On the afternoon of the second day after returning to Kaifeng Prefecture, Wu Haogucai and Gao Qiu met the saint Zhao Ji, who had been the emperor for almost a year in Chongzheng Hall.

The weather outside is very cold and it is snowing. Although a warmer is produced in Chongzheng Hall, the main hall is in disrepair after all, and the air is leaking everywhere. You can't feel warm at all when you stay inside. You can even feel some coldness and dampness, which is very uncomfortable.

No wonder the officials in the Song Dynasty were relatively short-lived. This gloomy imperial palace was really not very livable...

He thought to have done the important business of Qionglin Palace earlier, and handed a few pencil sketches to Yang Jian, the big silk beside Zhao Ji, with both hands.

"Your Majesty, this is the lady Liu who I have told you... The painting is really similar, exactly like a real person."

"Haha," Zhao Ji smiled faintly after hearing Yang Jian's words, "You don't even look at who drew that?"

"Yes, it's the first person in the painting!"

"Well, it really tastes a bit." Zhao Ji praised again at this time, but it was not praising Wu's good ancient paintings, but the little beauty in the paintings.

The beauty's surname is Liu, and her nickname is Yanniang. As her name is, she is as beautiful as a flower. Not only is her facial features nearly perfect, her skin also white and delicate, like cream, but her body is so good that she is so good that she is bulging on her chest and tall. Among the women that Wu Haogu knew, among the women who can compare with this Liu Yanniang, the only ones who can compare with her daughter Yanniang are probably Yan Po'er and his daughter Yan Xijiao.

Now he is the most beautiful prostitute in Kaifeng Prefecture!

However, this Liu Yanniang is more pure than Yan Xijiao. In her beauty, she has freshness and the jastic temperament of a small family in Kaifeng City. Her bright eyes are all about her expectations and attachment to the wishful husband...

This taste is completely different from the boldness of the Yan family mother and daughter.

"It's very good," Zhao Ji nodded with a smile, "Let's call you into the palace to be a talented person."

"Here." Yang Jian responded with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty," Wu Haogu took out another gift list and handed it to Yang Jian. "I heard in Haizhou that the Empress Dowager was like this, so I found some Korean ginseng, Liaodong sea cucumber, monkey head (monkey head mushroom), bear paw, and snow clam oil from Changbai Mountain, and presented it to the Empress Dowager."

In fact, when Wu Haogu was in Haizhou, he didn't know that Old Lady Xiang would be ill. He only heard about it yesterday. However, the reaction was still very timely. He immediately asked someone to select some top-quality medicinal materials and supplements sent from Haizhou and Jiehe to offer them to the palace.

"It's rare that Dalang is so thoughtful." Zhao Ji's face also became solemn. Although he was frivolous, he was still very filial to his stepmother Xiang Lao Lady.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's illness is probably because the imperial city is old and wet and is not suitable for the elderly to live in." Gao Qiu interrupted, "Preparing supplements can only treat symptoms. If you want the Queen Mother to live for a long time, you have to build a livable garden for the Queen Mother."

The filial son Zhao Ji nodded again, "You have to hurry up this matter... Dalang, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty," said Wu Haogu, "Please leave this matter to Gaogongsi. The subordinates will cooperate with each other to ensure that the Qionglin Li Palace can be built without spending much."

It is not a skill to build a garden, but it is the real skill to build a garden without spending money!

Zhao Ji was finally satisfied now. He thought about it and said, "Actually, the sealed pile warehouse in the palace has a lot of savings, but it's not convenient to use it."

The traitor Cai Jing is not in power now. Whether it is Han Zhongyan or Zeng Bu, it is completely consistent in stopping the emperor from spending money randomly.

"I have a way to raise money," Wu Haogudao, "please rest assured. But I don't know how to build the Qionglin Palace. To build it as soon as possible, I also need to ask General Li to take the lead in the mountains."

Li Jiangzuo is Li Jie, the author of "Creating French Style", and a great architect.

Of course, Zhao Ji knew Li Jie's ability and immediately agreed: "When the Qionglin Palace starts to be built, he will take away the love."

"In addition, I also recommend the establishment of the Garden Department, which is fully responsible for the construction of the Qionglin Palace and its surrounding areas."

"Yes..." Zhao Ji paused, "You can let Gao Dalang be the head of the Zhiyuan Department."

He had long known that Wu Haogu's Qionglin Palace planned to build for Zhao Ji that what Wu Haogu wanted to build for Zhao Ji was not an isolated palace, but a "new city". He was very keen on "building cities", including Jiehe Commercial City, Tianya Town, and Yuntai Academy Palace was actually a school city. He also wanted to build a Qionglin New City in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Of course, Qionglin New City will not be as big as Kaifeng Prefecture City. Six or seven square kilometers are enough.

The core of it is of course the Qionglin Palace; the second is the Biyongxiang, which is the school district including Imperial College, Imperial College, Wuxue, Primary School, Hanlin Academy (teaching calligraphy, painting, medicine, astronomy), and Kaifeng Prefecture School; the second is the embassy area, where the embassy originally located in Kaifeng Prefecture City, all of them have to be moved to Qionglin New City; the fourth is the residential and commercial districts, and there will also be two government offices and a large number of schools and military camps in the Qionglin Palace, so there must be reserved for building residential houses, official residences, shops and hotels, etc., which can be sold at high prices for school district houses!

In addition, Wu Haogu also plans to build a barracks, horse farms and training grounds for the "Samurai in front of the Hall" on the west side of Qionglin New City (also for use by Wu students).

In Wu Haogu's vision, the "warrior in front of the palace" was not the permanent residents of Kaifeng Prefecture. Their households all own nearly one square kilometer of land in the northern part of Cangzhou. They can build manors, half farming and half pastoralism, and only need to take turns to Beijing to serve.

If 1,000 warriors in front of the temple could settle in the northern part of Cangzhou, then 500 warriors, up to 1,500 entourages and some accompanying families lived in the military camp outside Qionglin New City, Kaifeng Prefecture, and about 1,000 war horses and 1,500 pack horses, and horses would also be kept in the horse farm in the camp.

With these "warriors in front of the palace", if there is anything in the future, if they are beaten outside Kaifeng Prefecture by the Jurchens, the father and son Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan will always have the possibility of breaking through or escaping or staying in Qionglin City...

Of course, the samurai who Wu Haogu strongly promoted was not entirely for the Holy Lord Zhao Ji. Because the samurai who served in the samurai were only part of the group of samurai warriors, the remaining 500 samurai warriors and their children were all staying in the manor in Cangzhou. Wu Haogu Kai was at the Liuyi Academy and Yuntai Academy Branch of Jiehe Shang City, which were easy to absorb them and train some of them to become members of the Armed Doctoral Order.

In fact, those samurai families in front of the temple are used to "produce" samurai (knight)!

"It's just about this Garden Department," Zhao Ji frowned at this time, "Who should ask?"

Zhao Ji is still a saint, and there is no "Fengheng Yu Da" in the court, so it is not convenient for him to build a palace for himself, and he cannot propose it himself.

Wu Haogu reported: "Your Majesty, I can arrange it, and keep it safe and will not ruin your reputation."

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "It's so good."

...

"Dalang, what do you think about the things in the north now?"

The matter has been agreed upon, and the Holy Lord Zhao Ji asked about his relationship with Liao and Goryeo again.

The relationship between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom and Goryeo was not the turn of Wu Haogu, which is a blessing recently, but in the past two years, he has been involved in intelligence activities about Liao Kingdom and is very familiar with the situation of the Liao Kingdom.

"Your Majesty," said Wu Haogu, "Do you think the Song Dynasty can now engage in a quarrel with the Liao Kingdom?"

"It's impossible."

"If one day in the future, chaos in Liao will arise and stop Bu, Jurchens and Bohai will all rebel. Should our dynasty take the opportunity to restore Yanyun?"

"It's true."

Wu Haogu smiled and said, "Since that's the case, the best strategy is to form a brotherly alliance when the situation cannot be opened, and to Yindian Yanyun when the Liao Kingdom is in chaos."

This... seems a bit unfaithful!

"Dalang," Zhao Ji frowned deeply, "Are you saying that you should make fun first and be brave enough to defeat the alliance when Liao Kingdom is in trouble?"

"Your Majesty," Wu Haogu replied again, "It does not have to be against the alliance. If the Khitan can occupy the grasslands and forests, suppress the Bubu and the Jurchen barbarians, our dynasty will have a long-term peace and prosperity, and 500,000 yuan a year will be worth it. If the Khitan cannot occupy the grasslands and forests, then our dynasty and the Khitan should jointly defend the Yanshan defense line to prevent the northern barbarians from moving south. By then, our dynasty can make the remaining Khitans surrender in exchange for assistance, so that the Khitans can be raised to defend the barbarians."

"What if the Khitan refuses?" Zhao Ji asked again.

Wu Haogu smiled and said, "Why don't Your Majesty regard Yelu Yanxi as your brother? When the disaster is coming, how can Yelu Yanxi refuse to help his brothers? If the Khitan is unable to calm down the disaster and retreat to Yanshan, how will he refuse to adjust the relationship between the two parties?"

Wu Haogu’s route to Restoration of Yan actually regarded the Khitan as an ally rather than an enemy, and at the same time, he also believed that the Khitan could not be revived. If the Song Dynasty gave the Khitan financial and military assistance to the Jurchens and blocked the Bu people’s war of attrition, no matter how long it could last, it would consume the Jurchens and Bu’s vitality. At the same time, the Khitans’ vitality would be consumed in the war, and it would be natural to rely on the brotherly country of Song Dynasty at that time...

"What about Goryeo?" Zhao Ji asked again, "Goryeo is preparing to go to war with the Jurchens. Who should we help?"

Wu Haogu said: "Since Your Majesty wants to be brothers with the Khitan, why not ask the Khitan envoy's opinions? On the issue of the battle between Goryeo and Jurchens, the Song Dynasty and the Khitan are not opponents, because the war is about to start the Goryeo and Jurchens!"

"Dalang, what do you mean is that we and the Khitans are fishermen, let the Goryeo and the Jurchens fight to the death?"

Wu Haogu smiled and said, "Let them fight, and let's see who is the truly powerful barbarian. Good thoughts are.
Chapter completed!