Chapter 66: I am ashamed of myself
"Wei Zheng, is there something wrong with your brain? Donate money, you can't imagine it. I want them to pay willingly this time."
"Donate? Do I need them to donate? Are they worthy?" Li Shimin stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked extremely confident.
Wei Zheng, who had been ready to criticize others for a long time, was speechless for a moment.
He never expected that His Majesty the Emperor would be so confident.
Moreover, the money for road construction was not donated by businessmen or aristocratic families.
How to build this road?
In the imperial study room, everyone fell into an awkward atmosphere.
No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't think of a way.
All of them lowered their heads and said nothing.
Li Shimin stood above him and sighed slightly in his heart.
He thought in his heart that they were his humerus ministers, and they were actually not as good as even a young boy named Zhao Chen.
"I plan to cooperate with those businessmen and aristocratic families to build roads together." Li Shimin said slowly.
Everyone looked up, not understanding what His Majesty the Emperor meant.
"I plan to let businessmen and aristocratic families pay to build roads for me. In return, I will allow them to collect taxes on carriages, carriages, and horses passing on the road. The time limit is ten years."
"Ten years later, this road will be completely owned by the Tang Dynasty."
"In the past ten years, these businessmen and aristocratic families have paid for the maintenance of the roads, and I will not contribute a penny." Li Shimin slowly said to the ministers.
These are the methods mentioned by Zhao Chen and Li Shimin.
To put it simply, the traffic tax within ten years will be collected by these businessmen and aristocratic families who paid for road construction.
Of course, the pricing of these taxes still needs to be negotiated by many parties.
Moreover, ordinary people who walk do not need to pay.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this... is this really your Majesty's idea?" Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shimin, her voice trembling slightly.
His Majesty the Emperor is indeed powerful in leading troops in battles, and his handling of political affairs is also quite satisfactory.
But Fang Xuanling didn't believe such a strange idea at all.
Based on his understanding of His Majesty the Emperor, doesn't His Majesty the Emperor know as much as he does about people's livelihood?
How could you think of such a method?
Changsun Wuji's face twitched fiercely. He had no idea that the method His Majesty the Emperor said was actually like this.
Although some tax revenue has been given away, it allows the government to no longer have to worry about the maintenance of roads in Chang'an City.
Moreover, the carriage and horse tax was also discussed by everyone together.
As a country of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City had countless caravans entering and leaving the city every day. If the carriage tax was collected, it would be a considerable amount of revenue.
In ten years, the cost can be recovered completely, and there will be a lot of benefits.
More importantly, this is cooperation with His Majesty the Emperor.
If word spreads, it will be a huge honor.
If word of this really spreads, people who are willing to cooperate will definitely flock here.
Wei Zheng drooled twice.
He looked at His Majesty the Emperor and swallowed the words he was about to criticize.
"Why, I can't come up with such a good idea?" Li Shimin looked a little unhappy.
Secretly wondering, am I so unbearable in the hearts of these ministers?
What do you mean he really came up with it?
Can't you trust Li Shimin so much?
"That's not what I meant!" Fang Xuanling said quickly.
"Hmph, this method is indeed not something I came up with. I just left the palace to meet with the master, and the master told me." Li Shimin snorted coldly, but admitted that this method was not his own.
"It's that expert again!" Fang Xuanling's expression froze, and her eyes were full of shock.
Last time it was the plow and barrel cart, and now it's this road construction method.
This person is truly amazing.
"Your Majesty, with such a method, this person should be invited to the court to make suggestions for our country, the Tang Dynasty. This person is a great talent, and I am ashamed of myself!"
"If this person comes over, I am willing to give up my position as servant to him." Fang Xuanling said with excitement.
"Haha, Fang Qing is right. That man is indeed a great talent, but he is still a little inferior to Fang Qing."
"It's just that the master is not willing to enter the court. I will talk to him when I have the opportunity in the future." Li Shimin said with a smile.
He was very happy.
Who is Fang Xuanling? She is Li Shimin's right-hand man.
Zhao Chen, as a young boy, can be evaluated like this by Fang Xuanling. If he grows up for a while in the future, he will definitely surpass Fang Xuanling.
Thinking about it, Li Shimin felt very excited.
Changsun Wuji murmured twice, wanting to ask who the master the Emperor was talking about was.
If this person can be brought under Li Chengqian's command, and with the help of his eldest grandson Wuji, he will definitely be the helper for Li Chengqian to ascend to Dabao in the future.
However, Changsun Wuji still suppressed these words.
His Majesty the Emperor has said before that he will not tell others about his status as a master.
Moreover, Li Chengqian had already made the relationship between his eldest son Wuji and Li Chengqian clear in front of His Majesty the Emperor.
If you ask these questions again, can His Majesty the Emperor still not understand?
Wei Zheng and others did not speak, but they were all curious in their hearts, who is the master mentioned by His Majesty the Emperor?
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"Mr. Guanyin, you don't know that Fang Xuanling and others were really shocked by my words in the Imperial Study Room just now."
"Looking at their open mouths, I felt happy in my heart."
"In the future, each of them will be unable to talk to me, but today, each of them will be very well-behaved in front of me.
"
Li Shimin came to the Li Zheng Hall happily and talked to Empress Changsun about the imperial study room just now.
Queen Changsun's beautiful eyes flashed, and she was secretly happy in her heart.
Zhao Chen's thoughts have far exceeded their knowledge.
Many times they don't understand what is said.
But if you think about it for a moment, it feels incredible.
Thinking of this, Queen Changsun was both happy and distressed.
It has been sixteen years, what has Zhao Chen experienced to understand so much?
"Your Majesty really wants to cooperate with businessmen and aristocratic families?" Queen Changsun said softly.
The emperor wanted to build a noble family, but he also looked down upon businessmen. Cooperating with them would go against His Majesty's own ideas.
"Zhao Chen has a saying that is very good, don't get a porcelain job without diamonds."
"Although I don't understand what this diamond is, it still makes sense after thinking about it."
"I have been in control of the Tang Dynasty for nine years. Although I have achieved many achievements, the family is deeply entrenched and I cannot capture them in one day."
"This kind of thing can only be done slowly, until I accumulate enough strength..." Li Shimin said slowly.
Li Shimin wanted to eliminate the family's influence on the court, but he also knew that this would not happen overnight.
"If I can't complete it, I will hand it over to Zhao Chen in the future. He is better than me and will definitely do it." Li Shimin looked at Empress Changsun and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, please don't say such things. The people of the Tang Dynasty are lucky to have such a wise king as your Majesty."
"Your Majesty Qianqiu, you will definitely be able to witness the disappearance of the family with your own eyes." Empress Changsun comforted.
She found that His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be in a deep state of melancholy today.
"Guanyin Maid, I..."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the prince is here." A sudden voice outside the palace interrupted Li Shimin's words.
