Chapter 1291: Slow progress, the Emperor's anger

Xianyang Palace.

On the Qilin Hall.

The Emperor sat on the dragon throne.

His brows were slightly furrowed.

The people below were reporting the construction progress of the new Lishan capital city.

The project progress was proceeding slowly.

This project progress made Ying Zheng very dissatisfied.

Because the Xiongnu captives had all been sent to Nanyue.

The remaining Great Qin laborers had just participated in the construction of the new capital city.

The project progress could not be improved for the time being.

For a new capital city no smaller than Xianyang, the project was undoubtedly vast.

It was understandable that the project progress was slow.

However, according to the current project progress, the time required was undoubtedly very long.

Because the city walls needed to be built, and all of them used giant stone materials.

It was also impossible to oppress the laborers like building the Great Wall, for fear of generating resentment.

Ying Zheng did not want to affect the national destiny and his own lifespan for the sake of building a new city.

Therefore, he could only recruit, not oppress, and could not forcibly conscript.

This led to slow project progress.

But if this progress continued, it would not be built in three or five years.

"Do you have no other methods?"

"Does it take so long to build a new capital city?"

"This time is too long; the time must be shortened!"

Ying Zheng's majestic voice echoed in the hall.

The civil and military officials looked at each other, speechless for a long time.

They couldn't urge this matter either.

Everyone could see that there was a serious shortage of manpower.

Giant stones were used to build the city walls; with too few people, the project would not be fast.

It was impossible to force the laborers to work; most laborers chose to do light work.

There were too few laborers for the city walls, so the progress naturally slowed down.

The civil and military officials looked at their noses and hearts, lowering their heads and not daring to make a sound.

Feng Quji, as the Right Chancellor, saw that no one dared to speak.

He could only bite the bullet and walk out.

"Your Majesty, this minister has something to say."

Ying Zheng raised his eyelids and glanced at Feng Quji.

"Speak!"

Feng Quji smiled bitterly; the Emperor's expression was not right.

Why did he come out to join in this excitement?

If he had known this, he wouldn't have come out; if something went wrong, he would become the one to vent on.

After careful consideration, Feng Quji spoke cautiously.

"Your Majesty, the reason why the project progress is slow is because there are too few laborers."

"Another main reason is that they cannot be forced to work."

"This is the rule you set, so we have no way either."

While Feng Quji was speaking, he did not forget to wink at the people around him.

The surrounding ministers understood instantly.

They all explained one after another.

"Your Majesty, the construction of the new capital city really has too few personnel."

"This still needs to add more people! If this manpower problem is not solved, it really can't be fast."

"Building the houses inside is fine; using the cement and red bricks developed by His Highness, the speed of building houses is very fast."

"But if you want the city walls to be sturdy, you have to use giant stones; if there are not enough people, it really can't be fast."

"Your Majesty, if you want the project progress to be fast, can you add more money?"

"In that case, for the sake of money, the laborers should participate in building the city walls."

"In this way, although the cost is high, the progress will surely be accelerated quite a bit."

The ministers put forward their opinions one after another.

It was not that they didn't want to find a way to solve this problem.

It was really that there was no way; the only way was to increase the number of people.

But they could not forcibly conscript laborers or force them.

This restriction left them with no way.

At this time, the ministers all thought of the Crown Prince.

If the Crown Prince were here, he would probably have a way.

After all, many times when they encountered difficulties, it was the Crown Prince who found a way to solve them.

They admitted they couldn't solve this problem; it was too tricky.

"Enough!"

"I let you come to solve the problem, not to shirk responsibility to each other!"

"Can I not see these problems?"

"Do I still need you to remind me?"

"Now is the time when money is needed everywhere; have you calculated the consequences of increasing expenses?"

Ying Zheng's face turned cold.

This group of ministers really didn't know what they were talking about.

Once the cost is high, the treasury cannot bear it.

Recently, there were too many places in Great Qin that needed expenses.

This was not a wise move.

He had thought about these problems.

If he could solve them, he wouldn't have to say this in the court.

It was just that he didn't have a better way for the time being.

At this time, Ying Zheng also thought of Ying Ying Zi Ye.

If Ying Ying Zi Ye were here at this time, he would probably have a way.

"Father Emperor, it is not advisable to use too much money from the treasury for the time being."

"Can we change our thinking and think about it?"

Prince Fu Su walked out at this time.

He was currently managing the treasury, so naturally, he was unwilling to use the treasury. ===== CHAPTER 1293 =====