After a while, Xia Qingqing helped Li Xian up and said, "How is it? It's time."
"Much better." Li Xian gently hugged Xia Qingqing. He didn't have time to wash properly. He just used a few small spells to clean himself and hurried to the main hall.
In the hall, all the officials had already arrived, waiting for Li Xian. The Shang Kingdom was extremely busy during this period, with big court meetings every day.
Li Xian sat down, and Wang Cong beside him shouted to start. Xu Ren immediately stood up and said, "Report to the wise king, recently people have been writing petitions one after another, requesting to expand the city lord's mansion into a royal palace. Last night, Xu Ren sorted out more than 30,000 petitions. Now, the Shang Kingdom is stable enough, and we have enough financial resources to build a new royal palace. The royal palace is a symbol of a country and a symbol of political maturity. The royal palace is also a representative, a representative of the country's strength. The royal palace is also a role model. A royal palace that conforms to national conditions and national policies can become a spiritual symbol of the people and can inspire the enthusiasm of the people. Please give the order to expand the royal palace."
Xu Ren's sudden suggestion shocked all the officials. Although everyone had long wanted to expand the palace, no one dared to speak up. Expanding the palace was not a simple idea, it was a major political event!
The location, size, style, etc. are all of paramount importance; not to mention that the national conditions of the Shang Dynasty added countless difficulties to the construction of the royal palace.
Moreover, Li Xian never let out a single word, which made the officials afraid to speak out. Generally, when other countries wanted to expand the imperial capital or build a secondary capital, the king would always let out a little word.
For example: Hey, the main hall seems a little short;
For example: Last night, the swallows and sparrows from the common people's homes flew to the palace...
And so on. Then the officials would suddenly realize that the king was dissatisfied with the size of the previous palace.
But Li Xian never revealed such information, not even the slightest indication, which made the officials afraid to speak out.
It is true that there have been such voices among the people for a long time, but no one dared to express them. Although Li Xian did not take charge of the affairs, the king was the king, and no one dared to mess around.
Unexpectedly, this time without any warning, Xu Ren actually suggested expanding the imperial palace.
Under everyone's attention, Li Xian did not refuse immediately. Instead, he thought about it for a while before pretending to say, "There is a lot of work to be done in the country, and there are still countless people who are starving. Let's put the matter of the palace on hold for now."
Huh? The officials immediately understood what was going on—it was a postponement, not a rejection; and Li Xian specifically mentioned the people, not the national treasury.
Those who can be included in the court are always extremely intelligent. Several officials looked at each other and immediately understood.
Later, Xu Ren mentioned the envoys from various countries who came from the central part of Yingzhou.
"Let them visit the country for half a month first." Li Xian said naturally. It was almost a common practice in the Shang Kingdom to let the delegation visit for half a month before negotiating. If they started the negotiation right away, the two sides would have nothing to talk about. After all, the Shang Kingdom was too special.
Xu Ren stepped back, and Li Yuanming stepped forward, "Xian Wang, the dual-channel railway between the Wuya Mountain and the Wuya Mountain was officially opened at dawn. According to the plan, a large number of engineering teams will go to the Yuanci Remnant Mine today to start digging."