Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2078 Imperial Purchasing
After Cheng Yaojin spoke like this, he quickly gained the approval of some people.

"My lord, I think Lu Guogong's words are justified. The imperial city must be strong, and the longer it takes, the better. If it collapses after a period of time, if someone takes this opportunity to plot evil, then But it's not good."

"Extremely, extremely, all those who refuse to use cement to strengthen the city walls of the capital may have ulterior motives."

"That's right, that's right, Your Majesty, this imperial city must be built with the strongest things, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

"........."

Everyone said, at this time, Prince Li Chengqian also stood up.

"Father, my son also thinks that we should use cement to build the city wall. Our capital must be absolutely safe."

If cement is used, people will definitely be sent to Liangzhou City to buy it. In this case, although the Silk Road is not open, it can still be regarded as a trade relationship, which is very helpful for Xiliang.

And if one day he ascended the throne and became emperor, his brothers might not be reconciled to it. If they were not reconciled, they might plot against him.

They rebelled, and if Chang'an City was strong, it would naturally last longer.

Therefore, whether it is for Qin Tian or for himself, Li Chengqian thinks it should be used.

The crown prince supported it, and more people in the DPRK came forward to agree with it, and some people said that they did not use it because they had ulterior motives, which made those who did not want to use it afraid to be so arrogant.

After all, the city is not strong enough, which is indeed not a good thing.

Soon, voices of support overwhelmed voices of opposition.

This made Zhangsun Wuji very angry, but even so, there was nothing he could do.

Those words just now were heartbreaking, how dare he object?

Seeing this situation, Li Shimin struggled again, but in the end he still felt that the overall situation should be the most important thing, and the safety of Chang'an City was the most important thing.

"Okay, since you all think cement should be used, let's send people to Liangzhou City to transport cement back to the capital. Everyone agrees with the expansion of Chang'an City, so this matter will be handed over to King Jin, and the expansion will be done. The scope of the statistics will be calculated, and then reported.”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, Jin Wang Li Zhi immediately agreed, and when he agreed, he was already very happy. For such a big matter as expanding the city, his father actually handed it over to him. trust.

And this kind of trust can make more people in the court attach to him.

In addition, this matter also allows him to do some more hidden things.

For example, when building the city wall, do some tricks, so that if one day he wants to go out of the city or enter the city, he can use it. In this way, even if the city wall is very strong, it can't stop him.

This kind of thing can only be done by a person in charge of it like him.

He felt that he was getting more and more favorable in the fight for the crown prince.

But at this time, Changsun Wuji stood up again and said, "My lord, the purchase of cement, I feel that the imperial court should purchase it. If merchants are allowed to purchase it, I am afraid that the price of cement will be raised. In this way, it will be regarded as cement." Arriving in Chang'an City will definitely increase the burden on the imperial court, and the merchants may not be able to purchase enough, so it is most appropriate for the imperial court to send people to purchase."

Changsun Wuji didn't really want businessmen to go to Liangzhou City, and he also believed that Li Shimin didn't want to either.

After he finished speaking, Li Shimin only thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "Okay, let Xu Jingzong do the purchasing."

Xu Jingzong took the order.

At this time, another official stood up and said: "My lord, the expansion of Chang'an City is a very time-consuming thing. The current city wall can be used as the inner city wall of Chang'an City, and it can also play a certain role in defense. It works, so I feel that we should temporarily repair the collapsed section of the city wall."

It is rare to have a city within a city, but it is also a good thing for Chang'an City. In this case, it means that the entire Chang'an City has two barriers. Even if the enemy breaks through one barrier, there is still a second barrier. No two barriers?

No one will despise more defense.

So after the official proposed this, it was quickly approved by the crowd. Li Shimin also felt that the proposal was good, so he nodded in agreement.

After Qunche's discussion, it was getting late, so Li Shimin withdrew.

After retiring from the imperial court, Jin Wang Li Zhi began to work on the expansion of Chang'an City. This is something his father entrusted to him. Even if he has other careful thoughts in his heart, he must build the city wall well. Otherwise, if it fails, it will definitely make his father's impression of him worse.

This matter must be done carefully, so after returning to the palace, he told his housekeeper that during this time, anyone who came to see him would not be seen.

Of course, the reason why he didn't see him was not because he was busy, but because if he saw him, these people might ask him to assign their land to Chang'an City.

After all, after it was assigned to Chang'an City, the land of these people would be worth a lot of money. Who wouldn't come to beg him for profit?

It's just that he didn't dare to be sloppy about this matter, let alone cheating for personal gain, so it was obviously best for him to refuse anyone's visit.

It's not easy to hide things like favoritism and fraud. His father still has Jin Yiwei in his hands, so it's easy to investigate.

Jin Wang Li Zhi was responsible for the construction of the city wall, while Wei Wang Li Tai was very angry.

"What ability does he, Li Zhi, have to be entrusted with such an important task by his father?"

"He, Li Zhi, wants to expand the city wall, so can he expand the city wall at will?"

Regarding his younger brother, Li Tai had a lot of opinions. At first, he thought that he was very promising to fight for the throne, but now Li Zhi suddenly appeared, which made him very unhappy. Of course, he was more worried.

"No, absolutely can't let Li Zhi get father's favor so easily, can't, absolutely can't, I have to find a way..."

He was thinking back and forth, and after a long time, he suddenly patted his forehead, and then said coldly: "Li Zhi, Li Zhi, you want to build a city wall, but I will not let you do it, you want to fight for the crown prince I will not let you fight for the position of prince, but the position of crown prince can only be mine."

After saying this, Li Tai quickly called his confidant and gave him some orders. Quickly agreed.

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates know how to do it."

(End of this chapter)