Chapter 1339 One poor two hundred, except for a knife
Chapter 1339: I am poor and have nothing but a knife (please subscribe and vote)
Seeing this little cotton-padded jacket that was growing up but still so caring, Li Shimin couldn't help but get wet in his eyes.
The father, who was full of emotion in his heart, knelt down and looked at the increasingly graceful girl in front of him with a doting smile.
"Since this is Xiao Sizi's wish, dad will accept it..."
Thirteen thousand kilograms of pepper, if put on the market, would be equivalent to one hundred thousand kilograms. For the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, this was not a small sum.
Li Shimin sighed and asked Zhao Kun to put the thirteen thousand kilograms of pepper into the inner treasury.
In addition, let Zhao Kun send the thirteen hundred kilograms that belonged to the Supreme Emperor for free to Da'an Palace.
Just when Li Shimin was giving orders, Empress Changsun quietly asked her daughter why she suddenly wanted to give so much pepper to her father.
Looking at my mother's eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, and her face that always made me feel reassured.
Li Mingda first turned his head and glanced at his father who was busy there, and then said proudly.
"Brother Cheng San said that the Han and Tang dynasties were able to successfully do business in various parts of the Tang Dynasty because of their father's support."
“When doing business, you should naturally not forget what you rely on to make money. Therefore, the business philosophy of the Han and Tang Dynasty commercial banks is to have business ethics, create social wealth, and serve the world as their own responsibility.
Brother Cheng San also said that just like being a human being, if you are poor, you can take care of yourself, but if you are rich, you can help the world.
This is what they did in Luzhou, so Luzhou was able to get better in such a short period of time..."
Seeing her daughter's triumphant look, Empress Changsun couldn't help but look past Xiao Sizi and look behind her.
Li Shimin, who had sneaked up behind his daughter, was in a bad mood.
I always feel that my daughter's elbows are turning outwards and inwards at one moment, which makes me, an old father, feel pain in my heart.
Li Mingda saw the change in her mother's eyes, turned her head and smiled sweetly at her father.
Facing his daughter's smile, Li Shimin could only smile reluctantly, but he still couldn't help but vomit.
"If you are poor, you can take care of yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world... The only person who can put it so nicely is the flatterer Cheng Laosan."
But after he finished complaining, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"If all the businessmen in the world could have the enlightenment of Cheng Sanlang, the world would be in trouble..."
Empress Changsun agreed sweetly.
"Yes, husband, it's a pity that we only have one Cheng Sanlang in the Tang Dynasty, and only one Han and Tang Dynasty trading firm."
"What Guanyin said makes sense. Although there is only one Han and Tang Trading Company, it doesn't matter. In the future, this Han and Tang Trading Company will definitely become an example for us merchants in the Tang Dynasty."
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At dusk, Li Shimin, who had just finished dinner and was happily bragging and spanking with his wife, received a message from the Luzhou Governor's Office.
Empress Changsun saw the eunuch approaching and handed over a brochure and a very thick envelope.
I couldn't help but wonder what was in that envelope.
Li Shimin was also very curious, but he opened the memorial first and only glanced at it twice. Li Shimin couldn't help but frown.
He quickly put down the folder, opened the thick envelope, and took out more than ten pieces of letter paper inside...
After just a few glances, Li Shimin's expression became cautious, and he read every line of words carefully.
On the side, Queen Changsun was serving black tea and cutting candle wicks for her husband.
The couple just spent the long night in the flickering lights...
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Early the next morning, just after the court meeting, Li Ji was invited by the eunuch to the Manlu Hall before he left.
When I entered the Manna Hall, I saw the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sitting there thoughtfully with a somewhat complicated expression.
"I see your Majesty."
Li Shimin smiled and gestured to Li Ji, then handed over a folding book.
"Li Qing is here, sit down quickly, come on, come on, take a look at this. This is a booklet from the Luzhou Governor's Mansion."
Li Ji took it in his hand in a daze, spread it out and looked at it carefully, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Your Majesty, this is a good thing. I didn't expect that I am still here worrying about how to make good use of the soldiers and horses of the Shifu in Jiannan Road after arriving at Jiannan Road."
"I didn't expect that His Highness King Wu and the others would have already prepared such a generous gift for me."
"This is indeed a good thing. We have formed an army with people who are brave, fierce, and good at traveling across mountains and rivers."
"In this way, when Qing goes south to Jiannan Road, it is equivalent to gaining an elite division."
"It's just that these are not government soldiers or Tibetan soldiers, but recruited soldiers."
Having said this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little ache in his stomach, and picked up the letter, which contained more than ten pages, from the desk.
After thinking about it, he handed it to Li Ji and told him to take a good look at it.
There were two types of military systems in the Tang Dynasty. One was the imperial army.
The so-called government soldiers mean that the country does not spend any money and exempts them from taxes, allowing them to fight for the country.
The second type is Fan soldiers, which means similar to servant soldiers.
For example, the Tang Dynasty was in the north and recruited the Tiele tribe or some Turkic tribes to fight for the Tang Dynasty.
They only need to order their tribal leaders. Similarly, Datang still does not need to spend money on those soldiers. It only needs to give the tribal leaders a generous reward.
But now, the Luzhou Governor's Office has actually developed a third military system, recruiting soldiers.
Of course, the Governor of Luzhou also gave his own explanation.
These Hu people are brave and aggressive, but they all come from the deep mountains and old forests of Luzhou. They are willing to surrender to the imperial court and serve the imperial court.
Naturally, the Governor of Luzhou would not be able to refuse the offer of these people. If he refused categorically, these people might feel that the imperial court did not trust them.
On the contrary, it is easy to have dissatisfaction. The second thing is that these Xiu people are very poor. They are not like the soldiers who came from rich households in the Tang Dynasty.
They were simply poor. Apart from a knife, their clothes were not even, and they didn't even have a piece of crotch cloth.
Therefore, if you want them to serve the imperial court, you need to solve their equipment problem, which will cost money.
In addition, let them become soldiers of the imperial court, but they are all young and strong laborers, so they still need military pay.
What's more, the five hundred Xue soldiers who had taken refuge before were all Xuezhou Xue people.
If all the soldiers come from the same place, problems will easily arise.
Therefore, in desperation, the Luzhou Governor's Mansion could only recruit 500 more capable men from Luzhou to join the army.
The problem now is that the Luzhou Governor's Office hopes that the court can give these beastmen a real name.
Instead of turning it into a local armed force, this point is very clear in the document of the Luzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office.
All armies must be subordinate to the imperial court and His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Local armed forces recruiting soldiers are absolutely not allowed.