I'm a marquis in Datang

It can not only build roads, but also take care of people's livelihood.

Have it both ways.

A pair of eyes fell on Du Qi, waiting for Du Qi to speak.

Du Qidao: "Your Majesty, this matter should be decided by the princes in the court. After all, the princes in the court are the ones who discuss state affairs. It is not appropriate for me to handle this matter."

Li Yuan looked back at the courtiers under his command, and said, "Come on, who will talk about the road construction, how can we take care of both, so as to take care of the people's livelihood and build the road at the same time."

One by one shook their heads.

Officials in the DPRK and China are all human beings.

They are unwilling to be involved in it, because once involved in it, I don't know much about it, and maybe I will be deeply involved in it and cannot extricate myself, it is better not to be involved in it.

What's more, many people really have no choice.

There is really no way.

After Li Yuan saw this, he simply looked at Li Jiancheng and asked, "Prince, what can you do?"

"Father forgives the crime, but my son does not."

Li Jiancheng shook his head like a rattle, and answered directly.

He couldn't think of a way.

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin again, and said, "King Qin, do you have a solution?"

Li Shimin said: "Father, my son believes that this matter must be completed. I am afraid it will take a few years of development. The court will be able to complete the matter when it has enough financial resources."

Li Yuan called the names directly again, and after asking several people, the result he got was that he didn't know.Everyone said that they had no answer, because everyone felt that this matter was difficult to handle.

After all, Pei Ji said it all.

This matter is beneficial to the country and the people, but if you don't pay attention to it, it may cause turmoil to Datang.

When Emperor Sui Yang of the previous dynasty dug the Grand Canal, the Sui Dynasty had been established for decades, and its foundation was deep, but it could not withstand the toss of Emperor Yang of Sui. In just a few decades after Yang Guang ascended the throne, the Great Sui fell apart, and wars broke out everywhere. .

It has only been a few years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and the world has not yet been completely settled.

Tossing at this time will do great harm to Datang.

Datang can't stand the toss.

After listening to everyone's words, Li Yuan looked at Du Qi again, and said, "Erlang, this matter is up to you. Everyone in the court has no solution, or is unwilling to give a solution. Tell me, what should you do? "

The courtiers looked at Du Qi one by one.

They all wanted to see what ingenious strategy Du Qi could come up with.

After hearing this, Du Qi lowered his eyebrows, thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I do have a strategy, which may be effective, but such a strategy has certain difficulties."

Li Yuan said: "But it doesn't matter."

Du Qidao: "This plan cannot be known to everyone, it needs to be kept secret."

After Li Yuan heard it, he didn't say much, and ordered everyone to back away, and they were nearly fifty steps away from him.At this time, Xiao Li was by Li Yuan's side.

Li Yuan said: "Tell me, what can you do?"

Du Qidao: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the boy's solution is very simple. Use the power of the powerful family to build the road."

Li Yuan said: "You mean to ask the powerful family to donate money."

Du Qidao: "That's the reason, but don't do it directly. If you ask the aristocratic family to pay for road repairs, you will definitely be boycotted. So you have to change the reason so that they can't refuse."

Li Yuan asked, "What's the reason for changing?"

Du Qi replied: "It is said that the imperial court is planning to build the Northern Capital Taiyuan Mansion, and it needs to relocate aristocratic families to facilitate the development of the northern capital Taiyuan Mansion. The imperial court will give many preferential treatment to the aristocratic families who are willing to go. Those who do not want to go can only It is to pay money to solve the problem. Of course, this is not willing to go, if you don’t directly explain the money payment, the other party will definitely understand.”

After a pause, Du Qi said: "If you are neither willing to go nor pay, what else is there to say? You can just get rid of it directly. Anyway, this is not the case for everyone."

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes, with a serious look in his eyes, and said: "Erlang, your plan is bold, that is, it is less harmful than directly expropriating corvee. If you take action against aristocratic families, if all the aristocratic families in the world unite Rise up and fight against the imperial court in unison. By then, it is very likely to cause the collapse of various places and lead to the resurgence of war."

Du Qidao: "Your Majesty, you are too worried. It is really difficult to deal with the powerful families working together. The problem is that there are also people from us among the powerful families. The royal family of Taiyuan Mansion has their hearts towards the court."

"At that time, the Wang family will take the initiative to pay the money first, and they are willing not to move the Wang family to the government office of Taiyuan Mansion."

"In this way, a precedent has been set for the rest of the family.

For the remaining people, they have to follow the Wang family's precedent. After all, no one in the aristocratic family is willing to move. "

Du Qi made a suggestion.

After hearing this, Li Yuan also showed a smile on his face.

Slicking his beard and laughing lightly.

Du Qi's method is indeed useful.According to this method, the rest of the aristocratic families cannot escape.After all, with the Wang family taking the lead and people's hearts fluttering, the rest of the big families will follow.

Even if the remaining aristocratic families and powerful families wanted to resist, it would be extremely difficult.

Civil and military officials in the distance.

Looking at Li Yuan who was laughing, and seeing Li Yuan and Du Qi talking happily, many people felt envious in their hearts.The reason is very simple, that is, Du Qi was in front of Li Yuan, which made Li Yuan so happy.

Du Qi said again: "Your Majesty, I think this matter can be further refined. For example, at the beginning, it only targeted the five surnames and seven Wangs, and did not target the rest of the big families, so as not to cause turmoil. Wait for these people to win After collecting a certain amount of money, we will build the road first. After the main road is built, we will consider the next step to deal with the rest of the big clans, so that it will not have a big impact."

Li Yuan nodded hurriedly and said, "That's right, that's the reason."

He agreed with Du Qi's proposal.

This is a good way.

Arrange in a small area first, and then expand step by step. When the main roads across the country are rolled out, the entire Tang Dynasty will be more stable.Li Yuan lowered his head, stomped his feet, looked at the concrete road under his feet, and said, "Erlang, is it feasible to use this kind of cement to build the city wall?"

Du Qidao: "Your Majesty, it is true that cement can be used on the city wall. After mixing sand and stone, smear it on the city wall. Once it dries and solidifies, the wall will be extremely strong. It is hard to hurt by ordinary swords and can withstand great impacts." force."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "That's fine."

After a pause, Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "Erlang, you invited me here today, especially all the civil and military officials are here. After seeing this cement road, you want to let others know so that your cement can be sold in large quantities. .”

Chapter 535

Completed

Du Qi chuckled, and said: "Your Majesty's eyes are as bright as a torch, and I can't hide my thoughts from you no matter what."