blenderwars Chapter 278 The Mid-Autumn Moon Appreciation
Chapter 278 The Mid-Autumn Moon Appreciation
Chapter 278 The Mid-Autumn Moon Appreciation
"My sons and ministers see father and emperor!" Li Chengqian bowed and saluted.
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Gao Ming is here, sit down!"
"Thank you, Father!"
Li Shimin is usually very serious to Li Chengqian.But Li Chengqian's recent performance, he is very satisfied, so he is very amiable.
"During this time, the teachers in the East Palace have praised you in front of me. I have heard about all the things you have done. It is very good!" Li Shimin said.
The corners of Li Chengqian's eyes were moist, this was the first time Li Shimin praised him.
Li Chengqian calmed down and said, "This is what my son should do."
Seeing Li Chengqian's expression, Li Shimin not only wondered if he was too harsh on Li Chengqian before.
Even though he thought so, Li Shimin didn't show this on his face, and asked with a flat face: "Gao Ming came to see Father, what's the matter?"
"Father, the official roads connecting Chang'an to various places have fallen into disrepair for a long time. My son wants to repair these official roads." Li Chengqian said.
Although it was Lin Xuan's idea, although Li Chengqian didn't tell Li Shimin, he said it was his own idea.
Li Shimin thought for a while, and said: "The past two years have been considered good weather, but we can recruit civilian husbands to repair it."
The matter of road construction was also mentioned two years ago, but at the time there were constant natural disasters and the national treasury was empty, so there was really no money to repair it.
Although there have been some natural disasters in various places in the past two years, the impact has not been great, and it is possible to recruit civilian husbands to repair roads.
When the road is built, it is not only beneficial to the people.It can also speed up the speed of dispatching troops and transporting food.
Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "Father, my son is not planning to recruit civilian husbands, but wants to hire them."
"Hire?" Li Shimin frowned.
In his opinion, it is very normal for common people to serve corvee, why should they be hired?
Li Chengqian quickly said: "Father, the people are poor. Employment can increase the income of the people and improve their lives."
Li Shimin's face softened a little, and he said, "I'm very pleased that you can show compassion to the people, but do you know how much it will cost if you hire people to build roads?"
He originally thought that Li Chengqian wanted him to agree to practice officialdom.
But now it seems that Li Chengqian wanted to ask him for money.
As the emperor, Li Shimin had to think long-term.
Li Chengqian only set his sights on Chang'an, but he couldn't do it.
Li Shimin is going to slowly repair the official roads of the entire Tang Dynasty.
He can hire common people with money to repair all the official roads around Chang'an.
But what about other places?
Chang'an employs common people and recruits common people to build other official roads, which will definitely arouse public resentment.
Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Father, I know this. But I have a way. On the basis of recruiting civilian husbands, I will spend a little more money to repair the road."
He asked someone to calculate it. If the civil servants were recruited to repair the official road from Chang'an to Luoyang, it would probably cost tens of thousands of guan.
And what Lin Xuan told him was [-] guan, not much more.
That's why he agreed, if the difference was too big, he wouldn't come at all.
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian in surprise, and asked, "What way?"
Li Chengqian said: "The Marquis of Jingyang County built a concrete road. My son went to see it, and it was very useful. My son went to the Marquis of Jingyang County to ask about it. Under the condition of hiring people, the official road from Chang'an to Luoyang only needs It can be repaired with [-] guan.”
Li Shimin did not doubt Li Chengqian's words. Lin Xuan had told him before that it was very cheap to build a city wall with cement.
It's just that Li Shimin has been hesitant because he wants to demolish them all, but he didn't think about using cement to build the road.
Li Shimin thought for a while, and said: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I want to invite all the ministers to enjoy the moon together. You should go back and prepare first. As for the road construction, I will think about it carefully and talk about it after the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
"Yes! Erchen retire!"
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In the evening, a slanting sun remained in the sky.
Lin Xuan bid farewell to his parents and set off for the palace with a truckload of mooncakes that he made in a hurry.
The carriages and horses at the gate of the palace are like flowing water, very lively.
After Lin Xuan arrived, he asked someone to lift several large boxes of mooncakes from the car and hand them over to Li Junxian.
"Today I just came to watch the moon. Why did you bring so many things?" Cheng Yaojingang asked curiously when he saw Lin Xuan directing people to move things there.
Lin Xuan saluted and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty asked me to bring some mooncakes over to eat while watching the moon at night."
Cheng Yaojin laughed, and said: "Your mooncakes are really good, I'll send some to the old man later."
"As long as Uncle Cheng likes it." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Lin Xuan greeted Cheng Chumo, and chatted with Cheng Yaojin.
Not long after, Qin Qiong and the others arrived.
Lin Xuan and Cheng Chumo got together, and Cheng Yaojin and the others got together, waiting for the palace gate to open.
After about a stick of incense, the gate of the palace opened wide, and the crowd filed in.
Because of the reason for admiring the moon, the place of the banquet again is in a very large square.
Lin Xuan and the others came to the square, and the eunuchs waiting beside them led them to their seats.
Because Li Shimin hadn't arrived yet, everyone sat down and chatted with familiar people around them.
This time, unlike before, I don't know anyone around me.
"I met Brother Xiao." Lin Xuan greeted with a smile.
Xiao Rui saluted back and said with a smile: "When Zichu came, someone was talking with me."
Xiao Rui is not famous, but many people know about his father.
Xiao Rui is the eldest son of Xiao Yu, one of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.
Xiao Yu was a former Minister of the Sui Dynasty. During the reign of Wude, he was worshiped as the Minister of the Household Department, added Doctor Guanglu, and was named Song Guogong.
After Li Shimin came to the throne, he served as prime minister six times and was dismissed six times. In the end, he was deposed and demoted from Chang'an.
It's just that it's only the third time that Xiao Yu is dismissed.
Xiao Rui married the princess of Xiangcheng, because of this relationship, the two have met several times, but they are not familiar with each other.
But having a chat with someone you know can also pass the time.
"Your Majesty, the empress is here!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came.
Everyone quickly silenced, stood up and saluted: "Welcome Your Majesty, Empress Empress!"
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun walked to the high platform in the middle and sat down.
"Free gift!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin smiled heartily and said: "Today, I enjoy the moon with all my lords. It's not too restrained. Come and serve the mooncakes!"
A group of court ladies, each holding a plate of mooncakes, came over.
Cheng Yaojin and the others knew it a long time ago, so they didn't feel strange.
Others who didn't know it were a little strange to see the mooncakes that had just been delivered.
It's just a plate of pastries, why is it brought up now?
Li Shimin said with a smile: "This moon cake, also called reunion cake, symbolizes reunion, and I will share it with you!"
"Today is the day of the full moon, and the reunion cakes have a beautiful meaning, thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone shouted in unison.
"Haha!" Li Shimin had no intention of explaining at all.
Lin Xuan curled his lips, really shameless, obviously he said it.
Everyone pushed cups and changed cups, with great interest.
The bright moon in the sky broke free from the cover of a cloud and mist, and sprinkled the bright moonlight on the earth.
"Your Majesty, this year's moon is the biggest in recent years. It indicates that the Tang Dynasty will flourish!" A minister said loudly.
Lin Xuan cursed secretly, what a sycophant.
The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty has nothing to do with the moon.
Of course Li Shimin knew that this person was flattering, but he was still very happy and even praised him a few words.
Many people came to their senses and expressed their praises one after another.
Lin Xuan really admired this ability to open his eyes and tell nonsense.
"Haha, the moonlight is beautiful today. You can use the moon as a poem and compose a poem. Whoever gets the most applause will be rewarded!" Li Shimin laughed loudly.
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