Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 478
The next day, early morning.

The emperor's car came to the ferry of the Grand Canal, boarded the boat to the south of the Yangtze River, and went south along the river.

Li Jue watched the ship leave the port and planned to return with the minister.

"Your Highness! Your Majesty is visiting the south of the Yangtze River this time. I think you should notify the local officials in the south of the Yangtze River to welcome the holy driver at any time. Please also inform the local officials along the way of your majesty's itinerary." An official of the East Palace said.

"Your Majesty has an order before leaving, and you are not allowed to reveal his whereabouts at will. If I inform the local officials to pick him up, wouldn't it be against His Majesty's will?" Li Jue said.

"How can Your Highness say that? Wherever His Majesty drives you, local officials and people come to pick you up. It is an honor for the locality, and it can also show the majesty of the heavenly family. Your Majesty will definitely appreciate His Highness's filial piety." Eastern Palace It is official.

"This matter will be discussed after returning to the palace!" Li Jue said, turned around and got on the carriage to go back.

A few days later, the emperor's fleet landed in Jiangxia, on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Jiangzhou officials who had already received the letter knelt on the shore to welcome the emperor.

The first stop of Li Chengqian's Jiangnan tour was Jiangzhou.

"The governor of Jiangzhou brought the officials of Jiangzhou big and small, and the people respectfully welcome His Majesty to Jiangzhou." When Li Chengqian came ashore, the governor of Jiangzhou took the lead in bowing down.

The officials, soldiers and common people of Jiangzhou also knelt down to pay respects.

"Be flat!" Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jiangzhou Inspector hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty! I have ordered someone to clean up the palace, and please move the Jiangzhou Palace."

"When will there be a palace in Jiangzhou? Why don't I know?" Li Chengqian asked.

Datang didn't build a palace in Jiangzhou and other places. After all, the emperor of Datang didn't like to go to the south of the Yangtze River when he had nothing to do.

Naturally, a lot of money, material and manpower will not be spent on building any palace.

"Return to Your Majesty! Jiangzhou's residence was first built during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It was the residence of Emperor Nanliang, and later became the residence of Nanchen. During the Sui Dynasty, Nanchen was destroyed and the world was unified."

"There were many troubles and rebellions in the south. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was still the king of Jin at that time, and Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian sent Yang Guang to suppress and appease Jiangnan."

"The original abandoned palace was renovated and became Emperor Sui Yang's palace in the south. Although Emperor Sui Yang didn't come here a few times, the palace still remained the same."

"After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court did not destroy the palace, and still maintained the original appearance of the Sui Dynasty palace." Jiangzhou Governor said.

The first two emperors of the Tang Dynasty had never been to Jiangzhou, and the palace here was forgotten. If Li Chengqian hadn't come, the local officials might not have thought of this palace, let alone Li Chengqian who was far away in Chang'an. .

"So that's the case, then let's drive!" Li Chengqian said.

"Let's drive!" Wang Quan shouted.

"Why is the palace here so dilapidated? I'm afraid it hasn't been repaired for many years!" Li Chengqian asked after entering the palace.

Although the palace was old and not luxurious enough, it was clean and tidy.

"Report to Your Majesty! This palace was originally the palace of the Southern Dynasty. During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Sui Yang repaired this palace many times."

"When it came to my Tang Dynasty, it was repaired once when the first emperor was alive, so it is normal that it is a bit dilapidated." Jiangzhou Governor said.

"Didn't you Jiangzhou plan to renovate the palace properly, so that it won't be so dilapidated that people who know it say it's the emperor's palace?"

"People who don't know think this is a dilapidated temple in the south of you. I'm afraid there isn't even an ascetic monk or a wandering Taoist priest!" Li Chengqian said.

"This minister is dereliction of duty, and this minister deserves to die. The minister has repeatedly asked the court to repair the palace, but the court has repeatedly rejected the petition."

"Jiangzhou is not richer than Yangzhou. Even if I want to repair the palace, I am powerless! Please give me a lesson from your majesty." The governor of Jiangzhou said with a sad face.

Jiangzhou lacks in products and is richer than many Yangzhous. The imperial court is unwilling to allocate funds to Jiangzhou to repair the palace. After all, the emperor has never been to Jiangzhou, let alone live in a palace!

Naturally, the imperial court would not waste a lot of money to repair Laoshizi's palace, so the Jiangzhou palace is so dilapidated.

There is no money to repair it, and it is already very good to be able to live in it!Really can't expect too much.

"Presumptuous! As a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, you don't want to repay the emperor's favor and share your majesty's worries! But you shirk here, you are not small." Wang Quan scolded angrily.

"Your Majesty's lesson! Jiangzhou's products are scarce, and our Jiangzhou government really can't afford to repair the palace. We can't force the people of Jiangzhou to pay for the repair of the palace." The Jiangzhou governor retorted.

"You..." Wang Quan was angry, pointing at the governor of Jiangzhou and didn't know what to say.

"Okay! Don't say a few words. Is the governor of Jiangzhou wrong? Why blame him, but the palace is related to the face of the court after all."

"It's really unbelievable to be so dilapidated. Pass on my order and ask the court to allocate a sum of repair expenses to repair the palace." Li Chengqian said.

"No!" Wang Quan replied.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jiangzhou Inspector thanked hurriedly, but he was thinking in his heart how to eat part of the money after the imperial court allocated it, and take the opportunity to make some money.

"You just said that there is a shortage of products in Jiangzhou. What's going on?" Li Chengqian asked.

How could Jiangzhou be short of products?Among other things, Lushan Yunwu Tea, one of the famous ten famous teas, is quite good!
"Your Majesty does not know that Jiangzhou is not only backed by the Yangtze River, but other places are backed by mountains and the roads are rugged. It is too expensive to transport Jiangzhou's products. Even if there are good products, it is impossible to sell good ones. Price."

"Many businessmen are unwilling to come to Jiangzhou to do business, not to mention that there are many temples in the mountains, especially Lushan Mountain in the south of Jiangzhou, which is one of the holy places of Buddhism." The governor of Jiangzhou said.

Since he took office, he really thought about developing Jiangzhou well and leading the people of Jiangzhou to make a fortune. After he arrived in Jiangzhou, he realized that his original wish was nothing but a whimsical dream.

"Jiangzhou is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the north, and is rich in aquatic products. It is adjacent to Lushan Mountain in the south, and the mountains are rich in products. As long as you develop well, you can definitely make Jiangzhou prosperous, but since you took office, you have made no achievements."

"The roads in the mountains are rugged, won't you lead everyone to open the way and get out all the products in the mountains?"

"Jiangzhou is rich in aquatic products along the Yangtze River in the north, and it is completely possible to catch aquatic products and use the convenience of the Yangtze River waterway to sell them to other places."

"The area along the river cannot be sold, so can't it be sold to farther places? As long as you do your best, you won't make Jiangzhou like this. You are in Baoshan but you don't know how to use it." Li Chengqian accused.

If you want to get rich, build roads first. This principle is applicable no matter in that era, but the governor of Jiangzhou didn't know how to apply it. Li Chengqian was a little disappointed by it.

(End of this chapter)