"In reply to your Majesty, the boy's letter clearly states that all this is a tribute to your Majesty. As for the money for the construction of the navy warships, Fusang has some other wealth. Although it can't cover the cost now, they have transported a lot of people from Fusang. Once they grow food in Goguryeo, it will be enough to cover the cost. All this money will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Crown Prince Li Chengqian stood up at this time, and what he said made his father very satisfied. Li Shimin himself had no intention of returning the money, as it had already been placed in front of the Qinzheng Hall, so of course Li Shimin put it in his own pocket.
Li Shimin's life has not been very good in recent years. Look at the palaces in the imperial palace, most of them are already dilapidated. Some of them were renovated during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan. After he ascended the throne, he only renovated one or two palaces at most. This seems a bit shabby for the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, there was nothing that could be done about it. Who could blame them for not having enough money? The Ministry of Revenue did have money, but that money was used for major national affairs. If it were used to renovate the palace, who knows how many people in the court would come forward to make irresponsible remarks.
Moreover, Li Shimin always considered himself a wise ruler, a wise ruler of a prosperous era. How could he use the Ministry of Revenue's money to build a palace? So Li Shimin wanted to save some money for himself, but the economic development of the Tang Dynasty was not fast. At most, it was just enough to feed the people. The Ministry of Revenue was often stretched, not to mention Li Shimin's private treasury.
With Li Xiang, the money in the private treasury gradually increased. It was enough to repair the palace. Now with this sum of money, although it cannot be said that the entire palace can be renovated, it is not a problem to repair several nearby palaces.
"That won't do either. Take out 20,000 taels of silver from it and give it as a reward to the soldiers fighting on the front lines."
Li Shimin was able to become a wise ruler, and this was definitely not due to bragging. Even when he was so happy that he was almost dizzy, he could still think of the soldiers who were fighting bloody battles in Fusang. This was already quite difficult, at least more than 95% of the emperors.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Li Shimin has already taken out 20,000 taels of silver. It would be a bit unreasonable for the ministers below not to shout out a word or two. Although the amount of money is not much, it accounts for one-tenth of the total.
If it were Li Xiang, perhaps this number could be multiplied by ten, but Li Shimin did not have many places to make money. Although he and Li Xiang had done a lot of business in partnership, Li Shimin also had a lot of money to spend. He had so many people under his command who needed to be won over, especially when Li Xiang was in an aggressive state. If he did not spend the money, who knows how many people under his command would have been bribed by Li Xiang. Therefore, Li Shimin's life was not affluent in recent years.
Another thing is about the intelligence agency. Li Xiang's intelligence agency has long surpassed the men in black under Li Shimin. He is not unaware of this, but he simply does not have enough money. Over the years, he can only allow the men in black to maintain their original scale. Now that he has this money, he can also provide them with support to allow them to grow bigger. Even if they cannot catch up with Li Xiang's men, they cannot be too far behind me.
"Your Majesty, according to the memorial from the King of Wu, they have already occupied Nagasaki and Fukuoka. They have no plans to advance elsewhere for the time being. The Fuso side has also sent a prince to negotiate. This is the general outline of the negotiations."
Fang Xuanling saw that after Li Shimin finished talking about the money, he also had to report some intelligence from the front line. If Li Shimin didn't know what was happening over there, he might be convicted after he came back. Li Shimin submitted a memorial every three days, reporting on what was happening on the front line, and there was no room for him to make rash conclusions.
In front of others, Li Shimin didn't care much about the affairs of Fusang. After all, he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and Fusang was just a small country. If he cared too much about the affairs there, it would really be an honor for them. So he just took a look at it and threw it aside.
However, Li Shimin's ability was very high. Although he could not remember everything he saw, he could remember the general content.
According to what was written in the memorial, these two places would be ceded to the Tang Dynasty as its territory, and the people of these two places would all be under the command of the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, Fuso must open five cities as trading ports, and all of Fuso's foreign trade must be handed over to the Tang Dynasty. That is to say, from now on, except for some fishermen from Fuso, other ships are absolutely not allowed to go to sea, and all goods must be sold by Tang Dynasty merchants.
The prices of all commodities are subject to a fixed-price system, which is slightly higher than the cost. If anyone dares to smuggle goods, there will definitely be severe punishment waiting for them.
"What's the point of this kid bringing this up? Didn't he say he wanted to occupy the entire Fuso?"
Li Shimin said with some surprise that although the person who signed below was King Wu Li Ke, Li Shimin knew very well that his son was nothing more than a puppet, and the person behind the scenes was still Li Xiang.
"I don't quite understand this, but His Royal Highness must have his own meaning. Before leaving, His Royal Highness said that in this war in Fusang, we must boil the frog in warm water and not fight too fiercely. If we do, it will be disadvantageous to our soldiers."
Fang Xuanling remembered what Li Xiang said before he left. Perhaps these were some of the steps in boiling a frog in warm water.
"In his memorial to the Ministry of War, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also mentioned that the Fuso War would not require the imperial court to contribute a single penny, and that all the money would be paid by the Fuso people. Perhaps this is related to that."
Minister of War Li Jing also recalled a memorial from the past. Although he didn't have it with him now, what was said in it was absolutely true.
After listening to them, Li Shimin no longer cared about the affairs of Fuso. Anyway, letting Li Xiang have something to do was much better than staying in Chang'an. When Li Xiang stayed in Chang'an, Li Shimin always felt uncomfortable. It would be better for him to coordinate something outside.
"Then let Li Xiang go to Fusang and discuss this matter as my representative. He will ask King Wu Li Ke to return to the capital and be granted the title of King of Shu. He will go to his fiefdom three months after returning to the capital."
