Li Shimin is actually a person who loves to show off, as long as there is an opportunity to show off, he generally will not miss it, in modern terms, he belongs to the kind of man who wants to pretend and force all the time.

And now, his chance has come.

Drinking fire wine is a cool way to play, and if in later life, everyone will see it and say "wow" and "so cool", and then they will forget it, because everyone knows how it works.

But in Datang, it is different, including Li Shimin, who has learned how to drink fire wine, he doesn't know what the principle is, in his opinion, he can drink fire wine, it is because he is Li Shimin.

It is precisely for this reason that when he went to court the next day, his mental state was unusually good, and even the "court" that he shouted out was much louder than usual.

The court meeting began, and everyone did the same as usual, doing what they had to do, discussing the deliberations, impeaching the impeachment, and continuing to play soy sauce for those who played soy sauce.

When everyone said that the matter was almost over, Li Shimin spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I want to send troops to subdue Liuqiu and the islands of Luzon, what do you Aiqing think?"

This matter was discussed by Li Shimin and Gao Ming yesterday, but sending troops is a major national matter, so it still has to be discussed in the court.

Moreover, Li Shimin used the word "subjugation", which is equivalent to saying that Liuqiu and Luzon Island are his own from the beginning, which is also the usual expression used by monarchs in this era before the war.

After Li Shimin's words fell, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was the "first brother" of the court, stood up, and then arched his hand towards Li Shimin.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, why did you suddenly send troops to subdue the islands of Liuqiu and Luzon?"

As Li Shimin's right-hand man, the eldest grandson Wuji has a certain understanding of Li Shimin, and he knows that Li Shimin must have his reasons for doing this, so he did not oppose it from the beginning, but planned to listen to Li Shimin's reasons before making a decision.

The idea of the eldest grandson Wuji also represented the thoughts of many ministers, so everyone didn't say anything for a while, but waited quietly for Li Shimin to speak.

Looking at the performance of the ministers, Li Shimin immediately nodded with satisfaction.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the islands of Liuqiu and Luzon are wild lands, and the Tu people who resist them are all uncivilized people, and our Tang Dynasty, as a state of etiquette, should shoulder the responsibility of educating the people."

Uncivilized people are a very euphemistic expression, and if they are ugly, they must mean savages.

The officials of the Tang Dynasty are very confident, in their opinion, only the Tang Dynasty is the kingdom of heaven and court, and the state of etiquette, and the people in other places are savages.

Therefore, after hearing Li Shimin define the people of Liuqiu and Luzon Islands as savages, there was not even a single person in the entire court to refute it, and obviously everyone agreed with this statement.

Of course, recognizing this statement does not mean that he approves of Li Shimin's decision, so the eldest grandson Wuji spoke again.

"Your Majesty, it is good to educate the people, but now that the national strength of my Tang Dynasty has not been restored, the people still need to recuperate, and it is really inappropriate to rashly raise troops, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

The eldest grandson Wuji said it tactfully, but the meaning was already very clear.

"Don't give me such useless nonsense, hurry up and get the dry goods out, otherwise I will definitely disagree!"

Of course, Li Shimin heard the meaning of the eldest grandson Wuji's words, and he immediately frowned.

"I understand the meaning of the auxiliary machine, in fact, I am also for the sake of the people, now I have nearly 3.5 million households in Datang, and more than 20 million people are waiting to eat food, but now the food in Datang is not enough."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin laughed again.

"But now it's different, maybe everyone doesn't know, Liuqiu and Luzon not only have fertile land, but also grain can be harvested three times a year, once the land is reclaimed and planted with grain, nearly 40,000 quintals of grain can be harvested a year, which is enough for the people of Datang for two years!"

"Hiss......" Hearing Li Shimin's words, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly widened his eyes: "Forty thousand quintals? Your Majesty, how do you know? ”

Looking at the surprised appearance of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin laughed again.

"Haha, you don't care how I know, you know that I won't be playing with this!"

Li Shimin trusts Gao Ming very much, and he believes that Gao Ming will not joke with him on this kind of thing, so he is naturally very confident when he speaks.

At this time, the noise under the court hall had already begun to be noisy, and everyone was shocked by the number Li Shimin said.

It may be because of bad luck, since Li Shimin ascended the throne, there have been repeated disasters in Datang, either drought or locust plague, so Datang's grain has been in a state of shortage, and once the situation occurs, it will be very troublesome, so Li Shimin can only issue a ban on alcohol, prohibiting the people from using grain to make wine, to ensure that there is enough food for emergencies.

The ministers also knew about these things, so now when they heard Li Shimin say that Liuqiu and Luzon Island could produce 400 million quintals of grain a year, their eyes widened.

"40,000,000 quintals, when there was a bumper harvest in Jiangnan the year before last, there wasn't so much grain, right?"

"No, no, let alone Jiangnan, there is no in the entire Datang!"

"That Liuqiu and Luzon are simply treasures!"

"yes, yes......"

Just when everyone was talking, Cheng Yanjin suddenly stood up.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead troops to Liuqiu and Luzon Island, and take these two granaries for my Tang Dynasty!"

As soon as Cheng Yanjin's words fell, Li Ji also stood up.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is also willing to go, if you don't take such a treasure land, you will be spurned by future generations in the future!"

Seeing that Cheng Yanjin and Li Ji both stood up, the generals immediately came out to ask for battle, and seeing that they couldn't wait, Li Shimin immediately smiled and nodded, and then looked around.

"On the matter of subduing Liuqiu and Luzon, you Aiqing have other opinions, if not, I will order troops to fight, if I move faster, I may be able to harvest a batch of grain there this year!"

Li Shimin's words were completely copied from Gao Ming's original words, but the effect was surprisingly good, as soon as his words fell, a shout of "My Emperor Shengming" sounded below the court.

Obviously, on the issue of food, there is a lot of unanimity.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Li Shimin immediately appointed Li Ji and Cheng Yanjin as commanders, and each set off with 100,000 troops to subdue Liuqiu and Luzon, and the two naturally gladly accepted the order.

For military generals, there is nothing more joyful than fighting.

Looking at Li Ji and Cheng Biting Jin, who were happy, Li Shimin also smiled and nodded.

"Well, after the matter of Liuqiu and Luzon Island is finished, let's talk about the matter of South Vietnam, according to the report of the Jiaozhou Governor's Office, the natives of South Vietnam have often rioted in recent years, and they have become more serious each time, and the most recent one has reached tens of thousands, what do you think of Aiqing?"