Li Shimin

Chapter 364 Great Flood

"How much did the auction cost?"

Li Xuan was also a little curious about this question.

"Back to the king, a total of 30,000 taels!"

Li Chang said excitedly: "When there were more than ten bottles of liquor left in the end, those nobles from aristocratic families all went crazy!"

"Well, this king saw it too!"

Li Xuan nodded slightly. He, Li Shimin and others watched the whole process.

Moreover, he did not expect that Li Chang, who usually looks very rigid, could be so sensational during the auction.

"My lord, only fifty bottles of liquor can be auctioned for so much money, which is equivalent to selling six thousand bottles of liquor. Will the liquor in the brewery be auctioned in the same way?"

Li Chang quickly suggested.

"Yes, every month, the liquor will be auctioned in the teahouse. The number of auctions depends on the king's mood!"

Li Xuan nodded.

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

Li Chang looked happy, and quickly bowed his hands in salute.

Afterwards, he noticed the box of liquor in front of Li Shimin and Li Yuan, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, is this?"

"This king will give fifty bottles of liquor to each of His Majesty and the old man, and someone will bring the money for the wine in a while!"

Li Xuan said slowly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Chang hurriedly cupped his hands in salute, but there was a hint of distress in his eyes.

This is [-] guan, and it was sold by the king for [-] guan!

Although it was sold to His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor, it was too wasteful... so low!

However, this kind of master's matter is not something that a villain like Li Chang can manage. He can only count it carefully in the afternoon, when the servants of Taiji Palace and Taian Palace send money, and confirm that there is no money. What is short of catties and short of two, Li Changcai ordered the five hundred guan to be carried into the treasury of the other courtyard.

Li Shimin and Li Yuan both saw Li Chang's expression, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across their faces.

They were also a little embarrassed to buy liquor worth [-] guan for [-] guan.

……

Suguo Gongfu.

Ever since Cheng Zhijie bought two bottles of liquor for a thousand guan, the entire Cheng residence has been full of guests.

Especially military generals such as Qin Qiong, Zhang Liang, Li Xiaogong, Li Ji, and Li Jing ran twice a day.

"Second brother Qin, Li Xiaogong, come here, please drink!"

As always, Cheng Zhijie still ordered his servants to bring a altar of fine wine, and put it in front of Qin Qiong, Zhang Liang and others, together with the delicious dishes on the table, it would definitely be a feast in the past.

However, Qin Qiong, Li Xiaogong and the others looked disgusted, they only ate the food, and didn't even look at the fine wine on the table.

"Cheng Zhijie, we have been life and death brothers for many years, so why don't you give me this drink?"

Cheng Zhijie stared at him immediately, anxious.

"Second Brother Qin, Li Xiaogong, this fine wine is the best in my old Cheng's family, and I can't find a second one in Chang'an City!"

"Hmph, Cheng Zhijie, don't say you don't know why I'm here!"

Zhang Liang was also in a hurry.

"Hey, you brothers come to my house, don't you just come to drink with me to catch up with the past, how could I not know?"

Cheng Zhijie laughed.

"Hey, don't pretend to be confused, you fool!"

"For my old brother, you actually used this kind of wine to entertain..."

Zhang Liang, Li Ji and the others stared straight at them and said unceremoniously.

"You are here to think about my liquor, not to drink with me!"

Cheng Zhijie didn't hesitate either,
"It's nonsense, drink your white wine, can't drink with you?"

"I remember, two days ago, you brothers bought five bottles of liquor from me!"

"I only had five bottles there, and I drank a lot. You bastard has seven bottles here, just enough for me to drink!"

"I also drank four or five bottles!"

"You who can get drunk from one bottle, who would believe that you drank four or five bottles in one go in the past few days?"

"Who gets drunk after just one bottle?"

"You, Cheng Zhijie!"

"Never mind!"

"Everyone in Chang'an City knows about this!"

"That's slander!"

"Anyway, I've seen it all. If you don't accept it, you can take out white wine and try it?"

"Just try... I've already run out of wine in Cheng's house, so I can only ask you brothers for help!"

"I drank it too!"

"..."

Anyway, Qin Qiong and others identified Cheng Zhijie.

As for Cheng Zhijie, he was always the only one who could beat others up. Unexpectedly, he has been beaten up by others in the past few days. Cheng Zhijie would rather die than surrender.

Regarding this, Li Shimin, who bought fifty bottles of liquor from Li Xuan's mansion, sat in the Tai Chi Palace with a relaxed expression, watching the excitement.

It's just that I haven't seen it for a few days.

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others brought another bad news to Li Shimin.

Henan Province, several state capitals in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, began to experience major floods.

Beizhou, Qiaozhou, Yunzhou, Sizhou, Yizhou, Xuzhou, Haozhou, Suzhou, Longzhou and other nine states were all submerged by the flood, involving a very wide range.

"What measures can those officials and aristocratic families in the court take?"

After listening, Li Shimin couldn't help asking with a serious face.

Whenever a catastrophe comes, there are always some Confucian officials in the court who think that the emperor made a mistake.If he does not admit his mistake, the disaster will not stop.

Naturally, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others could understand what Li Shimin said.

Therefore, he slowly arched his hands and reported.

"Report to Your Majesty, the calamity only came today. Therefore, those officials did not take any action!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded lightly, feeling a little relieved in his heart, as long as there are no officials who don't keep writing letters asking him to apologize.

"How about casualties?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to the memorial sent by the Kyushu officials, the flood was fierce and destroyed countless farmland and houses. Among them, there are more than 200 dead and more than 600 missing!"

Fang Xuanling hurriedly reported.

"call……"

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but let out a long breath.

"I was just about to go to the Turks, but there was a flood. Could it be that this year is not the right time to go to the Turks?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with it. Bozhou, Suzhou and other places are located in the east of our Tang Dynasty, while Turkic is in the northwest. There is no connection between the two."

Changsun Wuji hastily cupped his hands slightly, saluted and said, "Moreover, this flood happened after the autumn harvest, and no food was damaged!"

"Then why did God send such a disaster?"

Li Shimin asked.

At the side, Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment, then said leisurely.

"Your Majesty, the Road Construction Department reports that the concrete road from Chang'an City to Qingzhou will be successfully paved in a few days."

"What's the deal with concrete roads?"

Li Shimin was startled.

"Your Majesty, the concrete road has been built. From Chang'an City to Qingzhou and other places, you can reach it in an instant. Grain from Jiangnan and other places can be transported to Luoyang by water, and then quickly transported to Qingzhou and other places."

Fang Xuanling said slowly, "The floods choose Haozhou, Suzhou, Longzhou and other prefectures to come, which is the most convenient for the imperial court to deal with the disaster!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but relax.

"Furthermore, Your Majesty, first there was the cement invented by His Royal Highness King Jin, and then the Housing Construction Department was established. Now that the autumn harvest has just been completed, Haozhou, Suzhou, Longzhou and other nine states have been flooded, and the good farms and houses have been destroyed by the flood. In this way, Wouldn't it be an opportunity to let the housing construction department play its role?"

Fang Xuanling said again.

"good!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin looked happy.

After what Fang Xuanling said, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui and others beside him also relaxed for a while.

"Quickly call all the ministers in the court to discuss matters!"

With the bottom line in his mind, Li Shimin directly asked Li Wei to announce that the ministers of the court would enter the palace to discuss matters.

There is no delay in disaster relief.

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(End of this chapter)