Due to the hurried construction of the football stadium, the construction of the dam on the Ba River had to be put on hold for more than ten days. After all, the football stadium was under construction at the same time. If they were to build the dam at this time, there would be a serious shortage of manpower!
Fortunately, even if it was delayed for ten days, it wouldn't affect the overall situation!
The next morning, before the sun rose, Li Zexuan took a carriage and headed towards Chang 'an City. In the carriage, there was also a stack of plans for the future development of Yanhuang Bank that Li Zexuan had written over the past few days.
Although Li Er had verbally agreed to the bank to issue Tang Yuan and replace the copper coins, changing the currency of Tang Dynasty was a huge matter. No matter what, he had to obtain the consent of the majority of the officials!
Therefore, he was here for the morning court. Yanhuang Bank was going to be tested by the civil and military officials in the morning court. Whether he could achieve great things depended on this!
Speaking of which, in his previous life, he was only an "engineering student". Although he would occasionally pay attention to the country's economic policies, or speculate in stocks, in terms of economic understanding, he could only be considered as a beginner.
Fortunately, in this life, he had a strong mental strength and superhuman memory. Through these few days of bitter recollections, coupled with the current situation of Tang Dynasty, he finally completed a huge work on the development of an "ancient bank"!
In the eyes of economists, his plan might have been weak, but in this era, it was absolutely epoch-making. If these plans could be carried out, the Great Tang would probably become an economic powerhouse in just a few years. When it came to small countries, one didn't even need to use force to conquer them. One only needed economic sanctions!
After waiting outside Taiji Palace for a while, an attendant walked out and announced the start of the morning court. The civil and military officials entered the palace in order. Zhangsun Wuji "took a break from his busy schedule" and nodded at Li Zexuan, indicating for him to rest assured.
"Heh! This old fellow, when it concerns his own interests, he is more concerned than anyone else! "
Li Zexuan criticized in his heart.
Towards Zhangsun Wuji, he had always held an attitude of not taking the initiative to get close to him, but also trying his best not to offend him. In his previous life, he had watched countless television dramas and transmigration novels from the Sui and Tang Dynasty. He could only respect and distance himself from Zhangsun Wuji. This was because the old fox's scheming characteristics had left a deep impression on him!
After entering Taiji Palace and exchanging greetings, the morning court session officially began.
The ministers began to report some trivial matters in Li Zexuan's eyes. Sometimes, he felt quite tired for Li Erxin. He had to manage such a big country and had to take care of everything and make decisions. He was like a nanny or a stay-at-home dad who had to take care of the country's daily needs at all times!
If Li Zexuan was in his shoes, he would not be willing to be such an emperor. It was too tiring. He would rather be a carefree Marquis!
However, Fang Xuanling's report attracted Li Zexuan's attention. "Your Majesty, the spring ploughing of the provinces and counties has begun! However, this year's drought is worse than last year's. It will be very difficult for the people to farm, especially the provinces and counties in the northeast. The people there need the curved plows and cattle. I hope that Your Majesty can order the Ministry of Works to build more curved plows and distribute them along with the cattle. This will not affect the people's spring ploughing! "
Last year, not only did Chang 'an have little rain and snow, but other places also had little rain and snow. Due to the climate in the south, the land was still moist. However, the entire north had been dry for several months! Fang Xuanling said that the drought was worse than last year's, and that was not an exaggeration at all!
Li Er's face darkened. "Xuanling is right! Official Yan, the Ministry of Works should hurry up and build the curved plows for the provinces and counties! If the production capacity is not enough, we will borrow Marquis Yong 'an's workshop! "
Today, Li Zexuan's new workshop's production capacity had already surpassed that of the Ministry of Works. Sometimes, even Li Er had to rely on this workshop!
Yan Lide stepped forward and bowed. "This old subject obeys the decree!"
Li Er then looked at Li Zexuan and asked, "Marquis Yong 'an, do you have any objections ~?"
Li Zexuan also stepped forward and bowed. "This subject naturally has no objections! The people's spring ploughing affects the livelihood of millions of families. No matter how busy this subject's workshop is, it will definitely cooperate with the Ministry of Works to build the curved plows! "
Li Er nodded in satisfaction. Then, he looked at Li Zexuan's bulging sleeves and said loudly, "I heard that Marquis Yong 'an has something important to report to me today? Quickly say it! "
Li Zexuan's mouth twitched. What do you mean by I have something important to report to you? You were the one who urged me to come, alright? At such a crucial moment, you actually pretended that it was none of your business. Aren't you ashamed!
Although he cursed in his heart, Li Zexuan still took this opportunity and bowed.
"This subject does indeed have something important to report to Your Majesty!"
"Mm! Say it! "
Li Er replied with a 'mm'.
Li Zexuan clasped his hands and took out a thick document from his sleeves. Raising it above his head, he said, "This subject wishes to hand the Yan Huang Bank over to the imperial court to manage. I hope that Your Majesty can give the Yan Huang Bank the right to issue Tangyuan and use Tangyuan to gradually replace copper coins. This will completely solve the problem of the Great Tang's lack of money! This is the initial development plan for the Yan Huang Bank that this subject has drafted recently. Your Majesty, please take a look! "
The moment he said that, the entire hall fell silent!
Although the officials did not know how much money the Yan Huang Bank had, they knew that the Yan Huang Bank definitely had a lot of money. Thus, when they heard that Li Zexuan wanted to hand the Yan Huang Bank over to the imperial court, the officials were first shocked. Then, they all looked at Li Zexuan. Oh, more accurately, they were looking at Li Zexuan who was standing in front of him.
They wanted to know what decision Li Er would make!
"Mm! This subject will take a look first! All of you can also give your opinions. Since the Marquis of Yong 'an is here today, we can reply in person! "
Zhao Song stepped forward and took the book from Li Zexuan's hands and handed it to Li Er. Li Er lowered his head and said softly.
Li Zexuan was stunned. He secretly scolded Old Li for not being loyal. Did he want him to 'debate with the scholars' alone?
I can't do it!
Furthermore, this wasn't how the script was written!
Fang Xuanling did not care what Li Zexuan was thinking. He was just stating the facts. He stepped forward and clasped his hands. "Your Majesty, this old subject has said before that the right to coin must be in the hands of the imperial court! Since the Marquis of Yong 'an has handed the bank over to the imperial court, then the imperial court can use it to issue Tangyuan and replace copper coins! However, since the Marquis of Yong 'an has handed over the bank, the imperial court must compensate him accordingly! "
Fang Xuanling did not have any prejudice against Tangyuan. In the past, he only felt that the place of issuance should not be decided by the bank, but by the imperial court. Now that the Yan Huang Bank had become the 'asset' of the imperial court, he naturally would not have any objections!
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