It's not so ruthless to eat one horse a day!

"This expedition to the Turks has all been lost, and it can no longer be used as a war horse." Li Jing clenched his fists and bowed his head and said, as the commander-in-chief, these war horses are like their own partners to the soldiers, but now the war horses can no longer accompany them to fight on the battlefield, and there is no way to do it.

"Then why can't you use it to become a war horse? Or is it the same old problem? Li Shimin asked unhappily.

"Yes, or because of the problem of horses' hooves, the hooves of many war horses are already hard, and they are easy to wear out, and they can't run fast at all." Li Jing smiled bitterly and said helplessly.

"Then you can't figure it out?"

Li Shimin asked, if this can solve the problem of these war horses, how good, there is no need to spend so much money to buy war horses every year, the inner treasury can also be more abundant, and the people everywhere can also be exempted from taxes.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent! Your Majesty forgives your sins! ”

Li Jing stubbornly pleaded guiltily, this kind of thing is not like marching and fighting, it can be improvised, the horse's hooves are broken, but they can't be beaten, even if the veterinarian comes to see it, it's still like that, how many famous veterinarians have come to see it, but there is no way.

"So what should I do?" Li Shimin was also helpless and asked: "How many horses can no longer become war horses this time, and how many have been eliminated?" ”

"Thirty-five thousand six hundred and seventy-eight, which is more than the number of all the war horses that Datang can use now."

Li Jing said that although this war was said to have wiped out the Turks, the financial foundation of the Tang Dynasty was also greatly damaged, and he had seen the list of military expenditures, and the amount was amazing.

"And what are you going to do with these horses?" Li Shimin asked.

"According to the past practice, they are all sent to post stations in various places, as fast horses, as well as dart bureaus in various places, horse market carriages, sold out, in exchange for a certain amount of money and grain."

Li Jing said, but in this case, a war horse with bad legs and feet will not be able to sell for a good price at all.

"Give them again! It's a pity for my horse, this time I have to talk to them about this price, I can't sell it so cheaply!"

Li Shimin said with some distress, these people are sure that there are many unusable war horses in the army, and the grain and grass that these war horses eat every day also cost money, so those horse dealers are desperately trying to lower the price.

"Your Majesty, the leg and foot injuries of these war horses this time are a little big, I'm afraid it's not good to give a good price!"

Li Jing said with some embarrassment, your own things are not good, you still want to sell them at a high price, how is this possible, the other party is not a fool, nor is he charitable.

"I don't care, anyway, you drag it out, drag it for ten days and half a month, talk to them well, let those veterinarians come, and treat it."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "By the way, you tell them how much it cost us to buy these war horses, if the price can be given more, and the war horses can be bought more, I may consider rewarding them in the future." ”

There is no way, for the sake of money, Li Shimin also has to paint a big pie.

"The minister obeys the order, I'm afraid that this will not work much, and the king cannot lose his trust in the world! Your Majesty, it's better not to do this. Li Jing also said with some embarrassment.

Everyone doesn't believe Li Shimin's words, since ancient times, the people have known that these words of the government are all the same at one time, especially those businessmen, who are more shrewd than rats and foxes.

All they care about is actual gain, and it is harder to get money out of them than to kill them!

Li Shimin's words are actually for himself, which is a kind of psychological comfort, because the imperial court really has no money now, this year, Jinyang Dilong turned over, fortunately his Li family's ancestral hall prepared nothing in advance, but other houses have suffered a lot of losses, so we have to help the people rebuild their homes and compensate for the rebuilding of grain tax exemption and tax allocation.

Fought the Turks again, although countless cattle and sheep were captured, but the cattle could be used as labor, but the price of the sheep was originally some, because this time in the Turks got so much, now the sheep in Chang'an City are worthless.

This year, Li Shimin plans to send sheep back to the courtiers for the New Year.

What is this called?

After thinking about it, Li Shimin said again: "That's it, anyway, if I don't give back a quarter of the horse money, I will definitely not sell the horse to them, and I will think of a way for the rest!" ”

"Okay!"

Li Jing had no choice, and said, Your Majesty is afraid that he is poor and crazy, and he still wants a quarter of the price, and the Venerable Master over there is willing to agree, and those horses are all injured feet, horses with injured feet, what else is valuable!

Empress Changsun was also startled when she heard Li Shimin say that she wanted a quarter of the price, a war horse would cost 40 yuan, and a quarter would be ten yuan.

But because of her experience here, the war horse they said was more or less a military event, and she couldn't intervene, so she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

This Erlang, his temper is still so urgent, how can he get it!

"Is there anything else?"

Li Shimin saw that Li Jing did not retreat, but looked at him and Empress Changsun like this on the side, wanting to say something, but he didn't say anything, and he stopped talking.

"Your Majesty, Weichen...... We-Chen......"

Li Jing was also hesitating in his heart, but it was better to be relatives on the queen's side, and His Majesty's side was ......

"Pharmacist, don't be distracted, you can say anything, but it's okay to say it!"

Seeing that Li Jing was hesitating in his heart, Li Shimin immediately said.

Empress Eldest Sun also said kindly: "If General Li finds it inconvenient, this palace can temporarily retreat." ”

It can't be bad if she delays any major military affairs just because she is here.

"It's okay, it's okay, this matter is exactly what I want to talk to the queen mother!"

Li Jing arched his hand and said.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were both puzzled, and Li Er opened his mouth and asked, "Oh? What's up? ”

After Li Jing sighed in his heart, he said: "It's still the matter of the little girl Chu Ran, her marriage!" ”

Empress Changsun said with a smile: "The little unpleasantness with Mrs. Li that day before, this palace has long been out of my mind, go back and ask for your wife's well-being for this palace." ”

"Then, the marriage ......," Li Jing asked.

"It's okay, since your family is reluctant, you can't marry here in this palace, don't you think this matter has not been mentioned in this palace!"

Empress Eldest Sun said that she was still a little upset when it came to this matter, but she couldn't help it.

"No, there is no reluctance, our family, willingly!" Li Jing finally spoke.

"What? What do you mean by that? ”

Li Shimin asked, you refused to beg your daughter before, but now you don't need to marry, you are willing, are you not kind, playing with us?

"That's the case, now the age of the little girl Chu Ran has also arrived, and after the New Year, it will be saved, and the woman will not stay, so this marriage is better to be decided quickly."

Li Jing, who usually doesn't smile, said with a smile.