Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 90: Hanfeng Temple Discussion (1)

In June of the third year of Zhenguan, Cuiwei Palace Hanfeng Hall
Li Chengqian and Fang Du Erxiang hurried over after receiving the emperor's summons, but when they walked outside the hall, they heard the emperor's scolding.

After seeing the three of them, Gan Yun hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, you two, please go in quickly, Your Majesty is very angry."

"Cen Wenben, I have been talking about digging a well for more than 30 days. How come the people in Guanzhong still don't know that they pay [-] Wen for digging a well. What do you Zhongshu Sheng do?"

Cen Wenwen: "Returning to Your Majesty, I have already checked. Not only the people don't know, but the county doesn't know either. The official documents have been sent to the states, but the states have not been able to understand His Majesty's will, so the speed is slow. some."

Huh, Li Shimin snorted coldly and said, "It took more than 30 days for me to handle the matter personally, and the official document was sent from the imperial court to the prefecture, so it has to be passed to the county and wait until the year of the monkey.

What good would it be to wait till autumn to drill those wells.When I was with provincial officials last time, I thought about their hard work in the local area and did not move them, so why dare to procrastinate like this now. "

Cen Wenwen: "It's all caused by the unfavorable supervision of the minister. Please forgive me."

Cen Wenwen still doesn't know the importance of drilling wells, and the work of drought relief must be done, but this does not delay his implementation of his plan. How can he let go of such a good opportunity right now.

Li Shimin: "If we deal with you, will the matter be resolved?"

After seeing the three people come in to salute, Li Shimin asked, "Xuanling, I heard that the people in Guanzhong have started fleeing to Shandong."

Fang Xuanling: "Return to Your Majesty, there was one last month. For a long time, it can reach more than a thousand people in one day."

Li Shimin frowned and asked, "Why didn't the Tongguan guard block Tongguan like last time?"

"It's not that Tongguan guards don't want to block it, it's the minister who doesn't let them block it."

Fang Xuanling's words confused Li Shimin, so he asked, "Why did you do this?"

"For hundreds of years, during the famine in Guanzhong, the victims went out to the east, and in the famine in Shandong, the victims went west. The people have long been accustomed to it. But this year's drought in Yongzhou, which is rare in a century, is even worse than last year's locust plague. The number of victims will be significantly higher than in previous years.”

"Last year, the imperial court made the treasury unable to make ends meet in order to relieve the victims of the disaster. And the imperial court was preparing for a war and mobilized a large number of troops, which not only made Guanzhong's defense empty, but also consumed a lot of money and food. Now the Ministry of Households has no money to send, no Food can be adjusted."

"If we rob these disaster victims now, after autumn, there will be disaster victims everywhere in Guanzhong, which will endanger the capital.

The minister just wanted to let the victims gradually lose to the east, so as to ease the defensive pressure in Guanzhong.If things are tight and there is chaos in Guanzhong, it will shake the foundation of the country. "

What Fang Xuanling said was the truth, the military situation in the north was becoming increasingly tight, and Xieli was also constantly looting the border to store food for war preparations.

This also forced the imperial court to send a large number of troops to consolidate the defense line, and he couldn't do it without blocking Tongguan.

Li Shimin paced back and forth in the hall, still saying: "Gyeonggi, Gyeonggi, you court ministers know how to stare at Chang'an City, which is the size of a sesame mung bean.

How did the previous Sui Dynasty forget, it was caused by the flood victims everywhere, a lesson from the past.These years are old enough to take care of our Datang.

Since the ninth year of Wude until now, there have been many victims of disasters in various places, but the number is not very large. Coupled with the government's compensation, there has been no chaos.Can
If we don't take precautions, sooner or later it will lead to an ant colony.What I mean is the same as when the prince dealt with the locust plague last time, immediately close Tongguan. "

Cen Wenwen: "Your Majesty, please think twice, the victims are like a flood, if Tongguan is not blocked, the victims can still move eastward in twos and threes, just like a flood.

If this eastward survival route is blocked, if the drought resistance is not good, the dikes and dams will burst, and millions of people will flock in front of Tongguan Pass, and it will be difficult to guide them. If it is not handled properly, it will be difficult. Something went wrong. "

Li Shimin couldn't help but glanced at Cen Wenwen, there was something strange about this.Cen Wenwen has always taken care of the overall situation. Didn't he do well with the prince last year? Why does he have this attitude today?

After pondering for a while, he then said: "The prince's method of supervising the country last year was very good. The imperial court cannot allow the refugees to flee wantonly. In that case, sooner or later there will be another Eighteenth Route against the king, and then I will be the second Yang Guang.

Why, do you want me to be the king of subjugation?Or do you want to be ministers of subjugation? "

Seeing the emperor getting angry, everyone fell silent.

After looking around, Cen Wenwen said: "I know that your majesty is looking at the overall situation. In a year of abundance, the grain produced in Guanzhong can indeed feed three to four million people.

However, affected by the locust plague last year, the grain harvest was only about [-]% to [-]% of previous years. "

"I have calculated an account. If the drought continues, half of the people will have no food to eat in autumn. That's more than 100 million people. If they are blocked in the pass according to what His Majesty said, then they will have to do it for them. Prepare food for one year.

But now that the imperial court is constantly involved in affairs, the imperial court does not have much food in reserve to help the people.It would be a solution to the problem to let the victims go east. "

It is said that bystanders are clear, Li Chengqian looked at the Minister of Zhongshu, the emperor's close minister, coldly.

He didn't object last year, but this year it won't work if it's the father. Oh, after thinking for a while, Li Chengqian suddenly realized that he wanted to use himself as a raft.

If Lao Tzu is not as good as his son, then Li Shimin being an emperor would be meaningless.

After the drought, the first one to be solved was himself, the prince.It's no wonder that he is Feng Deyi's favorite student. Right now, the father is still at the beginning, so maybe he can really fall into his trap.

Li Shimin: "I don't think so. Didn't the locust plague pass last year? Didn't the crown prince take you along and manage well? It wouldn't work if it was me. If you settled a bill for me, then I will also do it for you." You do the math."

"If officials at all levels can unite as one, organize the people in Guanzhong to dig a well for every ten households, and organize the people to build more ditches. If the water from the Wei and Wei rivers is brought in, even if it doesn't rain for several months, those ditches can be won for them. Food rations for 50 people.

Look at the reservoir that Du Gou built in Cuihua Mountain, isn't it very good.The people nearby didn't flee the famine just because it didn't rain.At this time, because of promoting him, both the crown prince and I have been criticized by some people to some extent.

What do you say that I dote on the prince too much, and I also love his subordinates.Is it wrong to promote such an official? If anyone has Du Gou's foresight and love for the people, how can I be stingy with the official position?

(End of this chapter)