Whew.

The north wind is howling and the temperature plummets.

A few slaves put the charcoal fire in the upper study and raised the temperature in the room.

"Whew-"

Li Shimin shook off the ashes and said unhappily,

"This also costs money, that also needs money, no matter how rich the country is, it can't afford to feed so many people!"

"Listen, you are the most outrageous in the Academy Palace and the Ministry of Engineering!"

"The money you want is as good as the sum of the six parts!"

In the upper study, Xu Fenglei got up and opened the window.

Whew!

A gust of cold wind blew in, making Li Er tighten his clothes.

"Cold!"

He frowned,

"Close, close, close!"

Xu Fenglei rolled his eyes.

"Have you ever heard of a term called suicide by burning charcoal?"

He said angrily,

"Put a charcoal fire in the house and close all the doors and windows."

"And then just wait to die."

"Do you want to die when you close the doors and windows now? There are so many people who die from charcoal burning every year, and they don't have a little in their hearts? ”

Li Shimin was stunned.

"So serious?"

Xu Fenglei closed the window back a little, and responded:

"Yes, because in the process of burning, charcoal produces a kind of gas, which you can understand as poisonous gas."

"This poisonous gas is thick, and if people inhale too much, they will be dizzy, and eventually they will be poisoned to death."

When Li Shimin heard this, he suddenly realized.

"I see......"

He said,

"If you don't say it, I really don't understand."

Xu Fenglei shrugged.

"That's why I need so much money."

He is right,

"The establishment of the various colleges of the Academy Palace, to put it simply, is to make the things in the world more clear, and through these 'understandings', to benefit the people of the world."

"It's like a medical school, Sun Zhenren worked hard to write a medical textbook, I went to his house to see, it's half a person tall! All these years, whether he has time or not, he has been writing about it! ”

"With this book, I have the confidence to say that the number of medical talents who can save lives and help the injured in Datang will definitely multiply in the future!"

"You say, can I print this book without applying for funding?"

Li Shimin's expression was grim.

"Half a man is that tall? Obedient...... Disastrous! ”

He was amazed and said,

"That's a lot of support! This is a medical masterpiece! ”

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"Yes, there is still Lizhi who wants to open a medical center, so I can't support it?"

He laughed,

"I, the master, have all supported it, and you, the father, must also support it, right?"

"I have already taken down the store she chose, and the golden area of the East Market has cost me a lot of money!"

"I paid for the store, and you don't mean the follow-up decoration?"

Li Shimin pursed his lips.

"A princess goes to open a medical gym, and to be honest, it's a bit like messing around."

He said,

"But after Wang Zhaoyi's incident, I also feel that she is right to study medicine, at least in times of emergency, she can rely on her and her own people!"

"Those imperial doctors, no use for fart!"

Xu Fenglei laughed.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, I have already arranged for those imperial doctors to go to the medical school for further study, they are the first batch to study!"

He said,

"If they can't pass the final exam, then expel them from the ranks of the Imperial Doctors!"

"Only those who pass the exam are eligible to stay and continue to be a doctor, what do you think?"

These doctors are living too comfortably.

Torture them first!

"Okay, very good, that's it."

Li Shimin said with a smile,

"Be strict! Too much hospital does not raise idlers! ”

"The budget you want here, including the School Palace and the Ministry of Industry, I will give you seventy percent! The remaining thirty percent are up to you to figure it out yourself...... Don't worry, seventy percent is already very high! I don't approve a lot of budgets! ”

"There is only so much money in the treasury, so be considerate."

Xu Fenglei glared.

"Only seventy percent? That won't do! There's no way I'm going to subsidize the country out of my own pocket, right? I'm not that great. ”

He was dissatisfied,

"At least ninety percent! Then I'll stick it myself a little bit! ”

"If it's seventy percent, then I'll have to scale down, and I won't be able to do so much."

When Li Shimin heard this, he was immediately a little entangled.

"You kid...... Okay, okay, eighty. ”

He bargained,

"The three provinces and six ministries report the budget, and they always overreport, of course I have to cut it."

"But I believe you, and I shouldn't lie about it...... Eighty percent, eighty percent is okay, right? Not a lot! ”

"You have to get everything done, and you can't cut corners."

Xu Fenglei snorted coldly.

"Eighty percent...... That's still tens of thousands of taels, and I have to pay for the silver myself. ”

He reluctantly said,

"Well, I'll lose a little this year, and you'll get enough next year! Can't cut anymore! ”

"Otherwise, the little money I earn in a year will not be enough!"

Li Shimin nodded again and again.

"Okay, good, next time, next time, next year, next year, next time, next ......time, next

"Come, come, have a cup of tea."

"I smoke too much, I always have a mouthful of phlegm in my throat, and I feel uncomfortable not drinking tea."

He personally poured a cup of tea for Xu Fenglei.

Xu Fenglei still looked reluctant on the surface, but he smiled secretly in his heart.

Fortunately, he also misrepresented a little.

Li Er cut the budget by 20%, which was just enough. The so-called loss of money out of his own pocket is all for Li Er, so as to increase the confidence to ask for money in the coming year.

Asking for money...... It's an art!

"You, you really have to quit smoking."

Xu Fenglei snatched the cigarette case on the table and sighed lightly,

"This thing really hurts."

"Alas, I really regret that I brought it to you...... With your pumping method, the life span has to be several times shorter! ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he didn't care.

"In life, happiness is living, and depression is torture."

He waved his hand and said,

"This thing can make me feel less depressed and help me do good things! Even if you live a few days less, it doesn't matter! ”

When Xu Fenglei heard this, he looked a little helpless.

This Li Er is only in his thirties now, so he naturally thinks it doesn't matter, because he is still strong.

When his body is gone, when all kinds of problems come, he will definitely complain!

However, it is not persuadable now...... It's really a no-brainer.

"Speaking of which, this cigarette tax is really powerful! It's been less than a year, good guy, that tax is more than the taxes of several state capitals combined, I'm really shocked! ”

Li Shimin said with great interest,

"If this is a few years from now, it won't exceed the annual agricultural tax revenue?"

"You know, now this cigarette is also sold in Chang'an, and it has not yet been rolled out in all parts of the Tang Dynasty! What if this is once rolled out...... Gee! ”

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"That's natural, the cigarette tax is put away, and it is easy to support military spending."

He said,

"If Your Majesty wants to fight in the future, you won't need any other money, and this tobacco tax will be enough to support the combat expenses of the 200,000 army!"

"Wouldn't it be nice that while fighting a war, the country could continue to develop as usual without having to use the money in the treasury?"

Li Shimin nodded again and again.

"Good, good, very good!"

Li Er's eyes lit up, and he said happily,

"I said, this cigarette is a good thing!"

"Come, for the sake of Datang's military expenses, I will have another one! Do you want to? ”

Xu Fenglei: "......"

Now, it seems that Li Er has more reason to smoke!

it......

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside:

"Your Majesty."

"The Tibetan envoy Gardonzan has arrived."

Li Shimin was about to light a cigarette, but when he heard this, he put down the cigarette.

"O Tibetan envoy...... I've been hanging him for a long time. ”

He raised his hand and said,

"Call him in."

The attendant retreated.

"The minister also retired." Xu Fenglei also got up and left the table.

"Sit down, sit down, and listen."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said,

"You are familiar with Tibet, and you are also good at foreign affairs."

"I, it's just too face-saving, sometimes I don't know that I may damage the interests of Datang, I have to be here to help control the door."

"This Tibetan envoy is also prepared, he is begging to come in person!"

"Okay." Xu Fenglei nodded and sat down again.

He also wanted to be quiet, what Lu Dongzan, the legendary prime minister of Tibet, looked like.

"The envoy of the Tibetan State, Gar Dongzan, greets His Majesty the Heavenly Khan."

Lu Dongzan walked into the upper study and saluted respectfully,

"May His Majesty the Heavenly Khan live forever in youth and live forever."

Li Shimin smiled slightly, raised his hand and said:

"No courtesy."

"Karma...... Is Gardonzan put? ”

Only then did Lu Dongzan get up and look at Li Shimin.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Heavenly Khan, you can also call the minister's Tang name, Lu Dongzan."

He laughed,

"The minister likes the word Lu very much, Datang has a saying, 'Eat the king's Lu, share worries for the king', the minister thought, this is the reason why the minister came to Datang."

Li Shimin bowed slightly.

This Tubo envoy is polite and polite, much better than Murong Lin of Tuguhun.

"Very well, it seems that you are also a loyal servant."

He pointed at Xu Fenglei and said,

"I forgot to introduce to you, this is the crown prince and master Xu Guogong, Xu Fenglei."

Lu Dongzan turned his head to look at Xu Fenglei and was taken aback.

"It turns out that you are Taishi Xu Gong! I've heard of it for a long time! ”

He hurriedly saluted,

"I never thought you were so young!"

"What a hero! Only a treasure like Datang can give birth to such a masterpiece. ”

Xu Fenglei laughed.

This kid is weird to be able to talk.

"The envoy of Lu praised it falsely."

He said,

"Tibet is also a treasure land, I heard that the climate in Tibet is mild, the grain harvest is abundant, and the population is also growing rapidly."

"The former plateau country is now about to become a land of fish and rice, and it can naturally breed talents, such as your Zampu Songtsen Gampo, and you Ludongzan."

"Speaking of which, in this world, which countries are thriving, only the Tang Dynasty and Tubo Er!"

When Lu Dongzan heard this, he became more and more surprised.

"Duke Xu actually spit out to me...... Do you know so much? ”

He said,

"Have you been to Tibet all these years?"

If you hadn't been to Tibet all these years, you would never have come to such a conclusion!

Because before Songtsen Gampo came to power, Tibet was definitely not thriving!

"No, I've just heard about it."

Xu Fenglei waved his hand and smiled,

"The so-called show talent doesn't go out, but can know the world."

"Although I have never left Chang'an, I am very interested in the information of the countries around me, and I also like to analyze."

"After some analysis, I think that Tubo has great potential, which is far from being comparable to countries like Xue Yantuo and Tuyuhun."

Lu Dongzan looked at Xu Fenglei with a somewhat solemn expression.

He knew that Datang had a lot of talents.

But I didn't expect that Datang would have such a master! Know so much about Tibet!

This undoubtedly disrupted his plans, and his original prepared rhetoric was useless now!

"I, the Grand Master, have a high opinion of Tubo! Say that your sovereign Songtsen Gampo is wise and powerful, and his ability to govern is not under me! ”

Li Shimin said with great interest,

"Lu Dongzan, can you tell me what merits you Songtsen Gampo have?"

"I'm very interested in him!"

Lu Dongzan: "......"

"This ......"

He glanced at Xu Fenglei and saw that he was smiling and looking unfathomable.

If it's nonsense, maybe it will be exposed! It's embarrassing then!

In desperation, Lu Dongzan could only say:

"Zampu does have merits, but if you want to compare with His Majesty Tian Khan, it will definitely not be comparable, and it is difficult to beat the horse!"

"The destruction of the Turks is a feat that no monarch can match! When he mentioned you, he also admired you, saying that he wanted to see you and see His Majesty the legendary Tian Khan. ”

"Before leaving, he also instructed his ministers to take a closer look, and after returning to Tibet, he should tell him in detail!"

"In fact, before the minister came, he was also very curious about your appearance - the minister always thought that His Majesty the Heavenly Khan's face must be extremely handsome and majestic, otherwise he would not have been able to create those legendary feats! Now I look—"

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"How?"

Li Er said with a smile,

"Disappointment?"

Lu Dongzan shook his head again and again.

"No, no, no, I take it for granted!"

He said,

"Tian Khan, you have to grow like you!"

"If you don't grow like this, the ministers won't admit it!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but laugh with joy.

"Hahahaha...... Okay, you Lu Dongzan, you are really good at talking! ”

Li Er stroked his beard and smiled,

"I can't be called handsome, at best...... That is, the posture of the middle! ”

He was very happy in his heart, but he was modest in his mouth, typical of Versailles.

"Your Majesty's face is definitely superior!"

Lu Dongzan hurriedly said,

"But more importantly, it's your temperament! It seems a bit hard to describe...... Danchen just thinks that the imperial spirit in you is something that others can't have! ”

"It's like Xu Gong, Xu Gong is very beautiful, but he doesn't have your temperament, his temperament is different, he belongs to the feeling of being talented and loyal...... Well, I don't know if I'm right. ”

Xu Fenglei pursed his lips.

Boy!

This kid is really talking! Listening to his words, I really feel like a spring breeze!

Who doesn't like this kind of person?

This kid's popularity must be the best!

And he also has a very witty point, which is to skip the emperor's question about Songtsen Gampo, and quietly lead the topic elsewhere, which can make everyone's hearts happy and comfortable!

This ability ...... Gee.

No wonder it's the legendary prime minister of Tibet!

(End of chapter)