Chapter Seventy-Three

In the early dynasty, Prince Su was arguing fiercely with Ge Liuyuan at this time.

"Father, that's the food of the sons! Three hundred carts of grain! Su Wang Ye said.

"Your Majesty, the grain of the prince of Su is the grain of the prince of Su, and the grain given by the dragon king is the grain given by the dragon king, and the two have nothing to do with each other." Ge Liuyuan said, "What Wechen distributed to the homeless people was the food given by the Dragon King, and Wechen didn't understand what the relationship was. ”

Ge Liuyuan said righteously.

"Father, the so-called dragon king's grain was originally the grain of his son's ministers, all of which were three hundred carts, how could there be such a coincidental thing in this world?" Su Wang Ye did not forgive.

"According to what the prince said, do you want to get back the grain?" Ge Liuyuan asked rhetorically.

"Exactly!"

Ge Liuyuan laughed, then his face changed, and he glared and said angrily: "Now that the grain has entered the stomachs of the homeless, if you want it, then go and disembowel, the old man wants to see how much blood can be stained on Prince Su's hands!" ”

"You!" Prince Su was so angry that his face twitched.

"Don't fight anymore." On the dragon chair, the old emperor Chu Zheng opened his originally slightly narrowed eyes, and his deep voice revealed majesty, "Since the grain has been eaten by the displaced people, no matter how much argument there is, it is useless to be noisy. Su'er, it is the responsibility of my royal family to observe the people's feelings and care for the people's livelihood, even if the three hundred carts of grain are really yours, since they have been eaten by the homeless, then forget it. ”

Obviously, the emperor was on Ge Liuyuan's side.

Prince Su was stunned, so he had to reply in a muffled voice: "My father taught me a very good lesson. ”

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After the next dynasty, in the imperial study.

The old emperor Chu Zheng was half-lying on the soft chair, and now his body has become more and more useless, although it has now warmed up, but his cold cough is still not cured for a long time, and there is even a tendency to be strict.

"Your Majesty is in good health, so it's better to recuperate." Ge Liuyuan said, "If His Majesty Xuanweichen came here for the sake of the displaced people, there is no need to worry about it......

Before Ge Liuyuan finished speaking, Chu Zheng shook his head and interrupted him, saying, "It's not about this. ”

"I am very relieved that the affairs of the displaced people will be handled by you and Wang Jing. I don't know what kind of trick you are using, but I have heard that the price of grain in Chang'an City has dropped to the autumn harvest price overnight, and with the national grain that has not yet been sent out in the granary, the group of displaced people should be able to survive. ”

Ge Liuyuan noticed that the map of the northwest hung on the wall of the imperial study, on which a lot of symbols had been circled, obviously the emperor was worried about the war in the northwest, and the influx of displaced people this time was the invasion of the Western Huns, killing people and plundering land.

At this time, although the Xiongnu have been retreated by the Northwest Army, who can guarantee that they will not attack again in the next winter? Such a conservative defense is obviously only a palliative measure, and if you want long-term peace and stability, you can only rely on force to subdue the rebellious Western Huns.

Ge Liuyuan understands this truth, but he ...... This may not be easy to achieve.

"Then His Majesty Xuan Weichen came, why did he come?"

"I heard rumors outside the palace that the thunder god descended to earth, and the spring thunder exploded in Chang'an, and the power was extraordinary." Chu Zheng said.

As soon as Ge Liuyuan heard that it was about Chunlei, his whole person trembled slightly, but in order not to show his stuffing, he had to pretend to be calm.

Others don't know about the spring thunder, but he knows that this is the masterpiece of Princess Jing, and the emperor inquired about the spring thunder, so he was naturally playing the idea of "spring thunder". If the emperor knew that the powerful things were made by Princess Jing, this would definitely not be a good thing for the country, the people, and Princess Jing.

The heavenly gods are powerful weapons, and they are not meritorious, but also calamity!

The emperor continued: "The little Shunzi beside me said that it was the thunder god who was relieving the displaced people and reporting me the stability of the Chu Dynasty, but I don't believe it, there is no god in this world, if there is really a god, presumably the first thing the god should do is to take my head."

I really thought that this was done by mortals.

I also heard that the spring thunder can explode in the sunny day, and you can blow it up wherever you want, and the power is not small, even the granary can blow up a hole, I am thinking, if I can take this god man for my own use, why should I worry about the rebellion in the northwest of the Chu Dynasty, no matter how many thieves can blow him up.

Ge Aiqing, what do you think? ”

When the emperor said this, it seemed that the whole person was excited.

Ge Liuyuan said rationally: "It is naturally a good thing to pacify the northwest, but this thunder god bombing spring thunder is just a folk rumor, and the more it is spread, the more mysterious it becomes, so the minister thinks that things like spring thunder probably do not exist, so there is no need to waste effort here." ”

After Chu Zheng heard this, his eyes inevitably showed disappointment, but he would not fully believe Ge Liuyuan's words. He asked, "Ge Aiqing, you really don't know who the spring thunder came from?" ”

This sentence is very straightforward, it is obvious that Chu Zheng is testing Ge Liuyuan, and his purpose is nothing more than to find the person who created the spring thunder.

Ge Liuyuan shook his head firmly and said, "Regarding the so-called spring thunder, the minister has already said that this is something that is nothing, how can the minister find someone who does not exist at all?" ”

Ge Liuyuan could clearly sense that the emperor did not believe his words.

Then the emperor began to talk to him about some ordinary things, just to ease the atmosphere.

Because of this incident, Ge Liuyuan returned to the Sangong Mansion as soon as he left the palace, and then after disguise, he secretly went to Beizhuang from the back door on the path.

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Inside the college.

When Ge Liuyuan entered the academy, Tang Xiaoshi was teaching students arithmetic lessons, and Ge Liuyuan asked people to spread the word that they were in a hurry, but Tang Xiaoshi passed the word: no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't rush the students to class.

Ge Liuyuan had no choice but to wait for Tang Xiaoshi to get out of class outside the classroom, but unexpectedly ran into Han Ke.

The two were rivals when they were classmates, and they were political enemies when they were in the same dynasty, each went their own way, and they never looked at each other when they met, but today in the academy, they were very unexpected, and the two laughed at the same time.

The two came to the guest room of the Han Ke, and the Han Ke did his best to be the landlord, and made a pot of tea unique to the academy for Ge Liuyuan, a bag of fried tea into the cup, and a household boiling water washed down, the tea was fragrant, without adding onion and garlic, and the smell was mellow.

"This is Mr. Tang, that is, Princess Jing's special tea, you can't drink it anywhere else, I only drank it once and became obsessed with this taste, and I invite you to taste it today." Han Ke brought the tea to Ge Liuyuan and said.

Ge Liuyuan took a sip, only to feel full of tea fragrance, and he liked it very much, but he said: "Although this tea smells quiet, but it can't be eaten, it is not as good as tea soup, which can be tasted and eaten full, so I think that this tea is only suitable for scholars, as for those people in the market, they may prefer tea soup with a stronger taste, what does Brother Han think?" ”

Han Ke laughed and said: "You are still the same, you are just tasting tea today, you can also taste the difference between a scholar and the market, no wonder we have been fighting for so many years." ”

Only then did Ge Liuyuan realize that his words had already been unconsciously engraved with his own proposition, and even elegant things like tea tasting were actually pulled by him to such a vulgar issue as "whether to eat enough or not", and he smiled awkwardly.

Ge Liuyuan quipped: "Brother Han, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I pity me as a vulgar person, and now I still can't reach the realm of Brother Han's knowledge." ”

Han Ke was ashamed and said: "Don't dare to be, I'm full of knowledge and useless, but you have been running for the people for decades, I'm really ashamed." ”

At this moment, Tang Xiaoshi's voice came from outside the door, and he only heard: "Mr. Han Ke is like a clear tea, refreshing character, and the world is full of peaches and plums." The country is like a tea soup, the food is fruitful, and the people of the world are fed. Different ways, but with one heart and one mind, this is the same. ”

It turned out that Tang Xiaoshi was out of class.

I saw Tang Xiaoshi walk into the guest room and asked with a smile: "The two seniors think that what Xiaoshi said is still reasonable?" If you think it's reasonable, you don't need to fight for the difference in the future, after all, you've been fighting for a lifetime. ”

The three of them looked at each other and smiled.

Han Ke knew that Ge Liuyuan must have an emergency, and now that Tang Xiaoshi came, he said goodbye and withdrew from the guest room.

"What's the matter with Guogong coming to Xiaoshi in such a hurry? If you want to thank me for the sake of the homeless, then you don't have to, it's just a matter of you and me. ”

Ge Liuyuan shook his head, and he said something that could make Tang Xiaoshi understand his meaning in the fastest time: "The emperor asked me about the spring thunder today." ”

He thought that Tang Xiaoshi would be nervous and afraid, after all, being targeted by the emperor was definitely not a good thing for her.

But Tang Xiaoshi didn't, she just said very calmly: "What spring thunder?" Tang Xiaoshi's questioning four words also clearly told Ge Liuyuan what she meant.

What Spring Thunder?

She didn't know what the so-called spring thunder was, let alone how it exploded, she didn't know all of it, and this matter had nothing to do with her.

This is the meaning of Tang Xiaoshi.

Ge Liuyuan understood the meaning of Tang Xiaoshi, and said: "Then you can go to the affairs of the displaced people with peace of mind, as for the matter of Chunlei, since you said that you don't know, you just don't know, you don't know from beginning to end, I will block it for you." ”

Dealing with smart people is refreshing, Tang Xiaoshi smiled and said: "This is naturally the best, and I will do it in the future." ”

Tang Xiaoshi understood from the moment he decided to create something as advanced as gunpowder that it would swell the ambition of any ruler, and if it fell into the hands of unscrupulous people, the world would probably change dramatically.

Gunpowder, which was originally a dangerous substance.

If you use it well, you can benefit the people, and if you use it badly, you will lose your own life, not to mention, and you will put the people in dire straits.

No feudal ruler would allow such a dangerous weapon as zài, especially in the hands of someone else, because it would threaten his dominance. Once the emperor knew about the storage of gunpowder, he would only do one thing, and that was to deceive the gunpowder, kill Tang Xiaoshi, and then trample on the entire continent.

However, since Tang Xiaoshi dared to take out the gunpowder, she was ready to retreat, she was not a risky person, even if Ge Liuyuan told the matter, she had a plan.

But Ge Liuyuan didn't say it, because Ge Liuyuan has never been a person who serves the monarch, and the people are the objects of his dedication.

The words had been brought, and Ge Liuyuan got up to say goodbye.

Tang Xiaoshi went to stay and said: "Guogong is slow, Guogong's matter is finished, but Xiaoshi's matter has not been said." ”

"Are you okay?"

Tang Xiaoshi asked very seriously: "Now that the displaced people in the city are homeless, I will include the displaced people in the Jingwang Mansion as tenants and sign a contract, which is in line with the laws of the Chu Dynasty?" ”

Ge Liuyuan was surprised, now that there are more than 10,000 displaced people in the city, to be included in the Jingwang Mansion as a tenant, even if the procedures are feasible, in fact, how can it be so easy?

The so-called tenants are those who farm, where can Chang'an City find such a large piece of land for arable land now?

Ge Liuyuan said: "It is allowed by law, but it is ...... Now there is not much cultivated land in Chang'an City that can be developed, I am afraid that it will not be able to accommodate so many displaced people, where can Princess Jing find so much arable land? ”

Tang Xiaoshi spread out the somewhat yellowed map on the table and said, "Could it be that the Duke of Guo forgot this dry land that was sent to the academy a few days ago?" ”

Ge Liuyuan was surprised again, what did Princess Jing mean that she wanted to develop this dry land?

This dry land is large and flat, and it is indeed easy to develop into arable land, but unfortunately its terrain is slightly higher, and all the rivers guide zhì around it, and there is no water to irrigate.

To divert the river water to this dry land, unless the water can flow to a high place, such a problem that even the most ingenious craftsmen of the Chu Dynasty may not be able to do.

Ge Liuyuan shook his head and said, "This land can't be developed, just like no one can make the water flow backwards." ”

"Just because others can't develop it doesn't mean I can't." Tang Xiaoshi said confidently, "And I have to develop it." ”

Tang Xiaoshi continued: "Does Guogong think that relying on the grain sent by the imperial court, or the grain sold in the grain shops outside, to help the displaced people survive for more than a month, is it to save them? No.

If they can't rely on their production, where will they go to ask for food when this wave of grain is eaten? No one will give them food anymore, because no one has the ability to give to others all the time.

This group of homeless people who have eaten for a period of time will go to extremes, become bandits, become thieves, become prostitutes, they have no land, they can only rely on stealing and robbing and selling the piece of meat under them for food, and those who are afraid of hunger will have a reason to do whatever they do.

If you want to save them, the only way is to give them fields, let them grow their own food in the soil, and have their own hopes, so that they will not rebel, and when the new season of grain is harvested, they will be able to feed themselves, and even hand over grain to the court.

So I have to develop this arable land. ”

Ge Liuyuan very much agreed with Tang Xiaoshi's point of view, and he was even a little shocked by Tang Xiaoshi's foresight.

"But ......" Ge Liuyuan was still a little hesitant, because he was afraid that in the end, the bamboo basket would be empty.

"Guogong just let me try, before you can't come up with a better plan."

"That's all there is to it." Ge Liuyuan said, "Tomorrow, I will send someone to handle the formalities for you." ”

When the goal was achieved, Tang Xiaoshi said with a smile: "Guogong remember to send more people." ”

After sending Guogong away, Tang Xiaoshi also put into intense preparations, after all, it is such a large number of displaced people, even if it is a farming tool for the production of farming, it is a big project.

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In the evening, a carriage from King Jing's Mansion slowly drove to the gate of the academy, and it was Uncle Fu who drove the horse.

I saw a woman in plain and clean clothes and a simple hairstyle get out of the car, and walk a little evasively and cautiously.

Under the guidance of Uncle Fu, the woman walked into the academy with a smile on her face, as if she was very happy.