Chapter 89 A thunder breaks out from the ground (2)
Government affairs cannot be accomplished by haste. Yes, according to Li Xian's reservation plan, Li Xian's plan should indeed be implemented, but it must not be done at this time. The reason is very simple. At this time, Gao Zong just made a meaningful sentence The prince's words were clearly resentful. Now, if he came to the book, he was clearly trying to slap the prince in the face. How could the prince tolerate it? Counterattack was inevitable. If he did this, Next, this court meeting may become a battlefield for brothers to argue. Although it is in line with Gaozong's wishes, it is obviously not in line with Li Xian's original plan of secretly crossing Chencang. If he is not careful, the entire plan may be ruined. How could Li Xian not be irritated by the possibility? It was a pity that no matter how irritated he was, there was nothing he could do. At this moment, Li Xian had no way to stop Li Xian's impulse. He could only frown slightly and think of countermeasures.
As expected, as Li Xian expected, when he saw Li Xian standing up, the prince's originally unhappy expression suddenly became more gloomy. However, he did not dare to behave out of the ordinary while waiting for the court meeting. , he could only glance at Li Xian with a cold look, and instantly regained his composure, but the smile at the corner of his mouth seemed quite stiff.
"Oh? Does Xian'er have any other chapters? Just play them and I will listen."
Li Hong was unhappy, but Gaozong was very happy. He smiled and raised his hand to Li Xian to signal Li Xian to stand up, and then gave an encouraging tone.
"My son, thank you father for your kindness." Seeing Gaozong's face full of encouraging smile, Li Xian's waist immediately straightened up, and his face turned slightly red with excitement. After thanking him, Then he continued: "I am going to tell my father, what I want to tell you is about water transportation. Nowadays, the population in Guanzhong is increasing, and the acres of land are no longer enough. It is urgent to transfer grain from the south of the Yangtze River to Guanzhong. However, although there are previous The canal dredged by the imperial court has always been unfavorable for water transportation. In my opinion, this is caused by improper water transportation. I have five strategies to solve this problem. I sincerely ask my father to give me some advice."
"Hmm? Tell me what good advice Xian'er has." Gaozong introduced Li Xian into the court. His original intention was just to let him restrain Li Hong. He didn't expect Li Xian to make much achievements in government affairs. But at this time, Hearing that Li Xian started talking about the long-standing and difficult issue of water transportation, he immediately became more interested. He sat up slightly and asked with a smile.
"Father, I believe that the difficulty of water transportation is caused by the waterway being blocked and open at times. If we want to completely solve it, we must make major changes to the existing water transportation strategy and even the waterway. I have five strategies here. One of them is Guangdong. The canal is seriously silted up and must be reopened; secondly, the Bianqu canal is prone to siltation due to the abundance of sand in the Yellow River, and requires special officials to protect it; thirdly..." Li Xian's eloquence is already excellent, and this twist is the result of his and Li Xian's eloquence. The results of many discussions were clearly explained in this way, which was quite convincing. Not only Gaozong was fascinated by it, but also the courtiers were greatly encouraged. After Li Xian finished explaining the articles, many courtiers He didn't even care that this was a matter being discussed in front of the emperor, and actually began to discuss it in a low voice in private. For a while, the whole hall was filled with the sound of small words.
Emperor Gaozong had long wanted to completely solve the problem of water transportation. Over the years, he often asked ministers to provide suggestions in court. He was not unfamiliar with water transportation. At this time, he went through Li Xian's five suggestions in detail. Realizing that there was something wrong with these five strategies, when he saw the ministers and ministers discussing incessantly below, he immediately raised his hand to signal the ministers and ministers to be quiet, and then he muttered and said: "Well, Xian'er can honestly do something for you." I am deeply pleased with the country, and all ministers and workers, if they have any opinions on this article, please discuss it."
Well, it's okay if Gaozong didn't say anything. After this statement, the ministers stopped discussing privately, but no courtiers were willing to stand up and comment on this policy. It's not that the ministers were indifferent to these five policies.
You can say that, but they all have deep concerns in their hearts. Just because Li Xian's identity is too sensitive, standing up to applaud Li Xian at this time will definitely offend the prince, and he may not get the holy will.
If he objected, he obviously offended Li Xian. After all, no one was sure that the cloud in the sky would rain. If Li Xian gained power, he would be asking for trouble. So, no matter what Gaozong did,
Most of the courtiers pretended not to notice how eager their eyes were. The officials close to the prince did not get the prince's hint and did not dare to act rashly. But the officials on Li Xian's side were because of Li Xian.
Suddenly launched in advance, they were in the dilemma of not knowing whether they should cooperate at this time. As for the neutral courtiers, they were even more unwilling to intervene in the fierce fight between the princes. It was imperative to remain silent. Who could
Without saying a word, the hall fell into dull silence again.
"Your Majesty, I once served in the river affairs department and suffered from the sluggishness of the river. In my opinion, if we can follow the ingenious plan of His Highness King Lu, we will not worry about the difficulty of water transportation. I hope your Majesty will make a clear decision.
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It was quiet again and again, but it was obviously not possible to continue to be so quiet. Not to mention that Gaozong's face gradually turned ugly, even Li Xian was a little unable to stand. Fortunately, at this time, Yang Wu, the minister of the Ministry of Works, stepped forward in time to break the situation.
The dull silence gave Li Xian unwavering support.
"Your Majesty, I also believe that these five strategies are a great good and we should implement them immediately!"
"Your Majesty, I think this policy of Your Highness King Lu can solve the problem of water transportation and is a good policy that will benefit the country and the people!"
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"
According to Li Xian's prior arrangement, Yang Wu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had worked across the river, was the benchmark for his group. As soon as Yang Wu moved, the others would immediately follow. Now that Yang Wu has stepped forward,
, Lin Qi and other dozens of middle- and lower-level officials did not dare to neglect, and they all issued lists of support for Li Xian. Although the number of people listed was not large, and the rank was not high, the voices of each one were loud and the momentum was overwhelming.
It is also built in a rather majestic shape.
Emperor Gaozong seemed to be very satisfied with the attitude of Li Xian and his officials. Although he did not immediately say something positive, the smile on his face became gentler and gentler, and he nodded slightly from time to time. This look fell on
In Li Hong's eyes, his heart immediately felt like thunder rising from the ground, and he was so shaken that he became dizzy.
I don’t understand. Li Xian couldn’t figure out what he had done wrong. Why was he supervising the country so well, but suddenly he had such an inexplicable early dynasty? He couldn’t figure out why his father, who had tried so hard to protect him, suddenly
He wanted to force the two disgusting brothers Li Xian and Li Xian into the court, but he understood one thing, that is, Li Xian, the water transport trick, was coming very menacingly and was extremely difficult to deal with. If he really wanted to let him
If Li Xian takes the water transportation matter into his hands, it will inevitably affect the trend of the entire court and will definitely threaten his status as Prince Li Hong. This is a result that Li Hong cannot accept. The trouble is that a
First of all, Li Hong himself was not familiar with water transportation, so it was difficult for him to find out the flaws in Li Xian's proposal in a short time. Secondly, it was not convenient for him, Li Hong, to confront Li Xian in person at such a sensitive time.
, after all, doing so would be too pretentious and could easily be criticized by others, showing that Li Hong was too incompetent. However, no matter what, Li Hong would never allow Li Xian to take over the water transportation matter.
"Your Majesty, I have some questions that I would like to ask His Royal Highness, King Lu. I sincerely ask for Your Majesty's permission."
Li Hong's mind was moving very fast, and since he decided that he could not just sit back and watch Li Xian take over the water transportation matters, he no longer hesitated and quickly glanced at Yan Liben, who was standing in the front row of the civil service queue, but saw that Yan Liben remained calm.
After a slight nod of his head, he strode to the hall, saluted Gaozong who was sitting high on the throne, and reported loudly.
"Well, Yan Aiqing has been in the Ministry of Industry for a long time, so he should have a lot of experience in water transportation. In this case, I think he can do something to help Xian'er's business. I'm sure." Yan Liben was transferred back to the capital by Emperor Gaozong himself to assist him.
The prince knew that Yan Li was definitely a party to the prince. Seeing him stand up at this moment, how could he not understand that the prince was about to launch a counterattack? This was obviously in line with Gaozong's original intention, and he was naturally happy to see this happen.
Happened, he smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Yan Liben thanked him calmly, then turned slightly to one side, looked at Li Xian calmly, bowed slightly, cupped his hands in greeting and said: "Your Highness, King Lu, I have a few questions.
I would like to ask for advice and ask Your Highness to help you clear up your doubts. I am very grateful."
"I don't dare, Yan Shangshu said something serious. If you have any questions, it's okay to ask them. As long as the little king can answer them, he will definitely not disappoint Yan Shangshu." Li Xian had long known that he would be criticized by the officials of the prince's line.
To make things difficult for him, he would not be surprised to see Yan Liben jump out at this moment, so he returned the half salute with a calm face and replied in a calm tone.
"I dare to ask Your Highness, if the five strategies you mentioned are carried out like this, how long will it take, how much manpower, and money will be needed to be fully effective?" Yan Liben is an old worker from the Ministry of Industry, and he is very familiar with river engineering and even water transportation.
He was very clear and knew that the five strategies proposed by Li Xian were indeed possible to solve the water transportation problem. Of course, he would not criticize Li Xian from the specific practical point of view, but pointedly raised two key issues in succession.
"Yan Shangshu asked a good question. Although Xiao Wang's five strategies are integrated, they can be implemented separately. First, segmented water transportation can be carried out now. If all departments can work together, the results can be seen in half a year. Second,
, Guangtong Canal goes first, and Sanmen Canal follows. The former takes two years, and the latter takes three years. The two can be intersected, and it will take about four years in total. As for the maintenance of Bian Canal, it needs to be maintained all year round.
There is no time limit. The specific manpower required must be coordinated by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and deployed by the states along the way. The overall plan will cost nearly 10 million guan and will be carried out in four years, at least 2.5 million guan per year.
About." Li Xian has already calculated the accounts with Li Xian several times in private. Although he cannot say that he can get a 100% accurate figure, he can still estimate the approximate amount of money it will cost. Of course,
Well, this value is really too astonishing. Even though Li Xian has greatly reduced the originally estimated number, as soon as such an astonishing cost came out, all the ministers in the palace gasped.
He breathed coldly, and in an instant, the buzzing discussion suddenly started again.