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    Short of money!  This was the most direct reason why Fang Xuanling and his group of civil and military ministers opposed sending troops. It had only been a few months since Goguryeo was destroyed, and there was very little reserve left in the treasury, which could not support the Tang army's expedition. Li Shimin also had a headache for this. With him  His character is naturally inclined to send troops, but how can he fight this war without money?

    When Li Min learned the news, Li Shimin had been worried about it for several days. Concubine Yang said that even when he went to talk to her, Li Shimin frowned and looked absent-minded.  (Just read the novel.)

    Li Min laughed at this. What he was laughing at was that Li Shimin was clearly holding a cornucopia in his hand, but he was still worried about not having money?  After laughing, he went to Wang An to discuss it for a long time. After receiving very admiring praise from the other party, he rushed to the palace, found Li Shimin, and explained to him in detail the method of making money he had thought of, but the other party was a little skeptical.  After all, Li Min's method was too bold, and from his perspective as an emperor, it was a bit unreliable.

    However, although Li Shimin was skeptical, he also knew Li Min's ability to attract money, so he finally decided to agree to Li Min's suggestion and hand over the power of this matter to him, letting Li Min do it himself. If he could get money, he would naturally  Best of all, if it fails, the court will not suffer any losses.

    Holding the imperial edict written by Li Shimin, Li Min left the imperial city with a smile. As soon as he returned to the palace, Li Min immediately sent someone to notify people from the Textile Industry Association to come to the palace for a meeting. This textile industry association was established last year, because at that time  Li Min was not here, and Cheng Huailiang and the others did not see the broad prospects of the textile industry.  They didn't pay much attention to it, so the association was run by Wang Zihao and a few big businessmen from the beginning.  Wait until you see the prospects of the textile industry this year.  Cheng Huailiang and the others felt great regret, but it was Wang Zihao and the others who started the association.  All important positions are occupied by several businessmen. With their status, they don't bother to compete with several businessmen for seats. Therefore, the current president of the association is temporarily held by Wang Zihao, and none of the directors is a nobleman.

    Speaking of industrial associations, it has been since Li Min was working as a cement manufacturing supervisor.  After the establishment of the first industrial association in Datang, the Cement Industry Association, industrial associations sprung up across Datang, and various industries were forming their own industry associations.  Because there are two benefits to doing this: First, after peers unite, their ability to fight risks is greatly enhanced.  Second, if there are any disputes within or outside the industry, the association can mediate and strive to satisfy both parties, without having to bring everything to the Yamen and ruin the harmony.

    Of course, the establishment of industrial associations also has its own shortcomings, such as collective price increases among industries, using power to pressure others, etc. These problems have also arisen. In this regard, Li Min has asked Wang An to help draft an industrial and commercial association management law.  , then submit it to Li Shimin for perfection.  In order to solve the current chaotic situation of association management.

    After receiving Li Min's summons, Wang Zihao and several big businessmen arrived immediately, followed by Cheng Huailiang and his friends. After everyone arrived, Li Min stood up, suppressed the noisy scene, and then said  : "Everyone, we are the pillars of the cotton textile industry. After these two years of development, we must have seen the broad prospects of the textile industry. I won't say much here, but I invite you to come today. Yes  There is a problem encountered in the development of the textile industry, and I would like to invite everyone to come and negotiate to solve it!"

    "Liu Lang, isn't our textile factory running very well? There seems to be no problem with the workers or the sales of the products?" As soon as Li Min finished speaking, a familiar noble boy shouted.  Since following Li Min to engage in industry and commerce, these people have been famous in various industrial associations, and some are important figures in the associations. Therefore, compared with the beginning, they are no longer the aristocratic children who only know how to eat, drink and have fun.  They are new types of aristocratic industrial and commercial owners who already have a good understanding of industry and commerce.

    "Idiot, why is there no problem? Our Yan family's newly built textile factory with a thousand people is now facing a crisis of insufficient raw materials. If this continues, it is estimated that it will have to make money this year!" As soon as the other party finished speaking, Yan Bei  He jumped up immediately and said.  After his reminder, many people reacted and agreed with Yan Bei's words.

    "Brother Yan is right. Although our cotton textile industry is developing rapidly and has very broad prospects, the only problem is the shortage of raw materials. Most factories may have insufficient operating capacity. However, in order to retain workers, we have  We have to pay wages, which is equivalent to spending money to support the workers without bringing corresponding benefits. This kind of loss-making business is not what we should do!" Li Min pretended to be indignant and waved his arms.

    Hearing his words, many people nodded in agreement, among which several big businessmen sitting at the back felt the most.  Although they are all directors of the Textile Industry Association, at this kind of gathering, they can only sit at the back.  It is also worth mentioning that although theyHowever, they are not as powerful as Cheng Huailiang and other aristocratic children. When purchasing cotton, they naturally cannot compete with others, so their factory's operating rate is also the lowest. Although they do not lose money, they do not make much money. In the past two years,  Almost just watching others make money.

    "Rokuro, why don't I understand what you are saying? Cotton production is indeed a bottleneck, but this kind of thing cannot be rushed. Newspapers are still arguing about the reduction of grain production. If the promotion of cotton will further reduce grain production,  The amount of planting may cause a strong attack from Confucian newspapers!" As soon as Li Min finished speaking, Li Ke, who was sitting next to him, immediately said with a worried look on his face.  He heard that Li Min wanted to solve the problem of insufficient cotton production, but there was no other way to do this except increasing cotton planting, but this conflicted with food planting.

    ¡°Third brother, don¡¯t worry, cotton production will definitely increase, but it won¡¯t take up our Tang Dynasty¡¯s farmland!¡± Li Min had a mysterious smile on his face, and scanned the entire audience with his eyes as he spoke.

    "Liu Lang, have you come up with some weird idea again? Please tell me quickly so that everyone can check it out!" The most impatient Cheng Hualiang shouted first, followed by Li Jingye, Fang Yiai and others who also followed suit.

    Li Min joked for a while with his bad friends, and then continued to talk about business: "I did think of a solution to the problem of cotton production, but I have a question beforehand that I want to ask everyone. Who can tell me, our Datang  Where did the cotton come from?¡±

    "Liu Lang, do you still need to ask this kind of question? Even I know that most of the cotton seeds are imported from Gaochang!" Upon hearing this, Li Yong immediately stood up and replied loudly.  However, after he answered, he found that the scene was a bit strange. Whether it was Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye, Li Ke, or Yan Bei, they were all sitting there in deep thought.

    During this period, Li Yong was detained by his father to study military science. He didn't know much about what happened in the court, and he had never heard about the Western Turks and Gaochang blocking the Western Regions. Therefore, it was not surprising that he couldn't understand the meaning of Li Min's words.  In addition, the businessmen sitting at the end have also not heard of the news. After all, this matter is only spread among the upper levels, so none of them know the reason.

    "Liu Lang, Gaochang is a cotton-producing area, but now that the court has no money, it is impossible to send troops to occupy it!" Li Ke thought for a while and was the first to speak.

    "Yes, the court has been quarreling about this for several days, but there has been no result. Even if we are greedy for Gaochangguo's cotton, it is useless!" Qin Huaiyu, who has always been steady, also said.

    "Who said we can't help?" Li Min asked with a smile.

    As soon as his words came out, he immediately attracted everyone who was talking about them.  Seeing everyone's eyes turned to him, Li Min continued: "It's true that the court is short of money, but everyone sitting here has plenty of money. In this case, why don't we use the money that is useless to save and exchange it with the court?  Where are the things we urgently need?"

    As soon as Li Min finished speaking, he immediately caused a commotion in the crowd. Many people didn't understand what he meant. Did he want them to do business with the imperial court?

    Looking at the chaos in the field, Li Min was not anxious at all. He took out an imperial edict from his arms, and then said in a voice that could cover everyone: "Everyone, please see, this is what I learned from my father."  The imperial edict requested there has clearly stipulated that our country, the Tang Dynasty, will issue a kind of land certificate, using the land of the Gaochang Kingdom that will be conquered as a mortgage, and sell this kind of land certificate to all citizens of the Tang Dynasty. There are two denominations of the land certificate.  , one is a Guan one, and the other is a Hundred Guan. After the war, with this coupon, the Guan one can be exchanged for ten acres of fertile land, and the Hundred Guan one can be exchanged for 1,100 acres of fertile land. In this way,  One acre of land only costs less than one hundred cents. If this was placed in Guanzhong, one hundred cents would not be considered fertile land, but it would probably only buy half an acre of wasteland at most. Are you tempted by such a cost-effective deal?"

    After hearing what Li Min said, everyone was stunned. Although the land coupon was a new thing, in essence, it was doing business with the imperial court. They paid the imperial court to send troops to attack Gaochang, and then the land in Gaochang belonged to them.  , and the imperial court also used this to re-open the channel with the Western Regions and eliminate the threat of the Western Turks at the same time. It can be said to be a win-win situation.

    Looking at the people meditating in the audience, Li Min felt a little nervous. In fact, what he was doing was a variant of war bonds in later generations. However, in an era like the Tang Dynasty, it was really difficult to exchange a piece of paper for a large amount of money.  It's a bit difficult, after all, people in the Tang Dynasty don't have this concept.  So Li Min thought of using the land of Gaochang State as a mortgage. In this way, people would have a realistic image in their minds, and it would be easier for everyone to accept it.

    "Your Highness, what if we pay but the court cannot defeat Gaochang?" At this moment, a very ignorant guy suddenly shouted.

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