"How so, how can this be? One gold coin can only buy half a bucket of rice? ”

After listening to Fan Meng's words, Li Shimin knew what the current Tang Dynasty had become like in chaos.

If it weren't for listening to Li Chengfeng's words this time, Weifu would have visited the people, I'm afraid Li Shimin would have thought about it.

These 100,000 gold coins are at least enough for the people of the entire Chang'an City to eat for a month?

Unexpectedly, it was difficult to survive even three days of fighting?

It's not that there is less gold, it's that there is less food, and that the price of food is so high that it becomes even more valuable than gold.

Li Shimin looked at Fan Meng and said, "Boss, how much money did we spend last night?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the little girl doesn't dare to take your money!"

Fan Meng said respectfully.

Li Shimin waved his sleeves and shouted: "Don't give me all these useless things, I'll just ask how the current prices are?" How much did we spend on that meal last night? ”

"Back to the emperor, a total of 58 gold!"

"What? 58 gold? ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment.

I just ordered a meat dish, a few ingredients, and a bucket of rice, and asked for 58 gold?

What's the difference between this and robbery?

In the past, eating this meal could not consume a few pieces of silver, but now, the unit of measurement of price is calculated in gold?

"Alas......"

But now is a special time, and Li Shimin can't say anything, so he can only sigh incompetently!

"Your Majesty, the little girl has already prepared breakfast for you, because you are the emperor, so you can rest assured that the little girl will not charge the emperor any fees!"

Fan Meng continued.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "If you don't eat it, you have no appetite!" The money that should be given still has to be given, you record it in the account book first, and then I will let Wei Zheng go to settle the bill! Because I'm going to stay here a few more days! ”

"Well, that little woman thanked the emperor!"

……

Soon, after breakfast, Li Shimin called Li Chengfeng, Wei Zheng and others to go to Taixiang Village to see what the situation was.

There will be a phenomenon of cannibalism?

"Your Majesty, the so-called poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, the old minister thinks, you should take the guards with you and set off, the dragon body is important!"

On Chang'an Street, Wei Zheng spoke.

But Li Shimin shook his head and said, "I am on a micro-service visit today, do you know what a micro-service visit is?" That is, pretend to be a civilian, integrate into the life of a civilian, and feel the real state of people's livelihood! What's the point of calling it a guard? ”

"This, it's the emperor, it's the old minister who is talking!"

But in fact, Wei Zheng is also thinking about Li Shimin.

What if those Diao people saw that Li Shimin and others were white and fat, and they were hungry and couldn't do it, so they ate them directly?

I have to say that Wei Zheng's imagination is still very rich.

……

"Feng'er, what do you think about the phenomenon of cannibalism in Taixiang Village?"

Li Shimin threw this heavy question to Li Chengfeng.

Li Chengfeng said: "I think that when a person is extremely hungry, and has a strong desire to survive, and lack of food, he will really eat people!" ”

"Huh?"

"Ding, the horror from Li Shimin, naughty value +100!"

"Ding, fear from Wei Zheng, naughty value +90!"

Although neither Li Shimin nor Wei Zheng spoke, Li Chengfeng could feel that they must have been frightened.

However, cannibalism has been studied in the 21st century.

For example, when a group of people are trapped in an island or snow-capped mountain, some people will really do such a thing in order to survive.

So Li Chengfeng is not lying.

"How long will it take for this damn weather to recover?"

Li Shimin actually began to scold God?

But it's only August, which is the hottest time of the year.

If we want to end the drought, we have to wait until the end of the summer, and when the winter comes, maybe the people's lives will gradually improve.

……

Along the way, Wei Zheng asked a few passers-by about the whereabouts of Taixiang Village.

Li Chengfeng and Li Shimin walked for half an hour before they came to a relatively dilapidated village.

Originally, Li Shimin planned to let Wu Xu and Li Lizhen stay in the West Chamber.

But he was afraid that something would happen to the two little girls there, so Li Shimin took them with him.

"Is the disaster so severe that people cannibalize people? Hmph, I don't believe it, Wei Zheng, Feng'er, go with me to this village called Taixiang Village and take a look! ”

"It's the emperor!"

"Good Father!"

……

After Li Shimin and Li Chengfeng walked into Taixiang Village together, several villagers stared at them with straight eyes.

The people watching were horrified.

Li Lizhen and Wu Xu couldn't help but shrink behind Li Chengfeng.

"The nobles are here, everyone, look, there are rich people in our village!"

"Yes, just look at what they look like and what they're wearing, you know they must be rich!"

But what's the use of having money these days? One gold can't buy a bucket of rice, and if the emperor doesn't give out food, I'm afraid that all the people in the world will starve to death! ”

Hearing the words of the villagers, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning tightly.

It seems that the disaster has reached a point of seriousness.

Afterwards, Li Shimin came to a little boy and said, "Little doll, I don't know if there is water in your house?" Is it okay to give the old man an excuse to drink water? ”

The child raised his head and looked at Li Shimin with a worried face.

The people on the side spoke again and said, "That rich man went to Heiwazi's house, oh my God, how dare he go to Heiwazi's house?" Heiwa's mother died, and it is said that she was eaten by his family! ”

"Huh? Cannibalism? Is it so scary? ”

"Of course it's true, someone saw it with their own eyes that day! We are all eating grass roots, but Heiwa's family is eating meat? It's such a big arm, so it's put in the pot and boil......"

"Oh, it's terrible, I get goosebumps all over my body!"

"Tut-tut, if these rich people don't leave here quickly, I'm afraid they will suffer!"

The villagers of Taixiang Village began to talk again.

Hearing this, Li Shimin's pupils shrank, and Li Chengfeng was also stunned.

According to the legend, the folk cannibalism incident in Taixiang Village is what happened to this little boy's family?

I saw Heiwa looking at Li Shimin, Li Chengfeng and others with panicked eyes, and then looked at the villagers who were watching him in panic.

Heiwa's eyes were full of helplessness, he seemed to want to cry, but he couldn't!

Li Shimin's eyes flashed a fierce look, and he said, "Little doll, the old man wants to ask, can you ask for a sip of water at your house?" ”