His Majesty's return set off another uproar in Chang'an. In addition to further implementing the national policy of equality for all, it also confirmed many rumors about many events that occurred in Jiangnan Road.
After Qin Huaidao returned to Chang'an, he only rested for one night and then started working non-stop. After returning to Chang'an, he had many things to do. In the Manna Hall, he sorted out these things one by one.
The first is the affairs of Chang'an city.
This trip to Jiangnan lasted for more than three months. Although the Ministry of State was in charge of state affairs, there were still many parts that required Qin Huaidao to do personally, such as the compilation of "Han Thoughts", the further expansion of Chang'an Daily and the new trend of ideological reform.
Promotion, such as guidance and education on behalf of members of the Ministry of State, expansion of the industrial city, and so on.
Of course, what he is most concerned about is actually the construction of the transportation network. During this trip to Jiangnan, he successfully sorted out the details of each checkpoint on Jiangnan Road. In addition, Suzhou and Hangzhou are the most fertile places in Chang'an, and the commercial trade is the most prosperous.
The first important road to open up.
As for other paths, a large amount of silver investment is required, and it is impossible for a big man to come up with so much money at one time.
In addition to Chang'an affairs, he also has one more thing to deal with, and that is the spider web controlled by Li Xueyan.
After the founding of the Han Dynasty, Li Xueyan was named Yan Guifei, and he gradually became less involved in the matter of the Sky Eye. However, during this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, the Sky Eye had little effect. He only got the news about Situ Xing when he arrived at Jiangnan East Road.
You know, we can see the problems that the Heavenly Eye currently has.
As for the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal’s water transport envoys, new personnel need to be selected and redeployed.
The Ministry of State had previously asked Ming Hu Defen to take charge, but because he was preoccupied with other matters, he had not yet completed the handover and set off for the trip.
The next day, there will be a large court meeting.
The positions of the courtiers have changed, and they are no longer divided into the previous three groups.
The five important ministers of the Ministry of State stood at the front, and then the court officials and the members of the council representing the Ministry of State stood in separate courts, each on one side.
After the ministers reported all the affairs during Qin Huaidao's absence, Qin Huaidao took out a three-horizontal and three-vertical map and handed it to the ministers and said loudly: "My dear friends, the Han Dynasty has been established, and all the people in the world have heard about it.
It is a good thing to invest in it, but I am worried about two things. One is that the people in various places are born in sorrow and are in poverty and cannot solve it. The other is that the prefectures and roads are located in remote locations. Most of the time, Chang'an is beyond reach. Therefore,
I am determined to build a transportation network in the Han Dynasty. With three horizontal and three vertical lines as the core, I will weave the entire Han Dynasty into a huge network through roads. From then on, firstly, I can promote trade in various places through transportation, and secondly, I can strengthen Chang'an's control over various places. My dear friends.
What do you think?"
Before this incident, Qin Huaidao had not known anyone in the assembly, but now it was brought up in the assembly, and it immediately aroused huge discussion.
Zhang Youjin, the Minister of Household Affairs, took the lead to take the lead, with a worried look on his face: "Your Majesty, when the Han Dynasty was first established, it cost a lot of money to build roads and bridges. According to the old cost, each mile of road requires three hundred taels of silver. If you follow Your Majesty's three horizontal lines,
According to the three-vertical plan, nearly 20,000 miles of roads need to be built in each horizontal and vertical direction, and the total length of road construction exceeds 100,000 miles. After the tax exemption, it is not yet known how the tax revenue will be recorded this year. If we continue to build such a long road, the national strength will be worrying."
After hearing this, all the ministers nodded, thinking that what he said was quite reasonable.
The people's representatives who represented the Ministry of State Council were also worried.
They had participated in government affairs discussions a few months ago, but this was the first time they had met in person to discuss matters, and they still had some concerns about expressing their opinions this time.
After much thought, these people's representatives still expressed their opinions.
"Your Majesty, building roads will definitely require a lot of manpower and material resources. Three months ago, Your Majesty issued an imperial edict to exempt the people from corvee. Now that the road is being built again, it may lose the support of the people and cause changes in public opinion." The person who spoke on behalf of the people's representatives was
Liu Yong, the chairman of the assembly hall, came from Xuzhou, Henan Province. He had read some books since he was a child. Unfortunately, his family could not provide enough money and he eventually returned to poverty and returned to farming.
Another minister said: "Your Majesty, there is no rush to build the road. I can plan it slowly and do not rush forward, otherwise it will be easily taken advantage of."
All the ministers expressed their opinions, but only a few important ministers in the Ministry of State looked solemn and did not say a word.
In the court, the opinions of these ministers were almost unanimous.
Qin Huaidao allowed them to discuss the matter. Of course, the more they discussed, the more opinions became clearer. Only after full discussion did he know what problem these ministers wanted to solve. It was not until an hour later that the sound of discussion gradually subsided.
His Majesty, who was sitting on the throne, saw that Tang Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, had not yet spoken, so he deliberately asked him: "You are having such a heated discussion. I see that Tang Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who is in charge of the world's money and food, has not spoken yet. Tang Jian, what do you mean?
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Tang Jian, who was still deep in thought, was startled when he saw His Majesty personally calling his name. He raised his head and said what he was thinking: "Your Majesty, I believe that building roads does cost a lot of money, both in terms of the current national inventory and in terms of material and manpower.
It seems like an impossible task."
At this point, he changed the topic, bowed solemnly to Qin Huaidao and said: "But I believe that your Majesty must have a plan when he comes up with this map at this time. My opinions are just to make up for the accident after the road construction."
"Humph, you are quite clever." Qin Huaidao couldn't help but smile and shake his head. Anyone who can reach a position like Tang Jian's is very shrewd. What he said was so precise and well-founded that even Qin Huaidao wanted to find fault with him.
It can be said that he turned to look at the five important ministers of the Ministry of State: "Mr. Fang, who are you?"
Fang Xuanling took the lead to pay homage to Qin Huaidao, and then said loudly: "I believe that building roads is the inevitable undertaking of the Han Dynasty in the future. Only when roads are open can the world be connected, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the Han Dynasty can prosper. As for the money, manpower and material resources consumed, I think it's about
I know what your Majesty wants to do."
"Oh?" This made Qin Huaidao a little happy. Regardless of whether he really knew it or not, his attitude was enough to show that he was considering the feasibility: "Let's take a look?"
Fang Xuanling bowed again: "I am afraid, if there is anything inappropriate, please give me your Majesty's advice."
Then, he walked up and down the court with staggering steps.
"In my opinion, Your Majesty can support business through the Dahan Business Department, create a series of road construction industries around road construction, and introduce a large number of commercial and trade techniques. If there is money to open the road, a large number of businessmen will definitely enter it, and the people will also have money to open the road.
Earn money and voluntarily participate in road construction, so that the roads can promote the commercial prosperity of the Han Dynasty. It is really a matter of killing multiple birds with one stone. As for how to implement it, the incident happened so suddenly that I have not yet thought about it. Even if I want to, it may not be what your Majesty has in mind.
Even better."
Upon hearing this, Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up.
Isn’t what Fang Xuanling mentioned exactly what he thought?