Chapter 59: Hundreds of Officials Oppose
Now the one who is in charge of the affairs of the Shangshu Province is Song Jing, a wise minister who is known as "Yao Song" together with Yao Chong.
Song Jing held the integrity of the world and was honest and upright. Under his leadership, the court was in great prosperity and the civil and military atmosphere of the court had been greatly changed.
The so-called upward action and downward action, what kind of prime minister and what kind of officials are.
Song Jing brought a good start, and the atmosphere in the entire court became more and more pure, and he was mostly capable and capable officials.
All constitutions operate very quickly and will never delay any trouble when encountering problems.
Pei Min's memorial was immediately passed to Song Jing through the Secretariat. Looking at the contents of the memorial, the first minister of the dynasty changed instantly, and there was only one thought in his mind: How dare he?
Open Longshan and repair Wushaoling!
Hundreds of civil servants in the world have thought about this idea. Anyone who understands the situation and knows the inside story dares to say a word.
Why did Pei Min dare?
Song Jing changed his face and did not dare to neglect any. He placed the memorial in the most important position and sent it to the palace. The eunuch placed it on the imperial case of the Tai Chi Hall, waiting for the morning court tomorrow to discuss with all the civil and military officials of the court.
This matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by one person and one word.
Song Jing had not been asleep all night, thinking about the things recorded in Pei Min's memorial, and read the materials and books that had been around for almost a night. He learned about the Western Regions' commercial roads, learned about Longyou, learned about Longshan and Wushaoling.
Until the morning court came, Song Jing, who was in the old age, attended the court meeting with dark circles.
"Start up if you have something to do!"
With Gao Lishi's shout, no civil and military officials were out of class.
As it has been stable today, the Tang Dynasty's economy is booming, its national strength is becoming increasingly strong, and its military has eliminated its previous weakness and is invincible. A few days ago, the world was drought. Faced with such a test, the Tang Dynasty also withstood.
Except for the severely affected area, Longyou, there is almost no famine in the world.
Even in Longyou, with the support of the court, through the efforts of Pei Min and a group of officials, no hungry people appeared.
Sincerity is the scene that is caused by the prosperous times.
These civil and military officials performed their duties and did not have any major events.
Li Long is basically an emperor who is very happy to enjoy himself, and he is also happy to be leisurely.
According to convention, as long as Li Longji handles some important memorials on the imperial case, he can announce his retirement to the court.
The first memorial he received was from Pei Min, Longyou.
Li Longji had a deep impression of Pei Min's regular script. After reading the first few words, he knew that this memorial came to Pei Min of Longyou.
After raising his spirit, Li Longji looked at it seriously: The situation facing General Longyou shows that Longyou is a deserted desert in the north, Bashu mountains and rivers in the south, Longshan in the east, and Wushaoling in the west. Although it is located in an economical area, it is like a trapped in a cage. It was not until the end that the purpose of the visit was explained, and the court was asked to open Longshan and repair Wushaoling in the south.
Seeing the words "Kailongshan to repair Wushaoling", Li Longji's hand holding the memorial couldn't help but tremble. He could hardly hold the small memorial. His eyes were full of shock and suspicion. He calmed down and said, "This is the memorial sent by the governor of Longyou and the inspector. He was asked by the people and tried to open Longshan and repair Wushaoling..."
Before he could finish his words, there was already a lot of discussion in the court.
"No, Duke Pei's move is absolutely not allowed!"
The first thing that stood up to oppose was Wang Ju, the Minister of Revenue who was in charge of money and grain.
Wang Ju has been very close to Pei Min recently, especially the Yantian development in Moliyi.
Pei Min gave great support. The first batch of salt has been mined and is waiting to be sold to Longyou, Chang'an, Liangzhou and other places.
They are like couples on honeymoon, as if they are inseparable.
However, when Pei Min proposed to open Longshan and build Wushaoling, Wang Ju, the Tang Dynasty's money bag, immediately turned against him.
Although Moliyi’s salt fields are important, where can we compare the profits brought by the Silk Road?
Once the opening of Longshan Mountain and the repair of Wushaoling Ridge means that the middle section of the business road will be out of reach before completion. The caravans traveling between the east and west will take nearly a month to reach Chang'an. The impact on the economy is self-evident.
How can we achieve success without six, seven or eight years of opening up Longshan Mountain and the difficulty of building Wushaoling Mountain?
How much impact will this midline be blocked for many years have?
Everyone has selfish intentions, and so is Wang Ju. The Ministry of Revenue is the highest-ranking department among the six ministries. As an official, he has already been beaten by the position of prime minister.
As long as there is no trouble, it is only a matter of time before it becomes a prestige of a country.
As the steward of the Tang Dynasty's housekeeper's money bag, Wang Ju knew better than anyone else the economic effect the Silk Road brought to the Tang Dynasty.
Once the Silk Road situation occurs, with Li Longji's generous spending habits, the court's economy will immediately show a deficit.
As the Minister of Revenue, once the national treasury is empty and the income is not enough, it means that Wang Ju is unqualified, which affects his career and promotion.
He would not want to see this situation anyway.
"Longshan is a thousand feet high, winding and steep, and the mountains are steep. The stones in the mountains are mostly granite and basalt, which are hard in texture and hard to hurt. If you really want to open Longshan, you don't know how much man, material and financial resources it takes, and how much time it takes. If you are somewhere else, with the spirit of Yugong moving mountains, I believe that with the ability of Duke Pei, you can open Longshan forcibly. At most, it will take some time. However, Longshan is located in the eastern section of the Western Regions Business Road. Once it falls into a state of opening mountains and building roads, it means that the caravans are running out of other roads. It will be harmful to our Tang Dynasty but will not benefit."
Wang Ju's words were concise and his face was red with excitement.
Ziwei Minister and the Huangmen Pingzhang Su Ying also said, "Your Majesty, I also think that the Duke of the State is too rash. From the starting point, it is true that the Duke of the State is indeed for the people of Longyou. Longshan and Wushaoling have affected the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in Longyou, which is beyond doubt. However, Longshan and Wushaoling are more related to the economy of our Tang Dynasty and the development of the entire world. When Longshan and Wushaoling move, it is not only Longyou that is affected, but this matter must be done carefully. Once the business trip in the Western Regions is affected, our Tang Dynasty's economy will be severely damaged. Especially now that bad money is flowing through Yuli, we intend to confiscate private money from the private money and molt into coins to benefit the world... At this critical moment, the economy cannot tolerate any mistakes."
Li Longji silently answered.
The Prime Minister Lu Huaishen has always been incompatible with Pei Min. Some of them are not the same as him. He is no exception at this moment. He strode out of justice and said, "Your Majesty! The so-called youthful spirit is strong, and he doesn't know the importance of it. The Duke of the Kingdom is dedicated to serving the people of Longyou, which is commendable. But... Isn't it that the harsh government is stronger than the tiger, and the labor service is better than the wolf. The Duke of the Kingdom has ambitions and ambitions, and intends to do something grand and vigorous, and is well-known in history. But he does not know that such abuse of people's power is actually a journey of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui in the past, defeating the country and harming the people, and suffering endless disasters."
As soon as he said this, he could not be said to be heartbroken.
He directly regarded Pei Min's proposal as pushing the Tang Dynasty to a state of destruction for his own fame.
Chapter completed!