After the prince and others left, Li Shimin sat alone in Liangyi Hall.

He thought about the kid who had been stressing that there was not enough food, but according to the Ministry of Revenue's report, the storage capacity in the Zhengcang Valley was still very large.

Why isn't it enough?

He frowned thoughtfully.

In the previous dynasty, Taicang in Xijing, Hanjiacang in Tokyo, Yongfengcang in Huazhou, and Taiyuancang in Shaanxi could store up to tens of millions of shi in terms of rice and millet, and the smaller ones were no less than millions of shi. Even with such an abundance of food, charity warehouses were set up in various states and counties.

Every year during the grain harvest season, millets and wheat are collected from each household according to their rich and poor levels, and all are deposited in charity warehouses to cope with possible famine years in the future.

He called Zhang Anan: "Xuanfang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are here to discuss politics."

The two of them had just gone to the East Palace with the prince and had not yet left the palace.

Li Shimin originally wanted to recuperate after the war, reduce taxes, and slowly restore people's livelihood.

Now it seems that we may still need to prepare for a rainy day.

In terms of food, we can follow the example of the previous dynasty and set up charity warehouses to allow officials and people to pay food to prepare for natural disasters and famines.

But to increase revenue, we must also reduce expenditure... It is urgent to reduce the number of kings and reorganize officials.

In addition, the cost of the harem is also huge.

"Go and tell me, I will go to the Li Zheng Palace to have dinner with the Queen later."

***

On the carriage back to Yuan Mansion, Yuan Yuan wrinkled her chubby face and said very sadly: "Uncle Liulang, can you beat my grandma?"

King Zhao: "..."

The carriage stopped at the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice. Li Yuanjing touched the little boy's head and said, "Wait here for a while, I'll move a lobbyist."

When he got off the carriage, Yuan Yuan held her chin in her hands and pondered: "What is the sleeper?"

After a while, there was a cry of "Ouch, Ouch, Shuzi" outside, and then the car curtain was opened.

Yuan Yuan exchanged glances with General Li Jing.

Li Jing coughed, released his grip on King Zhao, straightened his clothes, and got into the carriage with a smile.

"Miss Yuan, we meet again."

Yuan Yuan nodded, and then taught him seriously with a chubby face: "Li Aweng, all our senior officials must be steady and steady."

Li Jing couldn't stop laughing: "Hey, you little kid, do you know what stability is?"

Yuan Yuan's belly was very big: "Yeah, yeah, I, Aweng, have told me to eat more meat and fight less."

Only then did Li Jing notice the purple clothes on the little kid: "I didn't expect that after not seeing each other for a few days, the little lady has become my colleague!"

Yuan Yuan smiled and narrowed her eyes: "I have ninth grade!!!"

Li Jing looked shocked: "He is actually a ninth-grade official, disrespectful and disrespectful!"

Yuan Yuan was extremely happy: "No disrespect, no disrespect..."

The old man is about to laugh to death. If this little kid is promoted in the future and finds that the rank gets smaller and smaller as he gets promoted, he will probably cry.

Li Yuanjing told him about convincing the Yuan family to let the little boy accompany him on the eastward tour, and Yuan Yuan also looked at him expectantly.

Li Jing didn't think the east patrol was very dangerous, but the baby was really too young.

He asked King Zhao: "This child is young, who will take care of him in daily life? Even the prince's servants can take care of him. The child is usually taken by his family. Maybe he is used to being away from his family for many days?"

King Zhao fell into deep thought.

Yuan Yuan thought about it and realized that she couldn't bear to part with her grandma.

But the old lady of the First Mansion is not a maid and she can be taken out at will.

The three of them discussed the solution together and soon arrived at Yuan Mansion.

The men of the Yuan family had not yet gone to the office, and it was Mrs. Ye who received Li Jing.

I had met her once in the palace before, and the old lady was not particularly reserved.

King Zhao took the little boy away, and before leaving, he gave the old man a look that said, "If you don't succeed, you're doomed."

Li Jing touched his nose. It's not easy to be a teacher these days.

The humble old Li said with a smile: "The old lady doesn't know something. Today's children will have a hard time growing up if they don't go out to experience."

Mrs. Ye:...?

Li Jing stroked his beard and said: "Look at those academies, they take students on study tours from time to time. The more you see, the more you will become knowledgeable. It is much more useful than reading thousands of books."

Mrs. Ye:...? ?

Li Jing: "It has been ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and things are much more stable outside. February is the time when spring returns to the earth, and there are many famous mountains and rivers with pleasant and fascinating scenery..."

Mrs. Ye:...? ? ?

She neither grasped the point nor understood the profound meaning.

I can only nod strategically: "Yes, yes."

Li Jing's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty ordered the prince to inspect the Eastern Capital. He and your second wife are classmates and have a good relationship, so he invited the second wife to go with him. What do you think, old lady?"

Mrs. Ye stared: "Who are you talking about???"

Yuan Yuan took King Zhao to the small bamboo forest to find Bai Bai, who was sleeping on the tree stand installed by Yuan Erlang.

Sitting on a two-meter-high tree branch with his legs spread apart, his chin resting on the thick branch, and his limbs hanging naturally, he looked extremely comfortable.

Yuan Yuan patted the tree trunk: "Bai Bai, Yuan Yuan is back!!!"

The little white bear was startled and rolled down the tree.

The two little ones were separated for a long time and hugged each other happily.

Li Yuanjing looked at the little wolf cub sleeping on a wooden shelf not far away, and asked casually: "Don't you have a rabbit that you haven't played with?"

Yuan Yuan smiled "hehe": "It's Xiao Mao! Xiao Mao is visiting Uncle Wei's house!"

Because the little guy said that he would eat Xiaomao when he grew up, which scared Wei Shuyu to tears, so he took Xiaomao away for isolation and protection.

King Zhao didn't ask any more questions and reminded her: "If nothing else happens, I will leave the day after tomorrow. You and this... Bai Bai and Xiao Hei, bid farewell properly."

Yuan Yuan pursed her lips and rubbed her little round face against the little bear's head: "Bai Bai, you can't forget Yuanyuan, we are such good friends..."

Xiao Hei, who was not far away, looked over with a confused expression.

Suddenly it jumped off the shelf and scurried around Yuan Yuan to make its presence felt.

The three cubs perfectly performed a touching drama of "I like you, but you like it", and King Zhao couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing that it was almost time, the senior and three children went to the front hall together.

As expected, Li Jing had already reached an agreement with Mrs. Ye. When he saw King Zhao coming over, he gave him a "done" look.

Mrs. Ye pulled her granddaughter over and asked her, "Does Yuan Baoer want to go to Dongdu?"

Yuan Yuan nodded: "Yeah, yeah, think about it!"

Mrs. Ye sighed and looked at King Zhao: "The prince must be accompanied by medical doctors when he travels. Can I let my eldest son go with him? He grew up in the countryside and can be of great use outside."

King Zhao thought for a while and nodded: "I will report it to Your Majesty when I return to the palace."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Dalang came back with Yuan Qing and Yuan Fang outside the door.

When several people saw King Zhao and Li Jing, they quickly saluted.

Yuan Dalang said to everyone: "I examined Her Majesty the Queen at the Lizheng Palace. Her Majesty asked me to go back to the palace to prepare medicine in preparation for accompanying the Crown Prince on his eastward tour."

In fact, he had just started to take care of the Queen's body, but for some reason, Queen Changsun believed in him.

This time too, the actual words he said to him were "I entrust the prince to Dr. Yuan."

Yuan Fang was also confused: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to the college to take a leave of absence for me and asked me to go back to my hometown to prepare for my study tour. He didn't tell me anything else. He just said that I would know when I got back to my hometown."

Yuan Qing won the first prize: "I was reading with Chang Le in the palace, and His Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to ask me to go back to the palace to prepare for the trip."

Madam Ye had a complicated look on her face, "Good guy, this is going to be a big deal for her, Old Yuan's family."

Li Jing quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, old madam. When the prince travels, I will arrange all the escorts accompanying him. I will go to the East Palace now, and I will definitely arrange for the most useful person to accompany him."

Yuan Yuan happily ran around the front hall: "Wow wow wow, then we can play together!!!"

The little bear sat on the ground and said "Yeah" happily.

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