On the endless farmland, farmers are busy.

At the moment when the emperor went out on a trip, it was also the season of spring sowing.

After Li Shimin walked around, he felt sticky and greasy, sweating for a while, and couldn't help but hide under the tree to enjoy the cool.

"This body is bone...... It's not as good as it used to be. ”

He sighed,

"I want to survive the difficult and difficult environment when I was fighting, but now...... Take two steps and you'll be out of breath. ”

"Wealth makes a man weak, ......"

As he spoke, Li Er took out a piece of hawthorn cake from his arms and threw it into his mouth.

The sweet and sour taste is the most digestible.

Poof.

He was chewing, but he saw an old farmer sitting on the other side of the tree with a hoe, taking out a water bladder and taking a few big sips before he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Comfortable ......"

The old farmer straightened his straw hat, muttered softly, turned his head to look at Li Shimin, and said with a smile,

"Housheng, which field did you plant? Why hasn't the old man seen you? ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, there was a Guanzhong accent, and Li Er was also kind to hear it.

"Me...... I'm passing through, and I'm resting here. ”

Li Shimin responded with a smile,

"It's hard to do farm work, isn't it?"

He walked out and wore casual clothes, so he was not afraid of being recognized.

"How can that not be hard? If you don't work hard, you're not a farmer, you'll work hard for a lifetime! ”

The old farmer waved his hand, but his eyes fell on Li Shimin's hawthorn cake, and he smiled,

"Housheng, what do you eat?"

Li Shimin raised the pastry in his hand.

"This, this hawthorn cake."

He handed it up and said,

"Some?"

The old farmer wiped his hands and smiled, a little embarrassed.

But in the end, I took the hawthorn cake.

"Don't eat your drops for nothing, bring your daughter to send steamed buns to your forehead for a while, and noodles, you will order them."

The old farmer replied, sniffed the hawthorn cake lightly, and threw it directly into his mouth.

Whoa.

"Hmmm......"

His mouth stopped.

"How? Is it tasty? Li Shimin said happily.

The pastries he eats are all specially made by the imperial chef, using the best ingredients, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the best dim sum in the world.

However, the old farmer waved his hand again and again.

"No, no...... Sweet and sweet, sour and sour, the key is that the more you eat, the hungrier you get! ”

He stroked his belly and said,

"The old man was already hungry, but now he is even hungrier!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

That's right, he forgot about it.

Hawthorn cake is appetizing and digestive, and the oil and water are scraped in the stomach, and the old farmer has no oil and water in the stomach.

"Then don't eat it, spit it out."

LI Shimindao,

"It's really getting hungrier the more you chew it."

The old farmer looked a little confused, but finally shook his head.

"This thing is a good thing, it can't be wasted!"

He said,

"Let's eat it, let's eat it for a while, and wait for the girl to bring the food."

"Eat ...... with oily noodles today"

As he spoke, he became more and more greedy, and his stomach began to rumble uncontrollably.

"Uncle, let me ask you something."

Li Shimin said suddenly,

"How's this harvest going? Is there enough water? Are taxes still high? Home...... Can you eat enough? ”

The imperial court has a set of answers to these questions.

That set of answers, which can be used as a beautiful political achievement, is the result of the efforts of the imperial court in the past year.

But Li Shimin wants to hear the voice of the people, whether the people are living a good life or not, the most authentic voice can only be heard here.

"Last year's harvest...... Yet. ”

The old farmer leaned against the trunk of the tree, tilted his head and said,

"The water is still enough, but last year, the official family didn't know how, and suddenly sent someone to dig the canal, and the water was cut off for a while, and the canal was dug up."

"Since then, hey...... There is really no shortage of water, and the old man finally doesn't have to carry a hoe to fight with Erniu Village! This year...... There are still a few girls in our village who married to Erniu Village next door, and there are also a few girls in Erniu Village who have married up, and Meidi is very beautiful. ”

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"That's a good thing!"

He was in a good mood and praised.

Because of the problem of water sources, there will always be conflicts in the surrounding villages, and even develop into feuds! The two sides do not get along with each other, and naturally it is impossible to intermarry!

This is certainly not a good thing, and it greatly restricts reproduction and mobility.

Now, as soon as the water source problem is solved, everyone has water, and naturally there is no need to fight, and the two sides will turn hostility into friendship, and the contact between each other will naturally become intimate, and they will begin to move around and intermarry with each other.

As an emperor, he is naturally willing to see such a reconciliation!

Not to mention more, it's good to let the population of Datang go up!

"It's a good thing, and there's a better pinch."

The old farmer opened the conversation box and said,

"In the past, the poll tax was exempted from the government for us, and it was taxed according to the land."

"That's a lot of relief! In the past, when giving birth to a baby, you had to look at your fingers to see if the money was enough to pay taxes, but now you don't have such concerns, but you can just give birth! ”

"Anyway, we farmers don't have much land, and no matter how much we have children, we won't pay taxes. On the contrary, those big families, even if they have no children in the family, have to pay taxes every year, and they are all dying of hardship! ”

He said, but his expression was a little gloating.

Li Shimin snorted lightly.

"What are they suffering for? If there is more good land, you will pay more taxes, which is as it should be! If you become a poor peasant, you don't have to pay a cent! ”

He said,

"Ask them if they would like to be poor peasants?"

This method of 'spreading the land into the mu' was also thought up by Xu Fenglei at the beginning, and once it was proposed, there was great resistance.

Even there were many ministers in the DPRK who opposed it, especially those from the family.

They have a lot of fertile land in their hands, and as soon as this tax law is introduced, it will really kill them! Naturally, it is trying to prevent it.

But who is Li Shimin?

The whole world can be defeated, and a policy cannot be implemented?

A will has fallen, and no matter how unwilling you are, you have to implement it, and you have to do it according to the new policy!

And apparently...... The results are immediate.

The wealth of the wealthy families was harvested, the burdens of the common people were lightened, and the taxes collected by the treasury were increased.

At this moment, Li Shimin's heart couldn't help but feel a little proud.

It seems that from last year to now, the people have really lived and worked in peace and contentment! Everything is well organized and moving in a better direction.

His confidence in sealing Mount Tai suddenly became full.

Expand the territory to the outside world.

Plenty of food and clothing for the inside.

With such merits, who would dare to say that he is not qualified to be a Zen canon?

He is more than the emperors of all dynasties...... are more qualified!

Li Shimin looked at the old farmer and asked one last question:

"Okay, okay...... That old man, can the family eat a full meal? ”

He was sure that he would get an affirmative answer.

But the old man shook his head.

"Not enough to eat, not enough to eat at all......"

He sighed,

"It's still a full meal, a hungry meal, not to mention a full meal, it's just a bowl of gruel to eat, it's not bad!"

Li Shimin looked stunned.

"This ...... How so? ”

He said in great confusion,

"There is also water, taxes are lowered, and there is a good harvest of grain."

"Why don't you have enough to eat? This shouldn't be! ”

All links are fine, why is the final result wrong??

He didn't understand.

"It's not enough to eat...... The old man doesn't lie to you. ”

The old farmer grinned,

"People like Emen, it's not bad if you don't starve to death, what do you want?"

"Look, the girl is here, I'll give you a bun later......"

Li Shimin looked at the thin black woman who trotted up, and slowly got up, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"No need, uncle, it's important that you eat enough, I'm not bad for this one bun."

He waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Eh, the afterlife......"

The old farmer looked at his back as he left and wanted to call him back, but the girl had already come up.

"Da, there is no oil noodles today, and the baby at home wants to eat ......"

"You're going to eat a few buns."

The old farmer was slightly disappointed, stroked his stomach, and finally nodded.

"The baby eats the baby, the baby eats the ......"

He sighed,

"The baby is hope!"

……

On the edge of the field, Li Shimin walked slowly with his hands behind his back.

His mood was a little low...... Because he really couldn't figure it out.

Why do the common people still not have enough to eat?

was drilling the tip of the horns, but saw a person in front of him, and came up with a smile.

"Your Majesty, are you wandering around here? Come on, come on a cigarette. ”

Xu Fenglei said with a hippie smile,

"I went out in a hurry, I didn't bring it."

Li Shimin rolled his eyes.

"Go, go, go!"

He said with a disgusted face,

"You know that you can't live without smoke!"

"I'm annoyed!"

Xu Fenglei pursed his lips.

"A cigarette after dinner, a race against a living immortal!"

He said,

"Don't be stingy, you have the best quality in your hands......"

Saying that, Xu Fenglei got started directly and wanted to take it into Li Shimin's arms.

"Get out!"

Li Shimin pushed him away and said angrily,

"It's all said, I'm upset!"

"That upset is going to come even more......" Xu Fenglei still didn't give up.

No way.

Although there is no shortage of tobacco supply in Chang'an today, tobacco leaves are also divided into several grades.

The best of them is naturally directly supplied to the emperor and the emperor, which they can't buy even if they have money.

Therefore, if you want to draw the best, you can only ask the emperor for it.

And the one who has the courage is Xu Fenglei...... Even Wei Chigong's arrogant temperament didn't dare.

"Are you bothered?"

Li Shimin took out the box from his arms, threw it at Xu Fenglei, and reprimanded,

"Smoke, smoke, smoke, smoke! I can't you! ”

I was so annoyed by this kid that I burst into foul language!

Xu Fenglei was thrown like this, but he was not annoyed, but grinned and put the cigarette case into his arms, took out two cigarettes, lit one for himself, and stuffed the other one into Li Shimin's mouth and lit it for him.

"Your Majesty, a thousand sorrows are relieved......"

He said,

"Come on, let's go with the flow."

"What troubles have you encountered, tell me, maybe we can help you solve it?"

As he spoke, he had already taken a sharp breath, and Meimei spit out the circles under his eyes.

Refreshed!

This special for the emperor's best tobacco is different! This time, I have a package, and I have to save some on the way, and enjoy it beautifully.

"Hmph."

Li Shimin was stuffed by him, but he didn't refuse.

After a mouthful of god-level lungs, his depressed mood really dissipated a little.

"I can't figure out one thing."

He took a cigarette in his mouth and frowned,

"Why do the people still not have enough to eat?"

"The price of grain has reached the lowest point, and if it continues to be lower, Wei Zheng will say that the grain is cheap and hurts the peasants."

"The problem of water has also been solved; Taxes are also minimized. ”

"It's all perfect! But the old farmer just now still said...... It's impossible to have a full meal, it's nice to have a gruel, it's ......"

When Xu Fenglei heard this, he couldn't help but smile.

"Hey, Your Majesty is upset about this matter?"

He shook his head with a smile and said,

"I thought something was going on."

Li Shimin glanced at him.

"You have the answer?" He urged, "Hurry up, don't sell it!" ”

Xu Fenglei took another puff, and a puff of old smoke sprayed on Li Shimin's face.

Li Shimin was angry and was about to have a seizure, but he heard him:

"Actually, it's very simple, Your Majesty has overlooked one thing."

"Population."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and waved the smoke in front of him.

"Population?"

As if grasping something, he asked,

"What's the explanation?"

"What is the first thing that ordinary farmers consider when grain production increases and taxes decrease?"

Xu Fenglei stretched out his fingers, and he didn't sell it, and said directly,

"The answer is two words, give birth to a baby!"

"In the past, taxes were collected according to the capitation, and there was no food, so the common people didn't dare to give birth, but now, they all dare to give birth!"

"If you give birth to a baby, there will be an extra mouth in the family, after all, if you give birth to a baby, you have to raise a baby! That's a lot of money. ”

Li Shimin bowed slightly.

He didn't think about this, and he didn't ask just now.

"There is some truth to that...... But just giving birth to a baby won't leave the family hungry, right? ”

He asked again.

"Who told you that you only have one?"

Xu Fenglei asked rhetorically.

Li Shimin was stunned.

"If conditions permit, of course, it is to have more children, the more the better! Because there are many children, a family will grow! ”

Xu Fenglei Zhengsedao,

"In the countryside, if a family doesn't have a man, it will be stared at and eaten!"

"And if there are more babies in the family, whether it is working or fighting for the interests of their own family, they will have more confidence and strength!"

"You know, there is no such thing as fairness in this world, and many things have to be fought for, so what is the basis for fighting? Your Majesty fought the world at the beginning, relying on a large number of soldiers! Put it on ordinary people, it's a lot! ”

"Therefore, in the case of keeping yourself from starving to death, giving birth to a baby as much as possible is the best way to seek benefits for your own family! Now you know, why don't farmers have enough to eat? They don't have enough to eat, but there are more and more people in their families! This is to make yourself hungry for a while, in order to live a better life in the future! It's very simple and it works! ”

After hearing these words, Li Shimin finally came to his senses.

It turns out that it is so!

"You kid, you're really on the point!"

Li Erlong's face was happy, praised Xu Fenglei, turned around and ran.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?" Xu Fenglei shouted.

"I'm going to ask the old peasant...... There are a few babies at home! ”

(End of chapter)