Chapter 797 Improving people’s livelihood

Now that the words have been said, Li Shimin has to weigh it carefully and fix all the officials who took the money. Then the court is likely to stop moving forward, which is of no benefit to Li Shimin, let alone the eldest grandson. What Wuji said makes sense. There are emergencies everywhere, and it is not worthwhile to go to war now.

What's more, Li Shimin can't guarantee that the new people will not be greedy. If a few more greedy people come, they will not be as useful as these officials who are on guard.

"Then the two of you and the various ministers will accept it on behalf of others."

In the end, Li Shimin sighed. The leaders of the hundred officials plus a few prominent ones will definitely be punished. Of course, they will be held up high and put down gently, but the leading few will definitely have their homes confiscated and their clans exterminated. Otherwise, how can we alert the officials?

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji are both old foxes, so they are naturally willing to accept this kind of treatment. The emperor understands that they have not taken any money, and this matter is nothing more than being implicated. They are willing to help the emperor reorganize the court from their own homes. Li Shimin accepted this favor.

"Regarding the Sichuan incident, that boy was given a memorial. Do you think it's feasible?"

Li Shimin picked up a memorial from the side. Although the table was very messy, this memorial was taken out in advance, so he could find it directly.

Li Xiang's memorial was very simple, that is, all officials in Sichuan must be replaced. Except for one-third to be handed over to the court, the rest should be handed over to him. Of course, he did not directly ask for this, but said it relatively It's euphemistic, but there is one thing that attracts Li Shimin more, that is, he will not ask for a penny from the court within three years, and after three years, the entire Jiannan Road will pay at least 300,000 yuan worth of grain to the court every year.

If he couldn't pay it by then, Li Xiang was willing to pay it out of his own pocket.

The most attractive thing is the last one. In Li Shimin's view, the local officials are not very good. Even if they are all handed over to Li Xiang, what will happen? Although they are greedy, they still don't have much money.

Being able to resettle the people and pay money to the court is what Li Shimin wanted. If the local people were to be poached until they could no longer survive, what would happen even if they paid money to the court? Three hundred thousand guan is not a lot of money for Li Shimin, but resettling the local people is a big deal. Li Xiang also wrote in the memorial that within three years, the local people will have a place to live and farm land.

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji glanced at each other. It was probably Li Xiang who had set a trap for Li Shimin again. However, they would have definitely fallen into this trap. Li Shimin had already agreed in his heart, but he just didn't want to fall into a trap that was arbitrary. reputation, so I showed the memorial to the two of them. They had no other answer but agreed to the matter.

After all, Li Xiang has written out all his rights and interests. If there is someone else who gives more than Li Xiang, then Li Shimin still has a choice. Obviously, Li Shimin has no choice now. His men in black have already told the local situation After a clear investigation, it can be said that the whole of Sichuan has been completely harmed by these officials.

If the imperial court continues to let it go, there will probably be unrest here in a few years. By then, the first rebellion of the Tang Dynasty will have appeared. This must not appear in Li Shimin's mind, so it must be To appease the local people.

A lot of money came from confiscating homes and exterminating clans, but if you want to appease the local people, the money is far from enough. Most of the money was wasted by these bastards, even if they were cramped and skinned, it would not be enough. Find a way to get money.

Since Li Xiang is willing to advance this part of the money, Li Shimin thinks it is feasible to exchange future benefits for current cash. He has made similar transactions with Li Xiang in the past. It seems that the court is getting the benefit now. Of course, Li Xiang had to eat the biggest piece, but who made people have enough money? If you have enough money, you can help the court appease the local people and get rid of this trouble. Li Shimin is also willing to do business with you. But looking at the whole country, except for a few big families who have joined forces, I am afraid that no one can do it. this ability.

Compared with those major aristocratic families and Li Xiang, Li Shimin was still willing to believe in Li Xiang. Although those major aristocratic families had lost a lot in the previous competition with Li Xiang, their skinny camels were bigger than horses, and they could never give them Similar opportunities, if given the chance, are likely to be unstoppable in the future.

It's different here with Li Xiang. This guy is the grandson of the current dynasty. Even if he buys people's hearts at the local level, he is buying people's hearts for the Li family. No matter how great things you have done now, this contribution will still be yours. Part of it is written on Li Shimin's head. If Li Shimin hadn't known people well, how would you have had such an opportunity?

So after weighing the pros and cons, Li Shimin decided to use Li Xiang's method. You use your own money to improve the local people's livelihood. In the future, you will be able to eat the biggest piece of meat, but the court will also be able to make a fortune. Although three hundred thousand guan is a little bit It's less, but it's better than not having a penny and having to take money from outside. What's more, the biggest benefit after the improvement is that the local area is stable and there will be no rebellion.

Once a rebellion occurs, the people will be in panic, and many things may not be expected by the court. Li Shimin saw the situation in the late Sui Dynasty very clearly. If people rebel in one place, people elsewhere are likely to follow suit. If you follow suit, then the entire empire will...

Of course, people in many places now are not so stupid. After all, when they have a full stomach, they will not think about these things. Rebellion is a heinous crime, and the whole family may be beheaded.

But as the emperor of a country, when thinking about any problem, he must think of the worst-case scenario. If the worst-case scenario occurs, Li Shimin may be unable to cope with it. In the end, even if all the rebels are killed, the entire empire will be affected. The comprehensive national strength has also dropped a lot. How can we still have the good situation we have now?

Now that Li Xiang has a way to improve the local people's livelihood, there is no need for us to work hard. It is just to give him some official quotas. In Li Shimin's view, these officials are unlikely to affect the policies and policies of the imperial court. Giving him is .

What's more, one-third of them are still with the court. If there is anything that is not conducive to the court, Li Shimin can stop it at any time. No matter how you look at it, we are in an invincible position.