Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1846 Famine
Chang'an City had just cleared up, but a very bad news suddenly came from the side of Henan Road.

This morning, an official stood up.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Henan Road that because of the abundant rain this year, a section of the Yellow River broke its embankment and flooded a large area of ​​crops. As a result, many people have no crops this year. Now 10,000+ people in Henan Road have become hungry people. These common people are migrating to Chang'an City, hoping to be rescued by our imperial court."

Generally, when a disaster hits that place, in order to survive, the victims will migrate to the capital. For them, when they arrive in Chang'an City or the capital city, the imperial court will definitely take care of them.

And a lot of the time, that's the case.

Therefore, the 10,000+ hungry people in Henan Province couldn't get enough to eat, so they could only migrate to Chang'an City one after another.

After the news came out, the whole hall immediately erupted into an uproar, like thunder on the ground.

"What, Henan Province has encountered a famine, this...how can this be done?"

"It's not good. Henan Road is where my Datang granary is located. There is no grain harvest in that place. My Datang's grain production will be reduced this year. If the grain production is reduced, even if we keep the grain in Longxi this year, But it still has to affect the price, I am afraid that the people of Tang Dynasty will have a hard time this year."

"Oh, this kind of thing happened, it's not good, it's not good."

"Hurry up and find a way to relieve the disaster. The influx of hungry people into Chang'an City will disturb the law and order of Chang'an City."

"........."

Everyone talked in a hurry, and what they said was very reasonable, and it could even be said to be based on experience.

Henan Road is located in a plain, and it is a place that must be contested by military strategists. The reason why they must fight is not because their terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but because there is a lot of fertile soil here. As long as you own this piece of land, you can It can grow a lot of crops and feed a lot of people.

Therefore, if you win this place, you can have a lot of food and grass.

This is definitely very important in troubled times.

And even if it is a prosperous age, the importance of Henan Province is self-evident. The imperial court encourages childbirth and production. The population of the people in the Tang Dynasty is slowly increasing. As the population increases, the food needed will be a lot. If this is the case, it must be The land in Henan Province is needed.

If there is no bumper harvest in Henan Province, it will have an impact on the entire Tang Dynasty.

And once the hungry people flooded into Chang'an City, these people would inevitably feel a little restless, and the prosperity of Chang'an City might be destroyed as a result.

The officials in the DPRK were muttering non-stop. Everyone felt that the matter was serious. Of course they had nothing to be afraid of, but the current situation is indeed not good.

As the official said this, Li Shimin's eyes froze. There was a famine in Henan Province, which was terrible.

Here in Henan Province, there are actually frequent famines. According to past experience, once there is a famine in Henan Province, there will be signs of chaos in the world.

Of course, the situation this time is not very serious, only 10,000+ people were affected by the disaster, but if it is not handled properly, it may also wipe out all the things they have accumulated in the past [-] years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

Things are not good, not good.

Li Shimin looked up at the ministers, and said: "My dear friends, there is a famine in Henan Province, and the court must respond as soon as possible. I wonder which dear minister is willing to take on this important task?"

When Li Shimin asked, the people who kept shouting just now fell silent.

This kind of thing is not easy to handle. Since ancient times, disaster relief has been a hard job, and it can be said that there is no oily water. Of course, if you want oily water, it is not impossible, but if you have oily water, you can There are consequences.

When there is not much food for disaster relief, so many people died, I must investigate you, the imperial envoy.

Therefore, people who have no real ability dare not take on this matter.

The officials in the court looked at each other, but few were willing to stand up. A few were willing to stand up, but they were not capable enough. Going there might not help the matter, or even make things worse.

Others who are capable and capable are either tied up by other things or just don't want to go, so the hall is quite quiet.

After Li Shimin saw this situation, he was immediately annoyed, and cursed: "A bunch of trash, what do you do with money from the court, what do you do with so much power, what can you do now when the court needs you?" ?”

Angry, angry, Li Shimin was almost roaring.

And after he finished saying this, he was so angry that he stood up immediately: "Back the dynasty, everyone retreats to me."

Li Shimin tossed his sleeves and left, all the ministers were sweating on their foreheads, many of them were timid, and they were already trembling.

They had never seen Li Shimin like this before.

It seemed that Li Shimin was really angry.

Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't dare to say anything, they could only leave angrily.

Prince Li Chengqian was going to leave the palace to go back, but when he was about to leave, he turned around suddenly and rushed directly to the imperial study.

At this time, Li Shimin was still angry in the imperial study room. He was a little surprised to hear that the prince Li Chengqian had come, and said, "What is the prince doing here?"

Li Chengqian said: "At the court meeting today, the father was angry. On the way back, the son suddenly felt very guilty. The son is the son of the father and the prince of the Tang Dynasty. The people of the Tang Dynasty should do their best, but my son did not do a good job, so I came here to ask my father to give me a chance, so that my son can relieve disasters and solve problems for my father."

This matter is indeed a bit difficult and troublesome, but if it is done well, it will be very helpful for Li Chengqian to stabilize his position as the crown prince, and even improve his reputation.

Disaster relief can sometimes bring great benefits to people, especially the prince of the Tang Dynasty like him, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, he wants to take on this important task.

Hearing Prince Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin's heart suddenly warmed up, and he couldn't help but feel that his prince was getting more and more sensible, knowing to think about him, his father, and solve his father's worries and problems.

Very gratified, not only the gratification of being an emperor, but also the gratification of being a father.

However, this kind of thing is not an easy thing to solve. The prince wants to do it, but can he do it well? If he can't do it well, it will also have a great impact on the reputation of the prince of the Tang Dynasty?
After thinking about it, Li Shimin nodded: "Father is very pleased that the prince can think this way, but the matter of going to the disaster relief needs to be considered again. You should go back first, and we will discuss it tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)