Datang Library

Chapter 60

"With so many preparations, we can deal with the Turkic barbarians in this battle!" Li Jing pondered.

deal with?Why not destroy it, or give the opponent a heavy blow?

Seeing Bai Fan's puzzled face, Li Jing explained, "We have no money or food! We can't fight for a long time!"

"Isn't there still tens of thousands of guan in the national treasury? I donated my [-] guan voluntarily. How much is there?" Bai Fan asked.

Li Shimin smiled, and signaled to Fang Xuanling, Xuanling, if you do the math for him, you can give these young people some insight and let them know that a national war is not a child's play!
"This time the army dispatched [-] soldiers and horses, which is only a regular number of combatants, including not only the government soldiers, but also a part of the slave soldiers!
The war lasted at least three months, so after these three months, the army's salary alone would need [-] guan!

Then let’s count the food and grass. The regular army has 10 people, but the food transportation team, logistics team, etc. need to recruit 20 people to do the logistics. Food and drink for 10 people.

Although the conscripted laborers do not need to be paid, their food intake is actually not smaller than that of the regular army. The current food price is ten cents a bucket, and the rations of 30 people will cost one hundred thousand yuan of food in three months. just work.

This is not counting the fodder for livestock and horses. The consumption of fodder for livestock and horses is also a huge item. The food for cavalry and warhorses can even be said to cost more than ordinary soldiers. In addition, the consumption and maintenance of armor and weapons Wait, it also requires a lot of expenses, plus the pensions for the fallen soldiers and the rewards for the meritorious soldiers after the war, it is another [-] guan!

In such a big battle, without 30 yuan of money, we can't mobilize an army of 10 people, so it is impossible to win, and it would be good to be able to stop it. That's why Brother Yao said it was Zhou Xuan! "

Bai Fan was stunned. He didn't expect it. He originally thought that only in later generations would there be a saying of gold ten thousand taels. It seems that fighting in ancient times was not cheap either!No wonder a great man said that war is about logistics and money!

"Well, the treasury doesn't have enough money, so let's pool it together! You see, I've already spent all of my wealth. All the adults must be thicker than a boy's thigh. If each person pools it together, it will be enough for 30 yuan. Go!" Bai Fan said childishly.

Li Jing slapped him down, "You bastard, you're full of nonsense! Do you think everyone is as rascal as you? Anyone can easily have [-] yuan like you? It's not easy for everyone to have a family. It's on! You are a kid who doesn't understand anything, what do you know?"

Li Jing didn't want Bai Fan to offend everyone all at once, so he quickly rescued him.

Li Shimin waved his hand to stop Li Jing and said, "Hey! In the war of nations, how can you let all the lovers pay privately? Besides, you don't know, boy Bai. In your opinion, all the ministers present are important officials, so there must be no shortage of money, but you But I don't know how many families they carry on their backs!

It has been nine years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. All of you, whether civil or military, have experienced the flames of war. Everyone has a large number of brothers who died in battle or retired due to injuries. However, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is not good. Give a meager pension, just like your father Bai Da, a team is only two taels of silver to settle down!
But what can two taels of silver do for a big soldier who has fought all his life?How will they make a living afterward?These big Tangs are really powerless to take care of!

Datang didn't care about it, but the brothers who were born and died with these people couldn't ignore it. As a general, how could he watch the brothers who were born and died with him die, his family couldn't make a living, and finally sold himself as a slave?How can I watch my brother starve to death on the street because of his disability?cannot!

So who among the civil and military people present used their own strength to afford the family of the brothers who died in the army in the past?How many of these are there?Need to afford all the youth?How much is it?How do you, a child, know?

Others don't talk about it, just talk about cousin Xiaogong and Daozong, the two princes of the Tang Dynasty, everyone knows that they are greedy for money, but who knows why they are greedy for money?It is because of the huge burden they carry, they need to take care of more people! "

After quietly listening to Li Shimin explaining the matter to himself, Bai Fan didn't speak, and slowly got up and bowed respectfully to the civil and military present. He didn't speak, but everyone knew that the child was apologizing, but everyone didn't Take it to heart, after all, Bai Fan is indeed only 14 years old, young and ignorant!

Changsun Wuji said, "Da Lang, it's not just a matter of lack of money. Even if we have 30 guan, we still can't get 20 guan of grain! Food is the key point. You can buy a bucket of rice or a stone of rice. But if you buy 20 guan, that’s 200 million shi of grain, where can you buy it?”

Bai Fan sat down on the seat, manpower was sometimes poor, at this moment he understood why he didn't come to Datang a few years earlier, and given himself three years, he would definitely be able to make enough preparations to give the Turkic barbarian a big gift!
"Forget it, it's already very good to have so many countermeasures now. For the money and food issue, everyone should plan the countermeasures carefully when you go back. We will discuss it in the future. Let's stop here for today!

All the generals are going with Bai Dalang to learn the secret method of riding with a step, and Gu is going to the palace to report this matter to the saint! "

Just when Li Shimin was about to wave back the crowd, a guard in the back hall came to report the news, whispered to Li Shimin for a while, and then retreated!

Seeing Li Shimin's gloomy and slightly angry face, everyone was curious about what was going on.

"Hehe, boy, are you still thinking about your own [-] pens all day long?
Gu got a secret report that you forced that kid from the Cui family to death, and now the Cui family is going to come out to collect debts from you!Didn't you write an IOU to someone else?It is said that the kid’s grandfather, Cui Junchuo, is going to come to Chang’an to sue, and he wants you to fulfill the contract and hand over all your property to the Cui family. They want you to live on the streets!That old man Cui is a veteran of the former court, and he was an official in the same palace as the current saint, maybe he will sue the imperial court this time! "Li Shimin explained with a smile, but the killing intent under the smile was very strong!

The Cui family, what a Cui family, come here to kill Zhongliang when the country is in calamity?

After hearing this, Bai Fan laughed out loud, he was so eager to collect debts, he came up with whatever he wanted, "Good thing! It's good to collect debts, I am worried about the lack of money and food!

I also invite all the adults to come to the palace to help one or two. This time, I must take this opportunity to make the Cui family bleed again. I have many ways to deal with them!

Your Highness may wish to consider what I said before, exchange the people in your hands for the money and food we urgently need. After all, we are poor, but they are all big families with a thousand years, and the accumulation of thousands of years is not comparable to us poor ghosts! "

Li Shimin nodded, let Gu think about it, everyone will go to discuss the countermeasures, and see what this kid has to say in front of the palace, and we will help him too!
After Bai Fan surrendered the Yue family's army's unique move of using a step to overcome riding, he was about to return to the head of the Beggar Clan, but Li Jing, who was waiting at the side, had already grabbed him by the collar!
"I finally met you, if I don't take you back to meet your aunt, I will...

Let's go home with the old man, what's so good about the beggar's nest, is it ashamed to live outside when you come to Chang'an? "

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