"Humph, aristocratic family, these cystic worms crawling on the country to suck blood, are only doing it for money and material things!"
Li Shimin looked gloomy.
"Since they want to make money from the cement road, let them spit it out somewhere else!"
After listening, Li Xuan nodded slowly.
He didn't expect that these aristocratic families would not underestimate the situation and dare to act secretly.
"Huh? Spit it out?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked at Li Xuan.
"Xuanba, what's your clever plan?"
"Your Majesty, don't forget that these aristocratic families have also started to open glass, sofa, tea shop, salt business, and even four-wheeled carriages. They will also come to me to buy them!"
Li Xuan chuckled, "Although sofas and carriages are simple in structure, they can imitate them as long as they are shameless. However, for glass, tea shop, salt, etc., they can only get them from me! As for the price, It’s not up to us to decide how much, or we can give them less goods. In a few days, they will come to your door in a hurry and ask to see His Majesty!”
"Alternatively, His Majesty can send ministers to inform those families who have invested money, telling them that the price of buying sand and gravel for the cement road is too high, and the money invested before is not enough, and they need to invest again, or add new investors to join! "
"this?"
Li Shimin couldn't help but be stunned, and then his face was full of joy.
"Xuanba, this is really a bit sinister!"
"Also, I heard that the chief officer of Lu Jian Division does not have a distinguished background!"
Li Xuan asked again.
"Lu Jiansi Duan Cheng is from the old palace of King Qin. He has been with me for so many years, and I trust him very much!"
Li Shimin nodded and said.
After thinking for a while, Li Xuan said: "Your Majesty, Lu Jiansi and Fang Jiansi will definitely have to deal with officials from major states and counties in the future, as well as aristocratic families all over the world. The two chief officials must not only be loyal to your majesty, but also have the ability to face those aristocratic families directly. The confidence!”
"Confidence?" Li Shimin was stunned again.
"Either a person like Su Guogong, or a person with the status of Hejian County Prince. If Su Guogong or Hejian County Prince and others are allowed to preside over the Road Construction Department, if there are state and county officials who dare to interact with those aristocratic families, If we join forces to obstruct the construction of cement roads, Duke Su or the Prince of Hejian County can directly lead their troops to knock on the door and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. Let’s see who dares to make small moves in private?”
Li Xuandan said in a loud voice.
"Forehead!"
Li Shimin's eyes flashed with astonishment, and he immediately understood what Li Xuan meant.
"But, is there anything wrong with this action?"
"It is a crime of great disrespect to obstruct the cement road jointly built by all the noble families in the world with His Majesty. Not to mention smashing their house, even if their house is ransacked, it is not a big deal!"
As he spoke, Li Xuan snorted, "However, if no one from Lu Jiansi dares to smash down the doors of those aristocratic families, then His Majesty can only ask your Majesty to restrict them from other merchants' affairs!"
"I understand what Xuan Ba means!"
Li Shimin nodded and said.
"Um!"
Li Xuan also nodded slightly, "Nowadays, apart from officials and scholars, there is nothing in the world's aristocratic families that can restrict His Majesty!"
At this time, although disasters continued, Li Shimin had many talents, especially a group of military generals who were loyal to Li Shimin. Although the aristocratic family could compete with Li Shimin, it was only when the great aristocratic families in the world united.
Otherwise, let alone one family, even three or four aristocratic families, just ministers like Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji can play to death!
"I wonder if Xuanba has any clever ideas?"
Li Shimin's expression changed and he asked again.
"Your Majesty can open a school in Datang Guang, so that all children of school age can attend school!"
Li Xuan glanced at Li Shimin and said slowly.
Hearing this, Li Shimin opened his mouth and said nothing.
How could the Tang Dynasty have so much money?
Immediately, after a few more pleasantries, Li Shimin, who was in a good mood, said goodbye and left.
Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others hurriedly sent each other off.
"Um?"
Suddenly, while passing by the square, Li Shimin suddenly heard a clear voice.
Pointing to a row of houses that were exactly the same as those of the medical school, he asked: "Gao Ming, what kind of building is this?"
"Go back to Aye, this building is the school of Lijiazhuang!"
Li Chengqian said quickly.
"School?"
Li Shimin was startled, and then a trace of disbelief flashed in his eyes: "A school in a small village can be so big?"
Then, he raised his head and looked at the courtyards of the farmers in Lijiazhuang for a while, and a trace of surprise gradually appeared in his eyes.
"It's been so long since Xuanba Zhuangzi was completed and I haven't had a good look at it yet. Come on, take me to have a look!"
"Yes, Aye!"
Li Chengqian responded and quickly led the way.
As a few people walked in, the sounds coming out of the school became even clearer.
However, Li Shimin's expression became increasingly strange and suspicious.
After getting closer, Li Shimin and Li Wei couldn't help but widen their eyes as they looked at the scene inside the school building, their faces full of disbelief.
"Gao Ming, what is this?"
In several rooms on the first floor of the school, there were actually some servants and adult men in farmer's attire sitting there. Each of them held a book in their hands and was following a master, reading with serious expressions.
Moreover, it is also an enlightenment book.
"Aye, as long as the servants and farmers in these masters' houses are willing to learn, they can come and learn and read with these masters in their free time..."
Then, Li Chengqian told Li Shimin everything about the school.
Li Shimin looked even more surprised when he heard that all children of school age were required to come to the school, and even officials from Li Xuan's mansion could come to teach these children and adults how to read and write.
Then, I quickened my pace and hurried up to the second floor. Sure enough, I saw a group of children sitting respectfully in the school building, concentrating on learning.
In some schools, the masters are still dressed as officials of the royal palace.
Only now did Li Shimin believe Li Chengqian's words, but his expression was even more shocked.
If all the children from poor families and farmers in the world were like this, what kind of grand situation would the Tang Dynasty be like?
Only the schools looked like this, but what did the farmers' houses look like?
Thinking about it, Li Shimin became even more curious and hurriedly walked to the banker's house!
From the outside, there are not too many houses in Lijiazhuang, only two rows.
However, Li Xuan built houses for the farmers in Lijiazhuang based on the small two-story model of later generations. With a population of hundreds of households, there were hundreds of two-story small courtyards.
When Li Chengqian led Li Shimin inside, the look in Li Shimin's eyes became more frightened and regretful as he walked away.
The houses are like a military array, row after row, column after column, neatly arranged.
Moreover, each small courtyard has the same layout, with a total of four spacious houses, and they all have bright glass windows!
After walking for more than half an hour, Li Shimin finished the transfer.
"Gao Ming, how many small courtyards are there in total?"
"Go back to Aye, there are one hundred and twenty small courtyards, ten of them are vacant and no one lives in them!"
Li Chengqian quickly replied.
"Huh? Whose courtyard are those two?"
Suddenly, Li Shimin pointed to the two separate small courtyards on the outermost side and asked curiously.
"Go back to Aye, that's the courtyard of Cui Hongmo of the Cui family and Zheng Mingde of the Zheng family!"
Li Chengqian replied.
"Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde, sons of two aristocratic families?"
Li Shimin was startled. He was more familiar with these two aristocratic sons who took the initiative to join Li Xuan's family than he was with the head of the Cui family in Qinghe and the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang.