I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

As soon as he wrote it, Li Shimin's writing was like a fountain.

There are more than 4000 characters, and the ink was sucked once in the middle. By the end of the writing, the pen and ink bag were almost empty.

A fairly complete plan is gradually taking shape.

Of course...it's not the final implementation, it's just a draft.

It is still discussed and deliberated in the court, and the final decision can be made.

After eating Codonopsis ginseng and wolfberry, Li Shimin felt that he had returned to the time when he was 30 years old, full of energy, so...he stayed up all night again.

Ever since he had electric lights, Li Shimin was often so busy that he carried himself away.

In court the next day.

After playing duet as usual.

The doctor of Hubu Cangbu Division couldn't hold back, stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to announce."

Although the Ministry of Households is generally a money pocket of the imperial court, in the final analysis, strictly speaking, it should be said that he is a department in charge of Datang's resources.

Cangbu is one of the four divisions under the Ministry of Households, and is in charge of the department of grain collection, storage, and distribution.

Li Shimin waved his hand: "Say."

Cangbu Langzhong said: "Your Majesty, recently a magazine published by Zhengyang Gong announced a new method of growing grain, which is called the thinning method."

"According to the article, it can increase the grain harvest by at least [-]%. I believe that you should choose a field to test it. If this method is true, it will be a great contribution to the benefit of the people of our Tang Dynasty and the blessing of thousands of generations."

Li Shimin's face turned red.

Kurabe Langzhong's words, especially the sentence "Choose a field to test" reminded him of what happened yesterday.

This is an idea that any official can come up with. Why... I was blinded by lard yesterday, so I didn't remember it.

He coughed lightly, nodded and said: "I discussed this matter with Mr. Zhengyang yesterday, and I sketched out an idea, please pass it on."

The eunuch took dozens of papers and distributed them one by one, basically ensuring that every three people could share one copy.

Of course, these were not copied by Li Shimin himself.

After he finished writing last night, he asked the eunuchs to transcribe it temporarily, but...it was already late at night, and the eunuchs could not use cursive script to transcribe, so they had to write stroke by stroke in regular script.

The number seems to be a little small.

The Ministry of Households is most concerned about this, and it is only held by one person, and only a few people around can see it. Simply, Shangshu Tang Jian simply put the few cursive scripts received by the Ministry of Households on the ground, and everyone pouted their buttocks together Lie down on the ground to watch, and the younger ones with better eyesight just stand and watch.

Changsun Wuji also received a copy.

His face was a little heavy.

This matter... is not a trivial matter, as long as this method is true, then Yin Xuan's reputation is destined to climb to a new height.

stop?

As soon as he had this idea, he immediately rejected it.

This is something that absolutely cannot be done. Li Shimin's bottom line is - you fight whatever you want, even when it comes to ordnance, Li Shimin can turn a blind eye to it.

As long as it does not affect the common people or the basic development of the Tang Dynasty, it is normal for these aristocratic families to have their own needs.

This is also an impossible compromise.

It can involve the people's livelihood and the common people. This is Li Shimin's bottom line.

Changsun Wuji was sure that if he dared to tamper with the food, he would not need Yin Xuan to do anything. Li Shimin would hold the red sandalwood stick and go mad to find those who affected the matter, and then... nothing Break those people's legs without hesitation and without mercy.

Li Daozong leaned in front of Changsun Wuji, with a gloomy face, and pointed to the document in his hand.

Changsun Wuji shook his head decisively.

Li Daozong was stunned for a moment, sighed helplessly, and then returned to his original position, not even interested in looking at this document.

Do you want him to stand by and watch his enemy flourish and rise to a higher level?
It took more than half an hour before the group of officials finished reading one after another.

They talked a lot, as noisy as the market.

Li Shimin cleared his throat, and the eunuch beside him shouted, "Silence!"

The sound gradually stopped.

"My dear friends, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked.

But the first person to speak was not an official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs or the Ministry of Rites, but Cheng Yaojin. He slapped his chest and panted twice: "Okay, this is a great idea."

"Your Majesty, feel free to use the land of my old Cheng's family. You can inspect it however you want!"

"Then there is no need to waive the tax."

"We don't take advantage of Datang."

Li Shimin pondered for a long time how to get the landlord to agree to be the subject of the experiment, and finally decided that all the experimental fields used for comparison, no matter whether they were successful or not, would not collect agricultural taxes on that part of the land.

Those who donate a lot of land can even be exempted from corvee labor for one year.

Wang Gui twirled his beard and shook his head: "Your Majesty, I think it's wrong."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and looked over: "Oh? What's wrong?"

Oppose?

Wang Gui said softly: "It's not that I don't think it's wrong to choose land for inspection, but...although those landlords and merchants are richer, they are also citizens of the Tang Dynasty."

"I think... this matter should be left to the states, counties, and townships to govern themselves."

He was not opposed to the promotion of the thinning method, but opposed to requiring landlords to bear the risk.

Wang Gui is also a smart person.

Like Changsun Wuji, he knew what Li Shimin's bottom line was.

It's just... He and Changsun Wuji are not the same after all. No matter how rich the Changsun family is now, in the eyes of veteran nobles like Wang Gui, they are nouveau riche.

In terms of background, it is far from being comparable to the Wang family.

What is the background of the gentry?Land is one aspect.

If this proposal comes true, then the gentry will be the first to bear the brunt.But the problem is this, Wang Gui doesn't want to take this risk.

His ideas are more extreme.

Why do the high-ranking gentry do these things instead of those "untouchables"?Shouldn't they be the ones to take the risk?

Li Shimin smiled slightly, and said softly: "This proposal was made by Mr. Zhengyang, and I also had doubts at the beginning."

"That's how he solved my doubts for me."

"Landlords and rich people, if there is a loss, it is only a drop in the ocean, and it will not affect the normal livelihood. At most, they will eat a few pieces of meat less a year."

"However, if the common people take this risk and suffer losses, their livelihood for that year will be lost, and it may be a few lives."

As he said that, he stood up, looked at Wang Gui with a half-smile, and said, "What is the boundary of my Tang Dynasty?"

"If the warehouse is real, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace."

"Thinking about it, they should also be willing to take on more responsibilities for the sake of Datang, the world, the people, and themselves, aren't they?"

Wang Gui was a little speechless.

This...is often the "moral kidnapping" method they use, and it finally bites them back.

Could it be that he could still refute it?