(Some book friends have questioned the question of how much food there is, and I have looked up some information, but there are different opinions.) I've read a paper by an expert and an academic, and it's the kind of money that costs money. It is written that this expert according to many indications. Zhenguan's rule mainly relied on a large amount of grain and silk left by the former Sui. Of course, I don't know if it's true or not. But my novel assumes he's real. Isn't that reasonable? You'll be able to read it smoothly. ）

Fang Xuanling and the others saw that the scene was so stiff, and they also came out to play a round.

"Zheng Guogong, King Ji is still young, and he has no scruples. Don't take it to heart. ”

"yes. Zheng Guogong. King Ji just spoke a little too aggressively. However, King Ji has a lot of insight into the relationship between countries. ”

"Li Shen quickly apologized to Zheng Guogong, you are also a person who has read books. There is no etiquette at all," Li Shimin reprimanded Li Shen here

Li Shen glanced up at Li Shimin, and then arched his hand to several ministers and said, "My lords, Emperor Gaozu Jinyang raised troops because of the unscrupulous way of the former Sui. Many of you are old people who used to be in the Qin Palace. Follow me Ayan to fight in the north and sweep the heroes, so that he has now dominates the world. I belong to the Li family, and I am also from all of you present. I hope you're different from the officials out there. You are now at the top of a nation. Your words can make the difference between life and death for thousands of people. Since it is the top character, there must be compassion. Fame and fortune don't mean much to you anymore. If you don't have the consciousness to put the country first, you don't deserve to sit in this position. The self-cultivation of the saint is to rule the country and level the world. It's for ordinary readers. And you're not ordinary anymore. ”

In fact, Li Shen knew that how could these people he said not understand. It's just that they pretend not to understand for their own interests. Some are famous, some are profitable. Some are rights.

They don't agree with Li Shen's words, but they can't say it on the surface. Wei Zheng said: "Then I don't know what King Ji thinks we should do?" ”

"I don't know, I only know that since I am an official, I must have the responsibility of being an official, sharing worries for the king and benefiting the people. Let the people of the world live in abundance. Let me Li Tang Jiangshan be more stable. It's just that it's ideal. Millennial minds are not easy to change. Li Shen did not answer Wei Zheng's words directly. He also felt that his thoughts were too real. But there are always times when people are hot.

"Alright guys. What I just said is also a feeling. If you have any offense, please forgive me. To get back to the point, this matter is actually very easy to solve. The former Sui left so much old grain. A lot of it has been air-dried. Instead of putting the moldy ones, it's better to sell them all. Anyway, you just can't eat the dead. Everyone nodded their heads to indicate that it was feasible. The former Sui did leave a lot of food, and the population was also large at that time. Unlike now, the population is small.

"Since the beginning of the second year of Zhenguan, Datang has established Yicang in various places as a reserve of grain for use in the disaster year, but the quantity is huge, so tens of millions of stone of old grain have been saved. Some may be many years old. Every year, new grain is sent in. The moldy ones are all disposed of. It caused a lot of losses to the imperial court. We might as well take more than three years of old grain, as long as there is no mold. Just sell it to them below their market price, and it doesn't matter if you lose some money. Within three years, their grain production capacity will decline. And then we're giving them a high-priced crop to grow. We recycle. In a few years, they will be dependent on our food. It will not be easy to control them when the time comes. Li Shen got back to business

"Then if their court buys at a low price and sells at a high price. The price of food will not go down. Fang Xuanling asked

"We don't care who buys or sells for them. We just need to sell in large quantities. I call it dumping. Like a downpour. Don't forget. The number of people who eat is counted. I also hope that their court or nobles will sell low and high. In that way, when they see profits, they will give up buying their own food and buy ours instead. Li Shen explained for Fang Xuanling

"In that case, we'll lose a lot of money." Tang Jian is very sensitive to money

"How can you lose money. Won't this batch of grain also be moldy in the future? Or to sell stale grain to our people. It would be better to sell it to their people. Wouldn't it be better for the people of Datang to eat new grain? And it's not that it's not unprofitable. The opportunity to make money is yet to come. Li Shen smiled darkly

"Isn't this done for the sake of controlling the subject? Why do you still want to make money. The elder lieutenant Chi Jingde asked. The reason why their generals didn't speak was that they didn't understand. The second is what Li Shen just said, and they all agree with it. There is hostility between countries, and if they don't accept it, they will do it.

"Of course you have to make money, or why control them. Poverty alleviation. Wait until a few years when their own food production is halved. We can find reasons for raising prices, wars, plagues, floods, droughts, insect plagues, and even use transportation difficulties, major festivals, and so on as an excuse to create objective reasons for the sharp increase in food needs as much as possible. Then we will be able to plunder their riches. Resource. Mineral.

The fruits of years of development will be plundered by us. By that time, the lives of the people would be impoverished, the quality of life would decline, prices would skyrocket, and their coins would be worthless. There must have been riots and rebellions in the country. We're secretly fueling the fire. When it was out of control, we Datang sent a righteous army to save the local people from fire and water. Find a puppet in power. We are helping disaster relief to expand our image, and in three or two years, let the puppets find a reason to merge the country into Datang, which will add an extra piece of land. After Li Shen finished speaking, he took a sip of water

Everyone looked at Li Shen, this teenage prince had such a vicious plan. Where this is control, this is simply annexation and plunder. And he also makes a lot of money, so vicious.

"King Ji, what if the puppet is out of control in a few years." Lee Hyo-gung asked a question.

"Uncle Huang, don't we still have an army in their country? You don't think you're coming back after the battle, do you? Our Tang Dynasty is a country of benevolence and righteousness, and of course we must send troops to help the new king stabilize the stability of the country. What if there is another rebellion. In addition, the large number of people we sent to support the disaster relief also need to be protected. This process will take two or three years to say the least. After all, our Datang is a state of etiquette. Li Shen explained to Li Xiaogong. It's an uncle, after all.

These ministers are now starting to feel less lofty about the state of etiquette. Suddenly I felt that this sentence was accompanied by some kind of negative connotation.

"In that case, you can write a detailed recital." Li Shimin saw the cold scene, so he said

"Twists? I didn't know what I just said. I don't have time to write. By the way, you don't care about the Tibetan side, just leave it to me. Dare to beat my sisters' ideas, I think they are too full. Hum. "Li Shen feels very bad about Tibet.

"Hmph, you don't write who writes. You are a rebel, you sleep until the sun is three poles and you don't get up until you get up. Also said there was no time. Li Shimin, who was rejected by Li Shen, was furious.

"Let the adults write it. In this way, we can also find shortcomings. I'll leave first. By the way, Tang Shangshu, the Yicang Chen grain of several provinces around Jiannan Road will be kept for me, and I will give you a purchase price increase of one percent. What do you think. The imperial court can still make a lot of money. I'll have someone contact you, say goodbye" After speaking, Li Shen went to the harem without looking back.

I haven't seen Wei Guifei for some days, and Li Shen still misses it. Before entering the palace, Li Shen went to Dongshi to buy a lot of high-grade rouge gouache, as well as spices for cooking, high-end pastries, and fine silk. Anyway, a few big carts were pulled. They were all inspected at the palace gate and waited for Li Shen.

Some of them were for the eldest grandson, and there was a cart of gadgets for his sister Li Mengjiang. Li Mengjiang is 16 years old this year. It stands to reason that he has already reached the age of marriage.

However, Li Mengjiang is not in a hurry. Li Shen even felt that he would not get married until at least twenty years old, otherwise it would be too dangerous to have children in this era. Li Shen felt that he should find some time to study medicine.

(Here, as a Chinese, I would like to thank the motherland for resisting imperialist pressure in difficult times and establishing a system of security for staple grains, with the cultivation of staple grains completely handed over to domestic farmers, and the state has a series of agricultural subsidies and storage policies.) As of 2023, 125 million people in Brazil face food insecurity, and more than 33 million people barely have enough to eat. Brazil is the world's third-largest grain exporter. We should all be grateful to the state. ）