Don't be a prince

The dance and music started again, and Li Ke, who learned that he had been let down many times, blushed and respected the prince's elder brother with a cup of tea.

The queen was pregnant and could not drink, so the job of persuading her to drink fell on the emperor.

After pouring his huge harem upside down, Li Shimin still didn't get drunk.

After magnanimously letting some drunken concubines leave the stage, Li Shimin ordered his servants to bring mead for the prince as well.

After clinking two cups, Li Shimin looked at the handsome eldest son in front of him, and said, "Chengqian, tell me, how much grain and dried meat have you stored?"

The hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, but Li Chengqian quickly calmed down.

The matter of hoarding food and meat must not be hidden from the No.1 in the Tang Dynasty. However, he did not expect this matter to be silent for so long. On New Year's Eve, he brought it up to the public. .

"Reporting to my father, the East Palace has stored about 18 dans of grain and 20 jins of meat."

Hearing this number, he compared it with the account books he had seen, and found that there was no big discrepancy. Li Shimin then asked: "If my prediction is correct, you also guessed the possibility of locust plagues, so you spare no effort to hoard food like this. And jerky. It’s just Chengqian, tell Father, at what price are you going to sell these grains?”

Li Chengqian gave a wry smile, cupped his hands and said, "Father, you are wrong. My son is not so cheeky as to make money in a disaster year. We have hoarded so much food for disaster relief. Even if the locust disaster can't afford it, we only need to expand two With the scale of the workshop, the food can be consumed quickly. If the locust plague really occurs, I plan to exchange the food for the locusts, ten bags of dried locusts for one bag of food, what do you think?"

"Exchange grain for locusts?"

Li Shimin was a little surprised. He didn't expect his son to want to harvest locusts. What's the use of locusts?

People can't eat it again...

Wait, if people can't eat it, it doesn't mean they can't eat other things!

Thinking of the farm established under Li Gang's name, Li Shimin suddenly realized.It turns out that the seemingly useless locust has such a usage.

Although he wanted to praise his son's idea, Li Shimin still couldn't help asking: "Now the grain merchants who predicted the locust plague are hoarding grain to make a fortune when the grain price rises. Grain, all ready to loose grain for disaster relief, to enhance your good reputation, why don't you loose grain for free, but exchange grain for locusts?"

Li Chengqian couldn't tell a child from an aristocratic family about the stubbornness of the lower class.

Maybe some people can put down their face, accept other people's charity, and even go to the pole to ask for alms, but more people can't let go of their face.

When Shui Di Shou was used by many people to collect ill-gotten gains, many patients with real serious illnesses still gritted their teeth and persisted.Once when he was delivering food to the hospital, he met a migrant worker weeping silently at the window.After delivering the meal, he recovered and continued to call relatives and friends to borrow money.

The more desperate a person is, the more spine he has, although this spine is a bit stupid in the eyes of outsiders.

If you can't say this reason, let's talk about other advantages.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Chengqian said in a low voice: "Actually, this is a little thought of my son. I learned from Master Li that when the locust plague started, the common people would think it was caused by the king's lack of morality. Foolish people in some places even He will deify the locusts, not only watching the locusts wreak havoc, but also setting up altars to worship them. If the sons exchange food for the locusts, if one catches them, there will be two, then four, eight, and sixteen. If this continues, the common people will no longer feel that the locust plague is a disaster from heaven.”

Li Shimin held the cup tightly, and suddenly realized that what his son said made a lot of sense.

The reason why the common people believed the rumors that "the locust plague fell from the sky to punish the emperor" was because they did not have much knowledge and were easily overwhelmed by large-scale natural disasters.If the people are encouraged to catch locusts for food, such a statement becomes a joke.

But unfortunately, it is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to exchange grain for locusts like the East Palace, otherwise, doing the same will make his situation much better.

He couldn't help touching the prince's shoulder, and Li Shimin was a little moved at this moment.Unexpectedly, at such a young age, the prince could already think of sharing his worries.

While being moved, thinking that Wei Zheng had been running to the East Palace during this period of time, explaining the affairs of state affairs to the crown prince, Li Shimin couldn't help thinking of taking the school exam.

"Prince, I ask you, if the locust plague really happens, what do you think the court should do?"

Before, he called him "Chengqian" and called himself "Father Emperor", which showed that Li Shimin was talking about something commonplace.

Now that the titles have been changed to "Prince" and "Zhen", it's not time to talk nonsense.

Chapter 142

After thinking for a while, Li Chengqian said: "Father, how to deal with the locust plague, the imperial court has its own countermeasures. However, my ministers also have some foolish opinions, so tell my father. If there is something wrong, just let it go with a smile." .”

Li Shimin was quite satisfied with his son's respectful answer.

The name of the prince's young genius has been spread. Under such circumstances, what Li Chengqian needs is not publicity, but guarding against arrogance and impetuosity. Young people can easily become inflated. Now it seems that there is no such worry.

Nodding his head, Li Shimin smiled involuntarily, making his majestic aura disappear: "Since you are only talking about suggestions, then talk about it, say it boldly, and I won't pursue it if you make a mistake."

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief after finally achieving this step.

"Father, according to Erchen's humble opinion, what the imperial court should consider should not be what to do when the locust plague comes, at least there is no need to consider this now. Now, what the imperial court should consider is when the winter is over and there is no snow yet. What to do when the weather isn't getting bitterly cold either.

Although the scale of the locust plague last year was not large, there was little rain in summer and autumn, this year..."

Having said that, the palace bell rang suddenly.

So far, the first year of Zhenguan is over, and the next one is the second year of Zhenguan.

After waving his hands, he rejected the concubines and princes and daughters' greetings. Li Shimin smiled and said, "It's last year now."

When talking about important things, he will not be disturbed by other things.

Li Chengqian withdrew his hand from the ground, sat down again, and continued: "Last year and this year's winter, there was no snow, and it was not very cold. So this year's locust plague is inevitable. If there is still a snow before the spring plowing It’s hard to imagine the scale of the locust plague. Therefore, if there is no snow, before the spring plowing, the imperial court should issue a ban on farming and let the people stop farming.”

"Stop farming? Prohibition on farming?"

Li Shimin was a little dumbfounded. He thought his son's analysis was clear and logical, and he thought it was good, but this last sentence shocked him severely.Since ancient times, farming in the Central Plains has been the most invariable and most important thing.So far, no dynasty has promulgated any "prohibition on farming".Remember in one second on the mobile phone → .B\\.\ provides you with wonderful novels to read.

It was like a joke, how could the imperial court, which had been persuading farming all the time, issue a ban on farming!

"Chengqian, what kind of bad idea are you talking about? Prohibition of farming? Don't talk about implementing this law, even if it is proposed, what do you think the court will look like?"

Li Chengqian said helplessly: "To prevent locust plagues, banning farming is the best way. Locusts are always in summer, and the crops in the field will definitely not escape the mouth of locusts. It is better not to plant them than to let locusts ruin them. In addition, ban farming After the five grains, vegetables such as cabbage should be encouraged. Unlike the five grains, vegetables do not need to mature for a whole year. If they are planted early, they may be able to harvest a lot. In this way, poor families can also accumulate some food. Vegetables Although it’s not enough to eat, it’s still better than eating nothing at all!”

Li Shimin naturally waved his hands again and again: "No, no, you take it for granted. Such a decree cannot be accepted. Although the Tang Dynasty has been established for ten years, the people have not recovered their vitality. Such a decree is promulgated If you come out, it’s not good to stir up a civil uprising.”

After finishing speaking, he turned around and got up, and began to accept New Year's greetings from his concubines and children.

Li Chengqian got up helplessly and paid New Year's greetings.Although the words in his mouth were all auspicious words, the bitterness in his heart could not fade away for a long time.

It is incomparable with future generations!

Although the Tang Dynasty was a feudal system, the imperial court, or the majesty of the emperor still had a certain limit.Although in some matters they can use their power to act recklessly, but when it comes to the problems of the general public, their hands are tied.

It's just a ban on farming, what can it be counted as?You must know that the people of the Chinese dynasty in later generations, when faced with the damned (river crab)-19, really followed the orders and prohibitions, and they would not go out if they said they would not go out.Compared with the whole family living together like a year, it's a big deal not to grow food but to grow vegetables!

Although he complained in his heart, Li Chengqian also understood that the Tang Dynasty was not modern. For the common people, farming was the most important thing. Many poor peasants relied on farming to get food rations.It is not a big deal for later generations to ban going out. Although it is inconvenient for people to go shopping at home, there is no shortage of entertainment methods, and they will not suppress bad people. However, the Tang Dynasty did not allow people to farm, which is tantamount to pushing them to the side of hunger.

However, what if it is planted?How cruel it is to feed all the locusts and watch half a year's hard work go to waste!

After paying homage, Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace. Even if he lay down on the bed, he still couldn't let go of this incident.

Early the next morning, I woke up with a panda eye.

Don't even think about the morning exercises. When Li Jing and Niu Jinda saw that Li Chengqian didn't sleep well, they immediately canceled the morning exercises for the first day of junior high school.

When they were practicing martial arts, they were always too eager for success, so they paid special attention to this point when teaching the prince.

Swordsmanship and boxing skills could not be practiced well. After sending the two away, Li Chengqian went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to Li Yuan after a short rest.

Today's Li Yuan's life is getting more and more unsatisfactory.In the annual banquet in the ninth year of Wude, he still had a chance to show his face, but in the first year of Zhenguan, he was completely trapped in the Tai Chi Hall.The emperor's subordinates quickly and thoroughly controlled some important positions. It only took a year, and the Supreme Emperor lost the role of moving out to fill the scene.

After meeting up with Li Tai, Li Ke and Li Lizhi in the palace, under the leadership of the eldest grandson, all the princes and princesses went to the Tai Chi Hall to pay New Year's greetings to Li Yuan.

Obviously only one year has passed, Li Yuan's beer belly has risen. It was only gray hair, only a little black left.

Seeing that his eldest grandson came to pay New Year's greetings as usual and did not forget him, he felt a little better.

"Guanyin maidservant, I know you are filial, but the Taiji Hall doesn't use much, so you don't have to send good things here all the time."

"Chengqian, I haven't seen you for a while, and you've grown so much taller."

"This is a green sparrow? Tsk tsk, you can eat it since you were young, look at how fat you are."

...

After a seemingly familiar conversation, the eldest grandson left with the children.

Before leaving, Li Chengqian glanced back, he was obviously sitting on the tallest brocade above the main hall, but Li Yuan no longer had the majestic look when he took him to find leeks.

Especially when he picked up the wine glass and started to drink again, the last trace of regal air disappeared.

It may be a kind of sadness to be rebelled by his son, but not to die in the storm.

With a little pity for Li Yuan, Li Chengqian followed his eldest grandson to visit Gao Shilian's mansion again.

On the second day of junior high school, I visited Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong...

After a round of visits, it was already the fourth day of junior high school.

It's just the Chinese New Year, but the weather is not cold at all. Every noon, even the old man can go out for a walk.

After hearing what Li Chengqian said about the "Forbidden Farming Order", the old man almost laughed out loud.

"You, you, this is a typical young person's mind. It's not comprehensive enough to think about anything. The ban on farming is indeed useful, but ah, you also have to consider whether the common people can accept it, right?"

Li Chengqian sighed: "After all, the people don't trust the court."

Li Gang smiled and said: "Who told you that the people trust the court? Although they are all afraid of the majesty of the officials, the common people have never believed in the court. No matter what the court says, they will think that they are trying to cheat them. During the Wude period Checking the household registration of the world, why did they find out 200 million households, but not how many people? It is because there are too many people under one household. The imperial court wants to count the population and distribute the fields so that farming can be resumed. The result? The common people Everyone thought it was a poll tax, and every time they went to a household, they could only see an old man living alone in the big yard, gritted his teeth and said that the family was alone. But what happened? On the mountain behind the yard, there may be hidden How many people!"

It was obviously a funny story, but after listening to it, Li Chengqian couldn't help feeling sad.People don't trust the imperial court, this alone is a big problem.

Reaching out to pat Li Chengqian's hand pushing the wheelchair, Li Gang said in a deep voice: "Boy, don't you feel tired? Although you are the prince, you are only eight years old, no, nine years old. Some things are not the same as you are now. It can be shared. Have fun if you have nothing to do. There is no shortage of capable people and strangers in the Tang Dynasty. Now you worry about the affairs of the court. When you get old, you will look back. You didn’t even have a decent childhood. Thank you!

Look at this old man, since he left home when he was young, he has been traveling outside, but at this age, what he regrets the most is not being able to go back to his hometown to see him when he was able to travel a long way.Thinking about it now, I regret it too much! "

Listening to the old man's lonely words, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief, and swept away the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

That's right, old....I'm a child, why worry about so many things?

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng in the court...

Which one is not a generation of famous ministers?

As a bastard who came from time travel, I really think of myself a little too high.

The locust plague in the Tang Dynasty did not become a famous event in history.Although there is a possibility that the emperor's father reached out to the history books, judging from the fact that in the third year of Zhenguan, he was still able to send troops to kill Jieli, the plague of locusts did not cause too bad an impact.

If so, why are you so concerned?

When I thought about it clearly, I felt much better.

Gratefully glanced at the old gentleman, the saying that an old man is like a treasure is indeed true.Probably only the old man would teach him to let go.Whether it is the emperor's father or Wei Zheng who runs to the East Palace all day long, earns a living and criticizes the government, they all seem to have the intention of cultivating him.

Children, the main thing is to play.

Worried all day long, worried about the country and the people, with a disgusting look of thinking of himself as the savior, what can he get?

I was in a good mood when I figured it out, and I pushed the old man to the vicinity of the similarly built Chongwen Museum. In three to five days, the Chongwen Museum will be put into use.

Unlike the Hongwen Museum, the Chongwen Museum was built in a particularly magnificent manner because of the full financial support of the East Palace.The Chongwen Pavilion, which was supposed to be built between Chongwen Hall and Lizheng Hall, was later changed to be built between Chongwen Hall and the Harem.

Seeing the magnificent buildings in front of him, Li Chengqian felt a toothache.

The craftsman in charge of the construction is really not angry.If the inner government had paid for it, the finished product would probably be half the size of the current Chongwen Museum.

Before the winter, the main parts of the Chongwen Museum have been constructed, and after the winter, there are only some work such as painting and polishing.

Pushing the old gentleman around the Chongwen Museum, especially after carefully looking at the interior furnishings, Li Chengqian felt that the salary for the supervisor was already very reasonable.The entire Chongwen Museum, including the building and indoor tables and chairs, was newly made by the supervisor.Sandalwood is also used in some of the first cases and the like.Porcelain craftsmen also have long faces, as long as the porcelain placed in the house is beautiful.

After reading the Chongwen Museum, Li Chengqian realized that the old man seemed to be thinking about something.

When approaching Lizheng Hall, the old man raised his head and said: "In the final analysis, Chongwen Hall is a small stove of Hongwen Hall. I heard that the honorable children who studied in Chongwen Hall will have to study in Hongwen Hall before they can be appointed. With an official position. In addition to the sons of Chang’an Xungui, the Hongwen Museum can also enter the talented children of ordinary officials’ families. How do poor scholars think of such preferential treatment.”

In the case of recommendation as an inherent system, it is really difficult for ordinary poor students to become officials.If you are lucky, you may be favored by the big boss when you are a small official and get a chance to be promoted.If you are unlucky, let alone entering the officialdom, even studying, you will be kicked out by the aristocratic family.

The old man was born in the army in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. At that time, joining the army was called a staff officer in a good way, or a door in a bad way.

Although he has been in the army since he joined the army and became the current prince and grand teacher, there are still many poor scholars who can't even join the army.

Knowing that the old man was not satisfied with the existing system, Li Chengqian couldn't say anything more.

Because it won't take long, the emperor's father will hate the influence of the aristocratic family on the court, and instead implement the imperial examination, choosing officials from poor families as much as possible to dilute the influence of the aristocratic family.

At that time, it is estimated that the old man's mood will be better.

...

The lively beginning of the year is coming to an end soon.

At the end of the Shangyuan Festival, the government offices began to resume their functions, and the officials who had been on vacation also began to recover, preparing for the painful and happy "work day".

Chang Sun Chong and others also recovered. Years ago, they left the barracks and returned to their respective homes to prepare for enrolling in the Chongwen Academy.If it was the Hongwen Museum, in their capacity, they would still be able to embarrass themselves.After all, although the Hongwen Museum is located in the palace, it is only in the imperial city.

The Chongwen Museum is different. The Chongwen Museum is located in the East Palace.To mess around in the Chongwen Museum is to slap the prince in the face.

And the prince...

No matter which family the head of the family warned the children, they must not underestimate the prince's age, and must not be rude.

Chapter 143 No one is simple