More than 10 million yuan. How much can you do with this much money?
The most powerful ministers in the empire and His Majesty Li Er looked at each other. They were all shocked by the news and fell silent, not knowing what to say.
Fang Xuanling didn't know whether she should be pleased with her son's ability to make money, or whether she should blame her son for being too hardworking and not giving herself any peace of mind. It is said that a tree that is as beautiful as a tree will be destroyed by the wind.
The manager has already aroused people's jealousy, and now he has done such an outrageous thing, wouldn't he become the one who stands out?
The Tang Dynasty was very prosperous. The accumulated wealth of many aristocratic families over the course of their lives was not necessarily less than 10 million guan. However, it was absolutely impossible for anyone to come up with 10 million guan in cash. I didn’t even see the emperor’s eyes flashing red.
What?
Having all the power in the world is not necessarily a good thing. Too many people are jealous of you and will try their best to bring you down and share your power.
The same is true for the richest people in the world...
The Fang family doesn't need that much money. This is a source of trouble, not a foundation for family inheritance.
Are you trying to persuade your son to donate the money? The drainage ditches in Chang'an City have been dredged before, causing the people of Chang'an to applaud and praise each other. The prestige and reputation of the evil son have greatly increased.
So what’s next? Is it to widen and consolidate all the roads in Guanzhong?
But this probably won't cost much, more than 10 million guan. I'm afraid it won't be used up even if the road is built from Chang'an to Jiaozhou.
How about strengthening the Great Wall in the north?
Fang Xuanling found that even if his son listened to his dissuasion and donated the money, he would not know where to spend it.
Fortunately, Fang Jun didn't know his father's dilemma at the moment, otherwise he would have laughed at the current chief minister because his vision was too narrow. How could he not spend the money? For example, laying tiles on the Great Wall, spending the money in minutes...
Li Ji thought about it for a long time, then raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Huating Town opened an iron mine in the south of the Yangtze River and established a mine?"
His Majesty Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling.
The reason why Fang Jun was surrounded in Niuzhuji and almost died was because he discovered an iron mine on the Nanshan Mountain not far from Niuzhuji and set up an iron smelting plant. But what is the specific scale and output?
, but he didn’t know.
Fang Xuanling sighed in her heart, "Look, there are no good things to do with too much money. Even Li Ji, who has always been low-key, started to make plans of his own..."
Seeing that everyone was looking over, he had no choice but to say: "It is true, but I don't know the specific scale."
No one doubts the authenticity of this statement, let alone thinks that Fang Xuanling is trying to push back.
Fang Xuanling has first-class intelligence and outstanding ability, but he is not good at breeding. If it weren't for Fang Jun's vigorous efforts in recent years, which caused the Fang family's property to increase dramatically, the Fang family would have been used to poverty and had always relied on His Majesty's gifts to gain talent.
live……
With such a temperament, he would never pay attention to his son's business.
However, Li Ji was not going to let go of the opportunity to blackmail him.
He smiled slightly and said to His Majesty Li Er: "Although I don't know the scale of the Nanshan mine, Huatinghou first surrounded hundreds of thousands of acres of mountainous land in the Nanshan area, and then carried out extensive construction work to build the dock at Niuzhuji. He usually recruited people from Guanzhong
The craftsmen and laborers are transported to the Nanshan mine by a large ship almost every month. The output is very amazing. What is particularly obvious is that when Huating Hou was trapped in Niuzhuji, it was difficult to build hundreds of pairs in a few days.
The armor and riding equipment show that Nanshan Mine not only has an amazing output, but also has many excellent craftsmen."
His Majesty Li Er blinked, not understanding Li Ji's intention, but his expression was not good-looking.
Is it possible that you asked someone to steal the Nanshan Mine from Fang Jun?
I can’t afford to lose that person!
By seizing the property of your minister and son-in-law, do you want to make him an example of a foolish king for all eternity?
Li Ji didn't seem to notice His Majesty Li Er's displeasure, and continued: "Your Majesty, Tuguhun is ready to move, Tubo is ambitious, and even the Turks are resurrecting in the Western Regions! Although our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are sworn to defend their homeland, they lack cavalry troops.
When facing a cavalry charge, we can only fight with our flesh and blood and fight for our country. Wrapping our bodies in horse leather is the glory of our soldiers, but so many loyal and passionate warriors have to die in vain under the hooves of foreign horses. How tragic?
The minister requested your majesty to increase the number of cavalry equipment in the army, and to use cavalry against cavalry, so that the tigers and warriors of the Tang Dynasty would bleed less. Even if they died, the men would die on the way to charge instead of being divided and surrounded by foreign cavalry.
Brutal slaughter!”
What Li Ji said was sincere and touching, and fully reflected the outstanding qualities of a minister of the Ministry of War who served the country loyally and cherished his subordinates.
But Fang Xuanling felt like cursing...
Li Ji made no secret of his intention to increase the number of armored cavalry in the army, but where did the armored cavalry come from? Although the Tang Dynasty's treasury was becoming increasingly abundant, everything was being prepared for the upcoming Eastern Expedition.
It is absolutely impossible to allocate more money to build armor and riding equipment.
Since Fang Jun's Nanshan Iron Works can produce hundreds of iron cavalry equipment in a few days, why not purchase large quantities from Fang Jun? As for the money for purchasing equipment, you can borrow it on credit first and pay it back when the imperial treasury is sufficient.
Anyway, Fang Jun has plenty of money, so he is not short of this...
Fang Xuanling was very unhappy.
It's not that he is reluctant to part with money, but it's just that donating it on his own initiative is the same as being forced to take it out due to someone's calculations.
Lao Fang snorted and said: "Quinzi is deeply favored by His Majesty, and he should do his best to serve his country. But now Quanzi is focused on preparing for the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department, the establishment of the Royal Navy, the development of Huating Town, and the construction of the Naval Academy successively.
The manufacturing bureau and other facilities are probably already stretched thin and owe countless amounts of money and food. Stabilizing and integrating Jiangnan is the most important matter at present. If the situation in Jiangnan is turbulent due to the arrears of money and food to the Jiangnan nobles, it will delay the shipbuilding industry.
Will the preparations for the establishment of the Royal Navy and the establishment and training of the Royal Navy delay His Majesty's plan for the Eastern Expedition? There are urgent matters. At present, the alien races in the northwest are relatively stable, and we should make every effort to conquer the south of the Yangtze River."
It’s not that Lao Fang deliberately wanted to go against Li Ji, his structure was far from that despicable. At present, the center of the imperial court was indeed tilting eastward. Conquering Goguryeo was not only the dream of His Majesty Li Er, but also the dream of everyone in the Tang Dynasty.
ambition!
By conquering the land that has never been conquered, His Majesty Li Er can certainly become the emperor of the ages who is proud of the past and the present, comparable to the Qin Shi Huang who dominated the world. How could they, the civil servants and generals, not be shining brightly in history and be famous for generations to come?
When their status reaches their level, power, money, beauty, everything is more important than a trace of color that cannot be left in the history books.
Li Ji disagreed: "What the Prime Minister said is wrong. The Eastern Expedition is the national policy. We must go all out and succeed in the first battle. However, at the same time, we must also provide a strong deterrent to the countries in the Western Regions and barbarians such as Tubo."
, completely suppress them so that they will not act rashly during our Eastern Expedition. Otherwise, if we start a war on two fronts and are attacked from both sides, we will definitely be exhausted and lose sight of one thing. Equip the cavalry with enough armored iron cavalry, so there is no need to fight with real swords and guns.
As long as the staff is pulled out smoothly, the barbarians will be subdued, and the empire can go all out to conquer the east without any worries."
One starts from the perspective of internal affairs, the other starts from the perspective of military affairs, each has its own reasons.
Changsun Wuji said: "What the British Lord said is reasonable. If the barbarians in the Western Regions cannot be deterred and they take advantage of the opportunity when the empire is fully engaged in the Eastern Expedition, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses and even be in turmoil. It will be too late to regret."
Hum hum, Fang Jun, can't you make money?
Then give more to the empire...
Fang Xuanling glanced at Changsun Wuji, cursed secretly in his heart, and raised his hands and said: "What the British Duke and Zhao Guogong said is reasonable. It is because the old minister is not careful. I hope your majesty will not blame you. However, the scale of our iron factory is limited, and the output is even more limited.
, I'm afraid it will delay the British company's deployment. The Tianxia Iron Works, headed by the Changsun family, is several times larger than my family. If the two families can forge armor and riding equipment together, it will definitely be faster and can be used to intimidate the enemy early.
The barbarians from the Western Regions marched eastward with all their strength."
Since you, an old boy, have added insult to injury and have evil intentions, then don’t blame me for dragging your family into trouble as well!