blenderwars Chapter 815 Lack of Money
Chapter 815 Lack of Money
Chapter 815 Lack of Money
In addition to the reason mentioned above, another reason is that Lin Xuan does not want gunpowder to appear on the battlefield too early.
Lin Xuan also read many time-traveling novels in his previous life, and the pig's feet made guns and cannons.
Many people may think that there is nothing wrong with doing this, but is it really that simple?
As we all know, gunpowder is one of the four great inventions in ancient my country.
Gunpowder was invented during the Warring States period.
Some people in later generations laughed at it, saying that our ancestors invented gunpowder, but used it to make firecrackers and fireworks, while others used it to make guns.
In fact, in the late Tang Dynasty, gunpowder had already been used in military affairs.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to firearms. At that time, one-third of the Ming army was equipped with firecrackers and artillery.
When Zhu Dijing was in trouble, he suffered a lot from firearms. After he took the throne, he also attached great importance to firearms. He not only ordered the research and development of firearms, but also formed the first army in history dedicated to the use of firearms, the "Shenji Battalion".
Although it shows that compared with Western countries in the use of firearms, the gap is not that big.
The results of it?
By the end of Ming Dynasty, firearms had not improved much compared to the beginning of Ming Dynasty.
The reason for this is because of the fatuousness of the emperor.
It takes a lot of money to develop firearms. The emperor is stupid and doesn't pay attention to it, and the court has no money. Naturally, there will be no much progress.
Many people may think that if they travel through time and get out the firearms early, they can change the tragedy of being bombarded by the coalition forces to open the country.
In fact, can the reasons for those tragedies be solved by guns alone?
These reasons are fundamentally said to be the inevitable result of the centralization of power by the feudal monarchy.
Take the Song Dynasty as an example, the number of famous ministers and good ministers should be regarded as the most among all dynasties in history.
But can they change the weakness of the Song Dynasty?
It's not like he's going to get out the gunpowder, get out the firearms, and it'll change.
From Li Shimin's point of view, he naturally knew the importance of firearms and would pay attention to them, but what about the emperor behind?
In essence, the most important thing for the prosperity of a dynasty is the emperor.
As long as the subsequent emperors and dynasties don't pay attention to it and get out the firearms, they will help those Western countries make wedding dresses instead.
Li Daozong was silent for a while and said: "Whether it's useful or not, you have to try it."
Even so, he no longer had much hope for gunpowder in his heart.
Although the Turkic people are much worse than the generals of the Tang Dynasty in terms of military use, it does not mean that they are fools.
They had just suffered a big loss in one matter, so it was impossible for them to be unprepared.
"If this battle is won, the grassland battle will basically be over, and the border of the Tang Dynasty will win a hundred years of peace. If you have a good strategy, you will not only make great achievements, but also leave a name in history." Li Daozong looked at everyone and said.
Everyone was very moved when they heard Li Daozong's words, but still no one spoke.
The coalition forces of Western Turks and Xue Yantuo have more than 30 cavalry. Although they have reorganized 13 Turkic soldiers, they only have [-] cavalry, and there are more than [-] cavalry.
The difference in numbers seems to be the same, but they are now the offensive side, and the Western Turks have suffered many losses, so it is unlikely that they will take the initiative to attack.
In this way, the role of pawns is not great.
Moreover, they are fighting away, and there are no mountains and rivers around to use, so they can't think of a way for a while.
Li Daozong is also a famous general, if the method is so easy to think of, would he not think of it?
"Uncle Wang, if the troops are insufficient, Duke Yun's [-] cavalry will be dispatched by Uncle Wang." Li Chengqian said.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Although Zhang Liang only brought 1 cavalry, those [-] were the best of the elite, but Li Daozong didn't want to use them unless it was absolutely necessary.
Li Chengqian is the prince, if something happens, even if he wins, so what.
"Chairman, since Xue Yantuo has moved the tribe to the Western Turkic Court, is it meaningless for Duke Qiao to stay in the city?" Lin Xuan said.
In order to contain Xue Yantuo, Li Shimin arranged for Chai Shao to lead [-] troops and station them in the border city near Xue Yantuo.
Now that Xue Yantuo has merged with Western Turks, Chai Shao's [-] soldiers and horses can be called.
Among the [-] soldiers and horses, there are [-] cavalry. In this way, the Tang side also has [-] to [-] cavalry.
Although it is only half of the Western Turks, it is not without the power to fight.
"The manager has already sent someone to report the matter to His Majesty." Li Daozong said.
Naturally, he would not forget that Chai Shao still had [-] soldiers and horses. When he convened everyone to discuss the matter, he had already sent people to report the matter to Li Shimin.
Although Li Daozong was the commander-in-chief of the army, Chai Shao's [-] soldiers and horses were not dispatched by him, and Li Shimin's consent was required.
After discussing for a long time, there was no good solution, so Li Daozong could only let everyone go back first.
It's not that the coalition forces of Naxi Turks and Xue Yantuo have nothing to do, but it's a bit difficult to win this war without losing too much.
If the Western Turkic and Xue Yantuo coalition forces are wiped out, there will be very little left on our own side, so what is the point of this battle?
You must know that these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are already half of Datang's soldiers and horses, and there are [-]% of Datang's cavalry.
Once the damage is too great, Datang's strength will also be greatly reduced.
Don't you see, after the Ming Dynasty lost hundreds of thousands of elites in the civil war, the Ming Dynasty has also turned from prosperity to decline.
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Royal Palace
Li Shimin rarely had time to spare, so he strolled around the Imperial Garden with Empress Changsun.
It is said to be the imperial garden, but there is not a single flower. If Li Shimin had not transplanted some precious plants later, the entire imperial garden would be bare.
"Your Majesty has a rare moment of leisure today, why is he not in a high mood? Could something be on his mind?" Empress Changsun asked with concern seeing that Li Shimin was not in a high mood.
A look of unnaturalness flashed across Li Shimin's face, and he said, "Although the battles on the front line have been successful, they consume a lot of money and food, and the national treasury is a bit tight."
"Your Majesty, the concubine asked someone to transfer another 200 million yuan from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the treasury."
Empress Changsun naturally knew what Li Shimin meant. This was the fifth time Li Shimin had asked her for money after sending troops.
As the saying goes, once the cannon is fired, there is ten thousand taels of gold.
Although there were no cannons at this time, the consumption of money and food in war was astonishing.
"Guanyin maidservant is really my virtuous wife." Li Shimin said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the House of Internal Affairs doesn't have much money anymore, and the concubines want to reduce the expenses of the court and the children of the clan." Empress Changsun said.
Although he made a lot of money by relying on Liuli, after all, the time is not long, it seems a lot, and the cost of fighting is not small.
In addition to the cost of road construction, as well as the repair of rivers in Shandong and Henan to relocate people, a lot of money is needed, and it has long been stretched.
"Cutting down costs won't save much money." Li Shimin shook his head and said.
The food and clothing of the concubines, princes, princesses, and the children of the clan are all supported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
If it is cut in half, tens of thousands of pens can be saved every month.
Normally, it would be a lot, but now that the war is going on, the daily consumption of money and food is astronomical, and tens of thousands of guan is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.
(End of this chapter)