Han Chaozong, who was Jing Zhaoyin at the time, had reached the twilight of his political career, and if nothing else, he would no longer be an official. He also regards Jing Zhaoyin as the last step of his ruling side, so he must do a good job of the heavy responsibility he shoulders this time.

"Jingzhao, where are you going?" The soldier who was guarding him asked respectfully.

"Go to Xuanpingfang, the prince's guest He Zhizhang's house." Han Dynasty Zongdao.

With the help of the soldiers, he got on the horse, at this time it was the Tang Dynasty, the sedan chair was ridden by women and women, and most of the officials were riding horses or carriages. When the Han Chaozong got on the horse, the dust swept over his face, making his hair slightly yellow, and everyone else covered his face with his sleeves, but he stood still.

"Let's go." Spit out a word clearly, and he urged the horse to move forward.

Immediately, he began to think about the appointment he was going to. Because of his old age, He Zhizhang has been obsessed with cultivating immortals and visiting the Tao all these years, so the official position he holds is only a nominal position such as a prince's guest. But because He Zhizhang and Li Shizhi have a good relationship, in the eyes of Han Chaozong, He Zhizhang is also his fellow traveler.

"Today I was suddenly invited to the door, saying that it was a new and good wine...... But why did he not invite the left minister, but me? ”

Han Chaozong couldn't help but think of the visit of Li Xia, the son of Zuo Xiang, the day before yesterday, Li Xia was moved by Lu Qi's words, after all, he felt that he still had to kill Ye Chang's sharp spirit, let him hit the wall, and only then would he know the beauty of Lu Dao's power, and he would be able to bow his head and ears in the future, so he deliberately blocked Ye Chang's ball game. However, the reason Li Xia said in front of Han Chaozong was high-sounding, only that now because of the opening of the canal, the people in the city are uneasy, and the kind of gathering crowds to make noise should be forbidden. In particular, the scoundrels in the market, in the name of playing and playing, make a fuss, and should pay attention to it in the near future.

Han Chaozong deeply believed that the matter of Caoqu would inevitably be demolished and relocated, and the interests involved were complicated, and it was especially troublesome in the capital. If he can't keep it, someone will make trouble behind his back, so that he, Jing Zhaoyin, can't do it, so that he can replace himself with his own party.

The right minister Li Linfu is not easy to get along with, that is, Li Shizhi's rough temperament is not wary of him, and Han Chaozong is much more cautious.

At that time, Li Xia specifically said that He Zhizhang is now old and faint, and he may be entrusted by someone to intercede, he must pay attention to it, if there are some city fox society rats behind it, he will have to take responsibility.

Sure enough, the next day, He Zhizhang invited him to meet with him in public service, saying that it was a newly obtained Sanle pulp wine, but in fact, there must be something to trust. This made Han Chaozong worry in his heart, on the one hand, Li Linfu and his party were eyeing each other outside, and on the other hand, there was still such an incident between the people inside him!

"Jing Zhao is here, it's really brilliant." After collecting his thoughts, Han Chaozong heard He Zhizhang say with a smile.

"Why did He Gong say this, He Gong has always been full of friends here, and it was Han's luck to be invited."

Hustle and bustle is etiquette, and it is also an inevitable way to get closer to each other. After the two said a few words, He Zhizhang began to introduce the people around him, the first to introduce Yan Zhenqing, Han Chaozong knew this person, so he bowed his head and signaled. The next introduction is Ye Chang, who has neither fame nor official position, but is so young, if it weren't for the fact that He Zhizhang has always liked to reward backwards, Han Chaozong would almost suspect that this is the younger generation of He Zhizhang's family.

"Please be seated, please be seated!"

They were invited to the door, but they did not enter the house, probably because the house was hot and stuffy, and everyone sat in a corner of the courtyard, which was in the shade. Han Chaozong sat up, and he was surprised: "He Gong, this ground ...... What is it? ”

"Hehe, this is the root cause of the old decay inviting Jingzhao here." He Zhizhang said with a smile.

When Han Chaozong stepped on it, he felt that there was something wrong with the ground, like a floor tile, but it was a whole piece, like a stone, but it did not have the heavy and hard feeling of a stone. Because it has been washed with water, the ground is very clean, and because it is under the shade of a tree, it is not directly exposed to the sun, so it is still relatively cool to step on.

Han Chaozong simply took off his shoes, stepped on the ground with his socks, walked back and forth a few steps, and raised his head: "What is this thing, He Gong summoned me here for this thing?" ”

"This matter is up to Ye Xiaoyou." He Zhizhang said with a smile.

Han Chaozong turned to Ye Chang, this young man has an extraordinary appearance, not only is he handsome, but more importantly, he has a smell of dust. In Han Chaozong's impression, he had only seen this kind of temperament in another person - no, he had seen this kind of temperament in another person and a half. That person is Li Yu, and half is Li Bai.

For Li Yu, Han Chaozong's feeling is terrifying, and for Li Bai, his feeling is a pity.

"Han Jingzhao, a certain country man, arrived in Chang'an because he had something to do in Beijing." Ye Chang didn't get straight to the point, but made a detour first: "Chang'an City is worthy of being the capital of my Tang Dynasty, so that Zhang Heng will be reincarnated, and Zuo Si will be resurrected, I am afraid that it will be difficult to endow two capitals and three capitals." ”

Zhang Heng in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Zuo Si in the Jin Dynasty were all famous for their resignations, and their two Beijing and three capital were extremely capable of describing the metropolis at that time. But the two capitals and three capitals they wrote are far inferior to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Ye Chang said this, Han Chaozong was silent, but he gave Ye Chang an evaluation in his heart: "Good for a big talker!" ”

That's definitely not a good review.

Ye Chang said again: "However, I found that there is also a regrettable matter in Chang'an City, which has not been resolved for many years, and it is a problem for the road. When the dust is flying in the drought, it is difficult to suffocate, and when it rains, the water becomes a depression, which leads to waterlogging. The root cause is nothing more than mud paving, and although it is repaired from time to time, it cannot be cured. ”

Hearing this, Han Chaozong's eyebrows moved slightly, and he was immediately impressed by Ye Chang.

The road of Chang'an City is indeed a big trouble, and Han Chaozong has a deep understanding of this. After he took office, he paid great attention to checking the previous archives and records, and knew that the dust and waterlogging on the road would bring injuries to people almost every year, and there would be a major flood every few years, causing great casualties.

"What do you mean by using this thing to pave the streets of Chang'an?" Han Chaozong finally spoke.

"Exactly, I know that what Dao Jingzhao is worried about is nothing more than that this thing is expensive, and it is difficult for the imperial court to afford. But I think that although it costs a lot to pave the road with this material, the daily maintenance cost is much lower than that of today's dirt roads, and the convenience brought by it is better than the current dirt roads. Calculating the total price, it is cheaper to use this item. ”

At this time, He Zhizhang also interjected: "Jing Zhao knows how much does it cost to lay this small half yard in the old man's house?" ”

"Please advise." Han Chaozong looked at the big bottom of the paved earth and cement part of the courtyard again, and then asked.

"If you look at the materials alone, the cost is less than five cents." He Zhizhang laughed.

This price surprised Han Chaozong, originally he thought that it would cost dozens of wen to pave this half of the yard, but it turned out to be less than five wen!

"If it's used on a large scale, the price will only be lower, because the materials used are originally worthless things. But the labor money will not be less, I asked the price of plasterers in Chang'an City, and then roughly estimated, like Zhuque Street, each shop is a zhang, the total cost is about two yuan......"

"Two runs?"

"It's all about materials and labor."

Han Chaozong was silent, Suzaku Street is 1,700 zhang long, and each zhang costs two yuan, so the whole road will cost 3,400 yuan. Datang's annual treasury income is now about 30 million yuan, but when today's son is so luxurious, and he has heavy soldiers around him, plus hundreds of official salaries and the like, it is already quite difficult to maintain it. And this is only Suzaku Street, in the entire Chang'an City, there are nine longitudinal streets in the north and south, although the rest of the streets are not as wide as Suzaku Street, but most of them are longer than Suzaku Street, so calculated, only the longitudinal street will cost a total of more than 30,000 yuan. Coupled with the larger number of side streets and streets in the square, the total cost is only 100,000 yuan.

Datang can get this money, but after taking it out, other places will be stretched.

"It's still too expensive." Han Chaozong sighed.

Ye Chang smiled, laughing but not speaking. This look made Yan Zhenqing next to him very anxious, but he understood Ye Chang's intentions, and used the method of offering soil and cement in exchange for Han Chaozong's convenience in the football match. But now that Han Chaozong has vetoed his proposal, Ye Chang didn't want to persuade him, but he kept his mouth shut, what does this mean?

"What, Ye Langjun still has a trick?" Han Chaozong couldn't help but ask when he saw Ye Chang's appearance.

"Han Gong's concern is not that the cost is expensive, but that the imperial court can't come up with the money for the time being. This year, the imperial court wanted to reopen the Cao Canal to facilitate the entry of Shandong grain into Beijing, Wei Gong presided over the matter, and Han Gong also thought that the timber storage and transportation in Chang'an City was inconvenient, and wanted to open the water channel to facilitate the entry of Nanshan timber into the city. Both of these are very expensive and financial, so Han Gong has no intention of building another project - but is this the case? ”

"It is true." Han Chaozong nodded.

These two projects require a lot of manpower and material resources, and the imperial court has been unable to make ends meet over the years, and Han Chaozong has a deep understanding of this, so he will not spend money to build roads - Chang'an people have endured the flying dust for a long time, so what does it matter if they endure more?

Ye Chang said again: "Han Gong feels that the imperial court is a little unable to make ends meet, which makes many things that are beneficial to the people's livelihood unable to be implemented, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Han Gong thinks that in addition to being used for roads, like He Gong, this cement is used in his own yard, and even replaces floor tiles and is used in his own house, is it suitable for use?"

Han Chaozong was still a little puzzled, and looked at Ye Chang: "I have something to say." ”

"Now this thing, only a certain knows, although the formula is simple, but if the imperial court wants to control it, there must not be many families in Chang'an City who dare to use it. But if the court does not restrict, but encourages, as it is said, those who need to shop this, each shop in the house, and at the same time, please pave one side for the road......"

"Shhh

He Zhizhang didn't expect Ye Chang to come up with this idea, and he couldn't help but gasp when he was old.

Ye Chang continued: "Anyone who can afford to pave the yard and ground doesn't care about spending four or five times to pave the yard and ground, and naturally he doesn't care about having four or five more paving streets. It's just that if they are directly asked to raise money, I am afraid that they will be unwilling, and they will have to rip off the people's ointment. But when they turned their heads, did they take the initiative to spend money to buy it? ”

"For example, His Majesty said that the hundred officials in the capital have been very official business since the beginning of this year, so they gave the hundred officials to buy this thing at a fair price to pave the way. Then, the wealthy families in the city will inevitably flock to it, follow suit, and try to buy it by all means. But at the beginning, this thing was like salt and iron, and only the imperial court, only Jing Zhaoyin, could sell it, and the price only needed to be set at a slightly more than twice the cost, so wouldn't every wealthy family in the city shop a party for the imperial court? ”

What Ye Chang said is, of course, the most ideal state, in fact, in the process of operation, whether it is loss or fullness, it is impossible to be so perfect. But this idea is enough, the rich households in Chang'an City, not to mention 10,000 households, according to Ye Chang's calculations, each household needs to spend about two times to pave the ground, then you have to pay the same number and the government, and in a short time, you can gather the money to repair the entire Chang'an road.

"This son is good at financial management, and he is really the choice of a capable official!" Han Chaozong looked at Ye Chang, his eyes were different again.

He knew that if he really reported to Emperor Li Longji, he would definitely be able to pass it. This is neither a tax increase, nor a seizure of other people's powers, but also a way to enrich the treasury, and there is almost no resistance in the imperial court for such a thing!

It was him Han Chaozong, although he felt that Ye Chang's plan was really as treacherous as a businessman, and he couldn't help but feel bad for him, but he also had to admit that Ye Chang had a good plan, which made him extremely excited in his heart!

Especially Ye Chang's sentence, "Only Jingzhao can sell", which means that Jingzhao Mansion has more power in his hands, as an official, who will dislike his own power?

"You have made great contributions to the country with this policy, and you will not forget to ask for praise to the imperial court." Han Chaozong figured all this out in a short time, and then asked in a harmonious voice: "What do you want, just say it, even if the official can't agree, and He Gong is here!" ”

He Zhizhang smiled bitterly, who knew that Ye Chang would come up with such a big deal!

This is definitely a big deal, not to mention the tens of thousands of rich households in Chang'an City, but also calculated that they are willing to be happy!

But if He Zhizhang had known that Ye Chang would make such a big move, he would never have introduced him to Han Chaozong. Mu Xiu is in the forest, the wind will destroy it, Ye Chang is only seventeen years old now, and he is only a teenager, where can he get involved in the turmoil of officialdom?

"A certain country person, do not need the imperial court to reward, but only intentionally promote the football play, intending to hold a ball game behind the Qinglong Temple three days later, in order to avoid more accidents, I want to ask Han Gong to arrange for soldiers to maintain order." Ye Chang said.

For Han Chaozong, who was in charge of the affairs of the capital, this was just a trivial matter, so to speak, insignificant. Moreover, Ye Chang also asked him to send soldiers to maintain order, he could completely control the matter, and there was no risk that there would be any mistakes. Therefore, whether it is He Zhizhang, Zhang Xu, or Yan Zhenqing and Ye Chang, they all believe that Han Chaozong will inevitably agree.

A smile appeared on Han Chaozong's face, this was the first time he had smiled at Ye Chang.

Ye Chang also smiled.

"No."

Two words spit out from Han Chaozong's mouth, and Ye Chang's smile suddenly froze.

Thing...... Seems to have gone unnoticed again?