More than 10 million yuan. How much can you do with this much money?
The most powerful ministers in the empire and His Majesty Li Er looked at each other. They were all shocked by the news and fell silent, not knowing what to say.
Fang Xuanling didn't know whether she should be pleased with her son's ability to make money, or whether she should blame her son for being too hardworking and not giving herself any peace of mind. It is said that everything good in Lin Feng will be destroyed. Being appointed as the general manager at a young age has already aroused people's jealousy. Now that he has done such an outrageous thing, doesn't he become a leader?
The Tang Dynasty was prosperous, and the accumulated wealth of many aristocratic families over the course of their lives was not necessarily less than 10 million guan, but it was absolutely impossible for anyone to come up with 10 million guan in cash. Didn’t you see that even the emperor’s eyes were glowing red?
Having all the power in the world is not necessarily a good thing. Too many people are jealous of you and try their best to bring you down and share your power.
The same is true for the richest people in the world...
The Fang family doesn't need that much money. This is a source of trouble, not a foundation for family inheritance.
Should I persuade my son to donate this money? The drainage ditches in Chang'an City had been dredged previously, which made the people of Chang'an cheer and praise him. The prestige and reputation of the evil son had greatly increased. So what’s next? Should all the roads in Guanzhong be widened and consolidated?
But this probably won't cost much, more than 10 million guan. I'm afraid it won't be used up even if the road is built from Chang'an to Jiaozhou.
How about reinforcing the Great Wall in the north?
Fang Xuanling found that even if his son listened to his dissuasion and donated the money, he would not know where to spend it.
Fortunately, Fang Jun didn't know about his father's dilemma at this moment, otherwise he would definitely laugh at the current chief minister because his vision was too narrow. How could he not spend the money? For example, laying tiles on the Great Wall would cost you money in minutes...
Li Ji thought about it for a long time, then raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Huating Town opened an iron mine in the south of the Yangtze River and established a mine?"
His Majesty Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling.
The reason why Fang Jun was surrounded in Niuzhuji and almost died was because he discovered an iron mine on the Nanshan Mountain not far from Niuzhuji and set up an iron smelting plant. But he didn't know the specific scale and output.
Fang Xuanling sighed in her heart, "Look, having too much money will do no good. Even Li Ji, who has always been low-key, started to make plans of his own..."
Seeing that everyone was looking over, he had no choice but to say: "It is true, but I don't know the specific scale."
No one doubts the authenticity of this statement, let alone thinks that Fang Xuanling is trying to push back.
Fang Xuanling has first-class intelligence and outstanding ability, but he is not good at breeding. If it weren't for Fang Jun's vigorous efforts in the past few years, which caused the Fang family's property to increase dramatically, the Fang family would have been used to being poor and had always relied on His Majesty's rewards for their talents. live……
With such a temperament, he would never pay attention to his son's business.
But Li Ji didn't intend to let go of the opportunity to rip him off.
He smiled slightly and said to His Majesty Li Er: "Although I don't know the scale of the Nanshan mine, Huatinghou first surrounded hundreds of thousands of acres of mountainous land in the Nanshan area, and then carried out extensive construction work to build the dock at Niuzhuji. He usually recruited people from Guanzhong Craftsmen and laborers are transported to the Nanshan mine by a large ship almost every month. The output is very amazing. What is particularly obvious is that when Huating Hou was trapped in Niuzhuji, it was difficult to build hundreds of pairs of pieces in a few days. The armor and riding equipment show that Nanshan Mine not only has an amazing output, but also has many excellent craftsmen."
His Majesty Li Er blinked, not understanding Li Ji's intention, but his expression was not good-looking.
Is it possible that you asked someone to steal the Nanshan Mine from Fang Jun?
I can’t afford to lose that person!
By seizing the property of your minister and son-in-law, do you want to make him a model of a coward for all eternity?
Li Ji didn't seem to notice His Majesty Li Er's displeasure, and continued: "Your Majesty, Tuguhun is ready to move, Tubo is ambitious, and even the Turks are resurrecting in the Western Regions! Although our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are sworn to defend their homeland, there are still troops lacking cavalry. When facing a cavalry charge, we can only fight with our flesh and blood. Fight for the country. Wrapping corpses in horse leather is the glory of our soldiers, but so many loyal and passionate warriors have to die in vain under the hooves of foreign horses. How tragic? The minister requested your majesty to increase the number of cavalry equipment in the army, and to use cavalry against cavalry, so that the tigers and warriors of the Tang Dynasty would bleed less. Even if they died, the men would die on the way to charge instead of being divided and surrounded by foreign cavalry. Cruel slaughter!”
What Li Ji said was sincere and touching, and fully reflected the outstanding qualities of a Minister of the Ministry of War who served the country loyally and cherished his subordinates.
But Fang Xuanling felt like cursing...
Li Ji has made no secret of his intention to increase the number of armored cavalry in the army, but where do the armored cavalry and armor come from? Although the Tang Dynasty's treasury was becoming increasingly abundant, everything was being prepared for the upcoming Eastern Expedition, and it was absolutely impossible to allocate more money to build armor and riding equipment.
Since Fang Jun's Nanshan Iron Factory can produce hundreds of iron riding equipment in a few days, why not purchase them in large quantities from Fang Jun? As for the money for purchasing equipment, you can borrow it on credit first and then pay it back when the imperial treasury is sufficient. Anyway, Fang Jun has plenty of money, so he is not short of this...
Fang Xuanling was very unhappy.
It's not that he is reluctant to give up money, but it's just that donating it on his own initiative is the same as having to take it out because of someone's calculations.
Lao Fang snorted and said: "Quinzi is deeply favored by His Majesty, and he should do his best to serve his country. But now Quanzi is focused on preparing for the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department, the establishment of the Royal Navy, the development of Huating Town, and the construction of the Naval School, The manufacturing bureau and other facilities are probably already stretched to the limit and owe countless money and food. Stabilizing and integrating Jiangnan is the most important matter at present. If the situation in Jiangnan is turbulent due to the arrears of money and food to the Jiangnan nobles, it will delay the shipbuilding industry. Could it be that the preparations for the establishment and the establishment and training of the Royal Navy have delayed His Majesty's plan for the Eastern Expedition? Things are urgent. The alien races in the northwest are relatively stable at present, so we should make every effort to conquer the south of the Yangtze River."
Lao Fang didn't mean to go against Li Ji, his pattern was far from that despicable. At present, the center of the imperial court is indeed tilting eastward. Conquering Goguryeo is not only the dream of His Majesty Li Er, but also the ambition of everyone in the Tang Dynasty!
By conquering the land that has never been conquered, His Majesty Li Er can certainly become the emperor of the ages who is proud of the past and the present, comparable to the Qin Shihuang who unified the world. How could they, the civil servants and generals, not be shining in the history and be famous for generations?
When their status reaches their level, power, money, and beauty, everything is more important than the touch of color that cannot be left in the history books.
Li Ji disagreed: "The Prime Minister's words are wrong. The Eastern Expedition is the national policy. We must go all out and succeed in the first battle. However, at the same time, we must also provide a strong deterrent to the countries in the Western Regions and barbarians such as Tubo." , completely suppress them so that they will not act rashly during our Eastern Expedition. Otherwise, if we start a war on two fronts and are attacked from both sides, we will definitely be exhausted and lose sight of one thing. Equip the cavalry with enough armored iron cavalry, and there is no need to fight with real swords and guns. As long as the staff is pulled out smoothly, the barbarians will be subdued, and then the empire can go all out to conquer the east without any worries."
One starts from the perspective of internal affairs, and the other starts from the perspective of military affairs. Each has its own reasons.
Changsun Wuji said: "What the British Lord said is reasonable. If the barbarians in the Western Regions cannot be deterred and they take advantage of the opportunity when the empire is going to march eastwards, they will suffer heavy losses and even be in turmoil. It will be too late to regret."
Hum hum, Fang Jun, can't you make money?
Then give more to the empire...
Fang Xuanling glanced at Changsun Wuji, cursed secretly in his heart, and raised his hands and said: "What the British Duke and Zhao Guogong said are reasonable, but the old minister is careless. I hope your Majesty will not blame you. However, the scale of our iron factory is limited, and the output is even more limited. , I'm afraid it will delay the deployment of the British company. The world's iron factory, headed by the Changsun family, is several times larger than my family. If the two families can forge armor and riding equipment together, it will definitely be faster, and they can be intimidated early. The barbarians from the Western Regions are marching eastwards with all their strength.”
Since you, an old boy, have added insult to injury and have evil intentions, then don't blame me for dragging your family into trouble too!
