"Your Majesty, may I ask you a question first?" Dai Zhou asked.
"You say it, you say it first!"
"Where did these shoes come from? I saw them and they are very beautiful!"
Dai Zhou is also a person who likes beautiful things.
"These were bought from the shoe store next to the tenement building. I hand-picked them!" Li Shimin said.
"No wonder it looks so good!" Dai Zhou said.
Li Shimin was overjoyed.
This guy really knows how to talk.
"What? Do you want to buy it too?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I also want to buy some for my wife and children to wear."
These shoes are the new fashion now.
There are nearly 10 million people in Chang'an City, and if each person has three pairs, then 30 million pairs will be needed.
In the entire world, I am afraid that only the Shengtang Group can produce so many shoes.
If you include trips to surrounding cities, it will be even more.
That amount can be calculated into hundreds of millions.
But for Shengtang Group, that was only half a year.
After all, they have the most complete production chain.
It couldn't be easier to produce.
"That's what you need." Li Shimin responded.
Dai Zhou also had a plan in his heart.
Then, he asked Li Shimin again.
"Your Majesty, you don't know why you asked me to come here?"
He didn't quite understand why Li Shimin asked Hui to come.
Li Shimin said at this time: "That's right, it's also about shoes."
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"Zhijie made a suggestion to me, asking Shengtang Group to produce a batch of shoes for the army. Because the army consumes a lot of shoes. Therefore, it is necessary to get a batch of durable shoes. Therefore,
I asked him and Yuchi Jingde to sort out the required performance, and they will hand it over to you when the time comes."
When Dai Zhou heard this, he realized that this was what happened.
Then he said: "Your Majesty, why don't you also take off the officials' shoes?"
What Dai Zhou said is also very reasonable.
Then he explained the reason.
"Officials' boots are very easy to sweat, especially in summer. After wearing them for a day, their feet will basically get wet. It is estimated that they will have to change shoes several times a day. Why not let Shengtang Group produce a batch of boots suitable for summer and winter wear
Shoes are given to officials. Firstly, they can alleviate their pain. Secondly, they can be given as welfare to officials so that they can feel the emperor's grace. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
After hearing what Dai Zhou said, Li Shimin nodded, and he thought it made sense.
So, he said: "You are right and very constructive. I fully support your opinion!"
"Then I will take care of it now?"
Dai Zhou said.
In fact, he also wanted to buy some shoes, but when he arrived late, there were no more.
But Li Shimin said: "Don't worry, wait until Zhijie and the others arrive."
"yes!"
Dai Zhou didn't dare not agree.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde entered the palace.
And found Li Shimin.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!" they both said at the same time.
"Are you determined?"
Li Shimin asked.
Cheng Yaojin said first: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Then tell me your results."
Cheng Yaojin said at this time: "Highlighting the solemnity, strength, durability and protective functions are of great significance to ensure the life and combat training of soldiers."
"Well, what more are needed? Please elaborate!" Li Shimin asked again.
Yuchi Jingde came out at this time and said: "The specific thing is to be durable, because the army often marches and trains, and the requirements for shoes are very high. With our current shoes, the soldiers have to change to a new pair of shoes every month. If the Tang Dynasty was prosperous,
If the group can replace it with a new one every three months, it can save us a lot of military expenses."
Li Shimin said: "This makes sense."
As for Cheng Yaojin, he said: "There is also anti-odor. If you wear any shoes for a long time, especially if you often travel long distances, the sweat on your feet will make the shoes extremely smelly. This will have a great impact on the mood of the soldiers. If
If it can be solved, it would be great."
Yuchi Jingde continued what he said: "Also, the weight should not be too heavy, otherwise it will be a huge test for physical strength. If the weight is too heavy, to a certain extent, it will waste a lot of soldiers' physical strength."
"It seems that you have indeed thought about it." Li Shimin agreed very much with what they said.
"Any more?" he asked again.
"No more for now, that's all."
"Okay, Dai Zhou, did you hear that?"
"Your Majesty, I have already written it down."
"Okay, you go and talk to Li Min about this. Remember, it shouldn't be more than 300 yuan!" Li Shimin said.
"How much should we order?"
This is another problem.
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde.
The two understood each other. Yuchi Jingde said: "The Tang Dynasty currently has one million troops, and the reserve army is also one million. If each is issued two pairs, it will be four million pairs! But if you prepare some, I think
, almost five million pairs!”
Three hundred or five million pairs is a lot of money.
But Li Shimin was willing to spend the money.
"Okay, Dai Zhou will discuss this matter!"
"Your Majesty, what about official shoes?"
Dai Zhou asked again.
He was very concerned about this.
"What do you think?"
"I think that, as the two generals said, in addition to being odor-proof and durable, official shoes can be lighter. After all, they are worn by literati and their strength is weak."
"This is fine, just do what you want."
"How many pairs do we want?"
"What do you think?" Li Shimin asked.
"There are more than 10,000 officials in the entire Tang Dynasty. If you prepare two pairs of summer and winter shoes, you will need more than 40,000 pairs. An additional 10,000 pairs will be provided as backup, so you will need 50,000 pairs in the end!"
More than 10,000 officials are very few.
This is because there were very few officials when Li Shimin was in power. During the Zhenguan period, there were at least 643 civil and military officials in the court. In the past two years, the number of civil and military officials in the court had expanded a lot, to about a thousand. In the previous years, the number of officials in the Tang Dynasty was only 643.
The number of officials, which numbered more than 7,000, has now expanded to more than 10,000.
All this is because of Li Shimin's streamlining of departments.
The Tang Dynasty implemented a six-department system, which was seven fewer departments than the Thirteen Cao of the Han Dynasty. This was a major streamlining of departments.
So naturally there are fewer officials.
"I think it's okay, but a pair of official shoes must not exceed 200 yuan!" Li Shimin added.
If he hadn't bought the shoes yet, he might not have said such a thing.
But after he bought the shoes, he had some understanding of their prices.
And he believes that these prices are profitable prices for Shengtang Group.
Otherwise, Li Min would not sell it.
Therefore, he stuck to these two price limits.
Trying to lower the price from Li Min.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
Dai Zhou said.
"Okay, go ahead and do it!"
Li Shimin finally said.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin glanced at Yuchi Jingde.
Yuchi Jingde agreed.
"Your Majesty, we can go together!" Cheng Yaojin said.
"Go ahead."
So the three of them headed towards the Shengtang Group.