Li Anmin retired.

Li Ze personally served as the chairman of the Military Commission. At the same time, Li Anmin retired, withdrew from the center of power, and instead served as the main position. This position was to manage some of the businesses owned by the royal family and the royal family. Given the simplicity of the Li Ze family, this work was really leisurely compared to the former Minister of War.

The only thing that can make Li Anmin worry about is the business owned by the royal family.

Speaking of which, there are really a lot of business in the royal family. However, unlike in the past, the current business of the royal family is not obvious and undisturbed. The ones that are truly crowned with the royal name are extremely limited, and Lingxian is one of the more famous ones. Li Ze's real business is hidden in those large trading companies.

Like Boxing Shangxing, the royal family owns 20% of the shares.

Jin Mantang's Ocean Trading, the royal family owns 30% of the shares.

For such shares, the operations are completed by Xia He. Except for a very small number of them, outsiders do not know the truth.

But in the past, whenever Li Ze was short of money, he would stuff all these dividends into the state-owned shares. As the saying goes, there is no distinction between family and country.

But now it's different.

The first step Li Ze needs to do is to clearly distinguish between his family and country.

If the court is short of money in the future, he can borrow money from him, but he will not take out the money free of charge. Li Anguo just does these things.

To be honest, when Xia He put the account book in front of Li Anmin, when Li Anmin saw the total annual profit in the end, his eyes were almost protruding.

He always believed that their Li family was the poorest royal family.

The land originally owned by Li Ze was taken away by Li Ze and distributed free of charge. Almost all the shops have been sold to subsidize the court in the most financial difficulties these years. The only thing Li Ze did not sell was the Zhuangzi at the foot of Daqing Mountain.

The royal family that doesn’t even have a royal village is the first to create the world.

But now, Li Anmin realized that his nephew was indeed not a fuel-efficient lamp. On the surface, it was a jingle sound, and he was a role model for officials in the world. In secret, he was a wealthy man in the world. If Li Ze did not spend money on the bottomless pit of the court again.

People who don’t know the Northern Tang court all think that the Northern Tang court must be rich. But Li Anmin knew that the imperial court was not without money, but there was really no extra money. The income of a year has not been in his pocket, so how to spend it, he has already made plans. So once something unexpected happens, he needs to look for money everywhere.

Otherwise, Xia He, who was still the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at that time, would not have been thinking about issuing banknotes.

Li Anmin retreated, and You Yong returned to his position as Minister of War, but after becoming a general and then returning to the palace for the second time, the weight was very different. The position of Minister of War was the second-ranked figure of the Military Commission. The reason why You Yong was chosen was because of his sufficient military achievements, and more importantly, because he was old enough. In the current situation, You Yong could still play an extremely important role.

Because in the current Tang army, there are still quite a lot of people in power.

"Your Majesty, the plan to drive tigers and swallow wolves has been carried out so far, the effect of the first phase has been perfectly achieved." You Yong said with a smile: "We have occupied a large area of ​​land in Jiangxi without any effort. Next, we can take over a piece of land in Hunan."

"But this is also the limit of our current power projection, right?" Li Ze asked with a smile.

"If Your Majesty does not want to launch a large-scale war of unification to the south now, then now is the limit of our strength." You Yong nodded and said, "After all, war requires all-round cooperation and requires complete preparations at all levels. This time, the plan to drive the tiger and wolf to swallow is purely a small-scale test of the front legion. It does not cost much. It doesn't matter if it becomes the best, and it doesn't matter if it fails. We are already overjoyed to achieve the results in front of us."

"Liu Xinda's performance is indeed beyond our imagination, or he can create a greater miracle for us." Li Ze smiled and said, "Since this stage has been reached, what is the next plan?"

"The next step of the plan has been fully taken over by the Intelligence Committee." You Yong smiled and said, "Next, Mr. Gongsun, Tian Bo will report to you in detail. The army has retreated from the dominant position and will only appear in this plan as a cooperative person in the future."

"Indeed, when Liu Xinda crosses Hunan, we will be out of reach." Li Ze said. "With Mr. Gongsun's methods, this arrangement will last for many years. Now, seeds are planted, but they are watering and fertilizing slowly, watching him take root and sprout, bloom and bear fruit, and finally when the fruits are ripe, they will pick them home to enjoy the sweet delicacy."

You Yong laughed: "This is Mr. Gongsun's style. However, compared with the past, Mr. Gongsun has changed a lot, at least the plan has become grand. In the past, Mr. Gongsun is best at trying to make a big deal! After he arrived at His Majesty, he has changed a lot over the years. His Majesty has had a great influence on him."

After saying something, Li Ze also laughed.

"Are you still used to it after you come back?" Li Ze asked.

"The army is very profitable. Once the order is issued, everything will follow. There will never be a second sentence." You Yong said: "Actually, I like the atmosphere in the army more, but since Your Majesty wants me to come back, I naturally have no hesitation. The first feeling after returning is indeed very changed. The current military committee is much more powerful than the Ministry of War in the past."

"The Military Commission shall govern all armed forces of the Tang Dynasty, whether it is the Jing'an Army or the Reserve, and all of them must be included under the jurisdiction of the Military Commission. The rights will naturally be much greater, but correspondingly, the responsibilities will be much greater." Li Ze said: "These were not available in the past. Let's explore step by step and move forward step by step. Don't be afraid of any mistakes or if there is any mistake, hurry up and correct them, and leave no harm to future generations."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best to get things done in the past five years." You Yong nodded.

At You Yong's age, he knew very well that he was just the vice chairman and was just a transitional position. In five years, he would definitely abdicate and be on the ranks of the virtuous. Just looking at the current members of the Military Commission, he knew very well that Li Ze was already working on cultivating young people. Five years later, I'm afraid that the older generation of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty would talk about the historical stage.

In these five years, I have actually had two important tasks. One is to cooperate with Li Ze to complete the military reform, and the other is to use my qualifications to appease the older generation of soldiers, so that they can hand over power to the younger generation smoothly and complete a natural transition.

The army is a powerful weapon, and the stability of the army can be said to be the top priority of a country. As long as the army is stable, even if there are some minor problems in this country, it will not move and fundamentally.

"After we occupied part of Jiangxi, Li Mi estimated that the army would have some small-scale military conflicts with Jiangxi Observation, but it should not be expanded into large-scale military battles. Due to the personality of Qian Wen, we will inevitably retreat, and we can completely take down and effectively rule this area." You Yong flipped through the file in his hand and pulled the topic back: "Yueyang Shi Zhuang is ready to increase the military pressure on Ding Taiyi. It is so convenient for Liu Xinda to completely take down Xiangtan. Xiangtan is too close to Tanzhou, and it also belongs to the core area ruled by Ding Taiji. Once Liu Xinda really succeeds in Xiangtan, the blow to Ding Taiyi will inevitably be extremely serious. At that time, maybe Ding Taiyi will reach certain agreements with us in order to ensure that Xiangtan can be taken back from Liu Xinda."

"You mean Ding Taiyi might use some places to exchange Xiangtan with us so that when he recovers Xiangtan, we will not take advantage of the situation!" Li Ze asked.

"Yes, Shi Zhuang believes that Xiangtan is too close to Tanzhou, which belongs to Ding Taiyi's core interests. If we really occupy this place, Ding Taiyi will fight us desperately. If that's the case, it's better to exchange Xiangtan for some places we can actually control."

"Shi Zhuang has always been very smart!" Li Ze said with a smile.

"Shi Zhuang said that after completing all this, the subsequent matters will be handed over to the Economic Development Committee. How to draw blood from Hunan, how to squeeze out Hunan's interests, make them increasingly tired, and ultimately make their rule shaky depends on the actions of the Economic Development Committee." You Yong said: "When all this is completed, the army will give the opponent another fatal blow."

"Just follow this plan!" Li Ze said with satisfaction. "Things in the south can only be achieved at this level for the time being. Now Han Qi is in Heilongjiang, and the troops led by Li De and Yelu Qi are driving away everywhere to capture the French tribes. Han Qi wants to force all these people out of the sidelines, drive them out, and then concentrate them near the city to settle down and become people rooted in the land. In Goryeo, Tan Daoji has organized an expedition of 10,000 people. With the cooperation of our navy, he has prepared to expedition to Ryukyu. The corresponding detailed documents should arrive in Chang'an soon."

"The control of this army in Goryeo should be in our hands!" You Yong said.

"Of course, most of the officers above the lieutenant of this army are held by our Tang Dynasty officers in Goryeo." Li Ze nodded and said, "The officers where we are, we will temporarily upgrade the second-level temporary ranks to command this army. Tan Dao is the highest commander of this army."

You Yong nodded with satisfaction: "The place I took down is naturally from our Tang Dynasty."
Chapter completed!