After Wu Zetian's small episode, it also made the banquet atmosphere more relaxed and lively. After several battles, seven men won five of them. Li Shimin's one-collar robe was not enough, and his eye-catching subordinates took the initiative to add pounds. Cheng Yanjin took out his natal weapon in the commentary: Xuanhua Battle Axe; Qin Qiong took off his beast-devouring chain armor; Li Xiaogong sent out the Houyi compound bow...

The generals played hard, but the civil officials had a constipated expression, how could they come up with a perfect plan in just over an hour? Li Shimin was a little drunk, and said generously with a wine burp: "Aiqing, don't worry, this matter is not in a hurry, you can go home and think about it, and then make a judgment after the meeting of the Celestial Empire." After that, he returned to the dormitory with the support of the little eunuch, and the hundred officials also left one after another.

Wenyi pulled Xiao Wu Zetian and Wu Shi Tong out of the palace together, and when he was leaving, Wenyi said: "There is a reluctant request below, and I hope the governor of Wudu will agree." ”

The warrior said politely: "Please say it." ”

Literature and art: "I want to take Xiao Nan with me to facilitate daily teaching, I don't know if the governor can agree?" ”

Wu Shi Tong didn't want to reply directly: "It couldn't be better!" Xia Guan will return to Yuzhou in a few days, and he originally planned to entrust Xiao Nan to you. It's just that Xiao Nan is naughty and wants to make trouble for Wen Xiang. ”

Wenyi waved his hand: "Where is it, if this is the case, I will pick up Xiao Nan in a few days." ”

After saying goodbye to the samurai, Literature and Art hummed a little song and went home. As a result, as soon as I arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, I saw a large group of people lining up in an orderly manner at the door, and there were many officials who had just returned from the banquet.

Literature and art look at the watch, at nine o'clock in the evening, the door is closed, why are they still here! Wenyi stepped forward and laughed: "Everyone, haven't you drunk all the fun in the palace?" Let's go into the house and continue drinking! ”

A person came out of the crowd, and Cui Zhiguo, an old friend of literature and art, Qinghe Cui's family, smiled bitterly: "Wen Xiang Haihan, it's not that I don't know how to wait, but that the real thing has to come urgently." ”

Wenyi smiled: "I know why you are here, let's go, let's go in and talk in detail." ”

Everyone followed Wenyi to the living room, and the sword unhappily offered everyone a cup of cold white and retreated with the maids. Literature and art are no exception, and he took a sip with a wry smile and said: "Don't blame everyone, there are few people in the house, and there are many preparations and shortcomings, sorry." ”

How dare everyone say bad things about the sword, not to mention that she is the great housekeeper of literature and art, and the relationship between her and Princess Pingyang's sisters alone is not something that no one dares to offend!

Wenyi put down the teacup and continued: "It's getting late, let's get straight to the point, are you worried about the lack of funds?" ”

Cui Zhiguo, the representative of the people, replied: "Yes, Datang Bank invested 50 million taels in advance in the new Chang'an plan, plus the subsidy of each of our families, it can be said that it has invested all the wealth in the country, but it is dwarfed after the stall is spread. In just half a year, these silver coins have been consumed, if there is no silver two supplements, the new Chang'an plan may be aborted, and the consequences are unimaginable! ”

Wenyi nodded and smiled: "I have calculated, plus the investment of our families is about 80 million taels, although it is said that we are doing our best, but this is only because our foundation is too thin, and the huge potential of Datang has not yet been tapped." If the potential is exploded, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket! ”

Cui Zhiguo's eyes were shining: "Please make it clear." ”

Literature and Art: "Don't worry, I'll call two people and let them introduce you to a good introduction." ”

At the time of the two teas, two young students hurriedly came in, one of whom everyone recognized, and was the number one Ma Tsaiwen 28 in literature and art; The other person was a little faceless, and the man took the initiative to introduce: "The younger generation of the Taiyuan Wang clan is the king of the king, and he has seen all the adults. ”

Wang Shoucai, who was the county magistrate who built the Iron Gun Temple in Jiaxing Mansion, has a mediocre ability to govern the country and the country, but his vision of investment and financial management is very unique. Literature and art took a fancy to his talent in business, so he tried every means to make him give up his official job to be his own financial manager. Among the literary and artistic people, there are three and a half big housekeepers, the first is naturally the sword, and she is in charge of all the affairs in the house; The second is her husband Wen Erba, the husband and wife, one inside and one outside, will take care of the prime minister's mansion in an orderly manner; the third is Wang Shoucai, who is mainly responsible for taking care of the business of the Prime Minister's Mansion; Half of it is Mulan, literature and art have a deep relationship with Wen Erba and Wen Sanwu, and they have also broken out of the well-known "auspicious three treasures" on the rivers and lakes, so although Wen Erba and Wen Sanwu have both become families, they still live in Xiangfu. Hua Mulan took over the Xiangfu Guards when she was a baby at home, and since she became the captain of the guards, there are no idle people within a radius of fifty steps from the Xiangfu who dare to wander around at will.

Wenyi said to Wang Shoucai: "Shoucai, you can tell everyone about the income from tea and porcelain." ”

Wang Shoucai took the order, took out his tablet and looked at it and said: "Prime Minister, this year's tea garden has added 43,000 acres, and the existing tea garden can produce 90,000 acres. This year, 11,736 quintals of tea were produced, of which 736 quintals were used for personal use, and 3,000 quintals were sold to countries in the Western Regions along the Silk Road, with 3 million taels of money and 2.4 million taels of silver left after the cost; 8,000 taels were sold to Rome, Egypt and other countries by water, and the money was 8.6 million taels of gold, and 7.2 million taels of gold were left after the cost, or 72 million taels of silver. Now the fleet has passed through the Singapore Strait and will be back soon. In accordance with the Prime Minister's order, 2 million taels will be kept for his own use, and the remaining 72.4 million taels will be handed over to the national treasury. ”

"Pap, pap, pap" The sound of the tea cup falling to the ground in the hall is endless, and the distressed literary cheeks are twitching.

Cui Zhiguo was so frightened that he couldn't say anything: "How much, how much?" 72 million taels? Silver? ”

Wang Shoucai affirmed: "A total of 74.4 million taels!" Of these, 72.4 million taels were handed over to the state treasury. However, gold is the majority, and silver is only a minority. ”

Cui Zhiguo couldn't believe it: "What kind of tea can be sold for so much money!" ”

Wang Shoucai said with a smile: "It's just some ordinary tea, but in the extreme west, the group of Maozi who have never seen the world have become treasures, they usually eat beef and mutton, and the belly is extremely greasy, and tea has the effect of eliminating diet, stagnation, and lodging and food." Therefore, tea is quite expensive to sell on their side, one tael of tea can be exchanged for at least two taels of gold, and once it was sold for three taels of gold in a place called Rome! ”

"Puff, puff" The hall was hula la, and literature and art loved to see their appearance of never seeing the world, and they were so happy that they couldn't close their legs when they sat on the seat! However, all those present have experienced strong winds and waves, and they have regained their former composure with just one cup of tea.

Wenyi smiled: "Keeping money, what about the account of porcelain?" Let's talk about it too. ”

Wang Shoucai flipped through the tablet and said: "As of August this year, 238 porcelain kilns have been built in Xinping County, with an annual output of about 360,000 pieces, including 80,000 pieces of fine blue and white porcelain, 40,000 pieces of exquisite porcelain, 20,000 pieces of pastel porcelain, and 90,000 pieces of color glaze, all of which are shipped to Rome, India, Egypt and other countries by water. A total of 1,720,000 taels of gold were obtained, and the cost of going out was 100,000 taels of silver, and the net profit was 17,100,000 taels of silver. Of these, 2 million taels will be used for their own use, and the remaining 15.1 million taels will be handed over to the state treasury. ”

Wenyi said silently in his heart: "For single tea and porcelain, the treasury will receive 87.5 million taels this year." It is enough for the construction of the new Chang'an next year. Are you at ease? ”

Everyone was ecstatic, and all kinds of admiration were like a surging river, and literature and art were all taken over. When the atmosphere calmed down a little, Cui Zhiguo's eyes flashed and he said extremely shamelessly: "Wen Xiangtian is a genius, I am very fortunate in the Tang Dynasty!" Wen Xiang did not participate in the construction of the new Chang'an, so he disdained to make such small money. ”

Literature and art are funny in their hearts, saying that the aristocracy is greedy, and it is really true through the ages, just look at the countless green eyes in the hall to know what these people are thinking. Wenyi smiled: "Hehe, I said that Datang has great potential, tea and porcelain are only a small part, our most important task now is to lay a solid foundation for Datang, and when airports, railways, and highways are all over the country, it is time for us to really take off!" A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and if we don't have a good foundation, we can only make a small fuss in the country and can't make a lot of money. Take tea and porcelain, for example, if it were easier to transport them north and south by rail and road, the output would at least double! Don't be anxious, when the domestic infrastructure is completed, I guarantee that you will count the money and count the cramps! ”

Looking at everyone's disbelieving eyes, Wenyi said to Wen Erba: "Erba, tell you about the second five-year plan that has been prepared." ”