Chapter 2898 The troubles before His Majesty the Tang Emperor parted
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It can be said that the taxes paid by the Han and Tang Dynasty merchants to the imperial court in a year were close to the taxes paid by the same place to the imperial court.
In addition, the royal family was able to receive 20% of the net income and put it into the internal treasury. In other words, the Tang royal family and the court directly obtained nearly 40% of the net income.
It is simply a cash cow for the imperial court and the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. In this case, who else dares to lie?
Li Shimin looked over there, then turned his eyes and landed on Cheng Sanlang. He was just about to say a few words of praise, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.
"Demon Town Museum"
After all, this boy has done so many great achievements. I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and I am not a sycophant who always praises this boy for his achievements.
When I think about the country-destruction that this guy accomplished by pacifying the Japanese country that day, he proudly describes it as a rabbit he picked up while raking the grass.
If this word gets out, Li Shimin believes that this kid will definitely not be able to escape the various black hands and black hands of those powerful officials to vent their anger.
Cheng Chubi was whispering adoringly to Li Ke when he suddenly turned his head and saw his father-in-law looking at him with a mean smile on his face.
Cheng Chubi couldn't help but be stunned. Could this father-in-law, who has no martial ethics, be plotting against me again?
Elder, please don’t forget that I have shed blood for the Tang Dynasty and made contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
When Li Shimin saw the strange look Cheng Sanlang cast, he immediately felt ashamed of being a thief and letting his dirty master see him.
However, as the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how could he back down at this time? He directly raised his eyes and showed the attitude of the evildoer who is the first to complain.
"Boy, what's that expression? Why, the old man can't look at you anymore?"
Cheng Chubi had a thought in mind, forget it, the father-in-law you can't afford to offend is like the Ganges water that you can't swallow, just stay away from him.
However, considering his own job, Cheng Chubi decided to put aside his personal grudges and speak to his father-in-law.
"...father-in-law, my son-in-law just has something to do. He is thinking that you will leave Dengzhou in the future.
My son-in-law was just thinking that there is another treasure that you haven’t seen yet, so I wanted to see if it would be convenient for you to go to the workshop tomorrow..."
After Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, he subconsciously asked.
"Oh? What baby, firearm?"
Cheng Sanlang nodded.
"More powerful than that flying thunder cannon?"
"..." These words left Cheng Sanlang speechless and he shook his head with a numb expression.
"Will it explode?"
Cheng Sanlang continued to shake his head with a numb expression.
"Does the range have as much range as that of ship-borne artillery?"
Cheng Sanlang's face turned darker and darker, and he could only continue to shake his head indifferently.
Seeing Cheng Sanlang's shocked and discouraged look, Li Shimin laughed and patted the young man affectionately with a big slap.
"My dear son-in-law, don't be discouraged, but I can see that you are working so hard and sweating for the Tang Dynasty's firearms."
"I and your ministers are really exhausted these days, so I won't let them go.
Well, next time, my dear nephew, I will wait for you to come up with something good, I will definitely support you."
"..." Looking at this smiling old father-in-law, Cheng Chubi felt very sad. Forget it, since you don't want to see such a good baby.
I'll go back and wait for you to pick up those flintlock guns and do something famous, then I'll make you blind.
Cheng Chubi was filled with anger, but his expression was honest and respectful, and he frequently offered food and drinks to his father-in-law.
"My father-in-law has to leave tomorrow, so you rarely get to eat many of the fresh products here. Come on, come on, try this soup.
This is a new type of soup specially made by my son-in-law today. Don’t look at it because it looks ugly, but as long as you smell it and taste it, I guarantee that you won’t be able to stop eating it..."
Li Ke watched his father cheerfully pick up a bowl of sea turtle soup and sip it with gusto.
He quickly turned his head away, his expression became ferocious and twisted, Brother Chu Bi was indeed not a good bird...
On one side was his biological father and on the other was brother Chu Bi. Forget it, out of sight, out of mind. Li Ke shook his head, picked up the bowl of delicious sea turtle soup in front of him, and took a sip with pleasure.
Having said that, the sea turtle soup after being improved by Brother Chu Bi is indeed more delicious than before.
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When the banquet was over, all the courtiers retired, and Li Shimin, who had already put on his nightgown, sat in front of the iron stove and took a sip of tea with a thoughtful expression.
Zhao Kun supervised the eunuchs who had tidied up the bed and was about to leave.
At this time, Li Shimin looked at him.
"Zhao Kun, tell me, should I continue to let this boy Cheng Sanlang stay in Dengzhou, or would it be more appropriate for him to go to Liaodong with me?"
As soon as he said this, Zhao Kun looked at His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in astonishment.
"Why did your Majesty say this? Could it be that what Cheng Sanlang did here was inappropriate?"
Li Shimin shook his head and said rather sadly. "It's because this guy did it too properly that I feel worried."
"???" Zhao Kun looked at His Majesty in confusion, a little confused as to what His Majesty meant.
"When I was doing a sand table deduction with a group of Qing family members today, Master Li Ke once said a joke."
"It's said that that boy Cheng Sanlang is too nimble with his hands and feet. That's a good thing, but it's also not a good thing. Sigh..."
Li Shimin's faint sigh made Zhao Kun come back to his senses instantly. The corner of his mouth tilted and he almost burst into laughter...
He coughed several times quickly and then suppressed his smile.
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He still doesn't understand His Majesty's thoughts. Think about it, Your Majesty has really worked hard and managed it for many years in order to personally conquer Goguryeo.
Now, after His Highness the Crown Prince had grown up, he let go and decided to conquer Goguryeo himself, despite the opposition of many ministers.
Although not many soldiers and horses were used, the number of troops setting off from Luoyang this time was only 20,000, but there were already 70,000 troops stationed in Yingzhou and Youzhou.
In addition, the Khitan and other ethnic groups will also lead troops to assist in the battle, and the total number of troops dispatched will be at least 200,000.
The important thing is that in the pre-Sui period, two generations of emperors from Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo four times in total, but failed to pacify it.
But Li Shimin was very confident in himself, especially after these years of invincible battles and invincible attacks, Li Shimin was very confident that the Tang Dynasty would definitely be able to defeat Goguryeo.
But at the same time, he also knew very well that Goguryeo was definitely different from the nomadic people who lived in pursuit of water and grass. Goguryeo was located in high and cold weather.
It was covered in ice and snow for almost half the year, and it was not suitable for fighting at all. It was really difficult to hold Goguryeo, which had hundreds of thousands of troops, in one go within half a year.
But the problem is that the Tang Dynasty produced a capable man, his beloved son-in-law Cheng Sanlang.