What kind of bad intentions can the little prince have?

After hearing Li Yue's idea, although both Li Zhi and Empress Wu were somewhat moved, Li Zhi finally shook his head and said, "They will not leave their homeland unless it is absolutely necessary, either because they have enough interests, or It's just dangerous enough!"

Li Yue curled his lips, he really wanted to say, if you don't worry, you can entrust your brothers and sons out, that's all right!It's a pity that this possibility is very small. Now it's not the Zong Zhou period. During the Zong Zhou period, the emperor of Zhou only needed the area around Luoyi. In other places, all the savages were running around at that time. As for the barbarians, it is natural to send those princes out to open up wasteland, and how much you lay down is yours.

But what happened to Zhou Tianzi in the end?Qin Guo was dissatisfied with this nominal boss. Of course, this person was also very incompetent, obviously not capable, and was fooled, so he borrowed money to prepare to attack Qin.In the end, he suffered revenge directly and was wiped out by the Qin State. Now that the Zhou Tianzi who had no sense of existence was gone, Qin could also unify China confidently. After all, Zhou Tianzi was not born to be the co-lord Well, their position in this department was also obtained from the Yin Shang. After experiencing a lot of wonderful Zhou emperors, it is time to change the dynasty.

With such a lesson learned from the past, the Qin State has no intention of enfeoffment at all. After all, after being enfeoffed, it was okay at the beginning. After a few generations, you see that our descendants are useless, and you want to ride on top of our family !After the enfeoffment of the Han Dynasty, the family became more and more petty.What Liu Bang thinks is that the meat is rotten in the pot. They are all members of the old Liu family. Everyone should share the wealth and honor. However, the sons below are getting more and more born. How can there be so much land for those princes and grandchildren? Therefore, in the end, The feudal clan had to be cut down, and a favor order was issued. Later, the enfeoffment system could only benefit two generations, and there would be no tricks in the future.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Rebellion of the Eight Princes also showed that the vassal kings were unreliable. In the Sui Dynasty, the rebellion of the vassal kings also happened one after another. In fact, the vassal king doesn't have much military and political power in the fief, and most of them are mascots.And if people are entrusted outside the pass, somewhere outside the pass, the conditions are very poor, if the other party is determined and directly lures Turks and other alien races into the pass, it will be a trouble.Even if the other party doesn't have this intention, but if the other party really opens up a world outside, then he will naturally have his own army and his own interests. When the Tang Dynasty is strong, they may not have any ideas. Datang has started to go downhill, will they turn against each other directly?

If Li Zhi were Li Shimin, maybe Li Yue dared to mention the matter of going out and becoming a vassal. Li Shimin can be regarded as the founding monarch, so in many cases, he would be more magnanimous. Even if he may not have the ability to create a world outside by himself, Li Shimin is very pleased to have this thought.But Li Yue couldn't figure out Li Zhi's temperament, so let's wait and see.

Li Zhi's words are also very interesting. If the benefits of going out to develop are so great that the family is willing to give up the business in the Central Plains for hundreds of years, you don't say it, they will rush to go out. In addition, if they experience huge losses in the Central Plains, no matter what Whether it is a population loss, an economic loss, or a loss of power, such a loss is unbearable for them. On the contrary, if going outside the customs can make a bright future, they will naturally leave.

But before that, at most they would send out the side branches of the family to get involved, and they would not really focus on that.

In any case, if those aristocratic families are really willing to leave, then Li Zhi and Wu Zhaoyi are very welcome. Among other things, these families have many literate people. When they are officials, they may not be really willing to educate one party. The children from poor families are all progressing in their studies, and what is squeezed is their space, but when they arrive in a strange place, even if it is for labor, they are willing to do more to educate them.

Li Zhi and Wu Zhaoyi asked about the current situation in Ningzhou, and then asked about Li Yue's plan. Li Yue said, "That's all. Land, on this road, the official road has been in disrepair for a long time, and if it encounters rain and snow, I am afraid that this place will not be able to go!"

Li Zhi was a little helpless, and said: "It's not that I don't want to repair it. A lot of labor has been used in various aspects these years. A while ago, I just wanted to repair the Cuiwei Palace. Before I used a few people, the people below jumped out to oppose it." Compared with repairing Cuiwei Palace, repairing official roads is even more troublesome! Longyou is no different than other places, the population here is small, and the recruitment of corvees will inevitably affect people's livelihoods, so don't turn around and cause public resentment!"

Li Yue showed a surprised expression: "Why do you need to recruit corvees? Can't you just hire people with money?" For Li Yue, problems that can be solved with money are not a problem. A fool would not want to leave home to work dozens of miles away without wages!In particular, building roads is of no benefit to them, like digging ditches and dredging waterways above the locality, among other things, their farmland always needs to be irrigated, which is good for them, and generally this kind of corvee leave The home is not too far away, and the time of choice is slack, so there will be no resistance from everyone.The official way is different. The common people don’t feel that the official way is important, because they cannot use the official way. The main users of the official way are the army and officials. It is illegal for the common people to use the official way. It's like trying to cross a freeway without driving.Just like the folks who built the canal in the previous dynasty would not understand the important role of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the historical process, these folks would not understand the importance of officialdom.If you are willing to pay for food and housing, they are fine, but the problem is that under normal circumstances, it is impossible to pay for corvee. The most is that you are supposed to be 20 days of corvee per year. A few money, and this money, if they go to do part-time jobs, it is easy to earn, so why do they have to do this kind of tiring work that is far away from home?

Li Zhi couldn't help laughing: "Why don't you eat minced meat! It's not a simple matter to repair the official road. Not to mention the materials consumed, the labor and time required are not less. The wages are low, and people don't come. The wages are high, and the imperial court may not be able to support them!"

Li Yue blinked her eyes and laughed: "Brother Emperor, I am going to build a road from Chang'an to Ningzhou. I will pay all the money. This road can allow merchants and common people to walk on it. Now, Brother Huang, you have to allow me to collect tolls for 20 years, what do you think?"

Li Zhizheng wanted to say that Li Yue didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, but after thinking about it, he felt that Li Yue would not do business at a loss. In addition, 20 years of tolls, can this really make money?

Empress Wu looked at Li Yue eagerly, and tentatively looked at Li Zhi: "Sage, why don't you let Shiwulang have a try?"

Li Zhi thought for a while, and then said: "I can't settle this matter with one word, it has to be approved by the court!"

Empress Wu snorted softly and said, "If they are not happy, then let them build the road!"

Li Zhi couldn't help laughing, if only the matter could be so simple, accusing and vetoing a matter actually costs nothing, if you can find a suitable reason, you can still have a reputation of being outspoken and dare to advise, but let They do it themselves, and they will say that it is not their responsibility, and they will shirk endlessly.Or some people claim that they can do it, but you can't guarantee what it will be.In addition, Li Yue is now being missed by those aristocratic families, but whatever he wants to do, the aristocratic families will definitely oppose.In particular, what's the matter with charging fees on official roads?

Li Yue quickly thought of a compromise, and he said with a smile: "Otherwise, I will not cultivate the official road, and I will build another road for merchants with large goods, but if the court If you want to borrow it, you have to pay for it, what do you think, Brother Huang?"

There is no law of the Tang Dynasty that prohibits the construction of roads by the people. The official road and the court are responsible for the repair, and the other roads are originally the responsibility of the people themselves. It's just that before this, no one had ever thought of building such a long road.Li Zhi didn't know what kind of road Li Yue wanted to build, so he said, "It's fine to build a road, but it can't be as wide as the official road. If the Turkic people use the road you built to go straight to the pass, it will be a trouble at that time." !"

Li Yue agreed: "Don't worry, the road I built is definitely not wide, and Turkic people can't walk on it at all!"

Li Zhi looked at Li Yue, and felt like he saw a cunning little fox, wagging his tail and sniggering there. He felt that Li Yue was planning some bad idea, but what could be wrong with road construction? It's a bad idea, so Li Zhi had to let go of the doubts in his heart. He nodded and agreed, but he still persuaded: "Building roads is not an easy task. I don't know how much manpower and material resources it will cost. You have to do what you can." , don't make it to the end, it becomes a joke!"

Li Yue nodded. That's right, things like infrastructure do cost a lot of money, but you won't lose money in bulk cargo transportation.From Ningzhou to Chang'an, there will be many caravans coming and going, not to mention, just transporting livestock such as live cattle and sheep will not lose money.When Li Yue was about to go back, he asked someone to inspect the terrain first. Fortunately, the official road was used as a reference, and then the railway tracks should be laid not too far away from the official road.

After dinner, Li Zhi stayed Li Yue in the palace for another night, and then waited to go to court.

Outside the palace, well-informed officials already knew that Li Yue had entered the palace, but they didn't come out all night. Some were a little worried. This clearly showed that Li Zhi was on Li Yue's side, while others put on With a look of indignation, he felt that Li Yue had already left the palace to open his residence, and it was really outrageous that he was still living in the palace.

Anyway, at the court meeting, someone soon attacked Li Yue who was standing in the front row wearing the prince's court uniform.