Ye Wuwei took out the "King Qi" badge:

"This is the badge His Majesty gave me. Not to mention a district governor, even the mayor of Changxi District, if he commits dereliction of duty, I can remove him."

The big man looked at the people in Feng'anfang:

"I've long disliked Kang Fangzheng. He only knows how to oppress the people and never does anything practical. Now I'm recommending myself for the position of Fangzheng. Will you support me?"

The people shouted loudly: "I support Dou Dadan."

Dou Dadan turned around and said to Ye Wuwei:

"Sir, I am the newly appointed head of Feng'anfang. Please inform me of the demolition."

Ye Wuwei said: "Find a quiet place and bring a few people with you so we can talk in detail."

If it wasn't necessary, Ye Wuwei didn't want to use such a tough approach, but Ye Wuwei discovered:

In ancient times, tough measures were more effective than gentle breezes and drizzles!

Dou Dabing brought Ye Wuwei into a room, and there were more than thirty people with him.

Ye Wuwei no longer had the cold and solemn look he had just had outside, and he didn't mind the crowds. He first showed everyone the imperial edict regarding the "West City Demolition":

"The imperial court did intend to demolish this area of ​​land in the west of the city to build a high-end residential area, but the compensation conditions offered by the court were indeed very good."

Ye Wuwei repeated in detail what he had said to Li Fangzheng and the others yesterday.

The questions raised by Dou Dadan and others were basically the same as those raised by Li Fangzheng and others, and Ye Wuyi answered them one by one.

Ye Wuwei said:

"There are three benefits to moving from Feng'anfang to the new suburban area:

1. Your current houses are in a dilapidated state. Once you encounter strong winds, heavy rains, or heavy snow, your houses may collapse at any time and even cause casualties.

However, this problem does not exist for houses in new suburban areas.

2. The houses in the new suburban area are three times larger than your current houses. You no longer have to squeeze your whole family into a cramped house, and you don’t have to worry about having no room to live after you get married.

3. The new suburban area has a beautiful environment and convenient living, and the prices there are cheaper than in Feng'anfang where you are now.

In the long run, you can save a lot of money.

Of course, there is one bad thing: the new suburban area is a bit far from the imperial palace.

But since you don't have to attend court on weekdays, what does it matter if you're far from the palace?"

Ye Wuwei's last words moved everyone present.

A woman said:

"That's right. My son has looked for several wives, but none of them wanted to marry into our family after seeing our house."

Dou Dadan asked on behalf of everyone: "How can you ensure the quality of housing in the suburbs?"

"Didn't I just say that everyone can participate in the construction of the new community? You see it every day, and don't you have any idea of ​​the quality of the houses?"

Everyone nodded again.

Dou Dadan asked on behalf of everyone:

"Although we've signed the agreement, the house hasn't been handed over yet. Once we move out of Feng'anfang, how can we guarantee that the court won't cheat us?"

"It's normal for you to have this concern, because you don't understand His Majesty.

I'll just say one thing:

A few days ago, after His Majesty learned that the treasury was out of money, he stated in front of the officials in the court:

The five million taels of gold he had accumulated in Andu over the years were all put into the national treasury to build water conservancy projects, reclaim wasteland, and encourage the people to be self-sufficient through farming.

A new city will also be built to allow the people of Qi Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment.

Think about it: Your Majesty has contributed so much of his private savings, would he still take advantage of you?

To him, the people of Qi Dynasty are all his subjects, whether they are the people of Andu who have followed him for a long time, or the people of Changdu City.

Or the people of Qi Dynasty outside of Qamdo!"

Five million taels of gold!

That’s how much!

I’m afraid even one room can’t hold it all!

Dou Dadan was shocked: "Is what you said true?"

"If you don't believe me, you can go and ask around. It wasn't just one or two people who heard it. There were also many officials, guards, palace maids, and eunuchs."

Someone suddenly said, "Zhang San's daughter used to work in the palace. She returned home yesterday. Why don't we ask her?"

Ye Wuwei did not object, and someone immediately went to call Zhang San's daughter.

Not long after, Zhang San's daughter came.

Dou Dabing told Ye Wuwei what he had just said: "Is that true?"

Zhang San's daughter glanced at Ye Wuwei and said, "What Minister Ye said is true."

Someone asked: "Do you know Minister Ye?"

"Everyone in the palace knows Minister Ye. Minister Ye is a very kind person and is a person trusted by His Majesty."

With Zhang San's daughter acting as a guarantor, everyone began to believe Ye Wuwei's words.

Ye Wuwei said:

"Now that we have come to this, I will promise you one thing on behalf of His Majesty:

Starting from tomorrow, every household that moves out of the west side of the city within fifteen days will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver.

But where there is a reward, there must be a punishment..."

Having said this, Ye Wuwei regained his solemn expression:

"If you don't move out within fifteen days, not only will you not receive the fifty taels of silver reward, but your house will also be forcibly demolished.

Forced demolition means that the court will use violence to tear down all the houses in this area."

What Ye Wuwei said was not a sudden idea, but had been decided long ago, and he just chose this time to say it.

There is no other way but to force demolition.

Although the original intention was indeed to use the land in the west of the city to build residences for Andu's generals, the houses in these six blocks were indeed dilapidated.

Regardless of whether it is to the extent that they affect the appearance of Chamdo or to ensure the safety of people's housing, these dilapidated houses should be demolished.

After Ye Wuwei finished speaking, the expressions of the people in Feng'anfang became sad again.

If you agree to it, you might as well not give the court the compensation of a house three times the size.

If I don't agree, I'm worried that the court will use force, and then everything will be in vain!

Having said everything that needed to be said, Ye Wuwei prepared to leave.

He wanted to give the people time to discuss.

"Dou Fangzheng, if you can't make a decision, why not go and discuss it with Li Fangzheng and the others.

I'll be leaving today, and I'll be back tomorrow with the agreement. Inform each household to send someone competent to sign the agreement."

After saying this, Ye Wuwei took Yao Guangzhi and the others away.

After Ye Wuwei left, everyone asked Zhang San's daughter, "What kind of person is His Majesty?"

"In fact, Minister Ye had something else to say:

His Majesty did promise in front of everyone to give out five million taels of gold for the people, but he said this after he learned that the former emperor had a lot of private property.

The former emperor's private property was more than double the silver in the national treasury, but Your Majesty did not take the former emperor's private property and gave it all to the former emperor's wife and children."

Dou Dadan asked, "So, Your Majesty is truly a loyal and righteous man?"

A woman said: "If it were up to me, the former emperor's private property should also be confiscated and put into the national treasury for the benefit of the people."

Another person said: "You naturally say that if it's not your money, but if your brother-in-law took over your family's property, would you be willing?"

The topic suddenly went off topic...

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