Zhao Chen and Ping'an played in the snow for a while, but they couldn't stand the cold outside, so they turned around and took Ping'an back to the room.
This winter is a bit cold and weird.
At least it was the coldest time in recent years.
There is no need to worry about the crops in the fields next year, but it is not certain whether the people can survive the cold winter.
Two days later, there is still half a month left before New Year's Eve.
The emperor no longer had the heart to think about Zhao Chen's previous offense.
At this moment, on the emperor's imperial table, there were a bunch of notes from all over the Tang Dynasty.
Yanzhou is located north of the Tang Dynasty. In this year's particularly cold weather, many people in Yanzhou have frozen to death.
Although the Tang Dynasty was much stronger than before, not every citizen could wear fur.
"Your Majesty, the winter of my Tang Dynasty this year is really weird. This is the first time that such a cold winter has occurred since the founding of the Tang Dynasty."
"Yanzhou is the northernmost territory of the Tang Dynasty, and these are all memorials sent by Yanzhou officials."
"When the letter was delivered, more than a dozen Yanzhou people had already frozen to death at their own homes." Fang Xuanling stood in front of the emperor, his face full of worry.
If winter is not cold, there may be a large-scale locust plague in the coming year.
But if it is too cold, the people can't stand it!
It is not the coldest time of the year now. If I delay it, I really don’t know how many people will freeze to death.
"What good methods do you have?" The emperor's face looked a little ugly.
The people have always been the existence that the emperor attaches most importance to. If the people suffer because of a cold disaster, the emperor should face the blame from all over the world.
But now who can have a way to deal with this?
The cold winter is arranged by God, but it is not something that ordinary people like them can change.
"Your Majesty, now we should ask the Ministry of Revenue to raise money and grain as soon as possible and arrange it to Yanzhou and other areas that suffer from cold disasters as soon as possible." Fang Xuanling said.
This is the only way he can think of right now.
Apart from that, it seems that there is no other way.
But the emperor shook his head.
The Ministry of Revenue raises money and grain?
Where can the Ministry of Revenue get money?
This year's tax revenue has just been entered into the treasury and has not been completed yet. Now I can't make any money.
Moreover, money alone is not enough to support so many people.
The colder the weather is, the more expensive the charcoal is.
The problem cannot be solved by relying solely on the court to support money.
"This is inappropriate. Even if we have passed the cold winter this year, what about the future?"
"In addition, Yanzhou is a state with millions of people. How can it be supported by relying solely on the Ministry of Revenue or the national treasury?" the emperor said slowly.
It can also be regarded as directly denied Fang Xuanling's opinion.
The emperor said this, so the rest of the people had any suggestions.
But you can't sit still now.
Millions of people in Yanzhou are waiting for the support of the court to survive this cold winter.
"But Your Majesty, Yanzhou is suffering from a cold disaster, we always have to give an explanation to the people of Yanzhou." Fang Xuanling said again.
He was very worried that the emperor would give up and forget the disaster in Yanzhou.
"Your Majesty, what the Fangxiong said is reasonable, and it is urgent. We still have to help the people of Yanzhou to survive the cold winter. As for the others, we should think of ways slowly."
"Yes, your majesty, it's time to make a decision!"
The other officials also spoke one after another.
The emperor naturally knew that things in Yanzhou could not be delayed.
It is to look at the position of the Minister of Revenue.
But it is obvious that Zhao Chen did not come to court today.
"Where is the King of Han?" the emperor frowned and asked the eunuch who was following him.
"Report to Your Majesty, Your Highness, the King of Han, took his leave today and said he was feeling unwell." The eunuch with him quickly explained to the emperor.
"Where is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?" The emperor suppressed his dissatisfaction and spoke.
"Your Majesty, I am Fang Yizhi." Fang Yizhi, the current Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up to salute the emperor.
Under Zhao Chen's arrangement, Fang Yizhi gained a firm foothold in the Ministry of Revenue.
Now, together with Wei Shuyu, both serve as the Minister of Revenue.
"The Ministry of Revenue has raised money and asked the Northern Ya Imperial Army to quickly escort to Yanzhou, so you should not delay it."
"Officials of Yanzhou must pay attention to the lives of the people. I will never give up any corpse position and eat freely." The emperor and all officials said.
"I will obey the order." All the officials responded in unison.
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The emperor didn't want to see Zhao Chen.
But now there seems to be no way out.
He has to find a way to solve the problem of the cold winter.
Otherwise, who knows when the cold winter will come next year.
The treasury does not have enough money every year, and this money can cure the symptoms but not the root cause.
We must fundamentally solve the problem of people keeping cold.
The only thing the emperor could think of was Zhao Chen.
Standing at the door of Zhao's mansion, the emperor secretly told himself that he came to find Zhao Chen for the sake of the people of the world.
It wasn't me who forgave Zhao Chen!
"Your Majesty!" Li Ruoshuang was about to take Ping An to make two suitable clothes when he saw the emperor standing at his doorstep.
"Grandpa Emperor." Ping'an greeted the emperor.
Although the emperor was annoyed by Zhao Chen, he still would not show it in front of Ping An.
"What are you going to do?" the emperor squatted and asked Ping'an with a smile.
"Mom said she wanted to take me to make two clothes. Grandpa Emperor should go with her?" Ping An asked in a angrily voice.
Of course the emperor would not go with him.
He still has something to find Zhao Chen.
"Next time, next time Grandpa Emperor goes with you." The emperor said with a smile.
Li Ruoshuang left with Ping An, the emperor cleaned up the expression on his face, and then stepped into the gate of Zhao's mansion.
The emperor also thought that since Zhao Chen was sick at home, he should be lying on the bed to rest.
The result was not.
The emperor walked into Zhao Chen's yard and saw this guy in his yard and cement.
There are also bricks neatly placed in the yard.
Looking at Zhao Chen again, his sleeves were rolled up to his arms, and all his attention was on the cement in front of him.
"Chen..."
The emperor was about to call Zhao Chen, but he saw Zhao Chen holding a wooden barrel filled with cement and entering the room.
The emperor was curious and thought to himself, why Zhao Chen was doing these things.
Then he turned around and followed in.
When I walked into the room, I saw that the originally good room has been demolished so that it is not as good as it is.
A layer of platform built with bricks was laid on the floor.
The platforms are all sealed with bricks.
The emperor found it very strange that he had never seen anything like this before.
He had only seen this thing on the stove before, but there was a hole on the stove, so there was no one.
"Cough—" the emperor coughed.
Zhao Chen turned around and saw the emperor standing behind him with an expressionless face.
"Why are you here?" Zhao Chen continued to ask the emperor casually while busy with his work.
"What are you doing?" The emperor didn't say what he wanted. He felt that the things in front of him were a little strange.
"This thing is called a kang. It's cold. Ping An often feels cold during the day, so he is ready to let her play on it." Zhao Chen glanced at the emperor and explained to him.
Chapter completed!