He ​​followed Li Shimin back to the city, but they just went back to the city together. It was impossible for him to return to the palace after he had already opened a palace, so after entering the city, the two parted ways soon.

Li Shimin returned to the palace, while Li Ming returned to Prince Wei's Mansion.

It’s just that I haven’t waited for his butt to get hot.

The attendant at the door is here to report.

"Qin Huaidao?"

"Cheng Chuliang?"

I was stunned for a moment, and then I couldn't help but smile.

"Let them in!"

"In addition, tell the kitchen to prepare two, no, four roast ducks."

Li Ming waved his hand, signaling for the two of them to come in.

Soon, Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chuliang were led in.

Just as they entered, a strong fragrance surrounded their noses.

“It smells so good!”

Cheng Chuliang murmured to himself, his eyes a little bright.

Although Qin Huaidao also sniffed, when he saw Li Ming, Qin Huaidao quickly saluted.

And he pulled Cheng Chuliang.

"No need to be polite!"

"Sit down, I'm just preparing to have lunch, so we'll be together!"

Li Ming smiled and spoke.

"This!"

Qin Huaidao and the two were a little embarrassed, but smelling this fragrance, they couldn't say no words of rejection for a while.

"It's just a meal, don't be too formal."

"And you came here because you have something to discuss with me, right?"

Seeing that the two of them were constrained, Li Ming spoke casually.

"Then we are respectful and might as well obey."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Qin Huaidao quickly thanked him.

Then the two sat down.

"You are here to recruit refugees, right?"

Watching the two people sit down, Li Ming asked directly without beating around the bush.

"Yes, Your Highness, I wonder how many refugees your Highness wants to recruit? Is it ten thousand or tens of thousands?"

Listening to Li Ming's inquiry, Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chuliang looked at each other, and it was Qin Huaidao who finally asked.

"Ten thousand, tens of thousands?"

Li Ming shook his head funny.

Seeing Li Ming shaking his head, Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chuliang were a little disappointed.

"Your Highness, you don't mean only a few thousand people!"

Cheng Chuliang couldn't help but speak, his voice a little muffled.

"Listen to what I have to say!"

He spoke angrily.

Then when the two of them calmed down, the words slowly came out.

"What I mean is that if it is possible, I will need an engineering team worth one million!"

Word by word.

Not big.

But the moment they spoke, Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chuliang couldn't help but tremble.

"This!"

Qin Huaidao stood up instantly and looked at Li Ming with wide eyes.

"Millions!"

Cheng Chuliang felt as if his throat was stuck.

"Your Highness, are you kidding me?"

Cheng Chuliang stuttered a little.

"This is no joke."

"Nowadays, the roads in Datang are more than one million feet long. There are many more roads, houses, buildings, and the Grand Canal that need to be built. These all require manpower. How many people are needed?"

"Millions, no, maybe more."

Li Mingyouyou’s answer.

The words are filled with affirmation.

How many people were involved in infrastructure construction in the country in the previous life? Millions? Tens of millions, no, that was tens of millions of people.

Although the current population of the entire Tang Dynasty is only over 20 million, a million-dollar infrastructure is simply a joke.

But he didn’t say it would be one million now.

A million in ten years, a million in a hundred years, it will still be a million.

Just painting a cake.

Of course, bigger is better.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid you can't do this, and the Tang Dynasty may not be able to support it!"

After a while, Qin Huaidao gradually calmed down and spoke with a shake of his head and a sigh.

And his words made Cheng Chuliang gradually calm down.

But I haven’t waited for them to think about it carefully.

Li Ming's words rang out again.

"That's just for now. Now that our Tang Dynasty is rich and powerful, and when it is officially restored, we will recruit 10,000 refugees this year. Next year, I can guarantee that we will recruit no less than 50,000 refugees, and the year after that, we will recruit no less than 100,000 refugees."

The words were long and not loud, but what he said was enough to make Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chuliang tremble again.

Although it has changed from one million to ten thousand, fifty thousand, or one hundred thousand.

But this gave them a greater impact.

Because it has greater credibility.

"Your Highness is serious about what he said!"

Cheng Chuliang couldn't help but ask again.

"Of course it is true. Within this year, we will definitely connect Chang'an to Luoyang, and within twenty years, we will connect the entire Tang Dynasty. This is what I said to my father and was confirmed by my father."

"Do you think my king's words don't mean what he says, or do you think that my father doesn't mean what he says?"

Speak confidently, with words of overwhelming affirmation.

And listening to these words, both of their eyes couldn't help but light up.

Both of them who have built a road once know how much manpower and material resources are needed to build a road that connects the world.

And Li Shimin agreed, which means this thing should be true.

And this undoubtedly made their hearts drop when they mentioned it.

Foreman, they don't care much anymore.

What they care about is how many people they can command.

It won’t be the same as before, 10,000 people will become 2,000 people.

At this moment, Li Ming's answer completely resolved their doubts.

To build so many roads, the manpower required is absolutely massive, if not millions, at least hundreds of thousands.

It is unimaginable what they can learn from such a huge population under their command.

It can also lay a good foundation for them to lead troops in the future.

"Thank you, Your Highness."
To be continued...