Just when Gao Ming enjoyed the first potato beef stew after coming to the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin had already called Cheng Yanjin, Li Ji, Tang Jian, Su Dingfang and others to the imperial study and began to discuss the matter of sending troops to Byzantium.

For military generals, the most persistent pursuit of things is to expand the territory and seal the wolf, but there are very few people who can do it, and there are three in hundreds of years.

The first is Huo Qu's illness in the Western Han Dynasty, and the Huns are like dogs, and the idiom of sealing the wolf Juxu started with him.

The second is Dou Xian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who broke the Northern Xiongnu Yuji Mountain, and followed Huo Quai's example to carve a stone on Yanran Mountain, which is known as Yanran Le Stone in history.

There is also Li Jing, when he defeated Jieli Khan before, although he did not engrave the words to worship the sky, he also ran through the foot of Langxu Mountain, so it can also be counted as one.

But the others don't have it, so they all hold their breath in their stomachs.

Now the opportunity has finally come, the barbarian called Byzantium has just stopped the steam ship sent out by the prince, and the person on board is still Li Shimin's former personal eunuch.

What is this behavior?

This is slapping the face of the Tang royal family, slapping the face of the Tang Dynasty, and even more slapping the face of these generals!

As the old saying goes, "the king humiliates the minister and dies", although the generals do not read as many as the literati, and some even have little culture, they are not lacking in loyalty.

So after listening to Li Shimin talk about this, a group of people didn't even sleep, so they discussed in the imperial study all night, and by the time dawn, they had already formulated several sets of offensive plans, and even quarreled for the sake of being the boss.

In their opinion, such a thing as fighting Byzantium is a waste of credit, and it does not matter how big Byzantium is, how strong the country is, and how many troops there are.

In fact, it is no wonder that the generals thought so, because they compared the Great Food Country with Byzantium.

In their image, the Great Food Country is a group of guys riding camels, wrapped in white cloths, and running to the Tang Dynasty every winter to make offerings.

Moreover, since the last time Gao Ming led his troops to destroy the 36 countries of the Western Regions, he also hit the border of the Great Food Country, and the sound of cannons frightened the other party's camel cavalry into scattering and fleeing, which left a deep impression on them.

So when they heard that Byzantium, which intercepted the Tang steamship, had been fighting a war with the Great Food Country for many years, they immediately looked down on Byzantium.

A country that can fight with a country like Big Food Country, no matter how strong it is, how strong can it be?

When the time comes, the artillery will bombard, the Xuanjia cavalry will rush, and the commander will sit in the steam tank and run over directly.

It's like an adult beating a child, and there is no suspense at the root, which is called one force to ten meetings.

With such an idea, Cheng Yanjin was the first to stand up and arch his hand towards Li Shimin above.

"Your Majesty, the barbarian Byzantium in the west intercepted my Tang steamship, despised my Tang Tianwei, and was willing to lead 100,000 troops to break it!"

Gao Ming: "(⊙o⊙)..."

100,000 people fighting Byzantium?

They were also one of the three most powerful empires in the world in the seventh century, with a population of tens of millions, about the same as the Tang Dynasty, so you sent 100,000 people to fight, don't you want to lose face?

And it's an expedition across the Arab Empire, aren't you kidding me?

And what made Gao Ming feel most incredible was that when he heard Cheng Yanjin's words, Li Shimin, who was sitting above, was still smiling, looking like he was winning.

After Cheng Yanjin finished speaking, he smiled at Gao Ming.

"Gao Ming, what do you think?"

“……”

Look at the yarn, I'm afraid you two have already discussed it, right? I know you're so happy, but you can't do it so well?

At this time, Gao Ming only felt that more than 10,000 grass and mud horses rushed through his heart, and he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth twice.

But he understood Li Shimin's temper, so he didn't immediately speak out, but thought for a while before opening his mouth.

"I think Lu Guogong is right, this Byzantium must be fought!"

As soon as Gao Ming's words came out, the hearts of the courtiers in the court suddenly pinched.

Because in their opinion, even if Byzantium is defeated, there is a big food country in the middle, and the Tang Dynasty is beyond the reach of the whip, and there is no way to rule after defeating it, and a war like this is just to consume national strength in one breath is not worth it.

And just as they were about to persuade them, Gao Ming continued to speak.

"Although we want to fight, we have to postpone it for five or six years!"

"Oh?" Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin immediately showed a curious look, "Why?" ”

"Because of this!"

As he spoke, Gao Ming took out a piece of corn and a potato from his arms, "Planting these two things all over the Tang Dynasty is more important than fighting Byzantium!" ”

"It's ......"

Seeing what Gao Ming took out, Li Shimin immediately frowned.

"Isn't this what you asked Liu Bing to bring back from that America? Although it is rare, the taste is really average, and it is not as sweet as rice, why should it be planted all over the Tang Dynasty? ”

"Uh......"

As soon as he heard Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming immediately understood that he must have gathered the generals to prepare for war as soon as he heard that Byzantium had intercepted Liu Bing's steamship, and he didn't ask Liu Bing about the two things at all.

To put it bluntly, it's an impulsive temper plus a great joy!

Thinking of this, he sighed helplessly again, and then arched his hand towards Li Shimin.

"Father, the reason why I sent Liu Bingyuan across the ocean to find these two things is not because of their rarity, but because of their yield!"

With that, he raised the corn and potatoes in his hand.

"My left hand is called corn, rough cultivation of one mu can get at least seven quintals, intensive cultivation of one acre of more than ten quintals, my right hand of this thing is called potatoes, rough cultivation of one acre can get sixteen quintals, intensive cultivation...... Liu Bing has personally planted twenty-two quintals of ......"

"What? Twenty-two quintals? ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin immediately stood up with a "swish", and then walked in front of Gao Ming in two steps, and snatched the potatoes in his hand.

"You say this...... Is it Liu Bing's seed? One acre can get twenty-two quintals! ”

"Yes, twenty-two quintals, and he also planted ten quintals of corn, he didn't dare to lie about this!"

"This ...... It's unbelievable! Li Shimin was suddenly a little confused.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming laughed again.

"Of course, planting by hand is actually management, planting may still have the help of farmers in Lingnan, this time corn and potatoes, he brought back to Chang'an fifty quintals, and a few hundred quintals remained in Lingnan!"

"Shhh...... How could there be such a thing? ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin immediately gasped, and then his eyes widened angrily.

"This old dog, such an important matter, why didn't you say it when you saw me yesterday, it's really hateful!"

Gao Ming: "......"

Have you given people a chance to say it? Now it's become someone else's, and it's really a companion like a tiger!

Although Gao Ming didn't speak, his helpless look revealed his inner thoughts.

Seeing his expression, Li Shimin also reacted, a trace of blush suddenly appeared on his dark and fat face, and then he turned around and waved his hand towards Cheng Yanjin.

"Okay, I'll talk about the Byzantine matter later, Cheng Biting Jin, I ordered you to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to go to Lingnan with Liu Bing immediately, and transport my potatoes and corn back......"

At this point, he seemed to think of something, and then added.

"Yun Sancheng comes back, and the remaining seven transactions will be given to Zhao Fu, the governor of Lingnan Province, and tell him that I will see two thousand stone potatoes and one thousand stone corn next year, and let him come to see him if he can't finish it, let's go!"

"No!"