Li Chengqian also did not expect that the money and grain of the royal inner government were so small, no wonder in the spring, Li Shimin ordered that Li Chengqian could take the materials of the inner government at will without prohibition, Li Chengqian only spent 70,000 yuan a month, and Li Shimin instructed Zhang Xuansu to impeach Li Chengqian for wasting state funds and people's wealth.

Think about it, the number of households in the country during the Zhenguan period was only 3 million, and the total population was not as much as a first-tier city now, how much tax can there be?

Moreover, Li Shimin was not familiar with internal affairs, he believed that the Sui Dynasty was forced to rebel by excessive taxes, and he saw that the grain stored in the warehouses of the Sui Dynasty was not eaten until the early years of Zhenguan, but the Sui Dynasty had already perished.

Therefore, he ordered the imperial court not to store more grain, but also to store grain in the people, which was not only beneficial to the interests of the family, but also in line with the Confucian concept of small peasant economy, and also played a certain role in social stability when the economy was underdeveloped in the early Tang Dynasty.

However, this actually limits the long-term development space and makes the resilience of the state and society to disasters very low.

Because both small farmers and large landlords are reluctant to store more grain at home, it is difficult to store grain and the price of grain is low.

Therefore, as soon as there is a lot of grain, it is necessary to adjust the industrial structure and develop light industry, which sounds very lofty, but in fact it is very simple, that is, a peasant household had a bumper grain harvest last year, and the grain at home was stuffed and sold and worthless, so this year he chose not to plant or grow less grain to plant mulberry hemp, and then draw silk and weave cloth to export silk thick.

It sounds good, but in some places, there are disasters, and the imperial court has limited food stocks, and the people have no extra food at home. What about the victims? When the court is strong, they look like they are left to fend for themselves, and when the court is weak, they can only be allowed to rebel, and after a long time, the court will be gone.

Li Chengqian thought about it while walking, and unconsciously returned to the Cheng'en Palace, and as soon as he arrived at the gate of the palace, two elves ran towards him.

"Father" Li Xiang ran in front, and Li Ju followed behind panting.

Li Chengqian put down all his worries as soon as he saw it, and said with a smile: "Run slower!" ”

Li Xiang ran to Li Chengqian and hugged Li Chengqian's thigh, and kept saying, "Father, where are you going, why don't you wake me up......"

Li Chengqian took his hand with a smile, and just as he was about to speak, Li Ju had already run in front of him, opening his arms and asking Li Cheng to hug him.

Li Chengqian smiled, was bending over, but the old ghost took the first step to pick up Li Ju and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is tired today, and the old slave will hold the emperor and grandson." ”

Li Chengqian looked at Li Ju, who was struggling in the arms of the old ghost, and smiled and led Li Xiang to walk forward first.

Li Chengqian rested in the Chengen Hall for a while, and was pestered by the Li Xiang brothers to go out for a snowball fight.

There is a large area of snow in the back garden of the East Palace that has not been cleared, Li Chengqian has been busy now and has no time to go to the back garden to play, looking at the eunuchs and palace maids in the East Palace are also really hard, the two weather is sunny and the temperature is warmer, and the snow on the ground will melt a little every afternoon.

Now is just over the time of the past, Li Chengqian's legs and feet are inconvenient, Li Ju is still young, and Li Xiang is just tied with two.

For a while, the father and son and the three sons were rolling around in the snow, laughing and laughing, and they were happy, and Li Shimin's chamberlain came to the front with the new crown prince Xiao Yu.

As soon as Li Chengqian threw a snow ball on Li Xiang's head, Li Xiang Buyi suddenly threw Li Chengqian on his back, Li Ju wanted to help Li Chengqian, but he turned back and forth a few times with little strength and couldn't pull Li Xiang Finally, he put himself in, and the father and son were rolling in the snow, and they heard Xiao Yu coughing loudly constantly.

It was also the father and son who had no strength to play, Li Chengqian heard someone coughing, and when he turned around, he saw Xiao Yu with a black face and knew that something must be wrong, so he beckoned the old ghost to help him up and walk in front of Xiao Yu.

"The old minister has seen His Royal Highness the Prince!" Xiao Yu said in a stiff voice.

"Spread the emperor's will!" The waiter said with a solemn face.

Li Chengqian bowed, and only listened to the waiter: "Every time I look for scriptures and history, the Ming King and Holy Emperor, there is no master!" In the previous order, Xiao Yucheng, the Duke of Song Guocheng, was extremely loyal, and his words were exhausted...... It is advisable to teach the prince to read, and he is specially appointed as the prince and the prince to walk in the East Palace, and the prince must be taught etiquette. ”

Li Chengqian listened to it for a long time, and it turned out that he had found a prince and a prince for him, and he was thinking about the gains and losses.

But I heard the chamberlain say with a smiling face: "Your Majesty also ordered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to pay homage to the teacher in the morning." ”

"What's the hurry, the herald Taishi Bureau chose a good day and an auspicious day to solemnly worship the teacher in the Xiande Palace." Li Chengqian didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and then ordered him to go down.

Xiao Yu listened to what Li Chengqian said so cautiously and formally, and he was so happy that his face even loosened a little.

Li Chengqian knew how to use Xiao Yu when he saw that Xiao Yu was happy, and ordered the old ghost to take Brother Li Xiang away and was about to speak.

No, Xiao Yu saw Li Xiang leave and said first: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the gentleman hugs his grandson but not his son, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is frolicking in the snow with the two emperors and grandsons regardless of the prestige of the monarch's father, if it is spread out, I am afraid that the reputation of the Prince's Palace will be unfavorable."

Li Chengqian's scalp tingled when he heard this, knowing that education was not Xiao Yu, and he was also entangled in this, and wanted to send him away quickly, so he smiled bitterly: "Mrs. Xiao doesn't know, originally King Gu was still happy today, but when he heard about something, he was upset and had nothing to dispel, so he played with the emperors and grandchildren for a while." ”

Xiao Yu saw Li Chengqian's sad face, and he didn't know what happened to him, so he hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the Prince's Palace is worried about?"

"Alas, it's a good thing to say, but I'm afraid it won't be done......" Li Chengqian said as he shook his head and sighed and walked forward.

Xiao Yu's heart was as hot as a boiling oil pot on the first day of taking office, and when he saw Li Chengqian's sigh and sad face, he was speechless, and he was in a hurry, and hurriedly followed: "What happened to His Royal Highness the Prince, the old minister is worried about the prince and the prince. ”

As soon as Li Chengqian heard it, he knew that Li Shimin did not tell Xiao Yu that he planned to abolish himself, and Xiao Yu obviously wanted to do a good job of the prince and the prince.

"Mrs. Xiao, please come with King Lone." Li Chengqian said to Xiao Yu as he walked.

"What the hell is going on?" Xiao Yu is anxious.

"When you get to the place, the Taifu will know it at a glance." Li Chengqian walked forward with a limp without looking back.

Li Chengqian took Xiao Yu and his entourage to the Chongxian Pavilion, took Xiao Yu to see the books being printed and the clay movable type being made, and also told Xiao Yu that he wanted to print a batch of books and build a library in Tianguang.

Xiao Yu was so happy that he almost jumped up, and praised the virtue of the prince's palace for this grand event.

Many people think that the control of the government by the family of gate lords must also block the spread of cultural knowledge, which is not right, since the Han Dynasty in China, Confucianism flourished, and intellectuals often had a problem with their ancestors, that is, to be good teachers, or to preach his preaching.

Xiao Yu is also such a person.

It's just that when Xiao Yu was happy, Li Chengqian said that he had no money, Xiao Yu was stunned all of a sudden, he had never worried about money in his life, and he never thought that such a big good thing would have to stop because of lack of money.

Xiao Yu seemed to be suddenly interrupted, and held back for a long time before saying: "The old minister has limited Fenglu over the years, and he can only take out 20,000 yuan to sponsor this matter. ”

When Li Chengqian heard that he had misunderstood him, he didn't break it, and said with a smile: "Song Guogong is grateful for his generosity to the orphan king. ”

"It should be deserved, and it should not be the grateful ...... of the Prince's Palace." Xiao Yu felt ashamed.

"It's just that doing such a big thing is limited for hundreds of officials to donate money, so King Gu has always used the money in the Inner Palace, but today Mr. Yan told King Gu that the Inner Mansion will not pay money to the East Palace?"

"What, such a good thing is not paid for by the Inner Government?" When Xiao Yu heard this, he thought that such a good thing was not given money by the Inner Government, and he couldn't help but be very angry.

"This year, His Majesty also specially ordered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to receive materials from the Inner Palace, and there are no restrictions on the use of materials, who is so bold that he dares to detain the East Palace, and the old man is the prince and the prince, and this matter cannot be ignored." The more Xiao Yu spoke, the more angry he became, and he was about to go to Li Shimin.

"Don't be angry, Mrs. Xiao, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding in this matter!" Li Chengqian hurriedly pretended to persuade.

"If there is any misunderstanding, it can't delay such a major event, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can rest assured that there are old ministers here!" said that he didn't wait for Li Chengqian to speak again, and left directly, looking for Li Shimin.

Li Chengqian looked at the seventy-year-old Xiao Yu and went to Li Shimin like a rocket lit, and sighed secretly with joy in his heart: It seems that Xiao Yu only treats Li Shimin, such a good master must stay by his side.