"May I ask, eldest grandson, do you really intend to redesign Chang'an?"
"certainly!"
"Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the place where the hearts of all the people are tied. Yet, the roads are dilapidated and full of potholes. The ditches are overflowing with sewage and swarming with mosquitoes and flies. How can such a stinking and dilapidated place reflect the prosperity of our great Tang Dynasty?"
"Therefore, I recommended Li Yifu and Su Dingfang simply so that the two of them could completely renovate Chang'an and make it the most prosperous and cleanest place in the Tang Dynasty!"
Upon hearing this, Lü Junfang felt an overwhelming surge of pride welling up within her.
"good!"
"If Your Highness truly has such a wish, I will certainly lend you a helping hand!"
After saying this, Lü Junfang walked to the table, found the documents submitted by Su Dingfang and Li Yifu, and stamped them with the official seal in front of Li Jue and Xiao Yu.
"Your Highness, please indicate how I may cooperate!"
"We're still short of money, I wonder if you could help us raise some..."
"Money..."
Upon hearing this, Lü Junfang shook her head.
"To be honest, the imperial court is about to wage war against Goguryeo, and is facing a severe shortage of funds and provisions. The Ministry of Revenue will certainly not approve the funding..."
"oh……"
Although Li Jue had already guessed the outcome, he still couldn't help feeling somewhat disappointed when he heard Lü Junfang say this.
"If we can't make money, then things will get complicated..."
Hearing this, Lü Junfang felt a little anxious. If Chang'an could be renovated during his term, it would not only be an achievement for Li Yifu and Su Dingfang, but also for him, Lü Junfang.
If he can accomplish this one thing, it would be worth it even if he had to resign from his post!
"Your Highness, if I make a concerted effort, I should be able to raise 20,000 strings of cash. I wonder if that will be enough for Your Highness to carry out your grand plan?"
"Twenty thousand strings of cash..."
"Tsk tsk, a bit too little..."
"In my opinion, it should cost at least 200,000 strings of cash."
Upon hearing that it would cost 200,000 strings of cash, Lü Junfang immediately gave up struggling.
"Your Highness, two hundred thousand strings of cash is far too much. Even if you sold yourself, you couldn't get that much money!"
Li Jue smiled slightly upon hearing this.
"fine!"
"Those with a lot of money can practice the Dharma, and those with little money can also practice the Dharma."
"Originally, I just wanted to renovate Chang'an, but now that we're so short of money, it seems we have no choice but to demolish and rebuild it..."
Lu Junfang was stunned when he heard this. If he hadn't misheard, the eldest grandson had just said that he wanted to demolish and rebuild Chang'an.
"Your Highness, wouldn't tearing it down and rebuilding cost even more money?"
"Chang'an covers a huge area, with over a million soldiers and civilians in the city. Rebuilding it would probably cost several million strings of cash!"
Li Jue helplessly spread his hands upon hearing this.
"I don't want to go through all this trouble, but what can we do when we're broke?"
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