Chapter 55: A Small Meeting of the Imperial Court

The next morning, Li Mu was still sleeping, but a meeting about him had quietly begun. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Temple of Manna.

Three provinces and two departments, the second department is the main role of this meeting, the military department and the household department, several bigwigs gathered here in the morning, in addition to these functional departments, in the Ganlu Hall there is also Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng.

These people got together today just to discuss something about Li Mu.

Although Li Er agreed to Li Mu's sale of weapons to the imperial court, there was also the matter of supplying white medicine.

These two things still need the consent of the three provinces, after all, this is for the imperial court, not the emperor's private affairs, and they are done in private.

In addition to these two things, they are all about the military department, and of course, the household department.

After all, the Ministry of War needs things, and the Ministry of Household needs to pay for the purchase of these two things by the Ministry of War.

Although Li Mu told Li Er that he could use the antiques in the treasury of the Tang Palace to offset the cost of buying these two things.

However, the things in the treasure house of the Tang Palace can be said to belong to the Li royal family, that is to say, they belong to Li Er's family.

It doesn't belong to the imperial court, and Li Er doesn't want to subsidize the imperial court with his own things, so he needs the household department to find a way.

Unless there is no way for the household department, Li Er will use the antiques in the treasure house in exchange for Li Mu's weapons and white medicine.

What's more, Li Mu wanted gold, not the more applicable copper coins, so the pressure on the household would be very small.

This is also the reason why Li Er considered letting the household department bear the pressure first.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

After a sharp and high-pitched voice of the eunuch, several bigwigs from the three provinces and two departments who were already waiting in the Ganlu Hall heard the voice of the eunuch.

He stood up with a bow and began to greet Li Er's arrival.

Although it was an internal meeting, it could not be wasted in terms of etiquette.

Li Er, who had just arrived from Qingning Palace, was obviously in a good mood today, and he wanted to come to today's Empress Changsun, and she was almost recovered.

"Haha, everyone is seated."

The Ganlu Hall is equipped with seats all year round, and Li Er, who strode in, began to signal to these ministers of his family when he sat in his place.

"The specific situation, King Ren Cheng, has already told you everything, right?" Li Er got straight to the point.

"Back to Your Majesty, King Rencheng, just now I have almost described it with my subordinates, but my subordinates have something unclear, is this stainless steel weapon and white medicine true? Could it be a charlatan's trick? Fang Xuanling said.

Although he doesn't care about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, he still knows that Datang produces not much steel every year.

As soon as he heard that someone could provide a large number of steel weapons for the Ministry of War, Fang Xuanling thought of the Jianghu Warlock.

Even if it is the power of the Tang Dynasty, it is not possible to say that a large number of stainless steel weapons are provided.

So far, the army of the Tang Dynasty, only Li Er's pro-guard Xuanjia army, is all equipped with stainless steel weapons, and only a small number of elites in the twelve guards will be equipped with stainless steel weapons.

The other local government soldiers are equipped with some iron weapons.

That's why Fang Xuanling thought about the Jianghu Warlock.

Li Er didn't explain, but looked directly at Li Daozong.

Li Daozong, who understood, got up and said to Fang Xuanling: "Fang Xiang, there is no need to worry about you, I have already verified the matter of white medicine, as for the quality of the weapon, since Li Mu said so, I don't think it will deceive people." ”

Li Daozong, who thought of something, continued.

"I don't know if there are spices in Fang Xiang's house?"

Li Daozong knew that in the past few days, as Mufeng's business has become better and better, the price has become cheaper, and the spice trade in Chang'an City has become more.

Although his family's spices are still the spices sent by Li Mu, Li Daozong knows that this Chang'an City is now the first choice to buy spices.

This also made those Persian merchants who traveled thousands of miles to the Tang Dynasty to sell spices miserable, and had nowhere to complain.

"Oh, yes, the old man's house has used more spices than usual in the past few days, especially the new spice called chili, which is even more wonderful, and you can experience the feeling of smoothness in the spicy."

Fang Xuanling, who is known as a strict wife, although she can't be a good woman, but she is a delicious guy, and the spices in the house must be indispensable.

In the past few days, there are more spices in the house, and he has asked the cook for this, only to know that a spice business has recently opened in the city.

Which company's spices not only sell well, but also the price is cheaper than the market.

"Fang Xiang, in fact, the spices on your mansion are the business name run by Li Mu, just imagine, how can a person who has this fixed business name in Chang'an City still exercise the means of a Jianghu warlock."

"Moreover, this Li Mu is the naturalized viscount of the Tang Dynasty who was canonized yesterday."

After listening to Li Daozong's explanation, Fang Xuanling didn't expect that the person who provided the weapons and white medicine was the naturalized viscount who Li Er suddenly canonized yesterday, and it was the same person.

"Your Majesty, if this Li Mu is the naturalized viscount who was canonized yesterday, His Majesty will agree with it a little, after all, this is of great help to my Tang Dynasty soldiers, but I don't know the opinions of the household department and the military department."

"Your Majesty agrees." Du Ruhui, the secretary of the Ministry of War, immediately stood up and agreed, and it was against his image as the boss of the Ministry of War that he did not immediately agree to such a thing that was obviously beneficial to the Ministry of War.

"Since the Ministry of War agrees to purchase Li Mu's weapons, then it depends on the opinion of the Ministry of Households." Li Er looked at his eldest brother, Sun Wuji, the head of the household department.

For the eldest grandson Wuji, who has already understood things thoroughly, in his heart, he has a good impression of Li Mu.

After all, Li Mu woke up his own sister.

Seeing Li Er asking for his opinion, the eldest grandson Wuji got up and said, "Back to Your Majesty, there is no problem with the household department, but there is one thing that needs to be understood is how the price of this weapon is determined." ”

"I heard the king of the city mention that Li Mu only needs gold to trade, which is very stressful for the household department, if you use copper coins, there will be a lot of pressure, but if you use gold, there will be no pressure."

It can be said that there is a lot of gold in the inventory of the household, and these gold have been stored one after another from the Sui Dynasty to the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty.

Normally, in addition to being used for the repair of the Imperial Palace, there is also a reward for the minister who will pay from here.

The rest can only stay in the household and eat ashes, and for Li Mu's request to use gold to trade, the eldest grandson Wuji raised his hands in agreement.

After all, the household is really using a lot of copper coins, followed by Juan, and then gold, and often stopped when it came to Juan.

When gold is used, it can be said that it is very small.

"As for the price, you have to talk to Li Mu yourself." Li Er once again threw this problem to the two departments of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households.

Du Ruhui and Eldest Sun Wuji looked at each other, and then bowed down and said, "Huh." ”

With this "boom", this meeting can be regarded as a successful conclusion.

"Then let's do it, after you negotiate with Li Mu, just take a charter and submit it to the three provinces." Li Er made a final summary of the meeting.

As long as the three provinces approve it, this matter is basically determined.

In addition to the big guys in the Ganlu Palace, they have returned to their own departments.

The eldest grandson Wuji accompanied Du Ruhui and went to the military department together, waited for a while, and called Li Mu to the military department to discuss the price and quantity of weapons and white medicine.