The first rebel of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1857 Military Shoes and Official Shoes

"Your Majesty, can I ask you a question first?" Dai Zhou asked.

"Speak, you speak first!"

"Where do these shoes come from? I saw them, they are very beautiful!"

Dai Zhou is also a person who likes beautiful things.

"These were bought at the shoe store next to Tanglou. I picked them out myself!" Li Shimin said.
"No wonder it looks so good!" Dai Zhou said.

Li Shimin was overjoyed.

This guy can really talk.

"What? Do you want to buy it too?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I also want to buy some for my wife and children to wear."

Now these shoes are the new fashion.

There are nearly 3000 million people in Chang'an City, and if each person has triple pairs, then [-] million pairs will be needed.

In the whole world, only Shengtang Group can produce so many shoes.

If you add it to the surrounding cities, there will be even more.

That number can be calculated in billions.

But for Sheng Tang Group, that was only half a year.

After all, they have the most complete production chain.

It couldn't be easier to produce.

"That's what you want." Li Shimin responded.

Dai Zhou also had a plan in his heart.

Then, he asked Li Shimin again.

"Your Majesty doesn't know why you let the minister come over?"

He didn't quite understand why Li Shimin let him come here.

Li Shimin said at this time: "That's right, it's also about shoes."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"Zhijie and I made a suggestion, asking the Shengtang Group to produce a batch of shoes for the army. Because the army consumes a lot of shoes. Therefore, a batch of durable shoes is needed. Therefore, I asked him and Yuchi Jingde to sort out the required properties, and when the time comes, they will be handed over to you."

When Dai Zhou heard it, it turned out to be this matter.

Then he said: "Your Majesty, why don't you also unify the officials' shoes?"

Dai Zhou's words are also very reasonable.

Then he said why.

"The boots of officials are very easy to sweat, especially in summer. After wearing them for a day, the feet are basically wet. It is estimated that they have to change shoes several times a day. It is better to let Shengtang Group produce a batch of shoes suitable for summer and winter. The shoes, given to the officials, can relieve their pain. Second, they can be given to the officials as a welfare, so that they can feel the majesty of the emperor's grace. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Hearing what Dai Zhou said, Li Shimin nodded, and he also thought it made sense.

So, I said: "You are right, very constructive, and I very much support your point of view!"

"Then the minister will deal with it now?"

Dai Zhou said.

In fact, he also wanted to buy some shoes when he came back, but if he went late, there would be no more.

But Li Shimin said: "No rush, wait until Zhijie and the others come."

"Yes!"

Dai Zhou dared not refuse.

At this time, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde entered the palace.

And found Li Shimin.

"Meet Your Majesty!" The two said in unison.

"Are you settled?"

Li Shimin asked.

Cheng Yaojin said first, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Then tell me, your results."

Cheng Yaojin said at this time: "Highlighting solemnity, sturdiness, durability and protective functions is of great significance to the protection of soldiers' lives and combat training."

"Well, let me elaborate on what you need specifically!" Li Shimin asked again.

Yuchi Jingde came out at this time and said: "Specifically, it must be durable, because the army often marches and trains, and the requirements for shoes are extremely high. Our current shoes, the soldiers have to change a new pair of shoes every month. If the Tang Dynasty If the group can replace it with a new one every three months, it can save us a lot of military expenses."

Li Shimin said: "This makes sense."

As for Cheng Yaojin, he said: "There is also deodorization. After wearing any shoes for a long time, especially on long-distance journeys, the sweat from the feet will make the shoes smell extremely bad. This has a great impact on the mood of the soldiers. If It would be great if it could be resolved.”

Yuchi Jingde continued his words: "Also, the weight should not be too heavy, otherwise it will be a huge test for physical strength. If the weight is too heavy, to a certain extent, many soldiers' physical strength will be wasted."

"It seems that you have really thought about it." Li Shimin agreed with the words of the two of them very much.

"Is there any more?" he asked again.

"Not for now, that's all."

"Okay, Dai Zhou, did you hear that?"

"Your Majesty, I have already made a note."

"Okay, you can talk to Li Yin about this, remember, it should not be higher than [-] Wen!" Li Shimin said.

"Then how much should we order?"

This is another question.

Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde.

The two know each other.Yuchi Jingde said: "Datang currently has an army of 100 million, and the reserve army is also 100 million. If each of them sends out two pairs, it will cost 400 million pairs! But if there are more reserves, I think that 500 million pairs is about the same!"

A pair of three hundred, five million pairs will cost a lot of money.

But Li Shimin was willing to spend the money.

"Okay, Dai Zhou will discuss this matter!"

"Then, what about the official shoes, Your Majesty?"

Dai Zhou asked again.

He cared deeply about it.

"What do you think?"

"I think that, as the two generals said, in addition to being odor-resistant and durable, official shoes can be lighter. After all, they are worn by literati, and their strength is weak."

"Well, okay, just do what you want."

"Then how many pairs do we want?"

"What do you think?" Li Shimin asked back.

"There are more than [-] officials in the Tang Dynasty. There are two pairs of summer and winter shoes, each of which will require more than [-] pairs. Another [-] pairs will be spared, so we will eventually need [-] pairs!"

There are very few officials with more than 1 members.

This is because Li Shimin used very few officials when he was in power. During the Zhenguan period, the number of civil and military officials in the court was at least 643. In the past two years, it has expanded a lot, to more than 1000.In the past few years, there were only more than 7000 officials in Datang, but now it has expanded to more than 1.

It's all because of Li Shimin's streamlining of the department.

The Tang Dynasty implemented a six-department system, seven fewer departments than the Thirteen Caos of the Han Dynasty, which was a great streamlining of departments.

So there are naturally fewer officials.

"I think it's okay, the official shoes should not exceed two hundred coins!" Li Shimin said again.

If it had been the case that he hadn't bought the shoes, he probably wouldn't have said such a thing.

But after he bought the shoes, he had some understanding of his price.

And he believes that these prices are profitable prices for Shengtang Group.

Otherwise, Li Yin would not have sold it.

Therefore, he clings to these two limit prices.

Try to lower the price from Li Yin.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."

Dai Zhou said.

"That's all right, you go and do it!"

Li Shimin finally said again.

At this time, Cheng Yaojin glanced at Yuchi Jingde.

Yuchi Jingde understood.

"Your Majesty, we can go together!" Cheng Yaojin said.

"Go."

So the group of three went to Shengtang Group.

(End of this chapter)