Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 338

"Fang Yuan!!!"

Cui Xuansu roared angrily, his eyes were ferocious and terrifying.

The seven hundred soldiers of the clan had only been out for a day, and they disappeared like this.

With such a defeat, he has no face to go back, so he can apologize with death.

As a master of the Boling Cui Clan, Cui Xuansu was furious and killed Fang Yuan.

At this moment, he regarded death as home, he completely forgot the power of the firecracker, he only wanted Fang Yuan to die.

"Hmph, the mantis arm is the car!"

Li Junxian snorted coldly.

He stopped the soldiers' urge to shoot, and rode his horse to kill Cui Xuansu quickly.

One takes death as home, and the other is calm and composed.

Fang Yuan sat on the horse, watching the duel indifferently.

boom!
A loud bang.

Victory or defeat.

Thought there was a tough fight.

But he didn't want Cui Xuansu to be shot down with one move.

"Take it!"

Li Junxian snorted coldly.

Not long after, several soldiers came, grabbed Cui Xuansu and brought him to Fang Yuan.

Cui Xuansu had no external injuries, but was knocked off the horse by the handle of Li Junxian's knife, and suffered internal injuries.

"Cui Xuansu, I didn't expect us to meet again."

Fang Yuan laughed.

When he was Chang'an Ling, he had dealt with Cui Xuansu.

At that time Cui Xuansu was forcibly taken away by Fang Yuan and imprisoned in the Chang'an county government office.

"Bah, dog, something killed me!"

Cui Xuansu spit at Fang Yuan angrily.

But the distance is a bit far, and he can't do what he wants.

"Cui Xuansu, you really disappoint."

"Before that, I thought you were a master, worthy of admiration."

"Now it seems that I overestimated you. You are just a little guy who can't afford to lose."

Fang Yuan shook his head and sighed.

Cui Xuansu suddenly seemed to be stuck in the neck, blushing.

"Find a place to dispose of it."

"By the way, clean up the corpses here."

Fang Yuan waved his hand and said.

"Fang Yuan, the patriarch will not let you go, and the five surnames and Qiwang will not let you go."

"Today you dare to kill the clan soldiers of the five surnames and Qiwang, and in the future, the five surnames and Qiwang dare to make you regret it for the rest of your life!"

Cui Xuansu roared.

Struggling to be dragged down again.

While the soldiers were cleaning up the scene, a group of people came from a distance.

It was the patriarchs or representatives of some aristocratic families in Luoyang City, headed by Dugu Bo.

"Fang, Minister Fang?!"

"Greetings, thanks to Minister Fang!"

Dugu Bo and others noticed the corpse on the ground.

All expressions changed drastically, and they bowed solemnly to Fang Yuan.

They met Fang Yuan before, but now they are visiting Fang Yuan.

If a person shows his dreadful strength, he will get more respect.

"Build the road well, and contact me if you need anything."

"Also, the corpse here is handed over to you."

Fang Yuan didn't get off his horse, he said calmly.

With that said, he was about to leave here.

"Fang, Minister Fang, the Luo family has decided to cooperate with you in building roads and communities."

Among the crowd, a middle-aged man stood up with a trembling voice.

The strong bloody smell at the scene made people feel frightened from the bottom of their hearts.

"And the Lin family."

"And the Mo family."

In a short while, more than a dozen aristocratic families stood up.

Fang Yuan's powerful means today allowed them to completely get rid of their worries about the five surnames and seven wangs.

With Fang Yuan watching, they only need to develop themselves well and strengthen their own family.

They don't need to care about the rest, and the five surnames and seven Wangs probably won't be able to take care of them in a short time.

"Yes, but the next investment needs to be estimated."

"That is, after a road is determined, the next day, the official will send someone to tell you the estimated cost of the road, and you will have to hand over one tenth of it, and the extra will be refunded and the less will be compensated."

"You have also seen that the gangsters are too rampant. I can't come here to solve your problems every time the money is confiscated, right?"

Fang Yuan came down this time, and said very politely.

But being polite is being polite, but what you say is not to be questioned.

The representatives of the aristocratic families looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally expressed no objection.

Giving later and giving earlier are both giving, so give it earlier, Fang Yuan can't escape anyway.

In addition, they have just received the imperial edict that the imperial court attaches great importance to road construction, and now is the best proof.

"Then you all have determined the road section to be repaired today, and bring the road map to Chang'an City to this officer."

"The official will reply to you tomorrow at the earliest, and then you will hand over the investment money to the local governor's office, and pass the receipt issued by the governor's office to the official."

Fang Yuan smiled even wider, and said slowly.

It succeeded, although it really offended the five surnames and Qiwang.

But from the current point of view, the investment in road construction will continue to flow.

However, there is still a community to be built, and they still need to draw a big pie for them.

Luoyang City Fang Yuan has been handed over to Dugu Bo to win over, I believe many people will respond.

In Chang'an City, Fang Yuan married Du He, as long as the investment in road construction continues to receive returns, people will soon respond to the construction of the community.

"Congratulations to Minister Fang."

Under the congratulations of everyone.

Fang Yuan and Li Junxian returned to Chang'an City with a team of thousands of people.

It took a lot of time to go back and forth, and the five surnames and Qiwang soon knew that Cui Xuansu and the seven hundred soldiers sent out were dead.

In an instant, the five surnames and seven Wangs were furious and called a meeting again!

"I suggest, kill Fang Yuan!"

"That's right, kill Fang Yuan to get rid of the shame!"

"This person has brought a lot of shame to our Five Surnames and Seven Wangs. He must be killed!"

"It's not difficult to kill Fang Yuan, but this matter is obviously ordered by the emperor, just kill a puppet?"

"Be patient, our plan has been implemented seven or eight times, bear with it, let this world change color!"

"Then should we leave Chang'an City?"

"It's time to leave, so as not to run away in the future."

The secret meeting hated Fang Yuan from the very beginning, and wanted to kill Fang Yuan.

In the end, they decided to give in temporarily, escape from Chang'an City, and realize their plan.

the other side.

Li Shimin was startled when he learned that Fang Yuan and Li Junxian had killed all the seven hundred clan soldiers with five surnames Qiwang.

He hastily secretly ordered Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde and the others to be ready to send troops at any time.

However, to Li Shimin's surprise, after three days in a row, the five surnames and Qiwang did not respond or fight back.

Not only Li Shimin was surprised, but also the dignitaries in the city who knew about the incident. The only explanation is that the Boling Cui family wanted the Minister of the Household Department and had no time to take care of those.

On the fourth day, more than 30 aristocratic families in Luoyang turned in their investment in road construction.

An average of 300 per family, about [-] million was handed over to the local governor's mansion, and the receipt was passed to Fang Yuan.

In this regard, Li Shimin specifically explained the matter at the end of the court meeting.

"Today, I am very happy."

"More than 30 aristocratic families in Luoyang decided to invest in the imperial court to build roads."

"They each contributed an average of 300 yuan, and a total of [-] million yuan has been handed over to the governor of Luoyang, and will be charged to the national treasury at that time!"

Li Shimin said excitedly.

After the words fell, since the scene was crowded, everyone turned pale in shock.

Immediately, all court civil and military officials looked at Fang Yuan, with shock in their eyes.

"Your Majesty, these are the receipts obtained by the 35 families in Luoyang from the Governor's Mansion. This receipt proves that they have already paid the money, and the detailed amount paid, and who has passed through it."

Fang Yuan walked out in time.

Holding 35 receipts in both hands.

"Give it to me, and show it to the ministers."

Li Shimin said excitedly.

Wang De at the side immediately led the eunuch down.

Wang De took part of the documents and handed them to Li Shimin, and the rest of the eunuchs showed the ministers at the scene to watch.

Wang Gui, Fang Xuanling and others were the first to get their hands. They took the receipt with slightly trembling hands, and quickly looked at the words on it.

There is the seal of the governor, the signature of the governor, and the letters of Chang Shi and others. These are genuine documents and cannot be faked.

In only fifteen days, 350 million yuan was brought to the treasury, isn't it terrible?
Cui Zhentang was also in the hall, and at this time he was different from the excitement and shock of everyone, he was furious, and his anger was about to break through his chest.

"Fang Shilang, how did you do it?"

"Fang Shilang, besides Luoyang, are there other places?"

"Fang Shilang,..."

Everyone was shocked and asked questions one after another.

Fang Yuan's method is too powerful, making them all think it is a dream.

With such powerful means, can Cui Zhentang still be able to sit on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Households as he wishes?
It was rumored that Fang Yuan and the emperor had reached an agreement on the position of Minister of the Household Department, but now it seems to be true.

For a moment, while the ministers were shocked, they also had different thoughts.

Li Shimin also looked at Fang Yuan excitedly, looking forward to Fang Yuan's reply.

It's just Luoyang, what about the rest of the world?
"Return to Your Majesty, colleagues, there are still applications from other places being sent in, and I still have one in my hand to be approved."

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

In addition to Luoyang, there are also aristocratic families near Chang'an City.

There are more aristocratic families near Chang'an City, twice as many as in Luoyang City.

But the review takes time, so it can't be completed all at once, and it will take a few days.

"very good!"

"I look forward to hearing good news from you!"

Li Shimin said excitedly.

The virtuous minister Ying Meng is the virtuous minister Ying Meng.

So much benefit to the court in such a short period of time.

From the looks of it, Fang Yuan is the most suitable seat for Hubu Shangshu.

Although Li Shimin thought so, many ministers present did not think so.

Just when Li Shimin was about to end the court meeting, Cui Zhentang, who couldn't bear it, stood up.

"Your Majesty, I have something unclear, please clarify your majesty!"

Cui Zhentang said loudly.

The officials' eyes changed, and they looked at Cui Zhentang with great interest.

As we all know, Cui Zhentang was recommended by Tang Jian, and he is likely to be the next Minister of the Household Department.

But the emperor seemed to have reached some kind of agreement with Fang Yuan, requiring Tang Jian to resign after one month of handover, Fang Yuan has made such a big move recently.

"Has Your Majesty reached some kind of agreement with Fang Shilang in exchange for the post of Minister of the Household Department?"

Cui Zhentang said in a deep voice.

He had the idea of ​​going all out.

Because the family has temporarily decided not to move Fang Yuan.

Since Fang Yuan doesn't move, the family will not help much if he can take the position.

Of course, the family will still use their connections to talk to people like Fang Xuanling to get Fang Xuanling and others to support Cui Zhentang.

After the words fell, the court was in an uproar, and the eyes they looked at Cui Zhentang and Li Shimin felt like they were watching a drama.

Whether Li Shimin and Fang Yuan reached some kind of agreement, most of the courtiers have guessed.

The ministers thought it was very possible, but they all had a tacit agreement and didn't say it.

Because it is to give the emperor face.

Saying it in public like this will lose the emperor's face.

"There is such a thing."

Li Shimin's smile slowly disappeared, and he said calmly.

He instantly felt that Cui Zhentang was not good at being a human being, and kept cursing in his heart.

The fact that this matter was exposed, wasn't it because people thought that he was arbitrarily arbitrarily ruling the court and only appointing ministers according to his own ideas?

"Your Majesty, I think Fang Shilang is extremely talented and capable."

"But after all, I'm a little younger and I don't have enough qualifications. I should experience it for a few years before making a decision."

Cui Zhentang said in a deep voice.

The arrow has been fired and has to be fired.

Just put it forward in front of the officials, and see how Li Shimin answers.

Yangmou, even if people know it is a trick, they have to deal with it head-on.

The officials did not speak, but looked at Li Shimin with different expressions, waiting for Li Shimin's answer.

Fang Yuan also didn't speak, because he shouldn't interrupt at this time, Li Shimin had to answer.

"The qualifications are indeed not enough, and the age is indeed a bit low, but the ability is here, do you agree?"

Li Shimin said slowly.

He glanced at the courtiers present.

Some courtiers obediently bowed their heads to his gaze.

Some dodged a little, and then looked at him back to their original state.

"Your Majesty, being young means not having enough experience, and having less seniority means that the water chestnuts have not been smoothed."

"I don't deny Fang Shilang's ability, but given his situation, is there any need for discussion?"

Cui Zhentang said in a deep voice.

At this moment, he was not afraid of being said that he was jealous.

He wasn't jealous either, he just said a fact, a fact that everyone agrees with.

"Do you all know what agreement I reached with Fang Shilang?"

Li Shimin didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

He has thought about this situation, and he has also thought about how to answer, let them take the bait first, and turn the initiative into a passivity.

Sure enough, following Li Shimin's rhetorical question, the ministers all showed curiosity.

What kind of agreement is it that allows Li Shimin to use his position as Minister of the Household Department to make a deal?

"The national treasury is empty, it is no longer a matter of a day or two, and my lovers must also know it."

"The agreement between me and Fang Yuan is that if he can fill the treasury within one month, I will support him as the Minister of the Household Department."

Li Shimin said solemnly.

After the words fell, the faces of the ministers changed again and again.

Filling up the national treasury in a month is really whimsical.

But suddenly remembering the orders one by one just now, the officials couldn't laugh.

Fang Yuan's expression also changed, because what Li Shimin said was support, not direct arrangement.

"If such a condition can be fulfilled, mere qualifications can't make up for it?"

Li Shimin looked around at everyone present.

"Your Majesty, I feel that something is wrong."

"Ability is one thing, and qualifications are another thing. If you don't have enough qualifications to go up, how can you convince everyone present?"

Cui Zhentang said loudly.

He felt that it was difficult for him to persuade Li Shimin, so he expanded the scope and asked the ministers present to speak out.

"I followed Gaozu on horseback to kill the enemy, and became the throne at the age of 28."

"If qualifications are used to test a person's success, then wouldn't those capable people in my Tang Dynasty be buried?"

Li Shimin saw Cui Zhentang's thoughts, and immediately used his qualifications as a representative.

Cui Zhentang opened his mouth and couldn't find a reason to refute for a while.

"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven, how can you be compared?"

Suddenly, one of the ministers in the front row walked out.

Li Shimin watched, his eyes widened slightly, his eyes flashed in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)