Two days ago, Li Chen'an sent a soldier from the Xuanjia Battalion to hand it over to Wen Zhuanyu with his handbook.

The letter just said one sentence -

On the second day of October, at the end of the year, see you in peace!

Everyone thought that he would have three days to arrive in Kyoto, but Wen Boil-yu knew that he would be back early.

I thought he would have something extremely important, but he didn't expect it to be such a thing.

Wen Zhuanyu grinned: "Then the minister will go to repair a book and give it to Emperor Wu." ”

"Okay,"

After saying this business, Li Chenan took a sip of tea and said:

"I plan to build some workshops under the Qishan Mountain outside Changle City, and then reclaim some wasteland on the Qishui Plain......

"Those craftsmen recruited from Linshui City will arrive in Kyoto one after another within half a month, you go to the palace and tell Huang Xiumu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, that I mean, tell him to find a suitable place to live under the Qi Mountain, and build some simple houses first."

"It's late autumn this year, and the time is a bit rushed, and there will be about 180 craftsmen."

"These people are treasures!"

Li Chenan put down the teacup, looked at Wen Zhuoyu's surprised gaze, leaned over, and smiled mysteriously:

"I can count on them to earn a lot of money back for me and for Ning Guo!"

His fingers tapped on the table, "Now you don't understand it, anyway, next year, you'll see all kinds of strange and valuable things coming out of that place!" ”

"By the way, that place is called the Academy of Sciences!"

"But it's relatively simple for the time being, and when I earn the money, I plan to build it into a science city!"

Wen Zhuyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked curiously:

"What is science?"

“…… Ah, you can understand it as a creative invention that can change people's production and life. ”

Warm cooking rain choked, thinking that people live for a lifetime, but food, clothing, housing and transportation are four words.

Clothing, silk, cotton and linen.

Food...... Aren't they all grain animals?

As for living, the warm pavilion in the plum garden next door is a good thing, but the chimney stretches to the top of this quiet and leisurely residence.

Wen Zhuyu turned his head to look at the window.

Outside the window, it is faint.

The pungent smell of smoke was already in the air.

I think it was the first stove of the year that the plum garden had started.

This thing doesn't change people's lives, but it's very comfortable to live in it in the cold winter.

Let's just think it's a science.

As for the line...... The people relied on their feet, the soldiers relied on horses, and the officials and merchants relied on horse-drawn carriages.

Do these things deserve his attention?

What kind of flowers can you play?

Of course, Wen Zhuoyu was puzzled but did not object.

However, the corners of his mouth curled, and he raised his eyes to look at Li Chenan, "These things...... It's going to be done very quickly. ”

"Except for the craftsmen of the Firearms Bureau, who are still tinkering with the pies and no, cannons you painted for them, the rest of the people don't have much important to do right now."

"It's not good for them to watch the excitement around the Firearms Bureau every day, so it's appropriate to go to the foot of Qishan Mountain to build a house."

"It's just...... Li Shangshu estimated that he could only come back at the end of the year after getting it, and the money from the household department...... Before Li Shangshu left, he also talked a lot to his ministers here. ”

"It boils down to one sentence!"

"The money in the account of the household department cannot be moved!"

"No, you...... You can't either! ”

"He said that even if you really become the emperor, you are still his nephew."

"Although this is a little inappropriate, but after thinking about it, he feels that Li Shangshu's starting point is excellent."

"Poor!"

"Ning Guo is too poor!"

"With a wave of your hand, you have exempted half of the people's taxes. Industry and commerce were also encouraged, and there was no entry tax to the city, and there were no other miscellaneous inputs. ”

"The property of the corrupt officials confiscated in the past two years has been used for the salaries of officials across the country on the one hand, and on the other hand, it has been mainly used for the military."

"The minister doesn't hide it from you, and now there are only more than 12 million taels of silver in the account ......of the household department."

"This year's tax has been recorded, and this silver is the cost of the whole country next year."

"So Li Shangshu is afraid that you will touch the silver of the household, firstly, because he is afraid that there will be another snowstorm this winter, and secondly, he is ...... No one knows if the coming year will be smooth. ”

"The minister heard that you let the Red Flame Army reclaim the famine, which is a good idea, but compared to the more than 30 million mouths in the country, even if all the 10,000 hectares of fertile land in the Yudan River Plain are reclaimed, it will be a drop in the bucket!"

"If there is a shortage of food, there will be a shortage of people!"

"Full of warmth and lust!"

"If this person doesn't have enough to eat, he probably won't be in the mood to have children."

"Even if you are born, it is difficult to feed, which will lead to more tragedies."

"Therefore, the minister thinks, what kind of science are you doing...... You can do anything, but the silver ......."

Wen Zhuanyu touched the short beard on his chin, and looked at Li Chenan with a shy:

"There is really silver in the garden!"

"I heard that your reopening of the waterfront port is the silver that moves back to the garden...... I'm afraid I'll have to count on the money to return to the garden for other things. ”

Li Chenan's eyes widened suddenly.

As for the poverty of the treasury, he knows it without going into detail.

As for Li Wenhou's stinginess, it was also clear when he came into contact with him in Kyoto two years ago.

It's just that he never expected that he was going to become the emperor of Ningguo, and Li Wenhou, the second uncle, actually defended himself like a thief!

"Didn't I say that I didn't need to do the enthronement ceremony?"

"You have invited the foreign envoys...... Well,"

Li Chenan took a deep breath:

"Then choose a date to convene a meeting of the ministers and those foreign envoys in the council hall, and announce that the matter will be over."

"This ...... To the point that there is no need to be so tight, the dragon robe still has to be made of two bodies. ”

"Who's going to pay for the money?"

"Li Shangshu said that this expenditure is paid by the state treasury."

As an emperor, the two dragon robes are spent by the treasury...... This is probably the most shabby emperor in history.

So much so that Zhongli Ruoshui and the four of them all looked at Li Chen'an, feeling that this matter seemed a little ridiculous.

But Li Chenan didn't care.

He didn't even want a dragon robe because it was too cumbersome to wear.

But this thing is commemorative, and it is another testimony of my own time here.

Wen Zhuanyu also seems to feel that this thing is not bright enough, but what can be done?

Speaking of which, the state treasury does have more than 12 million taels of silver, but Li Wenhou has already listed to him in detail next year's expenditures.

The two chatted all night, and it was not enough to count left and right!

If there is a disaster, it will be even worse!

Can't even start a war!

However, the gradual prosperity of commerce also gave Li Wenhou a glimmer of hope.

Even the Ministry of Households is already drafting a commercial tax ...... Those merchants can't be allowed to eat meat, and the court can't even drink a sip of soup, right?

"This is the situation that Ning Guo is facing at the moment, it is a little difficult, but I believe that under your leadership, there will be a day when you will get out of this predicament."

This sentence can be regarded as appeasing Li Chenan.

Wen Zhuyu was reluctant to talk more about silver with Li Chenan at this time.

What if this guy really ran away......

His little life can be prosperous, so what about their old guys who work hard for hope, and the more than 30 million people in Ningguo?

So Wen Zhuoyu pointed to the next door, "The minister thought about it, Princess Qin was very eager to miss you, and yesterday evening the minister told her the news that you were going to come back early." ”

"State affairs will be discussed after you rest for two days, your family affairs...... How about you think you'd better go home and see Princess Qin first? ”

Li Chenan nodded and got up, "Then let's go home first, and then you will take the young adults to the plum garden for a drink." ”

"Good!"

"Farewell!"

“…… Hold on! ”

"What else?"

"Can the chimney of the plum garden be redirected? Otherwise, suck this winter ...... The minister's lungs are not very good! ”