Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Li Shimin did not want to delay the war in Goguryeo for too long. Now he has invested 40 troops and more than 40 civilians.

The total number of troops in the Eastern Expedition was nearly one million. This kind of consumption was not conducive to long-term fighting.

It was because of this that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was dragged down by Goguryeo.

It may be a little short of taking over Goguryeo this year, but there is still no problem in taking over half of Goguryeo.

The Tang Dynasty blocked Goguryeo's food supply for two years. Now, except for Yeon Gaesumun who still has some food in his hands, the food in the hands of the Treasure King cannot feed many people at all.

The people of Goguryeo suffered from famine for two years, coupled with the war, the population has dropped by [-]%.

For those who are hungry, whoever can feed them is the master here.

The first slogan of rebellion in all dynasties was to keep the people fed and clothed.

"Brother, this shouldn't be a big problem. Our strategy last year was very smooth, but we were a little under-prepared last year.

Today we need to prepare enough seeds in advance, regardless of the city, focusing on the villages outside the city.

We should vigorously develop the poor people, provide them with food to tide them over, give them seeds to cultivate by themselves, and find them something to do.

The old rules for planting are still the same. I provide seeds, but I want [-]% of the grain. "

Li Shen told Li Chengqian his thoughts.

In Li Shen's opinion, occupying the city is not important at all. How many people are inside the city and how many people are outside?

As long as they occupy all the territory outside the city, the city will become an isolated island. Even if the Tang Dynasty does not attack them,

It won't be long before they all starve to death or surrender.

Moreover, the soft policy adopted by the Tang Dynasty was a people's war. Even if the dignitaries in the city wanted to go out of the city to get food,

The people in the village would not agree and would even attack these nobles.

Because they've already experienced something like this once.

"Tenth brother, do you think Aye is so easy to deceive? Last year, [-]% of your grain was sold to the court to supplement Goguryeo's needs.

You took a lot of money from the court last year.

After Aye found out, you know how long he regretted it, saying that he was deceived by you.

This year Aye plans to use seeds from Huangzhuang. "

When Li Chengqian heard that Li Shen was still playing this trick, he immediately retorted,

Li Shimin told him that he planned to use seeds from the royal estate this year for Goguryeo farming.

As for the food for the imperial court, it still had to supply the millions of Eastern Expedition troops, as well as provide relief to the people of Goguryeo.

Li Shimin's royal estate was countless times larger than Li Shen's land.

Food was originally not worth much in the Tang Dynasty, but Li Shen's method of making money made him valuable.

Not only did it solve the problem of planting in Goguryeo, but it also provided [-]% of the land rent, which could then be sold to the court at a high price, and the harvest was full.

Li Shen was unwilling after hearing what Li Chengqian said. How could he let others follow the path he opened?

"Brother, you are a little unreasonable,"

"What does this have to do with me?" Li Chengqian said innocently.

"Huh, don't think I don't know. You and Aye are in the same group, and the money will be yours sooner or later. Every penny Aye makes now, he will leave you an extra penny in the future.

Big brother, you have changed. You are no longer the big brother who doesn’t love money. Do you still want to fight with me for just a few hundred thousand dollars? "Li Shen looked aggrieved.

"Old Shi, hundreds of thousands of guan? That was last year. If we occupy most of Goguryeo this year, do you know how much food will be needed?

The national treasury may not even have enough food, and we need new food from the south this year.

When the harvest comes in the second half of the year, if you sell it to the court at a high price, it will not be hundreds of thousands of guan, but millions of people in Goguryeo.

Do you think Aye would give you such a large piece of meat? "

Li Chengqian was almost angry to death when Li Shen said that this younger brother was so good at deceiving him. Nothing is true about money.

While the two brothers were bickering, Li Tai and Li Zhi were dumbfounded.

Why do my eldest brother and younger brother change so much when they come back from a trip?

The things people are arguing about now are businesses that started with hundreds of thousands of dollars.

While I was still complacent about my salary of tens of thousands a year, my eldest brother and younger brother were already arguing over whether to earn hundreds of thousands or 100 million this year.

The two looked at each other and saw shock and inferiority in each other's eyes.

Forget it if it's Li Shen and the others. From childhood to adulthood, they have never been able to compare with Li Shen, except for being a legitimate son.

But the same is true for the eldest brother now. It seems like they are no longer in the same world.

Li Chengqian argued with Li Shen for a long time, and finally realized that he was no match for Li Shen. This younger brother was sharp-tongued and had a lot of fallacies.

Li Chengqian felt that he still had to practice for a few more years.

"Alright, tenth brother, I have to go back to the East Palace to handle the memorial. Aye will talk to you personally about this matter. Big brother is just trying to calm you down."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he nodded to Li Tai and Li Zhi, turned around and got on the carriage back to the East Palace as if to run away.

"Tenth brother, have you and your eldest brother started doing such big business now?" Li Tai came over and asked.

"Oh, it's not the elder brother, it's the younger brother who transported some seeds to Goguryeo last year and asked the local people to plant them.

The younger brother only collected [-]% of the rent.

The younger brother sold these grains to the court at a very reasonable price, and only made hundreds of thousands of hard-earned money.

You give me a review, but for such a small amount of money, Aye and the eldest brother are still thinking about it, and they still have to fight for it with the younger brother.

Do you think this is inappropriate? "

Li Shen stepped forward and complained to his two brothers, Li Tai and Li Zhi.

After listening to Li Shen's words, Li Tai and Li Zhi turned around silently and walked towards their carriage.

"Hey?? Hey~? Fourth brother, ninth brother, you should listen to what I have to say. You have to judge my younger brother. Fourth brother? Ninth brother?"

Li Tai and Li Zhi acted as if they didn't hear anything, got into their carriages and drove away in silence.

Even though Li Shen shouted from behind, they didn't stop. They were hurt by Li Shen's words and their self-esteem was hurt.

"Oh~~~ If you don't listen, I'll knock you down. I'll piss you two off to death." Li Shen said to himself with a proud face when he saw Li Tai and Li Zhi's carriage walking away.

When Li Chengqian asked him, he deliberately brought up the matter of making money in front of the two brothers, just to make them angry.

In the next few days, Li Shen asked people to prepare for the trip to the Governor's Mansion in Guangzhou.

The first thing is the guards. This time, he led two thousand guards according to the old rules. As for the guard of honor, there is no guard of honor in Li Shen's house.

I also brought a lot of utensils and supplies to Li You. Although these are not uncommon things in Chang'an, they are precious things in Lingnan.

Moreover, the price was several times more expensive than Chang'an, so Li Shen had people prepare more than [-] trucks of supplies.