I didn’t travel through time, but I was the master of ancient beauties

Soon Li Shimin in Chang'an, Kyoto, received the news that Mr. Chen must have something serious to do if he wanted to see him. Li Shimin quickly summoned the Qianniu Guards to escort him out of the palace.

Li Shimin summoned 800 thousand guards and left the capital Chang'an from the south gate. Chen Chu's team was not far from Chang'an. Li Shimin led the team to speed up.

It didn’t take three hours to meet Chen Chu’s team. Good guy, Chen Chu’s team has now become a large force. There are nearly a thousand horses alone, and there are many carriages.

Chen Chu had snatched them all from the horse bandits. The carriage was filled with gold, silver, jewelry and various valuables. Chen Chu stood on the carriage and saw a group of people coming from the north.

Judging from the service, it was obvious that they were the Qianniu Guards beside Emperor Li Shimin. Mr. Li arrived. Chen Chu ordered the team to stop and rest. The fourteenth lady of the class prepared a small wooden table.

He also used charcoal fire to boil a pot of tea. Chen Chu sat in the woods and waited for Mr. Li. After a while, the Qianniu Guards cavalry arrived in front of the woods and rested on the spot.

Mr. Li was wearing a long green gown, a white jade hairpin on his head, and a riding crop in his hand. He stepped forward and cupped his hands.

Mr. Chen, please come and be safe. We meet again!

Li Shimin walked over with a smile on his face. Chen Chu raised his hand,

Sit down and talk, don't be polite!

Li Shimin laughed,

Then it would be better to obey my orders than to be respectful!

Li Shimin sat opposite Chen Chu. The Qianniu Guard behind him stood on guard 30 meters away. The women of Qiankun Gate were also watching here 30 meters away.

Li Shimin took a sip of tea.

I wonder what Mr. Chen is looking for? I would like to hear the details below!

Chen Chu also took a sip of tea.

Along the way, I discovered a problem, which is that the Tang Dynasty is short of food. There are droughts in many places. Farmers have no harvest. Years of wars have led to a significant reduction in the population.

In order to create a prosperous Tang Dynasty, the first thing is to have endless food, the second thing is to have a certain base of population, and the third thing is to develop the economy.

If you don’t have these three things, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty will be postponed for who knows how many years. What I’m talking about is just practical information and I’m not being secretive. I really want to help you!

Li Shimin's eyes lit up. These three problems were also a headache for Li Shimin. Li Shimin wanted to create a million soldiers and destroy the northern barbarians, but he did not have the population to support a million soldiers.

There is also the problem of drought. Years of drought and natural disasters have continued, and the national treasury has been depleted. However, this natural disaster cannot be prevented by human power.

There is also the need to develop the economy. Now Datang has a hostile relationship with its neighboring countries. They are basically closed to the outside world and there is no trade. Li Shimin knows that this is not good for the development of Datang.

But the reality cannot be changed. Li Shimin has the intention of going to the north, but now the national power of the Tang Dynasty does not allow Li Shimin to go to the north, and there are not enough conditions for the northern expedition!

When Li Shimin heard Mr. Chen mention these three points, that is, there are countermeasures, his eyes lit up and his face looked happy.

I would like to hear Mr. Chen explain my doubts!

Chen Chu nodded, stretched out a finger,

The first thing to solve is economic development. Now you have to support the Turkic Ashinadur to seize the throne of Khan, so that you can open the trade route with the north.

You can sell the tea leaves, silk, salt, porcelain, iron pots and iron kettles from the south to the Turkic country, and exchange them for horses, cattle, sheep, furs, and cream products.

These things are materials needed by both sides. This business is easy to do. You only need to collect customs duties at the border. You can also encourage Turkic merchants to do business in Datang.

As long as they invest a large amount of gold and silver in the Tang Dynasty, the economic construction of the Tang Dynasty will be accelerated. Using foreign gold and silver to build the Tang Dynasty is, in our words, attracting investment!

Li Shimin nodded, frowned, and muttered,

Attract investment?