Gao Ming's sentence "If you are ugly, you should read more", Cheng Biting Jin was immediately speechless, and at the same time, everyone in the carriage laughed.

Especially the eldest grandson Wuji, who smiled the most happily.

"Haha...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right...... That's just right, hahahaha......"

It's worthy of being a nephew, it's so intimate!

Except for the eldest grandson Wuji, the others also laughed very happily, after all, the people present belonged to their old colleagues, and the object was Cheng Biting Jin, a hob meat who did not suffer losses, so they didn't care so much when they laughed.

And Cheng Yanjin also laughed after a short period of stunned.

"Haha, my nickname for Lao Cheng was originally called Ugly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, hehe...... Hey, hey, hey, hey......"

Cheng Yanjin was willing to laugh at himself, which once again caused everyone to laugh, and even Li Shimin laughed so much that he couldn't speak.

With such a small episode, the subsequent journey was much easier, and everyone in the carriage had a lot more smiles on their faces along the way.

The darkness soon darkened, and the attendant in the carriage at the back of the train lit the lantern and sent it to the carriage where the civil and military officials were through the passage at the junction of the carriages.

At the same time, the snacks and fruits bought in Luoyang at noon were distributed to each carriage.

Li Shimin's carriage also got snacks and fruits, and it was the most and most exquisite, after all, the status was there.

After the flight attendant left, Li Shimin picked up a piece of dim sum and took a bite, then looked back at Gao Ming.

"It's pitch black outside, it's okay for this train to run so fast, right?"

"Haha, you can rest assured!"

As soon as his words fell, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"The train runs along the tracks, the route is fixed, and the rails of each section of the road have local carriage and horse stations to send people to patrol, if there is a problem, it will be warned in advance!"

"Well, that's it!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.

"The train is the important weapon of the country, and it is very important, we must let them take care of it carefully, if there is a problem, I will raze their nine clans!"

“……”

Ma Dan, so angry?

As soon as Li Shimin said this, Gao Ming didn't know how to answer, but fortunately, the eldest grandson Wuji came out in time to relieve the siege.

"Your Majesty, after returning to Chang'an, the old minister will immediately let Zhongshu Province pass on your message and set up a new railway department to manage and maintain this railway track to relieve Your Majesty's worries!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several other ministers also nodded.

"Zhao Guogong is thoughtful, and the old minister seconded it!"

"The old minister seconded the proposal!"

"And the old minister......"

In this way, before the next day, a group of people finalized the establishment of a new department, which made Gao Ming on the side stunned.

"Ma Dan, the biggest benefit of this feudal centralization is probably efficiency, right? In this case, why don't I also say my plan, anyway, I will say it early and late, and it will save you the trouble of going back! ”

Thinking of this, he immediately opened his mouth to Li Shimin and the ministers.

"Father, and uncles, in fact, I have an idea, if there is anything immature in the idea, please correct it!"

Hearing his words, Li Shimin immediately nodded, "Well, just say what you have!" ”

"That's right, I'm going to use the train to carry people and goods, and I'm going to charge a certain amount of transportation fees, and this transportation fee will be settled with treasury bills!" Gao Ming said.

"With Treasury bills?" Hearing his words, Li Shimin immediately frowned, and then looked at him again, "Why use treasury bills?" ”

"Because I plan to replace copper and silver coins with paper money!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming's expression also became serious.

"Now the people have a high degree of recognition of treasury bills, and use them as currency, which is a good thing, which greatly slows down the shortage of brass in our Datang, and what we have to do is to maintain its value, which is the so-called 'credit economy'!"

"Huh?" Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin's expression suddenly moved, "This idea is good, keep talking!" ”

"Yes!"

Seeing that Li Shimin seemed to be moved, Gao Ming immediately put all his thoughts out of the tray.

"Trains will become a necessity for Datang travel in the future, as long as the treasury bills are linked to it, then its value can be stabilized to a large extent, so that it is also convenient to issue small denomination banknotes in the future!"

At this, he immediately grinned.

"My next step is to issue four banknotes: 50 Wen, 100 Wen, 200 Wen and 500 Wen, and then the copper coins will only be traded as a small amount!"

"Linking the treasury bills to the train, the old minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's move is feasible!"

After Gao Ming's words fell, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was standing next to him, immediately nodded.

"Because it is too long to travel from Chang'an, even if you take a carriage, it will take nearly a month, and it will be slower to take a sedan chair or walk, which not only consumes a lot of time, but also costs a lot, and the train is fast and stable, everyone will definitely be willing to take the train!"

As soon as he said this, it seemed to open the conversation, and the surrounding ministers began to talk about it.

"Yes, last time I went to Luoyang from Chang'an, and I spent two times on the road!"

"The last time I accompanied my wife back to Taiyuan Mansion to save my family, I brought a maid with me, and I talked ten times along the way!"

"Let's not talk about spending money, the main thing is that the bumps along the way can't stand it, the generals dance with knives and guns all day long, and their bodies are solid, we Wenchen can't stand it!"

"Hey, how do you talk about that? Could it be that our generals like to bump? Isn't that impossible? ”

"It's just ......"

Listening to everyone's discussion, Gao Ming laughed again, and when everyone's discussion was quieter, he opened his mouth again.

"Uncles, you all feel this way, so why don't the people feel like this? That's why I'm going to use trains for transportation, to transport people and goods, which will not only make it convenient for the people, but also enrich the treasury, so why don't you discuss how much money you can charge now? ”

"The prince is right!" As soon as Gao Ming's words came out, all the ministers agreed, and then began to discuss the issue of fees.

However, this time it was all the civil servants who opened the discussion, and generals such as Cheng Yanjin and Li Ji remained silent.

After about an hour, the ministers finally discussed the results, and then the eldest grandson Wuji reported to Li Shimin and Gao Ming as a representative.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we think that taking this train should be based on identity, the scholars should take it first, the farmers second, the craftsmen second, and the merchants second, so we must not mess up!"

Gao Ming: "......"

Ma Dan, let you discuss the fees, you have come out with a whole "Shinong business row sitting" thing, do things, don't you?

Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, Gao Ming also knew that under the strict hierarchy of this era, no matter what he was, he had to be divided into three, six, nine and so on.

This is already something that goes deep into the bone marrow, and it's useless to say it, so he simply doesn't say it, anyway, the other party will say what should be said sooner or later.

Sure enough, after finishing the ride order, the eldest grandson Wuji began to say the charge.

"This fee should also be charged according to one's burden, and each person of the scholar clan should have a consistent fee, the peasant should have two times, the craftsman three times, and the merchant ......."

"That's not going to work!"

This time, without waiting for the eldest grandson Wuji to finish speaking, Gao Ming directly objected.

"Shinong businessmen are all the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the qualifications for riding have priority, but business is business after all, and it is not okay to favor one over the other, so listen to my thoughts!"