Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Chapter 129 Heart beat, cut

Li Shimin's expression did not escape Shu An's gaze, but this time it was Shu An's turn to wonder, did Li Shimin have any problems?

But Li Shimin didn't say anything, and Shu An wouldn't ask. Naturally, he didn't intend to find trouble for himself, after all, he was not the master of the Great Tang.

"I don't know how long Yafu will continue to help these refugees?"

After a long time, Li Shimin blushed and said, but the expression on his face quickly disappeared.

Shu An couldn't help showing a trace of astonishment, as if he didn't expect Li Shimin to ask this question, but he soon understood.

Li Shimin was thinking for himself. Shu An had learned from Du Ruhui that Li Shimin had collected food from various places as early as the beginning.

It's just that there is a lot of pressure to transport the grain to Chang'an for a while, so this question is asked.

"Shimin, even if I can't answer this question, refugees don't change, maybe five days, maybe ten days."

Shu An's eyes flickered and he said slowly, he naturally would not tell how much food he had stored, but instead gave an ambiguous answer.

On the contrary, Li Shimin nodded in agreement with his father's statement. Now there are over [-] refugees, and they can only get a few hundred shi of food a day.

The number of follow-up refugees is still rising. Before he came, he knew that most of the people in the customs had gone south. He guessed that the number of refugees might exceed 30.

At that time, thousands of shi of grain will be needed in a day, and tens of thousands of shi in ten days, even Chang'an rice merchants will not be able to get it out immediately.

"At least five more days."

Li Shimin thought to himself, and then he didn't stay for long, obviously he went to research ways to increase the national treasury, discussing the feasibility of it.

And Shu An also didn't say much about Li Shimin's departure, but his eyes flickered a little, and the treasury had some spare money.

Not to mention the savings in the previous year, but Shu An still remembers that Li Shimin paid for the redemption of the children of some common people, and restored those families that had been ruined.

Nowadays, because the people can still survive, buying and selling children is not too much, and Li Shimin obviously came to cry for poverty.

Of course, the purpose is that he said a little bit more last time, and he was missed. Apart from this one reason, Shu An couldn't think of any other reason.

"It's a good thing to be moved!"

Shu An murmured softly, obviously Li Shimin was tempted to build a straight road leading to the outside of the pass.

Although he didn't say anything during the whole process, Shu An knew that all of this was preparation for this straight road.

Even if the project is only one-tenth of the Grand Canal, the Sui Dynasty was in its heyday at that time.

The current population of Datang is quite small, and even the entire economic situation is in a mess. The war has just been away for a few years, and they are all in a state of recuperation.

Shu An's thoughts were racing, and there was a gleam of light on his face. He was the one who brought up this matter. If he didn't get some benefits from it, it would not be in line with his character.

At least let the refugees know who is giving them a way out, which is related to his next layout. It is not so easy to complete the road of sages in one step.

Even Shu An can only take one step at a time. Fortunately, as the saying goes, the beginning is the hardest, and he has already taken the first step.

On the other hand, after Li Shimin returned to the palace, he began to send Baiqi to investigate the city tax situation. As for the refugees, he only sent Chang'an's guards to maintain order.

After all, even if there are more than [-] refugees, even Li Shimin dare not relax for a moment.

Li Shimin couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief that his sub-father can still fight for a few days. It seems that his palace expenses will also be reduced.

Before, because the income from the tea house was quite high, and the food in Shu Mansion was really attractive, even Li Shimin couldn't help raising the standard in the palace.

Now Li Shimin only has these refugees in his eyes, and he still has self-control for this.

However, I still need to discuss it with the Guanyin servant girl first, to see if there are any other aspects of the cuts in the palace.

a palace

"Empress Mother and Emperor Father haven't come to see Lizhi recently."

"Lizhi, your father has been busy with affairs in the customs recently."

"But the emperor doesn't let Lizhi go out of the palace, and Lizhi still wants to go to the academy to see the fourth brother."

When Li Shimin approached, he couldn't help but hear the mother-daughter conversation coming from inside, and couldn't help but stop, with a trace of guilt on his face, but it quickly disappeared.

At this time, Empress Changsun looked helpless, because she had naturally heard about what was going on in Chang'an.

Including the previous Yafu matter, although she kept silent, it didn't mean she didn't care about it. Fortunately, in the end, her Yafu didn't lose anything, but her reputation was even higher because of it.

As for the ability to predict the secrets, it is not surprising that Empress Changsun's eyes, because she has been in contact with Yafu for a long time, she has already taken it for granted.

On the contrary, it is said that the number of Chang'an refugees is not small. His Majesty must have been afraid of harming Lizhi, so he prohibited Lizhi from leaving the palace.

It's just that in the face of this situation, even Empress Changsun can't do anything, not to mention that she also agrees with His Majesty's views in her heart.

She has experienced wars and chaos before, but she knows how amazing the destructive power will be if refugees have no hope.

At this time, Li Shimin finally walked in, and the mother and daughter were taken aback for a moment, but then they all came to their senses.

"I have seen Your Majesty!"

"I've seen my father!"

After the two voices sounded, Li Shimin's expression was filled with a gentle voice.

"Don't be too polite."

"There's also Lizhi, the next time my father leaves the palace, I can take you with me."

For his own daughter, Li Shimin has a lot of affection. Although Li Zhi is forbidden to leave the palace, when he hears this resentment, he can't help but feel a little loose in his heart.

"Thank you, Father!"

After the voice fell, there was a hint of happiness on Lizhi's delicate face.

Empress Changsun at the side gave Li Shimin a white look, obviously blaming him for pampering Li Zhi.

"I don't know what the majesty is here for?"

But then Empress Changsun's voice also sounded. You must know that Li Shimin has been in the imperial study for a while, and has not been in the harem for several days.

In addition, the issue of refugees has not been resolved, and it is impossible to be busy with other things, so there must be something to come to the harem.

This time Li Shimin had a look of guilt on his face, and then he told the whole thing, including the conversation with Yafu, without hiding anything.

Empress Changsun understood what His Majesty meant with just a little bit, and there was also a wry smile on her face.

(End of this chapter)