In the afternoon of the next day, the Liangyi Palace.

Li You asked to see Li Shimin.

"Son-in-law, see father." Li You saluted and said.

"You'er, come, sit down." Li Shimin saw Li You and said cordially.

Looking at Li You in front of him, Li Shimin stretched out his hand, touched his head, which had lost a lot of hair from the fire, and said lovingly: "You'er, you are too reckless, be careful in the future." Your mother cried to me and told me to discipline you well, and not to let you take any more risks in the future. ”

Li You was a little moved, his father's loving attitude made him a little confused, and he almost forgot what he was coming for.

The two fathers and sons chatted a few words, and Li You said: "Father, the son is ready to go to Qizhou in advance." You can rest assured, when you arrive in Qizhou, Erchen will govern it well, and don't dare to say anything else, the economy there will definitely be good, and the people will eat well. ”

Li Shimin smiled: "You kid can eat it, I don't worry about this." I'm just worried about your temperament, reckless and impulsive, and easy to get into trouble. In order to prevent you from doing anything out of the ordinary, I specially selected Quan Wanji to be your long history. ”

"Huh?" Li You is so depressed, he came to ask not to let Quan Wanji be the long history. He originally wanted to say that he would govern Qizhou well and pay more taxes in exchange for letting Quan Wanji leave, but before he could speak, he was blocked back by Li Shimin.

He felt very bad, and felt that it was useless to say it, but he had to fight for it.

He said: "Father, the son is here to talk about this. It is not appropriate for Quan Wanji to be the master and long history of the son. You know the temperament of the son, and it is indeed reckless and impulsive. But Quan Wanji's personality is too strong, and it is difficult for the two of us to get along, I'm afraid that if we can't say three words, we will fight. ”

Li Shimin said: "I have already considered this matter, Quan Wanji is a bit stricter, but he is knowledgeable and rigorous. Over the years, he has been very effective in teaching Li Ke.

I know very well your temperament, people like Huang Suxin basically have no binding force on you, they will listen to whatever you say, they are just a microphone, and they can't restrain you.

You are far away in Qizhou, and I can't reach you, and there must be a person with a strong personality to restrain you, lest you make a big mistake. ”

Li Shimin, as the emperor and father, is well-intentioned and hopes that Li You can govern the party safely.

Li You couldn't cry or laugh, knowing that it was useless to say anything more, so he had to quit and go out.

After Li You left, Li Shimin smiled proudly: "You bastard, Lao Tzu knows that you are a wild horse, so I have to put a chew on you." ”

Li You left the Liangyi Hall and walked towards the Chengtian Gate.

"His Royal Highness King Qi." Fang Xuanling and Gao Jingming came to meet him, saw Li You, and greeted him.

Li You was in a bad mood and said, "Lord Fang, Lord Gao." "Keep going.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment." Fang Xuanling stopped him.

Li You had no choice but to stop and asked, "Master Fang, what's the matter?" ”

Fang Xuanling said to Gao Jingming: "Lord Gao, let's talk about it." ”

Gao Jingming said: "Your Highness, you also know the situation of the household department, last year's flood, the western expedition to Tuguhun, this year's drought in the Guanzhong area, the Yellow River in Hedong, and other large and small famines, the household department is stretched.

The drought in the Guanzhong area, with your help, can be regarded as an eyebrow, but the tax revenue of the imperial court has still been greatly affected. When will this kind of hard life be completely relieved? ”

"Your Majesty summoned the two of us to discuss the matter of opening up sources and reducing expenditure, and to see how we can end this difficult situation as soon as possible. Your Highness will eat it, see if you can eat these questions? ”

Fang Xuanling said half-jokingly.

Li You was not in the mood, shook his head and said, "I can't help it." ”

Gao Jingming was a little disappointed.

Fang Xuanling was old and refined, and he had already seen that Li You was not in a high mood, although he didn't know why, but he felt that Li You was talking angrily.

He smiled and said: "Your Highness, the old minister knows that you have a way, you are one of the smartest people in our Tang Dynasty, can this little thing still be difficult for you?"

Your Highness, you don't know, the people in Chang'an praise you for what you can do, and there is nothing that cannot be solved. You say you can't do it, who will believe it? ”

"Huh?" Fang Xuanling's tall hat made Li You excited, and he asked, "Am I so famous now?" ”

Gao Jingming also saw it, and he said playfully: "Your Highness, it's absolutely true, even my 6-year-old grandson has heard of your name." ”

Li You couldn't help laughing, he said: "I'm very low-key, just like that, will I be famous?" ”

Fang Xuanling saw that there was a door and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you don't know your deeds of sacrificing yourself to save others, I don't know how many little ladies you have touched, even my granddaughter has inquired about your birthday." ”

Li You was excited and started burning buns again. He said, "Hey, what a big deal, that's a little funny." ”

Gao Jingming was also excited, and he said: "The minister also asked His Royal Highness and the ministers to meet the saint together to discuss and solve the dilemma of the imperial court. ”

Li You was just about to agree, but suddenly remembered the unpleasantness just now, and he said: "I won't go, unless I ......"

Gao Jingming hurriedly asked; "Unless what?"

Li You said angrily: "You go and ask my father, he knows." ”

Fang Xuanling said: "Okay, Master Gao and I will go to face the saint, ask him, and see what His Majesty says." ”

Gao Jingming said: "Your Highness, don't go, we'll go to see the driver right away." ”

Li You was very happy, and he made up his mind to negotiate terms with Li Shimin.

Fang Xuanling and Gao Jingming walked quickly to the Liangyi Palace, and after seeing Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, I have discussed the problem you explained with Master Gao, and there is no good way for the time being. However, His Royal Highness King Qi should have a way. ”

Li Shimin said: "Then send someone to call him back and discuss it together." ”

Gao Jingming said: "Your Majesty, he refuses to come. He said he would come unless something happened. ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and asked, "Unless what?" ”

Gao Jingming said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi said, you know. ”

Li Shimin suddenly understood what Li You was going to say, and said with a smile: "This bastard boy." ”

After speaking, he said to Wang De: "You immediately send someone to call that bastard boy and tell him to come back immediately." ”

Soon, Li You returned.

Li Shimin said: "King Qi, the financial situation of the imperial court has not been good, and I am always stretched thin. What can you do, let's hear it. ”

Li You asked, "What about what Erchen said?" ”

Li Shimin said: "Let's talk about things first, and when it's done, I'll think about it." ”

Li You shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it first." ”

Li Shimin glared at him and said, "You bastard, I promised you, okay, say it quickly." ”

Li You doubted Li Shimin's integrity and said, "Can you make a note for your son?" ”

"Bastard, I am the Son of Heaven, Chrysostom Yuyan, will I still repay my debts?" Li Shimin said angrily.

Li Youxin said: "It's not the first time you have defaulted on the debt. He said: "Okay, Master Fang and Master Gao should be witnesses, so as not to repay the debts of the emperor." ”

Li Shimin raised his foot, kicked Li You's ass, and said, "Say it quickly, there is so much nonsense." ”

Li You was helpless and said: "Father, two adults, the key point of financial management is to open source and reduce expenditure, and the focus is on open source.

There are two main ways to open source, one is to improve labor productivity, and the other is to develop new products. ”

Seeing that Li Shimin and the two bigwigs were ignorant, Li You felt that it was too difficult to tell them this, so he picked it up and said it directly.

"There are ways to increase food production," he said. ”

Datang is an agrarian society, and the food problem is the biggest problem. As soon as they heard this, Li Shimin and the others immediately became focused.

Li Shimin asked, "How much can it be improved?" ”

Li You said: "Each region is different, and the yield of wheat per mu in Guanzhong is 450 catties. ”

The agricultural production technology of the Tang Dynasty was backward, and the average yield of wheat per mu was 120 catties of dry land and 250 catties of irrigated land.

After Li You finished speaking, Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling glanced at each other and did not speak, their eyes were full of shock.

Gao Jingming stood up suddenly, and he asked excitedly, "Is this true?" Seeing Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling sitting steadily, he said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, the minister has lost his manners, please atone for his sins." ”

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "It's okay." Then, he said to Li You: "At this time, it is officially played, and you can't say anything." ”

Li You looked at the expressions of these people and was a little frightened. He was not afraid that he was not right, but that what he said would cause these bigwigs to have a heart attack.

He said cautiously: "Father, the two lords, what the sons and daughters said is true. However, please don't be surprised by what Erchen wants to say next, otherwise, Erchen will not dare to say any more. ”

Seeing the serious looks on the faces of the three big guys, Li You took out the candy and said, "How about talking while eating?" ”