Xu Fenglei paused for a moment and said:

"Your Majesty, you need to prepare early."

Li Shimin snorted.

To be honest, he's in a bit of a bad mood right now.

In the first year of his tenure, he encountered a "quasi-disaster year", and any monarch would be unhappy.

But Li Er is Li Er after all, and after only a short period of lowness, he immediately raised his head.

"It's come to this, and it's useless to complain."

He sighed softly,

"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been many disasters and difficulties, two years of martial arts, five years of martial arts, seven years of martial arts, eight years of martial arts, either natural disasters or man-made disasters, I am in charge of Shangshu Province, and the number of victims reported every year is countless."

"People say that my father is powerless to govern the country, and I am not defending his old man, mainly because God is really unwilling to send down grace and let us take a breath!"

"Accustomed to ......"

When the ministers heard this, they were silent.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, it's been a few years since it was difficult."

Xu Fenglei said with a smile,

"After it passes, the wind and rain are smooth."

"Of course, the minister still adheres to Xunzi's theory, there is a permanence in heaven, not for Yao, not for ruin."

"Whether it is a natural disaster or not, it has nothing to do with your personal morality, Your Majesty, and you don't have to have too much burden in your heart."

When Li Shimin heard this, his eyebrows raised slightly.

"How many years?"

He asked,

"How long, exactly? Two years is a few years, and nine years is a few years! ”

"You give me a thorough understanding, and I know it in my heart."

"Haha......" Xu Fenglei smiled dumbly, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is laughing, how can a minister have such a great ability to assert celestial phenomena?" You'd better take care and focus on what's in front of you. Nice weather is not necessarily a good thing. It is necessary to know that blessings and misfortunes depend on them, and misfortunes and blessings lurk. ”

It is indeed a good thing that the climate is warming, but at the same time, the powerful "Tubo" empire will also be bred and manifested, becoming a strong competitor of the Tang Dynasty.

"Ahem...... All right. ”

Li Shimin coughed dryly, turned his gaze to Fang Xuanling and other ministers, and said helplessly,

"It seems that in the first year of the Zhenguan Dynasty, you Aiqing and I need to work extra hard to govern."

"According to the heard, drought and locust plagues seem inevitable...... How do I start treatment? I want to hear your opinions. ”

On the first day of the first lunar month, the enthusiasm of the New Year has not passed, and his mind has once again rushed to governing the country.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it should be divided into two steps."

Fang Xuanling groaned slightly, and said,

"First, immediately after the New Year, officials will be dispatched to inspect granaries in various parts of the world and check the stored grain in case of emergency."

Second, when money was withdrawn from the state treasury, grain was slowly purchased from the landlords and wealthy households to enrich the materials. In this way, if there is a real disaster, it can also prevent unscrupulous traders from raising grain prices and tormenting the people to the greatest extent. ”

Li Shimin nodded again and again.

"Reasonable."

He said,

"In times of great disaster, it is often not natural disasters that kill people, but man-made disasters."

"The food that was originally enough was maliciously hoarded and coaxed by those unscrupulous traders, and it could not be distributed to the people's mouths."

Xu Fenglei is also the head of the jaw.

"I've heard a theory."

He said in a deep voice,

"When it is said that there is a shortage of 10 percent of food, the price of food is not increased by 10 percent, but the price continues to rise until 10 percent of the people starve to death."

"Not necessarily true, but it is enough to show the importance of preparing for food and famine."

"The so-called food in the hand, the heart is not panicked. If the court can give confidence to the people, then all kinds of malicious hoarding and coaxing will dissipate, and those profiteers will pay the price for their greed. ”

"The minister agrees with the policy of the prime minister."

The ministers also nodded.

"Then it's decided, after the Shangyuan Festival, these two things will be handed over to Fang Aiqing to do."

Li Shimin also agreed,

"In particular, to inspect the granaries of the various places, it is necessary to send shrewd officials."

"I don't want to hear the news of a fire in the granary."

When the ministers heard this, they all understood it.

Your Majesty has worked hard all the way up, and the following is a bit of a greasy ...... Yes, I understand.

"I came here to listen to Ming's chatter, but since we talked about government affairs, and a few of you are here, let's use this place as a political hall and just talk more."

Li Shimin took a sip of tea and said with emotion,

"This celestial phenomenon is really extreme, we are in a warm winter, but the Turks are snowing heavily."

"I just got the news from the Northern Huss Scouts, there was a snowstorm on the grassland, thousands of cattle, sheep and horses froze to death, and some small tribes were directly wiped out in this blizzard!"

"Gotta be in awe of nature! A blizzard is better than a thousand troops! ”

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

"So...... Jieli Khan had a hard time. ”

He muttered,

"Last year, he started to commit Tang, consumed a lot of resources but returned in vain, his prestige plummeted, and his vitality was also greatly damaged. The Turks are no longer monolithic. ”

"Now that there is a snowstorm raging again, will he think about it again and invade my frontier?"

"After all, it is his old business to rob houses and rob houses on the border and plunder resources, and the Turkic cavalry moves quickly, and the border garrison has no way to ...... them"

"It's possible." Cheng Yanjin snorted, "Turkic dogs, as soon as there is a shortage of supplies, they want to go south to plunder the Tang Dynasty!" Last year, I estimated that he didn't dare to make big moves, but the small moves must continue! ”

However, it is these small actions that are the most headache for the imperial court.

Don't fight, he annoys you every day like a mouse, and steals your family's tribute.

If you beat him, he will be as dexterous as a fly, and he can't catch him, and he can't shoot him, and he will be depressed!

"I think that the Turks will have small actions against Datang, but it should gradually decrease."

Xu Feng said suddenly.

"Oh?"

Li Shimin looked at him and said in surprise,

"How?"

He agreed with Cheng Yanjin's remarks, so he was curious about Xu Fenglei's words.

"Nothing else, he's too busy to take care of himself."

Xu Fenglei said indifferently,

"In the next few years, the climate in Datang will not be good, but the weather in the north will be even worse! The Turks are having a hard time, and there will naturally be internal contradictions! And the spearhead will naturally be pointed at the majestic and damaged Jieli Khan! ”

"I think that the contradictions between Jieli Khan and Turkic Khan will intensify, and they will definitely be on the same page!"

"The nine surnamed Tiele will also be unwilling to be slaves and maids, and it is estimated that they will find an opportunity to rebel against the Turks, and the Khitan in the east of the Turks is not a fuel-efficient lamp, if the time comes, it will definitely be ready to move."

"In the next two years, we may have a hard time, but the Turks ...... It will be chaotic! ”

Li Shimin: "?! ”

My mom, and a windfall?! Originally, I just wanted to discuss the matter of defense, but Xu Fenglei's analysis made two words appear in the heart of Li Shimin, who was full of war talent-

Offensive!

Take advantage of his illness and kill him!

(End of chapter)