If Li Qinzai is on the Golden Palace of Taiji Palace, he would like to call Li Zhi a "Xiu'er".

In the more than ten years since he ascended the throne, the inner saint and the outer king, inheriting the legacy of the emperor, the government and the opposition have mostly praised this son of heaven, and Li Zhi rarely makes stupid moves.

The abolition of the king and the queen, and the expulsion of the eldest grandson Wuji Chu Suiliang were out of political needs, and the suppression of the family gate valve was for the purpose of centralizing power.

In addition, the clean-up of the nomadic tribes in the north, the Huairou of Tibet in the west, the three-sided blockade of Goguryeo in the east, the destruction of Baekje, and so on.

In the past ten years, Li Zhi has indeed done a good job, from Yonghui to Longshuo over the years, Datang has gone to a higher level on the basis of Zhenguan's governance, and there is a hidden atmosphere of transcendence.

However, this time, Li Zhi's performance was floating in the eyes of the courtiers.

On such a grand occasion as the Imperial Court, the decision to build roads and ships was openly stated recklessly, and importantly, this decision was not approved by the prime minister and the officials of the six ministries.

The court atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is generally good, the government and state affairs are discussed by the monarchs and ministers, even if the political views are not agreed, it is temporarily shelved, and in private, the Son of Heaven will continue to discuss with several important ministers, strive to persuade each other, and finally reach an agreement with the important ministers and then announce it to the public.

This time, Li Zhi unilaterally announced the construction of roads and shipbuilding, which really shocked the courtiers.

So the golden palace suddenly exploded.

Xu Jingzong and Xu Yushi, the left and right ministers, had gloomy faces, standing silently in the court, several servants and the imperial historian fought out to oppose fiercely, some people took the lead, and the rest of the people did not hesitate, and they came out to oppose one after another.

From the standpoint of the courtiers, Li Zhi's decision to build roads and ships was a waste of money and labor, and now that it was a great drought in the north, and the autumn harvest was imminent, the already empty treasury did not know how much relief grain it would spend, and it might not be able to ease its breath next year.

At the critical juncture of this kind of natural disaster, Li Zhi still has to start construction and road construction, which is simply stupid.

The opposition in the palace came and went, and Li Zhi reluctantly explained to the courtiers the principle of cash-for-work, but the courtiers did not accept it.

Because it is too difficult to implement, any link that goes wrong will be a big mess.

Among the many waves of opposition, a courtier jumped out, and this courtier's name was Liu Renliang.

Of course, Liu Renliang did not agree with Li Zhi's decision, but his opposition was quite strange.

Even if the "cash-for-work" policy can be implemented, in the long run, it may be detrimental to the community, and when the people are accustomed to working to earn their families, in contrast, arable land and farming will lose motivation.

After all, the risk of farming is not small in this year, in this era of no chemical fertilizers and no pesticides, farming is completely dependent on God's gifts, and any natural disaster will be in vain.

As long as you are willing to pay for your work, you will definitely be rewarded, the government will send money and grain, drought and flood to ensure harvest, in the long run, who is willing to go back to farming? If no one farms, what will the people of the world eat?

I have to say that although Liu Renliang's thinking angle is strange, it still makes some sense.

The Golden Palace suddenly became abrupt, and then echoed.

Seeing that the courtiers were opposed, the Golden Palace was boiling, and Li Zhi's face became more and more gloomy.

Before the process of the Great Dynasty Meeting was finished, Li Zhi got up angrily and walked away.

Back in the Chengxiang Palace, the angry Li Zhi hated and threw a few tribute celadons, and then the Empress Wu hurried over when he heard the news.

"Your Majesty is angry, the concubine heard about it just now, and she can't be angry with those stupid people......" Empress Wu comforted Wen Yan.

"A group of old horsemen who are eating vegetarian meals!" Li Zhi scolded.

Empress Wu hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but say: "Speaking of which, Your Majesty is too anxious today, at least you have persuaded the two prime ministers first, and then it is not too late to announce it to the courtiers." ”

Li Zhi said angrily: "How can I not be in a hurry, seeing that the autumn harvest is imminent, the people in the north are in panic all day, I must hurry up to issue this policy before the autumn harvest, in order to fix the hearts of the people in the north, otherwise there may be some chaos." ”

Empress Wu sighed: "But Your Majesty is in a hurry to decide, and the courtiers oppose it, isn't it counterproductive?" ”

Li Zhi's face turned pale and said: "I didn't expect that they would be so opposed, obviously it is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, why don't they understand?" ”

Empress Wu shook his head: "Your Majesty is thinking too simply, it is a good thing to use work for relief, but it is not necessarily a good thing for powerful landlords and family lords, so today's courtiers are so opposed." ”

Li Zhiqi said: "Why do the powerful and the family oppose it? ”

"Your Majesty, cash-for-work has upset the balance between the powerful and the farmers. Originally, peasant households relied on the sky for food, while the powerful relied on the peasant households to farm land and collect rent, so it is said that the peasant households not only relied on the sky, but also relied on the powerful and landlords. ”

"But once the farmers have another way to live, they find that they can also support their families by going out to work, and farming is no longer the only way for them to survive, then the farmers' dependence on the powerful will decline year by year."

"The rich and powerful rely on the farmers to farm to feed, if the farmers all work for the government, what will the powerful do? Not only will the income plummet, but also the prestige and appeal of the people will also decline, which the magnates absolutely cannot tolerate. ”

Empress Wu said in an aggravated tone: "Anything in the world, if the balance is broken, it will inevitably go through labor pains and turmoil until another balance appears. That's why the concubine said that His Majesty was too anxious today. ”

Li Zhi looked stunned, then let out a long sigh, and said with a wry smile: "It's me who is reckless, thanks to the queen's reminder, I didn't expect that there are so many doorways in it, and I am really in a hurry." ”

Immediately, Li Zhi gritted his teeth and said: "But I still have to carry out this matter, sooner or later there will be labor pains, it is better to come early than late, and it is better to have a long pain than a short pain!" ”

Empress Wu bowed his head and said: "Yes, the concubine also feels that the long pain is better than the short pain, since His Majesty has spread out the words in the court today, and there is no turning back when the bow is opened, then continue to implement it." ”

Li Zhi nodded: "I still have to summon the two prime ministers to discuss, and by the way, I also have to knock on the door valve of the family, this is a century-old national policy, don't make trouble for me at this time." ”

Empress Wu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty is not suitable to come forward in person, if the courtiers still oppose it, Your Majesty's imperial authority will be damaged again and again, and it will be unfavorable to the imperial power." ”

"What does the Queen think of me?"

"Your Majesty, the cash-for-work was proposed by Li Jingchu, so it's better to ......"

Li Zhi's eyes lit up: "Why don't you leave it to Jing Chu to solve?" ”

Empress Wu said with a smile: "Jing Chu is still very young, but he is down-to-earth, when he merged the grain case, Jing Chu handled it very beautifully, and it must not be bad to hand over this matter to Jing Chu." ”

"Besides, Jing Chu is His Majesty's extraordinarily important courtier, and he should practice while he is young, His Majesty doesn't want him to be a teacher in Ganjingzhuang for the rest of his life, right? That's too condescending. ”

"It is difficult to continue the talents of the court, Jing Chu is the future minister of the Pillar Kingdom, give him more opportunities to hone, and only then can he share his worries for His Majesty in the future."

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