"Whew!!" A long roar was heard in the distance.

"It's coming!" Li Yuan picked up the binoculars, looked at the train moving at high speed in the distance, and muttered to himself in disbelief.

Outside Chang'an City, there were also many onlookers, only Li Yuan, who wanted to wait for the train to come and then sit back, no one could persuade him.

The speeding train brought a huge shock, and the people on both sides of the road were so frightened that they fell backwards again and again without being blocked.

"Let's go! Go down! Li Yuan looked at the train that slowed down into the station, put down the binoculars, handed it to the guard, and said excitedly.

The guards opened the way, and Li Yuan boarded the train and specially vacated a carriage for his exclusive use.

The train soon departed again, taking the passengers of Chang'an, to the new city............

All day long, there was an endless stream of people coming and going, and Li Shimin took the minister to sit back and forth once, experiencing some speed and passion.

After the experience, Li Shimin convened a meeting to study the issue of the railway.

"Qi Qi Shengshang, after the joint discussion of Zhongshu Province, with the current capacity, only 200 miles of railways can be built every year, if the mountain road is steep, I am afraid that at most 100 miles, this is also the reason for the shortage of steel." Xiao Yu said to Li Shimin.

"If you can increase the amount of mining, you can increase the number of people." Li Shimin frowned and inquired.

"I'm afraid it's difficult, agricultural tools need a lot of steel every year, and the weapons and equipment of the warriors, especially the new ships, need a lot of steel, these are essential.

There are already 300,000 people in western Liaoxi who are mining, and the number of people in Yinshan has now increased to 500,000.

If the number of people is increasing in mining, unless labor is levied, or workers are recruited. The eldest grandson Wuji analyzed.

"No! Never! In the past two years, the wind and rain have been good, and it is not easy to save a little money, and if a large number of laborers are transferred and miners are recruited, it will inevitably affect the grain harvest.

Nowadays, although there is a lot of grain every year, it has not yet reached the time of surplus, and there are still nearly a million people who are not engaged in production, and at the same time, they also have to support elite soldiers, and there are more than 600,000 government soldiers, all of which require a large amount of food.

If there is no food, then what is the use of more gold, silver, and steel? Fang Xuanling hurriedly explained.

"Okay, Aiqing doesn't need to be persuaded, I am not a mediocre person, everything is based on people's livelihood, and the railway will be built slowly in the future." Li Shimin waved his hand and said.

"Shengshang is wise, the Fuyun iron mine has been proven, and it is indeed an iron mine no smaller than that of Liaoxi, but if you want to mine it, I am afraid that you will have to wait for a year, and when the coal mines in the Western Regions are enough, you can transport it nearby, and with a one-year time buffer, the grain reserves are enough." Yuwen Shu is solemn and reported.

"Good! Although it will take a year to mine, the preliminary preparations can be made first, and the base and village will be established first, and Li Daozong will do it. Li Shimin nodded, continued to order, and then let everyone leave.

After the others left, Li Shimin pondered for a while, and then got up and went to see Concubine Yang.

Concubine Yang has an elegant temperament, there are only four maids in the whole palace, and there are usually only two people around her, and she goes to the courtyard to walk and eat at most every day, and most of the other times are chanting scriptures and praying for blessings.

"Saint to!"

"See the Holy One!" With a sharp shout from the attendant, Li Shimin strode over, and Concubine Yang and the others hurriedly got up to salute.

"Love the concubine and excuse me!" Li Shimin stretched out his hand to help Concubine Yang and said softly with a smile.

"Thank you, Holy Lord, please ask Holy Lord, but Ke'er has something." Concubine Yang got up and immediately asked.

She knew that Li Shimin must have something to do, because he rarely came, as the so-called "Three Treasures Palace" was the so-called "Three Treasures Palace" for nothing, and most of the people who could let him come in person were about his son, and it seemed that he was not angry, so it was naturally Li Ke's matter.

"There is a matter about Ke'er, and I want to discuss it with Concubine Ai." Li Shimin took Concubine Yang's little hand, slowly walked to the sofa and sat down, and said with a smile.

"Oh, isn't the Holy One trying to give Ke'er a marriage?" Concubine Yang's eyes rolled and she guessed.

"Haha, Concubine Ai is really smart, Feng Weiguo sent a letter saying that Ke'er and Long Yuzhu, the only daughter of King Yanqi, are in love, and that Long Yuzhu is good-looking, beautiful, and almost the same as the people of the Central Plains.

The day before yesterday, the king of Yanqi asked me to marry the two of them, but I don't know what the concubine thinks. Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, laughed and explained.

Concubine Yang has been thinking about Li Ke's marriage for a long time, she knows her identity very well, and she doesn't have too many requirements, she just wants the two children to be safe, and now she has no opinion on marrying a daughter from a foreign country, but thinks that it is a good thing, if she marries the daughter of a big family, she may be involved in royal conflicts again.

"All holiness is in charge." Concubine Yang smiled happily and said softly to Li Shimin.

"Good! It seems that Concubine Ai also agreed, so I asked Qin Tianjian to choose an auspicious day and let the Ministry of Rites send an envoy to give marriage. Li Shimin pulled Concubine Yang with satisfaction and smiled.

"Actually, there are two reasons why I agree to this marriage, one is that the king of Yanqi, Long Tuqi, has no other heirs, and Ke'er marries Long Yuzhu, which allows the Tang Dynasty to peacefully annex the Yanqi Kingdom.

Second, the Western Regions are far away from the Central Plains, and after the Tang Dynasty is defeated in the future, it will inevitably need a reliable person to guard it. Li Shimin did not hide it from Concubine Yang, and truthfully said what he thought.

"All the saints are in charge, the concubines only hope that the two children are safe and sound, and it is also a good thing to be able to stay away from Chang'an." Concubine Yang leaned on Li Shimin's shoulder and said softly, but her eyes involuntarily left tears.

"Concubine Ai doesn't have to worry about Ke'er being too far away, it will be difficult to see each other in the future, now that we have a train in Datang, we will repair it to the Western Regions in the future, and it will only be a few days from Chang'an, and Ke'er will not be able to come back to see you often at that time." Li Shimin took Concubine Yang into his arms, wiped away her tears, and comforted her softly.

"Thank you, Holy Lord!" Concubine Yang was moved and took the initiative to send a fragrant kiss............

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At the end of each year, there are several conferences arranged after the year, and before the conference, there are several small meetings, and all the people who can participate in the small meetings are important ministers of the court, the core of the core.

"In the sixth year of Zhenguan, Wadao Province handed over a total of 16 million taels of silver, and the grain was also self-sufficient, and the country of Pi and Nanzhao were also self-sufficient, but the income was only 3 million taels of silver and copper mines in Nanzhao.

The annual tax balance is 30 million yuan, Nanyang, Lingnan, Nanhai, 8 million stone of grain harvested, 5 million stone of grain in Jiangnan and Shuzhong, Henan Province, Hebei Province and other places of grain transported to Guanzhong, and the ten major granaries are all full.

The rest of the places have a surplus, it is worth mentioning that the Tianzhu transaction, the recovery of two million stones of grain, which is only three deals, and Liaoxi, with 500,000 people who are not engaged in production, can also store millions of stones of grain. Fang Xuanling, who was in charge of the money bag, was excited and read it out loud.

(End of chapter)