People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 844 Improve Chang'an
Li Shimin finished speaking in one breath, and seeing that Li Zheng was still unmoved, he sat down again and said, "Tell me, what request do you have, I will try my best to satisfy you."

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Zhengcai nodded and said, "I want to build a road. This road runs from Chang'an to Luoshui. It's a total of 36 kilometers. All the way down."

Road construction is a good thing, of course Li Shimin is willing to accept it, and there is no need to oppose it. It will help Li Zheng's business, and it will not be harmful to the DPRK and China.

"I can give you an approval document, give you power, and even ask the surrounding counties along the way to cooperate with you."

After taking a sip of tea, Li Zheng said again: "Thank you, Your Majesty. There are so many children of the five surnames who will all be imprisoned. I feel that if they are locked in prison, they will be given food. Is it too much to raise them for nothing?" It’s cheaper for them, after all, some children of the five surnames really do all kinds of evil.”

There were bursts of muffled thunder in the sky, and a few gusts of wind blowing in through the windows were still a bit cool.

Thick clouds, as if from day to night.

A few drops of rain fell, a few more lightning flashes in the sky, and rumbling thunder began to sound.

Thunder was loud, and lightning lit up the sky.

Li Zheng looked out the window. After summer, there have been a lot of thunderstorms recently, and he always feels that someone will come to Chang'an to cross the catastrophe from time to time.

The words were briefly interrupted by the sound of thunder, and then a torrential rain fell. Li Shimin said: "Then I want to kill all the disciples of those aristocratic families?"

"That's not necessary, I just hope that they will come to do coolies for the court, and use it to repair the border, such as building roads, so that the court will not have to lock up many children in prison, and provide them with food every day. Food is precious and cannot be wasted."

"Use it as a coolie?" Li Shimin seemed to have opened a new door in his mind, and suddenly thought that there were many vicious people imprisoned in the dungeon of Dali Temple.

Sometimes I talked a lot with Li Zheng, and this kid always had endless thoughts in his stomach.

And these ideas are often very useful to the DPRK.

The thunderstorm is still falling and the thunder is getting louder.

Li Shimin sat down again and said, "Li Zheng, is there anything else I need to do to deal with the five surnames?"

Li Zheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty only needs to prepare for the imperial examination. As for the matter of the five surnames, just leave it to me."

"Every time I come to Jingyang, I always feel that your Jingyang looks very comfortable."

The wind brought some rainwater in from the window, and Li Shimin took a sip of hot tea after speaking.

Li Zheng said: "Your Majesty wants to come, but I can't stop Your Majesty from coming in."

Li Shimin smiled, "I often walk around the city of Chang'an. Chang'an is indeed prosperous, and Chang'an is also very lively, but I always feel that Chang'an is very crowded, not as quiet as Jingyang, nor as beautiful as Jingyang."

There was something in these words, Li Zheng shook his fan and thought.

Li Shimin said again: "You are Chang'an Ling, the leader of Jingzhao Mansion. Although since you took over Jingzhao Mansion, there have been a lot fewer gangsters and thieves in Chang'an, but I think Jingzhao Mansion can do more things."

"What does Your Majesty think the Jingzhao Mansion can do?"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Let Chang'an City be more tidy, like your Jingyang."

"Hehehe..." Li Zheng laughed strangely, "Your Majesty, you should find someone else, I'm afraid Jingzhao Mansion can't handle this matter?"

Li Shimin asked in surprise, "Why?"

Li Zheng said melancholy: "There are many dignitaries in Chang'an City. Jingzhao Mansion is just a small government office. It can't offend so many people, and it can't afford to offend. Its functions are too low to do it."

"What you said makes sense." Li Shimin thought for a while and then said, "Why don't I give the Jingzhao government more power?"

"That's not necessary." Li Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's easy to do that. In fact, just let some people from the court come to the platform, such as General Cheng Yaojin. Family style, who dares to offend General Cheng Yaojin."

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

Take out a map of Chang'an from the library.

When the map was opened, Li Shimin couldn't help but frowned when he looked at the map. This map was actually more detailed than the existing map of Chang'an, even the trees in the streets were drawn.

"Why do you have such a detailed map of Chang'an City?" Li Shimin was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, don't get me wrong. This is Yan Liben's painting. I don't have the leisure to paint the land of Chang'an. If there is any motive for plotting the map of Chang'an City, it is Yan Liben's business."

"Yan Liben..."

Li Shimin held his forehead in distress. If ordinary people had such a map of Chang'an, they might be arrested.

Even the city defense of Chang'an City can be seen clearly at a glance on the map in front of him.

If the enemy had such a map in their hands, wouldn't it be more effective if they wanted to attack Chang'an?
However, Yan Liben also knows a little bit of rules, and there is no map of the palace in Taiji Palace behind Chengtianmen.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Is this the only one?"

Li Zheng nodded, "Currently there is only this one, of course there are others."

After speaking, Li Zheng took out another map and said, "Actually, Yan Liben thought about rebuilding Chang'an City as early as a year ago. He also told His Majesty about it at that time, but His Majesty did not agree."

"Really? I forgot."

Li Zheng opened the second map and said, "This is the second map of Chang'an City after Yan Liben's expectation."

Li Shimin looked at it and said, "The two maps don't seem to be much different, except that there are some more trees around Chang'an City."

Li Zheng pointed to some dots and lines on the map and said: "The main changes are still the dots and lines on these maps."

Li Shimin looked suspiciously, indeed, there were some dots and lines on the outline of the map, "What do these dots and lines mean?"

Changing his sitting position, Li Zheng said again: "In fact, these points and lines are the drainage channels of Chang'an."

"The drain?"

Li Zheng also said: "After Jingzhao Mansion used the trash can, the situation of randomly dumping trash in Chang'an has changed a lot."

Li Shimin nodded, "It's indeed a lot better."

Li Zheng also said: "There is also the situation of sewage dumping, but there is no change. Chang'an City has a large population, which is close to one million at present. Such a large population, coupled with the crowded population flow, makes the long-term arrangement of the water cycle extremely difficult. The land is poor, and many drainage ditches are blocked, which have not been dealt with for some years, and because many ditches have been in disrepair for a long time, it has also caused sewage to pour onto the road surface on many streets in Chang'an."

"And there is always a stench coming from some ditches, which is unhygienic, and often after it rains, the sewage flows back into the streets."

Listening to Li Zheng's words, Li Shimin's eyes were still on the maps.

(End of this chapter)