After Li Shimin finished awarding the reward, Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, although the whole army has been popularized according to the method of Jingyang County Marquis, the trained army will definitely not be as good as the complete method."
When Li Shimin heard what Fang Xuanling said, he knew that he had other plans and asked, "What do Xuanling have in mind?"
Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, although it would be too expensive to promote the whole army, it is completely possible to train a strong army. The number of people does not need to be too many, just fifty thousand."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Fang's method is very wonderful!" Yuchi agreed respectfully.
Niu Jinda and others also quickly agreed.
After all, the people being trained now are all leading the left guard, and it has nothing to do with them.
And once it increases, they have a chance.
After all, there are not that many people in the left leadership.
Li Shimin pondered for a while and said, "Where's the money?"
He also knew that it was unrealistic for the entire army to train according to Lin Xuan's method, so he could train some of them first.
The problem is that the treasury has no money at all now. The money for the last repair of the border fortress and city was all paid for by him from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Your Majesty, although the national treasury has no money, the Ministry of Internal Affairs does." Fang Xuanling said.
Although the civil and military ministers of the Tang Dynasty also disliked each other, they were not as polarized as in the Song Dynasty.
Although Fang Xuanling was a civil servant, he did not think about suppressing the general system. On the contrary, he knew the importance of military affairs.
"I just took out two million dollars, but now the Ministry of Internal Affairs has no money."
Li Shimin was a little speechless. Is it easy for him to have a little money?
Fang Xuanling had liked to attract the attention of the Ministry of Internal Affairs before, but now that he knew he was rich, he started doing it again.
The two million guan he spent some time ago has already consumed almost all of Liuli Pavilion's income during this period.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that the Liulic Pavilion is bringing in gold every day, and the carriages pulling money into the palace every day stretch for several miles. The money for training the army does not need to be spent all at once. The Ministry of Internal Affairs must have it." Fang Xuanling said.
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As a minister, it is indeed too much to always worry about the emperor's small treasury.
But the country needs money, but the treasury doesn't have it, so Fang Xuanling can't take care of that much.
"I will go back and ask the queen about this matter. After all, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is under her control, and the queen's consent is needed."
Li Shimin was not reluctant to give up money, but he couldn't agree too simply.
Lin Xuan nodded secretly. Li Shimin was not the kind of person who made a clear distinction between public and private affairs. For him, there was no difference between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Treasury. After all, the world belonged to his Li family.
It was different in Chongzhen at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Public and private affairs were very clearly separated. The Ming Dynasty treasury had no money, and he was reluctant to use the money from the inner treasury until his death.
When Li Jiancheng arrived in Beijing, the national treasury was indeed empty enough to feed rats.
But when the palace's inner treasury was opened, it was found that it was piled full of gold and silver treasures.
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It has been half a month since the last military parade.
Lin Xuan's new house has been fully built and all the furniture is in place.
"Dad, I'm going to choose an auspicious day to invite some guests for a meal, and then we'll move there." Lin Xuan said.
Lin Dongyang nodded and said: "Xuan'er, you have been crowned, you can take care of these things. But your mother and I will not live there anymore. We have lived in this house for almost twenty years, and we are used to it.
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"Dad, how can this be done? If you don't go and stay, then I won't go either."
Lin Xuan built such a big house just to make his parents happy. If they didn't go there, why would he live in such a big place by himself?
"Xuan'er, your father and I are used to living here. Everyone we know lives here. If we move to a new house, there won't even be anyone to talk to." Zhang Qing said.
They were unwilling to go there. In addition to these reasons, the other reason was that they were worried that it would be difficult for the princess to get along with Lin Xuan after she got married.
If life is unhappy, there will definitely be a lot of gossip when we move out.
It would be better not to get over it in the first place.
"Mom and Dad, you live there. If you want friends, just come to Chang'an." Lin Xuan said.
Lin Dongyang said angrily: "It's not like you don't know the way to Chang'an over there. If you come to Chang'an every day, wouldn't it be a hassle?"
"Dad, don't worry, I'll have someone repair the road on the way back to make sure it won't be bumpy when you and my mother travel." Lin Xuan promised.
He originally planned to build a cement road from his new residence to Chang'an.
"You brat, how much does it cost to travel several miles? Your mother and I can live in the old house." Lin Dongyang said.
"Dad, I won't spend much money building the road. Even if you don't live there, I will still build the road." Lin Xuan said.
Lin Dongyang sighed and said: "Xuan'er, let me tell you the truth. Your mother and I are worried that you will cause trouble to you after you marry the princess."
Lin Xuan then realized that his parents were worried about this, and explained with a smile: "Mom and dad, Princess Changle is very easy to get along with."
Lin Dongyang and Zhang Qing still didn't believe it.
Although it is said among the people that Princess Changle is virtuous and virtuous, she was born into a noble family after all.
They were just businessmen before, and they became noble thanks to Lin Xuan, so some worries are inevitable.
"Mom and dad, you go and stay first. I'll find a way to bring Princess Changle to you later. If you find it difficult to get along with her, come back, okay?" Lin Xuan said.
Lin Dongyang glared at Lin Xuan and said, "What are you thinking? Not to mention she is a princess, even ordinary people don't come here before they are married."
In ancient times, etiquette was important. How could a woman go to her husband's house before she got married?
Of course, for some people who are close to each other, the interactions before the marriage is confirmed are not counted.
The Lin Xuan family is not related to the royal family, and their marriage has been confirmed.
Lin Xuan had a headache. He gritted his teeth and said, "Mom and dad, if you don't go, I won't go and live there. When I get married, let the princess live in the princess mansion."
Since the soft one is not enough, the only option is the hard one.
Zhang Qing said anxiously: "Xuan'er, what nonsense are you talking about? It's already very difficult for the princess to graciously agree to live at home instead of the princess mansion. You can't mess around."
Lin Xuan said firmly: "Mom, if you don't go to live there anyway, I won't go there."
"This..." Zhang Qing looked at Lin Dongyang with some embarrassment.
Lin Dongyang was silent for a while and said: "Since Xuan'er has filial piety, let's move there."
He knew his son's temper. If they didn't go, Lin Xuan would really do that, so he could only compromise.
"Mom and Dad, that's great. I'll find someone to calculate the auspicious days." Lin Xuanjian persuaded his parents, who were very happy.
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While Lin Xuan was busy moving into his new home, Wang Ze and his son finally received a reply from the Wang family in Taiyuan.
"Dad, what did the family say?" Wang Qingyun asked quickly when he saw Wang Ze put down the letter.
Wang Ze pondered for a while and said: "The family asked me to discuss cooperation with Lin Xuan. Find a way to find out the secret of how he made paper so quickly."
"Cooperation?" Wang Qingyun was stunned for a moment and said: "How can he cooperate with us? The family patriarch must be stupid, right?"
Wang Ze glared at Wang Qingyun and cursed: "Shut up, the elder of the clan is yours to discuss?"
Wang Qingyun said quickly: "Dad, I didn't mean that. It's just that Lin Xuan has a bad temper, and he doesn't have a good impression of our Wang family. Doesn't cooperation with him give him a chance to humiliate us?"
Wang Ze knew that what his son said made sense and said: "The family said that if Lin Xuan does not agree to cooperate, they will find a way to transfer him out of Chang'an."
Except for Lin Xuan, no one else in the Lin family poses any threat.
Once Lin Xuan left Chang'an, the paper mill was an undefended piece of fat.
As long as they get Lin Xuan's method of rapid papermaking, they can resolve this crisis.
On the contrary, with this method, the Wang family has a chance to take off.
"Dad, after so long, Lin Xuan has never left Chang'an except for returning to Luoyang to worship his ancestors. How can he be transferred?" Wang Qingyun said.
Wang Ze smiled and said: "You have forgotten one of the regulations of the court. He has a military position and a title. If there is a war, he must go to the battlefield."
"But there is no war now." Wang Qingyun said puzzledly.
Wang Ze said confidently: "There is no war now, but as long as the family is willing to pay the price, it can create a war. But we need to contact him first to see if he is willing to cooperate."
The Wang family has been in business for so many years and has done business with many countries. As long as you are willing to pay the price, it is not difficult to start a war.
But my price must be very high, and the Wang family is not willing to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.