Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 64 Qianzhou is short of money again
Chapter 82 Qianzhou is short of money again
The Western Turks had a fight with Datang, but in the end it was Gao Changguo who was unlucky.

Although Qu Wentai sent people to Chang'an City to find Li Shimin to get back together afterwards.

However, how can the broken mirror be reunited, Li Shimin ignored Gaochang State, and instead appointed Hou Junji as the general manager of the Jiaohe Road Marching Army, leading an army of [-] to crusade.

As a result, Qu Wentai was frightened to death before the person arrived.

Gaochang Kingdom surrendered, but Hou Junji ignored their surrender documents and still ordered the massacre of the city.

Afterwards, Hou Junji was demoted, which was also the reason for his rebellion.

So now, Gaochang Kingdom has become one of the territories of the Tang Dynasty, under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate.

From this point of view, it seems that it is not impossible to overcome these two difficulties?
Li Chengqian squeezed his chin, and Li Shimin ordered that the time for the conquest of Goguryeo was to be determined, but if nothing unexpected happened, it should be from the end of this year to the beginning of next year.

In history, Li Shimin's expedition this time was not a failure, but it was not a success either.

In the beginning, the Tang army was in full swing, taking over a dozen cities including Liaodong and Baiyan, and went straight to the strategically important city of Anshi.

If Anshi can be captured, the rest of the cities will lose their barriers and become vulnerable.

However, due to the desperate resistance of the defenders, the Tang army failed to conquer it.

After that, the weather became colder and colder, coupled with the penetration into the enemy's belly, resulting in a delay in transporting food, so Li Shimin had to withdraw his troops.

So although he failed to destroy Goguryeo, he caused a serious psychological shadow on Goguryeo.

But for Li Shimin, if he can't hold this tiny place, it will be a failure.

So he learned from the pain, accumulated strength, and prepared to destroy Goguryeo in one go.

However, before setting off, Li Shimin died of illness, and the attack plan had to be stopped...

Perhaps Goguryeo is the regret of Li Shimin's life, and in the end he can only carry this regret and die with hatred.

Thinking that Li Shimin was kind to him, Li Chengqian directly raised his pen, and wrote the letter in a hurry.

After finishing writing, he yelled out the door: "Come here!"

A Wei soldier walked in, bowed and said, "Your Highness!"

Li Chengqian handed the letter to him and said: "Send the letter to Chang'an City...It's best to hand it to His Majesty, just say it's the king's intention!"

Now he is the king of Qian, although he has not returned to Chang'an, but it is no problem to send a letter to Li Shimin.

After sending out the letter, Li Chengqian sat on the chair, looked at himself in the bronze mirror, and gradually, he couldn't help but be infatuated.

"Lao Li, Lao Li, I really envy you!"

"With a son who is as handsome as I am, and resourceful..."

"Your Highness, don't be intoxicated yet!"

Just when Li Chengqian was intoxicated with himself, a very inappropriate voice thought of it, which directly interrupted Li Chengqian's fantasy.

Taking a closer look, it turned out to be Yang Chen.

"Why, I have worked so hard for so long, can't I still be intoxicated?"

Li Chengqian bulged his eyes and even put his legs on the table.

Yang Chen: "..."

After two wry smiles, he continued to speak: "Your Highness, don't get intoxicated, I will take you to a place first."

"What are you doing?" Li Chengqian stood up and looked at him warily.

I don't know why, but now he has a strange feeling of abducting little loli.

Meaningless, he is that little loli...

"You come."

Yang Chen led Li Chengqian out of the study room, turned around on the long corridor, and finally arrived at the central area of ​​the Governor's Mansion.

This place is very hidden, but also very hidden.

Because it is the treasury of the prince's mansion, all the money of the prince's mansion is put in it.

Seeing Yang Chen bring himself to the warehouse, Li Chengqian was a little puzzled.

During this time, the demand for coal stoves and briquettes is increasing, as well as ice cream, because the weather is getting hotter, so the business is also booming.

After Li Chengqian handed over the ice-making formula to Yu Shui and the others, their business quickly spread to other counties.

Adding up several kinds of businesses, there can be nearly a hundred in a month. If you go in for a few months, the warehouse must be full, right?

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian grinned, feeling very comfortable in his heart.

Who would think too much of money?
However, he was still a little puzzled, "Yang Changshi, what are you trying to do by bringing me to this warehouse?"

"You'll know just by looking at it."

After Yang Chen finished speaking, he took out the key to the warehouse, and opened the door.

Then, the two stepped through the gate.

Yang Chen slowly lit the oil lamp hanging on the wall. Although the light of the oil lamp was dim, it was enough to illuminate the narrow room.

When he saw the situation inside clearly, the smile on Li Chengqian's face instantly froze, and he stared blankly at the warehouse, silent.

Yang Chen understood his expression very well, shook his head slightly bitterly, and said, "Your Highness, this is what I want you to see."

"... "

The corner of Li Chengqian's mouth twitched, feeling that his whole body had been hollowed out, "Bie Yang, where is... the money?"

Yang Chen closed his eyes in despair, "Your Highness, you spent more than 2000 taels on the village interconnection cooperative before."

"Afterwards, we vigorously renovated the houses in Qianzhou. Such a huge project cost several thousand taels, and tens of thousands of people's expenses..."

"Anyway, the warehouse can't make ends meet now, if this continues, we'll all have to drink the northwest wind!"

"... "

Li Chengqian patted his forehead with a headache. Although the previous series of reforms were implemented very well, the cost was huge.

There were nearly ten thousand taels of silver in the treasury, just like that, they were gone.

Nearly [-] taels of silver... If you use a horse-drawn carriage to load it, it will take about [-] vehicles.

That's what he worked hard for several months, trying every means to cheat and abduct from the rich.

There were only a few copper coins left in the mountains of silver coins, and Li Chengqian felt distressed and wanted to die.

Yang Chen seemed to have seen his thoughts, patted his shoulder lightly, and said, "Your Highness, do you have the urge to die?"

"Um…"

Li Chengqian nodded reflexively, and then realized instantly, "How do you know?"

Yang Chen pursed his lips, his expression was particularly ugly, "Because before I stepped down from office, I had the same thoughts as you."

"... "

...

There are only two things that people suffer the most.

One is that the money is still there, but the people are gone.

The second thing is that the people are still there, but the money is gone.

Now Li Chengqian is going through one of the most painful things.

Money is going too fast, like a tornado, I can't think anymore, I can't think anymore...

Ah, but I can't help but want to...

Back in the study, Li Chengqian clutched his head in pain.

My mind is like playing a movie, constantly showing what happened in the past.

Coal stoves, briquettes, ice cream...

These never-before-seen things really made Li Chengqian a lot of money.

As a result, nearly half a year of hard work was wasted in just a few months.

Without money, Li Chengqian feels that the whole world has no sense of security.

Especially the tens of thousands of people in Qianzhou still need him to spend money.

The finances are in an economic crisis. If it is not resolved in time, let alone whether the project can be started smoothly, I am afraid that even the people's food will become a big problem.

Yang Chen also knew that money was the most difficult thing to solve, so he resolutely threw this problem to Li Chengqian.

Who told him to be the boss of Qianzhou? Besides, Yang Chen believed in Li Chengqian's method of collecting money. Since the warehouse can be filled with the first time, I believe the second time will be fine...

(End of this chapter)