Cheng Han's One Stone, Four Birds Plan, the Holy Crest of Life, This Fish Is Bigger Than Expected

Parliament Building.

Conference room.

"...We propose using the Parliament Building as the center and setting up a large display of Gray Crystal colored lights in the square, arranged in the shape of a five-pointed star.

"In addition, large colored light displays in different shapes will be set up in three other parks across the city for all the city's civilians to enjoy."

Zhao Ming, a deputy director sent by the Urban Construction Department to attend the meeting, earnestly introduced the construction plan for the New Year Celebration.

Cheng Han's gaze flickered as he abruptly asked, "What will the total cost of the colored lights be?"

Zhao Ming froze for a moment, then answered nervously, "Sir, including materials, labor costs, and so on, it is estimated to be between 580 and 600 Gold Coins."

The deputy director was deeply grateful that, upon learning the Grand Governor would attend the meeting, he had studied the report materials until two in the morning and memorized every detail inside out.

If he had been unable to answer the question just now, the grand administrator would surely have branded him "incompetent," and his position as deputy director would likely have become unstable.

Cheng Han said decisively, "Too wasteful. Cut this item! Transfer the relevant funds to the minimum living allowance program."

Zhao Ming was stunned.

He dearly wanted to say that celebrating with colored lights was a tradition that had lasted sixty years, and viewing them during the New Year was also a custom among the city's civilians. Wouldn't cutting it outright be inappropriate?

But when he thought of the miserable fate of the Finance Department's many officials, the deputy director ultimately said nothing.

The Female Secretary, Xie You, was the first to react and promptly replied, "Understood!"

She knew perfectly well that the colored