The imperial court did not directly help the people, but gave the people a way, a rich way.

Let them exchange their labor for their own necessities, this is simply amazing!

"Good!"

After a long time, Li Shimin exhaled lightly and said in a deep voice.

"This method ......."

"Help me thank His Royal Highness the King of Chu for helping us open up new ideas with work for relief."

"Without further ado, old gentleman, we won't bother too much, and when this matter is resolved, we will come and drink with the old gentleman!"

Li Shimin said solemnly.

The old man smiled and nodded.

"Okay, but don't worry, Your Majesty, and everyone, you can sit down for a while."

"Come on, bring the snow sand and salt, and let Your Majesty take them away."

The old man stopped the four and shouted out.

Hearing this, the leg that was already about to step out made Li Shimin retract it at once.

I almost forgot about it.

Snow sand salt!

Last time they told the old man, saying that if there was still plenty of money in the other courtyard, they would bring some to them, but I didn't expect that they really brought!!

"This ......."

"I'm almost forgetting, so thank you to the old man, the trouble old man has been thinking about."

Li Shimin said gratefully.

The eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui glanced at each other, and they all arched their hands towards the old man to express their gratitude.

"Is there a lot of this snow sand salt on King Chu's side?"

Li Shimin seemed to be very casual and asked.

The old man shook his head and replied: "This old man really doesn't know, I usually don't care about the affairs of His Highness. ”

"Moreover, His Highness's property is really a lot, and Lao Dao only takes care of what His Highness handed over to Lao Dao, and Lao Dao generally doesn't bother with other things."

"This snow sand salt, as well as sugar, are all handled by the other courtyard, if Your Majesty has an idea, you can go over there and ask."

The old man replied.

Li Shimin nodded and didn't say anything more.

Soon, several people came up with eight large bags.

"This is a bag of salt, and a bag of sugar, Your Majesty, and three more, one for each person, please."

The old man laughed.

But Li Shimin was stunned.

The three of them, the eldest grandson, were also a little dumbfounded.

Not for anything else, just because this bag, Nima's, is enough to be a 100-pound hemp bag!!

Looking at the fact that it was so cheap, if it weren't for the snow sand salt inside, they would have thought it was something worthless.

"This ......."

Li Shimin took a deep breath, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he hurriedly hugged his fist towards the old man and said, "Okay!" Good! Good! ”

"Thank you, old man, without further ado, I'll go get busy first."

"By the way, old man, if His Royal Highness the King of Chu comes back, please tell me as soon as possible."

Li Shimin said.

He really had a lot of doubts in his heart.

If there was no snow disaster, he would definitely have led his troops directly to find the King of Chu.

He always felt that there must be a lot of this snow sand salt in King Chu!

But it's impossible to guess how many.

Seeing is believing.

Unfortunately, I don't have time right now.

After that, Li Shimin took everyone, as well as snow sand salt and sugar, and hurriedly walked out.

When they walked out of the palace of the king of Chu.

Before, the sky was clear, but it suddenly dimmed again.

The wind is up.

Li Shimin suddenly raised his head.

Stretched out his hand.

Snow!

It's starting to fall again.

"Oh no, let's go!!"

Li Shimin shouted and rushed towards the imperial city again and again.

The eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui were also surprised.

No one thought that last night's snow was not over, and now it has started again.

The heavy snow has not receded, and the people have not yet reacted from the snow disaster.

The matter of heating is imminent!

I can't allow them to take their time!!

….……….…….

Chang'an City.

Right next to the Mingde Gate, there is a City God Temple.

This temple is not big.

The time of construction has to be more than 100 years, and few people come to incense on weekdays, after all, in Chang'an City, there are many temples and Taoist temples, and no one will come here.

As a result, it became a base camp for beggars or orphans.

Don't look at Chang'an, it is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, but there are not many orphans and beggars.

The small City God Temple was crowded with more than 20 people.

In this way, in this cold weather, it can be regarded as some temperature.

But, the wind blows!

The simple windows on all sides, as well as the closed doors, were all leaking in with the wind, and immediately, the heat that had accumulated due to the large number of people was also gone in an instant.

These people are all a little blue in face and a little white in their lips.

"It's going to snow again ....... outside."

"Grandma's, I haven't had time to pick up firewood this year, and I don't have thick clothes, what should I do?"

"If it goes on like this, we're really ....... really frozen to death here."

In the crowd, a slightly older child spoke.

Everyone, hugging themselves tightly.

Curled up.

I want to turn myself into a circle.

It seems that this will make it a little warmer.

The youngest children, on the other hand, huddle together to keep warm in this way.

"Brother Yang....... I think we will all be ....... starved to death before we freeze to death."

"Hehehe......."

In the crowd, an emaciated child laughed and shuddered.

Hunger.

Chilly.

Around them.

Like death, hovering above their heads.

No one spoke.

The older children, with anxious eyes, looked at the thick snow outside, and the wind that began to grow stronger and stronger, and the snow that began to fall again, had no choice but to pull their clothes harder.

But this dress was originally stretched.

For such a temperature, it's like wearing nothing, it's useless at all.

"Gollum ......."

He swallowed hard.

"Die or die!!"

He closed his eyes.

At this time, even if they went out, no one could give them anything to eat.

Because every family must prepare for itself.

This year is supposed to be a disaster year.

The people themselves had nothing to store.

In the City God Temple, no one spoke.

Call.......

Only the wind outside was howling more and more.

Snowflakes swept across the sky, and it seemed, this time, even more ferocious than yesterday!

….………….….

Tai Chi Palace.

When Li Shimin came back with the eldest grandson Wuji, it was already full of people.

Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin.......

The faces of the people were anxious, pacing back and forth, at a loss, and their expressions exploded.

Empress Eldest Sun couldn't stop looking out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's coming, Your Majesty will be back soon."

"Your Majesty and the eldest grandson, Wei Zhongshu and Prime Minister Du, the three of them went to the Chu Palace, please be calm and don't be impatient, I believe Your Majesty will definitely have a way."

Empress Eldest Sun comforted everyone in a deep voice.

It was also at this time that Empress Eldest Sun's eyes suddenly lit up.

She ran quickly outside.

"Your Majesty, you're back!!"

She exclaimed.

Suddenly.

Cheng Yanjin, Li Jing, Qin Qiong and others also turned their heads one after another and looked outside the Taiji Palace.

Seeing Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji, they came out in the snow.

"Your Majesty!"

Immediately, Qin Qiong exclaimed in surprise and walked out quickly.

"Your Majesty, now that the heavy snow has begun again, please give your Majesty an order for disaster relief as soon as possible."

"Otherwise....... people will really freeze to death and starve to death."

"By then, it's really ....... late."

Qin Qiong hurriedly shouted.

Li Shimin looked at the few of them, took a deep breath, and walked into the Taiji Palace.

Empress Changsun hurriedly patted the snow on her body.

"I know that."

"The top priority is to get the people warm up as soon as possible."

Li Shimin said in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, now, let alone the people, even some rich people don't have charcoal at home, and now that the snow has begun to close the road again, we can't mix charcoal at all."

"Moreover, Your Majesty, the people are not prepared for winter at all, the gap is huge, Your Majesty, we don't have so much money, we all buy charcoal."

"The situation in Chang'an County and Wannian County is not good, if there is no way now, I believe that by tomorrow, there will be people who will freeze to death."

Qin Qiong said hurriedly.

Li Shimin glanced at him.

"Don't worry, I already have a way to ........"

"Otherwise, what do you think I went to the Chu Palace? Play? ”

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is back?" Hearing this, Li Jing suddenly asked.

Li Shimin shook his head and replied, "No, but do you remember the honeycomb coal you saw last time in the Chu King Courtyard?" ”

"This time, whether our people in Chang'an can pass this hurdle depends on honeycomb coal."

As soon as these words came out, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yanjin's eyes suddenly lit up, and they were also abrupt.

Honeycomb coal!

Damn it!

This is really a real send-off!!

"King Chu, this ....... goo....... Okay, Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

"I don't know where the King of Chu is, is there any honeycomb coal?"

Li Jing asked again.

Wei Chi Jingde was beside him, and he was a little dazed.

Honeycomb coal?

What is it?

I've never heard of it before.

However, when I saw a few people who knew about this thing, and their faces showed excitement, they seemed to have a lot less worry in their hearts.

couldn't help but feel that he was not as flustered and bottomless as before.

"This time, don't just think about ready-made."

Li Shimin took a deep breath, and his eyes were much more solemn.

In the past, if they had any problems, they were almost picking up the ready-made food in the Chu Palace.

But this time, the snow is so wide, in addition to Chang'an, there is a large area outside, which can be said to be the north of Chang'an, which is shrouded in it.

The ready-made of the king of Chu is not enough to alleviate the entire disaster area.

You can only rely on ....... to work for relief!!

These four words, Li Shimin pondered all the way.

And the more you ponder, the more shocked you are by the wisdom of the King of Chu.

Absolutely!

It's really amazing!

Let the people devote themselves to this snowstorm, when the time comes, what is there to worry about?

With a way to keep warm, there is hope to live.

Li Shimin took a deep breath, looked around, and said, "Work for relief!" ”

"Auxiliary, explain it to them, and then, start preparing, and you can't delay for a moment."

Li Shimin said in a low voice.

Cash-for-work?!

As soon as these words came out, Li Jing and Qin Qiongcheng bit the gold, and they were all a little dazed, and looked at the eldest grandson Wuji again and again.

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly stood up and explained carefully.

In the Tai Chi Palace, it is very quiet.

Outside the main hall, the cold wind was howling and the snow was all over the sky.

When the words of the eldest grandson Wuji fell, the hearts of everyone present jumped wildly.

Unbelievable!

Incredible!

Exquisite!

Not from the perspective of human nature, or from the perspective of reality, cash-for-work, these four words can be said to make their hearts thorough!!

"The coal needed for honeycomb coal can be found everywhere."

"Now, let's go."

"This method will be spread throughout the North! Some people went to make honeycomb coal, and some people went to prepare porridge for disaster relief! ”

"Go ahead!"

Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng them, and commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

Almost, in unison, everyone bowed down and clenched their fists, said a resolute voice, and then left in a hurry.

This time, unlike before, panicked and helpless.

Rather, there is a tiger in the heart, and the blood is boiling.

Li Shimin looked at their backs and sat aside gently.

Empress Changsun hurriedly poured tea and handed it to Li Shimin with both hands.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about it this time."

"The power of honeycomb coal, you and I have seen it, the best charcoal is powerful, the people, it should be fine."

"Moreover, if there is cash-for-work to mobilize the cohesion of the whole people, what kind of disaster will we not be able to over?"

Empress Eldest Sun comforted.

Li Shimin bowed his head slightly.

He glanced at Empress Changsun and smiled at the corner of his mouth.

"Huh....... Guanyin. In this life, the last thing I regret is marrying you. ”

"Otherwise, where to go, to find such a good prince as Kuan'er?"

Empress Eldest Sun was stunned.

Immediately, his face turned slightly red.

Slightly shy.

"Hahaha!!"

Li Shimin laughed heartily.

Li Shimin's witty remark made the atmosphere in Taiji Palace not as dead and tense as before.

Empress Eldest Sun gently helped Li Shimin rub his temples.

"With a house, there is always hope."

"Yes, as long as there is a way, no matter how difficult things are, they can finally go on."

"This heavy snow has sealed the world, I don't know where the stinky boy of King Chu is, and he can't come back? When the time comes, I really want to thank him. ”

"Hehe....... if there was no Kuan'er, during this time, I might have bowed down with you to plough the land under Lishan Mountain."

Li Shimin said with a smile.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Wei Zheng have already gone to get busy.

Then the next thing can be regarded as having an eyebrow.

This snow disaster may bring some trouble to the imperial court, but after all, it is not helpless and waiting for death.

Empress Eldest Sun nodded.

She sighed softly and looked out.

The wind and snow outside the main hall have been completely big.

The snowflakes, like feathers, really poured down, and in a few moments, all the traces they had walked before had been covered, and they became like jade again.

(End of chapter)