Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 93 The Desperate Li Shimin
Feng Daiwen knew that what he said would definitely cause shock, but he still underestimated himself. Everyone knew about the first part of Fengshen Yanyi in Chang'an, so everyone knew about Feng Daiwen. After all, Feng Daiwen's experience was legendary enough. Yes, destroy Luo Yi, fight Turks, break Shuofang, General Hou Ye, who is less than 20 years old, is about to marry the first daughter of the current saint, who is a relative of the emperor.

The ancient people admired the royal family very much. The emperor is the son of heaven, the son of heaven, who governs the people of the world. Therefore, the people of the past dynasties did not dare to rebel at all. This is one of the reasons. The people have a natural feeling for the royal family. Fear, and trust, so the people believed what Feng Daiwen said.

"Hmph, brat, tell me why you didn't tell me that there are so many good things in the world." Li Yuan waited until Li Shimin finished his morning court and came to Feng's house together, blocking Feng Daiwen who was about to go out at home.

"Grandfather, it's useless even if I tell you. Some places are too far away, and some tunnels are difficult to navigate." Feng Daiwen explained.

"There really is a mountain of silver that cannot be dug out. What you said is not a lie." Li Yuan also knew that what Feng Daiwen said was true, and it was indeed too far away to be dug down.

Feng Daiwen looked at Li Yuan's expectant eyes and nodded, "Of course it's true. It's only one continent tens of thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty, which is several times larger than the Tang Dynasty. The people above still use stone weapons, and there are gold on them. The city built, where people eat food that is bigger than a fist dug out of the ground, the crops in the ground are coarse grains that are bigger than beans, growing on ears thicker than a baby's arm, and there is another continent that is also bigger than Tang Dynasty , there is no human habitation on it, maybe a little savage, there are countless mineral deposits, countless bison, wild horses."

"Where is it!!" Li Shimin asked Feng Daiwen as he grabbed hold of Feng Daiwen with red eyes and nostrils.

"Um, saint, saint, it's too far away, and it's still difficult for ships from the Tang Dynasty to get there. It's tens of thousands of miles away overseas, and there are too few people to go there and they can't be transported back." Feng Daiwen persuaded Li Shimin.

"Oh, you're right, but we have to find a way to bring back the grain seeds," Li Shimin thought for a while and let go of Feng Daiwen's arm and said with a sigh.

"I am also thinking of a way. I was preparing for it three years ago. I have tried offshore sailing in Lingnan, and I almost died in the sea several times. The sea is too windy and turbulent. The height is more than 10 feet high, and the current ships cannot pass through it. The sea." Feng Daiwen explained with a wry smile.

"It's okay, it's okay, I almost lost Aiqing, good food is not as important as Aiqing to Datang, take your time, take your time, I'm really anxious." Li Shimin patted Feng Daiwen fearfully and said .

Whether it was sincere or intentional, Feng Daiwen was very moved. Thinking of Li Shimin's trust in him all the time, his eyes turned red and he said: "This is the emperor's grandfather, the saint's trust, I am very grateful."

"It seems that what you said is very important to the craftsmen. Their treatment should be improved. I have already discussed with Keming and the others. I will suppress all objections. Other matters are left to you to arrange. The Turks are not destroyed. I don’t even have the ability to do other things.” Li Shimin said firmly.

"Yes, I understand, thank you saint," Feng Daiwen knew that it was Li Shimin who helped him bear the pressure from other aspects.

"Hey, Weiguo, think about if there is a place closer to occupy." Li Yuan asked Feng Daiwen with a smile.

Feng Daiwen thought for a moment and shook his head and said: "There is no one who is in the Gaochang generation in Kunlun Mountains recently, or in Goguryeo overseas. They all have to wait until after the Turks are eliminated."

"Oh, I don't know, I can wait until then," Li Yuan said with a sigh.

"Father, don't worry, I will definitely wipe out the Turks within two years. When the time comes, I will send someone to dig out the jade that my father wants." Li Shimin said in high spirits.

"Hey, I can still afford to wait for two years, but I have to watch the digging myself, hey." Li Yuan smiled with satisfaction.

In the afternoon, another imperial list appeared in Chang'an City, which aroused great repercussions from the people of Tang Dynasty, like a stone thrown into a calm lake.

"Emperor of the Tang Dynasty: Under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, there will be a new level of craftsman grades: first-level apprentice, second-level craftsman, third-level craftsman, fourth-level master, and fifth-level master craftsman. Craftsmen can receive a monthly salary from the local county government. For money, great craftsmen confer titles, master craftsmen confer titles, allow businessmen’s descendants to be officials, and those who have made great achievements confer titles.”

Craftsmen have always been a low-level industry, and it is even more difficult for government craftsmen. Moreover, sons inherit their father's business and are not allowed to be officials. The status of businessmen can be described as earth-shaking changes.

"See the Supreme Emperor, the saint," Wei Zheng and Chu Suiliang walked in with smiles on their faces and saluted.

"The two lovers are so happy, but what is the happy event?" Li Shimin asked curiously when he saw Wei Zheng who was smiling so rarely.

"Returning to the saint, yesterday we received a total of 116 million donations of property, 18 shi of grain, 1175 volumes of ancient books, and countless incomplete slips." Wei Zheng replied.

"And this is the first day, and there will be more in the future, but there won't be so many." Chu Suiliang also added on the side.

"Oh, Feng Aiqing is really the God of Wealth, she raised more than 100 million yuan for me empty-handed." Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he said happily.

"The saint has won the award, but this property is not the saint's, it is donated by the people of the Tang Dynasty to build the library, the military academy, every penny and cent will be registered in the book, and made public, so that it is earmarked for exclusive use, and will never be used for other places , is worthy of the painstaking efforts of the donor." Feng Daiwen said seriously.

"Okay! The Duke of Wei is selfless, I admire you," Wei Zheng said loudly, and saluted Feng Daiwen with his hands clasped together.

"Wei Gong offends me, it's just as it should be," Feng Daiwen hurriedly helped Wei Zheng up.

"Hey, I just said that I donated a lot, and didn't say that I would embezzle it," Li Shimin said with an embarrassed smile.

"Haha, it seems that I have the foresight to choose the word Weiguo for you," Li Yuan said with a laugh, seeing Li Shimin deflated as if he had discovered a new continent.

"The Supreme Emperor is wise," everyone complimented Li Yuan when they saw how happy he was.

"Weiguo's words just now are correct. Special funds are used for special purposes, registered in the register, and made public. In this way, corruption can be avoided as much as possible, and materials, money and food can be used for practical purposes. Xuancheng, you should think about it carefully, and discuss it with a booklet. In the future, the government offices of various ministries, local states and counties can implement it." Li Shimin put aside the embarrassment just now, thought for a while and said.

"The sage is wise, so he will benefit the country and the people," Wei Zheng said to Li Shimin with sincere admiration.

Feng Daiwen also admired Li Shimin very much. He could understand the openness of government affairs from a few words. After many years of development, he said: "Saints, gentlemen, this matter can be carried out in various government offices. Disaster relief in various places and large-scale construction can be carried out in this way. As for the local government offices, I do not recommend implementing them immediately. After all, no one knows whether a new thing is good or bad. I implore the saints. Any new government orders in the Tang Dynasty in the future must be Experiment in one place first, or experiment in many places, and if it is good, spread it to the whole country.”

"Okay, okay, in this way, we can avoid chaos as much as possible, and even if there is a problem, it will only happen in one place." Li Shimin said sincerely.

"Wei Guo is a great talent, the old man is convinced." Wei Zheng stroked his beard and shook his head, sighing.

"It's better to be here," Chu Suiliang said in admiration.

"Gentlemen's praise, you just didn't think of it for a while," Feng Daiwen would not be dizzy, he still knew it, but he had more than 1000 years of experience.

(End of this chapter)