"Good goods and cheap prices benefit the people. I hope that the School of Mo can create more goods of good quality and cheap prices for the people of the Tang dynasty to meet their needs!" Li Shimin waved his hand and made the final decision.
Just as Meton had expected, the quality of goods produced by assembly lines and refined workmanship had indeed declined. However, compared to the low price of goods, this flaw was not worth mentioning.
The people of the Tang dynasty were generally poor. What they needed was not high-quality goods made by refined workmanship, but cheap goods in large quantities. After all, they could be used easily if they were careful. If they could not afford them, they could only look at them and sigh.
Li Shimin had also seen this point, so he stood on Meton's side without hesitation. A large number of people had obtained the means of living, which was a great advantage for the imperial court.
Suddenly, Hou Junji stepped forward and said loudly, attracting everyone's attention, "Your Majesty, the preparations for the battle against Gao Chang have been completed. Your Majesty, please give the order to send out the troops!"
"The battle against Gao Chang!" In an instant, all the officials became solemn. The battle against Gao Chang was currently the most important matter in the imperial court. It could only succeed, not fail. Compared to the closure of a few shops, that small matter was almost negligible.
"Really?" Li Shimin was pleasantly surprised.
"I can make a military pledge!" Hou Junji said proudly.
Li Shimin was overjoyed, "How's the Ministry of War's sand table deduction?"
"The sand table deduction shows that we will win every battle! This subject will definitely return with Ju Wen Tai! " Hou Junji said conceitedly. Although the sand table deduction was magical, it was only a drill. Even if they won every battle, it was only a drill. Hou Junji really thought that he had defeated Gao Chang a hundred times.
"Good!" Li Shimin slapped the table and turned to the Minister of Works, Zhang Liang, and said, "Minister Zhang, has the brick road from Lanzhou to Yumen been repaired?"
Zhang Liang said with a guilty expression, "Your Majesty, time is tight, and the Ministry of Works is rushing. We have already built half of the route, and the rest of the route has already been paved. It is enough for the army to pass through!"
"Half the road is paved with bricks!" Li Shimin gave Zhang Liang a deep look. Although half of the journey was nearly 800 miles, it still couldn't satisfy Li Shimin.
"Ministry of Works, hurry up. We have to let the army step onto a brand new path when they return in triumph. Otherwise, we will be held back." Li Shimin reminded Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang heaved a heavy sigh of relief and said, "Yes, Minister of Minister!"
Although Gao Chang had set the departure date for the twelfth lunar month, the real battle would take place in the spring and summer of next year. The victorious return of the army would most likely be in the eighth lunar month. He had enough time to finish building the brick road. ‘’
"Are the three armies in place?" Li Shimin stood up and asked in high spirits.
"Your Majesty, the three armies are in place!" Hou Junji said with emotion. Suddenly, he saw Meton at the side, and he couldn't help but lose his momentum.
"Of course, except for Mo Jiu's firearms supervisor!" Hou Junji's expression was quite interesting.
Li Shimin was also quite embarrassed. He glared at Meton. In the words of the Mo Family, Meton dropped the ball at the crucial moment.
"Your Majesty! Previously, when the imperial court was discussing the western expedition, Merton requested to solve the problem of the Mo Family before setting off. Now that the internal problem of the Mo Family has been eliminated, isn't it time to fulfill the promise? "An aristocratic family official said angrily.
Now that the internal problem of the Mo Family had been eliminated, the aristocratic family was completely defeated. Since they couldn't do anything to Mo Jiazi, they could only transfer Mo Jiazi away. Once the Mo Family lost Mo Jiazi, the aristocratic family might have a chance to turn the situation around.
At that moment, the imperial court official couldn't help but have a playful look. When Mo Jiazi promised to solve the internal problem of the Mo Family in a few months, they didn't take it seriously and thought that the Mo Family was joking. However, Mo Jiazi once again made them look at him in a new light.
First, the Mo Family's mechanical city made the Mo Family invincible. Then, the Mo Magazine shopping and the Capital Express Delivery gave the aristocratic family a hard time.
"Meton, what do you think?" Li Shimin looked at Merton.
Meton shrugged and said, "The Minister didn't expect it to go so smoothly. What's more, the Firearms Supervisor prepared too much gunpowder, so the Firearms Supervisor's work is only half done."
At that moment, the aristocratic family official's face was embarrassed. At that time, the aristocratic family was aggressive like a fierce tiger coming down from the mountain. However, Mo Jiazi was defeated by Mo Jiazi in three to five months and became a paper tiger.
Hou Junji had a nasty grimace on his face. Li Jing had retired and he had been made a Marquis by Li Shimin, making him the Commander of the Three Armies and the commander of the army. He could be said to have great authority in Gaochang, but the son of the Mo Clan was untameable. If he had been an ordinary person, he would have already turned hostile, but the son of the Mo Clan had a special status, and the Firearms Supervisor was extremely important. During the many military exercises, the Firearms Supervisor was the key to breaking through the city walls, and he had to ask the Firearms Supervisor to make it so that he couldn't vent his anger.
"However, General Hou has already finished the preparations. How can I be a burden to the army? The Minister has decided to speed up the reorganization of the Firearms Supervisor and hold the Mo Skills Exhibition in advance to completely solve the hidden problem of the Mo Family. The date will be set on the 20th of December. On the 21st of December, the Minister will lead the Firearms Supervisor to go to war on time." Meton promised.
"The 21st of December!" Hou Junji's face relaxed a little. Mo Jiazi was still tactful. Although he didn't immediately follow the army, he still brought forward the date by a full month.
"The Mo Skills Exhibition will completely solve the hidden problem of the Mo Family Village!"
The aristocratic family officials couldn't help but panic. Everyone knew that the reason Mo Jiazi delayed the expedition to the end of the year was probably because of the Mo Skills Exhibition. Thinking about it, Mo Jiazi must have a big move in the Mo Skills Exhibition.
Mo Jiazi's Mechanical City, Mo Magazine Shopping, Jingdu Express, and Mo Skills Exhibition. Now it seemed that these were the three axes of Mo Jiazi. However, Mo Jiazi had only shown two axes and had already caused the aristocratic families to suffer heavy losses. Since Mo Jiazi purposely put the Mo Skills Exhibition last, he must have a trump card hidden!
"What do you think, Minister Hou?" Li Shimin asked.
Hou Junji said expressionlessly, "Then I'll wait for Mo Jiu at Jade Gate Pass."
The aristocratic family officials couldn't help but glance at each other. They immediately knew that with Hou Junji's character, he was already quite dissatisfied with Mo Jiazi. Perhaps this point could be used by them. They couldn't directly deal with Mo Jiazi, but it didn't mean that others couldn't.
"Thank you, General Hou!" Meton cupped his fists and said.
"Well, in that case, we'll send the army to Gao Chang in three days. I'll personally see you off," Li Shimin said proudly.
"The Tang Dynasty will win this war!" The officials said in unison.
They were not blowing their own trumpet, but showing their strong confidence. Today's Tang Dynasty had a strong army, abundant wealth, and thriving national strength. Coupled with the trump card of the Firearms Administration, even the civil officials who opposed to sending the army didn't think that the Tang Dynasty would lose this war.
This was the confidence in the Tang Dynasty's bones.
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