The dynasty meetings in the early Tang Dynasty were still very pragmatic, and all the gorgeous flattery things were omitted.

That is, after a visit, Shangshu Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling came out to announce the emperor's rule, and he came up with some problems to discuss and solve them collectively.

These are not big problems. After some discussion, we decided to deal with them. Then the civil and military officials asked questions and needs, and if there were no one, they would scatter.

Li Chengqian was drowsy when he heard the previous policies, which meant half of his energy was listening, and his other half was thinking about going to the Ministry of Works to find several craftsmen to come over, and first produce a batch of toilet paper for emergency treatment. Who would have time to care about these messy matters?

However, the topic of the Ministry of War below gave him some energy.

"Your Majesty, our military horses need to be purchased in large quantities again. Please ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money." Du Ruhui said after leaving the list.

"Oh, is the horse loss serious?" Li Shimin asked with concern. He is the emperor of the horse and attaches great importance to military affairs. Moreover, the surrounding areas of the Tang Dynasty are not stable now. The Turks, Xueyantuo, Uighurs, and Tubo are not at peace, and they are surrounded by powerful enemies. The Turks just launched a surprise attack on the new Tang Dynasty not long ago, and returned with a lot of wealth. The shame has not been recovered. All the civil and military officials in the court are holding their breath, so they will definitely not abandon military affairs now.

"It's quite serious. There are about 10,000 horses that are not suitable for going to the battlefield." Du Ruhui did not report exaggeratedly and truthfully.

After hearing this, Li Shimin frowned. The loss was too great, but it could not be vacant. Without these war horses, if they were not replenished in time, the combat power of the army would definitely be greatly reduced.

"How much money can your Ministry of Revenue allocate?" Li Shimin asked.

"It's only ten thousand yuan at most!" Wen Daya calculated for a moment and reported.

"Ten thousand jin? Are you sending beggars? Not counting the Ministry of War, just the horses that my subordinates need to be supplemented by old Cheng and my subordinates need to count. You are too stingy!" After hearing Wen Daya's report, Cheng Yaojin jumped out first.

"That's right, I see that the entire military headquarters has trained more than tens of thousands of horses this year. Lao Du's report is too small, and ten thousand are not enough to block the teeth." Yuchi Gong also spoke out for support. Now the two of them are on the same end again, so naturally they have to help each other.

Qin Qiong also said with a wide glare: "Shu Wen, how did you quote this price? Do you want to turn all our Tang Dynasty cavalry into infantry?"

Even Li Jing, who has always been pursuing his low-key position, came out to help: "This year, my soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have been waiting for the battle every day, and they vowed to save the shame of the Wei River that day, so they trained harder and lost more war horses, but it was all worth it."

"Ten thousand guan is already the most money that the Ministry of Revenue can now take out. If you have more, you have to wait for the autumn tax to come up." Wen Daya also refused to give in.

This Minister of Revenue is really hard to do. It is easier to offend people. Others ask for money, but they don’t have money to give it. Moreover, those who manage money must be able to keep the money. Even if they have money, they cannot give it all at once. They always have to leave some emergency responses. Who knows if there will be an emergency?

And what he said was the truth, there was really not much money in the treasury. Although Jie Li Khan was scared away a year ago, he did not suffer any loss and almost emptied the treasury in Chang'an. So now the life of the Ministry of Revenue is really tight.

The court in the Tang Dynasty was open. As long as you have reason, you can explain it to your heart's contentment. Even if you fight, you will be scolded and fined a little salary. Li Shimin also likes to see this kind of argument. This is what he likes to hear. Things will always compromise with each other, so he is not in a hurry. He can also take the opportunity to observe the reaction of his ministers.

However, when he glanced at Li Chengqian, he couldn't help but frown. The important matter of military expenditure was being discussed here, but why did his son look at fools here? It seemed like there was a way to solve the problem.

So after Fang Xuanling scolded all the civil and military officials who had already made a noise and almost performed the full martial arts. Li Shimin said:

"I think the prince seems to have something to say. But I can speak frankly. In this court, as long as it is reasonable, you can say anything!"

Li Chengqian was hesitating how to speak. His father had already sent him a chance to speak, so he had to take it right:

"Sir, and all the masters, please listen to the words of the Lone King."

"I wonder if Mr. Li is the reason why the horses suffered serious losses is mostly due to wear and tear on horses' hooves?"

"Not bad!" Li Jing replied.

"That's easy to deal with. This matter can be easily solved. You generals will not have to worry about the wear of horse hooves in the future."

"Your Highness has a solution?" Wen Daya stared at Li Chengqian and asked. Not only him, but all the civil and military officials in the palace were watching him. Fortunately, Li Chengqian had been trained, otherwise he would not know if he could withstand this pressure.

"Of course, this is very easy, just like we humans know that walking barefoot hurts our feet, so we put on shoes. The same goes for horses. The horse's hooves are seriously worn, so wouldn't it be better to put on shoes on horses?" Li Chengqian said lightly and did not care at all about the idiot-looking eyes of the ministers below.

After a quiet moment in the court, there was a buzzing noise.

Li Gang, who was entering the prince's tutor, pointed at Li Chengqian with his fingers for a long time, and finally four words popped out of his mouth: "Nonsense!"

After that, he closed his eyes and stopped talking, feeling as if he had no shame to see someone. As a nominal teacher, Li Gang really felt embarrassed. How could the students he called out say such childish words?

The bold censor even came out to accuse him: "I impeached the prince's grand tutor Li Gang to do nothing, and even the basic common sense was not handed over to the prince. I think he is not suitable to be the prince's teacher."

Li Chengqian looked at the ignorant censor deeply and thought that this person was really touching the hole of the gun. Li Gang is his teacher, and he has the responsibility of teaching, but his parents also have the responsibility of teaching. He not only impeached Li Gang, but also impeached Li Shimin and Changsun. How could he offend the two most powerful people in the Tang Dynasty?

When the words of putting shoes on horses were said, even the military was disappointed. They thought that this big loss would be reduced in the future.

It was Cheng Yaojin who supported him and said, "Hey! Your Highness is here to go with me, Old Cheng. But it doesn't work. My Old Cheng tried it and even if I made the best leather and put it on the horse's feet, it would be useless. The horse wearing the boots seems to be unable to walk anymore."

Cheng Yaojin is quite interesting, and Li Chengqian also likes people with this personality very much. At least it is easy to get in touch with.

"Duke Su Guo's idea is good, he just took a little wrong path!" Li Chengqian replied.

"Haha, I, Old Cheng, let's see how Your Highness did it. If it really works, I, Old Cheng, invite you to drink." Cheng Yaojin laughed. It was also the time when he was trying this, and the old brothers were teased. If it really works this time, he could at least move it back a little.

"Then the Duke must prepare the wine." Li Chengqian was not nervous.

At this time, the Secretariat Order Fang Xuanling took the list and said, "What the Crown Prince said just now is a joke?"

Li Chengqian stood up and said, "The Secretariat of the Central Committee should not be doubtful. As the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, he will naturally be convinced and will not talk nonsense."

"Then please prove it to your prince!" Fang Xuanling said.

"No problem, this is simple, but first you have to find a few horses and a few blacksmiths to come over." Li Chengqian said.

The powerful and powerful people in the Tang Dynasty had to see the strange things, so they naturally had a very fast job. After a while, three horses and three blacksmiths were brought over.

Li Chengqian handed the drawing of the horseshoe to the three of them, explained in detail the purpose of the production method, and asked, "How long will it take to make it?"

"Your Highness doesn't require material or beauty, that half an hour is enough."

Li Chengqian nodded and asked them to go. This thing is useless. It is something he knew and saw. It has a simple structure and can be drawn with memory.

When drawing the drawings, Li Shimin came over and asked how sure he was. While drawing the drawings, Li Chengqian replied: "Ten thousand! Father, this thing has been seen in his dreams. The horseshoe are nailed at the horseshoe. Not to mention walking on the ground, it is okay to walk on the blade. And after nailing the horseshoe, the horse's feet are more gripped and faster! Just look at it!"
Chapter completed!