Liao Jinsong's question is very direct and sharp.

The monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty are more pragmatic, only focusing on the critical points of the problem, and rarely putting any empty words, even when the Taiji Palace holds a court meeting, the monarchs and ministers also have something to say, talk about things, and rarely discuss those metaphysical nothingness.

However, Liao Jinsong's question stumped Li Su.

It is certain that the imperial court allocated money and grain to the affected places, but Li Su did not know how much it was, and until he left Chang'an, the ministers of the three provinces and the household department did not come up with specific regulations.

In recent years, the government is clear, the officials are virtuous, and the folk atmosphere is becoming more and more simple and duty, so diligence has become the mainstream of the people, everyone is honestly guarding their own fields, and the farm work should be done a lot, the businessmen operate and buy and sell in good faith, and the craftsmen of the workshop are also working in their own right, which can be said to be their own business, each in peace, and has gradually seen the thriving situation of "Zhenguan Prosperous Times", so in recent years, the treasury is quite abundant.

It's just that two years ago, Li Shimin conquered Xue Yantuo, that war fought for a whole year, although he wished to destroy the Xue Yantuo Khanate, a great disaster in the north, but it is inevitable that the treasury that has been accumulated for several years has been almost wiped out because of this war, and the treasury has only entered the stage of re-accumulation since last year, and this year, in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, unfortunately encountered a rare snow disaster in a hundred years, and all the affected places are waiting for the imperial court to allocate money and food to save the emergency, for the sake of the people, but also for the stability of the rule, Li Shimin of course did not hesitate to empty the treasury, but…… If the money and grain from the treasury were distributed to each of the affected places, how much would be left?

Liao Jinsong is concerned about whether it is enough, to be honest, Li Su also cares, and he is not optimistic.

Looking at Li Su's embarrassed face, Liao Jinsong understood. He laughed a few times, and his body shook a little.

"Heaven is absolutely unknown to the people of Puzhou, what face does the lower official have to see the fathers and elders in the jurisdiction? No, if this continues, there will be no fathers and elders in the jurisdiction of the lower officials, and all of them will move away and flee. Xiaguan, the history of thorns, what face stands in heaven and earth! Liao Jinsong looked up to the sky and sighed, bursting into tears.

Li Su also sighed, in the face of natural disasters, the power of human beings is always small, and the money and grain in the treasury seem to be piled up, but how much can be distributed to each place and every mouth? In the end, it is still necessary to rely on self-help.

"Don't worry about Liao Thorn History. The people are in turmoil, we can't be chaotic as courtiers, in a few days the imperial court will have a special envoy to escort money and grain, and first allocate a part of the emergency, Liao Tingshi might as well mobilize the local squire and landlords to open a warehouse, and buy from them in the name of the government, borrow it, or even make an IOU. Overcome the difficulties first, and then talk about the return until the year after tomorrow. The squires and landlords are all well-versed in righteousness and will be able to help generously. ”

Liao Jinsong nodded dejectedly: "Try it, I'm afraid that the squire is also weak......"

Li Su was helpless in his heart, but he couldn't think of a good way for a while, so he had to change the topic and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is going to Jinyang on this trip and asks Liao Tingshi." What is the situation in Jindi? ”

Liao Jinsong shook his head and sighed: "Puzhou is not far from Chang'an, and it can be regarded as a rich land, but in a disaster year, it is still the end of the people falling apart and fleeing, and then going north to Jin." How much better does Hou Ye Li think the situation can be? The situation in Jinju and Jinyang will only get worse, and the lower officials have heard that ......"

Li Su frowned: "What else have you heard?" ”

Liao Jinsong hesitated for a moment, and said: "Xiaguan also heard that because of the heavy snow and frozen soil, there is no hope of spring sowing, and there is no hope of spring sowing, and there has been a civil unrest in Jinyang...... It is because of the instigation of someone that if His Royal Highness the King of Jin and Marquis Li want to enter Jin, they must be prepared, and the refugees who fled to Puzhou dare to rob, and Jinyang does not know how to cause chaos. ”

Li Su and Li Zhi glanced at each other, and suddenly felt that the pressure on their shoulders was heavier.

Every dynasty and every generation, but in the event of natural disasters, the most direct consequence is chaos, breaking into the house to kill and loot, or simply exposing the rod and rebelling, for a group of refugees who can't survive, there is no hope and no tomorrow, anyway, there is no way to live, there is nothing in the world that they dare not do, the simplicity and kindness of weekdays, extremely fragile in the face of hunger, a touch of collapse. Natural disasters are the easiest way to unleash the evil and viciousness in human nature, and in order to live, anyone can use any means and do anything to do anything. The so-called morality, the so-called law, has completely lost its utility to them.

…………

Bidding farewell to Liao Jinsong and a cadre of officials, Li Su and his entourage did not choose to enter the city to rest, but still ordered to camp outside the city, and left early in the morning.

Since leaving Puzhou, Li Zhi has been very silent, and the silence has made Li Su a little worried.

"Your Highness, what are you thinking?" Li Su sat in the bumpy carriage and put on a posture of chatting about life.

Li Zhi sighed: "I was in a hurry to be ordered, at the behest of my father to leave Chang'an to go to Jinyang, to be honest, until yesterday, I didn't take this errand to heart, I thought that after arriving in Jinyang, I would talk to the officials, and then come forward in the name of the royal family to appease the affected people, and then hand over the money and grain allocated by the court to the local government, and by the way, catch a few more people who spread rumors, this errand will be completed, but yesterday I saw the history of Puzhou Thorn, and the fleeing people with their families along the way, I realized, The errand didn't seem as easy as I thought it would be......"

Li Su smiled: "If it's really that simple, we can thank God, according to what Liao Tingshi said, Jinyang doesn't know what the chaos will become, Your Highness must be prepared." ”

Li Zhi raised his head and looked at him pleadingly: "Brother Zizheng, I am still young and don't know the world, this errand still depends on you to allocate more, although this trip is headed by me, but I know that my father's meaning is actually to rely on you to take more ideas, I don't know if Brother Zizheng is willing to give advice?" ”

Li Su's smile deepened, he was really a good boy, with a humble attitude and sincere words, much stronger than his brothers, no wonder he was the one who laughed to the end in the battle for the throne, this is not just luck, there is a saying in the previous life that makes sense, "character determines fate", after accumulating enough experience in the world, you can find out how correct this sentence is.

Li Su pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Your Highness, when it comes to the Jinyang Rebellion, in fact, I don't know much about the specific situation, but when I wait for Jinyang to act, I can't avoid four words after all." ”

Li Zhi straightened up, saluted in the bumpy and shaking carriage, and said sincerely: "Please also ask Brother Zizheng to teach me, what are the four words?" ”

Li Su said word by word: "'En' and 'Wei', 'Fu' and 'Suppression'." ”

"Enwei...... Fu Zhi ......" Li Zhi muttered and repeated, but after all, he was still young, and he chewed these four words many times, but he still couldn't understand it, so he had to continue to look at Li Su helplessly, with a depressed and discouraged face.

Li Su did not explain specifically, some things are useless to just rely on words, and after the actual implementation, it is more effective than explaining 10,000 sentences.

So Li Su changed the topic and said, "Your Highness, I want to ask something that shouldn't be asked......

"If you ask, I know everything."

"I don't know if Your Highness will grant you the right to mobilize troops and horses when His Royal Highness leaves Beijing?" Li Su stared into his eyes and asked slowly.

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment, and said: "My father did give me the right to mobilize soldiers and horses, and said that I could mobilize soldiers and horses from the three states near Jinyang, but my father said that all soldiers and horses must be transferred to Chang'an, and secondly, we must discuss with you, and you must not go your own way, otherwise there will be a ......catastrophe." )