Datang Almighty Dad

Chapter 36
In the Hall of Taiji, the civil and military ministers were gathering at the court, and the urgent battle report was sent back eight hundred miles to the north. The Turkic army from the north had gone south, and Jieli led an army of 20 from the grassland to invade the Tang Dynasty.

Hearing this news, everyone, including Li Er, panicked.

Because the Xuanjia Army has only been dispatched for five days, based on the distance of footsteps, I am afraid that these thousands of soldiers will directly collide with Xieli's army, not to mention whether the entire army will be wiped out. Anyway, the original plan may not work. up.

"The Turks are attacking, what's your plan?" Li Er asked.

No one spoke, neither civil nor military is optimistic about it this time, but morale cannot be lost. Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and said loudly: "The last general invites the battle. Although the Turks have 20 soldiers and horses, they are not familiar with the terrain when they go south. We still have one In a month's time, we still have time to gather troops to resist, and the only thing we worry about is the logistics supply."

Li Er nodded and said: "The pharmacist's words are right, Fang Qing, in terms of logistics?"

Fang Xuanling groaned in his heart, bravely stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty, and at most, at most, we can only provide food for a [-] army to fight for two months."

two months?Obviously not.

In this day and age, there are wars that can take as short as a few months or as long as a few years. Two months seems like a drop in the bucket and useless.

Getting up from the dragon chair, Li Er paced back and forth for a while, and then slapped the table: "If you don't have enough soldiers, continue to gather troops. If you don't have enough food, then raise food. I've decided—to collect food from the big households!"

Collect food from big households?
As soon as these words came out, the whole court was shocked. Everyone knew that this was not an easy task, no, to be precise, it was an offending matter.

Even if the imperial court uses the name of resisting foreign humiliation and raising food and soldiers, in the final analysis, it still takes meat from the mouths of big households. Most of the big households in the world don't care how dangerous the country is. As long as the country does not perish, what does the country's war have to do with us?Resisting foreign thieves is a matter of the imperial court, but we are required to pay?What does the treasury do?
When the emperor came to power, the first thing he did was to offend others, and the civil servants couldn't help complaining.

In fact, most people, including Li Er, knew that collecting grain from large households would be difficult on the one hand, and the effect would not be very good on the other.Because the other party will conceal the report and hide it, you can't send troops to grab food, right?

Li Er, who had gone to court, felt depressed and remembered something, so he went out of the palace and came to Li Yuanying's tavern.

Because old Li Yuan was in the store, Li Er was in line with the parent-child tavern restrictions.

"I heard that the northern Turks really went south?" Old Li Yuan asked proactively.

Li Er nodded, sighed and said: "That's right, fifth younger brother knows things like a god, it's a pity that Xuanjia Army, this time I'm afraid it will be dangerous.

Father, where is the fifth brother? "

Li Yuan pointed to the back and said: "The shopkeeper Hu next door brought the child, and the two of them were chatting behind. Regardless of them, you look sad, did you come here for something?"

"Father Huang Huiyan, there is something that I don't understand, please give me advice. At the beginning, we raised troops in Jinyang and invaded Chang'an all the way. Later, the number of soldiers and horses increased. How did we solve the problem of food and grass? It was the eldest brother who did it at the beginning, so My servant doesn't quite understand." Li Er asked for advice.

Recalling the past, Li Yuan sighed, "How else can we solve it? Although force is the most important thing in troubled times, there is only one word for those high-ranking households with money and food in their hands-borrow!"

"What? It was borrowed? That's not right. Since it was borrowed, when did you pay it back? Why has Erchen never heard of it?" Li Er was puzzled.

The muscles on Li Yuan's face twitched a few times, with a pained look on his face, "It's Jian Jiancheng who borrowed money and food from Wu Xing Qiwang, only the two of us know the details.

To be precise, it was the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs who put the treasure on me, Li Tang. In the end, they got it right, and the world belongs to us.

As for why we didn't bring it back, it was the other side's concession. Since we won the world, they sent people over to destroy the IOU in person, but this is not an allegiance, but an invitation for credit. Let the Li family remember that we will always owe them a favor . "

It was so!
Li Er understood, "No wonder, no wonder this group of people are so domineering. It is not an exaggeration to say that they secretly control the court situation. It turns out that it is like this. We have shortcomings in their hands."

Li Yuan waved his hands and said: "The five surnames and Qiwang are a thousand-year-old family. The power has already spread all over the government and the public, and they have arrogant capital. This is just one of them. Later, they fully supported your elder brother. The purpose is the same. This matter is your elder brother If you come forward to do it, let him take the position, it will be easier to control than you, maybe they know that you are a natural commander, and they don't have the confidence to control you."

Li Erzhong slammed his fist on the table, and said in a hateful voice: "Wolf ambition! The world we worked so hard to build is to serve as their puppets? Sooner or later, I will get rid of this gang of evils."

Li Yuan opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything after all.

Li Er saw it clearly, and said directly: "Father, you don't have to worry about it. Although my Li family relies on the money and food they give to become powerful, this is not the reason why they can control the court. One yard is worth one yard. What the Li family owes them, I Will pay it back, after paying it off, it will be the day of liquidation.”

Patting his son on the shoulder, Li Yuan said, "Erlang, thank you for your hard work."

At this moment, Li Yuanying, who was chatting in the backyard, came out with Shopkeeper Hu. Shopkeeper Hu thanked them all the way, but Li Yuanying insisted on sending them out.

"Shopkeeper Li, I'm sorry. If it weren't for this prison disaster, I'm afraid Hu's grocery store would have been smashed up. It was a misunderstanding. Thank you before it's too late. How can I blame you? You, shopkeeper Li, are my home." great benefactor."

Li Er was at a loss, but the old Li Yuan lived in the tavern, and he knew in his heart that this shopkeeper Hu was really lucky. He never knew each other, and with Goro's friendship, his business would get better and better in the future. .

"Second brother is here? Is it for dinner? Wait a moment, I'll make some preparations, let's eat together at noon." Seeing Li Er, Li Yuanying said enthusiastically.

It was a rare opportunity to get in touch with this miraculous fifth brother, Li Er was of course happy, so he stayed for dinner together.

During the meal, old Li Yuan skillfully took care of his little granddaughter Doudou. Li Er talked about state affairs with Li Yuanying, and he was full of bitterness. He had just ascended the throne, and the northern barbarians were cold-hearted. This emperor is too difficult.

Li Yuanying also frowned after listening, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Is it just a matter of money and food? What about military strength?"

Ok?
The fifth brother asked what this was?
Li Er was stunned for a moment, Li Yuan pushed Li Er with a smile, and reminded: "Maybe your fifth brother can help you solve the problem of money and food?"

"Really? Fifth brother, the problem of military strength is not a big problem. My Tang Dynasty can gather an army of [-], which is enough to resist the barbarians in the north. Now we are short of money and food, and the national treasury is empty. It can only support two months of war." Li Eryi Fifty-ten explains the situation.

(End of this chapter)