Take the mall to Datang

"Meiniang has met Duke Lan, Your Majesty is in a bad mood." Wu Meiniang said softly and secretly.

What happened to Li Shimin's tantrum? Could it be that someone robbed his girlfriend? Yuan Shan complained in his heart, it was just a joke.

Ma He came out of the study, saw Duke Lan and immediately said, "Master Lan, go in, His Majesty is waiting for you."

"What happened?" Yuan Shan asked.

"Duke Lan should go in." Ma He said and left in a hurry.

Seeing that it was a big deal for Ma He to panic, Yuan Shan decided to go in, and Wu Meiniang beside him said softly, "Duke Lan must not offend His Majesty."

Does it sound like a warning? Why does it sound a bit wrong? Yuan Shan walked in without thinking too much.

At this time, Wu Meiniang was very nervous, she didn't know what she was doing, wandering around the door, she wondered if she was worried about Lan Guogong, how could it be possible.

"I have seen Your Majesty." Yuan Shan said rudely.

Li Shimin looked serious, seeing that it was Yuan Shan, he said, "You came just in time, I happened to be looking for you for something."

"I don't know what's the matter with Your Majesty." Yuan Shan asked.

"Hmph, Emperor Fuso really doesn't take me seriously, and he went to war without declaring it. Kyushu Island lost thousands of people, and they were transported to Honshu Island. The paper goods in the metropolis were robbed. This is the battle report I just received. At present, Emperor Fuso has assembled his troops on Honshu Island. The Fuso warship on Shikoku Island attacked Kyushu Island. Taking advantage of the return of Cangzhou, he suddenly attacked. Fortunately, Kyushu Island still has the soldiers left by you and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. They took advantage, Fusang has already issued a letter of credence, and wants to take back Kyushu Island without hesitating to start a war, what are your ideas." Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, the paper trade is the main source of income for the Ministry of Economic Development. If it is ruined in Fusang, it is not worthwhile. I think it can be fought." Yuan Shan said.

Yuanshan is still a war madman in his heart, but he is not. He decided to fight Fusang because of its geographical location. Although the territory is small, it is undeniable that if it is used as a strategic island of the Tang Dynasty, it will be very important for exploring the ocean. Ocean resources are very favorable.

And for the sake of strategic location, Fusang can be used as a docking port for the Datang fleet. Even if there are foreign enemies invading the Datang’s fleet, it can be dispatched at any time. If the strategic deployment is expanded, Ryukyu must also be occupied, including Luzon. The three islands can become the basis for the Datang Navy's hegemony.

"I just experienced a battle with Tubo, and the material consumption is huge. If I start a war with Fusang again, I am afraid that the ministers will say that I am militaristic. The key is that the civil servants want to return Kyushu Island to Fusang." Li Shimin said.

"Absolutely not. Now Kyushu Island is in His Majesty's hands. Our fleet of warships is enough to conquer the small country of Fusang. As long as [-] soldiers arrive at Kyushu Island by boat, they will definitely be able to conquer Fusang with the combat experience of General Tang. The minister insisted. Use troops against Fusang." Yuan Shan said.

Whether to fight or not is not a matter of your words, anyway, where the territory is for nothing, it is there whether you fight or not.

After reading the battle report in Li Shimin's hands, he was about to lose his temper. The paper worth hundreds of thousands of coins was robbed by Emperor Fuso's people. He couldn't let those people go for 10,000+ coins.

"That's true, but mobilizing soldiers, especially naval warfare resources is even more costly." Li Shimin said.

Yuan Shanxin said that it was crying for poverty, but what does crying for poverty have anything to do with me?

It turns out that Li Shimin is a desperate for money, even more stingy than him.

"It seems that Datang's paper supply is insufficient. Recently, the paper can only be sold at a higher price." Yuan Shan said casually.

In Li Shimin's view, the meaning of paper is to defeat the knowledge monopoly of powerful families. The meaning of paper price increase is not so simple.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Guogong and others are asking to see you." Ma He hurried back.

It seemed that the elder Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Minister of the Ministry of War Hou Junji, Lu Guogong Cheng Zhijie and others were about to hold a decision-making meeting, and it seemed that it was not appropriate for him to be here.

"Lan Guogong?" Everyone was very curious. The first minister they saw was Yuan Shan, which was the first time in history.

"Oh, what a coincidence today, I was reporting to His Majesty." Yuan Shan said.

After hearing this, Li Shimin said, "Yuan Shan, why are you here today?"

Li Shimin returned to normal, without any emotional fluctuations, as if nothing happened, Yuan Shanxin said that he is definitely an acting school.

"Return to Your Majesty, the Minister's economic and development department has recently adjusted its personnel, and it still needs your Majesty's permission." Yuan Shan said and handed over the file. When Ma He came back, he didn't have to take the initiative to send it over, which would save trouble.

Li Shimin scanned the same generally, and saw many familiar names, including the children of several university scholars, which solved all the dandies in Datang, but what surprised him was that even Yan Lide's younger brother was among them. The ability of the department cannot be underestimated now.

Take out the emperor's seal and stamp it directly.

Seeing that the matter was done, Yuan Shan wanted to leave, but he didn't seem to let go of his plan when he watched the driver.

Sure enough, after all the people arrived, they began to study the matter of Fusang. It was said that it was a discussion, but it was actually a group of people chatting together. Lu Guogong is a combative person, and his idea is very simple.

Your Majesty Fusang Xiaoguo doesn't pay much attention to Datang, as long as your Majesty says a word, I, Cheng Zhijie, would like to be a pioneer.

Fang Xuanling was more sensible, and immediately said: "Your Majesty's incident this time is indeed the Fusang Kingdom's excessive actions. There was a reason for the incident in Kyushu Island. In this situation, the war was not declared. I thought that Fusang could be cancelled. name of the country."

Yuan Shan was disdainful in his heart, he didn't care about whether the title of Tang vassal state was good or not, and he had to do superficial tricks even if they fought, the literati misled the country.

"Your Majesty, don't we have a fleet? But go to Fusang to deter, so maybe there is no need to go to war. The specific matters can be resolved through negotiations. After all, Kyushu Island is the territory of Fusang, and we can take it slowly. But the loss of paper They must double the compensation." Changsun Wuji said.

Yuan Shan felt that Changsun Wuji's words were to the point, but it was only a temporary solution, not the root cause.

"Yuanshan, Your Majesty needs money to send troops. If the Ministry of Economic Development can contribute, the battle in Fusang will surely be won." Cheng Zhijie said from the side.

"Lu Guogong, the battlefield is changing rapidly. There is no absolute conclusion. It can only be said that the chances of winning are greater. In the end, it depends on the ratio of resources and the number of troops. In addition, the Ministry of Economic Development is currently engaged in business development. There is no extra funds. If there is Do you still need to worry about military expenses?" Yuan Shan asked.

Everyone was chatting, but it was obvious that their attention was all on the topic they just talked about.

Chapter 850

Whoever provoked who, why look at me.

Yuan Shan was a little unnatural. With so much money in the national treasury, he insisted on plucking wool from a sheep. Is it reasonable? Is it reasonable?

But these can only be thought about, and absolutely cannot be said.

"There may be a way to solve the money matter, but I'm afraid that the ministers in the court will target me again." Yuan Shan said aggrievedly.

"Let's hear it, if it's really feasible, I will never let them target you." Li Shimin said.

Everyone was not chatting, they were all listening to what Yuan Shan said.

The scene quietened down instantly, which made Yuan Shan feel a little nervous.

"Only one sentence." Yuan Shan said.

The few people who were paying attention were a little anxious, and Lu Guogong Cheng Zhijie couldn't wait any longer, and said, "Hurry up and talk."

"When the world is prosperous, it's all for profit; when the world is crowded, it's all for profit." Yuan Shan said.

"No more?" Cheng Zhijie asked.

"It's gone." Yuan Shan said.

Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others were lost in thought.

They are all smart people, so they naturally know the meaning of this sentence, but they really don't understand the specific things. What is the mystery of this sentence can solve the military expenditure.

"Lan Guogong, you should talk about it." Changsun Wuji said.

"Profits come and go. If you are short of money, you can find rich people and exchange them with the court's profits. Simply put, if you have money, you can give them whatever they need. Isn't there military expenses?" Yuan Shan said.