Chen Shushen and Tang Zhengliang followed Li Xingchen up. Tang Zhengliang, who was carrying a big belly, followed suit. He was already out of breath after walking so far. He even needed Chen Shushen to pull him up from time to time, which made everyone look over.
Li Xingchen heard the voice behind him and couldn't help but laugh: "Aiqing has become the God of Wealth, so you have to take care of your health. This person died and the money was not spent. It would be aggrieved."
The civil and military personnel accompanying him couldn't help but laugh.
Tang Zhengliang was ashamed for a moment. As the Minister of Commerce of the Han Dynasty, he usually had a lot of business dealings. Naturally, he had to change cups, drink wine and eat meat. In addition, he was sitting at work all the time. The flesh on his body had grown in just a few years.
, which is also reasonable.
Thinking about Tang Zhengliang back then, he was a majestic and heroic figure as a military guard, but today he is carrying a general with a swaying belly, which makes people feel sad that the world is changing so fast.
But at least some of Tang Zhengliang’s temperament and appearance can still be seen in his son Tang Qi. Tang Qi, who led his army to follow Chun Yuliang and was stationed in Hanzhong, will lead his troops to attack the Qiang people under the command of Xiao Mohe this time.
Whether he can achieve success and be granted the title of wife and son in the future depends on how this battle goes. Otherwise, I'm afraid he will have to come back and take advantage of his father's kindness.
Li Xingchen stopped teasing Tang Zhengliang and continued to look at the Chang'an City in front of him: "When it comes to the construction of Chang'an, the Ministry of Commerce also played a big role. I love you for your merits!"
Tang Zhengliang suddenly changed from being embarrassed just now to smiling: "Your Majesty is so complimentary."
Of course, the construction of Chang'an is mainly due to the work of the Ministry of Industry, but the Ministry of Commerce has indeed made great efforts to gradually develop Chang'an into the scene with numerous markets and busy traffic. Otherwise, why would merchants gather here?
Why should goods from various places be gathered here and then sent to other places? Is it because the Ministry of Commerce is the central coordinator, not only to make merchants aware of the importance of trade and transactions here, but also to make local and state ministers aware of the importance of trade and transactions here.
Correspondingly, adequate financial support should be provided and other local and state governments should make certain concessions.
With the development of industry and commerce to this day, local officials are of course aware of the importance of industry and commerce. If the local industry and commerce are developed enough, they can attract merchants from surrounding towns to invest, eventually turning the local area into a more prosperous large state capital. Therefore,
How can other states take advantage of things like attracting investment?
But having said that, if people are not released in various places, the exchange of goods, the flow of funds and even the mobilization of talents will become twists and turns. Therefore, the capital of each large state should serve as a center for centralizing the important industry and commerce of the state and the dispatch of goods.
effect.
We must not only take care of local development, but also not delay the coordinated progress of the entire state. Some people will definitely benefit and some will suffer. Since the Ministry of Commerce has assumed the responsibility of helping merchants connect and cooperate with local governments, these
Conflicts and conflicts naturally need to be taken into consideration. Of course, the state capitals that have gained a lot should help their brother states that have suffered a loss, and the brother state governments that have suffered a loss do not necessarily have to devote all their efforts to the development of this industry.
Aren't you adding chaos to a place that already has good arable land and seizing industry when it's not necessary? Aren't you adding to chaos by trying to seize commerce in a place that already has a lot of natural minerals or timber and other resources?
The Ministry of Industry is busy with R&D and production, so the Ministry of Commerce is actually responsible for the arrangement of industries that are inevitably related to commerce and trade.
The Ministry of Commerce must enable each locality to find industries that are more suitable for its development. How can it be so easy? Moreover, once something goes wrong, there will definitely be complaints in the local area. Local officials do not have much decision-making power in the first place, and they themselves suffer a loss.
After that, they had to shift the responsibility to the court. But even so, local officials were certainly not inclined to shirk the responsibility then.
After all, even if the responsibility can be shied away, my experience as an official in this place can only be described as a failure.
Therefore, the officials are trying their best to obtain more benefits for their place. They even go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Commerce in person and clamor to see the Minister of Commerce and ask the Ministry of Commerce about the location of several workshops.
What on earth are you thinking? If you focus on one thing and neglect the other, do you really not take our place seriously?
Regarding the contributions made to the Han Dynasty over the years, except for the northern counties that were just owned by the Han Dynasty, who has done worse in the other southern states? Why should this workshop be placed in someone else's house and not in ours?
These conflicts and contradictions naturally fell on the Ministry of Commerce. Tang Zhengliang quickly became a big fat man, which had a lot to do with it. After all, many things had to be discussed at the wine table while changing glasses.
Definitely, at least the banquet can bring everyone closer together. It would be great if these guys don't roll up their sleeves and start fighting in court.
Looking at the Chang'an City in front of him, Tang Zhengliang himself wanted to cry and laugh.
This is all my own hard work.
"I know your hard work." When Li Xingchen turned to leave, he walked to Tang Zhengliang's side and said in a deep voice, "When the Han Dynasty's economy takes off, the world should also know about it, and future generations should also know about it."
In his previous life, as a warehouse manager whose grandma didn't care for him and whose uncle didn't love him, Li Xingchen also came into contact with some people in the officialdom who changed cups and cups. He knew how many of them were forced to do so, and the difficulties couldn't be explained in one word.
Even though it was a thousand years ago now, the exchanges of favors and exchanges of wine are no different from those a thousand years ago.
Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite.
Especially now that Tang Zhengliang is a pioneer in the entire field, every word he speaks and every policy he formulates is actually making history, so there is a greater chance that there will be completely unexpected mistakes, and the pressure is natural.
bigger.
Tang Zhengliang was startled, and immediately raised his hand solemnly to Li Xingchen.
As soon as Li Xingchen wanted to encourage him a few more words, Zhang Xutuo had already walked up quickly.
After Yang Su returned to Luoyang and officially took over the position of Taiwei from Xiao Maha, Zhang Xutuo relieved his heavy burden and followed Li Xinchen to the west this time. Naturally, he hoped to gain long experience and discuss plans at the strategic level.
Of course, Zhang Xutuo was not as good as Yang Su in Dinghe planning, so he was often in a hurry during the Northern Expedition. However, purely in terms of analysis at the tactical level and collecting and sorting out battlefield information, Zhang Xutuo, who had a professional background, could still do it.
Yang Su is very competent, even in details, and he is ashamed of himself.
With Zhang Xutuo accompanying him this time, it was natural for him to give full play to his talents and continue to serve as a staff advisor to His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Wuwei. The enemy has surrounded the city and has been attacking for days. The battle situation is critical!" Zhang Xutuo lowered his voice and said, "At the same time, the cavalry general also sent an urgent report. Tuyuhun intends to encircle the city but not attack, and just drive forward to stabilize the city.