Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 351 Fairness is not easy
To be honest, Li Shimin can deal with other issues decisively, but when facing the son of Guanyin's maidservant, Li Shimin's actions are full of contradictions.

If Li Shimin wants to protect Li Chengqian and make Li Chengqian his successor, the best way is to ban Li Tai.

From then on, Li Tai was cut off from internal and external contacts, and Li Tai was not allowed to participate in any political or even economic affairs.

After all, in China, political correctness is more important than economic interests. In order for Li Chengqian to succeed smoothly, directly sacrificing Li Tai is the best way.

Even after Li Chengqian ascended the throne, wait until the political situation is stable and the military power is in his hands, and then Li Tai is released, then Li Tai can only manage the economy, and if he wants to intervene in other things, there must be vested interests staring at him.

If Li Shimin wanted to see the two brothers compete fairly, then he would ignore it and let the two raise Gu. The winner would naturally inherit everything and become the new ruler of the country. Li Shimin didn't care about anything.

But Li Shimin is so indecisive when it comes to successors, not at all as decisive as he was when he was the founding king.

He always wanted both. Historically, he was disappointed with Li Chengqian again and again, and finally his attitude was biased towards Li Tai.

And Li Tai was about to succeed, but his hypocrisy was exposed, so Li Zhi successfully picked up the leak.

And one of the very important reasons why Li Shimin chose Li Zhi is that Li Zhi is in power, whether Li Chengqian or Li Tai is theoretically possible to survive, but if Li Tai is in power, the chances of his other sons surviving are too low up.

It's just that this time Li Chengqian was allowed to contact Hou Junji and let Li Chengqian control a little bit of military power, in addition to hoping to improve Li Chengqian's strength a little bit.

However, Li Shimin may not have felt a little out of control on Li Tai's body.

After all, Li Tai's ability to show this time is unheard of for Li Shimin.

It was as if he had faced Li Yuan, who was singing and dancing in Chang'an, when he captured the two kings in one battle and unified the north at an unimaginable speed.

Even if Li Shimin is more open-minded and majestic than Li Yuan, he is more emotional.

But as an emperor, even if he really doesn't want to take Li Tai directly in his heart, he will instinctively find a defensive wall for himself, and isolate himself a little bit, and he can't understand Li Tai at all.

This defensive wall can only be Li Chengqian, and he needs Li Chengqian as a buffer between himself and Li Tai.

Otherwise, if he confronted Li Tai directly, to be honest, Li Shimin himself might be a little confused. In the future, he might have to listen to Li Tai's baton in internal affairs. For a king, there is nothing more important than this. It gave Li Shimin a headache.

To be honest, when Li Tai sent out the tax, it was to prove his strength and put pressure on the prince.

But in fact, it was unintentional; Li Chengqian had directly raised the game, and now Li Tai's opponent had changed.

As for Li Chengqian, in a confrontation of this level, it was just an addition to the role of a buffer zone.

After all, Li Tai's ability has surpassed Li Shimin's cognition, and human beings will eventually be afraid of the unknown.

Not to mention an emperor like Li Shimin.

Even if he tolerated Li Tai, as long as he couldn't see Li Tai's methods clearly, he would have doubts and fears.

As far as this point is concerned, Li Tai wants to make this matter clear, but Li Tai himself may not be able to do it.

Because until now, Li Tai has his own experience, but in the whole process, Li Tai still operates according to the script.

If Li Tai wanted to really explain all his methods and operations clearly, he would need to write a series of books such as "Capital", "Currency War", "Rise of Great Powers" and other books to fully explain what he said.

Either Li Tai himself is in charge of an economy with a population of more than [-] million, and then observes the development of this economy from a higher perspective.

It takes ten to 20 years to figure out the entire economy, and another ten to 20 years to summarize with a book based on myself.

At that time, Li Tai will almost be able to explain his operation clearly.

Otherwise, even if Li Tai wanted to take the initiative to explain this matter clearly, Li Tai's knowledge background would not be able to do it at all.

At this time, Li Tai met Zheng Rentai, the patriarch of the Zheng family in Xingyang, under Zheng Fengchi's gossip.

"Meet King Wei!" "Meet Mr. Gui Zheng!" The two greeted each other politely.

To be honest, Li Tai never expected that Zheng Rentai would be the representative of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

Because Zheng Rentai is Li Shimin's confidant, one of the nine people who were involved in the Xuanwu Gate.

Now his title is Guizheng County Duke, but it seems that there is usually no more than one deputy in an informal situation, Guizheng Gong is better than Guizheng County Duke.

"Unexpectedly, the Zheng family I came to meet is actually you!" Li Tai looked at Zheng Rentai and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"I entered Prince Qin's Mansion first, and then the head of the Zheng family died of illness, so I was allowed to be part of the Zheng family!" Zheng Rentai said calmly.

"May I ask the Patriarch of the Zheng family in Xingyang, when did he die?" Li Tai said hastily, "Gui Zheng won't answer!"

"The sage announced that it will be one month after the first year of Zhenguan!" Zheng Rentai looked at Li Taidao meaningfully,
"It's not just my Zheng family in Xingyang. There were several five families with seven surnames that changed heads that year, but the old head of the Zheng family was a bit disrespectful."

Li Tai swallowed, although he knew that Zheng Rentai was somewhat intimidating, and wanted to get more benefits.

But I have to say that the Patriarch is like a rag to the family, use it when you need it, and throw it away if you don't need it.

However, Zheng Rentai also cut straight to the point and said to Li Tai:

"I heard from Mr. Zheng that the King of Wei has a big deal that even the richest man in Chang'an, Zheng Fengchi, can't afford it. We need the Zheng family in Xingyang to eat it. I don't know what kind of deal it is!?"

When Li Tai heard Zheng Rentai's words, he said rightly, "Does Gui Zhenggong know about the Grand Canal!?"

"I still have to thank King Wei for your water transportation plan!" Zheng Rentai smiled when he heard Li Tai's words, "My Zheng family in Xingyang has also been honored by you and made a little money!"

Nonsense, the geographical location of Xingyang is better than that of Luoyang. Whether it is going south or north, it almost always passes through Xingyang, and then diverts to the north and south.

Under such circumstances, Xingyang is a bit like Little Luoyang. They don't have to do anything, as long as they copy Luoyang's policies, they can basically develop Xingyang into a good city.

That's why, when he heard that Li Tai had interests and wanted to find the Zheng family in Xingyang, Zheng Rentai came over decisively.

Because King Wei is the one who can really lead you to make money, and even bring your hometown to make money.

"Since Mr. Guizheng is interested, have you ever thought about building a road canal that runs through the entire Henan Province?" Li Tai laughed.
"After all, the profits of the Grand Canal belong to Mr. Zheng, so I believe you also understand the benefits of the success of the Canal on Earth."

"..." Zheng Rentai looked at Li Tai and was silent in his heart. After thinking for a while, he said:

"I want to know your plan, King Wei, at least I want to understand how to build the canal on this road!"

Li Tai was also not polite, and took out Wang Zhenru's road planning system and handed it to Zheng Rentai.

After Zheng Rentai saw it, he suddenly said, "Build the road, so as to have an effect similar to the Grand Canal!"

"Strictly speaking, this is just a basic road widening map." Li Tai replied solemnly, "The entire Henan Road is to be built, and no one can escape. I have roughly divided it into 29 states, 120 and six counties. It's almost there!"

Zheng Rentai looked at the document that Li Tai took out, and couldn't help thinking. After thinking for a while, he raised his head, looked at Li Taidao,
"To the king of Wei, I believe that the circulation of these roads can benefit the local states and counties, but not everyone can afford to wait for the entire project to be completed.

What's more important is that the benefits of this project belong to the entire prefecture and county. If people want to use this to contribute money and effort, even I, the Zheng family of Xingyang, will never be able to invest money in it! "

"This is a quota!" Li Tai said calmly, "If you don't invest money in this road project, there will be no quota.

There is no way that this project is the foundation of the next project. If you don't want to lay the foundation, then don't come to eat this meal! "

"King Wei please explain in detail!" Zheng Rentai asked after hearing Li Tai's words.

At this time, Li Tai said to Zheng Rentai very seriously,

"These roads were established by the imperial court for the circulation of people's carriages and horses, but it is also necessary to design a dedicated public road for carriages to deliver goods.

This exclusive road is attached to the entire road system. It is designed to only allow horses to ride, and it is stipulated that it can only move forward.
"This way..." Zheng Rentai heard Li Tai's words, his brows opened and stretched, and finally asked,

"But how is this road different from the original road? How can we collect money!"

"The surroundings of such roads will be blocked, and only allowed to enter through the entrance and exit through the exit, otherwise those who violate the order will be killed!" A stern look appeared on Li Tai's face, and he continued,

"And at each entrance and exit, money and food will be collected once and a bill will be issued.

If the price of money and food is different, it will be reported to the court for review, and every import and export can be regarded as a port. "

"What King Wei means is that the entrances and exits on these roads will be open to aristocratic families?!" Zheng Rentai couldn't help but feel anxious.

How could Zheng Rentai, a member of the Zheng family in Xingyang, not know how profitable the mouth of the Grand Canal is.

Now that he has the opportunity to make another mouth like a grand canal, this makes Zheng Rentai feel his heart beating even more!
"These entrances and exits are naturally in the hands of the imperial court." Li Tai said calmly,

"However, the money and food earned will go to the tax at the first floor, go to the internal government on the first floor, and stay at the local government at the fourth floor. After all, the local area has spent a lot of thought when building these roads.

Now that the roads are completed and there is a profit, it is natural to keep the money to promote local development. Naturally, it is not advisable to exhaust the resources.

As for how to divide the local area, I am the king of Wei, so it is not suitable for me to dictate to the local states and counties!
After all, the most important thing in doing things is fairness.Are you right? "

Hearing Li Tai's words, Zheng Rentai couldn't help showing a touch of surprise on his face, and said, "Yes, yes, fairness is not easy!"

To be honest, if this sum of money stays in the local area, who will belong to it at that time must be entangled.

It is certain that if the local aristocratic family is strong, it will be divided up by the aristocratic family, and if the local government is stronger, it will be taken by the government.

But for Li Tai, what he needs is the divergence of interests between the grassroots government and the aristocratic family.

Otherwise, the two of them are in harmony, how can I thoroughly implement the administrative system to the grassroots in the future.

However, for a top family like Zheng Rentai, these cannot be guaranteed in other places, but for Xingyang, it can definitely suppress the government at the grassroots level, and the Zheng family of Xingyang can get most of the money.

"Besides, we should also encourage the local families who are willing to help. After all, your willingness to help is also buying my face!"

Li Tai smiled and said, "Especially on this road, some inns should be built in some places for pedestrians to rest, and even provide services such as replacing horses.

It is not necessary to hold all of these in the hands of the imperial court. If someone is willing to accept it and share the worries of the imperial court, I will be very happy! "

Hearing Li Tai's words, Zheng Rentai couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "I don't know how to share the court's worries!"

Li Tai looked at Zheng Rentai's appearance, and stretched out five fingers calmly.

"Fifty thousand?" Zheng Rentai looked at Li Tai, and asked his own question carefully.

"I don't need you to pay too much for enhancements. If you invest more than 50 yuan, you can be qualified to build an inn here!" Li Tai said with a smile.

"50 guan?!" Zheng Rentai almost jumped up when he heard Li Tai's words.

But Li Tai smiled leisurely and said, "This inn is on a completely closed road, except for the entrance and exit, only these designated inns can rest for a while.

It is an exclusive sale, I will only release ten of them at most, whether anyone is willing to buy it, or whether it is worth the price, Gui Zhenggong, you can discuss it slowly with the aristocratic family in Henan Province! "

"I will discuss with the aristocratic family in Henan Province..." Zheng Rentai looked at Li Tai in astonishment when he heard Li Tai's words, and said,
"The King of Wei means that this matter should be discussed with me by the Zheng family in Xingyang and the aristocratic family in Henan Province."

"Otherwise?!" Li Tai looked at Zheng Rentai and said, "Could it be that my family has talked about it?
Who in Henan Province doesn't know the strength of the Zheng family in Xingyang, so I asked Gui Zhenggong to help me raise money and food for the family.

I've given you the bottom line, I don't care what you want to talk about, what kind of conditions you negotiate.

I just need the money and food in place when I start this project. After all, the Zheng family in Xingyang, don’t they want to be a meat divider? "

"My minister, Zheng Rentai, thanked King Wei for the reward!" Zheng Rentai said with flickering eyes when he heard Li Tai's words.

(End of this chapter)