Chapter 1224 The third brother has been with brother Chubi for a long time, and it is not easy
Chapter 1224 The third brother has been hanging out with Brother Chu Bi for a long time, and he is no ordinary person (please subscribe and vote)
Li Shimin's deliberate cold treatment of Han and Tang Dynasty merchants' behavior of purchasing wasteland in Jiaozhou failed to cause any waves in the court.
On the contrary, the "Chang'an Xunbao" greatly praised the Han and Tang Dynasty merchants' willingness to relieve the country's worries.
Moreover, the profit-seeking behavior of Han and Tang merchants to the Dudu Mansion of Jiaozhou was publicized as a response to the will of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to develop Jiaozhou.
He decided to sacrifice small profits, cooperate with the court, and strive to develop Jiaozhou, striving to turn the originally barren Jiaozhou Governor's Palace into another grain-producing area of the Tang Dynasty.
This shameless behavior made a lot of aristocratic families look down upon them, but His Majesty didn't say anything, so what could they do?
Li Chengqian stared blankly at the Chang'an Newspaper, then raised his eyelids to look at the shameless brother Chu Bi who was bragging and spanking with Yu Zhining.
He lowered his head again, looked at the Chang'an Xunbao in his hand, and silently complained in his heart.
Such shameless flattery can only be done by someone as shameless as Brother Chu Bi.
Looking down, Shandong Song Yu reported, Chang'an Pan An edited, okay... It seems that the third brother Li Ke has been hanging out with Brother Chu Bi for a long time, and he is not an ordinary person.
It took a lot of effort to finish reading this report. Although it had many flaws, Li Chengqian wanted to vomit.
However, we have to admit that "Chang'an Xunbao" can play an extremely good role in promoting public opinion.
Presumably, as soon as such a report comes out, not only the people of Chang'an, but also the wealthy businessmen in the surrounding Luoyang areas will definitely be concerned.
It would naturally be a great boost to my father's desire to develop the land of Jiaozhou.
Yu Zhining had no choice but to nod with emotion and admit that this move by the Han and Tang dynasties was coupled with His Majesty's approval and the vigorous reporting and publicity in the "Chang'an Xunbao".
The three-pronged approach will make the development of Jiaozhou Dudu very hot at least within a few years.
"...After all, the more people benefit from the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion, the less likely we, the Tang Dynasty, will give up on the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion."
"As long as our Tang Dynasty migrates a large number of people here and operates it for more than ten years, we can make this Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion impregnable."
Li Chengqian also nodded in agreement and agreed.
"Yu Qing's words are very reasonable. This is a treasure land that is harvested three times a year. We, the Tang Dynasty, must manage it for a long time."
After the three of them chatted for a while, Yu Zhining saw the look from His Highness the Crown Prince and said goodbye in a sensible manner.
Li Chengqian let out a long sigh and said quietly to Cheng Chubi.
"Brother Chu Bi, you have been in Jiucheng Palace for almost half a year. I originally thought that when you returned to Chang'an, we could get along day and night."
"But I didn't expect that my father told me that he intended to release you."
Cheng Chubi blinked and looked at the Crown Prince with a very resentful expression, and was about to explain.
But then I saw His Highness the Crown Prince talking to himself.
"My father has said that a talented person like you, Brother Chu Bi, is stuck in the capital at a young age. Without the training of the pastoral area, it is difficult for him to have the opportunity to grow."
"Brother, I also think it makes sense. I also hope that Brother Chu Bi can make outstanding achievements and become the pillar of the Tang Dynasty in the future."
Cheng Chubi scratched his head helplessly. You don't look like a congratulator. Your expression is like that of a deeply resentful woman.
Fortunately, the Crown Princess is not here, otherwise it might not be easy to explain.
"Then, Your Highness, there is no need for you to say such words with a slumped face. It will make me feel weird."
Li Chengqian still looked desolate, feeling sorry for himself.
"Hey, little brother, I'm happy for you, but I can't be happy myself. It's the prince, not my third brother."
"I can only stay here in Chang'an City. It is a rare opportunity to go out of Chang'an and see the great rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty."
After hearing this, Cheng Chubi thought to translate it literally, that is: You all go out to wander, and I, the prince, can only stay in the East Palace every day and can't go anywhere. I really feel unhappy.
Cheng Chubi found it difficult to answer this question, so he could only touch his nose and smile bitterly.
"Yes, it is precisely because Your Highness is the crown prince that you must sit in the central place. Otherwise, I can accompany His Highness everywhere."
Li Chengqian nodded and rolled his eyes.
"Brother Chu Bi, I remember that there are many painters in your school, are there any who are good at landscapes?"
"Yes, what?"
"Otherwise, you can take one or two painters to Sichuan and paint some of the landscape there.
Then I record the local people and scenery, so that I can enjoy the different scenery from the Central Plains without leaving home."
Cheng Chubi stared blankly at the excited eyes and tone of His Highness the Crown Prince.
It's like a husky trapped in a cage and can only walk around in the cage while shouting.
Cheng Chubi wiped his face and could only brace himself and assure His Highness that wherever he went, he would definitely have people paint the beautiful scenery wherever he went.
And I would also write letters every now and then about the people, customs, and customs of the great rivers and mountains of my motherland.
After receiving Brother Chu Bi's promise, Li Chengqian calmed down a little.
"By the way, Brother Chu Bi, when you go to Luzhou, are you going to manage the local people's livelihood like this? I heard that the local people are not easy to deal with."
"Actually, I have already thought of a strategy, but the most important thing is to build the road first."
"I have already asked my father. The land south of Luzhou is rugged and the roads are very difficult and dangerous.
We, the common people of the Tang Dynasty, want to travel to Bozhou from Luzhi, and it will take us almost ten days to climb over the mountains and ridges..."
"Moreover, the Ryu people fight fiercely with each other. If something happens and the imperial army cannot arrive in time, it is very likely that the small disturbance will turn into a big conflict."
Cheng Chubi's proposal to build the road first was not only approved by Li Shimin, but also approved by his father Cheng Yaojin.
Of course, his father considered it from a military perspective, while Li Shimin considered it from the perspective of people's livelihood governance and the benefit of Datang's control of the place.
"Building roads... But brother, although building roads is a good idea, building roads will not be achieved overnight, and the people also need to cultivate the fields to make a living."
"What His Highness said is absolutely true. Therefore, my idea is to spend money instead of letting the people serve to build roads."
"Spend money?" Li Chengqian looked at Cheng Sanlang in front of him in confusion.
"You mean, if the court builds roads, the court still needs to spend money to build them?"
"This is exactly what I mean. Of course, this is just my personal opinion and has not yet been communicated to His Majesty.
However, there are several main reasons why I want to spend money to hire workers instead of letting people use their labor time to build roads."
The first is that the time for ordinary people to do corvee work is not long, only about 20 days a year.
And they are all ordinary people. After working for twenty days, ordinary people will slap their butts and go home.