Facing the draft plan handed over by Li Tai, Gao Jingming didn't reach out to pick it up, he said lightly: "I haven't received an official notice from Menxia Province yet, so I can't cooperate with your work." ”

Li Tai's enthusiasm was suddenly poured with cold water, and he turned away helplessly.

Although Li Tai was personally canonized by Li Shimin as the king of martial arts, from the official position of Yipin, but this title of county king needs to be drafted by Zhongshu Province and approved by Menxia Province.

Li Tai was very meritorious, and he ran over before these procedures were completed, and it was normal for Gao Jingming to ignore him.

Not only that, just as Li Tai walked to the door of Gao Jingming's office and was about to leave, Gao Jingming said: "Regarding the construction of Yong'an Palace, you can't even bring His Majesty's holy decree." Didn't you say you were going to sell Furong Garden and your property in Luoyang? You finish this matter first, and raise more than 5 million yuan before you come to study the construction of Yong'an Palace. ”

To sell Furong Garden and Li Tai's property in Luoyang, it was indeed Li Tai who said it, and he was just talking, in fact, he didn't really plan to do it. Gao Jingming's words choked Li Tai, but he had nothing to say.

Li Tai hated it so much that he couldn't break Gao Jingming's body into pieces, but now he had no choice but to go back to Li Shimin to complain.

Liangyi Palace, study.

Li Tai now lives in the palace, he can see Li Shimin at any time, and not long after leaving the household, he appeared in front of Li Shimin, and he told his own experience in the household with a sad face.

Li Shimin was furious, but he knew that Gao Jingming was a miser, and he always spent money outside. In order to support Li Tai, Li Shimin immediately sent someone to call Gao Jingming.

Gao Jingming knew that Li Tai would go to complain, and he received a summons from Li Shimin, not only came over himself, but also brought Du Zhilangzhong from the household department.

Under the Ministry of Households, there are four divisions: the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Warehouses, among which the Department of Household Affairs is in charge of the external expenditures of the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, Ministers." Gao Jingming and others said.

Li Shimin said angrily: "Gao Jingming, hasn't the matter of building Yong'an Palace for me already been decided, why don't you handle it?" ”

Gao Jingming said: "Your Majesty, isn't this matter because the minister did not cooperate, didn't Li Jungong say that he wanted to sell Furong Garden and his property in Luoyang to raise funds for the construction of Yong'an Palace?" If the funds were not in place, the project to build the Yong'an Palace could not be started at all. ”

Li Shimin said angrily: "What kind of bastard are you, why do you have to ask Li Tai to personally pay for the construction of Yong'an Palace for me?" Even if he once said it, it was his personal filial piety to me. As a dignified minister of the court, can you take such a statement seriously?!"

Li Shimin is clearly unreasonable.

However, in this matter, Gao Jingming can fight back against Li Tai, but he can't deal with Li Shimin. He said: "Your Majesty, it's not that the minister is more serious than Li Jungong. In this case, Lord Wang, you should report to Your Majesty the recent expenses of the household department and the budget for the beginning of the year. ”

Du Zhilang's name is Wang Jian, and he said: "Your Majesty, last year you personally drove the expedition to Goguryeo......

Wang Jian reported to Li Shimin on the expenses of the Eastern Expeditionary Army for the war at the end of last year, the celebrations held after returning to Chang'an, the expenses for the rewards and pensions for the officers and men of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the expenditure plan for the upcoming Taishan Zen Ceremony, the water conservancy projects such as the control of the Yellow River in Hebei Province this winter and the construction of the Huaihe River flood control levee in Xiangzhou in Huainan Province, as well as other major expenditures.

After Wang Jian finished the calculation, except for the basic reserves that the treasury had to keep, there was no money to build Yong'an Palace.

Gao Jingming said: "Your Majesty, if you must build Yong'an Palace, then you can do it." With the money for the construction of water conservancy projects this year and the disaster relief funds used to prevent unexpected disasters in the first half of this year, the construction of Yong'an Palace can be carried out immediately. ”

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Why are you talking bastards today, are you really capable of doing this thing, am I just a faint king?" “

The above things are probably only capable of a faint monarch like Emperor Yang of Sui. Li Shimin is a good emperor, he will never do such a thing that is spurned by others.

Gao Jingming spread his hands and said, "If this doesn't work, there is nothing the minister can do." ”

Li Shimin said: "When can we start building Yong'an Palace? ”

Gao Jingming said: "If there is no war this year, or other major disasters and other things that require large expenditures, we may be able to start in the spring of next year." ”

Li Shimin has a headache, if this matter is delayed until next year, it will be a joke for Li Tai to stay in Chang'an in the name of building Yong'an Palace.

Li Tai said unwillingly: "I don't believe it, the household department can't get any money at all, anyway, the construction of Yong'an Palace is a long-term project, and the household department will first take out a small part of the money and do the preliminary work of building Yong'an Palace first." ”

Gao Jingming immediately retorted: "Li Jungong, there is no such thing as you. Such a huge project, there must be a complete plan, if as you said, the household department first comes up with a sum of money for you to toss, in case something happens this year that requires a large amount of money, the construction of Yong'an Palace will be put on hold for a long time, in that case, the previous expenditure will be all wasted. I really don't understand how you think about it? ”

Gao Jingming's words made Li Tai speechless.

Li Shimin's face was depressed, and he didn't know what to say.

Li Tai remembered Li You's method of making money, and he said: "Isn't it easy to make money, you can continue to expand Chang'an City, won't you make money by selling land?" ”

Gao Jingming shook his head and said: "This matter is not so simple as it sounds, the land auctioned by His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest in the city in the past was idle land, and it did not involve demolition and other issues.

The expansion of the new city is not a simple matter, it takes up a lot of arable land, which requires the resettlement of a large number of people, and a complete set of supporting facilities. Again, this is a huge undertaking. Not only that, the speed of expansion of Chang'an City is too fast, which will affect all aspects of population flow and industry and commerce, and this matter is more complicated than the construction of Yong'an Palace. In the early stage of the expansion of the new city, the household department first spent a large amount of money, and in this year's situation, it is simply not possible to implement it. ”

Li Tai didn't understand this at all, thinking about these headaches, he didn't know what to say.

Li Shimin's expedition to Goguryeo has been hard for a year, and now he only thinks about recuperation, and he will definitely not do such a big thing. He was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Ugh." Gao Jingming sighed and said, "Actually...... It's a pity. ”

Li Shimin heard that there was something in his words and asked; "What's a pity? What are you going to say? ”

Gao Jingming shook his head and said, "Forget it, Your Majesty, don't talk about this matter." ”

Li Shimin was hung up on his appetite, and he was a little anxious. He said, "If I tell you to say it, you can say it, what do you have to say? ”

Gao Jingming looked at Li Tai and said, "Your Majesty, please allow the minister to play to you alone." ”

Li Shimin said: "There are no outsiders here, there is nothing to avoid. If you have something to say, say it. ”

Gao Jingming said: "Your Majesty, in fact, before Li Jungong proposed to build Yong'an Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Northwest King had already discussed this matter with their ministers. His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest said that the funds for this matter would be solved by him, and it would not take 12 years to build Yong'an Palace at all, at most five years, and this project could be completed. ”

Right now...... Your Majesty, do you remember? The last time I went to court, His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest wanted to tell you something, but then he didn't say it, in fact, this is the matter. Alas, it's a pity. He shook his head vigorously and sighed.

Li Shimin also remembered that Li You's words were halfway through at that time, and he didn't say anything like Gao Jingming now, probably talking about this matter.

Li Shimin knew that Gao Jianming would not tell lies, which showed that Li Chengqian and Li You were really ready to build Yong'an Palace for themselves. He thought about the contributions Li You had made to him over the years, and his heart couldn't help but feel hot.

He said in his heart: "Li You, this stinky boy, is actually really good, so people can't find anything wrong." And he said that if he wanted to build Yong'an Palace, he would definitely be able to do it. It's a pity, why did he have to go against Li Tai? ”

Li Shimin was depressed, waved his hand and said, "You all go down!" ”

"Obey." Gao Jingming and Wang Jian retreated.

"Father......" Li Tai wanted to say something.

Li Shimin said: "Qingque, you should go down first." ”