.Chapter 13: Ask where uā is (I)

Liu Rengui left with a sad face.

Wu Zetian's oral order is also an edict. Now Li Zhi, Wu Zetian and Li Wei have the right to deal with major policies. Therefore, Li Wei asked Pei Yan to draft a Cezi to Hu, and Pei Yan had to follow him. But Wu Zetian asked Liu Rengui to draft a system of misleading names, and Liu Rengui also had to follow him. And Wu Zetian's statement was still reasonable.

Wu Zetian didn't want to touch this ban, and Liu Rengui.

I had to go to the East Palace again for help.

Li Wei sighed and whispered: "I said I really want to work hand in hand with my mother."

He has his advantage, and has been more than a thousand years of advanced knowledge. He may not remember a lot of knowledge, but he can still judge whether the advanced or backward ones are. Some ideas are also advanced in this era. However, there are also shortcomings, such as wisdom, power, and mental details. Not to mention mothers, even ordinary important officials may be inferior to those of ordinary officials.

If I appointed some virtuous ministers and had a mother who was more intelligent and skilled in the harem to help me, and I would make up for my mistakes and have advanced insights, a stronger Tang Dynasty would likely be realized in my hands.

But I don’t know what my mother was thinking, but she refused.

Liu Rengui is not a solid anti-military faction. After hearing Li Wei's words, he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's unlikely to cooperate..."

"I admire the wisdom of the mother."

"I am even more worried."

"I'm helpless, Liu Qing, I'll ask you, can parents beat their son?"

"Can."

"Can your son beat his parents?"

"No, but Your Majesty, this is the palace." The next sentence is not easy to say, and the general family situation cannot be moved into the palace. In the past, if Li Shimin had not had a Xuanwu coup, he would not have thought of becoming a great emperor. If he continued to develop, he would probably have let Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji get rid of his life. That's it. Li Shimin's subordinates were still worried, so Yuchi Jingde immediately broke into the palace and gave up the power of the military and national power. He was afraid that something would happen.

"At that time, Pei Xingjian made two proposals to me. I chose the latter one, which was to prevent human tragedies from happening in the palace."

"Your Majesty, your intention is good, things are not as developed as you think..."

"I know, but this time I ascended the throne, I am a little unfilial, and I can't continue to be unfilial. Besides, I already have it," he patted the memorial on the table. It was not about the memorial, but about the great righteousness of the throne.

"But what should I do?" Liu Rengui was not as sure as Pei Yan when dealing with government affairs. Besides, this headache-inducing memorial cannot be drafted.

"Since Pei Yan said that government affairs are the foundation of the country, let us talk about the fundamentals of this country. What is the fundamental of the country? At least 90% of the people will not have to worry about food and clothing. They do not have good clothes to wear, but they must be able to wear warmth. There is no good food to enjoy, but they can eat at least full."

“Yes, it’s not easy to achieve.”

"I also know that in the past, I have been willing to controversially create some financial resources, just to reduce the taxes of the people. This is not enough. So because of the drought, I thought of increasing grain output and working with my father and mother to promote three-dimensional breeding according to local conditions. But it is still not enough, it is best to grab more arable land."

"Your Majesty means..."

"There are several arable land in our dynasty. One is the plain fields, which is the main source of arable land for the country. From Guanzhong to Hebei, Hedong and Henan, most of them are such arable land. However, there is less water and more fields. The only way is to allocate funds to build more water conservancy."

"It's good, but the national treasury is in short supply, the Turks have changed, the country needs military expenditure, and the Danshui Canal has not been completed. His Majesty plans to redeem the troops, so much cost... it's so difficult."

"This is not urgent. Once the Danshui Canal is completed, the court can save a lot of money every year. The Turks are not difficult to deal with. But they must plan from now on."

"yes."

"There is also a main source of arable land, terraced fields. Terraces are invested heavily and have little effect. My opinion is that they do not encourage or oppose it." It is mainly because of people from mountainous areas who make a living through this farming method. In fact, this farming method has strong damage to the soil and water. But at this time, what can the people in mountainous areas do not use terraced fields? Even in later generations, terraced fields were not eliminated, let alone the Tang Dynasty.

"There is also the plowing fields on both sides of the river valley. There is another important arable land that our dynasty has never paid attention to, that is plows. In the Yangtze River Yushui area, many places are suitable for swamps to be plows."

The polder that Li Wei talked about was very important for the Tang Dynasty. Dayu set up Jiuzhou, and the range of activities ranged from Chang'an to Hebei. The farthest place in the south was Taihu Lake, but Yangzhou was designated as the lowest state. It was unimaginable in later generations, because of the dense rivers, the rain and flooding, and many places were swamps. There were many swamps, and the moisture must be heavy. Whether in terms of survival or the environment, it may be suitable for human habitation. Therefore, Yangzhou was designated as the lowest state of Jiuzhou.

By the Han Dynasty, at its peak, the population reached more than 100 million, even slightly larger than when the Song Dynasty was at its peak. Jiangnan was still a remote area. It was precisely because the environment in Jiangnan had not been transformed. Wu Zixu passed Zhaoguan. In the later generations, the surrounding mountains were not high, and it was even more dangerous. I didn’t know that there were hundreds of roads to reach Wu. But it was not possible in that era. After crossing Zhaoguan, there were only one or two roads, and other places were swamps and no way to access them.

The first time the Jin Dynasty moved the regime south, giving Jiangnan a chance. In order to survive, I finally thought of polder fields. I built dikes around the swamp and built embankments to swamp fields. With the climate, Jiangnan gradually improved. There were more polder fields in the Tang Dynasty, but they were still far from later generations.

This is a very common truth. In the later generations, most farmers knew about it, but in this era, their ideas are still a bit ahead of their time.

Liu Rengui thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

His character is a bit cunning, and to put it bluntly. If he does not have the necessary certainty, he is not a gentleman, but a minister who is wise and self-protective. But it also depends on the king. For example, if Wei Zheng did not meet Li Shimin, Bao Zheng did not meet Song Renzong, was he really a loyal minister? It may not be necessary.

When he met Li Wei, all kinds of thoughts amaze him again. This is the real reason why he was desperate.

"I dare not say wisely. I am young and have poor ideas. I still need help from you."

"I should do my best to help you and assist Your Majesty in creating a prosperous Tang Dynasty." Liu Rengui suddenly leaned down and said.

"Liu Qing, no," Li Wei helped Liu Rengui up and said, "But there are many defects in the pier. First, the pier must be tall and strong, otherwise a large flood will cause a large dam and once the dike is missing, not only will the particles be harvested, but the people in the middle of the pier cannot escape in time, which is another disaster."

"yes."

"The second is the storage and drainage of water. It cannot block the waterways of rivers. When the flood is huge, the water flow will leak to the Yangtze River in time and into the sea. When building a dike, a clear waterway must be left behind. Water storage is also very important, that is, the Yangtze River. If the water is large, the river embankment may not be maintained. The upper flow must have sufficient lakes to store most of the water flow. People are encouraged to build dikes, but there is an overall plan."

Rengui's tears rolled down.

This is the emperor who does practical things. Even a person like Taizong may not be as far-reaching as the current emperor.

Shangguan Wan'er sat next to listen, and was also very moved. She just grabbed Li Wei's sleeve and didn't know what to say.

"I'm not talking about this."

"Your Majesty, I want to hear your Majesty call me one day."

"Liu Qing, you are obsessed with the appearance, it's just a title, and filial piety is the leader."

Rengui could only wipe his tears with his robe sleeves.

"There are not many military troubles in Jiangnan. If the country does not change greatly, there will never be much military troubles. With the prosperity of Jiangnan, most of the supply of the imperial court can be maintained. Reasonable planning is very important, and this is the real major event that benefits the country and the people."

Rengui replied with conscience.

If this matter is done, there is no way to compare with military affairs supervisors. Moreover, this is a matter of mutual benefit and there is little controversy.

"There is another thing. Before I ascended the throne, my father and mother issued an edict asking me to go on a mission to Henan Road. Whether it is to open canals and build water conservancy, or build dikes in the south of the Yangtze River, I have to look at it. The south of the Yangtze River is too far, so I can't go out to visit Jiangnan casually." In fact, Li Wei wanted to look at it in Jiangnan, but as the prince was not easy to inspect, let alone the emperor. He continued: "But I want to look at it in Henan Road, all prefectures and counties, but I want to look at it, but I can't know if I don't look at it. For the edict of my father, I want to look at it. For the country, I also want to look at it. I have no idea, just talking about war on paper. But I want to take you to inspect it, what do you think?"

"I should be ordered."

"After inspecting Henan Road, I will ask you to demote the ambassador for Jiangnan Road, inspecting Zhejiang (Qiantang River), Gan River, Xiang River, Yuan River, and Zishui, what do you think?"

"I should be ordered," Liu Rengui was overjoyed. In this way, it was okay for him to accompany the emperor to patrol Henan Road. It was not the prince, but the emperor. It was unlikely that there would be no prime minister to accompany him when he went on patrol Henan Road. After the patrol, he inspected so many places. At least half a year later, this time the empress dowager was able to escape after chores. But he said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the court."

"Liu Qing, what can you let me do in this situation? It's better not to fight and prepare for the future."

"Yes. But if that's the case, can you bring Li Xianggong?" Liu Rengui was still very smart. The empress dowager didn't have a bad impression of him, but he had a bad impression of Hao Chujun and Li Yiyan. Either Pei Xingjian and Pei Xingjian went to the Western Regions and once he left, Li Yiyan would definitely become a thorn in the empress dowager's eyes. For the sake of the emperor, Li Yiyan had to find a way to save it, not for Li Yiyan, but for His Majesty's wings in the court.

"That's okay. This matter is not bad. The court can send two prime ministers to the court." My mother wants to protect Pei Yan and she also wants to protect Liu Rengui. Once this plan can be implemented, coupled with the military achievements made by Liu Rengui before, his reputation will be at its peak and his strength will become stronger. He also said: "Tomorrow is my morning court, and announce this matter immediately. After you go back, you must prepare to leave immediately."

Being able to preside over the major policies has brought many benefits to Wu Zetian and also to Li Wei.

Rengui left happily.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," Wan'er shouted sweetly.

"Wan'er, what are you doing?"

"You are so arrogant, but Li Wei's nose will heat up.

"No, you little demons, do you think I can do everything..."

Wan'er suddenly covered Li Wei's mouth and said, "Your Majesty, don't speak. I am just like what Your Majesty said. I want to accompany Your Majesty to grow old. If Your Majesty makes a mistake, I still don't know what the fun of life is. This dress was made by me who asked Sister Hui. I am not for the sake of Your Majesty, I just want Your Majesty to be happy."

"I like it very much." Li Wei mocked Mo Wan'er's skin with his hands, and he was a little impulsive. The most rare thing is that he was so small, he was very sensible. However, there were many eunuchs and palace maids standing there in the distance where they were ready to serve and forced to hold back.

Wan'er said again: "Your Majesty, you are so smart. You didn't expect the Queen Mother to resolve it so easily."

Li Wei smiled bitterly and said, "In terms of thoughts, I am no longer as far as my mother."

He sighed again. The smarter his mother is, the more Li Wei wants to reconcile. He has low requirements and does not want to be a single husband. So what if his mother is not ambitious and gives up some of her rights? But what will happen to her mother believe it?
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