Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

In the bustling Baoli Tea House in Chang'an City, many people were tasting various tea leaves. Nowadays, various tea leaves are no longer considered luxury goods and ordinary people can afford them.

The steward of Baoli Teahouse suddenly stood up, walked over to a jade chime, took out the matching mallet head, and struck it.

"Ding! Buzz~~"

The sound of the jade chime echoed in the teahouse, and the bustling teahouse became audible. The teahouse steward walked to the counter and bowed his hands.

"Dear guests, in order to celebrate the Tianwei Army's victory on the Western Front, all services and tea in our tea house are sold at half price today. Each person is limited to two boxes of each tea."

The same half-price discount appears in various sub-brands of Baoli Trading Company. Even in Yuchi's Zhuangzi, various stores have displayed half-price banners.

"Have you heard? The Tianwei Army has a great victory on the western front!"

"What does this mean? It's a big deal when the Tianwei Army is defeated. Have you heard about the defeat of the Tianwei Army? Impossible! It's impossible!"

Many traditional "scholars" are happy about the victory of the Tianwei Army on the Western Front, but they still have a lot of worries: "The Tang Dynasty was so militaristic, and I am afraid that it will follow the old path of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is better to conquer the world with force than to rule the world with culture."

Many fellow scholars began to agree: "What Brother Bai said is absolutely true. When I hear Brother Bai's words, I will immediately understand!"

Some people agreed, while others disagreed. A sudden voice came over: "Oh, it's just militarism. That's what you rotten literati think so."

Those "scholars" naturally didn't want to be ridiculed like this, so they all stood up and pointed in the direction of the sound.

A half-teen-year-old child holds a volume of books in his hands, but the whole person feels carefree.

"What? Am I right?"

The scholar who was called "Brother Bai" had some character. He stood up and bowed: "I don't know what my little brother has to say. Please give me some advice. Wenxuan is willing to hear the details."

"I don't dare to take it seriously, it's just some data. You keep saying that the Tang Dynasty is militaristic, but do you know the proportion of the Tang Dynasty's current annual tax investment in various fields?"

This question directly stopped these "students". They all looked at each other with their mouths open and didn't know what to say.

"Oh, I will only say it once, please bear it in mind. This year, 30% of Datang's tax revenue will be used for basic education, 30% for infrastructure construction, 10% for new agriculture, 100% for water conservancy repairs in various places, 100% for basic medical construction, and the remaining 10% Part of Chengli is military pay, and there are other miscellaneous items.”

"In today's Tang Dynasty, the annual tax revenue is simply astronomical. You can't understand it at all. I can also imagine how bad you would be in answering the policy questions if you took part in the imperial examination."

Bai Wenxuan frowned: "Impossible! With the Tianwei Army's kind of logistical deployment and equipment support, it's impossible to only account for half of it."

The half-year-old child spread his hands and said: "The Ministry of Revenue's new policy this year, the treasury tax announcement. If you don't believe it, you can ask the officials of the Ministry of Revenue. There is something wrong with the results they announced."

"And you also talked about the Tianwei Army. The military expenditures of the Tianwei Army have long been withdrawn from the national treasury and His Majesty's internal funds. The British company Baoli Trading Company takes it from the people and uses it for the people, and uses part of the money earned to support Tianwei. Is the military expenditure of the army considered to be a militancy?"

After hearing this, Bai Lixuan thought about it carefully and felt that what the other party said was indeed right and there was no need to lie to him.

"Brother, Li Xuan admires you for being such a noble person. I also ask your brother to tell me his name."

Ergouzi shrugged. The first time he left Zhuangzi to experience life, he met this poor scholar. He was very annoyed: "No name, no title, Zhang Ergou."

Bai Lixuan's expression was not very good: "Brother Zhang, there is no need to bully us like this!"

Er Gouzi was also helpless: "Why am I bullying you? My parents gave me eight sisters, and I am the only male. I have a cheap name and can make a living, so I call me Er Gou. Is it okay if I don't want what my parents give me? It's really I don’t understand you people.”

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Li Shimin was troubled in the Manlu Palace. The news of the great victory on the Western Front sounded to his ears like a reminder. Officials, materials, and technical personnel were also needed, so he didn't even have to think about it.

The more important thing at hand is that Jieli has returned from the Harsha Dynasty and is waiting for Li Shimin's reward in the Ganlu Hall.

"Um, the Da Po Ji Ri Dynasty has merit, uh... Hussars General?"

Jieli saluted directly: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am grateful to you!"

Wang De suddenly walked up to Li Shimin and whispered something. Li Shimin frowned again: "Do you still need me for such a trivial matter? Forget it, let him do it."

Soon a monk was brought into the Manna Hall. Jie Li looked at the big bald head, and the big bald head looked at Jie Li. Li Shimin looked at the two of them with some interest.

"It is not appropriate for the donor to commit murder again. If he can eat more fruits and vegetables to purify his mind and nourish his energy, it will be a blessing."

Jie Li looked at Li Shimin, his meaning was clear, who was this bald man and why was he bothering him.

Li Shimin looked at the bald man below: "Master Xuanzang, General Jieli is a soldier. After all, what are you doing to find me this time?"

Master Xuanzang performed a Buddhist ritual: "I heard that Western India is the origin of Buddhism and has a large number of scriptures. The poor monk wants to copy some and bring them back to enlighten the believers of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin saw that Jieli felt uncomfortable when he heard Master Xuanzang mention the scriptures, and he couldn't ask questions face to face, so he simply pointed at the map.

"It's very easy to travel to Tianzhu now. Just take a train from Chang'an all the way west to the Western Region Construction Corps, and then go all the way there, right? General Jieli."

Jie Li nodded: "Yes, that's how I walked in the first place. That's because it's located on a plateau and it's easy to have difficulty breathing. Master Xuanzang should stay in the Western Region Construction Corps for a longer time, and then continue on his way after feeling better."

Master Xuanzang was obviously stunned. He devoted himself to worshiping Buddha. Seven or eight years ago, he heard that the road to Tianzhu was very difficult. There were countless difficulties and obstacles along the way. Why is it so convenient to go there now?

Li Shimin casually wrote a few strokes on the paper, stamped it with a jade seal, and handed the paper to Wang De. Wang De sent it according to the format to various checkpoints that Master Xuanzang needed to pass, and notified him in advance.

Then Wang De handed the letter to Master Xuanzang, and Li Shimin was polite and polite: "The journey to Tianzhu is difficult and dangerous. Master Xuanzang is holding my letter. If you encounter any difficulties, you can use the letter to go to the official residences in various parts of the Tang Dynasty for help." .”

Master Xuanzang carefully put away the letter and said: "Namo Amitabha." After that, he left the Amitabha Hall with a complicated mood.

Jie Li was a little embarrassed, and Li Shimin glanced at him sideways: "If you fart, hurry up!"

Jieli coyly said: "They have a lot of scriptures there. Even when we met the elephant soldiers, a lot of them were burned by the fire attack."