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Chang'an Life Chapter 40: Taking Charge of Cement Affairs

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    "Father!" Li Min changed his previous lazy look and stepped forward seriously, "As a prince, I should solve the country's problems and share the worries of my father. The three policies of Cement and Ping Liao are just doing their part.  , where is the need for rewards?¡±

    modesty!  Be humble!  Although I want it very much in my heart, I must refuse it in terms of face. This is the Chinese philosophy of life.

    "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. I have always made clear rewards and punishments. Liulang, since you have made such great achievements, how can you not refuse to reward me? So don't refuse." Li Shimin was very satisfied with his son's attitude.  It is really rare to be able to avoid being arrogant in victory and not discouraged in defeat at such a young age.

    "This" Li Min hesitated deliberately, and then continued, "If you really want to reward me, my father, I have the guts to ask for something from my father."

    "Oh, what do you want?" Li Shimin is smiling now. Now his view of Li Min has changed greatly. This son, who he originally hated, surprises him everywhere, even in major military and political affairs.  It helped a lot, which made Comrade Li very happy.

    Success or failure depends on this, Li Min gritted his teeth secretly, and then said: "Father, I want to take charge of all cement affairs!"

    "Uh~" Li Shimin was stunned. He didn't expect that Li Min would make such a request?  The surrounding civil and military officials also looked at Li Min with doubtful eyes, wondering what he was planning?  Although Li Min is the inventor of cement, since he has dedicated the cement to the court, the Ministry of Industry should take the initiative in the future and start organizing craftsmen to establish workshops to produce cement for road construction. Of course, if  If there is surplus production, some will be sold to the outside world for civilian use.  Apart from being complicated, there is nothing special about these things. Why would Li Min take on such a boring thing?

    "Father, the reason why I want to take charge of cement affairs is not for my own personal gain, but because I want to better promote cement. At the same time, I also want to increase the court's income and reduce the cost of road construction." Li  Li Shimin was stunned to see that he was silent and continued hurriedly.

    "Oh? Can it also reduce the cost of road construction?" Li Shimin asked curiously. It's not that he couldn't bear it, but the production and operation of cement are very complicated. People without relevant experience can't figure it out at all. Although Li Min behaved  Very smart, but after all, he is too young, and it is difficult for Li Shimin to believe that he can handle the cement business well.

    "Father, if all cement affairs are handed over to the management of my son, let alone anything else, I can guarantee that at least one hundred thousand guan will be paid to the national treasury every year. And my son dares to promise my father that if it does not reach ten  Wan Guan, then even if I pay from my own pocket, I will make up the money." Li Min said anxiously, the operation of this cement is related to the implementation of his future plans, so even if he loses money, he will take over the matter.

    "Okay! It's rare for you to be so determined. You invented cement, so it's okay to leave it to you to operate it. However, cement is related to road construction, so you have to promise me that you will never delay road construction."  Li Shimin didn't care much about handing over money or anything else. As long as it didn't delay road construction, he could hand it over to anyone. Of course, he was a little selfish and wanted to see what else Li Min, his son, could do to surprise him?

    Seeing Li Shimin agree, Li Min was overjoyed. He bowed deeply and said loudly: "Thank you, Father, I will live up to your father's trust!" The matter was decided, and Li Min seemed to see a group of people united around him.  No matter how powerful the Tang Dynasty is, I will remain unmoved. No matter who becomes the emperor, they will not be able to do anything against my powerful brother.

    Although Fang Xuanling and other important ministers felt that it was inappropriate to hand over such an important matter to Li Min, seeing that Li Shimin had agreed and Li Min's performance these days was often unexpected, they weighed it up and did not object.  .

    After the meeting, Li Min was left alone by Li Shimin. As a father, he asked him in detail how he planned to operate cement?  Li Min did not hide anything and explained his ideas to Li Shimin. Some of them still needed the support of Comrade Li.  Li Shimin was first shocked by Li Min's idea, then puzzled, and finally greatly admired. He said on the spot that he would give Li Min his best support and that he would give him the greatest support.

    It was already noon when Li Min returned to the palace. Li Ke, Cheng Hualiang and others who were hungover at his house yesterday had already left in the morning.  Li Min had something on his mind, so he ate something hastily and locked himself in the study. This made Wen'er and Hua'er think something had happened to Li Min, and they anxiously wandered around outside the study, but they didn't.  Dare to go in.

    It wasn't until dark in the evening that Li Min came out of the study with a tired look on his face and a strange excitement in his eyes. He spent the entire afternoon adding details to the previous plan to ensure that he would  implementationIt went smoothly enough.

    "Your Highness, are you okay?" Seeing Li Min coming out, Wen'er hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

    "Hahaha~, what can I do?" Although he was very tired, Li Min was in a good mood. He smiled and raised the plan written in his hand and then said: "Wen'er, after dinner, help me later."  Transcribe this thing again. If you don't understand something, just come and ask me." Although he has learned a lot of traditional Chinese characters during this period and can barely use a brush, he is still far from being able to write alone. When he encounters  If you don't know how to write traditional Chinese characters, just use simplified characters instead. The fonts are even more messy and will definitely make people laugh when you take them out, so they usually have to be transcribed by Wen'er.

    "Wen'er obeys!" Seeing that Li Min was in such high spirits, Wen'er and Hua'er finally breathed a sigh of relief. After hearing Li Min's instructions, they immediately agreed, with a bright smile on their little faces that had been tense all afternoon.  smile.

    Li Min was distracted by Wen'er's soft voice. In addition, he was really happy today, so he couldn't help but stretched out his hand to touch her little face and laughed: "Wen'er is so good, your prince is going to be an official."  ! Hahahaha~" After saying that, he left with a big smile.

    Wen'er was thin-skinned, her face turned red by Li Min's affectionate behavior, and she didn't even pay attention to what Li Min said.  The little girl Hua'er looked at Li Min's leaving figure with confusion on her face. After a long time, she said to herself: "Why is Your Highness so crazy today? He is already a prince, so why should he be an official?  "

    Early the next morning, Li Min got up in a hurry. Today he was going to attend the morning court. At that time, Li Shimin would issue an imperial edict and formally entrust him with the cement work.  This was his first time going to court. He took out the royal clothes that he didn't usually use. Wen'er and Hua'er worked for most of an hour before putting on these cumbersome clothes.  Fortunately, the morning dynasty in the Tang Dynasty was not like the Ming and Qing dynasties, which were held before dawn. The morning dynasty in the Tang Dynasty usually did not start until midnight. If it were not for wearing this extremely cumbersome royal uniform, he would not have to get up so early.  .  After breakfast, Li Min got into the carriage and entered the palace with the civil and military officials to attend court.

    Yesterday, there were not many people attending the meeting in Liangyi Hall, including several important ministers such as Fang Xuanling and Li Jing.  The morning court was different. Almost all officials of fifth rank and above were required to participate. Li Min originally wanted to count them, but was dazzled by the colorful official uniforms. However, according to his estimate, there must be hundreds of people.  Regarding Li Min's arrival, the officials in the upper court did not react at all. After all, as a prince, Li Min was also qualified to attend the court, but he usually had no say.

    Li Min had a distinguished status and was ranked in front of Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji among the civil servants, and only behind Prince Li Chengqian.  Li Chengqian also received news of Li Min's arrival. He was also slightly dissatisfied with Li Min, his younger brother who had been very active recently, thinking that he had stolen the limelight from himself, the prince. However, on the surface, he could still maintain the relationship between brothers.  He had a very cordial conversation with Li Min, and Li Min answered them one by one, and did not interrupt them until Li Shimin arrived.

    After Li Shimin took his seat, the civil and military officials shouted long live, and the morning court was officially convened.  Li Min was in high spirits at first, but soon he felt a little bored. The discussion at the court meeting was nothing more than asking for relief where there was a disaster; or which official was punished by the imperial censor for being corrupt, accepting bribes or misbehaving.  Impeachment; or a subordinate tribe on the border was bullied and came to the boss for help. These things may be important, but after all, they are too far away from Li Min and cannot attract his interest at all.

    With great difficulty, Li Min¡¯s appointment was finally read out in front of the court.  Li Min still knew little about classical Chinese, but he probably understood the meaning of the imperial edict. It was nothing more than turning Li Min's former temporary cement inspector into a permanent official, who would be registered and registered by the Ministry of History.  With the rank of fifth grade, he is in charge of all matters related to cement. In addition to the cement workshop that he will supervise, he also oversees a group of craftsmen and related officials assigned by the Ministry of Works, all of whom are at Li Min's disposal. If  If there are problems with manpower or other aspects, Li Min also has the power to order the Ministry of Works to assist and take office immediately.

    Regarding Li Min's appointment, the civil and military officials in the palace did not have any special reaction. They had already seen cement in the general's supervision last time, and they knew that Li Min invented it. It would not be surprising to let Li Min take charge of the cement affairs now.  It's strange, but many people are worried that Li Min is too young and will miss the important task of building roads with cement. However, this is not impossible to solve, as long as more experienced and talented officials are sent to assist.

    Li Chengqian, who was standing in front of Li Min, frowned. Originally, he had no hostility towards the two brothers Li Ke and Li Min. Although Li Ke was favored by his father, there was still a gap between him and Li Tai.  Not to mention Li Min. His father used to hate him and his fifth son Li You the most. But what no one expected was that since Li Min lost his memory, he seemed to be a different person, especially in recent times.  , first he was famous as a literary talent in Chang'an, and then he held a banquet of five kings, which made many civil and military officials have a favorable impression of him.?There has been a big change. Recently, he has successively offered three strategies for cement and Ping Liao, which has won the favor of his father.  I heard that after the discussion yesterday, Li Min was left alone to have a heart-to-heart talk. This kind of care between father and son has never been enjoyed by even the prince.  Although Li Min has flaws in his identity and poses little threat to himself, if he has the strong support of his father and performs well enough, then he will be the most important person to his prince after his fourth son, Li Tai.  Another powerful threat to our position!

    It was precisely because of these thoughts that he felt very unhappy when he heard that Li Min had entered the court to take charge of practical matters. Although he was only a small fifth-grade inspector, this was different from the noble title of prince.  Being in charge of the production of cement, an important material, he could legitimately intervene in government affairs, and it was easier to get into his father's sight. From this point of view, even Li Tai, the most beloved guy, could not compare to Li Min.  Thinking of this, Li Chengqian's eyes towards Li Min began to become a little hostile and wary.

    Li Min was just happy, and after receiving the imperial edict, he was thinking about the next plan, and didn't pay attention to the changes in Li Chengqian around him.  However, there was a person in the court who had been paying attention to Li Min's every move. He also saw the changes in Li Chengqian around him. This person sighed in his heart. He thought that Li Min could be a leisurely prince famous for his literary talents, but he didn't expect that he would be himself.  I jumped into the muddy water of the court, and now I have provoked the prince Li Chengqian. I really don't know whether the decision I made in the first place was a blessing or a curse?

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