It can be said that back to this era, Shu'an naturally has the idea of stepping on the central and southern parts of the country and whipping the Yalu River.

However, as he grew older, this idea could not be realized, and he could only rely on Li Shimin to realize it.

Annam is Vietnam, on the Indochina Peninsula, there is a goal that is easy to achieve, but the Yalu River is not so easy.

Because there are still many alien races in the land of Liaodong, the Northeast is not so peaceful now, but it is a pity that if he is twenty years younger, he will not be so anxious.

On the other side, Li Xiuning heard her teacher's words, her face also showed a trace of emotion, and she nodded, and she also felt the sigh in her teacher's words.

For a while, Li Xiuning seemed to think of something, with a hint of gloom in her eyes, and when she came back this time, she found that her teacher had aged a lot.

After thinking of this, Li Xiuning was very hesitant in his heart, but in the end he didn't know how to speak.

"Don't worry about this matter, Xiuning, the people will do everything."

Shu An's voice continued to sound, with a hint of concern in his words, don't underestimate Li Shimin and these important ministers.

It is enough for him to come up with a direction, and these people will certainly be prepared for how to do it.

..........

The next day in Taiji Palace, Li Shimin's court discussion that had been suspended for a few days returned to the court, and Li Shimin's face at this time had a trace of self-confidence belonging to the emperor.

There was a hint of emotion on the faces of the people who knew the inside story, and they knew that this emperor must have made a decision.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Li Shimin glanced at the ministers present, took a deep breath, and slowly said something.

"I once asked myself, how did Datang come about."

"They are all piled up with the lives of countless soldiers, and they often can't sleep at night."

"A few generals even reacted to me, and the sons who worked for the Tang Dynasty couldn't even eat meat once a year."

"I am heartbroken for this, I have made a mistake at this time, and since I am wrong, I have to make up for it."

........

Li Shimin's voice spread to the ears of every courtier, but those who knew the inside story of this matter knew that this was a signal.

That is to raise the cost of food for soldiers, which can be said to be the first step, and even if the land of Annam is taken, then what can be done to abandon the government soldier system.

You must know that although there are many soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, more than half of them are recruited by the government soldier system, and the combat effectiveness of these soldiers is definitely far inferior to those regular soldiers.

Therefore, the first thing Li Shimin needs to do is to improve the treatment of these soldiers, so that more young people can be interested in joining the army.

And as Li Shimin's words sounded, the most bitter one on his face was the Hubu Shangshu Dai Guan, the reason was very simple, that is, the problem of money.

"Your Majesty, the treasury is empty, and this matter needs to be discussed carefully!"

Dai Xuan gritted his teeth, and hurriedly stood up and said out loud after Li Shimin's voice had not completely fallen.

"Where did the money come from the city tax go before?"

Li Shimin, who was on the dragon chair, had some unpleasant words on his face, and said that the treasury had not increased a lot of money because of the city tax, and it stands to reason that even if he spent a lot of money to buy food, there should be a surplus.

Although Li Shimin tries not to get angry when he is ordinary, once he gets angry, it means that this matter is serious.

Not only Li Shimin, but at this time, many military generals in the court were staring at this household secretary, and some even glared angrily.

You must know that they have managed to get this majesty to increase military spending, but now they are told that they have no money.

"Your Majesty, this year, the expenses reported by the various states have increased a lot."

Dai Xuan showed a trace of bitterness on his face and said loudly, and there were already many Daozhou colleagues who wrote last year.

Piled up to the net thought, after having money, he naturally has to approve it, and the key is that every fold is written in a reasonable and well-founded manner, even if he can't find any problems.

In this way, the money will naturally be approved, even Dai Xuan can't help but sigh, these people's noses are too smart, and the treasury has only received a lot, and they will spit it out.

Even in the face of the angry eyes of these princes, this Hubu Shangshu's face was still calm, and he was obviously very open in his heart.

Although Li Shimin's face is still serious, there doesn't seem to be much turbulence in his eyes, if Shu An is here, he will find that Li Shimin is pretending.

In fact, how could Li Shimin not know that the treasury was empty, and Li Shimin was keeping a close eye on money.

It's just that I didn't expect to be so unspending, and this household secretary didn't know how to save money, and some unimportant things could be ignored first.

"Then this part will be spent from the internal treasury first, and then the treasury will be replenished later."

In the end, Li Shimin said that although there was some blood in his heart, if he wanted to fight around the Tang Dynasty, he still had to invest in it.

At this time, this emperor can only silently comfort himself, and now these efforts can be rewarded in the future.

Of course, because of money, Li Shimin originally had a lot of moral heart for Annan, but now his words have also strengthened his belief in recovering Annan.

..........

The content of the court discussion also inevitably came out, and the most shocking of them was the military camp.

"What, we'll be able to eat enough in the future?"

"It's not just about being full, there's even meat to eat!"

"It is said that our salary will be increased, even if it is a few pennies more."

.......

There were excited voices in the barracks, and the soldiers were very excited at this time.

To know that these people can naturally get people to treat them well, especially this time it is His Majesty's own money, they are naturally grateful.

"Long live Your Majesty!!"

"Long live Your Majesty!!"

.......

It didn't take long for the first sound to sound, a torrent was formed, and the sound of many soldiers gathering even reached Chang'an.

In the Shu Mansion, Shu An showed a smile on his face, and when the soldier received the news, he also knew the content of the court discussion.

Although the sound of the voice reaching Chang'an was faint, it was enough.

At least the military will be available, and once the news about the court discussion spreads all over the border area, then Li Shimin's prestige in the army will rise to a relatively high level.

It's just that this is not enough, after all, this is only the first step, and there is still a long way to go for these soldiers to really work hard, but this is a good start.

After all, when Li Yuan was in power, Li Shimin had a lot of prestige in the army.

But after ascending to the throne, all this began to fade slowly, and now it is going back to everything before, and even further.