Yes, everyone admits that your son is very powerful and crushes everyone of his generation!
Everyone also admits that your son is very good and needs praise.
But, can you not separate the credit every time?
This will be very difficult for everyone.
The faces of the servants on the left and right turned dark, and they looked at Emperor Wu with resentful eyes.
Emperor Wu had always been very thick-skinned, and he did not hesitate to ask for rewards for his son.
Emperor Wu actually also discovered that only when Li Zhao completely let go of his hands and feet could this guy perform better.
Now, Emperor Wu had no doubts about Li Zhao.
At least, he knew that Li Zhao was really doing something, and he was much better than the prince and his ilk.
Suppressing aristocratic families was something he had always wanted to do but neither dared nor could do. Li Zhao did it quietly, which showed that he was not just boasting.
"My dear friends, why don't you speak?" Emperor Wu asked knowingly.
Prince Zhao and General Li both laughed, and their favorability towards Li Zhao was slowly rising.
"If you want me to see it, let's not deal with these falsehoods and give King You all the rights he can get."
General Cheng is a straight-tempered person and doesn't like hiding things.
Now that he has gunpowder, he can't wait for Li Zhaoke to be more pretentious.
Maybe if Li Zhao continues at this rate, the time they had to wait for about eight years will be shortened.
The civil servants glared at General Cheng, not wanting to talk to this gangster.
Emperor Wu actually didn't mind giving Li Zhao more rights, but now it was not a question of whether he wanted to give it or not, but a question of whether the courtiers agreed or not.
Everyone is not a fool. Li Zhao has just started. What will he do if there is no reward in the future?
So... I can only give some symbolic vanity!
Anyway, they are official positions that sound awesome, but in fact they have no real power.
Emperor Wu no longer forced him, because he also knew that it was difficult for the courtiers to do it.
If Li Zhao really reaches the point where he has no reward, then Li Zhao may have no choice but to rebel.
This is what Emperor Wu doesn't want to see.
However, the way Emperor Wu looked at the prince this time was a little unsatisfactory, and even more unfriendly.
No one knew that Emperor Wu had thought about Yi Chu for the first time.
However, Emperor Wu did not want his sons to kill each other, so he had to abide by the eldest son inheritance system.
Although the prince did not perform as well as You Wang Li Zhao, he did not make any big mistakes.
The courtiers also obeyed him.
No one knows what the future situation of the DPRK will be like.
Furthermore, the people who supported the prince were from aristocratic families, and they would not allow the prince to lose easily.
There's so much involved.
Even Emperor Wu cannot make decisions easily.
But just this look made the prince feel like he had fallen into an ice cave, his whole body was cold and his breathing was short.
As the eldest son of Emperor Wu, the prince knew his father's habits very well.
The look in his eyes just now gave him a strong sense of crisis.
The prince quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at Emperor Wu, his heart beating rapidly.
"Why? Why does Emperor Wu show such a look?"
The prince clenched his hands and couldn't figure it out. Could it be because of the gunpowder?
Does he think I am not as good as Li Zhao?
The prince's eyes burst out with strong dissatisfaction and murderous intent, it was Li Zhao again!
We are all from the same mother and father, so why do you always put me in such an embarrassing situation?
The prince has never hated his own brother as much as he does at this moment.
Nowadays, the power of his East Palace has been greatly reduced, and many people have turned to the fourth prince Li Yan, all because of Li Zhao.
His hatred for Li Zhao reached its extreme.
Emperor Wu's glance also made many people see uncertainty.
Especially the aristocratic families, they absolutely don't want to see Emperor Wu Yi Chu, and they don't want Emperor Wu to put Yi Chu's thoughts on You Wang Li Zhao. Even a blind person can see that Li Zhao and the aristocratic family are working against each other.
If Li Zhao really becomes the crown prince, the great families in the world will never have peace.
"Dismiss the dynasty!"
In the court, after confirming the reward for Li Zhao, Emperor Wu waved them away.
But several important ministers were left behind, such as Zuoyoupu She, Shangshu of the Ministry of Hubu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Prince Zhao and Old General Li.
When there were only a few of them left here, Emperor Wu asked: "Fan Aiqing, according to the current progress, how long do we have to wait?"
Fan Qiuli, the Minister of Revenue, said cautiously: "If some of these tools can be implemented next year, the local official warehouse should be able to fill 10% by the end of next year. As for the national treasury, at least there will be no income until the next year."
"How much longer do you think it will take?" Cao Bin, Minister of War, asked hurriedly.
In fact, everyone also wants to hear specific numbers directly.
But Fan Qiuli ignored them and continued: "Whether it is the accumulation of money or food, it requires a process. Just like the ice cubes of our Wu Kingdom are exported to the other three countries, how impressive is the financial revenue created now? But The cost is also quite high, and there will still be some more losses than we expected.”
"Therefore, the same goes for food. The loss may be higher. I have carefully calculated that if we want to support us in fighting a hearty national war, it will take at least ten years."
"Hiss, didn't you say last time that it would only take about eight years?" Cao Bin, Minister of War, became even more anxious.
Prince Zhao and Old General Li also frowned.
"The premise I said last time is that all the tools will be rolled out next year, but do you really think it can be rolled out nationwide next year?" Fan Qiuli asked, squinting his neck.
Everyone was immediately speechless.
If Li Zhao had not adopted this method, it would not have been possible to spread it nationwide within a year or two, even within ten years.
The greed of aristocratic families cannot be stopped at all, let alone multiple other factors.
"Ten years is my estimate. This estimate is based on the fact that we can destroy the Cang Kingdom, the You Kingdom, and the Zhou Kingdom!"
"If you want to say when we can start fighting, I think we can start fighting in six years, but we will have worries when we do it."
Everyone understands.
You can fight a war at any time, but you have to fight a well-prepared war and fight a sufficient war, so you can't rush it.
The extra four years are just to build up the confidence to destroy the Three Kingdoms in one battle.
Otherwise, if one thing goes wrong, it is possible that the Wu Kingdom will be destroyed.
"Now that we have gunpowder, what are our chances of winning?" Emperor Wu asked.
Prince Zhao thought for a moment and said, "The odds of winning can be increased by 20%."
"Only 20%?" Now it was Zuopushe Chen Shixiu's turn to frown.
Cao Bin, Minister of War, immediately explained: "Although the power of gunpowder is amazing, its shortcomings are also obvious. First, the time from ignition to explosion is too long. Second, this weapon is most powerful when it first appears on the battlefield. It is powerful. Once the enemy notices it, they have many ways to avoid it. Its power will be greatly reduced in the second war. Finally, although the power of gunpowder is amazing, it can only be buried in fixed places, which is equivalent to limiting our side. action trajectory.”
