Tai Chi Palace was caught in a sound of flattery and flattery.
The establishment of the Salt Bureau was established. Li Shimin was about to tell all officials that the Salt Bureau would be managed by Zhao Chen.
But before he could speak, he was interrupted by Li Jing.
Li Jing finally had a last visit today, so there was something happening.
"Your Majesty, it is approaching the New Year. The Chariot and Horses of the Tang Dynasty need to be added to the new war horses. In addition, the Ministry of War urgently needs a batch of pig iron. Your Majesty should ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds." Li Jing and Li Shimin said.
The war horses consumed by the Tang Dynasty cavalry every year were quite expensive.
There are about tens of thousands of horses a year.
These all need to be replaced.
As for the batch of pig iron, Li Jing hoped to use it to make horseshoe iron.
Li Jing has always kept the horseshoe technique he learned from Zhao Chen before, but he has no chance to take it out.
At this moment, we can take it out to solve the huge loss of war horses.
Li Jing was shocked when he heard that the salt was developed by Zhao Chen.
After all, the horseshoe technology I mentioned also comes from Zhao Chen.
Although they were all used to Zhao Chen's magic, such magical techniques emerged one after another, even if Li Jing was used to the strong winds and waves, he was also a little confused at this moment.
"War horses are related to the safety of the borders of our Tang Dynasty, and cannot be ignored. Where is the Minister of Revenue?" Li Shimin looked at the court officials.
The Minister of Revenue was appointed by Liu Zhenghui, and he was in a dilemma at this moment.
A while ago, the Jinyang Dilong turned over and the Ministry of Revenue allocated a lot of money.
In addition, in recent years, the emperor said that he would lighten the taxes and pay less money, and the treasury was not very much money.
How much can he take out at this time?
"Report to Your Majesty, I am Liu Zhenghui. The maximum amount of money that the Ministry of Revenue can take out is no more than 10,000 yuan." Liu Zhenghui bowed to Li Shimin.
"Ten thousand jin? Liu Shangshu, the chariot and horses of our Ministry of War use tens of thousands of abandoned horses every year. If we do not replenish new war horses, will you tell me the Tang cavalry to transform into infantry?" Li Jing had not spoken yet,
Li Ji's eyes widened and was loudly refuting the stinginess of the Minister of Revenue.
"Five or sixty percent of the causes of horses losing money are caused by wear and rupture of horse hooves, which is also a major factor that plagues the cavalry's attack."
"In the past two years, our Tang Dynasty soldiers have fought in all directions, fought east and west, and successfully wiped out Tuyuhun, and it is worth it to damage some war horses." Cheng Yaojin stood up and helped Li Ji.
"Ten thousand stakes are the greatest ability of the Ministry of Revenue. No matter how much you have, you will have to wait until next year." Liu Zhenghui refused to give in.
The courts in the Tang Dynasty were not so regular.
As long as you are reasonable, you can fully explain your opinions.
The emperor sat on the high dragon couch, watching the arguments of the ministers below, smiling.
This is a scene he likes to hear.
Each one is his observation target.
The emperor found that Li Jing, who was standing in front, seemed to have something to say, and took a step forward, but immediately retreated.
Li Jing, the old fox, usually does not come to the court, and Li Ji has always dealt with the affairs of the Ministry of War.
Why did I come here suddenly today? I just want money.
By the way, the old fox just now said that he would like a batch of pig iron, weapons and armor that had been replenished before.
What does he want to do at this time?
After Fang Xuanling scolded the noisy ministers, Li Shimin began to speak.
"Pharmacist, I see that you seem to have something to say, but if you have any good ideas, please come to me and all the ministers."
"The war horses are the lifeblood of my Tang cavalry. I will take it seriously, but the treasury is empty and the Ministry of Revenue really can't afford much money."
Seeing the emperor making excuses him, Li Jing smiled and said, "The Ministry of Revenue is in trouble, and my Ministry of War will be considerate. As Liu Shangshu said, 10,000 jin of pig iron is needed, and this,
It wouldn't be too embarrassing to Secretary Liu."
Li Jing was so generous that Li Shimin, Liu Zhenghui and others were a little surprised.
They all thought that Li Jing would complain to the emperor no matter what he said, and then let the Ministry of Revenue squeeze out some.
Who knew that this would be the case.
Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin were both confused.
They helped Li Jing speak, but who knew that Li Jing himself surrendered first.
This guy...
"Pharmacist, this ten thousand pounds of war horses is not enough to replenish the loss. What do you want this ten thousand pounds of pig iron for?" Li Ji asked frowned.
They buy war horses from the Ministry of Revenue every year.
But this ten thousand yuan is only enough to replenish this group of lost war horses.
Continuing training will also lead to more loss of war horses.
At that time, what will they use to supplement these war horses?
Also, what should I use this ten thousand kilograms of pig iron for?
"I got a solution to the wear of horses from Zhao Chen. I only need to add this batch of war horses, so there will be no more wear of horses in the future!" Li Jing said slowly.
"What?"
"It's Zhao Chen again?"
"Why is that Zhao Chen again?"
"He is not here, why do everything have something to do with him?"
Li Jing also mentioned Zhao Chen, which surprised all officials.
In love, Zhao Chen is not here, but today's court meeting is still around Zhao Chen?
Li Shimin was even more surprised.
Zhao Chen has a way to avoid wear of horse hooves, why didn’t he know?
"Wannian County Marquis has such ability? The wear of horse hooves will not only cause a lot of money, but also cause mistakes in fighter planes. If the Duke of Wei can solve this problem, I will grit my teeth and pick it out from the expenses of the Ministry of Revenue.
A thousand guan will help you." Liu Zhenghui's eyes were full of surprise.
He had seen the fine salt made by Zhao Chen, and suddenly heard Li Jing say that Zhao Chen gave him a way to avoid wear of horse hooves, and his eyes were naturally full of brilliant colors.
Li Jing smiled slightly, and nodded to Liu Zhenghui under the gaze of everyone.
It was agreed to this bet.
Seeing Li Jing agreeing so decisively, Li Shimin couldn't help but be curious and asked: "Pharmacist, I'm very curious. How do you plan to solve it and to what extent it will be considered successful."
"That boy Zhao Chen really told you how to solve the problem of horse hooves wearing?"
Li Jing had known that the emperor had asked once, and smiled and bowed, "It takes 1,600 miles to go from Chang'an to Luoyang. I plan to let a Qianniu Guard, one man and two cavalry set off from Chang'an, and then stay in Luoyang after arriving in Luoyang.
Use the seal to prove that it has indeed arrived, and then return the same way.”
"If you check that the horse's hooves are intact after returning to Chang'an, you will win, otherwise you will lose."
"What does your Majesty think?"
"One thousand six hundred miles, are you sure you are not kidding? The horse ran over and the horse's hooves were about to crack!" Cheng Yaojin was a little worried.
"Zhao Chen and Chen said that he didn't understand why such a simple thing had not been solved for thousands of years."
Chapter completed!