Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

Li Shimin was also taken aback, but he had never thought about this question before.

But now when Li You asked him suddenly, Li Shimin also felt something was wrong.

It stands to reason that among so many things in Datang, fighting the war is the most troublesome thing.

According to Li You's personality, he should be able to push away such troublesome things, and hide when he can.

However, in fact, Li You was the one who contributed the most in these wars.

And most of the time, when Li Shimin didn't say anything, Li You had already consciously started to act.

For example, in the previous horseshoes, cotton coats, weapon modification plan, and research on new military rations, Li You was extremely active in many things.

And not only in terms of materials, but also in terms of talents, Li You has been working hard.

From Su Dingfang and Wang Xuance before, to the little overlord Xue Rengui who turned out this time, all of them are good generals who make Li Shimin's eyes shine.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help being curious: "That's right, You'er, you didn't take the initiative to invite Ying to join the battle, but you did so much later, why is that?"

Li You chuckled and said, "Isn't this for Datang's labor force?"

"In the past three years, neither the Ministry of Industry nor the Craftsman has complained about the shortage of labor. Isn't that all because of the [-] prisoners in the Turkic World War?"

"Seeing that the [-] captives are not enough, this time the Tuyuhun battle just happened to make up for it."

Hearing this, Li Shimin also suddenly realized.

Although slavery has been abolished in the Tang Dynasty, those who became slaves because of the war are not under this jurisdiction.

As for the oppression of these slaves, Li Shimin had already heard about it when he was controlling the water in Guanzhong.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin was about to praise, but he heard that Li You started to show off in his heart.

[There are too many benefits of this war, what Li Er can think of is still too simple. 】

[Perhaps in his view, this war is nothing more than wasting people and money to expand territory. Although there will be benefits in the future, it cannot be reflected in a short time. 】

[But in the view of labor and management, this war itself is an opportunity to make money. 】

As soon as Li You said that he was taking advantage of the war to make money, Li Shimin's expression became uneasy.

'You bastard, the soldiers in the front are all fighting bloody battles, and you enjoy the comfort in the rear, how dare you make a fortune in war! '

'Look if I don't reprimand you well, so that you can improve your memory. '

Then Li Shimin said with a serious face: "You'er, although what you said just now is not unreasonable, no matter what the outcome of the war, Datang will sacrifice a lot of soldiers."

"As the saying goes, a gentleman does something, and he doesn't do something. Deliberately promoting wars and making a lot of money from wars are the actions of unscrupulous profiteers. I don't want to see it on my prince."

Li You was greatly surprised by these words: "Father, what kind of person do you think this son is?"

"I've done so much just to reduce the sacrifices of soldiers, I'm not that kind of person!"

【Li Er's face has changed too quickly. He greeted him with a smile just now, but his face turned black in an instant. 】

[Could it be that he found out that labor and capital took advantage of the war to make some small money. 】

[But didn’t Li Er know these things all the time? The labor-management industry provides so many things for the army, so it’s impossible to get back the capital. 】

[It's been so many years, and the money I've earned is less than 500 million, so why be angry. 】

[As long as I raise the price of any of these things such as horseshoes or cotton clothes a little bit, I can earn more than that. 】

[Besides, isn't the real war money distributed by the imperial court? 】

[Whether it's the slave trade or the currency reform, isn't the Ministry of Households making money? 】

[Labor and management have been busy for a long time, and finally Datang was sent directly to the treasury. Li Er, what are you dissatisfied with? 】

[If you say that you, Li Er, are not the one who made the most war money, what qualifications do you have to teach me! 】

Hearing this voice, Li Shimin immediately became embarrassed.

It never occurred to him that Li You's war fortune was actually these things.

After a rough thought, he realized that the rapid development of the Tang Dynasty in the past few years was really inseparable from the war with the Western Turks.

In order to ease his embarrassment, Li Shimin quickly changed the subject.

"Well, although the labor force of the Ministry of Industry can be resolved through war, war requires the mobilization of large armies!"

"And now that the territory of Datang is getting bigger and bigger, the demand for troops is also increasing!"

"Without enough troops, what can I use to keep foreign enemies out of the country?"

Li You had thought about this issue a long time ago. He had already discussed these issues with Li Shimin and Liu Ji today. It can be said that none of the issues were beyond his range.

"Father, this is easier."

"Do you know how terrifying Tang Jun's fighting power is now?"

"With the addition of high-tech weapons, in fact, so many people are not needed in battle."

"This time, the 10,000 elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty were able to defeat Murong Fuyun's [-]+ army in one battle after a long-distance attack."

"Such a big victory is definitely not accidental."

"Actually, I want to say that even in a frontal battle, the Tang army still won a big victory!"

As a battle-hardened commander, after the results of this battle came out, Li Shimin naturally deduced it with a group of generals in the palace.

It is no exaggeration to say that Li Shimin's conclusion is exactly the same as what Li You said just now.

The cavalry of the Tang Army is really terrible, and the reason for the horror is not only the physical comfort brought by better logistical supplies, but also the difference in equipment between the enemy and us.

The hand crossbow equipped by the Tang army has an effective range of sixty steps, and can fire twelve crossbow arrows in a row within five breaths.

After sacrificing range and some power, this cavalry hand crossbow adopts a special design of crossbow arrow box.

After all twelve bolts have been shot, the knight can easily replace the crossbow box with only one hand.

In the hands of a skilled knight, changing a crossbow arrow box with one hand is just a matter of breathing, and a knight's standard equipment is eight crossbow arrow boxes.

So not only when charging for the first time, the cavalry of Tang Dynasty can use crossbow arrows to deal a wave of damage first, even if the cavalry attack again after piercing the ground formation, the knights can still use hand crossbows to deal another wave of damage .

In addition to hand crossbows, Tang's cavalry were equipped with cavalry guns and sabers to deal with encounters at different distances.

For these two weapons, Li You's weapon research institute has also made improvements, all of which use hundred-smelted steel as raw materials, which are not only lighter in weight, but also sharper, and their penetration power has also been enhanced a lot.

Of course, Li You's improvements to the army's equipment were not limited to the offensive end.

On the defensive end, from the helmet to the armor, the equipment of the Tang army has changed, and an extremely terrifying heavy cavalry regiment has appeared.

But this time, due to the detour and outflanking, Tang Jun's heavy cavalry did not show their sharp fangs, which made Li You regret for a while.

However, after serious thinking, Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Your, you can fight more with less when you upgrade your weapons, but sometimes it is difficult to make up for the advantage in numbers."

"For example, this time, if the frontal troops fail to arrive in time, the Tuyuhun troops will inevitably flee in all directions."

"As far as their 2 people are concerned, how much can they stop?"

Hearing this, Li You said mysteriously: "Whoever said that we have few soldiers must not have a numerical advantage!"

"The plan of concentrating superior forces has already been implemented!"