Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 395 Another Year

"Woo!!" A long cry came from afar.

"Here we come!" Li Yuan picked up the binoculars and said to himself in disbelief as he watched the train approaching at a high speed in the distance.

The outside of Chang'an City was also full of onlookers, only Li Yuan, who wanted to wait for the train to arrive before sitting back, no one could persuade him.

The speeding train brought a huge shock, and the people on both sides of the road were frightened and backed away without being blocked by anyone.

"Go! Get down!" Li Yuan looked at the slowing down train, put down the binoculars, handed it to the guard, and said excitedly.

The guard cleared the way, Li Yuan boarded the train, and set aside a carriage for his exclusive use.

The train soon set off again, taking the passengers in Chang'an, heading for the new urban area...

During the whole day, there was an endless stream of people going to and from the car, and Li Shimin took the ministers to ride back and forth once, and experienced a lot of speed and passion.

After the experience, Li Shimin called a meeting to study the railway issue.

"My lord, after a joint discussion with the Ministry of Education, with the current capacity, only two hundred miles of railways can be built each year. If the mountain road is steep, it may be at most a hundred miles. This is also due to the lack of steel." Xiao Yu told Li Shimin Arched his hands and said.

"Can you increase the amount of mining? You can add some more manpower." Li Shimin frowned and inquired.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult. Farm tools need a lot of steel every year, and soldiers' weapons and equipment, especially new ships, need a lot of steel. These are all essential.

There are already 30 manpower in Liaoxi mining, and the number of people in Wadao Dao Yinshan has now increased to 50. Farming and water conservancy construction require a lot of manpower, and Yuezhou has transferred more than [-] people.

If manual mining is increasing, unless labor is recruited or workers are recruited. "Changsun Wuji analyzed.

"No! Absolutely not! The weather has been good for the past two years, and it's hard to save a little money. If a large number of laborers are recruited and miners are recruited, it will definitely affect the grain harvest.

Although there is a lot of food every year, it has not yet reached the point of surplus, and there are still nearly a million people who are not engaged in production. At the same time, they have to support elite soldiers. There are more than 60 soldiers in the government. All of these require a lot of food.

If there is no food, then no matter how much gold and silver, what is the use of steel. "Fang Xuanling hastily persuaded.

"Okay, there's no need to persuade Aiqing, I'm not a fatuous person, everything is based on people's livelihood, and the railway will be built slowly in the future." Li Shimin said with a wave of his hand.

"Holy Majesty, the Fuyun Iron Mine has been discovered, and it is indeed no smaller than the iron mine in Western Liaoning. However, if you want to mine it, you may have to wait for a year. When the coal mines in the Western Regions are enough, you can transport them to the nearest one. With one year's buffer, the food reserves are enough." Yu Wenshu reported with a solemn hand.

"Okay! Although it will take another year to mine, the preliminary preparations can be done first. The base and the village will be established first. Let Li Daozong do this." Li Shimin nodded, continued to give orders, and then let everyone leave.

After the people left, Li Shimin pondered for a while, then got up and went to see Concubine Yang.

Concubine Yang has an elegant temperament. There are only four maids in the entire palace, and there are usually only two of them by her side. She walks in the courtyard at most every day, and most of the time she is chanting scriptures and praying for blessings.

"The saint is here!"

"See Your Majesty!" With a sharp shout from the servant, Li Shimin strode forward, and Concubine Yang and the others quickly got up to salute.

"My beloved concubine is free!" Li Shimin stretched out his hand to support Concubine Yang, and said softly with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, may I ask your Majesty, but Ke'er has something to do." Concubine Yang got up and asked immediately.

She knew that there must be something wrong with Li Shimin's coming, because he seldom comes here, as the saying goes, if there is nothing to go to the Three Treasures Hall, but what makes him come in person is mostly about his son. It seems that he is not angry, but naturally it is Li Ke's business up.

"There is something about Ke'er, I need to discuss it with Concubine Ai." Li Shimin held Concubine Yang's little hand, walked slowly to sit on the sofa, and said with a smile.

"Oh, is it possible that the Holy Majesty wants to give Ke'er a marriage?" Concubine Yang rolled her eyes and guessed.

"Haha, Concubine Ai is really smart, Feng Weiguo wrote a letter saying that Ke'er and King Yanqi's only daughter Long Yuzhu were in love, and that Long Yuzhu was upright and beautiful, not much different from the Central Plains people.

The day before yesterday, King Long Tuqizhi of Yanqi asked me to marry them both. I don't know what my concubine thinks. "Li Shimin was taken aback, and explained with a laugh.

Concubine Yang has been thinking about Li Ke's marriage for a long time. She is very clear about her identity and doesn't have too many demands. She just wants the two children to be safe. It's a good thing, if you marry the daughter of a wealthy family, you may be involved in royal conflicts again.

"Everything is up to the Holy One." Concubine Yang said to Li Shimin softly with a happy smile all over her face.

"Okay! It seems that my concubine also agrees, then I will let Qin Tianjian choose an auspicious day, and let the Ministry of Rites send an envoy to grant the marriage." Li Shimin smiled while pulling Concubine Yang in satisfaction.

"Actually, there are two reasons why I agree to this marriage. One is that King Long Tuqizhi of Yanqi has no other heirs, and Ke'er married Long Yuzhu, so that the Tang Dynasty can annex Yanqi peacefully.

Second, the Western Regions are far away from the Central Plains. After the Tang Dynasty is defeated in the future, a reliable person must be guarded. "Li Shimin didn't hide anything from Concubine Yang, and told the truth what he thought in his heart.

"Everything is decided by the Holy One. The concubine only hopes that the two children are safe and sound. It is a good thing to stay away from Chang'an." Concubine Yang leaned on Li Shimin's shoulder and said softly, but her eyes were involuntarily shed tears.

"My concubine, don't worry that Ke'er is too far away. It's not easy to see each other in the future. Now that we have a train in Tang Dynasty, we will build a train to the Western Regions in the future. It will only take a few days to get there from Chang'an. By then, Ke'er will be fine." Come back to see you often." Li Shimin took Concubine Yang into his arms, wiped away her tears, and comforted her softly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Concubine Yang was so moved that she took the initiative to send a sweet kiss...

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Every year at the end of the year, there are several conferences arranged after the year. Before the conference, there are several small conferences. Those who can participate in the small conferences are all important officials of the court, the core of the core.

"In the sixth year of Zhenguan, Wadao Road handed in a total of 600 million taels of silver, and achieved self-sufficiency in grain. Pyu and Nanzhao also achieved self-sufficiency, but the income was only Nanzhao silver and copper mines, a total of 300 million. two.

The annual tax balance is 3000 million guan, Nanyang, Lingnan, Nanhai, 800 million shi of grain harvested, 500 million shi of grain in Jiangnan and central Shu, grain from Henan Road, Hebei Road and other places are transported to Guanzhong, and the top ten granaries are all full.

There are surpluses in other places. It is worth mentioning that the Tianzhu transaction took back 200 million shi of grain. "Fang Xuanling, who is in charge of the money bag, was very excited and read aloud.

(End of this chapter)