Datang: Acting as a celestial mystery at the beginning

Lightning flashes and thunder is fleeting, and the sky is clear again.

At this moment, in Qin Tian Prison, there was a deathly silence.

Before Yuan Tiangang could finish his words, his smile had froze, and he had completely woken up from the wine. The heaven really didn't cooperate. Was this the rhythm of asking Lei Ming to warn him not to swear indiscriminately?But it's not right either!He can really figure it out, there will be no drought next year, and it's not a random swearing.

For a moment, he didn't know how to explain it.

"Tianshi Yuan, what did you want to say just now?"

Li Shimin's words broke the silence.

Yuan Tiangang coughed lightly and said: "It's nothing, haha... I still firmly believe in my own ideas. There will be no drought next year. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

He didn't know that Li Shimin had just returned from Li Yi'an's place, and he was the one to do important things such as calculating the astronomical phenomena in Qin Tianjian. He had done the calculations several times, and he dared to send the memorial only after making sure that there was no drought.

Li Shimin nodded slightly and said: "Since this is the case, I can rest assured, Heavenly Master, please continue!"

Yuan Tiangang waved his hand and said: "Drinking is a mistake, I dare not drink it, I will send it off to Your Majesty respectfully."

After leaving Qin Tianjian, Li Shimin thought about it, especially the thunder just now, which made him think that Yuan Tiangang was not very reliable.

"No, I still believe sir, even if it's really not a drought, it won't be wrong to prepare more food."

Li Shimin hesitated to the end, and ordered people to call Pei Ju, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to Ganlu Palace.

It is written in the "Old Tang Book" that according to etiquette, the two names are not taboo... It is not necessary to taboo those whose official titles, personal names, and public and private documents have the word "Shimin" as discontinuous.

There is no problem with the name Minbu here. Later, Li Zhi changed the Minbu to the Hubu in order to show his filial piety.

After a while, Pei Ju, Minister of the Minbu, who was nearly eighty years old, came to the Ganlu Hall. Although he was old, he was in good spirits and did not look old.

Pei Ju was a well-known figure in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, who came from a famous family. He once pacified Lingnan, conquered the Turks, and managed the Western Regions. Later, both Yu Wenhua and Dou Jiande respected him very much.

The Xuanwu Gate mutiny not long ago, at such an advanced age, he was also ordered to persuade the East Palace soldiers and horses.

Li Shimin also admired him very much.

However, in addition to Pei Ju, Du Ruhui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, also followed behind.

"Pei Gong!"

In order to show his respect for him, Li Shimin stepped forward to greet him in person.

"Chen Peiju, see Your Majesty!"

"Chen Du Ruhui, see Your Majesty!"

They both saluted at the same time.

"You don't need to be too polite, Keming, why are you here?" Li Shimin asked.

"Mr. Du came to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to discuss with the ministers today because of the manufacture of new weapons. We had different opinions and had some disputes. His Majesty just happened to summon us, so we came together." Pei Ju said.

"I believe that we need to build the iron-cutting weapons as soon as possible to strengthen our Tang army, but the treasury is empty."

Du Ruhui said helplessly: "Pei Gong feels that the current weapons of the Ministry of War are the latest, best and sharpest weapons, and there is no need to waste money on building them."

The Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of financial issues.

To build those fine steel weapons, Du Ruhui had no choice but to ask Pei Ju for money, and that was how their argument arose.

When Li Shimin heard it, he probably understood that the national treasury is really not rich now, and said: "You two, I think we should put aside the matter of weapons for the time being. Mr. Pei, I invite you here to buy a large amount of grain. The money is first spent on food."

Pei Ju asked nonchalantly, "Your Majesty, why?"

The autumn harvest has just been bumper, and there is no shortage of food, and food taxation is on the way.

Furthermore, next spring will be a good season for farming, and there is no need to use troops against the Turks at present, and even the Liang division has no plans to attack, and there is no need to collect military pay, so why does the court have to prepare food?

"Because there will be a severe drought in Hebei in spring tomorrow and a severe drought in Shandong in summer, I need to prepare food for disaster relief!" Li Shimin said.

"Impossible! Before I went to find Mr. Pei, I came back from the province first. I saw Yuan Tianshi sent the memorial. The weather will be good in the coming year, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, and there will be no drought." Du Ruhui said.

When mentioning Yuan Tiangang, Li Shimin thought of the thunder, and the corner of his mouth twitched. It was more reliable for Mr. Yuan.

"Keming, the drought is what Mr. said."

Li Shimin could only pull Li Yi'an out.

"What, sir, said there will be a drought next year?"

Du Ruhui pondered for a while, and his attitude changed 180 degrees: "Since the master said yes, it is very likely that there will be a drought. I think it is better to buy food first, and there is no rush for weapons!"

The words of Mr. have never let them down.

This time, Yuan Tianshi probably miscalculated.

"gentlemen?"

Pei Ju asked: "I recently heard that there is a mysterious fortune-teller circulating in the court. Is he the one His Majesty is talking about?"

Li Shimin nodded and said: "That's right, Mr. is very predictable. He once said that the Turkic people would invade Jingzhou in the south and approach the city with troops. I think his words are more reliable than Yuan Tianshi."

Pei Ju didn't know anything about Mr. He. He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, why is Yuan Tianshi not as good as a fortune teller? Since he said that the weather will be good, it means that the weather will be good. At present, we don't need to use troops abroad, and we don't need to buy a lot of food. A small increase in price is not good for people's livelihood. In addition, the weapons made by the Ministry of War recently are the best weapons in Datang, and there is no need to continue wasting money to build new ones."

"Currently there is not much treasury, so there must be no extravagance and waste. All the money should be used for practical purposes. Has Your Majesty forgotten the matter of Yang Guang's silk wrapping around the tree?"

Yang Guang wrapped trees with silk to show off his national prestige to foreign countries, which was extremely wasteful.

At that time, Hu Shang once said: There are also poor people in China, who have nothing to cover their clothes. How can we give them this thing?

Li Shimin was about to refute, but at this moment, a warrior trotted in and said, "Your Majesty, Duke of Wei, General Li, please see me."

"Pharmacist Li is here, please!"

Li Shimin said.

After a while, Li Jing came to the hall and saw that Pei Ju and Du Ruhui were there. He cupped his hands and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report. I heard that Duke Du wants to replace the weapons in the army. I think this is a waste of money." , We have just replaced a batch of weapons in our army, and I don’t think it’s necessary.”

As if he had found a bosom friend, Pei Ju hurriedly said: "General Li is very true, please think twice, Your Majesty, don't just listen to other people's lies and waste money."

Unexpectedly, Pei Ju and Li Jing strongly opposed the simple change of weapons.

If things go on like this, not only will we not be able to exchange weapons, but we will also be unable to purchase food, no way!

"Pei Gong, General Li, you don't know how good the weapon to be replaced this time will be."

Du Ruhui saw Li Shimin's thoughts, and took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, I beg you to show Pei Gong and General Li the latest weapons that our Ministry of War has acquired."

Li Jing asked: "Could it be that Du Gong got some magic weapon?"

He has been in the army for so many years and was a famous God of War during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. What kind of weapon has he never seen?

The weapons currently used by soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are brand new, sharp and hard, and of high quality. They are the best weapons he has seen so far and can be used on a large scale in the army.