The next morning, Prince Li Shi hurried to the imperial study with a memorial.
The emperor Li Yu was indeed not in good health and lacked energy to bear the heavy responsibilities of the government. Therefore, after establishing the crown prince, Li Yu transferred some of the government affairs to the East Palace and handed them over to the prince Li Shi. He only considered major military and state affairs.
Li Shi waited for a while, and then a eunuch came out to take him into the imperial study.
"How is my father's health during this time?" Li Shi asked the eunuch with concern.
"When I return to His Majesty the Crown Prince, His Majesty is in good spirits, but he has eaten too little and the imperial doctor is very worried."
"Hey! I have to advise my father, if this continues for a long time, it will cause great harm to the body."
"No, we are all worried."
After arriving at the door of the imperial study and waiting for a while, the eunuch came out and said, "His Royal Highness, please go in."
Li Shi straightened his clothes and walked into the imperial study.
In the imperial study room, Li Shi saw his father standing in front of the map with his hands behind his hands, looking at something. Li Shi quickly stepped forward and knelt down, "My dear father, see you!"
Li Yu nodded, "Your Majesty, you will be free from the ceremony!"
"Thank you, Father!"
Li Shi stood up and stood aside with his hands down. Li Yu glanced at him and asked, "How is Yang Xiangguo's situation?"
Yang Xiangguo is Yang Wan who succeeded Yuan Zai as right minister last year. He suffered a stroke and hemiplegia just a few months after he took office. Li Shi went to visit him yesterday on behalf of his father.
Li Shi shook his head and said, "Reporting to my father, Yang Xiangguo is in very bad condition and can no longer speak. The imperial doctor who treated him said that he may not survive this year."
"Then have you considered recommending the new Prime Minister again?" Li Yu asked again.
At present, the country still has a five-phase system, with Yang Wan, Chang Gun, Han Huang, Liu Yan and Cui Youfu serving as prime ministers.
Chang Gun and Cui Youfu replaced Wang Jin and Yang Yan.
Although the decision to become the prime minister is ultimately made by the emperor, Li Yu still gave his son the right to recommend the prime minister. His health has been getting worse and worse in the past two years. If his health is really bad, he will decide to give up the throne to the prince in advance and become the supreme emperor himself.
So Li Yu is also giving up power little by little.
Li Shi bowed and said: "I am considering making Chang Gun the right prime minister and Liu Yan the left prime minister. I originally considered Cui Youfu, but Cui Youfu and Chang Gun have a bad relationship. They cannot work together and will affect the government. In addition, I want to
Please choose one of Yan Zhenqing or Li Mian to serve as prime minister, please consider it."
Li Yu thought for a long time and said: "Li Mian is in charge of Bian and Song Dynasties. The situation in the Central Plains is unstable now. It is best for him not to leave. Yan Zhenqing is loyal and upright. I think it can be considered."
Only then did Li Shi understand that his father had already decided to appoint Yan Zhenqing.
Li Shi presented another memorial to Li Yu, "Father, this is a memorial written by Guo Song of Fengzhou, requesting that Yulin County be transferred to Fengzhou. His reason is that the families of the soldiers who surrendered to the city can be transferred to the east."
Settled in Yulin County."
Li Yu concluded the memorial and said with a smile: "He has been making big moves during this period! First, he applied to move the military family members to Fengzhou, and I agreed. This is a common practice and will help soldiers guard the border with peace of mind. Some time ago, he proposed to build a dock.
It seems that the Ministry of Industry has approved the construction of warehouses and shipyards, and now it is requesting that Yulin County be transferred to Fengzhou. What do the prime ministers say?"
"Three in favor and one against, Han Huang, Liu Yan and Cui Youfu are in favor, Chang Gun is firmly opposed!"
"What is the reason for Chang Xiangguo's objection?" Li Yu asked.
"Chang Xiangguo believes that assigning Yulin County to Fengzhou is inconsistent with the principle of checks and balances. The south of Yulin County is desert and Gobi. Once Yulin County is assigned to Fengzhou, Fengzhou will be isolated from other states, and it will easily lead to a separatist situation.
With Yulin County here, we can check and balance Fengzhou."
Li Yu looked at the map for a long time and then asked: "What about the emperor's opinion?"
Li Shi hesitated and said: "Chang Xiangguo's idea is right, and it is understandable to insist on the principle of regional checks and balances, but I think it is a bit inappropriate to put this principle of regional checks and balances on Fengzhou."
"Why? Please explain."
Li Shi added: "First of all, Fengzhou's population is too small and it relies heavily on the imperial court for various supplies, so it does not have the conditions for separatist rule. Secondly, Fengzhou faces the threat of foreign invasion. Separation will only lead to its rapid destruction without the support of the imperial court. I believe
, no one would want to separatist rule in Toyosu."
"The emperor's intention is to agree that Yulin County should be transferred to Fengzhou."
"Yes! Erchen, like the other three prime ministers, all believe that it is most appropriate to place the family members of Dongshou Jiangcheng in Yulin County. In this case, the request to place Yulin County under the jurisdiction of Fengzhou is reasonable and necessary.
"
Li Yu returned the memorial to Li Shi, "I will not participate in this matter. You can discuss it with several ministers and decide!"
"Thank you, Father!"
When Li Shi received the memorial, he knew that his father actually agreed with him and placed Yulin County under Fengzhou.
"Father, there is also an issue involving the exchange of land between Dongshoujiang City and Yulin County with Luobu."
Li Yu nodded, "I can agree with this. Putting the Tongluo tribe in Yulin County was a temporary measure. If they were allowed to stay in Yulin County, it would be meaningless to surrender the city. Send them back to the north bank of the Jinhe River. I
totally agree."
"There is nothing else to do. I will report to my father the final preparations for the imperial examination the day after tomorrow."
"There is no need to report on the imperial examination. You will give a complete report after it is over."
"My son, I obey!"
Li Shi originally wanted to persuade his father to pay attention to his diet, but he found that his father was a little tired, so he bowed and retreated.
In the afternoon of the same day, the political affairs hall passed a vote and was approved by Prince Li Shi. It formally agreed to the request of Fengzhou Governor Guo Song and transferred Yulin County of Shengzhou to Fengzhou. In this way, Fengzhou had more than 500 miles of jurisdiction on the south bank of the Yellow River.
Within the scope, the household registration of 4,000 households in Yulin County was also assigned to Fengzhou.
This imperial edict was first sent to Shuofang Jiedu Mansion in Lingzhou. Both Shengzhou and Fengzhou fell within the military defense scope of Jiedu Mansion. The military and political affairs of each state were controlled by Jiedu Mansion. Comparison of regional changes
Shuofang Jiedu Mansion has the right to know about major matters.
When the ultimatum was delivered to Jiedu Mansion, Guo Song happened to be in Lingzhou. He came to visit Duan Xiushi, the Jiedushi envoy, to discuss the shipbuilding workshop.
Duan Xiushi, of course, fully supported the establishment of a shipbuilding workshop within the jurisdiction of Shuofang Jiedu Prefecture. This was something he had repeatedly petitioned the court for, but each time it was shelved by the court on the grounds of insufficient finances. Unexpectedly, Guo Song succeeded in his first application.
This made Duan Xiushi extremely happy, and at the same time very emotional. If Guo Song had not applied for it, the court might not have approved it if someone else had applied for it. It would have been easier to do things if there were people in the court!
Duan Xiushi's only objection was where to place the shipbuilding factory? Of course he thought it should be placed in Lingzhou. Fengzhou had a small population and could not afford a large shipbuilding factory. Moreover, Fengzhou did not have many troops, so it could only take a defensive stance against Xue Yantuo's army.
, isn’t building a shipbuilding yard just for the enemy to burn down?
Lingzhou is much stronger than Fengzhou in all aspects and can bear the various needs of a large shipbuilding factory.
If it weren't for the fact that Guo Song had applied for the shipbuilding workshop, Duan Xiushi would not have given Guo Song a chance to bargain, and would have put the shipbuilding workshop in Lingzhou in one sentence.
On the bank of the Yellow River in Lingwu County, Duan Xiushi pointed to an open space in the distance with his horse whip and said to Guo Song: "I considered building a shipbuilding factory there five years ago, but it was because of lack of financial resources and the court refused to allocate money, so I never did.
Take action and apply for the shipbuilding workshop this time. I think I can finally realize my long-cherished wish."
Guo Song had been explaining for two days, but Duan Xiushi was unmoved. It seemed that he was determined to put the shipbuilding workshop in Lingzhou.
Unable to twist his thigh with his arm, Guo Song decided to do the next best thing and gain some benefit.
"To be honest with Jiedushi, Beizhi has already started shipbuilding in Jiuyuan County, and is planning to build ten cargo ships worth two thousand dan for transporting supplies."
"Wait a minute!"
Duan Xiushi interrupted Guo Song, widened his eyes and asked: "The money from the imperial court has not been allocated yet, where did you get the money to build the ship? Is the rumor true? Gold sand was found in Fengzhou."
Guo Song said with a smile: "Fengzhou actually only spent 10,000 guan, which was left over from the imperial reward last year. The main reason is that there is a batch of timber in Feng'an County, which can be used to build ten cargo ships worth 2,000 gu, and then use 10,000 guan to buy some
As for the other materials, as for the shipwrights’ wages, the money for recruiting two hundred shipwrights can be paid after the money is appropriated by the court.”
Duan Xiushi smiled lightly and said, "Are you bargaining with me?"
"It can be understood this way. I promised to put the shipbuilding yard in Lingzhou, but at least after we finish building ten cargo ships, this condition is not excessive!"
Duan Xiushi also knew that building the shipyard itself cost little money, but the subsequent shipbuilding and recruiting workers was where the shipyard really spent money. Now that Fengzhou has stockpiled wooden ships to build ten large ships, shipbuilding has also begun.
It would be a bit unreasonable to stop shipbuilding and force people and property to move to Lingzhou.
The key is that Guo Song has promised to move the shipbuilding factory to Lingzhou in the future, and Duan Xiushi also needs to make some concessions.
He thought for a while and asked: "How much does it cost to build ten cargo ships? How much time does it take?"
"The follow-up money is only 50,000 guan, but it will take two years. Of course, this does not affect Jiedushi's construction of the shipyard in Lingzhou, but the premise is that 50,000 guan must be allocated to us first. I
As I said before, we can’t squeeze out the money for building docks, warehouses, and roads.”
Duan Xiushi sneered and said: "You have too good a vision for those stingy men in the imperial court. There is no way they will allocate the full amount of money. It would be good to give half the money, but you have to find a way to raise the other half yourself."
After a pause, he made a decisive decision: "Then it's settled. I will allocate the first batch of 50,000 yuan to Fengzhou and let you build ten large ships first. I will not give you any subsequent money from the shipbuilding workshop.
As for the money for building docks, roads and warehouses, I will give you as much money as the court allocates, but you must be mentally prepared to be disappointed."