Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 628;

Chapter six hundred; Hypocritical

Over there, the emperor was thinking in his heart, the ministers were also weighing various pros and cons, and Du Ruhui was also considering the gains and losses. Du Ruhui didn't care about money, rights, or status all his life.

"Returning to His Majesty, it is indeed very big. Not only is it very big, but it is something that has never happened before in history. The number is even so huge that it can scare a person to death."

But I still want to talk, Your Majesty, please allow me to ask the generals a few questions. "

Li Shimin responded coldly;
"allow."

Du Ruhui walked unhurriedly to the general and asked calmly;

"General Yuchi, your sons in the guard eat a lot, and they have to take away some more grains every time to be content. If I don't give enough, you will be a rascal, you are a rascal! Is there such a thing?"

Yu Chigong saw the Ministry of War No. 1 coming to inquire, but he didn't dare to make a big deal, so he stood up and explained;

"If you go back to Pushe, it's really not that I, Wei Chi, want to be a rascal. It's because the sons eat too much. You can judge me, if the sons can't eat enough, how do you go to fight in the battle? So the last general It is also a last resort to play a scoundrel, please ask the servant to investigate clearly!"

Yu Chigong wanted to continue explaining, but Du Ruhui stopped him with a wave of his hand;

"Okay, okay, I don't want to argue with you right now, you just tell me, how much grain does a man need in a day to fill his stomach?"

Yu Chigong hurriedly lowered his head to think, and remained silent for a long time, Yuchigong also had concerns in his heart, if a son eats too much, will it make others feel unhappy?If you say too little, will you reduce the rations of your subordinates in the future?This Eighteenth Bachelor No. 1 God knows what he is thinking?
Yu Chigong considered it for a while, and then decided to get a number that was not too much, not too little, and could still feed the children, and after he was not wronged, he raised his head and responded to Du Ruhui;

"If Huipu shoots, a son will have to eat at least half a catty before he can have the strength to fight!"

"Oh? How much rations does a boy need a day?"

"If you go back to Pushe, a boy needs at least three and a half catties of rice to barely eat enough. The general has already understood these important matters of the march very clearly. It really can't be less! If you keep going less, boy We don't even have the strength to walk!"

Listening to Yu Chigong, one of the three idiots in Chang'an, speaking inaccurately, several generals all looked like "Oh, I'll go", then lowered their heads helplessly, shit!Can your son-in-law eat three and a half catties of rations a day?What the hell is three catties of white rice?

A group of civil servants turned around neatly, and they all looked at Chang'an Three Idiot Yuchi Lao Hei in amazement, thinking in their hearts that you have to have a limit to your big talk, don't you?Three and a half catties of white rice is fucking enough for a civil servant to eat for three days. What nonsense is this, coaxing servants like children?Still think His Majesty is a fool?

(One catty in the Tang Dynasty was six hundred grams, equivalent to two taels per catty today. Twelve catties for a bucket, and 120 catties for a stone of rice)

Facing the surprised eyes of the civil servants, Yu Chigong didn't care, his face was second only to Cheng Yaojin, so he was never afraid of running on.

Du Ruhui had something on his mind, so he didn't care about anything with Yu Chigong. If he was free, he would be kicked out immediately just because of Yuchigong's words. Listen to him continue to blow the air?
Even though Du Ruhui didn't want to be too busy, he still couldn't hold back and choked Yu Chigong again;
"Oh? The general's Erlang is really powerful. He can eat three or four catties of dry rice a day. No wonder the barbarians who are always killing are running away. It turns out that he eats so much."

No matter how stupid Yu Chigong was, he could tell that Du Pushe was sarcasm, but it was okay for Yuchi Gong to blush, his face was already very dark, even if he was red, he couldn't tell.

"Ah, that's right, Pushe, there's nothing you can do if you eat too much."

"Okay, okay, I don't want to get entangled with you anymore, I just want to ask you a few questions, how much grain does your [-] sons eat a month? How much grain does they eat a year?"

"This... this, if you return to Pushe, you will have to make a lot of calculations before you can answer."

"Okay, I will give you some time to think about it. You should sit down and think about it."

"It's a servant shot."

Yuchi Gong's heart beat in panic, the ration he calculated before was not based on three or four catties a day, isn't this shooting himself in the foot?
Li Shimin really wanted to laugh out loud, but he couldn't show his true colors, so he could only take a playbook with a calm expression, neither happy nor sad, and read it seriously!
Du Ruhui looked at a group of generals and spoke with a smile;

"Grand generals, I have the same question. I will ask the generals to tell you something later, so I can calculate it carefully. Sixteen guards spend a year!"

"It's a servant shot."

Du Ruhui's words made all the generals in the study bow their heads and start counting. This is a troublesome matter, too much can't be done, and it can't be done without too little. I'm lying about the military situation, I can't make people laugh at me...

Yu Chigong sat anxiously, looking at the calculations with his head lowered here and there, Yu Chigong had no choice but to secretly pull Lu Jishan who was sitting in front of him, and kept tapping Lu's lower back with his fingers.

Lu Jishan, who was sitting in front of him, nodded lightly, and Yu Chigong felt relieved. This time, there is no need to worry. He is an important person in the household department, in charge of all matters related to liquor in the imperial court. People can be right.

Yu Chigong looked at Lu Jishan who was bending down to pull his shoes in front of him, and Yu Chigong quickly bent down too.

"Lu Jishan explained in a very low voice;

"A son of one hundred and five catties a month, a stone a year, a Wei Erlang more than 8000 stone a month, a year of a hundred thousand stone."

"Thank you very much, thank you very much."

Although the two of them whispered seamlessly, Li Shimin could see clearly out of the corner of his eye, put down his hand, and secretly pinched his thigh before continuing to maintain a calm expression.

Du Ruhui even pretended not to see anything, Fang Xuanling glanced at this side and then closed his eyes.

Yuchi Gong stood up immediately after being cheap, and said in a bullish manner;
"Reporting to Pushe, the final general has finally calculated the expenses of the sons and daughters."

"Oh? The general is really powerful. The others are not counted well. The general is unique, one step ahead, and powerful. Let's hear it."

"It's Pushe, if you return to Pushe, the son of the last guard, each son eats 8000 catties a month, and a year is worth a stone, and a guard's son eats more than [-] stone a month, and a year is a hundred thousand stone. "

"Very well, thank you General for letting me know. Please sit down and talk, General."

"Thank you, Pushe."

As soon as Yuchi Gong's words landed, Niu Jinda stood up immediately;
"I want to report to you, servants, the guards of the last general have about the same amount every year."

"Okay! General Niu, please sit down."

"Thank you, Pushe."

As soon as Niu Jinda sat down, the other general immediately replied, saying that he needed [-] shi of grain and grain, and then everyone talked, almost all of them were in the early [-] shi or a little more, except that the three idiots in Chang'an all needed a little over [-] shi.

Du Ruhui took the time to put down his clothes and robes;

"Okay, what the generals said is basically the same, so it will be calculated according to [-] stones, which will be more convenient."

Several generals thought that they would be happy from ear to ear to distribute grain according to this amount in the future, so they hurriedly praised Du Ruhui;
"Pu She is really wise."

Du Ruhui smiled and said;
"It's good to be wise, what I'm afraid of is that you will say that I am not wise in the future."

After Du Ruhui finished speaking, he immediately turned around;

"Report to Your Majesty, I have finished my questioning, please allow me to report a few words for Your Majesty."

"Finished?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Let's talk, I also want to see what Du Pushe wants to say to be a tax collector for Li Dalang."

"Your Majesty, according to the calculations of the generals, a guard horse needs 160 shi a year, so the sixteen guards need 200 million shi a year, and the forbidden troops in the north and south yamen need a ration of over 300 million shi a year. Therefore, I feel that Li Dalang can hand over [-] million stone grains to the imperial court, save a little, and can barely support a year's rations."

After hearing this, Yuchi Gong immediately stood up;
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Pu She counted the expenses of the sons, and did not mention the food of the war horses and the animals that pull things."

"That's right, it's just talking about the rations of the boys, but it doesn't talk about the livestock and war horses."

"Isn't it? These rations alone are not enough."

A civil servant couldn't take it anymore, stroked his forehead and opened his mouth;
"Hey, let me tell you three...you guys have eaten 300 million shi in your early [-]s. Isn't the remaining million shi just for livestock and war horses?"

Then many civil servants started to roar with laughter, and Chang'an Sansha glared at the civil servants fiercely, and then sat down unconvinced.

After hearing this, Li Shimin was obviously thinking about the problem, and he kept tapping the table with his right hand. This action is the characteristic of His Majesty's careful consideration.

Obviously, His Majesty is a little tempted!

Du Ruhui saw that His Majesty was a little loose, so he hurried to strike while the iron was hot;
"I would like to report to Your Majesty, let's not talk about the rent collected by the imperial court, but only say that the 600 million stones and grains are almost enough to consume for a year and a half, plus the two harvests this year, enough to feed His Majesty's army for two years, why? Is it fun to do it? If there is an extra two years of rations suddenly, I dare say that when something happens, I don’t have to worry about it like before, and I ask your majesty to learn from it.”

Li Shimin didn't open his mouth, nor nodded, nor shook his head. He just looked at the door of the study in a daze, and Fang Xuanling next to him also saw the way. This was something he wanted to agree to Li Dalang, but he didn't go down the stairs. The first is to find a way to go down, and the second is to ask everyone to make plans, how to come up with a perfect method to prevent future generations from doing this again!
Fang Xuanling saw the situation clearly and immediately stood up to support his old friend;

"Reporting to Your Majesty, what Du Pushe said is what we need, relying on the little grain in our treasury, it would be very difficult to mobilize troops and horses for a hundred miles, let alone other things. I have to come back quickly to make arrangements, Your Majesty, please enlighten me!"

Changsun Wuji would be a fool if he didn't understand the number after hearing the number now;
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I just said that Du Pushe's idea is seconded by me, and now this sentence remains unchanged. Please learn from Your Majesty!"

Both the literary and military experts have made a decision, and the brother-in-law that His Majesty relies on also agrees, and the rest will follow suit regardless of literature and military;
"Report to His Majesty, and the minister seconded the proposal."

"Your Majesty, the minister also seconded the proposal."

"The ministers and others seconded the proposal, please learn from your majesty."

Li Shimin did not let go but stretched out his hands;

"My lords, please sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After arranging for everyone to sit down, Li Shimin stood up instead and walked back and forth in the study room, thinking that your calculations were correct, but I agree that it is not acceptable, and we need to talk about some real and feasible methods to make it happen. What's more, there is another important issue. In the future, it is necessary to prevent future generations from following suit.

Fang Xuanling was not a vegetarian, so he stood up again;
"Your Majesty, I know what you are worried about, but I still have to say something. Three million shi is also an action, and 300 million shi is also an action. It is better to get it in place at one time, and arrange the millet within two years properly. Please learn from your majesty!"

Changsun Wuji was also extremely smart, knowing where the focus of the day was, he also stood up and tried to persuade him;
"That's right, Your Majesty, it's really better to do it once than to do it right away. As for the specific arrangement of the land, we can arrange many places, such as ten places, or fifteen places. Doesn't Li Dalang have to ask the common people to work? Dividing more places can also call more people, and then earn a few hard-earned money, and it will be beneficial to the court if the people are full, I implore your Majesty to learn from it."

Li Jing suddenly stood up and spoke;
"Your Majesty, I dare to guarantee that Li Dalang is not a treacherous minister, let alone a villain. He will not do anything out of line."

Li Ji stood up unhurriedly;

"Your Majesty, I will use my wealth and life as a guarantee, and Li Da will not act recklessly."

Li Jing and his grades are quite stable figures in the military, and they are always the commanders of the three armies. They are usually very cautious, but now they are so reckless...

In fact, these two capable people have known some royal secrets for a long time. The Emperor Supreme looks like he can’t eat without trouble with Li Dalang all day long, but it’s just for outsiders to see. Li Dalang is like a darling, how could he be so suspicious because of this matter?

What I said today is nothing more than for the ministers to hear. In the end, I want everyone to come forward and prove that Li Dalang is not that kind of person at all. That's all!When no one else knows the bottom line?
So the two each expressed their attitudes, and they took what His Majesty wanted to hear the most. The generals of the military looked at Du Ruhui, No. 1 of the Ministry of War, and the two generals. Stand up and express your own meaning, I implore Your Majesty to believe in Li Dalang's character and loyalty!
The literati even asked His Majesty to make a decision with one voice. Li Shimin frowned and thought for a long time before he let go;

"However, what Li Dalang said was to cultivate a variety of grains, and the original intention was to raise livestock..."

Fang Xuanling immediately followed;
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, you can make an agreement with him in three chapters. In the first year, you must cultivate all the grain and wheat. From the second year, you can plant whatever you want. However, the rent handed over to the imperial court must be different from grain and wheat flour. Others Don’t take a catty of any miscellaneous grains.”

Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji, and the latter immediately affirmed;
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it is already a great pleasure for him to be able to use 100 million mu. Let him grow grain for a year, and there will definitely be no problem. Besides, not only has he fulfilled Li Da, but also has more money. With 100 million mu of land used, I guess that he would not hesitate to plant grain for two years."

Seeing the emperor looking at him, Li Jing hurriedly supported him;
"Yes, Your Majesty, I believe that Shangsun Shangshu's guess should be correct."

Li Ji also came to cater to the emperor's appetite;
"Your Majesty, even if it is grown into grain, can't it be used to feed animals? Isn't the best grain more hungry than coarse grain? The animals should be able to eat it."

Yu Chigong said with a helpless expression;

"Hey, Brother Li Jiaxian, I will definitely eat it. The animals are eager for us to feed them fine grains every day. How could they not eat it? The question is, where can we get so much fine grains for the animals? There is not enough for this person to eat. Give the animals every day Eating refined grains? How can there be such a waste of words?"

Li Shimin reluctantly nodded;
"Even so, how can future generations follow suit? In less than a hundred years, the nobles will use this method to rent out all the land in the world, and the common people will face the situation of having no land to cultivate. By then, Li Tang Jiangshan Can it continue to exist?"

(End of this chapter)