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And Li Shimin naturally couldn't help caring about this issue, after all, there were so many people in the pass, even he had a headache.

"Believe it or not."

Facing this question, Shu An's voice sounded slowly as if he had expected it long ago.

Li Shimin nodded his head half-understood. Can he trust this sub-father? It is obviously possible, and it naturally belongs to the former.

After thinking of this, even Li Shimin couldn't help sighing slightly, it would also cost a lot of money to resettle these refugees.

The national treasury that was not easy to accumulate is now going to be dissipated a lot, and even Li Shimin is a little bit uninspired.

"Shimin, are you worrying about money and food?"

Shu An seemed to see through the emperor's mind at a glance and said, it is only the second year of Zhenguan.

Li Shimin is naturally not rich. Although the treasury saved some money last year, officials from all over the country supplemented it, and there will be relief for the next severe drought.

All this cost a lot of money and food, and he must not forget that Li Shimin is a vengeful person.

If the national treasury allows it, then the Turkic troops will definitely be sent. It can be said that Li Shimin has waited for a long time for this battle, but the weather is not right, and natural disasters are always inevitable.

"Yafu's eyes are like torches!"

Li Shimin sighed slightly and said quietly, even as an emperor, he was not as comfortable as he imagined.

The whole country is in his hands, and every move takes a long time to think about, and even he can't do anything about money.

"Throttling expenditure is not a long-term solution after all, open source is the key."

Shu An seemed to point out that he was just a good-for-nothing liberal arts student before time travel, not a business tycoon.

For doing business, it is only relying on the knowledge ahead of this era, but if you have never eaten pork, have you never seen a pig run away?

Li Shimin frowned, and said in his heart, does this Asian father have any way to make money? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have a little expectation in his heart.

After all, every suggestion made by this Asian father in the past had something extraordinary, even Li Shimin couldn't fault it.

"I don't know what Shimin thinks of these refugees?"

However, Shu An didn't dwell too much on this issue, instead he talked about another matter.

Li Shimin, who was originally curious in his heart, also suppressed this question in his heart at first, and instead began to think about it.

"If it reaches that point, the imperial court will open up relief."

Li Shimin's eyes flickered and he said, with a hint of helplessness in his words.

This seems to be the best way, and these refugees, or refugees, must not be allowed to starve to death at the feet of the emperor.

"I don't know if the people of the world have thought about letting these refugees build a straight road to the outside of the pass."

Shu An's voice sounded again. These days, he has been thinking about what these refugees can do.

With the help of the method of substituting work for credit, some things are also done when the refugees are relieved. If there is a straight road, then the passage to the outside of the customs will be much faster.

Li Shimin's eyes flickered at first, but then dimmed again, because all of this was for money.

And it's easier to just keep the refugees from starving to death. If you want the refugees to do some errands, you have to eat at least half full.

"Yafu, the treasury is empty!"

Li Shimin said with a bitter smile, all this seems to have returned to the original point before, the problem of money and food is really a big problem.

"Leaving aside the emptiness of the national treasury, what do the people of the world think of Yang Guang's opening of the Grand Canal?"

A flash of light flashed in Shu An's eyes and he said, "Emperor Sui Yang's evaluations in history were uneven, and his merits and demerits were two points. He wanted to see Li Shimin's thoughts.

After the words fell, Li Shimin was slightly astonished at first, as if he hadn't thought that his father would ask this question, but Li Shimin was lost in thought.

"It is an indisputable fact that the Grand Canal wastes money and people, and there is even a family behind it."

"All of this is one of the reasons why Yang Guang weakened the family, but on the other hand."

"The Grand Canal has greatly strengthened the control over the entire Central Plains region and the Jiangnan region."

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Li Shimin's voice said slowly, of course, he also had some emotions in his heart, and there were also pushers from their Li family.

This has also become a knot among Li Shimin, so there is a lot of hesitation in the face of this kind of big project, for fear of repeating the same mistakes.

Shu An nodded, knowing that Li Shimin did not deny the achievements of Emperor Sui Yang. Although the Grand Canal was made of bones, it did bring many conveniences.

For the emperor, the most intuitive way is to pass through the Grand Canal, and it is much more convenient to travel from Chang'an to Shandong and various places in the south of the Yangtze River.

"The Grand Canal is a waste of money and people, but laying a straight road to the outside of the customs is to give refugees a way of life. There is a clear difference between the two."

Shu An said softly, there is a big difference between the two, one is passive, the other is voluntary, he naturally knows Li Shimin's knot, even every emperor would be taboo, how could he not know, otherwise he would not have asked this question.

"But all of this must be under the condition that Yafu's prediction is successful."

Li Shimin couldn't help saying that although there are many refugees in Chang'an, they have not reached the point where he attaches importance to them.

However, Shu An smiled slightly, it seemed that Li Shimin had a little taste of not giving up on the Yellow River, obviously although he believed his prediction, he would make some preparations.

But there was always a trace of doubt, after thinking of this, Shu An's voice continued to sound.

"How about Shimin betting on another game?"

Li Shimin lost the bet last time, but this time Li Shimin naturally wouldn't jump off in such a stupid way, but after thinking for a while.

"If Yafu can tell what disaster will happen next, then the people of the world are willing to bet on it."

I have to say that Li Shimin has also learned a lot, and this time he is obviously a lot more cautious.

Chapter 1 A Gamble I Hope to Lose

In fact, Li Shimin still has some puzzled minds, and he doesn't know what his Asian father is going to say.

As if everything was kept in hand, and not everything was explained, this Yafu felt like a wise man to him.

It seems that he saw what happened not long after, but he just kept it from him. If it was someone else, Li Shimin couldn't bear it long ago.

It's just that this is my own father, if there is something wrong with this old man, then it is the Empress Changsun who is the first to make it difficult for him.

So no matter how aggrieved Li Shimin was, he could only hide it in his heart, because if this Asian father didn't say anything, no one could force him.

Now Li Shimin is betting on the same game through the bet, precisely because he wants to know what this Asian father thinks in his heart.

The smile on Shu An's face remained unchanged, and there was no change at all because of Li Shimin's words, as if all of this was expected.

"Okay, so what about the gamble?"

Shu An's voice sounded slowly, betting that he was right or wrong in predicting natural disasters, this emperor seemed to have absolute confidence in himself.

"Wait, Yafu can't predict the secret like last time."

Li Shimin added that he was really afraid that his father would be like last time, and now he still has half-belief in the theory of ghosts and gods.

Coupled with this Yafu's brilliant record, Li Shimin still has a certain degree of trust in his heart, and Yafu is very human.

Shu An didn't say anything, but dipped his finger in the tea and wrote down a word slowly.

Li Shimin's pupils shrank slightly, and his complexion was a little ugly. This word is not another word, but a locust word.

If Li Shimin doesn't know anything at this time, then he is a fool. It can be said that this word has dealt a great blow to this emperor.

Shu An gently poured out the original tea, poured another cup, and took a sip.

He naturally knew the impact of this word on Li Shimin. To know the plague of locusts, it is not a good thing in this era.

Locusts fly into the sea and turn into fish and shrimp. It is said in ancient times that locusts are transformed from the eggs of fish and shrimp, so there are many fish and shrimp and auspicious snow is abundant.

If there is a plague of locusts, a large number of rice fields and vegetables will be destroyed, and even people will be eaten in order to survive. It can be said that this plague of locusts represents an unknown.

There was even a saying about the God of Locusts, so that the people did not dare to catch the locusts, and they had to know that after the destruction of the banker was over.

Basically, people can only eat grass roots and bark, but the grass roots and bark are only for hunger, and there are also a few grass and tree barks.

The number of people affected by the disaster is also not small. If there are many people gathered in one place, then don't think too much about the vegetation and bark.

The severity of the locust plague is even higher than that of the drought. After all, the destructive power of the locust plague is continuous.

Because for a long time to come, the people will not be able to harvest. Historically, because there is no participation of Shu An, the people in the pass have no idea of ​​moving south, and I don’t know how many starved to death.

This has reduced a lot of pressure on Li Shimin, but now that the people in the pass have gone south, Li Shimin has a lot more pressure than in history.

That's why Shu An proposed the idea of ​​building roads. As for the treasury matter, he has a way to make up for it.

But looking at Li Shimin's distraught appearance, Shu An didn't say much, the seeds had already been planted.

"This bet, Shimin really hopes that Yafu can lose."

After a long time, Li Shimin's eyes finally recovered and he said with a trace of complexity.

"I hope to lose too."

After being silent for a long time, Shu An also said quietly that the heavens were not friendly to this emperor.

Especially in the past few years, when natural disasters continue, especially if they are exploited by people with good intentions, then Li Shimin will be in a hurry.

Li Shimin didn't stay in Shu Mansion for long. Originally, he came to Shu Mansion to confirm one thing, but now it led to another matter.

Even if Li Shimin also had some fears, if the plague of locusts really happened, then the whole pass would inevitably be in turmoil, and even the Guanzhong area would not be spared.

Although Li Shimin also had a lot of doubts in his heart at this time, it was that this Asian father had some unfinished words before.

However, it is obvious that he can't take care of it. As a king, he needs to consider various possibilities, and his sub-father's words also have three points of credibility, even if they have a mythical color.

After Li Shimin left, Shu An's thoughts were also racing. Even after seeing the cruelty of this era, he was already numb.

But in the face of this kind of natural disaster and man-made disaster, there is also a kind of compassion, because this is not just one person, nor dozens of people, but hundreds of thousands of people in the pass.

The reason why the people in the whole pass can be moved in this way is because of his role as a pusher, otherwise the whole pass is so big, even if the rumors want to spread, it will not be so fast.

As for whether it was the discussion in Chang'an, or someone above the court council who demanded a thorough investigation of the source of the rumors, this was obviously aimed at him.

Even rumors spread to all parts of the world. I don't know how many people pay attention to this matter. Some people care about him, and some people want to see his jokes.

Shu An saw all this, but he ignored it, because the passage of time was the best proof.

Suddenly, Shu An's eyes lit up slightly, and he saw a petite figure on the edge of the courtyard looking at him furtively, with a hint of gentleness on his face.

"Little girl, why don't you come out?"

Shu An's voice sounded softly, with a trace of gentleness in his words.

Perhaps because of his aging, he has a fondness for children, not to mention that this person is his sister's granddaughter.

"Uncle Grandpa!"

Yaya came out and said, after coming to the Shu Mansion, the little girl has a different life.

The gorgeous clothes on her body and the food she had never eaten made this little girl very grateful to her uncle, because Aniang told her that all these things were given to them by her uncle.

"Ya Ya, what's the matter?"

Shu An said softly, with a hint of doubt in his words, this little girl seemed to be a little afraid of herself.

Of course, this is mainly due to unfamiliarity, so Shu An is not in a hurry, just get familiar with it slowly, and he never thought that he would come to find him.

After a few days here, this little girl's complexion is not as pale as when she first arrived.

"Uncle, Yaya wants to bring some food for Big Girl, Ergou Xiaopang and so on."

Ya Ya's childish voice sounded as she counted her fingers, but it made Shu An a little stunned.

Afterwards, Shu An somewhat understood that these names should be the humble names of the children of common people. After all, humble names are easy to support, even among the royal family, there are many people like this.

For example, Li Zhi, who is about to be born, has a nickname called Zhinu. You must know that in this era, Zhinu means pheasant, and the words of slave are easier to understand. Together, they mean little pheasant.

Chapter 1 Refugees, Relief

Shu An guessed that these names should be Yaya's playmates along the way, who are also children of refugees.

It's just that there are not so many lucky people like Ya Ya. Most of the refugees have no relatives in Chang'an, and even if they have relatives, they may not be accepted.

After all, even a rich family does not accept Yaya mother and daughter, and there are also many conflicts in ordinary families.

After being accepted, food, clothing and housing are all problems, and they are all problems in themselves, let alone after accepting these relatives.

Of course, Shu An didn't have any thoughts about this, each family had its own difficulties, so it wouldn't be strange if he didn't accept him.

After all, people always think about themselves first. As for relatives, after all, they can be regarded as familiar outsiders. If the wife and children can't guarantee it, then accepting these relatives is a big problem.