As soon as Fang Xuanling said this, the hall was shocked. Not to mention the eldest grandson Wuji and Wei Zheng and others who belonged to the civil official camp, even those who jumped to the feet and shouted and killed were shocked by Fang Xuanling's words.

Datang's current financial expenditure, the people above the hall are very clear. If you want to fight a large-scale war, the monarchs and ministers of the palace can't support it with their belts, but if you want to fight a war to destroy the country, it is a fantasy.

Just as Wei Zheng said, it is necessary to carry out the construction of people's livelihood in China, build water conservancy and roads, and develop the non-governmental economy.

The most important thing is the second phase of the Datang Royal Academy, which is also in full swing under the leadership of Liu Fang and the students of the School of Science.

In addition, there is also a super large gold-swallowing beast, which is given to the Daming Palace where Emperor Li Yuan lives. In order to show his filial piety, His Majesty Li Er began to build the Daming Palace last year as the sleeping palace of the Emperor Li Yuan.

Daming Palace occupies an area of about three miles from east to west, and more than five miles from north to south. The whole palace can be divided into two parts: the former court and the inner court, the former court is mainly for court meetings, and the inner court is mainly for residence and banquets.

The center of the previous dynasty is Hanyuan Palace, Xuanzheng Palace, Zichen Palace, and there are more than 30 places in the inner courtyard with Taiye Pool, various other halls, pavilions, and views.

Its scale is so large and the engineering is complicated that it can be called the largest palace complex in ancient times except for Afang Palace.

Moreover, Daming Palace is different from the academy, the construction of the academy does not have to follow the royal specifications, and many buildings can be used casually.

Daming Palace is a royal court, and every brick and tile has a law. It is an exaggeration to say that the financial expenditure of building a Daming Palace can completely build three royal academies.

So many places need money, so the treasury is really spending more than it can make ends meet.

"Oh?" Li Shimin sighed lightly, he was ready for this matter to be rejected by Fang Xuanling, but he didn't expect Fang Xuanling to agree to this proposal.

couldn't help but sit up straight, stared at Fang Xuanling's old face with an inquiring gaze, and asked with interest: "Fang Qing agreed to the northern expedition to Xue Yantuo, why?" Seeing that all the ministers in the palace were silent, Fang Xuanling showed a smile on his face.

First, he handed the eldest grandson Wuji a look that I would do something and you can rest assured, and then he replied to Li Shimin: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this battle can be fought, and there are three reasons for this......

"Oh, Fang Qing said quickly......" Fang Xuanling's words directly made Li Shimin excited, and the matter that he thought was going to be vetoed by the political affairs hall turned around at this moment, almost making Li Shimin's old face smile in folds.

"First, although the current treasury is not enough to support a war to destroy the country, it is now June, and the autumn harvest will be in the middle of the month. Second, Wei Gong's army had already returned to the dynasty, but the ships transporting the three-crop rice planted in Lingnan had not stopped transporting grain, and although the amount of rice transported by Feng Gong was not large, it could also support it for a while. Fang Xuanling's voice echoed in the hall, and the problem of grain was solved in just a few words.

Although it is said that Yin eats grain, it is more or less an idea. As Fang Xuanling's words fell, the monarchs and ministers of the full hall couldn't help but nod frequently.

But that's not enough, it's not just about food. Blades, armor, horses...... And so on, as soon as the army is pulled out, it will be sent to the soldiers as well.

And all of these things need real money to be put into them. Where does the money come from? This is a big problem.

So after Fang Xuanling finished saying the two reasons for fighting, Wei Zheng jumped out and smashed the field.

"Even if it is as Fang Xiang said, even if the problem of grain can be solved, can I let the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty carry grain to the battlefield, how can this battle be fought?" In the face of Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng's attitude changed from normal, although his tone was questioning, but compared with his attitude towards Li Shimin and Cheng Yanjin, it was not a little better.

Fang Xuanling knew Wei Zheng's temperament and understood his hardships, so he naturally didn't care about Wei Zheng's attitude.

Suddenly, Wei Zheng asked a question, and replied with a smile: "Xuancheng is not in a hurry, and listen to me carefully." Then he turned his back to Li Shimin, and met the doubtful, surprised, and puzzled eyes of the monarchs and ministers of the palace.

"I think you colleagues must have bought a lot of things in their homes recently, such as glass, hot air balloons, and so on. I don't know how much you buy items like glass at home? Fang Xuanling then spoke, but instead of explaining the third reason why he could go north, he asked a question that puzzled everyone.

But as the prime minister of a country, Fang Xuanling opened his mouth, even if it was obviously off-topic, there were still many people who agreed.

"Here, Xiaguan's family has indeed purchased a lot of exquisite glass products recently......

"The Xiaguan's family is also ......"

"Well, the official seems to remember that the woman in the family bought a lot of exquisite glass, but as for the hot air balloon, I have never heard of it." Above the main hall, some people recalled and began to answer Fang Xuanling's questions.

But some people lowered their heads and began to ponder, such as Li Shimin, such as Li Ji, and such as the eldest grandson Wuji......

"I just bought a Rausch horse to step on the Feiyan yesterday, and it cost 200 yuan. Why, Lao Fang, are you worried about the little wealth in my Lao Cheng family? As soon as Cheng Biting Jin's big voice came out, Fang Xuanling suddenly laughed dumbly, and scolded Cheng Biting Jin with a smile: "Old killer, what does the old man think about your little family resources." Between the two scolding, Li Shimin was thoughtful, and suddenly understood what Fang Xuanling meant.

Fang Xuanling: This is the idea of the academy. The college now operates several daily incomes, but the treasury has never stopped allocating money to the college.

Since the academy can make money on its own, doesn't that mean...... Li Shimin secretly sighed in his heart, Jiang is still old and spicy after all.

Where everyone didn't notice, Fang Xuanling noticed it, and it's no wonder that the auxiliary machine is always a head shorter than Xuanling.

Li Shimin had actually approved of Fang Xuanling's idea in his heart, but some words still had to be said by Fang Xuanling, the prime minister of the empire.

After all, the prefix of the academy carries the word royal, and if it is up to you to express this attitude, then the academy will inevitably be resentful of yourself, the principal.

But it's different when Fang Xuanling says it, how to distribute the empire's finances is itself something that Fang Xuanling, the prime minister of the empire, should deal with.

Which one is more, which one is less, which one is reduced, and which one is increased, it is natural that the prime minister should make arrangements from the standpoint of the whole.

So Li Shimin pretended not to hear the meaning of Fang Xuanling's words, and followed his words and urged: "Hehe, Xuanling, my harem also entered a batch of exquisite glass cups a few days ago, but what does this have to do with the Northern Expedition?" Don't sell it, let's talk about it, and the clever plan will come out? ”