Li Xuan raised his head, looked around at the crowd of ministers around him, and nodded slowly.
"Li Baoding, Wang Xuance, you two quickly break the corn for the ministers!"
"Yes, Master!"
Li Baoding and Wang Xuance responded quickly, then each carried a basket and began to check one by one.
All the distinguished ministers were immediately filled with joy and hurriedly bowed their hands in salute.
Li Xuan just nodded indifferently, and then walked back with Li Chenglu.
While walking, Li Shimin still had some unfinished ideas.
"Xuanba, according to this situation, how much can these corns produce per acre?"
"We should be able to produce six or seven stones per mu!"
Li Xuan replied casually.
"Six or seven stones?"
Li Shimin and all the distinguished ministers behind him were shocked again.
Immediately, his whole body trembled.
Because they all remembered just now that Li Xuan said that sweet potatoes cannot be used as staple food, but corn can!
A kind of corn that can be used as a staple food like rice and pasta has such a high yield?
What a blessing to the Tang Dynasty!
"Xuanba, how does the corn taste?"
"Your Majesty, you will know after you taste it!"
Li Xuan said directly.
"Haha, that's exactly it..."
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Li Xuan was speechless and asked with some disgust: "I wonder why your Majesty is here this time?"
"This time I..."
Hearing Li Xuan's question, Li Shimin recalled why he and these ministers and nobles had traveled so far to Lijiazhuang in such cold weather.
Immediately, he told everything again.
After saying that, everyone came to the main hall in the other courtyard.
A main reception hall is surrounded by four walls, each with a single sofa or a double sofa.
It is spacious and solemn, which made the eyes of all the nobles who saw this kind of main hall shine for the first time.
In the main hall, there are four huge iron stoves.
The fire inside was burning brightly, and a chimney extended from the top of the stove to the outside of the house.
Entering the main hall, it felt very warm immediately.
Li Xuan casually took off his heavy fur coat and hung it on a hanger nearby.
Then, sit down on a sofa.
Soon, the housekeeper Li Chang came in with a group of maids, carrying a hot water kettle and hot tea.
Li Xuan slowly took a sip before speaking.
"Your Majesty, this matter couldn't be simpler!"
"Um?"
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others all looked directly at Li Xuan.
"Your Majesty, you provide the escort, and you set the price of the escort."
"Originally, these prices were the prices for helping those aristocratic families to attack the city under normal circumstances. However, now those aristocratic families all want His Majesty to send troops to them first.
Therefore, this situation is a special case.
Moreover, in the final analysis, these aristocratic families have something to do with His Majesty and all the distinguished ministers in the court.
In order not to put His Majesty and the ministers and nobles in a dilemma, and for the sake of fairness, we can only conduct an auction!"
"auction?"
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others could not help but be stunned subconsciously.
Is it possible to auction even if we send troops to attack a city?
"It's the auction!"
Li Xuan nodded slightly and said: "Based on the price originally set by His Majesty, the auction will begin. Whoever pays the highest price will be the first to lend troops to that party!"
"But Xuanba, I am the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and those are still the troops of the Tang Dynasty! Does this harm the majesty of the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Shimin said quickly.
At the same time, all the distinguished ministers below had strange looks on their faces.
Auctioning troops?
Or is it an auction by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, is really unique and different from ordinary people!
"Your Majesty, that is the Thunder Shop Guards. When did it become the Tang Army?"
Li Xuan glanced at Li Shimin in surprise and continued: "Moreover, what does this matter have to do with the dignity of the Tang Dynasty?"
"As long as the Tang Dynasty is strong and prosperous, and the people have enough clothes to wear, enough food to eat, shelter to live in, and ways to behave, the majesty of the Tang Dynasty will last forever!"
"Have something to wear, have enough food to eat, have something to live in, and have something to do..."
Hearing this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and other nobles' eyes lit up.
When he looked at Li Xuan, his expression changed.
They all suddenly discovered that His Royal Highness Prince Jin often seemed to be a bastard, but he actually had such a lofty ambition hidden in his heart!
Moreover, it seems that from the very beginning, His Highness the King of Jin has been moving towards this ambition!
"So, let's hold an auction?"
Li Shimin said tentatively.
“Of course it’s going to be auctioned!”
Li Xuan looked at Li Shimin speechlessly, who still had some ink marks, "Your Majesty, my fleet now only has three giant steel ships. Your Majesty needs to make more money from those aristocratic families, or earn some land, and wants to build a ship."
How long will it take for a fleet of giant steel ships to be built?"
"If Your Majesty can't lose his face, I will take charge of it. I am familiar with this matter!"
Li Shimin was startled, why can't you let go of your face?
However, he is the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so he really cannot do this in person!
Thinking about it, he nodded slowly.
"In this case, then Prince Hejian will be responsible for this matter!"
"Ah?...Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Prince Li Xiaogong of Hejian County, who had been sitting aside to watch the show, never expected that a scapegoat would be dropped from the sky!
"Your Majesty, when lending troops to those aristocratic families, Your Majesty still needs to set the rules in advance!"
Li Xuan said again.
"rule?"
Li Shimin and all the nobles were startled, and then they all looked confused.
"Exactly!"
Li Xuan nodded solemnly, "There is no rule without rules!"
"Moreover, for such a big matter, you must put villains first before gentlemen! Make it clear to those aristocratic families in advance and give them the requirements for establishing a king and a country. If they agree, it's easy to say, but if they don't agree, then it will be less troublesome!"
This is the Jin King Li Xuanba they are familiar with!
Hearing this, everyone nodded subconsciously.
"Xuanba, what are the rules?" Li Shimin asked.
“First, they established kings and established kingdoms so that they could freely govern within their kingdoms, and the laws must be the same as those of the Tang Dynasty;
Second, their taxes must be paid truthfully;
Third, just like Tuyuhun and Goguryeo, the vassal cities that controlled the trade routes, those vassal states must always protect the Tang caravans coming and going;
Fourth, our Tang Dynasty only helps each aristocratic family to attack four cities. If those aristocratic families want more cities, they need to attack them themselves; for the cities they attack by themselves, they only need to pay half of the tax.
Tang Bu was not involved in all the affairs of these cities!
Fifth, any city that our Datang helped them attack, those aristocratic kingdoms are not allowed to fight against each other. Even the king of each aristocratic kingdom needs to pass the examination and canonization of my Datang. Otherwise, they will be
If it is regarded as disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty can send troops to conquer it;
Sixth, at the time of the auction, all the families of our noble ministers of the Tang Dynasty can, based on the rank of their ministers and nobles, have priority in borrowing the escort team when their bids are equal. Anyway, our noble ministers and ministers of the Tang Dynasty
, can get a privilege for their family!"
After Li Xuan finished speaking, Li Shimin and all the nobles were all beaming with joy and nodded subconsciously.
This method is reasonable and reasonable, and they all agree.