Lack of money! This is the most direct reason why Fang Xuanling's group of civil and military ministers oppose sending troops, it has only been a few months since Goguryeo was destroyed, and there are few reserves left in the treasury, which cannot support the expedition of the Tang Army's labor divisions, Li Shimin is also very headache for this, with his character, he is naturally biased towards sending troops, but how to fight this battle without money?

When Li Su learned the news, Li Shimin had been worried about it for several days, and when he heard Concubine Yang say that when he even went to talk to her, Li Shimin frowned tightly, looking absent-minded.

Li Su laughed at this, he laughed because Li Shimin was obviously holding a cornucopia in his hand, but he was still worried about having no money? After laughing, he asked Wang An to discuss for a long time, and after getting the other party's very admiring praise, he rushed to the palace, found Li Shimin, and explained to him in detail the money-making method he thought of, but the other party was a little skeptical, after all, Li Su's method was too bold, and from his perspective as an emperor, it was a little unreliable.

However, although Li Shimin was skeptical, he also knew Li Su's ability to hold money, so in the end he decided to agree with Li Su's suggestion, hand over the power of this matter to him, and let Li Su toss it himself, it is naturally best to get money, if it can't be done, then the court will not have any loss.

Holding Li Shimin's handwritten decree, Li Su smiled out of the imperial city, just returned to the palace, Li Su immediately sent someone to notify the textile industry association to come to the palace for a meeting, this textile industry association was established last year, because Li Su was not there at that time, Cheng Huailiang they did not see the broad prospects of the textile industry, did not pay much attention, so the association was Wang Zihao and a few big businessmen at the beginning. It wasn't until they saw the prospects of the textile industry this year that Cheng Huailiang and the others regretted it greatly, but the association was set up by Wang Zihao, and all important positions were occupied by a few businessmen. In their capacity. He also disdained to compete for seats with a few businessmen, so now the president of the association is temporarily served by Wang Zihao, and there is no nobleman on several directors.

Speaking of industrial associations. Since Li Su was a cement superintendent, he set up the first industrial association in Datang, that is, the cement industry association. Industrial associations have sprung up all over Datang, and various industries are forming their own industry associations, because there are two advantages to doing so: First, after the peers join forces, the ability to resist risks is greatly enhanced. Second, if there is any dispute inside and outside the industry, the association can mediate and strive to satisfy both parties, and there is no need to make trouble to the yamen and hurt the peace.

Of course, the formation of industrial associations also has its own shortcomings, such as collective price increases between industries, pressure on people, etc., and these problems have also appeared. In this regard, Li Su has asked Wang An to help draft a law on the management of industrial and commercial associations, and submit it to Li Shimin for improvement. In order to solve the current chaotic situation of association management.

Received a call from Li Su. Wang Zihao and several big businessmen arrived as soon as possible, and then Cheng Huailiang and their fox friends and dogs. After all the people arrived, Li Su stood up and suppressed some noisy scenes, and then said: "Everyone, we are the pillars of the cotton textile industry, after two years of development, I think everyone has seen the broad prospects of the textile industry, the little brother will not say much here, but today please come, there is a problem encountered in the development of the textile industry, I want to invite you to come to negotiate and solve!" ”

"Liulang, isn't our textile factory doing very well? Whether it's workers or the sales of products, it doesn't seem to be a problem. As soon as Li Su's words fell, a familiar noble child immediately shouted. Since following Li Su to engage in industry and commerce, these people have been famous in various industrial associations, and some are still important figures in the associations, so compared with the beginning, they are no longer those aristocratic children who only know how to eat, drink and have fun, but a new type of aristocratic industrial and commercial owners who already have a good understanding of industry and commerce.

"Stupid, why is there no problem, the thousand-person textile factory newly built by our Yan family is now facing the crisis of insufficient raw materials, if it continues like this, it is estimated that it will have to make money this year!" As soon as the other party's words fell, Yan Bei immediately jumped up and said. After he reminded him like this, many people also reacted and agreed with Yanbei's words.

"Brother Yan is good, although the development of our cotton textile industry is rapid, the prospects are also very broad, but the only problem is the lack of raw materials, most of the factories may have the problem of insufficient operation, but in order to retain workers, we have to pay wages, which is equivalent to spending money in vain to feed the workers, but it does not bring corresponding benefits, this kind of loss-making business is not what we should do!" Li Su pretended to be indignant, waved his arms and said.

Hearing his words, many people nodded in agreement, among which several big businessmen sitting at the back felt the most. Don't look at them as directors of the Textile Industry Association, but at this kind of gathering, they can only sit at the back. In addition, it is worth mentioning that although they are rich, they are not as powerful as Cheng Huailiang and their aristocratic children, and when they buy cotton, they naturally can't rob others, so their factories have the lowest operating rate, although they don't lose money, but they don't make much, and they have almost only watched others make money in the past two years.

"Liulang, I don't understand what you say, the yield of cotton is indeed a bottleneck, but this kind of thing is not urgent, about the reduction of grain production, the newspaper is still arguing, if it is because of the promotion of cotton, and further reduce the amount of grain planted, I am afraid it will cause a strong attack from the Confucian newspaper!" As soon as Li Su's words fell, Li Ke, who was sitting next to him, immediately said with a worried face. He heard that Li Su wanted to solve the problem of insufficient cotton production, but there was no second way to do this kind of thing except to increase the amount of cotton planted, but this conflicted with grain planting.

"Third brother, rest assured, the cotton output will definitely increase, but there is no need to occupy our Datang's cultivated land!" Li Su smiled mysteriously, and glanced at the audience with his eyes when he spoke.

"Rokuro, did you come up with any ghost ideas again, hurry up and say it for everyone to refer to!" Cheng Huailiang, who was the most anxious, shouted first, and Li Jingye, Fang Yiai and others in the back also followed suit.

Li Su laughed a few words with their group of bad friends, and then continued to get down to business: "Little brother did think of a problem to solve the problem of cotton production, but I have a question I want to ask you in advance, who can tell me, where does our Datang cotton come from?" ”

"Liulang, do you still need to ask this kind of question, even I know that most of the cotton seeds are imported from Gaochang!" When Li Yong heard this, he immediately stood up and replied loudly. However, after he answered, he found that the scene was a little strange, whether it was Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye, or Li Ke and Yan Bei, they all sat there and pondered.

Li Yong was locked up at home by his father during this time to study military books, and he didn't know anything about the affairs of the court, let alone heard about the Western Turks and Gaochang blocking the Western Regions, so it was not surprising that he couldn't understand the meaning of Li Su's words, and the businessmen who sat at the end also didn't hear the news, after all, this matter is still only spreading in the upper echelons, so they don't know why.

"Liulang, Gaochang is a cotton-producing land, but now that the imperial court has no money, it is impossible to send troops to occupy it!" Li Ke pondered for a while, but was the first to speak.

"Yes, the court has been arguing for several days, but there has been no result, even if we covet Gao Changguo's cotton, we can't use our strength!" Qin Huaiyu, who has always been steady, also spoke.

"Who says we can't help?" Li asked with a grin.

As soon as his words came out, he immediately attracted everyone who was talking about it. Seeing that everyone's eyes were looking at him, Li Su continued: "It's good that the imperial court is short of money, but everyone here has money, in this case, why don't we use the money that is saved and useless, and exchange it for something we urgently need from the imperial court?" ”

As soon as Li Su's words fell, it immediately caused a commotion in the audience, and many people didn't understand what he meant, did he want them to do business with the imperial court?

Looking at the chaotic appearance in the field, Li Su was not in a hurry at all, only to see him take out a holy decree from his arms, and then said in a voice that overshadowed everyone: "Everyone, please see, this is the holy decree I asked for from my father, it has been clearly stipulated that I Datang will issue a kind of land coupon, with the land of Gaochang Kingdom that will be defeated as collateral, and sell this kind of land coupons to all Datang nationals, there are two denominations of land coupons, one is consistent, the other is one hundred, after the war, with this coupon, the consistent one can be exchanged for ten acres of fertile land." , 100 pieces can be exchanged for 1,100 acres of fertile land, so calculated, an acre of land only needs less than 100 yuan, if this is placed in Guanzhong, 100 yuan is not to say that it is good land, it is estimated that at most it can only buy half an acre of wasteland, such a cost-effective deal, are you tempted? ”

Hearing Li Su's words, everyone was stunned, although the land voucher is a new thing, but in essence, it is actually doing business with the imperial court, they take money to let the imperial court send troops to attack Gaochang, and then the land of Gaochang belongs to them, and the imperial court also takes this opportunity to reopen the passage with the Western Regions, and at the same time eliminate the threat of the Western Turks, which can be described as a win-win situation.

Looking at the people in the audience, Li Su was also a little nervous in his heart, in fact, what he did was a variant of the war bonds of later generations, but in an era like Datang, it is really difficult to exchange a piece of paper for a lot of money, after all, the Datang people do not have this concept. Therefore, Li Su thought of using Gaochangguo's land as collateral, so that people would have a practical image in their hearts, and it would be easier for everyone to accept.

"Your Highness, what if we pay the money, but the imperial court can't beat Gaochang?" At this moment, suddenly a very uninteresting fellow shouted.