Datang: Salted fish at the beginning, Gao Yang was given marriage by Li Er

Chapter 85
Tai Chi Temple.

Green smoke curled up from the tripod furnace, and the aroma diffused.

The sound of the urn and the sound of the urn circled the main hall, and the old officials with dim eyes approached the court board, and the veterans of the household department seriously reported the disaster situation in the north.

"...The statistics of the disaster areas in the north have been completed, all the guards have gathered, and the first batch of food and grass has been allocated. It is estimated that it will last for seven days..."

"Floods have swallowed up many official salt fields, which are still being repaired, and the salt production has dropped significantly. The price of private salt in the market has risen on the ground, and the price of salt in Henan Province has increased by ten times, but it is still stolen. The price of fuel oil and flour has soared, and it is faintly unstoppable..."

"...The time has come for the court to collect taxes. Many poor people are still unable to feed themselves. There is still tax and food to be handed over. The people of the disaster-stricken Henan Province are complaining..."

When the voice fell, the voice of discussion in the court gradually sounded.

"The disaster situation in the Northland is so serious! Alas~ I thought it was just a heavy rain, but I never thought that now it is urgent and needs to be rectified."

"Prices are rampant, it must be speculation that unscrupulous profiteers take advantage of this national crisis to amass wealth! Such ugly behavior is really disgusting."

"Salt! Salt is the first of all flavors. In the long run, people will be sluggish, their health will be damaged, and the price of goods will skyrocket. What will we do?"

There was a loud noise of worry, and the whole court and courtiers became a little restless.

The palm hanging outside the armrest of the dragon seat slowly raised, pressing down the air, signaling the officials to quiet down.

The majestic voice resounded through the hall with a touch of anxiety.

"Everyone, the floods are serious. The land of Henan Road is a land of grain production, and the loss is not small."

"Reconstruction after the disaster, do you have any plans?"

For post-disaster reconstruction, civil servants must be the main force in planning.

With half a foot in the royal family, Fang Xuanling looked around, raised her soap boots, stepped out of the crowd first, and clasped her hands.

"His Majesty."

"My minister thinks that the floods are serious and the fertile land is damaged. Even if it is restored, it will take at least a year for the housing to recover its fertility. Why not cut taxes and taxes this year to help the people of Henan Province tide over the difficulties."

"The distribution of food is of course important, but the governor of Qingzhou needs to report the statistics truthfully, so that the post-disaster reconstruction can be quickly stabilized. The minister believes that it is necessary to transfer people from the imperial court to take charge of the overall situation and increase efforts."

As soon as the words were finished, the old official of the household department frowned, the wrinkles on the old face deepened, and he shook his head slightly.

"Even if reducing the burden and tax is a good way, it is not enough, not enough."

"The flood is merciless, and the poor people have scarce fertile land. After this disaster, there is very little left. Even if it is next year, how much fertile land can be cultivated? How will we pay next year's tax?"

"If taxes and burdens are reduced year after year, and special care is given to the hardest-hit areas, how can the neighboring states feel at ease? How can they understand this difference in the same disaster areas?"

The veteran of the household department has dealt with the people in the field all the year round, so he naturally knows the suffering of the people very well, and he hits the vital point directly when he speaks.

Li Shimin on the dragon seat frowned slightly, and sighed inwardly.

Reducing the burden and tax was originally what I thought before, but I really didn't think much about the future.

From this point of view, this strategy is just an urgent need, and the follow-up matters still need to be discussed.

Tapping the armrest of the dragon seat with his fingertips, Li Shimin spoke slowly.

"Now that Qingzhou is in crisis, it is still resolved in this way. Reduction and exemption is not a long-term solution. Self-reliance and expansion of farmland are the right way."

Lowering his tiger eyes and moving slightly, Li Shimin looked at the frowning old householder in the hall.

"Food and grass are the foundation of the people's security. Minister of the Household Department, do you have a plan for expanding the cultivated land?"

When the old minister heard about this matter earlier, a look of panic flashed across his sad face, he lowered his head and cupped his hands to report.

"His Majesty."

"Si Nong Temple is working on the reform of agricultural tools, and the progress is still small."

Hearing this, Li Shimin felt a little displeased.

I remember what Li Xian said about Quyuanli, which can improve the efficiency of farming.

However, there was not much movement in the past two months. Could it be that the reward of [-] stones last time was all in vain?

Pressing down on the armrest of the dragon seat with his palm, Li Shimin had a sullen look on his face.

Although Li Xian didn't say how he made it, but a person who hasn't gone deep into the fields can solve the problem, Li Shiming has some doubts. Could it be that those skilled craftsmen in Sinong Temple and the vast number of talents in the household are not as good as a young man? ?
The deep words were accompanied by the majesty of the royal family, and a stern look appeared in Li Shimin's eyes.

"Eight hundred stones!"

"I allocated [-] shi from the household department, but not to feed the idlers. The development progress should be adjusted!"

"Vegetarian meal in the corpse position, if you don't think about your job, you should change it."

The tone was not loud, but it made the Minister of the Household trembling, hurriedly handed over his hands, and promised again and again.

"The minister complies with the order and decides to eliminate idle positions in the household department in the near future."

The matter of the disaster was still pending, and the entire court became extremely dignified and depressing because of the phrase "vegetarian meal in the corpse".

With the advent of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, many courtiers were indeed lax, and this time it was a wake-up call.

In the quiet court hall, Changsun Wuji strode out of the crowd, walked up to the main hall, bowed and cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty, I have some objections to what Liang Guogong said."

Changsun Wuji straightened his body and spoke slowly when he saw the sullen figure of the dragon seat waving his hands slightly.

"The people of Qingzhou, the army and the people have worked hard to fight the floods together."

"If the imperial court dispatches imperial envoys, firstly, they don't know enough about Qingzhou's topography and situation, so they will inevitably take detours. Second, dispatching ministers from the court and central government to intervene, it seems to deny the results of the hard work of the people of Qingzhou."

"According to what I see, the chaos in Qingzhou is mainly due to the reckless actions of unscrupulous merchants."

Having said this, Changsun Wuji paused for a moment before speaking again.

"Salt, originally the top of all flavors, was originally an essential item in every household, but now it has become a rare item. Other items can still be suppressed by the government, but the coarse salt government office is now damaged and cannot continue to produce, which is the most deadly. "

"It is several times higher than rice millet, and it is a bit exaggerated. This price will undoubtedly put the whole Qingzhou in crisis at any time."

"The most urgent task is to search for salt-making talents across the country. Whether the poisonous salt in the Qingzhou salt mine can be converted into edible coarse salt is the right way."

The land of Qingzhou has been a big salt-producing state since ancient times.

The so-called poisonous salt is a geological change, and some air-dried coarse salt is buried underground and fused with rare minerals.

When it was found for the first time, many government officials were overjoyed, but after all, the conditions were limited and they could not be separated, and many people had symptoms of physical discomfort, so they sealed it up.

Hey~
A sigh came from the side.

The old man from Hubu bowed his body, his white silver hair swaying again and again.

"As Zheng Guogong said, the Ministry of Households has actually been recruiting a long time ago, but no one is willing to contribute such a windfall skill. Or no one in the Great Tang knows about it."

"Difficult, difficult!"

If it's rice and millet with oily noodles, the court provides adjustments, and it can still last for several months.

However, if the coarse salt is dispatched from other states, the transportation is inconvenient, and the weather is hot and dry at noon, and the loss is too large, which is really tricky.

Li Shimin, sitting in the Dragon Seat on the desk, let out a long sigh in his heart.

In the final analysis, the problem of green salt is urgent. Datang official salt is not popular, and there are really too few people who can make salt.

I don't know what trick Li Xian has.

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