Take the mall to Datang

The construction of the business district was completed, Tubo and Datang established a friendly trade cooperation, weapons signed many cooperation intentions and specific projects, Yuanshan returned to Chang'an with his family and the Tubo mission.

It has been almost two years since I returned to Chang'an, and there is basically no change from when I first left.

Lu Dongzan separated from Yuan Shan and Princess Shanjia at the gate of Chang'an City. They were picked up by people from Honglu Temple, while Yuan Shan did not return to the Duke's Mansion but directly returned to Yuanjia Manor.

"Husband, we haven't been back for a long time." Dugu Rulan said.

"I like Yuanjia Manor. It's a big place, and there is a horse farm. I can ride horses every day, but I don't know how long I can stay." Shanjia said happily.

"You can stay in Zhuangzi as long as you like. Now it can be regarded as the Yuan family's ancestral home. When we retire in the future, we will all live here." Yuan Shan said.

Chapter 922

Li Shimin knew the news of the Tubo envoy's return immediately.

The reception of the Tubo envoy was of great significance this time, and he also attached great importance to the news of Yuanshan's return. He could not easily let go of the person who was able to toss Lanzhou to such an extent in just a few years.

Hearing that Yuan Shan went back directly to Yuan's Manor, Li Shimin muttered, wondering what this kid was going to do.

The Yuanjia Manor is being taken care of every day, and the female workers are still living and working in the courtyard on the left. Although they have lived in Chang'an City for several years, the Yuanjia Manor is still the same as a newly built one.

"Yuanjia Manor still wears it comfortably." Yuan Shan said happily on the reclining chair.

"Husband, why did you come directly to Zhuangzi when you came back this time? Don't you plan to go back to Chang'an City?" Dugu Ruolan came over with a bowl of bird's nest and said softly.

"Naturally, Chang'an City has to go back, but our own industry also needs to be taken care of. The Yuanjia Workshop has always been in a constant scale. This time I come back, I want to expand the Yuanjia Workshop and create another skill. Training schools, so that more skilled craftsmen can be trained to lay a solid foundation for future technological updates." Yuanshan said.

"It turns out that my husband had planned a long time ago, which caused me to be worried." Dugu Ruolan said softly.

"Haha, Madam is the mistress of the family, so why worry about it?" Yuan Shan said.

"Then tomorrow's court meeting, my husband will wake up very early." Dugu Ruolan said.

"I almost forgot about this matter, let's go early, wait for the internal combustion engine to be built, and the time to go back and forth will not be so long in the future." Yuan Shan said.

Dugu Ruolan doesn't care about internal combustion engines, she knows what Yuan Shan said and can realize it.

Early the next morning, the Yuan family's carriage left Zhuangzi early to go to Chang'an. Yuan Shan was sleeping in the car in the dark. Yesterday he played with a few girls a little late, and he was beaten by a group of girls before he woke up in the morning. He carried it into the carriage, and if it got out, he would definitely be laughed at.

"The Tubo envoys have an audience." Ma He's voice spread into the hall.

It was not the first time for Lu Dongzan to go to court, he was already familiar with the procedure, this time was different from the previous few times, today they were dressed in a grand manner, they walked up to the main hall and bowed to salute, saying: "Lu Dongzan, the left minister of Tubo, see His Majesty the Emperor Tian Khan."

"Excuse me, stay flat." Li Shimin sat upright, looking a little happy.

"Is there something important for Lu Dongzan to come to Tang this time?" Li Shimin asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the King of Tubo hopes that the Tang Kingdom and Datang will make peace with each other. For this reason, we, Tubo, are willing to sign a business agreement with Tang, and hope that our Tubo people can come to Datang to exchange, study and work." Lu Dongzan said.

"I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I love the people of the Tang Dynasty and will not forget the people of the Shu Kingdom. The people of Tubo can come to the Tang Dynasty to do business, study, and work. Please tell the king of Tubo. I hope to be friends with Tubo. It can be clear that war can only increase killings, and prosperity and strength require sincere cooperation, peace and stability." Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty's words, I have made a note and will convey them truthfully." Lu Dong praised.

After the matter was finished, a group of people came up with the letter of credence. Li Shimin was ready to sign and seal in front of all the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty.

Li Shimin is very happy. From today onwards, the west of the Tang State will be stable. As for some problems in the Western Regions, he believes that there will be time to resolve them. If the business zone is regarded as a bundled cooperative relationship, if they want to break the contract, they must first bear the economic loss.

"Minister Honglu Temple, you must make careful arrangements for the daily arrangements of the Tubo Mission in Chang'an, so as not to lose the face of the Tang Dynasty," Li Shimin ordered.

The meaning of Li Shimin's words is very clear, that is, he wants to treat him well, and the minister of Honglu Temple immediately came out to answer.

After the Tubo envoy withdrew, Li Shimin continued: "The completion of the construction of the Tuyuhun business zone has led to economic cooperation between the two countries, and I have earned a lot of benefits from the Tang Dynasty. The founding father of Lantian County who supervised this matter cannot be missed I think her outstanding ability not only supervises the business district in an orderly manner, but also makes Lanzhou City develop rapidly. I think it should be rewarded greatly. I heard that there is a strange woman in Zizhu Garden who is not yet married. How about I help you be a matchmaker."

Yuan Shan was at a loss as to why the marriage was bestowed again, what the emperor wanted to do, using the Yuan family as a shelter for women would not work.

Yuan Shan immediately said: "Your Majesty, it is quite difficult to deal with the wives and concubines in the minister's family. If there are a few more, I am afraid that the affairs of the family and the country will only be able to deal with family affairs. Your Majesty will take care of you. It is normal to do things for the development of the Tang Dynasty, so there is no need for rewards. If you really want to give it, I think that if you can give me a vacation, it will be enough as a reward."

Yuan Shan opened his mouth, but Li Shimin had a step down. He never thought that the reward would be to ask for a holiday. He thought it was interesting. It seems that this time the use of a woman will not work, so he immediately said: "Since Aiqing asked, okay? You are granted 20 days of vacation."

"Thank you for your majesty's holiday." Yuan Shan said.

Yuan Shan was in a good mood after not having to go to court for 20 days. Thinking of the strange woman Zizhu Yuanzi mentioned just now, could it be...a person suddenly came to mind.

Yuan Shan felt that even if the two had some intersections, they were not in the same way, so there was no fate, so it was better not to provoke them lightly. What he needed in life was fun, not fright.

The ministers in the imperial court began to report their work one after another. Yuan Shan was listening, saying that he, the person in charge of the economic and development department, had only one person who was the representative of the imperial court. It also shows from the side that the status of his Economic Development Department is not as good as that of the Sixth Department.

"Your Majesty, the population of Donghai Prefecture has moved. Now 6 people have successfully settled in Donghai Prefecture. The rest of the relocated people are gathering in various ports to prepare to go to Donghai Prefecture." Wei Zheng said.

"Is the relocation going well?" Li Shimin asked.

"It's going well so far, but the repurchased land needs to be managed manually, and the harvest is paid at the discounted price, and the treasury expenditure is huge." Wei Zheng said.

"Mr. Shan of Languo, at the beginning you supported this method to let the people emigrate. Now the national treasury and expenditure are very large. Can you find a way to make the treasury richer? The population of 35 is not a small number, and the land involved is even more huge. For small expenses, you need to think of a way for me and the court." Li Shimin said.

Yuan Shan was caught off guard, why did the matter get pushed to him? Your Majesty agreed to the huge treasury expenditure at the time, but now you feel that the expenditure is too large and you want to go back on your word, and you want to trick me?

"Returning to Your Majesty, the minister thought that by increasing the revenue of the treasury, he could lease land to businessmen and let them invest in farming or building factories, etc., to get money." Yuan Shan said.

Chapter 923 Supervising the Shaofu Superintendent

"What does it mean to lease the land to a businessman?" Li Shimin asked.

"Leasing out means that you can get some cash every year. If you don't rent it out, you can only let the imperial court send people to cultivate it yourself, and the income is also very high. There are different ways for your Majesty to choose." Yuan Shan said.

One is "self-production and self-consumption" that maximizes profits, and the other is leasing, where businessmen help plant and then collect the rent in proportion to the harvest. Compared to exploiting businessmen, Yuan Shan feels that the first method is the most practical.

"The land that has just been taken back is leased out again, which is inappropriate." Li Shimin said.

Yuan Shan didn't care, anyway, he came up with the idea, as to whether he would do it or not, it's none of his business.

"It's a businessman again, Yuan Shan, don't you think too highly of a businessman's ability?" Li Shimin suddenly changed the subject.

"Of course not. The merchants are only doing what they can. If they want to increase the revenue of the treasury, they still have to rely on industry to obtain it." Yuan Shan said.

"Industry, what are you referring to?" Li Shimin said.

"Many, such as official salt, tea, brewing workshops, Shaofujian accessories, official kilns, etc., can be regarded as industries. Isn't the sale of goods in exchange for real income?" Yuan Shan said.

Li Shimin suddenly remembered that Yuan Shan once said about the industry. Several craftsmen and supervisors in the imperial court have made great achievements, but they need to sell the goods to the common people.

The winery's taxes are huge, and the salt fills up his internal treasury. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Since you mentioned the industry, why don't you let your Ministry of Economics and Development intervene in the operation? "

Changsun Wuji didn't know if Li Shimin did it on purpose. If this continues, the Ministry of Economic Development may replace the existing Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Households among the six ministries may lose a lot of rights because of this.

"Your Majesty, the utensils provided by the Shaofu Prison are all made for the royal family. If they flow into the common people, they may lose the emperor's face. That's not good." Changsun Wuji said.

Some decorations of the royal family are very particular. It is this particularity and Shaofujian who are the best craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty reflect the precious value of the royal jewelry. Most of them are fake, but there are genuine ones.