"Can we raise the money? Who else except Your Highness can come up with so much silver?" Shangguan Qi was puzzled.
Even Li Xuantian was staring at Li Ye closely.
Even the emperor couldn't raise such a large sum of money, but Li Ye could solve it with just one sentence?
Li Ye moved his butt and changed to a more comfortable position.
Then he smiled and said, "There are many powerful and wealthy businessmen in the capital. The silver they have is piled up like a mountain. I'm afraid it will soon grow mold if it is kept in the cellar.
As long as they put in the money, we can build not only one road or border checkpoint, but even ten."
Shangguan Qi was disappointed after hearing this: "It's impossible to expect these people to come up with money.
Not to mention building roads, the imperial court couldn't spare any military funds to deal with the enemy country, and they were unwilling to spend an extra penny.
Moreover, these powerful families cannot be offended easily.
Even if it is the Emperor's will, they cannot be forced to submit."
"Of course they are happy to give money to the court! If they can make money, not to mention the emperor issuing an order, they will be eager to send the silver over." Li Ye said with a smile.
"What do you mean? How do you make money building roads?"
Li Ye smiled slightly: "Isn't this simple? Raising funds to build roads in the name of the court, anyone who is willing to pay is considered a shareholder.
After the road is repaired, the money collected will be distributed to them as dividends every month.
After the money has been recovered, let them collect two or three more as bonuses.
In this way, you can earn at least five times the dividend for each investment.
According to my calculations, I can recover my capital in about three to five days.
The overall profit is still quite good.
After all, if you keep the money at home, you won’t make any money.
Especially for those wealthy people, putting down a few hundred thousand taels of silver and earning half as much is already quite a lot."
Li Xuantian and Shangguan Qi's eyes suddenly lit up.
I never thought that there would be such a brilliant idea.
Let others pay for the road construction, and after a few days it will belong to the court.
The court doesn’t have to spend a penny to repair the road and can continue to make money in the future.
This is really a great thing.
If you think about it carefully, the method Li Ye suggested is really feasible.
"As long as it's profitable, there are indeed people willing to spend money to build roads!" Shangguan Qi nodded repeatedly.
"With the imperial court as a guarantee, the operating income account books will be made public on a monthly basis, so that all shareholders who have contributed money can clearly see every penny earned.
As long as you have enough credibility, there will be absolutely no problem." Li Ye said seriously.
Li Xuantian thought about it for a moment and felt that there was no problem.
Such an approach would only benefit the imperial court and not harm it.
"Alright, I'll do as you say! If you need the court to act as a guarantor, just let me know. I can issue a special imperial decree."
"With Father's words, there's no problem! Furthermore, the imperial army and the transportation of food and fodder via the expressways must also pay according to regulations.
After all, this heavy carriage running on the road will cause serious damage to the road, which will need to be repaired later.
In addition, the court also pays for the use of roads, so this can make all those who pay for it feel more at ease." Li Ye said.
"That's no problem! If we can get the food to the border faster, we can save a lot of transportation costs.
Contributing a little money won't be a burden on the court." Shangguan Qi agreed immediately.
"Now that the decision has been made, the road must be built as soon as possible.
If we can repair the road before the enemy takes action, we will have the upper hand," said Li Xuantian.
"Okay, leave it to me! Forget about the rich and powerful in the capital.
I also met many businessmen in Nanyuan, and they know that building highways is a profitable business.
With such a good opportunity to make money, I would definitely be willing to take part.
As long as there is enough money, it can be built in sections.
The road can be built in a few months!"
Li Ye has enough confidence in this.
At worst, I can take out some money from the bank and invest it as well.
Anyway, my business is spread across the northern countries.
You can make back the money just by transporting the goods yourself.
As the saying goes, to get rich, you must first build roads. Li Ye understands this very well.
After the discussion, everyone had great confidence in building the new road.
Li Xuantian observed Li Ye carefully.
He never thought that his son would be so outstanding and could easily solve difficult problems for the court.
It also strengthened his determination to let Li Ye inherit the throne.
However, this idea cannot be expressed too obviously, otherwise the other princes will definitely unite to deal with Li Ye.
He thought that after the battle was over, he would find a reason to suppress Li Ye superficially.
Create the illusion that he is unpopular.
At the same time, let Li Ye secretly develop his own power.
The benefit of doing this is not only to help Li Ye avoid danger.
It can also prevent Li Ye from becoming too arrogant when he has made great contributions.
Be able to calm down in time and exercise your mind.
Waiting for a group of people to return to the capital.
It immediately attracted the attention of the entire court.
Unexpectedly, Li Ye returned to Beijing with the emperor.
They also inquired through various sources and learned that Li Ye was making great contributions this time.
The emperor will definitely reward him handsomely.
In this way, Li Ye has the strength to compete with the prince.
The officials who were optimistic about Li Ye were very happy.
They must fully assist Li Ye in fighting for the throne.
Before, he had complained about Li Ye's promise to provide disaster relief, and even felt very disappointed.
But now it seems that when Li Ye agreed to provide disaster relief, he must have had enough confidence from the beginning to do a good job.
As expected, Li Ye's performance exceeded everyone's expectations.
But the Crown Prince and the Third Prince's party were very angry.
They spent countless efforts to assassinate Li Ye, but failed.
Even all the people he had trained were lost.
Ever since Li Ye took over Nanyuan Province and the officials on the river, the Third Prince and the Crown Prince have been extremely panicked.
They were afraid that these officials would not be able to bear it and would give them up.
As for the assassination, the emperor did not investigate it too much.
The more this happened, the more panicked they became.
After all, the emperor's behavior was really unusual.
Maybe they have already found something, but they are just holding back.
If Li Ye returns with merit, he will surely receive more favors.
"Damn it! How could he be so lucky? We couldn't kill him despite our meticulous planning. It's going to be trouble if he comes back this time."
The Crown Prince and the Third Prince gathered together to discuss how to deal with Li Ye.
“Shi Wushuang is also in Nanyuan. We had originally agreed that if our people failed, he would take action.
But Shi Wushuang broke his promise and did nothing.
Is he afraid of Li Ye too?"
The third prince was very puzzled and noticed something unusual.
Shi Wushuang's repeated performances increasingly disappointed him.
Was it that Shi Wushuang hadn't used his full strength, or was it that his name didn't live up to his name? This was something he had to clarify.
Little did they know that Shi Wushuang was already frightened just by the sight of Wu Sheng.
In order to avoid scaring the Third Prince and the Crown Prince, he did not tell them about this matter.
This caused the two to doubt his ability.
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