Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 364 Total war, the Tang Dynasty was attacked on all sides
Chapter 364 Total war, the Tang Dynasty was attacked on all sides
The whole city of Chang'an is in panic.
When Li Shimin and others found out, they were also shocked.
Datang has absolute confidence in any country.
But facing the alliance between Tubo and Tuyuhun, the winning rate is not high.
If other countries intervene, then Datang will be in danger.
"Ministry of Rites, I want you to unite with Honglu Temple to appease the Western Turks and other countries."
Li Shimin immediately arranged things for the Ministry of Rites and asked them to implement them quickly.
The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, etc., all immediately pay attention to various matters.
However, even though Li Shimin made preparations immediately after receiving the news, it still did not bring about substantial results.
The border between Tang Dynasty and Western Turks.
The Western Turks suddenly mobilized their troops.
The West Turks, which gained many East Turks from the collapse of the East Turks, are still making some small moves at this time.
Their armies slowly gathered and rushed towards the Tang Dynasty. One army after another gathered outside the city on the border of the Tang Dynasty.
The swarming Western Turkic army numbered no less than 50,000, and it kept increasing, gathering from all directions.
Looking at the trend, it is possible that a hundred thousand troops will be gathered at the city and march south to the Tang Dynasty.
When the general guarding the city saw it, he was so frightened that the city gates were closed tightly. He hurriedly sent a message back to Chang'an City for 800 miles.
Not only that, but the same thing happened on the border between Datang and Xue Yantuo. Xue Yantuo's army gathered outside Datang, and there was a possibility of attacking Datang at any time.
At this moment, Tuyuhun, Tubo, Western Turks, Xue Yantuo, and Datang will face attacks from four countries.
When the news came back to Chang'an City, the people of Chang'an City could no longer describe their mood as fear.
There seems to be a feeling of the end of the world. I have no confidence in the Tang Dynasty. I am in panic all day long, and the number of troubles is in vain.
"Bastard, bastard, how could this happen?!"
Li Shimin was furious.
Throwing things hard in the imperial study room.
It was difficult for him to understand why the four countries were so united in starting a war against the Tang Dynasty.
There are frictions between the four countries, and cooperation is impossible.
But now, the four countries are almost going to war against the Tang Dynasty. What caused it?
The four countries jointly attacked the Tang Dynasty. How could the Tang Dynasty face the four countries?!
"Pass on Fang Yuan!"
In a secret base.
The patriarchs of the five surnames and Qiwang gathered together again.
"This time, Datang was finally in complete chaos."
"The only thing that can quell the chaos now is probably Fang Yuan's fire blunderbuss, right?"
"Although fire guns are powerful, they may not be able to quell the chaos in the Four Kingdoms. Our efforts will be quelled by a weapon?"
"Let's see how Li Shimin responds first. We will cultivate our moral character as always and slowly exchange the money from the imperial court for income."
"An accident happened in Qingzhou. We underestimated that kid from Qingshan. Should we continue to support him?"
"We must support him. He is currently at war with Li Ke, the king of Shu. It doesn't matter whether he wins or not. It is also necessary to be able to hold off the Tang Dynasty's 50,000 troops."
The seven people looked calm and talked about ordinary things while drinking tea.
But they actually planned the entire Tang Dynasty, and all kinds of things happened in the entire Tang Dynasty under their control.
Tubo, Western Turks, and Xueyantuo were all contacted by them. Tubo only sent people to lobby, while Western Turks and Xueyantuo gave benefits.
Any war is only for profit.
As long as the benefits are sufficient, what if the world is raging with war?
So now Datang is about to be completely attacked, and Datang's life and death will soon be revealed.
Chang'an City.
Li Shimin and others were extremely busy.
After the efforts of Honglu Temple, we finally know the reason why the Four Kingdoms attacked the Tang Dynasty.
But it's useless to know the reason. They are deploying troops and generals to attack Datang at any time.
"Your Majesty, let's recruit all the troops!"
Hou Junji, Minister of War, said in a deep voice.
Now the imperial court can mobilize 150,000 troops from various places.
But these 150,000 troops are used to suppress the local area, or they may be of great use.
Such a transfer is a great hidden danger to the stability of Datang.
Therefore, all the troops cannot be transferred. Some need to be left to guard the original place, some need to be transferred to the front, and the rest need to be recruited nationwide.
"Order to recruit young people over the age of sixteen across the country!"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
Follow Hou Junji's suggestion and recruit troops immediately.
"Your Majesty, we can't handle the money and food issues."
Fang Yuan had to interrupt.
The support from the Ministry of Accounts is now in excess.
It’s still because banks keep printing money that they can barely support it.
"Is it possible to support the soldiers by issuing banknotes?"
Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice.
After the implementation of the Child Protection Law, he has always hated Fang Yuan.
As long as there is something bad about Fang Yuan, he will intensify his efforts to target him without letting him go.
"Stores don't accept banknotes, but they give banknotes to soldiers. Is there any sense of military morale at all?"
Fang Yuan said speechlessly.
Now, except for all the stores of his Bafang Group that accept banknotes, less than 20% of the stores in the city accept banknotes.
In this case, you can issue banknotes to officials, but you cannot issue banknotes to soldiers, because they go to the battlefield with their lives.
Changsun Wuji opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but Li Shimin spoke first.
"What should we do?"
"Is there a solution?"
Li Shimin nodded with deep understanding, looked at Fang Yuan and said.
Nowadays, the credibility of banknotes has not dropped any further, and many fewer people exchange Tang Dynasty treasure banknotes for copper coins.
But less does not mean that there is none. In the face of a huge base, less is still a very large number, and the pressure is still great.
"I have investigated and found that only 20% of the shops in Chang'an City accept banknotes, and the rest refuse to accept them for various reasons."
"Thirty to four percent of the shops that don't accept it are actually controlled by various officials. If you can let the ministers collect banknotes and use banknotes to pay military expenses, it might be a solution."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
He has been thinking about how to solve the current credit problem of Datang Baobao.
In fact, paper money or copper coins are the same to the people, as long as they can spend them.
Therefore, the root cause lies in the store. Many stores need to agree to accept banknotes, and then the credit of Datang Baobao can be solved.
So Fang Yuan investigated the people behind the shops in Chang'an City and planned to attack from behind them and talk to their owners directly.
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I just checked and found out that they are all the properties of high-ranking officials or the properties of big families, which makes Fang Yuan a little bit embarrassed.
Just when he was hesitating about how to resolve these matters, the news of the four kingdoms' crusade against Tang came back, and it happened that Li Shimin convened everyone for a meeting.
So this is the best time to bring it up.
It may offend some people present, but I can only tell the truth.
"What?"
"Are you related to you?"
When Li Shimin heard this, his eyes widened.
He looked at Changsun Wuji and others in disbelief.
He and Fang Yuan have been thinking about how to promote paper money.
But the final problem is that his minister does not accept banknotes?
At this moment, Li Shimin felt that all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty, except Fang Yuan, were all from aristocratic families.
"Your Majesty, I have already asked the shops below to accept banknotes."
Changsun Wuji was the first to stand up and say.
Immediately, Fang Xuanling, Liu Zhenghui, Wang Gui and others also seconded the proposal.
"Fang Yuan, tell me which stores controlled by ministers refuse to accept banknotes."
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
He doesn’t believe it, not Changsun Wuji and others.
These people consider their own interests more than the interests of the court.
This is understandable, but collecting banknotes will not affect your own interests, as long as the banknotes are successfully promoted.
At this moment, Changsun Wuji and others looked at Fang Yuan, their eyes were a little different.
"There are too many people. I only remember that out of the 66 shops controlled by Changsun Shangshu, 65 refused to accept banknotes for various reasons."
Fang Yuan said expressionlessly.
A minister has sixty-five shops in Chang'an City alone, which shows how terrible it is to make money.
And there are some that the darkness doesn’t know about.
Fang Yuan is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is too easy to investigate the files of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
As long as there is a registered store, its actual controller can be found.
"Fang Yuan, don't spit on others with blood!"
Changsun Wuji immediately became anxious.
He explicitly asked the people below to collect banknotes.
Now Fang Yuan says that sixty-five of his stores refuse banknotes, which is obviously a lie.
"Fang Yuan, don't talk nonsense!"
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
He didn't quite believe that Changsun Wuji would treat him like this.
After all, the relationship between the two is there, and there is still the idea of continuing the marriage.
Even the shops controlled by my most trusted uncle are like this, so what are the other ministers like?
"Changsun Shangshu, Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, you can follow me in disguise and go to a few shops to try it."
Fang Yuan sneered.
Real gold is not afraid of fire, but it is afraid that Changsun Wuji will not dare to go.
Li Shimin said nothing, and neither did the ministers. They looked at Changsun Wuji.
"Just go!"
"Go now!"
Changsun Wuji said coldly.
He asked to go now to prove his innocence.
If Fang Yuan was wronged, he would never let Fang Yuan go like this.
"Then let's go."
Fang Yuan smiled coldly.
Soon, Li Shimin changed his clothes.
Fang Yuan and others also changed into simple clothes.
The clothes are relatively simple and not overly luxurious.
Soon, led by Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan and others came to the door of a shop.
People come and go in Chang'an City, but people are walking in a hurry and are in a panic.
Li Shimin looked at this scene and was angry in his heart. He was even more angry at Changsun Wuji and others who did not accept banknotes.
"Go buy some pieces of fabric and choose carefully. Don't rush out."
Fang Yuan asked a disguised Imperial Guard to go out and gave him a few hundred dollars.
Naturally, it is impossible for any one of Fang Yuan to go for the test. It would be too easy for his identity to be discovered.
Therefore, it has to be an ordinary person. It is best to recognize the identity, and the other party will not have any scruples because of the identity issue.
"Yes."
The disguised imperial guards respectfully took Fang Yuan's Tang Dynasty treasure banknotes and entered the cloth shop.
Fang Yuan and others were waiting. Changsun Wuji looked at Fang Yuan with a cold smile.
He was ready, as long as the Imperial Army came out with the cloth, they would impeach Fang Yuan and ask Li Shimin to punish Fang Yuan.
After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, the imperial guard who was sent out came out with a good piece of cloth in his hand.
"Fang Yuan, what else do you have to say?"
"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Fang Yuan and destroy my innocence!"
"I suspect that he colluded with Qi Wang, the fifth surname, to deliberately cause civil strife!"
Changsun Wuji immediately saluted Li Shimin and impeached Fang Yuan.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed and their hearts skipped a beat.
To impeach Fang Yuan for engaging in civil strife is not a small crime.
If the emperor takes it seriously, then Fang Yuan will be investigated again and again.
Li Shimin said nothing, frowning in thought.
Fang Yuan also frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
It was obviously investigated, but why did it go wrong when I tested it myself?
"Your Majesty, that cloth shop doesn't accept banknotes, and it bullies people!"
The imperial army came back and said aggrievedly.
"You, don't talk nonsense, you clearly got the fabric back!"
Changsun Wuji's face changed drastically and he stuttered when he spoke.
Everyone's expressions changed again, looking at the Imperial Army in disbelief.
"Elaborate!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
"After I went in, I carefully selected three pieces of fabric."
"When I went to the counter to pay the bill, the shopkeeper said my money was fake and he would charge me copper coins."
"I said I didn't want it anymore, but the shopkeeper wouldn't let me go, and even ordered the waiter to block my retreat. In the end, he bought a horse before he let me go."
The Imperial Guard said aggrievedly.
The cloth shop sells high-quality fabrics, and each piece costs one hundred copper coins.
One hundred copper coins was enough to cover my monthly salary for several months, and it was so heartbreaking to lose it like this.
"No, it's impossible, you"
Changsun Wuji said angrily.
I almost said that the Forbidden Army and Fang Yuan colluded.
But fortunately I held it back, otherwise it would have been distrust of Li Shimin.
Before this, the Forbidden Army and Fang Yuan had obviously never met before, so it was impossible for them to collude.
"Changsun Shangshu, do you have anything to explain?"
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
At this moment, he felt that his heart was blocked and uncomfortable.
"I, I will go and ask myself now!"
Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth and said bitterly.
With that said, he walked straight to the cloth shop.
Li Shimin followed without expression, and everyone followed suit.
"Master?!"
The shopkeeper recognized Changsun Wuji and hurriedly greeted him.
"I ask you, why don't you accept banknotes?!"
Changsun Wuji said with a cold face.
"Ah? Yes, but you didn't say you must accept it."
The shopkeeper was startled and a little confused.
But after seeing Fang Yuan and others coming in, the imperial guard holding the cloth understood.
"Presumptuous!"
"I clearly said that we will accept banknotes!"
Changsun Wuji became furious and slapped the shopkeeper in the face.
With a snap, bright red finger prints appeared on the shopkeeper's face, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding. The shopkeeper was completely stunned.
Fang Yuan and others watched, frowning, feeling that Changsun Wuji was trying to cover up.
"Sir, have mercy on me, please have mercy on me."
"It's all the villain's fault for not following your orders."
The shopkeeper seemed to have noticed something, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
"Your Majesty, I really don't know that the people below are making arbitrary decisions. Please punish me."
Changsun Wuji said with a dark face.
When the shopkeeper and the customers on the scene heard this, they were all stunned, and then looked at Li Shimin.
Someone seemed to recognize Li Shimin and quickly saluted Li Shimin, causing a commotion.
"No gifts, no gifts!"
"Let's go, let's talk somewhere else!"
Li Shimin helped everyone up with his empty hands and left here quickly.