"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that although His Royal Highness the King of Zhou is quite reasonable, but this time is different from the past, the old minister has just received an urgent letter from the Beijing Division, saying that Yong, Hua, Pu, and more than 40 prefectures have a great drought this autumn, and the disaster situation in various places is serious, and the imperial court's grain storage is no longer enough. After an unbearable silence, Li Jingxuan, the waiter of Xitai, took the lead in standing up against Li Xian's proposal.

"What? When did I not know the news? ”

If you don't count the state of Jian (a small country attached to the Tang Dynasty), there are only 360 states in the Tang Dynasty, and this guy has more than 40 states affected, which is more than one-ninth, and its scale is not small, not to mention that most of these states and counties are still concentrated in the Guanzhong area, which has the largest population density, how can Gaozong not be shocked, as soon as Li Jingxuan's voice fell, Gaozong immediately jumped up like an electric shock, and roared angrily.

"Your Majesty is angry, and the old minister has just received an urgent letter before coming, so I really dare not hide it."

Gaozong was in a hurry, Li Jingxuan's face immediately turned pale, and he was so wronged in his heart that he couldn't do it - it wasn't that he Li Jingxuan concealed it and didn't report it, but the news of the previous defeat of the army was too shocking, at that time, Gaozong was angry, even if he gave Li Jingxuan two more dares, he didn't dare to directly give the bad news to him, and he planned to wait for Gaozong's anger to subside a little and then euphemistically mention it, so that there would be a buffer, but he didn't expect Li Xian and his gang to propose to send troops again, Li Jingxuan was worried that Gaozong would approve Li Xian's performance under unknown circumstances, Only then did he have to tell the information about the disaster, and under this report, it was obvious that he Li Jingxuan would have become the lamb that he had suffered from generations, and he really couldn't say what he had suffered.

"Bastard, why don't you report such a big event early, hum!"

Sure enough, when Gaozong heard Li Jingxuan's explanation, not only did he not lose his anger, but he became a little more angry, and scolded Li Jingxuan without giving him any face.

"Plop!"

As soon as Gaozong's words came out, Li Jingxuan immediately couldn't bear it, his knees were weak, and the whole person knelt on the ground, his head was pressed low, and he didn't dare to defend himself at all - Gaozong's character is cowardly, and he rarely gets angry under normal circumstances, but if he really starts a fire, it is not a trivial matter, and if he doesn't make a mistake, he will lose his head, everyone in the palace has been serving for many years, and he knows the stakes, and the eyes of everyone who are cast on Li Jingxuan can't help but have a trace of pity and sympathy.

"Father's anger is relieved, this matter has been slightly noticed when the minister is in Beijing, there is no rain for a long time, it is a natural disaster, and it is not a human disaster, but as long as I can work together, it is not difficult to eliminate it......"

Gaozong is hidden in the deep palace, it is impossible to know the situation outside, but Li Xian knows very well, this drought has long been expected by Li Xian, but for various considerations, Li Xian did not reveal the heavenly opportunity, but quietly watched the development of the situation, at this time Seeing that Gaozong was angry and the ministers were silent, Li Xian sighed secretly in his heart, stood up from the side, and persuaded softly.

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult, you tell me, what kind of method is not difficult, huh?"

Under the blow of two bad news in a row, the anger in Gaozong's heart was too strong, not only did he not give face to the ministers, but he also didn't even give Li Xian's face, and he didn't wait for Li Xian to finish speaking, and he already scolded angrily.

"The father is angry, and the sons have a plan to solve this misfortune."

Li Xian dared to stand up at this time, he had the corresponding certainty, and in the face of Gaozong's anger, Li Xian bowed down unhurriedly, and replied in a calm tone.

"Huh?" Although Gaozong was angry, as soon as he heard Li Xian say that he could solve the matter, his face instantly eased a lot, but he didn't immediately ask, but looked at Li Xian suspiciously for a while, and then waved his hand hesitantly and said, "Xian'er has a good plan and let's talk to me." ”

"Father Emperor Mingjian, now I have 360 states in the Tang Dynasty, 5.11 million households, the total population is about 37 million, according to the average state, its value does not seem to be large, but the truth is not so, the number of households in my dynasty is generally concentrated in the Guannei Road, Henan, Hebei three provinces, especially in the Guannai states as many, to this day, the actual number of households in the states of Guanzhong has exceeded one million, the population has been nearly 8 million, nearly thirty percent of the population is in Guanzhong, the land has not been enough for a long time, fortunately over the years, the wind and rain have been smooth, there has never been a major disaster, plus the grain of Caoyun, If you want to eliminate the future troubles forever, when the situation is fundamentally changed, the sons think that the matter of immigration is urgent, Jing, Xiang and other southern states are sparsely populated, and the land is fertile, and the management is lawful, when it can become the granary of my Tang Dynasty, if the disaster victims of the states in Guanzhong can be moved to Jianghuai and Sichuan, it can fundamentally solve the misfortune of the states in Guanzhong, which is one of them; Second, the states in Guanzhong are the richest places in my Tang Dynasty, although the court is not enough to store grain, but there are many rich people, when the people are encouraged to donate money and materials to help the difficulties, third, after several years of efforts, now the Cao Yun has been smooth, open the warehouse to release the grain, can encourage the merchants to transport grain to the north, with part of the salt profit for the lure, the slave will be like a cloud, there are these three in, why worry about this misfortune can not be understood, the foolish opinion of the son, please ask the father to investigate in detail. Of course, in order to deal with the disaster, Li Xian has already made a lot of relevant arrangements in private, especially the food reserves are sufficient, and they can be used to help the victims at any time.

"Let's talk about it, can Xian'er's three methods work?"

After listening to Li Xian's tirade, Gaozong did not rush to express his position, but frowned and thought for a while, then looked around at everyone and asked in a slightly slow tone.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has three questions that I don't understand, and I want to ask His Royal Highness King Zhou, one of them, the immigration is very expensive, how to raise it? Second, although private fundraising is a good prescription, I don't know if His Highness can count how much he can get? Third, salt and iron are the country's heavy interests, and it is easy to let go, but it is difficult to receive, can Your Highness have any countermeasures? As the prime minister, Hao Chujun was very rigorous, and he obviously had reservations about the three strategies that Li Xian said, and when he saw Gaozong asking questions, he immediately stood up and raised three questions in a loud voice.

Hao Xiang is very worried, but these three questions Xiao Wang thought that they can be solved, the total population of more than 40 states affected by the disaster is about more than 7 million, if you can divert 2 million, then the disaster will be able to ease a little, the property required seems to be very much, in fact, it is not, the disaster victims are in a desperate situation, but there is a way to live, must be followed, the court needs, not only the use of grain along the way, according to the itinerary, the grain and straw of more than two months are enough for 8,000 stones, although this number is a lot, but it can be solved from three parts, one of them, the court grain can be out of its three, the private raise three percent, The rest can be made up by the businessman to exchange grain for salt, as for the number of raised, Xiao Wang thought that the court might as well exchange the false lord for fundraising, clearly said that this lord can not be inherited, only the honorary title, the status of the Jia is low and rich, but can change the identity by this, there are few unwilling, third, the benefit of salt and iron is the weight of the country, since it can not be lightly handled, however, the salt can be introduced, that is, a quote can only be used, and then it will be invalidated, when there is no aftermath of the said, these three policies can not only solve the misfortune of the people, but also make the country profitable, Hu is not for it? Li Xian came prepared, and he would not be stumped by Hao Chujun's three questions, so he did not hurry to analyze them one by one.

"Your Highness, the old minister has been taught."

Hao Chujun is an orthodox Confucian disciple, upright, and still has reservations about Li Xian's obviously businessman-like approach, but firstly, he himself has no countermeasures on how to solve such a large-scale disaster, and secondly, he really can't find the flaws in Li Xian's words, and after muttering for a while, he has to agree against his will, and his tone can't help but have some reluctance.

"Do you have any questions?"

Seeing that Hao Chujun had been persuaded by Li Xian, Gaozong's eyes fell on Li Jingxuan, who was kneeling on the ground, and Jiang Ke, who was silent.

"I respectfully ask Your Majesty to make a judgment."

Li Jingxuan just took a lead, and he was still kneeling on the ground at this time, how could he dare to say anything casually, and Jiang Ke was originally a frontier general, good at military affairs, although he was also quite proficient in civil affairs, but after all, he had just entered the court as a minister, and he was still familiar with court affairs, and he had always been cautious in his words and deeds, and he was unwilling to say more about this matter.

"Mei Niang, do you think this matter is feasible?"

At this point, Gaozong had already made a decision in his heart, but the confidence in his heart was still not too sufficient, so he looked sideways at Empress Wu, who had always been silent, and asked tentatively.

"Your Majesty, Xian'er can care about the society, always care about the affairs of the court, and the blessings of the court, the concubine should congratulate His Majesty, if this matter can be done, Xian'er should be the first to take the lead, the people of the forty states are suffering today, the concubine body and other modest efforts, the needs of the harem will be halved, and the surplus money and materials should be diverted for relief, which can be regarded as responding to Xian'er's proposal."

Empress Wu did not object to Li Xian's proposal, but there was a faint hidden intention in the words, and the meaning of provocation was very strong, as soon as this remark came out, Hao Chujun and other important ministers couldn't help but change their faces, but no one dared to say more, so they could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and dress up as wood carving clay sculptures.

"Well, okay, this matter is settled, Xian'er will go back to the last detailed chapter, and I will have a good life."

Gaozong was happy that the disaster could be solved, but he didn't notice the subtext in Empress Wu's words, stroked the long beard on his chest, and approved Li Xian's proposal with a smile.

Always concerned about court affairs? You're always big, this thief is really vicious! Li Xian is a shrewd individual, how could he not hear the insinuation in Empress Wu's words, and his heart was crooked enough, but at this moment, there was no room for Li Xian to attack, so he could only scold secretly in his heart, but his face was full of sincere fear and replied: "The father is wise, and the sons should do their best, but the sons still have something to do, that is, the war mentioned before cannot be delayed, and the father and emperor are asked to make a decision!" ”

The crowd obviously didn't expect Li Xian to turn the topic back to the war, and they were all stunned for a while, and the atmosphere in the hall immediately became a little weird......