"It's no big deal for the city defense! But it's a huge deal for my family!" A citizen shouted.
"Yes, yes! And my family! We were also affected by the explosion and suffered heavy losses! My king, please make a decision for us!" Another citizen also echoed.
The Prime Minister's face changed color when he heard this, but he was not in a position to lose his temper in front of Xia Zhe.
The trial installation of Greek fire was originally smooth sailing.
However, that day Archimedes had a sudden idea, and after several experiments, he thought there were some ways to strengthen it.
If the improvement is successful, the power of Greek fire can be increased exponentially!
Of course the Prime Minister supports such a great thing!
As a result, when it came to modifying this one, problems arose during construction.
There was a bag of kerosene and it exploded.
Fortunately, no one was injured and no other kerosene was ignited.
The earthquake only damaged two illegal buildings built close to the city wall.
This kind of small matter could have been resolved by the city defense officer.
However, when the king's maid Lillian appeared, she knew that the king was asking.
The two families, who had already reached an agreement on compensation standards, became excited again!
I must ask to see Wang for justice!
Fearing that the city defense officers could not handle the situation, the Prime Minister had to go in person and accompany them to see the king.
"Does it mean that the explosion affected residential houses?" Xia Zhe asked thoughtfully.
"My king, be wise! No civilians were affected. It's just that these two families violated regulations by building their houses right next to the city wall! Our city has a clear rule that a passage for carriages must be left under the city wall to facilitate the movement of troops in times of war! If they hadn't built their houses right next to the city wall, they wouldn't have been affected!"
The Prime Minister could no longer bear it and angrily refuted!
City defense projects are a major matter to protect the people of the entire city!
If you make such a fuss over a small loss, how can you continue the transformation in the future?
It is obvious that your two families built the house illegally.
Not only did the city defense officer not hold you accountable, he also agreed to have the city defense forces contribute manpower to help rebuild your two homes!
Are you still not satisfied with this?
He even came to Wang to make trouble and try to extort money!
This is intolerable!
"Oh, you're really a big shot, talking without any worries! We're not worried about those two houses! We're worried about that big killer weapon right next to my house!"
"Yeah, yeah! A kerosene explosion today caused such a huge noise! If all of them explode someday, wouldn't it burn down a whole bunch of houses?"
The two citizens retorted.
How could they not know that the building they built was an illegal one?
In order to get compensation from Wang, you must make the hidden dangers as serious as possible!
"Nonsense! This was indeed an oversight in the renovation. With this experience, there will be no more problems in subsequent renovations! As for the big explosion, I dare not say that there will be no problem! After all, this thing is used for war. Who knows what will happen if a siege really breaks out one day! You two are crazy about money and actually refuse to start the city defense project! If my city is really breached one day, are you going to take your money to the God of Death to spend it?" The Prime Minister became even angrier after hearing this, and spoke very bluntly.
"No matter what you say, this thing is too dangerous! You can build it, but you have to pay compensation! Pay money!"
The citizens couldn't win the argument with the Prime Minister, so they started to play tricks and clearly demanded money.
The two sides insisted on their own opinions and argued endlessly, which made Lillian, who was standing by, become annoyed.
"What are you arguing about! It's such a small matter, yet you've brought it to the palace? Shut up and listen to the king's decision!" Lillian said angrily.
Hearing this, everyone fell silent and turned to look at Xia Zhe, waiting for him to speak.
Of course, Xia Zhe had already understood the whole story.
At this moment, he was thinking.
Ouch, this Greek fire is so dangerous!
The citizens of the city are very resistant to installing this thing!
Very good!
The more the citizens resist, the more I will pretend!
Moreover, I want to load it up in a big way and fill up all the space on the city wall!
Only in this way can the citizens of the city be terrified and their impression of me be reduced!
As for the two families, their houses collapsed!
Rebuilding it will definitely cost money.
Thinking about it this way, it is reasonable to lose money.
After all, it was an accident during the construction of the city defense project that affected the houses of the city residents.
However, Xia Zhe did not hear the city defense officer's post-war plan, and did not know that the city defense officer had agreed to official reconstruction.
In order to make the citizens more resentful of this project, Xia Zhe decided not to pay a penny!
I just want you to be dissatisfied!
The plan has been decided.
Seeing that everyone was waiting there to hear his final decision, Xia Zhe cleared his throat and spoke.
"Greek fire, that is a weapon of city defense that we exchanged for a big city! We must not stop construction because of some trivial matters! There are too few of them on the city walls now, and we must build more and more until there is no place left!" Xia Zhe said.
"I am Wang Yingming!"
Hearing this, the Prime Minister replied with great joy.
He was still worried that he was too radical and caused the accident.
If the king were to hold him accountable, the reform would inevitably have to be suspended.
Unexpectedly, Wang was very clear-headed when it came to major issues.
Not only did they have no intention of investigating the accident, they also gave clear instructions to build on a large scale!
With these words, I can carry out my work without any worries.
"As for compensation, that's out of the question! City defense projects are of paramount importance, and no one is allowed to obstruct them with any excuse! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
Xia Zhe continued speaking. This time, he was speaking to two citizens.
After saying this, he imitated the image of a tyrant emperor in a TV drama, waved his hand, and signaled the guards to drive them away.
Upon receiving the order, the guards immediately stepped forward and pushed the two citizens out.
Having never seen such a scene before, the two men didn't dare to breathe and walked out obediently with their heads down.
Xia Zhe expected to cry out for injustice and even curse the tyrant, but this did not happen.
The city defense officer who was still standing in the hall couldn't help but feel both happy and scared!
In order to carry out these major projects, the city defense officer offended too many people.
What worried him the most was that some people were deliberately refusing to cooperate, hoping to gain benefits if the matter became a big deal.
I heard that the new king is kind and loves his people like his own children.
There are always people who want to find an excuse to get their way and make some money.
It is precisely for this reason that city defense officers are not so brave to take action against illegal buildings.
As long as it didn't obviously affect the team's deployment, he would turn a blind eye and let it go.
In today's matter, Wang clearly stood on his side, which made the city defense officer very pleased.
But at the same time, he had to be alert.
When it comes to city defense projects, I'm afraid I have to change my style of being too cautious.
Otherwise, if I really fail to fulfill the king’s important task one day, I might even lose my head!
"Okay, let's all go! Waking up this early in the morning and encountering something like this is such a bummer!"
Feeling that he had acted like a tyrant enough, Xia Zhe ended the topic.
Seeing everyone leaving one after another, his heart was filled with anticipation.
I hope that public outrage will soon boil over and form a torrent that will force me to resign!
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