After three years of enfeoffment, the waste prince shocked the court boss

Otherwise, sooner or later, it will still break out, and the problem will even become more acute.

"Let's have a discussion then."

Emperor Qian thought for a moment, then spoke.

He actually didn't believe that Li Su would rebel, but as an emperor, it was what he should do to nip the danger in its infancy and prevent it from happening.

Anyway, the appointment of the prefect of Lingnan was reasonable and reasonable. At least on the surface, there was nothing wrong with the court's move.

The prince looked happy.

"This is the father who has started to be afraid of Lingnan!"

The prince thought to himself.

All the officials in the palace also understood the meaning of Emperor Qian, which meant that they had agreed with the prince.

"It seems that His Majesty is not worried about Lingnan anymore."

This is the thought in the hearts of everyone in the palace at this time.

"Now that Lingnan is becoming more and more prosperous and its population is increasing, everything must be complicated.

His Royal Highness Wang An must not be able to handle it, and appointing a magistrate is also to help him solve his problems. "

Pan Feng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, came out and said.

As a court official, Pan Feng hoped that the court could strengthen its control over Lingnan Mansion, after all, he was loyal to Emperor Qian.

But as Li Su's father-in-law, he didn't want the imperial court to appoint the magistrate to interfere in Lingnan Mansion's affairs.

Now that Emperor Qian had acquiesced in this matter, he breathed a sigh of relief.

At least you don't have to struggle with your own position.

However, since this matter cannot be violated, the starting point must be broken back. It must not be the prefect appointed because the imperial court is on guard against Lingnan.

Otherwise, once this starting point is confirmed, the court's attitude towards Lingnan will change, which is definitely not good for Lingnan.

Emperor Qian glanced at Pan Feng approvingly, which was what he wanted to see.

He didn't want the court to target Lingnan, and he didn't want Li Su to misunderstand.

"I don't know, dear friends, who do you think is appropriate to send to Lingnan to be the magistrate?"

Emperor Qian asked.

"My minister recommended the Sixth Division of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to Chen Daomin, who has always been a clean and honest official, fair in dealing with affairs, and has an official reputation."

The prince stepped out first.

When all the officials in the palace saw the prince recommending him, they all stopped talking.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is the prince recommending him. If he speaks at this time, it will not offend the prince.

For this kind of thing, it is really unnecessary.

There is no last speaker system in this big event, the prince opened his mouth, and unless Emperor Qian disagrees, it is basically a certainty.

"allow."

Emperor Qian pondered for a moment and said.

He still knew this Chen Daomin, he had always had a good official reputation, and he was a speech officer, so he was indeed the best candidate to be sent to Lingnan.

After the court, Pan Feng felt that something was wrong, so he rushed to send a letter to Lingnan, reminding Li Su to be vigilant.

East Palace, back garden.

At this time, Crown Princess Zhong Minyao was sitting alone in the gazebo by the lake watching the goldfish swimming in the lake.

The flawless face reveals a calmness and sadness that is not suitable for this age.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Lingnan Mansion paid a total of more than 50 taels of summer tax yesterday, which is comparable to several upper-class mansions.

None of King Zhao's five Suzhou mansions can compare to Lingnan mansion, His Royal Highness King An is really amazing. "

Xiurong, the personal servant girl, walked to Zhong Minyao's side and said.

Hearing this, an imperceptible smile appeared on Zhong Minyao's originally calm face.

"He doesn't know he has a child yet!"

Zhong Minyao touched her swollen belly, thinking of that man, the one who went crazy in Peach Blossom Temple.

Although she is a princess, she is like a canary imprisoned in a cage, without any freedom.

In order to ensure the safety of the child, the crown prince forbade her to leave the East Palace, so she could only pass the time in this back garden by feeding fish every day.

In order to make her happy, Xiurong often went outside to inquire about some interesting things to tell her.

And the most mentioned one is what changes Lingnan and King An brought to the capital.

At this time, Zhong Minyao couldn't help but think of that bohemian figure and that absurd Peach Blossom Temple.

"Even though we said we both forgot about that incident, how could we really forget it if it never happened? What a betrayer!"

Thinking of the child in her stomach, Zhong Minyao couldn't help but feel melancholy.

"I really want to see him."

……

Li Su, who is far away in Lingnan, is discussing the railway with everyone.

The production of the steam engine and the steam train still needs a long time, but time waits for no one. Li Su does not intend to wait for the steam train to be built before laying the railway tracks.

He plans to lay the railroad tracks first, divide the site, and then build houses around the site.

In this way, when the steam train is built, it can be put into use directly, saving time.

What is most lacking now is money and people.

Li Su has drafted a "Jingling Railway Planning Shareholding Letter" to recruit shareholders for capital injection.

He plans to take out 500 million taels of silver from Lingnan, and technology will account for 50.00% of the shares.

Then let the imperial court invest 30.00% of the shares in the form of iron ore, manpower, and land.

For the remaining 20.00%, he priced at 500 million taels, five taels of silver per share, and a total of 100 million shares will be raised from the private sector in the later stage.

He planned to price the entire railway at 500 million taels.

As for how to persuade the imperial court, Li Su planned to send Liu Lin to the capital to persuade the gangsters in the imperial court.

Liu Lin has been by his side all these years, and his talent in business has been fully tapped.

Li Su believed that with Liu Lin's sharp tongue, the people in the imperial court would definitely be able to obediently pay for it.

If the people in the court really have no vision, then Li Su has other ways.

The big deal is to privately cooperate with the government and feudal princes along the road, and I believe there will always be some of them who are willing to pay.

It's just that Li Su still felt that it was best not to do this kind of thing unless it was absolutely necessary. After all, the vassal prince contacted other officials and the vassal prince in private, which would inevitably cause people to be jealous.

At this time, he didn't know that the imperial court had sent him a magistrate, who was on his way.

Chapter 48 Liu Lin Enters Beijing

Capital City, Pan Mansion.

In the living room, Pan Feng sat at the head.

On the lower left is Liu Lin who came from Lingnan, and on the right is his eldest son, Pan Wanyi's elder brother, Pan Zuoqi.

"My lord, this is what my Highness means, and I want to recruit the imperial court."

Liu Lin sat down and cupped his fists at Pan Feng.

Before Liu Lin came from Lingnan, he was instructed by Li Su to find his father-in-law first, and relying on his relationship with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he introduced Liu Lin to Emperor Qian.

"This railway is really as magical as you said, but it can travel four hundred miles a day?

You must know that this amount of money is not a small amount. If the train cannot be built, or if it is not as powerful as you said, the court cannot afford the loss. "

After listening to Liu Lin's introduction, Pan Feng was a little worried whether the railway was really as powerful as described in the investment book.

"Your Highness believes in my Highness. In the past three years, His Highness has created countless miracles. Today's Lingnan is the best proof."

Liu Lin puffed out his chest and said proudly.

"Okay, the old man will introduce you to His Majesty. Whether the matter will be successful or not depends on your ability."

Pan Feng pondered for a moment and said.

"Thank you, my lord. My Highness said that after the matter is completed, the Pan family can take [-]% of the shares. This is a personal gift from His Highness to Your Highness."

Liu Lin opened his mouth and added.

"Okay, the old man will accept this share, and tomorrow you will follow me into the palace to face the saint."

Pan Feng said, but did not refuse.

One percent of the shares, according to Liu Lin's price of 500 million taels for the railway, is worth 25 taels of silver.

This amount of money is definitely an astronomical figure for the Pan family.

Although Pan Feng is a dignified minister of the Ministry of Officials, his family does not have a lot of money. Since his son-in-law honors him, he has no intention of being hypocritical.

His own daughters are married to him, and they are considered a family.

And the reason why Liu Lin told Pan Feng to give him [-]% of the shares after Pan Feng agreed to introduce him was because he wanted to see whether the Pan family was willing to offer an olive branch to Li Su.

Today's Lingnan is booming, and it is making a fortune every day, so it is inevitable that people will be jealous and miss it.

And Li Su didn't have much power in the court, so for the future development of Lingnan, it was necessary to find some allies for himself now.

As Li Su's father-in-law, Pan Feng was naturally the first to think of.

Fortunately, Pan Feng did not disappoint Li Su.

On the second day, Liu Lin was introduced to Emperor Qian by Pan Feng.

Liu Lin talked with Emperor Qian in the Hall of Yanhe for two full hours, but no one knew what they talked about, only that Emperor Qian went to Concubine Liu humming a little song that night.

Chengyun Hall, early dynasty.

"Xuanling Nanfu King An's King Fu Liulin enters the palace!"

Following Wang Quan's loud singing, Liu Lin walked into the hall.

All the officials looked sideways, wondering what the Lingnan man was doing.

"The king of Chen'an, Fu Liulin, sees His Majesty!"

Liu Lin bowed and bowed down.

"Pingshen, what's the important thing for Liu Aiqing to come to Beijing all the way?"

Emperor Qian sat at the head and asked knowingly.

"I have come to the capital to raise funds under the orders of His Royal Highness King An!"

Liu Lin opened the mouth and said.

"Fundraising?"

Everyone was baffled when they heard this, and they didn't know what Liu Lin meant.

"Lingnan is still short of money? This year's summer tax can catch up with five Suzhou prefectures, do we need to raise funds?"

An official whispered.

"Oh? Who doesn't know that your Lingnan is now a cornucopia for my work, and you still need to find the court to raise funds?"

Emperor Qian pretended to be surprised.

"This is the "Jingling Railway Planning and Shareholding Letter" brought by the minister. Please read it through your Majesty and all the adults, and you will understand it naturally."

After finishing speaking, Liu Lin distributed the "Jingling Railway Planning and Shareholding Letter" prepared in advance to everyone present.

Everyone got the so-called shareholding letter with doubts, and read it one after another.

This shareholding book introduced the role and function of Jingling Railway in detail, and explained its construction cost in great detail.

It was the first time for everyone in the hall to see this kind of document, and they all felt very novel.