Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 343 Undercurrent, No Money

As Shu An plunged headlong into the study of gunpowder, the whole of Chang'an was also undercurrents.

Because Li Shimin has already acted, it can be said that Li Shimin is very excited when he mentions sending troops to the grassland.

He called his confidants for several days in succession in order to formulate a complete plan, and this time the main force fell on Xue Rengui unexpectedly.

Of course, it's not that the other princes didn't fight, but because of surprise.

If you want to know about the mobilization of soldiers and horses in other places, then Xieli must be aware of it.

On the contrary, this new army has not been established for a long time, and even now many people do not know about it.

If you march carefully, you will definitely be able to surprise the Turks.

Of course, there is also the result that Xue Rengui first proposed before, which can be regarded as a reward.

"Rengui, this time I also made a big decision."

After all the ministers left, Li Shimin deliberately left Xue Rengui behind and said quietly.

You must know that Li Shimin didn't just want to set a trap for Jieli, but he wanted to send troops directly to the grassland after the Turkic plunder failed.

It is Li Shimin's idea to directly defeat the Turks in one fell swoop, so the success or failure of Xue Rengui's first step determines many things.

If Xue Rengui doesn't achieve much results, then maybe the plan will change.

"The minister will live up to His Majesty's love!"

Xue Rengui's eyes flickered and he said firmly, he also knew the importance of this time.

The two monarchs and ministers said a lot of words, on the one hand, it was the emperor's move to calm down.

It can be said that Li Shimin this time is to deepen Xue Rengui's loyalty.

Now Xue Rengui is no exception, and Li Shimin's blood boiled with enthusiasm.

In terms of ability, Xue Rengui is definitely top-notch, but in terms of emotional intelligence, it is now considered a blemish.

If it was Changsun Wuji, then he would know His Majesty's inner thoughts at the first time, and estimate how many fluctuations there are in his heart.

It wasn't until almost dusk that Li Shimin asked Xue Rengui to be sent away.

Obviously Xue Rengui could not stay in Chang'an for a few days, the reason is very simple, it is already autumn.

If it is in late autumn or before winter, then the alien race will inevitably go south to plunder.

So this also requires Xue Rengui's new army to also start, otherwise the time will definitely not catch up.

After sending Xue Rengui away, Li Shimin couldn't help showing a hint of satisfaction on his face.

Undoubtedly, Xue Rengui's attitude made him very satisfied. Facing those old foxes, Li Shimin couldn't get any advantage.

On the contrary, in Xue Rengui, Li Shimin found a long-lost sense of accomplishment.

"Unfortunately, if Chengqian is at Xue Rengui's age, I don't know what will happen?"

Li Shimin murmured softly, it is obvious that there is harm only when there is a contrast, thinking of his son who is not up to date, this emperor feels a little gloomy in his heart.

You must know that Xue Rengui is only four years older than Li Chengqian. Thinking of his brilliance four years later, it is obvious that Li Shimin doesn't think he can be as good as Xue Rengui.

"Perhaps there is some hope in Qingque's words."

A soft murmur came from the darkness, but it was a pity that this voice was destined to be impossible to spread.

Otherwise, it will definitely cause a storm that sweeps the entire court.

At the same time, when Xue Rengui returned to the mansion, Laifu had already been waiting for a long time.

It was mainly because of the matter of Su Lie and others before, and because of Du Yun's relationship, it was difficult for Shu Kuanghu to come forward.

Shu An was busy making gunpowder, and only Lai Fu was the right candidate.

"It's great that Coach Su is coming."

After Xue Rengui heard the butler's words, a gleam of joy appeared on his face and he said.

Although most of the candidates for the new army had little to do with Xue Rengui, it was still very easy for Xue Rengui to squeeze in one or two people.

Not to mention that this is Su Lie, Xue Rengui knows everything, this person is exactly what the new army needs now.

Of course, Xue Rengui also smiled wryly at Shu Kuanghu's rejection.

Because even if Shu Kuanghu is in the army, he can be counted as a strong general, but Xue Rengui is already very satisfied to get Su Lie.

"Thank you teacher this time."

After understanding the cause and effect, Xue Rengui did not forget the role of his teacher in it.

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As time went by, except for a few people, no one knew that Xue Rengui's new army had secretly started heading towards the border town in batches.

Similarly, the number of vehicles transporting grain and grass throughout Chang'an couldn't help but increase. Of course, if you didn't observe carefully, you wouldn't notice this abnormality at all.

Of course, even if this abnormality is found, Li Shimin will not find any big moves.

The autumn night is getting cooler, but at this time the palace is brightly lit.

Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and other ministers gathered together, but at this time they all looked a little ugly.

"What, the treasury is out of money so soon?"

Especially this emperor's expression was very gloomy at this time, even Li Shimin didn't expect that he would run out of money so soon.

"Your Majesty, because this incident was too sudden, the treasury did not prepare much money."

Changsun Wuji was the first to explain aloud, you must know that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass have gone first.

If a war is to be fought, Datang must prepare at least two months in advance.

Because now that the Tang Dynasty is full of waste, there are many places to spend money. The purpose of these two months is to squeeze out a sum of money from the national treasury for sending troops.

However, this time suddenly, there was no time to prepare at all, and even Changsun Wuji had some helplessness on his face.

Because even he didn't expect that the Ministry of Households would not be able to allocate any money, and finally the ball was kicked back to the emperor.

"My lord grandson is right."

"Your Majesty, because of the dispatch of troops, winter must also be taken into account. Whether it is food or warm things, it must be prepared."

Du Ruhui also said, this time they have a common position on money.

Since the treasury has no money, then we can count on this emperor to take the money.

However, as the two talked, Li Shimin's complexion became even more ugly, because he seemed to have seen the thoughts of the auxiliary machine and others.

It is to let him pay, and now it can be said that it has to be done.

But the key point is that Li Shimin is really poor. Most of his money was used to buy food because he trained elite soldiers before.

Although a lot of money was earned because of the Cuju field, it was because of the food for the soldiers and the subsidy for the poor that had been ordered before.

In fact, Li Shimin has already overdrafted a large part of his money. Of course, Li Shimin still doesn't know the concept of overdraft.

At this time Li Shimin was really poor, even this emperor didn't know where to make a lot of money for a while.

Chapter 344 Emperor's Bitterness, Gap

"I also don't have much money in private."

Facing these three gazes, Li Shimin couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face.

You must know that as an emperor, Li Shimin generally would not expose his shortcomings, let alone admit defeat as a courtier.

However, this time, Li Shimin did not hide anything at all, but admitted that he could not spend so much money.

Because according to Changsun Wuji and others, at least hundreds of thousands of money will be spent, not to mention post-war rewards and the like.

These are also a large amount of money, and it is naturally impossible for Li Shimin to spend all the money in his hands.

At this time, Changsun Wuji and the other three also showed a trace of astonishment on their faces, as if they did not expect this emperor to answer like this.

But since he answered in this way, it also proves one thing, that is, this majesty may not be able to spend so much money.

"Your Majesty, if there is no money, then sending troops to the grassland will be greatly reduced."

Fang Xuanling said with a bitter expression, because once it entered the winter, there would be no enough warm things, and the heavy snow would be Datang's enemy.

Then at that time, I don't know what changes will happen, because no one can guarantee that this war will end before the cold winter.

And according to the inference, this is also impossible, because the Turks still have considerable strength.

Even now that the Eastern Turks are falling apart, Xieli is still a person not to be underestimated.

What Fang Xuanling could think of, the three people present could also think of, but they all looked very worried.

Obviously bothered by this, and if they had been given more time, it wouldn't have been the case at all.

"First estimate how much money you need."

In the end, Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, if this opportunity was missed, even this emperor would be very unwilling.

Not to mention that Xieli was the emperor's deepest hatred, and he would never let go of such a situation.

And once and for all, beat Xieli to death once, instead of waiting for revenge in the future.

Especially after hearing Yafu's plan before, Li Shimin didn't want to drag Jieli for so long.

"Ok!"

Seeing that His Majesty expressed his opinion, Changsun Wuji and the other three could only trust this His Majesty now.

Because this emperor was the only one who could raise a lot of money in a short period of time, the three of them also did not hesitate to report the estimated results as soon as possible.

Now time is very precious, and they cannot be wasted. After all, the army has already set out, and they can't let it come back.

It is impossible for Li Shimin to do such a stupid thing if the order is changed day by day.

Although the night fell, it actually prevented many people from falling asleep, including Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin and others.

Before dawn, Li Shimin had already woken up, his eyes were faintly red, it was obvious that his work was not peaceful last night.

"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson and others have estimated the money overnight."

Not long after waking up, the eunuch Wang De at the side had already started to report the matter, and he didn't dare to hesitate.

Because His Majesty had told him long ago that he would be notified as soon as there was news about the estimate, and Wang De would report immediately after the emperor woke up.

There were also sheets of statistics papers full of quantities, and Li Shimin also did not hesitate to read them immediately.

"what?"

However, the emperor couldn't help but whispered, with a hint of surprise in his words, and his complexion was also not good.

The reason is that the final count of money has reached 50 guan, which has far exceeded Li Shimin's budget.

If it is 20 million words, then Li Shimin can still get it out by gritting his teeth.

But this is 50 guan, not a small amount, and it may not be enough to sell him.

But the list above the list, even Li Shimin didn't think there was anything that could be deleted.

For example, weapons and armor, if you know that the new army has eliminated these things before, they can basically only be used for training.

Now that it is time to go to the battlefield, do you need to replace it with a new one? Naturally, it is necessary. Naturally, it is impossible to save these things.

"Where did I get so much money!"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, with a trace of unwillingness in his words.

Wang De on the side also lowered his head, not daring to look directly at His Majesty, because he is in a bad mood right now.

Of course, Wang De, who has been following Li Shimin, knows why, and why His Majesty is like this, but he is just a little eunuch, there is nothing he can do.

But at this moment, a flash of light suddenly flashed in Wang De's mind. He had no choice, but there was one person who might have a way.

"Your Majesty, can I ask An Xuangong?"

Wang De cautiously sounded out, in his eyes, An Xuangong is a unparalleled wise man, it seems that any problem is not a problem in the hands of An Xuangong.

"Ya father?"

As soon as Wang De's words fell, Li Shimin's eyes froze and he whispered softly, but finally nodded.

You must know that if you are talking about where there is money, then you have to look at a Yafu, because often what seems difficult to him is a simple matter in the hands of Yafu.