Chapter 99 Take what you need

"Seventh brother, you are..."

The matter of river workers is really too involved. Even if Li Hong is the prince, he dares not make a slight mistake in this matter. Of course, he hopes that Li Xian can directly spit out the words "Prince Brother" in his mouth, but he also knows that the possibility of this matter is not great. At least before he satisfies Li Xian's appetite, it is unlikely. Seeing that Li Xian's smile was so ambiguous, Li Hong couldn't help but tremble. He smiled and asked half of the words.

"Brother Prince, I don't know something. Please give me some advice."

Li Xian is a master who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles. Even if he has long planned to push the matter of river work to the prince, he doesn't think that he can make a very clear statement before the benefits. Seeing that Li Hong's faction cares about it, Li Xian secretly laughed, but he didn't say anything, but suddenly straightened and arched. The hand replied.

"If the seventh brother has any questions, he will mention it, but whoever the brother can know will satisfy the seventh brother."

Li Hong is also a thoughtful person. Although he is not as changeable as Li Xian, he is not a fool who can't understand things. At this sight, Li Xian is obviously talking about things. He immediately rolled a little unhappiness in his heart, but he didn't say much. He just hinted between words, which means - you boy has If you ask for it, just pick it up directly, and don't beat around the bush again!

"Thank you, brother, for your love. I just want to know, if the prince is presiding over the river work, what will happen?" Li Xian could hear the subtext in Li Hong's words, but he didn't care. He smiled and threw out the topic lightly.

"This..."

As soon as he heard Li Xian ask about this matter, Li Hong couldn't help but be stunned. Just because in the past few days, Li Hong has already gathered people to study the rectification measures proposed by Li Xian. The conclusion is generally feasible. The only controversial thing is the source of the river control money - except for a few officials such as Liu Xiangdao who support liquor plates and cars. In addition to the matter of Mapai, the members of the court, led by Le Yanwei, Lu Chengqing and Yan Liben, all expressed their firm opposition and advocated thinking about another method. However, what kind of this "it method" is, but a group of best officials were all caught blind. I didn't see anyone who could say a reliable Taoist. This is exactly why Li Hong did not dare to go directly to Gaozong, Ming The main reason for the struggle for river workers was that Li Xian asked him about the pain. Li Hong couldn't help but hesitate and hesitated to say why.

"Brother Prince, I don't have some reliable thoughts about the river industry. Please correct the prince's brother." Li Xian knows Li Hong's dilemma. After all, it has only been a few days since he really started to be busy with river work. It is almost impossible to put forward a better constitution than Li Xian's. Of course, Li Xian's intention to ask questions is not all to make things difficult for Li Hong, but just to attract them out. It's just the topic. Seeing that Li Hong hesitated and couldn't say anything, Li Xian smiled and arched his hand and said.

"Oh? Seventh brother, please speak, just listen to it for me.

When Li Hongzheng didn't know how to respond, when he heard that Li Xian actually had other ideas about the river work, he suddenly became interested. He smiled and gestured and motioned to Li Xian, but it didn't matter.

"The prince's brother is Ming Jian, and I think that there are three difficulties in river work. First, the river is in disrepair, there are many silt, and the renovation project is huge, which is very expensive. Second, it involves a wide range, and all ministries and local departments in the court are involved. There are many jurisdictions, and there are many governments, which are bound to be chaotic. Third, Among all kinds of interests are entangled, even if there are many court discussions, it is difficult to make a final determination. It takes time. I don't know if the prince's brother thinks so? The river fortifications are in danger. Although Li Xian has other plans, he will never want to see the affairs of the river workers rotten. The purpose here is not only to get some benefits, but also to try their best to ensure that the things of the river workers can go smoothly. At this time, seeing that Li Hong was interested, Li Xian did not hide his thoughts and held the river workers with his fingers. The difficulties of the matter are clear one by one.

"What the seventh brother said is very true. If these three difficulties are not eliminated, it is difficult to get results in the river work, but I don't know what the seventh brother has learned about this?" Li Hong supervised the country many times, and naturally knew a lot about the government affairs. As soon as he heard it, he knew that Li Xian had said nothing. His heart moved, he vaguely guessed Li Xian's thoughts, and involuntarily showed a trace of joy, but he did not break it, but rushed to ask questions.

"In the words of the prince's brother, I think that the specific matters of the river work have been explained in detail, and there is no need for my brother to repeat it again. There are only two suggestions, which may help the river work. First, the establishment of the governor's office to control the river work, regardless of the jurisdiction of the river, the river, the transportation or the grain warehouse are under the jurisdiction of the river. The supervision and deployment of unified command and deployment, each of which is supplemented by the government and even the local government, which is the way to unify the power of this matter. Second, the cost of governing the river is huge. Although the wine plates and carriage plates said by the sixth brother can solve the problem for a while, it is difficult to carry it out. No matter how much you think about it, as my brother can see, if it is allocated for a period of five years and the division of labor, then the household The pressure of the department is reduced. If the plan is appropriate, there should be no need to be stretched. Li Xian talked freely and said what he thought and thought one by one. Although the words were plain, the ideas inside were quite innovative. At least for Li Hong, he had a refreshing feeling.

"The Governor of the River? Yes, this idea is good, the power is unified, and the responsibility is clear. Well, if you can follow the words and deeds of the seventh brother, you don't have to worry about the river work. The seventh brother is really talented!" Li Hong is familiar with government affairs and understands the mystery of what Li Xian said. He is especially interested in not being able to levy a liquor tax. After all, the ministers who are attached to Li Hong are basically ministers from rich families. Li Hongshi does not want to be separated from his ministers due to the forced collection of alcohol tax, but such thoughts are not enough. It's an outsider, so Li Hong just praised the setting of the river governor's yamen, but he didn't mention the wine license, which is also a light move to avoid the importance.

"The prince thought it would be good. Ha ha, my brother was just thinking about it, but..." Li Xian was very smart and he was very knowledgeable about Li Hong's psychological changes, but he didn't say it. He laughed and agreed casually, and then the words turned around and left a tail.

"Do you have any concerns about the seventh brother? Speaking of knowing it with my brother, maybe I can help you. Li Hong was excited. When he saw Li Xian's words, he stopped halfway. At first, he was stunned, and then laughed, waiting for Li Xian to bid.

"The prince's brother Mingjian, this matter is proposed by the sixth brother. Although it is not appropriate for me to let it go, and it is inappropriate for others to be afraid of it. What's more, there are still villains looking at it. This is not to be careless. What does the prince think?" Since Li Hong put on the posture of trading, Li Xian naturally would not be polite. He frowned in a difficult way and asked worriedly.

"Huh! The matter of the river worker is a social matter. I don't believe that the children dare to do it. My father is holy, and I can't tolerate the villain. The seventh brother doesn't need to worry too much!" Naturally, Li Hong understood what Li Xian said and pointed to the group of North Gate bachelors. Every time the Empress Wu intervened in the government, Li Hong was angry and snorted coldly, and his face was as gloomy as water.

"Don't you dare? Isn't it necessary?" Li Xian didn't care how ugly Li Hong's face was. He shrugged his shoulders and retorted indifferently.

"Seventh brother, you..." As soon as Li Hong saw Li Xian's reply, he was choked fiercely. He was angry and seemed to be about to attack, but at the bottom, he stopped discouragedly. Just because he knew very well that what Li Xian said was not false, it was impossible for Queen Wu to let go of such important things as river workers. Li Hong didn't have the slightest certainty in his heart that he could defeat the martial arts queen's interference. At a loss, his anger faded. After meditating for a long time, he said cautiously: "Seventh brother, the wise man doesn't say in secret words. Since the seventh brother dares to say this matter, he must have a countermeasure. He is impatient to guess the riddle. If the seventh brother has something to say it directly. I will do it at my own discretion.

I'm waiting for your old sentence! Li Xian has finished planning to help Li Hong, and the rest is to get some benefits and leave. At this time, I saw that Li Hong had spread out his words and said, there was no reason to be unhappy. It was just that Li Xian's house was deep and did not bring it to his face. He just calmly took out a roll of paper from his broad sleeves and handed it to Li Hong with both hands. He said lightly, "I have a gadget. Please take a look at it. If you can do it, I will be very grateful."

"Oh?" Li Hong glanced at Li Xian and said softly, but there was no side. He reached out to take the paper roll and opened it out. His face immediately sank - there were more than a dozen names on the paper roll, and the back also indicated the current official position and the official position to be transferred. The number of people is quite large, but most of the required official positions are not too high, at most. It's just a requirement for a six-grade official. Except for two people who are serving as imperial historians, the rest of them don't even have the qualifications of the Shang Dynasty. For Li Hong, such a small-scale transfer is not difficult at all. He only needs to say something to Liu Xiangdao, the minister of the Ministry of Officials, and things can be done smoothly. What really changes Li Hong's color is this. Most of the officials are either from Qizhou or Lu Wangfu. Obviously, they are all subordinates of Li Xian.

"Seventh brother, what does this mean?"

Li Hong invited Li Xian to go to the house this time. In addition to discussing the matter of river work, he did not take advantage of the opportunity of the second king's rebellion to trap Li Xian in his hand. But at this time, when he saw that most of the officials to be promoted were Li Xian's people, he was naturally extremely unhappy, but it was difficult to directly veto and meditated for a long time. After that, he asked in a somewhat bad tone.