Li Ze walked side by side by the Sushui River with Chun Yuyue with his hands behind his back.

Today's Sushui River, like a good child, flows quietly between the two sides of the embankment, but there are many waterwheels, the waterwheels in the river come up, pour into the canal, the clear river water, it flows along the boundless canal to the distance, moistening the countless fertile fields on both sides.

"As the agricultural official said this spring and summer, it seems that there is a drought in the north, and it will not be able to run!" Chun Yuyue looked at the river and said with a little sadness: "At this time in previous years, because of the melting snow, the Sushui River would rise sharply, and now Li Xiang, you see that this year, the river has not risen at all." ”

"That's why there are so many waterwheels in various places, and while the river is still abundant, try to get up and save them for emergencies!" Li Ze nodded and said: "In previous years, during the spring flood, all parts of the country would be busy for a while, but this year I am not busy with this matter, but I am even more worried in my heart." The agricultural officials only said that there was a drought, but it is still unclear to what extent. ”

Looking up at the cloudless and clear sky, Li Ze sighed. He has no choice but to stare at God, hoping that God will be merciful and don't go too far.

"Xiangye doesn't have to worry too much. Natural disasters are always inevitable, and it is good to say that the Northland has been in good weather over the years, and it is natural to encounter this kind of thing occasionally. Chun Yuyue smiled: "Besides, now the court is not the same as in the past, in the past, in the event of such a natural disaster, the court could not do anything except pray for blessings." The rest can only be left to fate, and then prepare for disaster relief. But this disaster relief, out of ten, two or three out of ten can reach the mouth of the disaster victims, it is good, and it is common to encounter insatiable people and provoke civil revolt. ”

"What you said is also true, over the years, the wind and rain have been smooth, but I am too greedy." Li Ze said with a smile: "The drought that may come this time is also a big test for us up and down, and how the officials from all over the country will deal with it and how capable they are, and we will see it when the time comes." ”

"yes!" Chun Yuyue said: "Xiangye, now that there is a prediction, and the imperial court has also sternly warned the officials in various places, the following should also be nervous, and now they are all preparing intensively, and it is always necessary to minimize the disaster." Xia Shangshu of the household department has allocated a large amount of special funds to deal with this disaster. ”

"You know very well, aren't you concentrating on the courtyard with a group of students revising the law?" Li Ze smiled and looked at Chun Yu Yuedao.

"Yesterday, I went to find Xia Shangshu, ready to fight a dozen autumn winds, pointing to Xia Shangshu to allocate an additional sum of money this year!" Chun Yuyue said with a smile: "I am the secretary of the Criminal Department, although I rarely take care of those mundane affairs, but the people below have something to ask for, but they can't ignore it, right?" ”

"What do you mean, it's the autumn wind?" Li Ze said with a smile.

Chun Yuyue stroked his beard and said with a smug smile: "I'm not like other people who go to speak at every turn, once in a while, Xia Shangshu still gives face, although it's not much, but it's good to be able to pry a little bit out of the special budget from Xia Shangshu." Don't mention how happy the people are down! ”

Looking at Chun Yuyue's somewhat smug appearance, Li Ze couldn't help but laugh. This man was obsessed with revising the law and had little to do with foreign affairs. As soon as he made a move, he won such a big face, of course, he couldn't help but be proud. You must know that whether it is a large department such as the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Officials, or the Supervision Yuan, it is a matter of nine times out of ten where to eat in Xia He.

"If you get the benefit, you won't forget the people who followed you to revise the law, right?" Li Ze asked with a smile: "They have suffered a lot with you. ”

"How can they suffer?" Chun Yuyue said disdainfully: "With a high salary, and not exposed to the wind and sun, don't they want a child with this money?" These are all prepared for those people in the Criminal Department, and those people are really hard. ”

"The left and right are your own business in the Criminal Department, the money is coming, and how to distribute it is also your business as the Secretary of the Criminal Department." Li Ze smiled and waved his hand: "Now that most of the twenty-four volumes of the law have been revised, what difficulties have you encountered?" ”

"There's one thing." Chun Yuyue said: "Li Xiang said earlier that the Tang people will never be slaves, and this must be actually operated from the law, but there are really difficulties." ”

"What's the difficulty?" Li Zedao.

"Among the students who followed me in revising the law, there were many children of wealthy families." Chun Yuyue thought for a while and said, "In the families of these people, there are many slaves, and some of them are even children of several generations. Li Xiang, it's your own family, I'm afraid that there are a lot of such people, right? The stakes are too great, and how can these people live without these lords' homes? ”

"A few years ago, there was a great chaos in the world, the people were not able to make a living, and there were many people who sold themselves as servants.

Li Ze shook his head, "After the law is formulated, some detailed rules can be issued on top of the implementation. You might as well work on this to minimize the impact. ”

"For example?"

"Tang people, never be slaves, this article must not be changed." Li Ze took two steps, turned around, and looked at Chun Yuyue with blazing eyes, "Over the years, many people who sold their sons and daughters in the early years have a better life now, and they must allow others to redeem themselves, and for the rest, the main family must sign a contract with them, whether it is three years or five years, when the time comes, people must be allowed to come and go freely, and those who are willing to stay can naturally renew, and those who are unwilling to stay can go by themselves." Moreover, the lord's family is to pay these servants. ”

"In this way, there is a buffer period." Chun Yuyue said: "In this way, there is the possibility of practical operation." ”

"Establish a minimum wage for these slaves. This can be appropriate for the place, but not less than the local minimum income, and these accounts are available in the household department. Now under our rule, as long as we are diligent, where can we not find a job to support ourselves? Li Zedao.

"In this way, the burden on the master's family will be great, and I am afraid that many people will be willing to let these slaves go by themselves, rather than renew their contracts with them." Chun Yuyue said with a smile.

"Tang people, never be slaves. From now on, we must cultivate our pride as a Tang people, not only now, but we must let this pride slowly and little by little immerse itself in the bones of our Tang people. Li Ze let out a long breath: "Perhaps, in this life, I can't see much effect, but as long as we persist like this, one day, this pride will become something inherent in our Tang blood." When we are strong, we are proud of the Tang people, and one day, we are defeated, but as long as there is this pride in the blood, over time, we should be able to rise again and recast the glory of the Tang people. ”

Hearing this, Chun Yuyue was stunned for a moment, stopped, and looked at Li Ze's back in front of him, he never expected that the law that Li Ze insisted on contained such a big article. He originally thought that this was just Li Ze's sympathy for the suffering of those who sold themselves into slavery and wanted to give some kindness to these people.

Looking at Li Ze, Chun Yuyue didn't feel that his face was a little hot, and some sweat was oozing from his vest.

Li Ze, who had walked two steps, didn't get a reply, and when he stopped, he found that Chun Yuyue beside him was actually gone, and when he turned around, he saw Chun Yuyue tidying up his clothes, crown and hat, and actually bowed to him deeply.

"Mr. Chunyu, why is that?" Li Ze said in surprise.

"For Li Xiang's sentence that the Tang people will never be slaves, this is not for a while, but for eternity, Li Xiang is so open-minded, he has never seen it in ancient times, and he is obedient to Yue." Chun Yu Yue Zheng color road.

Li Ze smiled and helped Chun Yuyue up, and said: "Mr. Chun Yu, in this world, there is no permanent undefeated dynasty, the world is reincarnated, the tide rises and falls, throughout history, there are always ups and downs, but as long as we always keep this pride in our hearts, we can always rise again." It's not a single law that can be achieved, it's just a small help, and there are many ways to do it. ”

"Yes! This is a big article! Chun Yuyue nodded again and again: "When Zhang Gong comes back, I want to talk to him in detail, the law can be compulsory, but if you really want to moisten things silently, you have to start from teaching and educating people." There are many people who have bent over for too long, and it is not a simple matter to want them to straighten their backs. ”

"That's right!" Li Ze said with a smile. "Mr. Chunyu, do you know how many newborns we have under our jurisdiction this year? Do you know how many children have been born in the past three years? ”

"I really don't know yet."

"This year alone, there are more than a million newborns under our rule." Li Ze said with a smile: "In the past three years, the number of newborns has increased by 10% every year. When life is better, you dare to give birth, you can give birth, and most importantly, you can feed. ”

"So much?" Chun Yuyue was speechless.

"Ten years at most, under our rule, the people will be doubled." Li Ze said proudly. "This is the harbinger of the prosperity of my Datang, and I also put my hope on this generation. I hope that when this generation grows up, this factor of pride as a Tang person has been deeply engraved in their bones and immersed in their body fluids. ”

"Ten years later, Li Xiang will almost dominate the world, right?" Chun Yuyue said with a smile.

"The world?" Li Ze laughed: "Mr. Chunyu, how big is the world?" I want to dominate the Tang Dynasty, but I really don't have the ability to dominate the world, what I want to do is that in the future, no matter where I am in the world, they will be respected by others because of their identity as Tang people. ”