Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

"hey-hey."

Du He grinned twice, rubbed his index finger and thumb together, and said with a smile.

"Your Highness, if you want to gain the unwavering support of these palace soldiers, you must let them eat meat every meal."

"They eat meat three times a day, so they will naturally become your loyal and devoted soldiers!"

When these soldiers could only eat meat during festivals and two meals a day, how could they not risk their lives if Li Chengqian could let them eat meat three times a day?

At that time, the soldiers and civilians were still relatively simple-minded, and if you could ensure they had enough food every day, you could gain their loyalty.

Letting them eat meat every meal is the treatment only for death warriors.

Li Chengqian was surprised and asked, "Eating meat every meal?"

More than 100,000 imperial guards eat meat every meal. Wouldn’t that mean they eat 100,000 kilograms of meat a day?

How much money does it cost!

No wonder his eyelids were twitching, it turned out that Du He was plotting against him.

Li Chengqian curled his lips and said, "Du He, how much money do you want?"

"No more than 5 strings of cash will be enough."

"How many?"

Li Chengqian's eyes widened.

Good guy!

Although his treasury was somewhat sufficient, his life became difficult after he took out 5 strings of cash.

Besides, there are 5,000 spies, and these people can eat meat every meal!

Li Chengqian frowned and asked, "Du He, are you sure you need so much money?"

Du He smiled and said, "Your Highness, I'll calculate it for you and you'll understand."

Think about it.

Du He continued, "If we assume that 13 people eat one pound of meat every day, they would need to eat 13 pounds of meat a day.

"Pork is currently the cheapest in the Tang Dynasty, at 7 wen per jin, which means we need 910 guan per day."

"To feed them for two months wouldn't it cost over 5 strings of cash?"

Since he invented the castration and breeding method for domestic pigs, the price of pork in the Tang Dynasty has dropped from 10 wen per catty to the current 7 wen per catty.

If the price of pork does not drop, the money needed will probably be even more.

this...

Li Chengqian's expression was slightly stunned.

After a while.

Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Du He, how about you pay for this from the national treasury?"

"Now that the national treasury is so full, there is no pressure at all to take out more than 100,000 strings of cash."

There was a pause.

Li Chengqian suggested: "As the governor of Yongzhou, you should apply for 10 strings of cash in the name of providing relief to the soldiers to improve their lives."

"When the time comes, please bring the extra 5 guan to the Eastern Palace. I am also short of money."

what!

Li Chengqian still wants to get 5 strings of cash?

Fortunately, Du He didn't drink water now, otherwise he would have choked to death after hearing what Li Chengqian said.

Li Chengqian curled his lips and said, "Du He, the money in the national treasury is not mine. The Eastern Palace has been in disrepair for a long time, and I don't even have the money to hire a lover to repair it."

"Since you have a legitimate reason, why don't you give more?"

The daily expenses of the Li royal family were paid from the inner treasury. For example, the prince's salary, residence renovation, rewards, etc. were all funded by the Shaofujian and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

If the money from the national treasury is used, the noble families in the world will have objections.

After all, the Tang Dynasty was jointly governed by aristocratic families and the royal family. The money in the national treasury was not the royal family's money, but the common money of the aristocratic families and the people of the world.

Although the imperial power is great, it cannot be abused when it comes to money.

Du He nodded slightly and said, "Your Highness, I will apply for 10 strings of cash to enrich the spiritual culture and material wealth of the Yongzhou soldiers."

"The soldiers have been fighting for years. It's time for the court to provide compensation to these meritorious people."

What is spiritual culture?

What the hell is this material wealth?

He knows these words individually, but why is it so difficult to understand them when they are put together?

Li Chengqian said angrily, "Du He, don't take advantage of your years of education and quibble with me about words."

"Speak in a simple way!"

Du He first introduced spiritual culture and material wealth to give Li Chengqian a clear understanding of these two concepts.

He continued, "I plan to teach these soldiers military songs and poems, and organize a few large-scale competitions. Wouldn't this enrich their spiritual culture?"

"Improving the soldiers' food, isn't that enriching material wealth?"

"As for how the money is used, I will prepare the data."

It’s not too much to spend 500 strings of cash to compose a military song, right?

If you just compose 20 songs, wouldn’t the 1 strings of cash be used up?

As for the quality of these songs, it’s not that important, as long as you can listen to them.

Organizing a large-scale military competition would cost at least 1 strings of cash. If one were organized once a month, even 2 strings of cash would be gone.

"I see!"

Li Chengqian nodded in sudden realization.

He smiled and said, "Du He, if you embezzle money, with your ability, you can embezzle hundreds of thousands of strings of cash in less than a year."

"Fortunately, you are not short of money, so you don't need these 1.8 million strings of cash at all."

Ha ha!

Who do you look down on?

If he wanted to steal money from the national treasury, he could easily come up with millions of strings of cash.

For example, in the name of exploring the boundaries of the ocean, if 1000 large sailing ships are built, and the cost of building each ship is 5000 guan, it will cost at least 500 million guan.

When the time comes to build 300 large ships, they will say that the remaining 700 ships encountered storms during sea trials and sank in the vast ocean.

Who in the court can investigate?

Didn’t he earn these 350 million strings of cash?

Du He didn't say much, but just smiled and said nothing.

Finish your meal.

After Du He returned to the Ministry of Revenue, he began to write the expense application form.

In less than half a minute, a fee application form for 10 guan was quickly completed.

Du He called Liu Xiangdao in and handed him the expense application form. "Minister Liu, the soldiers stationed in Yongzhou have been away from home for a long time. Their daily military life is boring and they are prone to illness after a long time."

"As the governor of Yongzhou, I am responsible for the physical and mental health of my soldiers."

"For this purpose, I have requested 10 strings of cash. Please approve it."

what!

Apply for 10 strings of cash!

Liu Xiangdao's hand holding the expense application form trembled violently.

Long live!

Minister Du actually wanted to apply for such a large sum of money. If his application was approved, wouldn't the Imperial Counselors and the Censorate impeach him?

But if it is not approved, it will definitely offend Minister Du.

How can this be good?

at this time.

Without even looking up, Du He said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fully supports my idea. Please go back and consider it carefully. If you have any questions, please come back and explain them to me."

The prince also agrees?

So what else could he think?

Liu Xiangdao immediately responded, "Minister Du, I will go down and review it right away!"

After a cup of tea, the expense application was submitted by the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Chancellery.

Du He had just finished his work and was thinking of copying a few songs to boost morale, but unexpectedly Li Shimin's eunuch walked in.

"Duke Hanguo, His Majesty summons you to Ganlu Palace."

Didn’t Li Shimin go into seclusion to practice Taoism?

What important matter do you want to discuss with him?

Could it be that something went wrong in his cultivation and he needed his help and advice?

Du He stood up and said, "Let's go over there."

It didn't take long.

Led by the eunuch, Du He walked into the Ganlu Hall. He saw Du Ping'an and Li Jue sitting on both sides of Li Shimin, while Yuan Tiangang and Master Xuanzang were also there.

His expression changed slightly, and then he bowed and saluted.

"See Your Majesty."

Li Shimin raised his head and said with a smile: "Du He, I asked you to come here today because I want to listen to the fantasy story you made up."

"It shouldn't interfere with your government affairs, right?"