Chapter 871

With Merton's advice, Li Chengqian couldn't sit still. He simply ate a little, left immediately and went straight to the Bank of Mojia village.

"Post station communication system." in the bank, master Shen's eyes brightened when he learned Li Chengqian's intention.

"Yes, as long as this communication system is completed, it is not only conducive to the government, but also to the people all over the world. Please give me your advice." Li Chengqian bowed solemnly.

"Your Highness, you are welcome. It's a matter of benefit to the world. I'm naturally duty bound." master Shen quickly held Li Chengqian.

Now the Bank of Mojia village has been on the right track and all kinds of businesses have been carried out in an orderly manner. He happened to have helped Merton design the transportation team system of Mojia village before. It can be said that it has all connections, and only needs to apply its expanded nationwide to the postal communication system.

"If you send a letter one day earlier, those foreign wanderers can receive a letter one day earlier and ask Master Shen to do it as soon as possible." Li Chengqian asked.

Master Shen thought for a moment and said solemnly, "I will send the memorial to you in three days at most."

"OK, the palace will wait for you for three days." Li Chengqian nodded. He could afford to wait for three days.

Soon, the three-day period has come.

When Li Chengqian saw Shen Hongcai's memorial before his case, he couldn't help but start studying it immediately if he got the best treasure. Tomorrow, I'm afraid he will have to answer questions from his ministers, so that he didn't even find out when he fell asleep.

"Your Highness, it's time to go to court." Li Chengqian was awakened from his sleep by the close eunuch. He just grabbed the memorial in his hand.

"Go to court!" Li Chengqian looked at the memorial in his hand and couldn't help showing a trace of firmness. Today he will let all officials know that he is not at their disposal.

In the Tai Chi hall, hundreds of officials gather.

"Tell your Highness the prince that the autumn gift has been collected. This is the specific statistical amount. Please have a look at it!" Dai Zhou, the Minister of civil affairs, offered a memorial.

Li Chengqian took a look and nodded secretly when he saw that there was a significant increase in taxes compared with previous years.

"Your Highness, since the autumn gifts have been collected, and now the Treasury is full, should the money and grain owed to various departments be allocated?" Fang Xuanling suggested.

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "it should be so."

The six Shangshu were delighted. They had not collected autumn Fu before, and they were not financially well-off, but they owed a lot of money and food to the six Shangshu.

"Tell your Highness the prince that it's time to perform corvee again. It's also urgent to build brick roads. In addition, the chaotang has long discussed the Weishui bridge to be built under the auspices of the Mohist school, which needs a lot of money and food. Please use your Highness's seal." Zhang Liang, the Minister of the Ministry of industry, said first that when you perform corvee every year, the imperial court will have a large number of free labor forces, This is the best time to build brick roads. Chaotang only needs to pay for bricks to build brick roads continuously.

The Weishui bridge is the most important, which is the first large-scale new bridge built by the imperial court.

Li Chengqian nodded. Weishui bridge chaotang has long been one of the bridges that must be built. Once it is built, it will immediately open the Chang'an north passage. It can be said to be of great significance, but it is a project that must be built.

"Zhang Shangshu, the Weishui bridge is important, but it can't be completed overnight. I'm afraid I can't use so much money and food for the time being. I have salaries for all officials here. I'm afraid this is the most urgent thing." Gao Shilian Lang, the Minister of the Ministry of officials, said.

"Since the Ministry of rites sent people from all walks of life into the western regions, it is related to the Centennial plan of the Tang Dynasty, and it should not be neglected,......" the Minister of rites told Hu Deyu not to be weak.

"All the officers and men protect their homes and defend the country. The pay of the officers and men of the whole army is even slower. Now that the weather is about to turn cold, it is urgent to buy something for the northern officers and men to keep out the cold in winter." Hou Junji said.

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For a moment, the whole court hall was in a mess. The officials of the court Hall who paid attention to etiquette did not care about etiquette at all. One by one, their faces were red and their ears were red. They all tried their best to strive for more funds for their own departments.

"The benefits of brick roads and bridges don't need our palace to say more. I think everyone must have witnessed it with their own eyes. The merit of building bridges and roads lies in the present age and the benefit lies in the future. We should give our full support. However, the construction period of Weishui Bridge is long, so we can allocate part of it first." Li Chengqian waved a big hand.

Zhang Liang immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness is wise!"

Although the Ministry of works did not get the grant from the Weishui bridge, it was much more than his psychological expectation. It was a credit to be able to build an additional section of brick road, and he retired with satisfaction.

After Li Chengqian allocated funds to the Ministry of works, he turned to his uncle Gao Shilian and said, "my prosperity in the Tang Dynasty depends on the diligence of all officials, and the salaries of all officials can not be short."

"Thank you, your highness. I thank you for all the officials." Gao Shilian retired with satisfaction.

"People who have traveled far to the western regions to participate in the great event of Bo Wang Hou should be greatly rewarded..." with a stroke of pen, Li Chengqian approved the appropriation from the Ministry of rites.

Subsequently, the appropriations of various departments of Datang were approved one by one. Although Li Chengqian did not meet all his requirements, it was much more than in previous years, which made them overjoyed.

However, Dai Zhou, who has been silently calculating the total amount of money and grain, can't help frowning. Now the courtiers seem to be satisfied with everyone, but the actual expenditure of money and grain by the Ministry of household is a lot more.

"Tell your highness that this is the money and food for our Datang post station. Please give your highness permission." finally, the doctor in charge of the post station stood out with joy.

Li Chengqian not only promised most of the funds requested by various departments before, but also a lot more than in previous years, which made the driving doctor very happy and thought that the trip must be very smooth.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian's eyes flashed. When he took the memorial, he frowned and said, "the post station needs so much money and food?"

The doctor of the driving Department said with a smile: "the post station is responsible for the food and accommodation of officials and the feeding of horses, which is not a small consumption. Nowadays, four wheeled carriages are popular, and most of the post stations are ordinary carriages. Isn't it out of court etiquette? The post station specially invited the court to buy a batch of four wheeled horses for officials to take."

If Li Shimin had been there, he would not have dared to make such a request. However, now that Prince Li Chengqian is in charge of the state, he has the courage to put it forward. Moreover, this move is also good for all officials. He believes that he can certainly get the support of all officials.

Hearing the speech, Li Chengqian nodded and said, "it makes some sense."

The driving doctor immediately smiled and said, "Your Highness is wise."

"Dai Shangshu, how much money and food does the Ministry of civil affairs have left now?" Li Chengqian asked.

Dai Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "now there are more and more places to spend money in the Tang Dynasty. Apart from the money and food allocated by your highness, the Ministry of the people has little left. I'm afraid I can't allocate the money and food needed by the post station."

"Ah!" suddenly there was an uproar and looked at Li Chengqian unimaginably.

"How is this possible?" the doctor's smile suddenly solidified on his face. The funds allocated by other departments were very abundant, but there was no money on his head.

Other Shangshu looked strange one by one. Could it be that the extra money allocated to them was the cost of the post station?

All the officials immediately looked at Li Chengqian one by one to see how he could deal with the crisis he had just encountered.