Chapter 57: What's the Matter with Me?
What Wei Hao said, Li Lizhen didn't believe it at all, after all, now that so many ministers have no choice, what can he Wei Hao do? But I still want to hear what Wei Hao has to say, I want to refute him, if I don't refute him, he will continue to brag.
"It's only tens of thousands of people, so you can't arrange it? Our workshop, if needed, can arrange 500 strong laborers, to take advantage of the winter to come, Dora embryo, so that a large number of workers are needed, 500 people are about the same, 500 people, that is, 500 families, at least a few thousand people are gone! Wei Hao chuckled and said, Li Lizhi heard it, it made sense.
"And what about so many others?" Li Lizhen continued to ask Wei Hao.
"There are also a lot of people on the paper mill side, and winter is coming, so we can hire more people to dig more holes and let the refugees cut down the bushes, not to mention, at least 500 people! In this way, we can reduce the number of refugees to the court by at least 5,000, and those workers will earn enough money to feed their families, and they will also have money to buy cold supplies!
At least they won't freeze to death, and besides, our workshop can provide accommodation for them to live temporarily, and still be able to die? Really, I solved 1 in 10 refugees by myself! Wei Hao said proudly to Li Li.
"But there are still so many refugees, what's the use of you solving such a problem?" Li Li felt that Wei Hao was right, but she still hoped that more refugees could be solved.
"If you want to say that there is a way, the whole Chang'an, I think there are also a lot of workshops, those workshops can actually hire people to work, and even say that the court can also hire those workers to work, such as repairing water conservancy and roads, but now you say that the court has no money, hey!" Wei Hao sighed as he spoke.
"Got it, you're still here to talk about it?" Li Lizhi scolded Wei Hao and said, but Wei Hao looked at Li Lizhen strangely.
"What?" Li Lizhi looked at Wei Hao angrily and asked.
"Why are you scolding me? I didn't offend you, I didn't get those refugees, I was able to solve so much, much better than those civil and military officials in the court, you have to scare them! Wei Hao looked at Li Lizhen and said.
"I'm sorry!" When Li Lizhen heard Wei Hao say this, she wanted to defend herself, this matter really had nothing to do with Wei Hao, and she couldn't get angry at her if she was in a hurry.
"What's the matter with you? This is a matter of the court, what are you anxious about, Your Majesty is not in a hurry, he doesn't see me! Is there a way to see me? Wei Hao looked at Li Li and asked.
"Is there anything you can do about it?" Li Lizhi lowered her head and asked, she couldn't say that her father was heartbroken for those refugees.
"Hey, set aside a piece of land, let those refugees cut down trees by themselves, build simple houses by themselves, live first, anyway, the food court is not very short, plus so many people give porridge, in addition, if it doesn't work, start to let those people go to those temples near Chang'an City in batches to live, and the court will allocate food to those temples, no, if there is a sheltered place, there will be no freezing to death, if there is work to do, so that those people have a little money in their hands, and they can also buy some warm clothes, wouldn't it be good, It's going to be such a hassle for you! Wei Hao said to Li Lizhen with disdain,
When Li Lizhi heard this, it made sense, and couldn't help but look at Wei Hao with bright eyes.
"What? Are you a goblin, you change your face too quickly. Wei Hao pretended to be scared and looked at Li Li and asked.
"If I were a goblin, I'd be the first to eat you!" Li Lizhi also pretended to be very fierce, but in Wei Hao's opinion, it was very cute.
"However, Chang'an City is very cold, if you don't have enough materials to keep out the cold, even if you have a house, it will be difficult to get through!" Li Lizhi then looked at Wei Hao and said, I hope Wei Hao will even solve this problem.
"Chop wood, there are so many mountains and so many shrubs around Chang'an City, let them cut it, and when the time comes, don't you just burn the fire in the house, and there is so much attention? If the court doesn't save people, you will let people save themselves! Wei Hao said to Li Liqing.
"Oh!" Li Lizhi nodded.
"In addition, there may be a shortage of people in various prefectures, so you can let them go outside the city to hire people to work, and let the court and Chang'an Mansion Yin here publicize more, that is, to work more for those people, so that when they have money, they can buy materials to protect against the cold, really!" Wei Hao continued to say to Li Liqing,
When Li Lizhen heard it, she nodded frequently, then looked at Wei Hao and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
"No, I've thought about it so much, and I haven't thought about it carefully." Wei Hao shook his head and said, still staring at those painting craftsmen working.
"Wei Hanzi, I have something to do and leave first, you are busy first!" Li Lizhen was about to leave after speaking.
"Why are you going, you've just come!" Wei Hao looked at Li Lizhen without understanding, but Li Lizhen couldn't care about Wei Hao now, she wanted to tell His Majesty about Wei Hao's ideas.
And at this moment in the palace, Li Shimin is also discussing this matter with those ministers in the study of Ganlu Palace, but there is still no way, mainly because the Ministry of Civil Affairs has no money, and there is food, and even if there is no food from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, those rich families in Chang'an City will go to soup kitchens, and now outside Chang'an City, there are as many as 100 soup kitchens.
"Your Majesty, the key is still in the cold, at this time, the ministers really have no choice, the cold materials prepared by the Ministry of Civil Affairs are not enough for the border soldiers, and it cannot be said that those materials are mobilized to the people, and the soldiers on the border will not have cold materials at that time!" The left servant shot Fang Xuanling sat there, looked at Li Shimin and said, and the other ministers also nodded, the materials for keeping out the cold have always been insufficient!
"In this matter, you still need to think of a way quickly, otherwise you won't be able to survive the winter!" Li Shimin looked at the ministers and said.
"We can only draw some from all over the country, and in this case, there will be a shortage in various places!" Fang Xuanling thought about it for a moment and said.
And outside, Li Lizhen also arrived at the Ganlu Palace, Wang De saw Li Lizhen coming over outside, and immediately smiled and asked: "But there is something important, now Your Majesty is discussing a big matter with other ministers, if there is something important, the small one will report to you!" ”
"No, I'll just wait!" Li Lizhen said very sensibly, now is the time for Li Shimin to deal with the government, Li Lizhen does not dare to disturb!
"Your Highness, you sit down first, and when Your Majesty finishes dealing with it, the little one will report to you." Wang De said to Li Lizhen with a smile, Li Lizhen nodded with a smile,
And when Fang Xuanling and the others came out, it was almost noon, and the matter finally had a solution, but whether it could succeed or not, I don't know yet, after all, the supplies in various places are not enough.
"Girl, well, why didn't you bring food?" After Li Shimin saw Li Lizhen come in, he found that she was empty-handed, so he asked.
"Father, my daughter came back very early, and I have been waiting outside for almost an hour." Li Lizhi walked over with a smile, went to Li Shimin's back, and pressed Li Shimin's shoulder.
"Oh, there's something, tell me!" Li Shimin asked with a smile.
"Father, Wei Hanzi has a solution to the refugees, he told his daughter, and his daughter feels that it can be done, so come and talk to your father, and the father will consider it and see if it can be done?" Li Lizhi said with a smile.
"Wei Hanzi has a way, what can he do, can't he want those refugees to fight?" After Li Shimin heard this, he made fun of it.
"Father, it's true, you listen to your daughter." Li Lizhen said to Li Shimin a little anxiously, Li Shimin nodded, and then Li Lizhen began to speak, with Li Lizhen's explanation, Li Shimin also paid attention to it,
After Li Lizhi finished speaking, Li Shimin opened his mouth and asked: "Girl, can the paper workshop absorb 500 laborers?" ”
After Li Li heard this, she nodded affirmatively and said: "Yes, even 1000 is fine, but if you want to bring their family, the pressure will be very great, 1000 laborers, according to five yuan a day, a month is 150 yuan, 1000 laborers, a month is 150 yuan, but in winter, you can't work, it is equivalent to raising those laborers in vain!" ”
Li Shimin thought that 1,000 laborers can reduce at least 5,000 refugees, so the pressure on the court will be reduced a lot.
"Are there so many houses?" Li Shimin continued to ask.
"No, we still need to let the refugees build on their own." Li Lizhi shook her head and said.
"It's also a way, Wei Hanzi is right, it's better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and let those refugees save themselves, there are a lot of timber around Chang'an, you can let them cut down!" Li Shimin thought about it for a moment and spoke.
"In addition, Wei Hanzi's ceramic workshop can also absorb 500 laborers, and if other workshops also absorb some labor, my daughter believes that the problem of refugees can be solved." Li Lizhen said to Li Shimin.
"Well, then you guys should do it first. The father also needs to make some preparations here, and the cold materials have always been insufficient! Li Shimin nodded, Li Lizhen was very happy to hear Li Shimin's affirmation of this idea, at least Wei Hao still came up with an idea for the court.
The next day, Wei Hao began to recruit 500 young laborers for the ceramic workshop, and the requirement was that each family could only have one laborer, and if there were several, only one.
On the third day, "Thank you, thank you!" "When the laborers arrived at the ceramic workshop, someone told them that Wei Hao was the owner, and they immediately came to thank Wei Hao.
On the fourth day, "Thank you, you can go over there and build a simple house, you can only cut the wood yourself, build it simply, otherwise, it will not be easy to survive the winter!" Wei Hao smiled and waved his hand and said to those refugees, and at this moment, on the side of Chang'an City, many people were discussing Wei Hao's recruitment of those refugees.