When Li Zicheng accompanied his wife and children to eat, he told them that he would take them shopping early tomorrow morning, and the girls suddenly smiled, and Chen Qiudie left the chair and ran to Li Zicheng's side, kissing his face in public, causing the women to laugh and scold.

After lunch, Li Zicheng locked himself in the bedroom and lay alone on the kang bed, not letting others disturb him.

The officials took the initiative to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new new year, which not only made him excited, but also made him feel that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy, he was not fighting alone, he had to take all the officials of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Office, as well as the people on the ground, to move forward together......

For the sake of the Chinese Empire in his heart, for the sake of these people who follow and trust him, Li Zicheng decided to start from Lanzhou and carry out a new round of construction.

Lanzhou is the center of construction.

In order to better build Lanzhou, it is necessary to connect with the relatively wealthy Chengdu, preferably the passage between Sichuan and Long......

Li Zicheng knew that once the bow and arrow were wound, it would be difficult to stop, and he was afraid that he would be alienated from his family again, so he gave himself a three-day holiday, and on the morning of the second, third, and fourth days of the new year, Li Zicheng was a disguised companion to accompany his wife and children shopping.

By the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Zicheng had entered the work state earlier than the officials, and he summoned Tang Ruowang, the prefect of Lanzhou, in his study.

"The Grand Duke!" John Tang didn't have a lot of etiquette, and he didn't bow down, he sat down directly opposite Li Zicheng and poured himself tea, "This time the Mandate of Heaven Army has taken Sichuan, can Catholicism be promoted in Sichuan?" I heard that Sichuan has a population of millions, which is several times more than Longyou......"

"Haha, I know you're in a hurry," Li Zicheng laughed, "I came to you this time because it was about inheriting God." ”

Tang Ruowang looked anxious, "Metropolitan Governor, what should I do?" All the subordinates who listen to the governor of the capital let their subordinates go to Sichuan......"

Li Zicheng smiled and said, "You, the bishop, why are you more anxious than me, the pope?" ”

John Tang smiled, "This ...... Therefore, the subordinates said, "Everything is up to the ...... of the Grand Duke."

Li Zicheng picked up the tea with both hands and said lightly: "I have been thinking about the matter of preaching God in Sichuan, between Sichuan and Longyou, there is not much communication on weekdays, Longyou's Catholicism has little impact on Sichuan, when I was in Sichuan, the people had never heard of Catholicism, so this matter must be rushed step by step." ”

Tang Ruowang raised his head, a little disappointed in his eyes, "Metropolitan Governor ......"

"From a topographical point of view, there is a road and population fault between Longyou and Sichuan, so Longyou's Catholicism has not been introduced to Sichuan," Li Zicheng said: "The only way to let the gospel of God flow into Sichuan like a tide is to build a road between Longyou and Sichuan." ”

"The avenue?" Tang Ruowang frowned lightly, "Dadu Governor, between Longyou and Sichuan, the road is blocked, and it is not easy to build the road, otherwise, in thousands of years, the road would have been opened up a long time ago; Secondly, even if the road is passable, there are mountains along the way, and there will not be many people ......"

"Mr. Tang is right to say that inheriting the gospel of God in Daming is actually more difficult than Shu Dao, but in recent years, has the gospel of God not been carried forward in Qinghai and Gansu provinces?" Li Zicheng laughed and said, "Mr. Tang is bent on preaching, and there are millions of people in Sichuan, so Mr. Tang is not tempted?" ”

"Metropolitan Governor, can you avoid Shu Dao and go directly to Sichuan to preach?"

"This is also a method," Li Zicheng said: "But there are also two problems, one is that in Sichuan, it is necessary to send a large number of missionaries, as well as books and materials, etc., if there is no avenue, not only will the passage time be long, but the safety will not be guaranteed, and the missionaries will not even be able to protect themselves, so how can the people be convinced?" ”

"Ah...... The subordinates didn't expect ......"

Li Zicheng smiled secretly, there are many things you didn't expect, Lao Tzu preached in Sichuan, mainly to deal with the Tibetans who believed in Buddhism in the west, as well as the foreign races in the high mountains around the Chengdu Basin.

Especially the Tibetans, who have established a country like "Tibet" and have an ethnic heritage, if they cannot be assimilated religiously, it is difficult for them to fully integrate into the Han nationality, no matter how many years have passed, it is always a hidden danger, once the time is ripe, the Tibetans must be solved once and for all!

When he promoted Catholicism, he always combined with the Chinese Empire in his heart, and while preaching, he could also promote the future development and layout of the Chinese Empire.

"Another point, if there is no avenue to connect Longyou with Sichuan, once there is a war, the two will fight separately, the imperial court is entirely possible to send troops from Hanzhong to cut off Longyou and Sichuan, in case such a thing happens, then the missionaries and materials who entered Sichuan in the early stage will be lost, and the Catholic Church in Longyou will not be able to bear such a loss, and the face of God will not be able to bear such a loss!"

"Governor, ......"

"Longyou's bridge and road construction team, isn't there no big task for the time being? Let them extend the cement avenue of Wudu to the south, as long as they pass Jianzhou, there will basically be a flat official road," Li Zicheng said: "But they will only build roads, and how the road passes needs to be designed by Mr. Tang, so I hope that after the new yuan, Mr. Tang can concentrate all his scientific and technological strength to design the avenue!" ”

"This ...... Do your best! ”

"It's not a hard effort, it's a must," Li Zicheng said: "As long as this avenue is solved, I promise that within a year, I will be able to make Catholicism fully blossom in Chengdu Prefecture!" ”

The reason why Li Zicheng chose Chengdu first was to use Catholicism to stop Tibetan Buddhism, and when he had no time to conquer Wusi Tibet for the time being, he at least wanted to curb the eastward invasion of Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetans, and when he left Jianzhou, he would restore the Victorian city of the Tang Dynasty at all costs, and it was also to prevent Tibetans from infiltrating Sichuan.

"The subordinates understand that when the weather gets warmer, the subordinates will resign from the prefect of Lanzhou and make every effort to explore Shu Dao!"

"No, the post of prefect of Lanzhou, there is no need to resign for the time being, when Mr. Tang is not in Lanzhou, hand over the work at hand to the deputy, such a Lanzhou, I can rest assured, and I can also train a qualified prefect."

Tang Ruowang arched his hand and said: "My subordinates understand! ”

"I know, it's really difficult to take care of both ends for Mr. Tang, it's too busy," Li Zicheng shook his head with a wry smile, "The Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion is really short of people, and the talents cultivated by Xining High School are still too young to take on important responsibilities for a while!" ”

"The subordinates are not tired," Tang Ruowang said with a smile: "Most of the governors are strategizing, and they have to be in charge of the overall situation, that is tired!" The subordinate is an idle person, and the subordinate has to thank the Metropolitan Governor! ”

"Haha," Li Zicheng and Tang Ruowang laughed relative to each other, "Regardless of whether Mr. Tang is sincere or not, there is one more thing, Mr. Tang must complete it before the 15th New Year," after a pause, he said: "I told you, the matter of adding two primary schools in Xining, after the 15th Five-Year Plan, the school must open normally, and I will arrange the teachers and funds, but the venue, school building, students, etc., please ask Mr. Tang." ”

"My subordinates understand that this matter is almost over, on the sixteenth day of the first month, school may be able to start!" Tang Ruowang didn't understand, why is Li Zicheng keen on running a school, and it takes too long to wait for these students to become talents, so it is better to dig people directly from the imperial court, as long as there is silver, are you afraid that no one will do anything?

However, he was relieved to think that in the Holy Roman State, the Church was also the main body of schools, maybe he was the real Pope of the East, right?

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Li Zicheng summoned Liu Kui, Li Jia, Wang Gui, and Zuo Gua in the study.

The four of them were all students who graduated from Xining High School, and after bowing, they stood in front of Li Zicheng, looking very restrained.

Li Zicheng smiled faintly, asked them to sit down, and asked He Mi to share the tea, "During this time, the four of you are doing something!" ”

Li Jia arched his hand and said: "The Grand Governor, his subordinates are studying the laws of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion!" ”

Li Zicheng smiled and said, "Learn the law? Yes, what are your thoughts and experiences? ”

Li Jia said carefully: "The grass people mainly learn ......"

"When entering an unfamiliar field, learning and imitating at the beginning is a must, and only when you master the basic laws and principles in learning and imitating, can you enter the threshold," Li Zicheng said: "If you just learn, you will always follow behind others, and how to surpass the object of learning itself?" ”

"The Governor ......"

"Law, ideological understanding, etc., is also a kind of science, called social science, it is the same as natural science, it must not be false at all, so I singled you out from Xining High School to engage in social research work," Li Zicheng "Any law is made by people, and it cannot be perfect, is there anything wrong with the law of the Mandate of Heaven, or something that needs to be supplemented?" Don't be afraid, speak up! ”

The Li family was encouraged, and only then did they whisper: "Governor, the grass people have some ideas, that is, ......"

"Say, don't worry, we're discussing ......"

"Yes, the Grand Governor," Li Jia saluted, and said: "The tax rate of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion is fifteen taxes and one, which is the same as the tax rate of the imperial court, but the grass people think that this tax rate is too light?" ”

Li Zicheng smiled: "Why do you think so? ”

"The grass people have checked, although the imperial court is fifteen taxes and one, but the imperial court also has poll tax, liao salary, subsidy, training salary, etc., in addition to the common people also need to bear the conscription, but the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion only levies agricultural tax according to the standard of fifteen taxes and one, not only does there be no poll tax, but there is no ...... of conscription."

"Do you think the tax rate of the Mandate of Heaven is too low?"

"Caomin has not studied the tax laws of the Han and Tang dynasties, so they can't make a comparison, but Caomin believes that treating the Mandate of Heaven as a country, even if a limited industrial and commercial tax is added, it can't actually guarantee the normal operation of the Mandate of Heaven......

Li Zicheng originally wanted to talk about the establishment of the Higher School of Political Science and Law, but he didn't expect Li Jia to be discussing commercial taxation, or these problems, sooner or later, they will have to be faced, but the current Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion is not a country, and it cannot be compared completely according to the form of the country.

For example, the current Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, if it relies on taxes, it is simply impossible to feed the Mandate of Heaven Army, and he mainly uses the way of selling high-end luxury goods to supplement the army's food and salary, and the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion at this time is actually an economic entity.

Moreover, he has now set his sights on the royal palaces in various places, and he really has no money, so he will supplement his income by raiding the palaces, which is a way that a normal country will never take.

There are some things that should not be said, so as not to affect the "three views" of these young people, and Li Zicheng decided to discuss the issue of taxation from the national level.

"Wang Jia thinks that the amount of taxation is based on the needs of the country?"

Wang Jia arched his hand and said: "The grass people think so, if there is not enough tax revenue, how can the country operate?" There is no food for the officials, and there is no food for the soldiers......"