Chapter 444: The People's Feedback
Yu Xiu'er's mood from Mrs. County to Mrs. Anguo is very refreshing, however, due to Li Shimin's other will, Sun Xiangfu is a little restless, and the mood of the pregnant woman is already unstable.
"I said, are you so unconfident in me? Let's look at it first, and then shade the merits of a son, and the husband will soon be able to set it up. ”
"Master, it's different, Shanyang County Gong, there is only one." Seeing Sun Xiangfu patting his chest and guaranteeing him, Hongmei's mood was not high at all.
The crux is here, there is only one title of the Duke of Shanyang County, this is the title that Sun Xiangfu has raised from all the way to the house, in their opinion, inheriting this title has a special meaning.
"Well, that, maybe, the credit for the husband will be great, and it will be directly given to the Duke of Yinguo!"
It is very likely that Sun Xiangfu said that the title of the duke of the county may not be on the head of his heirs for a lifetime, even if it is a concubine, it is possible to rely on his own ability, or, with their father's ability, to be awarded the title of duke, but he underestimated the importance of Hongmei and Chuntao to meaning, with the title of the duke of Shanyang County, they are not even rare to have the title of the duke of the country.
Looking at their expressions of complaining at their stomachs, Sun Xiangfu was very mad, and he even suspected that Li Shimin was doing it on purpose.
"What if, both of them are daughters!"
Sun Xiangfu muttered quietly.
Suddenly, the two women who had been obedient to him since they stepped into the Sun Mansion actually released murderous aura to him at the same time.
"Uh, that, Xiu'er! You take care of the affairs at home, and there are still a lot of official things to be busy with for your husband, so ······ first"
"Husband! The concubine's official business is called busy! The last rehearsal in the past two days, the military parade is coming soon, I'm afraid it's ······"
Sun Xiangfu covered his head, escaping can't solve the problem, they are all carrying their children in their stomachs, if there are any three long and two short, he will not feel good in his life, so he can only continue to coax.
"Kiss the baby, come and eat something, feed you for your husband, and let's sleep beautifully after eating······"
"Let's dance for you, husband! If you laugh, finish the lotus seed soup in front of you······"
"Like a seaweed seaweed seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, dancing in the waves······"
"Poof······
"Giggle·······
Sun Mansion is a lot of joy, at least Ah Yue thinks so, including the two little guys who were messing around in the walker and the Xi Niang and Duan Niang who took care of them, they were all amused by Sun Xiangfu's dance, and finally coaxed the two girls to eat something slowly, and then fell asleep.
"It's not easy to be a father, you two little guys, you must be filial to your father and me when you grow up, you know?"
Pointing to the two little guys with his hands and feet and scolding with a smile, in exchange, it was the two little guys who smiled silly, and then, continued to grab the walker with his hands and feet, and followed Sun Xiangfu's ass behind the chaos, when they saw that he was going out, the two little guys held their mouths, wow wow, and cried like a race.
No wonder people say that a house without children is not like a home, and the two little guys add a taste of home to this big house, but Sun Xiangfu is a little reluctant every time he goes out, and he can't wait to come back early.
"It's good at home! Daddy went out to do something and came back······"
After repeatedly explaining to the two little guys who might not understand his words, Sun Xiangfu went out of the mansion, got on a tricycle, and headed towards the imperial city.
Before arriving at the imperial city, Sun Xiangfu saw many people driving ox carts or carrying grain bags on their shoulders in the direction of the imperial city.
"Zhang Ke, stop one and ask what the situation is."
"No."
The driver Ye Dazhuang braked the tricycle to death, and soon, Zhang Ke and several people riding a bicycle stopped an old man, now, there are few powerful people who do evil to the little people on the streets of Chang'an, the old man is not afraid, look at it, the tricycle is sitting on Sun Xiangfu, then it is even more fearless, not to mention the surrounding area of Chang'an, that is, the entire Guanzhong, there are nearly half of the people who recognize this.
Cities all over Guanzhong posted lists yesterday, and Sun Zhengming, who led everyone to grow high-yield wheat, was named the Duke of Nongguo, this is a super god who relies on farming to seal the Duke of the Kingdom, and is the benefactor and idol of all farmers in the world, and it must be a good thing to be stopped by him.
"Grass people, meet Nong Guogong."
When the old man came to visit, Sun Xiangfu had already stepped down from the car, bowed back and said, "Don't be polite, on such a hot day, you are carrying food, where are you going?" ”
"O Imperial City! Our villagers from all ten miles and eight towns have come to deliver food to His Majesty today. ”
"Bringing food to His Majesty? Has Your Majesty made a list to collect food? Sun Xiangfu was a little stunned when he heard this, it seems that the emergency situation that Li Shimin said is this.
"No! Your Majesty is a good emperor of the first rank in the world, every year and festivals, he sends food to all the old people in Guanzhong, pays carbon money, and even the country is going to war, and we are exempted from poll tax, how can we increase the grain tax of our people!
Now that we have a bumper harvest in the field, it is natural to give it back to His Majesty, but unfortunately there is no ox cart at the grass people's house, so they can only pick it themselves, and the grass people will definitely borrow the car tomorrow, and there is more food at home! I can't finish eating for two years, so send more military rations to Your Majesty, and our Datang will definitely be able to win a big battle······"
Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu's eyes suddenly became a little moist, and the simple wind of the people was like this, why worry about the country's prosperity?
"It just so happens that His Majesty has summoned me to the Imperial City to discuss matters, so I will give you a ride! Come, put the grain on this carriage, you sit here, I sit here, spacious! ”
"No, no, how can the old man's stinky sweat dirty your car!"
Speaking of this, Sun Xiangfu saw that the old man's clothes, burlap clothes, with layers of patches, obviously, his family is not rich, otherwise, he would not even have a wheelbarrow.
However, the more in this poor situation, the more it seems that the spirit of this kind of gratitude is precious, Sun Xiangfu is a person from later generations, in the era in which he lived, most of the people have been more indifferent to the impact of reality, so, in the body of an ordinary old peasant, he felt the light and heat of this nation, which made him very glad that he was determined to improve the living conditions of these small people, how correct it was.
Sun Xiangfu still wanted to talk to the old farmer, patted the sofa cushion beside him and said, "It's okay, anyway, there is a mat on the cushion, and it has to be scrubbed every day." ”
"No, no, this is a car that can only be taken by ministers who have meritorious service to the imperial court, and the grass people can't sit blindly, and if they are seen by the villagers, they want to poke the grass people's backbone······"
Sun Xiangfu said that the old man just refused to get on the car, there was no way, he had to ask Zhang Ke to carry the old man with a bicycle and ride next to his carriage, after all, Chang'an City is not small, just from the Furong Garden to the Imperial City, it is also several kilometers, and along the road, Sun Xiangfu asked the old man a lot of information, and when he arrived at the gate of the imperial city, he was startled by the scene in front of him.
If it weren't for the grain bags on those dense cars, Sun Xiangfu would have thought that someone had come to the imperial city to force the palace to rebel, at least there must be tens of thousands of cars!
The three-wheeled car couldn't get in, so Sun Xiangfu had to get out of the car, and under the guidance of Zhang Ke and others, he slowly walked through the crowd and walked towards the imperial city.
At this time, at the head of the imperial city, Fang Xuanling, the eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and other ministers were all there, and they lived near Wubenfang, which was not far from the imperial city.
"Your Majesty, the minister is one step late, please atone for your sins."
Li Shimin waved his hand to signal him to be polite, and said, "Zhengming lives farther away, and it doesn't hurt to come a little later, do you know the situation here?" ”
Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "I have a general understanding." ”
Li Shimin asked again, "Do you have any suggestions?" ”
Sun Xiangfu thought for a moment and arched his hand, "The people are patriotic, and Your Majesty must not let it down." ”
Hearing this, although Li Shimin was a little moved, he shook his head and said, "The output in the field is the only income of the peasants, how can I accept it in vain, it is inappropriate, it is inappropriate." ”
Sun Xiangfu knew that he was going to say this, and he deliberately said half of it, not half of it, so that Li Shimin showed an image of a benevolent monarch in front of several representatives of the people and continued to harvest the hearts of the people.
"Your Majesty, do you remember the scene when the minister first went to court?"
Li Shimin thought for a while, and said with a smile, "There are still some images, at that time, the ministers impeached you for helping the East Palace to do business and make profits, and you blocked the ministers on the grounds that the output of the royal fields could not be eaten and you had to open a place to operate and sell." ”
Li Shimin said that this stubble, Wei Zheng's old face was red, that day, he was almost used as a gun, now that he thinks about it, Sun Zhengming said that there is indeed some truth, if you produce more, you have to sell it.
"Your Majesty, when the minister was a retainer of the royal family, he opened Wangjiang Tower, just to sell the output of the imperial village and the fiefdoms of several major shareholders, because there are too many things, the royal family itself can't consume it at all, and now, the people have also encountered such a situation, we can't only see their patriotism, but also see that they have too much food at home, and they can't eat it all, which causes problems."
As soon as Sun Xiangfu said this, Li Shimin and the ministers suddenly realized that they had not seen this problem before.
"So, the imperial court is going to pay for the purchase of these surplus grains in the hands of the people?"
"Exactly, this year's harvest in Guanzhong, Your Majesty can take the opportunity to buy the surplus grain in the hands of the people, enrich Chang'an's regular liquidation, so that the country has a large amount of grain reserves, do not have to fear natural and man-made disasters, and the people have also avoided low grain prices and reduced incomes."
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal, Sun Zhengming's policy, is a multi-kill strategy, now, Weinan New City for the demand for grain is getting bigger and bigger, Guanzhong seems to have a bumper harvest, but may not be able to accumulate much more grain, rather than let the grain merchants hoard at a low price, it is better for the court to come forward to buy, to avoid damage to the people."
"The minister seconded the ······"
The eldest grandson Wuji was the first to react, and the reaction of many ministers was not slow, and after gaining everyone's unanimous agreement, Li Shimin nodded and said, "In this way, I will hand over the matter of Chang Liquidation to the Ministry of Agriculture. ”
"Obey."
Sun Xiangfu received the task, and said, "Actually, as long as the imperial court openly purchases it at the market price, the price of grain on the market will naturally stabilize and rise. ”
Hearing this, the peasant representatives waved their hands again and again, "No, no, this grain is a gift from us to Your Majesty, how can we collect money!" Please also ask Your Majesty to receive this grain, and also to give us and other farmers a piece of gratitude to you. ”
When Sun Xiangfu heard this, he smiled as kindly as possible, "If you sell grain to the official warehouse at the market price, you are already serving the country and Your Majesty, and when there is a shortage of grain in the market, the imperial court will sell the grain, and you can make a lot of money, so you have to mobilize the people and sell more grain to the official warehouse." ”
"Ah, this ······" Where would those farmers have Sun Xiangfu's mind, when they heard the words, they couldn't speak.
At this time, Li Shimin pointed to Sun Xiangfu and said, "Listen to him, in addition to his great farming, the way of germination is also the most powerful in our Tang Dynasty, he said that if the court earns, there will definitely be some earning, you can rest assured." ”
"In this way, the grass people and others will go and explain it to the villagers."