Within a few days, Li Shimin sent people over, and the copper coins obtained by the war unit were received by the state treasury, and the money was transported for several days and nights before they were transported away. If it weren't for the fact that Jingwen had become a high-value thing such as gold and silver, I am afraid that if the copper coins alone were transported, they would not have been able to be transported for a few months. And this money can be said to be the net accumulation of more than ten years of Datang, after all, there is not much surplus money left in Datang every year, so it is not impossible to accumulate a year's income in ten years.

And when the money arrived, Li Shimin also held a discussion on the issue of going on the expedition. In the past, Li Shimin was troubled by the problem of military spending, but now the problem of military spending has been solved by Jingwen, so the next step is to convert these currencies into real war potential, so that he can defeat Goguryeo and then gain benefits. Before the expedition, they also began to hold meetings, which were called mobilization meetings.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you don't have any opinions on the issue of conquering Goguryeo, right?" Li Shimin asked.

Fang Xuanling immediately said: "The minister has no opinion!" ”

And Du Ruhui also immediately said: "The minister has no opinion!" ”

"The minister has no objection!" Wei Zheng replied.

And then, everyone was in agreement. And everyone can't have any opinions, because Goguryeo is really hateful, after all, taking the bones of millions of Han people in the Central Plains as Jingguan is simply unbearable. This is simply a slap in the face of countless people in Datang, after all, no one in Datang will have a good impression of this kind of cruel treatment of the corpses of their own people, so it is obvious that Li Shimin wants to fight Goguryeo, and everyone will definitely not have any opinions. If anyone has an opinion, they will definitely be scolded for having a problem with the national position. In the Central Plains, if you have a problem with your national position, then this is a big sin, almost a grade with disloyalty to the emperor.

And Li Shimin asked the Ministry of Industry and the ordnance superintendent: "The three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first." And the Ordnance Superintendent must do his best to produce all kinds of equipment. Then get ready for battle. In particular, those cannons must be produced as much as possible, and all the craftsmen of the Ordnance Supervisor must prepare to produce cannons. ”

Li Shimin really attached importance to the power of the cannon, because the power of the cannon Li Shimin has already seen it, as long as there are 30 cannons in 10,000 people, then this army can be used as 50,000 people. Therefore, the cannon is the top priority in Li Shimin's heart, and other cold weapons are not in a hurry. And as long as there is artillery, then there will be no need for so many people to go to the expedition next, which can save a lot of logistical pressure. And with the help of artillery, it can be said that it is a tiger with wings for the war.

"Wait for the order!" Officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ordnance Superintendent said.

And Li Shimin then said to the officials of the household department: "The household department. Hurry up and prepare the grain and grass, and levy a certain amount of conscription, and then go together to conquer Goguryeo. And for these conscripts, I can give them a war unit in return for their hard work. As for those wages, according to the previous whip law, they can be paid by the local government, and the center will not pay extra. This time, I hope everyone can work together and then trample Goguryeo to death! ”

Because Jingwen had previously practiced a whipping method. So now there are a number of people in all parts of the country who are specially engaged in conscription for others, and these people are the targets of conscription. They had already been able to get wages from the local government, so Li Shimin would not give them additional wages, but would give them a war stock with a face value of ten yuan. That is, dividends can be paid after the war. As for the soldiers who participated in the actual battle, they could also get war shares worth 20 yuan, and they could also get dividends in the future.

And those civil and military officials at all levels can also get higher war stocks. Then wait for the war to be after the dividends. And this war is actually a war in which a large group of official robbers from the Tang Dynasty went to Goguryeo to loot, and everyone was just for profit. It's just that this time the "bandit group". That is, the official organization, and then the people pay for it, and then go together to rob the subject country. However, this kind of thing will not happen too many times, and if this kind of thing happens too many times, then I am afraid it will be too good, and it will make those subject countries feel afraid of Datang. But this time it was Goguryeo himself who died, so he ended up like this, no wonder others.

In fact, the reason why Goguryeo was so arrogant was actually because they defeated the invasion of the Sui Dynasty and then established their national pride. Goguryeo was actually just a small country and did not have much strength. Later, they took advantage of the turmoil in the Central Plains to steal China's territory, and then gradually developed and expanded. And that's not the point, stealing territory doesn't bring national pride. However, when the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, the Sui Dynasty lost millions of troops as a result. And after defeating the "invasion" of the Sui Dynasty, then their national pride will rise.

Just like the anti-Japanese resistance in the past, and later after the anti-American resistance, China's suppressed national self-esteem also exploded again. And national self-esteem is all fought, and if it is not a brutal war, and it is still necessary to defeat a strong country, it is impossible to really erect any national self-esteem. Only by defeating the strong can it be regarded as being able to erect national pride. Just like in the future, if China bullies some small countries, it will not have any national self-esteem if it defeats them. Only by defeating a strong country can national self-esteem be boosted. And there are many examples of this, Japan defeated the Manchus in the First Sino-Japanese War, so that they could condescend to face the Manchus. And China later defeated Japan, and even the United States, so that it could become a giant in the world and be respected by others.

And Goguryeo thought that they had defeated the Sui Dynasty, made the Sui Dynasty lose their teachers and humiliate the country, and even indirectly caused the Sui Dynasty to fall into the country, and their national self-esteem rose again. Their citizens and officials will not be satisfied with being a vassal state of the Central Plains Dynasty, they have always hoped to be on an equal footing with the Central Plains Dynasty. This can be seen from many examples, Goguryeo has always wanted to be on an equal footing with the Central Plains Dynasty. After the failure of the Sui Dynasty's crusade against Goguryeo, their thoughts were even higher, because their national self-esteem could no longer tolerate their country's submission to the Central Plains Dynasty. After all, they think that they have defeated the Central Plains Dynasty, even if they are not stronger than the Central Plains Dynasty, then at least they don't need to be on an equal footing with the Central Plains Dynasty. Therefore, Goguryeo actually looks down on the Central Plains Dynasty very much now. (To be continued......)