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Li Shimin, who had just come out of the pain of losing his father, did not put too much thought on the court, but now he was shocked by a policy of Mo Jiazi.

"Regarding Merton's proposal for the development of Jiangnan, everyone should discuss it!" Li Shimin said loudly.

Suddenly, the faces of the ministers were different, most of the officials in the north were factions with five surnames and seven hopes, and naturally knew that the purpose of the Mo family's proposal for the large-scale development of Jiangnan was to break the encirclement and suppression of the five surnames and seven hopes, and break the situation for the Mo family.

The officials in the south are excited, all along, the south has superior conditions, but the development lags behind, and the officials in the south are not visible in the court, Mo Jiazi proposed to develop Jiangnan, which can be said to be the wish of the Jiangnan officials, once the south rises, then their position in the court will definitely rise.

"Your Majesty, Mohou has always been known as the land of fish and rice, but the population is small, and a large amount of wasteland has not been reclaimed, if the court vigorously supports, take the opportunity to promote Johor rice, as Mohou said, within ten years, Jiangnan's wealth will definitely double." Feng Zhidai said loudly.

Although Feng Zhidai and the Mo family are not in harmony, but the Mo family's proposal for the development of Jiangnan is greatly beneficial to Jiangnan, the Feng family, as the representative of the Jiangnan family, naturally has to speak for Jiangnan, after all, this also involves their own interests, once Johor rice meritorious service, then the Feng family also has great merit.

"Yes, we wait for the flat terrain of Suhu Lake and the two lakes, and there are large tracts of fertile land with a little reclamation, and if we cooperate with the extensive planting of Johor rice, the world will definitely be abundant." A Southern official said loudly.

"However, in addition, many hills in the south of the Yangtze River can be developed into terraced fields, and once the south of the Yangtze River is developed, the cultivated land in the south will certainly be not inferior to that of the Central Plains, and the yield will be higher."

"Mulberry is planted in the pond, silkworms are raised in mulberry leaves, silkworm pupae are fed to fish, pond mud is fertile for mulberry, and the mulberry fish pond model is promoted in the south of the Yangtze River.

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One after another, Jiangnan officials spoke freely, and they were all moved by the beautiful idea of Jiangnan's large-scale development.

Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Su Lingnong, the big Si Nong on the side, and Su Lingnon immediately got up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Johor rice has been successfully planted in the two lakes, and some areas of the land of the two lakes can also reach three crops a year. ”

"Good!" Li Shimin's eyes lit up and said, if Johor rice is only successfully planted in Lingnan, it does not mean anything, but if it can be successfully planted in the land of the two lakes, it doesn't mean that high-yield rice can be widely planted south of the Yangtze River, and the benefits contained in this make Li Shimin can't help but be moved.

"In the view of Weichen, the promotion of Johor rice is one of them, the construction of brick roads is also the top priority, Mohou proposed three vertical and five horizontal maps, now they are all built in the north, and the south is very few, if you want to be rich, first build the road, the south rainy road muddy, if the brick road is not smooth, is no matter how much wealth I am afraid can not be transported to Chang'an City." There are also radical Southern officials who directly quote Merton's previous assumptions and openly seek benefits for the South.

"However, Yazhou is the best example, since Yazhou built a brick road, Yazhou's tribute oranges are sold in Luoyang, Chang'an, and the land south of the Yangtze River is rich in fruits. Su Linong said.

Once Jiangnan is greatly developed, it will definitely be the time when the farmers are prosperous, and he will naturally speak urgently.

"This matter is not a dereliction of duty on the part of the Ministry of Industry, there are many rivers south of the Yangtze River, and there are countless bridges that need to be repaired alone, and the difficulty of building brick roads has doubled. Zhang Liang, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, shirked for the Ministry of Works.

"When do we have to plan until now, the brick road of the Longhai line has been unblocked, and it is imperative to build a brick road that is smooth from north to south, which is beneficial to the country and the people." Feng Zhidai said proudly.

Once the brick road is built to the south to Lingnan, then he will return to Lingnan quickly and whip up for a maximum of half a month, which is more than the original itinerary, and everyone knows the benefits of building a brick road through the north and south of the Tang Dynasty, but most of the officials in the court are in the north, and the brick road in the north has branched out in large numbers, connecting one economic town after another, and the effect is quite significant, while the road construction in the south has almost stagnated, and the proposal for the development of Jiangnan suddenly detonated the hidden contradiction between the north and the south in the court.

"The road construction in the south is too heavy, there are too many bridges, and the amount of work is too large."

"It's ridiculous, not to mention the construction of the Weishui Bridge, only the scale of the Qujiang Beam Bridge can be built, so that the south of the Yangtze River can be unblocked."

"A Qujiang Liang Bridge costs tens of thousands of yuan, how many rivers are in the south of the Yangtze River, how many bridges need to be erected, I am afraid that the entire treasury will not be enough to fill in."

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Suddenly, officials from the north and the south quarreled together, constantly fighting for their own interests.

For Jiangnan officials, as long as the imperial court agrees to the large-scale development of Jiangnan, and then according to the method of building the Mo family, the rise of Jiangnan is just around the corner.

For northern officials, especially the five surnames and seven hopes, once Jiangnan rises, it will directly threaten the status of the five surnames and seven hopes, and the consequences will be more serious than those of the Mo family, so it is naturally impossible for the south to get its wish and suppress and delay the rise of Jiangnan as much as possible.

However, after all, the Jiangnan officials were weak, and in the face of a large number of southern officials, they were soon defeated in this controversy.

"I beg your majesty to decide." Jiangnan officials were still unwilling and had to turn to Li Shimin for help.

Li Shimin opened his mouth, and couldn't help but look at Dai Zhou on the side, but unfortunately Dai Zhou shook his head, everyone knows that Mo Jiazi's plan has many benefits, but everyone also knows that the most fatal flaw of all Mo Jiazi's plans is that it costs money, if the imperial court really supports the development of Jiangnan, the money spent is an astronomical amount, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs can't afford it.

Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh and said with relief: "The matter of the large-scale development of Jiangnan involves too much, and this matter needs to be considered in the long run. ”

Although he was quite excited about the large-scale development of Jiangnan, the center of gravity of Datang was still in the Central Plains after all, and the funds spent on the large-scale development of Jiangnan were astronomical, even if he thought about it, he couldn't help but smack his tongue for a while.

"However, if you want to get rich, it is indeed a wise saying to build roads first, Zhang Aiqing, it is imperative to build a brick road through the north and south, and the Ministry of Industry must repair it as soon as possible." Li Shimin's words changed.

"Yes!" Zhang Liang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said stubbornly, the construction of the north-south brick road has already been placed on the desk of the Ministry of Industry, and he has been dragging it out for so long and can't hold it down, and now he can only push the boat down the river.

A group of Jiangnan officials couldn't help but look gloomy, Li Shimin's meaning is obvious, now the implementation of the Jiangnan development is probably not money, he is only responsible for the brick road repair, the rest depends on the people of Jiangnan self-reliance, if there is no strong support from the imperial court, I am afraid that Jiangnan alone wants to surpass the Central Plains can be said to be far away.

Many people couldn't help but look at an old man at the front of the hundred officials, this person was the leader of the hundred officials in the south of the Yangtze River, Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song Guo.

Xiao Yu is ranked in the Lingyan Pavilion, with a high and powerful position, if he is willing to advise Jiangnan, he will definitely be able to seek more benefits for Jiangnan.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the people of Jiangnan!"

To the surprise of the hundred officials, Xiao Yu did not fight for the interests of Jiangnan, but took the initiative to accept this result.

A group of northern officials couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, they knew that although they had temporarily preserved their interests, they had offended the family in Jiangnan to death.

"Yangmou, this must be the Yang Mou of the Mo family." The official surnamed Qiwang gritted his teeth and said.

Mo Jiazi threw out the Jiangnan development, everyone knows what he means, if the five surnames and seven hopes take the initiative to cooperate with the Jiangnan development, it is no less than cultivating an enemy for themselves, if the five surnames and seven hopes prevent the development of Jiangnan, then the Jiangnan family will be pushed to the side of the Mo family, no matter what, the Mo family will not suffer.