There is also a reason for taking a month off, and after a month, it is estimated that there are other tasks to be carried out.

Although gunpowder weapons cannot be equipped with the whole army in peacetime, when it is time to train, it is necessary to learn them first. Otherwise, when the war starts, gunpowder weapons will not be used, and it will not be finished. Therefore, the troops left behind in various places, as well as the 16 guards, must at least train a group of troops to use gunpowder weapons. And the pro-rate who has trained and practiced gunpowder weapons on the battlefield is undoubtedly the best trainer.

I don't know to what extent the output of gunpowder has increased, for the gunpowder workshop, Li Chengqian is completely out of touch, after the emperor takes over, he will definitely study and judge the connection between the output of gunpowder and the output of weapons, as for how many people to add to it, it is his business.

The New Year always passes quickly, and after the New Year and enjoying the leisurely wind, laziness will turn into longing. The peasants are waiting for the arrival of spring, to grow more land and produce more grain, and the merchants are waiting for the arrival of spring to trade more goods and earn more copper coins. The emperor, on the other hand, waited for the unsuitable time to move troops to pass, so as to move troops against Gaochang.

After all, the fighting on the Goryeo border was a small fight, and although it had a deterrent effect, it was not enough. There is nothing more shocking than the annihilation of a country, even a small one.

Different from the previous secret troops, this time the emperor condemned the mouse-eyed of Ko Wentai with a very humble decree, and at the same time threatened the envoys of Tuyuhun and the Western Turks to bring back a letter, and if Tuyuhun and the Western Turks dared to mix, they would be beaten together.

Gunpowder weapons gave the Tang Dynasty enough confidence, but as far as the northwest is concerned, the emperor's words still have an element of bluffing. Although taxes have been restarted in many places, and the treasury has been replenished as never before, it is still impossible to start a war with the Western Turks and Tuyuhun at the same time.

The news that the Tang Dynasty was about to conquer Gaochang was released, and unlike in the past, the Western Turks and Tuyuhun chose Mingzhe to protect themselves, and the Tubo in the distance was preparing to make a move against the vassal state? Datang diverts his attention to attack others? It's a good thing for them to ask for.

There are gunpowder weapons, Gaochang is just a disease of ringworm and scabies? The merit of extinguishing a country? It is the same as the temptation of ten years of life, so the January holiday is over? The fiercest quarrel in the court was the question of the choice of the leading troops. Because of the verbal dispute, many generals with explosive temperaments even almost made a move in the court. How many years have you raised pigs? What if this battle can't be fought now? Then it's really a pig.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of the court, the East Palace is calm.

Li Chengqian maintained his habit very well, insisted on going to bed early and getting up early, and exercised every morning. Running around the East Palace? When you get to the door? I met a monkey who rushed to work. The appointment of the joint military department of the Ministry of Officials has been issued, but he has become a monkey who leads the general himself, no matter how you look at it, there is no appearance of a general.

Seeing that the prince was training, the Sky Monkey also ran along.

Ran around again and took the towel handed by Zhang Yun? Wiping his sweat, Li Chengqian said to the Sky Monkey: "How is the move?" Your parents still don't want to come to town? ”

The Sky Monkey arched his hand and said, "Your Highness is bothered? My father and mother are all small families, and they are used to living in the countryside. And? The family members of the pro-rate are all living together, all these years? There are feelings, too. What do you think? It's up to the two of them to get old, right? With the care of the younger brother, how can you rest assured that when you are on vacation, you will rush back to ask the second elder for peace. ”

Li Chengqian nodded, the Heavenly Monkey has now become a pro-led general, and he is considered to be at the level, and he has the task of guarding the East Palace, so he naturally can't live near Weishui anymore.

"When you move, hurry up to prepare for getting married, there are a lot of families in the pro-rate, you are one of the few who have not yet started a family, and you are not filial piety, you are also twenty years old this year, and if you don't get married, where will your parents' face go! It's not ugly, it's still a general, as long as you don't have the heart to cling to the powerful family, it's not just a random pick? ”

The Sky Monkey suddenly jumped up: "Your Highness, what are you talking about, I don't have the heart to cling, my mother is already asking the matchmaker to say goodbye, and it is estimated that I will find it soon." ”

"That's good, okay, looking at the way you came in a hurry, you must not have breakfast, let's go, eat with Lone."

Compared with Tai, the Sky Monkey is very open, and will not slap a swollen face and become fat. It's just that he still can't do the matter of sitting and eating with the prince.

After breakfast, Kong Yingda went to the palace to visit, still holding a stack of prayer posts in his hand.

"Your Highness, a total of eleven families including Wuzhong, Huiji and Lanling Xiao have visited together, but why is there a lack of the Kong family alone?"

After receiving the greeting post handed over by Kong Yingda, Li Chengqian appreciated it once, and knew that these eleven families were going to agree. Because the names on these prayer posts are the heads of each family, along with the prayer posts there is a long list of gifts. If it weren't for the imminent promise, they wouldn't have taken it so seriously.

Putting away the gift list, Li Chengqian said: "The Confucian family is not the same as your Kong surname. Although the Kong family is one of the four surnames of Huiji, strictly speaking, their status is still very poor. At the beginning, the Kong family participated in the Yijia Rebellion, and after being hit, they have been languishing, and from the fact that they went to visit the Gu family alone, the Kong family did not even attend, and it can be seen that the rest of the family did not have much good impression of the Kong family. That being the case, it is better not to involve them. A family that has been involved in the struggle for power and caused chaos in the country has not been long in decline. ”

Kong Yingda nodded, and had to admit that the prince was right. The Huiji Kong family is really about to be removed from the clan. After the Yijia Rebellion, the Confucian family gave up their military power and turned to dress orthodoxy and call themselves literati, which was already a big joke in the family. Although the head of the family at that time decided to retreat and pray that he could wait for the opportunity for the Kong family to prosper again, but until now, there has been no result.

"Your Highness, the eleven families are jointly visiting, how should our East Palace respond? Although they are not five surnames and seven hopes, they are also very influential in the clan. How to handle this degree, the old minister really doesn't dare to specialize. ”

"Just be an ordinary minister to visit, don't go out of the honor guard, don't go out to greet them, just wait for them in the Mingde Palace. The gesture of the master's family still has to be made, and in addition, report to the father, I believe that the father will definitely like such a party. ”

Seeing the smile in the prince's eyes, Kong Yingda could only smile and shake his head. He really couldn't guess what His Highness thought.

After receiving the greeting post and receiving the gift, the host's family will make a reply to the guest as scheduled.

After questioning the emperor, Li Chengqian set the time for three days later. Three days later, it also happened to be the period of rest for officials. Although the East Palace is now doing things outside the court, it is still necessary to let some dignitaries watch. So Li Chengqian guessed that it would not be the emperor who was going to hide behind the curtain and listen to the play that day.

Sure enough, as soon as three days passed, those who smashed open the palace gate early in the morning and came in, in addition to the emperor, there were Fang Xuanling, the eldest grandson Wuji, and Wei Zheng.

"Go and prepare breakfast for me, come here today, just to watch the show, boy, if you arouse the ambitions of these families, I will peel off your skin!"

The emperor's father still looks so bad, and it is clear that he acquiesced in this matter, but he just pretended to be disgusting without knowing.

Fang Xuanling still looked like a peacemaker, and said with a smile: "Your Highness is going to preside over the meeting with several family heads today, and it is estimated that it will take a lot of effort, Your Majesty should not scare him." ”

The emperor snorted, and then took his confidants and ministers to enter the Chongjiao Hall with ease.

After arranging for Fang Sheng to prepare breakfast for the emperor and a few people, Li Chengqian came to the Mingde Palace.

The sun had just risen, and carriages arrived at the gate of the East Palace one after another, but they did not enter, but waited quietly.

It didn't take long for the current heads of the eleven families to arrive at the main gate of the East Palace, and only after greeting each other did they formally ask to see them. Unlike the people they stayed in Chang'an, the status of the head of the eleven families was enough to go to the East Palace to ask for a meeting.

Kong Yingda received them in a regular dress and led them into the East Palace through the side door.

Seeing that he was walking through the side door instead of the main entrance, Gu Mingyue, the head of the Gu family, looked gloomy. This is also something that can't be helped, compared with the five surnames of the rising star, although their old families go back to the long term, they are still much worse in strength. In addition, during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, they were thankless, too much mixed with worldly things, and the family heritage was also lost a lot.

However, even the five surnames and seven wangs are afraid that they can't raise their heads in front of the royal family!

The Tang Dynasty was not the Sui Dynasty, and the emperor did not mean to be soft on the family, whether it was a dispute with several families, or the imperial examination, or college admissions, you can see the emperor's meaning. The Li family does not need the support of the family, and the power of the imperial court does not allow the family to erode it.

Thinking wildly, he entered the East Palace.

As the façade of the East Palace, the Mingde Hall is naturally brilliant enough, and the people in front of the palace were searched by the eunuchs before they were released.

When I entered the main hall, I saw the prince on the throne. As rumored, the prince who has done so many things is just a teenager, compared with those bastards in their family who only know arrogance and lasciviousness, the prince has done so many things at this age, if it is not for the conclusive evidence, they will really think that it is a false rumor.

"Gu Mingyue, the head of the Gu family, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Yuan Lai, the head of the Yuan family, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Yu family, head of the Yu family, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!"

....

It wasn't until the heads of the families had signed up that Li Chengqian nodded, got up and saluted: "I'm sorry for the trouble of a few people who came from afar, thank you very much, please take a seat." ”

And when he had finished speaking, a eunuch brought them mats. On the Mingde Palace, tables have been set up, and delicate snacks and hot tea are placed on each table.

The order of location is something they have been studying since they usually go, so there is no competition for it, so it is natural to sit down. From the front and back of the position, you can see the strength of each family.

As the first Gu Mingyue, after taking a sip of tea and suppressing the nervousness in her heart, she arched her hand and asked: "What His Highness said to his family a few years ago, we already know, and we are honored to be able to participate in things that benefit the country and the people, but I don't know, how is Your Highness going to do it?" ”

"The cumbersomeness of the banking system cannot be explained in a few words, so Gu has already prepared the copywriting, come on, bring Gu's instructions."

Soon, a eunuch took out the instructions prepared by Li Chengqian.

The whole process said that how can you print the manual directly to save trouble? If you talk nonsense, you can't say it clearly all day, so let's look at it separately, whether you can understand it or not, it will be a pure test of personal IQ.

The same instruction manual was also sent to the emperor and others in the apse.

Holding the manual, several people didn't say a word, and read it intently. Especially Li Shimin, looking at it, he changed from lying down to sitting up, and then to watching while walking.

He had heard about the bank more than once from the prince's mouth, and he had a good understanding of its general composition. And it's one thing to listen, it's another thing to see. Now that there is an instruction manual, you can see the appearance of the bank more intuitively. When the rough framework was built, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. The prince is not wrong at all, such a monster is really not something that the royal family and the treasury can afford, even if it is a family, it is just a general framework. If you want to build this behemoth thoroughly, it will take countless energy and investment, although the investment is not as high as the seaport in Lingnan, but the treasury and the Ministry of Internal Affairs really can't hold it.

Like the emperor who was in a surging mood, the eldest grandson Wuji and others were also shocked. At first glance, the bank is not a big deal, but after I really figured it out, I realized how terrible it was. The prince is right, the bank is now in the nascent stage, and it may be able to maintain it with the help of external forces, but after it is formed, it must be handed over to the imperial court! It is no exaggeration to say that the person who controls the bank can even make the court make concessions to a certain extent, which is not good, even if it is the emperor, he cannot directly control the bank!

Compared with the previous two, Wei Zheng was even more excited. In the past, he had always thought that the prince's statement of monitoring the world's commerce was nonsense, because even if he continued to expand the Imperial History Tower, it would be impossible to do this. After all, it is impossible to have a firm, so send an imperial historian to monitor it. However, the advent of banks has made surveillance feasible. With the convenience and functionality of banks, there is no doubt that they will become sought after by businessmen, and as long as they pass through the bank, they will not escape surveillance. Even if the businessman knows the result, he has to accept it, because the bank is so convenient!

Fang Xuanling sighed and put down the instruction manual in his hand: "Convinced, the old man is really convinced!" With the banks here, the non-tax will not become a utopia, but really feasible! There is a prince like His Royal Highness, and there are successors to Zhenguan! ”

It's no longer okay to be unconvinced, and when the desired thing happens in an indescribable situation, there are far more frightens than surprises. They oppressed the prince so much during their imprisonment just to train the prince so that he could grow up and become a qualified heir. Now it seems, oppress a fart! Finger fart! The prince didn't turn around and instructed them, thank God!

Xuan Ling's words are still a little early, the prince is indeed smart, but most smart people will keep making mistakes. This bank seems to be magical, but it is just a combination of several things that we understand, and there is nothing magical about it. In the following places, regarding the functions of various banking systems, it seems that the provisions are very clear one by one, but in fact there are many flaws, many of which are based on utopian dreams and do not combine them with reality. Xuan Ling, Xuan Cheng, Keming, a few of you remember to help the prince optimize it again to make this manual more complete. ”

Fang Xuanling and the others immediately surrendered their orders.

Compared with the shocked monarchs and ministers, the heads of several families are almost stupid. If they can still understand the framework part, but when it comes to data, they have a hard time, but if they can't understand it, it doesn't affect them to know that this manual is very powerful, and the bank is even more powerful!

After a full hour, the faces of the heads of each family looked much better. At this time, many people regret in their hearts, how good it would be if this idea was come up by their own family! So....

"After reading it, I'll give Lone a letter after reading it, do you want to do this."

Gu Mingyue, Wang Hao and the others exchanged glances, and at the same time got up and arched their hands: "We are willing to conspire with the prince!" ”

Li Chengqian is not surprised by the choice of these people, and a fool will give up such an opportunity to take benefits for nothing. You must know that all they need to pay is part of the labor, part of the family and prestige as a guarantee. However, it is possible to get enough of the benefits in the bank.

"Since you all agreed, Lone is going to talk about the sharing, the Royal Internal Affairs Office accounts for fifty percent, the East Palace accounts for one percent of seven, and the rest of your family accounts for three points, don't underestimate this three points, when you get profits, you will know how much benefit this three points can bring to your family."

For the prince's arrangement, the heads of the family can only agree, it is obvious that the royal family wants to occupy an absolute dominant position in this matter, give them such a low share of profits, or plan for the future. After all, after the bank was formed, it still had to be handed over to the imperial court.

Seeing that no one was clamoring and feeling that he had little share, Li Chengqian continued to add: "All joints of the bank are very important, it is no exaggeration to say that after the establishment of the bank, the foundation is the royal family, the East Palace, and the sum of your family property. Wealth is moving! The ugly words are ahead, if any of the responsible links go wrong, they will be directly disgraced. If any of you have a crooked mind, I guarantee that your family will be wiped out in an instant! This is a big gamble, and since you want to participate, you have to be prepared to suffer the consequences, understand? ”

Looking at the majestic prince, the heads of the families suddenly felt a little like they were on the thief ship. However, the matter has come to this point, and there is no other choice but to agree to it.

After sounding the alarm, it's time to give a sweet date. Therefore, Li Chengqian left his position and personally led the heads of several families to the Chongjiao Palace.