Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 627;

Chapter 590: The desire point of the head of the eighteen bachelors
Changsun Wuji complained of grievance with a bitter face;

"Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of Households is really useless. If it weren't for the share of liquor, and the copper pits that were discovered last year, we have been digging non-stop. If we continue to spend like this, it will take less than three months." The soldiers and horses of the world are about to break down."

While Changsun Wuji was talking, many high officials from Prince Qin's mansion walked in, but Li Shimin couldn't feel better, and waved his hand in annoyance. Speaking of generals rushing to collect money and food, a group of generals tried to hide behind the civil servants as much as possible.

Li Shimin sighed helplessly;

"Everyone, please sit down first."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin didn't continue until everyone was seated;
"It really hurts to spend so much money and food for the various barracks. To be honest, last year, around 3000 million silver coins and silks were thrown in. Only Qiang Qin dared to go to war like this in all dynasties.

After the Han Dynasty, I, the Li Tang court, was the first to spend so much money on soldiers and horses. If the tens of millions of silver coins are thrown in, if I can’t improve my combat power, I will become the laughing stock of the world. Dear friends Regardless of academics or martial arts, you must work together to help each other with the court's errands, especially the generals, you must be more serious about training soldiers and horses, don't pull them out at that time, you can't beat this one, you can't beat that one. "

"Your Majesty, the old minister dares to guarantee that the newly made armors, weapons, and high-quality bows and arrows will be completely replaced by the guards of the minister. Your Majesty feels bad, I will directly commit suicide and apologize in front of the two armies, and I will never live by idling!"

Li Shimin looked at his confidant Ai Jiang who was impassioned, slapped his chest loudly, his face was flushed with anxiety, and his veins were exposed, Li Shimin hurriedly comforted him;
"Jingde, don't get excited. I believe in you. The soldiers and horses you bring are mostly outdated equipment, and they can still kill the grassland barbarians. I believe that after these treasures are allocated to you, you must be more powerful." If you are brave and good at fighting, you will definitely win."

Yuchi Jingde gave a military salute with a snap, what could be happier than gaining the emperor's full trust?Yuchi Gong spoke with tears in his eyes;

"Your Majesty... Thank you, old minister, for your trust."

"Jing De, don't feel uncomfortable, don't get excited, just sit down and talk."

"Your Majesty, the old minister listens to you."

Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong stood up together, and waited for Yu Chigong to finish speaking before opening his mouth one by one;
"My lord, don't worry, with those extremely powerful new treasures deployed, I will definitely make new contributions to His Majesty, and when fighting for His Majesty on the battlefield, I will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Taking a step back, even if the ministers are not well equipped, the ministers will still fight to the death, and will never take a step back to embarrass His Majesty. My old Cheng's life can be spared, but where your majesty points out, Lao Cheng will definitely go Fight to the death. "

"It's good to know, I know, when you rescued me from danger several times back then, I remember it, and I have always been aware of your toughness, and I also believe in Aiqing's ability."

"Your Majesty, I would like to report to Your Majesty, there is also Lao Niu, whether to give those treasures, Lao Niu is willing to fight to the death for His Majesty, and will never regret it!"

"Okay, good brother Jinda, I understand your thoughts, you have always been not afraid of death."

"Your Majesty, I am also willing to return the corpse wrapped in horse leather."

"Your Majesty, I would like to report to Your Majesty that the old minister can still eat two or three catties of mutton, which is still useful. I am willing to die for Your Majesty's expansion of territory."

Li Shimin's annoyance over the emptiness of the treasury aroused the bloodiness of a group of generals, and they all turned into bloodthirsty madmen in an instant.

A group of generals scrambled to ask for a fight, expressing their determination, which made the senior civil servants in the Qin Palace stand up and show their attitude. They swore to God that they would cooperate with the generals and that there would be no problems in the rear. Everyone just died of exhaustion. In the yamen, there is no complaint or regret.

Li Shimin, who was moved by the sincere words of a group of confidant ministers, shed tears on the spot, which made the civil and military ministers feel extremely sad after seeing it;

"I am willing to serve His Majesty with all my life. Please don't be sad, Your Majesty. Even if there is not much money and food in the treasury, the sons and daughters will not be afraid if they eat less than one meal a day."

Du Ruhui, No. 1 of the Ministry of War, spoke first, and the rest of the generals stood up immediately;

"The ministers are willing to serve His Majesty with all their lives."

Li Shimin choked up intermittently;

"Okay, okay... I thank you old brothers for your great help... I will never forget the contributions of you old brothers in this life.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

A group of civil and military officials all choked up, Qian Dehai sat back with the support of the emperor, Li Shimin took a while to stop his sadness.

Fang Xuanling took the lead in breaking the silence, and asked again;
"Your Majesty, I don't know if you have summoned the ministers to come, do you have something important to discuss?"

"Oh, it's like this. There is indeed something to discuss, which is related to Li Dalang, Hou Li of Lantian County."

"So that's it. I don't know what kind of business Li Da has tossed up again? Can Your Majesty inform the ministers?"

"Those who know Li Dalang, Ai Qing, it's not a strange thing. Today at three o'clock in the afternoon, I was enjoying lunch at the Queen's place. The Queen told me about the new business of the Marquis of Lantian County..."

Li Shimin told the story in detail, and then looked at a group of civil and military officials who were in a daze;

"Whatever you love, please tell me."

No one in the group of civil and military people spoke, you look at me and I look at you, some shook their heads, and some were still dumbfounded, Li Shimin had to add;
"Fang Aiqing, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Fang Xuanling wasn't sure what His Majesty meant, and because there were too many important things involved, he really didn't dare to talk nonsense;
"This... Your Majesty, the minister is considering the before and after, can you think about it before reporting to His Majesty?"

"Oh, don't worry, Ai Qing just think about it slowly."

"Du Qing's family, do you think Li Dalang's thoughts are extremely ignorant and arrogant?"

As two capable people in the Qin Palace, Fang Mou and Du Juan each have their own strengths. The head of the eighteen bachelors is best at making quick decisions without hesitation, and his decisions are always the most accurate.

Listening to the emperor's inquiry, Du Ruhui immediately judged Li Shimin's thoughts, and spoke directly;
"feasible!"

Du Ruhui's two words immediately shocked the audience, all civil and military officials were astonished, and many important officials stood up directly;

"what?"

"what?"

"My God!"

"Du Pushe, I'm afraid..."

"Pu She, this is 100 million mu of fertile land! It's not about [-] mu or [-] mu!"

"Brother Du? You are..."

Li Shimin actually wanted to listen to Du Ruhui's opinion. Just now, when he asked Fang Xuanling, he was asking for directions. Now that he heard Du Ruhui's inner voice, he immediately made a decision. He even thought about the specifics, but Li Shimin didn't show it Instead of making any appearance that it is feasible or not feasible, he choked out a few words coldly;
"To be honest, my scalp is numb and my heart is terrified. Huh! One million acres? What does Li Dalang want? What does he think of the court? A merchant who only wants profit?
The imperial court naturally has the rules and regulations of the imperial court, how can he be allowed to play like a child's play?Things that don't know how to advance and retreat are greedy. "

Listening to what the emperor wanted, many people wanted to speak out to support His Majesty the Emperor, but everyone here is on the same boat as Li Dalang, so it's really hard to talk nonsense, those business left Li Dalang?I'm afraid it's not fun to change people!
The generals all wear the same trousers as Li Yu, even if they can't, it is impossible to say anything to add fuel to the flames, but the civil servants are different, this is not a war, and the generals can of course say that they are not good at governing the country as an excuse. Just to add a word, it’s hard for a group of civil servants to say yes or no. Seeing that His Majesty spoke badly after probing, you don’t speak well. Dilemma!

A third-rank civil servant tried to say;
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Marquis of County Li is still young, so he thinks a little too much... It's understandable, and it's not because of evil intentions. It's just that he wants to earn some money and give back a lot of rent to the court. Thinking that even if it is not feasible, it should be innocent, so please give your Majesty a lesson!"

"What you said sounds good. If you protect him as a bastard, what does he want to do? Want 100 million mu of land, and make the land king?"

"Ah, this, this...Your Majesty, you are really serious. Li Dalang's loyalty is well known, how could he have such thoughts? I dare to guarantee that Li Dalang has no such intentions."

Another civil servant of the second grade has a close relationship with this person, so he quickly stood up to support the old man;
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I also feel that Li Dalang will definitely not, and I am willing to guarantee it."

"That's right, Your Majesty. It's nothing more than thinking too much. Besides, even if it is feasible, it is impossible to give him all the land in one county or two counties. It must be divided into several places. Please learn from Your Majesty."

Fang Xuanling kept silent, Du Ruhui was also frowning and thinking, a group of civil servants looked at a few talented people who didn't speak, and they all came to explain things perfunctorily, Changsun Wuji saw that everyone stopped, and stood up directly two steps forward;
"Report to Your Majesty, the subject Du Pushe said seconded."

Changsun Wuji also thought about it for a long time. Du Ruhui has always been good at making decisions and has never made a single mistake. Support Du Ruhui, because his gambling addiction has relapsed, just like when he bet on Li Shimin to win, Changsun Wuji wanted to gamble again.

Li Shimin was neither angry nor happy, his voice was calm like a pool of stagnant water;
"Secondary? Wuji, do you support the imperial court to hand over 100 million acres of land to someone for use? Have you ever thought that when everyone follows suit in the future, how many years can I, Li Tang, Jiangshan survive? I worked so hard to build it. How many years can Jiangshan last?"

The eldest grandson Wuji was sweating. His Majesty is still his brother-in-law, and the two have a very close relationship in private. The emperor did not talk to him like this about many important matters. Although the emperor did not complain, everyone listened. His Majesty the Emperor was already very unhappy when he came out.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I feel that Du Pushe will not be aimless, why don't we listen to Du Pushe's decision?"

Changsun Wuji was not a fool either, when things had no room for improvement, he would not say anything superfluous, so he quickly delivered the hot potato to Du Ruhui's hands.

Du Ruhui stood up slowly;

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I want Li Dalang's 600 million shi of grain."

"Ok?"

Before a group of civil and military ministers had time to respond, Li Shimin leaned over the desk with his hands on the table and asked word by word;

"Could Aiqing remember something wrong? That bastard said 100 million mu, one mu of land is rented for one and a half stones, and two harvests a year can give us 300 million stones. Why do you say 600 million? "

Of course Fang Xuanling guessed what his old friend was thinking, many people guessed it, even the generals who are not good at beating around the bush understood it!
The sweat on Changsun Wuji's head came out a lot again, he couldn't help but pretended to lift his shoes, bent down and wiped them secretly, he regretted that he just supported Crazy Du, why the hell forgot Does this guy still have the nickname of a lunatic?

What a joke! One million can cause a big mess, and double the amount?Isn't this going to break the sky?Wait, then!The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are not just a faction of the Qin Palace. Compared with the officials of the world and the wealthy families with five surnames and seven Wangs, the people of the Qin Palace faction are like children who have not grown up...

Many civil servants began to sweat. It is easy to say, it is a matter of 100 million mu of land, but it involves too much, and if it affects the whole body, the whole court will be in turmoil!

The generals in the study also kept swallowing and spitting. Although they couldn't imagine how big 200 million mu was, according to the dialogue between the emperor and the civil officials, it was obvious that it would take three or four counties, or even...

"I have something to say, please allow your majesty."

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment but finally let go;
"Du Pushe, please tell me."

Hearing that His Majesty the Emperor stopped calling him Aiqing and called him directly, several ministers decided to keep their mouths shut and not to say anything more.

"I don't dare to ask Your Majesty, how long will 600 million stones and grains be enough for sixteen guards?"

Li Shimin didn't answer directly, but made a detour;
"What I thought was that 200 million mu of land would be given to one person for use. Don't Du Pushe think this amount is a bit too large?"

Du Ruhui didn't go to see the emperor. Hearing his voice and his attitude, a fool would know that the emperor was not happy, and he didn't seem to agree with this matter, and even...maybe already a little disgusted!

But Du Ruhui has never flinched once in his life. What he saw this time is that after many opportunities appeared, the last condition before the success of the eternity jumped out. There is something to be done this year...

The emperor was calculating in his heart, the ministers were also weighing various pros and cons, and Du Ruhui was also considering the gains and losses. Du Ruhui didn't care about money, rights, or status in his life, what he cared about was how great a career he could achieve...

"Returning to His Majesty, it is indeed very big. Not only is it very big, but it is something that has never happened before in history. The number is even so huge that it can scare a person to death."

But I still want to talk, Your Majesty, please allow me to ask the generals a few questions. "

(End of this chapter)