The most arrogant in history

The imperial court did have regulations regarding private buildings, and some of them were quite strict.

The height of the eaves of the main house in the folk society should not exceed nine feet. The height of the eaves of the small house in the backyard and the wing room should not exceed eight feet.

Trees must be planted in front of and behind people's houses to strengthen greening and afforestation.

All the new villages have been collectively planned and designed, and they are arranged in a line as much as possible.

Ordinary people are not used to such constraints, so they complain a lot.

Wang Dahai smiled and said, "The court made this arrangement for everyone's benefit. If the houses are smaller, we can save materials and use them for paving roads and building bridges, making life more convenient for everyone.

Think about it, even if you live in a high-rise building, but there is no road to get in and out of the village, is it possible to live in such an environment?"

Old Yuan's relative sighed and said, "But now there are so many children, and the houses are becoming less and less sufficient. The court should relax the restrictions and allow private construction."

Ye Kun nodded: "This is a good suggestion. I am a representative of the National People's Congress. I will reflect your opinions at the next meeting."

Old Yuan's relative drank too much and asked, "Mr. Long, can you see the emperor? I think it would be better to let Brother Dahai talk to the emperor directly, so that it can be done faster."

Wang Dahai smiled and said, "Mr. Long and Prime Minister Zhuge Hong are good friends. It's the same if he notifies Zhuge Hong."

When they heard that Mr. Long and Zhuge Hong were good friends, everyone was surprised and their respect for Ye Kun increased by two points.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "When I get back, I will find Master Zhuge and report everyone's opinions."

Old Yuan's son, who was listening on the side, carefully examined Ye Kun's face, and suddenly changed color and shouted: "Mr. Long, Mr. Long... why are your facial features so similar to the emperor's...?"

Today, Ye Kun wore a cotton hat and his entire face was not exposed.

Otherwise, everyone would have recognized it long ago.

Ye Kun knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he stood up, took off his cotton hat, and said with a smile: "Do I look like the emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty?"

Everyone was stunned and stood up, dumbfounded.

Wang Dahai said with a smile: "Old Yuan, this is our emperor. He is worried that everyone will not have a good New Year, so he came down to investigate the people's sentiments."

"Ah, it really is the Emperor!"

Old Yuan's father was the first to react. He stepped back a few steps and knelt down: "Long live the emperor. I am blind and ignorant. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Old Yuan and his relatives also knelt down together.

"Uncle Yuan, we have been promoting this for many years and have long abolished the kneeling ceremony. Why are you still kneeling?"

Ye Kun helped Old Yuan's father up, and then said to Wang Dahai: "Help everyone up quickly!"

Everyone then stood up, but did not dare to speak.

"My fellow villagers, I am not a tiger, please don't be afraid."

Ye Kun smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Everyone, relax and don't be restrained. I came down here just to listen to the opinions of the elders and fellow villagers, to see the court's policies, and to see what aspects are insufficient so that we can make timely adjustments.

Everyone, please sit down and chat casually, just like before."

However, no one dared to sit there anymore.

Wang Dahai had no choice but to let Ye Kun sit alone and the others sit on both sides.

Ye Kun asked Xiao Yuan to call the village chief over.

The village chief was a man who had seen the world, so he was relatively calm and reported his work to Ye Kun:

"Your Majesty, this is a new village planned more than ten years ago. It is home to people of different surnames and is more than 20 miles away from Zhuo County. Due to the increase in population, a small market has spontaneously formed here. Life here is pretty good. Many people work in Zhuo County or run small businesses... The court is also very concerned about us. Last year, a primary school and a medical clinic were newly established..."

Ye Kun nodded and asked, "Old Yuan just said that the price of building materials has increased, and it is difficult to apply for building a house, is that right?"

The village chief nodded: "The prices of bricks, tiles and wood have increased a bit. The prices of cement and lime have also increased. There is also river sand, which is shipped from other places and is very expensive."

"Well, I understand the situation you described. I will coordinate with all parties and solve it for you."

Ye Kun put on his hat and said, "How about this, let's go around the front and back of the village and take a look."

The village chief nodded and accompanied Ye Kun to inspect.

After walking around the village, Ye Kun said, "To solve the housing problem, one is to plan a new village, and the other is to add or renovate houses. These two methods should be carried out together and must be planned.

There should be a limit on the size of each household's homestead. Otherwise, wealthy families will occupy a large amount of homestead, while the poor will have no place to stand.

The imperial court restricted the size of residential land in order to restrict large households and prevent land annexation and polarization between the rich and the poor. You need to make this clear to the elders and fellow villagers. The imperial court is thinking about the common people. "

The village chief nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty is right. In the past, the wealthy families had a fortress, which was like a small city, while the common people only had two thatched houses."

"Yes, we must not go back to the past. If we did, the poor would have rebelled."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "The basic principle of the court is to try to maintain equality for the whole society. We cannot let the rich get too rich, and we cannot let the poor get poorer."

Old Yuan followed suit and said with a smile: "The emperor is very thoughtful, and the people all say that the emperor is a good person."

Ye Kun smiled and happily received a good guy card.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the weather turned cloudy.

Ye Kun did not linger any longer and rode back to the city.

Before dinner, Ye Kun called Zhuge Hong and talked about the matter in Ping'an Village.

Zhuge Hong smiled and said, "This is easy. Just formulate a new construction standard for small rural buildings and release the authority. The specific planning will be handed over to the village for execution. Of course, a guiding standard must also be given to the village.

As for the high price of building materials, it is difficult to solve the problem. We can only let the market adjust itself. If we must give benefits to the people, we can cancel the tolls for brick and tile building materials. In this way, building materials from other places will flow into Zhuo County and stabilize the price. "

Ye Kun smiled and said, "The court is not short of money, so let's pass on the benefits to the people. The tolls for brick and tile building materials will be temporarily cancelled. We will restore them when we run out of money in the future."

Zhuge Hong agreed and said, "There is still a lot of land by the river where brick kilns can be built. The court can plan some locations and allow brick kilns to be built, and the brick and tile problem can be solved quickly."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Kun instructed Wang Dahai: "Send someone to Ping'an Village to inform the village chief and Lao Yuan and tell them about our solution. There is no such thing as a trivial matter for the people, and we must be efficient."

Wang Dahai took the order and arranged his men to deliver the letter overnight.

Wen Axiu also found the material and wrote a press release titled "The people's affairs are the court's affairs":

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ye Kun, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, traveled lightly to Ping'an Village in the southern suburbs of Zhuo County to wish the villagers a happy new year. Old Yuan from Ping'an Village and other villagers gathered with the emperor to drink and chat, talking about the prosperous and peaceful times.

During the banquet, the emperor learned that due to population growth, there was a shortage of housing for the people, as well as rising prices of bricks, tiles and wood. He immediately assured everyone that the matter would be resolved quickly.

After returning to the city, the emperor spoke to Prime Minister Zhuge Hong on the phone to discuss the matter.

The emperor said that the people's affairs were the court's major affairs and must be resolved immediately without any delay.

Prime Minister Zhuge Hong immediately convened a telephone conference with nine ministries and decided to formulate architectural planning and construction standards for private buildings in the near future, and to open up authority to allow private individuals to build two-story buildings.

In order to stabilize the prices of building materials such as bricks, tiles, and wood, the nine ministries also decided to exempt all tolls for building materials within the nine provinces and strengthen the circulation of building materials...

When the news was broadcast, people were very happy.

There were still many people who did not believe it and went to Ping'an Village to inquire about the news and ask whether the emperor had really been there.

Old Yuan became a big celebrity. He grinned and kept talking in front of his house, boasting that the emperor had visited his house.

Ye Kun also smiled happily after listening to the news release and praised Wen Axiu: "Teacher Wen's news level is getting higher and higher. This publicity article is deeply rooted in people's hearts!"