Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 695;

Chapter 640 nine;
Li Yu spread his hands;
"That's right! As long as we don't tell them they won't make trouble? It's very simple!"

Cheng Yaojin, who hadn't left yet, slapped Li Yu's butt;

"Do you think you are juggling? Tell His Majesty quickly, and His Majesty stared at you without looking at him? I also heard that the old man scratched his head."

"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, third uncle."

"Your Majesty, what I mean by this minister is that the matter of building the road is only to say that the imperial court wants to build a new official road leading to the frontier in order to protect the country.

I just want to tell the people all over the world that the reason why the imperial court did not build on the original official road was that it was not good for the common people when the road was closed at every turn in the past, so this time, for the sake of the common people, I deliberately avoided the old road and built another one specially for the imperial court. official way.

In this way, without mentioning anything else, how can the people know the real purpose behind it?If the people are not allowed to walk, then the name of the road tax will be out of the question. Naturally, His Majesty and the court will not worry about gossip. What do you old uncles think? "

After Li Yu finished speaking, he looked at a group of old men, many of them nodded, and a little old man couldn't bear it any longer;

"What my nephew said is true, and it can be regarded as fundamentally preventing evil from happening, but there is one thing, if you don't let the people walk, then there is no profit. If there is no profit, who will take a step forward? So I went back When it comes to the original question, since it is a special road used by the government, it still needs to be repaired by the court, which is basically the same as the official road built by the Qin Dynasty."

"Yes, there is no problem in this way, and it can be built, but with my current strength, I want to build eight flat roads leading to the world, which is really worrying."

"Who says it's not, let alone ten years, I don't think it will be done in 50 years. This is a big thing, and the merits are behind Qianqiu. It also needs a huge amount of money, silk and rations to support it. "

"Makes sense."

"Then isn't it still in accordance with the rules of the ancestors?"

"Who said no?"

"Old uncles, listen to me, listen to my son, this is an expedient tactic, a tactic to slow down the army, and it's not that we really don't want the people to go.

Uncles, think about it, when the flat road is finished, the old and new roads are only a few miles apart, but one side is muddy, and the other is smoother and smoother, and the other side is smooth and flat. Don’t the people want to go? "

"So what if you want to go? You just said that this road is different from the old official road. It is specially used to mobilize soldiers and horses and use it with the court. If the two are mixed, wouldn't it be confusing black and white? , and can’t achieve the convenience of the imperial court?”

"That's right! The people are not allowed to walk in the front, and they are allowed to use it later. Let's not talk about tax collection or not, just say that this change of order...is not a game of kings! What do you guys think?"

"This one……"

"Of course it is. Your Majesty is the Lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. How can you change the order overnight? What is the best policy? It's just a back-and-forth strategy. Do you think everyone can't think of it? Only you, Li Dalang, are better than others?"

"This...Old Shangshu calm down, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"That's right."

"Yes. Uh... I thought that what Li Xianhou said was not a big problem. To be honest, I thought so just now. As long as it is really profitable, the court can't refuse it? After all, I am in the court. The strength of money and silk is too weak..."

"You are confused, what book are you reading? Is it the book of sages?"

"This...back to the old Shangshu's words, the officials are also reading the words of a sage!"

"Since you are reading the words of a sage, the old man asks you, is it a gentleman's so-called rebellion? But it is upright?"

The fifth-rank official who was asked was blushing and had to answer the question with embarrassment;

"No. But..."

The old man seriously interrupted the Fifth Rank Officer;
"No more words, let the old man back down."

"Yes, follow the order of the Minister."

The minister who agreed with Li Yu's back-and-forth retreated helplessly at his desk, and secretly shook his head and sighed. Li Shimin, who was above him, pretended to close his eyes to rest, but he could clearly see the behavior of the fifth-rank official!

Li Yu looked at the stubborn old man, walked slowly to the old man's side, and patted the old man's back gently;
"Old uncle, don't be so angry and hurt yourself. Isn't this to solve the disgusting thing of collecting road tax? It's already been solved..."

"Solution? How did you solve it? Asking His Majesty to avoid the most important and ignore the less important, to confuse the world, to say that the people are not allowed to walk, it is a special road built by the court, and then lure the people to come to collect taxes. Is this your best strategy?"

"Well, what I mean is, in the later period, please order your Majesty to allow the people to use it on the grounds that you feel sorry for the people in the world who are still walking on the dirt road, and then every time you walk a certain distance, the people will subsidize a few big money... "

"Don't say too much, the old man already knew what you mean. This kind of behavior can indeed make the people have nothing to say, and on the contrary, it can make His Majesty win a good name, but it is not fair to change the order from day to night. After a long time, the people will naturally I can also think through the front and back, how can I call His Majesty? When the truth is revealed to the world after many years, how will the history books record these? How do the people think of Your Majesty?

After the old man finished speaking, even Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and the others nodded, and many people were silent. It is obvious that His Majesty the Emperor and the court need honest and upright strategies, and they don't like crooked little ones. Yu was also anxious and raised her voice when she spoke;
"Then uncle, do you think this will work? When our imperial court promulgated the world, it only said to build another flat road to facilitate the imperial court to dispatch soldiers and protect the lives of Han people from being bullied by barbarians and aliens. It didn't say a word about it." Is the head office all right?

It's just talking about the convenience of walking, and it doesn't talk about the words specially used by the imperial court, and it doesn't talk about telling anyone to go. When the time is right, it's okay to throw bricks and attract jade, right? "

Sitting on top of Li Shimin's face was calm, but his heart was always anxious. The matter involved was too big to be sloppy. There was nothing wrong with the old minister's request. Those who are famous through the ages need to be upright everywhere, so they dare not act recklessly!

Hearing Li Yu's last few words, Li Shimin wanted to nod, but finally held back forcefully. The emperor can hold back his temper, but the generals are all warriors, and they all have outspoken tempers. How can they hold back too much?

Cheng Yaojin was the first to raise his hand in agreement, and walked up to the old man cautiously;

"Reporting to the old Shangshu, the last few sentences Dalang said, I feel that the officials can also consider one or two things, please Shangshu clearly check."

"That's right, Shangshu, I also feel that there is something to consider, why don't we discuss this topic again?"

The old man shook off his cuffs with a displeased face;

"can."

"In this way, although there are elements of opportunism, it is not considered a conspiracy."

As soon as the old man let go, Du Ruhui also nodded, Fang Xuanling and a group of civil servants hurriedly gathered together, but they didn't dare to say anything, they only said things that could be discussed, respecting the old men everywhere.

Several old men with the most status and the oldest age gathered together again, discussing the feasibility calmly, watching Li Shimin drink three glasses of white wine in a row.

Cheng Yaojinniu Jinda was even more anxious than the emperor, but he didn't dare to step forward, so he could only stand carefully beside a group of old men and take two steps away, refusing to listen.

"What do you think brother?"

"Yes."

"What do you say, brother?"

"Brother, as you said, the matter is still the same, but in terms of handling methods, one more sentence and one less sentence will make a big difference immediately, and it will be different if you change it casually!
Therefore, my younger brother thinks that Li Dalang's methods of action should be carefully deliberated for a while, and strive to be watertight, so as not to hurt His Majesty's reputation, but also not to convince the people in the future, this is the perfect strategy! "

"Well, if that's the case, it's feasible, but it still needs to be considered carefully. It must not harm the reputation of the court, let alone hurt His Majesty. On this basis, we must try our best to move closer to integrity."

"What the old Shangshu said is very true."

When Li Yu heard that a group of old men finally had an idea, he left like an emperor. Li Shimin didn't let him go out immediately, but stayed and discussed with a group of old men for a long time, including how to collect road taxes in the future, and the differences between each county. He made it clear how much money one person collected, and then let Li Yu go out.

Not to mention that Li Shimin and the officials from Prince Qin's Mansion are still having a hard time discussing the feasibility and how to implement it, but Li Yu, who has completed the task, left the banquet in a daze and sent away a large group of brothers The sisters were then supported by the servants, sent back to the palace to rest, and slept until almost noon the next day.

After waking up, Li Yu hugged the head of the housekeeper Ding Daguan who was still in a daze, and the most honest court lady ran in quickly and stood gently by the couch.

"What's the matter? Running in such a panic?"

"Returning to Mr. Lang, our clansman asked someone to come in and report something important, and the slaves went out to the gate of the palace to meet Mr. Liang Boldly, and Mr. Liang reported that Mr. Sir, your wife came back from Sichuan and was wandering on the road. Hurrying on the road, it is estimated that we will reach our village in the evening, please get up and go back to the village as soon as possible to welcome the master."

After hearing these words, Li Yu lost all sleepiness, let go of his right hand holding Miss Ding's body, and suddenly sat up;

"What? My God! Master, the old man is back?"

The honest maid kept nodding her head in agreement;
"Yes sir, the master is back."

Li Yu's rules are well known throughout the world, one has to be accompanied by someone when sleeping, and the maids in the family have not completed the formalities to enter the palace, so Ding, the highest-status among the five people here, can only be the steward Ding to serve the bed.

This steward Ding is the woman chosen by Her Royal Highness to warm the bed for the eldest son after thousands of choices. Of course, she is an excellent existence in all aspects.

Otherwise, how could it be her turn to serve?The maids at Her Majesty’s place, in order to be able to be transferred to serve this extremely noble villain, every capable family worked hard behind their backs, but Ding Kezhen was the only one who overwhelmed the others and won in the end. By no means ordinary people!

Ding Kezhen knew very well in her heart the tradition of being a teacher for one day and being a father for life, and she also knew that her lord's condescending son was not a husband, but a master of the lord. Get up, regardless of his naked body, directly ordered;
"Quickly wait for the gentleman to get up and wash up!"

"only!"

"Dequan, hurry up and pass on my words to the people in the general's mansion. The patriarch will go back to Lantianzhuangzi to meet the master. Immediately ask all the guards to prepare to leave. Wait for the patriarch at the east gate within half an hour. According to the old rules, the number of guards and horse scouts must not be wrong!"

After Manager Ding finished giving his orders, Liu Dequan, the servant next to him, immediately nodded in agreement;
"Wei! This servant is going to the General's Mansion to order our clansmen!"

"Go quickly."

Ding Kezhen's name has long been written on the household registration of Li's Second Household, and behind the identity is clearly written Li's Outer Court Chief Steward, who is in charge of Chang'an City, the palace, and all affairs of the Imperial City. The only big manager living here, of course, has the right to call the shots.

To put it bluntly, in the city of Chang'an, all clansmen below Li's second housekeeper must carefully consider Ding Kezhen's order, otherwise why many prince's wet nurses come to curry favor with Ding Kezhen?

Because all the princes, except the one who inherited the great rule, can only wait for His Majesty to bestow the title, live in the fief in the future, and establish their own real power, so all the princes and princesses except His Royal Highness , the Marquis of Lantian County is the most noble, the most powerful and the strongest!
As the Chief Steward of the Second Household of Li Family in Longxi, he is in charge of all the affairs of Chang'an City. Although the Chief Steward Ding now has only two court ladies and two servants, there are only four underlings in total, but any fool can know how strong Ding Kezhen's status is?

Even though he only has four subordinates, his status as the number one steward of the Li Family's Second Household Courtyard is a perfect one hundred percent. I heard that the first time he was transferred here to serve Li Yu, His Highness the Queen arranged for Li Yu to be released from the imperial city. Ding Da steward's household registration, he wrote his name to Li's second room that night.

To put it bluntly, Director Ding can now order hundreds of Li's guards to come and act. Didn't he see that tall and burly Liang boldly respects Director Ding when he sees Director Ding?
Didn't you see that as soon as Director Ding left the palace, twenty strong guards from Li's second room would follow him?

This is the old rule of the second house of the Li family. Each chief steward has at least [-] clan members as guards. In the past, the second house of the Li family had nineteen surnames, so the chief stewards also have at least nineteen guards. Now the surnames Zou and Zou have been added. The surname is public, so each big steward has at least twenty guards.

Ding Kezhen quickly put on her clothes, and before she had time to comb her hair, she tied a rope casually and came to help Li Yu get dressed.

(End of this chapter)