"Shhh...... Master Hou, building three acropolises is nothing, and expanding Hailing is not a problem, but these four roads are terrifying. The amount of work is even greater than that of the Grand Canal! Such a project costs the people and money, and I am afraid that something big will happen! ”

George Liang said tremblingly, he also experienced that era, half of the Sui Dynasty when a Grand Canal collapsed, that is vivid! The wealth of the Sui Dynasty is incomparable to that of the Tang Dynasty, this, he doesn't dare to say those rebellious words.

"Whether you work or not, whether you hurt or not hurt the money is not up to you, but the caravan's account office has the final say. You probably don't know that the accounting office has been calculating since three years ago, and it has been a great improvement from the initial material budget of 300 yuan for one mile to the current budget of 200 yuan for one mile. ”

Cai Cong's words were just finished, and the officials only felt that they were all dazed, and two hundred guan in one mile did not sound much, but the four roads winding into it were all counted, and I am afraid that it would be no less than 20,000 li, which is a huge amount of money of four million guan, and with this money, there must be no deficit in the finances of the imperial court this year?

"No, Lord Hou does not agree to this matter, and the lower official wants to state his feelings, please ask Your Majesty to reject your performance."

Thinking of this, George Liang did not hesitate at all, stood up and said loudly, and all the officials present came out to support him. This is no longer a question of tendencies, and in the face of major issues of right and wrong, these officials see more thoroughly than anyone else.

After that terrible turbulent years, they cherished this hard-won stable life very much, so George Liang spoke out against Cai Cong for the first time in three years, and was supported by all officials.

"Old Joe, can you tell me why? Everyone is eating mixed rice in Yangzhou, you are writing collectively like this, and the court doesn't know that you think that Benhou is going to rebel! ”

Cai Cong put down his wine glass and said with a smile, George Liang strictly adheres to the golden mean, and the way to protect himself is to the extreme, but today he stood up without hesitation, which made Cai Cong change his opinion of him for the first time.

"Master Hou, you were born in the Tang Dynasty and were named Marquis at a young age, I am afraid that you don't know how terrible the turbulent life was decades ago. A canal, three expeditions to Goryeo, a Sui Dynasty was shattered, and the people of the whole world were swept into the chaos, do you know how terrible it is? The whole world is crying! Your road in all directions reminds Xia Guan of that terrible troubled world, where there are dead people everywhere, and there are crying voices everywhere, and Xia Guan is afraid! My heart is trembling! ”

George Liang couldn't help but cry out loud in grief, too many people starved to death in his family when he conquered Goryeo, and only he and a sister have survived until now, he is really afraid that the troubled times will come again.

"I see! It's just a road, who told you that it will cause troubled times, this road Benhou plans to build in two years, no need to work the people and hurt money, Benhou has artifact cement, and the roads of the state capitals are repaired in sections, and the rugged and difficult roads are repaired by the imperial court by sending soldiers, as for money? Neither His Majesty nor Ben Hou has ever been worried, how difficult can it be to build a road in two years? ”

Cai Cong said with a smile, this is the Tang Dynasty to build a road that has not been able to drag down the Tang Dynasty, not to mention anything else, let's just say that the gold and silver mountains that have been transported back from Fusang in the past three years are enough to build three such roads, and the only thing to worry about is the local execution.

George Liang's crying stopped abruptly, and there is still this way of operating? He raised his head and looked at Cai Cong embarrassedly.

"Old Qiao, Ben Hou is impressed with you tonight, whether Ben Hou is right or wrong in the past three years, you have blindly supported, although this Ben Hou has no resistance to doing things, but I have also lost a car that can help me do a lot of things.

Old Qiao, if you can trust my words, you can speak up in the future, you can go and inquire, Ben Hou argues right and wrong in political affairs, who has he ever retaliated against? ”

"Lord Hou......"

George Liang was so moved that he didn't know what to say, he was also afraid! Cai Cong was released a few times, and when he went to the place, it was a wanton killing, and he really didn't have the courage to fight against Cai Cong!

"Master Hou will only look forward to you in the future, but right or wrong, the lower official wants to discuss it clearly with you, please don't be surprised at that time."

"It's been three years, Ben Hou finally has a dare to do something else, please give me more advice in the future." Cai Cong said and raised his glass to salute George Liang, and George Liang hurriedly raised his glass in return.

"I won't talk about the superfluous words, let's be leisurely during this time! When His Majesty's will comes, I'm afraid you won't even have enough time to sleep. ”

"If that's the case, Xia Guan and the others are very happy!" George Liang said with a smile, and other officials also echoed it, if this is the case, then they will not be able to rise to prominence in the future?

That night, Yangzhou was like the Lantern Festival, all the people sang and danced, carnival for three days and three nights, this small trader made a fortune. Those officials came back from eating and drinking in the Assassin's Mansion, thinking that they would not have much free in the future, so they took their families to the street to see the excitement, and if they were recognized by the people, they would have to be pulled to compliment, and then the official said mysteriously that the Assassin's Mansion would make a big move next, and the people's lives would be better and better.

This can arouse curiosity, no matter how the people ask, the official just shook his head and smiled without saying a word, making the hearts of the people present tickle like a cat. Just kidding, Lao Tzu knows something until now, can you say it clearly?

However, after a few days, the number of merchants who went to Yangzhou gradually increased, and some people even drove the Wuya big ship to the port to recruit sailors, planning to go to sea to meet the big luck.

Naturally, it was not ordinary businessmen who dared to do this, but those whose families had people working in the sailors, and they had nautical charts drawn by their families, so they dared to take this risk. At the office of the Assassin's Mansion, they paid the fee for going to sea, and after getting the paperwork, these people set up a big ship and sailed out to sea under the complicated eyes of others, and gradually disappeared on the horizon.

Not all businessmen dare to eat crabs, but more are waiting to see what happens to the first batch of people. As long as someone gets a good reward, even if it's just one person, they will swarm up.

What is not dangerous? The key is that if the rate of return exceeds everyone's imagination, then these people dare to go to the sea to be pirates behind Cai Cong's back.

A month later, the ships that had gone to sea returned, causing a great sensation in the harbor, and some people brought back a boatload full of spices, and the pungent smell when they walked down made passers-by cry, but they opened their eyes wide to see the strangeness.

There are also people who have thick tree trunks piled up on the whole boat, and some people look at the owner of the boat with contempt, and it is difficult to go to sea to cut down trees, is it stupid? But those who know how to do it have red eyes and want to grab it. Golden silk nanmu! Didn't the say that there is only one in the Sichuan and Shu regions? How did they get so much back from overseas?

Of course, these people can have such a rich profit without the guidance of the sailor, otherwise in the sea except the sea water is the sea, the eyes are black like a blind man, and they can't say that they will come back with a boat of fish.

(End of chapter)