Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 300

Li Shimin frowned, Li Jing and Chai Shao came forward at the same time, it was obvious that the seriousness of the matter was self-evident.

The official road of the Tang Dynasty was inherited from the Sui Dynasty, and the existence of the official road was to prepare for the transportation of troops.

By taking the official road, the army will naturally be faster, but if the official road is damaged, once a war breaks out, it will affect the overall strategy of the front line.

"The current situation of the official road, if it needs to be repaired, what is your opinion?" Li Shimin asked after deliberation.

Li Jing cupped his hands expressionlessly and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the current official road has been overwhelmed and has completely lost the meaning of official road. If you want to repair it, you have to do it once and for all. It is best to repair it like Qin Shi Zhidao."

Nima... Li Shimin almost sprayed Li Jing all over his face, dare you say it, I dare not fix it, do you know what you are talking about?Qin Shi straightly said, that kind of standard, you think you can repair it just by repairing it!
Sure enough, before Li Shimin opened his mouth to speak, Fang Xuanling and the others changed their colors one after another and came out one after another.

The Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty stared at Li Jing with a cold expression and said, "Duke Wei, back then Qin State followed Meng Tian's advice and built straight roads, starting from Xianyang and ending at Jiuyuan, mobilizing 30 troops and millions of civilians!"

"It took two years until Qin Shihuang died, costing the Qin State countless money, but in the end it brought down the Qin Dynasty!"

"Why is Duke Wei now wanting to follow Meng Tian's example and bring my Tang Dynasty down?"

Fang Xuanling's questioning could not be called cruelty. Li Jing frowned, and said tit for tat: "Mr. Fang, at this moment, at that moment, what Meng Tian asked for at the beginning was only for the sake of the public. Today, I, Li Jing, are also thinking of Tang Dynasty."

"Qin Shi's straight road has been of good quality so far, and it can still transport soldiers to the border for our Tang Dynasty. But apart from this straight road, the current official roads of our Tang Dynasty are all dilapidated!"

"As a prime minister, you don't want to share the country's worries and solve the people's difficulties, but just blame others. Is this what you did as a prime minister? Fang Xiang, do you dare to say what you just said, only for the public?"

They were all slanderous words, and they were all dedicated to the public. Fang Xuanling and Li Jing confronted Maimang, neither of them convinced. Seeing that they were about to quarrel, Xiao Yu hurried forward to hold them back.

Changsun Wuji also hurriedly stopped between the two of them, and turned around, "Wei Guogong, Fang Xiang doesn't mean anything, Fang Xiang, you also calm down, everyone is sharing worries for the country, why make such a fuss?"

"Gong Wei, I'm afraid you don't know. It's not that the prime minister is unwilling to build official roads. It's because our Tang Dynasty is weak in financial resources. The treasury no longer has the money to repair official roads, let alone repair them like straight roads!"

Li Jing and Chai Shao's eyes widened when they heard the words. Chai Shao was the first to react and asked immediately.

"How is it possible that the treasury of three countries including Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje were dragged back to Chang'an for the conquest of Goguryeo, and the Ministry of Revenue actually dared to say that there was no money? You are simply talking nonsense!"

"We really have no money!" Changsun Wuji spread his hands, "Although I made some money by attacking Goguryeo and Silla Baekje, in the past few months, I have to attack the remnants of Xue Yantuo, the southeastern border defense, and the floods in the two rivers. Money!”

"You know about the taxation of the Tang Dynasty, which is only enough to cover the salaries of the officials, but over the years, there have been many wars and so many casualties, so don't you need to spend money on relief?"

Changsun Wuji and other civil servants began to complain, wishing to show their hearts to Li Jing and Chai Shao. Anyway, there was only one purpose, that is, the imperial court had no money and wanted to build roads, unless you figured out a way for yourself!

But generals like Li Jing and Chai Shao all pointed to the fact that the imperial court could provide money to repair the official road. Otherwise, even if they wanted to fight the Western Turks in the coming year, they would have no choice but to give up because of the official road.

The civil and military officials were quarreling fiercely, and Li Shimin was helpless. Seeing the civil servants and military generals talking about the public and the mother-in-law, he could only sigh. At this moment, Li Fu's heartfelt voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Axi, did you make a mistake, did you ask Lao Tzu to go to court just to let Lao Tzu listen to their quarrel?How boring! 】

[I really don't understand why such a simple matter has to be noisy. Can noisy be able to solve the problem? 】

[If you want to be rich, build roads first. Qin Shihuang understood this truth. You are still arguing here. Don’t you know the importance of building roads?Isn't it appropriate to repair the official road or simply build a straight road? 】

[In my opinion, it is not only necessary to repair the official roads, but also to repair all the straight roads from Guanzhong to Longyou, Jiannan, Lingnan and Liaodong at once...]

Li Shimin couldn't laugh or cry when he heard Li Fu's heartfelt words. It's true that everyone is standing and talking without back pain. I also want to cultivate these straight ways, but what about the money?Where does the money come from?
Just the repair of official roads is already an astronomical figure, and the repair of these straight roads will cost manpower and financial resources, let alone how to calculate it.

Of course, Li Shimin also knew that if all these straight roads were built according to Li Fu's idea, then Chang'an's rule over various places would be raised to a big level, and the imperial status of Datang would be raised to a new level.

But the problem was that the court could not afford a straight road, let alone so many straight roads, so Li Fu's idea was inappropriate from the beginning. Li Shimin could only shake his head helplessly and regarded it as a joke.

[Oh, isn't it just a lack of money? It's over if you lack money to make money. Is it so difficult for the court to make money? 】

[Build a bank directly in the name of the imperial court, let the people, powerful, and aristocratic families deposit their money in the Datang Bank, and formulate relevant rules, such as depositing money can earn interest, so that a large amount of wealth can be gathered, and then the construction of the Datang Road will begin. 】

[Datang Bank is a lucrative business. When you have money, you can lend to the outside world, especially to the poor. Only in this way can you stick to the people, let the people keep saving money and withdraw money, and build a new Datang Bank. financial system! 】

Li Fu's heartfelt voice fell into Li Shimin's mind, which instantly made the Emperor Tang not calm.

Li Fu's idea is really too advanced and shocking. Although Li Shimin doesn't understand it, he knows that this method is the most practical. In this way, there will be enough money to repair the official road and build a straight road!
But the question is, how can we make people willing to take out their own money and deposit it in the Datang Bank that Li Fu mentioned, so that people can save money with confidence and boldness?

Although Li Shimin is not a poor public, he understands the thoughts of the poor. He knows very well that after the establishment of the Datang Bank, it is very difficult to persuade the people to take out their money and deposit it in the Datang Bank.

(End of this chapter)