I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

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Seeing that Concubine Wei was surprised, Empress Changsun explained:

"Don't worry, sister. It's not a big deal. Just keep some. Otherwise, Shen'er will feel even more disadvantaged. Today, His Majesty fined her another two years of salary. Your Majesty said that Shen'er might not be able to sleep well at night," Queen Changsun said. Cover your face with a smile

"Your Majesty, the Daji Hall warehouse is not big. Now it can no longer hold it. I am going to tell Your Majesty these days. How about you bring some money to the internal fund? Otherwise, what should I do?" said Concubine Wei. To Li Shimin. Eyes full of sincerity. If it were anyone else, Li Shimin would feel like he was showing off.

But he still understood Wei Guifei through several years of contact. Paper mill's 50% bonus. Dividends from company building. There are also gifts from Li Shen every month. Tens of thousands of guan per month. In the past few months, almost [-] yuan have been sent out.

Daji Hall really doesn't have that big a warehouse. Li Shimin looked jealous. Concubine Wei has already borrowed money several times. There are 30 to [-] coins. You can't always ask people to solicit money. As an emperor, it would be embarrassing to always ask for money from his wife.

"Erlang, I think we should build a larger warehouse for Daji Palace in the spring. Otherwise, it would be easy to get stolen if the palace building is used. Besides, Shen'er is filial and goes to the palace several times a month with several cartloads of stuff each time. I There is no shortage of these in the palace. Why don't you just put it into the internal money. Whenever Sister Wei needs it, just ask someone to come to my place to get it." When Empress Changsun saw Concubine Wei looking at her for help, she knew she was not lying.

She also knew that Li Shen came to the palace to deliver things, and she got a copy every time. The unused ones were mostly given away to several children. Especially the East Palace, most of them were given to the East Palace. She knew that Li Chengqian had a hard time. As a prince, he cannot compete with the people for profit and can only rely on his salary.

With that little salary, he has to maintain the expenses of the entire East Palace and cultivate his own talents. I heard from Sizi that the princess almost sold her jewelry several times. She also quietly gave Li Chengqian money from her internal funds. But you can’t give it all the time.

"Okay then. All of it will be transferred to the internal funds as rewards. The imperial concubine is really wealthy now," Li Shimin said sourly. It made the two wives hide their faces and chuckle.

"Your Majesty, there happens to be a carriage. Let them take away the hundred thousand coins later. Zhengyuan will be here soon. I estimate that this month's bonus will be delivered soon. Don't have any place to put it by then." Concubine Wei said intentionally or unintentionally. Li Shimin was stimulated.

Li Shimin curled his lips after hearing this, feeling sour in his heart.

It definitely doesn’t take three people to do the rough work. The three of them went to Daji Hall to sit down and chat. Mainly Empress Changsun was chatting with Concubine Wei, and Li Shimin couldn't get a word in.

"Sister, Shen'er is really capable. Among all the princes, Shen'er is the most profitable. Shen'er is still talented. It's a pity that he is unwilling to join the court and participate in politics."

"Sister, please don't praise him. Shen'er has no ambitions and only knows how to have fun. He has been like this since he was a child. His Royal Highness is better. He is knowledgeable, reasonable and intelligent. He will definitely be a wise king in the future." Li Shimin listened to each other's praises. They all felt blushing.

"No way. Gao Nian has grown up, and I have been trained by Erlang for many years. But my brain is not flexible enough. I don't know how to adapt to many things. To tell you the truth, when it comes to making money, I can't compare to Shen'er. Every month They can't make ends meet. Hey!" He was a little worried when he thought about Li Chengqian's hardship.

The prince's salary is one thousand eight hundred guan per month. But there are other Lumi and other fields. Almost [-] to [-] guan every year. But there are many people in the Prince's Mansion. Officials are responsible for their own salaries, as well as the salaries of palace maids and eunuchs. It is simply not enough to maintain a huge East Palace and cultivate talents.

"Why don't you, sister, get some from my storehouse for the prince? You also know that I don't spend money at all in the palace. My monthly salary is enough. It's a waste to put so much money here. It should be given to useful things. People use it." Concubine Wei said to Queen Changsun.

Empress Changsun was a little moved, "No, how can it be appropriate for a dignified prince to ask others to support him? This is also a training for the prince." Li Shimin said in opposition to the party.

The two of them glanced at Li Shimin and said nothing about it. Concubine Wei thought for a while and approached Empress Changsun and whispered: "When Shen'er comes into the palace, I will let him think of a solution."

"Shen'er can't enter the palace anymore. Erlang added another three months of grounding."

"What? Add three more months. Then it will be spring."

"It doesn't matter. If you miss Shen'er, I'll give you a note. You can go to his house to see him." You need the Queen's permission to leave the harem.

Li Shimin watched the two women who were close to him muttering there, mainly because they thought he couldn't hear them, but it was embarrassing that he could still hear them. In the end, Li Shimin chose to remain silent. He also wanted Li Shen to move around more with Li Chengqian. He always believed that Li Shen would definitely be a big help to Li Chengqian in the future.

Within a few days, the news that the Tibetan envoys had been kidnapped spread throughout Chang'an. Everyone was talking about who dared to rob the Tibetan envoy, and he succeeded despite the protection of more than 1000 soldiers.

Li Shimin was furious at the court and sent General Li An to investigate in person. This group of thieves must be wiped out. He also gave the Tibetan envoys more than a thousand horses and swords as gifts for them to return to Tibet. They were personally escorted out of the customs by two thousand elite soldiers of Zuo Wuwei. This was actually to monitor them and not allow them to buy books or recruit craftsmen.

Li Shen, on the other hand, was grounded in his house and had nothing to do, focusing on developing hand crossbows. Ancient crossbows were the main long-range strike means in combat. The range of an ordinary bow is about 200 meters. The effective killing range is only about 100 meters. The crossbows are divided into different sizes. Long range and powerful. Therefore, since ancient times, crossbows and bows have been prohibited in all dynasties. The technology for making crossbows is also strictly managed.

However, many people have discovered why more bows and arrows are used on the battlefield and less crossbows are used. In fact, bows and arrows have the advantages of bows and arrows. The first is the fast shooting speed. After an archer is trained, a pot of arrow feathers can be shot out in a short time. The crossbow is too slow to cock, especially the powerful crossbow arrows.

Secondly, the crossbow shoots horizontally, which takes up too much space. The bow is shot vertically, with high density.

What Li Shen wants to do is to review the crossbow. The effective killing range is about 200 meters, and the maximum range is about 300 meters. Mainly due to material limitations. There is a big gap between it and the crossbows of later generations. Li Shen invested a lot of financial resources in purchasing metals to test the hardness of various alloys. Been trying for over a year.

Nowadays, relatively hard materials have been found. Li Shen is planning to study the steelmaking method. The most difficult thing about reviewing a crossbow is making the pulley. The steel balls inside need to be the same size. too harsh

Just after Zhengyuan, when everyone was still in the joy of the New Year, the atmosphere in Prince Ji's palace was indeed extremely tense. At this moment, there were only three people in Li Shen's study: Wang Xuance, Xue Rengui and Wei Fugui.

"How are the casualties?" Li Shen asked with a gloomy face.

"Our people are okay. It's mainly because the guards from various palaces outside have killed and injured more than a hundred people." Xue Rengui replied