Their family manager in Chang'an also bought them one or two pieces of these woolen clothes, although they were not as warm and comfortable as the winter clothes sewn with silk.
However, these wools are cheap and equally comfortable.
However, I didn’t expect that these woolen cotton-padded clothes would be worn by the Imperial Army!
However, no matter how envious the heads of these aristocratic families were, they could not help but quicken their pace and move forward with the flow of people.
Half an hour later, inside the Tai Chi Hall.
The purple courtyard is full of ornaments and ornaments, and the Danqi and Gun are connected. The guests are entertained with exquisite songs, and Guangzhou music is played in the sky.
In the purple and luxurious Tai Chi Hall, one side is filled with courtiers wearing exquisite jade pendants and gorgeous official uniforms; on the other side, the heads of aristocratic families are wearing as many fine jade pendants and other accessories as any other than those of the officials opposite.
In front of him, plates of exquisite food were placed on the table. Glass cups as clean as crystal were filled with green-glow wine. There were also a group of dancing girls in green gauze clothes and large sleeves.
dance to tune.
The majesty is extraordinary. If there were clouds of white mist rising from the floor inside the palace, it would really be like a fairyland.
It's a pity that many people from aristocratic families don't think about these things.
Only Cheng Zhijie and Li Xiaogong, a group of ministers, were enjoying the music and dancing while drinking wine with a leisurely look.
However, this banquet was held for Lu Jiansi and Fang Jiansi.
Li Shimin was not prepared to let old guys like Cheng Zhijie continue to eat like this.
After signaling to Li Wei who was standing aside, the dancers and musicians in the hall gently withdrew.
Seeing this, everyone automatically stopped what they were doing. Even the heads of a group of aristocratic families, although they looked down on Li Er, an emperor who killed his brother to become emperor, had to pretend to be very respectful at this moment.
"Dear sirs and elders, you all know the purpose of today's banquet, but this is the first time in history. Lu Jiansi and Fang Jiansi still need to explain it clearly to you!"
Li Shimin said a few words loudly, then looked at Pei Ji aside.
In some matters, Zuopushe, the minister, could be bypassed, but on such important matters, Li Shimin also showed great respect for Zuopushe.
"Please also ask Prime Minister Pei to tell you about it."
"I obey the decree!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Ji quickly stood up and bowed respectfully to Li Shimin.
Then, he took out a thick memorandum from his sleeve, held it in the hands of the courtiers and aristocratic families, and began to read it loudly.
"Now Your Majesty has obtained a magical object, which is called cement. It can be used to build houses, build roads, and build bridges. Its usage is the same as ordinary yellow mud. But after it is built, it is as solid as a rock and indestructible. It is not afraid of wind and rain, and it is not afraid of the power of chariots and crossbows.
destroy.
Your Majesty is kind-hearted and wants to use this cement to build all the roads and houses in the Tang Dynasty for the convenience of the people of the world. Therefore, I invite you all the family members to join in this great plan and start building houses and roads for the purpose of the people of the world living and working in peace and contentment.
There are two official offices in Jiansi, and the two chiefs are all senior officials of the fourth rank.
The Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is in charge of the construction of houses for the people in the world, and the Department of Road Construction is in charge of the construction of all roads and bridges in the world. All officials are appointed by the imperial court and evaluated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The aristocratic family invested money, and the imperial court jointly funded the paving of cement roads. The cement roads between states set up cards to collect commercial taxes. The imperial court accounted for 55%, and the aristocratic family accounted for 45%. The tax collected was divided equally every month, or one year.
An equal share!
In addition, bridges can also be built between large rivers and gorges, and cards can be set up to collect business taxes and head taxes...
The Ministry of Household Affairs and generals as supervisors assigned housing construction projects, and the Department of Housing and Construction built houses and cities. In the end, the profits earned were equally divided between the imperial court and the aristocratic families..."
“The Department of Housing and Construction and the Department of Road Construction are the hope of the people all over the world. The construction of houses and roads and bridges are jointly supervised by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel as supervisors.
Anyone who violates laws and disciplines will be severely investigated!"
"This is the charter of the Road Construction Department and the Housing Construction Department. I wonder if you have any doubts?"
After explaining in detail the regulations of the Housing and Construction Division and the Road Construction Division that the Minister of Finance and the ministers had worked hard on and spent so many days customizing, Pei Ji slowly sat down and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
After hearing this, all the aristocratic families quickly looked at each other.
Immediately, an aristocratic family leader who was near the front stood up and slightly arched his hand towards Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask, above Fang Jiansi and Lu Jiansi, the imperial court must account for 55%?"
"Exactly!"
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "The Fang Jiansi and Lu Jiansi are the first official offices of merchants. Those with the most members have the most say. Only when the imperial court occupies more than half can the Fang Jiansi and Lu Jiansi be legitimately managed."
"Your Majesty, I have the guts to say something. I heard that all the ministers in the court can also invest in the Housing and Construction Department and the Road Construction Department?"
"Of course, although all ministers are officials of the imperial court, among the people, they are also a family!"
"But, I still listen to Prime Minister Pei's wishes. All government agencies in the court can also invest in the Housing and Road Construction Department?"
"Exactly, it's just that all the government offices in the DPRK and China have no assets of their own, so you can't invest if you don't have money!"
"So, I understand. Thank you Your Majesty for clearing up the confusion!"
Hearing this, the head of the family nodded thoughtfully and sat down.
Then, another aristocratic family leader not far away stood up again.
"Your Majesty, since this banquet is about discussing investment in the Road Construction Department and the Housing Construction Department, I hope you will forgive me for speaking frankly!"
"Master Liu, please speak!"
"Your Majesty, since the Road Construction Department and the Housing Construction Department are jointly invested by our family to build houses and roads, I wonder how much money the imperial court invested, but they can actually account for 55% of it?"
"The imperial court does not invest any money directly, it only invests in all materials, officials, and craftsmen. These are enough to account for 55% of the total!"
Li Shimin chuckled lightly and continued: "However, of the 50%, half of the shares will be distributed to King Jin as a reward for the cement provided by King Jin. Calculated according to the number invented by King Jin
, that’s part of 0.25!”
"this?"
After hearing this, the expression of the head of the Liu family in Hedong changed and he looked angry.
"Your Majesty's words are somewhat inappropriate."
"I wonder what Master Liu thinks is wrong?"
"Your Majesty, the imperial court only provides materials, and officials and craftsmen account for more than half of the share, which is not appropriate. In addition, the King of Jin provides the cement formula, which accounts for 2.25% of the share, which is even more inappropriate. Old man
I think both of these are unfair!"
"Exactly. Your Majesty, please tell me clearly that this kind of distribution is deeply inappropriate!"
Immediately, all the aristocratic families followed suit.
With an extra 10%, they can get at least more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
Li Shimin chuckled lightly and ignored him.
"Family heads, don't argue. The imperial court occupies 55% and it is impossible to change it. If any family feels too much, there is no need to invest money. The imperial court will not force you to do so!"
Seeing this, Changsun Wuji and others below quickly said.
"Your Majesty, when it comes to business, don't be so unkind!"
Seeing Li Shimin's firm face, the family heads continued to speak.
"This matter has been decided and will definitely not be changed. Your Majesty wants you to participate. It is the advice of the King of Jin. With the participation of all the noble families, the cement road can be laid faster. Otherwise, the court only needs to slow down a bit.
, cement roads can also be paved normally!”
Pei Ji also spoke.
At the same time, I am deeply disappointed with the greed and sexlessness of this group of aristocratic families.
"Prime Minister Pei and Duke Qi must not make such assertions that our family has invested so much money and only accounts for 45% of the shares. The imperial court is really treating our family as a money-drawing tool! This kind of behavior will cause great harm to our family.
You will never agree!"
As he said this, all the aristocratic families nodded, their eyes full of determination.