Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

"I understand."

After Li Shen finished speaking, these people all understood what he meant. So Li Shen continued:

"And the most important thing is that the things inside are not allowed to be told to outsiders. The results must also be given to my palace.

I can only take it out if the palace doesn’t want it, and if anyone reveals what’s going on inside. You should know what will happen to you, including your family.

But if you die to protect the things here, I will take care of your family, young and old. Remember that betraying a prince is a capital crime according to etiquette. Human beings without faith are not enough to establish heaven and earth, and humans and gods will abandon them. "After Li Shen finished speaking, he turned around and stepped down.

There will be a special steward to sign the contract for the remaining matters. Li Shen is not afraid that they will regret it. Just to have an explanation in the future

The cement kilns at Nanshan Meishan have also been completed. According to Li Shen's requirements, there are seven or eight large kilns. There is no way to build more due to artificial reasons, but these seven or eight large kilns are enough for Li Shen for now.

When everything was ready, Li Shen returned to the palace, changed his clothes and went to the palace to find Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was resting in the harem garden when Li Shen entered the palace. Li Shimin couldn't stay there even in the hot weather. Although there are ice cubes, I can save a little bit.

Li Shen was taken to the garden and saw a group of warblers and swallows playing by the lake. Li Shimin was sitting in a rocking chair, drinking tea and watching the memorial. Queen Changsun and Concubine Wei were sitting and chatting. Many concubines from the harem had arrived, enjoying themselves. show yourself.

"What are you doing here? Didn't I hear that you are very busy recently? There is a lot of construction work." Li Shimin put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Li Shen.

Li Shen felt that Li Shimin disliked him because he said this every time he came. "Aye, isn't there something wrong with me? I can't disturb you if I have nothing to do."

"Hmph, tell me what bad thing you can do for me." Li Shimin told Li Shen just now that the old man is very jealous.

"I would like to ask if any areas in the imperial court have been hit by disasters recently." Li Shen asked cautiously.

"Do you think about the disaster in Datang all day long?"

"Absolutely not, I was just asking."

"I just got the report that the flooded fields in Xuzhou were destroyed and the people were displaced. Why can't you, Prince Ji, prepare to provide some money and food for the court?" Li Shimin said sarcastically.

"Xuzhou," Li Shen recalled the location of Xuzhou, two thousand miles away from Chang'an. So he said: "It's not okay to give money to the court. I'm not fighting for the throne. Why do I do such a disadvantageous thing?"

After hearing this, Li Shimin's face changed: "You bastard, why do you suffer a loss if you work for the imperial court? As a prince, shouldn't you do something for the imperial court?"

"By the way, is the mother-in-law's birthday coming soon?" Li Shen knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly changed the subject and asked Concubine Wei.

"It's the second half of the year. There are still several months left," said Concubine Wei with a smile.

Li Shen said, "Mother, concubine, it's too tacky to give money and gifts in previous years. It seems that there is a smell of copper between us mother and son. Why don't we give something else this year?"

Li Shimin curled his lips after hearing this. He suddenly didn't want to talk to Li Shen. He also wanted to have a relationship with Li Shen and his son.

Li Shen always sends things to Concubine Wei in various ways every year. As long as he hears about something good, regardless of whether it can be used, Li Shen will definitely send it to the palace as soon as possible, and sometimes he can also benefit from it.

"Shen'er, don't worry. I'll be happy if you worry more about Aye." Concubine Wei said happily. This son always makes him look good. There are more than a dozen princes. In terms of filial piety, Li Shen is still filial. After leaving the palace, he would go to the palace to visit him every month.

"Aye, how about this? Don't you mean building bridges and roads to do good deeds and accumulate virtue? I'll build a road for my mother and concubine. It's not afraid of wind and rain to build it with cement." Li Shen said to Li Shimin

"Cement road? That's okay. Building a road is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. It can also be regarded as a blessing for the imperial concubine. Then which road in Chang'an are you going to build?" Li Shimin nodded in agreement when he heard that Li Shen wanted to build a road.

"Do you think Chang'an will go to Xuzhou?" Li Shen asked

"What are you talking about?" Li Shimin sat up immediately.

"Isn't it enough? Why don't we build it all the way to Xinzhou on the seaside and complete the road?" Li Shen thought for a while and thought that it wouldn't be a good idea to build half of it, since it's not far from the seaside anyway. Just fix it directly.

"Did you know that it is more than 500 miles from Chang'an to the sea?" Li Shimin suspected that Li Shen did not know where Xuzhou was.

"I know. Isn't it useful to be more slender and pray for blessings?" Li Shen returned

Li Shimin looked at his son, and he didn't know whether he was filial or stupid. Such a long road costs more than several million dollars.

"Aye, it's not just about building roads, it can also provide disaster relief. I can first go to the disaster area in Xuzhou and hire people there to build roads.

From Xuzhou to both sides of the construction, using the work-for-vibration method, the court does not need to distribute food, I will give them wages. It is guaranteed that they can survive the disaster years and still have some left over.

The imperial court only needs to sell grain normally in various places in Xuzhou and not let others drive up the price of grain. In this way, the court can still make some money, but the court still has to express what it should express. This year's tax will definitely be exempted. "After Li Shen finished speaking, he waited for Li Shimin's opinion.

"It is indeed a good way to use work as a substitute for economic development. But you do need to pay for the work. Do you know how much money it will cost to build this road?" Li Shimin didn't want Li Shen to empty out his family's wealth.

"Aye, I've done the math. We produce the cement ourselves. If we employ a large number of people, it will probably cost more than 300 million yuan. But one advantage of this is that it can be repaired quickly.

I plan to recruit at least one labor force per household in the disaster-stricken areas. It’s okay if there is no labor force at home for women. Let them come to the construction site to help with cooking and other tasks, and I will also pay high wages, so that no one member of the family can be left behind. "Li Shen said the plan

"Old Shi, you have grown up. You can do whatever you want." Li Shimin said happily. It means I agree.

"If you, as a prince, need the cooperation of local officials, you don't need my help. In this way, in my next decree, I will appoint you as the temporary governor of Henan Province and take charge of disaster relief and road construction." Li Shimin was very happy.

"Thank you Aye. I estimate that tens of thousands of people are doing it, and they will definitely be able to complete it before the mother-in-law's birthday." Li Shen was also very happy, and he could finally spend the money.

After hearing this, the concubines on the side all cast envious glances at Concubine Wei. With such a good son, why not worry about being favored in front of His Majesty and giving millions to the court at every turn. And he doesn't fight for the throne, otherwise he won't be able to help the prince many times. As long as such a prince doesn't commit suicide, he will have smooth sailing for at least two generations of emperors, and no one can match him.