With Li Shimin's order, someone sent a food box.

It seems that every minister has a part.

Some people who are not very good in psychological quality finally breathe a sigh of relief.

I just heard Li Shimin's order to "give food", and I thought it was death......

It turned out to be a false alarm.

"You don't have to be restrained, enjoy it."

Li Shimin laughed, and then opened the food box in front of him.

Seeing this, the ministers of civil and military affairs also opened the lids of their own food boxes.

Hiss......

A series of gasps echoed in the hall.

It turned out that the food box contained a plate of golden fried locusts.

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was extremely embarrassing.

The minister who recognized the locust had an ugly face, and he asked his colleague if he didn't know it, and then the whole person was not good.

Those who have dense phobia are so frightened that they almost threw out the food box with plates, but after thinking about it, this is the food box given by the emperor, and quickly reined in the precipice.

Just like that, the time of tea passed, and no one dared to touch the things on the plate.

"What? It seems that your family doesn't look down on what I have given you? Li Shimin's face suddenly showed a look of concern.

The ministers of civil and military affairs said that they didn't dare, and hurriedly grabbed chopsticks.

But when I grabbed it, I started to grind and rub when I dropped the chopsticks, as if I was moving slower than anyone.

What the hell is this, I want to vomit when I look at it, and I can't do it at all!

The more everyone looked at it, the more they responded, and they were very collapsed for a while.

Only Li Shimin is secretly happy in his heart.

Thinking about him Li Shimin's ascension to the throne for two years, every time there is a natural disaster, no matter how big or small, there are always some people who jump out to force him to reflect on and admit his mistakes, and the rest of those people have nothing to do with themselves and hang high.

He really had a hard time and couldn't say it.

Now that the tide is turning, you guys should understand that unwarranted feeling.

The son of the old man can be regarded as helping me breathe a bad breath.

"Aren't you afraid of angering the locust god, so you don't dare to drop your chopsticks?"

However, Li Shimin did not push them too much, he accepted it when he saw it, raised his chopsticks and picked up a fried locust and put it in his mouth, and said while chewing: "But I'm not afraid." ”

In the crunching sound, the ministers almost wanted to gag and hurriedly dissuaded them.

"Why is Your Majesty like this?"

"Your Majesty, no! The locusts are poisonous, please take care of the dragon's body! ”

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin's resolute attitude: "Even if it is poisonous, I must eat it!"

You only know about the drought in Guanzhong, but you don't know that the locust plague is not far away.

Thinking that these locusts were about to swarm and wreak havoc on the food that the peasants had worked so hard for, I longed to eat them raw. ”

"This ......"

The ministers were stunned.

There is actually a plague of locusts, is this the so-called disaster not a single line?

But how did Your Majesty know?

"Flying locusts do not descend from heaven as they say, but are laid by adults in dry lands, and once the two conditions of heat and drought are met, they will hatch in large numbers and gather into disasters."

Li Shimin borrowed Luo Taisui's theory and began to popularize science for his courtiers.

"We have just experienced a mild winter and a persistent drought, which makes it very vulnerable to locust outbreaks.

So, do you understand? ”

"Ministers are stupid." All the ministers bowed their heads.

Things that cannot be explained in this era are often put into the theory of ghosts and gods, and it is indeed not easy for them to scientifically understand the habits of insects.

Even Li Shimin only knows a rough idea.

Next, Li Shimin gave a detailed account of how to prevent locust plagues and how to remedy locust plagues in view of the habits of locusts.

Only then did the ministers establish a preliminary understanding of the locust species.

"Your Majesty is well-informed, and your ministers admire you!"

"If it weren't for His Majesty's mention, the minister wouldn't have known that there were so many ways to do this little thing."

"For the sake of the people of Limin, Your Majesty is really well-intentioned!"

"It's really a generation of Ming Jun!"

"In this way, it is really not appropriate to make a big move, and the people should be given time to recuperate, and the minister has not considered it."

"The minister understands, Your Majesty wants to use this little locust to warn the ministers and others that they should not be reckless, and should be people-oriented."

"Your Majesty is still thoughtful."

"Yes, Your Majesty is wise!"

……

The hall was suddenly filled with praise.

At this time, Li Shimin spoke again.

"Do you have any misunderstanding about me?" He smiled slightly, obviously Zhizhu was in his hands, "People's livelihood is important, but this battle still has to be fought."

Otherwise, wouldn't it be for the Turks to underestimate my Datang. ”

The ministers were stunned.

"My Datang has been hit by disasters one after another, and if I make a big move at this time, wouldn't it be ......?"

It just went around and around, and finally it came back to the original problem.

If you don't fight, you will miss the opportunity.

Beat! and there is not enough food and grass.

What should I do?

"It comes down to food." Li Shimin was not in a hurry, "If there is enough food, the people will not worry about famine, and the soldiers will have no worries." ”

The ministers looked at each other.

This is the reason, but where does the food come from?

In the event of a famine, the food stored in the imperial court is not enough for disaster relief, so the soldiers who charge into battle can't be hungry, right?

"Then let the Ministry of Civil Affairs buy grain at double the price." Li Shimin said bluntly.

This......

The ministers were dumbfounded.

Is this the so-called money that can solve the problem?

So the question is, where does the money come from?

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly......"

Li Shimin immediately laid out the layout and inventory of Luo Taisui's grain shorting price war.

Although it was not the first time he had heard it, he still couldn't help but admire in his heart, the person who could think of this method was really a genius!

The various steps of this layout are one after another, interlocking, and tightly connected, just like a mature economic strategy, slowly unfolding in front of the ministers.

And the silence in the main hall from the beginning, to the discussion later, finally exploded completely.

"Wonderful! In this way, the problem of military rations and disaster relief food can be solved in one fell swoop. ”

"My Datang is not without food, but it is backlogged in the hands of a few people, waiting for the price to be sold. As a result, these people had to take out the grain and sell it at a low price. ”

"If you want to capture it, there is such a clever plan in the world, Your Majesty is really a god!"

"If Your Majesty did not care about the people, how could he have come up with such a brilliant plan? I have such a wise man in Datang, it is really a blessing for all the people! ”

"It's a shame for us courtiers!"

"The minister is ashamed of His Majesty, and he is ashamed of the world!"

……

The ministers bowed again.

Li Shimin was very satisfied with everyone's reactions, and said with a smile: "Since you know that you are ashamed, then try to prepare a locust feast for you."

It can be regarded as a determination to express my determination to deal with the disaster year together, what do you think? ”

The ministers were caught off guard and almost flashed their old waists.

Why do you still have to eat locusts?

This locust is so delicious?

When they were all hesitating, Li Shimin's mouth was already making a crisp click.

"This locust should not only be eaten by your family, but also by the people of the world. Let them know that natural disasters are terrible, but with determination, people can overcome them! ”

Li Shimin said word by word: "How to do it, you don't need me to teach you." ”

"Minister...... Thank you, Your Majesty, for your food! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for food!"

……

It's all said and done, and the ministers can't help but stop eating it.

So they stretched out their trembling chopsticks and fell......