Chapter 105: A dowry for the emperor
Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, how could he not know what Li Zhonghua meant, he just wanted to delay the time and prevent the emperor from knowing what was happening here so early.
However, the imperial court has already laid out eyeliner in some cities, and the people in Songzhou Mansion are not all gossiping, and paper can't contain the fire after all, maybe Chang'an has already received the news, but the emperor's anger has not yet burned here.
However, the king of Jiangxia County also thought about it in his heart, and this place in Tubo was in the hands of Li Zhonghua, which might be more beneficial to the imperial court.
Thinking about it this way, Your Majesty may not agree to let Princess Wencheng marry Li Zhonghua, for Your Majesty, it doesn't matter who Princess Wencheng marries, what matters is who she marries, which is more beneficial to the court.
And who can control the snowy plateau, whether it is Tubo or Supi, as long as they can settle down and not be enemies of the Tang Dynasty, it doesn't matter who is the master of the snowy plateau.
The particularity of the plateau in Tubo made the Tang Dynasty have no interest in managing him, the severe cold, poverty, barbarism, and backwardness are the first impressions of the Tang monarchs and ministers of this place, and the Tang Dynasty's idea of this place is to ask him to surrender, not to possess it.
Obviously, the current Li Zhonghua has a better role than the original Tubo Zampu Songtsen Gampo.
Your Majesty may be very angry at Li Zhonghua's behavior of cutting first and then playing, but as long as Your Majesty calms down and thinks about it, the punishment of Li Zhonghua is too heavy, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction in the Subi Kingdom, and it will also cause Li Zhonghua's rebellious heart.
Maybe the imperial court is not afraid of Li Zhonghua, nor is it afraid of the Subi country, but the power in Li Zhonghua's hands is not weak, not to mention the party item Bai Lanqiang, the iron bucket that has been run by him is the same, even the Subi country, and it is also obedient to him.
Moreover, Li Zhonghua also has a terrifying ability to make money, the military generals in the DPRK, there are very few people who are not related to him, this force should not be underestimated, Your Majesty also has to think about it, and the military generals in the DPRK also have to make money to live.
In addition, China's industries have contributed a lot of taxes to the imperial court and fed countless people.
Among the counties, prefectures and counties of the Tang Dynasty, there are at least a dozen or two hundred thousand people who rely on Li Zhonghua's industry to support themselves, and counting the wives and children of those people, it is a huge number.
After careful calculation, the energy developed by Li Zhonghua in the past few years is no weaker than the influence of a gate valve, and there is only a little time left to precipitate.
The king of Jiangxia is actually very helpless now, and now that he has returned to Chang'an, he is actually very worried that His Majesty will be very disappointed in his performance.
If you can't get married, it can be said that you can't blame him, but Princess Wencheng is under his nose, and she actually makes a private agreement with someone for life, and she has made her belly bigger, if you want to say that you Jiangxia County King Li Daozong, Princess Wencheng's biological father, doesn't know at all, and has no responsibility at all.
When he said this, Li Daozong felt that he couldn't convince himself.
In fact, regarding the relationship between the two, Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, has indeed felt it for a long time, but he thinks that it is just that the two young people have a good impression of each other, and they can talk about each other.
My daughter has always liked Li Zhonghua's poetry and songs, and even been a little obsessed, and Li Daozong, as a father, has long known about this.
Isn't it normal for a daughter to have the opportunity to walk with Li Zhonghua and talk about poetry together? The daughter will definitely take the initiative to approach Li Zhonghua.
However, Li Daozong thought that the interaction between his daughter and Li Zhonghua would definitely stop at normal interactions, but he did not expect that the two would be so bold and do things that exceeded their senses.
But now it's too late to say anything, as a father, for the happiness of his daughter's life, he still has to try his best to help them.
In fact, what Li Daozong said just now, no matter what they said, it was all angry talk, and he couldn't care about this matter.
Now that Li Zhonghua has given him such a big dowry, Li Daozong's heart seems to be a little better, and he believes that since Li Zhonghua has promised, he will definitely not rely on his account.
And he really needed time to help Li Zhonghua and his daughter and seek the understanding of Emperor Li Shimin.
Having said that, if Li Zhonghua hadn't married a wife and had children, and his daughter hadn't been named a princess, to be honest, his daughter could marry Li Zhonghua, and Li Daozong would definitely be a hundred satisfied with this son-in-law.
It's just that the current situation is much more troublesome, after all, the emperor's heart is unpredictable, and no one is as good as the Tao, what kind of attitude will His Majesty have on this matter.
"Although Yan'er is the biological daughter of the old man, after all, her current identity is Princess Wencheng, and she is still the daughter of Her Majesty in name, so if you really want to give a dowry, you should give a dowry to Your Majesty, and only Your Majesty and the Queen have the right to decide your marriage.
However, the old man must be her biological father, so it is only natural for you to give the old man a dowry.
If this matter is handled well, it may not be possible to turn a bad thing into a good thing, but Your Majesty is now accumulating financial resources and preparing to use force against the unstable Western Turks in the surrounding area, and also to deal with the disobedient Xue Yantuo Ministry, so Your Majesty is in need of money now.
If you have the time and enough financial resources, Your Majesty even wants to conquer Goguryeo in person, and the Great Sui has failed to conquer Goguryeo several times, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers have been beheaded by the Goguryeo people after their deaths, and they have built a Jingguan, as high as a mountain, and His Majesty has always wanted to destroy Goguryeo in his heart and wash away the shame of the previous dynasty.
If you can give Your Majesty a dowry that Your Majesty can't refuse, and what kind of strategy you can think of and give it to Your Majesty, which can help Your Majesty defeat Goguryeo more easily, then you will be very sure that you want to marry the old man's daughter, Princess Wencheng. ”
"Father-in-law, are you helping your son-in-law? No matter how short of money Your Majesty is, you can't count on this dowry from your son-in-law, right? Do you all think that I, Li Zhonghua, am very rich, and the Bank of China is very rich, but that money does not mean that it is mine, it is the savings of the people of Datang.
Even if I hand over the Bank of China to the imperial court, the money cannot be used casually, otherwise there will be a big mess. Li Zhonghua said a little unhappily.
"How much money you have, the old man doesn't know, I'm afraid you don't know it yourself, the old man just helped you come up with an idea, and didn't say that you should give the Bank of China to Your Majesty.
The old man just told you that His Majesty is very short of money right now, so you can use your brains in this regard. ”
Last time, Li Daozong was greedy for a little money, which made Li Shimin angry and stripped him of his official position.
It's just that he has made a lot of military exploits, and he has a relationship with his great-grandfather, so he retains his title of King of Jiangxia County, and he receives it, which saves him a lot of face.
Of course, you have to give money for a dowry gift, but how much to give and how to give it needs to be carefully considered.
It's not good to give too much, although Li Zhonghua has money, but that money is not blown by the wind. It's that so many people want him to raise him, and his expenses are really huge.
Li Shimin has no money, he can still collect taxes, but Li Zhonghua not only has no place to collect taxes, but also has to pay a large amount of taxes to the imperial court every year.
It costs money to raise soldiers and war horses, and it costs him a lot of money to build Kangding City.
Money needs to be spent everywhere, and Li Zhonghua has to live a careful life, but he doesn't dare to spend money lavishly.
It's not okay to give too little dowry, after all, everyone is watching you make money, and you are asking the emperor to marry a princess, giving too little, Li Shimin will definitely be unhappy, if you are unhappy, you will definitely find a way to make things difficult for you.
Li Zhonghua didn't immediately tell Li Daozong what kind of dowry he was going to give His Majesty? Just tell him to think about it.
After sending Li Daozong away, Li Zhonghua pondered.
According to the development of history, Li Shimin personally conquered Goguryeo, although he won the battle, but after all, he still did not eliminate Goguryeo, was blocked under the city of Anshi, and finally had to withdraw his troops to return to the court.
Afterwards, Li Shimin once said that although the battle was won, it consumed too much manpower and material resources, and although it was victorious, it was still defeated, and the purpose of the war was not achieved.
If there were explosives in the hands of the Tang army at that time, the small city of Anshi might not be able to stop Li Shimin's footsteps of destroying Goguryeo! will not make Li Shimin deeply regret it when he dies.
Li Zhonghua knows the formula of the explosives, and he can definitely make it, but Li Zhonghua has never been able to make up his mind.
A thermal weapon is a beast of prey, and once it is released, there is no way to take it back.
If explosives are used as a dowry, Li Zhonghua has absolute confidence that he can impress Li Shimin and let him marry Princess Wencheng to himself.
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