Li Shimin asked Tang Zhou to be responsible for building the Mo Dao. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

This was something Tang Zhou had expected, the secret recipe of the Mo Dao could not be known to others, but he was an exception, because this thing was produced with his support.

Li Shimin put him in charge of this matter, which shows that Li Shimin still trusts him.

At this time, Tang Zhou had no choice but to respond.

Because this matter was particularly important to the Tang Dynasty, the Weapons Bureau was built three days after the end of that morning, and the imperial court not only found craftsmen from the capital Chang'an, but also found many craftsmen from other places.

These craftsmen are not in charge of the most secret things, they are only responsible for crafting.

In this scorching summer, building weapons is definitely a chore, even if Tang Zhou doesn't have to sweat like rain, he still feels that this day is too hard to live.

And just when Tang Zhou complained about this hard life, a more important question suddenly appeared in front of him.

Five thousand Mo knives is not a small number, and what is needed to build a Mo knife is not just ordinary iron, there are many things here that other ordinary weapons do not have.

And these things are very expensive in the market.

Things are expensive, and there are many weapons to build, so the Ordnance Bureau is also facing a problem of lack of money.

At the beginning, the 10,000 yuan allocated by the imperial court to the Ordnance Bureau was spent in just a few days, and at this time, there were still many things that had not been prepared, and the salary of the craftsman had not yet been paid.

The deputy supervisor of the Ordnance Bureau is Zhao Wouji, after he told Tang Zhou about this problem, he looked at Tang Zhou with a look of embarrassment, Tang Zhou listened to it, he was a little puzzled, and said: "This is the cause of the imperial court, since the money is used up, then go to the household department to ask for it." ”

Zhao Wuji smiled bitterly: "Little Hou Ye, the household department has been a little unable to make ends meet in the past few years, and there is still money for us there, Xia Guan went to the household department, and Hou Junxin, the head of the household department, cried poor when he heard that I wanted money, and finally even let people out, and Xia Guan didn't dare to go now." ”

In recent years, Datang has fought a lot of wars, and the demand for various military expenses is huge.

Moreover, now that there are two armies in Datang that are fighting, they are in great need of grain and grass, even if the household department has money, it must be close to them first, otherwise there is not enough food and grass, and they lose the battle on the front line, then it will really outweigh the losses.

Tang Zhou understands this, but who else can he ask for this money from the household department?

He has a lot of money, one person is enough to support the creation of five thousand Mo knives, but that is his money, it is impossible for him to take out his own money to build these things, he Tang Zhou is sometimes quite generous, but not to the point of being generous.

After pondering for a long time, Tang Zhou decided to go to the palace and talk to Li Shimin about these things.

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After Tang Zhou entered the palace, he found that Hou Junxin was also there, Hou Junxin saw Tang Zhou, rolled his eyes, and then continued to say to Li Shimin: "Shengshang, the household department really can't come up with money now." ”

Tang Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then he understood, this Hou Junxin came to hug and cry poor first, and now that he is making such a fuss, if he asks for money again, will Li Shimin let the household department out?

The money of the household department is kept for the soldiers who are fighting in the war to prepare food and grass, how can it be left to the Ordnance Bureau? Moreover, Hou Junxin's eldest brother Hou Junji has to rely on this attack on Tubo to turn over, and Hou Junxin is backing up behind him, and he must not let Hou Junji have worries.

After Hou Junxin said this, Li Shimin already had a general understanding of the situation of the household department, Datang has indeed fought too often over the years, and it is understandable that money cannot keep up, but it is imperative for the Ordnance Bureau to build a Mo knife, which is good for future wars, and even for the current war between Datang and Tubo and Xue Yantuo, he doesn't want to stop.

Li Shimin glanced at Tang Zhou and asked, "What happened to Tang Aiqing entering the palace?" ”

Tang Zhou glanced at Hou Junxin, and then smiled bitterly: "Holy Lord, the minister came to ask for money from the household department, but since Lord Hou is here, there must be a lot of things that the minister doesn't need to say." ”

Hou Junxin glanced at Tang Zhou again, and said coldly: "No money." ”

Tang Zhou didn't pay attention to Hou Junxin, he already knew that Hou Junxin would not pay, he just set his eyes on Li Shimin, Li Shimin was stunned by Tang Zhou, and asked a little puzzled: "Tang Aiqing has something to say?" ”

Tang Zhou was speechless, now Hou Junxin of the household department does not give money, he looked at Li Shimin just to know what Li Shimin thinks about this matter, whether he is ready to let the household department give or not, although Hou Junxin has always said that there is no money, but as long as Li Shimin says a word, it is still easy to get some money from the household department.

But why didn't Li Shimin understand what he meant?

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't understand, Tang Zhou had no choice but to say clearly: "Shengshang, the Ordnance Bureau is short of money now, and the minister wants to know how much the Shengshang can allocate to the Ordnance Bureau?" ”

Li Shimin's face was embarrassed, and he glanced at Hou Junxin, who shook his head: "Holy Lord, the household department really has no extra money, and the rest of the money is the life money of the border soldiers." ”

Saying that, Hou Junxin was already excited to cry.

Li Shimin sighed lightly, how could he not know the situation of the household department, he pondered for a moment, and then looked at Tang Zhou: "Tang Aiqing, the household department doesn't have so much money, what can you do about it?" ”

Tang Zhou glanced up at Li Shimin, pondered for a moment, and said, "Holy Lord, the minister can't get the household department to pay more." ”

Seeing this, Li Shimin induced again: "Tang Aiqing, in fact, this is just a matter of money, do you think, money is not only in the household, for example, you are doing so big, isn't it?" ”

Li Shimin wanted Tang Zhou to take out the money, even if it was to borrow.

But to lend money to the imperial court, Tang Zhou was really a little worried that the money was not easy to get, so he smiled bitterly: "Shengshang, what kind of money does the minister have, the minister's money is used in the business of Cuiming Building, and there is not much that can really be taken out, but if the saint really wants to build a Mo knife, how about the minister take out one percent of the profits of Cuiming Building?" ”

As soon as Tang Zhou's words came out, Li Shimin immediately understood what Tang Zhou meant, he was ready to contribute one percent of his profits, how could this work?

Although he, Li Shimin, doesn't care much about money, he really wants to use the money to do something more useful, instead of taking it out to build a Mo knife, and he took out the money, what do the officials in the DPRK and China think?

Let everyone know that in fact, he, Li Shimin, is also a shareholder of Cuiming Building?

Li Shimin's expression was slightly gloomy, and then he said: "Since Tang Aiqing's money is not much to use, then forget it, compared with weapons, the most important thing is that the people can eat." ”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he already wanted to give up building Mo Dao, after all, as long as the secret recipe was in hand, it would not be too late to build it when he had money in the future, and this matter was really not as urgent as he imagined.

But just when Li Shimin was thinking so, Tang Zhou suddenly stepped forward and said, "Shengshang, it's actually not difficult to raise enough money." ”