Chapter 143: Leapfrogging Thinking (Part II)
"Well, the Tao is also a way." Li Er nodded lightly, and his gaze turned to the rest of the people.
"The words of the prince...... To be verified. ”
"Somewhat."
"That being said, there is also a cost to dredging, so where does the money come from?"
The old guys expressed their opinions in Li Er's gaze and showed their abilities, especially Du Ruhui's question about silver coins was the most critical.
"Yes, Keming is very worried. Prince, Hugh has to talk nonsense, or sit down and listen honestly. Li Er also felt that what Lao Du said was very right, Yanding also needed to be paid for dredging, what is the difference between this and continuing to be salt, just change the soup and not the medicine.
Li Chengqian also felt wronged, how could the old man be so shameless to turn his hands into clouds and turn his hands into rain, he was obviously called out by him, okay, how could he act like he took the initiative to stand up.
And this group of old men actually took ignorance as fun, and followed Lao Li to condemn themselves for being young and ignorant, in this case, if you don't give them a head start, this prince won't have to be a grandson in the future, just be a grandson.
"Uncle Du, what if Cheng Qian has a way to solve the problem of money?" Li Chengqian looked at the newly promoted school inspector Shangshu Du Yan and said.
This old guy was born in Dr. Yushi, and he is very powerful, a group of old things, and he is the most fierce.
"If His Royal Highness can solve the problem of money, the old man is willing to gamble on the position of Shangshu." Although the old guy is older, he is not stupid at all. Although he is not good at money, there are so many people in the 'office' that there is always a way.
Since so many people can't solve it, the old guy believes that the method Li Chengqian said must also be whimsical.
"Uncle Du's words are serious, the position of Shangshu is personally granted by his father, whether he says it or not, it doesn't count, and it doesn't count if he says something." Li Chengqian shook his head and denied Du Yan's bet.
Then he continued: "It's just that Cheng Qian has had some dirt with the Wang family in the past few days, if Uncle loses, how about a few words for Cheng Qian in the court?" ”
Du Yan also reacted at this time, his words were a little excessive, he peeked at Lao Li, and found that there was no unpleasantness before he said to Li Chengqian: "Okay, a word is a certainty." ”
"Uncle Du thinks that the land transportation province is labor, or the Cao transportation province is labor?" After Li Chengqian glanced at everyone, he asked Du Yan.
"Nature is luck." Du Yan replied.
The convenience of transportation is obvious, and the goods that a ship can carry are not comparable to pack horses, not to mention that there will be various losses when transporting pack horses.
"Since it is Caoyun to save labor, then let the merchants take out part of the saved costs and use them to maintain the river, right?" Li Chengqian remembered that there was a 'road maintenance fee' in later generations, and it should not be a problem to get it to Datang to use it.
"This ......" Du Yan couldn't answer Li Chengqian's question for a while.
"This is a virtuous circle problem, as long as the river is clean, the water transportation will naturally develop, and the fees collected will be more and more." With a triumphant smile on his face, Li Chengqian said.
"Your Highness, although the method is good, but there are a large number of people coming down at a time, which requires a lot of money, and I am afraid that it will not be enough to rely on the 'fine water and long flow'." In the end, Du Ruhui has been handling government affairs for many years and has rich experience, so he directly pointed out the loopholes in Li Chengqian's words.
"Then charge an annual fee, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will calculate it specifically to see how much is appropriate, and the first time it can be collected as long as it can meet seventy percent of the salt and grain salary." Li Er reacted faster in the end, and Li Chengqian didn't need to say anything more, so he directly proposed the concept of annual payment.
It can be seen that throughout the ages, the thinking of the superiors seems to be similar.
"The minister lost." Lao Li made a decision, and it was a foregone conclusion, and Du Yan naturally knew that there was no chance of winning. However, Lao Duyan suddenly had another thought in his heart: Isn't today's deliberation a salt law? When did it become a fortune?
"It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's just that you just have to forget your promise." Li Chengqian didn't say anything, just reminded him of his own 'kindness'.
"Alright, that's all for today." Li Er saw that Du Yan's old man's beard was trembling, and it was clear that he was about to collapse, so he hurriedly ended this discussion, otherwise he would continue to discuss it, and he was afraid that his bastard would be able to lie down a few times.
"The ministers are leaving." A group of old people looked at Du Yanyi's face as deceived and trembling with anger, and they all got up and left with interest, and soon left completely.
"Let's talk about it, what's going on with that Wang Wenzhao!" After everyone left, Li Er waved away the palace maid who was waiting in the room before asking.
"Uh, Father knows?" Li Chengqian said embarrassedly.
"How could I not know that it was the eldest grandson of the Wang family, and it was possible to inherit the head of the family in the future." Lao Li's face was gloomy.
"So what? Father and son-in-law have also thought about it in the past few days, maybe it is because we are too compromised with the family, which is why they are so rampant now. Li Chengqian said.
"You think I don't know? Think I don't want to kill all the moths in those countries? But what should I do after I kill them all? Tang officials are gone, who will handle political affairs? Do you rely on Cheng Lao Pifu? Glancing at his son, Lao Li said hatefully.
"But ......." Li Chengqian planned to defend himself.
"But what? If you have officials who can handle political affairs now, not much, and if you have the current five achievements, I will kill you immediately, do you? Li Er interrupted Li Chengqian's words and said very quickly.
Looking at the silent Li Chengqian, Li Er thought about it and suppressed the anger in his heart, and said slowly: "That's it for this time, then Wang Wenzhao will die if he dies, anyway, he is also a fool, the Wang family will not really turn his face completely because of him, but you should remember in the future to be cautious in your work." ”
"Erchen remembered." Li Chengqian replied respectfully, but the indifferent expression on his face looked in Li Er's eyes, and he began to have a toothache again.
Li Er is also full of contradictions in his heart at this time, Li Chengqian's approach is definitely a manifestation of political disqualification in his opinion, and what it means to be politically unqualified as the prince of the Tang Dynasty is obvious, so this makes Comrade Li very disappointed.
But from another point of view, Li Chengqian's very spicy behavior also made Lao Li feel gratified.
In the past, although Li Chengqian's various practices were enough to be a benevolent monarch, they were too weak, so it was easy to be swayed by those with ulterior motives, especially when the politics were immature, which made Comrade Li always have a trace of worry about the future.
Therefore, for all Li Chengqian's current behavior, Lao Li himself can't tell whether he should be happy or angry, and everything can only be left for observation in the future.