Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Xiao Yu was the first to stand up and say, followed by Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, and others, all of whom also came out one by one.

They are all people who love the Tang Dynasty very purely and want to help the country get through the difficulties, so if you think about it a little at this moment, you will feel that Li You is indeed right.

Since it makes sense, of course, we must stand up and respond!

Seeing so many leaders in the DPRK and China responding one after another, those civil servants and generals who were still a little reluctant had no choice but to bite the bullet and force themselves to stand up and respond.

Otherwise, if the national disaster is on the way, and I still hold on to such a small salary and refuse to let it go, doesn't it seem that I am particularly unconscious?

If His Majesty sees them and thinks that they are putting their own interests above the common people and the Tang Dynasty, then it is estimated that they will not have to expect promotion in their entire life!

Li You smiled slightly and said, "As a resource, food must be reasonably distributed to everyone in order to ensure that there is no waste at all."

"Wait a minute," Li Shimin asked suddenly, "but even if you do as you said, the total amount of food resources will not change, so it's still a drop in the bucket?"

Chapter 556 The richest person is at hand (Chapter [-])

The total amount of grain owned by the imperial court is only so much in total.

Although it has been consciously hoarding food since two months ago, it is difficult to achieve great results in such a short period of time. As Li Shimin said, it was a drop in the bucket.

Even if Li You's method is used to increase income and reduce expenditure, it will only delay the consumption of time, and it will not solve any fundamental problems.

"It's very simple, then we will increase the total amount of grain in the hands of the court."

Li You's answer was surprisingly simple.

That sincere and innocent tone made Li Shimin almost think that he was too stupid for not thinking about this.

"……what?"

After holding it for a long time, Li Shimin said sullenly: "Who doesn't know that increasing the total amount of food can solve the problem? You said that it is simple, but do you mean that increasing the amount of food can increase it?"

Li You smiled and said what she said was wrong.

"Royal Father, do you know how the wealthy and powerful families with a long history have accumulated and developed? Especially such a behemoth like the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, why is it still in the midst of so many changes of dynasties and natural and man-made disasters? continue to this day?"

Li Shimin didn't know how to answer for a while, because he didn't quite know the intention of Li You's question.

Fortunately, Li You soon continued: "The answer is very simple, that is, these turmoils and disasters are not disasters for powerful families, but opportunities for development!"

Li Shimin's expression moved: "What is the interpretation of this statement?"

He keenly found that when Li You's voice just started, there were already many courtiers from big families with unnatural expressions on their faces.

Li You smiled lightly and said, "Father, royal family's usual method is to make a fortune from disaster."

"What does it mean to make a fortune in disasters? That is to keep a huge amount of food in hand at all times when everything is safe, and then when there are turmoils and disasters, the price of food soars unprecedentedly, and this is their best chance to make money!"

Li Shimin was trembling when he heard this. He hadn't studied this kind of thing very carefully. At this moment, he only sounded angry. When the country was in crisis, he only cared about making money for himself and not caring about the lives of the people!

Abominable!

It's a pity, but in the eyes of many big businessmen, human life is extremely worthless, it's just a string of numbers, and they don't have any sense of whether it is alive or dead.

"So this king is sure that there is definitely a large amount of food in the hands of those noble families!"

Li You's firm voice resounded throughout the Tai Chi Palace.

"So this king's second method is to kill the rich!"

As soon as Li You said this, everyone in the audience changed!

The courtiers and officials, whether they came from a great family or not, all felt shocked and looked up at Li You in disbelief, as if they never thought that Li You would dare to propose this plan!

This is a one-time enemy of the world's aristocratic families!

"Kill the rich?" Li Shimin asked while holding back his anger, "Then what do you mean...let the court and buy the food they hoarded?"

"Exactly!" Li You looked directly into Li Shimin's eyes, "The imperial court should immediately order that every big family and every grain store must truthfully declare the grain they own, and sell half of the grain at the market price. To the court!"

"In the past, officials reduced their salaries to increase income and reduce expenditure, and later they killed the wealthy and forced families to become strong and sell. These are all things that only the imperial court can do! Therefore, this is the Tang Dynasty's best weapon against natural disasters! "

The method Li You said was exactly what Li Shimin guessed and bought.

Hemai has been around since the pre-Qin period. It is basically the behavior of the court forcibly buying items from the common people for the country's use, but in the past it was basically the purchase of things such as cloth, livestock or building materials.

And like Li You today, forcing and buying food from all the noble families in the world is a unique act!

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

In the next second, Wang Gui jumped out and decisively opposed it.

Not only him, but also many civil servants and military generals also came out for second opinion...

"Your Majesty, please think twice! Such a tough approach will only be met with the backlash from the powerful families in the world. In this special period, it will do nothing but harm to the imperial court!"

Most of them are from big families, but there are also a small number of people who really feel that this approach is really inappropriate.

Li Shimin's expression was also gloomy, and there was a hint of hesitation.

"...Yang Jie, as you can see, maybe not many people will respond and buy it."

Li You said coldly: "If they dare not respond to the court's decree, then it is illegal, and it is a serious crime of raiding and exile!"

"what!?"

Wang Gui was taken aback and turned to look at Li You.