But since it is corvee labor, it is voluntary labor. The imperial court is responsible for protecting the safety of people in Da Sheng, so people in Da Sheng have the obligation to perform corvee labor.
Moreover, if the adobe brick road is really built, it will not only solve the problem of the difficulty of importing taxes and grains into Beijing. From now on, everyone walking on the adobe brick road will be facilitated.
This is a good idea, Xuer!
Li Qiao looked at the satisfaction on Sheng Hong's face and couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. No, he had to go find the Seventh Prince.
Moreover, now that the sixth prince has taken the lead, is the sixth prince the one who attacks the seventh prince?
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Chapter 178 The Seventh Prince’s Response Discovering Gao Zhiyuan’s Traces
Although Li Qiao was worried, he did not go to the Seventh Prince's Mansion after get off work. Maybe the Sixth Prince did it to show him.
Hold still.
Li Qiao wanted to stabilize, but Sheng Hong couldn't.
Sheng Hongtai wants to change Dasheng's official road from bumpy to smooth. This is not only about transporting food, but also the convenience of everyone who steps on the official road.
The reason why his father has not traveled to Beijing in the past two years is because the road is too bumpy. In the past, his father was young and his body could withstand the fatigue of traveling and traveling.
But now that I am getting older, I have to rest for two days to recover from the bumpy ride in a carriage for one day.
If the official road is really paved with adobe bricks in the future, then his father will still be happy to enjoy the beautiful scenery of this prosperous country.
The more Sheng Hong thought about it, the hotter his heart became. After going to court that day, he asked several princes to stay.
Now that the Sixth Prince has given a practical method, the other princes must work harder, otherwise, he will bring out the Sixth Prince's method for the ministers to discuss.
If the ministers can't find any big drawbacks, and the other princes can't come up with a better solution, then the question this time is whether the six princes win.
The Sixth Prince can receive an imperial edict of appreciation.
He gave the remaining princes one more month, which was the deadline.
It was still early before the corvee after the autumn harvest, so the time given by Sheng Hong was relatively broad, but when the princes heard this, the fourth prince smiled bitterly, and the second prince said with a grimace: "Father, I really can't think of a solution! Moreover, your son has no intention of becoming a prince, so please spare your son."
"Hao'er, even if you don't want to be the prince, since your surname is Sheng, then Da Sheng's affairs are your business. You can't escape or be lazy."
Sheng Hong had a straight face and repeated what he had said to the fourth prince before.
The second prince's name was Sheng Zhihao. Hearing these words, his face became even more bitter.
When the fourth prince saw this, he raised his hand and patted his shoulder with a look of sympathy, and rushed to the shelves. It is really not easy to be in the royal family.
When the seventh prince saw this, he only said that he would seriously think of a solution, but didn't say much.
Li Qiao was not at the Qiuxian Hall today.
It was almost time for the wheat harvest. As the head of the household department, he went out of the city to see the wheat situation near Shengjing.
Riding a fast horse, he ran for five consecutive days and looked at the wheat fields near Shengjing. He had a general understanding of this year's wheat harvest.
This year will be neither disaster nor prosperity, just ordinary.
The wheat on his farm is just so-so.
After getting the village, he asked the tenants to dig wells to ensure irrigation. However, in addition to sufficient rain, a good harvest was also related to factors such as fertility, freedom from pests, and improved seeds.
In a word, it is not easy for farmers.
That night, he entered the city just before the city gate closed and rode his horse slowly back home. Everyone else in the family was asleep, but Tao Zhu was still awake.
The weather was getting hot, so Tao Zhu had the dining table set up in the yard, with candles lit around it and a garden full of flowers and plants, which was quite artistic.
"Han Ning came here today to deliver a letter. My sister-in-law and third sister have agreed to come to the capital. They will set off after the wheat harvest."
Tao Zhu held a lotus that had not fully bloomed in his hand, and said to Li Qiao while swaying slowly.
"Okay. I will tell the Holy One tomorrow and ask him to send people from the Royal Logistics to pick them up quickly."
Li Qiao said while chewing the rice balls in his mouth.
It's been a long time since we made rice balls at home. It was a rare occasion to try them. They were delicious. Tao Zhu asked the kitchen to leave four for him. The one he had in his mouth now was the last one.
Upon seeing this, Tao Zhu put down the lotus in his hand, raised his hand and filled him with a bowl of yam and pork ribs soup and placed it in front of him.
"Speaking of Your Majesty, after reading this morning, Xiao Rui took Chang Feng and Yun Fan to play on the pulley at the door. The three little guys were having fun when suddenly an inflatable ball flew out of the eldest prince's mansion."
"The ball just landed at Yunfan's feet. Yunfan stared at the ball, bent down, picked up the ball and walked home."
"I laughed at it and persuaded him to return the ball, but he held it in his little hands and wouldn't let go."
"...Is there still such a thing?"
Li Qiao also laughed when he heard this.
In this time and space, Cuju is a very popular sport, and the ball used in Cuju has also changed from the previous solid ball to an inflatable ball.
This kind of inflatable ball is made of animal bladder, covered with leather, and is quite light.
However, even if it was a solid ball filled with rice bran, Xiao Yunfan could still hold it with his strength.
He swallowed the last bite of the rice ball and asked quickly: "What next?"
"Then the people from the eldest prince's palace set up a ladder, and a child's head popped out from the wall. This kid is quite good-looking and looks very noble. He should be the eldest prince's youngest son."
"He said he gave the ball to Yunfan, and then he went down the ladder."
"Do you think I should prepare some gifts to send over?"
Tao Zhu knew the situation of the eldest prince.
He felt that the child today should be Sheng Shiyu, the youngest son of the eldest prince. A ball used for Cuju was nothing to the little grandson, but little Yunfan picked up other people's things and didn't return anything. That's a bit rude.
"You prepared some things for children to send over. But at that time, Yunfan refused to return them alive and dead?"
Li Qiao didn't expect little fat friend Li Yunfan to be so unreasonable, so he asked with a smile.
"He held the ball in his arms and held it tightly with his little hands. I reasoned with him, but he just looked at me with his big eyes open and didn't speak."
Recalling the situation at that time, Tao Zhu also found it funny.
"After he brought the ball home, he kicked it with Changfeng and Xiaorui, and the three little guys played all afternoon."
"That's it...it seems that Yunfan likes rubber balls. Let someone buy him one tomorrow and let the three of them kick it around."
Li Qiao said.
"As for the return gift for the little emperor's grandson... let's just get some food."
He heard from the seventh prince that the eldest prince had very strict requirements for his three sons. They studied in the morning and learned martial arts in the afternoon.
In this case, he can't give toys like scooters, let alone books. Food is the safest option.
Tao Zhu had the same plan. As for children, they want either delicious food or fun things. If you can’t give them fun things, then give them delicious things.
The next day, Li Qiao went to the palace to attend court. After going to court, he reported to Sheng Hong the status of this year's wheat harvest near Shengjing.
Sheng Hong had already predicted that it would be rainy this year, but as an emperor, he naturally looked forward to a bumper harvest every year.
"Li Aiqing, do you have any experience in increasing crop yields?" He looked at Li Qiao with a trace of expectation on his face.
"……No."
Li Qiao immediately shook his head.
This is true.
He doesn't know how to cultivate grain seeds, and he can't get chemical fertilizers that are comparable to modern fertilizers. He does know a little about soil fertilizers, but the items required are specific and the income increase is limited, which is incomparable with real chemical fertilizers.
When Sheng Hong saw that he answered so simply, the trace of expectation on his face suddenly disappeared: "That's it, I'm too greedy."
Previously, Li Aiqing had no unique insights into military training. Li Aiqing was not omnipotent.
"Then do you have any new ideas on the issue of taxes and grains entering Beijing?"
Sheng Hong raised his eyebrows slightly as he spoke: "You and Xiao Qi are close, and He Xu'er has little contact. If you don't contribute, then Xu'er will win this time."
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Li Qiao's eyes widened in an instant, with a look of fear on his face: "Your Majesty, I can't bear your words. This is a competition between several princes. If you allow me to get involved, you are actually promoting me, but you can't. Now your words have given Wei Chen the illusion that Wei Chen is going to directly confront the Sixth Prince, and Wei Chen is afraid!"
"You don't have to be like this, I'm telling the truth."
Sheng Hong clicked his tongue, feeling that Li Qiao's appearance was a bit artificial.
Who doesn't know how close Li Aiqing is to his seventh son?
It's a bit late now to say that he doesn't want to confront his sixth son.
To be honest, his sixth son's performance this time was a surprise to him. It was completely beyond his expectation. He originally thought that his seventh son would be the first to come up with a feasible solution.
After all, his seventh son not only has his eldest son making suggestions behind his back, but also has the support of Li Aiqing, a young talent.
But who knew that it would be his sixth son who was the first to come up with a feasible plan.
In the past, there were three sons and five sons, and the other sons were suppressed and were not outstanding - except for his seventh son, who had offended most of the civil and military officials of the dynasty.
Now that the third son and the fifth son are locked up and working in the fields, the sixth son's talents are highlighted. If he doesn't sing, he will become a blockbuster.
Looking at it this way, he had ignored this sixth son in the past.
He had focused too much attention on his third son and fifth son before, but look what these two idiots have done!
He couldn't help even a flood, he was really obsessed with lard at that time!
Fortunately, these two idiots have gone to farm, and the glory of his sixth son is finally not obscured.
However, from the bottom of his heart, he still hoped that his seventh son would also show his talents.
There is competition to choose the best heir.
Moreover, given the temperament and current situation of his seventh son, if he is gone in the future, will his sixth son be as tolerant to Xiao Qi as he is?
In addition, Li Aiqing was also close to his seventh son. Therefore, he especially hoped that his seventh prince could come up with feasible methods to fight with his sixth son.
