I'm a marquis in Datang

Li Yuan said: "But it's okay to say!"

Li Yuan trusted Li Shentong very much, so Li Yuan didn't have any objections when Li Shentong said something happened.

Li Shentong said sternly: "Your Majesty, what I am worried about is the official road from Chang'an to Lantian County. In the past years, the roads had to be rebuilt every spring. After all, after the heavy snowfall, many roads were closed and problems appeared in many places. "

"This road, year after year, has problems every year."

"Prior to this, the minister has always been in charge."

"However, I have not been able to solve the road problem completely, so I hope that Your Majesty will choose a talented and intelligent person to take charge of this matter, and build the road from Chang'an to Lantian County to ensure that there will be no problems."

Li Shentong made a suggestion.

After hearing this, Li Yuan nodded and said, "The road from Chang'an to Lantian County is indeed quite important. After all, this road is related to whether or not Lantian County and other places can smoothly transport supplies into Chang'an."

Li Shen said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Yuan asked: "Do you have any candidates and suggestions?"

Li Shentong said seriously: "Your Majesty, I believe that the person in charge of this matter must be smart and have great wisdom.

to solve this problem.The minister thinks that Du Qi is extremely smart, and it is most appropriate for him to be in charge. "

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows.

It was Du Qi.

Li Yuan did not expect that Li Shentong chose to recommend Du Qilai to be in charge of the matter, which was a bit weird.However, Li Yuan did not object directly, because Du Qi was indeed intelligent, and Du Qi was very reliable in his work.

Li Yuan turned to look at Du Qi and asked, "Erlang, what do you think?"

Du Qidao: "Your Majesty, if you are responsible for the construction of the section from Chang'an to Lantian County, it will inevitably take a long time. It means that after the beginning of spring, I will not be able to leave Chang'an."

Li Yuan flicked his sleeves and said with a smile: "I have already said that here in Chang'an, you are free to come and go, and you don't have to be limited by time. So whether you leave Chang'an is up to you. The current matter depends on whether you are willing. If you If you don’t want to, then that’s fine, I’ll arrange another person to take charge.”

Du Qi was thinking in his heart.

If there is no cement thing, he really can't handle it.Now with cement, this is an opportunity.

Du Qi looked at Li Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, when it comes to building roads, a lot of money will be needed to get things done. How much will the court allocate for this?"

Li Yuandao: "Erlang, the imperial court can support [-] yuan in appropriating funds."

Du Qi twitched his cheeks and said, "Your Majesty, ten thousand guan is not enough."

We must know that from Chang'an to Lantian County, building official roads along the way will inevitably consume a lot of financial, material and manpower. Without sufficient financial support, it is impossible to complete.

After all, this is a big project.

Li Yuan smiled slightly, and continued: "Erlang, although the money is only [-] guan, I can conscript corvee and mobilize the people to do things. In this way, [-] guan is enough. After all, it is what the people should do."

The matter of corvee has existed since ancient times.

In fact, many construction projects rely on corvee, which is unconditional free labor.

must obey.

After hearing this, Du Qi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Great Tang was established at the beginning, and the people's lives have just stabilized. The large-scale collection of corvees may cause a heavy burden on the people. Such things will increase the burden on the Great Tang."

Li Shentong took over the conversation at this time and said: "You, Du Erlang, have a lot of businesses and make countless profits. It's better to let you pay for it. As long as you are willing to pay for it, road construction will be easy."

This is on purpose.

It was aimed at Du Qi.

When Li Yuan heard this, he scolded, "Your Majesty of Huai'an, don't talk nonsense. Although Erlang is rich, it's the love of a gentleman."

He deserves to get money in a proper way, neither stealing nor robbing.How can you let Du Erlang pay just because he is rich.I also heard that there are countless singers in your Huai'an County Prince's Mansion, and there are also countless fertile farms and shops, which are quite wealthy.Why not, how about the King of Huai'an also give some money? "

brush!

Li Shentong's complexion changed slightly.

Was stunned.

Moreover, he was hated by the emperor. You must know that Li Shentong is Li Yuan's cousin, and the relationship between the two parties is excellent.He himself has won the trust of Li Yuan.She never thought that because of Du Qi, Li Yuan would target him like this.

Li Shentong opened his mouth to speak, but seeing Li Yuan's strong side, he swallowed the words that came to his lips.

Forget it, it's not fun to ask for it.

Li Shentong silenced the flags and drums.

Li Yuan looked at Du Qi and said, "Erlang, for road construction, it is helpless to conscript corvee. But this road is related to the stability of Chang'an, so it can only be done like this."

Du Qi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the boy thinks that the words of the King of Huai'an have some truth. The boy is willing to pay for the construction of the road from Chang'an to Lantian County this time, and there is no need for the court to collect corvees. The road built this time is not Ordinary dirt roads, even if there is thunder, rain, or even heavy rain, it will not affect the future journey. In short, I guarantee that

into a task. "

Li Shentong's eyes widened, looking incredible.

Du Qi actually agreed.

Li Yuan was also a little surprised, and soon he recovered. Although Du Qi is benevolent in doing things, he has never suffered a disadvantage, so Du Qi must have conditions when he said this.

Li Yuan said, "Erlang, you agree to pay for road repairs. But, what conditions do you have?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

A smile appeared on Du Qi's face, and he said: "Your Majesty, there are indeed certain additional conditions for road construction."

Li Yuan said: "But it's okay to say!"

Chapter 503 Arguing

argue

For Li Yuan, building a road from Chang'an to Lantian County was not an easy task.But Du Qi is willing to take over this matter, that's the best.

Du Qi said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the boy's condition is actually very simple, that is, after the repair of this section of the road, merchants in Chang'an and Lantian counties do not need to pay money when passing this road. But caravans outside of Lantian and Chang'an counties , if you want to walk this distance, you have to pay a certain amount of money, this is the boy's condition."

After hearing this, Li Shentong said: "Du Erlang, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. This is the official way, how can we collect money? If the official way accepts

Money, everyone in the world followed suit, and Datang was about to fall into turmoil. "

Li Yuandao: "Erlang, what do you say?"

He believed Du Qi was a reckless person.