After discussing and explaining, His Majesty Li Er finally completed the work, and Fang Xuanling and others retreated, leaving Ma Zhou alone.

"King Bin, have you read Qi Lin's inspection report?" His Majesty Li Er's sitting posture and demeanor relaxed, and he drank tea comfortably and asked.

Ma Zhou said: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen has already seen it." There are mountains and rivers, the description is very detailed, and it is quite immersive. ”

His Majesty Li Er laughed twice and said, "It is indeed very meaningful, it is like a tour of the mountains and rivers." ”

Ma Zhou smiled and said, "At Qi Lin's age, it is extremely rare to be able to trek through mountains and rivers to investigate. Moreover, this report is written in detail, and the various circumstances and disadvantages of Cao Zheng can be said to be clear at a glance. The reform measures are also convincing. ”

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "It is imperative to reform Cao's politics, which is related to the formulation and direction of national policies. ”

Ma Zhou pondered for a moment and said: "Restoring the territory of the two Han Dynasty in the Western Regions, or the merit of the Han Dynasty, Your Majesty's ambition, how can Weichen not know it?" ”

His Majesty Li Er stretched out his hand and tapped the edict on the table, and said: "I have drafted a decree, and Qi Lin will be allowed to transfer the silk silk from the Luoyang warehouse, and start work on the same day, and first dig the land route around the pillars. ”

After a pause, His Majesty Li Er sneered again: "Qi Lin was worried that I would not give up my money, so he attacked Shamen, robbed the wealth of the third-order sect, and helped the money of the reform of the Cao government. The little family is childish and naïve. ”

Ma Zhou said with a smile: "Qi Lin underestimated His Majesty's open-mindedness and should be punished." ”

His Majesty Li Er knew that Ma Zhou was just casually making fun, but he was reminded of another matter, and couldn't help but complain: "Punish him?" This stinky boy's recital said that if the reform of Cao Zheng succeeds and saves countless freight costs for the imperial court, I will keep the title of the Great Wall for him when I want to be rewarded. ”

Ma Zhou was stunned for a moment, then understood, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Changcheng County male, Changcheng County son, Changcheng County Marquis...... It's easy to remember. ”

His Majesty Li Er snorted, and he couldn't laugh or cry a little. It is not the first time that Xu Qilin has asked for a reward like this, but he does not disgust His Majesty Li Er, but he is a little happy every time.

"However, Wei Chen thinks that this third-order sect should also be banned." After Ma Zhou laughed, Zhengse said: "Endless hiding is called helping the poor and weak, but the treachery and deception are real, that is, it should be forbidden." ”

His Majesty Li Er bowed his head slightly, and said, "The Third-Order Sect has been attacked by other sects of Buddhism, and it is not a big problem to ban it. ”

After a pause, His Majesty Li Er added with a smile: "It can also be regarded as fulfilling Qi Lin's wish, let him stop worrying about these messy things, and reform Cao Zheng with peace of mind!" ”

Ma Zhou smiled and complimented: "Your Majesty is wise." ”

The ban on the third-order sect, in addition to having little impact, His Majesty Li Er also has the intention of knocking on the sand gate. Seeing that Buddhism and Taoism are competing, and the establishment of Taoism as the state religion is no longer changeable, it is normal to take the opportunity to suppress it.

As for confiscating the monasteries and property of the Third Order Sect and using them for the welfare of inviting and buying a good reputation, it is a benefit but not a fee, so why not do it!

His Majesty Li Er's compliment to Ma Zhou only waved his hand and asked, "King Bin, how do you think this "Minsheng Daily" should be managed?" Or do you just let it go? ”

Ma Zhou thought for a while and said: "Qi Lin and Weichen have talked about this, what kind of new term for public opinion orientation and propaganda position. Wechen felt that he could appoint bureaucrats to supervise and manage it. After all, he created the "Minsheng Daily", and he is also familiar with this work. ”

His Majesty Li Er was noncommittal, and said in a deep voice: "If you can make Shamen disgraced, this newspaper is not simple!" Qi Lin must have been afraid that something would happen in the future that would be difficult to clean up, so he asked the imperial court to send someone to supervise and manage it. Well, put it aside for the time being and think about it in the long run! ”

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Accompanying Her Royal Highness the princess back to Chang'an, he had to take a rest, and Xiao Zhao was free for several days.

After living in a house outside the city for two days, she felt that it was more convenient than in the city, so she simply stayed for a long time.

Without Sister A's supervision, and the eldest brother was busy with the imperial examination, Xiao Zhao sometimes ran to the shop with Scarlett to learn the way of management and be familiar with the entry and exit accounts.

Xiao Zhao is very interested in the theater under construction, and when he has time, he runs to check the progress, and sometimes points his fingers to make some small creative changes to the decoration.

In the house behind the theater, Zheng Tuantuan and Ah Ke lived, as well as a group of people who performed in Goolan Washe, who had been recruited by Xu Qilin to form a song and dance troupe.

In order to be a hit after the completion of the theater, they are hurrying to rehearse the hodgepodge of song and dance drama "Swimming in the Lake".

Because "The Legend of the White Snake" has begun to be serialized in "Minsheng Daily", it is also publicized in advance to gain popularity, and most of them will be welcomed and sought after when it is staged.

Since watching short plays such as "Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf", "Hebo Marries a Daughter-in-law", and "Father and Son Carrying a Donkey" in Goolan, Xiao Zhao has fallen in love with this form of performance.

In Jiucheng Palace, she became directors with Jinyang and Xincheng, let a group of palace maids be actors, and lined up two for His Majesty Li Er and Xu Hui to see!

Therefore, whenever he has free time, Xiao Zhao goes to watch rehearsals, and by the way, he also learns the piano with Zheng Niangzi and A Ke, chatting and laughing.

has built a theater at home, and the news that he is going to perform "The Legend of the White Snake" will naturally not forget to tell the two little princesses. On this day, Xiao Zhao entered the palace and made a triumphant disclosure to the princess.

"The Legend of the White Snake?!" The son's eyes widened, "But the one serialized in the "Minsheng Daily"? ”

"It's that myth." Xiao Zhao smiled and said, "My brother told me a long time ago, and now the serialization is edited and revised by several editors according to the synopsis of the story." ”

The son pouted, and said in his heart: Uncle is biased, why didn't he tell me this story, and the victim will have to wait a few days to have a newspaper.

Xiao Zhao looked around very secretly, took out a few pieces of paper and handed them over, "I guess you must be in a hurry, I'll go to the editorial office and ask them to copy a copy for me." Don't show it to outsiders, my brother said spoilers are annoying. ”

The son immediately turned his grievances into joy, stretched out his hand to take it, and hugged Xiao Zhao happily, "Xiao Zhao, you are so good, great." ”

Xiao Zhao chuckled and said, "It's a matter of raising your hands, and you're still so polite." ”

After a pause, she added, "When the play is staged, can you go and see it?" I have a special small box, and it's comfortable to watch a play in it! ”

The little son immediately made a bitter face again, and muttered: "Father and the emperor will definitely not allow it, and there is almost an accident in Jiucheng Palace, so it is even more hopeless." ”

Yes! Xiao Zhao really felt sorry and lost for the princess, this is not good in the royal family, there is no freedom. It's the same with my sister, it's pitiful.

"Then, I had to bring people into the palace and play for you here. It's a pity that it doesn't have the effect of a theater. Xiao Zhao was also very disappointed, and he couldn't let the princess see her own theater and see her own small box.

The little son sighed and nodded helplessly. After a while, he asked casually: "What about Xu Xiaolang, when will he come back?" ”

Xiao Zhao shook his head and said, "When I go out on an errand, how can I come back if I can't finish it?" I just sent a letter yesterday, saying that it will take a month or two! ”

"Ask him for me when you reply." The son said, "What is delicious, what is fun, and what new things have been seen." I really envy him, and you, you can walk around. ”

Xiao Zhao nodded in agreement and said, "Why don't you write a letter, write whatever you want to ask, and send it to you together." ”

The son tilted his head and thought about it, and said, "It's okay, then you will come back tomorrow, and I will give you the letter." ”

Xiao Zhao grinned, but still agreed, and revealed another piece of news to his son. After the serialization of "The Legend of the White Snake", it is "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", her painting books have been loaned out, and she is editing them!

""Romance of the Three Kingdoms", I remember it all!" The son laughed and said, "Now I don't have to wait for the newspaper, I can still tell others!" ”

Xiao Zhao laughed twice, heard the footsteps outside, hurriedly stretched out his finger to silence, and picked up the spoiler stuff for his son.

Xincheng jumped in, and said to the two young ladies with a smile: "Sister Lizhi is here, call you two over!" ”

Oh! The son got up and stayed down and greeted Xiao Zhao. Reaching out to take out the spoilers in his pocket and hiding them, he suddenly had an idea. Hey, maybe this is a way to let Sister Lizhi take her to the theater!

When Sister Lizhi speaks, most of the father will listen, plus she is coquettish. yes, there's a lot of hope.

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Xu Qilin was more confident that His Majesty Li Er would allow the start of construction, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. Moreover, the political hall has not yet finished studying and discussing, so it can be done first.

According to Xu Qilin's estimate, the third-order sect must be overturned before it can be used to start construction!

This is the difference between him and the emperor, the whole world is Li Er's, really said that he wants to take money, and he still needs to rob money from monks?

And there is not only grain in the warehouse in Luoyang, but also the harmony handed over by Jiangnan, and the silk silk was also the currency in circulation at that time!

The tax system in the early Tang Dynasty was called rent modulation, and the approximate content was that each ding had to pay two stones per year, which was called rent; Pay two zhang of silk, three taels of cotton or two zhang and five feet of cloth, and three catties of hemp, which is called tune.

If the state does not need him to serve, he must pay the standard of 3 feet of silk or 3 feet 7 inches and 5 minutes of cloth every day, and pay the amount of 20 days of substitute service, which is called Yong.

The above is the main content, and there are more detailed regulations. For example, if the service is overdue, it will be exempted from adjustment depending on the time exceeded, or the lease will be exempted completely. In the event of a disaster, according to the loss of crops, it will be exempted from transfer or full exemption.

In the south of the Yangtze River, there was almost no war, and there were relatively few cases of conscription and service of the people, and the grain and silk handed over had become an important part of the Tang Dynasty's finances.

The imperial court also knew that the land freight of Caoyun was high and the river transportation was risky, and it usually allowed the rent of Jiangnan to be paid in silk silk to reduce the amount of transportation, but the premise was that there was no shortage of grain in Guanzhong.

His Majesty Li Er's edict allowed Xu Qilin to take silk from the Luoyang warehouse, that is, to withdraw money directly, which was equivalent to using the national treasury.

It can be seen that His Majesty Li Er is very urgent about the reform of Caoyun. It can also be judged that next year's expedition to Gaochang will be a big battle, and the number of people dispatched is very large.

The number of men and horses recorded in the history books is not consistent, some say 150,000, some say 200,000. The former may not have counted the craftsmen and civilians who accompanied the army.

Even if it is 150,000, it takes thousands of miles to walk, how much grain and grass does this person need to eat and chew on horses?

It is no wonder that Uncle Wei and other ministers opposed the expedition, for an agrarian country, the cost of this expedition is indeed shocking.

Since he knew that His Majesty Li Er was in a hurry, Xu Qilin did not dare to slack off, and immediately began to load the prepared materials into the ship and transport them westward. Li Sipang was also resolute and resolute, and immediately recruited people in Luozhou.

Xu Qilin didn't wait for all the people to be recruited, so he took a few hundred people and set off by boat to Sanmenxia. According to His Majesty Li Er's arrangement, Shaanzhou should also take the order, and that is the closest place to Sanmenxia.

It's not that Xu Qilin has to be a pioneer, rushing to the front in everything. It's a new thing like gunpowder, others won't use it, and if he doesn't teach it by hand, it's absolutely impossible.

Rushing to the east of Sanmenxia, Xu Qilin led people to land and started construction at the address of Jijin Cang determined by the survey. At the same time, he sent people to Shaanzhou to contact him across Sanmenxia, and prepared to carry out construction on both sides of the east and west at the same time to shorten the construction period.

Boatloads of grain and materials were unloaded and then turned around and returned to Luoyang, and the engineering team of several hundred people began to work hard according to the design drawings under the command of the master craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Industry.

According to Xu Qilin's design, the cliff is leveled in the middle of the mountain road, and the food materials are directly hoisted up by a crane.

Therefore, without waiting for the mountain road to be repaired, Xu Qilin took more than 300 people, carried them on their shoulders, and climbed the mountain through the unopened and widened path behind Longyan Village.

The straight-line distance is only two miles, and you can carry heavy loads, climb mountains and mountains, zigzag forward among the trees and grasses, and it takes most of the day to reach the approximate place.

After simply eating, drinking, and resting on the spot, Xu Qilin led a few people to climb in the direction of the cliff. There is no road here, so we can only send people to take turns cutting through thorns and thorns in front of you, and open the way forward.

In the distance, I heard the sound of the river lapping and rushing, and the more I listened, the clearer it became, and I got closer and closer to the cliffs of North Rock.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and as soon as I came out of the woods, my eyes suddenly brightened, and what appeared in front of several people was a relatively flat terrain. Further on, there is a juggling rock, blocking the flat land.

Xu Qilin and others walked through the flat ground and could already see the undulating mountains and stone walls on the opposite side. When you come to the abrupt rock, you can see the Yellow River, Jijin Cang, and the ships unloading at the ferry.

Raising the binoculars, Xu Qilin took a closer look and found that it was still slightly away from the warehouse, and it was just right to walk back a few dozen meters.

Although it is difficult to climb, Xu Qilin estimates that the vertical distance from the mountain road is not high. Well, let's not rush to blast, cut down the trees, and open up the pathway to determine how much the cliff will eventually be cut down.

It doesn't have to be level with the mountain road, there is a slope difference of a few meters, and a simple conveyor belt device can be made to transport the grain to the cart on the mountain road.

Xu Qilin's thinking began to expand according to the actual terrain, how fast, how efficient, how to do.

Facing the mountain wind, Xu Qilin looked at the Yellow River flowing under the cliff, and his heart was also rushing. Man will win the day, and Lao Tzu will use loud noises and roars to open a way to create a new era of gunpowder application.

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