Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

Xiang Jun stared at Li Xiao closely.

Whether a person is lying can be identified through the subtleties of his expression.

This is his temptation to Li Xiao.

"You're so lucky!"

Li Xiao smiled and said: "If you had come a day earlier, I'm afraid I would not be able to answer your question. The statistical data just sent in this morning shows that there are [-] soldiers in Qiongzhou."

"Thirty-six thousand?"

Xiang Jun looked puzzled.

Based on his experience, Li Xiao's expression and subtle movements when he said this just now told him that Li Xiao was not lying.

But [-] soldiers...

This is a scale unique to Shangzhou County in the south of the Yangtze River.

But this is Qiongzhou!

Qiongzhou was considered one of the poorest states and counties in Datang, and it was at the bottom of Xiazhou counties.

Before he came, he also read the files about Qiongzhou.

The total population of Qiongzhou is only 10,000+.

Where can we get so much food to feed [-] soldiers?

Pure nonsense!

Therefore, Li Xiao was probably lying to him.

Of course, he couldn't say that directly.

Thinking of this, Xiang Jun smiled, clasped his fists and said, "Since Your Highness has so many soldiers, why didn't you follow the imperial order and send troops north?"

"There is no transfer order!" Li Xiao looked at Li Junxian suspiciously, "Did someone bring the imperial edict to Qiongzhou?"

"No."

Li Junxian shook his head expressionlessly.

amount……

Only then did Xiang Jun remember that Qiongzhou, in the impression of the imperial court, is a place where it is difficult to eat.

It is very likely that His Majesty deliberately deleted Qiongzhou when he issued the military transfer order.

After pondering for a moment, Xiang Jun continued to ask: "I dare to ask a question, where does Qiongzhou get so much food to support more than 3 soldiers?"

"Where do you get the food?"

Li Xiao looked at Xiang Jun as if looking at a fool: "Isn't all the food grown? There is nothing else in Qiongzhou, only the most wasteland."

It turned out that a large amount of wasteland was reclaimed to grow food.

Xiang Jun suddenly realized.

This is difficult, but theoretically doable.

After a pause, Xiang Jun asked again: "To equip so many people with weapons and equipment, His Highness must have spent a lot of money, right? I wonder how much money Qiongzhou earns in a year?"

"More than 800 million taels!" Li Xiao said.

"How much?!" Xiang Jun suspected that he had heard it wrong, "Is it 8 taels?"

"800 million, what's wrong?"

Li Xiao was bewildered.

Xiang Jun: "???"

800?

Let's stop making trouble, shall we?

Do you think Qiongzhou is full of vaults?

The annual income of the whole Datang is more than 2000 million taels.

With you, Qiongzhou accounts for nearly [-]% of it?

Liar!

Xiang Jun didn't believe it at all. He chuckled and said helplessly: "Your Highness, do you have any misunderstanding about silver? Eight million taels of silver is nearly 800% of the income of the entire Tang Dynasty."

"Really? So little?"

Li Xiao was a little surprised.

Xiang Jun was speechless.

Don't tell the truth if you don't want to.

Why bother with garlic?

But since Li Xiao likes vanity, he doesn't bother to expose it, as long as he knows it.

……

Not long after, several people came to the gate of the government office.

It seemed that he had received the news a long time ago, and the governor of Xu Wencheng came out to greet Li Xiao with a smile on his face.

Chapter 270: Isn't this bullying honest people?

"Ouch, what kind of wind brought His Royal Highness King Yue here?"

Mr. Fu Yin smiled and walked over in three steps at a time.

Li Xiao stood there expressionless.

He didn't know much about Xu Wencheng, the prefect.

I only know that his name is Zhang Huanglian, and he is a corrupt official who likes money.

Because the port of Xuwen City is the closest to Qiongzhou.

So Li Xiao had already had people use money to establish a relationship with this Coptis chinensis.

In the past three years, no matter what cargo Qiongzhou transported from the Central Plains, it will not be interrogated when it passes through the port of Xuwen City.

But recently, several batches of his iron ore were seized here.

He knew that Lin Yang sent someone to do it.

If you want to find that batch of iron ore, asking Zhang Huanglian is the fastest way.

"You should know why I'm here."

Li Xiao looked at Zhang Huanglian calmly.

Zhang Huanglian smiled kindly, and said: "I have long admired His Highness, and I am honored to see His Highness today."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best to cooperate with Your Highness."

"However, His Highness came from a long distance, so it must be because he hasn't eaten yet. Your Highness has booked the best private room in Huaxia Restaurant. I wonder if His Highness will show you some face?"

After finishing speaking, he leaned over and whispered: "Your Highness, the dishes and fine wines of this Huaxia Restaurant are truly outstanding, and they are famous throughout the Tang Dynasty. How many people have money and can't eat them!"

Li Xiao just wanted to refuse, but when he thought of eating this meal, he could earn a lot of money!

So he nodded: "Okay, then lead the way!"

Xiang Jun beside him frowned slightly.

Huaxia Restaurant is notoriously expensive.

This small governor of Xuwen City actually has money to treat guests at Huaxia Restaurant.

Clearly another corrupt official!

He has never had a good impression of this kind of person.

……

Not long after, a group of people came to Huaxia Restaurant in Xuwen City.

The restaurant is tall and spacious, with luxurious decoration.

The people who come in and out are either rich or expensive.

With the arrival of Li Xiao and his party, they quickly attracted everyone's attention.

When they came to the private room on the fourth floor, Zhang Huanglian called Xiao Er, and said enthusiastically to Li Xiao: "Your Highness, this Huaxia restaurant can cook local specialties from various states and counties, and the ingredients are specially transported from far away places, so everyone The moon can only be tasted if it comes early."

"But it doesn't matter, the restaurant has reserved some ingredients for Xiaguan."

"Your Highness, don't be polite, just order whatever you want. After all, Qiongzhou can't eat these all year round. It's a rare opportunity."

After speaking, it seemed that he was the host, receiving a poor relative from the countryside.

Li Xiao could hear the contempt in these words.

However, he was not angry, and said casually: "You can figure it out, I don't care."

Zhang Huanglian was taken aback, then patted his head, and said annoyedly: "I'm sorry, I actually forgot that there is no Huaxia Restaurant in Qiongzhou, and this should be the first time Your Highness has come to such a place."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Xiao Er and ordered: "How about this, give your Highness a portion of all the special dishes in your store, and a portion of all kinds of squid fish and magic shrimp."

"Your Highness, do you think this is okay?"

"random."

Li Xiao smiled lightly.

After Xiao Er left, Zhang Huanglian immediately said with a smile: "Your Highness, you probably haven't eaten this black ink fish and magic shrimp, have you? This is a new dish unique to Huaxia Restaurant. I will introduce it to you, this..."

"No need."

Li Xiao said impatiently.

All the recipes in this Huaxia restaurant were given by him.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that no one understands it better than him.

Zhang Huanglian's eyes flashed, but he didn't speak.

It's just that there was still a trace of contempt in his eyes looking at Li Xiao.

In his opinion, the poorest prince in the Tang Dynasty should be Li Xiao!

Obviously don't understand, but still pretending.

He kept sneering in his heart.

Next, more than a dozen special dishes were served one after another.

Li Xiao was not stingy either, and called Xiang Jun and others and some guards to enjoy it together.

Even in Qiongzhou, except for himself, no one else could eat these seafood on weekdays.

After all, fishing technology is still backward, and the seafood caught is limited.

Every time the fishing boat harvests, it is sold in Huaxia restaurants all over the country as soon as possible.

Zhang Huanglian watched this scene with a mocking look on his face.

Sure enough, they are a group of poor ghosts who have never seen the world.

He chuckled inwardly.

Soon, the meal was over.

Time to get down to business.

But just as Li Xiao was about to speak, he saw Zhang Huanglian walking over with the bill, and said expressionlessly, "Your Highness, the total consumption this time is 400 taels of silver."

"Well, Mr. Zhang has already spent the money." Li Xiao said lightly.

"what?!"

Zhang Huanglian looked surprised: "What's the meaning of your Highness's words? How can you get so much money with such a cool hand?"

Hearing this, Li Xiao's expression darkened.