"Dong, dun, dun..."

On October 1st, the dawn was just shining, and the sound of drums as deafening as gold and stone came from Xuanwu Gate, awakening the early morning in Chang'an, and awakening the land of Guanzhong, and even the entire Tang Dynasty, as if they were announcing to the people of the world the arrival of their new emperor.

As the drum sounded, the doors of many powerful families opened, and officials from all directions rode out, facing a ray of light in the sky, heading towards Xuanwu Gate. Looking at the front, the purple-colored pieces stood in front.

"The main road governs the heavens, and civilization controls the calendar; the great treasure is called the position, and the emperor is the emperor's prince, and the long-term chariot, the emperor's chariot, the emperor's chariot, the emperor's chariot, the heavens are magnificent, the magical martial arts, the wisdom and the deep heaven's fortune will never be replaced. I will inform the world and let everyone know."

Li Yuan's "Abdication of the Crown Prince" sounded in the Xiande Hall by the mouth of Wang Gui, the Minister of Personnel, and announced to the world that the Tang Dynasty, which had been established for nine years, finally welcomed his new emperor.

Crown Prince Li Chengdao and his power to destroy the Turks, he reached the top of the Tang Dynasty!

After passing on the nine seals of the emperor, giving jade books, and receiving worship from all officials, a series of complicated but indispensable processes have been completed, and Li Chengdao's throne ceremony was considered to have fulfilled his merits.

The Tang Dynasty officially began the first year of Hongyu.

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"This set is even more tiring than fighting Jieli."

In the Ming Palace, Li Chengdao changed into a loose bright yellow dragon robe and sat on the dragon throne with a smile.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty..."

Naturally, the confidants below would not lose their etiquette because of Li Chengdao's relaxed tone. They were not until the complete salute was completed, and they were excited to face the freshly released Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in front of them again.

"Have Zhishi Sili left?"

Li Chengdao exchanged a few greetings with his confidants and then got back to the topic.

"Return to Your Majesty, after the ceremony of Zhishisili, he came to say goodbye to me. It's dark now, and it's probably all out of Gaoling District." Li Xiaogong replied with a smile, his eyes slightly glancing at Li Daozong not far away. If Li Daozong hadn't forced himself to stand, the position of the Minister of War would be someone else, so he wouldn't be qualified to stand here.

"Well, how is the arms sales going on?"

"Zhi Wushu exchanged more than 30,000 war horses for one million guan Tang coins, and then bought 15,000 horizontal swords, totaling 15,000 guan, 5,000 small divine arm crossbows, 100,000 crossbow arrows, and spent 250,000 guan, 1,000 Modao, 30,000 guan, 30,000 guan, and 30,000 guan, and the rest were replaced with tea, salt, cloth and other supplies. Oh, by the way, I gave him a horizontal sword drawing as you ordered."

Li Xiaogong took out a list and reported the details of the arms sales to Li Chengdao.

"Yeah, not bad."

Li Chengdao nodded with satisfaction.

"But Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid. These 30,000 war horses can be taken for free, so why should I give Zhishisi a million chunks?"

This is also something that the other generals present did not understand. The tens of thousands of Turks were already in the jar, and even if they were killed, it would not take much effort. Why did Li Chengdao let Zhishisili go, and it would be fine if he let him go, and he would just be a soldier without bloodshed and he would win the price of 30,000 Turks. But why do you still have to leave 30,000 war horses to Zhishisili and let him change his weapons?

"The ancients had bought horse bones with a thousand gold coins, and I had the same intention."

Li Chengdao tapped his finger on the table, and only Xu Houzhao, Dong Tianbao and others who had been with him for the longest understood his thoughts.

"This time, so many people died in the Turks. We don't need to find a way to sell their weapons and arrows. Moreover, all the soldiers of our Tang Dynasty are about to usher in the largest dress-up in history. The original horizontal swords, spears, and even crossbows, divine arm crossbows. If they are hidden in the warehouse, it will be a waste. Why not sell them all?"

Lee Seung-dao walked towards the map side with a smile.

"Today, Zhimo's power can exchange war horses for Tang coins, and then use Tang coins to buy weapons and supplies. Even this opponent who just finished fighting against the Tang Dynasty can buy it. Can the Eastern Turks, Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Xueyantuo, Goryeo, Baekje, Silla, and Japan buy it?"

Li Chengdao looked at Li Xiaogong with a smile: "I guess someone will come to your Minister of War's Mansion tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to have a drink and have a happy conversation with you Li Xiaogong."

After hearing this, everyone laughed loudly. Only Li Xiaogong stood there with an awkward look on his face. He was neither smiling nor smiling. In the end, he could only bow with a wry smile.

"Your Majesty, you can do what the old minister can do."

"Why, don't you, Li Xiaogong, like to use golden beauties to be self-deprecating? Why did you get hesitant this time?" Li Chengdao patted Li Xiaogong's shoulder and signaled that he would not be nervous. "You are all pillars of the court. As long as you do not damage the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, I am not the one who cares about it."

Li Chengdao said slowly, but except for Xu Houzhao, Dong Tianbao and other young people, no one in the field was a mature figure or an old fox.

As long as it does not damage the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, who can explain this sentence? You, Li Chengdao, can explain it as much as you want. If you say that you have damaged it, you will damage it. Even if you have greed for one tael of silver, you can say that you have damaged the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. If you say that you have not damaged it, it doesn’t matter if you embezzle hundreds of thousands of taels, and the Tang Dynasty does not lack those hundreds of thousands of taels.

After hearing this, Li Xiaogong laughed awkwardly. Seeing that he was like this, Li Chengdao stopped talking about it. He just mentioned some things and let the people below know what they know. There is no need to say too much.

"You must accept the things you gave, otherwise how can you do something to you in the future? In addition, changing clothes will be a major event for the Tang army in the next two years. As the Minister of War, you must make a military order."

"Your Majesty, Li Xiaogong promises to complete the task, please rest assured."

"Our army's equipment is the top of all countries. As long as this hole is opened, countless people will pounce on it like a vicious wolf who smells blood. The profits in arms sales can be twice as low, and the more, like the divine arm crossbow, can even reach ten or twenty times... If our army wants to change clothes in full, it will not work by relying solely on the national treasury, and this will not be able to form an economic closed loop. Sooner or later, it will damage the people and the economy that has just improved. This is something I absolutely do not want to see."

Speaking of this, Li Chengdao looked around and paused on Xu Houzhao for a while.

"So, the purpose of exchanging old and finally achieving the overall replacement is the top priority in the next step. In a year, our army's firearm coverage rate will reach more than 50%, and in two years, it will reach 100%.

Li Chengdao looked at Li Xiaogong and said slowly: "In the past two years of dressing vacuum period, soldiers must be familiar with the use of firearms. You, the Minister of War, have to grasp this! In addition, during this period, our dynasty is to attack the hearts of the outside world. In terms of diplomacy, Yang Shidao, you will arrest him. Two years later..."
Chapter completed!