Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 345;

Chapter 340;
In the East Palace of the Crown Prince in Chang'an City, in the Study Room of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Li Shimin discussed with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui for more than an hour, and all the servants and maids were kicked out, leaving only the three monarchs and ministers, and even the housekeepers were invited out .

"Fang Aiqing, the Aiqing I have told you needs to pay more attention."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what I'm doing, and I don't dare to delay His Majesty's important affairs."

"That's great, Du Qing's family. If there is anything else that needs attention from the Ministry of War, Ai Qing should think it over carefully and don't rush to reply."

Du Ruhui frowned, thought for a long time, and then said;
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the other three of us, the monarch and his ministers, have already thought about the same thing. Regarding the current matter, I still worry about three things."

Li Shimin sighed heavily;

"Tell me, I can guess what you want in my heart, one o'clock and two o'clock, let the monarch and his ministers discuss it after saying it."

"Zunzhi, to report to Your Majesty, one is not that the minister is worried about Li Xianbo's ability, but that the required amount is too large.

The minister thought that, for the sake of safety, it would be better to wait until Mr. Li Xianbo stopped the business promotion meeting.

We monarchs and ministers also look at the specific number of storage, and then make a detailed decision, so as to ensure that nothing will go wrong, please learn from your Majesty. "

"Certainly, Ai Qing's concerns are fair and reasonable, so we'll just wait for him, it's only a matter of one month anyway.

Today, more than half of the rich and powerful families in the world have gathered in Chang'an, and it goes without saying that they all come for Wuliangye.

Although some of them are still on the sidelines, I believe that Li Dalang will also be prepared. According to his temperament, he will definitely not look at them, jump up and down and remain indifferent.

He is eager to enclose all the big players, so we might as well wait and see what happens, and see what else he has to come up with, and figure it out before deciding on the next move. "

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui both nodded, Du Ruhui stroked his goatee and said in a deep voice;

"Two, the south-to-north grain diversion, although it does not hurt the muscles and bones of Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Henan, and Hebei, it is not a good strategy, because the distance is long and the consumption is too high. I am afraid that it will cost a bucket of water to transport it. Going out requires a lot of manpower and animals, which..."

Li Shimin's originally not relaxed expression became even more melancholy after hearing this, and he frowned for a long time without saying a word.

He knew this well in his heart, but what could be done, the current situation of the imperial court is not only the treasury is empty, but even food and grass are tight, it is quite difficult to maintain the food and clothing of the sixteen guards and horses and border guards, and then think... how easy is it?
Fang Xuanling couldn't help it anymore, looked directly at Du Ruhui and said;
"There was no snowfall last year, and there is not enough rain in spring this year. Seeing that the drought is not far away, the grains in the north's important land must not be moved lightly.

Even though the journey to adjust food in the south is far away, at least the food in the south is sufficient, and it can bear some consumption, right? If you can move the foundation of the imperial court, try not to move it, alas..."

Li Shimin also nodded frequently, and Du Ruhui quickly explained;
"I really want to shake the foundation of the imperial court. Just now I was working in Zuojinwuwei camp, and I happened to meet Qin Yingjun, the front yard steward of General Qin, and came into the camp to report some affairs.

I listened to it, and what Li Dalang said today was basically consistent with what I thought. What he said was right, the court was short of food, but the world was not short of food.

Among those big households, which family has not saved the expenses for three or four years, and even some aristocratic families, the millet stored in the granary can't be eaten clean after five or six years. Why do we always focus on the south instead of thinking about it? These? "

Li Shimin, who was already worried, heard that the family had a lot of food in stock, and his dark face became even darker. Fang Xuanling hurriedly coughed twice to interrupt;

"Brother Keming said the truth, but the aristocratic family, how can they easily release food, let's find another way."

Du Ruhui continued to chatter as if he didn't see Li Shimin's face;

"We can ask them to use a small amount of grain to pay the money. Although the money is less, it can save a lot of effort. The army can directly carry the grain and grass on the road. Wouldn't it be easier?"

Fang Xuanling agreed with this idea, but he felt like a bright mirror in his heart. His Majesty stared at the spirits of the household department with red eyes, in order to get more money in exchange. How could he let go, as expected, just listen to Li Shimin's calm words ;
"Didn't Aiqing just say that there are three points? Let's talk about the third point. I also want to hear Aiqing's concerns."

Du Ruhui sighed inwardly, knowing that he disagreed, so he could only continue talking;

"Your Majesty, it is a matter of salt. Always use vinegar cloth, which is not a long-distance method, and it is a long journey. If there is no salt supplement, let alone sons,

Even the horses and animals are not strong enough, and the soldiers of the three armies are not strong enough. Before the battle begins, the opportunity has been lost. Your Majesty must investigate. "

Li Shimin really didn't want to hear a word anymore, he didn't bother to say anything, just put his hands on his forehead and rubbed it back and forth. The people all over the world know that people need to eat salt, but... how can there be so much salt for you? ?

There are quite a few salt mines in the imperial court, but they are all colored poisonous salt. After eating an emergency meal, you can still endure the bitterness. How dare you eat every day?
If you eat poisonous salt every meal, you don't have to fight with others, and you can eat more than half of it to death...

Those poor people's homes are not willing to put a little more for their own meals, not to mention that the army is dispatched and needs a lot, where should they go, and I will conjure you a hundred... a thousand carts of salt?

Just as Du Ruhui was about to play again, the cuff of his clothes was pulled by Fang Xuanling next to him, and he pouted towards the head.

Du Ruhui looked up and saw that Li Shimin on the desk was really pitiful, so he swallowed what he wanted to say, sat quietly, and waited for Li Shimin to return to normal.

At this moment, the door of the study opened with a creak, Qian Dehai stepped in, closed the door, approached in a hurry, saluted the case, and then saluted the two prime ministers before speaking;
"Report to the sage, the servant girl has returned."

Li Shimin just hummed, and stopped talking. Qian Dehai didn't see the situation clearly, he was still very happy, and said with a smile;

"Reporting to the sage, the slave girl followed Qingzhi to the mansion of the Great General Qin and saw a lot of excitement. Her Royal Highness rewarded County Uncle Li's personal envoy Lin Rongniang with a high-quality white jade hairpin.

It's just because Lin Rongniang didn't get the county uncle's other two concubines as a reward, so she walked away specially to make up for her.

That female envoy came from an old soldier's family, full of loyalty, and two uncles who died for our court. Their backgrounds are very young, and it looks like they are going to take over the house, and today the three girls came to Chang'an together .

His Highness thought that one should not treat one more favorably than another, so he arranged for Qing Zhi to go for another trip, and rewarded the maid with a hairpin. The servant girl was not on duty today, so she followed her for a stroll. "

Li Shimin also wanted to say something loose, to ease his bad mood, so he answered;
"Oh, it turns out that Li Dalang from Lantian is here. During your trip, did you come back for something rare?"

"Yes, yes, the sage listened carefully to the servant girl, and the servant girl saw that the county uncle Li was writing and posting, and asked curiously, but the county uncle replied that he would like to invite those who participated in the spirits party before. The princes of the generals and ministers eat,

There was a banquet held in the mansion of the Great General Qin, and every gentleman of the family had an invitation card. Seeing the county uncle's generous treat, the servants asked about it.It turns out that the county magistrate is going to have a big business again, Your Majesty. "

As soon as Li Shimin heard this, he immediately put down his hands that were rubbing his forehead softly, and opened his mouth to ask;

"What is the deal, tell me in detail."

When Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui heard that there was another business to be done, they glanced at each other, nodded, and then stared at Qian Dehai again.

Qian Dehai looked at the three smartest people in the world today, all looked at him, and waited for the following, his vanity was greatly satisfied, and he whispered in a tight voice;

"According to the decree, please tell the sage that Li Xianbo wants to get all the lords of the generals together to discuss the sale of tea."

After Qian Dehai finished speaking, he quickly turned to look at Fang Du and the two of them and explained;
"Don't worry, the two servants, the servants have helped to ask clearly, and the lords of the two servants are also on the invitation list."

Fang Xuanling felt much relieved after hearing this sentence, and said with a smile;

"Thank you for letting me know, sir."

Du Ruhui also nodded;

"Boss, I'm thinking about it."

Qian Dehai followed suit with a few words of politeness, then turned around and continued to report;
"Sages don't have to be confused, the so-called tea leaves Li Xianbo is giving His Majesty the kind of clear tea foam, what the County Boss wants to do is this business.

The slaves also thought that the tea was good to eat, but the generals’ lords, who were in their teens, didn’t matter, but some of them were only a few years old, and what’s more, they had just learned to walk. If they asked the county magistrate for food, If you want something, how should you treat it, and how should you discuss the big deal?
It's really unpredictable, the servant feels that the county magistrate may not be able to clean up the situation this time, how can merchants in this world talk to children about business, the servant is old, but never I haven't heard of it, heck..."

Qian Dehai tried his best to imagine the scene where Li Yu and a group of breastfeeding children were discussing important things, and then a group of businessmen scrambled for sugar people to eat, and then rolled on the ground if they didn't give it. Uncle Li, are you coaxing the children, or continuing to talk about business matters?
Thinking of this shocking scene, Qian Dehai couldn't help it anymore, so he burst out laughing, and Qian Dehai knew it was not good to laugh, so he quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, his face and neck turned red, and he backed away. to the side.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui didn't laugh when they heard this, they were whispering, they didn't know what they were talking about, Li Shimin asked casually;
"Since we all have a share, I'm also involved in the matter of spirits. I wonder if there are posts from Gan'er, Qingque, and Ge'er?"

Qian Dehai turned his head, covered his face with his sleeves, smiled quickly, and quickly turned around to hold back his smile to answer;

"Back to the sage, yes, all the lords of the sage have posts. The servant girl looked at the ones at the top, which are the names of the sage's young lords. The servant girl checked them one by one. Omissions."

Li Shimin tapped the table with his right hand, thought for a while before asking again;

"But you said you want the generals, how many coins do you bring?"

Qian Dehai frowned tightly, and said awkwardly;

"Responding to His Majesty's words, I didn't say that. The slaves just listened to the county uncle, and the servant's big cow, Agui. The three were talking and laughing.

They said they would use tea leaves to go to the Turkic barbarians on the grasslands, and exchange them for tens of thousands of tall horses to come back for fun..."

Before Qian Dehai could speak clearly, Du Ruhui just swallowed a mouthful of hot water, and spit it out far away with a puff.

It made Du Ruhui cough chokingly, and Fang Xuanling next to him quickly put down the tea bowl in his hand, and patted his old friend on the back to calm his breath.

Li Shimin also took a deep breath, and a layer of sweat quickly oozes from his forehead. Qian Dehai stared at the two servants of the servant Du in a daze, then turned his head and smiled awkwardly;

"Sage Rong, slaves dare not say such big words. They all come from the mouth of County Uncle Li and have nothing to do with slaves. I just want to exchange some tea leaves for that... many war horses, hehe..."

Li Shimin pretended to accidentally drop the writing brush on the case table, then leaned over to pick it up, taking the opportunity to wipe the cold sweat off his brow, Qian Dehai hurried over to help pick it up, and put it on the case.

Li Shimin picked up a playbook and opened it, and said casually;
"Just holding the tea foam and wanting to change someone else's tall horse, I'm afraid I can't do it all right?"

"Back to the sage, Tea Mozi just wanted to change someone else's war horse back. It would definitely not work. The slave girl asked carefully about that idiot Daniel. Daniel said that it would be necessary to add an iron pot. It seems that last year, their mansion For the ones that were built, a lot of extra iron pots should be brought.

However, the slaves felt that even tea foam and iron pots might not be able to exchange for ten or eight horses, but Agui, one of the two big idiots, said that it was too much of a disadvantage for County Uncle Li to exchange three iron pots for one horse. some,

It should be a good deal to exchange two iron pots for them and a big horse. Your Majesty, please take it as a joke to relieve your boredom. The county uncle's two idiot followers know how to eat..."

Qian Dehai couldn't continue talking anymore, he turned his head to look at Du Ruhui who started to cough violently again;
"Du Pushe, what's wrong with you today, you keep coughing, but... what did our family say wrong?"

Suppressing his cough, Du Ruhui supported Fang Xuanling's arm, and explained;
"No, no, the old man suffered from a bit of cold last night, and his throat is not smooth, but please speak, sir, and don't bother me."

"Oh, then Du Pushe needs to get some bitter medicine to take. Although it's spring, it's still a bit chilly in the morning and evening."

"Thank you, Master, for your concern."

Qian De bowed his hand to Du Ruhui, and then continued to chatter;

"Sage, you don't know, the county uncle's two servants are six feet away, several heads taller than me, and they are covered with lean flesh, and their arms are almost as thick as the slaves' thighs.

Going to fight on the battlefield is like that, but being a servant is as awkward as you want, and there are only one family of meritorious nobles in the entire Chang'an city, and there is no semicolon.

However, every time the county uncle goes out to a banquet, he insists on bringing those two idiots with him, which has long been the laughing stock of Chang'an City.

Only the mansions of a group of great generals like those two foodies. Saint, you don’t know that when they were guests at General Chang He’s house last year,
Those two idiots sat in the corner and ate half of a lamb. My God, I'm not afraid of dying.
Also, Your Majesty, the next time, he went to visit the mansion of General Yuchi, and General Yuchi gave those two idiots a rare treat.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, I directly rewarded the two of them with a table of noodles, and added a big leg of lamb, lest they would not be full and starve to death.

But giving those two idiots is so beautiful, your Majesty, you will never guess that those two idiots... actually finished eating them all,

Oh my god, the two of them ate noodles at a table, and a leg of lamb was added, and those two idiots were eaten clean...

(End of this chapter)