"Your Majesty, those gentry are so hateful, for the sake of their own interests, to watch the fields of other people's houses drought like this, it is really hateful. Isn't it just to stand at the table and send some water? In the carriage, Liang Hongyu suddenly said dissatisfied.

"Father, why is it that someone is not allowed to bring water from their fields?" After Li Dingbei listened, he asked with some curiosity.

"The hearts of the people are so sinister, these people have long forgotten the interests of others in the face of their own interests, the fields of the gentry are mostly cooked land, occupying a better position, not to mention the fertile land, because it is on the edge of a big river, the water source is abundant, and other people's flowing water passes through their own fields, on the one hand, it will take away the fertility of the soil, and second, their own family is good, why should they care about other people?" Li Jing's eyebrows had a hint of evil in his eyes, and he snorted coldly: "But I don't know, even if the water source in the vortex river is sufficient, but once the world sweats, the vortex river can't withstand the drought, and it is still necessary to mobilize water sources from other places. ”

On the one hand, we must first solve the problem of spring ploughing and sprinkle seedlings on the fields, and on the other hand, we must dig deep ditches to bring water from the big rivers to ensure that there are still sufficient water sources in the ditches during the drought.

It's just that some wealthy households, because their fields are close to the water source, do not worry about the water source, once they dig deep ditches, or use keel waterwheels to divert the water from the river to high places, they will occupy part of the fields, which will harm the interests of the rich households, and will lead to the current drought situation is not ideal. It's just that in the face of this situation, Li Jing doesn't have a good way.

"Father, what should we do at this time?" Li Dingbei asked, tilting his little head. There was still a hint of anger on his little face, although he was very young, he had to be taught by the ministers of the court, and he knew the responsibilities he might bear in the future since he was a child, and he already had a mature atmosphere at a young age, which was not the same as ordinary children.

"But because of the situation, if it doesn't work, just be ruthless, these guys still think it's the previous dynasty, and the emperor can't help these guys, but he doesn't know that this is the Tang Dynasty." A trace of fierceness flashed in Li Jing's eyes, and he said, "I still think that my sword is not sharp enough." ”

"Your Majesty, most of the wealthy squires in the people have a great relationship with the local officials, and most of these officials are local famous or powerful officials, and these people are naturally protecting the interests of their families." Chai Erniang hesitated for a while, and said: "At the beginning, Your Majesty ordered the local gentry to sell the surplus land at home to the imperial court, although some people did it, but presumably what they left behind was fertile soil and fertile land near the water source. In the past, the imperial court was on the side of righteousness, although it was to buy land, and it was a slogan for the stability of the world and the people of the world, these people had just experienced the war, so they did not dare to oppose His Majesty, but there was resentment in their hearts It is certain, this time it is not easy to seize the opportunity, I am afraid it will not be so easy to accept. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the concubines have heard that every time there is a year of famine, it is the time when these gentry are most happy, they have enough surplus food in their homes to help themselves survive the famine, but those poor people can't, they can only abandon the property at home, begging, if they can survive, it is the best, under the arrangement of the government, return home to continue farming and work, if they die outside, those fields will be owned by the local gentry. In fact, even if ordinary people return to their homes, their homes are surrounded by walls, and once they have three long and two short, they can only sell their fields to survive. "Liang Hongyu has been in the folk for a long time, and she knows the life of the folk very well and knows what it does.

There was silence in the carriage, only the sound of the wheels outside crushing on the official road, Li Jing was not in a good mood, he could guess this kind of thing, but he didn't dare to guess.

This is the reason for the underdevelopment of productive forces, in fact, even in later generations, science and technology are so developed, but there are still places where people starve to death, there are still places where there is not enough food and clothing, not to mention that now, Li Jing has helped these people as much as possible, but in fact, it can only solve part of the problem, and it is impossible to change a lot for many places in Datang.

In this era, the economic ecosystem is extremely fragile, and once there is a famine, it will cause starvation everywhere, and it will also exacerbate the progress of land annexation, which can no longer be stopped by manpower.

"Your Majesty." A pair of jade hands were placed on Li Jing's big hand, Chai Erniang felt Li Jing's frustration, and hurriedly said: "Compared with the previous dynasty, the people of the Tang Dynasty are happy, because they have an emperor who cares about them, even if there is a disaster, at least the court has not given up on them, I believe that the people of the Tang Dynasty will only get better and better in the future." ”

"Don't worry, I'm not that vulnerable." A cold light flashed in Li Jinghu's eyes, and he said with a smile: "Now I haven't unified the world, and the grain and grass in the house have been consumed a lot, but I still have an army, there is a good saying, if my family doesn't have it, and someone else's family has it, then grab it, as long as my family can live well, where do I care about the life and death of others." ”

If you can't change reality, then change the rest. Li Jing is a person, not a god, he has no way to promote the development of productive forces in an instant, let alone Mr. Yuan, who drummed up hybrid rice and fed billions, but he is the emperor, an emperor with a million troops, in the face of this situation, the only thing he can do is to rob, grab countless grains from other places to feed the people of the Tang Dynasty, as for the people in other places, it is no longer a matter of his own consideration.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, how will the history books be written in the future?" Chai Erniang lowered her head and said with some worry. The people of the Central Plains live because of Li Jing, but what about other places? In this way, in Goryeo in the near future, the people of that place will die because of the loss of food, and how the history books will write Li Jing in the future must be notorious.

"Hehe, I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, not the emperor of other countries, where can I care about the life and death of others." The corners of Li Jing's mouth rose, flashing with a hint of coldness, no matter what, he first thought of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and then the others. As for the history books, where can you manage so much, maybe at that time, you have already turned to ashes.

"Father, will the people of the Tang Dynasty have food without having to work in the future?" Li Dingbei asked curiously.

Li Jing suddenly laughed, touched Li Dingbei's little head, and said: "Naturally not, they get a certain amount of food by building city walls, building water conservancy, widening official roads, etc., which is called cash-for-work, and it can be counted in one fell swoop." ”

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