The Emperor of Red Mansions: Many Children, Many Blessings, Opening Draft

"On the contrary, if we convert half of the cultivated land in Nan'an into mulberry fields, it will not only increase the tax revenue of our Great Wu.

It will also reduce the price of silk!"

"I will issue a decree. From now on, all the people and merchants of our Great Wu can wear silk clothes."

Li Chenghan waved his hand. It is a good thing to produce more food.

But it is not a good thing to waste too much food.

So compared to using all the cultivated land in Annan Province to grow food, it is better to convert half of it into rice and mulberry to increase the tax revenue of the court and reduce the price of silk so that more people can afford it.

Of course, before that, merchants and people must be allowed to wear silk.

According to the laws of Great Wu, silk can only be worn by the rich and powerful and officials.

And this is equivalent to limiting the production of silk and keeping the price of silk expensive.

This is what Li Chenghan does not want to see.

"Your Majesty, considering that the low price of grain hurts the people, it is indeed a move that benefits the country and the people to convert the arable land in Nan'an Prefecture into mulberry fields.

"But the laws and etiquette of our Great Wu stipulate that only the rich, officials, and nobles can wear silk.

And this has been the case in all dynasties.

If the common people and merchants can wear it at will, wouldn't it lower the status of the rich, officials, and nobles?"

A minister frowned and objected to Li Chenghan's advice.

"Humph! The dynasties you are talking about have long since died and have long become the dust of history!

We can learn from the dynasties, but we must learn from the good of the dynasties, not the bad of the dynasties and follow in their footsteps!"

"Take silk today, for example. Our Great Wu is now rich and strong, and the people and merchants are stable and prosperous.

Do you want them to be rich but not wear fancy clothes, and wear coarse linen clothes every day?

In this way, how can we show that our country is rich and strong, and how can we show that our country really loves the people and values ​​the people? "

"As for lowering the level, the level of the dignitaries, officials, and gentry should be internal, in self-cultivation, worrying about the worries of the world first, and enjoying the happiness of the world first.

Rather than wearing gorgeous clothes, they will appear noble.

If the dignitaries, officials, and gentry have no heart for the emperor, the country, the people, filial piety, friendship, and benevolence, then even if they wear fancy clothes, they are just monkeys in a crown. ”

Faced with the minister’s advice, Li Chenghan snorted coldly and educated him in his displeasure.

Hearing Li Chenghan’s words, the minister was speechless for a moment.

“Your Majesty, the strength and wealth of our Great Wu is not reflected in the way we dress.

As your Majesty said, the real wealth and strength of our Great Wu lies within, in the well-being of the people, and in their well-being and warmth.

Rather than wearing fancy clothes to whitewash the peace.”

Another minister seized the loophole in Li Chenghan’s words and refuted Li Chenghan.

“Whitewash the peace? You andI will explain what whitewashing means. "

"Whitewashing is a waste of money and effort to create a false image of prosperity, and our Great Wu needs to whitewash now?

Is it a waste of money and effort for me to lower the price of silk so that the people of the world can afford silk and make clothes with silk through their own efforts?

Or am I forcing the people to do something?"

Li Chenghan asked the official with cold eyes.

"This..."

Faced with Li Chenghan's question, the official was surprised and speechless for a while.

"Humph!"

"From your words, it is not difficult for me to hear that you keep saying that you love the people and value the people.

In fact, you still think that the people of our Great Wu are not up to the standard from the bottom of your heart!

Can't bear to see the people of our Great Wu have any good!

Why is it that I am whitewashing the situation now that I am considering the people in everything?

You want me to strip the people of their clothes, not let them wear clothes, and let them be naked, so that I can be wise, right? "

Seeing that the official was silent, Li Chenghan had no intention of letting the minister go.

Pointing at the minister and the minister who had just proposed to oppose letting the people and merchants wear silk, he shouted at them.

"I dare not!"

"Your Majesty, I absolutely do not have such thoughts! ” (To read the exciting novels, go to Flylu Novel Network!)

Seeing Li Chenghan angry, the two ministers turned pale when they heard what Li Chenghan said.

Frightened by Li Chenghan, they hurriedly stood up and bowed to admit their mistakes.

The emperor was angry, and they were afraid.

And the emperor's words were so heavy that they couldn't bear it at all.

Not to mention, will the emperor's words have any impact on their careers and promotions in the future?

Will they be sentenced to death in the emperor's heart?

Just say that if the emperor's words spread, they are afraid that the people of the world will break their spines.

"Don't dare, I think you dare very much!"

Li Chenghan snorted coldly and said to the two of them unhappily.

Immediately, he said: "Are there any other things to report! ”

Faced with Li Chenghan’s anger, the civil and military officials looked at the minister who said Li Chenghan was whitewashing the peace with a look of blame and a fool.

Thinking that the Great Wu is now rich and powerful, and it is a prosperous era. How can you be so stupid as to say that the emperor is whitewashing the peace in front of the emperor?

You said that the emperor was whitewashing the peace, isn’t that slapping the emperor in the face.

Isn’t it denying the emperor’s achievements, nonsense.

The emperor asked the people to wear silk, which lowered the price of silk and let the people buy it according to their preferences. How did you say it was related to whitewashing the peace?

Even if you want to stop the emperor from issuing this decree, you shouldn’t make random accusations.

“Your Majesty, Ye Weiyang and many sections of the Chi Road have already started construction 787.

Because there are many caravans taking over the project, recruiting workers and peopleThere are many people.

So according to the expectation, Ye Weiyang can be completed in more than three years. "

The Minister of Works held the imperial hut and bowed to Li Chenghan to report.

"Yes!"

Only after hearing this did Li Chenghan's face improve!

"During this period, the Ministry of Works must do a good job of supervision. In addition, we will send people to various places to draw a set of drawings of the highways connecting various places in our Great Wu, and customize a complete plan for them."

After Li Chenghan finished speaking, he added to the Ministry of Works.

"Uh!"

"Your Majesty, this highway connecting various places in our Great Wu, the amount of work is too large!

Although the taxes in our Great Wu are constantly increasing.

But the money spent is probably not a small amount. ”

The Minister of Works was stunned for a moment, and then he said to Li Chenghan.

“I am not going to finish the construction all at once. After Ye Weiyang has finished the construction of the Northern Chi Road, we will build the main road connecting the Northern Chi Road from Beixiangnan according to the Chi Road formulated by the Ministry of Works.

Then we will build the branches, and go south little by little.”

Li Chenghan said to the Minister of Works in a bad mood.

Hearing Li Chenghan’s words, the Minister of Works understood instantly. Lin Ruhai, who was originally still interested, saw that it was only repaired bit by bit, and his nervous mentality was instantly relaxed..