Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Chapter 410: Initial money shortage

But after thinking for a moment, Li Shimin also understood Chu Mo's concerns, thought about it and said:

"Now that the borders of the Tang Dynasty are unstable, I cannot mobilize many troops to help you send these people to Lingnan. In this way, I will give you another token, and you can mobilize the soldiers along the way to escort these people to Lingnan."

"As for how to deal with them when they arrive in Lingnan, I don't care. I believe that with your ability, you can definitely control these people."

Chu Mo pondered for a moment and then nodded and said, "I can accept these people, but the monks you captured before must also be given away to me."

Seeing that Chu Mo finally relented, Li Shimin happily patted Chu Mo on the shoulder and said: "Okay, although those bald thieves are used to pampering, many of them are fat and strong. As long as they are controlled properly, they will be good at working on time."

Seeing Li Shimin's expression that almost said you have good eyesight, Chu Mo cursed in his heart, and then said dissatisfied:

"Li Er, don't act like a good boy just to get a bargain. Hurry up and go where you need to go after this deal is over."

Speaking of business, Li Shimin quickly stopped his smile, looked at Chu Mo seriously and said:

"This time Wang Junkuo and Liang Division have joined forces to invade the Tang Dynasty. I want to raise an army of 10 to destroy them."

"And all the supplies for this 10-strong army must be provided by you."

"In addition, the refugees around Chang'an also need you to provide materials and food to ensure that they can survive this frost disaster."

"And because the frost hit suddenly, this year's autumn grain harvest has been completely wiped out, and grain from the south cannot be shipped for the time being. Therefore, I can only rely on you for all supplies."

After saying that, Li Shimin looked at Chu Mo with burning eyes, fearing that the other party would say that there was not enough food and supplies.

Chu Mo touched his chin and did not answer Li Shimin's question directly. Instead, he asked: "According to your calculations, how long will I need to supply you?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment. He had already discussed this issue with Du Ruhui and the others before, but it was just that they had not yet decided. Now that Chu Mo took the initiative to ask, Li Shimin had to start to face it seriously.

After thinking for a while, he said: "It can take up to half a year, or take up to three months. As long as you help me get through this difficulty, then whether it is land, farm, or property, just ask and I will get it for you."

Seeing that the other party looked like a nouveau riche, Chu Mo rolled his eyes, then stretched out four fingers and said:

"Four months, four months at most, I will help you hold on. Within these four months, you must transport food from the south and calm the war in the north. Otherwise, you will wait for the collapse."

Li Shimin was secretly happy when he heard that he still had four months to go.

According to his budget, he would need one month to mobilize his troops, and then two months to end the war in the north, which was more than enough time.

As for when the food from the south will be delivered.

There was no need for Li Shimin to worry. If they couldn't transport the food in four months, there would be no need to keep the heads of those officials.

"Okay, four months, four months, I agree."

"Okay, as long as you're satisfied, then should we talk about remuneration now?"

Seeing that Li Shimin agreed, Chu Mo's face instantly showed a philistine smile, then he rubbed his hands and looked at Li Shimin with a wicked smile.

Li Shimin's spine was chilled by Chu Mo's smile. He knew that he was about to bleed heavily at this moment.

But thinking about this seizure, Li Shimin smiled disdainfully and said, "Okay, you can say it."

Seeing that the other party was so straightforward, Chu Mo found it hard to make an offer.

If the price he asks is too high, according to Li Shimin's temperament, he will definitely wear small shoes for himself in the future.

Although a fly bite cannot kill you, it can sting you.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Mo directly stretched out a finger and said: "Not much, I only want 1000 million copper coins, newly minted copper coins in the Tang Dynasty."

When Li Shimin heard that he only needed 1000 million copper coins, he immediately became happy and directly agreed to Chu Mo's request.

"No problem, I'll just accept it."

Although the exchange price of copper coins continues to rise, for Li Shimin, a wealthy man who has just made a billionaire, it is just a little troublesome.

He was already prepared for a heavy hemorrhage, but now he was really happy when he heard that the other party only wanted 1000 million copper coins.

If I remember correctly, among the money confiscated from the temple, there were 500 million copper coins. I only need to allocate another 500 million copper coins from the Ministry of Household Affairs to this profiteer. Does that mean that the transaction is over?

Thinking of this, Li Shimin felt happy, but his face looked sad as he said:

"I will fulfill your request as soon as possible, but I also hope that you can mobilize supplies as soon as possible, so as not to delay the departure of the army."

Chu Mo waved his hand and said indifferently: "You don't need to worry about me. As long as the money is in place, my supplies will be in place immediately."

After listening to Chu Mo's words, Li Shimin didn't dare to stay and directly found an excuse to escape.

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would definitely laugh out loud in front of Chu Mo.

This profiteer finally made a loss-making deal with Yitian.

Li Shimin, who had been holding back his laughter all the way, burst into laughter in the dormitory after returning to Tai Chi Palace.

However, when he called Dai Zhou over and asked him to take out 500 million copper coins, Dai Zhou's answer made him unable to laugh anymore.

"Your Majesty, let alone 500 million copper coins from the Ministry of Revenue, even 30 copper coins are not enough."

"How could the Ministry of Accounts not be able to come up with copper coins? If there is no silver, I can allocate a sum from the internal funds."

Li Shimin became anxious when he heard that the Ministry of Household Affairs could not produce the copper coins.

Just kidding, this is the key to the life and death of the entire Tang Dynasty. How can you not get the copper coins?

"Your Majesty, it is not because the Ministry of Finance is short of money. Not only is it not short of money now, but with the huge sum of money you received from Buddhism, the Ministry of Finance will not worry about money at all now."

"Since there is no shortage of silver, does that mean there is no need for copper coins? But how do I remember that the annual copper mining volume in the Tang Dynasty is 20 kilograms, which is 3000 million kilograms when converted into copper coins."

"Our Tang Dynasty mints 3000 million coins every year. How can we say there are no more coins now?"

Dai Zhou looked miserable. Could he say that the previous severe drought and the current frost disaster had severely reduced the output of copper mines this year?

Can he say that it is because there are two unknown forces in the market that are collecting copper coins, and they can only get in but not get out?

Seeing that Dai Zhou was hesitant to speak, Li Shimin became furious.