Although Li Shimin doted on Li Tai, Li Tai's abnormality also made him a little annoyed. He said: "King Wei, don't talk yet, let King Qi finish speaking." ”

Li Tai was struck, glared at Li You hatefully, and retreated.

Li You said: "There is another reason why Erchen opposes donations. Excuse me, all of you have donated, do your subordinates donate? The officials in the capital have all donated, but do the local petty officials donate? ”

With Li Shimin's ban, everyone did not speak.

Li You continued: "You people have money, donating some money, it will not have much impact on your life. However, for the local petty officials, the pressure of life was great. The so-called 'thousands of miles of officials are only for food and clothing', these officials do not have many money, and their quality is not high, and letting them donate money affects their lives, which is equivalent to forcing them to loot from the people, and the collapse of government is just around the corner. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with His Royal Highness King Qi's opinion, mobilizing officials to donate is not a long-term solution." The eldest grandson, Wuji, as a secretary of the ministry, is well aware of the quality of local officials and understands the dangers of asking them to donate. Most of the ministers in the Zhenguan period of the eldest grandson Wuji are still good, although they have different political views, they still have the heart to maintain the court and cherish the people.

Fang Xuanling is old, and he also thinks that Li You is reasonable.

Li Tai was really anxious, he saw that the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling supported Li You's opinion, and couldn't help but jump out and say, "Then watch the people suffer from the disaster?" ”

At this moment, everyone looked at Li Tai, their eyes were full of surprise, and they all looked like they were looking at fools.

Yan Liben was also a little surprised, he found that His Royal Highness King Wei couldn't hold his breath in front of Li You, which was not a good phenomenon. When he saw Li Shimin's eyes widen, he was about to go crazy, and hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness King Qi, please continue." ”

Li You said: "There are two types of disaster relief, one is passive disaster relief. When the people encounter a famine, they always rely on the government, so they develop a bad habit, and the government will provide disaster relief anyway, so they wait passively. When the scale of the disaster is large, and the relief is not effective, it will cause complaints and social unrest. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qi is right." Gao Jingming, the head of the household department, has a deep understanding that every time he provides disaster relief, he needs money and food to raise, and he is under the greatest pressure and receives the most criticism.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "King Qi, you go on." ”

Li You said: "Disaster relief should not just passively wait for rescue, but should carry out production self-help, only production self-help, in order to avoid panic, in order to improve the ability of the government and the people to resist famine, to avoid social unrest, to reduce the losses caused by disasters." ”

"Well said!" Wei Zheng praised.

"yes, yes." Many of the ministers applauded.

Li Shimin asked, "What do you think specifically?" ”

Li You said: "The people take food as the sky, and everything is inseparable from a word of eating, in a word, eating, eating will be spiritual." ”

"This ...... What to eat? Can we eat it in famine? The crowd was puzzled.

Li You said affirmatively: "Eating, as long as it is associated with eating, can solve the problem of drought." The retainers could guarantee that according to the ministers' methods, the imperial court would not need to pay a penny to solve the drought problem, and the retainers assured that the affected areas only needed to be exempted from taxes for the current year, and that they could pay taxes normally next year. ”

"What, is this possible?" Not only did Li Tai not believe it, but everyone did not believe it.

"Is that true?" Li Shimin asked.

"Really, if Erchen can't do it, he will be punished for not eating meat for a year." As a foodie, this penalty is severe. It sounds like a joke, but no one questioned it, because no one dared to joke about such a big thing.

Li Shimin was overjoyed and said, "Tell me to hear it? ”

Li You said: "The first suggestion of the sons is to appropriately increase the subsidies of officials in the drought-stricken areas, encourage them to concentrate on their work during the disaster relief period, and play an active role. The second suggestion is also to drill wells to fight drought. ”

At this time, Gao Jingming said: "Your Highness, things are a good thing, but where does the money come from?" ”

"yes, what about the money?" There was a lot of discussion in the main hall.

Li You said: "Erchen first talked about the matter of digging wells, when Erchen went hunting before, he met a master, he summed up a set of methods for drilling wells, not only the water yield can be increased by three percent, but the cost of drilling wells can also be reduced by two percent. In other words, if you drill 40,000 wells, you only need to drill 60,000 wells, that is, you need 600,000 wells. At the same time, individuals are encouraged to dig wells, and as long as the people raise 30% of each well, it will be owned by individuals after the wells are completed. In this way, you only need a maximum of 450,000 yuan.

After deducting the subsidies of the officials, the necessary food reserves, and other expenses, a total of 1.2 million yuan was needed to basically cope with the drought. At the same time, the implementation of production self-help, can also maintain a certain amount of grain output, the need to invest about 1 million yuan of money is enough. ”

"Okay. That's great. "The ministers were in good spirits.

Li Shimin also nodded frequently and said: "Yes, this is very good, it is a good idea to encourage people to dig wells and actively produce to save themselves." ”

Gao Jingming said: "Your Highness, the idea is good, it was originally estimated that a total of 2.6 million guan would be needed to survive the drought, but now only 1 million kan is needed, of course it is very good." But I can't get this million households. ”

Li You said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Gao, I don't need a penny from the household department, I am responsible for solving these money." ”

"That's a good idea." When Gao Jingming heard that he didn't need to pay, he immediately became happy. He said, "The minister agrees with the opinion of His Royal Highness King Qi. ”

"Ah, this guy is so rich?!" The ministers were amazed.

The next words were even more shocking, Li You said: "Erchen promises to pay double the tax next year and make up for the tax owed this year." ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed and said, "Okay." Tell me how to eat it, uh, what to do? ”

The courtiers pricked up their ears to know how to eat this drought.

Li You smiled and said: "Father, this matter should be reported by the ministers alone, only with you, and please ask for the father's permission." ”

Li Shimin said without hesitation: "Yes, I will go to the Liangyi Hall with me in a while." Okay, all Aiqing, let's disperse. ”

Wang De shouted loudly: "Retreat!"

Li Shimin beckoned to Li You and said, "King Qi, come with me." The two walked out laughing as they talked.

Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Ke were full of envy, and the ministers' eyes flashed with complicated light.

Xiao Dongchang was very embarrassed, and he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.

Yin Hongzhi, Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong were all excited, and they were also a little proud, and secretly admired their insight.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng exchanged glances, nodded slightly, didn't say anything, everything was silent.

The vigilance in the eyes of the eldest grandson Wuji and Zeng Wenwen became stronger and stronger.

Li You doesn't care so much, he is a bastard, and he loves everything.

Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin's study.

Li Shimin likes the writing desk and leather chair sent by Li You very much, which is not only comfortable to sit on, but also much more convenient to write. He asked Li You to sit down and began the formal recital of the monarch and the minister in earnest.