Zheng Peng pays for new means of transportation by himself?

When Li Longji heard this, he asked with some doubts: "It takes a lot of money to build a road, what method is Aiqing going to use to recover the cost?" ”

"If you go back to the emperor, the purpose of Weichen is not to make money, but to do something that interests him, if everything goes well, the train can sell tickets and slowly recover the cost." Zheng Peng said thoughtfully.

Gao Lishi said with some sighs: "The old slave is nearly half a hundred years old, and there are countless people who have read since then, like General Zheng, it is really rare, maybe this is a true gentleman." ”

The world is bustling, all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. This is a sentence that Sima Qian said in the biography of the "Historical Records", but Zheng Peng is different, when he became a high-ranking official and became a celebrity in front of the emperor, he just put down his body to be a businessman who did not enter the stream, and did not shy away from doing it, they all said that businessmen were people who were greedy for profit and money, Zheng Peng unexpectedly paid money to subsidize his subordinates, spent a lot of money to escort the remains of fallen soldiers back to his hometown, and also paid huge sums of money to reward the enemy, etc.

I feel that Zheng Peng has always lived in his own wishes, never paying attention to other people's opinions, nor caring about other people's eyes, and he is unspeakably free.

Li Longji's eyes rolled, and he quickly spoke: "It's rare that Aiqing thinks about the people of the Tang Dynasty without seeking fame and fortune, I am very pleased, since it is a good thing, I also want to express my support, and the will can be given to you, and the land belonging to the imperial court can be used along the way, or it can be requisitioned for free." ”

When Zheng Peng heard this, he was overjoyed, looked at Li Longji's smiling gaze, realized something, and immediately asked, "How can Weichen thank the emperor?" ”

Li Longji didn't speak, just coughed dryly, and Gao Lishi on the side took over the conversation: "General Zheng, your idea is a bit unbelievable, and the emperor can't allocate money from the treasury for support, mainly for fear of causing controversy and affecting unity, so he can only support it secretly. ”

It sounds impossible, but seeing Zheng Peng's confident appearance, he has the heart to get involved, mainly because he doesn't want to extinguish Zheng Peng's enthusiasm, Li Longji thinks about it or supports Zheng Peng.

Baume & Mercier Winery is a successful example of cooperation between the two sides, Li Longji can get a large amount of money every month, and this money does not need to go into the treasury, but directly into Li Longji's newly established small treasury, so that it is much more convenient to spend money, and he is not afraid that those imperial histories will be played at every turn.

Li Longji doesn't take them seriously, and those ministers can't help Li Longji, but they don't have to worry so much.

Zheng Peng said simply: "Weichen can guarantee that no matter how much the land is worth, the emperor's dividend will not be less than forty percent." ”

If you don't deal with the prince, there are also many people in the government and the opposition who are jealous of themselves, and making such a big project will definitely cause many people to be jealous, with Li Longji joining, everything can be solved, Zheng Peng can't wait for it.

Gao Lishi glanced at Li Longji without a trace, and saw that Li Longji did not object, so he nodded and said, "Then, according to what General Zheng said." ”

Shrewd, Zheng Peng said forty percent is a bonus, not a part, that is, Li Longji said a few words for Zheng Peng and a little land, the rest of the things are all Zheng Peng's responsibility, the cost does not have to pay, the loss of money does not care, there is a dividend can be divided into at least forty percent, this is a good thing to make sure that you do not lose money.

Seeing that Li Longji was in a good mood, Zheng Peng struck while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen still has two small requests. ”

"Say!" Li Longji is simple and direct.

"Your Majesty, Li Shilang has a gambling contract with Weichen, this time the land, Weichen feels that Li Shilang is the most suitable candidate, a Li Shilang is high and powerful, experienced, and secondly, Li Shilang was born in the clan, and Chang'an to Luoyang is a lot of high-ranking officials and nobles, the land of members of the Tang Dynasty, as the so-called own people are easy to talk to, let him come forward is the most suitable, do not let Li Shilang steal, do not let Li Shilang rob, just according to the land price, do not compete with the people, beneficial to the country, and meet the conditions of the gambling contract of the day, I hope the emperor can agree."

Don't look at Li Linfu like a good old man who is kind to others, Zheng Peng knows that this is his personality before he took the position, in fact, he has a great desire for power, he is the kind of person who calls his brother in his mouth and takes a guy in his waist, being remembered by this kind of person, it is like being targeted by a poisonous snake, Li Linfu targeted himself three times and twice, the front was to enjoy the holiday, and he didn't bother with him for the time being, and now that he has the opportunity, he must not be spared.

From Chang'an to Luoyang, the most along the way is the land, grange or mansion of the dignitaries, these people will not care about the price of the land, it is not easy to get land from them, this is a disgusting and offending thing, for Zheng Peng, no one is more suitable than Li Linfu, and when he offends a large number of people, every day someone thinks about how to give him eye medicine, and how to get promoted and make a fortune when he sees him.

Li Longji was still the referee in this matter, knowing that Zheng Peng was not wrong, he thought about it after hearing this, and quickly responded: "The gambling contract was proposed by the brother slave, so he is naturally responsible for his own decision, it is your business, I have no objection, okay, let's talk about the second one." ”

Zheng Peng's careful thinking did not hide from Li Longji, Li Longji knew what Zheng Peng was going to do as soon as he heard it, but Li Longji did not object, Li Linfu was good at dancing with long sleeves, and he was a capable person, so let him go out to requisition land and let Zheng Peng's plan go smoothly, which was a good thing for Li Longji and Datang; Second, Li Linfu suddenly gave up neutrality and suddenly moved closer to the crown prince Li Ying, Li Longji was unhappy, so he took the opportunity to beat him.

Finally, in Li Longji's eyes, Zheng Peng is much more important than Li Linfu.

"Your Majesty." With Li Longji's approval, Zheng Peng was overjoyed, and with Li Longji's statement, in addition to showing his ambitions, he could also take the opportunity to avenge Li Linfu's back, which was very happy.

"Alright, let's talk about your second request." Li Longji waved his hand and said.

Zheng Peng didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said the second request: "The Ordnance Supervisor is divided into the old Ordnance Supervisor and the Northern Armament Supervisor, as far as Wei Chen knows, the Ordnance Supervisor's Jiafang Department and the Crossbow Workshop Department are both located in the Northern Capital Armament Supervisor, and the old Ordnance Supervisor has only one Firearms Bureau, mainly to process and improve firearms, Wechen is proficient in firearms, and the emperor also promised Wechen not to participate in the daily management and production tasks of the Ordnance Supervisor, and implored the emperor to allow Wechen to work in the old Ordnance Prison in Chang'an, so that he can also devote himself to the research of new means of transportation. ”

I don't know for what reason, the ordnance supervisor moved to the northern capital four years ago, that is, Taiyuan (later known as Beijing), the northern capital is too far away from Chang'an, Zheng Peng just went home to enjoy the warmth of the family, and really didn't want to go to the northern capital to take office, and now the mind is to build the first railway in the Tang Dynasty, if you go to the northern capital, everything will become empty talk.

The Tang Dynasty is famous for its prosperity, strength and openness, and its system is also different from many dynasties, as far as the capital is concerned, Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi) is the capital (later known as Xijing, Zhongjing, Shangdu), as the capital, and then Luoyang is the eastern capital (later known as Tokyo), Taiyuan is the northern capital (later known as Beijing), as the accompanying capital, and Chang'an is called the "three capitals", in 690 years, because Wu Zetian changed the country name to Zhou, moved the capital to Shendu (Luoyang), known as Wu Zhou, until 705, Tang Zhongzong restored the emperor, only to restore the "Tang" this country nameand moved the capital back to Chang'an.

Li Longji snorted coldly, and said angrily: "There is one more thing that I didn't say, that is, staying in Chang'an, it will not prevent Aiqing from spreading branches for the Zheng family, right?" ”

Okay, before he officially took office, he began to pick up the picks.

Zheng Peng could hear that Li Longji was not really angry, and said cheekily when he heard this: "The emperor is wise, and the slightest caution of Wei Chen has not hidden the emperor's eyes. ”

"That's it, quasi-play."

Let Zheng Peng serve as a military supervisor, just a transition, I don't want Zheng Peng to be lazy, Li Longji regards Zheng Peng as a lucky general, and he will definitely not put Zheng Peng in the arms prison to do things that other people can do easily, for the sake of secrecy, the Firearms Department is too important, it is related to the national fortune of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji thought about it, and finally stayed in Chang'an, under his nose, the Firearms Department and Zheng Peng are very compatible, so it is logical for Zheng Peng to stay in Chang'an.

It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

The business was finally negotiated, Zheng Peng and Li Longji chatted for half an hour, mainly to explain his idea of making trains, but he didn't expect Li Longji to be very interested in Zheng Peng's laying of railroad tracks, so he grabbed Zheng Peng and asked east and west, and when he roughly figured it out, Zheng Peng's saliva was about to dry.

After Zheng Peng left, Li Longji rubbed his brows, looked at the sketch drawn by Zheng Peng, and said with some feelings: "This Zheng Peng, what kind of brain, why is there so many whimsical ideas, laying fixed rails, and saying that it is made of special wheels, which can limit the stability of the car the most, it is really incredible." ”

Gao Lishi said with a wry smile: "It's just a whimsical idea, which makes people look amazing, and the old slave is ashamed of himself." ”

Zheng Peng said so much, Gao Lishi only understood a small part, although he didn't understand it thoroughly, but he felt very powerful.

"At first, I thought he was going to mess around, but now it seems that it really looks like that, Lux, you keep an eye on this matter, and you have to report to me any progress." Li Longji also became interested.

Gao Lishi hurriedly responded, hesitated for a moment, and asked with some curiosity: "Everyone, there is something that the old slave doesn't know whether to ask or not." ”

"I wanted to ask, I just wanted to talk about Landuo, and I swallowed it back in the middle of speaking, right?"

The master and servant have been together for so many years, and they know each other very well, and as soon as Gao Lishi opened his mouth, Li Longji guessed what he wanted to ask.

"Everyone is wise" Gao Lishi said in a low voice: "The lord of Landuo of Tuqi Shi suddenly said goodbye, and returned to the Western Regions without even receiving the reward, the reason he said was not convincing, and he sent someone to secretly investigate to find out that she was pregnant, and she also sent someone to secretly buy fetal pills along the way, which can confirm this more and calculate the time, it happened to be buried in the ground with Zheng Peng at that time, didn't Zheng Peng say that there is no queen, it can be seen that everyone wants to refute him, but the words are not said in their mouths, I don't know what everyone's plans are?" ”

Lan Duo left too quickly and suddenly, Li Longji must figure it out, so he sent bad people to investigate secretly, but he didn't expect Lan Duo to be pregnant, unmarried and pregnant, it is estimated that Lan Duo is embarrassed to stay here, so he went back to the Western Regions to hide for a while.

Li Longji waved his hand and said: "This matter is just a conjecture, it has not been confirmed for a day, it is a guess for a day, looking at Zheng Peng's performance, I definitely don't know about this matter, the parties concerned are all keeping Zheng Peng secret, there must be her scruples and ideas, we can just wait and see." ”

After thinking about it, Li Longji added: "Let people secretly look at Landuo. ”

"The old slave obeys."

Li Longji was very efficient, and early the next morning, Zheng Peng received the appointed decree, and coincidentally, the person who announced the decree was Gao Lishi.

After reading the holy decree, Gao Lishi smiled and said, "Hehe, congratulations to General Zheng, thank you." ”

Zheng Peng thanked him, then took the holy decree and said with a wry smile: "There is Lao Gao's father-in-law, let's drink hot tea in the first house." ”

Gao Lishi happily agreed: "It's okay, this house has been repaired for so long, and our family hasn't seen it well." ”

As he spoke, Gao Lishi looked around casually, nodded while looking and said: "Yes, yes, I can see that a lot of thought has been spent, although it is not the most magnificent house we have seen, but it is definitely the most pleasing house." ”

As soon as he entered Zheng Peng's house, Gao Lishi had a bright feeling, whether it was rockeries, pavilions, trees, flowers, stone tables and chairs, etc., they were combined with each other so naturally and harmoniously, as if they were born like this, and they looked pleasing to the eye.

At this time, Zheng Peng and Gao Lishi walked side by side, Lu Shu, Lin Xun'er, and the guards who came with Gao Lishi all subconsciously followed behind, Zheng Peng lowered his voice and said: "Gao Gonggong, what you said is not right, the most pleasing place is not the palace?" ”

Gao Lishi smiled indifferently, and also lowered his voice and said: "The palace can only be said to be magnificent, not pleasing to the eye, not to hide Feiteng, our family's favorite thing is to look at these flowers and plants, but they are not common in the palace, do you know why, flowers and trees are easy to hide, there are potential safety hazards, for the safety of the emperor and the nobles in the palace, I can only give up." ”

Zheng Peng thought about it, it's true, the palace itself has been in many times, except for more flowers and trees in the imperial garden, other places are really rare, it looks magnificent, but it is less angry.

Cui Er led those guards down to drink tea and eat snacks, Lu Shu and Lin Xun'er knew that Gao Lishi was not an outsider, and in order to show respect for him, they personally served hot tea and pastries for Gao Lishi to enjoy, and then returned to the back hall.

Sitting in the warm and warm lobby, looking at the well-decorated environment, smelling the pleasant sandalwood, and eating delicious snacks, Gao Lishi said jokingly: "Beautiful house and beautiful food, no wonder Feiteng is happy, let you take office as if you were going to the execution ground, do you know how many officials in Chang'an look forward to the neck every year, just to seek a real shortage." ”

Zheng Peng stretched his waist and said with a haha: "I have been born and died many times, and many things have been looked down upon, which makes Gao Gonggong laugh." ”

Gao Lishi seemed to have a feeling and said: "Indeed, different environments, different moods, not afraid of your jokes, I think our family's wish is to be able to eat the soup every day to be satisfied, who would have expected today's achievements." ”

After Wu Zetian sat on the throne of God, he regarded the children of the Li Tang clan, including his own son, as people who threatened her throne, and wantonly persecuted and liquidated.