Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and said: "Now that Tuyuhun has been settled, the flood in Shandong has passed safely, and the situation in my Datang is very good, the next focus of the court is to continue to expand the Silk Road and ensure the smooth and safe flow of the Silk Road." ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The ministers nodded one after another, the benefits brought by the Silk Road to the Tang Dynasty are really amazing, to say that these Hu merchants brought only wealth in the past, since Merton presided over the Western Regions Conference, a steady stream of seeds from the countries of the Western Regions, as well as all kinds of exotic knowledge to the Tang Dynasty is really too great, and it makes the ministers attach great importance to this Silk Road.

Especially at this year's Western Regions Conference, although Merton missed it far away in Lanzhou, he heard that its scale was better than last year's, and Datang made a lot of profits.

"In this year's service, the center of gravity of Guanlong is the brick road from Lanzhou to Yumen Pass, which is led by the Ministry of Industry and the counties of Guanlong." Li Shimin looked at the Ministry of Works.

"Yes!"

A waiter from the Ministry of Works' face changed when he heard this, gritted his teeth and said, Lanzhou to Yumen is not less than two thousand miles, this road is not easy to repair! The road from Lanzhou to Yumen Pass is barren, it is almost impossible to have much benefit, Li Shimin's purpose is for the Silk Road on the one hand, on the other hand, it is to control the northwest, once the brick road is built, the Tang Dynasty will greatly facilitate the transportation of troops and grain, and the control of the northwest can be said to be like an arm, and the strategic significance is extremely important.

The waiter of the Ministry of Industry said in his heart at the moment: "The construction of the brick road is the first creation of the ink sacrifice wine, and the three horizontal and five vertical maps for the imperial court, and the master of countless Mo family secret skills, if the ink sacrifice wine can come to the Ministry of Industry to work, responsible for building roads for the Tang Dynasty, it will definitely make the Tang Dynasty brick road crisscross in a short period of time." ”

Now the Ministry of Industry is still undecided, the Ministry of Industry has no leader, the Ministry of Industry is not only the meaning of throwing the pot, but also wants to take Modon into the bag, since the plot of the Mo family ink skills is not successful, then Merton will come to the Ministry of Industry to serve, just the secret skills in the hands of Merton can benefit the Ministry of Industry a lot, in his opinion, the original and Merton hostile to the Ministry of Industry Duan Lun has lost power, and Merton will definitely not object.

The waiter of the Ministry of Industry didn't expect that the first objection was Dai Guan, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he saw Dai Xuan come out and say: "Your Majesty, the road from Lanzhou to Yumen Pass is nearly 2,000 miles, and the road is far away, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs really can't come up with so much money!" Lao Chen does not have the means to turn the ink sacrifice wine into gold, if His Majesty transfers the ink sacrifice wine to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to take charge of this matter, presumably this matter will be solved. ”

In an instant, the eyes of many ministers were focused on Merton's body, they did not expect that the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs would dig people at the same time, the Ministry of Industry took a fancy to Merton's ink skills, since the Ministry of Civil Affairs took a fancy to Merton's ability to collect money, they all wanted to poach people.

Merton hurriedly came out of the column and waved his hand: "It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, how can the boy conjure up money out of thin air, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has little money, it can be built in sections, and there are few people along the road from Lanzhou to Yumen Pass, there must not be many vehicles, only need to build two lanes, but to reserve vacant land for future expansion, in this way, you can definitely save a lot of money." ”

"Your Majesty, after the Battle of Tuyuhun, the northwest will definitely be worry-free in a short period of time, and the construction of brick roads will not happen overnight!" Fang Xuanling also persuaded him.

When Li Shimin heard this, he also knew that he was a little anxious, so he nodded and said: "What Fang Aiqing said is very true, build 500 miles first, and then repair it according to the two-lane brick road." ”

The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, the task of the five-hundred-mile brick road could still be completed, and then he was ordered to retreat, and Morton was also heavily relieved, he didn't want to become a tool for the court to make money.

Li Shimin's plan to build the road was blocked, and he said unwillingly to the Ministry of Rites at the moment: "Linghu Aiqing, now that the situation in the Western Regions is very good, take this opportunity to send envoys to the countries of the Western Regions to communicate with other countries and ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road." ”

Linghu Dedi nodded and said: "Your Majesty, now that the Ministry of Rites has newly cultivated a group of people who are loyal to the country, they will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty's expectations, but ......"

"Huh?" Li Shimin couldn't help frowning and looked at Linghu Dedi.

"However, cultivating people who are loyal to the monarch and serving the country for the country is the proposal of the ink sacrifice wine, and the ink sacrifice alcohol is through the Western Regions, and he is good friends with Hu Shang, if His Majesty can transfer the ink sacrifice wine to the Ministry of Rites, he will definitely be able to successfully complete His Majesty's task and ensure that the Silk Road is worry-free." As soon as Hu Dedi's voice fell, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar, and they didn't expect that the Ministry of Rites would also want to rob Moton.

"Linghu Lao'er, you are not kind, Mo Saijiu is a firearms supervisor, and he is the initiator of the recruit plan of our military department, so it is a bit unkind for you to poach people one after another!" Li Jing relieved himself of his heavy responsibilities and joked easily.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is going to use the firearms supervisor as a model for the recruit plan, and he needs the cooperation of the ink sacrifice wine, and he also asks His Majesty to fulfill it." Li Jing bowed and said.

Not to be outdone, Linghu Dedi said: "General Li, the ink sacrifice wine has already given you a good plan, you just need to follow the map, opening up the Silk Road is my Tang Dynasty's century-old plan, now the opportunity cannot be missed, how can you miss the opportunity." ”

"The recruit plan is also related to Datang's centennial plan." Li Jing retorted, without the slightest intention of letting go.

Li Shimin also had a headache, usually in his opinion, the nose is not the nose, and the eyes are not the eyes, but the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War all came to fight.

"Where do you think Merton should go?" Li Shimin asked, according to their meaning, which part of Merton to go is a top priority.

Seeing the inextricable Li Jing and Linghu Dedi, everyone wisely closed their mouths, and Gao Shilian said helplessly: "This matter is just to listen to the opinion of Mo Sacrifice Wine!" ”

"Merton, you also heard what you said just now, which one do you want to go to!"

Merton's eyes flashed, if it was possible, he naturally wanted to go to the Ministry of Industry, which was the real stage of the Mo family, but at this moment, he was only soft-spoken from the Sixth Rank People, and when he arrived at the Ministry of Industry, he just became a tool for seeking ink skills, and he wanted to get more say in the future, only the Ministry of War was the most suitable, but he knew that there would be many wars to be fought in Datang in the future, and there would be more opportunities for meritorious service at that time. Moreover, he is in charge of the firearms supervisor and is directly under the jurisdiction of Li Shimin, which is the most suitable stage for him to play.

"Boy, thank you for the love of several adults, now that the firearms prison has just been established, there is still a lot to improve, and I really can't take it away. However, if you adults need a child, the child will definitely go to the soup and fire. Merton looked puzzled. Of course, he can't say that he wants to stay in the military department, so he may offend several other departments.