Li Yi smiled slightly, and said happily: "Your Majesty, the so-called whole world is not the king's land, our Han Dynasty has a vast territory, rivers and seas, and countless idle lands. There is a large amount of land to be developed in Xingwangfu and its surroundings alone, and if it can be auctioned, there must be many wealthy businessmen who will enthusiastically buy it, and won't they be able to raise a lot of money? ”

"For the imperial court, these lands are like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, a pity to discard, and it is really a waste to be idle. If it can be fully utilized and transformed into the funds urgently needed by the imperial court, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? I wonder what Your Majesty thinks? ”

Liu Yan pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "Runzhi! Runzhi, your mind is active enough now! At every turn, he has the idea of selling this and that, and he sees me as a pawn of a peddler. ”

"Humph! It's hard for me to fight this country! Every inch of land was bought with the blood of the soldiers, you can't feel distressed! You must know that none of the current high-ranking officials and wealthy households are sitting on thousands of acres of fertile land! If you are not satisfied, this is how you changed your mind to fight me? ”

Li Yi hurriedly laughed and said, "Your Majesty has misunderstood Weichen." In fact, Your Majesty should think about it differently, the whole world is the emperor, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers, which one in this Han can be bigger than the emperor? ”

"It is said that the land was auctioned, but in fact, this land is still in the territory of Dahan, and its ownership is still up to you, who has the ability to move the land away?"

"So, what you sell to someone else is just the right to use the land, and it's ultimately yours. We have obtained a lot of money through the auction of land, and the land buyer has obtained the right to use the land, which is a happy thing, in fact, in the end, the imperial court has nothing to lose, and it has obtained the much-needed funds, this kind of good thing of both worlds, why don't we do it? ”

Liu Yan pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Hmm! There's some truth to what you're saying. It's just that who has the spare money to buy the land of the imperial court? You must know that rich people only have the word profit in their eyes, and they will not do things without benefits. Tell me, which land will they see? ”

Li Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is not an expert in this area, so he can only guess from the psychology of the rich." Weichen thinks that around Baiyun Mountain, Fanshan, Yushan, Luhu, and some prosperous areas in the city are all very popular, and rich people should not let go of these places. ”

Liu Yan glanced at Li Yi incomprehensibly and said, "Are you guessing?" Or do you have some credentials? ”

Li Yi hurriedly said solemnly: "Back to Your Majesty, in fact, half of Weichen is guessing, and the other half is also based on evidence." Mr. Lin Qinglianglin, a Yunnan merchant who Weichen was familiar with, had a piece of land on the edge of Luhu Lake, which was used to graze cattle, sheep and livestock, and to supply livestock and meat to the capital. It's just that the geographical area is small, and there is no room for development. ”

Therefore, he has always been very interested in other lands around Luhu Lake, and is ready to expand it into a large-scale livestock farm, but he heard that it has been circled by the imperial court into Fangchun Garden, so he has to stop this idea.

"According to Weichen's view, if you can sell this land through auction, you will definitely get a lot of money, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks?"

Liu Yan shook his head slightly and said, "It's this Lin Qingliang again." I zoned the area around Luhu Lake to Fangchun Garden, which is just an idea, in fact, there is no need for this at present. Alas! The scope of Fangchun Garden is large enough, and there is no point in building it any further, the point is that I don't have that much spare money. ”

"Huh! Since Mr. Lin has taken a fancy to that piece of land, then I will sell it to him. For your sake, this land does not need to be auctioned, as long as Mr. Lin offers a suitable price, this land will belong to him, what do you think? ”

Li Yi breathed a long sigh of relief, nodded again and again, and said, "Your Majesty is wise, in this way, our fundraising will be much easier." In fact, in addition to these two methods, Yunnan can also increase its efforts to enter the service, Yunnan's gold, silver and copper production continues to grow, and they should be allowed to contribute more when they are in urgent need of money. ”

Liu Yan nodded with a smile on his face and said: "It's still Runzhi's thoughtfulness, you are the most familiar with Yunnan, how much do you think should be increased with their best efforts?" ”

Li Yi Zhengrong said: "Now Yunnan, every year to the imperial court to pay thousands of taels of gold and silver and 50,000 catties of brass, and this is only about 30% of Yunnan's annual output, even if it doubles, Yunnan will not feel so difficult." ”

"And at present, the imperial court is in urgent need of funds, and it should be more appropriate to consider increasing the tribute in Yunnan every year for three years to about double the previous one, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks?"

Liu Yan smiled happily: "Speaking of which, Yunnan is still your hometown where you have been stationed for many years, and you can still hide your selfishness, which is really a deep sense of righteousness." Alas! There is no such thing as perfection in this world, and sometimes, the way of choice is the touchstone that tests a person's ambition and depends on how it is treated. ”

"Runzhi! Speaking of which, I don't think about it anymore, you should reluctantly bear the burden of flood control in the South China Sea! ”

Li Yi pretended to hesitate for a moment, so he said: "Your Majesty, it's not that Weichen pushes back and doesn't dare to take on such a heavy responsibility, but Weichen is quite worried now, and he doesn't dare to rashly accept the order for a while!" ”

Liu Yan said puzzledly: "You are the only one among the ministers, this is a decision made after thinking about it and thinking twice, and it is by no means a child's play." What are your concerns? ”

Li Yi said abruptly: "Your Majesty, it makes sense for Weichen to think so. Flood control in the South China Sea is not an overnight effort, and the project is huge, and the project is numerous, and the funding is negligible now, but the manpower and material resources that need to be requisitioned and mobilized in such a large area can be said to be innumerable. ”

"Whether it is project management, personnel recruitment, or logistics support, we have to deal with the local government all the time, if they do not cooperate, then all our efforts will be in vain."

"And Wechen also heard that due to the frequent floods and the people everywhere, the local bandits have gathered and run rampant, and if they are not effectively suppressed, I am afraid that the construction of the project may be threatened at any time."

Coupled with the news that Weichen just got, the local wealthy families set up camp in the city, contend with the local government, and refuse to obey the government's dispatch. In addition, there are also acts of wantonly embezzling the private property of the people, privately using torture on the people, and killing local virtuous people at will, which makes the local Li people panic and uneasy, and it has reached an outrageous level. ”

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