It was already late at night, but Li Xiu didn't feel the slightest sleep, and finally simply came to the courtyard, and looked up to see the majestic imperial city in the distance. Today he did not go home, but directly in the financial supervision, because tomorrow the bank will start operation, so there are a lot of things to deal with in the afternoon, and finally he has been busy until midnight, and tomorrow he will go to the bank early, he lives outside the city, it feels a little far away, so in the end he simply lives in the financial supervision.

In fact, not only did Li Xiu not go back today, Xu Jingzong and some other officials also did not go back, they were also busy with Li Xiu before, until the second watch did not eat and go to rest, and they will also follow to the bank early tomorrow morning to prevent any accidents, and now there is also snoring in the various resting rooms.

After the end of the dynasty this morning, Li Xiu took the opportunity to propose to Li Shimin that he hoped that the officials' salaries could be reformed, and the physical goods could be directly converted into copper coins, and then distributed by the bank in a unified manner, but this matter was directly related to the vital interests of all officials, so Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji were also very cautious, and they did not dare to support Li Xiu's proposal too much for a while.

Faced with this situation, Li Xiu finally had to come up with the compromise plan he had prepared, that is, he proposed to Li Shimin that the officials could choose by themselves, and those who were willing to receive the goods would still go to the household department to receive them according to the original rules, but if someone was willing to receive copper coins, they could go to the bank to receive them, anyway, copper coins and things were of equal value.

For Li Xiu's compromise proposal, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji felt that it was feasible, in fact, they also knew that it was very troublesome for officials to pay salaries in kind, especially on the days when they were distributed every year, so many materials could be dispatched almost compared with wars, and if they were all converted into copper coins, it would be much easier.

However, Li Xiu is not too sure about this compromise plan, after all, people are inert, and officials are no exception, they have long been accustomed to receiving physical goods, and now they suddenly convert physical goods into copper coins, I am afraid that many people will not be able to accept it for a while.

Of course, this method is not completely ineffective, and as time goes by in the future, many people may slowly change their minds, of course, it may take a long time, even years, but this is not a way to do it.

"No reform is so easy!" Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh to himself at this time, and after speaking, he couldn't help but tighten the clothes on his body, after all, the night in August was already a little chilly.

However, the cold of the body suddenly reminded Li Xiu of Liaodong again, today Li Shimin proposed to attack Goguryeo, but Li Xiu proposed a concept of asymmetrical war, and finally reluctantly agreed, it is said that this afternoon Li Shimin and several generals in the Liangyi Hall to discuss matters, should be to discuss matters related to Goguryeo.

In fact, with Li Xiu's intervention, the military strength of the Tang Dynasty has far surpassed that of the original Tang Dynasty in history, after all, the Tang Dynasty in history did not have gunpowder weapons, and the supply of food would not be as sufficient as it is now, so if Li Shimin really drove the expedition now, maybe he could really destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop.

However, the reason why Li Xiu didn't want Li Shimin to send troops now was that in addition to feeling that it was not worth taking such a big risk at this time, he also had other considerations, the most important of which was that he hadn't thought about what to do next after destroying Goguryeo?

Originally, the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje on the peninsula were in full power, and although Goguryeo was the strongest, it could not destroy Silla and Baekje for a while, so the peninsula temporarily maintained a balance, and if Goguryeo was suddenly destroyed, it would inevitably break the balance of power on the peninsula, and at this time, Baekje's power was the weakest.

Thinking about the practices of Silla in history, Li Xiu couldn't help but be full of disgust for this small country, originally after the destruction of Goguryeo, the territory was also incorporated into the Tang Dynasty, and many troops were stationed. At first, Silla also behaved very deferentially, but later, as the strength of the Tang Dynasty weakened, Silla took the opportunity to send troops to drive the Tang army out of the peninsula, and even invaded a lot of land in Liaodong, and many Han people who moved to Liaodong were killed by Silla's army.

"You must not let Silla sit big, the Tang Dynasty directly sent troops without a name, and secondly, it is really not cost-effective, the only way is to ......" Thinking of Silla's despicable behavior in history, Li Xiu couldn't help but open his eyes angrily, but when he said the end, a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Silla is not a good person, and Baekje is the same, but now Baekje is still useful, and their strength is too weak, they are not Silla's opponents at all, so it seems that the best way is to support Baekje first, so that it has the capital to compete with Silla, and then destroy Goguryeo, the balance on the island is broken, and the Tang Dynasty will provoke it again, and it will definitely allow the two countries to fight, and then the Tang Dynasty will not help each other on the surface, but secretly it can play balance and sell weapons and armor, just like the old beauty of later generations, And then let the two countries slowly shed their blood in the war! ”

The more Li Xiu said, the more excited he became, he had not figured out how to deal with the problem of the three peninsulas before, it was not impossible to annex directly, but it was too troublesome for the Tang Dynasty, after all, it was more cost-effective to annex the grassland than to spend so much effort to annex the three peninsulas, after all, the grassland was a greater threat to the Tang Dynasty.

Since it can't be annexed, it is the best way to let the entire peninsula bleed, in fact, the Tang Dynasty also used the same method on the grassland, for example, Xue Yantuo had the strength to threaten the Tang Dynasty before, and now the Tang Dynasty began to provoke other grassland tribes to make enemies with Xue Yantuo, resulting in Xue Yantuo's forces not being able to enter Monan, and Monan is the most beautiful place in the grassland, and if you can't control it, you can't talk about controlling the grassland.

Now the Tang Dynasty is making peace with it, hoping that Baekje will form an alliance with Silla to jointly deal with the threat of Goguryeo, after all, even if the Tang Dynasty implements an asymmetric war against Goguryeo, it will not have much effect in a year or two, but it may also allow Goguryeo to pass on its own losses, and then accelerate the attack on Baekje and Silla, so the alliance between the two countries is also imperative, but if they want to form an alliance, they must let Silla spit out the territory that they annexed Baekje in the first place, which can also enhance Baekje's strength.

After figuring out what was going on in Liaodong, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh out, and felt much more comfortable in his heart, but also felt a little sleepy, so he went back to the room to rest, and the next day before the sun rose, Li Xiu took a cadre from the financial supervisor to the bank early!