The letter was sent from Chang'an City.
What we are talking about the recent events in various southern states.
Large-scale locust plagues occurred in Chenzhou and Qianzhou.
The rice that could be harvested in half a month was gnawed by locusts in just a few days.
The local governor, county magistrate and other officials were afraid of being held accountable, so they deceived the superiors and subordinates, trying to suppress the matter.
Don't want things to get bigger.
The locust plague evolved into civil unrest.
The furious people killed the local county magistrate, and this incident caused a lot of controversy.
"Didn't you tell Lao Li before how to prevent the occurrence of locust plague?" Zhao Chen frowned slightly after reading the letter.
He remembered that he had told Li Shimin how to prevent locust plagues.
There must be a few more methods.
Why did a large-scale locust plague occur?
The people of the two states gathered in the mountains and forests and killed all the local county magistrates?
"The above orders are not perfectly implemented. This time, the locust plague occurred in the two states of Qianzhou. It is probably because local officials disobeyed and did not do the same as you said."
"The local people may not have taken it seriously before."
"That's why I got this happen!" Wei Zheng and Zhao Chen explained.
This is not what Zhao Chen cares about.
He was thinking that once the locust plague takes shape, it will not be so easy to deal with.
In the past, not only did Chen and Qianzhou have major problems, but once the locusts go north, other Daozhous in the Tang Dynasty will definitely suffer.
Even here...
"What's going on in Chang'an?" Zhao Chen asked.
"Your Majesty is very angry. He ordered half of the officials of the two states to be taken down on the spot. He is now losing his temper in the Tai Chi Hall." Wei Zheng sighed and said.
...
Li Shimin was so angry today.
Originally, everything was going smoothly in the past two months, and in the near future, summer harvests will begin everywhere.
At that time, his Tang Dynasty grain warehouse will definitely be full of food.
Because the seeds sowed in several states around Chang'an are all rice seeds with a yield of 3,000 kilograms per mu in Wannian County.
News from all over the country has also been reported that the rice is growing very well, and it is much better than the rice they planted before.
Li Shimin was so happy at that time.
I thought the decline of the Tang Dynasty would change completely within one year this year.
But who would have thought...
"Four months ago, I made repeated orders here. I must be careful of the locust plague this year. I have become a few more ideas."
"asshole!"
"In the two states, within seven days, all the food was eaten by locusts."
"I wish I could cut off all the officials in the two states now." Li Shimin stood on the platform, his eyes full of anger.
He arranged almost everything, and Zhao Chen told him twice about the locust plague.
Li Shimin himself also asked about the solution twice.
He was still in the Tai Chi Hall and explained to all the officials one by one.
But what?
What did they do?
The two states are left to plague of locusts.
The people of the two states rose up.
During the tenth year of Zhenguan, he was hit hard by Li Shimin.
Where can all officials dare to speak now?
The current emperor is like a tiger who wants to choose people to eat.
Just now, an official who was talking nonsense was interrupted by the emperor and threw him out.
Everyone knew the emperor's anger.
After reminding me several times, I made a mistake in the end.
No... it was not a mistake, it was because officials from both states did not prepare anything in advance.
It is to let the locust plague rage the two states.
Although other prefectures and counties that have been arranged by the imperial court also have locust plagues, they have not had much impact.
How come the emperor is not angry when compared with the two in one way?
Without Chen, all the officials in Qianzhou were cut off their heads directly, which was considered to be the emperor's kindness!
"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to solve the civil unrest in Chen and Qianzhou."
"The most important thing is disaster relief food. If this matter cannot be resolved, this matter may have been delayed for a long time." Fang Xuanling stood up and bowed to Li Shimin and said.
Things have happened.
No matter how many complaints are, the subsequent treatment will not be of much use.
The most urgent task is to appease the people of the two states.
Otherwise, if you are used by someone with a heart, you might cause a big mess.
"Ministry of Revenue, how much money can be used to provide disaster relief?" Li Shimin looked at Liu Zhenghui, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Liu Zhenghui looked embarrassed, and leaned his fingers and stretched out his two fingers, saying, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue can only take out 200,000 guan now."
"Twenty-hundred thousand coins?" Li Shimin's face darkened.
What can we do in the two states, millions of people, and just 200,000 guan?
"Where is the grain warehouses in various places?" Li Shimin asked again
If there is enough food, less money will not be a big problem.
The most urgent task now is to solve the food problem of the affected people.
"Report to Your Majesty, the grain storage in the grain warehouses in various places is not enough, because it is the summer harvest season, so the food stored will be sold to merchants from all over the country at a low price. The remaining food is less than one ten, which cannot solve the food problem of the people of the two states.
"Liu Zhenghui looked embarrassed.
During the summer harvest every year, grain depots in various parts of the Tang Dynasty began to sell old grain to grain merchants everywhere.
Empty out the grain warehouse and prepare to stockpile new grain.
But who knew that such a thing happened this year!
The grain reserved in the grain stocks in various places today is not enough to support the food problems of the people of the two states.
The summer grain has not been harvested yet. After the summer grain is harvested and transported to Chen and Qianzhou, the people will have starved to death!
Li Shimin's face looked even more ugly.
He thought of Zhao Chen's words, "It's like raining all night, and the boat is late and the wind is coming to the head again."
Isn't this the case for him now?
"Then you talk to me, what else can I do?" Li Shimin became completely irritable.
He hasn't been like this for a long time.
Li Shimin knew that if the civil unrest in the two states were not handled well, all his efforts over the years would be in vain.
This incident alone is enough to make future generations squirt him to death.
All the officials fell silent again.
If they had a solution, they would have proposed it long ago, so how could they stand in the present?
Nowadays, the most urgent task is to have enough food to appease the affected people.
In this way, civil unrest will be settled.
food!
Where are they looking for food now?
...
"Your Majesty, let's eat something. It's been a day. No matter how difficult things are, you should take care of the dragon body." Empress Changsun advised Li Shimin from the side.
Since resigning from the court, Li Shimin has been sitting here without moving for a moment.
The emperor did not use chopsticks for the food sent by the palace servants.
When Empress Changsun heard the news, she was also worried.
So he cooked a dish with his own hands and sent it with the emperor.
"Guanyin Bi, where do I still have the heart to eat now?"
"What will they eat in the two states, millions of people in the next period of time?" Li Shimin shook his head and sighed heavily.
The frown between the corners of the eyes seemed to be a little deeper.
Chapter completed!