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Chapter 487 Five-Year Development Outline
"See Your Highness!"

At the time when the three mistresses were giving birth, the entire Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was in chaos, but Zhang Jianzhi was unmoved, and sat in the study in a leisurely manner, burying his head among the official documents, Even if the servants came to report the good news of the birth of the three Lin'er, Zhang Jianzhi did not react. He didn't get up slowly until he saw Li Xian, who had been freshly washed, come out from behind the screen. Turning around, he met Li with no expression on his face.

"Sir, please sit down, hehe, Gu is very happy today, hahaha..."

One guy got three sons, Li Xian was so proud of himself, he didn't pay attention to Zhang Jianzhi's expression, he laughed and walked to the back of the first few sons and sat down.

"His Royal Highness is happy to have three sons, it is indeed gratifying to congratulate."

Zhang Jianzhi looked at Li Xian meaningfully, and said congratulatory words in his mouth, but no matter how he looked at his dull expression, he couldn't see the slightest congratulations, which made Li Xian stunned immediately.

"Mister seems to have something on his mind?"

Seeing that Zhang Jianzhi's words were a bit strange, Li Xian raised his brows slightly, looked at Zhang Jian suspiciously, and asked tentatively.

"Your Highness has a queen, and Sheji is entrusted with it. How dare Zhang not congratulate her?"

Although Zhang Jianzhi was rigid by nature, he was not unreasonable and sophisticated, so he knew that some things could not be said too clearly in front of Li Xian, so he could only say something vaguely.

Ok?Dare to love is the thing, hehe, it's really difficult for this old master!Li Xian is such a shrewd person, he knew exactly what Zhang Jianzhi was going to say just by listening to it. Li Xian, who has been through experience, has read a lot of history books anyway, so how could he not know the cruelty and hardship of the struggle for the throne, among other things, since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there have been a total of six princes, except for Gaozong himself. Apart from the position, the remaining Li Jiancheng, Li Chengqian, Li Zhong, and Li Hongjin all died badly. As for the current crown prince, Li Xianmo, he also escaped the imminent knife. With such cruel facts in front of him, Li Xian himself It is impossible to turn a blind eye to it. As early as when he was determined to compete with Empress Wu, Li Xian had already thought about how to deal with this matter after he took office. Seeing that Zhang Jianzhi is such an absolute confidant, Li Xian didn't want to say much, so he laughed and laughed and said: "Mr. is really worried. The children are still young, so let's see it in a few years."

"His Highness Shengming!"

Zhang Jianzhi is a wise man, so he naturally knew that the matter of establishing a reserve can only be done as soon as possible. Seeing that Li Xian didn't want to talk about this matter, he would not be entangled anymore, so he respectfully praised , and stopped talking, walked to his original position and sat down, pretending to listen to Li Xian's instructions respectfully.

"So that Mister can know that the reorganization of the northern tribes has been completed, and the progress of various matters is gratifying. In the coming year, the southern tribes may not be able to sit still."

As soon as Zhang Jianzhi's respectful posture came out, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little headache, but when the time came, Li Xian was absolutely unwilling to put the matter of the establishment of the reserve on the surface, so he could only talk about it haha Opened the topic.

"His Royal Highness, the five-year plan has been compiled, please have a look at it."

Hearing Li Xian's nonsensical words, Zhang Jianzhi didn't understand what Li Xian's intention was, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he picked up a large stack of official documents on the table, held them in both hands, Walked in front of Li Xian.

"Oh? Alright, let's take a look!"

Li Xian has always attached great importance to planning. Since he surrendered the tribes in Hexi, he has ordered a group of palace officials led by Zhang Jianzhi to start compiling a development outline plan within a five-year period. The original period was three months. Unexpectedly, in less than two months, Zhang Jianzhi had already completed the plan. He was quite surprised, but couldn't help but be overjoyed, so he hurriedly responded, and stretched out his hand to take the proposal. I read the thick plan carefully, but Li Xian's brows became more and more tight just looking at it. It wasn't that there was anything wrong with the plan. The outline originally came from Li Xian's arm, and Zhang Jianzhi and others just refined it, but after such a refinement, the problem came out, one word - money!

Hexi in Li Xian's plan not only needs to revitalize the economy, but also strengthens its military equipment for the purpose of attacking Tubo. Among the two, the former is the foundation, while the latter is one of the strategic goals. In Li Xian's vision, the two It is a complementary relationship. The problem is that in order to achieve Li Xian's vision, time is an unavoidable hurdle - if there is more than ten or twenty years, the two can be connected logically. However, Li Xian Xian only gave five years. Even if Hexi's economy develops rapidly, it will be difficult to support Li Xian's ambitions. In this way, money will become a big problem. According to Zhang Jianzhi's calculation, the funds The shortfall was as high as 20 million guan, and it was difficult to make up for the shortfall when fully considering the profitability of "Deng Ji Company".

Even a penny difference may be difficult for a hero, not to mention that the gap has as much as 600 million guan. When Li Xian formulated his strategic goals, he really didn't think much about the lack of money. After all, his subordinates " "Deng Ji Firm" is the largest firm in the world, with extremely strong profitability. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Li Xian is as rich as an enemy, but at this moment, seeing that there are so many funds needed, Li Xian couldn't help Then some people were dumbfounded, and they didn't say a word for a long time.

"Sir, this money... Well, can this shortfall be reduced?"

After Li Xian was stunned for a while, he put the proposal on the table with some headaches, and said tentatively in his mouth.

"If His Highness is willing to reduce the project, the gap can be reduced. If the grand voyage plan is terminated, perhaps more than half of it can be made up."

Zhang Jianzhi rolled his eyes angrily, and pushed back unceremoniously—limited by the limitations of his vision, Zhang Jianzhi has always been quite critical of the Great Voyage Plan, and it was only because Li Xian insisted on it that he reluctantly He agreed to go, but he never forgot to remind Li Xian by Ying Jing'er.

"The Great Voyage Plan? Hehe, what the gentleman said reminded Gu that the vacancy has been settled, and next summer at the latest, most of the vacancy will be filled!"

Zhang Jianzhi didn't say that the Great Voyage Plan was fine, but when he mentioned it, Li Xian immediately became happy - others may not know how high the profit margin of shipping is, but Li Xian knows it well, don't look at it The grand voyage plan is very costly, but with a trip to the ocean, at least half of the investment can be recovered. Considering the size of the fleet that Li Xian currently owns, a trip to the Persian Gulf is about to get off, no matter how low the income is, It can definitely exceed the net profit of 400 million guan. This number is still the result of a conservative estimate. The profits of the spices bought back from South Asia and the gems bought back from Heiyi Dashi, the profits that forty big ships can bring are absolutely appalling astronomical figures.

"If only."

Zhang Jianzhi is not as optimistic as Li Xian. In his opinion, the so-called grand voyage plan is purely a waste of money. More than two million yuan has been invested in the construction of the big ship, and almost the same amount of money has to be invested in the purchase of goods and other goods. Not to mention the huge cost of hiring manpower, the risk is also huge. If all of them fall into the sea, Li Xian might not even have time to cry.

"Sir, there is no need to worry too much. This matter is well known in one's heart, and there will be no danger of mistakes. Please relax, sir."

Shipping has existed since ancient times, but the scale is not large. Even in the most prosperous Sui Dynasty, there were only sporadic small boats taking risks on the sea. Of course there were those who made a fortune, but those who lost their money and even died in the sea There are not a few of them, Li Xian knows this well, but Li Xian is not too worried, because the ship he ordered to build is a huge sea boat rebuilt according to the Tang Dynasty navy ship. Still, the cargo capacity is not comparable to that of small sailing boats like the folks. Li Xian is quite sure of success, not to mention that Li Xian came up with such a big voyage plan not only for economic benefits, but also for Including the more important strategic goals, Li Xian will never give up on this grand voyage plan even if he does not make money or lose money.

"Your Highness is wise! Now that the tribes in Hexi are no longer in trouble, can the 'Liaoyuan Project' start?"

Zhang Jianzhi is very stubborn by nature, and it is extremely difficult for him to believe things that he has not seen with his own eyes. Seeing that Li Xian does not listen to persuasion, he is unwilling to waste any more words, so he changed the topic go.

"It's okay to look at it alone, but the question of the leader's selection is still a little uncertain. Well, although Chang Zhi, Cheng Bin, Li He, and Mingwu generals are all suitable candidates, it's just that they are all on the bright side now, and the situation is not good. It is easy to use, but as for Ziming, he has more than enough loyalty and bravery, but not enough opportunity to change, and he has not yet sharpened his military strategy, and the rest is not enough in the army, so it is very difficult for Gu to feel relieved."

The so-called "Liaoyuan Project" is an important attempt of Li Xian's military reform, which is to establish a firearms unit, and based on this, to explore a complete army building plan, so as to lay the foundation for the establishment of the military academy in the future. It is to lay a solid foundation for the reform of the military system, and this is the top priority in the five-year development plan. Li Xian naturally has to be cautious about the issue of the leader's selection.

"Your Highness, Mr. Zhang has a candidate, which may be suitable."

As the maker of the plan, Zhang Jianzhi knew the reason for Li Xian's prudence, and he would not neglect to consider the issue of leader selection. Seeing Li Xian's hesitation at this moment, he stroked his long beard on his chest , Said seriously.

"Oh? Who do you want, sir? Let me tell you about it?"

Upon hearing Zhang Jianzhi's words, Li Xian immediately became interested, so he hurriedly asked.

"Xiao Sanlang."

Zhang Jianzhi looked at Li Xian with a smile, and pronounced the name word by word.

"he?"

Li Xian obviously did not expect that Zhang Jianzhi would propose such a candidate, so he couldn't help being stunned - Xiao Sanlang is also an old man in the palace, he is also Xiao Qian's cousin, and he was born in the rich Xiao family, so he has both civil and military skills. It's just that the ability in writing is better than that in martial arts. Although he often followed Li Xian to fight in the north and south, he didn't have any outstanding achievements. Up to now, he is only the commander of the Prince's Mansion team. He can barely be regarded as the first in Li Xian's overall military plan. One of the training goals of the second echelon, but it is definitely not a top-notch person. To entrust such a heavy burden to this person, Li Xian really dare not let it go, but this person was solemnly recommended by Zhang Jianzhi. Without a suitable reason, Li Xian couldn't refuse on the spot, and hesitation was inevitable.

(End of this chapter)