Chapter 389

Wei Hao heard what Dai Xuan said, and immediately looked at Dai Zhou.

"Xia Guogong, can you listen to my advice? You, the old man is admired, the old man doesn't want you to have something, although the workshop is not given to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but this is a business matter, and you have also contributed a lot to the Tang Dynasty, at least, now the tax has increased a lot, this is your credit, the old man admitted,

However, withholding taxes is a capital crime, although the old man also knows that it is impossible for His Majesty to kill you, but there is no need to do it? Dai Xuan looked at Wei Hao opposite and said anxiously.

"Ha, can I not know that it is a capital crime? Dai Shangshu, if you were me, you would do the same, in fact, you came to tell me this today, I am very happy in my heart, proving that I Wei Hao, for Datang, there is still a bit of credit, and besides, someone knows,

I really didn't expect you to come, Dai Shangshu, there was something to offend before, I Wei Hao made amends to you, and there may be something to offend you in the future, I will also accompany you in advance now, don't you worry, Dai Shangshu, I, will always only do business, and will never say it, because the two of us have a conflict? I'm going to take revenge on your family,

You, I still admire? As for saying? This thing? Ha, Dai Shangshu, I can only say one word? It's cold in the heights! "Wei Hao stood up first? bowed to Dai Guan, and then looked at Dai Zhou with a wry smile.

"This, it's too cold to be in high places?" Listen to it? Stunned for a moment? And then laughed? Then he arched his hand at Wei Hao and said, "Understood? Xia Guogong? The old man admires you? Don't worry, in the future, between the two of us, it will be business, and in private, the old man still hopes to be friends with you! ”

"Friends for it? What's going on? What should you do? Since someone is looking for you? I estimate? You can't afford to offend them, and if you don't do what they want, I guess you'll be in trouble? Do what they want, and do no harm.

You also said that it is impossible for my father to kill me, so what am I afraid of, do you think that I only have two dukes, and I still have a lot of credit that has not been rewarded, besides, you say that I have so much merit, why is there no reward, you say, how to reward? Get the best, you can't reward it, you say it's dangerous or not? So, I'm right to make mistakes, you know? I'm just telling you that! Wei Hao said to Dai Xuan.

"Understood, Xia Guogong, it is true, if I were you, I guess I wouldn't be able to sleep at night, as you said, the credit is too great, and it's not a good thing, as a courtier, you really need to be careful, there is a good saying, a companion is like a tiger, no way!" Dai Xuan also bowed his hand to Wei Hao, and then said with understanding.

"What's the solution? I, Wei Hao, am just a little boy, and I can get to this point today because of my father's reward, right? Therefore, I can only serve the public wholeheartedly and dare not have personal feelings! Wei Hao said to Dai Xuan,

Dai Xuan nodded, then stood up, and said to Wei Hao: "Xia Guogong, since you say so, then the old man has nothing to worry about, and I can't stay in your mansion for a long time, then I will leave first!" ”

"Okay, I'll send you, next time I find a chance, I'll send you something!" Wei Hao stood up with a smile and arched his hand.

"You're welcome, but I must give you something, I know that the things that come out of your hands are all high-quality products!" Dai Xuan nodded with a smile and said,

Soon, Wei Hao sent Dai Xuan to the side door,

After sending Dai Zhou away, Wei Hao was walking in the mansion with his hands behind his back, just now he didn't ask who Dai Zhou was, this sentence doesn't need to be asked, it makes Dai Zhou embarrassed, in fact, he can put pressure on Dai Zhou, just such a few people, he doesn't have to think about it to know who those people are,

The family doesn't dare to move, they don't dare to provoke themselves now, after all, there is only this uncle, the eldest grandson Wuji, the eldest grandson Wuji is still holding a grudge against himself, and he is also very insidious,

But because of the presence of the eldest grandson queen, as long as the eldest grandson Wuji does not rebel, there will be absolutely no problem, but if the eldest grandson Wuji wants to rebel, it is impossible, if you deliberately arrange it, it will be self-defeating if it is not good, but it is not good.

can only wait for the opportunity, one is to wait for the eldest grandson Empress to leave, and the other is also to wait for Li Shimin to leave, the new emperor will go up, see if there is a chance, and now he and Li Shimin's sons have a good relationship.

Needless to say, and the prince, and Qingque, it's okay, he can't do anything about himself when he calls him fat, and Qingque is not possible to get on the throne, Li Shimin now also knows some of Qingque's shortcomings, if this kind of shortcoming is the emperor, it is a big taboo, there is little wisdom but no great wisdom, but no!

As long as he does not die, it is estimated that there is no big problem, and if he wants to die, he will definitely persuade him, and Li Zhi is still young, and he is also very close to himself, if Li Chengqian is really not good, then he will definitely support Li Zhi.

But now there is no way to say about this matter, until the end, no one knows who won, it can only be that Li Chengqian's chance is the greatest now.

Soon, Wei Hao came to the study, drinking tea and thinking about this,

The next day, Wei Hao still went to the construction site of the palace to see the construction situation here, now those workers are working very hard, Wei Hao gave them double the salary outside, although Wang Qixian was a little opposed, since he knew that this east side was Wei Hao's money to repair, he tried to save Wei Hao money,

But Wei Hao didn't let him, and let him use the best things, and at the same time told him some things, Wang Qixian began to do what Wei Hao said, and after going around the palace, Wei Hao was about to leave, but was stopped by Wang De, who had just come out of the Manna Palace.

"Xia Guogong, please stay, Your Majesty called you over!" Wang De shouted at Wei Hao from afar.

"Ah, oh, good!" When Wei Hao heard this, he nodded helplessly, and could only go to the side of the Manna Palace.

When he arrived at the study of the Ganlu Palace, Wei Hao found that the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling were there.

"Come, when you kid arrives in the palace, don't you know to come to the Manna Hall to have a look? Do I have to call you? Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao who came in and said dissatisfiedly.

"Father, there is nothing to do with the sons, and the father, you have a lot of opportunities, I can't come over to disturb you, right? How bad is that? Wei Hao stood there, looked at Li Shimin with a smile and said.

"Sit down, now my father is not so busy, let Gao Ming deal with those things, Gao Ming also handles it well, there is time! By the way, how is the Emperor Taishang doing? Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao and asked.

"It's okay, now I will go to the painting boat to play, or, it's about someone to play mahjong, or it's walking dogs and birds, or it's serving those flowers and plants, don't you say, the flowers and plants that the old man serves, that's really good, I want to steal, I was known by the old man a few times, and he chased him out with a stick, but fortunately I ran fast!" Wei Hao sat down as he spoke, and now those bonsai made by Li Yuan are really beautiful, I have to say, he is a person who can play.

"You're still stealing?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"Father, you saw it, you want to steal it, that's really beautiful, and besides, the old man's baby is very good, he knows that there is even a leaf missing from the tree, do you say it's amazing?" Wei Hao sat there and continued to say to Li Shimin.

"Well, too, next time my father will go and take a look!" Li Shimin also nodded and said.

"Father, there are also servants, uncle, you have something, if there is something, I will go back first, I came to the palace today to see how the construction site is going!" Wei Hao sat there and watched them and asked.

"It's okay, it's just a matter of discussing the treatment of craftsmen!" Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Oh, that must be improved, if it is not improved, there are no craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry, they will run, and, if they run, it will be a bad thing for the court in the short term, but in the long run, it will be a bad thing, after all, those craftsmen go out and can create a lot of wealth and taxes, but there are no craftsmen in the court, once it is needed, what should I do?

Anyway, according to what I mean, because the promotion channels of the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are very narrow, they need to be given high salaries, so that they can work in the court with peace of mind. Wei Hao sat there and immediately explained his attitude.

"But, according to what you said, those officials won't agree!" Fang Xuanling sat there and spoke.

"If I don't agree, I have no choice, it's still up to you, I don't care about this matter, I have put forward the suggestions that should be made, and I have said the plan that should be said, but no one implements it, since those officials do not agree, you need to convince those officials!" Wei Hao looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and said,

When Fang Xuanling heard it, he looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, and the eldest grandson Wuji himself disagreed, but His Majesty was there, and he didn't dare to say it clearly, but he was against it in his heart, which Fang Xuanling knew very well.

"Well, it's to be improved, and if it doesn't improve, there will be no one available to the Ministry of Industry by then!" Li Shimin said with a sigh. "One more point, father, son-in-law wants to open a craftsman academy!" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and said.

"Craftsman Academy?" Li Shimin heard it and looked at Wei Hao incomprehensibly.

"It is to train doctors, blacksmiths, carpenters, and all other craftsmen, and invite the best craftsmen and doctors to come to the class, so that they know how to make those things, if there is no such school, then there will be not enough talents, and not everyone can become a craftsman, you must learn arithmetic, you must learn Gewu, you have to learn things, there are many, many things!" Wei Hao sat there and continued to speak.

"This? Do you want the court to pay for it? Fang Xuanling stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"No need, I'll just go out by myself, and I'll persuade my mother to give me money, hehe, once it's done, the profit will be big!" Wei Hao said to Fang Xuanling very proudly, Fang Xuanling heard it, and looked at Wei Hao puzzled, can you still make money by cultivating people?

"Shen Yong, let's hear it!" Li Shimin immediately stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"Father, just an example, now those workshops outside, the sons and daughters have not invested any money, how big the profits are now, how high the returns, if my craftsman academy, when the time comes, make a few workshops out, hehe, just think about it, all the money invested is back, and it has also cultivated a large number of talents for the court,

The so-called ten years of trees and a hundred years of cultivating people, the talent training is good, and I am worried that Datang has no money, and I am also worried that Datang will not be able to defeat the surrounding countries, and when the time comes, the army that dares to provoke our Datang will live? When the time comes, the most sophisticated equipment and the best doctors will go out together, you say, who has beaten our Datang army, in the future, as long as it is the land that can stand on one foot, it will be the land of my Datang! Wei Hao said to Li Shimin very proudly.

"This!" When Li Shimin heard this, he was very moved, this is the key, he wants to expand his territory, and wants to prove to Li Yuan that he is the emperor, but he is the best, stronger than the original eldest brother.

"That's a long way off, isn't it?" The eldest grandson Wuji immediately stared at Wei Hao and said in disbelief.

"Far? It's really not far away, let's just say that now, our war horses are many, right? Our armament, okay? Fighting with the Turks, fighting with the Tibetans, and fighting with Goguryeo, can we still suffer?

The point is, you can't fight now, now the people are too poor, we need to let the people settle down, and at the same time, improve the living standards of the people, we can't stay so poor! Wei Hao sat there, looked at Fang Xuanling and said.

"That's right, Shen Yong, there is a recital, my father needs to let you take a look, my father saw this recital, it can be said that he was worried, you see, it was written by Liu Zhiyuan, I heard that you and admired him, Gao Ming asked him to write a recital, about the living standards of the people in the following counties,

Now, there is a big crisis in our Datang, a real big crisis! Li Shimin said and took out the piece and handed it to Wei Hao to look at,

And Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji looked at Li Shimin puzzled, they hadn't read this book, because in the end, it didn't pass the Zhongshu Province, but went directly to the prince, and the prince handed it over to Li Shimin to read.

"Is it that serious?" Wei Hao didn't understand and looked at Li Shimin, Li Shimin also nodded, Wei Hao took it, looked at it carefully, and saw Wei Hao, Wei Hao also felt a little worried, grain, food crisis, now the grain output is too low.

"Father, this?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin in shock.

"I, let people go to the surrounding counties to visit, and found that it is indeed this problem, the general people's homes, there is no food at all, this is very troublesome, no wonder for so many years, once there is a natural disaster, the people will flee!" Li Shimin said with a sigh and motioned for the two of them to take a look too.

"Father, it seems that we need to increase the output of grain, we have to find a way, otherwise, food will limit the development of my Datang, after all, the more children are born now, if there is not enough food, it will be troublesome,

Moreover, Liu Zhiyuan said that he hoped to reduce taxes, and Erchen thought that he was right, and now other taxes have accounted for sixty percent of the total taxes, and this year, it may be eighty percent, or even more.

Moreover, a large amount of taxes have been increased, and the sons mean that they should be reduced by one or two percent first, and at the same time, they must strictly let the people below implement them, and those grains cannot be handed over to the landlords or the court, but they are left in the hands of the people, so that they can feed one more child, which is also good! Wei Hao sat there and said worriedly.

"Well, if you want to reduce taxes, you need to wait until next year, not this year, without a detailed data, it won't work, in fact, Datang's taxes are already very low, much lower than the previous dynasties, but, as you said, no one can't do it!

However, Shen Yong has thought about this question, what if there are too many people and there is not enough food to feed? Li Shimin asked Wei Hao.

"There are two ways, one is to increase grain production, which is related to the fact that I want to open a craftsman college, and I will also convene agronomic craftsmen to train various agricultural products and increase production.

The other is to expand the planting area, at present, the land is still not developed enough, in fact, we can reclaim more land, it is said that I know, now I Datang has land, 20,000 mu, it is still not enough, should be able to develop 40,000 mu! Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and said,

Wei Hao thought, if he remembers correctly, there will be more than 800 million acres of basic farmland in the future, and there are many dry lands for growing fruits and vegetables, as well as other crops, and now, Datang is still not developed enough, although many areas in Dongben are not Datang, and neither is the land in Tubo, and there are some in Lingnan that are not, but in the Central Plains and the southeast, as well as the south, 400 million mu of land can still be developed!

"Well, you just said that there is still a section on agriculture, and there is a special agricultural college in the court!" Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Hao and said.

"Fang servant shot, what are you kidding, they are now, in addition to being able to arrange what to do during the farming time, what else is coming out, just give people such a little money, and they want to let people study good things desperately, how is it possible?" Wei Hao immediately looked at Fang Xuanling with disdain and said.

"Shen Yong, isn't it too vulgar for you to talk about money with your mouth closed?" The eldest grandson Wuji immediately stared at Wei Hao and said, as soon as Wei Hao heard it, he immediately stared at the eldest grandson Wuji.

"What's the matter, the old man said something wrong? You are an official of the court, and you are full of money when you open and close your mouth, if the people know, how will they think of us? Eldest Sun Wuji continued to stare at Wei Hao and asked.

"Uncle, you've been poor too, right?" Wei Hao immediately asked the eldest grandson Wuji,

Eldest Sun Wuji nodded.

"If you don't have money, you can still drink tea at home, and you can still live in such a mansion? What is talking about money vulgarity, this is the court, the court needs to use money to solve things, is it with feelings? My father and emperor have said that rewards and punishments should be clear, what is the reward and what is the punishment? Not money after all?

Don't talk to me about any titles, the titles are also improved by the money, and it is not reflected in the money? It's vulgar, if you're a nerd, I won't refute what you say, but you're a minister of the court, money, can solve a lot of difficulties for the people, why can't you talk about money? Wei Hao asked him a few questions in a row, and the eldest grandson Wuji who asked stared at Wei Hao with a straight squint.