hsntnovel Chapter 2181 News Back to Chang'an
Chapter 2181 News Back to Chang'an
The tens of millions of dollars demanded by Qinghai had already drained out the savings of the Ji Wang Mansion over the years. Li Shen himself didn't know what was going on, but he started building a cement road from Chang'an to Qinghai.
Not only did he spend all his family fortune, but he also owed a huge debt. He was really crazy. He had a good life but was always cheating and swindling people for the past six months.
"Your Majesty, building roads is also a great thing that benefits the people. It is a good deed."
Wu Meiniang tried to persuade him.
"I have already built many roads. All the roads around Chang'an City were built by me under various excuses, such as my mother's birthday, my mother's birthday, and even your majesty's birthday.
After Dayuer gave birth to a son, the king repaired the road from Luoyang to Liaodong for 800 miles.
Calculate how many roads I have built. If I build more, I am afraid I will be able to reach Lingnan Road directly."
Li Shen counted on his fingers and realized that he had spent a lot of money for the court over the past decade.
Building roads, cities, and schools, Li Shen felt that if God did not appoint him a high-ranking official after his death, it would be a shame for all the merits he had accumulated over the years.
A thousand years later, someone will have to write a book and biography about himself, calling himself Mr. Li the Good Man.
"Your Highness has done immeasurable good deeds, so you will naturally be rewarded. His Majesty will also love you even more." Wu Meiniang comforted.
He didn't know until Prince Ji said this. It was indeed the case. Prince Ji had really done a lot for the court and spent a lot of money over the years.
In terms of contribution, Prince Ji may not be as good as those founding heroes, but in terms of the money spent on the court, the entire nobles combined do not have as much as Prince Ji alone.
There were many princes in the Tang Dynasty. In addition to the princes of Li Shen's generation, there were also princes left by the previous emperor, totaling about twenty people.
But it was Prince Ji who made the greatest contribution, and his merits can be said to be immeasurable.
When Li Shen heard about his father, he immediately became a little uneasy.
"What's the point of doting on him? He doesn't give me money to spend. The family business is left to the eldest son, but the illegitimate son is left to support him. How can this be justified in the world?
It seems that we have to find a way to get some money out of the treasury, which is much faster than making money day and night."
Li Shen touched his chin when he finished speaking, and he was really thinking about how to get some more money from his father.
Even if you cheat a poor person out of all his wealth, it is not as much as cheating a rich person out of a few small things.
What Li Shen wanted most was to divide the family, but he also knew that it was impossible. Being in the royal family, there was no way to divide it, not to mention that his father was still alive.
We can't divide the country as well.
But Li Shen felt a little unbalanced. I gave you the kingdom, but you should at least give me some of the money in the treasury, right?
Everyone looked at the Prince Ji thinking seriously, and no one dared to respond, whether it was Li Shen's complaints or trying to cheat His Majesty of his money.
They are all outsiders and cannot and dare not interrupt.
What Li Shen didn't know was that the target of his money was also thinking about how to cheat him out of his money.
Hanfeng Hall in Cuiwei Palace, where Li Shimin spent the entire summer.
Although the harem is large, it doesn’t have the beautiful feeling of mountains and rivers compared to here.
"when did it happen?"
Looking at the two memorials in his hands, Li Shimin looked up at Wang De.
"Your Majesty, one memorial was sent directly to Your Majesty, and the other was sent to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just sent over two memorials that arrived at the same time."
Wang De reported back.
“Well, one is civil and the other is military. They should have been written by the two chief historians and Sima in his mansion.
The method is good, and generally speaking it is quite satisfactory.
However, the tribe handled the situation quite well. They wiped out two rebel groups, intimidated the surrounding villains, and also showed favor to the tribe, killing two birds with one stone.
It seems he has calmed the tribe down."
After reading the two memorials, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.
"Yes, Your Majesty, our people reported that His Royal Highness Prince Ji used both kindness and force in the tribe, rescuing the people of the tribe while also demonstrating his strength to the survivors.
Especially the two Jingguans that were built, they might not have frightened the rebels, but they did shock the survivors.
Deterrence and the ruthlessness of His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
Wang De smiled and praised.
"I heard that his guard battalion defeated 10,000 rebels with only 2,000 people and there were zero casualties, is that right?" Li Shimin asked, holding up his teacup.
"Your Majesty, there were no casualties, but there were dozens of injured. I heard that most of them were injured from falling off their horses. This is already a great victory, but it was not mentioned in the memorial submitted by His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
Wang De replied.
Li Shimin took a sip.
"Haha, it's not that he doesn't want to report it, it's that he doesn't dare to report it. He is afraid. He is afraid of me, the officials in the court, and the prince.
But it's better to be cautious so as not to be criticized by the officials in the court.
However, his fighting style is quite novel and has changed our previous way of fighting.
Later, you will write down the specific details and send them to the Yulin Guards, so that they can train according to the method and summarize the experience, and train their riding skills and the resistance of horses to the sound of hand mines."
“Your Majesty, the other things are easy to train, but there is no place in the Northern Yamen to train on things like grenades.
The grenade makes too much noise, and people will hear it even in the forbidden garden, and it will be easy to be exposed."
Wang De analyzed after hearing this. He was also a military man, so he naturally understood a lot.
After hearing this, Li Shimin fell into deep thought, and raised his head after a long time:
"Oh, it would be great if we could let Old Ten take the Yulin Guard out for a while. Letting him train for a while will definitely increase his combat effectiveness to a higher level."
Li Shimin sighed with some regret.
"Your Majesty, this is against the rules." Wang De reminded him. How could the emperor's army be trained by a prince, even if he was his own son?
Normally even contact is taboo, let alone training.
Li Shimin naturally knew this.
"Then we can only think of other ways. Wang De, do you think that if it is the Yulin Guards, with the same number of people, can they achieve the same results as the Ji Wangfu Guards?"
"This...I think they should be better. After all, they are all elites carefully selected by Your Majesty."
Wang De hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.
"Haha, you old dog, you learned the glib words from Old Ten, and you say things against your will.
I am old, but not dead, and my eyes are not blurry. How can I not understand the reason behind this?
With the same number of people, the Yulin Guards probably wouldn't be able to defeat ten thousand people without a single casualty.
Although their weapons and equipment are the same as those of the Imperial Guard Battalion, the Yulin Guards have been living in comfort for too long, and no matter how much training they receive, they cannot compare to the real fighting on the battlefield.
In this respect, the Yulin Guards are not as good as them."
Li Shimin laughed and cursed, but finally had to admit that the fighting power of the Yulin Guard was indeed inferior to that of Li Shen's guard battalion.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guard Battalion has not had much experience on the battlefield, and is similar to the Imperial Guards." Wang De comforted.