Li Shimin successfully opened the ladle for Xue Ju and beat the old gangster until he screamed. Li Yuan was very satisfied, so he asked Li Shimin to be his Jing Zhaoyin.
The work of Jing Zhaoyin and Chang'an Order overlapped, so Li Yuan transferred Li Zhiyun to be the doctor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to help the warrior Xun raise grain.
It is said that it is raising grain, but in fact it is just accepting money, grain and weapons sent by major shareholders.
The major shareholders have abundant funds, and the food is rotten in the warehouses. Yes, the people in Shandong and other places are so hungry that they can eat people, but the grain of the shareholders in Guanlong is so rotten that a rat can eat it.
Boss Yang did not lose unfairly.
In fact, after Li Yuan occupied Chang'an and established himself as the king, Yang Guang, who was in Jiangdu, had completely given up. He knew very well that unless Li Yuan got mad and wielded a butcher's knife against the Guanlong nobles, Yang Sui's world would be in danger.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs set up an office in the forbidden area, and Li Zhiyun arrived at his destination under the leadership of the eunuch. The eunuch was groveling along the way and tried his best to flatter Li Zhiyun. All he wanted was Li Zhiyun's special favor.
In this country, everyone with eyes knows that it is inevitable for the Tang Dynasty King to ascend the throne, and Yang You is just a mess that no one cares about, and only fools jump into it.
In this way, Li Zhiyun, who will become a prince or even a king in the future, is naturally the target of their fawning.
Li Zhiyun didn't have much objection to this. He just maintained his usual calmness and composure, and his occasional kindness was enough to make these eunuchs happy.
"Mr. Chu, this servant will be sent here."
In front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the eunuch said goodbye.
Li Zhiyun smiled and nodded, and said a few words of encouragement, making the eunuch feel happy.
Although the eunuchs are hateful, they are just trying to survive. Everyone is useful, even if they are as humble as dust.
Pushing open the door and entering, many officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs had already gathered in the official room.
Samurai Xun is currently the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and has been granted the title of Duke of Wenshui County. He started in business in his early years, has a first-rate investment vision, and successfully rose to power following Lao Li.
However, this was not Samurai Yu's most successful investment. His most successful investment was to marry a forty-four-year-old woman a few years later.
The point is not that old woman, but the second daughter that old woman gave birth to. Her name is Wu Zetian.
Lao Li would not have thought that in the future his descendants would be tortured to death by the daughter of the now wretched and unworthy warrior Xun Sheng.
But who can blame this?
That forty-four-year-old woman's father was Yang Da, the clan minister of the Sui Dynasty.
In other words, this is the torture from the souls of the Sui Dynasty.
"See the Duke of Chu."
"Excuse me, everyone. Zhiyun is here mainly to study, so there is no need to worry."
Even so, the warrior Xun would not take such words seriously. The king of Tang asked the Duke of Chu to assist him in counting the grain, but he was actually worried about himself.
In this regard, Samurai Xun is very knowledgeable and will personally hand over every account to Li Zhiyun for review.
Such a sensible move made Li Zhiyun admire him with admiration. Anyone who can rise from a businessman to a hero of Yuan Cong always has a high IQ and EQ.
"Thank you, Mr. Wu." Li Zhiyun smiled and took the account book and flipped through it.
The ones who received the most grain and fodder this time were undoubtedly the Dou family and the Dugu family. These two families were the richest among the Guanlong nobles, and the grain and fodder sent amounted to more than 300,000 shi.
In addition, there are raw materials for making bows and arrows, such as dried meat, horns, tendons, glue, silk, paint, arrow shafts, and feathers. There are also a lot of unsmelted pig iron, copper and other ores.
Li Tang was able to successfully wipe out the major separatist forces, and these people had one-third of the credit. Li Shimin was right to fight, but he could not take into account every aspect.
For three days in a row, Li Zhiyun was carefully checking the provisions. The warrior Xun was very sensible, and he answered everything Li Zhiyun asked. Therefore, the two of them were very happy to get along with each other.
It was December of the thirteenth year of Daye, that is, December of the first year of Yining.
Lao Li lost his temper. Seeing the war in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and the fierce bites of Xiao Hu'er and Wagang native dogs, he couldn't help but want to steal the chicken.
"Aye, there is plenty of food and fodder, the armor is complete, and there are many soldiers. It is absolutely fine to launch troops against Dongdu at this time." Li Shimin first expressed his opinion.
"What do you think of Jiancheng?" Li Yuan asked.
Li Jiancheng thought for a moment, then raised his hands and said: "There is no harm in using troops at this time, but Chang'an has not long been peaceful, and it is urgent to appease the people. The people of the world have defeated Xue Ju, and it is the time for us to win over people's hearts. If we use troops against Dongdu at this time,
If you win, your reputation will be great, but if you lose, the consequences will be disastrous."
This is also a problem. Li Yuan fell into deep thought after hearing this.
Li Yuanji said: "Wang Shichong is restrained by Li Mi. If we don't move troops now, who will wait?"
"Zhiyun, what do you think?"
As Li Zhiyun now handles things more and more appropriately, Li Yuan also pays more attention to him.
Li Zhiyun immediately said: "Aye, although Wang Shichong was appointed by Yang Guang not long ago as the commander-in-chief of the army to aid Luo, with nearly a hundred thousand troops under his command, Li Mi is not an ordinary person, so there is no harm in sending troops at this time. It's just the coldest month of winter, and there are still
We need to take measures to prevent the cold. Otherwise, it will inevitably be difficult for the army to enter Luoyang to fight. In addition, I am worried that once we defeat Wang Shichong, Li Mike will take advantage of it."
Everyone fell into silence. Although the Wagang native dogs were not taken seriously by them, after all, Li Mi had an army of 300,000 men and should not be underestimated.
If they defeat Wang Shichong but don't have enough strength to confront Li Mi head-on, it will be like a meat bun beating a dog, and there will be no return.
Militants have always disliked being cautious about looking forward and backward. Although Li Shimin was belligerent, he knew that war was to serve politics. He did not act like he had to fight such a thankless war.
In comparison, Li Yuanji does not have so many worries.
Seeing that his eldest brother, second brother, and fifth brother had accomplished many feats, he was unwilling to lag behind others.
"Since you are all hesitant, let me go and fight. I will definitely win Dongdu!"
People cannot make generalizations, and Li Zhiyun couldn't figure out why Li Yuanji was so confident.
Or does he think he can pick Wang Shichong directly with a kitchen knife?
When Li Yuan heard this, he knew that Li Yuanji was bragging and pretending to be brave, so he asked him what strategy he was going to use to attack Luoyang.
Li Yuanji said that this is still a strategy?
Wouldn't it be over if you just go over with A?
After hearing this, Li Yuan passed him directly.
Although his sons had different opinions, since Li Yuan proposed to have a fight with Wang Shichong, he naturally would not back down.
Therefore, Li Yuan finally decided to fight Wang Shichong.
"My child is willing to go!" Li Shimin immediately asked for a fight.
"Me too!" Li Yuanji said immediately.
Seeing this, Li Jiancheng looked unhappy and cupped his hands and said: "As the eldest brother, I have no reason to let my younger brothers take risks. I am willing to unite the army to attack Wang Shichong."
The second brother has already achieved enough military exploits. He just defeated the big gangster Xue Ju, so he naturally became wary.
Li Zhiyun did not ask for a fight, but said: "Yeah, the winter march focuses on the operation and supply of grain and fodder. I have a plan, and I am willing to devote it to Aye to solve the problem of grain and fodder."
"What's the plan?"
Li Zhiyun leisurely wrote down the production process of grilled steamed bun slices and fried noodles, and then gave it to Li Yuan for consideration.
After reading it, Li Yuan raised his head and laughed, "Okay, my son is very smart!"
Toasted steamed buns and fried noodles are the most basic dry food preparations. They don’t have much gold content, but people nowadays don’t know the process.
After reading the strategy presented by Li Zhiyun, the brothers all admired it.
Afterwards, everyone went to the Ministry of Industry Office to conduct some experiments, and the grilled steamed bun slices and fried noodles they got were exactly as Li Zhiyun wrote.
At this point, Li Yuan made the decision to appoint Li Jiancheng as the general of the Fu army and the general of the east expedition, and lead an army of 100,000 to attack Luoyang. Li Shimin was the right marshal, and Li Zhiyun was the left marshal, assisting Li Jiancheng.
As for Li Yuanji, he was left in Chang'an by Li Yuan. Because Li Yuan said that Li Yuanji would go to Taiyuan for guarding in a while, so there was no need to follow him to the east.
This time the army was dispatched, and under the three brothers, there were eight general managers, who were in charge of each army.