Vol 2 Chapter 1434: Join the army!

"All the worries in the hearts of Aiqing, I know! I am not a cruel slaying, brutal warlord. Although this plate armor and vanadium steel horses are good, I will only equip them with the Xuan Jia army! And Xuan Jia The army’s equipment does not require any money or iron from the court, and Yonganhou is willing to supply them all by himself!"
In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Er saw that Li Jing, Xiao Yu and other important imperial officials came forward to persuade him, he couldn't help but smile.
As soon as the words fell, the civil and military officials all cast their eyes on Li Zexuan. Thousands of cavalry’s armor and equipment are all tied to one person. How do you hear this? Because nothing else, only the iron needed for these thousands of armor and equipment is at least 200,000 jin. ! In the entire Datang, there are definitely no more than three people who can produce so many irons. As it happens, Li Zexuan is one of them!
Besides, the cost of labor is definitely not a small amount if the cost of steel is eliminated. Especially the manufacturing process of plate armor and vanadium steel horses is extremely sophisticated. The manpower and equipment costs required to manufacture thousands of armors must be an astronomical figure. ! Li Zexuan is willing to give so much manpower, material resources, and financial resources for free to provide the Xuanjia Army with equipment supplies. How is this not shocking?
If Li Er was talking about someone else's words, it is estimated that the Manchu court ministers' union would spray the opponent into Xiangxiang without hesitation, but if Li Er was talking about Li Zexuan, then Manchu civil and military would have to believe it! Because Li Zexuan does have this financial strength, and the new workshop of Qiquge does have this strength!
But everyone really couldn't figure out why Li Zexuan had to pay such a high price to provide logistics equipment support to the Xuanjia Army for free!
Under the gaze of everyone, Li Zexuan stepped forward and said: "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of everyone. As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, he should eat the monarch's salary, so he must share his worries for the monarch. Nowadays, the strength of the Tang Dynasty is proud of the crowd. , But the northern Turks are still like a pack of fierce wolves, peeping at me.
The honor and disgrace of the ministers are all given by His Majesty, and the wealth of the ministers comes from the land of Tang Dynasty. When the country is in distress, let the ministers pay thousands of sets of armors, even if they let the ministers disperse all their belongings to support my Datang army, the ministers will have nothing to say! If there is a country, there is a family. If Datang cannot defeat the Turks, what is the use of the minister even if he has billions of wealth? "
Li Zexuan's remarks were impassioned, loud and loud, and when the words fell, there was silence in the hall, and all the officials looked at Li Zexuan's eyes with appreciation, excitement, and respect!
Many people in the Tang Dynasty are proud of themselves. This is an era of unprecedentedly strong national and national honor. Today's words of Li Zexuan have made many people in the court surging and excited. Li Zexuan's image in the minds of civil and military officials instantly became taller!
Since last month when the Great Tang pacified the Shuofang and defeated the Turkic rescue of Liang Shidu's army, the entire Tang Dynasty seemed to have entered a state of pre-war preparations, especially the court officials. There will soon be a fierce battle between the Turks. At this juncture, Li Zexuan has presented peerless plate armor and magic soldiers, and with his own power, he actively undertakes the equipment supply of the great Tang cavalry-the Xuan Jia army. , This made the officials deeply inspired, but also deeply admired Li Zexuan!
"Hou Yongan is dedicated to his country, integrity and righteousness, I admire him!"
Half an hour ago, Wei Zheng, who was still clamoring to impeach Li Zexuan, was the first to jump out at this moment. He first arched his hand at Li Zexuan convincingly, and then bowed to Li Er:
"Your Majesty, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! The old minister was deeply touched by the words of Yonganhou. The minister decided that from today onwards, the Tang Dynasty will not destroy the Turks, and the minister will not receive the salary for a day. Salary, use it to build weapons and armor for my Datang soldiers!"
In Wei Zheng's view, Li Zexuan, such a nobleman in the court, could give so much to the Tang Dynasty. As an empire veteran, how could he remain indifferent at this time? At the moment of national and national justice, Wei Zheng can also do not care about personal gains and losses like Li Zexuan!
"Father, my son is willing to spend half of the cost of the Eastern Palace every month to purchase weapons and armor for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Chengqian, who was standing under Li Er's head, stood up at this moment and arched his hands.
As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, his statement is extraordinary.
"Your Majesty, the ministers are also willing to cut their salaries and support my Datang to prepare for the Turks!"
At this time, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui stood up together and walked towards Li Er.
"The veteran is also willing to cut his salary, and give all the iron ore of the Changsun family to Yonganhou for free to make artifacts and destroy the Turks!"
Changsun Wuji also stepped forward.
Speaking of it, the grandson Wuji is truly the honor and disgrace of the whole family. It is tied to the Tang Dynasty and the royal family. He is a relative of the emperor, his sister is the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, and his nephew is the current Prince of the Tang Dynasty and the future prince. Emperor Tang! So now "donate money", Changsun Wuji was unambiguous at all. The only thing that made him a little depressed was that Li Zexuan was the first to jump out to "donate money". He is at best icing on the cake. Not sending charcoal in the snow!
Whether it’s icing on the cake or giving charcoal in the snow, no one dares to lose the chain at this critical moment of showing one’s position.
The civil and military of the Manchu dynasty, at this moment, all bowed and said: "The ministers and others are also willing to cut their salaries and help me build artifacts in the Tang Dynasty and destroy the Turks!"
Seeing a good early dynasty, it was about to become a "fundraising meeting." Li Er was moved by heart, and at the same time he waved his hand quickly and said: "Everyone, I have the patriotism of Aiqing! But the court has no difficulties yet. When it comes to using the salaries of all the Aiqings to live on, so if you want to cut your salary, don't mention it again! All the qings only need to do their essential things, and Datang will definitely become stronger and stronger and defeat the Turks!"
Thanks to the rapid development of the Southern Ocean Trade, Datang's current financial situation is still very healthy, at least it is not short of money or food! So Li Er did not intend to deduct the salary of his subjects!
After hearing the words, the hundreds of officials hesitated for a moment, and said in unison: "The ministers will fully assist your Majesty, create a prosperous age, and quell the enemies of the world!"
Li Erlong smiled joyfully and said with a smile: "Okay! We monarchs and ministers work together to create a prosperous age, so only Turkic, why are you afraid?"
"Your Majesty Shengming!"
The civil and military officials shouted in unison.
Li Zexuan stepped forward at this moment and said, "Your Majesty, in addition to the plate armor and vanadium-steel horseshoes, what the minister presented today is also vanadium-steel horse armors and horseshoes!"
Li Er frowned and said: "This vanadium steel horse armor, which I have seen before, is really good for cavalry charge, but what is this horseshoe? Why didn't I see it just now?"
Li Zexuan was about to explain, but Duan Zhixuan took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the minister guessed that the horseshoes mentioned by Yonganhou should be a kind of thing on the horseshoes. Just now, the talented minister noticed the horseshoes in the battle with Yonganhou. The horseshoe seems to be covered with iron and steel. I think it should be the horseshoe that Yonganhou said!"
As the commander of the Xuan Jia army, Duan Zhixuan's observation of horses is undoubtedly more careful, so he can discover such inconspicuous details.
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "General Duan has good eyesight. The horses I rode just now have steel hooves."
After that, he bowed his hand to Li Er: "Your Majesty, in the eyes of the minister, we need to wear shoes, and horses also need to wear shoes! After the horse wears this kind of steel shoes, it will not affect the running, but also Greatly delay the wear of horseshoes. Every year in our Datang, there are tens of thousands of good horses abandoned because of the wear and cracking of the horseshoes. If all the horses are nailed to the horseshoes, I can guarantee that the average life of the horses can be extended by at least two More than years!"
After the words fell, the officials shook again and couldn't help but talk in private.
After a while, Xiao Yu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, if what Yong Anhou said is true, Na Chen suggested that horseshoes should be introduced in the army immediately! Datang definitely eliminates more than tens of thousands of war horses every year due to the wear of horseshoes, especially on the front lines. The wear and tear of war horses is even more terrifying. If the horseshoes can really protect the horseshoes, it will save Datang countless money every year! Military expenses can be saved at least 20%!"
As the housekeeper of Datang, Xiao Yu helped Li Er manage the country's money bags. He knew better than anyone how much of the imperial court's annual army expenditure was used to buy war horses. So after hearing Li Zexuan's introduction of the use of horseshoes, Xiao Yu was more excited than anyone else!
"Military expenditure reduced by 20%!"
Hearing this, not only did many officials in the court appear shocked, but Li Er, who was sitting at the top, was also not calm. Old Li sat upright and looked at Li Zexuan and said, "Hou Yongan, you are sure that this horseshoe is not only not If you hurt the horseshoe, can you protect it?"
Li Zexuan arched his hands and said: "The minister is very sure! The Dabai that the minister just rode is a living example. If your Majesty does not believe it, you can bring Dabai in. By then, the horseshoe will not hurt the horseshoe, everyone will know at a glance!"
Li Er also wanted to take a closer look at what the horseshoe looks like, and nodded when he heard that, and said, "Quick!"
His own went out to help Li Zexuan lead the horse. After a while, Da Bai finally stood on the court again. Four powerful men came from the side, trying to work together to overturn Da Bai, but Li Zexuan waved his hand to stop him.
I saw Li Zexuan touch the bunch of mane beside Dabai's neck, and whispered something in Dabai's ear. Then, a magical scene appeared!
I saw Dabai slapped his nose, rubbed his head against Li Zexuan's arm, and then Dabai bent his horse's legs, first knelt on the ground, and then he turned over and lay down on his back!
Dabai understands human nature. This Li Zexuan had discovered when he wiped out the bandits of Beiman Mountain last year. Later, he would often train Dabai and cultivate a tacit understanding between them. That's why this scene appeared!
Everyone in the court, including Li Er, was stunned. Li Zexuan said at this moment: "Your Majesty and the ministers, please see, is there a horseshoe nailed on this horseshoe?"
Wei Zheng, Xiao Yu, Duan Zhixuan, Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji and other dozens of important officials took the lead to check. After reading them, Duan Zhixuan couldn't help but exclaimed: "The horseshoe is indeed nailed into steel. But this horse was only in the battle with Duan. All four hooves were quite flexible and there was no sign of injury at all. It is really amazing!"
"That's right! I never thought of nailing a horse's hoof to an iron piece before Lao Cheng? It's a good thing! But Xiaoxuan, you just have the technology of the horse. I'm more interested in Lao Cheng. If you have time, you You have to teach the old man!"
Cheng Yaojin laughed and said.
Li Zexuan replied: "Uncle Cheng, the art of imperial horses is just a little ear. As long as you are familiar with horses, anyone can do what the little nephew did just now!"
Cheng Yaojin naturally didn't believe it, but he didn't wait for him to speak. Li Er, who had been sitting on the dragon chair, had already walked down. He looked at the four white horseshoes for a while, and said:
"This horseshoe is really a good thing, but if the iron is embedded in the horseshoe, does the horse really feel pain?"
Li Zexuan arched his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the dark part of the horseshoe is actually a thick hard stratum corneum. There are no blood vessels inside, just like a human nail. Therefore, the horse doesn't hurt at all when it is nailed. Under circumstances, the horse runs too long, or the road is too bumpy, will cause the hard cuticle on the hoof to be quickly polished and split, so that the horse becomes lame and unable to walk. So the minister has to give Dabai wears shoes~EbookFREE.me~ to slow down its four-hooves wear!"
Li Er understood Li Zexuan's meaning roughly, and he suddenly said, "That's it!"
After that, Li Er returned to the dragon chair. He looked at the ministers in the hall, pondered for a moment, and said: "Yan Aiqing listens to the decree~!"
Yan Lide stepped forward and said, "The old minister listens to the order!"
Li Er said in a deep voice: "With the order of the Ministry of Industry, we will rush to manufacture a batch of horseshoes. From now on, all the horses on the front line of my Datang must be nailed to horseshoes!"
Yan Lide bowed and said: "The old minister abides by the order!"
Li Er nodded, and then turned his gaze to Li Zexuan. Li Zexuan was overjoyed, secretly saying that Lao Li is going to reward himself?
Li Er didn't know what Li Zexuan was thinking, he spoke blankly and said, "Hou Yongan comes forward to listen to the order!"
"Chen Li Zexuan listens to the order!"
Li Zexuan arched his hands expectantly.
Who knows Li Er said: "Hou Jinxian Yongan presented plate armor, vanadium steel horses, vanadium steel horse armors, and horseshoes. You have done a lot. Since you know military affairs well, you are hereby specially appointed as the Xuanjia army to record and join the army, assist Duan Zhixuan to complete it as soon as possible. The Xuanjia Army’s equipment is replaced and combined with new equipment to develop new training methods and new combat tactics!"
Nani? Let me join the Xuanjia Army? Hearing this, Li Zexuan was immediately confused!
Not only he was stunned, but the civil and military officials in the court were also stunned! After all, Li Zexuan has always belonged to the camp of civil officials. Looking at Li Zexuan’s resume after entering the court, Dr. Guozijian—Guozijian Siye—Mountain Chief of Yanhuang Academy—Prince Zhanshi—Prince Shaobao—Yonganhou. It came from the path of a civil official, but now Li Er actually sealed a record for Li Zexuan to join the army. Isn't this branding?
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks this is inappropriate!"
Before Li Zexuan expressed his objection, Wei Zheng started to spray, ah, he spoke!
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