Datang Longya

Chapter 871 Smarter than I thought
Leng Feng noticed Tang Jin's restraint, so he stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "I know you are confused, it's right to be confused, the water in the court hall is very deep, but as long as you decide to follow Cheng Qian, everything will be fine. "

Tang Jin nodded. The prince is the future emperor, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with following the prince.

Li Chengqian asked: "Master, do you think there will be any problems if I leave Chang'an temporarily?"

"Leaving Chang'an? Why are you going?"

As soon as the question was asked, Leng Feng understood that the only way Li Chengqian wanted to leave Chang'an was to go to Jiucheng Palace to visit his father, queen and queen.

Fang Xuanling shook his head again and again: "No, no matter what, there must be a person in charge in the court. If His Majesty is not here, you, as the crown prince, must sit in the court. Unless you are traveling and accompanied by officials, otherwise it is not acceptable."

And it is impossible for all officials to go to Jiucheng Palace.

Li Chengqian had no choice but to give up this idea.

After a while, a court lady came in and reported that the restaurant had prepared a banquet and invited the three of them to have a meal.

Li Chengqian's cook is quite skillful. Although the dishes are simple, they are full of flavor.

After having a full meal, Leng Feng said to Li Chengqian: "Tomorrow, you can arrange Tang Jin to go to the Ministry of War for a period of training. Although he is already a fourth-rank loyal general, he still doesn't know much about the various departments of the court. He will train in the Ministry of War for a period of time. , and get used to it.”

Li Chengqian nodded, if Tang Jin didn't live up to himself, he would have no chance to arrange him even if he wanted to.But now that Tang Jin's rank has reached the fourth rank, it is enough to enter the Ministry of War as a servant.

"Then I'll arrange for him to be the right servant. It just so happens that Master, you may also think that the current right servant's eldest grandson is more of an eyesore."

Leng Feng smiled slightly: "It's better to transfer Zuo Shilang to an outsider, I think the eldest grandson is pretty good."

At the beginning, Leng Feng was quite concerned about the people from the Ministry of War who came to Changsun's house.But ever since Changsun Yue took office, he was also afraid of being picked on by Leng Feng, so he did his best in everything he did and never dared to be lazy.As for Changsun Wuji, at most he knew about the official affairs of the Ministry of War.As for the most confidential ones, even the Minister of the Ministry of War has no right to touch them.

Seeing his master smiling, Li Chengqian knew that his eldest grandson would not have any influence on his master.

The position of Minister of the Ministry of War was confirmed by the two masters and apprentices in this way, and Tang Jin could take up the post as soon as he notified the Ministry of Officials.

Tang Jin's current status has reached the high level of the court.Only in this position can Leng Feng rest assured that he will gradually become the leader of the next generation of the military.

It can be predicted that with Fang Xuanling's retirement, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Li Ji and others will also follow.

At that time, whether it is a civil service team or a general team, there will be vacancies at high levels.

Half of these positions will be reserved for graduates from the Academy of Arts and Military Academy.

Fang Xuanling burped, and then said to Li Chengqian: "His Royal Highness, after the road construction is arranged, the old minister will also go to Jiucheng Palace."

Li Chengqian said: "Is Fang Xiang really in such a hurry?"

When Fang Xuanling went to Jiucheng Palace, apart from visiting Li Shimin, the only thing he had to do was to step down.

Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "That's enough, this old man's life is already exciting enough. I have experienced the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the difficulties in the Wu De Nian and the early years of Zhenguan. Not to mention the current Tang Dynasty I have survived the world attack on Tang Dynasty, and I am moving forward on a better road. So far, what is there for me to regret? For the rest of this life, I am going to live for myself, find something I like to do, Isn't it beautiful?"

Looking at the magnanimous Fang Xuanling, Li Chengqian could only nod his head.

Although Fang Xuanling's health is fine now, but if an old man like him wants to retire, he can't force him to stay.

Leng Feng said to Fang Xuanling: "On the day you leave office, Prime Minister Fang, if you hold a banquet in Tianxialou, I will give you a free bill."

"Hahahaha, it's done!"

Laughing loudly, Fang Xuanling stood up and said goodbye to Li Chengqian.

He wants to go back to Zhongshu Province to deal with the road construction. He has worked hard all his life. The road construction project will be his last job. He will carry it out perfectly before retiring.

The work of road construction is not so difficult. When Li Shimin proposed this project before, he ordered the prefectures and counties around Chang'an to survey the terrain, draw the route, and carry out preliminary preparations.

As Li Chengqian said before, the people responded enthusiastically. The roads that should be leveled have been leveled, and even the mountains and bridges that should be built are ready or are being prepared.All they lack is cement.

Cement is still not widely used. Although Hao Wencai and the kilns of the imperial court did not stop the fire, cement is still a rare commodity for the common people, and they can't even afford to use it to build houses.

Fang Xuanling sent the first batch of road construction lines to Changsun Wuji.Now Changsun Wuji is the Minister of the Household Department, and the transfer of treasury money must be approved by him.

"Zhao Guogong, Fang Xiang is really a lion! All the villages between Chang'an and Luoyang must be connected to each other. With such a huge project, our national treasury's reserves will directly bottom out."

In the lobby of the household department, Chu Suiliang held Fang Xuanling's official documents and complained non-stop to his eldest grandson Wuji.

Changsun Wuji raised his head and said expressionlessly: "What's the hurry, what they spent was money from the treasury, not yours. Don't worry, the crown prince has already made preparations. Let's see what it is."

After speaking, Changsun Wuji took out another piece of paper.

Chu Suiliang took it and scanned it, and then said in disbelief: "This Hao Wencai is actually willing to sell it to the imperial cement at a reduced profit? If so, he will lose a lot in this project!"

Changsun Wuji curled his lips: "Loss? A businessman who has reached Hao Wencai's level, how can he lose money. If the old man's prediction is correct, he intends to lower the price of cement and start to follow the quantitative route."

Although cement is expensive, it is famous for its sturdiness. Even an ordinary earth dragon can't make the concrete wall collapse.The reason why people don't use cement is because they can't afford it.But if the price of cement is lowered, then there will be a wave of building cement houses among wealthy people throughout the Tang Dynasty.

Hao Wencai, who is on the cusp of this wave, will only make a lot of money.

Even if the scale of his own factory is not as large as that of the imperial court.

If he guessed correctly, the road construction would not only not drain the national treasury, but also make a fortune.

Looking in the direction of the East Palace, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but murmured: "Did you calculate all these? Chengqian, you are much smarter than I imagined!"

(End of this chapter)