It can be said that the taxes paid by Han and Tang commercial banks to the imperial court in one year are already close to the taxes paid to the imperial court by Yiyi.

In addition, the royal family can also obtain 20% of the net income and put it into the internal treasury, that is to say, the Tang royal family and the imperial court directly obtained nearly 40% of the net income.

It is simply a cash cow for the imperial court and the Tang royal family. In this way, who else would dare to slander?

Li Shimin took a look over there, then turned his eyes and landed on Cheng Sanlang, just now he wanted to say a few words of praise, but after thinking about it, forget it.

After all, this kid has done too many great feats, and he is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, not a sycophant with honey on his lips, always praising this kid for what he has done.

Thinking of the achievement of destroying the country by pacifying the Japanese country that day, this guy proudly described it as a rabbit who hugged the grass and beat it by the way.

If this word gets out, Li Shimin believes that this kid will definitely not be able to escape the black feet and black hands of those Wu Xun ministers to vent their anger.

Cheng Chubi was whispering to Li Ke, and suddenly he turned his head with a feeling, and saw the old man looking at himself with a mean and smirk.

Cheng Chubi couldn't help being stunned, this old man who doesn't talk about martial arts, is he trying to plot against me again?

Da Lao, don’t you forget that I have shed blood for Datang and made meritorious service for Datang.

Seeing Cheng Sanlang's strange gaze, Li Shimin suddenly felt ashamed to be a thief and let the thief's dirty master see it.

However, as His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how could he back down at this time, directly puffed up his eyeballs, and showed the momentum of the villain complaining first.

"You boy, what is that expression? Why, the old man can't look at you anymore?"

Cheng Chubi thought, forget it, forget it, the old man who can't be offended is like the water of the Ganges River that he can't swallow, just keep it at a respectful distance.

However, considering his own job, Cheng Chubi decided to put aside his personal grievances and speak to the old man.

"...My father-in-law, my son-in-law just happened to have one thing, thinking about my father-in-law, you will leave Dengzhou in the future.

The son-in-law just thought, there is another treasure, father-in-law, you haven't seen it yet, so I want to see if it is convenient for you to go to the workshop tomorrow..."

After being slightly stunned, Li Shimin asked subconsciously.

"Oh? What baby, a firearm?"

Cheng Sanlang nodded.

"It's more powerful than that flying thunder cannon?"

"..." These words made Cheng Sanlang speechless, and shook his head numbly.

"Will it explode?"

Cheng Sanlang continued to shake his head numbly.

"Is the range farther than that of the ship's artillery?"

Cheng Sanlang's face became darker and darker, and he could only continue to shake his head numbly.

Seeing Cheng Sanlang's devastated and dejected appearance, Li Shimin laughed and slapped the young man affectionately.

"My son-in-law, don't be discouraged, but you can work so hard for my Tang's firearms, and I will see it all."

"The old man and all the ministers are really tired these days, so we won't pass.

Well, next time, nephew, if you come up with some good treasures next time, I will definitely support you. "

"..." Looking at this smiling old man, Cheng Chubi felt very pained, forget it, since you are not willing to look at such a good baby.

Turn around and wait for Lao Tzu to pick up those flintlock guns and make some tricks, and then let you be blinded.

Cheng Chubi was furious in his heart, but his expression was honest and respectful, he frequently advised the old man to eat and drink.

"My father-in-law has to leave tomorrow, so it's rare to get a lot of fresh food here, come here, try this soup.

This is a new type of soup specially made by my son-in-law today, don’t look at its ugly appearance, but as long as you smell it and taste it, I guarantee that you won’t be able to stop your father-in-law..."

Li Ke watched his father cheerfully pick up a bowl of sea urchin eye soup, and sipped it relished.

Quickly turned his head away, his expression twisted ferociously, Brother Chu Bi is really not a good bird...

On one side is his own father, on the other side is Brother Chu Bi, forget it, what is out of sight, Li Ke shook his head, picked up the bowl of delicious sea urchin eye soup in front of him, and took a sip happily.

Having said that, after being improved by Brother Chu Bi, the sea scorpion eye soup tastes more delicious than before.

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After the feast, the guests and the host had enjoyed themselves and all the courtiers left, Li Shimin, who had already changed into his nightgown, sat in front of the iron stove and sipped his tea with a thoughtful expression.

After Zhao Kun supervised the eunuchs packing up the beds, he was about to leave.

At this time, Li Shimin looked at him.

"Zhao Kun, tell me, should I continue to let Cheng Sanlang stay in Dengzhou, or is it more appropriate for me to let him go to Liaodong with me?"

As soon as this remark came out, Zhao Kun looked at His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty with a face full of astonishment.

"Your Majesty, why did you say that? Could it be that what Cheng Sanlang did here was inappropriate?"

Li Shimin shook his head, quite sadly. "It's because this kid has done too well that I'm worried."

"???" Zhao Kun looked at His Majesty in bewilderment, not knowing what His Majesty meant.

"Today, when I was conducting a sand table deduction with a group of Qing's family, Mr. Li Ke once said a joke."

"It's a good thing to say that Cheng Sanlang's hands and feet are too agile, but it's not a good thing. Sigh..."

Li Shimin's faint sigh made Zhao Kun recall it in an instant. The corners of his mouth were crooked, and he almost laughed out loud...

Quickly coughed several times in succession, and then forcibly suppressed the smile.

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He still doesn't understand His Majesty's thoughts, think about it, His Majesty has really worked hard for many years in order to personally conquer Goguryeo.

Now, after His Royal Highness has grown up, he let go and decided to conquer Goguryeo in person, regardless of the opposition of many ministers~lightnovelpub.net~.

Although there were not many soldiers and horses used, the number of troops from Luoyang this time was only 20,000, but there were already 70,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Yingzhou and Youzhou.

In addition, the Khitan and other ethnic groups will also lead troops to help in the battle, and the total number of troops dispatched will be at least 200,000 or more.

The important thing is that Goguryeo, in the pre-Sui period, from Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, there were four conquests against Goguryeo, but none of them were settled.

But Li Shimin is very confident in himself, especially after all these years of invincibility and invincibility, Li Shimin is very confident that Datang will definitely be able to level Goguryeo.

But at the same time, he is also very clear that Goguryeo is definitely different from those nomads who live by water and grass. Goguryeo is located in the high cold.

There was almost half a year of ice and snow there, and it was not suitable for combat at all. It was really difficult to hold Goguryeo with hundreds of thousands of troops in one go within half a year.

But the problem is. Datang has a capable man, his beloved son-in-law Cheng Sanlang.