"It really cost him."

"But... Your Majesty has also spent money." Zhang Qian said bitterly: "Take the other palaces in Luoyang as an example. In the treasury, when should you lose one or two million ounces of money and food there? This is not counting... the various tributes transported from Chang'an."

Li Shimin seemed to feel a little wasteful, but he still shook his head: "After all, it's the palace, and I want to save it, but if I even need to save this, I'm afraid that the subjects will laugh when they see it."

At this time, Li Shimin stretched: "I am so tired, so I don't have to go to the back garden. Let's take a break in this hall."

Zhang Qian had no choice but to nod: "Here."

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Chen Zhengtai happily returned to the Shuofang County Prince's Mansion not far from another palace.

In the study, Wu Yu seemed to be looking forward to Chen Zhengtai's return.

"Mr....what, what does Your Majesty say?"

"What do you mean? Are you talking about Hou Junji?" Chen Zhengtai said with a smile: "What a wise man Your Majesty is? How could he not know about Hou Junji's face. So, before I explained, Your Majesty knew the inside story. OK, you don't have to worry."

"What about other palaces? Is Your Majesty satisfied with other palaces?"

"Of course I'm satisfied." Chen Zhengtai said: "I have always wondered whether Your Majesty wants face or money. Now I finally know the answer. Money is very important, but the royal face is also very important. For this palace, I'm afraid it won't take long. More than 10,000 eunuchs, palace maids, imperial guards, and officials come to Xining. This is a real population. There are so many mouths, all money."

Wu Yu couldn't help but laugh: "I couldn't imagine that Your Majesty was thinking about his teacher's other palace. What his Majesty was thinking about was His Majesty's treasury and the royal population."

"Haha..." Chen Zhengtai laughed, became alert again, and lowered his voice: "You can't talk nonsense, but... these ten thousand households... are just the beginning... I'm afraid that more officials will move here in the future, so I feel relieved."

Wu Xi nodded. He knew that this was taboo, so it would be better to talk less about it.

She knew very well in her heart that the benefits of other palaces were so good.

With another palace, this place is equivalent to becoming the real Western capital, and it still has a halo of attractive population. Moreover... this place is one of the capital cities and cannot be lost. This means that if the land of Hexi really reaches a dangerous situation in the future, the court will never lose it easily. If the Chen family cannot defend it, the court will definitely dispatch troops urgently.

Of course, this is just theoretically. After all... the Chen family is confident enough to protect themselves. But the question is, Chen Zhengtai is confident, do others have confidence? This is a deterrent existence for many subjects outside the pass, but once they firmly believe that the Tang Dynasty will try their best to protect this place, then there will be more motivation to move. I am afraid that even the last aristocratic races in the pass will not be able to withstand the temptation.

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Chapter completed!