Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 393 The real crisis

Chapter 389

Wei Hao looked at Dai Zhou immediately after hearing what Dai Zhou said.

"Xia Guogong, can you listen to my advice? You, the old man admires you. I don't want you to have something to do. Although the workshop didn't give it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, this is official business. Moreover, you have contributed a lot to Datang. Finally At least, the tax has increased a lot now, this is your credit, the old man admits it,

However, withholding tax money is a capital offense. Although the old man also knows that His Majesty cannot kill you, it is unnecessary, isn't it? "Dai Zhou looked at Wei Hao on the opposite side and said anxiously.

"Ha, can I not know that it is a capital offense? Dai Shangshu, if you were me, you would do the same thing. In fact, I am very happy that you came here today to tell me this. It proves that Wei Hao, for Datang , it is still a bit of credit, and, someone knows,

I really didn't expect that you could come, Dai Shangshu. I, Wei Hao, apologized to you for offending you before, and I may offend you in the future. I will accompany you in advance now, don't worry, Dai Shangshu, I will always do business and never say, because we two have conflicts, I will take revenge on your family,

You, I still admire. As for this matter, ha, Dai Shangshu, I can only say one thing, the heights are too cold! Wei Hao stood up first, bowed his hands to Dai Zhou, and then looked at Dai Zhou with a wry smile.

"Here, the heights are too cold?" Dai Zhou was stunned for a moment when he heard that, then he laughed, then cupped his hands to Wei Hao and said, "Understood, Xia Guogong, I admire you, don't worry, there will be a relationship between the two of us in the future." , It’s business, but in private, I still hope to be friends with you!”

"It must be a friend. What should you do about this matter? Since someone came to you, I guess you can't afford to offend them. If you don't do what they want, I guess you will still be in trouble. You just do what they want, it's okay,
You also said, father can't kill me, so why am I afraid, you think I only have two dukes, I still have a lot of credits that haven't been rewarded yet, besides, you said I have so many credits, why didn't I Reward, tell me, how should I reward you?Get the best, and there is no reward. Do you think it is dangerous or not?So, I'm right to make mistakes, you know?That's what I'm telling you! " Wei Hao said to Dai Zhou.

"Understood, Xia Guogong, it is true. If I were you, I guess I would not be able to sleep at night. As you said, the credit is too great, and it is not a good thing. As a courtier, you really need to be careful. There is a saying Well said, accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, there is no way!" Dai Zhou also cupped his hands at Wei Hao, and then said understandingly.

"Then what can I do? I, Wei Hao, am just a kid. I am able to get to where I am today, all thanks to my father's reward, right? So, I can only be dedicated to the public, and dare not have personal affairs!" Wei Hao turned to Dai Zhou said,

Dai Zhou nodded, then stood up, cupped his hands to Wei Hao and said, "Xia Guogong, since you said that, then the old man has nothing to worry about, and I can't stay at your house for a long time, so I'll take my leave first." Already!"

"Okay, I'll give it to you, next time I find a chance, I'll give you something!" Wei Hao stood up with a smile, and said with cupped hands.

"You're welcome, but I definitely want the things you gave me. I know that the things that come out of your hands are all high-quality goods!" Dai Zhou nodded with a smile and said,

Soon, Wei Hao sent Dai Zhou to the side gate,

After sending Dai Zhou away, Wei Hao walked in the mansion with his hands behind his back. He didn't ask who Dai Zhou was just now. There is no need to ask this sentence. It made Dai Zhou embarrassed if he asked. In fact, he could put pressure on Dai Zhou. , there are only so few people, I don’t need to think about it to know who they are,
The aristocratic family didn't dare to move, they didn't dare to provoke themselves now, after all the calculations, there was only this uncle, Changsun Wuji, Changsun Wuji still hated him now, and he was also very insidious,

But because there is Empress Changsun, as long as Changsun Wuji does not rebel, nothing will happen, but if Changsun Wuji wants to rebel, it is impossible. it is good,
I can only wait for the opportunity, one is to wait for Empress Changsun to leave, and the other is to wait for Li Shimin to leave, and the new emperor will go up to see if there is any chance. Now I have a good relationship with Li Shimin's sons.
Needless to say with the prince, it’s okay with Qingque, he can’t help himself even if he calls him fat, and Qingque has no possibility of taking the position. Li Shimin now also knows some of Qingque’s shortcomings, this kind of shortcoming If you are an emperor, it is a big taboo. If you have a little cleverness but no great wisdom, you can't do it!

As for Li Chengqian, it can be said that he is very generous and decent in handling things now. He has a high prestige among the people and in the officialdom. Yes, and Li Zhi is still young and very close to himself. If Li Chengqian is really bad, then he must support Li Zhi.

But now this matter can't be said, until the end, no one knows who will win, it can only be that now Li Chengqian has the greatest chance.

Soon, Wei Hao arrived at the study, drinking tea and thinking about this matter,

The next day, Wei Hao still went to the construction site of the palace to see the construction situation here. Now those workers are working very hard, and Wei Hao's wages for them are double the wages outside. After Wei Hao paid for the repairs on the east side, he tried to save Wei Hao's money.

But Wei Hao didn't let him, and asked him to use the best things, and at the same time told him some things, Wang Qixian began to do what Wei Hao said, and after walking around the palace, Wei Hao was ready to leave , but was stopped by Wang De who had just come out of Ganlu Hall.

"Duke Xia, please stop, Your Majesty is calling you over!" Wang De shouted to Wei Hao from afar.

"Ah, oh, good!" Wei Hao nodded helplessly when he heard it, and could only go to the Ganlu Hall.
When he arrived at the study room of Ganlu Hall, Wei Hao found that both Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were there.

"Come on, you kid came to the palace, didn't you know to come to the Ganlu Palace to see it? Do I have to call you?" Li Shimin said dissatisfiedly looking at Wei Hao who came in.

"Father, my son has nothing to do, but Father, you have a lot of things to do every day. I can't come here to disturb you, right? How bad is this?" Wei Hao stood there, looked at Li Shimin with a smile and said.

"Sit down, father is not so busy now, let Gao Ming handle those things, Gao Ming also handles it well, he has time! By the way, how is the Supreme Emperor recently?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao and asked.

"It's okay, now I will go to the boat to play when I have time, or I will invite people to play mahjong, or I will walk the dog and birds, or I will serve those flowers and plants, don't say, the flowers and plants that the old man serves , That’s great, I wanted to steal it, but the old man found out several times and was chased out by him with a stick, luckily I ran fast!” Wei Hao sat down as he spoke, and the bonsai made by Li Yuan now , that is really beautiful, I have to say, he is a person who can play.

"Are you still going to steal?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"Father, you saw it, and you wanted to steal it. It's so beautiful. Besides, the old man is so precious. He knows that even a leaf is missing from the tree. Do you think it's amazing?" Wei Hao sat there Yes, continue to speak to Li Shimin.

"Well, that's right, next time Father will go and have a look!" Li Shimin also nodded and said.

"Father, and the house servant, uncle, you have something to do. If there is something to do, I will go back first. I came to the palace today to see how the construction site is going!" Wei Hao sat Watched them there and asked.

"It's nothing, just to discuss the treatment of a craftsman!" Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Oh, that definitely needs to be improved. If there is no improvement, the Ministry of Industry will have no craftsmen, and they will all run away. Moreover, running away is a bad thing for the court in the short term, but it will be a bad thing in the long run. After all, those The artisans have gone out and can create a lot of wealth and taxes, but there are no artisans in the court, so what should we do if we need them?
Anyway, according to my opinion, because the promotion channels for the artisans of the Ministry of Industry are very narrow, they need to be given high salaries so that they can work in the court with peace of mind. "Wei Hao sat there and immediately explained his attitude.

"But, according to what you said, those officials will not agree!" Fang Xuanling said while sitting there.

"If you don't agree, there is nothing I can do. It depends on you. I don't care about this matter. I have made all the suggestions that should be made. I have also said the plans that should be said, but no one has implemented them. Since If those officials disagree, you need to convince those officials!" Wei Hao looked at Changsun Wuji and said,

When Fang Xuanling heard it, he looked at Changsun Wuji, and even Changsun Wuji didn't agree with it, but His Majesty was there, so he didn't dare to say it clearly, but he objected in his heart, and Fang Xuanling knew this very well. .

"Well, we need to improve. If we don't improve, there will be no one in the Ministry of Industry!" Li Shimin said with a sigh. "One more thing, father, my son wants to open a craftsman academy!" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and said.

"Craftsman Academy?" Li Shimin heard it, and looked at Wei Hao incomprehensibly.

"It is to train doctors, blacksmiths, carpenters, etc. all craftsmen, invite the best craftsmen and doctors to come to class, let them know how to make those things, if there is no such school, then there will be not enough talents, and it is terrible Not everyone can become a craftsman, you must learn arithmetic, you must learn to study things, and there are many things to learn!" Sitting there, Wei Hao continued to speak.

"This? Do you want the court to pay the money?" Fang Xuanling stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"No, I'll just go out by myself. In addition, I will persuade my mother to invest money in me. Hehe, once it's done, the profit will be big!" Wei Hao said proudly to Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanling listened When he arrived, he looked at Wei Hao in confusion, can he still make money by training people?

"Shen Yong, let's hear it!" Li Shimin immediately stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"Father, just as an example, my son-in-law didn't invest any money in those workshops outside. How much profit is now, and how high is the return. If my Craftsmanship Academy can create a few workshops by then, hehe, you Just think about it, all the money invested has come back, and it has also cultivated a lot of talents for the court,

The so-called ten-year trees and one-hundred-year cultivation of people, and the cultivation of talents, still worry that Datang has no money, and also worry that Datang will not be able to defeat the surrounding countries, and dare to provoke our army of Datang?At that time, the most sophisticated equipment and the best doctors will go out together. You say, whoever can beat our Datang army, in the future, as long as there is a land that can stand on one foot, it will be my Datang's land! "Wei Hao said to Li Shimin proudly.

"This!" Li Shimin was very moved when he heard this. This is the key. He wants to expand the territory and prove to Li Yuan that being the emperor himself is the best, better than his elder brother back then.

"Isn't that far off?" Changsun Wuji immediately stared at Wei Hao and said incredulously.

"Far? It's really not far. Let's just say that we have more horses right now? Are our weapons and equipment good? Fighting Turks, Tubo, and Goguryeo, can we still suffer?
The point is, we can't fight now, the people are too poor now, we need to let the people settle down, and at the same time, improve the living standards of the people, we can't stay so poor forever! "Wei Hao sat there, looked at Fang Xuanling and said.

"By the way, Shenyong, there is a memorial. Father needs to let you read it. When father saw this memorial, it can be said that he was worried. Take a look. It was written by Liu Zhiyuan. I heard that you and he admired him. He wrote a memorial about the living standards of the people in the following counties,

Now, there is a big crisis in our Datang, a real big crisis! " Li Shimin said as he found the memorial and handed it to Wei Hao to watch.

But Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin in puzzlement. They had never read this memorial, because in the end, this book did not pass the Ministry of Education, but went directly to the crown prince. I showed it to Li Shimin.

"Is it so serious?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin incomprehensibly. Li Shimin also nodded. Wei Hao took it and looked carefully. Seeing Wei Hao, Wei Hao also felt a little worried. Food, food crisis , the current grain output is too low.

"Father, this?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin in shock.

"Zhen, I asked people to visit the surrounding counties and found that this problem is indeed the problem. Generally, the people's homes do not have food at all. This is very troublesome. No wonder for so many years, once encountering natural disasters, the people flee!" Li Shimin sighed. Said, motioning for the two of them to take a look too.

"Father, it seems that we need to increase the production of food. We must find a way, otherwise, the food will limit the development of my Tang Dynasty. After all, there are more and more children born now. If there is not enough food, there will be a lot of problems." it's troublesome,

Moreover, Liu Zhiyuan said that he hoped to reduce the tax, and I think it is correct. Now other taxes have accounted for [-]% of the total tax. This year, it may be [-]% or even more.
Moreover, a large amount of taxation has been increased. What I mean is to reduce it by [-] to [-] percent first, and at the same time strictly let the people below implement it. The food cannot be handed over to the landlord or the court, but it is left in the hands of the common people. In this case, it would be good for them to be able to support one more child! "Wei Hao sat there and said worriedly.

"Well, to reduce taxes, it will take until next year. Not this year, without a detailed data, it will not work. In fact, the taxation of the Tang Dynasty is already very low, much lower than the previous dynasties, but, As you said, no one can do it!
But, Shen Yong, have you ever thought about this problem? What if there are too many people and there is not enough food to feed them? "Li Shimin asked Wei Hao.

"Two ways, one is to increase food production, this is related to my establishment of a craftsman academy, and I will also convene agronomy craftsmen to train various agricultural products and increase production,

The other one is to expand the planting area. At present, the land is still not developed enough. In fact, we can reclaim more land. It is said that we now have land in Datang, [-] mu, which is still not enough. It should be able to develop [-] mu! "Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin and said,
Wei Hao thought, if he remembers correctly, there will be more than 8 million mu of basic farmland in future generations, and there are many dry lands for growing fruits and vegetables, as well as other crops. Now, Datang is still not developed enough, although Dongben Many areas are not in the Tang Dynasty, nor is the land on the Tubo side, and there are some areas on the Lingnan side, but in the Central Plains, Southeast, and the South side, it is still possible to develop [-] million mu of land!

"Well, you just said that there will be an agricultural school, and the court has a special agricultural school!" Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Hao and said.

"House servant She, are you kidding me? Until now, besides being able to arrange what to do during the farming season, they still have something to come out. They only give people such a small amount of money, and they want to let them study hard to produce good things. How is it possible? "Wei Hao immediately looked at Fang Xuanling with contempt and said.

"Shen Yong, isn't it too vulgar for you to talk about money?" Changsun Wuji immediately stared at Wei Hao and said, Wei Hao immediately stared at Changsun Wuji.

"What's the matter, the old man is wrong? You are an official of the court, and you are always talking about money. If the common people know, what will they think of us?" Changsun Wuji continued to stare at Wei Hao and asked.

"Uncle, you were also poor, right?" Wei Hao immediately asked his eldest grandson Wuji,

Changsun Wuji nodded.

"Without money, you can still drink tea at home, and you can still live in such a mansion? What is talking about money vulgar, this is the court, and the court needs money to solve things. Do you use feelings? The emperor said it all , Rewards and punishments must be clearly defined, what is rewarded and what is punished? After all, it is not money?
Don't tell me about the title, the title also increases the salary, isn't it reflected in the money?It's also vulgar, if you are a nerd, I will not refute what you say, but you are a court minister, money can solve many difficulties for the people, why can't you talk about money? "Wei Hao asked him several questions in a row, and the eldest grandson Wuji who asked the question just stared at Wei Hao.

(End of this chapter)