Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

That night, Li Qiu managed to reunite with his two wives, and then he thought about continuing to mess around and was thrown into bed together.

But Luo Kexin, who was caressing his stomach, gave him a hard look.

"I'm really tired from this journey, and I need to take a good rest for a few days."

"Xiao Wujue, from now on, my husband will be served by you alone..."

That night, Li Qiu quietly chatted with Luo Kexin in Luo Kexin's room.

It wasn't until Luo Kexin felt sleepy that Li Qiu withdrew and came to Wu Jue's side.

At this moment, Wu Jue, who had already bathed, had already put on an extremely charming and sexy gauze dress.

The figure under the gauze is looming, very beautiful.

In the room, all kinds of exquisite dishes and fine wines have already been prepared.

When Li Qiu sat down, Wu Jue was as gentle as water, pulling Li Qiu to sit down, and then he sat on Li Qiu's lap like this, snuggling into Li Qiu's arms.

Let my husband feel the beauty of his body while drinking and eating vegetables.

Since leaving Youzhou, Li Qiu has never been so relaxed and seen Luo Kexin and Wu Jue in more than half a month.

How could he stand up to her teasing and temptation?

So soon, the two of them shifted the battlefield, and there was another all-night battle.

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The next day, the army first got the news that Youzhou had sent another [-] soldiers to support Chang'an City.

Obviously, the 5000 troops must have been an order given by Li Qiu when he was still worried when he rushed to Chang'an with the army.

But unexpectedly, Li Qiu and the others made a great contribution in one fell swoop, and the five thousand soldiers made their trip in vain.

Therefore, Li Shimin decided to go to the army in person to meet these soldiers.

Although they failed to catch up with the battlefield, Datang could not dampen their loyalty to the emperor and serve the country.

We can't let them come all the way from Youzhou, and then go back again after being lost for thousands of miles.

After receiving the letter from the palace, Li Qiu and the others lined up outside the Furong Garden, waiting for Li Shimin's personal inspection.

And when they heard that His Majesty was going to personally inspect him today, those soldiers were all extremely excited.

This may be the most glorious moment in their entire life!

So when they stand in line, they are completely straight and motionless.

Afterwards, accompanied by Li Jing, Chai Shao, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde and others, Li Shimin came outside the city, and personally saw this group of Youzhou soldiers who came all the way to help.

But when they really arrived in front of them, they were all stunned there.

Although these five thousand Youzhou soldiers were full of energy, they stood up straight.

But it is far from what they imagined in their minds, like the state of Youzhou Xuanjia Army.

On the contrary, this army of 5000 people is old and young, and many of them are still disabled.

At this time, Li Qiu explained to them: "Your Majesty, at the time when I was in Youzhou, it was very easy to select [-] soldiers."

"But the horses, they have tried their best and spent all the money, plus they were bought from Jingzhou and Shandong."

"It's only [-] horses."

"That's why I selected [-] elite soldiers to form the Youzhou Xuanjia Army."

"Except for the 5000 soldiers who stayed behind to defend the city, these [-] people are either disabled or disabled who retired from the battlefield."

"Or it's old people and children who have never been on the battlefield and have never been trained."

"At that time, due to the dangerous situation, even the minister himself didn't know when he would be lost on the battlefield."

"Simply send them all here."

"If you want to die, you can die with me, Tang. Even if you help defend the city, it's still a help, isn't it?"

Listening to Li Qiu's words and seeing the sudden scene in front of them, Li Shimin and others couldn't help but feel awe.

Afterwards, Li Shimin patted Li Qiu's shoulder vigorously.

"Hey, Li Qiu, you, and you Youzhou Thirteen Prefectures, have set an example for our entire Great Tang!"

"Today, I represent Datang, and represent all the people of Datang, thank you!"

At this time, all the soldiers knelt on one knee and shouted the slogan "Da Tang" in unison.

The scene is also quite spectacular!

Next, Li Qiu accompanied Li Shimin and others into the Furong Garden.

I also saw the "court wall" of Li Qiu's house in the legendary Furong Garden.

It was the first time for Li Shimin, Li Jing, and Chai Shao to see each other.

Immediately, just like Cheng Yaojin and others that day, they saw an unbelievable scene and were dumbfounded.

The old man, Li Jing, sighed faintly at this moment.

"Oh, Li Qiu."

"I always heard people say it before, but what I think in my heart is limited after all."

"Looking at it now, the courtyard wall in your house is actually much taller and stronger than imagined."

"If this is such a strong city wall for Jingzhou City, let alone a Turkic army of 40."

"Even if it's 80, I can keep it!"

Chai Shao on the side is also making up his sword at this moment: "I heard that the city wall on the side of Youzhou is really amazing."

"The wall is more than six feet high, the bottom is more than seven feet wide, the top is five feet wide, and the wall is nearly nine hundred feet long?"

Listening to what the two of them said, Li Shimin on the other side kept silent.

It just kept beating and caressing the surface of the "court wall".

After a while, he sighed leisurely.

At this time, how could Li Qiu not know his thoughts.

Before Li Shimin could say more, Li Qiu patted his chest and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"One year later, I will keep Chang'an City and the Imperial City, and they will all be built and paved with this kind of city wall bricks!"

"From now on, there will be horse-drawn carriages from Youzhou carrying city wall bricks in every day!"

Chapter 410

Seeing that Li Qiu is such a teachable child, a smile appeared on Li Shimin's face.

"You kid, you always value money more than anything else."

"According to the past few years, your Thirteen Prefectures of Youzhou have adopted refugees, bought horses, and built cities."

"I'm afraid you spent all the little money you worked so hard to earn, as well as the dowry accompanying you from Ke Xin and Wu Sui?"

"But don't worry, the imperial court, such a big Tang Dynasty, and Zhen, will not let you suffer."

"From the end of last year until now, there have always been officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and other officials who have come to me, saying that this tea business is a huge profit, and it is making a lot of money every day."

"The imperial court should restrain and control the production and sale of this tea, and collect taxes from it."

"This is a great thing for the court and the treasury."

"I've thought about this matter a lot, and I should indeed make a tea guide as they said."

"If you want to produce and sell tea, you must first buy tea from the imperial court."

"In the past few years, Chayin was only given to you and the Furongyuan family."

"When you get back the money you spent for the court, or when you lose interest in the money, Chayin will make other plans."

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Qiu was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked him.

During this year, Li Qiu and Wu Jue often received letters from brothers Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang.

Most of them are scolding those state officials for guarding themselves and stealing, and uniting with the big families of the gentry to seize the business of Furong Garden.

And driven by huge interests, this group of people is becoming more and more arrogant, and they seem to be out of control.

There was nothing Li Qiu could do about it.

Since ancient times, China has not lacked smart people who imitate and imitate.

What they can do is to improve the quality and brand effect.

Then, it is estimated that there will be a price war with other tea merchants.

However, if there is an imperial court to come forward, tea will be used as the control of the entire industry.

Especially in the first few years, this tea import was only owned by Furongyuan, so those other tea merchants became illegal.

This is a great benefit to the tea business of Furong Garden.

With Li Qiu's strategizing, within a few years, the tea brand of Furong Academy can cover all the fields of high, middle and low grades of the entire tea industry.

Once the tea production and sales system of Furong Academy matures, even if the imperial court releases tea imports, other tea merchants will only be hit by dimensionality reduction.

There is no resistance at all.

This big gift from Li Shimin is really too valuable.

In Wu Jue's previous calculation process, even his two elder brothers would have to earn ten thousand taels of gold every year.

As for Furong Garden, at least 2 taels of gold can be obtained every year.

And this does not take into account the fact that the sales of tea are growing rapidly every day.

Moreover, the planting industry in Youzhou and other thirteen states is becoming more and more mature.

The period of massive cash burn has been successfully passed, and the next step is to enjoy the fruits.

So this tea business is only monopolized for a few years, maybe it can really make Li Qiu become less interested in money as Li Shimin said.

In the eyes of outsiders, and even Li Qiu himself, the benefit Li Shimin gave was too great.

How much does this have to be, and how much impact will it have? !

But in Li Shimin's own opinion, this move is nothing more than parents doting on their children, rewarding some pocket money, and rewarding two pieces of candy.

For an emperor like him who has a strong control over the country, the most disdainful thing in his heart is the money.

Even the whole world, all the troops of the Tang Dynasty, and the common people are their own. As for the money minted by the imperial court, more or less is really nothing.

Now, this son of mine is so outstanding and has done such great achievements, so what if he rewards him with some money?

It was originally a harmless thing to make children happy.

Afterwards, the group of them went to the top of the "courtyard wall" of Furong Garden to have a look, and the evaluation and emotion they gave were so high.

He also smiled and said, Li Qiu can really think about these messy things in one day.

However, it is still quite useful? !

The contribution to the Tang Dynasty is far greater than those Confucian scholars who write four books and five classics all day long.

As time passed, it was time for lunch.

Li Shimin simply waved his hand and said that today he will have dinner in your Furong Garden and he will not go back to the palace.

It just so happens that I haven't tasted the food and wine in your Furong Garden for more than half a year, and I really miss it.

At this time, Luo Kexin was naturally accompanied by Wu Jue and A Ke, and came out to greet Li Shimin, Chai Shao and others.

As soon as they saw Luo Kexin's slightly bulging belly and Wu Jue's concerned expression, everyone immediately understood.

Chai Shao, who is Luo Kexin's adoptive father, also asked with concern at this moment: "Ke Xin, you are pregnant, and you have traveled all the way back to Chang'an from Youzhou?"

"And why is your complexion so bad?!"

Regarding Chai Shao's concern, Luo Kexin smiled slightly, "Kexin is fine, foster father, you don't have to worry too much."

But Wu Jue on the side looked a little sad, "I was thinking about the war in Chang'an along the way."

"My sister has been urging to march in a hurry all the way."