Chapter 455 Preparing to Cross the River

After learning about Li Shimin's decision, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji had only one thought in their hearts, that is, the emperor was old and it was no longer time to fight as before. If it were the past, the emperor would never choose Such a stable ratio...

In fact, this is also a normal thing. Li Shimin used to be a prince, and he only had to consider the people under him when doing things, but now he is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he needs to consider the entire Tang Dynasty. If If anything goes wrong, his throne will be unstable.

When Li Xiang received this letter, the weather had already turned cold. Of course, Li Xiang was very happy, because only when the weather gets cold can the Datong River freeze and we can reach the south bank smoothly.

Warships have already appeared in Li Xiang's system, but unfortunately this is on a river, and the draft is obviously not enough. Moreover, if the warships are to be produced, there must be some small boats, otherwise the soldiers still cannot Boarding the ship, so Li Xiang simply waited for winter before attacking. It just so happened that we had not yet fully explored the vast land in Jiangbei.

Li Xiang wrote another reply to Li Shimin. If you get half a million dollars, you won't get much. You can only get 8% of it every year. Li Shimin asked for 10%. Li Xiang thinks that this ratio is too high. Yes, eight percent is due to family ties. If this area is mined in the future, eight percent will be a lot. This is a place where you can farm, and there is profit every year. of.

The most important thing is that manpower does not cost money. There are so many people in Goryeo. When the time comes, we can pull them over and give them a bite to eat. As for their working hours, it is best to let them work fifteen hours a day. , there are no trade union regulations or the like here. Even if there were, would you dare to interfere with His Highness Taisun? Don't want to die?

When Li Shimin announced this to the world, the river was already covered with a thin layer of ice. Many wealthy people in the country seemed to have been cut off. The imperial court had previously announced the auction of land in Liaodong, and none of them had been there. Yes, now that I heard that His Highness Taisun sold it, everyone feels that they have suffered a loss.

Although they don't know what His Highness Taisun is buying him for, they are very clear about His Highness Taisun's ability. Looking at the businesses he does, they are almost making a lot of money now, but now it's too late to regret. They also asked someone to inquire about it, and found that there was basically no possibility of this matter. The imperial court had closed the purchase channels. If they wanted to buy it in the future, they could only buy it from His Highness Taisun.

Nowadays, there is only one acre of land, which can be said to be given away for free. If these people buy it, they can buy tens of thousands of acres of land. Unfortunately, they are reluctant to part with this money and always feel that their future is not obvious. Nowadays, They were all bought by Li Xiang, and they felt they had lost money. Li Shimin sent people to educate these people in Chang'an City who were talking nonsense. Since they don't have the adventurous spirit, they shouldn't be jealous of others making money.

When Li Shimin sent someone to issue an imperial edict to them, he actually asked himself: Over the years, he has become less and less pioneering. If he had a broad spirit, why did he account for such a small proportion? You should invest all the 1.5 million dollars in it.

When the temperature dropped in Chang'an City, the first snow had already fallen in Liaodong. Li Xiang asked people to test the ice on the river. At present, it is no problem for people to walk on it, but if the army wants to If we want to cross the river, it will have to continue to freeze for a while.

However, Li Xiang had already ordered Niu Jinda to lead a small number of soldiers to cross the river. Of course, he would only go there at night to collect information and come back before dawn. Goguryeo had deployed hundreds of thousands of troops by the river. They were on guard to prevent Li Xiang and others from crossing the river. , but seeing the water in the river getting thicker and thicker, these people began to become anxious.

"How's the situation on the other side?"

On a dark and windy night, Niu Jinda led a group of people and crossed the river for four hours before coming across the river.

"The defense over there is quite tight. It can be said that there is a tower just a few hundred meters away. Moreover, they have dug ditches everywhere on the riverside. If our cavalry passes by like this, they will probably be killed. It’s been done.”

Niu Jinda took a sip of hot wine to warm himself up. On such a cold night, this sip of strong wine was his favorite.

During this period, Li Xiang and others were busy clearing up the land in Jiangbei, and the people of Goguryeo were not idle either. Of course, they had to purchase defense lines one after another in Jiangnan. Datang had already closed the door to negotiations, so these people had no illusions. Now, they have to use the last line of defense to resist the Tang army.

"How is the morale of the soldiers?"

Su Dingfang thought of another aspect. It is normal to build fortifications. Many fortifications have been built for many years, but they have never been used.

"What else is going on? I saw several soldiers defending in the towers. Most of them were holding on, and they still lacked cotton-padded clothes for winter. In such weather, many people were wearing single clothes. They All the wood was used to build fortifications, and there were very few fires at night, so ordinary soldiers could only huddle together to keep warm."

Speaking of this aspect, Niu Jinda was very happy. Many soldiers couldn't sleep at night because of the cold. Some people were wandering around in the tents, just hoping that they could be a little warmer. The weather would definitely get colder in the next few days. Just because The single clothes they were wearing, no matter how many leaves were stuffed into the clothes, they probably wouldn't be able to survive this winter.

"There is another important news. I heard that their Prime Minister Gai Yuan Suwen came to the front line in person..."

When Niu Jinda was about to take a sip of wine, he suddenly thought that he had intercepted an important clue before leaving. The current frontline guards did not have much fighting spirit, so the Prime Minister of Goguryeo was going to the frontline in person to command the army to fight the last battle.

Li Xiang's eyes lit up when he heard this name. Most people in Goguryeo are idiots, but this guy is somewhat capable. If he is on the front line, then when we cross the river to fight, we may encounter If there is a certain amount of trouble, this person can be regarded as familiar with military books, especially some military books in our history. Of course, Li Xiang does not dare to speculate on what the situation will be in practice...