Yang Tianci looked at Yang Yichuan in disbelief and asked hesitantly, "Is the money the Xihe Chamber of Commerce earned this year enough to build a canal leading to the north and south?"

Yang Yichuan also felt that his father, who was the emperor, was a bit cute. "It is impossible for the father to understand clearly. However, the ability of the Xihe Chamber of Commerce alone is definitely not enough. But the members of the Xihe Chamber of Commerce, plus the imperial court, are completely enough."

"Add to add the imperial court? How do you say this?"

"Father, the court only needs to express its consent, send people to make plans, and then invest a small part of the money. The court can completely issue court bonds. If the rich buy bonds, it is equivalent to investing money in the construction of the canal. When the canal is completed, it will be returned to them with a certain interest. Or, I will find another way to find the remaining money."

"You? What can you think of?"

"Don't worry, father, listen to me slowly."

"Okay, you keep talking."

"First of all, the court agreed and found special talents to plan. Next, it was the stage where money was needed and people needed to build. The court invested a portion of the money, and the money I got from other places would also be invested. With this money investment, we can definitely start construction and complete most of the canal project. Of course, the remaining money will be invested slowly in the future until the canal is completed."

"In this way, the canal can be completed."

Yang Tianci thought about it and said that in this way, it would indeed be possible to ensure that the construction of the canal was completed, and the expenditure required by the national treasury would be much less.

"This is indeed a solution, but the matter of canal transportation still needs to be in the hands of the court."

"What the Father said is that the court controls the canal transportation and strictly prohibits things that cannot be transported."

Yang Tianci also nodded. If there is one more canal, the annual revenue from canal transportation will also increase a lot, which is also a way. Moreover, the canal can also control the water level, which is indeed a favorable water conservancy project.

"In this way, the canal can indeed be built, but you still have the Xihe Chamber of Commerce, but you have invested a lot of money in it. If you treat you differently, it may be inappropriate. But if you don't give you some privileges, you have spent a lot of money on this canal after all."

"The Xihe Chamber of Commerce is basically my investment, and no one from other families can get involved in the canal. Once I open the canal, I can make more than that. Although making money is not my purpose, it is indeed a good thing to make so much money."

"Then you have no requirements? Don't tell me, you invest so much money just to make more money in the future?"

"There is such a small requirement that I may transport a raw material called rubber from Mozhou to Xihecheng in the future, so I need a large share every month."

"Rubber? Not a banana?"

"Bananas are just edible fruits, while rubber trees produce materials that can be used to make many useful things."

Yang Tianci was also confused by the two things, rubber and banana. However, after Yang Yichuan explained, he understood. But whether it was rubber or rubber, they were things that Yang Tianci had never heard of.

"I won't say much about this banana and rubber. Your fifth uncle is back, and he is in charge of Mozhou. I will ask you and see what these two things are."

Speaking of the Five Emperors Uncle, Yang Yichuan remembered that like Xiaoxiang, he was a foodie, but Xiaoxiang would not be fat. The Five Emperors Uncle is a little fat and is very cute when he becomes fat. Even now, when he is middle-aged, he has not changed much.

"The Five Emperors are in Mozhou?"

"yes."

"I wouldn't have had such trouble if I had known that the fifth emperor was in Mozhou. If there was any problem, I would have just contacted the fifth emperor to go directly to the fifth emperor."

"What? Do you have anything else to find your fifth uncle?"

"I sent someone to find this rubber and found Mozhou from Nanzhou. Then I found it."

"Forget it, I won't talk about this anymore, so let's do it first. When your fifth uncle comes, I will just ask if it's like this? See if it's what you said."

"Well, you have so many other things, a collection of poems, about festivals, commercial taxes, and more about compulsory education."

Anyway, there is a lot of content, even if there is a little, it is an article, and if there is too much, it can be considered a book. Yang Tianci is also very patient and looks carefully. Of course, now he just looks at it and understands it. He cannot make a decision immediately. Many things need to be put into the court to discuss, such as the festivals proposed by Yang Yichuan, and compulsory education, which one is not a big deal?

"After reading the gift you gave me, there is nothing that makes me worry-free except this collection of poems."

"The father is in a high position, so he naturally has to consider the people. It is more appropriate to leave the free and easy things to me."

"Yes, since I took the throne, it is indeed rare to be free and easy. It is naturally the best for you to have this idea. Being a free and easy prince is also a good choice in the future."

"Father, you are in your prime now. Are you planning to choose one among Brother Yize and Brother Wu?"

When Yang Tianci saw that Yang Yichuan had no hesitation, he asked, but he did not intend to answer, "Do you have ideas too? If you want to have ideas?"

"Don't, Father, don't put me in the inspection. I still like to be free and easy. If it weren't for the knowledge taught by a strange man, I wanted to do something, benefit the people, and share my worries with my father. I would rather bask in the sun every day, eat something delicious, stroll around and have fun."

"You said you have grown up, but you just don't want to take responsibility. You are far worse than your two brothers."

"Father, I'm not happy if you say that. Haven't I already taken on a large part of the responsibility? These gifts are definitely helpful to the court, and I am also actively building Xihe City. When it's more convenient, I will take my family around the country and the south of Dawei."

"Forget it, I won't talk about you anymore. Your cannons and muskets are ready. After a few days, the vassal kings will return to Beijing and let them and the generals see it."

"Don't worry, Father, you're ready long ago. As long as you need it, I can send someone to show it."

"Okay, it's almost noon before I know it. Should I stay and have dinner together?"

"Don't, Father, after I'm back to Beijing, I haven't met my good brothers yet?"

"I'm so playful, I'm almost going to get married. I'm still so playful, which is not good."

"Yes, yes, so Father, let me play for a while while I can still play."

"Okay, okay, go. Remember to find some time to see your brothers and sisters, and don't just spend time outside playing."

"Yes, Father, I'm going now. They sent someone to tell me early in the morning and said they would invite me to a big meal at noon."

Seeing that Yang Yichuan was innocent and lively, Yang Tianci felt much more relieved when he saw that he had no desire to compete for the throne. Although there were fewer fights after the Dawei Dynasty, people's hearts were unpredictable, and Yang Tianci still did not want to get his favorite son into trouble.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!