Zhenguan Leisurely King

Chapter 141
Wang Pingan pointed at his nose and called Wei Zheng a prodigal son. Wei Zheng just asked Wang Pingan to say something, otherwise he would definitely take off the name of Wang Pingan as a child prodigy.

"Then, I would like to ask Mr. Wei, how much manpower is wasted every year when Datang builds roads and roads, and how much national labor is wasted if these manpower is converted into money?"

"It's about 20 guan per year." Wei Zheng seemed to have thought of something, and had lost his momentum just now.

Wang Pingan asked: "At least 20 guan, it means that it is often exceeded. These are all taxes paid by the people. It is a pity that it was wasted. Master Wei, have you ever thought about how much this 20 guan can do?"

"Of course I know, you don't need to remind me." Wei Zheng snorted.

"The boy asked so many questions, did Mr. Wei already know the boy's original intention, and whether it was a prodigal act for the court to release the captives." Wang Pingan asked aggressively.

Wei Zheng was forced by Wang Pingan to retreat three steps in a row, and returned to his seat. When the ministers saw it, their faces were shocked, and they secretly said: "This kid really has a trick. I didn't expect to be able to force Wei Zheng to this level. But it shouldn't be, Wei Zheng is not such a talkative person."

Wei Zheng stood up again and said, "I understand what you mean. It is nothing more than using captives to replace our dynasty's labor force. This will indeed save the country a lot of labor, but have you ever thought that this will make Datang lose in front of other countries?" Renyi, why did the Tang Dynasty claim to be a state of etiquette, and how do you ask His Majesty to deal with envoys from various countries in the future?"

Wei Zheng talked about the country's benevolence, righteousness and morality, and was secretly applauded by Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui and other civil officials, but he was very disdainful by Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing and others.

Wang Ping'an also said very disdainfully: "Master Wei is right. Master Wei is really a gentleman full of benevolence, righteousness and morality. In the future, if the boy has difficulties in his family, he will definitely go to the mansion to nag him. If he takes his fancy and takes it away, Wei Do you mind, my lord?"

Wei Zheng snorted and said, "Everyone knows that Wang Shentong's family is very rich. After the Wangjiazhuang in Luoyang was labeled as the Wangjia Tourism Resort and Leisure Village by you, it is really getting richer. Even in Chang'an, it is a household name, and everyone plans to go to see it." .”

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "Master Wei, it's just a small trick. Please don't change the topic, Mr. Wei. Do you agree with the boy to go to your house and take your belongings?"

Wei Zheng didn't know what Wang Ping'an was going to do, but he had a bad premonition in his heart, but he couldn't let his aura be destroyed by a little boy.

So he said angrily: "If you want it, just take it."

"Okay, Mr. Wei is straightforward, so please Mr. Wei take his wife and children and go out of the house now. The kid has taken a fancy to everything about your family." Wang Pingan said with a smile.

"Tall, really tall." Changsun Wuji had a very high opinion of Wang Ping'an in his heart.

Du Ruhui looked at Wang Ping'an, and said in his heart: "This kid is no doubt a child prodigy named by His Majesty, which makes it impossible for Old Wei to step down now."

Fang Xuanling thought to himself: "You are so young, Wang Ping'an is implying that he is a Turkic, and the Wei family is the Tang Dynasty. Now the Turks want everything from the Tang Dynasty. How do you solve it?"

Wei Zheng saw the innocent smile on Wang Pingan's face. If he had just met him, he might think he was a naive child, but now he saw the sinister thoughts in Wang Ping's smiling face.

Now Wei Zheng doesn't know what Wang Ping'an means, he has already said the big talk, you can take it, but now that he wants it, he will give it or not.

Li Chengqian saw that Wang Pingan suddenly pushed Wei Zheng into a dilemma, so he said: "Ping An, the matter of the captives was brought up by the Guhui and the ministers in the court. Everything is decided by the father. Let's talk about building it ourselves." About the logistics base?"

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Wei Zheng said.

"Yes." Wang Pingan continued: "The construction of the Houping base is nothing more than opening up wasteland to grow food, and breeding chickens, ducks, fish, etc. We can build logistics bases in places that are conducive to planting crops and farms, and the garrison cannot be too far away from the logistics base. Far."

Li Xiaogong stood up and asked, "What if there is no place to grow food or breed it?"

Wang Pingan said: "Whether there are local specialties? For example, Turkic has a lot of cattle and sheep, and the army can breed cattle and sheep in large quantities."

"Cow, the court accepts as much as it has, but mutton, for Datang, is dispensable." Fang Xuanling said.

"If the imperial court transported a large number of cattle from the Turks, it would be a waste of money for the imperial court at present. For merchants, they would not be so stupid as to waste manpower and financial resources to drive cattle to Datang." Wang Pingan said.

"Then what do you mean?" It was Prince Li Chengqian who asked the question this time.

"Make beef jerky and mutton jerky from cattle and sheep. If the imperial court is willing to buy these jerky beef and mutton jerky, if you don't want to wait, then the kid can form a caravan of thousands of people to carry whatever the soldiers need. , Including family letters, etc., only these two kinds of dried meat are used in exchange, and of course there are a large number of live sheep." Wang Pingan said.

"Didn't you say that transporting cattle to the Tang Dynasty is a waste of manpower and financial resources, so why do you need to transport sheep?" Wei Zheng asked, as if he had caught Wang Pingan's handle.

"Master Wei, of course the purpose of transporting the sheep is to make money." Wang Pingan said quite naturally.

"Being greedy for fame and profit is the true nature of a businessman." Wei Zheng snorted.

After Wang Pingan heard it, he didn't care about him, and said in his heart: "In the future, you won't underestimate the businessman, hehe..."

"His Royal Highness, my lords, I can assure you that as long as Datang defeats Turks and establishes a logistics base in Turks, I will organize a caravan of more than a thousand people to transport logistics for Datang's army. Give the kid a guarantee, anyone who wants to do business with the court in the future must get the kid's consent." Wang Pingan said loudly.

Wang Ping'an's words immediately calmed down everyone, because Wang Ping'an is now doing business with the imperial court, and it is an absolute business. The question is whether Wang Ping'an can be trusted, whether he has this ability.

"Okay, this matter should be decided by the emperor after the court." Li Chengqian pushed the matter to Li Er again.

"The prince is wise." Everyone flattered this time.

Li Chengqian asked again: "Ping An, everyone has read your plan, and they all think that the second policy is more suitable for the imperial court. What do you think?"

Wang Pingan shook his hands, came back to his senses, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I don't have an official position now, so how can I discuss government affairs indiscriminately."

Hearing this sentence, everyone rolled their eyes at Wang Ping'an, and said in their hearts: "You still talk less about the government, you see that Wei Zheng was told to get down."

"Hehe!" Li Chengqian could only laugh dryly to ease the awkward atmosphere, and said, "It's okay, you proposed the plan, and you have the right to say it."

Wang Pingan said with a look of reluctance: "Well, since His Royal Highness said it, the boy opened his mouth. In fact, the boy's first plan, building cities and roads, was actually prepared for the future when the Tang Dynasty marched into the Western Regions. , to annex Turks, the second plan can also succeed.”

"His~~~"

Everyone sitting here gasped and looked at Wang Ping'an in shock and disbelief.

The civil servants were shocked by Wang Ping'an's boldness, and the generals were excited and excited by Wang Ping'an's words.

"Boy, please speak clearly. What does the construction of cities and roads have to do with marching into the Western Regions?" Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and other generals asked at the same time.

"Everyone should know about cement roads, right?" Wang Ping'an asked.

All the bosses began to nod their heads and said they knew.

Li Tai brought the cement to Chang'an and offered it to Li Er, and showed it to Li Er and the ministers of the court and China. After seeing it, they were all amazed and wanted to use it in their own Zhuangzi. People from the Ministry of Industry all knelt down and asked Li Tai to give the cement formula Hand it over to the Ministry of Works.

Li Tai refused to give it alive or dead. If the Ministry of Industry needed it, he could sell the cement to the Ministry of Industry at the cost price, but there was no need to even think about the formula.After the imperial court, the Ministry of Industry sent people to block Li Tai's friends, and after Li Tai kicked them a few times, they calmed down a little. But now the Ministry of Industry often goes to Wei Wangfu to look for him, hoping to impress Li Tai with words. Thai.

(End of this chapter)