"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 use of rewards?”

Be humble! You must be humble! Although you really want it in your heart, you 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. Since you have made such great achievements, Liulang, 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 be neither arrogant when winning nor discouraged when losing at such a young age.

"This..." Li Min deliberately hesitated for a moment before continuing, "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 was smiling now. Now his view of Li Min had changed greatly. This son, who he originally hated, gave him surprises everywhere, even in major military and political affairs.

It helped a lot, which made Comrade Li very happy.

Success or failure depended 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 was made of cement

The inventor, but since he has dedicated the cement to the imperial 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 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 the 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 income of the court and reduce the cost of road construction." Li

Li Shimin was stunned to see that he was silent and continued hurriedly.

"Oh? It can 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

He is very smart, but after all, he is too young, so 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 my son for management, 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 guarantee to my father, 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, my father. I will live up to your father's trust!" The important matter was decided. 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 thoughts to Li Shimin.

In some places, Comrade Li's support is still needed. Li Shimin was first shocked by Li Min's idea, then puzzled, and finally praised greatly, and 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 after eating something hastily, he left

Being locked up in the study alone, Wen'er and Hua'er thought something had happened to Li Min, so 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 whole afternoon adding details to the previous plan to ensure that he would

The implementation can proceed smoothly.

"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 and if there is anything you don’t understand, 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.

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.

"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, and a bright smile appeared on their little faces that had been tense all afternoon.

smile.

Li Min was stunned 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 laughed and left.

Wen'er was thin-skinned and blushed because of Li Min's affectionate behavior. She didn't even pay attention to what Li Min said. The little girl Hua'er looked at Li Min's leaving back with confusion on her face. It took a long time.

He said to himself: "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 matter. This was his first time going to court.

Taking out the royal clothes that were not usually used, Wen'er and Hua'er were busy for most of an hour before putting on these cumbersome clothes. Fortunately, the early morning dynasty in the Tang Dynasty was not like the Ming and Qing Dynasties, where the meeting was held before dawn.

The morning court in the Tang Dynasty usually didn't start until midnight. If it weren't for wearing this extremely complicated royal uniform, he wouldn't have to get up so early. After breakfast, Li Min got on the carriage and entered the palace with the civil and military officials.

Go to court.

There were not many people attending the meeting in Liangyi Hall yesterday, including Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and several other important ministers. But it was different in the early dynasty. Almost all officials of fifth rank and above had to attend. Li Min originally wanted to count them.

But he was dazzled by the colorful official uniforms, but according to his estimate, there must be hundreds of people. Regarding Li Min's arrival, the officials in the court did not react at all. After all, as a prince, Li Min was also qualified to go to court.

It's just that they usually don't have a say.

Li Min has a distinguished status, ranking in front of Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji among the civil servants, and only behind the prince Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian also received news of Li Min's arrival, and he has been very active in recent times.

As his younger brother, he was also a little dissatisfied, thinking that he had stolen the limelight from himself, the prince. However, on the surface, he could still maintain the love between brothers. He chatted with Li Min very cordially, and Li Min responded one by one.

They were not interrupted 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. At first, Li Min was in high spirits, but soon he felt a little bored. The only discussion at the court meeting was about where the disaster was, and then asking for relief.

; Either an official was impeached by the censor for corruption, bribery or misconduct; or an affiliated 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 will not cause any problems at all.

Not interested in him.

It was hard to wait until the next court, and Li Min's appointment was finally read out in court. Li Min still knew little about classical Chinese, but he probably understood the meaning of the imperial edict, which was nothing more than replacing Li Min's previous cement supervisor.

The temporary official was directly transformed into a permanent official. He was registered and registered by the Ministry of History. He was temporarily given a fifth-grade title and was in charge of all matters related to cement. In addition to the cement workshop that he would supervise, his subordinates were also allocated by the Ministry of Works.

A group of craftsmen and related officials were mobilized, all at Li Min's disposal. If there were problems with manpower or other aspects, Li Min still had 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. Li Min

Not to mention, his father used to hate him and his fifth son Li You the most, but no one expected that since Li Min lost his memory, he seemed to be a different person, especially in recent times, first of all

He became famous in Chang'an for his literary talents, and then held a banquet of the Five Kings, which made many civil and military officials have a great change in their view of him. Recently, he successively offered three strategies of cement and Ping Liao, which won the favor of his father. I heard that yesterday's meeting

After that, Li Min was left alone to have a heart-to-heart talk. Even he, the prince, had never enjoyed this kind of love between father and son. Although Li Min had flaws in his identity and posed little threat to himself, if his father's power was behind it,

Support, and if he performs well enough, then he will be another powerful threat to his position as prince after the fourth child, Li Tai!

It was precisely because of these thoughts that he was 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 somewhat hostile and wary.

Li Min was just happy, and after receiving the imperial edict, he was thinking about the next plan in his mind. He 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, and he also noticed the changes in Li Chengqian around him.

Here, the man sighed in his heart. He originally thought that Li Min could be a leisurely prince famous for his literary talents, but he didn't expect that he would jump into the muddy water of the court, and now he has provoked the prince Li Chengqian. I really don't know what he did in the first place.

Is the decision a blessing or a curse?
Chapter completed!