A trip within a day represents absolute control, and a distance within seven days represents good control. When the distance is more than a month, there is nothing to be done, and it can only be managed by grace and power.

"Ten years, I can send an army to the Western Turkic tent in five days and five nights, and Yanzhou in two days and one night. However, the annual output of only one Iwami Ginza is far from satisfying the coins needed for this project. ”

Li Shimin squinted his eyes and nodded slightly: "Continuous expansion, continuous increase in the amount of goods exported in exchange for coins, and continuous increase in the wealth of the Tang Dynasty." Only then will there be enough coins available. ”

"That's what I want to say, there must be trade on the Eastern Roman side, and it must be profitable. In fact, when the people are rich, the people will also spend money, and the money is buried under the tree in the back garden, which is a jar of copper and iron, and it is called money when it is spent. ”

"Yes, yes. At present, the annual treasury income of Datang is almost 14 million guan, and the actual amount that can be used is 9 million guan, and the rest of the money is also being built in various places, such as bridges, roads, armies, and officials. ”

Liu Mu said: "Why don't you make a small plan first, and see if the revenue of the Tang Dynasty treasury can reach 3,000 or 50 million yuan in five years?" ”

Liu Mu's words are not nonsense, when the Tang Dynasty really reached its prime, that is, the annual income of Wu Zetian's era was 34 million guan, which was calculated by converting grain, silk, etc. into money.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty has not recovered, and it has reached 12 million at most.

With a five-year plan to reach a total revenue of 30 million yuan, Yanagi believes that it seems possible to work hard.

Li Shimin also believes that it is possible to plan well in five years to double the revenue of the state treasury, not that there is no chance, but it is necessary to have a good plan and implement it with all the state capitals.

"A five-year plan for the first year of Zhenguan." Yanagi suggested.

"Okay, let's call it the five-year plan. This matter needs to be discussed carefully, as far as you propose to try direct trade with Eastern Rome, at most three months, the right person will be sent to Huating, and then you will make specific arrangements. Also, if you want to go to Jiangnan, hurry up, if Zhijie knows that you are back, he will definitely block you at home. ”

"Why?" Liu Mu was puzzled.

Li Shimin laughed: "It's not for that bit of elite soldiers, that bit of armament." ”

Li Shimin told him about the events in the Taiji Hall that day, and Liu Mu also smiled: "Don't he know that there is also an auxiliary training camp and a baggage training camp selected among the government soldiers in Gaoling County." ”

"I didn't tell him that he could make some trouble if he had nothing to do in Chang'an, and if he had something to do, he wouldn't have anything else. Next year, I plan to let Shubao go north, and he will be in charge of spying, dividing, and dividing the Jieli Division. arranged Li Yaoshi as the marshal of the right and Li Ji as the marshal of the left, and began to plot to destroy Jieli, which was as short as two years and as long as four years, and Jieli must be destroyed. ”

Li Shimin has hated Jieli for many years, and now that the Tang Dynasty has strong national strength, and the anti-Jieli voice on the grassland is getting higher and higher, it is not appropriate to fight immediately, but it is still necessary to start some effective military layout against Jieli.

Li Shimin said to Liu Mu again: "Next year, if there is no suitable manpower, you will stay in Chang'an." After most of the troops in Guanzhong went north, Shen Cewei was the security guarantee of Chang'an. ”

"Second brother, Shen Cewei is not used to fight, it is not interesting to look good, with Shen Cewei going on the expedition, at least 150,000 troops can be topped. In this way, the logistical pressure will be reduced, and the casualty rate will be reduced several times. ”

"Let's talk about it, don't mention it again." Li Shimin did not plan to discuss this topic with Liu Mu.

The strongest army will definitely stay in Chang'an to guard, which is not only Li Shimin, but can be said to be the consensus of the entire court.

Liu Mu wanted to persuade again, but Li Shimin only said: "I will consider your opinion, but this matter is important and must be discussed by the court." ”

Yanagi couldn't say any more.

That night, Li Shimin personally sent Liu Mu and Emperor Li Yuan on the boat to the south.

On the dock, Li Shimin said to Liu Mu: "Huayuan County is still a forbidden area, I won't go to see it, second brother, and I won't send someone to see it." The fewer people who know about the affairs of Huayuan County, the better, but next year, the second brother is waiting. ”

"Second brother, I will be back before the New Year. There will be many interesting things in the New Year, such as the people who bought the shares of the company can enjoy the first dividend, which is estimated to make the people of Chang'an happy for a long time. ”

"A good thing, a good thing indeed. At the time of the New Year, the second brother is waiting for you to come back. ”

After Li Shimin and Liu Mu finished speaking, they chatted with Emperor Li Yuan for a while, and when everything was ready on the boat, Li Shimin was ready to personally help Li Yuan get on the boat, but was pushed away by Li Yuan.

Li Yuan thought that he was not old enough to even go up the boat ladder.

By the time Cheng Yanjin got the news, Liu Mu's official ship had already passed Tongguan.

Even if Cheng Biting Jin scolded in Chang'an for two days, Liu Mu couldn't hear it.

The fleet consists of two main ships and six auxiliary ships. The Emperor Taishang of the Tang Dynasty can be said to have brought all the main concubines of the harem, and only the servants and maidservants who watched the house were left in the Longqing Fang.

Yanagi sat alone in the bow of the boat, carrying a list in his hand and carrying it over and over again.

There are a total of twenty people in Li Yuan's harem, and Empress Dou has passed away, and there are nineteen people. The highest status is Wan Guifei, and the lowest status is a woman surnamed Zhang, who does not have any title, and is barely one of the concubines.

Li Yuan had already ordered someone to prepare wine and food in the main warehouse, but he didn't wait for Liu Mu to come over for a long time. After asking Peng Hai, he personally went to the bow of the boat, and Liu Mu was looking at the list intently.

Li Yuan didn't feel it when he got close to Liumu, Li Yuan glanced at the list in Liumu's hand, grabbed it, tore it up, and threw it into the canal.

"Father." Liu Mu hurriedly saluted.

Li Yuan looked at the pieces of paper scattered in the wind with his hands behind his back and said to Liu Mu: "In the harem of my father, there are still thirteen old people, except for the two who died unexpectedly, the Yin family and the Zhang family died. The new two, one is from your Hedong Liu clan and the other is from the Qinghe Cui clan. ”

Liu Mu didn't ask why Yin and Zhang were given to die, and Liu Mu didn't want to know about this harem.

It is recorded in the wild history that these two had an affair with Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. Liu Mu didn't believe that it was impossible for such a thing to happen in the Tang Taiji Palace, unless ninety percent of Peng Hai's hands were completely towards Li Jiancheng.

Peng Hai and Li Jiancheng are not on the right path at all, so if there is such a thing, it has long been discovered.

It can only be said that there may be some kind of conspiracy between them.

Li Yuan said again: "You don't need to remember who these people are, there is a father, no one dares to show you a face." So you don't have to try to please them and prepare gifts for them. ”