Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 118

In the Shu residence, a mysterious smile appeared on Shu An's face, because the large-scale incident of refugees had not yet erupted, and a figure had already sat in front of him.

This person is none other than Li Shimin, but Li Shimin's eyes flickered at this time, even though he knew that this Asian father turned gray overnight.

But I heard it all before, and it was far less shocking than seeing it myself, which made Li Shimin feel a little bit of a wave in his heart.

The two sat and stood, but the atmosphere in the courtyard was a bit weird because neither of them spoke first.

Shu An started making tea unhurriedly, he didn't believe that Li Shimin had more time than him, so he was naturally not in a hurry, even though it was because of him at this time.

The origin of the rumors did come from him, and on the surface it was his fault, but Li Shimin was destined not to do anything to him.

"I don't know if Yafu has confidence in himself?"

After a long time, Li Shimin's voice finally sounded slowly, without any twists and turns in his words, he directly asked his own question.

No matter how the rumors from the outside world are rumors, if Shu An didn't admit it personally, then everything would be nothing.

And Li Shimin naturally couldn't help caring about this issue, after all, there were so many people in the pass, even he had a headache.

"Believe it or not."

Facing this question, Shu An's voice sounded slowly as if he had expected it long ago.

Li Shimin nodded his head half-understood. Can he trust this sub-father? It is obviously possible, and it naturally belongs to the former.

After thinking of this, even Li Shimin couldn't help sighing slightly, it would also cost a lot of money to resettle these refugees.

The national treasury that was not easy to accumulate is now going to be dissipated a lot, and even Li Shimin is a little bit uninspired.

"Shimin, are you worrying about money and food?"

Shu An seemed to see through the emperor's mind at a glance and said, it is only the second year of Zhenguan.

Li Shimin is naturally not rich. Although the treasury saved some money last year, officials from all over the country supplemented it, and there will be relief for the next severe drought.

All this cost a lot of money and food, and he must not forget that Li Shimin is a vengeful person.

If the national treasury allows it, then the Turkic troops will definitely be sent. It can be said that Li Shimin has waited for a long time for this battle, but the weather is not right, and natural disasters are always inevitable.

"Yafu's eyes are like torches!"

Li Shimin sighed slightly and said quietly, even as an emperor, he was not as comfortable as he imagined.

The whole country is in his hands, and every move takes a long time to think about, and even he can't do anything about money.

"Throttling expenditure is not a long-term solution after all, open source is the key."

Shu An seemed to point out that he was just a good-for-nothing liberal arts student before time travel, not a business tycoon.

For doing business, it is only relying on the knowledge ahead of this era, but if you have never eaten pork, have you never seen a pig run away?

Li Shimin frowned, and said in his heart, does this Asian father have any way to make money? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have a little expectation in his heart.

After all, every suggestion made by this Asian father in the past had something extraordinary, even Li Shimin couldn't fault it.

"I don't know what Shimin thinks of these refugees?"

However, Shu An didn't dwell too much on this issue, instead he talked about another matter.

Li Shimin, who was originally curious in his heart, also suppressed this question in his heart at first, and instead began to think about it.

"If it reaches that point, the imperial court will open up relief."

Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he said, with a hint of helplessness in his words.

This seems to be the best way, and these refugees, or refugees, must not be allowed to starve to death at the feet of the emperor.

"I don't know if the people of the world have thought about letting these refugees build a straight road to the outside of the pass."

Shu An's voice sounded again. These days, he has been thinking about what these refugees can do.

With the help of the method of substituting work for credit, some things are also done when the refugees are relieved. If there is a straight road, then the passage to the outside of the customs will be much faster.

Li Shimin's eyes flickered at first, but then dimmed again, because all of this was for money.

And it's easier to just keep the refugees from starving to death. If you want the refugees to do some errands, you have to eat at least half full.

"Yafu, the treasury is empty!"

Li Shimin said with a bitter smile, all this seems to have returned to the original point before, the problem of money and food is really a big problem.

"Leaving aside the emptiness of the national treasury, what do the people of the world think of Yang Guang's opening of the Grand Canal?"

A flash of light flashed in Shu An's eyes and he said, "Emperor Sui Yang's evaluations in history were uneven, and his merits and demerits were two points. He wanted to see Li Shimin's thoughts.

After the words fell, Li Shimin was slightly astonished at first, as if he hadn't thought that his father would ask this question, but Li Shimin was lost in thought.

"It is an indisputable fact that the Grand Canal wastes money and people, and there is even a family behind it."

"All of this is one of the reasons why Yang Guang weakened the family, but on the other hand."

"The Grand Canal has greatly strengthened the control over the entire Central Plains region and the Jiangnan region."

Li Shimin's voice said slowly, of course, he also had some emotions in his heart, and there were also pushers from their Li family.

This has also become a knot among Li Shimin, so there is a lot of hesitation in the face of this kind of big project, for fear of repeating the same mistakes.

Shu An nodded, knowing that Li Shimin did not deny the achievements of Emperor Sui Yang. Although the Grand Canal was made of bones, it did bring many conveniences.

For the emperor, the most intuitive way is to pass through the Grand Canal, and it is much more convenient to travel from Chang'an to Shandong and various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

"The Grand Canal is a waste of money and people, but laying a straight road to the outside of the customs is to give refugees a way of life. There is a clear difference between the two."

Shu An said softly, there is a big difference between the two, one is passive, the other is voluntary, he naturally knows Li Shimin's knot, even every emperor would be taboo, how could he not know, otherwise he would not have asked this question.

"But all of this must be under the condition that Yafu's prediction is successful."

Li Shimin couldn't help saying that although there are many refugees in Chang'an, they have not reached the point where he attaches importance to them.

However, Shu An smiled slightly, it seemed that Li Shimin had a little taste of not giving up on the Yellow River, obviously although he believed his prediction, he would make some preparations.

But there was always a trace of doubt, after thinking of this, Shu An's voice continued to sound.

"How about Shimin betting on another game?"

Li Shimin lost the bet last time, but this time Li Shimin naturally wouldn't jump off in such a stupid way, but after thinking for a while.

"If Yafu can tell what disaster will happen next, then the people of the world are willing to bet on it."

I have to say that Li Shimin has also learned a lot, and this time he is obviously a lot more cautious.

(End of this chapter)