Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 483 Pretending to be a good person and blaming the public

"The Great Khan wants to repair Amir's mausoleum in Guli?" everyone asked in surprise.

"Yes, because I respect the civil and military achievements of Sultan Timur, I stayed at Guri Amir's Mausoleum for ten days. I saw that not only Guri Amir's Mausoleum, but also Bibi Khanem's Mausoleum and other royal tombs were damaged in many places due to lack of management. , some places are even overgrown with weeds. I feel sad, how can such a heroic mausoleum be in such a state of desolation!"

"Ugh!"

Old Ahmed sighed heavily and said, "Back to the Great Khan, during the previous dynasty, the mausoleum had special officials guarding the mausoleum. There were all kinds of craftsmen and gardeners, and there were two thousand soldiers guarding the mausoleum alone. In this dynasty, not only Officials were appointed to guard the mausoleum, and all kinds of craftsmen, gardeners, and handymen were withdrawn. Only two hundred soldiers were sent by the local government to guard the tomb. These sergeants did not know how to maintain the garden. At most, they would clean it once or twice when Shangguan paid homage to the mausoleum. It’s broken!”

"Haha, I, David, will take care of the things that were not done well by the Shaibani dynasty. With the new dynasty and the new atmosphere, Amir's Mausoleum in Guri must be repaired!" Sultan repeated the words "new dynasty and new atmosphere" After a pause, he continued: "I have decided to squeeze out 30,000 taels of silver from the military expenditure to pay for the repair of the royal tomb. I don't know if it is enough? I came here to discuss with you all."

"The Great Khan wants to repair the royal mausoleum, which is a great good thing that will last forever and benefit all people. Please accept the worship of the common people." Ahmed kowtowed to the Great Khan, and all the imams and elders knelt on the ground.

"What are you doing? Please get up quickly." Sultan asked them to stand down politely.

Ahmed wiped away tears and said, "You led a large army on an expedition, which cost a lot of money, but you still saved this money from the soldiers' military expenses to build the mausoleum. This kindness and virtue will never be forgotten by the people of Bukhara. However, 30,000 taels of silver may not be enough to repair Amir's mausoleum in Guli, so ordinary people are willing to donate 2,000 silver coins to repair the mausoleum."

"I donate a thousand coins," "I donate eight hundred coins," "I donate five hundred coins," "I donate twenty carts of food," "I also have a batch of silk." The crowd was excited, and soon a large amount of money was collected. of repair money.

I didn’t expect this “Central Asian lame wolf” to be so influential among the Bukhara people! Sultan felt secretly in his heart. Fortunately, he had concealed the matter of digging the grave. If word got out, wouldn't it cause a huge uproar?

The well-informed Great Khan of Lotus rolled his eyes, and with a plan in mind, he told everyone: "For more than two hundred years, the Amir Mausoleum in Guli has been managed by officials sent by the government. They can be managed here and there, but always. Poor management has caused the royal tombs to fall into disrepair. I think that if it is managed by the government and controlled at every level, there will inevitably be corruption, bribery, and crime. It would be better for the private sector to manage the royal tombs, and they will definitely be able to do a better job. ".

"Let the private sector manage the royal tombs? What does the Great Khan plan to do?" an elder asked in surprise.

"I decided to follow the form of the Chamber of Commerce and send a representative from each street to establish a tomb-keeping association, and select seven highly respected elders to be responsible for the daily management of the royal tombs," Sultan looked at everyone with a smile.

"Excuse me, Great Khan, the cost of guarding the royal tomb is not small. Where does this amount of money come from?" Samarkand is an important trading town, and soon a shrewd business elder asked the core question.

"I have my own arrangements for the expenses. Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any loss." Sultan smiled slightly. "First of all, the funds raised for the construction of the mausoleum, including the 30,000 taels of silver donated by me, will all be handed over to the guardian of the mausoleum. Association management; secondly~"

He paused and continued: "In Mongolia, when believers go to temples to worship Buddha, they will give alms. I am not afraid of your jokes. When Ehe was pregnant with me, Eqige went to the temple to pray for blessings and gave alms to eminent monks at one time. We bought five hundred cattle and sheep. You can also follow this method. The cemetery can be opened to pilgrims and accept donations from pilgrims, and all the proceeds will be used for the management of the royal tomb."

In fact, he initially wanted to develop the Guri Amir Tomb like a tourist attraction for later generations, but this idea was too unthinkable in this era. Timur is a god in the eyes of the people of Bukhara. To open his cemetery casually and charge entrance fees is a kind of blasphemy and great disrespect in the eyes of the people, and may even provoke a civil uprising. But to put it another way, it makes sense to regard Tamerlane as a god, and good men and women worship the god and give money to him. Besides, there is indeed a Bibi Hanem Mosque in the royal tomb. What’s wrong with donating money to the temple? After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in confusion. Although they thought it was feasible, after all, the matter was serious and they did not dare to express their stance easily.

"Old man, what do you think?" Sultan looked at Ahmeda with a smile. He had found out clearly that this elder was the most virtuous and respected among these people.

Being swept by the emperor's warm eyes, Ahmed felt his whole body tremble. His intuition made him feel the cruelty behind this warmth. He had no doubt that as long as he dared to say "no", the whole family would be destroyed. Xiao Xiu wants to live!

"The people think that the Great Khan's method is good. It can not only maintain the royal tombs and let the heroic soul of Sultan Tamerlane rest in peace, but also let the ordinary people of Bukhara see the grandeur of the royal tombs," he gasped. He replied angrily, his back soaked with cold sweat.

"It's hard for the old man to understand the righteousness!" Suletan praised highly, then looked at the others with a smile, "What do you think?"

"The Great Khan's method is good," "The common people agree," "The common people are willing to join the association." Everyone agreed in unison, and no one dared to object. After all, no one is a fool.

"In this case, the matter is settled. Come and prepare the food. I will entertain all the respected elders." Sultan laughed.

After dinner, Okchotbu tiptoed to find Sultan, "Great Khan, if you want to build the royal mausoleum to win over the people of Bukhara, you should do it yourself with great fanfare. Why did you hand over the management of the royal mausoleum?" To the public?”

"Haha", Suletan smiled enigmatically, "You can't guess what I am thinking, but Hu Lianqi can definitely guess it. Go and ask him."

Out of curiosity, Okchotbuzhen went to Hu Liangqi to ask for advice, "Mr. Hu, why did the Great Khan hand over the management of the royal tombs to the people? I asked the Great Khan and he said you know."

"The general doesn't know, this is your majesty's plan to kill two birds with one stone." Hu Lianqi stroked his beard and smiled, "How noble is the heart of an emperor!"

"What's the plan of killing two birds with one stone?" Okchotbu was a little confused.

“The management of royal tombs is transferred to the private sector. Firstly, the private sector raises its own money for management, so the government no longer has to pay for it, which saves government expenses. Secondly, the managers of the royal tombs become private imams and elders. If anything happens, Someone discovered our theft of the royal tomb. Your Majesty can blame these people, say they did it, and kill them to appease the public's anger. These people are extremely wealthy, and they can get another sum of money when they ransack their homes." .

"This~this~this~" Ekchotbu broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this, "Isn't the Great Khan's plan too ruthless?"

"General, be careful what you say," Hu Lianqi said sternly: "Since ancient times, those who have achieved great things have not adhered to trivial details. Today's words can only come out of my mouth and reach the ears of others. They must not be spread to other people."

(End of this chapter)