I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 510 Ordinary people still can't get enough to eat?Xu Fenglei asks for smoke to solve doubts
On the endless farmland, there are busy farmers.

At the moment when the emperor is traveling, it is also the season of busy spring sowing.

After walking around, Li Shimin felt sticky all over his body and sweated for a while, so he couldn't help but hide under the tree to enjoy the shade.

"This body...is not as good as before."

He sighed,

"I think that when we were in war, we could survive no matter how difficult and difficult the environment was, but now... I was out of breath after taking two steps."

"Wealth makes a person weak..."

With that said, Li Er took out a piece of hawthorn cake from his arms and threw it into his mouth.

The sweet and sour taste is the most digestible.

puff.

While he was chewing, he saw an old farmer sitting on the other side of the tree carrying a hoe, took out a water bag and drank a few big gulps before letting out a long sigh of relief.

"Comfortable..."

The old farmer straightened his straw hat, murmured softly, turned to look at Li Shimin, and said with a smile,

"Young man, which field do you plant? Why hasn't the old man seen you?"

As soon as he spoke, he had a Guanzhong accent, and Li Er was kind to him.

"I... I'm passing by, I'm here to rest."

Li Shimin responded with a smile,
"Is it hard to do farm work?"

He was dressed in casual clothes when he went out for a stroll, so he was not afraid of being recognized.

"Then how can you not work hard? If you don't work hard, you are not a farmer. You work hard for a lifetime!"

The old farmer waved his hand, but his eyes fell on Li Shimin's hawthorn cake, he laughed and said,
"Xiaosheng, what do you eat?"

Li Shimin raised the pastry in his hand.

"Here, this hawthorn cake."

He handed it up and said,

"Come on?"

The old farmer wiped his hands and smiled, a little embarrassed.

But in the end, I still took the hawthorn cake.

"I don't want to eat you for nothing, I'll bring my niece for a while to send me buns, and noodles, I'll share with you."

The old farmer replied, sniffed the haw jelly lightly, and threw it into his mouth.

Whisper rumbling.

"Um……"

He stopped talking.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Li Shimin said cheerfully.

The pastries he ate were all specially made by the imperial chef, using the best ingredients, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they are the best pastries in the world.

However, the old farmer waved his hands again and again.

"I can't do it, I can't do it... sweet and sweet, sour and sour, the key is that the more you eat, the hungrier you get!"

He stroked his belly and said,

"The old man was already hungry, now he is even more hungry!"

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

That's right, he forgot about it.

Hawthorn jelly is for appetizing and digesting food. It is used to search the stomach for oil and water. There is no oil and water in the stomach of the old farmer. If you scrape it again, it will be fatal?
"Then don't eat it, spit it out."

Li Shimindao,

"It's true that the more you chew, the more hungry you become."

Lao Nong looked a little tangled, but finally shook his head.

"This thing is a good thing, don't let it go to waste!"

he said,

"Eat, let's eat. After eating, wait for a while, and wait for the girl to bring the food."

"Today I have fried noodles..."

As he talked, he became more and more greedy, and his stomach began to growl uncontrollably.

"Uncle, let me ask you something."

Li Shimin suddenly said,

"How is the grain harvest now? Is the water source enough? Is the tax still high? Can the family... have enough to eat?"

The court has a set of answers to these questions.

That set of answers can be used as a beautiful political achievement, and it is the result of the court's hard work over the past year.

But Li Shimin wanted to hear the voices of the people more. Whether the people are living well or not, the most authentic voices can only be heard here.

"Last year's harvest...it's okay."

The old farmer leaned on the tree trunk, raised his head and said,

"The water is still enough. Last year, for some unknown reason, the government suddenly sent someone to dig the canal. The water was cut off for a while, and the canal was dug."

"Since then, hey...there's really no shortage of water, and the old man finally doesn't have to carry a hoe to fight with Erniu Village! This year...a few girls from our village have married to Erniu Village next door , Erniu Village also has a few girls married here, they are very beautiful."

Li Shimin frowned.

"That's a good thing!"

He was in a good mood and praised.

Because of the water source problem, there will always be conflicts in the surrounding villages, and even feuds will develop!The two sides have never been in contact with each other, so naturally it is impossible to intermarry!

This is of course not a good thing, which greatly limits reproduction and mobility.

It's all right now, once the water source problem is solved, everyone has water to use, so naturally there is no need to fight and fight, the two sides have turned their fighting into friendship, and the relationship between each other has naturally become closer, and they have started to move around and marry each other.

As the emperor, he would naturally like to see such a reconciliation!
Don't say too much, let the population of Datang mention it, it's also very good!

"It's a good thing, and there are better pinches."

The old farmer opened up the chatterbox and said,

"The previous poll tax was exempted by the government, and it was taxed according to the land."

"This is a lot of relief! Before giving birth, you have to wrench your fingers to see if you have enough money to pay taxes, but now you don't have such worries, but you can just give birth!"

"Anyway, we farmers don't have much land. No matter how we give birth to children, we won't pay taxes. On the contrary, those big families, even if they have no children, have to pay taxes every year. Look at them, they are all suffering. !"

He said, but his expression was somewhat gloating.

Li Shimin snorted lightly.

"Why do they suffer? If there is more good land, they should pay more taxes. This is what they should! If you become a poor peasant, you don't have to pay a penny!"

he said,

"Ask them if they would like to become poor peasants?"

Xu Fenglei also thought of the method of "spreading into the mu" at the beginning, and once it was proposed, there was a lot of resistance.

Even many ministers in the court opposed it, especially those from aristocratic families.

They hold a lot of fertile land in their hands. Once this tax law is introduced, it will really kill them!Naturally, he tried his best to prevent it.

But who is Li Shimin?

This world can be defeated, but can't implement a policy?
Once a decree is made, no matter how unwilling the next one is, it must be carried out, and it must be done in accordance with the new policy!

And obviously... the effect is immediate.

The wealth of the rich and wealthy families has been harvested, the burden of ordinary people has been reduced, and the tax collected by the treasury has also increased.

At this moment, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel somewhat proud.

It seems that from last year to now, the common people are already living and working in peace and contentment!Everything is in order and moving in a better direction.

His confidence in Feng Chan Taishan suddenly became stronger.

Expand the territory to the outside world.

Have enough food and clothing on the inside.

With such achievements, who dares to say that he is not qualified to become Zen?

He is more qualified than the emperors of all dynasties...all!

Li Shimin looked at the old farmer and asked the last question:
"Okay, okay...then old man, does the family have a full meal?"

He was sure in his heart that he would get an affirmative answer.

But the old man shook his head.

"Not enough to eat, not enough to eat..."

he sighed,
"It's better to have a full meal or a hungry meal, not to mention a full meal, but a bowl of gruel to eat every meal, it's not bad!"

Li Shimin looked stunned.

"This...how could it be?"

He said suspiciously,
"The water source is also available, the tax has been reduced, and the grain has been harvested abundantly."

"How can you still not have enough to eat? It shouldn't be!"

All links are fine, why is the final result wrong? ?
He doesn't understand.

"That's not enough to eat... The old man is not lying to you."

The old farmer grinned and said,

"For people like us, it's not bad if they don't starve to death. What else do you want?"

"Look, my daughter-in-law is here, and I'll send you a bun later..."

Li Shimin looked at the black and thin woman trotting up, and slowly got up, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"No need, old man, it's important that you eat enough by yourself, I'm not short of this momo."

He waved his hand, turned and left.

"Hey, the younger generation..."

The old farmer looked at his leaving back and wanted to call him back, but his daughter had already come up to him.

"Da, there's no more oily noodles today, the kids at home want to eat..."

"You just have to eat a few steamed buns."

The old farmer was slightly disappointed, stroked his stomach, and finally nodded.

"It's important for the baby to eat, it's important for the baby to eat..."

He sighed,

"Baby is hope!"

……

At the edge of the field, Li Shimin walked slowly with his hands behind his back.

He felt a little depressed... because he really couldn't figure it out.

Why do people still not have enough to eat?
Just as he was on the tip of his horn, he saw a person facing him, and he came up to him with a smile.

"Your Majesty, are you strolling here? Come, have a cigarette."

Xu Fenglei said with a playful smile,
"Going out in a hurry, I didn't bring it."

Li Shimin rolled his eyes.

"Go, go, go!"

He said with a look of disgust,
"I know you're a smoker, you can't live without smoke!"

"I'm bothered!"

Xu Fenglei pouted.

"A cigarette after a meal is better than a living god!"

he said,

"Don't be stingy, the quality in your hands is the best..."

As he said that, Xu Fenglei started to grab it directly, and wanted to take it into Li Shimin's arms.

"Go away!"

Li Shimin pushed him away, and said angrily,

"I've said it all, I'm annoyed!"

"Then I'm going to get another one..." Xu Fenglei was still relentless.

no way.

Although there is no shortage of tobacco supply in Chang'an now, the tobacco leaves are divided into several grades.

The best of them are naturally provided directly to the emperor and the Supreme Emperor, which people like them can't buy even if they have money.

Therefore, if you want to smoke the best, you can only ask the emperor for it.

And the one who has the guts is Xu Fenglei... Even Yu Chigong's carefree temper doesn't dare.

"Do not you upset!"

Li Shimin pulled out the box from his arms, threw it at Xu Fenglei, and reprimanded,

"Smash it, smoke it, take it and smoke it! You can't kill your mother!"

I was so annoyed by this kid that I swear!
Xu Fenglei was not annoyed by being thrown like this. Instead, he put the cigarette case into his arms with a smile, took out two cigarettes, lit one for himself, and stuffed the other into Li Shimin's mouth. He lit.

"Your Majesty, let me relieve my worries..."

he said,

"Come on, let's be smooth."

"What's bothering you, tell me, maybe we can help you solve it?"

As he said that, he took a deep breath and let out the eye circles beautifully.

Refreshing!
This top grade tobacco specially for the emperor is different!This time I took a pack, so I can save some time on the road and enjoy it beautifully.

"Humph."

Li Shimin was pushed by him, but he didn't refuse.

After taking a mouthful of god-level lungs, his depressed mood really dissipated a bit.

"I can't figure out one thing."

With a cigarette in his mouth, he frowned and said,
"Why do people still not have enough to eat?"

"Food prices have reached their lowest point. If they go any lower, Wei Zheng will say that the price of grain will hurt farmers."

"The problem of water sources has also been solved; taxation has also been reduced to the greatest extent."

"These are obviously perfect! But the old farmer said just now...it's impossible to have a full meal, and it would be nice to have a meal of porridge. This..."

Xu Fenglei couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Hey, Your Majesty is unhappy about this matter?"

He smiled and shook his head,
"I thought it was something."

Li Shimin glanced at him.

"You have an answer?" he urged. "Say it quickly and don't make a fool of yourself!"

Xu Fenglei took another puff, and sprayed a puff of old smoke on Li Shimin's face.

Li Shimin got angry and was about to explode when he heard him say:
"It's actually very simple. Your Majesty has overlooked one thing."

"population."

Li Shimin frowned, and waved the smoke in front of him.

"population?"

He seemed to have grasped something, and asked,
"Why?"

"What is the first thing that an ordinary farmer considers when food production increases and taxes decrease?"

Xu Fenglei stretched out his finger and said directly,
"The answer is two words, have a baby!"

"In the past, the tax was collected according to the head, and there was no food. The common people dared not give birth, but now, they all dare to give birth!"

"After giving birth to a baby, there will be an extra mouth in the family. After all, after giving birth to a baby, you have to raise a baby! This is not a small expense."

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

He didn't think about it, and he didn't ask just now.

"There's some truth to it... But just having a baby won't make the family hungry, right?"

he asked again.

"Who told you there was only one child?"

Xu Fenglei asked back.

Li Shimin was startled.

"When conditions permit, of course, have more children, the more the better! Because more children, a family will grow stronger!"

Xu Fenglei said seriously,

"In the countryside, if a family doesn't have a male, it will be stared at and wiped out!"

"And if there are more children in the family, whether it is working or fighting for the interests of the family, they will have more confidence and strength!"

"You know, there is no fair thing in this world. Many things have to be fought for, so why fight? Your Majesty used to conquer the world by relying on a large number of soldiers! Putting it on ordinary people is just a lot of children!"

"So, while keeping yourself from being starved to death, giving birth to as many babies as possible is the best way to benefit your own family! Now you know why farmers can't get enough to eat? They don't have enough to eat, But there are more and more people in their family! This is to let yourself be hungry for a while, so as to live a better life in the future! It is very simple and very effective!"

After hearing these words, Li Shimin finally realized suddenly.

It turns out that it is!

"You boy, you really hit the nail on the head!"

Li Erlong Yan Dayue, praised Xu Fenglei, turned around and ran away.

"Hey, Your Majesty, where are you going?" Xu Fenglei shouted.

"I'm going to ask that old farmer... How many children are there in the family!"

(End of this chapter)