Chapter 110 - A Move for the Benefit of the Country and the People
Li Shimin naturally understood what Chen Feng meant, and after a while, Yu Wenshi also thought clearly, and immediately spoke, "Just follow what Mr. said." ”
"In this way, today's trip can be regarded as a complete merit." Chen Feng said with a smile, with a smile in his eyes.
"Mr. has played out of officialdom, as if he has changed as a person." After finishing the business, a few people naturally wanted to gossip for a while.
"There is no doubt that the environment can change a person." Chen Feng did not deny it, he himself also felt that he seemed to be a lot happier during this time, and he was not at all as calm and calm as he was at the beginning, but more childish.
"So sir, will I also put my civil and military officials in this environment to change?" After all, it came to this.
Chen Feng thought that he would not talk about this topic today, but he didn't expect that after all, he still couldn't escape, "Your Majesty's civil and military officials have a heart of love for the people, but they don't know what to do, only by letting them enter the lives of the people and become a member of the people, can they truly understand what the people want, want and want." ”
"Sir's right!" These words did not come from the mouth of Li Shimin, but the sigh of the eldest grandson Wuji, "The son is not a fish and knows the joy of fish, and I am not the people who know what the people want!" ”
"That's exactly what happened!" Chen Feng opened his mouth to agree, "Only in this way can Your Majesty's civil and military officials know what the people of the world want, and only then can they better seek development for the people." Speaking of this, Chen Feng couldn't help but smile, "When I know that when I am thirsty, Your Majesty gives me gold and silver, and I am not happy, only a glass of water can solve the temporary difficulty." ”
"Just as when the people are hungry, Your Majesty distributes gold and silver, which is not what the people want, at this time, only food is the most important thing."
"Sir, you're reminding me like this?" Li Shimin also heard the deep meaning between Chen Feng's words, "Food? ”
"Back to Your Majesty, it's food." Chen Feng said respectfully, "The only thing we can give to Your Majesty is gold and silver, that is, me and Lord Yuwen, and there will not be too much food stored in the mansion." ”
"Where there is food, there is only a grain shop." Chen Feng's eyes were bright, and he seemed to be able to see the bottom at a glance, but when he really explored, he found that it was as deep as an ancient well, which could easily suck people in.
"Grain shop?" Not only Li Shimin, but also Gao Shilian, Du Ruhui and others were also a little puzzled why they suddenly talked about this.
"Sir's intention, but do you want Your Majesty to strictly prohibit grain shops from raising grain prices?" In the end, it was Fang Xuanling who asked.
"Master Fang is wise." Chen Feng praised it to show that what Fang Xuanling said was reasonable.
"I see!" Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, everyone suddenly realized.
This year's severe drought has reduced grain production is already a sure thing, and even if His Majesty will order the exemption of this year's field tax, I am afraid that there are still many families who will not have enough to eat and will be reduced to the point of selling their children.
If the grain cannot be collected in the treasury, there is no capital to open a warehouse and release grain, so the only way to distribute it is to pay the people a silver tael according to the head, so that the people can buy grain by themselves, or the court can buy it and distribute it to the people.
And the joint of this is in the grain shop, if the grain shop raises the price of grain and keeps raising the price, then in the end, all the silver taels that His Majesty has worked hard to raise will fall into the hands of those grain merchants who have made a fortune, so naturally it is not what they want to see.
After making a final decision on this matter, Li Shimin asked Chen Feng again, "I wonder what Mr. has made my half of the court busy today?" "Yesterday he sent Gonggong Li out of the palace to investigate the situation, and now that Chen Feng is already in the palace, there is no need to do more.
"Dig up the wild vegetables in the mountains and cut some firewood for the winter." Chen Feng said with a smile, "Yesterday, the little people in my house felt that all the adults were weak scholars, so they were reluctant to let them do such heavy work as chopping wood, so I made up for this matter today." ”
"Chopping wood?" Everyone was also shocked, digging wild vegetables can still be understood and accepted, after all, it will not be too tiring, but chopping wood? That's really physical work, can those weak scholars really do it? You must know that not all of them are young people, and they may not be able to withstand such a toss!
"Do you think this task can't be done?" Chen Feng saw everyone's thoughts at a glance, so he asked.
This...... It's really hard to say! Often there is never something that this gentleman can not do, but now, this matter is indeed a little difficult! It's not that those adults are unwilling, even if they do, do they really do such rough work?
"Why don't you all go and see it together?" Chen Feng invited with a smile.
"Very good!" Seeing is believing or not, as soon as Chen Feng's words came out, everyone nodded in agreement.
Chen Feng looked at his head again, "Your Majesty is interested in going with you?" ”
"After all, it's half of my court, but it doesn't hurt to go and see it." Li Shimin said after pondering for a while, and then ordered someone to prepare regular clothes, and when he left the palace, he was a private visit to Weifu, so he couldn't make his identity clear, not only prepared his own, but also brought a few adults to prepare it.
Everyone changed their clothes and left the palace, and the carriage went straight to a market not far from Xu Yuanxuan.
"Aren't you going to the mountains?" On the carriage, Li Shimin looked at the route and asked.
"At this point, the chopping of firewood is over, and the adults should carry the firewood on their backs and sell it on the street."
"For sale?" Li Shimin asked puzzledly, "Let half of the country in your mouth go to the street to sell?" Li Shimin didn't think there was anything wrong, he just felt strange.
"Your Majesty is in the temple, and his knowledge of the affairs of the world is known from the mouths of hundreds of civil and military officials, if even they don't know the joints, Your Majesty will also be deceived." Chen Feng knew what Li Shimin meant, so he explained, "Only by letting all the adults truly understand the suffering of the people, and only by experiencing the lives of the people, can they most effectively understand what the people think. ”
"Fang Zhi is convinced that His Majesty loves the people like a son, and the adults in the audience in the past two days are also people who have the world in mind, and there are not many personal feelings, and a little guidance is a move to benefit the country and the people."
"Sir Fang has the world in mind, right?" Li Shimin said thoughtfully.
"Your Majesty has praised it falsely, but you know that you are just a grass people, how can you talk about the world?"
"If you don't have the world in mind, what else can you ask for in this life?" Li Shimin didn't break it down, and asked directly.
In this way, Chen Feng knew that it must be the eldest grandson Wuji and others who heard what he said yesterday to His Majesty, and immediately smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty knows what Fang Zhi wants in his heart, so he should also know the reason why Fang Zhi is reluctant to enter the office." ”