Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 249 How Many Gardens Is Yang Guang?
With the eldest grandson Wuji taking the lead, Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu both wanted to take money out of Li Shimin's pocket, so they hit it off and decided to enter the palace.

But at this moment, before they could walk out of the gate of Shangshu Province, a few officials from the Ministry of Industry ran in.

"Oh, Prime Minister Fang, you are still here. These are the architectural drawings His Majesty gave me, saying that he is asking me to prepare to build a few gardens."

"The locations of these gardens are all in the unowned land near Huangzhuang. In addition, His Majesty also said that a large hunting ground will be built outside Luoyang City, and another palace will be built."

"Your Majesty also said that the money for the repair of these palaces and gardens does not need to be taken from the treasury, but directly from the internal treasury."

"I find it strange that His Majesty is so active in construction projects that he doesn't need the treasury to pay for it. It's really surprising. That's why I came to ask the Prime Minister how to deal with this matter, it is..."

With a buzzing sound, Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu were taken aback by the words of the officials from the Ministry of Industry, and they heard Changsun Wuji say that Li Shimin wanted to repair a garden for himself, but they didn't expect there to be so many in Yixiu. It's really too much money to burn!
"It's really a big deal!" Changsun Wuji heard the words and suddenly started to fan the flames, "There are so many gardens, hunting grounds and palaces, they all get money from the internal treasury, why don't you want to spend more money when you need it? The place?"

"Exactly!" Fang Xuanling's face turned gloomy, and he raised his hands at several officials of the Ministry of Industry, "For now, let's put this matter down for now, and I will enter the palace to face the saint immediately, you wait for me to hear the news before making any calculations!"

The emperor has money and wants to build his own gardens, which is not a problem, but the problem is that Li Shimin, who has money, directly builds so many gardens and palaces, which is simply prodigal!

Both Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu thought that this trip to the palace was a must, but Changsun Wuji thought that it was not enough to rely on them alone. Your Majesty will definitely not be too domineering."

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu suddenly reacted, "The auxiliary machine's plan is very good, let's go, go to Yushitai to find Wei Zheng."

So the three went straight to Yushitai, found Wei Zheng and told him what happened, Wei Zheng suddenly exploded.

"What? Your Majesty, how can you do such a thing? Even with his own money, he can't be defeated like this!"

"Let's go, everyone, we will enter the palace together to face the saint, and we must let His Majesty take back his life!"

Changsun Wuji waited for Wei Zheng's words, so he immediately pulled Wei Zheng along, went straight to the palace, and met the saint in the imperial study.

Li Shimin was originally looking at the blueprints he designed, but when he heard that Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were asking for an interview, he was stunned for a moment, and he immediately reacted, guessing the purpose of these people.

He didn't want to see him at first, but he knew that he could hide from the first day of the junior high school, but not the fifteenth day. Instead of being publicly criticized by them in the court, it's better to meet now and see if he can persuade these dukes.

Headed by Fang Xuanling, the four princes entered the Imperial Study Room, and after seeing Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling asked straightforwardly: "Your Majesty, I heard that you are going to build several new palaces and hunting grounds in Chang'an and Luoyang. This matter?"

Li Shimin frowned when he heard the words, knowing that Fang Xuanling got the news from the Ministry of Industry, and knew that there were some things that could not be kept secret.

"It is true, but the house minister, the money for these gardens is all taken from my internal treasury, and there is no need to involve the treasury and the Ministry of Households, so there is no need for the house minister to ask these questions!"

Li Shimin wanted to expose it lightly, after all, the money is his now, and he pays for it himself, so he doesn't need to look at anyone's face!
Xiao Yu stepped forward and cupped his hands, "May I ask Your Majesty, all the money for your garden repairs came from the slave population plundered from Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, he didn't expect the news of these princes to be so well-informed, he secretly scolded Li Daozong for not knowing how to handle affairs, why did he leak the news so quickly?

But after thinking about it, most of the buyers who buy and sell Silla maidservants are from the second-generation ancestors of the princes in front of him, so it is only a matter of time before his own affairs are revealed, but it is much earlier than he expected.

Seeing that Li Shimin was silent, Changsun Wuji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Silla, Baekje and Goguryeo are all the territory of my Tang Dynasty now, and any spoils brought back from the East Conquering Army belong to the Tang Dynasty."

"Since you sold these slaves, the money you got should naturally go to the national treasury. Why did your majesty flush all the money into the internal treasury? Please wait for a reasonable explanation from your majesty!"

Upon hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin's eyes turned red in an instant, Nima turned out to be here to grab money!

What explanation do I want to give you? People are sold by me, and all the money is in my pocket. If you want me to spit it out now, there is no way, just dream!

Before Li Shimin had time to get mad, Wei Zheng on the other side had already started to get mad at Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, the floods in the south of the Yangtze River and the frontier defense in the northwest require a lot of money to spend, but you actually waste a lot of money on personal enjoyment. Isn't this imitating Emperor Sui Yang?"

What?What are you talking about?Li Shimin almost exploded!
Damn it, I used my own money to build a few gardens, and you are still talking nonsense, and even comparing Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang with that idiot, are you trying to rebel?
I just build a few gardens and become Yang Guang?If I'm not the emperor, can't I enjoy life with my own money?Li Shimin's anger could no longer be restrained.

"Wei Zheng, what do you mean, if I use my own money to build a few gardens, it will be Yang Guang. Is that what you mean?"

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Fang Xuanling quickly turned around, "Your Majesty, that's not what you mean by admonishing the doctor, please don't misunderstand."

"However, Your Majesty, you should know that the internal treasury is yours, and the national treasury is also yours. You can't favor one over the other. Put so much money in the internal treasury and only a little in the treasury. It's a bit biased to do so!"

"Fang Xuanling, what do you want to say?" Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly.

Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and smiled, "The old minister has no other intentions. Since His Majesty has put money in the inner treasury, he should also give a little to the treasury. This is only fair."

Fair ass, why should my money be put in the treasury?Everything is mine, but can it be the same?

Li Shimin stared at Fang Xuanling viciously, secretly hating him for changing the concept secretly.

The internal treasury is Li Shimin's own money treasury, and he can use it as he wants with just one sentence.

However, even if there is only one penny of money in the national treasury, no matter what it is used for, even Li Shimin has to report it to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then submit it to the Minister of Finance for review. Many times the emperor wants to use the money in the treasury, and the Minister of Finance and the Ministry of Household Affairs have the right refused.

That's why Li Shimin put so much money into the internal treasury this time, which annoyed so many princes.

(End of this chapter)