The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 250 The good queen of New Rhodes meets with the emperor of Tang Dynasty
After chatting with the presidents of the four major chambers of commerce for a while, Li Chengdao had a general understanding of the implementation of the New Deal.

Except for some members of the gentry class who were resistant to the New Deal, the rest, both businessmen and farmers, were very supportive of the New Deal.

After all, it is they who ultimately benefit from the implementation of the New Deal.

"I have a project that I want to implement, but this project costs a lot of money. The imperial court alone cannot afford it. Are you interested in joining?"

Li Chengdao suddenly said.

After hearing what Li Chengdao said, the presidents of the four major chambers of commerce were a little hesitant, because even the Ministry of Household Affairs could not afford the entire project, and the amount of money it would cost must be astronomical.

Li Chengdao said this, in their opinion, he wanted them to spend money to support this project.

However, he had just received the title of knighthood, and now he must not be able to refuse it. So after a moment of hesitation, President Wu carefully asked: "I wonder what the specific project your majesty is talking about is?"

"See for yourself."

Li Chengdao handed them a drawing and information he had prepared.

After the four presidents took it and looked at it for a few times, they suddenly looked puzzled. President Xie couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what is this rail carriage?"

"This is a brand-new transportation tool developed by the China Metallurgical and Manufacturing Bureau. It can travel thousands of miles a day. I want to connect the rails to various cities."

"Once the track carriage is laid, it will be of great significance, both in terms of military and commercial significance. I don't need to say more to understand this, right?"

Li Chengdao said bluntly, "I originally wanted to keep the rail carriage in the hands of the imperial court, but the cost of building a rail carriage covering the whole country is too huge. If the four major chambers of commerce join, I can give you the franchise rights of the rail carriage in the corresponding cities. "

After Li Chengdao finished speaking, the four presidents were shocked.

But for a vehicle that travels thousands of miles a day, this is simply appalling!

In ancient times when transportation was inconvenient, if a carriage could travel a hundred miles a day, it would be great. If a carriage could travel a thousand miles a day, it would be a myth!
Li Chengdao said that the rail carriage could travel thousands of miles in a day. Although the four of them were shocked, no one doubted the authenticity of this statement.

If this kind of track carriage is laid across the country and they can get some franchise rights...

Thinking of the huge benefits hidden behind this, the four presidents were trembling with excitement.

"Me, Mrs. Mei, is willing to join!"

President Mei said without hesitation that he had made up his mind to get the franchise even if he had to sell everything!
Although the initial investment will be huge, as businessmen, they believe that the greater the investment, the greater the return. Once the rail carriages are laid across the country, they will have a cornucopia of money with the exclusive rights!
Even if it's just a franchise in the corresponding city, they can make money from now on!

"I, Mr. Xie, are willing to invest 70 silver! I will follow up with the investment in the future!"

The head of the Xie family gritted his teeth and said decisively.

The other family heads couldn't help but cast shocked looks at him. Although Xie's family has a big business, 70 taels of silver is almost all the working capital they can use.

Not to mention the subsequent investment, you may need to sell real estate by then.

But from this point we can see the courage of the head of the Xie family!
He clearly understood that the project proposed by Li Chengdao was an excellent opportunity!

And he also believed in Li Chengdao that the more he invested, the more generous the rewards he would get!

Li Chengdao, it's worth gambling on the Xie Chamber of Commerce!
After President Xie expressed his attitude so decisively, the remaining Presidents Qian and Wu also expressed their opinions one after another. They each paid a huge price, but at the same time they also successfully obtained a promise from Li Chengdao.

In this way, after a chat, the presidents of the four major chambers of commerce happily said goodbye and left. They all made up their mind to start raising funds after returning, and they must assist the court in laying the track railway as soon as possible.

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The palace, the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, this is a statistical list of the property collected from private merchants recently. Please take a look at it."

Fang Xuanling presented a booklet to Li Chengdao's Long Case.

In the past few days, the Ministry of Accounts has given all the money sent to Chang'an by the four major chambers of commerce to all its subordinates and completed the inventory.

The amount of money is staggering.

Du Ruhui couldn't help but sigh: "With nearly one million taels of silver and more than 60 shi of grain, these wealthy private businessmen are really rich."

Jia Xu and Changsun Wuji looked matter-of-fact. Jia Xu said, "These businessmen are quite sensible and know how to repay the emperor's kindness. They have lived up to His Majesty's expectations."

In Jia Xu's tone, he was not surprised by the actions of these businessmen, but felt that it was natural.

The status of merchants has been low for thousands of years, and they are extremely eager to improve their status.

Businessmen are never short of money, what they lack is status that money cannot buy.

So this donation seems reasonable.

"Not only this amount of money, but also the rail carriages have been borne by them. The four major chambers of commerce are willing to pay for most of the laying costs. It is expected that the construction of the first rail railway will begin in one month."

Li Chengdao said with a smile, which surprised Wei Zheng.

"Laying rail tracks is not a small matter and costs countless dollars. How did His Majesty convince these chamber of commerce presidents?"

Wei Zheng asked curiously.

"It's nothing, it's just to give them a part of the track railway franchise, and they will also be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the track railway in the future. It can also save the court a lot of money, why not?"

Li Chengdao said with a smile, as if he had the pearls of wisdom in his hand.

Jia Xu was greatly impressed when he heard this and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's method made the four major chambers of commerce willing to contribute money and efforts. In the end, the court benefited the most. It is really clever and I admire you."

"Come on, stop flattering me. Your flattery is the most flattering."

Li Chengdao glared at Jia Xu, then sat up straight and said seriously: "Now that we have money, let's talk about setting up the Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty." The Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty is what Li Chengdao has always wanted to build. Schools and the reform of the imperial examinations are complementary to each other and can continuously cultivate and deliver talents to the Tang Dynasty.

This matter was originally going to be put on the agenda last year, but it was delayed because of the locust plague and drought.

This time the four major chambers of commerce provided one million taels of goods, which gave Li Chengdao the confidence to start building the Imperial Academy of the Tang Dynasty again.

No matter how poor we are, we cannot lack education. Science and education will rejuvenate the country. This is an eternal truth.

Just a few days after Li Chengdao discussed the Tang Royal Academy with Jia Xu, Changsun Wuji and other ministers, news suddenly reached the palace.

Queen Shan of Xinluode came to Chang'an to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

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Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje are three countries on the Bohai Peninsula.

The three countries are not in harmony with each other. Among them, Goguryeo is the most powerful. Silla and Baekje are not even half as powerful as Goguryeo. The two countries have joined forces to survive under the threat of Goguryeo.

Queen Deshan of Silla is now the leader of Silla, which is equivalent to the emperor.

In the Central Plains, it was unbelievable for a woman to rule the country. However, because the system and culture of Silla were different from that of the Central Plains, it was not impossible for a queen to rule the country.

But now this noble Queen of Silla actually came to Chang'an to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in person. This is an event that has a considerable impact.

Although Silla is a small country, not one-tenth as powerful as the Tang Dynasty, they are still a country after all.

It is a rare thing for a monarch of one country to go to another country to meet the emperor in person. If a monarch of one country asks the monarch of another country to come to meet the emperor, it is simply a huge humiliation, and the two countries can directly break out into war.

But if the monarch of a country takes the initiative to go to another country to meet the emperor, the meaning is completely different.

From many countries surrounding the Tang Dynasty, Silla was the first among the monarchs to come to the Tang Dynasty to meet the emperor in person.

A hundred miles away from Chang'an City, a group of envoys from Silla were heading to Chang'an City along the official road.

In one of the luxurious carriages, a woman with a veil on her face, luxurious clothes and extraordinary temperament was sitting upright in the carriage, gently lifting the curtain and looking at the scenery outside the window.

This woman is the monarch of Silla, Queen Deokseon.

"Your Majesty, why do you need to come in person? It's too risky."

In the carriage, an envoy said with a sigh, his face full of sadness that could not be concealed.

After hearing this, Queen Deshan said calmly: "If Gu Ruo hadn't come, after the Tang army defeated Goguryeo, our Silla would be next. Do you believe it or not?"

Hearing Queen Deshan's words, the envoy couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, why are you so sure that the Tang Dynasty will definitely destroy Goguryeo? Think about how powerful the Sui Dynasty was in those days. They sent millions of troops to attack Goguryeo, but they still came back defeated. Today, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is still weak. It can’t be compared to the peak moments of the Great Sui Dynasty.”

"As long as Goguryeo remains alive, we, Silla, will be safe and sound."

Goguryeo had a bad relationship with Silla and Baekje, but it was also a barrier between the two countries and directly bordered the inland.

As long as Goguryeo is not destroyed, the Tang army will not be able to set foot on Silla's territory.

"How could that time be like this one? The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks at a young age and ascended to the throne of the Tang Dynasty. Would such a person be a stupid person? Would he have learned from the mistakes of the Sui Dynasty and sent troops without confidence?"

Queen Deshan frowned and said.

"The first reason why the Sui Dynasty failed to attack Goguryeo was because the Sui Emperor Yang Guang had no military knowledge at all, and the second reason was that the Central Plains family was causing trouble behind the scenes."

"Now, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has unparalleled martial arts skills. Even the aristocratic families in the country have been suppressed with all his iron and blood. The internal troubles have been eliminated. This time the troops are launched, there is only success, and there is no possibility of failure!"

"It's ridiculous that Gao Jianwu is still immersed in his past military exploits in defeating the Sui Dynasty by chance, and he doesn't know that a disaster is coming!"

Queen Deshan's beautiful face was full of sneers, as if she was mocking the Goguryeo Emperor's stupidity.

The envoy was so shocked by Queen Deshan's words that he was speechless. After a long time, he said: "But, but your Majesty, the honor of a country, comes in person. It is really humiliating..."

"The weak have no right to choose."

Queen Deshan sighed, a trace of sadness flashed in her beautiful eyes, "Only when I come here in person can I persuade the emperor to let us Silla go."

The envoy's lips trembled when he heard this, but in the end he couldn't say anything. He just knelt on the floor of the carriage and bowed deeply to Queen Deshan.

Not long after the envoy's convoy advanced, it suddenly stopped.

Queen Deshan opened the curtain and looked outside, and her beautiful eyes widened slightly.

In front of the convoy, a black wave came from the sky. As this wave approached, the earth seemed to be shaking. The overwhelming power made the entire Silla envoy group turn pale and almost collapse to the ground!
This wave is actually composed of black black armored cavalry!

This group of cavalry only has a thousand people, but its power is as terrifying as the charge of ten thousand troops!
When the cavalry of a thousand people came to a stop ten feet away from the Silla Mission's convoy, the thousands of cavalry stopped their charge in unison, their movements were uniform, and there was no chaos in the military formation!
Then the team separated, and a general in black armor rode out from the middle, came to the mission and said loudly: "General Sun Shunde of the Tang Dynasty has been ordered by the emperor to come to greet Queen Deshan!"

Everyone in the Silla Mission was so frightened by the power of this northwest cavalry team that they started fighting. When they heard that the other party was not here to kill them, everyone was relieved, but everyone was wet with cold sweat.

Queen Deshan suppressed the shock in her eyes, opened the curtain and walked out of the car, and said with a slight salute: "Thank you, Emperor Tang, for the gift. Thank you, General."

"Individual matter."

Changsun Shunde cupped his hands and then raised his hand to make a gesture. The cavalry team was divided into several teams in an orderly manner and spread out to guard both sides of the convoy, while he led the team to clear the way in front.

The convoy moved towards Chang'an City again.

After returning to the carriage, Queen Deshan glanced at the envoy, laughed to herself and said: "This is the strength of the Tang Dynasty. Just this team of a thousand people can sweep away the so-called elites in our country!"

The envoy looked out the window at the black-armored black horses and the extremely chilling black-armored cavalry, lowered his head and remained silent.

This is Datang!
(End of this chapter)