Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 492 Dilemma
After Li Shimin saw the memorial, he immediately called the children of the royal family over for a meeting. All the children of the royal family were here, but when Li Tai asked whether it was going to be handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, everyone fell silent.

"It's impossible to hand it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If it is handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, our royal children will definitely not agree. How can the profits of several million yuan in this year be distributed?
Moreover, there will definitely be more and more royal children in the future, and there will definitely be more and more places that need money. In addition, there is not much land in Chang'an City, and the land controlled by the royal family will soon be used up. At that time, buying land and building a house will be a big expense! "Li Xiaogong heard it, and said immediately.

"Yes, Your Majesty, if it is handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, those royal children will definitely not agree. They will inevitably complain at that time. Your Majesty still needs to carefully consider this matter!" Li Daozong also looked at Li Shen and said,

As for Li Yuanjing and Li Yuanchang, they are not very old, and they dare not speak, they just listen!
"Gao Ming, what do you mean?" Li Shimin didn't speak, but looked at Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian was also very embarrassed when he heard it. Of course, he hoped that the money was still from internal funds, but the internal funds have controlled too many industries over the years. There are too many, which arouse the anger of the people and officials, which is not good.

"Father, this matter is for the father to decide!" Li Chengqian said.

"Father wants you to talk about your opinion!" Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and said directly, not letting Li Chengqian hide.

"Father, the internal funds have indeed raised a lot of money and done a lot of things over the years. My ministers have also read some memorials. Now the court needs money, and many places apply for bridge repairs. On the Ministry of Industry, It is also planned to build several bridges next year,

But building bridges requires money. The cost of a bridge ranges from [-] guan to [-] guan. Several bridges cost hundreds of thousands of guan. Also, the army has spent a lot of money in recent years. Now we have mentioned the military salaries of those officers and soldiers, which also requires money.
In addition, according to your request, Father, the Ministry of War has been preparing for war and accumulating influence, and most of the money is also paid by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Therefore, the Ministry of Civil Affairs does not have much money now. A few days ago, my son Chen deliberately went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to ask how much money was left. After asking, there is less than 20 yuan left in the treasury. Although it is the end of the year,

Also, there is only so little money left in a huge treasury. Once an emergency happens, there is no money. Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is also sought every day for money, and the other is the river. The repairs, the construction of straight roads, and the construction of reservoirs all need money. The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Industry have done a lot in Tang Dynasty in the past few years, and the tax revenue has increased a lot, but it is still far from enough.

The officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs are very dissatisfied with the control of so much money in the internal funds. Therefore, what I mean is that the royal family will not invest in the workshops in Luoyang. Some, now there is money in the internal funds, and there is no shortage of money. If there is a shortage of money at that time, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will definitely transfer it. In the past few years, the internal funds have not asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs for money. According to regulations, the Ministry of Civil Affairs It is necessary to allocate money to the Ministry of Civil Affairs! "Li Chengqian sat there and talked about his thoughts to Li Shimin.

"Father, my son thinks it's inappropriate. We can't compromise with those ministers on this matter. If we compromise, it will be difficult for the royal family to do anything in the future. We still need to fight with the officials on this matter. We can give up a part of the shares, but we have to invest in Luoyang's workshop!" Li Ke heard this, and immediately objected, Li Shimin didn't make a sound, but looked at Li Xiaogong and the others.

"Your Majesty, what I mean by this minister is that it cannot be allowed. Once the workshop is established, the tax revenue will also increase. The Ministry of Civil Affairs originally relies on tax collection, not on industry, and the royal family controls those workshops. Although it makes money, it is also Those who have done a lot of things took a lot of money from their internal funds, not like Baiguan said, their internal funds are not at all!" Li Xiaogong immediately objected.

"Yes, one yard counts for one yard. The Ministry of Civil Affairs collects taxes, not profits! Their officials can't be jealous of this. Besides, Shenyong's workshop, to put it bluntly, if he doesn't give it to the royal family, why would he want it? Give it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, why should you give it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, wouldn’t Shen Yong make money himself? Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Shen Yong gave up his shares to enrich his internal funds!” Li Daozong also agreed, saying that he didn’t want to give up those benefits come out.

"You are right. There is no reason for Shen Yong to give those workshops to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has always made a mistake. They think that Shen Yong's shares must be released. He can If you don’t release it, if you open it yourself, how can Shenyong not have the money to start the workshop? If you don’t have the money to start the workshop, I can lend it to him!” Li Shimin nodded when he heard what Li Daozong said,

When Li Chengqian heard it, he became worried. If he said that, then those ministers must have objections.

"However, it would be nice if this matter were as simple as this. How could those ministers let it go, and even said that Fang Xuanling and Li Jing would agree to let the Ministry of Civil Affairs control those shares!" Li Shimin then said with a sigh.

"Shen Yong can be asked to leave them alone and not hand over those shares to the Ministry of Civil Affairs!" Li Ke sat there and said with an idea.

"That won't work, then all the pressure will be on Shen Yong's side, how will you let Shen Yong get along with those ministers in the future?" Li Chengqian immediately objected when he heard it.

"Shen Yong can still be afraid of them? He is a person who is not afraid of anyone. How can he still worry about those ministers? It's not like he hasn't singled out those ministers. I think Shen Yong can handle this matter well." Li Ke continued Talked up.

"It's different!" Li Chengqian said anxiously.

"Okay, Shenyong can't be involved in this matter!" Li Shimin immediately said, Li Ke looked at Li Shimin incomprehensibly, and didn't let Wei Hao get involved, relying on the royal family, it would be difficult, but now he has to face Li Shimin couldn't deal with the objections of those ministers and common people.

"Your opinion is not to give in, Gao Ming, your opinion is to give in, right?" Li Shimin sat there and asked.

"Yes!" They nodded immediately.

"Okay, let's do this. Let's see the situation first. I also want to know whether it is true that everyone is against it. From now on, these memorials will be sent to the Palace of Ganlu!" Li Shimin smiled and said, Li Chengqian listened Arrived, nodded,
Soon, these people dispersed, and Li Chengqian was still at Ganlu Hall.

"Father, the internal funds really can't control so much money. I didn't feel it before, but after seeing so many memorials, I also think that the Ministry of Civil Affairs needs more money to do those things. Most of the money in the house is used to buy things, but it has the effect of relieving the court's worries, so what I mean is to give up a part of it, and at the same time, our royal family should not interfere with the workshop in Luoyang." Li Chengqian stood there and said to Li Shimin who was sitting there.

"Well, the idea is right, but it's not that simple, sit down!" Li Shimin nodded and said to Li Chengqian.

"Father, do you think it's right?" Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin in surprise and said.

"I have always wanted to solve the foreign troubles, but I have been unable to save money. I want to rely on internal funds to save money, but the internal funds have money, and the children of the royal family are thinking about it, but I still can't save. I asked a few days ago. There is almost 40 yuan left in the internal funds, including the dividends this winter, I estimate that at the end of the year, there will be a maximum of 150 million yuan.
And the Chinese New Year is a big expense. It is estimated that it would be good to have 80 yuan left over the whole year. The income of this year’s money will exceed 270 million yuan, which means that 80 yuan will be left. Shen Yong doesn’t know, if he knows , Shen Yong will be dissatisfied! " Li Shimin sat there and said with a sigh.

"This!" Li Chengqian didn't know how to answer, and he didn't know why Wei Hao was dissatisfied.

"We still need to find a way. Now all places want to develop well. Seeing that Chang'an is so good now, it's not bad for those officials to have this kind of heart. However, development also needs money, and externally, our Tang Dynasty still has wars. , Fortunately, the control has been good in the past few years, it has not lost control, and there will be no war, otherwise, if you want to develop, don't even think about it!" Li Shimin continued to sit there and said.

"That's right, father, what my son means is to let the Ministry of Civil Affairs fix a certain amount of money for the Ministry of War, such as preparing military rations in advance, preparing weapons and armor in advance, and preparing armaments in advance. It takes so much money to spend, if we keep spending like this, when will the wars in the North, Northwest and Northeast be completely resolved!" Li Chengqian nodded in agreement.

"Well, let's look at it first. The money in the family is not decided by the emperor alone. There are so many royal children and the interests of so many people are involved. If you don't think about it, something will happen if you make a rash decision. What about you? , Just stick to your own ideas, just talk to those ministers, don't talk at the court meeting, don't let those royal children have any opinions on you!" Li Shimin reminded Li Chengqian.

"Yes, Father, I know!" Li Chengqian nodded and said.

"This matter probably depends on Shen Yong. Others can't solve it. However, I don't want to bother Shen Yong right now. This kid has enough things now, and the internal money hasn't been saved in these years. Shen Yong It is impossible to have no opinion!" Li Shimin said.

"No, father, the royal family has given the court a lot of money in recent years!" Li Chengqian immediately comforted Li Shimin.

Li Shimin shook his head, and then said: "You don't understand, how can it be so simple, the royal family spent money, but a large part of it was given to the royal children. In the past few years, the royal children have lived very well. Whoever relies on internal funds, you have read those memorials, the ministers are using this to attack!"

"Yes!" Li Chengqian nodded and said.

"How much money did you save there?" Li Shimin then looked at Li Chengqian and asked.

"Ah, oh, not much. I spent 15 pennies to lose money before, but now I still have around [-] pennies at most! The savings of the past few years will be wiped out!" Li Chengqian said with a wry smile,
When Li Shimin heard it, he also sighed, and then said to Li Chengqian: "You also need to save some money. After a few years, other younger brothers will definitely have opinions when they grow up. Don't take it back for you when the time comes." At that time, your East Palace will have no money to use, and besides, don’t go to Shen Yong this time, the East Palace can’t continue to intervene!”

"This, yes!" Hearing this, Li Chengqian froze for a moment and nodded, feeling very depressed in his heart. Originally, he wanted to find Wei Hao and hoped that Wei Hao could arrange it, but now that he heard Li Shimin say so, That means there is no hope.

"In addition, you must not speak out about this matter. If any minister comes to you, you must not agree or give you a clear answer. This villain, let me do it!" Li Shimin said to Li Chengqian,
After hearing this, Li Chengqian was very moved. He knew that if he agreed to the minister, he would offend others. If he agreed to the minister, those in the royal family had opinions, and if he did not agree to those ministers, those ministers had opinions. To promise those ministers.

"Okay, let's get busy!" Li Shimin said to Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian nodded, and then withdrew. Just after he left the Ganlu Hall, he saw Li Tai and Li Ke waiting for him.

"Brother, what's your father's opinion?" Li Ke looked at Li Chengqian and asked.

"I don't know, just now my father asked me about the Jingzhao Mansion, what's your opinion?" Li Chengqian immediately looked at Li Ke and asked.

"Then you must not agree to those ministers. If you agree, the living standards of the royal children will drop in the future. I don't know how many complaints will be made by then. Besides, think about it, brother, the royal children are getting more and more serious now. Many!" Li Ke immediately expressed his opinion, and Li Chengqian then looked at Li Tai.

"Brother, I don't know about this matter. My suggestion is to ask brother-in-law what he thinks. If the emperor asks brother-in-law to do it, then brother-in-law will definitely be able to handle it!" Li Tai immediately shook his head and said, not wanting to express his opinion.

"No matter, this matter is up to the emperor!" Li Chengqian waved his hand and said.

"It would be great if brother-in-law is still in the capital, we can ask brother-in-law's opinion!" Li Tai said with emotion, Li Chengqian heard it and looked at Li Tai. In the next few days, this matter fermented very quickly. In the end, almost all the ministers put up the memorial and wanted to talk about this matter one after another. In the Lizheng Hall, Empress Changsun was also very angry. She didn't know that those ministers Wei Hao were staring at the internal money, so she called Those who have left the royal family are discussing at the Legislative Hall.

"Who is the mastermind of this matter? So this is the time to discuss this matter?" Empress Changsun sat there, staring at Li Ke and asked.

"After returning to my mother, I have been spreading the word on this matter. The preliminary conclusion is that it will be difficult to find out who the specific person is because the children of the aristocratic family are out in the air!" Li Ke immediately stood up and faced the eldest grandson. The queen said that although he was not born to Empress Changsun, he still had to call Empress Changsun her mother.

"Then check it out. After checking it out, what is the other party's purpose? Why did you say it at this time?" Empress Changsun said angrily.

"It's actually very simple. They just hope that the royal family will not intervene in Luoyang's affairs. Shenyong is the governor of Luoyang. Those aristocratic families know that he must develop Luoyang. There will definitely be many workshops to be built by then, and those The aristocratic family used to be here often, but they didn't get any benefits, and they didn't dare to get any benefits. We often have our royal family here, and there are so many nobles. Now that they have gone to Luoyang, they hope to get more benefits from the workshop. More shares!" Li Lizhi sat there and said.

"Well, it's true after all!" Li Chengqian nodded and said after hearing this. "If the family wants to take more shares, Shen Yong must agree. If he doesn't agree, no one can do anything!" Empress Changsun said angrily.

"They think they can convince Shen Yong that the heads of so many aristocratic families have gone to Luoyang, probably for this purpose." Li Lizhi continued.

"Well, but Shen Yong didn't meet the patriarchs of those aristocratic families, but the patriarch of the Wei family. After all, he is the patriarch of Wei Hao, and Wei Hao can't see him!" Li Ke said immediately.

"Your Majesty, what should I do about this matter? Your Majesty must deal with those ministers continuing to write letters like this, otherwise, the affairs of the court will be difficult to handle, and it must be very difficult now!" Li Xiaogong looked at Empress Changsun and said Said.

"What do you mean?" Empress Changsun looked at them and asked.

"Ma'am, we don't know what to do now, and we've been worrying for the past few days, hey, those ministers really know how to choose their time." Li Daozong immediately shook his head and said.

"Yeah, ma'am, we don't know what to do now. Compared with the current number of royal children, it is impossible for us not to consider their interests. Moreover, many palaces in the palace are in disrepair. For this fee, if we ask who wants it, or the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it will definitely not be given to us.
Moreover, many princes are growing up now, those palaces need to be built, and they also need to be given money to go to the back cover. Where does the money come from?If we agree to the opinions of those ministers, then our own life will be difficult, but if we do not agree, it will be very difficult for His Majesty. " Li Xiaogong immediately looked at Empress Changsun and said! Empress Changsun was also in a dilemma after hearing this.

"Is there any use in waiting for Shenyong to come back?" Empress Changsun asked.

"Father means that this matter should not be difficult for Shen Yong. If Shen Yong does it, it may be done well, but it may offend many ministers!" Li Chengqian immediately looked at Empress Changsun in embarrassment and said.

"Are you okay? Shen Yong is not afraid of those ministers!" Li Ke sat there and said.

When Li Lizhi heard this, she was unhappy. Why should Wei Hao offend those ministers? This matter has little to do with Wei Hao.

(End of this chapter)