Heaven and earth.

Today is the Lantern Festival, but Li Yuan is unwilling to return to the palace. It looks deserted in the valley and no longer has the festive atmosphere, so he finally chose a compromise method, which is to return to heaven and earth to spend. Li Shimin will also sneak out after finishing his busy work in the palace. He is not to accompany Li Yuan, but mainly to watch the new show tonight.

Li Mu also wanted to go to the show. Although he wrote the story, he had known the plot for a long time, and it was actually not very interesting. However, today Jin Chen played Cui Yingying, and he had to watch it with his own eyes. He had already ordered two Jinyiwei to wear casual clothes and hide in the crowd with crossbows. If Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying on the stage had physical contact, they would shoot the person on the spot immediately.

He wanted to go, but he really couldn't get rid of it because he was blocked by a group of merchants. These merchants were no one else but the parents of the first-year-old Datang Technical School. They relied on their son's master-apprentice relationship with Li Mu, who was not as good as a master-apprentice, and then they came to the cement without saying anything.

Obviously, the uses and functions of cement have been leaked.

Li Mu can be sure that the news was not leaked by himself. But if it was leaked by Li Shimin, why is that? But if it was not leaked by Li Shimin, who is it?

Li Mu slapped his head and secretly called himself too stupid. It was Xu Ji, Changsun Chong and others who built the wall. They are now all independent figures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Their vision and insight are incomparable to the past. Once they come into contact with cement, they will definitely guess its prospects.

Li Mu sighed and just looked for the perpetrator, but he ended up shooting himself in the foot with a stone.

After realizing this problem, Li Mu thought about it and seemed that there was no solution. He immediately sank his face: "What is you like to be this marquis? Are you your money tree? Get out of here, let me say more nonsense, I will break your son's legs!"

This sentence is better than anything else. As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, these people scattered like birds and beasts.

Li Mu came upstairs, and in the private room, Li Shimin, Mrs. Lu, Li Yuan and Empress Changsun were playing mahjong. Seeing that Li Mu came, Li Shimin gave the mahjong to Li Tai, who was standing beside him, and pulled Li Mu aside.

"Li Mu, why do everyone in the world know about cement now? Everyone asked indirectly whoever I saw today. It's okay for others to say that there are many people among the nobles who want to invest, and this is the—"

"Your Majesty, this is impossible." Li Mu refused without thinking and said, "The shares of the cement factory cannot be assigned casually. I am not taking over and acting arbitrarily. However, in the initial stage, I must have the right to speak, otherwise everyone will have some opinions. How can the cement factory develop? Who will listen to?"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I understand what you mean, so I have rejected them. Seeing that Li Mu's expression was relaxed, Li Shimin said, "How is the road construction work done? Are you looking forward to it?"

"The factory and the workers are easy to talk about." Li Mu glanced at Li Shimin and said, "It's just a little money. If the Treasury or the Ministry of Internal Affairs can support it, I'm really grateful."

"The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the money." When Li Shimin heard about the money, he immediately hid back: "I have a purpose for the money of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I can't help you with money."

Li Mu rolled his eyes and said, "What else does Your Majesty ask? I will just find a way."

"I am worried for you." Li Shimin blushed and said, "This matter has become a big deal now. If you are embarrassed, the court and I will also lose their face."

"Ah, didn't you say it?" Li Mu yawned and said, "I'm trying to find a way, isn't it just money? Your Majesty, don't you believe me in this regard?"

"Things given in this world are free." Li Shimin didn't believe in such a good thing: "I don't know how much money and food are spent on building roads. Although the cement you make is cheap, even if you count as one-tenth of the glutinous rice mortar, the money you have in your hands is not enough. Even if you can get money and spend money in vain, it will be criticized. You have to consider these things first."

"I have already planned it." Li Mu laughed and said, "Your Majesty can see that I have always been the style of making money together." Li Mu smiled and said, "This way, there will be more and more friends and the road will be wider and wider."

Li Shimin curled his lips and thought to himself, everyone has been offended by you, how can you still have friends?

"You can't save a penny where you should spend money, you have to spend it." Li Mu said, and then changed his subject and said, "But if you can spend money, spending a penny is also unnecessary."

"Then tell me what to do!" Li Shimin asked seriously. Judging from his attitude, he would not give up if he didn't ask about a certain situation today.

Li Mu sighed in his heart and said, "First of all, I'm already doing the first step. The person who contributes the money will set up a cement factory first, which is the first step."

"Then, where do you want to develop - for example, Lantian County, and then jointly set up a development company in Lantian County."

Li Shimin frowned. Another new word. Li Mu once popularized the concept of the company. He understood it. Each company held a shareholding, and the number of shares held is as much as the voice. A few days ago, Li Mu made an authorization and he also understood what was going on. It was Li Mu who didn't pay so much money, but he had to say it. Although it was a little bit off, it was reasonable. However, Li Shimin couldn't figure out what the specific meaning of this development company meant. He could feel it vaguely, but he was not sure.

"The meaning of development is - uh, how do you say it?" Li Mu thought for a long time and couldn't think of a simple explanation, so he had to force a popular science: "Development means working on wastelands, mines, forests, hydraulics and other natural resources as the object to achieve the purpose of utilization. For example, Lantian County is very poor and has no money, but it has minerals and manpower. Then everyone can cooperate!"

"The cement factory is a subsidiary of Datang Jianye. If you set up a development company in partnership, Datang Jianye will take over the cement factory to hold shares. Datang Jianye provides all cement and building materials, as well as grain for labor-for-relief, and does not account for 50% of the shares?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly. There seemed to be not many on the surface, but he always felt that this was not the case.

Li Mu did not give Li Shimin more time to think, and said: "If you do more work, you have to be the big one. It is natural that the big one holds more shares."

Li Shimin refused to comment and said, "You continue talking."

"Without the lubrication of local gentry, there will still be a lot of trouble." Li Mu continued: "So it is reasonable to ask them to invest a quarter of the shares and take into account the recruitment of personnel at the same time?"

"One quarter?" Li Shimin said dissatisfied: "Isn't that cheaper for them? I have told you a long time ago that if you want to suppress these gentry, are you still - isn't this a foe?"

"Your Majesty, I cannot agree with this." Li Mu said seriously: "The common people call local officials parents. If they say so, Your Majesty is the parents of the world. Although they are gentry and merchants, they cannot satisfy His Majesty. But are they not His Majesty's people? His Majesty's idea is very dangerous!"

"I--" Li Shimin said in anger and shame: "Don't pick words for me, just understand the meaning. One quarter is too much. What do they do, just take one quarter of it?"

Li Mu sighed and said, "Your Majesty, there is another saying in the world that strong dragons do not suppress local snakes. Take out a quarter of them. If they can agree, I will burn the incense."

"Can you still disagree? If they dare to say they don't agree, I will be polite to them!" Li Shimin was a little excited and gritted his teeth and said, "It's only one quarter, no more than a penny. Just settle it. Keep talking, don't stumble here."

Li Mu quickly laughed and said, "Don't talk about this for those anxiety for now, continue to talk about it."

"There is another quarter of the shares that will be given to the county."

"Oh, the county still needs to hold a share?" Li Shimin didn't understand and asked, "What are you doing for the county? The court is very short of money now, and this share should be held by the Ministry of Revenue on behalf of the court."

"Of course it's different." Li Mu said lightly: "First of all, the development company is not a one-time transaction, but a company that takes root in the local area, builds a local company that serves the local area. This is a long process, maybe five years, maybe ten years, but the county magistrate, as far as I know, cannot be a lifelong man. If the county has no shares, how can I ensure that the county magistrate will support the development company in the future?"

"I can give a decree."

Li Mu spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, do you have to let me explain it clearly? Developing a place is not a matter of one day or one night, but a long and continuous process. It may be more than ten or twenty years, or one generation or two generations. Your Majesty is wise and powerful, but it is hard to guarantee that your descendants will not be unworthy. Your Majesty dares to guarantee that if Chengqian or Chengqian's descendants ascend the throne in the future, will they also act according to the decree you issued today? If something happens, will your previous efforts be wasted?

"..." Li Shimin was stunned. He didn't expect that Li Mu's goal was so ambitious that it was unbelievable.

"Secondly, if the county has money and the local officials will no longer have the pressure to pay taxes, he will be very relaxed. The harsh taxes on the people will be reduced, and the lack of taxes on the people will be reduced, thus reducing the burden on the people."

"It's reasonable." Li Shimin nodded, approving Li Mu's words, and said with a smile: "You are more careful in your consideration. It is necessary to give the county shares."

Li Shimin also thought about it. Anyway, Lantian County Government also belonged to the court. The taxes collected were paid by reason, but they were left to the county part, and it was meaningless to subdivide them. It was like Li Shimin wore a piece of clothing full of pockets, and each pocket represented a county. It was just taken out from this county and placed in that county, and there was no difference between changing the left hand and the right hand.

After chatting for a few more words, it was almost time. Li Shimin took Empress Changsun to Lichunyuan to watch the show, stopped playing mahjong, and retreated to the dinner and the dishes started.

Tonight's banquet was a family dinner, all of which were royal grandchildren and female relatives, in order to let Li Yuan enjoy the joy of family.

But Li Yuan was not very interested, and ordinary princesses didn't dare to come close. This cannot be said that Li Yuan was not close to the children or was unfilial to the children. There were too many people, and Li Yuan had dozens of sons and hundreds of grandsons, and he couldn't recognize them at all. These grandchildren had never seen Li Yuan several times, and they were all children, so how could they get close to him?

Fortunately, they are used to this situation. The princes and princesses eat their own things, and Li Yuan eats their own things. Occasionally chat with Li Mu, Li Yourong and others, and they are having fun.

But Li Mu was exhausted. Since he recovered his identity, Li Yuan deliberately highlighted Li Mu's status as "Changsun". He praised Li Mu in his words and words. Li Mu did not dare to agree, so he had to explain again and again, and was mentally exhausted.

After finally coming out to take a breath, Changsun Chong was hiding in the corner and drinking a suffocating wine.

"What's wrong?" Li Mu walked over and sat down in front of Changsun Wuji.

"Nothing." Changsun Chong lowered his head and whispered: "Mr., I just can't understand. Although the local tribes did nothing and even secretly made trouble, they still could hold shares in the cement factory. I really don't understand."

"Maybe this is life." Li Mu sighed lightly, patted his eldest disciple's shoulder and said, "There is a saying in the market that the imperial power cannot be sub-county. The imperial court's control over the local area depends on these gentry clans. They control the lifeline of a land, and the common people are either their tenants or their employers. If they don't stabilize them, they will not be able to do anything."

"Yes, Master, my disciple is extreme." Changsun Chong hurriedly whispered to the teaching.

"How could it be? If you think that all this is OK, you are not worthy of being my student." Li Mu said to him with a smile: "Everything we do is to change the status quo. And our goal is not only as simple as those who live in houses, but also those who farm in fields. We must awaken most ordinary people and let them realize that there is something wrong, and we want to change, and through their own efforts, we can live a wealthy and dignified life."

"Is there really going to be that day?" Changsun Chong drank a little too much, his face turned red, and he said, "How long will it take for this day, Master."

"If you do, there will be that day." Li Mu looked at the full moon in the vast sky and said with a firm expression: "What we do will sooner or later bloom and bear fruit. By then, everything will change. As long as we persist, we believe that we can do it."

"Have you heard of Yugong moving mountains?" Li Mu looked at Changsun Chong and said, "Yugong once said: Although I have a son who has survived me in my death, my son has a grandson, my grandson has a son, my son has a son, my son has a son, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, my son has a grandson, and my son has a grandson, and my son has a grandson, and my mountains have no more, so why bother and not be even?"

He smiled and patted Changsun Chong on the shoulder and stood up: "Think about this sentence carefully, you are on the road as a teacher."
Chapter completed!