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

Chapter 311 Problems Caused by Golden Phoebe

Li Fu was bored and followed behind Li Shimin, looking at the gray sky above the construction site in front of him, with a face full of tears.

Whoever is dragged out of bed early in the morning by Li Shimin using the excuse of 'being filial to the Supreme Emperor' will die of his virtue.

Looking at the energetic Li Yuan in front of the crowd, Li Fu was even more speechless, but Li Yuan and Li Shimin looked energetic and strode forward in front of the crowd.

In front of these two people is the construction site of the Daming Palace. At this time, the foundations of the Daming Palace have been sorted out, and the construction of the main structure has begun. They came here to inspect the progress of the project.

Ever since he knew that the foundations of the Daming Palace that Li Shimin had built for him had been solidified, Li Yuan would run here whenever he had time, and every time Li Shimin would follow him, euphemistically called 'filial piety'.

Seeing Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Li Shimin standing in front of Li Yuan with fake smiles on their faces, Li Fu was speechless and full of complaints.

[Nimma, why doesn't it rain a thief? If it rains, you don't have to stay in this damn place. 】

[It's just such a bare construction site, what's worth seeing, such a large palace, I don't know if it can be built this year, I really don't know what to look for! 】

[Li Yuan, this old boy is also free. Wouldn't it be nice to exercise more in the palace if you have nothing to do?Didn't history say that he was locked in the palace and gave birth to more than 20 younger brothers and sisters for Li Shimin?Why haven't I heard of it at all? 】

Li Fu's slander fell into Li Shimin's mind, no matter how he heard it, he found it harsh.

But in front of so many civil and military officials, especially Li Yuan, he couldn't get angry with Li Fu directly.

He himself was already full of anger, not because he wanted to show his filial piety in front of others, so he didn't bother to come to this ghostly place, and strictly speaking, Li Fu had to blame for this matter, it wasn't his idea, How could he build a house for Li Yuan himself!
"Emperor, I think it's better to use golden silk nanmu for the beams of the main hall, what do you think?"

Suddenly, Li Yuan heard Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, say that the main hall uses huanghuali wood as the main beam, and suddenly said such a sentence to Li Shimin.

Golden nanmu is the most precious building material today, because the wood has a very strong luster, even if it is not painted, the gloss will become brighter and brighter after use.

In addition, the bark is thin, and most of them are made of large materials, especially golden nanmu, which naturally forms natural landscape and figure patterns. It is the first choice for today's dragon chair and throne, and it is also a special material that must be used in the construction of palaces, mausoleums, and royal gardens.

"Use whatever your father likes to use!" Li Shimin agreed without thinking about it.

Hearing Li Shimin's answer, Minister of the Ministry of Industry's expression darkened instantly. Behind Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others also had shocked expressions on their faces, as if they wanted to say something, but seeing Li Yuan's happy face Look, they all shut up again.

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you, the emperor. I'm a little tired. Find a place to rest. You don't have to accompany me, old man. Go!" Li Yuan seemed to agree to Li Shimin. Very satisfied, let everyone leave on their own.

Li Shimin didn't dare to really leave, he immediately arranged a car to drive Li Yuan back to the palace, and then he walked slowly down the mountain.

But when Li Yuan's car disappeared and his own people were everywhere, Fang Xuanling and the others finally couldn't bear it and tried to persuade them one after another.

"Your Majesty, the amount of golden nanmu is now scarce. A palace as grand as the Daming Palace may only be dispatched and transported from Sichuan, but the price of transporting golden nanmu from Sichuan is too high. !"

Li Shimin frowned, and subconsciously looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and found that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry had an expectant look on his face, and suddenly he realized it, slightly annoyed, and blurted out.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, besides golden nanmu, is there no other wood that can replace the palace beams?"

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't work. According to the Supreme Emperor's temperament, he may come to the construction site every day to supervise the construction. If the Supreme Emperor is aware of this, then I'm afraid..."

Li Shimin's head was a little big, and he asked again: "Why don't we send Jinsinanmu from Shuzhong to come here?"

"Your Majesty, you forgot!" The Minister of the Ministry of Industry's voice suddenly rose, "You promised the Supreme Emperor that he will definitely live in the Daming Palace this year, but it may not take a year to transport golden nanmu from central Shu to Chang'an. For half a year, I can't do it!"

"What? It will take so long?" Li Shimin's voice suddenly rose. He thought it was just a matter of money, but now he realized that this is probably not suitable for things that money can solve!

Just transporting golden nanmu will take place until the end of the year. This is really beyond Li Shimin's expectation. He finally understands why the minister of the Ministry of Industry looks ugly.

"Then what do you say? I have already promised the Supreme Emperor, but now you tell me that I can't do it, and you want me to break my promise? I tell you, I don't care what you do about this matter. If you can do it, you can do it." , if you can’t do it, you have to do it!”

Li Shimin's words were a bit unreasonable, but in fact they were helpless. Otherwise, if the news spread, his 'filial piety' would become a big joke.

Minister of the Ministry of Industry was full of bitterness, and he didn't want things to turn out like this, but the problem was that he couldn't do anything either.

That is golden nanmu, not ordinary wood. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't quickly transport so much golden nanmu from the rugged mountain road in central Sichuan to Chang'an!

All the ministers looked at the minister of the Ministry of Industry with sympathetic eyes. No one could help the other in this matter, but Li Fu muttered secretly.

[A little bit of nonsense, making it look like a big deal, can't Li Er be a person? 】

[Who doesn't know that the road to Shu is difficult, how much golden nanmu will be used to build a Daming Palace, don't you have any idea? 】

[To transport so much wood to Chang'an, take the Shuzhong Mountain Road, and still require a time limit to arrive, don't you know that many people will die?Are you planning to imitate Sui Yangdi, are you not afraid that people in the world will scold you as a tyrant? 】

As soon as Li Fu slandered, Li Shimin's forehead suddenly twitched. He didn't expect that because of a golden nanmu incident, he would become Emperor Sui Yang, a tyrant who was about to be scolded by the world!
Of course Li Shimin also knew that Li Fu was right, but the problem was that this result was not what he wanted.

【Hey, it’s actually not difficult to solve this problem. It’s troublesome and time-consuming to go up the mountain road. Why don’t you want to go by water? 】

[The golden nanmu in the book is transported down the Yangtze River, first sent to Yangzhou, then transported to Luoyang by the Grand Canal, and then transported from the Weishui River in Luoyang to Chang'an, so it shouldn't take much time! 】

(End of this chapter)