Datang: Begin with Li Shimin as a father

Chapter 42 There is a steelyard between heaven and earth, and the weight is the common people!
The officials in charge of the six ministries of the three provinces expressed their agreement one after another!
Many of the above methods are definitely the first time in the world.

There is no precedent to follow!

However, between the lines, the more they pondered, the more reasonable it became.

The more you think about it, the more wonderful it is!

Sure enough, it came from the hands of an expert!

The handwriting is also written in a chic and unrestrained style, just like flowing clouds and flowing water!
"Since all your lovers have no objection, let's follow the method above!"

"I, after thinking for a long time, even if we follow the method above, it is impossible to achieve perfection."

"After the severe drought, there will be a plague of locusts. This year we can only guarantee the grain for spring plowing. Autumn plowing is absolutely necessary, otherwise the people will not even be able to get back the seeds."

"I think that the most important thing right now is to store grain. There are many granaries in the Tang Dynasty, and Chang'an City is a place where the population gathers. Dear friends, I plan to start allocating grain from Jiangnan Road now?"

Li Shimin's words made more than a dozen important officials nod their heads in agreement.

"Your Majesty is wise, I believe that if a drought occurs, food prices will rise sharply, and some people will take the opportunity to make a fortune! Your Majesty holds a large amount of grain, which can make these people's dreams of getting rich come to nothing."

After listening to Fang Xuanling's words, Li Shimin nodded with a smile and said.

"My dear friends, I not only want to balance the price of food, but also, I have decided that after the end of the summer harvest, all the people in the land of Guanlong will be exempted from taxes!"

When Li Shimin said these words.

What echoed in my ears was Li Gen's voice!
Father, you must be a good official, a good official who sincerely cares for the common people.

Only when you go to the field, can you know the hard work of the people. The people will support whoever can fill the stomachs of the people. There is a steelyard between the sky and the earth, and the weight is the people!
Li Shimin's voice fell to the ground, and the imperial study room fell into a brief silence.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, the Household Department will be under great pressure. Your Majesty, you also know how much the Household Department's annual expenditure is. Only the salary and military rations, I am afraid that I will not be able to afford it."

Hubu Shangshu Lone Yanyun said helplessly.

What Lonely Yanyun said was the truth.

The Ministry of Households is in charge of the country's finances, and also bears all salaries and military expenses.

Li Shimin's face became serious when he heard this.

The slogans were shouted loudly, and if there was no money, it was empty slogans.

During this period of time, all the money Li Gen earned was given to himself.

Now that he has gone to Jingyang in name, it is not so easy to keep the money for himself.

Besides, the coming disaster was informed by Li Gen, and many ways to solve the disaster were also offered by Li Gen.

If it was him, would he plan on making money from him in the future?

Li Shimin himself felt his cheeks burning hot.

Being a father is up to this point!
How sad!

How lamentable!
"Your Majesty, I am willing to reduce or exempt one year's salary and do my best!"

Prime Minister Fang Xuanling's words made Li Shimin feel warm in his heart instantly.

"Xuanling, you have a big family in your house! Xuanling works day and night on state affairs, how can I wrong you."

Li Shimin's eyes were red, and he spoke.

"Your Majesty, I will send you all the gold and silver treasures that you bestowed on me. Your Majesty, Fangfu still has a lot of food left over. It is better to get through the difficulties first before talking about anything else!"

"Your Majesty, I am also willing to reduce your salary for one year, and give all the gold and silver treasures that your Majesty rewards!"

"Your Majesty, minister,..."

Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Li Xiaogong, Lonely Yanyun...

The officials in charge of the six ministries of the three provinces all expressed their willingness to reduce or exempt their salaries for one year.

And present the gold and silver treasures that His Majesty once rewarded.

"My dear friends, I, I want to thank you, and I thank you on behalf of the millions of people in the Tang Dynasty."

This moment, this situation!
Li Shimin was really moved.

Most of these people are direct descendants of his Qin Palace.

In the Xuanwumen incident, they risked their lives and the danger of killing their families, and followed them to fight side by side!

Now, the great work is done!
when disaster is approaching.

They also want to give all the gold and silver treasures that they have rewarded.

And also take the initiative to reduce one year's salary.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War will start reducing expenditures from now on. The original salary and food will be reduced by [-]%!"

Li Shimin slowly shook his head at the words of Li Xiaogong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

"Brother Huang, the Ministry of War can't reduce expenditure by [-]%. The soldiers have worked hard enough. I can't let them continue to suffer."

Li Shimin, who has been marching and fighting for many years, knows the hard work of the soldiers best.

"From now on, I will also start to cut down on food and clothing. I will save as much money as possible in the palace. As for the harem, I will discuss it with the queen."

"My dear friends, take a look at this painting."

Li Shimin put a painting drawn by Li Gen on the imperial case.

Everyone looked at the scroll.

I was a little puzzled for a while.

It was clearly a matter of drought relief and disaster relief, but His Majesty took out a painting of a plow.

Only Shangshu's expression became more and more exciting.

"Your Majesty, this plow, this plow is simply too ingenious."

"Oh, can Ai Qing see the difference?"

Li Shimin became interested instantly.

"Your Majesty, this plow has a shorter crank and a longer plow point, and there is an extra rope on each crank on the left."

"I think that the short handle of this plow is easy to turn around, the long plow tip can be used for deep plowing, and the two ropes on the left and right can be pulled by human power!"

When Li Shimin heard this, Longyan smiled happily.

Seeing His Majesty smiled.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, could it be that the minister has made the point? In this way, spring plowing can greatly save time."

Li Shimin nodded and said.

"Well, that's true. But in order to shorten the time for spring plowing, Aiqing needs to let craftsmen make this thing as soon as possible. By the way, this plow, named Quyuanli, is also made by that master!"

Li Shimin's words made everyone in the imperial study look happy.

Such a tool that benefits the country and the people is really a treasure.

"Your Majesty, I will ask the craftsmen to work hard day and night to make Quyuanli, so as to live up to Your Majesty's expectations! To fight the severe drought, the Ministry of Industry should do its best!"

"Okay! It's hard work for Aiqing."

Li Shimin was very satisfied with Shangshu's answer.

Li Shimin is very satisfied with the performance of all the important officials in the imperial study today.

"Dear dears, remember not to disclose what the imperial study said today. If some people find out, they will stockpile food in advance. If it gets to the ears of the common people, it will inevitably cause unnecessary panic."

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, I will not mention this matter in the court. Many people, after all, have ulterior motives!"

More than a dozen important officials nodded in agreement.

What His Majesty said is the truth.

Above the court hall, the five surnames, seven Wangs, and the eight Guanlong families accounted for at least [-]%.

This is also the cause and effect of the Guanlong Group supporting Li Yuan as king.

"The deep plowing method is also one of the methods of controlling locusts. According to the above, if the land is plowed deeply, the young locusts can be buried deep in the ground so that they cannot come out of the soil and harm the crops."

Li Shimin also passed on the methods of controlling locusts one by one to everyone to watch.

(End of this chapter)