Li Shimin

Chapter 623 Li Shimin Eyes on Xue Rengui

Indeed, according to the various reports Li Shimin received in the past two years, those aristocratic families are now more interested in attacking the surrounding vassal states than those Li clan relatives.

Even the ministers of the aristocratic families in the court are less concerned about fighting for power and profit.

Thinking about it, Li Shimin was attracted by the proposal of harnessing the Yellow River.

"Xuanba, managing the Yellow River has been a difficult problem for everyone since ancient times. I wonder if you have any good solutions?"

"Drag the river, use cement to build dams on both sides of the Yellow River, and then send the people on both sides of the Yellow River to take care of the Yellow River dams, that's enough!"

Li Xuan said it very easily, but Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard it. He heard something different from Li Xuan's mouth.

"Xuan Ba, I can understand using cement to build the dams on both sides of the Yellow River. However, sending ordinary people to take care of the Yellow River dams. These ordinary people are busy with various livelihoods on weekdays. How can they still have the time to take care of the Yellow River dams?" Li Shimin asked. .

"Your Majesty, distribute the land on both sides of the Yellow River to those common people, and there is no need for them to guard the banks of the Yellow River every day to take care of the dams, as long as they can ensure that the dams will not break!"

Li Xuan said.

"The land on both sides of the Yellow River?"

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

"Xuanba knows that the land on both sides of the Yellow River, after the Yellow River broke its embankment and flooded, many low-lying places were flooded, and then green moss appeared on these lands, hard spots appeared on the land, and the soil became bitter and salty. , can’t grow crops!”

"Your Majesty, this phenomenon is due to the saline-alkali soil. There is too much salt water in the soil. You only need to drain the accumulated water in these low-lying places and level the land to grow crops!"

Li Xuan said.

Hearing this, Li Shimin was overjoyed, "So, can the land on both sides of the Yellow River be recultivated?"

"It's natural!"

Li Xuan chuckled lightly, "If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can give those common people two acres on both sides of the Yellow River. Ordinary people can grow crops on this land.

There is no need for His Majesty to deliberately issue an edict. It is the common people who are more active than anyone else in guarding the embankment of the Yellow River in order to protect their land from being destroyed by the Yellow River's embankment! "

"This plan works!"

Li Shimin nodded again and again.

"It's possible."

Li Xuan couldn't help but said again: "Beyond the river embankment are the common people's fields, and they are all fertile fields. How could they not do their best? In this way, the court gives the land, and the common people contribute their efforts. It will benefit two birds with one stone.

In addition, although wheat and rice cannot be grown in the sand-covered places on both sides of the Yellow River, you can try to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes.The imperial court does not need to collect taxes on these lands, so that the common people can plant more trees, sweet potatoes, potatoes, or raise livestock to fully manage these lands.

After a few decades, those ordinary people will automatically turn the sandy soil into fertile fields that can be cultivated. "

"Your Majesty, the most important thing in the Tang Dynasty is the common people. Similarly, the most powerful people in the Tang Dynasty are those thousands of common people. As long as the imperial court gives a policy of two benefits, the common people can benefit and at the same time By the way, governing the Yellow River, enriching the country and enriching the people, those ordinary people.

There is no need for the imperial court to force orders, those ordinary people will be more caring than anyone else.

One generation can't manage the Yellow River well, but two or three generations, children and grandchildren, the power of the common people is inexhaustible, and they can manage the Yellow River well.

In addition, in order to prevent some aristocratic families and officials from hindering the management of the Yellow River, Your Majesty can establish a Yellow River Management Department to be responsible for the management of the Yellow River. At the same time, you can also pump the sand from the Yellow River and use the sand from the Yellow River to build houses!
Furthermore, those ordinary people can report problems to the imperial court through the Yellow River Management Department! "

"Xuanba don't worry, after I go back, I will discuss and implement it with all the ministers in the court!"

Li Shimin nodded slowly, with great joy on his face.

He didn't expect that he came to Li's Village on a whim and got such a good plan!

"Your Majesty can decide!"

Li Xuan nodded casually.

Anyway, he had an idea.

As for how to implement it, he is not as experienced as old foxes like Li Shimin.

Afterwards, Li Shimin was secretly excited again.

Then he turned his eyes again to the thick stack of portraits on the table, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Xuanba, from what Xue Rengui said, these portraits of Cui's daughters are you looking for an aunt for Xue Rengui?"

"Ok!"

Li Xuan didn't think too much, just nodded lightly, and admitted: "Ren Gui is not young anymore, it's time to marry a wife!"

"Then why only marry the daughter of the Cui family?"

Li Shimin flipped through the portrait in question and continued to ask.

Li Xuan glanced at Li Shimin with some doubts, and said: "The daughter of the Cui family knows everything, her family is good, her tutor is better, she is just right for Ren Gui!"

"I see!"

Li Shimin nodded slowly, and then said: "Xuanba, Xue Rengui went to America with you, and brought back sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, etc., for such a feat of benefiting the country and the people, I should be named the county male noble.

But now, sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, etc. have not been planted in the fields, and all the ministers in the court have not seen the production of this kind of god, so I have never been knighted! "

"It's okay, if you do more, you will have to wait for a year, and you can afford it!"

Li Xuan nodded casually.

However, Xue Rengui on the side was already full of excitement.

Noble!
Even for a family member with five surnames and seven surnames, a county man would be very happy, let alone Xue Rengui, who is now only a personal guard in Jinwang's mansion.

"Since sooner or later you will become a nobleman of the Tang Dynasty, you are also qualified to be a princess!"

Li Shimin said.

"Ok?"

Li Xuan was startled.

The faces of Xue Rengui, Li Chengqian and others around him also changed drastically.

Princess Shang?
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Li Xuan asked hastily.

"Chengqian, what do you think of An Lan?"

Li Shimin didn't give it to Li Xuan, but turned his head and asked Li Chengqian who was on the side.

Li Chengqian's eyes widened immediately, and he hurriedly glanced at Xue Rengui who was at the side, then at Li Xuan, and then hurriedly looked at Li Shimin.

Now, how could he still not understand, what did his father mean by this?

Thinking about it, he took a closer look at Xue Rengui again, made Xue Rengui's hairs stand up, and then nodded slowly and said.

"Reporting to my father, my elder sister is my princess of the Tang Dynasty. She is elegant and dignified, and her status is respected. And Xue Rengui has a good appearance, both civil and military skills, and has studied the art of war. He came from the Xue family in Hedong. As long as Xue Rengui and elder sister agree, the minister there will be extremely happy! "

Now, both Li Xuan and Xue Rengui understood.

However, Li Xuan's face was full of astonishment, and he felt that Li Shimin was messing with something. He knew that every princess in the Tang Dynasty would be married to a hero by Li Shimin, and they all started off as marquises.

If the princess of Xiangcheng was married to Xue Rengui, no, it was Xue Rengui who married the princess of Xiangcheng, so the original second generation of officials would look at Xue Rengui everywhere?
As for Xue Rengui, this meeting was full of surprises.

"Xuanba, what do you think?"

Li Shimin asked Li Xuan.

Xue Rengui's parents died early, Li Shimin knew of it.Therefore, as Xue Rengui's wife, Li Xuan naturally has the right to decide on such a major matter.

(End of this chapter)