Li Xiao told Wan Niang that he was going to buy two or three thousand acres of land in Baekje and buy a big manor there. As a result, she did not get Wan Niang's support, she had the same thinking as Lao Qian, and felt that it was too risky to go overseas to buy land.

"Madam, this is what my husband thinks, the imperial court wants to issue bonds, and I plan to subscribe to it, and the imperial court doesn't use Baekje's land as collateral, so I will borrow this land first."

The money is only 3,000, Li Xiaodi didn't want to buy less, and even he wanted to earn some interest on the imperial court bonds. He subscribed to the bonds, and then in turn mortgaged the bonds with the imperial court, and went to Baekje to come back in circles.

"Husband, why bother? The interest rate of the imperial court's bonds is definitely not high, and instead of taking the money to subscribe to the imperial court bonds, it is better to take the money and lend it to the people, and the interest rate is higher. "In these days, which rich landlord does not lend.

The annual income is at least 100%, who doesn't want to do such a deal? I don't even have to worry about the people borrowing money and not paying it back, and if there is no money, there is still land, if the land is gone, they can still sell their sons and daughters as slaves in these years. In short, it's a sure-fire deal.

"The interest on the imperial court bonds is certainly not too high, but the account is not calculated like this. Although the yield is high, the reputation is not very good. If everyone can't afford to pay it back, it will be unbearable to force people to pawn the land and sell their children and wives. Besides, although Baekje is far away, the land is the most cost-effective now. ”

But no matter what Li Xiao said, Wan Niang felt that spending millions of dollars to buy land in Baekje, a place where there was still a war, was really a bit of a brain in water.

Who can guarantee that the imperial court will definitely be able to conquer Baekje, and even if it does, how much time it will take. How do you manage your earnings from so far away?

"It's better to buy a cow." Wan Niang told Li Xiao that the 1,000 or so cows she bought a few years ago were raised in the people's homes, and they were raised very well. By the end of the summer, the cattle have fattened up, and some of them have already given birth. "Now there are more than 100 calves, and in a year's time, these calves will become big cows."

Liangyi Palace.

After the early dynasty, the emperor summoned more than a dozen ministers here.

In His Royal Highness, Li Zhi proposed to issue 1 million guan bonds to raise money for disaster relief and the Eastern Crusade. He proposed the method discussed with Li Xiao, and proposed to appoint Li Xiao as a member of the household branch and be in charge of this matter.

The result was surprising, with several ministers objecting.

They not only opposed the issuance of bonds, but also opposed Li Xiao's appointment as a branch of the Wailang.

Although there are only about a dozen people in the palace, they are all important ministers of the third or fourth rank of the empire, and the emperor has to pay attention to the opinions of these people.

Several people said that Li Xiao was too young, and even vaguely let Li Xiao, a young man who was so young and had no previous political experience, continue to be in charge of such an important yamen as the corn supervisor.

And the head of the household department directly proposed that the corn supervisor should be abolished.

Li Ji sat there silently, this is his usual style, and when he is not necessary, he rarely speaks, even in the political hall.

When the peaches were picked, Li Ji's heart was like a mirror.

At the beginning, Li Xiao offered corn, although he said that the corn was miraculous, but few people really believed it, but it was just an attitude of giving it a try.

Who would have thought that this corn was really successful.

Everyone knows how good corn is, and this full implementation of corn can become a dazzling achievement.

Sinong Siqing naturally wanted to keep the corn prison, but the household department was very shameless and wanted to assign the corn to them.

And a few other Shangshu, waiters or something, also want to install their own people to be in charge of corn.

As for the issuance of bonds, no one pays attention anymore.

Li Zhi was disappointed, he didn't expect this situation, and couldn't help coughing a few times.

"Taifu?"

At the critical moment, Li Zhi had to turn his attention to Li Ji, who had high prestige after all. Although there is no prime minister in charge of the government in the political hall now, and now the system of the prime minister is implemented, and the prime ministers are in charge of the rotating affairs, but after all, Li Ji is now the Zhongshu Order, and he is in charge of the Zhongshu Province, which has the heaviest power among the three provinces of the imperial court.

Li Ji cleared his throat.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that there is nothing to do. Corn is Li Xiao's dedication, he is most familiar with corn, he presided over the corn supervision, the trial planting of corn is very good, the next is a larger area of trial planting and cultivation of seeds, so that next year there are enough seeds to fully implement the planting of corn, no one is more suitable than Li Xiao to preside over this matter. ”

Li Zhi nodded.

"What about bonds?"

"The old minister thinks that it is not undesirable to issue bonds, but the stakes are very high, and a stable official should be selected to be responsible for this matter, Li Xiao is young, and he is also responsible for the matter of corn supervision, so the minister thinks that it is not suitable for him to preside."

"But I talked to Li Xiao about the bond issuance, and his plan is very good." Li Zhi is still a little unwilling.

It's a pity that Li Ji doesn't support it.

"Although Li Xiao has made great contributions to the imperial court, His Majesty cannot appoint him, otherwise he will be suddenly promoted, but I am afraid that it will also be unfavorable to Li Xiao."

is only twenty-one years old, and he has to be a foreigner, which is not an ordinary official. Lang Zhong and Wai Lang of the Sixth Department and the 24th Division of Shangshu Province are extremely important positions. Which one of them is in office, not all of them are forty or fifty years old, you let a hairy guy in his early twenties be a foreigner, and he has to preside over such an important matter, so what do others think.

Isn't this to make Li Xiao the target of public criticism?

After that, how can Li Xiao, a person who breaks the rules, stay in the court?

Everyone's attitude just now is actually obvious, and Li Ji is also for Li Xiao's good.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

Li Zhi felt very sorry for Li Xiao, so he wanted to promote Li Xiao to a member of the branch. But now he can't stand up to these ministers, even Li Ji is against it, he has to think carefully.

But you can't just say it.

Li Zhi was a little embarrassed to propose that Li Xiao be given the post of doctor.

As a result, there are more opponents.

The counselor is a five-grade official, especially the weight of the counselor. I think Wei Zheng didn't hold this position back then, spraying the emperor at every turn. Wei Zheng was able to spray the emperor, precisely because of the position of the doctor, the gains and losses of the advice, and the praise of the attendants, and the obviously unreasonable edict could be dismissed.

The doctor can not only serve the emperor, but also advise the gains and losses, and even reject unreasonable edicts, but you can know that this is a very powerful official position, roughly similar to the Hanlin bachelors in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, or the six subjects of the Ming Dynasty.

The six departments of the Ming Dynasty were given lower grades in the matter, seven or eight petty officials, but the power was extremely heavy, and they could compete with the scholars. They can go up to six or seven levels at once, but they don't want to.

Even if he is transferred to the local government to serve as a third grade, he is far inferior in terms of the right to do things. When you are an official, the most important thing is not your grade, but your power.

Just as the ministers refused to let Li Xiao be appointed as a member of the household department, the power of the staff is not comparable to that of a small corn supervisor, who is in charge of hundreds of people and a few experimental fields. As for Wai Lang, a member of the household branch, he assisted Lang Zhong in managing the entire world's degree branch.

Although the counselor doctor is a five-grade doctor, he can follow the emperor, can contact the emperor from time to time, and can talk directly to the emperor, not to mention the power to refute unreasonable edicts.

To put it bluntly, the doctor, that is known as the storage phase and the internal minister.

How can Li Xiao be able to hold such an important and noble position?

"Your Majesty has given Li Xiaozhen the title of county, which is enough to reward him for his contribution to corn." Li Yifu said sourly, he is a dignified prime minister, but he has only been awarded the title of a baron in Guangping County, which is still a false seal. He is the emperor's hidden residence, and he just helped the emperor drive away the eldest grandson Wuji and other elders. Li Xiao is just lucky, Yitian Shehan, in a blink of an eye, he is really the county prince, what else can't he do.

It is impossible for the branch to be a foreigner, and it is even more impossible to consult the doctor!

"Then why don't you let Li Xiao be the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple?"

Shaoqing is a fourth-grade official, although the nine temples are not as good as the sixth, but why is Li Xiao a Shaoqing, what qualifications does he have, and there are more people who oppose it.

In the end, Li Zhi could only sigh helplessly, "Okay, let's discuss the issue of bonds." ”

Corn Prison.

The corn has been harvested, and it has been dried and threshed.

As a supervisor, Li Xiao was promoted to the rank of official, and naturally he couldn't forget his subordinates.

Open the handmade noodles, put them in the pot of boiling water, put the bean sprouts in again, and add salt. When the water in the pot boils again, remove the noodles and bean sprouts.

Cool the water and drain into a large bowl.

"Set the bowls out." Li Xiao commanded several Kunlun slaves to fight.

He topped the noodles with chopped green onions, sesame seeds, chili noodles, and salt.

After the long row of noodles in the bowl was seasoned, he restarted the pot and poured the moss oil. Rapeseed moss is also known as rape, and these pure pressed vegetable oils smell very good.

When the oil in the pan is hot and slightly smoking, take a large spoon and pour the hot oil into the noodle bowl and pour it on top of the seasoning grains.

Put the hot oil into the bowl, and with a snort, the fragrance spreads.

"Come on, come on, compensate for the oily and spicy noodles that the supervisor is making by himself, this is the most authentic oily and spicy noodles in Datang."

As a prisoner, he personally made noodles for his subordinates, which is extremely rare, and even those swarthy Kunlun slaves have a share in everyone.

The best handmade noodles are like filaments, and after cooking, they are only as narrow as straw, and the red chili noodles are poured with hot oil, mixed with the fragrance of green onions and sesame seeds, not to mention how tempting.

A large bowl for one person, a large bowl can hold at least three catties of noodles.

The corn prison people, whether they were officials or officials, or Kunlun slaves, all squatted in the courtyard with bowls in their hands and ate very energetically.

"Everyone eats as much as you want, and after eating, everyone has worked hard during this time. There will be a reward for eating noodles in a while! ”

Everyone had already seen the tall copper money boxes and silk piles piled up in the courtyard, which were all sold after Li Xiao took charge of the corn prison and planted watermelons and peppers in the sand garden, and now Li Xiao wanted to distribute them all to everyone.

"Eat slowly, and divide when you're done!" Li Xiao wore an apron tied around his waist, and a big spoon in his hand, looking at those noodle eating and snoring subordinates with satisfaction.