"Where is the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance?"
Liu Zhenghui took a step forward. He was already ready to allocate one-third of the money and food from the Ministry of Revenue for the Western Expedition.
"Take half of the money and grain stored by the Ministry of Household Affairs. From now on, we will use the national caravans and postal services. If it is not enough, we will recruit civilians to transport the grain from Chang'an and Luoyang to the Western Regions as quickly as possible."
"I will give you the right to use the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce and the postal service, but you must promise me that you will transport the grain to Yiwu within two months."
Liu Zhenghui was silent. Even if he was given the right to use the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce and the postal service, it was not easy to transport all the materials used by the army to the Western Regions within two months. "
But at this moment, with the knife on his neck, he had to complete the matter even if he broke his teeth.
"I will try my best to complete the mission assigned by the prince."
Li Ke fumbled around for a long time and finally found two tokens, one from the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce and one from the Postal Service.
"Take this. If anyone dares to disobey, I will give you the right to kill him first and then report him later."
"You have to know, follow the authority when urgent matters arise, and don't be afraid of offending others."
Liu Zhenghui caught the two heavy tokens and said, "I know." ŴŴŴ.BIQUGE.biz
"Where is the Minister of Industry?"
"I'm here!"
"You immediately mobilize two thousand craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, and from now on, rush to the Western Regions non-stop to build a workshop in Yiwu. I will send someone to guide you in your work."
"In addition, the remaining craftsmen are working day and night to build ice blades."
"If you don't have enough time, you can outsource some tasks of making ice blades to businessmen. You can supervise them, but the quality must be guaranteed. If you find anyone cutting corners, kill them directly."
"I accept your order!"
"Secretary of the Ministry of War..."
"Since Hou Junji, the Minister of War, is not in the court, you will temporarily act as the Minister of War and follow my king to mobilize the troops of the whole country."
The Minister of War was happy for a moment, but then he became frustrated. Your Highness, I don’t have the right to mobilize the troops across the country!
So he looked at Li Shimin, who coughed: "That's right!"
The Minister of War said happily: "I obey your order!"
After Li Ke finished his instructions, he turned around and said, "Father, I have finished my instructions. Do you have anything else to add?"
"You ministers can also add."
Li Shimin was still very satisfied with Li Ke's arrangement. The three armies went ahead without using food and grass. Everything Li Ke did just now was to prepare for logistics.
"I am very satisfied. I have nothing to add. Do you have any friends?"
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji looked at each other. The King of Shu had given so many orders, so why didn't they do anything?
Fang Xuanling looked at Li Ke, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, King Qin, although the old minister is a little old, he is not useless. Why don't we ministers have anything to do?"
Changsun Wuji also looked at Li Ke, cupped his hands and said, "We are also willing to share the worries!"
Wei Zheng even said: "Does Your Highness look down on us old guys?"
Li Ke snorted in his heart and said calmly: "I led the army to the west and took away so many important ministers. If I also take you away, who will handle the government affairs of the country? Do you want to exhaust your father to death? ?”
Everyone: "..."
"Government affairs in the DPRK are more important than war. They are related to the stability of the entire Tang Dynasty and the livelihood of all the people. You should be under greater pressure than me!"
Fang Xuanling was stunned and said with a wry smile: "What His Highness said is absolutely true."
The others nodded.
Actually, participating in the Western Expedition has advantages and disadvantages. If you do it well, you will get credit, but if you don't do it well, you will lose your life.
It’s better to choose to be an official safely!
In fact, this is the sentiment of most courtiers.
Seeing that things were almost arranged, Li Shimin stood up and said: "In that case, let's retreat from the court, and we will get busy next."
"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
At this moment, Li Tai came out with an angry face: "Third brother, why don't you arrange a task for your fourth brother? Am I so unbearable in your eyes?"
Then he cupped his hands towards Li Shimin and said: "Father, I am your son, and I am the King of Yue of the Tang Dynasty. My food and clothing are all provided by the court. Don't I have the obligation to do something for the Tang Dynasty?" ?"
"The thieves from the Western Regions tortured and killed twenty thousand of my sons in the Tang Dynasty. My heart is bleeding. I wish I could put on my armor and go into battle and kill all the thieves from the Western Regions. However, I haven't received any tasks now."
"My son is dissatisfied!"
"My son, I must also do something for the Tang Dynasty and to destroy the traitors in the Western Regions."
Li Tai was very irritable. He felt so uncomfortable today. His father actually named his third brother King of Qin. What does King Qin represent?
That was once the title of my father, and this title was of great significance.
Ascending the position of King of Qin is even more noble than the position of Prince.
What's more, my father actually asked Lao San to command the Longyou Army. It was said that it was the Longyou Army. Most of the generals of the Sixteenth Guards of the Tang Dynasty were now in Longyou.
In other words, at this moment, the third child already controls the world's troops.
Father is too partial.
Li Shimin sighed and said calmly: "What do you want to do for Datang?"
Li Tai said: "My son also wants to lead the army to the west."
Wei Zheng suddenly jumped out and said: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. It is inappropriate for two princes to march west at the same time. Now that the crown prince's position is vacant, both princes are the best among men. If something happens, the Tang Dynasty Court will It’s going to be turbulent.”
Li Tai originally wanted to object, and even wanted to make old Wei Zheng look good, but soon he realized that the third child had gone to the battlefield, so wouldn't Chang'an City be his own?
Isn't it easy to get the position of prince?
What if the third child dies outside?
The battlefield is very dangerous.
Li Ke looked at Li Tai and said calmly: "Fourth brother, you really want to lead an army, but you have never led an army before. The battlefield is not about playing games, it is about killing people. One general is incompetent and all bones wither."
"You should still help your father in the court!"
Li Ke didn't want this troublemaker to go to the Western Regions and become a stumbling block for him.
"But I just want to do something for the Western Expedition."
Li Ke smiled and said: "Since you want to do something for the Western Expedition so much, then donate some money and food!"
"Waging a war means making money, and this Western Expedition will cost a lot of money."
Li Shimin also said: "Qingque, please stop fooling around. The battlefield is not child's play. Since you want to do something, just donate some money and food."
"I also want to do something for the Western Expedition. Wang De has ordered that from today on, all expenses in the palace will be halved, and the remaining money and food will be donated to the national treasury."
"I cannot let the soldiers on the front line bleed and shed tears. I must ensure that every soldier has enough food, clothing, and sharp weapons in his hands."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Tai became numb instantly.
Why was he tricked again?
"My son is willing to donate 10,000 guan as money and food for the Western Expedition, and will continue to donate in the future..."
He was also strapped for money, so the ten thousand yuan was shipped from Jiangdong. It was originally intended to be used as a military workshop, but it was ruined.
Li Ke also stood up and said: "Father, I am willing to donate one million yuan as military expenses for the Western Expedition."
Damn it!
Everyone was shocked, even Li Shimin was shocked. Li Ke donated one million yuan!
Everyone present also secretly cursed Li Tai, why did he bring up the matter of donating money? Now it is not enough to donate even a small amount.
King Qin's shot was a million sticks.
One million guan. There are not many families in the Tang Dynasty who can have one million guan!
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