At first, everyone was shocked by what His Highness said about the annual military expenditure of 15 million yuan plus 10 million shi of food. But when they came to their senses, everyone's eyes suddenly widened.
Listen, listen, what outrageous things did you say?
Are you crazy about preparing Mingguang armor for a million people? ! And it's divided into eight years. Doesn't it mean that more than 100,000 sets of Mingguang Armor must be provided every year? !
Everyone was dumbfounded... How arrogant do you have to be for you to say such a thing?
But thinking about the fact that His Highness King Qin earned 2.6 treasury in one trip to sea, they suddenly didn't want to say it out.
One trip to sea is enough for two years of military expenses. Doesn't it seem that it doesn't matter if it lasts for eight years?
And all the generals here were also stupid, but what they were thinking was, how should they command all the Mingguang Armor troops to fight? To scare the enemy to death? !
How the hell could this flying dragon rider lose! Bah, that’s wrong, His Highness brought it. How can you lose with this equipment?
Of course, morale and other aspects are important, it can be said to be very important.
But fucking weapons and equipment are equally important! Back then, whether it was Han Xin who fought a last-ditch battle or Xiang Yu who was desperate, the soldiers surrounding them were all wearing Mingguang armor, and you let them try these tactics again.
Of course, Xiang Yu didn't know, but if Han Xin's enemies were all equipped with this equipment, it would be absolutely impossible for Han Xin to enter Jingxing. After all, Han Xin's last stand was deliberately made after knowing all the enemy's deployments.
All the generals are almost thinking about how their soldiers will fight if they are all covered in bright light armor.
Is it even necessary to think about it? Just crush it.
"Oh, that's wrong, it's not Mingguang Armor. Mingguang Armor is made of iron armor. Now all the armors I replace are steel armors!" Li Ke added.
Everyone: "..."
This is the first time for many ministers to know that the armor Li Ke changed for the Sixteenth Guards is actually a fucking steel armor!
Just... just outrageous.
"I have something to say." Wei Zheng next to him suddenly said.
"Speak." Li Shimin waved his hand, and Li Shimin was also stunned. Good guy, how much money does this kid Li Ke have? I do not know how? But...are you stupid? You have so much money and can arm so many troops, but you are rebelling! If you rebelled, wouldn't the emperor be given to you?
How about finding someone to give a hint in private? On the surface, Li Shimin was listening to Wei Zheng's speech, but in his mind he was already thinking about how to trick Li Ke into rebelling.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, I feel that this is inappropriate at this time. Although Your Highness has made some money, this is His Highness the King of Qin's own ability, and the army is the army of the Tang Dynasty." Wei Zheng said righteously.
After hearing Wei Zheng's words, everyone's mouths twitched.
Mr. Zheng Guogong, how can you, a person whose whole family probably cannot afford ten guan, turn tens of millions of guan into some money? !
You really... treat money like dirt.
Is that some fucking thing? That's a mountain! A mountain of money! If you don’t believe me, try stacking all this money together!
"Although the entire Tang Dynasty is your Majesty's Tang Dynasty, His Highness the King of Qin is just a prince, and he is not an emperor. The court cannot spend this money." Wei Zheng said without changing his expression.
As soon as Wei Zheng's words came out, the expressions of many uninformed ministers changed. Good guy, what does this mean?
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and his face instantly lit up with joy, "Good guy, Mr. Zheng Guo, you really love... and support me!" Give me a message, right? !
"Zheng Guogong, what are you talking about?!" Li Ke immediately became alert and interrupted Wei Zheng directly, "Not to mention that I am not the emperor, even if I am the emperor, the national treasury and the private treasury must be separated! This is The basic law of the Tang Dynasty! If the national treasury and private treasury are not separated, this will lead to chaos in the country!"
"So I am not planning to provide it directly to the court, but I can lend the money to the court!" Li Ke said without changing his expression, "The current opportunity in the Tang Dynasty is an unprecedented opportunity for change. We should not wait, since we have If we have strength and have the opportunity to complete this change, then we shouldn’t wait.”
"Because we don't know what kind of things are waiting for us in the Tang Dynasty. Whether it's Xue Yantuo in the north, Goguryeo, or the Western Turks in the Western Regions, Gaochang and other countries, if someone jumps out to cause trouble, I The Tang army may march to the border at any time."
"And since there is no war recently, we are in the highest reform period. I can lend the money to the court without interest first, and then just return my principal directly. In this case, we will complete the reform of the Tang Dynasty first, and wait until At that time, the Tang Dynasty was prospering and the national power continued to grow, so naturally my little money was nothing."
"As the saying goes, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is closely related to each of us, and as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I should do these things! Therefore, I provide materials and other aspects, such as armor and other related matters, and the court I can’t come up with such large-scale supplies, so I can directly provide finished products.”
"As the King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, I provide relevant materials to the court at 20% off the market price, and I can just borrow money from the court according to this." Li Ke said righteously.
Forget it, I'll make less... After all, the difference between my cost and the market price is a bit big. It's 20% off the market price. Li Ke thought for a while, how about the price is slightly reduced every year when it is offered?
Making too much money is a bit sinful.
No, what am I guilty of? I am afraid of disrupting the market. It will be even more terrible when the market collapses. Yes, it will definitely be like this!
As soon as Li Ke's words came out, both Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng were speechless. Although there was no precedent for private loans to the state, if there is no interest, and the other party is the King of Qin, this seems to be possible?
And His Highness said it well, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. The Tang Dynasty has indeed been at its quietest time in the past two years, but many small countries such as Xue Yantuo, Goguryeo, Western Turks, and the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions are restless. Thinking about it this way, it seems that now is really the best time for military reform. ?
When Li Ke said this, everyone looked at each other, as if...there was no big problem with this matter.
"This...how much can your Highness borrow?" Fang Xuanling hesitated and asked.
"Let's do this. Let's not set a fixed number. I will provide all the armors, bows and arrows, weapons, clothing, bedding, and food that the Tang army needs to reform except for the war horses. These materials can be calculated at 20% off the market price. , In addition, I will also provide all the monthly money for the Tang Dynasty army, so that the amount is calculated every year, until the Tang Dynasty court has a financial surplus, it can be converted into a part for me, otherwise, I will directly pay for it." Li Ke was very happy. He said simply.
Of course, we can’t say the specific figures. There’s no way to tell. It’s better to just keep accounts like this.
