Blackmailing Military Expenditures

Chapter 1030; Blackmail Military Fees

In the summer of 645 AD.

The Li Tang army used 400,000 troops to resist the multi-sided coalition forces on the grassland. With the arrival of Li Yu, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War of the Three Round Commander, all 400,000 troops were in place.

Li Tang used 500,000 people to transport food and grass. The entire Tang Dynasty machine was skillful in operation. Of course, the Li Tang court almost used the troops that were scattered to fight to the death.

On the other hand, the grassland coalition was not a vegetarian. A total of 680,000 tribes from various grassland tribes were inundated.

The people on both ends of the border retreated and settled a hundred miles away, and the troops dispatched on both sides exceeded one million, which was the largest military use in a century.

On the empty battlefield, there was a strong murderous aura of dozens of miles in a circle, which made people dare not breathe.

After arriving at the border, Li Yu led his troops to patrol the east-west border line. He worked for eighteen days before he observed all the positions and cities.

He led dozens of Taoist species to lightly wear, hiking in the day and walking at night, and spent nine days exploring the rear of the grassland coalition.

At this point, all the situations between the enemy and us were controlled by the Li Tang army. Even those members of the coalition forces were not harmonious, those tribes were mortal enemies, those tribes had fought in the past two years, and so on, Li Yu spent money to inquire clearly.

Everyone will feel sorry for Li Yu’s speed of spending money!

Because he spent more than 20 million yuan on intelligence expenses alone.

Even the courageous Li Shimin did not give a positive answer, whether to reimburse the money?

At the court meeting in Chang'an City, the left-behind civil servants all argued about this topic!

"Your Majesty, two thousand seven million guan, not two thousand guan, this is simply nonsense."

"That's right, I agree with the words of Wang Shizhong."

"Yes, your majesty, the old minister has something to say."

"Well, my dear said that."

Li Shimin's face was obviously unhappy, which was called the opposition civil servants' overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, this is too ridiculous. Who dares to agree to the number given by Mr. Li?

"That's right? I'm saving it with the salary of civil and military officials in the world. This minister has nothing to say and fully supports Mr. Li's words. He just doesn't pay a salary for a year. I will never talk too much. But your Majesty, can you save more than 30 million stale money and silk if you don't pay a salary for three years?"

"Liu Pushe, I don't understand what you said very much. You can get it slowly if you don't have enough. Of course, military intelligence is the most important thing. Knowing yourself and your enemy will win every battle. This is the experience and lessons left by our ancestors. Do you follow the lessons of our ancestors?"

"You... Cheng Yaojin, don't want to deduct my shit. Of course, I will not forget the lessons of my ancestors, and I dare not disobey a little. But what does it have to do with spending 30 million yuan to buy military information?"

This time, almost all the generals of the Li Tang court went out, but only two people stayed.

One is the Minister of War Zuo Pushe Li Shiji who was in charge of the rear command, and the other is the Demon King Cheng Yaojin.

Since Qin Qiong's death, Li Shimin has not let the Cheng Yaojin leave Chang'an City for half a step, and even the right to return to his hometown every two years has been confiscated.

Many people discussed in private that Cheng Yaojin fell out of favor because generals were not allowed to fight and make meritorious contributions. This is the greatest sorrow.

In fact, smart people have guessed that Cheng Yaojin is the emperor's last trump card.

Because someone discovered that Cheng Yaojin secretly went to the Xuanjia Army's camp at night...

What does this mean?

In fact, those who are interested are really guessing that Li Shimin is divising the rights of the Li family's Nine-Fang Imperial Guard.

Moreover, it has begun to show results. Taking advantage of the opportunity of a clan-grandson manager making a mistake, Li Shimin asked him to return to his old family to retire.

Then, one-third of the Xuanjia military power will be temporarily handed over to Cheng Yaojin for safekeeping.

It's about overdoing it and waiting for a new manager to be elected, but who knows how long it will take?

“What’s the relationship?”

“There’s a lot of connection here.”

Spending money to buy military information has been around since ancient times. Let’s talk about it, when the Qin Dynasty unified the world, most of the expenditure was spent outside the battlefield.

To put it more recently, the 600-year-old Han Dynasty court also spent countless silver, money and silk to comfort the foreigners.

All the ancestors are like this. If you instigate Your Majesty to not pass the government order, this is to disobey our ancestors. You are ruthless, unfaithful and unfilial. And I suspect that you are greedy for those salary and are reluctant to throw away a big money when the Han people are alive and die."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to pay for ten years and contribute to the military's military information."

"You, you swear..."

One of the six prime ministers, looking at the emperor's face that was not angry, was fooled by Cheng Yaojin and stared at him unhappily, trembling all over.

"Your Majesty, you can't believe Cheng Yaojin's words, Your Majesty, my heart is understandable, and the world knows my loyalty to the emperor, Your Majesty."

"snort!"

Cheng Yaojin held Bangzi and stood alone on the side of the general's camp.

There are only seven or eight military generals who have been to court now, and the biggest official position is Cheng Yaojin. The other five or six are standing at the end, with Cheng Yaojin alone in the middle and in front, empty.

The Secretary Zuo Pushe Li Shiji used to stand on the side of the military generals, but because he became the six prime ministers, he changed to standing in front of civil servants. Therefore, the military generals originally had a vacant land of dozens of people, but now only Cheng Yaojin is there.

So Cheng Yaojin stared at almost all the voices of the opposition alone.

Although the situation is wrong, Cheng Yaojin can't help it, otherwise he wouldn't be called the Demon King of the World.

He has always been able to say the black ones as white ones, and some as nothing. He is best at confusing the public and messing around with others, otherwise he can have the nickname of the devil?

Li Shimin did not object to spending money to cause trouble. As long as he spent money, he could retreat more than 600,000 enemies and defeat others without fighting. He agreed with both hands.

But this time the number was too large, so big that it could destroy a country, so big that Li Shimin felt distressed, because Li Tang had finally accumulated a little treasury in the past two years, and it had already been seen within half a year.

It can be said that Li Shimin has no money and the court has no money.

If this war continues, then Li Shimin can only wait for the autumn harvest, and all the places where the Li Tang court used money have to stop.

So Li Shimin was very depressed. He had the intention of blackmailing all officials' salaries. Of course, he agreed with what Cheng Yaojin said. When Cheng Yaojin said that civil officials were reluctant to pay, Li Shimin immediately became sensitive. How could he give those who were reluctant to spend money?

"Since you said you were loyal to the emperor, why did I say I would not want a salary for ten years? You dare not agree to it for a half word?"

"You are still a prime minister. I think you are not as good as me as a third-rank official!"

"You...Cheng Yaojin..."

One of the six prime ministers who spoke was so angry that they trembled all over. Before they could finish their words, Li Shiji stood up without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, my family is poor and well-known, but there is no truth behind the crowd, I understand."

"So I attached the statement of General Agenda, and I am willing to not receive a salary for ten years, and to take out another 3,000 stagnant of silver and silk to support Your Majesty, the court, and the lives of all Han people."

"Your Majesty, I am willing."

"I do."

The remaining five or six remaining guards in Chang'an City all stood up quickly, and then someone from the civil servant team came out.

"I am willing to not receive a salary for ten years, and take out another five thousand stalemates."

"I will give you another eight thousand guan."

"I have taken six thousand guan."

"I also agree, and I am willing to give out another two million yuan to support Your Majesty's country and the Han people. I am not saying despicable words. What is placed in front of me is that if the city is broken, the families of countless Han people will be gone. I am an individual, a Han person, and then my Majesty's minister. I keep the money. When the city is broken, I am snatched away by aliens. It is better to support the bloody battle of protecting the Han people."

As soon as Changsun Wuji appeared, he started two million yuan directly, which shocked all the officials at the change meeting. Li Shiming smiled so hard that he couldn't stop smiling.

Li Shimin knew in his heart that the officials who stood up, whether they were civil or military officials, were all upstarts, and had all fallen families before. To put it bluntly, they were all poor people and had no money.

This brother-in-law of Changsun Wuji is different. Although his family is not as good as a family, he has a small savings. Moreover, over the years, Changsun Wuji has made a lot of money with his eldest son. Li Shimin knows more clearly that he knows the family background of all officials.

Whoever has money and who has no money, and who has a lot of money, can't hide the approximate number of people from the emperor's eyes and ears.

Therefore, Li Shimin knew that taking out two million jin of silver could not hurt Changsun Wuji's roots.

Li Shimin is not the poor emperor more than ten years ago. He is 20 to 30 million yuan. Although he is under a lot of pressure, he can't scare him back.

And he knew that just these officials with family heritage could make up more than 20 million yuan by just one person.

However, as the king of a country, it is impossible to extort money from officials, so someone needs to stand up and take the lead to proceed smoothly.

Of course, these things were discussed two days in advance. Today... I will show you for these people to see.

"Two million coins? I don't know how to grant it. There are too many things. Those who don't know will think I'm learning those bandits who block the road and rob. Forget it, forget it. No matter how hard it is, the court will slowly figure out a solution, alas!"

"Your Majesty, I'm not showing off how much property my family's property is..."

"I know, I really know my love, and I have always been loyal and commendable. I am not confused. How can I not know who is loyal? Who..."

Li Shimin stopped talking halfway. The civil and military officials in the court were not fools, they were all old foxes.

They all think in their hearts;

"God knows how much money did Li Yu, the commander of the three armies, spend. The emperor is going to squeeze everyone out now. If he can't tell, he is a fool."

"Your Majesty doesn't want to get money..."

A prime minister before had to explain, but was immediately interrupted by Cheng Yaojin.

"If you don't want to get money, don't find any reason to say something high-sounding? It's not disgusting enough. The guy I look down on the most is you, who is a bitch who wants to establish a chastity arch."

"Don't say anything if you don't want to pay, and you have to come out and mess around. Is Your Majesty the Emperor a fool? It's not clear how dark the Emperor's face is. Deducting this little money hinders the future of future generations. Such a transaction is not very cost-effective."
To be continued...