"The prayer for rain probably won't come." Li Dandao said helplessly.
Li Dandao is also unable to move, and it is best to clean up the dragon gods in the rivers and lakes.
Li Dandao said: "There is a severe drought in the north, so we can only use the canal water."
"No!" Li Shimin refused directly.
The water level in the canal is not enough, so large ships cannot travel between the north and the south.
"Then just wait for the rebellion." Li Dandao said bluntly.
At this time, the eunuch finally reported the news that Guangxi had rebelled Luo Hong killed the landlords for the rebellion and Guangdong occupied three coastal counties Poor peasants in Shandong had already rioted, killing landlords and robbing food
As soon as I arrived, there were seven or eight pieces of news.
"Let's ignore the south first. Let's deal with the Turks. As for the severe drought, the fields on both sides of the canal can be irrigated with water." Li Shimin said.
Li Dandao sneered: "The fertile fields on both sides of the canal belong to aristocratic families, and not a single acre belongs to ordinary people."
"If the aristocratic family does not take the lead in rebellion, they will not rebel." Li Shimin said.
"It depends on the food situation in Taihu, Dongting, Jiangsu, and Sichuan." Li Shimin rubbed his brow.
Li Dandao said: "Aristocratic families have food, and merchants also have food. Your Majesty should think about how to get food from them, instead of thinking about those few granaries. The food from there is needed for marching and fighting. The people in the south themselves have agricultural taxes. It¡¯s heavy enough.¡±
At this time Wei Zheng came: "Since Your Majesty takes Qin as his nickname, why not learn Qin's method of controlling hegemony?"
Li Shimin said: "But the method of farming and fighting?"
The method of farming and warfare is the pre-Qin Legalist policy of enriching the country and strengthening the army.
"Farming" refers to agricultural production. "War" refers to the military exploits of force.
The reason why the country prospered was the agricultural war. He advocated using "farming war" to develop the economy and strengthen national defense.
"What's your plan?" When Li Shimin saw Wei Zheng now, he felt like he was seeing a treasure.
"Conscription." Wei Zheng said: "The sons of good families guard the interior, and the young men of evil families guard the borders."
"Your Majesty, no! I'm afraid the more this happens, the more others will think that Your Majesty is being militaristic!" Upon hearing this, Si Nong felt that the burden of food and grass on his body was hundreds of times heavier.
He quickly asked the eunuch to call Liu Zhenghui, the Minister of Household Affairs, who was in charge of money, grain and taxation.
Liu Zhenghui was counting money and food at home, wishing he could break a piece of money into four-petaled flowers.
Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the people have been in dire straits. Later, people from all walks of life rebelled against the king. There were only a few people who were kings on the ground, and there were many rogue bandits, and the chaos became even more chaotic.
After Li Yuan became emperor, he promoted the land grant system and slowly restored part of the people's livelihood.
??But before, Li Shimin was actually more involved in fighting. General Tiance, the title of Invincible was not just a boast.
Li Jiancheng was in charge of logistics and had visited the counties in Chang'an before.
Now that Li Jiancheng is dead, the shortcomings of talents in this area have been exposed.
Liu Zhenghui was an all-rounder, capable both in literature and martial arts. He had been staying in Taiyuan until now, managing the rear, and later he also served as the Minister of Justice.
At this time, he hurriedly entered the palace.
Hearing that Wei Zheng¡¯s idea was to ¡°recruit troops¡±, he started to cry loudly regardless of his shame: ¡°Your Majesty, there is no money and no food!¡±
"It would be great if Changsun Wuji was here."
Changsun Wuji has now gone to quell Li Yi's rebellion.
"Learn from Qin? Farming and fighting?" Liu Zhenghui sneered: "At that time, the country was governed by Legalists, but it is different now."
"Didn't the Han Dynasty also have farming?" Wei Zheng said: "Herding horses on the frontier, training troops and farming at the same time, the army can be self-sufficient."
Seeing this, Li Dandao thought it would be better to take out the food from the wealthy family.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, various governors rebelled, and they were all from aristocratic families. They had land, food, and money, and they could raise an army at will, just like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms only lasted for fifty or sixty years, and they were killed so many people that their heads were rolling.
But Li Shimin relied heavily on the children of the aristocratic family.
The Li family can succeed because of investment from all walks of life.
"Can we farm in Taiyuan?" Li Shimin asked Liu Zhenghe.
"Okay." Liu Zheng nodded.
"Then go to camp." Li Shimin made a decision: "Conscription is also required." Li Shimin decided to use Wei Zheng's opinion: "You will implement it."
Then he said to Liu Zhenghui: "Some water bandits in Poyang, Hongzhou, have rebelled. First, you will serve as the governor of Hongzhou, while suppressing the water bandits in Poyang. Secondly, you will station troops and train the navy. Thirdly, I want to see the food over there." , in case of severe drought, we will adjust grain from the right side of the river."
When Liu Zhenghui heard this, he thought, okay, just do the logistics from one place.Go to another place to do logistics.
After cutting off the mess with a quick knife, Li Shimin asked them all to go back. Li Dandao was left behind and asked very seriously: "You said you asked for food from the aristocratic family, will they give it to you? Do you have any idea?"
As expected, Li Shimin was also wary of the wealthy families.
Li Dandao said: "Left and right are nothing more than policy measures."
"How do you say it?" Li Shimin almost pointed out.
"The first businessman can donate money and food, which can be tax-free, and he can even buy an official position."
"Second, if aristocratic families donate money, food, or even land, they can buy nobles."
Li Shimin frowned: "This is a founding title, how could it be given out so easily?"
Li Dandao said: "Anyway, we can't levy excessive taxes and exploit the farmers. Then more people will rebel immediately. To offend the people is the same as to offend the people. The people's loss of heart is the loss of destiny."
Li Shimin sighed: "If we do it now, the outside world will know that we are short of food."
"Waiting for a severe drought, then there will be a real shortage of food." Li Dandao said directly.
"There is another strategy here." Li Dandao said.
"For example, a noble family can only donate one title. If the clan is divided, then you can get one more title."
"And this title is only passed down to three generations. After the third generation, it is reduced to a civilian title. It only has a title and no fiefdom, but it can be given certain special treatment."
"The founder of the country is a lord, and he is awarded a title based on meritorious service. According to the old practice."
"As for donating officials, just make up some official names at random, insert them and let the six ministries think about them. They are some kind of foreign ministers, get a small salary, and give them the right to observe policies, but don't give them actual duties."
Li Dandao said: "We just can't sell too much, we just need to release a few places."
"In this case, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble." Li Shimin asked: "But this plan has the effect of extending the grace order." Li Shimin said: "Donating titles has to wait until later. The world is uncertain now, and those aristocratic families are waiting for price. , it is impossible to divide the sect easily, wait until I have secured my position, and then I will fight with them."
"Then donate your official position. The remaining disasters will be smaller. It will only target those big businessmen. In the future, your descendants can also take the imperial examination like the sons of good families." Li Shimin finalized.
Then he said: "You really have no way to stop the Turks?"
Li Dandao thought about it: "I will look for Taoist friends from the three mountains and five mountains to see if there is anyone who can set up a formation. I will set up a formation by the Wei River, but this is not a long-term solution."
"Okay!" Li Shimin sighed.
Li Dan walked out of the palace and climbed to the city wall to look at Qi.
I saw a greedy wolf coming from north to south, faintly, and my hometown, Jingyang, was covered in blood.
Li Dandao¡¯s face darkened: The attack is coming to the door of his house! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com