Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

Picking an auspicious day, and the sun was shining brightly, the Shaofu's family ordered him to enter the palace to face the saint.

You have to choose a date when you enter the palace these years, errrrrrrrrrr...

Survival is hard!

Before reaching Xingqing Palace, he was stopped by someone.

Master Jia Ling is going to face the saint? It's just right, let's go together.

Mr. Li is very familiar with Zhongshu Ling, and he warmly invited him.

The Shaofu family order hesitated for a moment, should we change it to another day?

Look up at the sky, then look down and think about the next auspicious day in the almanac, which seems to be in the next month.

That's all, that's all, let's put up with Master Li for now.

Master Li, please!

My lord, please!

The two were polite to each other, and finally walked side by side, and went to Xingqing Palace to meet the Holy Majesty.

Is there something important for the two lovers?

It happened that Emperor Wende was tired of dealing with the memorials, so talking to the two courtiers was regarded as relaxation.

The Shaofu Jialing secretly glanced at Mr. Li.

Master Li smiled and signaled that Master Jialing should take priority.

The Shaofu family order has no scruples.

Your Majesty, I have some good news to report.

What good news?

Emperor Wende suddenly became interested.

It's been bad news lately, and it's been a mess. A piece of good news is urgently needed to wash away the bad luck.

Report to Your Majesty, a brand new silver mine has been discovered in the northwest.

Is this true?

This is absolutely true. This is a silver mine sample, and a map...

Shaofu Jialing presented samples and maps.

Emperor Wende was very excited and ordered Chang En to present it quickly.

Emperor Wen De pinched the unrefined silver ore sample in his hand, as if he wanted to draw strength from it.

The map is a bit rough, but it is enough to see the location of the silver mine.

The silver mine is located deep in the mountains?

Exactly!

Master Li took the opportunity to interject, Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, there is a new silver mine in the household department. It's just that the silver mine is located in the northwest and deep in the mountains. It's not convenient to mine or transport it out. It's really troublesome. And you have to consider When it comes to the Northwest Army, if it is not handled properly, there may be conflicts.

The Shaofu Jialing glanced at Mr. Li strangely.

Master Li looked calm.

Emperor Wende nodded again and again, Li Aiqing is right. Master Jialing, what do you think of this matter?

The Shaofu family order immediately said: The old minister thinks that the road should be built.

Emperor Wende frowned slightly, Building roads?

The Shaofu family order continued: The old minister thinks that the official road from the capital to the northwest should be refurbished, and it is best to pave it into a cement road. From the northwest to the silver mine vein, a road needs to be built to ensure the silver. The ore can be successfully transported out of the mountains and back to the capital.

Lord Li is anxious for His Majesty, Your Majesty, you are easy to say. From the capital to the northwest, and then from the northwest to the silver mine, it is a distance of thousands of miles. How can the imperial court spend so much money to build roads? , and it is still a cement road. To spend a lot of money and food to build roads for a silver mine vein is simply putting the cart before the horse.

Your Majesty, my humble minister opposes road construction, which is increasing the burden on the people. The silver ore veins are there, they will not run away, and they can be mined at any time. But building roads is absolutely impossible now. It is not easy for the household department to accumulate a little money and food, and there are more important uses.

The Shaofu family order's eyebrows and eyes twitched, Mr. Li is a little weird today.

Although Mr. Li is eloquent, every sentence sounds very reasonable.

However, the Shaofu family commander's eyes were burning like a torch, and he had already seen through Mr. Li.

This person seemed to be deliberately waiting for him on the way, deliberately coming with him to meet the Holy Majesty.

Mr. Li's loyalty and traitors are difficult to distinguish, and his purpose is unknown.

Shaofu Jialing decided to wait and see.

Emperor Wende knocked on the table, Li Aiqing's words are not unreasonable. Road construction is not a small matter. At the beginning, the imperial court presided over the construction of the cement road from the capital to the east of the river, which took time, effort and money. There were many twists and turns. The establishment of toll booths is not so smooth. The tolls collected are not as much as expected.

The Shaofu's family order was anxious, and hurriedly said: Your Majesty, the concrete road from the capital to Hedong is actually very busy, and the tolls collected are far greater than the amount handed in from below. The reason why the tolls are getting less and less is that It is all because of the prevalence of ink corruption. Toll booth personnel are almost controlled by various related households, and various problems arise.

On the other hand, on the cement road from Beijing to Luozhou, all toll stations regularly check accounts, regularly transfer personnel, conduct regular inspections, reject all related households, or arrange related households in different places, plus various system precautions, so the cement road from Beijing to Luozhou can be Healthy development, a lot of profits every year.

Emperor Wende frowned.

Mr. Li echoed: I have heard some of the situations that Master Jialing said. It is said that in the capital and Hedong, including the government along the way, many related households arranged for their ineffective children at the toll booths. Corruption breeds, and the real is normal.

As for the cement road from the capital to Luozhou, because of commercial management, all systems are designed to prevent ink corruption, but they are getting better and better. Even if the people below are terrified, they have no chance to reach out.

Emperor Wende looked at the two courtiers, What the two Ai Qing mean is that the imperial court system is not as good as a commercial firm.

Master Li said frankly: Your Majesty has misunderstood. What I mean is that since the purpose of building cement roads is to make money, it must be operated with the idea of ​​making money. The people below have turned the toll booth into a government office, and they will lose money sooner or later. matter.

Emperor Wende hummed, noncommittal.

He looked at the Shaofu Jialing again, To build a cement road from the capital to the northwest, has Mr. Jialing calculated how much money and food is needed? How to make a profit?

The Shaofu Jialing thought about it and said: Your Majesty, the old minister has carefully considered this issue. The old minister suggested that the four seas should pay for the construction of the cement road from the capital to the northwest, and allow them to operate it for 30 to 40 years. Right, in which the imperial court occupies a stake.

In this way, money and food can be saved, and a cement road can be obtained without a penny from the court. Secondly, with Four Seas' management methods, the income generated by this road may exceed the income from the cement road from the capital to Hedong.

Master Li added next to him, Let the world pay for the construction of a cement road leading to the silver mine in the northwest. In this way, the imperial court can smoothly mine the silver mine and transport the silver ore to the capital smoothly.

But the Shaofu family order said: Sihai will not do things that are not beneficial. To build the cement road from the capital to the northwest, Sihai can get the right to operate and collect tolls. The cement road from the northwest to the mine vein, Sihai has nothing to do. arrive.

Then find a way to give them some benefits. Master Li said indifferently.

Emperor Wende coughed lightly.

Master Li and the family order of the Shaofu kept their mouths shut and waited for Emperor Wende to speak.

Emperor Wende asked: After listening to it, the two lovers agree to let the four seas pay for the road construction?

Thirty to forty years of management rights in exchange for a concrete road, I think it's worth it.

The imperial court can also occupy a part of the shares and benefit together.

Master Li sang with the order of the Shaofu's family, and they both agreed that the four seas should come forward to build the road.

Emperor Wende tapped on the table lightly, looking left and right.

The Shaofu Jialing also secretly looked at Mr. Li.

Very weird!

Mr. Li seems to be helping him on purpose!

Is it his illusion?

Master Jia Ling, you step down first. I want to have a private talk with Li Aiqing.

The Shaofu's family order was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, and hurriedly bowed and retreated.

The hall fell silent.

Emperor Wende asked bluntly: Aiqing's thoughts on letting Sihai preside over the construction of the cement road from the capital to the northwest?

Master Li said loudly: Your Majesty, the imperial court needs this road. According to my knowledge, the official road from the capital to the northwest has been crushed by horses and carts carrying food and equipment all year round. It will seriously impede the transportation of grain and grass.

Since Sihai wants to build roads, let them build them. The whole road is paved with cement, so that the transportation of grain and grass can save at least ten days. Ten days is enough to determine victory or defeat on the battlefield.

Obviously, Sihai is better at business than the imperial court. The concrete road from the capital to the east of the river is a clear proof. The imperial court can buy shares with the ownership of official roads and share the dividends of tolls. You can own a cement road without spending money or effort, and you can also enjoy dividends. Why not do it.

Emperor Wende nodded again and again, building cement roads is indeed not a bad thing for the court.

He said loudly: If you want to build roads, you can't just build the official road from the capital to the northwest, but also need to build a cement official road from the capital to Hexi. If Beirong goes south, the northwest and Hexi may become battlefields.

Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision, and my humble minister is far behind. Let the family leader discuss this matter?

Emperor Wende hummed, Aiqing's family ordered the adults to clarify my request, and there is no need to disclose the inside information.

Weichen understands. After weichen went down, he asked Master Jialing to clarify. It's just that he didn't know what benefits to promise to Sihai, so Sihai agreed to build two cement roads at the same time.

Emperor Wende snorted coldly, What benefit does the imperial court promise to operate the world for forty years? If it were someone else, they would never want to get involved in the official road, let alone set up toll booths and rest stations on the official road.