Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 444 Feedback from the Common People

Yu Xiu'er was very happy to change from Mrs. County to Mrs. Anguo. However, due to Li Shimin's other decree, Sun Xiangfu's family was a little restless, and the mood of the pregnant woman was already unstable. It became even more unstable. After being pregnant, the red plums and spring peaches that I have been able to eat and sleep for the first time suffered from insomnia. When I ate, I lost my appetite at all.

"I said, do you have so little confidence in me, my lord? Let's wait and see, and then you can make a contribution for your husband soon."

"My lord, it's different. There is only one Lord Shanyang." Seeing Sun Xiangfu patted his chest to assure him, Hongmei said in a low mood.

Here is the problem. There is only one title of the Duke of Shanyang County, which is the title that Sun Xiangfu raised from his fortune all the way. In their view, inheriting this title has a special meaning.

"Uh, well, maybe, the credit for being a husband will be great, so give them directly to the Duke of Yin Kingdom!"

What Sun Xiangfu said is very possible. The title of the Duke of the county may not be crowned on the heads of his heirs for the rest of his life. Even the bastards may rely on their own ability or their father's ability to be enshrined in the country. Duke, but he underestimated Hongmei and Chuntao's emphasis on meaning. With the title of Duke of Shanyang County, they don't even care about the title of Duke of Guo.

Seeing their mournful expressions looking at his belly, Sun Xiangfu was very frantic. He even suspected that Li Shimin did it on purpose.

"What if, both of them are daughters!"

Sun Xiangfu muttered in a low voice.

Immediately, the two women who had been obedient to him since they stepped into the Sun's residence unexpectedly released murderous aura towards him at the same time.

"Uh, that, Xiu'er! Take care of the family affairs, as my husband still has a lot of work to do, so let's go first..."

"Husband! The concubine is busy with her official duties! The last rehearsal in these two days is about to have a military parade, I'm afraid it will be..."

Sun Xiangfu covered his head. Escaping would not solve the problem. They all carried their own children in their stomachs. If something happened, he would never feel good in his life, so he could only continue coaxing.

"Dear baby, come and eat something, please feed your husband, let's have a good sleep after eating..."

"Let's do a dance for your husband! If you laugh, finish the lotus seed soup in front of you..."

"Like a seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, drifting with the waves, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, dancing in the waves..."

"puff······"

"Giggle..."

The Sun House is full of joy, at least Ah Yue thinks so, including the two little guys who are bouncing around in the toddler, and Xi Niang and Duan Niang who take care of them, they are all amused by Sun Xiangfu's dance, and they are finally coaxed The two girls ate something dawdly and then fell asleep.

"Being a father is really not easy. You two little guys, when you grow up, you must be filial to your father and me, you know?"

Pointing at the two little guys who were following him, he laughed and cursed, and in return, the two little guys gave a silly smile, and then continued to hold on to the baby walker, and followed Sun Xiangfu's buttocks. , When they saw that he was about to go out, the two little guys held their mouths, wow wow wow, and started to cry like a game.

No wonder people say that a house without children is not like a home. The two little guys add a sense of home to this big house, but every time Sun Xiangfu goes out, he is a little reluctant to leave, wishing he could come back sooner.

"It's fine at home! Daddy will come back after going out to do some errands..."

After repeatedly explaining to the two little guys who might not understand him, Sun Xiangfu went out of the mansion, got on a tricycle, and headed towards the imperial city. There, something unexpected happened today. Li Shimin just now Urgently recruit him over to discuss.

Before arriving at the imperial city, Sun Xiangfu saw many people driving ox carts or carrying grain bags on their shoulders towards the imperial city.

"Zhang Ke, stop one and ask what's going on."

"promise."

The coachman Ye Dazhuang braked the tricycle to death, and soon, Zhang Ke and others on the bicycle stopped an old man. Now, there are few dignitaries who do evil to ordinary people on the streets of Chang'an, but the old man is not afraid. The person sitting on top is Sun Xiangfu, so don't be afraid, not to mention the surrounding areas of Chang'an, even the entire Guanzhong, nearly half of the people recognize this person.

All the cities in Guanzhong put up lists yesterday, conferring Sun Zhengming, who led everyone to grow high-yield wheat, as the Duke of Nong. Come down, it must be a good thing.

"Caomin, pay homage to Duke Nong."

When the old man came to pay a visit, Sun Xiangfu had already stepped out of the car, bowed his hands and said, "Don't be too polite, old man. It's such a hot day and you're carrying food. Where are you going?"

"Imperial City! We villagers from ten miles and eight villages have come to deliver food to His Majesty today."

"Send food to His Majesty? Has Your Majesty asked for food?" Sun Xiangfu was a little confused when he heard the words. It seems that this is what Li Shimin said about the sudden situation.

"No! Your Majesty is the best emperor in the world. During the holidays, he will send food and carbon money to all the old people in Guanzhong. Even if the country is about to go to war, we will be exempted from our poll tax. How can we levy more on us? What about the people's food tax!
Now that we have a bumper harvest in the fields, it is natural to give it back to His Majesty. It is a pity that Caomin's family does not have an ox cart, so we can only pick it ourselves. Caomin will definitely borrow a cart tomorrow, and there is plenty of food at home!I can't finish it for two years, send more military rations to His Majesty, and our Tang Dynasty will definitely win a big victory..."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu's eye sockets suddenly became a little moist, and the folks are so simple, why worry about this country's unhappiness?

"It just so happens that His Majesty summoned me to discuss matters in the imperial city, so I will give you a ride along the way! Come on, put the food on this carriage, you sit here, I sit here, it's spacious!"

"No, no, how can the old man dirty your car with his sweaty body!"

Speaking of this, Sun Xiangfu saw the old man's clothes, the burlap clothes were covered with layers of patches. Obviously, his family was not rich, otherwise, he wouldn't even have a wheelbarrow.

However, the more you are in such a poor situation, the more valuable the spirit of repaying kindness is. Sun Xiangfu is a person from later generations. In the era he lived in, most people have been shocked by reality Therefore, in an ordinary old farmer, he felt the light and heat of this nation, which made him very grateful, how correct his original wish to improve the living conditions of these ordinary people was.

Sun Xiangfu still wanted to have a chat with this old farmer, so he patted the sofa cushion beside him and said, "It's okay, anyway, there is a mat on the cushion, and it needs to be scrubbed every day."

"No, no, this is a car that can only be used by ministers who have made contributions to the imperial court. The grassroots can't sit blindly. If the villagers see it, they want to poke the grassman's back..."

Sun Xiangfu said whatever he wanted, but the old man refused to get in the car. He had no choice but to ask Zhang Ke to carry the old man on his bicycle and ride next to his own car. After all, Chang'an City is not small. Along the way, Sun Xiangfu asked many things about the old man. When he reached the gate of the imperial city, he was startled by the scene in front of him.

If he hadn't seen the food bags on the densely packed cars, Sun Xiangfu would have thought that someone had come to the imperial city to force the palace to rebel. There must be at least tens of thousands of cars!
The three-wheeled car couldn't get in, so Sun Xiangfu had no choice but to get out of the car, and under the guidance of Zhang Ke and others, he walked slowly through the crowd and walked towards the imperial city.

At this time, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and other ministers were present on the top of the imperial city. They lived near Wubenfang not far from the imperial city. They should have received the news and rushed away. Come here, and in front of Li Shimin, there are quite a few common people, who should be the representatives authorized by Li Shimin to come in and explain the situation.

"Your Majesty, I am one step late, please make amends."

Li Shimin waved his hand to signal him to excuse him, and said, "Zhengming lives far away, so it doesn't matter if you come a little later, do you know the situation here?"

Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "Generally understand."

Li Shimin asked again, "Do you have any suggestions?"

Sun Xiangfu thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "The people are so patriotic, Your Majesty will not let you down."

Hearing this, although Li Shimin was a little moved, he shook his head and said, "The output in the fields is the only income of the peasants. How can I accept it for nothing? It's not right, it's not right."

Sun Xiangfu knew what he was going to say, and he deliberately said half, not half, to let Li Shimin show a benevolent image in front of several representatives of the common people, and continue to harvest the hearts of the people.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the scene when I came to court for the first time?"

Li Shimin thought for a while, then smiled and said, "There are still some reflections. At that time, the officials impeached you to help the East Palace do business for profit. You used the reason that the output of the royal estate could not be eaten up, and you had to open a place to sell it. The ministers were blocked back."

When Li Shimin mentioned this episode, Wei Zheng blushed. On that day, he was almost used as a gun. Thinking about it now, what Sun Zhengming said was indeed somewhat reasonable. If there is too much output, it must be sold.

"Your Majesty, when I was a retainer of the royal family, I opened the Wangjiang Tower to sell the output of the Huangzhuang and the fiefdoms of several major shareholders. Because there are too many things, the royal family can't consume them at all. Now, the common people also encounter In such a situation, we can't just see their patriotic heart, but also see the problems caused by their too much food at home."

When Sun Xiangfu said this, Li Shimin and the ministers suddenly realized that they hadn't seen this problem before.

"So, the imperial court is going to pay for the surplus food in the hands of the common people?"

"Exactly, this year's bumper harvest in Guanzhong, His Majesty can just take the opportunity to buy the surplus grain in the hands of the people and enrich Chang'an's Changping warehouse. In this way, the country has a large amount of grain reserves, so there is no need to fear natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the people also avoid the low price of grain. , lower income."

"Your Majesty, my minister seconded the proposal. Sun Zhengming's strategy is a strategy that kills multiple birds with one stone. Nowadays, the demand for grain in Weinan New City is increasing. Guanzhong seems to have a bumper harvest, but it may not be able to accumulate much more grain. Instead of letting grain merchants Hoarding at low prices is not as good as the imperial government’s official purchase to avoid damage to the people.”

"The minister seconded the proposal..."

Changsun Wuji was the first to react, and the reactions of many ministers were not slow. After obtaining everyone's unanimous approval, Li Shimin nodded and said, "In this way, I will hand over the Changping warehouse to the Ministry of Agriculture. How about it?" Shouchu, Zhengming is your suggestion."

"The minister obeys the order."

Sun Xiangfu took over the task and said, "Actually, as long as the imperial government makes public purchases at the market price, the market price of grain will naturally stabilize and rise. Your Majesty, you can now invite these representatives of the people to convey the imperial court's intentions to the people. Let the common people who have surplus grain to sell at home, transport the grain to the official warehouse and sell it by themselves."

Hearing this, the representatives of the peasants waved their hands again and again, "No, no, these grains are given back to His Majesty, how can we collect money! Please His Majesty accept these grains, and I will pay all the farmers. A heartfelt gratitude to you."

When Sun Xiangfu heard the words, he smiled as kindly as possible, "If you sell the grain to the official warehouse at the market price, you have already served the country and His Majesty. When there is a shortage of grain in the market, the imperial court will sell the grain. Isn’t it the same way you can make a lot of money, so you have to mobilize the people to sell more grain to the official warehouse.”

"Ah, this..." Those farmers didn't have the brains of Sun Xiangfu, but they were speechless after hearing the words.

At this time, Li Shimin pointed to Sun Xiangfu and said, "Listen to him, besides farming, his hair growth method is also the most powerful in our Tang Dynasty. He said that if the court makes money, it will definitely make some money. You wait Don't worry."

"So, Cao Min and others will go and explain it to the folks."

(End of this chapter)