Listening to Tang Tingbai's words, the civil and military officials were all stunned, originally they thought that it was okay and they could pit the emperor for a beating.

But unexpectedly, Tang Tingbai said that there was something to discuss with them after eating.

Note that Tang Tingbai used the word "consultation", which shows that things are definitely not that simple.

Zhang Tiandao smiled embarrassedly: "Ahem, the emperor's minister suddenly remembered that there were still some things at home, and the minister retired first." ”

After speaking, Zhang Tiandao turned around and was about to leave!

As soon as the words fell, Wang Changlin also hurriedly bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister also suddenly remembered that there are some things that have not been dealt with, and the minister should retreat first." ”

Immediately afterwards, the rest of the ministry bowed down one after another, wanting to retire.

None of them are stupid.

Naturally, he knew that Tang Tingbai would definitely not have anything good to eat with them.

What do you mean by that?

The rat gave the cat a New Year's greeting, but he didn't have a good heart.

Tang Tingbai looked at everyone and smiled helplessly: "Stop, come back to me, I just want to invite you to dinner, that's all, quietly scare you, if anyone dares to leave, they will be deducted for three years!" ”

Hearing this, everyone glanced at each other, their eyes full of helplessness.

Obviously, Tang Tingbai made up his mind not to let them go.

Although most of the people here are from families, they don't care about the slightest bit of money at all.

However, there are also many officials from civilian backgrounds, and they live on that little money.

Tang listened to Bai Xiaoxiao and chatted with everyone about family life, and even chatted about the troubles of some officials.

For a while, the atmosphere of the Xuanzheng Hall was good.

That's it, after a stick of incense.

Ten large tables have been set up in the Xuanzheng Palace.

Each table can accommodate twenty people without any problems.

Seeing this scene, the officials were stunned.

Because they had also eaten in the palace before, they used to be one person at one table, and they had never seen twenty people sitting together to eat.

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Tang Tingbai had already taken Dayan's three dukes to sit at the first table, accompanied by the six departments.

After everyone sat down, Tang Tingbai raised his wine glass, his face was full of smiles: "Ladies and gentlemen, from my accession to the throne to the present, Dayan has developed rapidly, and the people have changed from being clothed and eating to being well fed and clothed now, which has my credit and your credit, and then I will take you to a bigger stage, facing a stronger enemy, I salute you!" ”

As he spoke, Tang Tingbai drank it all.

The officials also stood up in unison and drank the liquor from their glasses.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Tingbai poured himself another glass of wine.

Originally, Huang Jin wanted to help pour the wine, but was stopped by Tang Tingbai.

After all, he is a big man, a big living person, and he doesn't need to be served at all for such a trivial matter as pouring wine.

Even Tang Tingbai, dressing and washing his face, etc., came by himself.

Many times, Tang Tingbai couldn't figure it out.

Those ancient emperors, princes and nobles had to be served by people in clothes and shoes, did they have no long hands? Or is that the only way to show his dignity?

Tang Tingbai raised his glass again: "This second cup of wine, I want to pay tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed for my Dayan, without their bloody battles, there would be no Dayan today, I remember the names of many people, they should all appear in Dayan's Hall of Merit, they are the heroes of Dayan!" ”

After speaking, Tang Tingbai sprinkled the liquor on the ground.

Baiguan stood up again, his face solemn.

Although in the court, they fought openly and secretly, but when Dayan really reached the moment of life and death, they were willing to stand up.

Tang Tingbai poured another glass of wine.

"This third glass of wine, I respect the family, since I ascended the throne, the family has been severely suppressed, of course, the butts of your families here are not clean, I have also killed a lot, and I have also shocked a lot, but I still want to thank you, thank you for your cooperation, Dayan can be so stable."

After speaking, Tang Tingbai drank it all.

In fact, if Tang Tingbai was fighting outside, the family would definitely bring a lot of trouble to Tang Tingbai.

However, these families did not do this.

It could be fear, it could be reason, it could be a trade-off.

In short, no matter what the reason, as long as they don't really act, their families can still be saved.

Wang Changlin was the first to stand up: "The emperor is polite, I am ashamed to say it, the Wang family where the minister is located is also a family, in the past, Dayan was poor, we could only be unscrupulous, frenzied, and have no lower limit to squeeze the people at the bottom, what our Wang family did is really wrong, but since the land area of Dayan is getting bigger and bigger, the business of our Wang Family Chamber of Commerce is getting better and better, and even the goods of Dayan have been sold to the Eastern Regions, the Southern Regions, the Eastern Regions, etc., and now our Wang family is also making a lot of money, there is no need to bully the people anymore, To put it mildly, even we feel that the people have too little oil and water, and it is not enjoyable to squeeze, and the royal families and nobles of other countries are good at doing business and have money. ”

In the end, even Wang Changlin himself laughed.

Tang Tingbai also smiled and nodded.

He knows that the family is still those families, and it is still a dog, and he still can't change his bad habits.

In the past, they oppressed the people because they could bring them benefits.

But now it's different, as Dayan's strength is getting stronger and stronger, and his voice on the mainland is getting higher and higher, it can even be said that any country has to give Dayan some face.

Their family's business is getting better and better.

Therefore, they naturally don't look down on the little money on the people.

Tang Tingbai looked at Zhang Tiandao, the head of the household department: "Zhang Butang, how much army can the current money and food of the household department be supported after deducting daily expenses and preventing natural and man-made disasters?" ”

This......

After listening to Tang Tingbai's words, Zhang Tiandao's face changed.

He knew that Tang Tingbai, a tyrant, was looking for him to prepare something.

In an instant, he felt that the delicacies in his bowl were not fragrant.

Zhang Tiandao pondered for a moment: "Your Majesty, my Dayan now has an army of more than 2.5 million, with the current money and food of the Dayan army, it should be able to feed 10 million troops, there is no problem, but it can only last for three years, if Dayan stagnates, or is attacked by a strong country, it is not good, of course, if Dayan develops steadily at this rate, not to mention 12.5 million in three years, even if it is 50 million soldiers and horses, Dayan will be able to feed it." ”

Oh?

Hearing this, Tang Tingbai smiled with satisfaction.

He just wants to expand by six million soldiers, that's all.

Six million, plus Dayan's original 2.5 million soldiers and horses, adds up to 8.5 million, which is quite against the sky.

You must know that Dayan is now added together, plus the annexation of so many territories, the population is only a few billion.

And the figure of 8.5 million troops sounds a little uncomfortable, but 9 million sounds a lot better.

It's nothing more than a matter of adding another half a million troops.

For Dayan now, there is no pressure.

This continent is vast.

It is even hundreds of times larger than the earth in Tang Tingbai's previous life.

Moreover, the ocean only occupies about 10 percent of the land area, and the rest is all land.

Tang Tingbai touched his chin and didn't speak immediately.

He wondered if Dayan's army of more than 8 million could be defeated in the face of the mainland's 20 million troops.

Now, for Dayan, the number of troops is actually not the most important thing.

The most important thing is the quality of the army.

If the eight million Great Yan army are all Yellow Order strength, then let alone all the countries on the mainland, even one Northern Wei can destroy Great Yan.

But if it is a warrior at the peak of eight million Heavenly Rank and Nine Ranks, then it doesn't seem to be a big problem to take 20 million enemy troops, right?