My father is Jiajing

Chapter 359 I like your attitude
Hu Zongxian, who had not yet taken office, was still waiting at the post station for the official letter from the Ministry of Personnel. While he was still worrying about his fate, the eunuch who was delivering the message from the Western Garden arrived first.

Hu Zongxian did not have time to think about anything. He immediately changed into his official uniform and followed the eunuch from the Western Garden who delivered the message to the Yuxi Palace in the Western Garden to meet the emperor and thank him for his great grace.

When Hu Zongxian arrived at Yuxi Palace in Xiyuan, three cabinet elders and the Minister of Revenue and others were already in the palace.

Seeing such a luxurious lineup, Hu Zongxian was secretly shocked, but did not dare to show any unusual emotions. He quickly bowed to Emperor Jiajing who was sitting on the first imperial chair in Yuxi Palace.

"Your Majesty, I, Hu Zongxian, the Right Censor-in-Chief and the Inspector General of Huguang, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

As soon as Hu Zongxian finished his greeting, Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "You can change your title now. You are now the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture."

Hu Zongxian bowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

After paying homage, Hu Zongxian stood up and stood aside in the hall, cautiously waiting for the speeches of the giants in the hall. At the same time, Hu Zongxian was also very confused as to why so many people were there at the same time?

Emperor Jiajing also changed to a relaxed attitude at this time, and said to everyone: "Now that everyone is here, I will not beat around the bush with you. I have repeatedly thought about the suggestions Xu Jie gave me two days ago. Shunyi Industrial Park is private, and the outer city project of the capital is public. The two cannot be confused, so I do not intend to use the money from Shunyi Industrial Park to fill the holes of the court."

When Emperor Jiajing said this, everyone in the hall couldn't help but feel their hearts tighten. Why did he change his mind again?
If there had been no money from the Shunyi Industrial Park, the outer city of the capital would have been left unfinished. Although this major project was approved by the emperor, who could hold the emperor responsible?
Therefore, when the time comes to investigate responsibility, the Ministry of Works and Shuntian Prefecture that originally proposed the outer city project, as well as the cabinet that made the decision, will all be blamed.

Therefore, at this moment, both Yan Song and Xu Jie showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

Hu Zongxian, who was standing at the end, was also shocked. He had to take such a big blame before he even took office? No wonder people on both sides disliked him now. It turned out that they were using him to ward off disaster.

But then the situation took a sudden turn.

Emperor Jiajing looked at the expressions of the crowd and laughed secretly in his heart.

Emperor Jiajing straightened his body, tidied up his wide sleeves, and continued: "However, I also know how urgent the matter of the outer city of the capital is, so after two days of thinking hard, I finally came up with a way to clean up your butts."

Emperor Jiajing took the credit for himself without hesitation and was not at all shy.

At this time, Yan Song and others could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time they were also wondering what idea the emperor had come up with that could actually solve the problem of the outer city of the capital.

Emperor Jiajing, who had kept the topic in suspense for quite a while, finally got to the point.

"I called you here for this matter. I plan to upgrade the outer city of the capital and name it the Capital Special District. But this special district cannot come out of thin air, so I called Shuntian Prefecture here for this matter."

When Emperor Jiajing came up with the concept of the Beijing Special Zone, Yan Song and others were confused again. What was this special zone? It seemed that there was no such concept in the history of the previous dynasties.

Just when everyone was thinking about what the special economic zone meant, Emperor Jiajing called Hu Zongxian again.

"Hu Zongxian." Hu Zongxian immediately stood up and bowed, "I am here."

Emperor Jiajing said, "The land of the Beijing Special District will be carved out from your Shuntian Prefecture, so I called you here this time for this matter. I will ask Huang Jin to take you aside to understand the significance of the Special District and the price that your Shuntian Prefecture will have to pay."

"After all, judging from the current situation, Shuntian Prefecture does not have the ability to build the Beijing Special District alone. Therefore, I have to find some capable helpers for you. Therefore, it is reasonable for Shuntian Prefecture to pay a price at this time."

Hu Zongxian bowed to Emperor Jiajing in bewilderment, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great grace!"

Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "You should thank me, otherwise Wang Youzhao would be a warning to you."

After saying this, Emperor Jiajing said to Yan Song and others: "The establishment of the Beijing Special District is also a very important matter. The Cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue must also contribute."

After hearing what Emperor Jiajing said, Yan Song, Xu Jie and others, as well as Sun Yingkui, the Minister of Revenue, also bowed and said, "We will do our best."

Emperor Jiajing laughed again and said, "Hehe, do you know what you are going to do? You agreed so quickly? Aren't you afraid that the problems will be too big and you won't be able to handle them?"

Yan Song and others were embarrassed for a moment, but as a mature politician and a senior veteran politician, his shameless quality was still very high.

Therefore, several people also replied: "Your Majesty has thought about the affairs of the outer city of the capital for us, and we are grateful to you. Even if there are raging waves behind us, we are willing to go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Emperor Jiajing said: "Your loyalty is commendable. I like your attitude very much."

Then Emperor Jiajing said: "The construction of the Beijing Special District requires money, but now neither the court nor Shuntian Prefecture can provide money. Therefore, I have found money for you."

When they heard Emperor Jiajing say that he had found the silver, several people's ears immediately pricked up, looking forward to what Emperor Jiajing would say next.

Emperor Jiajing continued, "This is my plan. Shuntian Prefecture will provide the land, and the cabinet will issue the official document to solve the construction problem of the special zone first. I will also let Shunyi Industrial Park invest and establish the Beijing Special Zone Development Bank together with the Ministry of Revenue."

"This Special Zone Development Bank will be handed over to Prince Yu's Mansion for management. The palace will be responsible for supervision, the Ministry of Revenue will be responsible for auditing, and Prince Yu's Mansion will be responsible for operation. When the money is available, the construction of the Beijing Special Zone can start smoothly."

"At the same time, the sword hanging over your heads will also disappear. However, this matter is too extraordinary, even an unprecedented event. Therefore, I cannot make the decision alone, and you must share the responsibility."

After saying that, Emperor Jiajing asked Huang Jin to give everyone the plan he had copied several copies of, "On the establishment of the Beijing Special Economic Zone Development Bank, vigorously promoting the steady construction of the Beijing Special Economic Zone project, and opening up new heights for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty Jiajing era."

Of course, the names of these newly copied plans for the Beijing Special Economic Zone are not that long, with only four simple words: "Beijing Special Economic Zone".

Everyone looked at the thick plan in their hands with a thoughtful look on their faces, and at the same time they were quickly flipping through it silently, wanting to understand as quickly as possible what the new concept of the Beijing Special District that Emperor Jiajing mentioned was.

(End of this chapter)