Under the big tree, Yang Yi stood on a big rock, and he bowed to all the tenant farmers: "Ladies and gentlemen, I first came here to inherit the family business, and I should have visited them one by one, but I have been weak since I was a child, and I have no power to restrain the chicken. So please come and discuss how to develop this desolate ......."

There was a commotion among the people below, but it was only a commotion, and it didn't mean anything.

Yang Yi said again: "But who would have thought that when I first arrived here, I heard the drought in Guanzhong, and my parents and villagers saw that there was no harvest and they were about to run out of food, and I was very sad." I just sent the big housekeeper to raise money to buy grain, and now that the drought is coming, there is a shortage of food, I hope that all the fathers and villagers will have the money to contribute, but the money to contribute......"

There was another commotion below, but no one said anything.

"As long as everyone can get through this, I will risk my life, and I will never let you starve to death. Later, dozens of young people will go to buy food with the chief housekeeper and the second housekeeper. But I don't have enough money here, so I borrowed it from my fathers and fellow villagers......... I hereby swear that I will repay twice as much as any money lent to me after the disaster......"

This time, there was no commotion, just looking at Yang Yi blankly.

"During the disaster, everyone will stay here, and I will provide food for free. The old man is responsible for cooking, the adults and young people participate in the development of this wasteland, and no matter how young the child is, a school is built to study, and he doesn't need money......... Now that the catastrophe is coming, I hope that all the fathers and villagers will help each other to tide over the difficulties together. ”

"Whoa...... Good ......" The sudden commotion of the tenant farmer frightened Yang Yi and couldn't help but shudder.

Yang Yi was halfway through speaking, his mouth was about to smoke, and the tenant farmers didn't say anything. When it came to borrowing money from them, the tenant farmers showed disdain, and it was obvious that the tenant farmers did not believe Yang Yi.

Fortunately, Yang Yi was clever and said that he could let their young son study. At this time, if you want to read how difficult it is to read, if you can read books, you will be able to get ahead in the future.

If their children can study, not to mention borrowing money, even if it is to smash pots and sell iron, or even sell themselves into slavery, they are willing.

Why are there so many children of the gate lord clan who are officials? One reason for this is that they have the power to nominate officials in the court.

Another reason is that more than half of the scholars in the world are from families, with power and talent, and it is strange that there are not many officials.

Moreover, all schools of thought are in the hands of the gate lord clan, and not ordinary people can go to study. Even if you are not an ordinary person, but a rich peasant or a small landowner, you cannot afford to read a book!

Why? Because the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone of the Tang Dynasty were expensive, and food, clothing, housing, and transportation also cost money. If you feel like you're rich and can afford to read, that's fine, as long as you're not a businessman.

During the Tang Dynasty, the status of merchants was relatively high, but merchants still could not enter the official career, and merchants only studied for better business. In such a social environment, if you can't be an official, you won't have a future, and a businessman is still a businessman! It seems to be a long way off.

Yang Yi's speech was echoed by everyone, and they all wanted to go home and move their things. Yang Yizi was very satisfied, and sent an ox cart to help.

Why did Yang Yi want these tenant farmers to move here? Don't they have a house in their village? No food?

Naturally, there is none! Yang Yi inquired clearly before there was such an arrangement, and those tenant farmers lived in a straw hut as a family.

Because the land is not good, the rain washes away the crops, and the rain is less and the drought kills the crops, and the output is even less, and even the court's standard for going to the field is not counted.

Even so, after paying taxes and rent, there was not enough to eat, so I had to go out to work part-time jobs to support my family. How can I have any money left over to build a house?

In the evening, the porters arrived, and they had already cooked for them and set up a shed. Although the family still lives in a shed, they already feel very happy.

Seeing that this place is so popular, you don't have to worry about the night, let alone run for three meals a day.

In the Guanzhong Plain, there has been no rain for more than two months, and the fields are dry and yellow everywhere, as if late autumn is coming. In some higher-lying villages, there has been a phenomenon of desertification.

The river water has been cut off, the wells have dried up, and it is difficult for people and animals to drink water.

Not all places are so miserable, and by the big river, groups of farmers carry buckets to carry water from the river and pour it into the fertile fields next to the river.

The riverside is still green, which is inseparable from these villages, and these lands are naturally owned by the powerful people in the DPRK and China. It's not a powerful family, and it can't organize such a huge scene of carrying water.

The weather is dry, the leaves are withered and yellow, the weeds are drought and die, and the beasts run and the birds fly.

A group of locusts with green eyes from hunger are staring at the crops of the magnates, wondering if they will be killed if they fly over now.

But it didn't take long for them to stop thinking that way, because too many locusts with green eyes from hunger (well, their eyes were green) flew wildly towards the green places......

"Ah Lang, Ah Lang, something is wrong...... a man who looks like a housekeeper ran to the residence of the owner of the back house in a huff, and shouted loudly. His face was full of sadness, and he was about to cry.

"What's the panic? Panicked, what a system! In the pavilion in the backyard, the fat pig eldest grandson Wuji was reading a book and drinking tea, impatiently scolding the housekeeper who came over.

On the floor of the pavilion was a mat, and a table was set up on it, on which tea soup was boiling.

But the housekeeper didn't show a look of fear, he walked up to the eldest grandson Wuji and bowed: "Ah Lang, the big thing is not good, there is news from Zhuangzi outside the city, because it has not rained for two months, although people have been organized to carry water, the wheat has been saved, and it is about to tassel......"

"It's almost heading! Isn't that great? Hehe. The eldest grandson Wuji didn't wait for the housekeeper to finish speaking, and then took over the conversation. Seeing his expression, he was quite satisfied, and couldn't help but pick up the tea soup on the side and drink it again.

The housekeeper, who was just full of sadness just now, cried out at this time, and wiped his tears while crying: "Ah Lang, the locusts are coming!" ”

"Come on...... What did you say? The eldest grandson Wuji was confused when he heard this, and he didn't care at first, but he still asked more.

"The locusts are coming!"

"Bang dang! Strike! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's whole person was as if he had been shocked, petrified on the spot, the teacup and books fell, and the tea splashed on the placket of his clothes, wetting a large piece of it, and he didn't even pay attention. After being stunned for a while, the eldest grandson Wuji was anxious: "Hurry, change clothes quickly, I want to enter the palace to face the saint!" ”

Such a scene was staged in various ministers' mansions, and after listening to it, they all had almost the same idea: enter the palace and face the saint!

For a while, there were suddenly more horses on Suzaku Street, and they were scrambling to be the first. It's like gold is being sent out in the palace, for fear that it won't be gone if it's too late.

Since Li Shimin became emperor, he has never had a day of comfort. I got up before dawn every day, ate some porridge casually, and rushed to the Mingde Hall to go to the morning court.

After the court meeting, they met with the heads of various departments in different halls to discuss more confidential matters. After these things were done, the Chongren Hall had to review the recital until late at night.

This is not the end, because in the harem, there is still a group of sad women waiting for him to go to the scourge!

It has been nearly two years since he launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, forced the palace to seize power, became the prince of the prison country, and later ascended the throne as the emperor, and there has never been a day of slacking off.

Even so, from time to time, it was so bad that the officials led by Wei Zheng were embarrassed, and he simply lived like a grandson, and he was extremely aggrieved.

There is no way, if you want to become a Ming Jun, it is necessary to speak widely.

What does a speaker do?

Yanguan picks the bones from the eggs! An emperor who can't listen to the advice of the contrary ear will never become a Ming monarch.

In addition, his position as emperor is not correct, and he is even more afraid of gossip outside and criticism from ministers.

Today's weather is good, cicadas chirp and birds chirp among the green willows.

Li Shimin is playing with several concubines in front of the West Pond, playing the pipa, flying kites, fishing, and writing poems...... It's not lively.

But no one noticed that there were many locusts jumping there on the trees and among the grass.

A young eunuch was panting and running this way, looking very anxious. When the guard sees it, they don't stop it, they still have this bit of eyesight, and they know what to do and what not to do.

The eunuch walked up to Li Shimin and said breathlessly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Wei... Wei Zheng is here, and... And also... A lot of national dukes! ”

"Ah, why are they here? Where has he been? This one he naturally refers to Wei Zheng. Li Shimin is really sad, and finally one day he was caught by the old man on a comfortable day.

"The slave maid doesn't know, when the slave maid came, they had already passed the Guangtian Temple."

"Quick, get ready for the desk!" Li Shimin was anxious. I thought: Everyone is almost here, so it's okay, and it is inevitable that he will be scolded by Wei Zheng again.

There was a sudden jump of chickens and dogs at the scene, and Li Shimin rushed to the pavilion next to the West Pond in a panic, and accidentally stepped into a small mud pit, and one of his shoes fell off there. Li Shimin's embarrassed appearance caused a burst of laughter from the concubines and maidservants.

When Wei Zheng and other ministers came to the scene in a hurry, Li Shimin was reviewing the recital, and the little eunuch was wiping the footprints left by Li Shimin.

Wei Wei looked at the shoes that fell in the mud puddle and the footprints connected to the gazebo, and he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and he couldn't say a word.

When the ministers at the scene saw this, they all turned their faces to the side. is so obviously pretentious, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Shimin must have been playing with the concubines here just now.

Although they saw it, the ministers were not lacking in heart, and they would not tell it about it.

The ministers below were silent, and Li Shimin didn't see it, still engrossed in reading the recitals, pretending to look like that.

The little eunuch next to him saw that those people were staring at Li Shimin, and he was also beating a drum in his heart, and the ghost envoy said softly to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, all the princes are here." ”

Li Shimin put down his pen and glared at the little eunuch fiercely, before he looked at the ministers: "Everyone, Aiqing is here!" Now that it's nearly dusk, I don't know what the so-called thing is when Aiqing comes? It can't be a meal that you want to eat, right? Hehehe. ”

Li Shimin wanted to take the lead and use it to resolve the embarrassment that he was currently exposed.

It's good that Li Shimin didn't speak, but when he spoke, Wei Zheng immediately pointed at Li Shimin and shouted: "The emperor treats state affairs as a child's play?" ”

When Li Shimin heard this, his face immediately darkened, and he looked pitiful, and asked for help from other ministers, a good baby who had done something wrong.

The ministers hurriedly blocked the wat boards in their hands one after another, and twisted their heads to the side again, looking helpless.

"Abolishing the public because of selfishness, greedy for play and misleading the country, isn't it the work of Mingjun? Now there is a great drought in Guanzhong, and the locust plague is coming. Hunger is everywhere and people are about to be displaced...... But the emperor was playing and deceiving the people...... Since the emperor ascended the throne for more than a year, he has suffered disasters one after another, neither natural disasters nor man-made disasters, this is the emperor has no virtue and ......! ”

Wei Wei scolded Li Shimin for a while, and his tone could be called death. For nearly half an hour, he was scolding and spitting, his face was red and his neck was thick.

Li Shimin waited for Wei Wei to stop scolding, walked lightly in front of Wei Wei, and bowed down: "Mr. advice, the people have been taught!" ”

Wei Wei was obviously very unappreciative, he twisted his face to the side, and sat directly on the ground with his ass, regardless of whether the ground was buried or not.

Li Shimin was stunned on the spot, and all the ministers threw themselves on the ground for Wei Zheng's admiration, and encouraged him in the form of eyes.

Li Shimin's bowed appearance froze on the spot, which caused a burst of laughter from the concubines, and after being glared at by Li Shimin, he left.

Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji in the crowd with an aggrieved look on his face.

The eldest grandson Wuji couldn't pretend anymore, he straightened his clothes, bowed to Li Shimin and said: "It has been two months of drought in Guanzhong, and forty percent of the grain may be harvested at present.

At noon, the housekeeper came to report that a large number of locusts had also been found in the food near the water, which might become a locust plague.

Therefore, the minister hurriedly entered the palace and met his colleagues in front of the palace gate, only then did he know that the disaster had become serious......

"What? Going to have a plague of locusts? ”