Ji Tang

Chapter 783 An Xin, Xu and Snake agree!
After arranging Zhang Liang, Li Shimin arranged for several other people, including Chang Sun Wuji, Ashina Simo, Zhi Shisi Li and others, to accompany the army on the expedition.

This time the Tang Dynasty can be said to have gathered elites, the generals fell out, and many upstarts later entered.

Returning to the Qinzheng Hall in the harem, Li Shimin leaned on the sofa in a daze.

As soon as Changsun came out of his nap, he saw the emperor like this and asked curiously: "What's wrong with you? Why are you so stunned?"

Li Shimin came back to his senses and said with emotion: "Now I finally feel like Yang Guang did back then."

Now Changsun is even more curious. What does this have to do with Yang Guang?
Then he thought about the news about Goguryeo in the past few days, and was surprised: "Is there something unexpected about the expedition?"

"No, it's just that I suddenly got a lot of money and food. The food and grass that was not so abundant can now be freely harvested. A total of 700 million shi of food. How long will it last?"

Changsun Wenyan was a little confused and asked doubtfully: "What kind of food? The imperial court has a fixed amount of food every year. How come there is so much more suddenly? Are you being deceived?"

Li Shimin was speechless, but he also knew that this matter was a bit unbelievable, so he told what happened in the court.

"Oh my god! I'm a little dizzy!"

Li Shimin quickly helped his eldest grandson to sit on the couch, and said with a wry smile: "Don't mention you, even the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty were stunned by this incident. Even I almost made a fool of myself, and those veteran generals all said that this was going to happen. Some of the surrounding countries have been dealt with, and if Wei Zheng hadn't stopped me, I almost agreed."

"Your Majesty, please think twice about this! It is said that no matter how big a country is, if it is eager to fight, it will be destroyed, and if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger. We cannot repeat the mistakes of the previous dynasty!"

"The Sui Dynasty was so rich back then, Yang Guang was so conceited, he had so much food to eat, and the soldiers were so brave, but how could you not know what it would look like in the end?"

The eldest grandson was shocked and turned pale, and quickly advised him.

Li Shimin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's all the fault of that boy Ji Song. What are you doing with so much food for nothing? It makes me feel very itchy now. With enough money and food, and sharp soldiers and armor, I can hardly bear it anymore."

The eldest grandson was amused when he heard the emperor's gibbering. When the food was not enough, he wished he would skip meals just to have a mouthful of food left. But now that there is too much food, he started to dislike it again?

If that kid Ji Song knew about this, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.It took a lot of effort for people to open up so many acres of land, and it took a full ten years for it to explode completely. Is this appropriate for you to think so?

"Then what are you going to do now?"

Changsun asked curiously.

With so much food, we can do a lot of things. Problems that could not be solved before will now be solved by sewing.

“Build a granary!”

Li Shimin said harshly.

"Build a granary?"

Changsun asked doubtfully.

"Yes, it means building large-scale granaries. The granaries in the former Sui Dynasty were well built. Chang'an must build at least three large granaries, and they must be in Chang'an City. Large-scale granaries must be built in Luoyang, Jizhou, Chengdu and other places."

Looking at his eldest grandson who was still very confused, Li Shimin said proudly: "Where is this? It's just starting to explode now. Because it's the first time, the output is not very high. Starting from next year, the annual grain output will be greatly increased. But the population of the Tang Dynasty is so large, so much food cannot be eaten. If the food is not handled properly and the food becomes moldy, it will be punished by God."

"Not only must we build, but we must build a lot. We must at least store enough food for the people of Chang'an to eat in three years, so that I can feel at ease. I was really afraid of the locust plague back then. I never want to see that tragic scene again. Experience it once." He suddenly shuddered when he thought of the tragic situation when you were overwhelming and dozens of prefectures and counties in Guanzhong had no harvest.People who have never experienced that kind of despair will not understand it.

As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you will not panic in your heart. As long as there is no shortage of food, other things will be easy to solve and the people will not be in chaos.

"Guanyin! We may have underestimated Ji Song's actions in Xuanzhou. Do you know the current annual steel production and price?"

Li Shimin said suddenly.

Changsun raised his eyebrows and said, "I only heard that steel prices have dropped in recent years, but I don't know much about the specific situation."

"Did you know that the current price of iron is one-tenth of what it was in the early years of Zhenguan? The annual steel output has reached 8000 million jins, and it is still growing every year. If this continues, Xuanzhou's iron production and iron ore It will become one of the lifeblood of Datang."

The eldest grandson was stunned, 8000 million catties, what is this concept?
"how can that be?"

The eldest grandson lost his voice and said.

"I didn't believe it at first, but Fang Xuanling and the others would never deceive me. There's no way this thing is false, but what makes me hate it so much is that whether it's Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, the others, or that kid Ji Song You actually hid it from me, and if you hadn’t been unable to do anything today, it seems like you still wanted to keep hiding it.”

"This is simply unreasonable! Am I as unbearable as they think? Am I just that aggressive and militaristic? As for guarding me like a thief?"

The more Li Shimin thought about it, the angrier he became. He wanted to go up and beat these old guys.

"Okay, okay, just calm down!"

Changsun pressed him down angrily, then rubbed his shoulders and said, "They do have their own concerns, so don't be the same as them. They treat you like a villain, right?"

Li Shimin rested comfortably on his eldest grandson's belly, squinting his eyes and saying, "That's all, who asked me to be generous? Just spare them this time, and let's see how I deal with them next time."

Li Shimin groaned and lay down enjoying the massage from his eldest grandson. He looked like I am not as magnanimous as you. He was amused when he saw his eldest grandson.

Sometimes Erlang is like a child and needs to be coaxed, really.
Following the emperor's order, the soldiers of the Sixteenth Guards of Chang'an and their respective generals all started to move.But what is curious is that as the emperor's confidant and the prince's father-in-law, Hou Junji has never been used.

I heard that he had been ill recently. After the emperor heard about it, he sent an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him. He said that the disease was caused by the disease on the battlefield and could only be nursed back to health slowly.

So this time he was left in Chang'an to assist the prince in sitting in the court and calming the people of the world.

Except for those who are interested, basically no one else will pay attention to this matter, so there is nothing to discuss.

But when Li Chengqian heard the news, his face turned pale and he hurriedly went to see the emperor, but he never saw him.

When he returned to the East Palace in despair, he locked himself in a room alone. Even the Crown Princess Su and the concubine Hou were shut out!

He came to the study, opened a secret compartment, and took out a brochure bag from inside.Brother Song gave it to him quietly before he left, saying that he would open it only when he was in a difficult situation.

"Don't worry, Xu and She will agree!"

Just six words, but Li Chengqian immediately felt at ease. Thinking of his father's attitude towards his father-in-law during this period, he gradually had a countermeasure in his mind!

(End of this chapter)