Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 365: The whole army’s gunfire swept across the countries
Chapter 365: The whole army’s gunfire swept across the countries
"I don't want any of the stores controlled by you to not accept banknotes!"
Although Li Shimin said to change places.
But when he left the scene, he left a few words and returned to the palace.
He did not change places, but directly turned his face on Changsun Wuji and others.
It can be seen from the store where Changsun Wu checked that the ministers in the court were not very concerned about the promotion of banknotes.
Paper money or copper coins are almost the same to them. If they have a choice, copper coins are more popular and popular.
So Li Shimin was very angry and even a little disappointed.
Changsun Wuji and others froze on the spot, looking a little confused.
Watching Li Shimin get on the carriage and leave, they finally said hello and farewell to each other.
Changsun Wuji and others were also very sensible. After leaving, they went back to their own departments to hold meetings.
The content of the meeting was: Any shop actually controlled by officials must accept Datang treasure banknotes.
This behavior will be included in official performance appraisals and will be linked to promotions, promotions and year-end bonuses.
At the same time, Fang Yuan also had a tacit understanding to return to the household department to hold a plenary meeting.
"Starting from today, starting from Gyeonggi Province, all shop information registered by officials will be calculated."
"After the accounting is completed, one to three shops owned by each official will be randomly inspected to check whether they accept Datang treasure banknotes."
"Whether shops accept Tang Dynasty treasure banknotes is included in the evaluation criteria for official promotion. Anyone who refuses to accept Tang treasure banknotes for various reasons will be registered and sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Fang Yuan glanced at the officials present with warning eyes.
There is no doubt that the officials present are also pissed, and there are many shops under their control that do not accept banknotes.
It is said that what goes up and what goes down works. People in the imperial court do not accept treasure money. No wonder the people below dare not use treasure money.
As soon as the words fell, the whole place was in an uproar, whispering and discussing, and it was difficult to calm down.
"This is an opportunity for our household department!"
"Everyone, please keep your belts in mind and do your best!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
The accounting officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs actually control the shops and have the power to promote and demote officials.
For the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is another means to increase its power and improve the right to speak at the top and bottom levels of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"Subordinates take orders!"
All the officials from the Ministry of Revenue were stunned at first, and then became excited.
Among the six departments, only the staff department has the power of appointment and removal, so it becomes the head of the six departments.
Now the Ministry of Revenue also has this authority, and its power is infinitely close to that of the Ministry of Personnel.
In the next few days, the situation of Datang Baobao improved a lot, and fewer people came to exchange it.
As long as money can be used, it is money and will not cause more exchanges.
After all, not everyone has time every day to wait in line for so long in exchange for that little money.
But these are troubled times, and the world is about to be in turmoil.
After the news spread that the Four Kingdoms were going to attack the Tang Dynasty, another public opinion slowly fermented.
The Tang Dynasty will perish!
"God's will, God's will, the Tang Dynasty will perish!"
"It turns out that the continuous natural disasters in the past few years were signs of the fall of the Tang Dynasty!"
"The four kingdoms conquered the Tang Dynasty, which is unprecedented in ancient times and modern times. Our Tang Dynasty is destined to perish!"
"The emperor was unfilial, treacherous ministers were in power, wild thoughts were rampant, green mountains were established, and the second generation of the Tang Dynasty died!"
I don’t know where this news came from, but when the court heard the news, everyone was discussing it.
After the public opinion about the demise of the Tang Dynasty emerged, people were panicked, and for the first time, someone left Chang'an City in large and small bags.
After Li Shimin learned about it, he was so angry that he almost vomited, and immediately ordered someone to investigate where the news came from.
However, there is usually no way to trace the source of the news from the public, so we have to leave it alone.
So Li Shimin once again called Fang Yuan and other court ministers to discuss.
"Have you heard the rumors? What are your thoughts?"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, fight!"
"Use your strength to shut up all the little ones and let all the people feel at ease!"
Hou Junji said in a deep voice.
The fists are clenched and the eyes are full of fighting spirit.
It’s too frustrating to not fight the four-nation border oppression at this time.
"Your Majesty, if there is no firecracker, I suggest you be patient for a while."
"But the power of firecrackers is well known. Equip the army with firecrackers and let's fight!"
Fang Xuanling also suggested starting a war directly.
The current situation is that one negative news today and another negative news tomorrow will affect the mentality of the people every day.
Over time, even if the outsiders did not break through the Tang Dynasty's defenses, the people inside would become frightened and lose confidence in the imperial court.
"Fang Yuan, what do you think?"
Li Shimin nodded with deep understanding, looked at Fang Yuan and said.
The fire blunderbuss is in Fang Yuan's hands, and Fang Yuan needs to determine how many fire blunderbuss there are.
"I currently have 80,000 firecrackers in my hands, but it is impossible to equip all soldiers with firecrackers."
Fang Yuan made a rough calculation and said in a deep voice.
Since Li Shimin's last request, he has vigorously produced firecrackers.
Now 80,000 firecrackers are already a very large number, which consumes a lot of manpower and material resources.
To be honest, if Fang Yuan hadn't controlled the bank at the same time, he wouldn't have been able to produce such a large quantity.
"Eighty thousand. Eighty thousand is a lot."
"I don't need to equip all soldiers with muskets. Twenty thousand for each of the four armies is enough!"
Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.
Eighty thousand fire guns definitely have a combat power of 240,000, or even greater.
Let these 80,000 fire guns be distributed to the four battlefields, and together with the original team, we will have no fear in facing the four countries.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that we immediately deploy firecrackers and send the soldiers to the battlefield immediately to start the war!"
After hearing this, Fang Xuanling became excited.
"Your Majesty, let the war begin!"
The remaining ministers threatened to start war.
The confidence in the fire gun is extraordinary and everyone has great confidence.
So what if the four countries jointly conquer the Tang Dynasty? Our own country has a blunderbuss!
The power of the fire gun will change the battlefield of the barbarians, and the barbarians will be unable to resist!
"Fang Yuan, I order you to sort out the fire guns immediately and provide them to the battlefields in all directions!"
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
Since everyone wants to fight, let’s fight hard.
Four battlefields, starting a war with four countries at the same time.
With the support of firecrackers, Li Shimin believed that Datang could survive this crisis.
Once this crisis is over, Datang will never adopt a soft policy like the East Turks.
"I obey the decree!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Next, everyone discussed the details.
Among them, the issue of food is the biggest problem.
Food in the Tang Dynasty has never been abundant, and now it is even more scarce.
But now that war is imminent, we have to fight. Food can only end the war quickly.
Soon, Li Shimin issued an imperial edict, and armies from all over the country set off to the battlefield to start a war with the four countries at the same time.
Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks were originally just approaching the border city of the Tang Dynasty, but they were shocked when the Tang Dynasty wanted to start a war.
You know, the four countries started the war at the same time. When did the Tang Dynasty have this strength?
Jieli Khan and other members of the Eastern Turkic royal family who were originally in Chang'an City were ready to make a move. After learning the news, they immediately lurked and waited until the time was ripe before deciding whether to take action.
Soon, with Li Shimin's deliberate propaganda, the news quickly spread throughout the Tang Dynasty.
The imperial court wants to go to war with four countries, shocking the world.
When people did not receive the news, they were panicked and worried that the ministers would be attacked by four countries and the people would be in dire straits.
Now that I know that the imperial court is actually working together to conquer four countries, although I don't know what confidence the imperial court has, my mood has completely changed, and I even feel a little excited and passionate.
This is the Tang Dynasty!
This is our country!
Our country is heroic!
People's panic has subsided a lot, and they are all looking forward to the results.
After discussion by the court ministers, the firecrackers were divided into four parts, two of which were taken by the departing army themselves.
The other two copies were personally brought by the Forbidden Army to Li Jing's army who was fighting against Tuyuhun and Tubo.
Frontline, Li Jing Camp.
As the God of War, Li Jing has many responsibilities.
If it weren't for him, Tuyuhun and Tubo suddenly joined forces, and the army would have collapsed.
Under his steady leadership, although the army was at a disadvantage, it was not likely to be defeated.
But if this continues, it will be a huge blow to morale, and I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long.
"Commander, the court has come to report!"
A scout came in and came with a secret.
Li Jing's eyes lit up and he quickly took it and opened it.
"Pass the commander's order, the support from the imperial court has arrived. Have a good day today, and win the battle tomorrow!"
Li Jing excitedly ordered.
According to the letter, 40,000 fire guns will be delivered around early tonight.
The current army only has 80,000 people, and 40,000 people are equipped with fire guns. There will definitely be no problem facing the 150,000 troops of Tuyuhun and Tibet.
In order to improve morale, Li Jing decided to reward the three armies tonight to improve the morale of the soldiers, and start a war with the two countries tomorrow, killing them without leaving a single piece of armor.
Sure enough, the mood of the soldiers changed that night. They speculated about the support coming from the court and gained great confidence.
That night, an escort army appeared in the barracks of Li Jing's army, and 40,000 fire blunderbuss were delivered to Li Jing's hands intact.
"General Li Jing, this is the firecracker tactics taught by Fang Shangshu!"
"He said that if we start a war according to this method, the enemy will basically be invincible!"
The person in charge of escorting is Lai Yingzhe.
Respectfully handed Fang Yuan's letter to Li Jing.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work!"
"Please go to the tent to rest!"
Li Jing solemnly accepted Fang Yuan’s letter.
He knew that Fang Yuan invented the fire gun.
Then Fang Yuan must be the most authoritative in terms of the method used.
Although he is a military god, it does not mean that he knows everything.
Especially since he doesn't know much about fire guns, he has only fired a few shots.
"Thank you General Li for your kindness, but Fang Shangshu told me to go back immediately after the handover."
"Chang'an City's military strength is unprecedentedly empty now. We can't leave for too long in case something unexpected happens!"
Lai Yingzhe rejected Li Jing's invitation.
This group of people still has a mission and needs to return quickly.
"Fang Shangshu is thoughtful!"
"When you go back, thank Fang Shangshu for me!"
Li Jing nodded in agreement and chuckled.
He already knew about the appearance of the Tsing Yi Army in Chang'an City and was greatly shocked.
No one knows whether the Tsing Yi Army will appear again in Chang'an City.
Therefore, it is better to rush back to Chang'an City as soon as possible to avoid being attacked again.
"I'll resign!"
Lai Yingzhe took people away.
Time flies by very quickly, and the sky will dawn soon.
Li Jing held a mobilization meeting to select soldiers who had previously trained firecrackers.
His army was mobilized early, almost all of them were mobilized near Chang'an City, and almost all of them used firecrackers.
Therefore, there are many people who can use firecrackers, so there is no need to worry that no one will use the firecrackers.
"It's a firecracker!"
"Oh my god, it's actually a firecracker, and there are so many of them!"
"Great, with so many fire guns, we will definitely win this battle!"
After learning that it was a firecracker, the soldiers were overjoyed.
Those who have trained with fire guns all know how powerful the fire guns are.
With the support of so many fire guns, this battle will be won in one battle just as Li Jing said last night.
"Quiet!"
Li Jing stood on the podium and said loudly.
The commotion soon stopped, and the 80,000-strong army fell silent.
"Looking at you, Fire Gun doesn't need my explanation anymore!"
"In today's battle, our Tang Dynasty will win!"
Li Jing said slowly.
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
The sound waves sounded one after another.
The entire border city is filled with the voice of Tang Jun.
The sound even spread outside and was heard by Tuyuhun and Tibetan armies.
"Such a terrible morale?"
"Don't they have any support?"
The generals of the Tuyuhun and Tubo armies frowned and discussed.
"Now that the Tang Dynasty is surrounded by enemies, what kind of support can it get?"
"I think they are just preparing to go out of the city to fight to improve their morale."
The two sides discussed each other intensively, and finally felt that Datang could not provide support.
Regarding the information about Huo Gun, Datang kept a tight seal, and Wu Xing Qi Wang did not disclose it to them either.
Therefore, the generals of both sides and others did not expect that Datang provided fire blunderbuss.
Three poles in the sun.
The gate of the border city slowly opened.
One army after another came out of the city, high in morale.
In front is the endless grassland, and above the grassland are the Tuyuhun and Tubo armies.
The two armies have been stationed and attacking the city for many days, waiting for the Tang army to come out and start the battle.
"Woo"
The trumpet blows and the war begins.
The cavalry of Tuyuhun and Tubo armies dispatched.
The mighty cavalry trampled the ground and the ground shook. The scene was very scary.
Behind the cavalry, there are infantry following closely behind, as the cavalry rushes and then harvests the wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
"The infantry goes to the front?"
"Is Li Jing stupid?"
"Or do you want to shoot arrows?"
The generals of the two armies observing the battlefield from a distance were surprised again and again.
The cavalry is the king on the battlefield!
Facing the cavalry attack, the Tang army dispatched infantry?
Is it possible that the general will become stupid if he responds like this?
"Listen up!"
"The main thing is to shoot at the horses, then the cavalry!"
Forty thousand fire-gun troops were in front, divided into four columns.
The original strategy was to divide it into three columns, but Fang Yuan changed it to four columns.
This is because the soldiers were too slow to change their guns, which served as an insurance.
The cavalry was very fast, and the two sides quickly closed the distance and entered the range of the fire cannon.
"Shoot!"
The commander of the Fire Gun Army saw the opportunity and gave the order loudly.
In an instant, the soldiers in the first row pulled the switch and shot straight ahead.
Huge gunfire rang out, followed by the cavalry charging ahead falling one by one.
Almost all those who were shot were horses, but if a person fell from a horse, he would be injured in six or seven cases, and the rest might be trampled by the cavalry behind him.
At this moment, the generals of the two countries who were observing the battlefield from a distance were dumbfounded.
I couldn't believe it. After the noise, the cavalry fell to the ground one after another.