flstandardbreds Chapter 370 Building the Dragon Palace
Chapter 370 Building the Dragon Palace
Soon, the Dragon Palace and the market town began construction simultaneously. These two buildings were of great importance to Gu Yuchuan and were the two most important places for their Divine Dragon Dynasty in the early stages, so they had to be built with great care.
This Dragon Palace is the core area of their dynasty. The core members cultivate here, and their source of fortune manifests here. It is the most important place in their dynasty, and also the place he will look forward to for a long time in the future. In terms of construction, it is not only necessary to be grand, but also to ensure the comfort of living here. After all, this is his new home, and if there are no major problems, he may live here for a very long time.
That market town was their dynasty's biggest source of revenue. The market town in Yunhaize hadn't been properly managed before, but now they could ignore it. After all, Yunhaize wasn't their territory. Setting up a market town there not only required paying taxes to the Demon Lord, but also dealing with relationships with the surrounding Demon Emperors, which was extremely complicated. Now that they had their own territory, they naturally didn't need to make money on other people's land anymore. After taking charge, not only would their own businesses not have to pay taxes, but merchants who wanted to set up shop in the market town would also have to pay taxes to them.
These are the two large buildings that are to be constructed now. Let's talk about the Dragon Palace first. The Dragon Palace will be built underwater, since they are all aquatic creatures, and their core members will also be aquatic creatures. Aquatic creatures naturally live underwater, and their expansion will also be mainly underwater. If they really want to expand on a large scale in the future, they can take over a whole sea area. Compared to the current Cangzhu River, that territory will be a huge difference.
He spared no expense in building this Dragon Palace, constructing a massive city on the seabed. The entire city's area was precisely situated on a fourth-order spiritual vein, which became the capital of their Divine Dragon Dynasty. Gu Yuchuan personally named it Dragon Rising, signifying that this was his place of origin, where he would truly soar to great heights.
Longxing City is divided into two parts: the inner city, which is the Dragon Palace and also the imperial city. In the future, Gu Yuchuan, his wives and concubines, and his disciples will live in the imperial palace. The rest of his subordinates will be able to live outside after they are granted official positions, since the number of wives, concubines, and children will increase significantly in the future.
The Dragon Palace isn't actually that large. Because Gu Yuchuan used a spatial magic artifact, from the outside, the Dragon Palace only covers ten hectares. But inside, it's a hundred times larger. He's not like the emperors of mortal dynasties who cram their wives and concubines into a small palace. Each palace in his harem has a large area. After all, these concubines also need to cultivate, and the princes and princesses also need to play and cultivate.
The entire Dragon Palace is divided into two main parts. The first part is the front court, which is also where Gu Yuchuan handles official business. It is called the True Dragon Hall. The ministers of the front court handle official business here every day, and Gu Yuchuan comes to check on the results every once in a while.
That's right. These official duties are definitely not handled by the emperor. His role is to control the overall situation. Only when the official system is reasonable enough, allowing them to check and balance each other, and there is a good supervisory system, and his cultivation is unparalleled in the dynasty, will it be best for officials to handle government affairs. After all, Gu Yuchuan established this dynasty to accelerate his cultivation, not to put himself in endless government affairs. Wouldn't that be penny-wise and pound-foolish?
The other part of the Dragon Palace is the harem. His harem is based on the Tang Dynasty of his previous life, with one empress, four consorts, nine concubines, twenty-seven ladies-in-waiting (Jieyu, Meiren, and Cairen), and eighty-one imperial wives (Baolin, Yunu, and Cainu). Among them, the nine concubines and above are all proper harem principal positions and can enjoy a high level of dynastic fortune, which will make their cultivation much faster. As for the lower positions, as long as they have proper positions, they can also enjoy fortune, but it is much less than that of the higher positions.
Gu Yuchuan built sixteen palaces in the harem, thirteen of which were main palaces. Of the remaining three, one was used to teach the imperial heirs to read when they were young, and the other two could be turned into playgrounds. After all, with so many children and concubines, it was impossible for everyone to spend all their time practicing diligently; they definitely needed to enjoy themselves. Of course, they were allowed to leave the palace. Gu Yuchuan himself was not feudal, but this definitely required approval; it wasn't something you could just say you wanted to leave.
This is the arrangement for his consorts. He currently only has one Noble Consort, Mo Nan'an, and one Virtuous Consort, Jianjia. In truth, even among the most virtuous and capable consorts, Jianjia is not qualified. She lacks the ability. The four consorts and nine concubines all have their own duties. This isn't a human palace where consorts can simply laze around and wait to die. You enjoy the privilege of the imperial fortune, so naturally you must maintain its rule. It seems he must have a serious talk with Jianjia.
The bureaucratic system of the imperial harem was still based on the Tang Dynasty's six bureaus and twenty-four departments. This was a very complete system that Gu Yuchuan liked very much. In the Tang Dynasty, the concubines in the harem were not just titles; they had their own responsibilities and could truly utilize their talents. Comparing it to the present day would be much easier.
These six bureaus were the Bureau of Palace Attendants, the Bureau of Ceremonies, the Bureau of Clothing, the Bureau of Food, the Bureau of Bedchamber, and the Bureau of Works. Each bureau had four departments, ensuring the overall operation of the inner palace.
The Shanggong Bureau is of paramount importance, assisting the Empress in managing the inner palace. They are in charge of all matters within the inner palace and can be considered a guarantee of the Empress's power.
The remaining five bureaus are generally given to the Zhaoyi, the head of the four consorts and nine concubines. As high-ranking consorts, they also need to manage affairs. The other eight concubines are two who follow the Zhaoyi, two who follow the Empress, and four who follow the four consorts, assisting them in managing these six bureaus. In other words, the four consorts and nine concubines enjoy good fortune, but they also have to contribute their management abilities.
I won't go into the specifics of what these six bureaus are responsible for, but in short, everything in the inner palace needs to be handled by these six bureaus. They are like a mini-court within the inner palace, managing everything, and even the inner court is responsible for communication with the outside world.
This concludes the construction of the entire Dragon Palace. Overall, the construction of the Dragon Palace was not too complicated or difficult. Some palaces were built using crystal, some were made in a magnificent and resplendent style, and some were made of jade in a simple and elegant style. After all, the races are different. The aquatic creatures definitely prefer crystal palaces, but the monsters on the shore may not. Some of them may prefer other types of palaces. Therefore, this differentiation is necessary. If they were all crystal palaces, it would look a bit small and insignificant.
Having discussed the Dragon Palace, it's time to talk about the rest of Dragon Rising City. Those are no simple things either; they are extremely complex. The construction of a city is truly a very intricate process.