Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 691 You old man is playing tricks

In the usual palace banquets, Li Jing is definitely the most low-key one. He always sits drinking alone in his seat and doesn't want to say a word. It seems that he has always been a bystander, giving people a feeling of keeping a respectful distance.However, this year was indeed uncharacteristically, not only Zhang Luo was very attentive, but also an impromptu poem, which won a lot of applause.

As for today's birthday banquet, except for the small episode of Li Zhen and his brother, Li Shimin was very satisfied, and seeing Li Jing working so hard, the speed of wine consumption on the imperial case was obviously higher than usual.Li Chengqian was also very happy. His father worried about state affairs all his life, and there were unfavorable things every day. Today is such a rare day, so let's be happy!

When Li Chengqian and Changsun Wuji were whispering about Feng Anti, Li Jing walked over with a smile, and insisted on dragging Li Chengqian to the tables in the southwest corner for a few drinks, half-jokingly saying that he was on an official business. This made Li Chengqian a little confused, but he couldn't handle the old guy, so he let him go.

At first I thought Li Jing was slapping hats on him.Just kidding, but when he saw that the people sitting on the seats were old and young, and they all had strange faces, it made him even more confused.Seeing that the crown prince didn't understand, Li Jing immediately explained that since the rise of troops in Jinyang, countless soldiers of the Tang army have died in battle. The imperial court has introduced many policies to appease the orphans of the soldiers and civilians, but this cannot fully express the holy intention.

For this reason, before Luanjia arrived in Luoyang, the Ministry of War specially retrieved relevant files, and selected a group of people from the survivors of the dead officers and soldiers to enter the palace to have a banquet, so as to show that they would not forget the achievements of the martyrs. , will definitely leave a few tables for them.

What's more interesting is that because Li Jing's performance at the banquet was "excellent", he was asked to take charge of the errands of pensions for veterans and orphans in the name of the minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs.Yes, that's right, Li Jing has fought all his life, and no one is more suitable for this job than him among the generals in the court.

But this year's Minister of the Ministry of War is too worthless, Hou Junji who came back from Xikaidao was awarded one, Li Ji from the north got one, and even Zhang Jian, the governor of Yingzhou with such low qualifications, got one.What's the matter, such an urgent shortage, now it's changed to wholesale?Once there are too many things, they will depreciate in value. If you get so much at once, no one will grab the missing ones. Does this count as sharing the firepower for Lao Du?

Not to mention what the emperor's purpose was, just to say that it gave the orphans of the martyrs the opportunity to participate in the state banquet, which is a good thing, and it is a very good thing.Don't forget the battle, don't forget the people, the hearts of the soldiers will be warm forever, and the society of the Tang Dynasty will be as stable as a rock.

Speaking of these orphans, old and young, Li Chengqian couldn't help but praise Du Ruhui in his heart, meticulous, too detailed, from the old man to the child, he actually has files, and he is really good at sitting in the Ministry of War for so many years.

You must know that it is not a matter of day and night to build such a file. Communication transmission and collection of information are very difficult in this era, and often due to natural disasters, diseases, geography and other reasons, their family members cannot be found at all. Du Ruhuineng The dedication of the members of the Ministry of War can be seen in making the work so meticulous.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel that the Ministry of War's credit account is not so unforgivable, after all, they spent all the money right!
Seeing that the prince was in a daze, Li Jing kicked Li Chengqian from below, and then began to introduce him at the table. The first person who caught his eyes was an old man in his 60s. He joined the Taiwu Emperor in his youth and made military achievements. , the four sons also died in various battles.

Then there was a middle-aged man who lost his wife halfway through and finally raised his three sons, but they all died in Dingxiang and Tuyuhun successively. In the end, there was a boy in his teens. The male members of his family were all cavalrymen under Su Dingfang's command, and all of them were killed in the first battle of Songzhou.

As Li Jing introduced, Li Chengqian took a jug and had a drink with them at each table, and then said a few words of encouragement. In his eyes, these ordinary "family loyalists" were better than those high-ranking officials, because they gave their lives. There was no practical purpose at the time, their feelings were genuine, and Li Chengqian didn't think it was worth the price instead of drinking and talking.

After comforting the old and the young, Li Jingyou pulled Li Chengqian aside, secretly took out a chapter from his sleeve and handed it to Li Chengqian, and then said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the old minister was forced to give up his face because of helplessness. This chapter was written by Lao Du just now." Yes, Your Majesty did not give this Shangshu for free."

kindness?After reading this chapter suspiciously, Li Chengqian's nose almost turned out of breath, isn't that ridiculous?Why did the shipyard in Hangzhou build ships for two fleets for the Ministry of War for nothing, just because it helped Li Jing alone, this is too bad!

Du Ruhui naturally didn't dare to blackmail him again, so he discussed with the emperor and asked Li Jing to come.I said that the three of them had a "happy conversation" just now, and Li Jing's gray head shook like a rattle.After going on for a long time, it turned out that he wanted to fight the local tyrants again. Li Jing invited himself here to play the emotional card, afraid that he would say that he was ungrateful, this old man was playing tricks with Gu.

That's right, after picking up such a big bargain in Liaodong, it is reasonable to expand the navy, and the best shipbuilding technology in Datang is of course the naval base in Hangzhou, so I will definitely find myself.Originally, Li Chengqian thought that the Ministry of War would settle the debts and then pay on credit, but now it's the exact opposite, and no one wants to come out.Okay, cheat the solitary, right? The solitary will also cheat you. I don't believe that the emperor can leave bad debts alone while hungry.

After thinking about it in his heart, Li Chengqian put away this chapter, and then said: "General, you have bought your face alone, and these warships are considered as gifts for you to meet at the Ministry of War. You always go back and tell Du Xiang that it is not an example. ", Li Chengqian understood that the reason why Lao Du blatantly cheated himself was because the emperor wanted to remind himself that Li Jing's matter ended here, but he had to pay a price.

After Li Jing thanked him and left, Li Chengqian called Du Gou over, handed this chapter to him, and ordered: "Go back and clear up the accounts. In the future, we will only charge the cost and [-]% of the profit for all the accounts of armament purchases. All the work is handed over to the inner government. The two old men are ruthless and think we have earned too much, so let's hand it over to them and see how long they can last in the game of leading the right hand with their left hand!"

After thinking about it for a while, Du Gou's eyes lit up. It's a blessing in disguise. Of course, the two old men don't understand the principles of capital operation. Once the Ministry of War owes too much money, it will definitely be settled at once. Otherwise, if the accounts of the inner government are in chaos, many things will be forced to stop. This is what the emperor does not want to see.

"Your Highness, your move is brilliant, okay, I will immediately notify the people below to complete the accounts, and send them to you for verification within seven days! It should be a headache for them, otherwise they will always think that our stuff is taken from us." Inexhaustible, inexhaustible, a hen that lays golden eggs, this idea is bad.".
(End of this chapter)