Chapter 43: Fighting Locusts
"What happened to the Dao Chief?"
Ye Lin returned to the Taoist temple, Ziyun saw this and asked directly, Ye Lin was fine when he went out, and after seeing the three people, his face turned pale, and it was very good to judge that it must be what the three people said to Ye Lin.
Ye Lin sat on the wooden chair in front of Ziyun and said, "Do you remember the person who grabbed the carriage some time ago? ”
"Remember"
Ye Lin said: "There is a man with a kitchen knife, he went to the field with a wound and was killed by locusts, the person who came just now was his mother, and asked me to do something for him?" Poor Dao promised them to go tomorrow, but this mage poor Dao was uncomfortable doing this. ”
"Dao grows up, you don't have to be uncomfortable, the concubine left her strength when she started, and it would be fine to go back to sleep, not to mention that at night they were just afraid of the concubine's body and didn't dare to go, and the legs were only skin injuries."
Ziyi didn't know when she came back, and now said at the door of the Taoist temple.
Ye Lin turned around and said, "After all, it was because of us that we died."
Zi Yi said again: "Dao Chief, the concubine body solves their few pieces of material, no more than two moves per person, the concubine body with a kitchen knife has a little impression, the concubine body is faint with a palm knife, thinking that the Taoist should also listen to the Taoist, what they said is with a body injury, what does this mean, there is no need to say more about the concubine body."
After Zi Yi finished speaking, Ye Lin calmed down, Zi Yi's strength solved the problem that they didn't need to beat him to injury at all, this situation can only show that someone did it to this person again, and the injury was not light.
Zi Yi said again: "Tomorrow the Taoist chief will do something, just ask the reason, anyway, the person who caused him to be injured is not the concubine, but the concubine knows that because of the robbery, they really can't blame us for losing their lives."
Ye Lin nodded, after listening to Ziyi's words, he suddenly felt much more comfortable, got up and walked to the firewood room, turned on the pot, and ate the breakfast that was already noon.
At this time, Chang'an City, the fold was slammed to the ground by Li Shimin, "It takes a month and a half for the grain to reach Chang'an!" A month and a half! Did you know? Now there is no life in the fields outside Chang'an, and it will take a month and a half, I am afraid that if the food arrives in Chang'an, the victims will have changed their children and eaten! Ladies and gentlemen, do you know what those people say about me? Say it's a heavenly punishment! It is said that it is precisely because of my reign that the Tang Dynasty suffered this catastrophe! No matter what method I use, no matter how far the road is, no matter how difficult it is, even if I transport bags of grain to Chang'an, Chang'an City is not allowed to starve to death not a single peasant household."
The corners of Li Shimin's eyes burst out, only the needles in the hall could be heard, the people of the family were still unstable, and under the natural disaster, these families actually spread these words, which is undoubtedly a provocation to Li Shimin's rights, and this is Li Shimin's idea of cutting off the hidden dangers of the family.
Li Shimin suppressed the anger in his heart, sat on the dragon chair, calmed down and asked, "Not counting the grain in Yicang, how much grain is still in the imperial warehouse in Chang'an?" ”
The eldest grandson said on the ground: "Back to Your Majesty, if disaster relief starts tomorrow, counting the grain in Huangcang Chang'an, it is only enough for the people to eat for fifteen days, and counting the grain stored in the Yicang, it can last until the grain in the state cities." But Your Majesty, the grain in Yicang can't be moved until it's a last resort! The minister means, drag! When the people have no food to eat, they are carrying out disaster relief, and at this time, it has just arrived in the warm summer, and most of the people still have surplus food at home, and Chang'an will drag it up, but this law will definitely arouse the instability of the people."
After the eldest grandson Wuji finished speaking, the black-faced Wei Zheng came out and said, "I'm afraid that many people will starve to death!" The eldest grandson is so ruthless, under the locust plague, the court does not release grain, the food in the world must skyrocket, most of the people who have stored grain are fine, and the farmers who have no grain and can't afford to buy food are afraid that they will only starve to death! ”
The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Then what's the solution!" Isn't it normal for people to die under natural disasters? I'm ruthless, if I don't use this method, I can only use the grain from Yicang, which is to prevent floods, once the floods are born again, and the court has no food available, then it is not this person who dies! ”
When the two were arguing, Li Shimin said: "Enough! What I said is that not a single citizen is allowed to starve to death in Chang'an City, starting tomorrow, the imperial court will open the imperial warehouse, and Wei Wuwei will verify the identity of the farmers together with Chang'an Ling, and distribute grain from door to door according to the amount of farmland destroyed, and the grain sent to Chang'an from various states and counties will speed up for me, and within a month, I will see the grain! ”
After Li Shimin finished speaking, Du Ruhui came out and said, "Your Majesty, please exterminate the locusts!" ”
Fang Xuanling followed: "Your Majesty, the locust plague is not eliminated, no matter how much food there is, it is not enough for the victims to eat, please also exterminate the locusts!" ”
Li Shimin nodded and said: "According to what the two Qing families said, the locusts should be exterminated!" The matter of exterminating locusts will be handed over to the two Aiqing, if there is a civil uprising, you can use the mighty guard if necessary! ”
After Fang Du and the others thanked them, tomorrow, an anti-locust operation will be launched.