"Natural disasters cannot be changed, but we humans can. Floods, droughts, and snowstorms were three consecutive disasters. It was indeed a major challenge for Li Er, but it was also an excellent opportunity.”
"There's a saying that in a crisis, there's an opportunity.”Qin Fang explained slowly.
"How do we turn danger into opportunity?" Li Er wanted to know this the most.
Qin Fang waved his hand, and Xiao Die moved to the other side to massage Qin Fang's arm.
Li Junxian thought,"The Emperor is sitting upright, but Qin Fang is letting a servant girl pinch his arm. What a disgrace. If it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't beat you, he would have killed you with a knife."
Li Er didn't mind at all.
"Now, everyone says that the natural disaster was caused by Li Er seizing Li Jiancheng's throne and forcing Retired Emperor Li Yuan to abdicate.”
Li Er's body trembled. Everyone knew about the incident at Black Tortoise Sect, where Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.
However, no one knew that Li Yuan was forced to abdicate. This matter was done extremely secretly. Outsiders could only guess at most and could not get any concrete evidence.
However, Qin Fang was so certain.
Was he really a god?
"But if we defeat the natural disaster, we can win the hearts of the people.”
"You must know that the year of the natural disaster is the best opportunity for the emperor to gather the hearts of the people.”
"Furthermore…" Qin Fang snickered evilly, looking unfathomable.
"And?" Li Er was anxious to death. Qin Fang was always keeping him in suspense.
"Moreover, we can also take this opportunity to suppress the aristocratic families.”Qin Fang smiled evilly.
"Then how do we win the hearts of the people and suppress the aristocratic families?”Li Er asked.
"Actually, it's simple. The first one is to build irrigation works. There are three major rivers in the Guanzhong Plain: the Wei River, the Jing River, and the Beiluo River. The water irrigation facilities in these places had been under construction since the Qin Dynasty, but after the Eastern Han Dynasty, they gradually became abandoned. Especially after the Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, they were basically abandoned. For example, this year, if there were irrigation facilities, the autumn flood could be stored and the flood would not be so serious. Moreover, there would be a drought next spring and summer, and the year after that, the year after that, and the year after that. When the time came, they could open the floodgates and release water for irrigation.”
Li Er was shocked. It was actually going to be dry for four consecutive years?
"There will be heavy snow this winter, and it will thaw in the early spring of next year. If we build irrigation works in time, we can still store a wave of water to barely cope with the summer drought next year. As for autumn, there would be floods. However, during the summer drought, the river could be dredged to allow the flood to flow into the Yellow River. The flood would not be a problem.”
Li Er exclaimed. This person could divine the heavens?
In fact, Qin Fang did not know how to read the heavenly secrets. Perhaps the salted fish system might give him the ability to read the weather in the future, but he did not know it yet.
However, as a top student of the 21st century military academy, he was familiar with history, especially the history of the Tang Dynasty. He had studied it thoroughly and almost remembered what Li Er wore every day.
"This is a long-term plan. If the irrigation facilities were repaired, the weather would not become a disaster in the next few years, even if it was bad. At that time, the people naturally praised Li Er as a good emperor. The most important thing for the common people was their wives and children. They had food to eat and clothes to wear. In fact, they did not care who was the emperor.”
"The monarch is the boat, and the people are the water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it." Qin Fang opened his mouth, and Xiao Die naturally picked up a piece of watermelon and fed it to him.
Li Er felt that he was in a mess. His three views had been subverted.
Qin Fang's words could be said to be shocking. Every word was very shocking, but it was also reasonable.
There had been so many changes in dynasties. They would support whoever allowed the commoners to live well. They did not care how they obtained the throne at all.
Especially the last sentence,"The monarch is the boat, and the people are the water." Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it." It was as if he had said what was in Li Erxin's heart.
If it were another emperor, it would be difficult for him to understand Qin Fang's words. However, although Li Shiming was born into a noble family, he had often come into contact with the lowest level of the common people after the uprising. He knew how correct Qin Fang's words were. He secretly remembered this sentence in his heart and wished he could immediately record it in his small notebook.
"Then what's the most urgent matter? Just now, you said that you could take the opportunity to suppress the wealthy families. What should we do?”Li Er asked.
As the emperor, he had to think about both the long term and the present. He couldn't let the commoners starve to death.
"This is the second thing I want to say: The construction of the water conservancy project could not wait. Otherwise, if it was delayed until spring, there would be no time to store water. If there was a drought in summer and a flood in autumn, wouldn't Li Er be finished? Therefore, he had to start building the reservoir now.”
Li Er was stunned.
What he said just now was very reasonable, but this sentence did not seem like something a god should say at all.
"But Young Master Qin, now that there is a snowstorm, the commoners are hungry, and the national treasury is empty, isn't it going against the trend to start labor now?”
Building irrigation works on the three major rivers in Guanzhong was a huge project.
Now that the people in Guanzhong had reached the point of selling their children, if they built water conservancy at this time, wouldn't it be a tyrant's behavior?
Li Er really didn't understand what Qin Fang was thinking.
"Old Li, you're an expert in doing business, but you're an outsider when it comes to governing the country.”
Hearing Qin Fang say that he was an amateur in governing the country, Li Er was a little amused. Someone actually said that he did not understand national politics.
Li Shiming was born in a noble family and had been involved in politics since he was young.
Even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui admired his political views, but Qin Fang actually said that he was a layman who didn't understand state affairs.
"Young Master Qin, please enlighten me."
"Come, let me tell you the three main reasons why you think it's not suitable to build water conservancy projects: Snowstorm, the people had no food to eat, and the national treasury had no food. Am I right?" Qin Fang took another bite of watermelon and said slowly.
It was snowing outside, but the house was as warm as summer. Qin Fang felt a little hot after eating the hotpot.
After Li Er left, he had to let Xiao Die serve him.
" That's right. These three reasons are fatal and insurmountable difficulties. At this time, we should live with the people and not talk about civil engineering and water conservancy.”
Qin Fang smiled disdainfully." This is just a common folk's talk. It's not enough to plan the world."”
Li Er was surprised. The common practice of the past dynasties was actually the talk of the countryside?
"May I ask what Young Master Qin thinks?"
"If I were Li Er…" Qin Fang stood up and said.
Li Junxian was shocked. Had this person gone mad?
How dare he compare himself to the emperor? This thief deserves to be killed.
Li Junxian was about to draw his saber when Li Er looked at him.
Li Junxian silently withdrew his hand.
"If you were the emperor, what would you do?”Li Er was actually suppressing his anger as he listened. If Qin Fang's actions just now were not like a god, he would definitely take Qin Fang down now.
Compared to the current emperor, this was treason.
"If I were Li Er, I would recruit these disaster victims, feed them, and build irrigation works. Think about it, if you just give food to the victims, it's meaningless and doesn't produce any value. However, if I use work as a form of relief, I can save these victims and repair the water irrigation facilities in the winter. When the snow melts next spring, the reservoir can store water. In that case, this winter's snow disaster would be a year of auspicious snow.”
Qin Fang's imposing manner shocked Li Er.
"Work as a form of relief?" This child was a genius in governing the country!
Li Er had never heard of such a wonderful talk about governing the country.
Even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui had never said such a strange theory.
However, Li Er was well versed in the art of governing the country. He knew very well how many taels of silver and grains of rice there were in the court.
There was one key aspect of the work-for-relief policy, and that was food.
If there was no food, then there was no need to talk about anything else. This was the biggest problem.
The imperial court had no food at all, and the official warehouse was about to run out.
"What Young Master Qin said is indeed an unprecedented theory, but…I'm in the grain business in Chang 'an. The imperial court really doesn't have any grain now. This was definitely not Li…Li Er is crying poor." Li Shimin followed Qin Fang and called himself Li Er.
Wei Zheng did not know what to say. It had only been a short time, but Qin Fang had actually assimilated the Emperor.
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