Chapter 99: If you want to get rich, build roads first
Dayan, Kyoto.
The Temple of Nourishing the Heart.
Tang Tingbai leaned back on the mahogany chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.
And Jia Luo stood behind Tang Tingbai, and his slender jade hand was massaging Tang Tingbai intimately.
Since leaving Loulan Mansion, Tang Tingbai has not been idle, and went back to Dayan Kyoto directly.
After all, Kyoto is his foundation, and Jinyiwei reported that Kyoto has not been peaceful recently.
As for the 300,000 troops, they were temporarily stationed in Longyou Province.
Longyou Mansion and Loulan Mansion are very close to each other.
Once the Xiongnu wiped out the Turks, or the Turks succeeded in recapturing Loulan Mansion, it is estimated that they would attack Dayan as soon as possible.
Therefore, Tang Tingbai put all his troops in Longyou Mansion in order to prevent the Xiongnu or Turks from attacking Dayan.
"Your Majesty, it's time to go to court!" Jia Luo whispered in Tang Tingbai's ear.
Well?
Tang Tingbai opened his eyes, a little reluctant.
He touched Garo's small, weak, boneless hand.
"Okay, let's go!"
But at this moment, the voice of the system came.
"Ding Dong, congratulations to the host for completing the hidden task and improving the people's livelihood, and the hearts of the people of Kyoto have reached 90 points."
"Reward the host king hero Sima Yi."
"Reward the host king hero, Baili Xuance!"
Well?
Hearing the sound of the system, Tang Tingbai's eyes lit up.
I unknowingly completed the system task again, unexpectedly.
And, having said that, there is indeed a shortage of talent around him.
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Xuanzheng Palace.
Hundreds of civil and military officials stood on both sides and discussed a lot.
"Lord Zhang, you have been very happy lately, the emperor got 20 million cattle and sheep and 10 million war horses from the Huns, and you have some of them, right?"
"That's necessary, who dares to disobey the emperor's order, to be honest, these cattle and sheep entering Dayan is definitely a great thing for the people of Dayan, and even the price of mutton has been reduced a lot, and the people can afford to eat mutton."
"Hey, although the emperor is a little brutal, although he has killed a little, but overall it is still good, under his leadership, our Dayan has become strong at a speed visible to the naked eye."
“……”
At this moment, the voice of a eunuch came.
"The emperor has arrived!"
Everyone bowed in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
And Tang Tingbai was dressed in a dragon robe and sat on the dragon chair, with a majestic voice.
"Get up!"
Everyone stood up in unison.
Zhang Tiandao of the household department was the first to speak.
"Your Majesty, 20 million cattle and sheep have been distributed to the provinces of Dayan according to the proportion of the population, most of which can be used as farming cattle, as for those sheep, there is a good breed left, and the rest are all put into the market."
"As for those war horses, Lao Chen selected one million war horses as military horses, and the remaining nine million were all distributed to the Dayan Prefectures, and they will be used for transportation, farming and other work in the future."
After listening to Zhang Tiandao's words, Tang Tingbai nodded, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Although Zhang Tiandao, the iron rooster, is very picky, he is still very concerned about the people of Dayan.
Tang Tingbai looked at Wang Changlin, the head of the Ministry of Industry.
"Lord Wang, I went to Longyou Mansion this time and found that the roads in Longyou Mansion were in tatters, and even the main road from Kyoto to Longyou Mansion was full of potholes, and it is estimated that the same is true in other parts of Dayan.
"In the future, there will only be two main tasks of your Ministry of Industry, one is to continue to build the Golden Radiance Armor and the Sawtooth Knife, and the other is to build roads."
"My request is very simple, to build the main road between the various provinces of my Dayan to be twenty meters wide, which can accommodate at least ten carriages to pass through, and at the same time to repair the roads in various counties, counties, and even towns, and now that I have so many war horses as a means of transportation, the matter of building the road is imminent, understand?"
This......
Wang Changlin's eyes widened, and he didn't react.
After a long time, he sighed with an ugly face, and he hesitated.
He also wanted to build roads, but their Ministry of Engineering really had more than enough power to do so.
After a moment of silence, Wang Changlin walked out with a helpless face.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the old minister can't agree to this order of yours!"
Well?
Tang Tingbai's face was calm, but he was very curious in his heart.
Although Wang Changlin is a member of the family, his work efficiency is notoriously fast.
What was the reason why he refused?
"Hehe, Wang Butang always has to give me a reason, right?" Tang Tingbai laughed.
"Returning to the emperor, building the road and the entire Dayan road is a huge project, and it is difficult to complete it by the Ministry of Engineering alone."
"In addition, the Ministry of Industry now only has 100,000 craftsmen, which sounds like a lot, but removing the armor, there are actually not many people who can participate in road repair, even if they really start to build roads, with the Ministry of Industry, it is impossible to complete it without three years and five years, what I need now is development, and it seems that building roads is not the most important thing to do now!"
After speaking, Wang Changlin bowed again.
Although he said these words were ugly, they were also true.
Tang Tingbai didn't speak, he touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
I have to admit that what Wang Changlin said does have some truth.
But in Tang Tingbai's view, road construction is the top priority.
Any reason is an excuse, and it is not as important as building a road.
After all, only when the roads are repaired can the circulation of goods between various places be accelerated, the economy can be improved, and Dayan can have money and food.
After pondering for a while, Tang Tingbai picked up the brush and wrote a line of words on the dragon case in front of him!
"If you want to get rich, build roads first!"
"More children, more trees!"
After writing, Tang Tingbai put down the brush and looked at Li Yuanfang: "Yuanfang, put today's Dayan road construction in the newspaper, so that the people of the world know my Dayan's national policy, and at the same time print these two lines of my words on the newspaper." ”
"The subordinates will arrange it." Li Yuanfang nodded respectfully.
Tang Tingbai raised his head: "Wang Butang, from today onwards, the Ministry of Industry will recruit craftsmen from all over the world, and until 500,000 people are recruited, these people have only one task, that is, to repair roads, and if they lack money, they will go to Zhang Tiandao to ask for it." ”
This......
Wang Changlin's eyes widened, and even his breathing became a little heavier.
He didn't expect that Tang Tingbai, a tyrant, would be so courageous.
Those who are determined to build roads are determined.
Building roads is a good thing, but there are too many interest groups involved.
It's hard to get it.
Tang Tingbai's eyes were like lightning, staring at Wang Changlin's expression.
He was not a fool, so he naturally knew what Wang Changlin was worried about.
Tang Tingbai took a deep breath, he wanted to give Wang Changlin a shot of heart booster.
"Wang Butang, I know that you have some scruples, but what are you afraid of with me supporting you?"
"If you are short of money, go to the household department, if the household department does not give you money, you will come to me, and I will support you."
"If Dayan's family dares not cooperate, I will ask Jinyiwei's people to investigate their family, if there is any problem in the investigation, I will kill someone."
"As for the craftsmen and people, the welfare benefits are better, ensuring that one of the three meals a day can eat meat, and the monthly wage is higher than the market price, and I believe that the efficiency of the Ministry of Industry to repair roads will be much faster."
Hearing this, Wang Changlin's eyes lit up.
The doubts and scruples in my heart before were immediately gone.
These were the three things he was most worried about just now.
The Ministry of Industry will build roads, and the cost of money and food will be innumerable.
With the iron rooster-like temper of Zhang Tiandao, the head of the household department, it is more difficult to let him take the money than to ask for his old life.
Now that there is the emperor's words, Zhang Tiandao will never dare to disobey.
Wang Changlin is originally from the family, and he knows too well the little secrets of the family.
Building roads is a good thing for the people of Dayan, but it is a disaster for the family of Dayan.
Before the road was built, the traffic was not convenient.
They can buy grain from the local people at a low price, and then transport it to various parts of Dayan through family means to earn a high price difference.
And once the road is completed and the transportation is convenient, it is almost impossible for them to buy food from the people at a low price.
And the emperor sent Jinyi Wei to investigate the family looking for trouble, which is definitely the finishing touch.
Just ask, which family's butt is clean?
Once he is caught, Tang Tingbai, a tyrant, will definitely not show mercy.
As for recruiting craftsmen and men to raise wages and make the food a little better, this is the easiest.
In the past, Dayan had no money and couldn't do it.
And now that Dayan has money, it is too easy to do this.
Wang Changlin took a deep breath, his eyes were full of excitement: "Since the emperor has said so, the old minister will take the order and promise to complete the task!" ”
Tang Tingbai nodded with satisfaction.
And the old face of Zhang Tiandao in the household department is extremely ugly, as if he is a dead father.
Money, let him take the money, it's worse than cutting his flesh!
The matter of building the road was arranged, and Tang Tingbai looked at Su Zhen, the prime minister of Dayan, his old father-in-law.
"Prime Minister, I Dayan has not been in Gaoli Mansion, Dali Mansion, Xixia Mansion, and Annan Mansion for a long time, and the four prefectures are lacking some young and promising officials, do you have any recommendations?"
This......
Hearing this, Su Zhen's eyes lit up, and then he hesitated.
After a moment of silence, Su Zhen slowly spoke.
"Emperor Qizuo, Goryeo Mansion already has a prefect and a general army, and Xixia Mansion also has a prefect and a general army, and at present, only Dali Mansion and Annan Mansion lack feudal officials."
"The old minister has the courage to recommend four young people, and all four of them have made great achievements at a young age!"
"These four people are fully suitable to serve as the prefect and chief military ...... of Annan and Dali Mansions"