On the first day, Li Shimin asked people to check the grain stored in the hands of large households in Guanzhong.

Three days later, a side newspaper came that the number of Han Chinese who had been taken captive in the border with the Turks, as well as some small tribes in the surrounding areas, had joined the Tang Dynasty due to the catastrophe in the grasslands.

When Li Shimin saw this side newspaper, he felt mixed feelings in his heart, and he was happy that so many people came in, which could greatly alleviate the pressure of the shortage of population in Datang.

As long as these people are properly resettled, and after they have settled down, they can be organized to open up wasteland and cultivate land, which will be of great benefit to the long-term development of the country.

He was worried that so many people suddenly came, and the demand for food alone was very staggering, and the country did not have much grain in his hands due to the huge consumption of the Northern Expedition.

He pondered for a moment, summoned the ministers to discuss, and first issued a decree that the local officials should accept these people, register them, and set up fields, and distribute barren and fertile land.

As for the grain, he told the local officials that in addition to them trying to find ways to raise their own funds, the court would also think of ways to allocate grain.

Last year the situation was not bad, but this year it was very average, and with the war, this year's tax was increased by 20 percent compared with previous years, and the people themselves had a very difficult life, and it was impossible to collect grain from them.

It was not feasible to collect grain from the people, so Li Shimin could only consider collecting grain from the merchants of the big clans in various places.

At first, he only planned to collect grain in Guanzhong, but after looking at the number of people who had returned, he found that Guanzhong alone could not solve the problem.

If the Turks are really defeated, I am afraid that more people will return, and at that time a large amount of food will be needed.

The day after receiving the holy decree from the victims, Li Shimin convened a large court meeting, the purpose of which was to discuss how to pacify the victims and raise food.

Everyone discussed for a long time, and no one was willing to stand up as the grain collector, Li Shimin saw that no one was willing to take the initiative to ask for help, so he ordered Wen Yanbo's general, and asked Hou Junji, who was still recuperating at home and had not yet been to the court, to be his deputy.

Wen Yanbo was ordered by the emperor, and his face suddenly became more bitter than Coptis chinensis, he is an authentic reader, familiar with the four customs, understands people's psychology, is famous for his good words, and is a person who pays the most attention to the way of Confucius and Mencius, and suddenly received such an errand, but it is really miserable.

But he also knew in his heart that this matter really couldn't be refused, and the emperor ordered his generals, most likely because he felt that he was well versed in the psychology of the world, and at the same time he was afraid that his temperament was too gentle to suppress these people, so he sent Hou Junji as his deputy, but this errand was really hot......

"Da Lin, it's not that I deliberately embarrass you, but this matter, it's really you, I understand the temperament of these big families, and it won't work to blindly reason with him, but it's too ruthless and easy to mess up."

"This Minister of Culture and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, when it comes to popularity and prestige among the clan, I really can't find a few people who can compare with you, I sent you there first, I hope you can understand the reason, and talk to them well, if they are willing to support, it will be a great joy."

"If they push back and want to stand by and watch the excitement at such a moment, then it's no wonder I'm not emotional." Li Shimin obviously understood Wen Yanbo's heart very well, and left him behind after the dispersal of the dynasty, and comforted him with deep meaning.

"The minister understands His Majesty's thoughts, and the minister has no complaints about this errand." Wen Yanbo's heart was as bitter as Coptis chinensis, but his face had to be as if nothing happened.

"It's good to understand, I've already sent someone to go to the Houjun gathering, the two of you will meet in a while, let's discuss, the New Year will be in a few days, this matter can't be delayed, let's start tomorrow." Li Shimin nodded.

His meaning is very clear, the matter of requisitioning grain, is to salute first and then soldier, if you know each other, everything is easy to say, if you don't know each other, huh?

Hou Junji didn't feel anything when he received the order, just requisitioning some food, it was a big deal.

In the past, when they went out to fight with His Majesty, once the supplies could not keep up, they often had to find a place to levy money and grain, and when Wen Yanbo and Hou Junji met, looking at his disapproving look, his face became more and more bitter.

"Master Wei, I think you should do this job." When he went down to court, Wen Yanbo ran into Wei Zheng and couldn't help complaining.

"Lord Wen is wrong, this matter is really only for you, my temper is more urgent, if I really let me be the chief official, and then with Hou Junji, the evil star, it will really kill someone." Wei Zheng shook his head.

Because Li Shimin was already determined to levy grain, and at the same time, the people sent were ruthless people like Hou Junji, and those who had the heart to resist quickly succumbed under his iron-fisted suppression, and it didn't take long for a lot of grain to be collected.

Of course, this simple and rude style works, but it also infamy Hou Junji, Wen Yanbo and even the emperor have attracted a lot of infamy.

Hou Junji, he is a general who fights a war, so naturally he will not take these small things to heart.

Wen Yanbo is a typical scholar, and he naturally cares about word of mouth, but since the moment he took over, he was destined to be smeared, and no matter how uncomfortable he was, he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

Li Shimin also cares about his reputation, but he doesn't have the time to care about these at the moment, all his thoughts are now on the Northern Expedition, as long as the Northern Expedition is won, how much infamy there is now, his reputation will be doubled back.

However, this period of time is destined not to let him have a good life, at the beginning of the fourth year of Zhenguan, there was no new news about the war in the Northern Expedition, but there was a big problem in the Wude Palace, and there was a sudden fire.

Wude Hall is the Qi Palace, and the East Palace next to each other, since the death of Li Yuanji, this hall has been sealed, and now it suddenly caught fire, I am afraid that someone is taking advantage of Li Shimin's attention on the Northern Expedition, tending to make trouble.

Fortunately, the fire was not big and was quickly controlled, Li Shimin calmly ordered someone to investigate the cause of the fire, and he went to Yuhua Mountain, of course, not to soak in the hot springs, but to the grain and grass camp to see the grain and grass problem.

Li Shimin did not take a Luan car, only brought a few guards, and set off lightly and quickly, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the grain and grass camp, the eldest grandson Wuji and the crown prince Li Chengqian, who had already received the news, greeted him: "I have seen my father, I have seen Your Majesty." ”

"No need to be polite, how about it, everything is going well here?" Li Shimin got off the horse, looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and the eldest son, whose faces were a lot darker and haggard a lot, and said with a somewhat complicated gaze.

"Everything is going well, but if the war can't end within three or five months, our food supply will be a little difficult." The eldest grandson Wuji greeted him into the camp, and his eyes were slightly worried.

He thinks that he is not powerless, but since taking over as the chief coordinator of grain and grass, he has really worked hard, and he is in the prime of life, and his body is a little unbearable, his hair has fallen out a lot, and several gray hairs have been added.