Li Chen knew very well what the ninth prince was.

People with a loner and a little cowardly personality are the most afraid of things, but they are also the easiest to breed hatred in their hearts.

The more stressed he is, the more likely he is to be psychologically distorted and cynical.

During the previous few contacts, the performance of the Ninth Prince in front of him can be described as unbearable.

But the current conversation is really two-point level.

I just don’t know if it’s Zhao Qinglan or Zhao Xuanji who teaches the ninth prince.

"Since you know that this palace has worked hard, it's best, just say, if you have something to see me," Li Chen said calmly.

The ninth prince respectfully took out a document from his arms and said, "Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince was highly valued and asked me to represent the royal family to come forward to provide disaster relief. After thinking about it, I did not dare to neglect it. Therefore, I have thought about a detailed preparation and report on disaster relief. I asked Your Highness to take a look. If there are any shortcomings, I must ask for advice humbly."

“Show it.”

After taking the document sent by the ninth prince, Li Chen watched it carefully.

This document is sophisticated that it is written by the person who has written official documents for many years. The words are concise and fluent. We strive to use the shortest sentences to explain things clearly without too much modification to avoid ambiguity.

This level of writing alone cannot be written without having been sorted out by the court for more than ten years.

What Li Chen cares most about is the various disaster relief matters and preparation plans listed.

The manpower, coordinated departments, approximate money and food, as well as time and general planning are estimated in detail for the entire disaster relief.

It can be said that it is a practical plan.

"It says that the Ministry of Revenue needs to invest 600,000 taels of food from various places to mobilize grain as reserves. In addition, the Ministry of Works needs to send people to build temporary sheds for cold protection. The Imperial Hospital also needs to send imperial physicians to prevent the treatment of sick victims and prevent the plague from happening."

Li Chen put down the document and looked up at the ninth prince and said, "Only a few thousand victims, it costs 600,000 taels? Do you think this number is reasonable?"

The Ninth Prince was stunned on the spot.

He grew up in the deep palace and did not have any concepts about numbers.

He didn't know what it meant by 600,000 taels.

He only knew that this document was sent by Zhao Xuanji and taught him how to speak and sent it to the East Palace.

If the Queen Mother hadn't encouraged her for a long time, he wouldn't have the courage to enter the East Palace alone.

But even after preparing in advance and saying more, he did not expect the prince to ask this question.

Seeing the ninth prince's reaction, Li Chen knew that he couldn't tell the story of Chou Yin and Mao.

"Now, the ordinary people of the Great Qin Empire, even in the capital, are the most prosperous places. A household earns only 40 taels of silver per year based on five people. In other remote places, except for the wealthy Jiangnan and the capital, the average national income is about 40 taels of silver per year."

"Most people have the habit of saving money. The amount of food and clothing in a year is about 30 taels. If five people are eliminated, each person can survive in an average of six taels of silver in a year. And the 600,000 taels of silver is enough to make 100,000 people eat and wear for a year. Do you still think this number is normal now?"
Chapter completed!