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    Chang'an City seemed not to be affected by the Goguryeo War at all, and even seemed more lively than in previous years.  However, the Battle of Goguryeo was not a trivial matter after all. Chang'an City, as the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was certainly affected in some ways. For example, some families in the city who had children on the front line were naturally concerned.  In addition, because part of the food shipped from the south was distributed to the front lines, food prices in major northern cities such as Chang'an and Luoyang generally increased a lot.

    After all, there are only a few people whose children are in the military, and not many people are affected. Although the rise in food prices has a big impact, since last year, cement factories, coal mines, glass factories, food factories and other straight lines opened in the Guanzhong area have  With the increase in the number of workers, the number of workers needed is even greater. People have changed from doubts at the beginning to positivity. After tasting the benefits, they began to actively look for jobs in nearby factories with higher wages. Some people even gave up their meager income on the land and turned the factory into a factory.  Do it as your first career.

    It is precisely because of this that the per capita income in the Guanzhong area has greatly increased. Although the price of food has increased by several percent, it is nothing compared to the increased income. Some families with several members of the family working in factories may lose 10% of their income in a year.  My income is almost as high as that of small landowners in the countryside, and I can also buy some rare items such as cans. During the Chinese New Year, whether it is giving away to others or entertaining guests, it is a great honor.

    It is precisely because of the increase in income that this year's Spring Festival is particularly lively, especially in Chang'an City. Residents inside and outside the city who have extra money in their hands flock to the east and west markets like swarms. The crowds are almost overwhelming.  The walls of two squares collapsed.  Now someone in the DPRK has written to Li Shimin, hoping to liberalize business.  Allow other squares to conduct various commercial transactions.

    But now Li Shimin has no time to pay attention to these trivial matters, let alone celebrate the Spring Festival.  In addition to dealing with some more urgent government affairs, he is now focusing all his energy on the war against Goguryeo. Although the war was launched a bit hastily, he has great confidence in the final result, that is  Destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop, and wash away the shame of the former Sui Dynasty with the blood of the Goguryeo people.

    Today is already the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.  The Spring Festival will be in three days, and it is already dark now. Although Chang'an City is still lively, most of the pedestrians on the road are in a hurry.  Braving the cold wind, people wanted to return to their warm homes as quickly as possible, and those who had not finished their work also speeded up their work and tried to get home before the curfew. Although the curfew in Chang'an City was relaxed a lot this year, with the changes in Goguryeo  There was a big war, but the curfew was tightened again. If you were still running around on the streets then, you wouldn't be able to get away with a few nice words like before, and you would probably get a slap in the face.

    Ordinary people can go home on time.  However, as the ruler of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor and the high-ranking civil and military ministers were very busy during this period. For example, in the Liangyi Hall of Taiji Palace now, not only Li Shimin did not go back to rest, but also Fang Xuanling, Li Jing and Hou  Jun Ji and three other people are also here.

    "Xuanling, there was a shortage of food and grass in Goguryeo some time ago. I asked you and Junji to work together to find a solution. How is it going now?" Li Shimin rubbed his temples with his fingers and asked with a tired look on his face.

    Hearing Li Shimin¡¯s question.  Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji looked at each other, and finally Fang Xuanling stood up and said: "Your Highness, I am also about to report this matter, because it is a two-pronged advance, and Li Ji's rear is mostly grain-producing areas."  Therefore, although the preparations were insufficient, after surviving the initial period of time, the food and grass mobilized were enough. As for where the cattle from the southern line would arrive, we originally wanted to transfer all the food ships in the canal to support the army.  March, but what we didn¡¯t expect was that Dengzhou Fuyang, governed by His Highness King Qi, had stored a large amount of grain. Moreover, His Highness also introduced a salt stamp law some time ago to combine the salt industry with grain transportation.  This has caused maritime merchants to scramble to transport grain from the south. Now the grain transported by sea alone can support most of the consumption of the Southern Route Army, so the grain problem has now been solved."

    "Salt stamp law? What is that?" Hearing Fang Xuanling's words of great appreciation for Li Min, Li Shimin also cheered up. Because of the war in Goguryeo, Li Min, who could have returned to Chang'an at the end of this year, could not come back.  , after all, Dengzhou's position is too important, and it can't be done without a person of sufficient importance to take charge.

    Hearing Li Shimin's question, Fang Xuanling explained Li Min's salt stamp method. Not only did Li Shimin burst into joy, but even Li Jing, who was always steady next to him, kept nodding his head in praise, but it was a pity.  Yes, this method can only be implemented in Dengzhou, because only Dengzhou has a large amount of cheap sea salt, and salt drying plants in other places have not yet developed.

    "Hahaha~, good! You are indeed my son!" After hearing this, Li Shimin clapped his hands and laughed. He felt that the fatigue and unhappiness during this period had been wiped away, and his energy was even better.

    "Your Majesty, although the food problem has been solved, there is still a shortage of food in Goguryeo.?A very important question is how to deal with King Rongliu in Anshi City. Should we attack Anshi City after the New Year?  "After Li Shimin was proud of his son, Hou Junji took a step forward and asked. As the Minister of the Ministry of War, although he did not go to the battlefield in this battle of Goguryeo, he spent more effort than Li Ji and Niu on the front line.  Dadu has more.

    "It's just a name. How can we stop the Tang army because of one or two?" Li Shimin snorted coldly. When the Tang army arrived in Anshi City, he sent someone to contact King Rongliu.  He hoped to persuade the other party to submit to the Tang Dynasty, and then the Tang army would be more justified by using his name. However, what Li Shimin did not expect was that King Rongliu, whose family and ministers had all died at the hands of the Yuan family, refused to fight with the Tang army.  Instead, he ordered the city lord of Anshi to resist the Tang army with all his strength and never allow Goguryeo to perish.

    Li Shimin was very angry at King Rongliu's lack of appreciation. If the lord of Anshi hadn't come up with the idea of ??using ice as a wall so that the Tang army could not attack the city in winter, he would have ordered Li Ji and the others to capture Anshi.  Got it.

    Hearing Li Shimin's angry words, Li Jing hurriedly stood up and said with a sinister smile: "Your Majesty, although it is just a title, it is related to the prestige of our Tang Dynasty, so this title is still necessary. Why don't we still attack the city after next spring?  As for King Rongliu, we tried our best to capture him alive, and then publicized it to the outside world, saying that the lord of Anshi City had an affair with the Yuan family and held King Rongliu hostage. We attacked Anshi City to rescue King Rongliu. In this way, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?  "

    "Okay, Medicine Master is really my humerus!" When Li Shimin heard this extremely insidious plan, he immediately praised loudly and happily. History books are always written by the victors. Moreover, with the current strength of the Tang Dynasty, as long as he insists on  It was to understand and save King Rongliu, who dared to doubt it?

    After settling the matter of food and title, they discussed some strategic matters, and then Li Shimin asked Hou Junji to retreat, but left Li Jing and Fang Xuanling behind.  Although Hou Junji retreated as he was told, when he walked out of the palace door, he glanced at Li Jing and Fang Xuanling in the palace with jealousy, and then turned around and left.

    After Li Shimin asked Hou Junji to step aside, he stood up from behind the case and walked back and forth in the hall several times. Finally, he suddenly turned around, faced Li Jing and Fang Xuanling and said, "After the New Year, I want to conquer Goguryeo myself!"

    "Your Majesty, no!" After hearing Li Shimin's words, Fang Xuanling was the first to object, "Your Majesty, the war in Goguryeo is going smoothly now, and nearly half of the country has fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that it is just hanging on, and there is no need for your Majesty to go out in person!  "

    Li Jing also frowned a little when he heard this, and began to persuade: "The Prime Minister is right, your Majesty is worth a million dollars. Although the personal expedition can boost morale, it will also bring greater pressure to the frontline soldiers. If they are caught by the opponent,  Seizing the opportunity may even cause unnecessary losses, so your Majesty, please think twice!"

    Li Shimin had already expected the reaction of the two people, but he wanted to conquer Goguryeo himself. In addition to reliving his old dream of fighting and iron horses, he also had two very secret reasons, and these two reasons also related to several of his affairs.  A son.

    "Pharmacist, Xuan Ling, please listen to what I have to say. This time, I will leave the prince to supervise the country. After all, the prince is not young anymore. It's time for him to become familiar with some political affairs." Li Shimin said this with an expression on his face.  It suddenly fell down.

    Although Li Shimin didn't say much, Fang Xuanling and Li Min below were slightly moved. They looked at each other and thought at the same time: Ever since the prince became lame, rumors have spread throughout Chang'an that His Majesty wants to save money, and the voice is the loudest.  The two were King Li Tai of Wei and King Li Min of Qi. However, at this time, His Majesty suddenly asked the prince to supervise the country, and also asked the prince to be familiar with government affairs. How could this be a good idea?  Clearly helping the prince to strengthen his position!  However, both of them were extraordinary people, and they immediately thought of one person at the same time, that was Empress Changsun. The only one who could change His Majesty's mind was this empress of the Tang Dynasty.

    "Since Your Majesty has this plan, I will not object to it. However, I am too old to bear the hardships of being in the army. Please allow me to stay in Chang'an!" After understanding Li Shimin's plan, Li Jing immediately said wisely. Although Li Shimin  After leaving Chang'an, Chang'an was still a little weak with only one prince, so Li Jing took the initiative to stay. With him as the first person in the army to control it, there would be no trouble anyway.

    "The veteran will definitely do his best to assist the prince!" Fang Xuanling also said wisely. He is the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, he cannot follow Li Shimin around in the army like before. There are all kinds of political affairs waiting for him.  Process it.

    Seeing that the two important ministers, one civil and one military, had expressed their stance, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, and discussed with them the arrangements for his personal expedition before letting them retreat. However, Li Shimin sat in the palace without moving for a long time.

    After a while, Li Shimin suddenly said: "Come, please inform Wangyun Palace."??I'm going to Concubine Yang's place today and asking her to prepare some food and wine. I want to have a few drinks with her!  "

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