Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 161 The Snowstorm Is Coming
"So, since you have already moved, then the clothing workshop will be left to you to take full responsibility. Now the weather has started to cold, and I am afraid that it will snow soon."

"I asked Qin Tianjian that this year the snow will be very heavy, so we must make as many cotton clothes as possible before the snow falls, otherwise there will be big troubles, do you understand?" Li Fu told Xu Hui earnestly, Xu Hui Hui nodded vigorously in agreement.

Afterwards, under Xu Hui's guidance, the garment workshop in the Prince's Mansion was fully powered, presenting a lively scene.

The workers who had already been recruited into the Prince's Mansion, Xu Hui implemented three shifts according to the Prince's will, and began to rush to work day and night.

Thanks to the rush to work, in less than half a month, Chang'an City was covered with white snow overnight. In Chang'an City, the shallowest part of the snow was actually the deepest part that could not reach a person's ankle. It actually blocked the doors of the people.

Above the palace, Li Shimin panicked when he heard the report from all the officials. Unexpectedly, as Li Fu expected, the snowstorm came!

"Report to Your Majesty, in the thirteen counties in the suburbs of Chang'an City, hundreds of people have frozen to death, nearly [-]% of the houses have collapsed, and thousands of people are now homeless!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, there is news from Guanzhong and Longyou that the snow is heavier than that in Chang'an. I'm afraid the damage is worse than in Chang'an!"

"Your Majesty, Song Guogong took care of the disaster overnight, but because the weather was too cold last night, the old Duke fell ill this morning, and now he is so sick that he can't even get out of bed."

Hearing the correct performance by all the officials, Li Shimin looked pained and helpless, for a moment he didn't know what to do.

Whether the common people were frozen to death or homeless, or Song Guogong Xiao Yu fell ill, it was all caused by natural disasters. If God wants to do this, even if Li Shimin is the emperor, he is just a mortal. How can he fight against God?

But after being the emperor for so many years, Li Shimin quickly thought of a temporary countermeasure, and immediately said in a deep voice.

"Whether inside or outside Chang'an City, or anywhere in Guanzhong or Longyou, the damage caused by the snowstorm must be verified as soon as possible. If it is found that there are people trapped or homeless, the local government must immediately carry out medical treatment and resettlement."

"Count up the relief materials available from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry, and the left and right military guards will immediately assemble to prepare for disaster relief at any time."

"Song Guogong sent an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him immediately. The old Duke is getting old, so he can't procrastinate his illness. I will visit him in person later."

Hearing Li Shimin's calm and calm solution, Fang Xuanling nodded slightly, but Changsun Wuji looked worried.

"My Majesty, the most important thing right now is to quickly solve the problem of protecting the people from the cold. If the problem of protecting against the cold is not resolved, the number of people who will freeze to death in the next few days will increase!"

Fang Xuanling was convinced when he heard this, "Yes, Your Majesty, last night was just the first snow of this winter. I asked Qin Tian Jian, and Qin Tian Jian said that there will be more snow in the future, and it will be worse than last night's snow." The snow may be even heavier!”

"Once the city is sealed off by heavy snow, the situation in the entire Chang'an, Guanzhong and Longyou regions will become even worse. If there are no appropriate measures to protect against the cold and the wrong relief, I am afraid that many people will not be able to survive this winter this year!"

What Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling said was serious, but they were all the truth, and the truth might even be more serious than what they said, and this was where Li Shimin had a headache.

"Wenhan, how can I solve this?" Li Shimin was at a loss like a trapped animal at this time.

Above the main hall today, the cold wind was bitter. Even though Li Shimin was wearing a cloak, he still felt the cold wind constantly piercing into his bones, and his hands almost felt like they were not his own.

And as an emperor, he was already so cold despite being so warm. Just thinking about it, he knew that those people who could only wear coarse linen clothes on weekdays, and the poor people who couldn't even afford to wear coarse linen clothes, should What to do?

In this case, once the house collapses, there is no home to return to, and there is no clothing to keep out the cold, it is simply waiting to die. Even if you don’t freeze to death in the end, you may lose half of your life.

Well, didn't the prince say before that he asked Xu Hui to make cotton clothes to keep out the cold? Does that mean that the prince has already made enough cotton clothes to help me?Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Masters, have you heard that there are cotton-padded clothes for sale in Chang'an City recently?" Li Shimin asked the officials tentatively.

The officials looked at each other in blank dismay, everyone didn't even know what a cotton coat was, so how could they know how to answer?

"I understand. Let's retreat to the imperial court today, make arrangements quickly, and start relief immediately." Li Shimin made a decisive decision and decided to retreat from the imperial court, and then went to the East Palace to have a look.

Li Shimin took Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji and went straight to the East Palace. Although the Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty and Qi Guogong were full of suspicion, they still followed Li Shimin closely and quickly headed towards the East Palace.

From the Imperial Palace to the Eastern Palace, the distance is actually not too far. On weekdays, at most, it would take only a cup of tea.

But today it was covered with heavy snow, coupled with the freezing weather and the biting north wind, the group of people walked for almost half an hour before finally arriving at the gate of the East Palace.

When they arrived at the gate of the East Palace, Li Shimin and his party were all shivering from the cold. Changsun Wuji couldn't help asking Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, why am I waiting to come to the East Palace now?"

Li Shimin breathed hot air towards his hands, and replied to Changsun Wuji, "The prince mentioned to me before that his garment workshop can make cotton clothes, and when worn on the body, it can cover five sackcloths! "

"What?" Li Shimin's words suddenly made Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling gasp.

"Is there really such a miraculous thing in the Prince's Mansion? Can a cotton coat hold up to five sackcloth?"

"In that case, the matter of keeping the victims from the cold is easily solved. Your Majesty, let's go in quickly!"

A group of people couldn't wait to break into the East Palace. Just entering the main hall, they didn't see anyone, but they smelled an extremely attractive fragrance.

There was an indescribable smell about this fragrance, which immediately made the three of them unable to walk, and even Fang Xuanling couldn't help sniffing around.

"Your Majesty, what does it smell like? Have you smelled it?"

"It's really delicious. Is this what the prince is cooking?"

"The prince really knows how to enjoy it. It seems that it is suitable to hide in the house and eat delicious food in such a cold day!"

Li Shimin and his entourage chattered all the way, looking for the scent, and finally found that the scent came from a sealed room in the side hall.

Seeing that there was no one around, Li Shimin pushed the door open casually, but seeing the situation inside, his eyes lit up instantly...

(End of this chapter)