The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

"It seems that this matter needs to be discussed carefully." Li Shimin's thinking was in vain.

This matter is really not so simple to settle down.

No matter what purpose you use to go to Fusang, you have to get the silver-producing area in the end, but will the civil servants in the court agree?No one can tell.

Chapter 587 The Holy Spirit Wants to Use Force

On the first day of the new year, it is naturally very lively.

The people in Chang'an City left their homes early in the morning to visit relatives and friends.

However, the County Marquis Mansion at this time was quiet.

After returning to the house very late last night, the whole family slept until three poles in the day.

But at this time, Li Shan, with his family and his mouth, came to the gate of the County Marquis Mansion.

"Father, is this the home of Sister Meier?" Li Shan's youngest daughter, Li Xi, raised her head and asked her father.

"Well, here it is." Li Shan nodded, then got out of the carriage, and knocked on the door.

When the concierge heard that Li Shan's family was coming, he hurriedly welcomed them in, and then went to inform the host's family.

After a long time, Zhong Wen's family got up.

"Brother, did you all go to bed late yesterday?" Li Shan's family waited for a long time before seeing Zhong Wen's family.

"Yesterday, the Holy Majesty left me to talk a lot. It was already midnight when I came back. I didn't expect you to come so early. I'm sorry." Zhong Wen hurriedly apologized to Li Shan's family.

Li Shan's family didn't say anything when they arrived, they just smiled.

Li Shan was on duty yesterday, and after the banquet ended, he also left the shift.

Back home with family.

As for Li Shimin leaving Zhong Wen behind, he didn't know.

"Sister Xi'er, you are so beautiful. Did your father tie it for you?" When Xiao Hua saw Li Xi, she ran over, hugged Xi'er, and pointed at Xi'er's hair. asked.

"Sister Mei'er, Daddy wouldn't tie my hair, it was Aniang who did it for me." Xi'er is a little girl who is less than four years old, and she speaks neatly.

This reminds Zhong Wen of when his little sister was young.

When Xiaohua was four years old, she was more sensible than anyone else.

But after this big year, he became more and more ignorant, and more and more like to make trouble.

And Li Xi in front of her looks a little like Xiao Hua when she was a child.

"Father and mother, please do me a favor. I have something to talk to my junior brother." Zhong Wen looked at his family and talked with Li Shan's family, and pulled Li Shan into his study.

"Brother, do you have anything to order?" Li Shan asked carefully.

"Yesterday, the Holy Majesty left me behind. I told the Holy Majesty about the production of silver in Guandi Fusang. It is estimated that the Holy Majesty will gather all the ministers to discuss the matter in the near future. You are in the court, pay more attention." Zhong Wen said directly.

"Fusang produces silver?" Li Shan was a little puzzled.

"There is a place in Fusang whose silver production is frighteningly high. If the envoy of Fusang hadn't disturbed yesterday's banquet, I wouldn't have mentioned it to the sage. In fact..." Seeing that Li Shan was unclear, Zhong Wen started to talk to Li Shan. Li Shan explained.

Following Zhong Wen's explanation, Li Shan finally understood what happened at the night banquet yesterday.

Of course he knew what happened at the banquet last night.

However, he didn't know why his brother wanted to tell the Holy One such important news.

Although the current Tang State is poor, it is not easy to fight on two fronts.

The battle in the Western Regions will definitely not stop.

Unless the war in the Western Regions is stopped and tens of thousands of people are dispatched to Fusang, Tang will inevitably fall into this quagmire.

As for what decision Li Shimin will make, the two brothers and sisters cannot predict at all.

"Brother, I will pay attention to this matter. Could it be that you are interested in Fusang?"

"There are some things that I can't tell you right now, but Fusang Kingdom does have what I need." Zhong Wen responded.

It's just that Zhong Wen didn't fully tell Li Shan the truth.

Zhong Wen will definitely go to Fusang country once.

Zhong Wen is not interested in the matter of the silver mine.

What he is interested in are the three kinds of medicinal herbs produced in Fusang country.

This is not available in China, so for Fusang Kingdom, Zhong Wen can't do without going.

On the booklet that the old camel handed him, there are three kinds of medicinal herbs about the Fusang Kingdom recorded, and these three kinds of medicinal herbs are all about healing internal injuries.

As for when to go, Zhong Wen has no time at the moment.

It is impossible for Zhong Wen to leave until the affairs of the Western Regions are over.

"Brother, if you need my help, just ask." Although Li Shan didn't understand why Zhong Wen went to Fusang, he thought there must be a reason.

At this time, in the palace city, Li Shimin was talking to Empress Changsun.

"Erlang, in the past few days, I have taken the pills sent by Zhong Shaobao, and my asthma has eased a lot, and my body is very light." Empress Changsun told Li Shimin about the medicine.

However, at this time, Li Shimin was still thinking about the money of Fusang Kingdom.

Hearing his wife's words, he quickly responded: "It's good if it works. When I'm free, I'll find Jiushou to refine some for you, so that your illness can be alleviated."

"Erlang, what's the matter with you? I'm absent-minded. Didn't Zhong Shaobao mention the dosage instructions? These two bottles of medicine are temporarily a course of treatment, and the two bottles of medicine are enough for me to take for three months. After three months It must be stopped." Seeing that her husband was not listening to her, Empress Changsun frowned tightly, knowing that she had something on her mind.

"Look at me, Jiushou told me yesterday that there is a land rich in silver in Fusang country, the number of which is more than tens of millions of catties. Because of this, I also have a headache." Seeing his wife say so about him, Li Shimin reacted come over.

"What?!!" Empress Changsun was also surprised by Li Shimin's words.

money.

Everyone wants it.

What's more, she is the eldest grandson queen who is in charge of the inner treasury of the harem.

Although the royal family also has a lot of shops, their names are all under other people's names, otherwise, if there is no income and only rely on the royal family's fields, it will naturally not be able to supply the royal family's expenses.

Tens of millions of catties of silver, if it is placed in the palace, it will take up a lot of space to put it.

Empress Changsun's eyes were shining brightly, and she really couldn't figure out why so much money was in Fusang instead of Tang.

After a long time, Empress Changsun asked Li Shimin, "Erlang, what are your plans?"

The place is in Fusang, so it must be the use of weapons.

Although the Tang Kingdom is vast and rich in resources, the matter of money and money has stumped the emperor in front of him.

"I haven't made up my mind yet, but it is inevitable to send someone to Fusang. If I can't come in the open, I can only come in secret." Li Shimin was a little afraid to make up his mind.

The war in the Western Regions can be delayed or not.

But if it is not delayed, the road to trade in the Western Regions will inevitably be blocked by the countries of the Western Regions.

But the matter of the Fusang silver mine is too important, which makes Li Shimin really don't know how to make a decision.

The first day of the Lunar New Year, which was supposed to be good, made Li Shimin and his wife so worried that they almost lost their vitality.

However, they were only worried for a while. After all, today is the time for offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple, so there is no room for error.

All the Li family members have to go.

After several days in a row.

Except for Zhong Wen's family who have not been to the palace for the time being, all the teachers and friends in Chang'an have gone there.

This made Zhong Wen feel the joy of New Year's greetings once again.

Although, New Year greetings are not popular in this era.

At most, it's just meeting, saying a few words, giving some gifts or something.

And this gift is usually given by people close to oneself, not everyone has to give it.

Unlike Zhong Wen's family, as long as they come to the door in person, they must go there with a large bag of gifts, which can be regarded as New Year's greetings.

One day, a certain hall in the palace city.

Li Shimin summoned many generals, including Li Jing and Yuchi Jingde among them.

Even Qin Qiong, who was recuperating at home, was summoned.

In the hall, everyone is a military general, even the current sage Li Shimin is also a military general.

Not even a shadow of civil servants was seen.

However, the news that Li Shimin summoned these generals must not escape the eyes of those civil servants.

The hall was very lively just now.

But as soon as Li Shimin's words fell, all the generals fell silent.

Even Yuchi Jingde, who had the loudest voice, was shocked there.

"Look, this is the map of the silver mines drawn in the nine poems. Its location is near the sea, so it is convenient for us to do things, but at present, there are very few ships in our Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin once again asked Zhong Wen to Li Shan The map handed over was released.

The drawings are very detailed.

It can be said that even the mountains are well-painted and have their logos.

As long as people who can read and write can recognize where the places drawn on this map are.

Zhong Wen even marked out the distance.

Starting from Hai'an County, Danluo is thousands of miles away, and then Tsushima.

Of course, Zhong Wen even marked some small islands, but the specific locations can only be drawn based on the memory he has learned.

"Zhong Shaobao even drew the map, which can be regarded as saving a lot of trouble." When Li Shimin took out the map, the generals were so happy that they couldn't find the north.

As generals, their mission is to protect the frontiers of the Tang State and keep the people in one side safe. If there is any invasion by foreign enemies, they will fight back.

As for the matter of territory or property, as generals, they all want to fight for the country, open up territories for the country, and become the brave champions of the three armies.

Everyone gathered around and checked the location drawn on the map.

The location of the silver mine is very close to the sea.

This made these generals even more impatient.

Tens of millions of catties, what kind of figure is this? At least, they have never seen so much money.

The problem is silver, not copper coins.

"I called you here today to ask, is this feasible? How can it be done? How can we get through the matter of the Western Regions?" Seeing the excitement on everyone's faces, Li Shimin hurriedly asked.

"As long as the Holy Majesty issues an order, I, Yuchi, will be the first to go." Yuchi Jingde was most interested in these things.

Whether it's money or war, it can make him very excited, not to mention logging in to another country, which is not as boring as he was in Chang'an.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that all the courtiers discuss this matter together. We warriors alone can't think of a good solution for such a big matter." Li Jiyan said.

Without the participation of civil servants, they probably wouldn't be able to come up with any good ideas.

Even if something can be negotiated, it will not be able to hide from the civil servants in the end.

This is an interest, and it is an interest of tens of millions of catties of silver.

If such a matter really explodes in the court, the final result will be that everyone wants to get a share of it.

Even people from aristocratic families and clans will jump out.

After Li Shimin heard the words, he also knew what to do.

In fact, he had already thought up the plan, but he needed more people to participate.

On the contrary, it was Zhong Wen, Li Shimin was also thinking about this matter, if it was successful, Zhong Wen should take a certain percentage of it, after all, this matter was caused by Zhong Wen.

Chapter 588 Disagreement Under Secret Discussion

The matter was too big, so Li Shimin had to summon Fang Xuanling and others to come together.

With many civil servants in it, this matter is like a court meeting.

However, there is no figure of Zhong Wen among them.