Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 450 Harvest
This is not the first time Li Shimin has fooled a minister, so his expression can be said to be impeccable.

"The idea of ​​'One Belt, One Road' was proposed by me and implemented by the crown prince. If you have any ideas, you can also put them forward!"

"..."

At this time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are still in a state of ignorance, so how can they have any opinions?
But if he didn't say anything, he would appear to be too ignorant, so an official stood up and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Wei Chen thinks that the idea of ​​'One Belt, One Road' is very good, and it is similar to the sage's enlightenment of the world!"

With the leader, others followed suit.

"My Tang Dynasty is a huge country, and it is an act of benevolence and righteousness to help the subordinate country!"

"This righteous act of His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely be produced by others in the future, what a humble minister and honor!"

"Yes, yes, Weichen thinks so too!"

In a blink of an eye, the ministers in the DPRK began to sing praises. Seeing this scene, the official surnamed Liu who had stood up to question him also retreated silently.

At this time, although Li Shimin looked calm, his heart was already full of joy.

"I didn't expect these guys to be stunned all of a sudden. It seems that the Belt and Road Initiative is really powerful. When Dalang comes back, I will ask him what he means."

Thinking of this, Li Shimin immediately hoped that Gao Ming would come back soon.

But Li Shimin was doomed to be disappointed, because this "Belt and Road" was actually just Gao Ming memorizing it by rote for the current affairs test, and he didn't know what it meant.

And more importantly, at this time Gao Ming had forgotten all about it, and he was busy carrying out a "big sweep" in the Goguryeo Palace.

"All the gold and silver artifacts, pearls and precious stones will be loaded and taken away by me... Hey, hey, I also want the copperware, and I will also take the coral next to the screen, be careful not to break it..."

Although Gao Ming likes to delegate power very much, and advocates that "those who work hard govern others, and those who work hard govern others", he still prefers to do things like house raids by himself.

Therefore, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji and others continued to lead troops to advance south, while Gao Ming stayed in Pyongyang to lighten the spoils.

Although Goguryeo has experienced several ups and downs, it is also a dynasty that has existed for hundreds of years, so there is naturally a lot of inventory.

In addition, after Gao Ming took Pyongyang, he immediately had people seal off the palace, and no one was allowed to enter or leave, which also effectively prevented the outflow of property.

After a few days of counting, Gao Ming found that the value of the property in the Goguryeo Palace was as high as tens of millions, which made Gao Ming's eyes light up immediately.

"It's no wonder that people are all golden taels when the cannon is fired. This is still true. The harvest of the Goguryeo Palace this time alone is worth the fare of this expedition!"

Gao Ming led troops this time, including about 60 soldiers, more than 70 laborers, and 500 million dans of grain and grass, plus horses and vehicles, etc. Calculated, the money he needs to spend on this expedition will be at least nearly 400 million guan , which is equivalent to the total tax revenue of Datang in the previous year.

In fact, before Gao Ming came to Datang, Li Shimin lived frugally and could only save more than 100 million guan every year at most.

In other words, under normal circumstances, if Li Shimin wanted to organize an expedition of the scale of Gao Ming's now, he would need to save money for about three years.

And this is when there are no natural or man-made disasters, otherwise this time will have to be extended.

In fact, Gao Ming not only spent all the money he had saved this year, but also used the commercial taxes collected by Jinzhou and Chang'an this time, and even took out all the money Li Shimin kept in the treasury.

It can be said that Gao Ming is putting all his eggs in one basket. If he does not win, then at least within two years, he will not have the strength to fight Goguryeo again.

But the hypothesis is only a hypothesis after all, and now he can collect the spoils in the palace of Goguryeo, which means that he has taken the right step!

"The property of the Goguryeo Palace is about 1000 million guan. Excluding the money spent on this expedition, it has earned several million guan, which is enough for the development of the Tang Dynasty for several years!"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming couldn't help smiling.

"If you are not in charge of the family, you don't know how expensive firewood is. Datang is in need of money."

Just when Gao Ming was secretly happy, Meng Xin in armor came in from outside, and then whispered in Gao Ming's ear.

"His Royal Highness, the concubine took people to search the Goguryeo nobles in Xicheng. A total of more than 50 were confiscated, and the property obtained was about 200 million guan."

Hearing Meng Xin's words, Gao Ming immediately gasped.

"Hiss... the nobles of Goguryeo are much more ruthless than our Tang nobles, and they actually searched for so many people's fat?"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately revealed a look of anger.

"What I hate the most are these corrupt officials. Xiner, the nobles in Dongcheng are also entrusted to you. Take care of them for me. As for Nancheng, as long as they are rich and powerful, don't let them go!"

"Yes!"

Meng Xin agreed and went down. After she left, Gao Ming called Huzi to him again.

"Huzi, I have counted more than 100 boxes of belongings here, and I have sent them to be shipped. I want you to personally escort them back to Luoyang, and then send them to the Tiance Mansion in Luoyang. Can it be done?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Hu Zi nodded immediately.

"can!"

Seeing his decisive answer, Gao Ming smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, then I will leave this matter to you. The boat is parked in the bay next to Pyongyang City. When you leave, take dozens of crossbowmen with you. Be careful along the way. Go!"

"Yes!"

Huzi agreed, left the palace of Goguryeo, and then rode towards the direction of the steam engine ship.

After the tiger left, Gao Ming let out a long sigh, and then looked into the distance.

"Goguryeo has been defeated. I believe that within a month, Baekje and Silla will follow suit. At that time, as long as the three kingdoms are merged into one, and then a puppet comes out, I can go home, but who should choose this puppet?" Woolen cloth?"

As soon as Gao Ming thought of this, he heard the voice of the guards outside the door.

"Report to His Royal Highness, Queen Zhende of Silla Kingdom came with her entourage, and wants to meet His Royal Highness!"

Queen Zhendeok of Silla?

Hearing the announcement, Gao Ming's eyes lit up immediately.

"Let her in!"

"Yes!"

After the soldiers went out, Gao Ming immediately turned around with his hands behind his back, thinking about how Li Shimin usually pretended to be coercive in the imperial study.

"You have to move slowly, keep your face expressionless, and keep your eyes half-closed. You have to think about the money that the whole world owes me. Queen Zhendeok of Silla also owes me money, and she owes a lot... ..."

While Gao Ming was muttering, a young woman in full attire came in accompanied by guards. When she came to Gao Ming, the guards quickly saluted him with fists clasped.

"Report to His Royal Highness, the Queen of Silla will bring you here!"

Hearing his words, Gao Ming turned around immediately, and looked at the Queen of Silla with the same eyes that Huang Shiren looked at Yang Bailao.

"Your name is Zhende, right? When will you pay back the money you owe me? Huh?"

Queen of Silla: "..."

(End of this chapter)