Empress Zhangsun was stunned.
He gasped.
He asked Li Yi with uncertainty," You child, don't talk nonsense. Do you know how much the imperial court is short of food?”
Li Yi nodded. Now that the torrential rain had ravaged Chang 'an for more than two months, the imperial court had probably fallen into a state of poverty.”
"If I'm not wrong, the imperial court's grain won't last long.”
"Isn't that so?" Empress Zhangsun said to Li Yi. I heard from Old Huang that the imperial court's grain can only last for five more days.”
Li Yi nodded.
"And now, most of the large grain households in the market are controlled by the aristocratic families. Even if it was not the grain of the aristocratic families, the other individual investors were waiting for the right price and would not easily sell the grain.”
Empress Zhangsun's eyes were burning.
"That's right." In your opinion, how should we solve this food crisis?”
Li Yi smiled." Actually, it's simple. For example, let Second Emperor Li borrow grain from the aristocratic families."”
Empress Zhangsun shook her head.
Not to mention that Erlang and the aristocratic families were not on good terms.
Not long ago, I offended all the aristocratic families because of you.
At this time, unless it was a matter of life and death, Li Shiming would never put down his face and ask the aristocratic families for food.
"What else?" Empress Zhangsun asked.”
"Let the seven sects and five families, as well as all the grain merchants in Chang 'an, distribute their own grain," Li Yi said calmly.”
F * ck!
Empress Zhangsun almost staggered and fell.
He was not a fool.
Would he take the initiative to distribute food?
How was this possible?
However, Li Yi said it with confidence and continued,""However, there is a prerequisite. The Imperial Court still needs to have enough food to last ten days.”
This was getting out of hand.
Empress Zhangsun smiled." Child, don't talk nonsense. How is this possible?"”
Li Yi smiled and said to Empress Zhangsun,""Aunt Sun, you don't understand the human heart, and you don't know how crazy people can be driven by interests. This method of mine is a little crazy. Unless Old Huang can become a high official of the imperial court and that high official has the courage to carry out everything I say, everything will be in vain.”
Empress Zhangsun froze when she heard Li Yi's solemn vow.
"Are you joking with YiNiang?"
"No." Li Yi replied. If this method was implemented, it would be effortless, and the Imperial Court would not even need to do anything. The aristocratic families, including the individual grain traders in the market, would automatically release grain to solve this food shortage crisis.”
Empress Zhangsun was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
"What is it?"
Li Yi smiled and shook his head." I'll have to wait for Old Huang to come. I'll talk to him personally."”
It wasn't that he thought Empress Zhangsun didn't understand.
It was because Li Yi felt that it was better not to let Concubine Sun know about some dirty things.
"Alright, alright!"
Empress Zhangsun hurriedly responded, her body trembling slightly.
He didn't even bother to greet Li Yi and was about to leave with the oil-paper umbrella.
"Hey! YiNiang, don't you want your perfume anymore?"
How could Empress Zhangsun care about perfume now?
She was a woman who knew her limits.
Even though she loved this perfume, she knew what was more important.
Now, His Majesty was extremely anxious in Taiji Palace.
How could she not inform His Majesty of this news first?
"The next time you come to get it, hide the perfume for YiNiang. Don't give it to others!”
After saying that, Empress Zhangsun ran away in a hurry.
……
Taiji Palace.
Li Shi Min was a little anxious.
The civil officials led by Wei Zheng organized a charity donation.
But so far, the results were minimal.
Seeing that the food supply of the imperial court was getting lesser and lesser.
Li Shiming started to panic.
Once the imperial court's disaster relief food could not meet the needs of the people.
What would the people of Chang 'an do next?
There were riots, riots, and even looting of grain merchants…
Once that happened, Chang 'an would truly be in chaos.
"Your Majesty, I can't go and borrow food from the aristocratic families!" Fang Xuanling sighed. This old man doesn't want this face anymore, alright?”
"What's the difference between you and me going to borrow food from the aristocratic families?" Li Shiming said coldly. The Seven Sects and Five Families are all waiting to see me make a fool of myself. They are all waiting for me to beg them!”
Fang Xuanling felt sad.
At the moment, he still cared about so much?
Is your face more important than the Great Tang?
If he put down his face and went to the aristocratic families, everything would be resolved.
Why not?
Moreover, since things had already come to this, what other way could he change his fate?
Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling with a dark face,"These days, you have more or less come into contact with the Seven Sects and Five Families. What did they say?”
Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shiming timidly.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry."
"Yes."
" The Seven Sects and Five Families have announced that they want Your Majesty to revise the clan records and put the Cui family of Boling in the first rank, the Lu family of Fanyang in the second rank, the Zheng family of Xingyang in the third rank, the Wang family of Taiyuan in the fourth rank…Well, the Li family of Longyou in the fifth rank…"
Li Shi Min's face was ashen.
After a while, he gritted his teeth and said,""Bullsh * t!"
This world belonged to the Li family.
Now, the clan wanted to place the Li Clan in the fifth class?
They even wanted the imperial court to personally write the clan annals.
Wasn't this clearly telling the world that Li Tang's status was low and inferior to the other aristocratic families?
"In their dreams!"
"I can't do something that forgets my ancestors just to borrow food!”
Fang Xuanling muttered in his heart. Back then, for the sake of the world, you imprisoned Li Yuan.
What ancestor?
It was all nonsense.
Naturally, he did not dare to say this.
"Then what should we do?" Fang Xuanling asked softly.
"You're asking me? You are the Prime Minister of the Great Tang, you can't do anything about it?”
"I…this old official…this old man…really can't do anything!”
Li Shi Min's face turned ashen.
At this moment, a crisp voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, Li Yi said that he can solve this food crisis!”
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