"Your Majesty, the matter of building roads, this is the responsibility of the Ministry of Works? Weichen is just a military general, is it more suitable to hand over this matter to the Ministry of Industry? Liu Yuan said cautiously.

"You are a smart person, I will get straight to the point" Li Er said helplessly: "Liu Aiqing, you also know that dredging the Yellow River, building the Daming Palace, and waging a full-scale war with Tubo, the treasury can be described as making ends meet, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and it is difficult for me to cook without rice, and it is difficult for me to do a project without silver, and I can't bear to increase taxes on the people, and Liu Aiqing is not only civil and military, but also exquisite and not pedantic, this matter is handed over to you, the most suitable but, last time Liu Qing's family just engaged in an activity, and increased the treasury by more than 300,000 taels of silver. And the Ministry of Industry Shangshu and you are Weng's son-in-law, and it is very convenient to communicate, so, I think, it is most appropriate to hand over this matter to Liu Aiqing. ”

Obviously, Li Er wants to be a virtuous monarch, and he doesn't want to be infamous, and he doesn't dare to tax at will, and Wei Heizi and others are here, and they will not agree to forcibly tax, otherwise, not only will it be like a mountain, but it will be urgent, then Wei Heizi will dare to point at your nose and scold the faint king, and say what about the death of the country, if you are angry, he will stretch his neck and wait for you to cut off his head, and the last thing is that he doesn't like it anymore, and he has to praise him for being virtuous and upright with a conscience, although the treasury is temporarily empty, but he also hopes that the environment in Chang'an will be fundamentally improved, so he has a strong ability to make money, Earning money has a hand, and it immediately becomes his goal.

"Your Majesty, how much does it cost to pave cement roads in Chang'an City?" Liu Yuan asked first.

I thought that Li Er would pay this money by himself and slaughter himself as a fat sheep, but now I heard that as long as he is responsible for fundraising, Liu Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, anyway, just don't take the knife with himself, not to mention the difference between the roads in Chang'an and the suffering of dust, Liu Yuan also has a deep understanding, and after the cement road is fully paved. It's also good for yourself.

Li Er said with a smile: "Cui Shangshu has estimated that it will take about 100,000 yuan. ”

Very shrewdly omitted the word gold at the end.

100,000 taels?

Liu Yuan's brows relaxed when he heard this, and he didn't doubt it, and said happily: "It's only 100,000 taels, Your Majesty, this matter is not difficult, Weichen must do it properly, not only pave the cement road, but also plant flowers and plants next to the cement road to ensure that it is done properly." Never disappoint the emperor. ”

It's just 100,000 taels, and now he has a million family fortunes, even if he pays 100,000 taels, it's not that he can't take it out, and he can do something for this historic city. Liu Yuan is still very happy, this is a great thing that will go down through the ages. Add a heavy stroke to your own sweat and youth in history. This is not something that can be measured by silver, Liu Yuan has an idea in his heart: if this historical city is built beautiful and solid, then this indelible famous city in the hearts of Chinese people will not be easily abandoned, and many historical civilizations will not be lost in the long river of history.

Liu Yuan still remembers a day more than a thousand years later. Standing on the ruins of Chang'an, among the ruins and walls, while sighing at the vicissitudes of life, he left only a few words from the ancients. In the imagination of this famous city that the descendants of China can never forget, according to the historical records, the reason for abandonment, dilapidated and unstable are also important factors.

Li Er stood up, patted Liu Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Okay, it's still Liu Qing's family who knows my intentions, but I still have a few points to mention." ”

"Please give instructions to the emperor."

"This time to build a road in Chang'an City, first, we can't set up a name, forcibly expropriate and extort money, second, we can't extort businesses, disturb the people, and third, we can't delay indefinitely and obstruct traffic."

Liu Yuan patted his chest and said: "The emperor can rest assured, the minister will never do anything to disgrace the emperor, but in this process, the emperor needs a lot of support." ”

"This is natural, Liu Qing's family is for the country and the people, how can I not help, except for money and silver, everything is easy to do."

For fear that Liu Yuan would propose an appropriation when he arrived, Li Er first blocked Liu Yuan's mouth.

This Li Er, it's really picking, is this like being an emperor? Liu Yuan was a little speechless, and repeatedly promised that he would not collect money, did not need to be allocated by the state treasury, and would handle this matter independently, Li Er smiled when he heard it, and even praised Liu Yuan as a virtuous minister.

"Your Majesty, the matter of building the road is not a day's work, and the heroic soul of Mianshan Temple has not yet been truly rested, please be gracious to the emperor, first hand over Lu Dongzan to Weichen, Weichen is willing to make a military order, and must do a good job of building the road, otherwise let the emperor fall." The blood knife is not cold, Liu Yuan can do too little for him, Lu Dongzan's head, that is to be decided.

Li Er thought for a moment, and quickly nodded in agreement: "Okay, I order the Criminal Department to hand over the person to you as soon as possible." ”

"Emperor Xie" Liu Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, how to say it, he also had a servant of the blood knife and those dead heroic spirits.

"Okay, Liu Ai has worked hard all the way, go back and have a good rest, and implement the road repair as soon as possible, I will depend on your performance." The two chatted a few more words, and Li Er suddenly issued a "customer eviction order", which was quite a bit of a taste of serving tea and sending guests. ”

"Wechen retired."

Liu Yuan was a little depressed and walked back, slandering Li Er's belly in his heart: This Li Er, and said that he had worked hard all the way, but he was picked up here just after getting off the boat and before he rested, why was he not cold at that time? Explain that you know that you have worked hard all the way, so you have to express it, okay, you will push the hard bones to yourself with a meal, let alone stay for dinner, and try the craftsmanship of those imperial chefs, but the wine and pastries are not served, and no matter how tight the treasury is, it will not be compressed like this, right?

This Li Er, the kung fu of slamming the door has risen, and it is not good to say, this is simply crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

Liu Yuan smiled bitterly as he walked out, but he didn't expect to bump into his father-in-law who entered the palace in a corridor, Cui Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Works.

"Father-in-law." Liu Yuan hurriedly greeted.

Cui Jing's expression was a little surprised, but he quickly said happily: "It's Xiaoyuan, when did you go back to Chang'an?" Back to Chang'an, why don't you take Yao'er back to the house, since you had an accident, the old man hasn't slept well for several days, if it weren't for the eldest brother to stop me, I would have to ride a horse to Mianshan Temple. ”

"There is Lao's father-in-law who is worried, and the son-in-law and Mengyao are blessed by the gods, and they turn evil into good fortune, not that they neglect to visit, but the son-in-law just got off the boat, and he was called here by the emperor, by the way, father-in-law, is he looking for the emperor when he is in such a hurry to enter the palace?"

"Well, that's right. There are some things in Daming Palace that need to be asked to the emperor, what about Yao'er? She didn't enter the palace, did she go home? ”

This old boy still cares about his daughter very much, Cui Mengyao is his heart, liver and blood, when he talks about his daughter, he is full of energy, and he really pities the hearts of parents all over the world, Cui's may not be satisfactory in other aspects, but he is definitely an excellent father.

Liu Yuan hurriedly said: "Meng Yao is all right, and there is a memory from Father-in-law Lao." We just returned home today, and the two of us are going to visit my father-in-law tomorrow, and by the way, we will send some Yangzhou specialties. ”

"Well, okay, Cui Mansion is also your home. Come often when you have time" Cui Jing hesitated for a moment, and quickly asked: "Why is the emperor looking for you." Why are you so anxious? As soon as I got off the boat, I was about to enter the palace before I returned home. ”

"Oh. The emperor was ready to pave the cement road in Chang'an, but the treasury was empty, so he asked his son-in-law to discuss and see how to use the role of public opinion to raise the required silver and pave the cement road. This is also a matter of benefiting the country and the people, and the son-in-law agreed. ”

Cui Jing was a little surprised and said: "Virtuous son-in-law, this project, to say the least, will be a million. Are you sure? ”

"What? Million? Liu Yuan said in surprise: "Didn't my father-in-law say that 100,000 can be completed?" ”

"One hundred thousand? Impossible, Chang'an one hundred and eight squares, just the avenue in the square costs a lot of money, the emperor has asked the old man about the cost, at that time the old man clearly said that the budget is at least one million taels of silver, only a lot more, why, didn't the emperor tell you like this? ”

It's bad, he fell into Li Er's plan, Liu Yuan then remembered, Li Er only said that the cost was 100,000 yuan, and he wishfully thought it was silver, because the court has always been settled in silver, Li Er only said the quantity, and did not say the unit, if he said that the 100,000 is gold, it is also in line with the million, he dug a pit, and he jumped into it happily, and has been dreaming of the famous ancients, this is good, it is one million taels of silver, not 100,000 taels of silver.

If you make up one hundred or two hundred thousand taels, Liu Yuan is confident that there is a way to raise it, but one million taels, it will be very difficult, after all, whose silver is not blown by the wind, he also volunteered, saying that even the greening project is also packaged, so calculated, the silver needed is as high as more than one million to two million, and it cannot be expropriated and extorted, how can this be done? However, he also made a military order, saying that he would complete the road repair project as soon as possible.

Although there is a lot of silver in the house, it is definitely not enough, and his total family property is about one million taels, and now the Jinyu family is fully expanded, and the silver to be spent is like flowing water, God, if it goes on like this, it will not work to go bankrupt, Liu Yuan's face suddenly turned into a bitter gourd face.

"The emperor said it, but the son-in-law didn't hear it clearly." Liu Yuan said helplessly.

"It's a million taels, it's not easy to prepare, virtuous son-in-law, and besides, this road repair may not be good for everyone, so it's better to ask the emperor for his resignation, so that he doesn't look for a master, or else, don't say that there are old troubles to recuperate." Cui Jing persuaded on the side.

Liu Yuan made it clear that this is "raising", not "collecting", if you want to raise one million taels, how easy is it to talk about, and with Guanglu doctor Wei Heizi here, how can you tax casually.

"It's too late for this matter, my father-in-law, my son-in-law has already made a military order."

"You" Cui Jing pointed at Liu Yuan, shook his head and said, "You are confused." ”

Since I did it, it's too late to regret it, and retreating from the battle is not Liu Yuan's style, it's useless to think about it, Liu Yuan secretly scolded Li Er in his heart, and then Cui Jing said with a smile: "Father-in-law, building bridges and repairing roads is a matter of accumulating virtue, and the son-in-law has done it if he doesn't do it. ”

Cui Jingke is a rich man, and there is so much money that he hides in the gold house everywhere, and Liu Yuan decided to start with him.

"Virtuous son-in-law, you" Cui Jing looked at Liu Yuan and said: "This is the official government, all of them are moving money to their own homes, are there any people like you who pay out like this?" Stretching out to others to ask for silver, this is not a good thing, forget it, the old man is too lazy to say you, just donate five hundred taels. ”

"Gold?"

"Return the gold, the silver." Cui Jing said angrily.

Liu Yuan said in surprise: "Father-in-law, these five hundred taels are also a little less, which is not in line with your identity." ”

"Less? If it weren't for the fact that you were a son-in-law, it would be nice to donate a hundred taels."

"This"

Cui Jing explained: "It's not that my father-in-law is stingy, the main thing is that the autumn seed has not been confiscated now, and the vitality of the Changluo Expressway was greatly injured in front of the construction, and this vitality has recovered a little, because the Tang Dynasty is at war with Tubo, and the emperor ordered the household department to issue the debt volume you proposed. ”

There is a lot of silver, and more will buy land mansions, treasures and antiques, etc., and rarely collect a large amount of gold and silver, in other words, a region, hot money is just a little, where it is spent, where is naturally less, one eliminates the other, after listening to Cui Jing, Liu Yuan's mood suddenly became heavy: It is really a difficult task to raise more than one million taels of silver in a short period of time.

What kind of name do you do, if you don't die, you won't die, Liu Yuan turned his head to look in the direction of the imperial study, his eyes were full of resentment. (To be continued......)

PS: I haven't seen what the monthly pass looks like for two days, book friends?