Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 681

Xiao Yu added two more mining areas to Liumu, and then waited for Tang Emperor Li Shimin to express his opinion.

"The minister seconded the proposal." Not only Cui Junsu, but half of the people supported it this time.

"Three, I'm in charge. No matter what mine, three." Li Shimin wants one more just for the sake of face, and I will add a little more to your asking price.

There is not much difference between the three mines and the four mines, and no one objected.

At this moment, Li Yuan took out a gadget in his arms: "Shubao, this thing is very interesting."

Li Yuan threw it directly, and Qin Qiong stretched out his hand to grab it, but when he got close, he suddenly withdrew his hand and blocked it with his clothes, and then reached out to grab it.

After catching such a thing, Qin Qiong put it on the ground.

Upon seeing it, Qin Qiong's eyes lit up.

This is……

"One penny and five pennies can be strung together with ropes. This is very simple to make. I heard that Xiaomu found a classic book. It was a sharp weapon used by the Marquis of Shu to restrain cavalry with infantry. Guigonggu improved it, which is cheaper and more practical."

Zhuge Liang's zama nails in the Three Kingdoms period were made as a whole, a four-pointed triangular cone, which cost a lot to make, and it is a complete whole.

Willow, but two round iron bars are bent and then riveted.

So cheap.

Li Yuan said again: "I am the master, fully equip [-] magical guards, and give [-] Zhuge Liannu. And allow Shubao to go to the secret storehouse to choose weapons. Speaking of knowledge, hahaha." Li Yuan laughed.

Li Shimin also laughed: "This Zhijie, he entered Baoshan and returned empty-handed. Like this horse nail, he saw it but didn't use it. Although the range of the crossbow was only fifty paces and the speed of fire was extremely fast, he picked four hundred. Step God machine crossbow, heavy and troublesome."

General Qin Qiong took a step forward: "Sage, the Supreme Emperor, may I choose firearms?"

"I've thought about this before. Some new firearms are used for fighting Jieli, so let people know their strength in advance for fear of losing their effectiveness. Shubao, go and discuss with Liu Mu yourself. I have granted permission for ten of you to go together."

Li Shimin didn't even need to talk about those ten people. This was a national war, so naturally it was Shangshu Sheng's left and right servants, Liu Bu Shangshu, Qin Qiong, and Yu Chigong.There are ten people in total.

After finishing the business, we started to prepare lunch.

When the food was served, Li Shimin asked Xiao Yu: "Mr. Xiao, Shi Jian Yinshan is a huge mine."

"Sage, dig out the ore and smelt it into silver ingots and then cast it into silver coins. This is money. The mine needs to be dug with shovel after shovel, and basket after basket should be carried back. This has to be dug quietly, so that the Japanese cannot know If you can earn 100 guan in a year, it will be the sky. Besides, the veteran also understands that Huayuan Guigong Valley is the real cornucopia of my Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin nodded, it seems that these courtiers understand people.

In the middle of the luncheon, Willow arrived.

Liu Mu had already eaten, and after sitting down beside Qin Qiong, he asked, "Brother-in-law, what did you discuss in the morning?"

"Your knighthood, you have to avoid this matter according to the etiquette. Then, I asked Shengling to go to the Huayuan Secret Treasury, Shengzhun. Finally, the Ministry of Finance thought that your quotation for ordnance was too high last time, so Duke Xiao suggested that Shi Jian Give Yinshan to Guigong Valley, and add three more, and then you will give a real price for the various objects produced by Huayuan."

After listening to Qin Qiong's words, Liu Mu asked again: "Then what did you ask me to do?"

"Trouble with you. The saint is furious. What did you ask Princess Changping to give the queen? I think you didn't do well in this matter, but you always have your reasons. After explaining this matter clearly, discuss Discuss the matter of the Western Expedition."

Liu Mu scratched his head twice, and didn't feel that there was anything inappropriate about his share.

However, since it needs an explanation, let it be explained.

After lunch, the maids and eunuchs put away the tableware, Li Shimin did not return to the throne but stood in the hall, beckoning Liu Mu to come closer to him.

That scroll was in Li Shimin's hands, and when Liu Mu came over, Li Shimin handed it to Liu Mu: "Tell me."

"The minister's original intention is to abolish the system of harem maids and eunuchs."

"Reason!" Li Shimin turned around with his hands behind his back, he didn't want to look at Liu Mu, because he had a premonition that although he was a hundred unhappy in his heart, Liu Mu might really take advantage of him today.

There is no need for Liu Mu to remind. Since the Qin Dynasty, there have been a lot of major incidents with the eunuchs in the harem, and every time it was a catastrophe for the country.

Before the Tang Dynasty, especially in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the power of the Han Dynasty basically fell into the hands of the eunuchs.

But Liu Mu didn't mention this matter at all, only said: "There are no eunuchs in the palace, so it is equivalent to adding [-] people to the Tang Dynasty. This is the population."

Li Shimin turned around abruptly, thinking that it was just for this small population, is this reason appropriate?

But Liu Mu continued: "In addition to the fact that there are thousands of court ladies, this converse has reduced the population of the Tang Dynasty by at least 3 people. Saints, you can use another method to prove it. No forced recruitment, no power to the harem eunuchs, no power. Naturally, there is no opportunity for power to be greedy, when the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the prosperity is prosperous, who will voluntarily enter the palace to be a eunuch and maid?"

"According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, those who rob and force people into slavery will be punished by three thousand."

Acting for three thousand years is exile for three thousand miles.

"How do you say this? Xuzhou officials set fires and forbade the people to light lamps."

"What do you mean?" Li Shimin had never heard of this allusion before Liu Mu remembered that this allusion came from the Song Dynasty.

"This is an old story about a state official whose name is Tian Deng, but it is a taboo for others to use his name. Because "deng" and "deng" have the same pronunciation, it is impossible to say "light" but "fire". If people do not intend to offend, Tian Deng will be furious."

"On the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, Quanzhou celebrates the Lantern Festival, and puts up lanterns as usual. When the government posts notices, the word "lamp" is taboo, and all notices are written "The state is set on fire for three days according to the law."

Li Shimin was furious after hearing this: "Bastard."

"According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty..." Liu Mu refused to budge.

There is an iron rule in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, that is, to be reasonable in everything, to be reasonable first and then respectful.

Otherwise, there would be no such character as Wei Zheng in real history. If there were no such rules, Wei Zheng would have died hundreds of times.

"Department of punishment!" Li Shimin shouted angrily.

Liu Zhenghui was from the Palace of the Prince of Qin, but at this time Liu Zhenghui said: "According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, Prince Liu is right."

"When I was the King of Qin, there were no eunuchs in the mansion. Since Tang Liguo, no eunuch has been conscripted."

"That's because there are too many eunuchs from the former Sui Dynasty. There are nearly ten thousand young eunuchs under the age of ten. But what about the maids? If it wasn't for the empress Changsun to block it, I am afraid that the order to recruit court ladies will be officially issued after the New Year. This is called failure."

At this time, Yao Silian stepped forward: "Saint, if there are no eunuchs or maids in the palace, but there are still people doing the affairs of the palace, then the saint is a famous emperor through the ages, respected by all people."

The important ministers also don't like eunuchs. Eunuchs seem to have little power, but they harm people at critical times.

Moreover, there are countless cases of eunuchs harming civil and military affairs in all dynasties.

(End of this chapter)