"No, I'll go to the palace to see Your Majesty, he can't be so wanton!"

Picking up the fold, Wei Zheng ran out as soon as he slipped away.

Seeing Wei Zheng's anxiety as if his house was on fire, Li Chengqian didn't know what to say.

Speaking of counselors, this one is the most famous in history, although there are not no other ministers, but it is enough to occupy a place in the textbooks.

However, the tighter the spring is pressed, the harder it bounces back. As everyone knows, no one likes to scare their own people, even if the other party is right. So Lao Wei Tou was whipped later, in fact, there is nothing to doubt.

Seeing that Wei Zheng was gone, Li Chengqian could only hand over the processed folds to Zhang Yun first, and let him send them to Shangshu Province, while he himself took the unprocessed folds to study. If you don't study hard, you can't do it, from Wei Zheng's guess, he already knows why the emperor said something like that during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Handle all the government affairs? This is planning to bring him to the prison country and go out by himself!

After reading a few letters, Li Chengqian remembered two other emperors who were more famous and liked to travel.

Emperor Qianlong toured the south of the Yangtze River six times in his life, toured Wutai Mountain in the west five times, and toured Mount Tai in the east three times. Each cruise varies in length and can take place over several months. And the most recent is Emperor Yang of Sui, who went down to Yangzhou to see Qionghua. No matter which one it is, it can be regarded as a loser, among which Emperor Qianlong is the most defeated, and the treasury left by Kangxi Yongzheng has been harmed by him I don't know how much.

The more brilliant the emperor is, the more eclectic he is, think about it carefully, in fact, Li Shimin is still very similar to Emperor Yang of Sui. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went to Yangzhou, in addition to satisfying his selfish desire to travel, but also to win over the idea of dividing the forces of Empress Chen. Li Shimin wants Mount Tai to seal Zen and satisfy his nature of great joy, and he probably wants to do something.

In the final analysis, the scholars in Shandong can be regarded as a future trouble in the land of the Tang Dynasty.

Just when Li Chengqian was distracted with the recital, Zhang Yun's voice rang out.

"Your Highness, Dr. Wei was reprimanded by His Majesty and ordered to think about it behind closed doors."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian immediately laughed.

"It seems that Old Wei Tou guessed correctly, my father really wants to visit Qizhou."

Zhang Yun was puzzled: "Your Highness, according to Wei Zheng's temperament, shouldn't he be so easy to be weak?" When the slave is by His Majesty's side? Many times, Your Majesty was so angry with Wei Zheng that his eyes were red? Threatening words such as beheading have come out? Wei Zheng didn't flinch either. ”

Put down the fold in your hand, and let the little official who entered the door hold it and send it to the door province.

Pat Zhang Yun on the shoulder? Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Actually, this time the matter is not big or small, Qizhou is not far from Chang'an?" Not even as far away as Jiucheng Palace? If his father wants to go to Qizhou, Wei Zheng will only symbolically block it, and will not risk losing his head to fight with reason. People like Wei Zheng pity their lives even more? Because he wants his life to be used where it is valuable. Don't believe you? When the father really wants to seal Mount Tai, he will definitely try his best to stop it. ”

Zhang Yun suddenly realized, and then went out to get hot water. He knew that the prince liked warm tea very much, and now the water in the kettle was a little cold.

Until now? Li Chengqian had a chance to read Feng An's letter.

After Feng Ang returned to Lingnan, he faced the attack of the wingmen? It was just a meeting that completely deterred them. The Feng family's prestige in Lingnan? It's not like some wild people who can only hold wooden forks and stones dare to fight.

But in this matter of opening a port? But he wasted all his strength? It was only then that I persuaded the old stubborn. Like it was said before? Although the Feng family is a representative family of Lingnan, it is not unique.

These families precipitated in Lingnan, because they have not experienced war, actually have some heritage. It's just their heritage, but more of them are just influential in the local area. In the face of the state apparatus, their resistance can only be regarded as negative and stubborn resistance, and they only need to kill a stubble, and the people below will be directly honest.

However, no matter who does such a thing as wielding a butcher's knife at one's own people, it will be sprayed into a sieve by the history books. These families in Lingnan agreed to belong to it, and it is estimated that they have taken a fancy to this.

It is called Guishun, but it is actually self-preservation.

Although anyone with a discerning eye can see the poison in the cup of wine that opens the harbor and the East Palace to form a fleet, when there is still a piece of gold in the cup, it may not be refused. People are like this, knowing that it is a temptation, they still can't help but sink into it.

After reading Feng An's introduction to Lingnan, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel worried. He just casually mentioned the graduation internship of the disciples of the academy, who knew that the old gentlemen actually raised their hands and feet in agreement, so that the graduation assessment had to be postponed for a whole year. Of course, Qiu Haiqing was also postponed from graduation.

Li Chengqian intends to let him join the East Palace system, since he wants to be appointed to an official position, he will be excluded if he does not have the ability and qualifications to match. And a graduation certificate from the college can give him enough confidence.

As for when the emperor will choose them, it is not up to him to control.

Tearing up the letter and throwing it into the trash, Li Chengqian took out a piece of paper and wrote: "Feng Gongru, although the construction of the seaport and shipyard has been decided, the talents selected by the East Palace are still being trained. There are many good things, and they are public in Lingnan, so you might as well prepare for this, and the resources needed for the construction will be shipped to Lingnan in the near future..."

After writing the letter and using fire paint, Li Chengqian sent the letter. Although he knew that this fire paint would be manipulated by the people of the Hundred Horsemen, he didn't care. The emperor knew these things much better than the nobles. After all, the virtuous nobles are still in the minority, and the remaining nobles are more like blood-sucking locusts.

"Your Highness, it's already evening, and the cook asks you what you want for dinner."

When I raised my head, I saw Xiuxiu, if Su Yuan is the wife and Ash Naxue is the concubine, then she is the little concubine, if she doesn't give a name, she is almost like a lover.

During the period of living in the East Palace, the little girl has developed a lot, but her temperament is still so cowardly.

"You don't need to eat too much for dinner, just have a bowl of cold noodles, and the side dishes are still wild vegetables. You, why do you always do what these palace maids do? I didn't tell you, although you don't have a name yet, but you can live next door to Lonely. ”

Xiuxiu smiled and said: "The slave maid is used to being a palace maid, and suddenly the slave maid is used to the shelf, and the slave maid is not used to it." If a palace maid lives so close to the crown prince, you will be blamed. ”

Li Chengqian was dissatisfied: "Who dares to impeach? In the final analysis, this is the housework of the East Palace, and it is their business. ”

Zhang Yun, who was on the side, still couldn't help but say: "Your Highness, there is no housework in the palace, that is, which concubine Your Majesty is lucky to have one day, it must be recorded." As for your East Palace, it will be so in the future. ”

"Get some sleep and someone is watching?"

This made him angry, and Li Chengqian made up his mind that if anyone dared to appear in his house, he would definitely kick this person to Changle Gate.

Faced with the word "surveillance", Zhang Yun wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it. The word surveillance, how to look at it, is too much, but if you think about it, it doesn't seem to be bad. They all think it's interesting to be an emperor, but they don't know that only in this position do they know how tormented it is.

"Xiuxiu, you will live next door tonight, although the Lizheng Hall is big, but it is still a waste to live alone, not only you, Zhang Yun, the room on the other side is also cleaned up, Yu Tai and the two of you take turns to live, and you are working hard outside the door at night, you don't feel bitter, you can't see it!"

Seeing that the prince's temper came up, Zhang Yun could only nod his head and accept his life.

Before going to bed, Li Chengqian thought about it for a long time, and still wrote a letter and asked people to send it to Li Ke, Li Tai, the emperor and the eldest grandson Wuji.

If you have already inherited something, you can't go back, even if you feel that the eldest grandson Wuji has a lot of trouble when he becomes a shareholder.

Forming a fleet is easy to say, but when it is actually implemented, you will know how difficult it will be. In the early stage, it is certain that the income will not be able to make ends meet, and the eldest grandson family with a big business will participate in a share, and the East Palace will be able to lose less at that time.

As for the emperor's father, he still has to be invited, and it is not profitable to let the internal affairs government contribute money and efforts, this is the real cheat father.

The letter was sent out overnight in the evening, and the next day, the emperor's reply arrived.

Two-component, this is the emperor's share of the bite.

Since there are five investors, it is naturally the most suitable one person and two percent.

Practicing swords, running, boxing, and archery, which has lasted for several years, it would be a lie to say that there is no effect. Zhang Yun's skills are absolutely superb, although he is suspected of being timid, but when he can fight against him for a pillar of incense, Li Chengqian knows that his efforts are not in vain.

Since the martial arts dream of flying eaves and walking on the wall can't be realized, it can still be realized with one enemy and two enemies.

"Hehehe, His Highness's skills, even if they are put in the pile of generals, they are top-notch."

Li Chengqian followed the prestige, and saw the eldest grandson Wuji, who was dressed in regular clothes, standing on the edge of the martial arts arena. It's just that the title of "Your Highness" is incompatible with his outfit. Hell, what etiquette does this bastard want me to do?

The eldest grandson Wuji also felt that his title was wrong, and immediately changed his words and said: "Yesterday, the household department was busy, and I had to live in the official office, and I didn't get the letter until this morning, and I didn't wear the official uniform in a hurry." ”

Since it's about the fleet, it's easy to say.

Putting down the long sword in his hand, Li Chengqian arched his hand and said, "Uncle Lao has come to the East Palace today, this is really not a place to talk, why don't we go back to the study and talk in detail?" ”

"Gladly!"

asked Zhang Yun to take the eldest grandson Wuji to the study, and Li Chengqian took a bath before wearing ordinary clothes into the study.

In the study, there is a topographic map sent by Feng An, the location of the harbor was decided by him, according to Feng An, there are many storms in Lingnan, and if the ship stops at this port, there will be no ship destruction and death.

Feng An's vision will not be wrong, the Pearl River estuary, also by virtue of its geographical location, has become one of the top ports in later generations.

"Now that the place has been chosen, is it time to start construction?"

Li Chengqian brought a cup of tea before saying: "It is a matter of one day, since the seaport is to be built, it cannot be perfunctory, and cement, a superior building material, is bound to be used." However, the Ministry of Industry now controls cement very strictly, and the few kilns that are only under militarized management have been implemented. It is used by the academy, and there are specially controlled Simas, and it is not allowed to miss a catty or tael. Therefore, the cement needed for the construction of the seaport has to be sent from Chang'an to Lingnan, and the cost of this back and forth, plus the damage that will inevitably occur on the way, is an astronomical amount. And this, without taking into account the construction of shipyards. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded, there are profits and losses in business, and it is not one or two who invest in the wrong and have no return, he knows the doorway very well. The reason why he wants to enter the shareholder palace is that he doesn't care about the income of the fleet, and he prefers to extend the family's power to the south in the name of justice.

Since ancient times, when the Central Plains was in turmoil, although there was turmoil in the south, it was not very serious. If the eldest grandson's family wants to continue the bloodline all the way, they need to spread the branches. The power in the south will be the family property he left to his youngest son.

"There are profits and losses in business, the old man still knows about this matter, but Cheng Qian, how many percent are you going to give your uncle?"

Li Chengqian stretched out two fingers: "Two percent, whether it is you or your father, Qingque, or Li Ke, they are all two percent." Let's share it evenly among the five of us, and the pressure on the East Palace won't be too great. According to rough estimates, when the fleet is built and begins to make profits, the investment will need to be three or four hundred thousand! ”

A total of three or four hundred thousand, one person will need six to eighty thousand, this is not a small amount of money, for some low-level nobles, even if the title can be sold, they may not be able to make up so much money.

However, the eldest grandson Wuji naturally can't be compared with those people.

"Twenty percent is already very good, tomorrow the old man will let people send the money to the East Palace. It's just that the amount is a bit large, and it can't be all copper coins. ”

Li Chengqian nodded, now Datang is still very short of copper coins, and when it comes to large-scale goods transactions, it will generally be silver or even gold. Even, many people are still using silk as currency and bartering, and there are not a few.

"Uncle is the atmosphere, as for the contract of the elements, the nephew will send someone to your house another day."

The eldest grandson Wuji agreed, drank the tea in the cup, and got up to leave.

The merchant may use the contract, but for the superior, one sentence is enough, and the more the superior, the more he cares about his reputation.

After sending off the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Chengqian waved his hand excitedly.

80,000 in hand!

In fact, this money, even if it is given slowly, is the same, but there is no need to sprinkle the same investment as the Wei Wangfu and the Zhao Guogong Mansion of the Internal Affairs Mansion. Only Li Ke, a poor ghost, would choose "staging".

With the money, it's time to prepare. In addition to cement, other things can generally be bought in Lingnan, although it is really stupid to transport cement from Chang'an to Lingnan, but in the face of the regulations of the dynasty, it can only be so.

Damn Qiu Haiqing, you kid hasn't graduated yet, Lone has prepared such a big platform for you, if you don't work hard, it's really unreasonable.

Regarding the handling of the money, Li Chengqian naturally would not be stupid enough to directly look for a ship to transport the money. Nowadays, there is a lack of communication between the north and the south, and the difficulty of the road is the biggest problem. Because of this, the goods of the north and the south are nothing locally, but the north and the south are reversed, and they become expensive.

Transporting a bunch of gold, silver and copper to Lingnan, how can there be a shipload of goods to save trouble? When you go to Lingnan, even if you barter, it will be blood.

"Go home and pack up, and if you feel lonely, bring your wife and children. Your father recommended you to Lone, and Lone was unwilling to use it, after all, it was still difficult for Lone to accept that your family was working for Lone. However, considering your abilities, Lone is still willing to give you this opportunity. As long as you can handle the affairs of the harbor properly, don't say that the Lone Club will be rewarded, the Zhao State Mansion, the two princes, and even the father will look down on you! ”

Li Dahai's youngest son is also doing an internship now, and it is his third son Li Yongshu who came to the East Palace to report today.

Li Yongshu opened his mouth and smiled: "Your Highness, don't say such a thing, as early as when the Li family was in unlimited scenery, you could give everything to the Li family, as long as you have a life, the whole Li family will not move their brows when they are sent to death." Although Lingnan is rumored to be a land of smoke and miasma, there are many people who go south, and there are people who go to make meritorious contributions like grass people. ”

Li Chengqian walked up to Li Yongshu and reached out to pat him on the shoulder. It's good to be able to accept it, if you go to Lingnan with a tragic mood, God knows what this person will build the harbor into.

took out the plan and handed it to Li Yongshu, Li Chengqian advised: "If the local family dares to obstruct it for no reason, there is no need to be cowardly, and go directly to the door to ask for the guilt." Although you are the manager of the harbor construction, you still have to listen to the opinions of the Feng family. This plan is only a rough guide, you don't have to follow its appearance and speed, how to choose, or your own decision. ”

Li Yongshu nodded, bowed and bowed before walking out of the East Palace.

Going to Lingnan is destined to be a difficult and dangerous journey, and several years of hard work, but these are nothing. The huge amount of money of hundreds of thousands of yuan was pressed on his shoulders, and the pressure was great, but he was also motivated enough, and it was enough to have this trust from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

walked to the door of the study and saw Li Yongshu, knowing that he had completely left, before turning around and going back to the house.

Forcibly throwing a burden on someone else is still very unaccustomed to him, and he doesn't know how the emperor fulfilled those appointments, let alone how he forced others to agree.

"Lao Zhang, go and inform the kitchen, let's eat shabu-shabu tonight, eating hot pot in summer is the same as eating cold dishes in winter, it has a different feeling. I always eat cold noodles and mixed vegetables, and my burps are all a noodle smell. ”

After Zhang Yun was taken away, Li Chengqian looked at Fang Sheng.

"Your Highness, there is news from the palace, Your Majesty has ordered all kinds of things to prepare for travel, it is estimated that you want to go on patrol."

Hearing this news, Li Chengqian was not surprised, two days ago, the emperor also excused himself from illness, stopped the morning court, and ordered all the twists and turns to be sent to the East Palace and handed over to himself for decision.

In the three-day portion, Menxia Province did not return a single one, which made many courtiers recognize the prince's ability.