Fang Yiai felt bitter in his heart, and the days of his salted fish were gone forever.

He is unwilling to give up!

Why is my life so miserable?

Why is it so difficult to just live a life of scattered life?

If the people of the world heard this, and all the civil and military officials knew about it, they would probably spit him to death.

It's so annoying!

It is obvious that one does not know how blessed one is. How many people are envious of it? They have been promoted to two levels in a row in less than a year and have been granted a viscount. What a blessing.

It can be said that it is: Simplified in the heart of the emperor!

Especially those who have been sitting on the bench for many years and have not been promoted until they are old, and listen to his words, they want to eat him alive and replace him...

I sighed to the sky: Why is the difference so big?

It’s also because Fang Yiai is too dazzling, but when it comes to achievements, there are all the things that make people have nothing to say.

The most important thing is how old Fang Yiai is now, and there is still a lot of room for promotion in the future. He is already a fifth-rank senior, and it is no problem to be a general and minister in the future.

Seeing the rise of the Fang family, it has ensured prosperity within a hundred years.

...

Three days later.

Court meeting.

"Fang Yiai, the doctor of the Ministry of Works, is responsible for the contracting of cement roads."

After the order was issued, Fang Yiai finally knew the reason for his promotion and asked him to preside over the road construction.

He proposed the cement road, so naturally no one knew better than him, so the task was sent to him.

"I knew it would be like this... I had to fill the holes I dug myself, so I'm going to be arranged again." Fang Yiai was depressed, and her expression collapsed, and she felt that life was full of darkness.

Seeing his unlucky look, Li Shimin felt happy, and then he turned cold and snorted in his heart, "I want to be lazy under my hands, there is no way!"

However, Li Er was not happy for too long and was distracted by the court officials...

As soon as his order was delivered, someone walked out of the train and bowed his hands, looking solemn, "Your Majesty must not!"

There are no airtight walls in the world, and Li Shimin never conceals the construction of cement roads.

The palace is full of senior officials of the imperial court, so they naturally have their own ways. They understand what the so-called "contracting" refers to, which means distributing cement roads to merchants for construction, and they charge travel expenses according to the standard.

Everyone in the world began to charge travel expenses. If there are business officials at home, their interests will inevitably be damaged, so of course they have to stand up and oppose it.

In an instant, Li Shimin's face suddenly became old and he had to listen patiently, "What are your objections?"

"Your Majesty, merchants value profit but are not righteous. They have always been unable to get up early without profit. If they are handed over to them to build the official road, they may cut corners. The lifeline of transportation within the official road is even more effective in dispatching troops to condemn generals. They cannot tolerate any mistakes. It is really inappropriate to hand them over to the merchant!"

Judging from his expression of worrying about the country and the people, I don’t know how loyal he thought he was, but it was just for his own benefit.

"Please think twice! How can such an important place be handed over to the merchants!"

"And the businessmen are cunning, and they may take the opportunity to take advantage of the road to make money and collect travel expenses for ordinary people."

Last time they used the travel expenses to talk about it, but Li Shiming rejected it. During this period, they discussed a lot and focused their attention on the merchants.

This kind of contract is the first time, and it is mostly a loophole that can be used as a handle. The "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce" have the lowest status and have a bad reputation in the eyes of rulers. This is where the issue is used to play.

According to their idea: the official road cannot be repaired by merchants. The court does not have that much money for the time being and cannot work in a short period of time. It is best to just drag it on like this.

"well!"

Fang Yiai sighed faintly, and he was waiting for these people to stop Li Shimin and he could continue to be a salted fish, but he didn't expect that they were so weak.

The plan is reasonable... It's a pity! They met Fang Yiai, a cheating copying homework. He had a ready-made model to learn from. When he proposed the contracting method, these questions had been written into it.

"Your dear friends don't have to worry too much. The issues you mentioned have been considered long ago."

Li Shimin said loudly: "The court did not completely ignore it. It will set up a quality inspection yamen. If it is found that the person fails, its qualification will be disqualified. As for acts of oppressing the people, the charging department will set up a yamen runner, and the other will come from a supervision place."

The following ministers were stunned and had never heard of this plan, so all plans were lost.

Before they could react, Li Shimin made another blow, "If all the officials think this is not appropriate, and if you build it, I will not let you suffer any losses. Taking the Luoyang Road as a guide, you will be able to make a profit in three to five years."

There was a silence in the hall, and the few people standing in the middle didn't dare to breathe, for fear of being named by Li Shiming.

The so-called "official road contracting" is actually a businessman who advances the funds. The merchants involved in this matter can get the title of "Home of Good" and enjoy the same rights as ordinary people.

The merchants have a low status and need the recognition of the court. The richer the merchants are, the more they want to get rid of the shackles of their identity, so they will participate without hesitation.

You should know: In the Tang Dynasty, merchants could not participate in the imperial examination.

However, court officials and aristocratic families don’t care about this title. Although they will not lose money when building roads, the speed of repaying money is too slow, so they are unwilling to do this.

With so much money, what to do is not faster than making money.

At this moment, someone walked out of the train, "Your Majesty thinks that the current court should focus on autumn harvest, and it is not advisable to discuss this matter, and then discuss what to do later."

A cold light flashed in Li Er's eyes, and he sneered in his heart: "Why didn't you say this just now!"

This person is clearly in the same group as them. This suggestion must be their delaying strategy. It is obviously a solution that was quickly figured out. Li Shimin naturally would not allow it, and his face became colder.

"Hmph! A bunch of bad apples, only caring about their own interests, not thinking about the court at all! It's a shame for the court..."

Li Shimin just thought about this in his mind, and naturally he would not say it. He would not have no such conciseness, and the court still needs people to operate.

"Today's appointment is just to make Fang Yiai prepare in advance. After the spring plow next year, you can also delay some time. It is not that the construction will start today. What's wrong?"

"This is my concern, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to atone for his sins."

Now, these people had nothing to say, so they could only bow their heads and admit their mistakes. After being forgiven by Li Shimin, they retreated back to the train in shame...

"Do you have any news?"

Li Shimin thought that this matter had passed and he had retired from the court. Hou Junji, the Minister of War, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report on the construction of cement roads!"

Li Shimin frowned. Hou Junji was his confidant. He never thought that he would come to oppose himself at this time. He would not be unable to see the convenience of cement roads.

Of course, Li Er was not in a hurry to have an attack, so he was ready to listen patiently and "Come on."
Chapter completed!