Three hundred and fortieth chapters What I heard in the palace
Facing Li Shimin's inquiry, Li Tai became serious and said:
"Aye, first of all, if you want to lower the prices for people to buy daily necessities, you have to build roads.
Take table salt as an example. Ever since I developed the method of drying salt and sold it to people around the canal through canals, basically the price of table salt from south to north will not differ much.
Even if it is a little more, it is only one penny per bucket, which is completely affordable for the common people.
But where the canal water cannot reach, it can only be transported by manpower.
Under such circumstances, I can't even bring down the price of salt, so how can I realize the dream that everyone in the world has clothes and every family has food..."
Li Shimin looked at Li Tai's excited words at this moment, but he couldn't help but think of his desire to help the world and bring peace to the people, so he changed his name to Li Shimin.
It has been eight years since Qingque left Prince Yue's Mansion to establish an agricultural school, but he has always believed in his ideals and persisted for his ideals until now, which makes Li Shimin feel really good!
The more he looked at it, the more he thought of himself before. Li Shimin patted Li Tai on the shoulder and continued to say to Li Tai: "Continue!"
Li Tai saw Li Shimin suddenly patting his shoulder, and couldn't help but pause, thinking that what he said before was not wrong!
However, Li Tai kept talking and continued, "So, we need to build roads! One prefecture, twenty-nine states, and one hundred and twenty-six counties must communicate thoroughly so that eight carriages traveling side by side can pass.
Avenue.
Of course, since roads are to be built, problems such as blockage and siltation of rivers in these areas that may cause flooding must be solved, otherwise it will be very troublesome for the roads to be flooded in the future.”
Li Shimin thought for a while and then said, "This project is very big, and we need to pay attention to the road construction on Henan Road. Then whether other Hebei Road should be built, whether Jiangnan Road should be built, and whether Jiannan Road should be built."
The most important thing for the imperial court is to treat everyone equally. The mountains and rivers of China are our territory of the Tang Dynasty. This matter must be treated equally!"
"Why not build it?" Li Tai said, "If possible, I would like to build roads all over the country!"
"Go, go, go!" Li Shimin heard Li Tai's words, waved his hand and said, "Do you know how much this costs?"
"I think I should be able to afford it if I take my time!" Li Tai looked at Li Shimin and blinked!
"You..." Li Shimin felt choked when faced with Li Tai's words.
That's right, the guy in front of him just handed over the taxes and fees to the treasury with random numbers. He said that he could pay the money out slowly. Li Shimin believed that Li Tai was not talking nonsense.
It’s just that Li Shimin felt that when he realized this, the world was really terrible!
However, Li Shimin came to his senses and said to Li Tai seriously,
"Although I don't understand the reason for your ability to create something out of nothing, I believe that this ability must have limits.
Otherwise, why couldn't you raise more than 3.5 million yuan in taxes in Chang'an? Otherwise, why didn't you establish your platform in Chang'an? Can you really spend so much money?!"
"You can't take it out at once!" Li Tai thought for a moment and said, "Aye must have seen the ball-throwing trick.
The juggler keeps throwing the ball in his hand into the air, but he only holds two balls in his hand from beginning to end.
This is my current ability. Although I can throw three, four, or five balls in the air, I can only hold two in my hands."
"If you throw too many balls at once, the balance you maintain will collapse, right?"
Li Shimin couldn't help but think deeply after hearing Li Tai's words, and said, "Then if you pay money multiple times, you can draw a few balls every once in a while, and then add new balls, and you can still maintain the balance!"
"That's probably it!" Li Tai nodded after hearing Li Shimin's words.
"If I remember correctly, from paying military supplies to paying taxes now, your ability to change money has improved tenfold!" Li Shimin
Looking at Li Tai, he said, "Can just a Luoyang make your ability so strong?"
"Because Luoyang is the economic hub of the entire Tang Dynasty, second only to Chang'an, it can have such an effect!" Li Tai shook his head and said, "If I had changed to another place, I might not be able to pay more than three million yuan.
Here comes the money!"
"Okay! I believe you have the financial resources to build roads in all states and counties!" Li Shimin couldn't help but press his temple.
I always feel like saying this sentence really makes me feel disillusioned.
Li Shimin continued, "But it wouldn't be appropriate if everyone asked you to pay!"
"So, didn't I come to see you, Aye, to beg the court for funding?" Li Tai said to Li Shimin without hesitation.
"Go away!" Li Shimin said angrily, "Where did the imperial court get the money to waste so much money? If I have this money, I'll go and pacify Goguryeo first!"
"Then..." Li Tai looked at Li Shimin and said weakly, "Then it's not appropriate for me to pay this money!"
"You figure it out yourself!" Li Shimin looked at Li Tai and said, "Isn't your platform quite profitable? We can allocate funds to you to build roads in the future, but it's only so much, so don't expect the court to give you money.
The total amount of your own money cannot be higher than five levels. As for the gap, you have to find a solution yourself, otherwise the court will not be able to leave this matter to you.
Otherwise, you can decide whether this whole road is your road or the court's road!"
After all, Li Shimin is still sane. If Li Tai is really allowed to spend his own money to complete the entire plan, then Li Chengqian will be crowned, and Li Tai may really be in trouble.
Nowadays, Li Tai is already troubled enough. The random calligraphy he writes can actually pay tax. I'm afraid Wang Xizhi's copybooks are not as expensive as the bad calligraphy he wrote!
If Li Taizhen was asked to spend his own money to build this road again, Li Shimin felt that if he did not depose the crown prince and wait until Li Chengqian ascended the throne, he could not guarantee it in other places, but Henan Province was afraid that he would follow Li Tai and rebel.
I have a headache!
Until now, only the emperor had a headache because his son had too much military power. Why did he have a headache when his son had too much financial power?
Thinking about how my father dealt with me who was so beautiful and beautiful, oh, he was beaten by his Xuanwu Sect, it really has no reference value at all.
For Li Shimin, does Li Tai pose a threat to him? Absolutely not!
As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he could clearly feel that Li Tai's existence made it much easier for him to allocate resources.
Which emperor wouldn't like having such a considerate money bag? But at the same time, Li Tai is not the prince, and his existence is too much of a threat to the prince.
But I can do this because this is the child I gave birth to with Guanyin Maid.
This is a political descendant who has almost completely inherited his political ideology of putting the people first and the emperor first and has always implemented it firmly.
What's more important is that when I look at Qingque, I feel like I'm carrying my own trumpet.
Who would hate their own trumpet? This is the most troublesome thing!
Except for the plans Li Tai proposed from time to time, which required a large amount of his own wealth to invest, Li Shimin didn't find any problems with Li Tai. In contrast, look at Li Chengqian... This Li Chengqian is going to be lost!
When Li Shimin thought of this, he couldn't help but press his head. How should he deal with the relationship between Qingque and Li Chengqian? He was afraid that he would have to think carefully, at least not to cause direct confrontation between Li Tai and Li Chengqian like his father did.
And just when Li Shimin was deep in thought, Li Tai was also thinking about where to go to solicit sponsorship.
The chamberlain came over and said to Li Shimin, "Sage, please ask me if the King of Wei will have a meal at the Li Zheng Hall when he comes to the palace today."
"Go back to Qingque and I to have dinner at the Li Zheng Palace!" Li Shimin said to the chamberlain, "Let Guanglu Temple get ready!"
"Yes!" After hearing Li Shimin's words, the chamberlain finally agreed.
"Let's go, go back and think about this question carefully, and then answer me after you think about it.
Go meet your mother first. You have been away from Beijing for many days, and the one who misses you the most is your mother!" Li Shimin said to Li Tai.
"Qingque will go to the Li Zheng Palace now!" Li Tai replied to Li Shimin.
Soon, Li Tai saw Empress Changsun. At the same time, sitting on one side were the prince, the princess, Chengyang, Yuzhang, and Pheasant Nu and Sizi who had grown to his waist. Xincheng had not come out and should be there.
sleep.
Empress Changsun has been suffering from cold since her last rescue. Although her body can still be maintained, she has not been pregnant for a long time.
However, this kind of thing may be a good thing for Empress Changsun. After all, with Empress Changsun's body, she is afraid that something will happen to her again. For this reason, Empress Changsun will adopt the children of dead concubines, such as Yuzhang.
Besides them, there was also Yan Wan. After all, she wanted to pay a visit to Aye, but she wanted to pay a visit to Queen Changsun first.
"Qingque, you are back! Let mother see if you have lost weight!" Queen Changsun greeted Qingque warmly, and touched Li Tai's face. Her hands were cold. After a while, Queen Changsun said doubtfully,
"Why do I feel a little fatter!"
"Haha!" At this time, Pheasant Nu, Sizi and others heard what Empress Changsun said and couldn't help laughing.
But Li Tai broke free from Empress Changsun's hand and said, "I'm going to Luoyang to be granted a title, not to suffer in Luoyang. The Grand Canal there is connected to Youzhou where you can eat cattle and sheep, and on the lower reaches of Yuhang you can eat sweet Su.
How is it possible to lose weight!"
"Second brother, don't you know that eating cows is against the laws of the Tang Dynasty?!" The prince couldn't help but said.
"The law of the Tang Dynasty allows eating cows that die accidentally!" Li Tai said without hesitation,
"Besides, we are still cultivating yaks for food in the West Sea. Once they are cultivated, I will eat a shank of beef every day and I will starve you to death!"
"You!" Li Chengqian couldn't help but get angry when he heard Li Tai's words. When Empress Changsun came, she rubbed Li Tai's face and said,
"I just got back to the Lizheng Palace and I started to argue with your brother. Can't this table full of delicious food stop you from talking?"
"Yes, yes!" Li Tai nodded repeatedly and didn't say anything more, but sat next to Yan Wan.
Opposite were the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. Li Tai didn't know what their relationship was like, but the Crown Princess was quite beautiful. The most important thing was that she was rough and smooth, which was in line with his own aesthetics. Li Tai couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Eye-catching.
They sat down to each other, and the banquet officially began. Dishes were served one after another, such as Wulong soup, Tianxiang White Wings, and stuffed sour fish. Li Tai introduced these palace dishes to Yan Wan while devouring them, but nothing happened.
Palace rules.
When it comes to educating Li Tai on court etiquette, the palace teachers who have basically educated him are like one of Li Tai's calligraphy teachers. They really don't want to admit that Li Tai was taught by them.
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun nodded with satisfaction when they looked at the relationship between Li Tai and Yan Wan.
After all, a harmonious relationship between husband and wife is what Li Shimin and Empress Changsun want to see most. After all, they are harmonious as husband and wife.
In contrast, although the prince and princess were on the same table, they were like strangers reluctantly sharing the table, with no interaction at all between them.
At this point, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun didn't like it very much.
But even if they knew the reason, if Su himself could accept this way of getting along, it would be impossible for the two of them to interfere in Li Chengqian's life.
The meal ended peacefully, and nothing happened during the meal.
As for gifts and other things, Yan Wan was asked to go and give the gifts to each palace before entering the palace, but nothing happened. So after finishing the meal, Li Tai and Yan Wan left the palace, but
Li Chengqian looked at Li Tai and Yan Wan and snorted coldly.
"You've been married for so long and you don't even have any children, and you still want to fight with me. You deserve it!" Li Chengqian was very disdainful!
It has to be said that at this point, Li Chengqian has a considerable advantage.
After all, Li Chengqian created Li Xiang at the age of eleven. Such a powerful sowing ability may not be a good thing for ordinary people, but for ordinary people,
Being in the Imperial House is naturally a big advantage.
However, after recently meeting Cheng Xin, Li Chengqian discovered that the relationship between men and women was only for the purpose of reproducing offspring, and that he and Cheng Xin were the true love, but his ability to sow seeds was sealed away.
After all, Li Tai was influenced by his previous life and couldn't do anything to the little girl.
After Li Tai returned, Yan Wan rushed over and said to Li Tai with a red face, "The queen asked me when I can have a child..."
Although Li Tai prefers women after the age of eighteen, he is really not interested in this little girl who has just turned sixteen.
But my wife has asked this, what are you waiting for, go ahead, you young man who rides the wind and waves!
The next day, Li Tai walked out of the bedroom holding on to the wall. Although his body was exhausted, he couldn't stop his daily morning exercises. After all, the servants were still waiting for him to eat!
In a normal contest with Lu Anshou, Lu Anshou's stick flicked slightly, and Li Tai flew directly out. This made Lu Anshou a little confused. Did his martial arts progress so quickly?
As for Yan Wan, it was already in the afternoon when the servants saw her.