Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 496 Building Wu Palace

Shen Baoxu had already talked about this point, if Qingji didn't accept He's Bi, it would be impolite.

However, Chu State sent so many precious things in one breath, including the priceless Heshibi, which made Qingji feel suspicious.

What is the idea of ​​Chu people?
"Your Majesty, I'm here, and under the order of the Duke of Chu, I will send [-] skilled craftsmen from the Chu State to the State of Wu, and to the King! Please accept it!"

Shen Baoxu bowed to Qingji again.

This time, Qing Ji was inevitably flattered.

"Duke Chu is polite. Duke Chu's kindness is appreciated by everyone. However, our country of Wu does not lack skilled craftsmen..."

Qingji did not lie.

Whether it is a carpenter or a blacksmith, there is no shortage in Wu.

Of course, craftsmen are all technical talents, and for Wu Guo, the more the better.

It's just that Qingji still doesn't know what kind of medicine is sold in Chu people's gourds, so he has some scruples.

Shen Baoxu smiled slightly and said, "Why do you need to be polite, Your Majesty?"

"My country of Chu sincerely serves the king."

"Your Majesty also lived in Yingdu Royal Palace. I wonder how does Your Majesty compare Chu Palace with Wu Palace?"

Qingji heard the words, thought for a while, and said, "Of course Chu Gong is better."

Qingji had to admit this.

After all, it took only six years for the State of Wu to move its capital to Jinling, but it took more than a hundred years for the State of Chu to establish its capital in Ying?

Historically, due to historical reasons, the capitals of the Chu State had changed several times, and the capitals they moved were frequent, which was incomparable to other princes in the early Zhou Dynasty.

The word Ying comes from "Yun", which is the hometown of Chu State.

The ancestors of the state of Chu lived and founded the country there, and the Chu people had a deep love for the land, so they changed the character "胧" from "胧" to "wangdai" to refer to the capital of the country, and the places where the capital was moved thereafter were all called Ying.

Of course, the current Yingdu is actually only the second capital of the Chu people.

Xiong Yi, the first son of Chu, lived in Danyang, so Danyang was the first capital of Chu.

More than a hundred years ago, King Wen of Chu moved the capital of Chu State from Danyang to the current Yingdu.

In comparison of the two, Wu Palace and Chu Palace cannot be compared.

Whether it is the area or the degree of magnificence, the two are not the same.

Compared with the magnificent Chu Palace, Qingji's Wu Palace is relatively shabby.

Because Qingji is a pragmatic and truth-seeking person, he doesn't care about face-saving projects.

So all these years, the royal palace of Wu Kingdom has been kept in its original state, similar to the old royal palace in Wudu.

"Your Majesty!"

Shen Baoxu said with emotion: "A big country should have the atmosphere of a big country!"

"I have been to the capitals of many countries, with different national strengths and different regulations."

"In my opinion, the royal palace of Wu Kingdom is not as good as the original Chu Palace, even the Forbidden Palaces of Lu Kingdom, Zheng Kingdom, and Song Kingdom!"

After a pause, Shen Baoxu said again: "The royal palace is where the king's aura resides, not for the monarch's personal enjoyment. It is a matter of national dignity and face. Your Majesty must not be sloppy!"

"My country of Chu is thinking about the king, and I would like to send [-] craftsmen, and transfer the wood, all of which will be honored to the king, and build a palace for the king that is more majestic in the world and better than Chu Palace!"

"..."

Chu people are so generous?

Not only the craftsmen, but also the timber?

And give it to Wu Guo unconditionally?

For a while, Qingji was complacent.

Qingji had been dissatisfied with this shabby Wu Palace for a long time.

As Shen Baoxu said, the palace is not only the place where Qingji lives, but also represents the face of Wu.

Now the royal palace of Wu State is no longer worthy of Qingji's status, nor worthy of Wu State's national power!
However, as we all know, the construction of a palace is a great waste of manpower, material and financial resources.

Material and financial resources are fine, but the key is manpower!
The state of Wu has a large population and a vast land, which can be described as vast and abundant.

However, if Qingji wants to build a palace, he will undoubtedly conscript a lot of labor to transport wood and build palaces.

If the control is not good enough, it will inevitably waste people and money.

"Your Majesty! I think what Shen Zi said is very true!"

Ting Weibo immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty is now the monarch of a country of ten thousand chariots, but the palace is not even comparable to that of Song, Lu, Wei, etc., it is really inappropriate!"

"Wealth and honor do not return home, like brocade clothes walking at night!"

"In view of this, I secretly think that only the most magnificent palace in the world, the most majestic palace, can be worthy of the noble status of a king, and only then can it be worthy of the mighty national power of our country of Wu!"

Compared with the palace, Bo Tong's clothes are indeed more vivid.

The king is the country, and the palace is the clothes on the king, showing the noble temperament.

Qingji squinted his eyes, looked around, looked at the officials under the altar, and asked, "What do the second and third sons think of what Shenzi and Tingwei said?"

Hearing this, all the ministers couldn't help but looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

To be honest, they also think that the current royal palace of the Wu Kingdom is a bit shabby, not worthy of the current state of the Wu Kingdom, and it is a disgrace to the gentlemen...

Fan Li thought for a while, and immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think the palace can be built, but there is no need to pursue extravagance, just high, big, and high!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Dagong ordered the generals to follow: "Now the national treasury is abundant and the country is prosperous and strong, and we are fully capable of building a majestic palace for the king!"

"My minister agrees!"

Confucius, Bei Li, Shen Xi, Wen Zhong and other officials all agreed.

Just like Qing Ji, they all think that the current palace of Wu State is too shabby.

Before Qingji focused on external expansion and spent manpower, material and financial resources everywhere, they did not dare to speak out.

Now that Shen Baoxu brought it up, Qingji seems to have done it on purpose, so all the officials can go along with the flow, and ask Qingji to build the palace.

"The matter of building the palace is a big matter, and I should think about it carefully."

"Shen Zi, the widow will accept those [-] craftsmen, please Shen Zi express my gratitude to Duke Chu on behalf of the widow!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Baoxu quickly replied: "I will definitely convey it!"

At this time, Qingji had already reacted.

Isn't it a conspiracy that Chu encouraged him to build the palace, sent a large number of skilled craftsmen, and provided wood for free?
Qingji glanced at Shen Baoxu meaningfully, and asked, "Shen Zi, recently, someone has reported to the widow that the state of Chu raised soldiers and horses and forged weapons and armor."

"In the Jingshan area, there are often sounds of soldiers and horses practicing, as well as the sound of forging artifacts. I don't know, is this true?"

When Shen Baoxu heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still pretended to be nonchalant, and replied: "My lord, this rumor is purely groundless!"

"If our country of Chu is ready to fight hard, we will definitely report to the king!"

"My lord Mingjian, don't listen to other people's rumors!"

(End of this chapter)