Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 464
Chapter 460

When Dai Zhou mentioned that Wei Hao was going to build a bridge, everyone was stunned. No one had ever mentioned this before, or even thought about it, to build bridges on the Bahe and Weihe rivers. This is completely impossible. , but now Wei Hao proposed it. Although everyone is shocked, it seems, it seems possible.

"Here, give it to him right away, as long as he wants to repair it!" Li Shimin was the quickest, and when he heard that Wei Hao wanted to repair the bridge, he said excitedly that he would give the money.

"Your Majesty, do you want to discuss this matter?" Fang Xuanling also reacted. Although he believed in Wei Hao in his heart, he always felt that this matter might not be done.

"What are you talking about?" Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and asked.

"These two bridges are built as soon as they are said to be built. Can Shenyong know how to build bridges?" Fang Xuanling then asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this matter is very important. If it is repaired, it will be a great contribution, and the common people will praise it, but if it is not repaired, then?" Gao Shilian said, staring at Li Shimin,
This time also reminded Li Shimin, yes, it has been repaired, and the world praises it.

"This money, you don't need to go out of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, just go to the harem and let the money out. That's it, when the time comes, these two bridges will also let the people of the world know that they were built by the royal family for convenience. Common people!" Li Shimin immediately said to Dai Zhou.

"Ah?" Dai Zhou looked at Li Shimin in surprise.

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood the meaning of the minister. The meaning of the minister is to consider whether Shen Yong can be repaired!" Gao Shilian was also anxious. What is your majesty thinking? What he is worried about now, he wants to snatch it now. Famous now.

"It's okay, that's it, if it can be repaired, you don't understand Shenyong, what Shenyong wants to do, there is nothing wrong with it!" Li Shimin waved his hand, not wanting to discuss this matter, anyway, this money is internal money Come to repair, the internal money is also rich now, such a matter of gaining fame, it must be the royal family to do Wei Hao.

"This!" Duan Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, wanted to speak at this moment. He felt that it could not be repaired, but Wei Hao knew what he was doing, and he seemed to be able to do it again.

"There is no need to discuss this matter. That's it. The internal funds are used to repair it, so there is no need to discuss it again. I have no objection to this, right? The money will be sent to Shen Yong early tomorrow morning. Isn't it 15 yuan? I will tell Shen Yong that if it is not enough, you can add more money, as long as Shen Yong can fix it! This kid is finally doing something!" Li Shimin said very happily at the moment,
He was afraid that Wei Hao would not do things. As long as he did things, he could spend as much as he wanted. In front of him, no matter what he promised, Wei Hao could do it and do it well.

"Yes, Your Majesty, our Ministry of Industry?" Duan Lun asked while looking at Li Shimin.

"What's wrong with the Ministry of Industry?" Li Shimin didn't react for a while, looking at Duan Lun.

"Can the Ministry of Industry send someone to study?" Duan Lun asked immediately.

"This should be fine, as long as Shen Yong agrees, I guess Shen Yong will definitely agree, this kid is lazy, and the court will definitely need to build a lot of bridges in the future, Shen Yong will not be able to command in person, so we still have to work. Go to the officials of the Ministry, and you will talk to Shen Yong when the time comes!" Li Shimin said to Duan Lun.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I just said that Shen Yong should be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. The minister is getting too old, and I really can't bear it. Shen Yong is actually the best candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. No one is better than him!" Duan Duan Lun said anxiously at the moment.

"Hey, what's the use of you telling me about this matter? You tell him, he said he agreed and he can take office at any time. You tell me, but I can't convince him to be a young governor of the Jingzhao Mansion. , I still ask him, do you think I don’t want him to be an official, he wants to be an official, tell yourself, have you ever met such a person? I don’t want to be an official, I just want to lie at home, I I’ve never heard of it!” Li Shimin said helplessly to Duan Lun,
The other ministers also smiled wryly when they heard it. At this time, Li Shimin was in a much better mood. The matter of the locust plague can be resolved, and now Wei Hao still has to build the bridge, so why not make Li Shimin happy?

In the evening, Li Shimin wanted to go outside to see how Wei Hao collected those locusts, so he took people, changed into casual clothes, and left the palace. On Wei Hao's side, Wei Hao They are already harvesting locusts.

"59 catties and 2 taels count as 60 catties. Shaoyin said that even if there is an extra tael, it will be counted as one catty. Take the money and put the locusts in the bag into these two bags, yes!" Those soldiers, after applauding, spoke, and someone behind them started counting the money, and handed it over to the middle-aged man.

"Hey, thank you Mr. Jun, thank you Mr. Wei, thank you Wei Shaoyin!" After the middle-aged man got the money, he remembered it very well. It was the locusts caught by his family of four today. I dragged it over and sold it first, but I didn't expect it to be true.

After receiving the money, the man grabbed the bag and poured it into Wei Hao's prepared bag, and beside him, soldiers were already beating the bags filled with locusts with wooden sticks, trying to kill the locusts ,

Then pour it into the big pit, the bottom has already been covered with dry lime, and after pouring it in, it is covered, and another layer of dry lime should be spread, just like this layer by layer, and now there are many people holding When the locusts came to sell, more than 30 people weighed them and gave money after weighing them.

"Keep catching it. Come and sell it early tomorrow morning. If you hear me, you won't lose a penny. Don't miss this opportunity!" Wei Hao said to those who had sold out the locusts.

"Thank you Wei Shaoyin, you saved us!" An old farmer said and was about to kneel down.

"Hey, you can't do it, but don't thank me. If you want to thank you, thank your majesty. If it weren't for your majesty's support, I wouldn't be able to use the money to collect your locusts. Take care of those locusts. See if the food can't be saved. It’s best if you can save it, if you can’t, then your county magistrate will register at the top, and the court will have a subsidy, so your year’s work will not be wasted!” Wei Hao immediately went to support the old farmer,

The old farmer was in tears at the moment, and then he cupped his hands in the direction of the palace and shouted: "I have lived for more than 50 years, and this is the first time I have encountered such a good thing, Your Majesty is a saint! It is the blessing of the people and the blessing of the world!"

"Your Majesty is holy!" Many people were also shouting there, and Li Shimin happened to see this scene, and he was very emotional. There should be no rumors about this matter. Originally, he was still worried that there would be rumors saying, Rumors about His Majesty's immorality, I didn't expect that the people now say that they are holy.

"Okay, let's go back, it's getting late, you can catch it at night, after eating, you go ahead, after you light the torches at night, those locusts will gather again, so it's easier to catch them!" Wei Hao said to those people Said.

"Wei Shaoyin really understands farming!" An old man said to Wei Hao with a smile.

"That's more or less understandable, let's go back!" Wei Hao said to them with a smile, and then continued to stare at those people who were called locusts. An extra tael counts as a catty, and I feel very relieved. With Shenyong in charge of Jingzhao Mansion, there will be no major incidents in Jingzhao Mansion. On the contrary, good things will continue.

"Go and call Shen Yong, tell him not to disturb the people!" Li Shimin said to Wang De who was beside him, Wang De nodded immediately when he heard it, and walked towards Wei Hao.

"Duke Xia, Duke Xia?" Wang De greeted Wei Hao when he reached Wei Hao's side.

"Hey, why are you here? Come, come, sit down!" Seeing that it was Wang De, Wei Hao immediately put down his tea and said to Wang De.

"Your Majesty is here, please keep quiet, Your Majesty is here in casual clothes!" Wang De whispered to Wei Hao.

"Ah, here!" When Wei Hao heard this, he was so anxious that he immediately grabbed the saber next to him and followed Wang De.When he got to Li Shimin's side, Wei Hao wanted to salute.

"Forget it, bastard, I won't be on duty for five days, and I still need to invite you!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao with a dark face on purpose.

"It's agreed, let me take a few days off, then there is someone like you, who beat me up for three days, and finally played mahjong, and you let me go, so why don't I go back and sleep well? "Wei Hao complained immediately.

"Is there any reason? I told you not to fight, don't fight, and you still resist the order. Twenty sticks are the lightest!" Li Shimin continued to stare at Wei Hao and cursed.

"Then why do you make an order if you have nothing to do? If you insist on making an order for a single sentence, aren't you cheating me?" Wei Hao continued to complain to Li Shimin, Li Shimin was very helpless, he couldn't say it!

"Hey, father, what are you doing here at this time? The city gate will be closed soon!" Wei Hao asked Li Shimin.

"I just notified that the gate of the city will be closed half an hour later. After all, there is still a queue here, so I have to collect the locusts of the people, and I heard that there are still many people who have left the city and have not returned. They want to If you are going back to the city, the party will be fine!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Father Huang Shengming!" Wei Hao said immediately, cupping his hands.

"This matter is well done, very good. Father was worried at the beginning, but I didn't expect you to solve it in this way. It seems to be a waste of money, but it actually saves a lot of money and keeps the money. Food, in the past few years in the Tang Dynasty, I have barely enough food, if the food in the surrounding counties suffers a disaster, it will be a big crisis for the court, and there are many grain fields around Chang'an City!" Li Shimin faced Wei Hao said.

"Hey, it's nothing, I don't believe it, locusts can do amazing things, if 1000 people can't do it, then 1 people, if 1 people can't, then 10 people, we must kill them!

I estimate that within three days at the most, those locusts will disappear, and we will continue to catch the scattered ones behind. If we catch them like this, the surrounding area of ​​Chang'an City will not be able to form a climate in ten years! " Wei Hao said to Li Shimin with a smile.

"Oh, is there such a good thing?" Li Shimin heard it, looked at Wei Hao in surprise and asked.

"Of course, those locusts are gathering together now, and they are also preparing to reproduce. They have a nest, and there are probably about a hundred of them. It seems that they will give birth to smaller ones in a month or two, and then they will become large again. Become a plague of locusts, so get rid of those locusts, they will not reproduce,
In the future, the chances of locust plagues in Chang'an City will be much less. I plan to send someone to collect them here for ten days, and they will not be collected after ten days. By then, it will be difficult to find locusts around Chang'an City! " Wei Hao said with a smile, Li Shimin nodded immediately, agreeing with Wei Hao to do so.

"Let's go, just leave it to them here, go to Juxian Tower, Father has something to tell you!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Oh, okay, you wait for me, let me explain!" Wei Hao nodded after hearing this, and went to explain to the officials, let them continue to keep it, and after the confession, he and Li Shimin went to the Juxian Tower, After arriving at Juxian Building, the guests who welcomed them found out and came over to say hello. Wei Hao rarely comes here now!

The welcome guests led Wei Hao to the room and left. As for the meals, they arranged for them.

"Father, my son is here to make tea, you sit and rest!" Wei Hao said to Li Shimin.

"Well, take a break, you heard that you are going to build a bridge?" Li Shimin nodded, sat down and asked.

"Well, repair, I originally wanted 10 guan, but Dai Zhou said that if I can repair it, I will give me 15 guan. If I want to repair it, the construction will start during this period. Before the freezing, the pier must be repaired. If Yes, it's okay to pave the bridge deck.

I did some calculations, and it is estimated that about 2000 people will be needed, so that the speed is fast. As long as 1000 people are on a construction site, as long as it is confirmed, the construction can be completed soon, and several piers can be started at the same time. I took a look at it in Bahe one day. Up to eight piers are needed, which will be repaired in two parts. It is estimated that the construction can be completed in a month at most. The next step is the bridge deck. If the bridge deck is built quickly, it will take about a month. Now it is two and a half months to three months before winter. Month, it's too late! "Wei Hao sat there, nodded and said.

"Can it be fixed? Li Shimin heard what Wei Hao said, and asked again. Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin, and Li Shimin immediately laughed.

"Success, this money will be paid out of the house and sent to Jingzhao Mansion tomorrow morning. If it is not enough, you can add more money!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao.

"Well, if you want to make it better, that's fine!" Wei Hao said with a smile.

"Of course it has to be done well. This is related to the well-being of the common people. How can you do anything wrong!" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and said, Wei Hao nodded.

"There is another thing. Do you know that the Tubo envoy has arrived? Lu Dongzan, the leader of the team, is talented and capable. He is a capable minister. It's a pity that he followed Tubo!" Li Shimin continued. , Wei Hao nodded, he had a little impression of this person.

"He asked us to contain their main force in the direction of Tuyuhun, so that Tubo can slow down, and Tubo is also a good person. They always want to expand, want to invade our Tang Dynasty, and want to control Tuyuhun. Now they ask us to contain Tuyuhun, I also know that their wishes cannot be fulfilled,

But if we don’t restrain them, I’m worried that Tubo may send out a large force to attack the border this winter. This will also put pressure on my Tang. Completely kill Tubo and Tuyuhun, so money and food needs to be prepared, at least 500 million yuan must be prepared! "Li Shimin sat there and continued to speak to Li Shimin.

"Father, it's not easy. We dispatched our troops and told Tuyuhun that we have no intention of fighting them. We are just taking precautions. If they don't believe it, we can leave some troops to watch.
For the other troops, they can use them as they like, it has nothing to do with us, let them fight by themselves, and we really can't fight Tuyuhun, just let Tuyuhun and Tubo consume each other, and even say that if Tuyuhun can't win, We also need to help, for example, give them some weapons and let them fight. Fighting will kill people. After they are almost dead, we can clean them up. Wouldn’t it be better! "Wei Hao sat there and immediately said to Li Shimin with a smile.

"Give Tuyuhun a weapon?" Li Shimin heard it and looked at Wei Hao in shock.

"That's right, give them weapons, we pay, they send people, let them fight, of course, this needs to be done in secret, that is to say, you need to find a middleman, I think those Hu merchants before are good, let them go Talk to Tuyuhun, give them weapons, let them attack Tuyuhun with all their strength, of course, we have to wait for them to fight, if they don't fight, we won't give it!" Wei Hao nodded and said to Li Shimin,
Li Shimin stood up at this moment, walking in the box with his hands behind his back, thinking about what Wei Hao said.

"Can it work?" Li Shimin stopped, staring at Wei Hao and asked.

"Of course it can be done. Even if we give them 10,000+ catties of pig iron, it doesn't matter. Anyway, what we have is what we want. Let them fight every day. Those ordinary people who fight, all run to our side, fight In their country, there are no young people anymore. When the time comes to clean up the mess, we will be happy. Since Tubo wants to threaten us, then we cheat them without any discussion. Father, you cheated me, you are very powerful, cheated Why don't you make a move on them?" Sitting there, Wei Hao joked to Li Shimin.

"You son of a bitch, what are you talking about? Can it be the same? However, your proposal is indeed good. Father really wants to discuss it with those ministers to see what to do!" Li Shimin cursed with a smile after hearing this. Wei Hao then sat down and said, "However, I guess Lu Dongzan will definitely look for you. In the past few days, he has visited many ministers and sent many gifts. Those ministers all want to bring the gifts to the palace. , I saw that it was money! Let them take some back!"

"Hey, father, how much will he give me?" Wei Hao immediately looked at Li Shimin with a smile and asked.

"You son of a bitch, your price is definitely not low. You know, even your father-in-law has given gifts worth 1000 yuan. How many are there?" Li Shimin scolded with a smile.

"What, it's only 1000 yuan, who do you look down on?" Wei Hao immediately lost interest when he heard it. With such a small amount of money, do you still want to convince yourself?
(End of this chapter)