Datang: You Can't Imagine the Happiness of the Prince

Li Shimin glanced inside the Liangyi Hall, then waved his hand impatiently, the old eunuch behind him immediately.

Ask someone to move a stool for Wan Kuan.

Wan Kuan sat on the stool and looked at everyone with a smile.

Then Li Chengqian's face is not worried, he is really a country boy who does not know etiquette, how can such a person be loved by the father, the emperor and the mother? Everyone is here, let's get down to business.

Li Shimin didn't talk nonsense, and directly asked everyone what to do about this matter. Li Jing didn't hesitate, and said directly: "Your Majesty, the military supplies can't be cut off, or the previous achievements will be lost!"

And Li Daozong did not show weakness: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry must not lack iron tools, otherwise the bridges and official roads in the world will be stagnant."

And Zhangsun Wuji also said bluntly: "Your Majesty, there is not enough iron ore... If the Ministry of Industry and the general supervisor do not let go, then we can only tighten all the iron wares of the people."

At this time, Fang Xuanling said: "At this time, you can't.... It was the violent Qin who took the world's ironware!"

Chapter 112

Wan Kuan sat on the stool, looking at his nose and his heart, without paying attention at all.

There is nothing to think about in this kind of thing, it is nothing more than... the art of balance! It depends on Li Shimin's choice, whether he is willing to give up the people, or give up his great cause of the Northern Expedition.

Wan Kuan was silent, while Li Shimin was very irritable, Li Chengqian's eyes rolled around, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this time, Li Jing also sighed, although the Tang Dynasty was getting better, but the foundation was weak.

However, this battle is about working hard at one go, failing again, and exhausting at three.

Originally this time, Li Shimin tried his best to fight against the public opinion and wanted to expedition the Turks in the north. If it is really impossible to make the trip because of the iron ore problem, the morale of the Tang army will plummet.

At this time, in the Hall of Two Rites, there was no sound.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Li Chengqian, who had been silent for a while, spoke up.

"Father, this matter is of great importance, and now we should ask Great Supervisor Wan to make it clear."

Wan Kuan acted honestly, but Li Chengqian took the initiative to provoke him.

This troublesome matter is a trade-off between the various yamen. This Li Chengqian has no choice but to point to himself. What does this mean? At this time, Li Shimin also had a gloomy expression on his face: "Prince, why is this matter so important? Broadly speaking"

Li Chengqian stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Father, this [-]-kuan general is the yamen that uses the most iron ore.

Now this iron ore is not enough... and each yamen can't balance it, so Wan Kuan must first make it clear."

"This Wankuan will be used for monitoring the largest amount. If Wankuan can use a little less, then the iron ore in other yamen will be looser."

Li Chengqian thought his statement was perfect, but Li Shimin's eyes showed deep dissatisfaction.

Li Shimin certainly knew why Li Chengqian named Wan Kuan, but it was because Wan Kuan made a fool of the prince Li Chengqian last time.

Li Shimin sighed in his heart, this prince is really narrow-minded, and Li Shimin remembered what Wan Kuan said to Li Tai.

It seems that Wan Kuan's mind is much broader than Li Chengqian's.

"Prince, this will be a prisoner, not Wan Kuan's general, but a Tang general.

This will use a lot of iron ore for supervision, which is also used by Datang, not Wan Kuan."

At this time, Li Shimin reminded Li Chengqian to stop holding Wan Kuan.

At this time, Fang Xuanling also said: "Your Majesty, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with the general prisoner, and the great prisoner is also on duty with all his heart."

The eldest grandson Wuji gave Li Chengqian a wink while everyone was not paying attention. This eldest grandson Wuji is known as an old fox, so he naturally knew what Li Shimin was thinking.

Although Wan Kuan used a lot of iron ore, it was also the fine steel of Tang Shao.

At this time, iron ore is not enough... Naturally, the hero is not guilty.

If he said that, who would dare to do his best for the Tang Dynasty in the future, but Li Chengqian didn't seem to understand Wuji's meaning. He thought that the eldest grandson Wuji asked him to continue to work harder! I saw Li Chengqian's righteous words and continued to say : "Father, the amount of supervision will now be the largest.

Although the purpose of serving as a prisoner is to contribute to the Tang Dynasty, if the prisoner can be used less, the danger of this lack of iron can be solved!"

At this moment, Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with his eyes like eagles, and he was already very angry in his heart.

On the other hand, the eldest grandson Wuji looked a little anxious, he obviously did not let Li Chengqian say it, why was he still not obedient, and at this time Li Shimin asked gloomily: "Prince, why do you want Wan Kuan to use less?"

"Father, this is what Supervisor Wan should think about.

He is the chief officer who will be the prisoner, so there should be a way!"

Li Shimin smiled slyly, so there should be a solution! At this time, Li Jing couldn't bear it any longer, and said bluntly: "This will be used as a supervisor to make steel, all for the military needs. If you want to use a little less iron ore as a supervisor, then We can only suspend the military supply."

Wan Kuan listened to Li Jing's words, and this old Li Jing was very loyal sometimes.

Li Jing was one of the few people above the Tang Dynasty who supported the Northern Expedition except... Li Shimin.

If the military supply is reduced, it is actually... announcing that there is no hope for this Northern Expedition.

Li Jing casts a peach, and Wan Kuan naturally reports Li.

Wan Kuan stood up at this time, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, all the steel that will be trained as a prisoner is used for military supplies.

Horseshoes and armor for [-] horses, and arms and armor for [-] cavalry.

The weapons and armor of a hundred thousand soldiers."

"All the iron that is trained as a prisoner is used on the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. If you want to reduce the amount of iron ore, you can only reduce the amount of steel in the military supplies!"

Li Shimin was shocked when he heard Wan Kuan's words: "Wan Kuan, how to reduce the amount of steel in military supplies?"

Not only Li Shimin, but everyone in the Liangyi Hall was puzzled.

Most of the munitions are made of iron. Whether it is weapons or armor, it can’t be made of steel! Wankuan actually said that the amount of steel in the munitions should be reduced, so doesn’t this sentence mean to reduce the supply of the munitions?” Wan Dajian, the armor of this cavalry must be guaranteed, and the armor of other government soldiers can be put away first!"

Li Jing said.

At this time, Li Jing was already making concessions. In fact, the government soldiers were the main force, and the cavalry was only used for surprise attacks.

Now Li Jing is giving up the armor of the government soldiers. In fact, he wants to change the northern expedition to the Turks into a surprise attack, and win at risk.

Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji also heard what Li Jing meant. Although everyone had different thoughts, everyone sighed when they saw Li Jing give in so much.

Just when everyone's morale was a little low, Wan Kuan suddenly spoke up.

"Director Li, whether it is cavalry, government soldiers, or the armor of the auxiliary soldiers, the general will not be in debt for being a prisoner.

It's just that I will find a way to reduce the amount of steel in the armor!"

Wan Kuan's words made everyone raise their heads, and everyone was surprised, even Li Chengqian was a little dumbfounded.

Wan Kuan glanced at Li Chengqian, you're a prince who has no ability, you can't harm anyone.

"Wan Kuan, don't talk nonsense"

Li Shimin reprimanded.

There is a lot of armor, but the amount of steel used is reduced. Isn't this a fool's dream? You want to drink water, but you don't go to the river, but go to the desert. Isn't this the opposite, and Wan Kuan looked at everyone's shocked faces , just smiled.

"Your Majesty, colleagues, don't worry, I have a solution!"

"Wan Kuan, what can you do?"

Li Shimin hurriedly asked.

Chapter 113

In the Liangyi Hall, everyone has their own thoughts.

Li Shimin looked at Wan Kuan's son eagerly, this son can always bring him surprises.

And Li Jing is also skeptical. This Wan Kuan is not a big talker. Seeing that he is so sure, it should not be a fake.

And Zhangsun Wuji thought over and over again in his heart, is there any way to solve this problem? No, Wan Kuan can't do anything even if he is an immortal! And Fang Xuanling is the most calm, Wan Kuan has created too many surprises, said Not sure what he could do.

At this time, Wan Kuan stood in the middle of the crowd and became the focus of everyone.

"Your Majesty, what's so difficult about this?"

Wan Kuan is now only a folding fan in his hand, but Wan Kuan's confident tone makes it impossible to doubt.

"Wan Kuan, is there any way to tell me quickly?"

Li Shimin was impatient.

"Your Majesty, this is simple. Since iron ore is not enough..., then the armor will not be made of steel."

"you..."

Li Shimin heard Wan Kuan's words, and the corners of his mouth were crooked: "Nonsense!"

The others also had strange expressions when they heard Wan Kuan's words, and Li Chengqian almost laughed outright.

What I just said was so powerful, but it turned out to be nonsense! And Wan Kuan looked at everyone strangely: "Everyone, did the minister say it wrong? This armor has to be made of steel."

"Uh...this is the southern water time, but leather armor can be used instead of steel armor.

This is not easy to rust, and it is extremely light on water.

But in this horse battle, no leather armor is used."

As soon as Li Jing's voice fell, the eldest grandson Wuji said again.

"Superintendent Wan, Su Wen, there is a kind of dragon skin between the mountains in the southern border, which is extremely tough, but it's better than steel armor.

Could it be that Supervisor Wan wants to use the dragon skin as his armor?"

There was contempt in Changsun Wuji's tone, but Wan Kuan didn't give him any general insight.

"Your Majesty, there are so many things in this world that can be used as armor.

Your Majesty has the same item in these two ceremonial halls, which can be used as armor!"

"Oh here it is"

"That's right, Your Majesty, so the item is on Your Majesty's desk!"

Li Shimin listened to Wan Kuan's words and looked carefully on his desk.

Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, ruler, pen holder, pen wash, these... How can there be anything that can be used as armor? "Wan Kuan, don't talk nonsense, do you want to deceive the king?"

Li Chengqian asked loudly.