Capital Datang

www.x.om "Ke'er, why are you so panicked?" Concubine Yang asked a little displeased.She wasn't angry at Li Ke's sudden intrusion, but seeing that Li Ke was so panicked, she lost her royal dignity.

Li Yin took a few breaths, and then said: "Mother, my grandmother and aunt told me to build a small Taoist temple next to my grandfather's tomb, and then they will practice in the Taoist temple. Grandfather and uncle guard the tomb."

As soon as Li Ke's words came out of her mouth, Concubine Yang also stood up in shock. It would be fine if only Princess Nanyang was here, but she didn't expect that even Empress Xiao would stay here. The idea dies here.

"Mother and concubine, let's go and persuade my grandmother. Although Yangzhou is good, there is no one who can take care of her old man. If there is any accident, then..." Li Yin also continued, but the following words But he didn't finish talking, obviously he also disagreed with Empress Xiao living here.

"Let's go, let's go and have a look!" Concubine Yang sighed after being shocked.She knew Empress Xiao very well, and knew that since the other party proposed to live here, she must have made up her mind, but with the other party's temper, it was almost impossible to change Empress Xiao's mind.Capital Datang 338

The mother and son came to the courtyard where Empress Xiao lived. As soon as they reached the door, they heard a girl crying inside. They knew it was Cai'er without asking. There was also an old voice whispering something. Listen to the voice It should be Xiao Yu.

Following Concubine Yang into the room, she saw Empress Xiao sitting on a chair, Cai'er was crying on top of her, while Xiao Yu stood aside, persuading Empress Xiao with a sad face, hoping to dissuade her from staying. Yang Zhou's idea.But seeing Empress Xiao's resolute expression, it was obvious that Xiao Yu's persuasion had no effect.

Seeing Concubine Yang and Li Yin coming in, before they could speak, Empress Xiao immediately said: "Jiu Niang, you came just in time. I think Ke'er has already told you about the matter, and I will live here for a long time in the future , but Caier wants to trouble you!"

Seeing that Empress Xiao was the first to shut her mouth, Concubine Yang knew that her aunt had made up her mind, but she still said: "Mother, the scenery here in Yangzhou is extremely beautiful, it is indeed It's a good place for self-cultivation. But after all, there are no reliable people here, if only you and your sister live here, there is not even a younger generation to take care of, how can this make my daughter bear it?"

Li Yin also said at this time: "Grandmother, what my concubine said is exactly what my grandson is worried about. If you and your aunt don't want to go back to Chang'an, why not come with me to live in Dengzhou for a few years. When the time comes, you will have your grandson." He Wenxin takes care of you, and you have Chouchou with you, so life will definitely not be boring!"

I heard Li Yin mention Chou Chou.Empress Xiao was also a little moved, and Princess Nanyang, who had been silent all this time, also persuaded at this time: "Jiumei and Liulang are right. Mother, you are getting old, and if only your daughter takes care of you, I am really worried, so why don't you just take care of you?" Go to Liulang's mansion to live for a while, and it is enough for my daughter to guard the tomb here alone."

Xiao Yu and the others also saw that Empress Xiao had wavered a bit, and immediately rushed forward to persuade Empress Xiao, especially Cai'er, who cried and begged Empress Xiao not to leave her.After all, after her father died, Empress Xiao was her closest elder.

Seeing that all the juniors were unwilling to stay in Yangzhou by themselves, Empress Xiao could only sigh in the end.Slowly said: "Okay, since you all said so, then I will go to live with Liu Lang for a while."

Everyone wanted to breathe a sigh of relief when they heard this, but they heard Empress Xiao continue: "But Yangzhou can't stop here, Ke'er, you still need to find someone to help me and your aunt build a Taoist temple. , I’ll just come back from Liulang’s place and concentrate on staying here with their father and son!”

No one thought that Empress Xiao was so determined to stay in Yangzhou. Although she agreed to live with Li Yin for a while, she still wanted to come back.Concubine Yang and the others wanted to persuade them again, but they were stopped by Xiao Yu's eyes. After all, as a brother, he knew that since his elder sister had said so, it would be useless for others to persuade him. I agreed to it for the time being, let Empress Xiao go to Dengzhou to live for a while, maybe she will change her mind then.And even if he didn't change his mind, as long as he recovered his health in Dengzhou, it would be no problem to come back and live in Yangzhou.

Concubine Yang and the others also knew that Empress Xiao had made up her mind, and with Xiao Yu's stop, they had no choice but to sigh and stop dissuading them. However, after leaving, Yang Yan secretly ordered Li Ke and Li Min to let Li Ke delay Yangzhou as much as possible. The construction progress here, while Li Yin tried his best to make Queen Xiao happy, and it was best for her not to think about what happened in Yangzhou.

Li Ke and Li Yin naturally agreed to the mother's concubine's order, but Li Ke's task was not difficult, but Li Yin was different. It was Li Yin's strength to please Empress Xiao, but It is extremely difficult to make Empress Xiao happy not to think about Shu, after all, her husband and son are buried here in Yangzhou, how could she forget?

Because of Yang Yan's funeral, everyone was very tired, so Li Ke and Li Yin brothers arranged for everyone to live in Yangzhou for a period of time, but Li Yin did not rest. The boat went to Shanghai. It has been a year since Li Yin proposed to build Shanghai City, but Li Yin has never been here in this year, so he wants to take this opportunity to see Shanghai City. How is the construction going?

Shanghai is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River, backed by the prosperous Suzhou and Hangzhou, which can be said to occupy the best geographical location.Ever since King Li Yin of Qi decided to build a new city here, Magistrate Xie of Huating County ordered people to post recruitment notices to recruit workers in the name of the county government, and these recruited craftsmen were paid monthly wages. Naturally, all the wages came from Li Yin's Prince Qi's Mansion.

As soon as this announcement came out, countless farmers from Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places rushed to apply for the job. After all, the silk industry in Tang Dynasty has been squeezed out by cotton cloth, and Suzhou and Hangzhou are the first to bear the brunt. Many of them are engaged in planting mulberry and sericulture Many peasants have nothing to live on, so instead of starving at home, it is better to go out and buy some labor. Although the wages they earn are not much, they can feed a few people with a little savings.

So when Li Yin rushed to Shanghai City, what he saw was a scene of construction in full swing. Countless people were digging mud and soil on a port, and gradually built it into a deep-water wharf.On another wharf that has already been built, there are countless merchants gathering, and the ships in the sea cover the entire sea surface, and there are even collision accidents between incoming and outgoing ships from time to time. Fortunately, the speed of the ships in this port None of them were fast, so there was no accident of capsizing.

Li Ke on the boat looked at the busy Shanghai city in front of him, and introduced to Li Yin very proudly: "Liu Lang, three piers have been built in Shanghai now, and another three are under construction. Once the construction is complete, the congestion here at the port can be resolved.”

Hearing Li Ke's confident words, Li Yin was also very pleased. Although Li Ke was very talented in the past, he had never been able to bring out his talents. He is a platform to show himself, full of unprecedented confidence and maturity inside and outside the words.

"Second brother, what is the resident population of Shanghai now, and what about taxes?" Li Min looked at the busy and chaotic Shanghai pier, and asked Li Ke with a smile.Li Yin has nothing to worry about in Shanghai's hardware construction. After all, besides Li Ke, there are many construction officials sent by the imperial court. With them helping with the design and planning, there is naturally no problem. Now what he cares about is Shanghai software development.Capital Datang 338

After hearing this, Li Ke recalled a little and replied: "Although even the port in Shanghai City is only half built, and the facilities in the city still need to be improved, but because of the favorable geographical conditions here, it has already attracted many sea merchants." Come here to trade, and the cement roads leading to Shanghai are almost built, so the goods from nearby places are also slowly gathering in Shanghai. Now the population in the city is very mobile, although no special inspection statistics, but according to our preliminary estimates, it should fluctuate between 20 and 30 people, and with the acceleration of urban construction, there will surely be more and more people in the future.”

Speaking of this, Li Ke paused for a while, and then continued: "As for taxation, household tax and other taxes are not counted. After all, the main tax revenue in Shanghai comes from the port, and when I came to Shanghai During a period of time, the total tax revenue of Shanghai City in the spring has reached 50 guan, and as time goes by, more and more ships will come to Shanghai for trading, so the total tax revenue this year is expected to reach [-] guan.”

When Li Yin heard these two results, he was overjoyed at the moment. Now Shanghai has just started, and even the most important port is half built, and it can already collect 50 yuan in business taxes. If it is over, it is estimated that the tax revenue of one million yuan a year will not be able to escape.

Moreover, this million-dollar tax revenue is mainly port revenue. At that time, Shanghai will also have other industries such as shipbuilding, textiles, and food. When these industries are added together, the tax revenue they can provide will not be less than that of the port, so If the entire city develops, there should be no problem with the annual tax of 200 million guan. In this way, it is almost comparable to that of Dengzhou. After all, the annual tax revenue of Dengzhou is only 400 million guan. In other words, it is not impossible for Shanghai's tax revenue to exceed that of Dengzhou. After all, Shanghai's location is really good in comparison.

While the two were talking, their boat had already entered a pier. Because there were too many boats and their boat was big, they found a berth after bumping against the surrounding boats, and the group of people could finally disembark.

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