Chapter 390 There is too much news in the court, all about pig iron and salt workshops. Qin Huaidao doesn't care about these things now.

He is now preparing to hold a full moon banquet for his two children. Although the first two children in the mansion are not legitimate, it is a big deal for the Qin Mansion, which is a small population.

The day after tomorrow, the two children should be full of a month. Qin Huaidao also arranged for the manager to go shopping for items. Qin Huaidao had finished writing the invitation and sent the invitation to those who gave gifts before.

Including His Majesty, Qin Huaidao wrote a copy, but he had to send it to him himself, otherwise the people below would not be able to enter the palace.

The next morning, Qin Huaidao took the invitation and went to Ganlu Hall. As soon as he arrived at Ganlu Hall, he saw a large number of ministers standing outside. And inside, the shouts of His Majesty came, probably because he was angry inside.

However, when the ministers saw Qin Huaidao coming, they looked at Qin Huaidao in surprise. What does Qin Huaidao come at this time mean? Is it also related to pig iron and salt?

"Everyone, remember to go to my house for dinner tomorrow, so you don't need to bring any gifts. When you were born before, you gave a lot of gifts." Qin Huaidao said to the ministers with a smile, and Qin Huaidao also arranged for someone to send them invitations.

"Oh, Duke Hu, are you here this time?" One of the civil servants looked at Qin Huaidao and asked.

"Now, I'm sending invitations. My father asked someone to send two golden locks to the child. If I don't send invitations, I guess the banquet will be blown up by my father!" Qin Huaidao said to them with a smile. After hearing this, they felt much more relieved.

"Duke Hu, don't go in now. Your Majesty is getting angry inside." One of the civil servants kindly reminded Qin Huaidao.

"Why are you angry? What's wrong? Is it a drought?" Qin Huaidao asked in disguise.

Although the severe drought this year has little impact, many places have no water to drink livestock, and the crops have been harvested and there is no shortage of food. However, there is no water, which is also a troublesome thing.

An official immediately bowed his hand and said to Qin Huaidao: "It's not this. The drought has little impact. Moreover, your Ministry of Works has built reservoirs in various places this year, and he still drinks water. It's about pig iron and salt. Didn't Duke Hu hear about it?"

When Qin Huaidao heard this, he looked at the official in confusion and asked, "Cat iron and salt? This is not under the jurisdiction of our Ministry of Works? What's wrong?"

"Duke Hu, this, you will probably know when you meet Your Majesty later, and we will not be able to say anything for a while." Another official looked at Qin Huaidao and said,

Qin Huaidao looked up at the sun, it was so vicious. They were standing outside now, without any obstruction. Qin Huaidao felt that Li Shimin was deliberately cultivating the Ganlu Hall. There was no obstruction in front of the gate, and the officials could only stand here and wait for orders now.

"You are standing like this? Is there something urgent?" Qin Huaidao continued to look at them and asked,

They smiled bitterly. Qin Huaidao saw that they were like this and could only walk forward.

When he got to the front, Qin Huaidao found Wang En there, and Wang En also found that Qin Huaidao was here, so he went in and reported it immediately. Qin Huaidao was still very happy about this. After all, every time he came to see Li Shimin, he had never been drying outside, so Wang En would go in and report it as soon as possible.

After a while, Wang En came out of it and smiled and said to Qin Huaidao: "Duke Hu, your Majesty is here to tell you to go in!"

"Well, okay, by the way, remember to come to our mansion with His Majesty for dinner tomorrow. You can't send anything to you. I won't send you an invitation." Qin Huaidao said to Wang En in a low voice, Wang En nodded with a smile.

He knew that Qin Huaidao would not invite him to avoid suspicion, but now Qin Huaidao informed him verbally, and he felt very warm.

"Hey, thank you Duke Hu, please come in!" Wang En said with a smile as he looked at Qin Huaidao,

Soon, Qin Huaidao went in and found that inside, including Ma Zhou, Sun Fujia, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Tang Jian and other civil officials, and Li Chengqian's three brothers were there.

"My son has met my father!" Qin Huai said to the front and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Well, why are you here today? How long has it been since you came to the palace to see me? Well? It's been more than a month?" Li Shimin rarely smiled and said to Qin Huaidao.

Changsun Wuji and the others were also quite surprised to see Li Shimin like this. They were extremely angry just now, but now they looked smiling, which shows Qin Huaidao's position in Li Shimin's mind.

"Father, my son is busy. Look at what I've posted, it's so dark." Qin Huaidao immediately complained with a smirk.

"Yes, it's really a lot of darkness. What's going on today?" Li Shimin asked with a smile at Qin Huaidao.

"Father, why don't you? I want to have a full moon banquet and send an invitation. Please see it." Qin Huaidao said, taking out the invitation, handed it over with both hands, and Li Shimin took it over.

"Okay at noon tomorrow, I'll come! Let's sit down!" Li Shimin took a look, closed it, and then said to Qin Huaidao.

"Ah, I have nothing else to do. Otherwise, I will go back first, so as not to delay my father and the ministers' discussions?" Qin Huaidao heard Li Shimin letting him sit down, and looked at Li Shimin in a little astonishment.

"You are also a civil servant. This incident is also related to your Ministry of Works. Sit down and listen!" Li Shimin glared at Qin Huaidao and said,

Qin Huaidao nodded with a smile, then found a seat to sit down, and planned to listen to it himself and say nothing, but it would not be possible if he didn't say it. As soon as he sat down, Li Shimin called himself: "Boping, the reservoirs established by the Ministry of Works this time are good. Reports sent by various prefectures said that fortunately there are large reservoirs, although they are not full of water, but they can also solve the problem of people's use of water. Otherwise, the people will die of thirst. This is considered to be your Ministry of Works, and it is also considered to be yours."

"I am ashamed of my dear, it's all the credit of those officials who built the reservoir. My dear just made a suggestion." Qin Huaidao immediately stood up and bowed his hand.

"That's not the case. Your Majesty, if Boping had not been built, those reservoirs would not have been built at all. First, we had not planned to build reservoirs before. Second, we had no money. If Boping had not come to the Ministry of Works, those reservoirs would not have existed." Zhang Liang immediately stood up and said to Li Shimin.

"Well, Boping, don't be humble. I just discussed with Zhang Liang that next year, the Ministry of Industry will plan to build 24 large reservoirs to ensure that there is a large reservoir in each continent in the entire north so that we will not be afraid of drought.

This year's drought has sounded a wake-up call for us. Fortunately, there are reservoirs. Otherwise, the victims in various places will become refugees, with food, but without water, and the people will not be able to survive." Li Shimin stared at Zhang Liang and Qin Huaidao and said.

"Repairing 24 large reservoirs requires at least 700,000 yuan. The Ministry of Industry may be a little nervous next year, but there is still a lot of surplus this year. Otherwise, I will start repairing it in the autumn?" Zhang Liang immediately turned his head and looked at Qin Huaidao and asked.

"It can be repaired now. Anyway, the harvest in the north has been completed, and the people have nothing to do. The Ministry of Works still has a lot of money to plan 10 seats and start repairing them immediately." Qin Huaidao thought about it for a while and said to Zhang Liang.

"Okay, when I go back, I will let them plan to go and try to repair it before winter comes." Zhang Liang nodded and said after hearing this.

"Well, in addition, if you continue talking about pig iron and salt, I just listen to it. I just want to know what happened to those pig iron and salt that have fallen out.

The Ministry of War has no pig iron for use, and on the market, they still have to buy pig iron, and the same is true for salt. People cannot buy official salt, so they even have to buy salt from the black market. The salt is exactly the same as official salt.

You give me an explanation and also write a letter saying that I can't kill them, why can't I kill them? I don't believe it. They don't know how pig iron and salt flow out. If they don't tell them truthfully, I will let them behead them all." Li Shimin sat there, staring at the officials angrily and said,

Changsun Wuji was sitting there at the moment, lowering his head to think about things, and Wei Ting and the others were also anxious. Now Li Shimin began to stare at the pig iron and salt that flowed out.

After so many years, Li Shimin didn't say a word. Now he suddenly said that he wanted to investigate this, but it would be fatal. Not to mention that since the Zhenguan period, even from the previous dynasty, pig iron and salt would flow out. Otherwise, Li Shimin and his friends would start the army from Taiyuan, where did pig iron be used to build weapons and armor?

All things have lasted for hundreds of years. Now Li Shimin is here to investigate. This surprised them very much, but there is no way to refute it, because after all, it is supervised by the imperial court and cannot be leaked according to regulations.

"The 12 officials investigated have not yet explained it. Sun Fujia, if he doesn't explain it, he will arrest all of them, all of them.

Look, look, this is the home of an official in the Pig Iron Workshop. The house in Chang'an City covers an area of ​​more than 50 acres, and a seventh-rank small official covers an area of ​​more than 50 acres.

And Sun Fujia, a third-rank official, has less than 2 acres of mansion. How did this money come about? They are eating fat and big ears. They are dealing with the court and the people's blood. I can't check them? Hum?

Tell me why I can’t check them, it’s because they know the pig iron technology? Do they know? The pig iron technology is understood by those craftsmen, not those officials!” Li Shimin stared at Changsun Wuji and the others and shouted, and the officials bowed their heads and didn’t say anything.
Chapter completed!