Don't be a prince

It is said that it is better to live than to die, but when a person's life comes to an end, instead of sinking into extreme pain, quick relief may be the best choice.

The imperial doctor prepared some poison on the spot, and Li Chengqian fed the medicine to Fang Sheng himself.

Fang Sheng, who was in great pain at first, fell asleep not long after taking the medicine, but the sound of breathing became weaker and weaker.

The imperial doctor carefully checked the medicine bowl, rinsed it several times with clean water, and then cupped his hands and said {"Your Highness, this medicine will make people feel no pain, and it will pass away quietly in sleep. Originally, such a medicine should not appear in the palace." If you hadn’t asked me about the medicine, this old man wouldn’t know how to prepare it, and I hope His Highness will keep it a secret for this old man.”

Li Chengqian nodded, took out a money bag from his sleeve, and gave it directly to the imperial doctor.The imperial doctor took the purse, said "Thank you, Your Highness", and left quietly.

Wang Sheng was also at the same age. He closed the door after seeing the imperial doctor leave, and said to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, Fang Sheng was able to see you off with your own hands. This life is already worth it. I just don't know. After that, the old slave will reach the end of his life." , Do you have such a blessing?",

Finding a chair to sit down, Li Chengqian said: "There will be, and the persecution against you is not so severe now. Father, queen and queen are all people who listen to the truth. After Wei Zheng and others wrote the letter, didn't they release the palace maid?" More than 2000 people? What's more, do you think the father doesn't know what we are doing? He just doesn't care about it. From now on, tell the people under him to be honest. The father may not mind you doing some small tricks, but if you do If it is too much, it will directly attract the most violent blow."

Wang Sheng nodded, and they were vaguely aware of this.However, at the beginning of their establishment of the alliance, they had no other ideas, and the supervision in this regard was also very strict, and there was almost no possibility of accidents.

"Your Highness, Manager Fang seems to have gone."

Xiuxiu observed very carefully, Fang Sheng's chest, which was still heaving just now, had stopped moving.

Stretching out his hand to test his neck, Li Chengqian withdrew his hand and said to Wang Sheng: "Send him out tomorrow, and he will leave the palace after two days alone, and then go to pay homage to him."

Hearing this, Wang Sheng and others all fell to their knees.

Sighing, Li Chengqian got up and left the room.At this time, it is said that people cannot be touched for a short time after death. It is estimated that the reason is similar to that of burying the corpse for a few days.Although Fang Sheng has completely left, the rules still exist, and Li Chengqian doesn't mind if he stays in the East Palace for another day.

Wang Sheng and others knew that this was the crown prince's greatest kindness, and they were extremely fortunate to have contacted His Highness the crown prince at the time of desperation.

Just after leaving Fang Sheng's room, a eunuch in his twenties knelt down on the ground: "Your Highness, before Mr. Fang left, he said that if you had no choice, you can appoint a slave as the manager of the East Palace. Slave Fang Shan is considered Fang The steward's godson."

Eunuchs have no offspring, so they usually recognize their sons and pass on a certain surname from generation to generation.The bitterness in it is not enough for outsiders.

Since it was recommended by Fang Sheng, Li Chengqian nodded in agreement and said, "In that case, you can take over the duties of the chief manager of the Eastern Palace."

Although I thought about letting Zhang Yun take over Fang Sheng's position, but thinking about Zhang Yun's skills, busy with various chores in the East Palace, it is really a useless talent.

Early the next morning, the emperor recovered, and news of his return to power spread out of the palace.I don't know how many people breathed a sigh of relief, and how many people sighed.Li Chengqian knew very well that during this period of time, Chang'an City was not as peaceful as it appeared on the surface.Under the seemingly calm sea surface, there are countless undercurrents surging.At least, the dark guards alone have spied on more than one family with summoned generals.It's just that when they didn't take actual actions, it was still unclear whether it was an enemy or a friend.

Seeing that June was about to enter, Li Chengqian left the East Palace without hesitation, and went to the Engineering College to supervise the refining of stone resin water. ,

Shizhi water is actually oil, which has been used as early as the Han Dynasty.Shuijingzhu recorded extracting lubricating oil from stone water, but it did not cause much repercussions.

Science is like this, without research, there will be no progress, so that Yan Liben had to listen to the prince to explain the truth before he could make the equipment for refining gasoline.

The gasoline refining site is right by the Wei River. Although it is summer, Li Chengqian still dare not be careless.Gasoline really doesn't have much to do with the seasons, it's about to be ignited, regardless of spring, autumn, winter or summer.

It is safest to separate the open flame from the distillation equipment.Although it is a bit unqualified to use hot water as a heat source, but in this era, Li Chengqian would rather trade efficiency for safety.

The sphere of the hot air balloon has been sewn. Li Tai tried blowing hot air with a bellows. The big ball made of thick silk can retain the hot air for a long time. With this, it is not a problem to fly, but the fireproof material and heat source are big problems. question.

Workers in front of the equipment poured buckets of petrolatum water into the pipeline. After evaporation and condensation, a light yellow liquid flowed out from the terminal of the equipment.

Smelling this familiar smell, Li Chengqian happily took a jar, and led Li Tai to the river to do experiments.

Poured some on the ground, although it seems to have penetrated into the ground, but when encountering an open flame, a flame will still rise.Using the gasoline on the ground as a "fuse", after igniting a whole tank of gasoline, a burst of flames burst out, leaving Li Tai dumbfounded.

"Is this gasoline? Brother Huang, is this damn thing so flammable? Compared with it, kerosene is so weak!"

Pointing to the black smoke brought by burning gasoline, Li Chengqian said: "It is flammable, but this is the most dangerous part of it. If it is not well controlled, once danger occurs, the damage caused is no worse than that of gunpowder, and it is even worse than gunpowder." That’s why, if we want to let the hot air balloon fly, we can’t be impatient, because we won’t be given a chance to repent after the accident.”

Li Tai nodded, looked at the jar that exploded into pieces, and asked cautiously: "Brother Huang, do you think this thing can be made into a weapon?"

Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "Of course it can. After checking the sealing conditions, as long as it is safe, it can be assembled to the army. The battle of Tuyuhun will not end like this. I have a hunch that it is very likely that a counterattack will turn into a battle." Datang's all-out war against Tuyuhun happened to be deployed in the army to clean up the bastards like Tuyuhun."

After imagining the power of gunpowder weapons, Li Tai shuddered.There are many grasslands in Tuyuhun, and if the war develops, it will inevitably be delayed until autumn.It is hard to imagine how miserable Tuyuhun would be if the grasslands were attacked with fire in autumn.

Seeing the appearance of gasoline, Li Chengqian was full of confidence in the success of the hot air balloon.Lao Zhang, who left for the Western Regions, has already sent back a letter, saying that he has found news about Huo Huanbu, and it is estimated that he will bring it back soon.After seeing the finished product, you can look for it in Datang.As far as Li Chengqian knew, there was no shortage of asbestos in the Tang Dynasty. The reason why no one found it was because everyone habitually thought that Huohuanbu was only found in the Western Regions.

Asbestos is one of the best insulation materials, gasoline has it, all that is left is the crafting of flamethrowers.Although the technological conditions of Datang cannot be compared with those of later generations, it should still be able to be produced.

After assigning the task of making flamethrowers to Yan Liben, Li Chengqian drafted documents for the Ministry of War.Du Ruhui, an old fox, will rush towards him when he smells fishy smell.In the early days of gasoline, whether it was used in hot air balloons or in the military, it was absolutely impossible to popularize it.Although this thing is terrible, it is not as good as gunpowder.Because it is not Datang that has the most oil springs, and within a few years, the Western Regions will also begin to use oil as a weapon.

Li Tai had nothing to do now, so he just ate cakes in Li Chengqian's study.After finishing writing the document, he asked: "Brother Huang, why do I feel that you are here to escape? Could it be that you have offended Emperor Father again?"

"Fart, it has nothing to do with the father. Speaking of Qing Que, do you also feel uncomfortable being around the father?"

Li Tai nodded, took a bite of the cake, and chewed for a long time before saying: "Although it is unfilial to say so, it is true, especially after Li Ke left, this feeling is even stronger. Brother Huang, I guess I'm going to get married soon, do you think I will be sent to the fief after I get married?"

Putting down his pen, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "It's normal for Li Ke to be sent to the fiefdom, but you are different. You think that the emperor promised you not to be an official, just talking casually? Don't worry, you will not leave Chang'an. Besides, You are such a smart person, it’s a loss to leave Chang’an. When the hot air balloon is researched and the experiment is safe, we two brothers will travel across Chang’an in a hot air balloon and show them what smart people can do, not even ordinary people Can imagine!"

As soon as this was mentioned, Li Tai became very excited.Although the real name of this kind of behavior is "showing off" and "singing", he just likes it.

"I'm going to see how Yan Liben's research is doing."

Seeing that Li Tai had left, Li Chengqian sealed the official document and sent it back to Chang'an together with the finished memorial.

Business has developed to the present, and there has been a bottleneck period. The businessmen who became rich for the first time suddenly found that they were richer than before, but they had no place to spend the money they earned.There are only so many expenses at home, and blindly generating income is just to let the wealth continue to accumulate. It seems that there is not much meaning.

In fact, such a situation occurs because of the lack of consumer market.At the beginning of the liberalization of commerce, life consumption items such as firewood, rice, oil and salt were first developed. When the basic living conditions were met, confusion arose.What is lacking at this time is the market for spiritual needs. When the basic life can be satisfied, people should develop in the direction of enjoyment.To say a thousand words and ten thousand, enjoyment is the greatest need of human beings.

It won't be long before the various products in the mainland of the Tang Dynasty will start to increase the scale of traffic.East and west, south and north, the truth that things are more expensive than home is a long-discovered truth, but business has not really carried this point forward.

The paperwork was sent out on the first day, and Du Ruhui came to visit the academy in his official uniform on the second day with his guard of honor.

The visit was extremely formal, and Li Chengqian could only meet Du Ruhui with formal etiquette. Even for the conversation, he didn't sit on a high chair, but prepared a pattern of playing, the two of them had a drink, a table, a pot, and a mat.

After greeting each other, Du Ruhui took out the documents, put them on the table and said, "Your Highness sent me the documents from the Ministry of War. I have already read them. I didn't expect Your Highness to produce a new weapon that is not inferior to gunpowder. Last night , Weichen visited several generals of the Zhu Kingdom overnight, and asked them to judge the power of this weapon called 'gasoline'. According to Yinggong Weigong, this weapon can directly strengthen the strength of the army than gunpowder weapons.

That being the case, I came here today to discuss with His Highness the method of making this gasoline weapon. The Ministry of War must formulate relevant systems as soon as possible, set up a workshop, and transport it to the Tuyuhun battlefield as soon as possible to study and judge its power. "

Seeing Du Ruhui's upright expression, Li Chengqian suddenly stopped kneeling and sat cross-legged instead: "Du Shangshu, you have a good plan. If gasoline is made into a weapon, its power is incomparable. Moreover, the side effect of gasoline production The product is also profitable. The Institute of Engineering has already refined the stone resin water into a finished product, well, you just want to take the prescription away with empty teeth, so the craftsmen of the Institute of Engineering are working in vain?"

Guessing that Du Ruhui would rush over, Li Chengqian didn't expect that this guy would want to get gasoline for nothing through business affairs.If Yan Liben received him, I'm afraid he really couldn't bear the pressure. After all, Lao Du is the Minister of the Ministry of War and one of the few bigwigs in the court.However, Shangshu of the Ministry of War is not majestic in front of the prince.

Seeing what the crown prince said, Du Hui was taken aback for a moment, and his expression changed almost instantly: "Well, since His Highness thinks that the Ministry of War should pay something, it's fine. I don't know how much His Highness will pay for it?"

Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head: "It's not about the price, but I want to give some members to the engineering college. How about this, after the Ministry of War gets the prescription, regardless of the gasoline used for military funds, the profit from the sale of lamp oil will be distributed to the workers." After [-]% of the college, how about filing it in the household department?"

Du Ruhui smiled wryly, but could only agree.He knew very well that the prince received him today, which was already a very good result.[-]% of dry stocks, the Ministry of War is not a loss anyway.

After the agreement was made, the prescription was handed over to Du Ruhui.After looking at the method of making gasoline, Du Ruhui was surprised: "It's so simple? It's the same as steaming wine?"

"It's that simple. It's a pity that the past dynasties didn't pay much attention to Baigong. As early as Wei Dynasty, lubricating oil appeared in Shuijingzhu. Why didn't anyone make any progress in this area until Tang Dynasty?"

It has always been a chronic disease of the people of the Central Plains to discard the root and chase the end.Even in later generations, this has not been avoided. Only by developing science can society progress, but the reality is that people prefer to be kings and appearances.In the long history, only a few people promote the development of science, which has to be said to be a kind of sadness.

"His Royal Highness wants shares for the engineering college, so that the engineering college can concentrate on research, I understand."

After putting Fang Zi in his arms and carefully protecting him, Du Ruhui got up to leave.

The production of gunpowder weapons has always been under the control of the emperor himself. Although Duan Zhixuan and Fan Xing dispatched [-] troops this time, only [-] troops were equipped with gunpowder weapons.If the Ministry of War can mass-produce gasoline as a weapon as soon as possible, it may be able to be supplied to the army.

Du Ruhui's calculation was very good, but when the time came to mid-July, he had to suspend the work of the gasoline workshop, and returned the public funds he applied for to the Ministry of Households.Because, in the Longyou and Jianghuai area, there was a warning message at the same time.The earth dragon turned over in Longyou, and the shock was felt even in Chang'an. Countless victims were affected. Even the Tang army that had counterattacked Tuyuhun and penetrated into the interior of Tuyuhun had to retreat. Second, Longyou needs disaster relief.

As for the Jianghuai area, it is even more difficult.

"Your Majesty, in the east of Xiaoshan Mountain, south of the Yellow River and the lower reaches of the Zhun River, heavy rains caused disasters, floods, floods between Shandong, Henan, Huaihe, and the sea, and countless people were displaced. Although the governors of the states temporarily appease the people, but The national treasury can’t pay for the money and food used for disaster relief! Although the army that counterattacked Tuyuhun has withdrawn, the surplus in the treasury is already the limit for disaster relief in Longyou, and the Jianghuai region may be powerless.”

In the court hall, after Changsun Wuji finished speaking, there was no sound at all. No one dared to make any abnormal noise at this time.Internal and external troubles broke out at the same time, almost driving the court to a dead end.If the disaster relief problem in the Jianghuai area cannot be solved, the reputation that the imperial court has accumulated over the years will be destroyed.The commotion has become serious, and it may even develop to the point of changing the dynasty.

"Let's open the House of Internal Affairs, and the East Palace will also pay for it, Prince, is it okay?"

Li Chengqian left the table, cupped his hands and said: "The East Palace is willing to do its best to help the disaster, but Father, although the House of Internal Affairs and the East Palace are rich, compared to the disaster in the Jianghuai area, it is still a drop in the bucket!"

The emperor is rich, and the prince is rich, but the combination of the House of Internal Affairs and the East Palace is still small compared to the area affected by the disaster.It is no exaggeration to say that even when the national treasury is at its fullest, it will show a sense of powerlessness in the face of such a disaster.

"I know, but if you don't do this, is there another way?"

The emperor on the throne showed a painful expression for the first time in the hall.

All the things that happened this year, just counting one is bad enough, not to mention the one after another that didn't give people any time to breathe.Even though he was as confident as he was, he also felt powerless at this time.

The emperor is not omnipotent.

Changsun Wuji rolled his eyes, and suddenly had an idea, and he cupped his hands to Li Chengqian after leaving the shift: "Your Highness, I have an idea, the bank..."

To everyone's surprise, the prince directly refused: "No! Absolutely not! The wealth accumulated in the bank does not belong to the bank, and no one can do anything to it, even the country! Mr. Zhao, believe it or not , The collapse of the bank's trust is no less harmful than the inability to provide disaster relief!"

Chapter 311 National Debt

Li Chengqian, who clearly heard Changsun Wuji's thoughts, lost his soul.The money in the bank is just money. If the court finds that as long as they print copper coins without limit, they can always have money to spend, then inflation will not be far away.Property is a thing derived from the real thing, and it is just a substitute for the real thing.

When the economic system collapses, it is no different from the end of the country. At that time, even if foreign enemies invade, there is no way to organize an army to resist, because everyone no longer trusts the court, or trusts others.

Changsun Wuji also considered this result, and said depressedly: "However, to solve the flood problem, at present, only the banks have the ability. The commercial tax has not been revised because of the reason of promoting commercial development, otherwise , the national treasury will not be in such a deficit. Your Highness, since you are the one who let go of business development, don’t you have to come up with a solution for the current situation?”

Li Chengqian wanted to punch Changsun Wuji in the face very much, this was already in the category of shameless, he had no idea, so he threw the blame on others.If the money is not available, the emperor's criticism is secondary, and he, the minister of the household department, must first apologize for the people of the world.If you consider the possibility of serving as a shield for the emperor, it is possible to completely lose your reputation because of this.

This pot, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance can't carry it, the emperor can't carry it, but the prince's mother can carry it?

There is another way right now, and that is to convene all the big families to contribute together.It is no exaggeration to say that even if it is such a disaster, all the aristocratic families can still solve it easily by uniting. The background they have accumulated over a long period of time is not a joke.

However, today's world is dominated by the Li family, how can the Wang family and the like pay for it?Even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not take the initiative to speak.If it was them, they would be able to survive this disaster if they joined forces and contributed money together, but who would dare?Such behavior is comparable to seeking to usurp the throne.

Seeing the prince walking back and forth in the hall, no one dared to disturb him, even Li Shimin watched quietly.There are still three or five choices that can avoid the current crisis, but there is no doubt that these three or five choices will damage the credibility of the imperial court, or the majesty of the royal family, which belongs to the kind of method that cannot be used until the end of the road .

As an emperor, sometimes, even if you know there will be risks, you have to make a choice.How can there be so many full grasps of worldly affairs.However, he very much hoped that the crown prince could find a good solution. If he could choose those solutions, he would not choose them.

After thinking about it for a quarter of an hour, Li Chengqian saluted: "Father, my son has thought of a way, I wonder if you would like to listen to it."

"But it doesn't matter."

With a long sigh of relief, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "For the imperial court, the biggest problem right now is that the distant water cannot satisfy the near thirst. With the current development of commerce, it is inevitable to revise the commercial law. However, the income from commercial tax , is not expected, but right now, the disaster in the Jianghuai River is imminent. Therefore, I feel that it is time for the Ministry of Households to borrow money from the bank. In order to avoid nonsense from the people, this kind of loan has to be changed. It is not the imperial court directly from the bank. loans, but loans from depositors.”

Changsun Wuji also knew a lot about the bank, so he asked, "Your Highness, it's a loan as well. Is there any difference between a direct loan from a bank and a loan from a depositor?"

In Changsun Wuji's view, this is clearly the same process, just another way of saying it.

"Where does the bank's profit come from? To put it bluntly, it is the handling fee for deposits and withdrawals in different places and the interest income from lending. The interest of depositors is the interest from lending. Normally, the bank hosts lending, which is equivalent to entrusting depositors to lend, but This time is different, because the court needs too much money, and it is used for disaster relief. Therefore, for the credit of the bank, it should also allow depositors to choose how much to lend to the court. This process is called national debt. In fact, the money It won't take long, it only takes one year, and it will be repaid after next year's commercial tax and agricultural tax revenue is in hand. Unlike the interest on deposits, if more people want to claim the national debt, the interest must be increased a little The increased interest is the price paid by the imperial court with money one year in advance."

"National debt" is also a possibility that Li Chengqian considered for several days.Undoubtedly, the emergence of national debt will affect the reputation of the imperial court, but compared with other methods, national debt is undoubtedly much more frank.

After hearing what the prince said, the courtiers fell silent.

Good guy, the imperial court borrowed money from the common people!What a shame, but this is the best way at this stage.The rest is the question of whether the emperor can let go of his face.In the final analysis, it is the bounden duty of the imperial court to provide disaster relief to the people, and this level cannot be escaped no matter what.

Li Shimin on the throne was also very surprised, but nodded without hesitation: "Yes, the idea of ​​national debt is very good. Although it is a bit embarrassing for the court to do so, it is frank and open. It is better than slapping a swollen face to pretend to be fat." Much more. Well, let our people know that our court also has times when it is weak, and there are times when people need their help. Wuji, since the crown prince raised the national debt, your household department and the bank will discuss how to issue the national debt. After getting enough money and food, be sure to start disaster relief in the Jianghuai area as soon as possible!",

Changsun Wuji bowed to accept the order, and the courtiers also breathed a sigh of relief.No matter what the method is, just come up with the method.

After the court, Changsun Wuji followed behind Li Chengqian and said helplessly: "Who ever thought that the national treasury would be completely empty and had to compromise with the people. Although Tuyuhun lost a lot of land, but because of the domestic disaster, Duan Zhixuan's efforts It’s all useless. Calculated, this time’s battle is nothing more than a hundred miles.”

"Fan Guogong has done his best. I heard that when there was no supply of food and grass in the later period, they relied on Tuyuhun's livestock for a long time. They didn't withdraw their troops until the news of the disaster in Longyou came. In order to cover up the embarrassment of the court, they had to take the blame , It’s really hard for him.”

When he first saw this history, Li Chengqian was still wondering why Duan Zhixuan would let the Tuyuhun people go.During this period, the combat power of the Tang army was unparalleled, and Tuyuhun retreated steadily. When he was more than [-] miles away from Qinghai Lake, Tuyuhun drove away with herd horses, but Duan Zhixuan did not move forward with his horses.

Duan Zhixuan is a general, and the generals of the Tang Dynasty have never had any kindness to women. It must be a domestic disaster that caused Duan Zhixuan to withdraw his troops.Li Chengqian even had reason to believe that if the imperial court left the Longyou area alone, there would be no need for Li Jing and others to take over this war.

The head office of the bank is easy to find, the one with the largest frontage in West Market is.

After an initial trial period, the bank gained the favor of all businessmen.Especially the banks in Chang'an, because they are located in the capital city and near the West Market, are overcrowded almost every day.

Li Chengqian had already prepared the relevant instructions on the national debt, and Changsun Wuji and Zhang Wei were already used to reading the instructions.

After reading the explanation, Changsun Wuji said depressedly: "Compared with pure interest, the interest on national debt is a full [-]% more. Your Highness, is this too high?"

Holding the teacup, Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "It's not high. If you want to attract enough people to buy national debt, you need to be lured enough. This time, the East Palace and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not go through the process of national debt. How much you invest will be paid back by the Ministry of Households." That's it."

You still want to get your money back!

Changsun Wuji really wanted to complain, but he had to swallow the words that came to his lips.There is still a difference between the treasury's money and the royal family's money. It is already very rare for the East Palace to supply the household department regardless of the consequences.

"Your Majesty is going to post a notice right now."

After understanding the process of national debt, Zhang Wei walked out.Now the college's book printing shop also occupies a large piece of land on Xishi Street. Because of the proximity, many things are very convenient.

The announcement of the national debt, together with the seals of the Ministry of Accounts and the Crown Prince, was quickly posted on opposite sides of the two banks.

The panic-stricken eldest grandson Wuji originally thought that the court would receive a lot of doubts, but to his surprise, although the content of the announcement spread, it did not arouse the disgust of the people.On the contrary, early the next morning, as soon as the bank opened for work, businessmen who came to buy treasury bonds appeared in an endless stream.

After hearing the news, not only Changsun Wuji was shocked, but even the emperor was shocked. He specially changed his clothes and escorted Li Chengqian out of the palace to see the situation.

Looking at the long queue in front of the bank, Changsun Wuji smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this situation shows that my Tang Dynasty is popular enough, and I congratulate Your Majesty."

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Before knowing the specific situation, it's better not to jump to conclusions."

As soon as he finished speaking, a few more businessmen came behind the long queue.Merchants are not allowed to wear silk and satin, but there is no saying that merchants are not allowed to wear jade pendants and other accessories.Just looking at the exquisite jade pendants on the waists of these people, one can tell that they must be wealthy businessmen.

After waving away the guards around him, Li Shimin walked over in a few steps, cupped his hands and said, "Brothers, I just arrived in Chang'an today, I don't know what happened to the bank that attracted so many people?"

A chubby businessman looked up and down a few times, and seeing his extraordinary temperament, he knew he was not an ordinary person. After returning the gift, he said, "Brother, you just returned to Chang'an and didn't know it. Got it. Tuyuhun plundered Shanzhou before, which made His Majesty unhappy, so he sent troops to fight, and even beat Tuyuhun's bearded people running around. The large army was the most expensive food and grass. As a result, with the disasters in Longyou and Jianghuai, the treasury was empty No, the imperial court had no choice but to borrow money from the people and issued national debts. As long as you buy the national debts, the bank will hand over your savings to the imperial court for disaster relief."

Li Shimin nodded, and asked again: "But brother, the national treasury is empty, and there is no way to rescue the disaster. How can we pay back so many national debts? Are you afraid that the money will go to waste?"