for review. This time you must have a forward-looking vision and build another science and technology city!"
He Tiantian was very happy: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your support. I will come up with a plan within three to five days."
"It's our duty to support the city lord's work."
"City Lord?" He Tiantian was stunned.
"The Lord of Science and Technology City, a powerful figure at the heart of the empire."
Ye Kun laughed out loud.
In terms of high position and power, He Tiantian is almost the same now.
She was in charge of the entire Science and Technology City. She was also the first chief minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, assisting in national government affairs, and was the vice president of the two universities in Zhuo County, the president of Tai College, and the president of the Academy of Science and Technology.
Every time He Tiantian went out, she was followed by four or five carriages, six work assistants, four personal secretaries, four professional bodyguards, two men and two women.
The family has a dedicated cook, cleaner, driver, security guard, gatekeeper...
This configuration is as good as that of the Queen.
Of course, this was also a configuration that Ye Kun forced to order, and He Tiantian had no choice but to refuse.
Otherwise, He Tiantian has always been frugal and low-key, and would not need so many followers.
Being called the city lord, He Tiantian felt embarrassed and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, now that I mention this, I feel like a character in a martial arts novel."
The martial arts novels were also brought by Ye Kun.
In order to train professional storytellers, Ye Kun orally narrated the outlines of some martial arts stories and asked literary and artistic personnel to process and organize them and serialize them in newspapers.
Unexpectedly, the novel was very popular and everyone was following it.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Tiantian, the characters in martial arts novels are fictional, but you are real. Your name will surely be remembered in the history of China and passed down through the ages!"
He Tiantian bowed and thanked him: "That was all thanks to the Emperor, otherwise I...would have had problems with food and clothing for the rest of my life."
Back then, He Tiantian was only a teenager in Tianmen County and was given to Ye Kun by Shangguan Jifu.
Ye Kun felt pity for He Tiantian and treated her as his sister. He took He Tiantian's family away, valued Tiantian's father, and focused on training He Tiantian, which led to her becoming the world's number one female scientist today.
"Let's not talk about the past, Tiantian."
Ye Kun was about to return to the palace and ordered: "If the diesel engine cannot be developed, you can temporarily stop or use a small number of people to continue the research. The secondary planning of the science and technology city should come up with a plan as soon as possible."
He Tiantian nodded and recorded it.
Ye Kun returned to the palace.
This afternoon, Mrs. Guan Bao brought her son Guan Qing to the palace to pay a visit to Jiang Yourong.
Guan Qing and Princess Mingzhu also met and fell in love with each other.
Jiang Yourong talked about this and asked when the engagement would take place.
Ye Kun thought for a moment and said, "Five days from now will be an auspicious day. Let Guan Bao pay the betrothal gift. However, the betrothal gift should just be a token of appreciation. Don't waste it."
The social atmosphere is that what is practiced at the top is followed by the people below.
The royal family pays attention to ostentation, so officials will follow suit, and grassroots officials will also learn from it. Finally, it will be passed on to rural streets, causing waste in the whole society.
Dai Xi asked, "Your Majesty, what kind of betrothal gift should Guan Bao give?"
Ye Kun smiled and said, "A sheep, two jars of wine, two pieces of red cloth, and a bronze mirror will be enough."
Jiang Yourong rolled her eyes: "Isn't this too unfair to our daughter?"
Ye Kun explained:
"People are competing with each other, holding grand weddings and funerals, and this has gradually become a trend. I have repeatedly advertised in newspapers that people should be frugal and hold simple wedding and funeral banquets, and this has curbed the trend.
If the royal family married off their daughters in an excessively extravagant way, the common people would follow suit.”
Dai Xi was quite reasonable and said with a smile: "As long as the child has enough food to eat in this life, why do we need so much betrothal gift? I agree with the emperor's approach, the simpler the better."
Jiang Yourong said: "The betrothal gift is not much, but our dowry is indispensable. This is the dignity of the royal family and also our intention."
Ye Kun said: "The Queen is right. Last year, Princess Mingzhu married the Xiongnu, but later things changed and the child was wronged. I also told Sang Buyi that half of the cattle, sheep and horses obtained from the Xiongnu were gifts for Princess Mingzhu.
The Ministry of Finance and Taxation has already allocated this amount, a total of 300,000 taels of silver. This amount is more than enough to buy the child's dowry."
At that time, he used Princess Mingzhu as bait to ally with the Huns, but ended up ambushing the wedding party, blockading the border markets, and looting a large amount of property.
As promised, half will be given to Princess Mingzhu.
Moreover, Sang Buzhi and the nine ministers all agreed to it in person.
So, Ye Kun accepted the money with peace of mind.
Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "This amount of money is not too much. We should just donate it to the court. We will buy Mingzhu's dowry with our own money."
The country's soap, matches, toothbrushes, tooth powder, floral water, wind oil, and other daily chemical commodities were monopolized by the Royal Company, which made a fortune every day.
It's normal for Jiang Yourong to look down on this little money.
Dai Xi smiled and said, "That's good too. The child will have a good reputation."
Ye Kun nodded: "Then let's do as the Queen wishes. Saving this money and investing it in the expansion of the Science and Technology City is a good use of it."
The next day, the nine departments held a meeting.
Ye Kun talked about the expansion of the Science and Technology City.
As expected, Wu Qiong cried poor again, clasped his fists and said:
"Your Majesty, the investment in the Science and Technology City is a bottomless pit. So many people receive high salaries from the court, and countless gold, silver, copper and iron are consumed. I think we can't expand it any further."
Ye Kun asked: "Master Wu, you are afraid of spending money again, right?"