Li Chen knows very well what kind of virtues the Ninth Prince has.
People with withdrawn and cowardly personalities are the most afraid of things, but they are also the most likely to breed hatred in their hearts.
The more stressed he is, the more likely he is to become psychologically distorted and cynical.
In the past few contacts, the Ninth Prince's behavior in front of him can be described as unbearable.
But the current dialogue between these two sentences is really at a different level.
I just don’t know whether it is Zhao Qinglan or Zhao Xuanji who teaches the Ninth Prince.
"Since you know that I have worked so hard, it would be best if you tell me if you want to see me for anything." Li Chen said calmly.
The Ninth Prince respectfully took out a document from his arms and said: "Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince valued me and allowed me to come forward to provide disaster relief on behalf of the royal family. I thought about it carefully and did not dare to neglect, so I worked out a detailed preparation and plan for disaster relief.
Please take a look at the report. If there are any shortcomings, I must humbly ask for advice."
"Send it up."
After receiving the document sent by the Ninth Prince, Li Chen looked at it carefully.
The writing of this document is sophisticated, and you can tell at a glance that it was written by someone who has been writing official documents for many years. The words are concise and smooth, trying to explain things clearly in the shortest sentences, without excessive modifications to avoid causing ambiguity.
This level of writing alone cannot be written without sorting out official documents from the imperial court for more than ten years.
What concerned Li Chen the most was the various disaster relief matters and preparation plans listed in it.
It provides a detailed estimate of the manpower required for the entire disaster relief, the coordinating departments, the approximate amount of money, as well as the time and rough plan.
It can be said that it is a practical and feasible plan.
"It says here that the Ministry of Household Affairs needs to invest 600,000 taels to mobilize grain from various places as a reserve. In addition, the Ministry of Works needs to send people to build temporary sheds for shelter from the cold. The Imperial Hospital also needs to send imperial doctors to prevent treatment.
Those who are sick, prevent the plague from happening."
Li Chen put down the paperwork, looked up at the Ninth Prince and said, "There are only a few thousand victims, but we need 600,000 taels? Do you think this number is reasonable?"
The Ninth Prince was stunned on the spot.
He grew up in a deep palace and had no concept of numbers.
He didn't know what six hundred thousand taels meant.
He only knew that Zhao Xuanji sent someone to deliver this document, and taught him how to speak, and sent it to the East Palace.
If his mother hadn't encouraged him for a long time, he wouldn't have had the courage to enter the East Palace alone.
But even though he had prepared many words in advance, he did not expect that the prince would ask this question.
Seeing the Ninth Prince's reaction, Li Chen knew that he couldn't tell how ugly he was.
"Nowadays, ordinary people in the Great Qin Empire, even in the capital, the most prosperous place, a family of five people can only earn forty or fifty taels of silver a year. In other remote places, except for Jiangnan, which is almost as rich as the capital, the national average
After that, my income is only about forty taels of silver, which is enough to cover the sky."
"Most people have the habit of saving money. The cost of food and clothing in a year is about thirty taels. Excluding five people, each person can live on average with six taels of silver in a year. And this
Six hundred thousand taels of silver is enough to feed and clothe 100,000 people for a year. Do you still think this number is normal?"
The Ninth Prince trembled at his lips, and his true colors showed in his panicked eyes. After thinking for a long time, he hesitated and said: "But if you want to add repairs and construction of houses, the price of food is still soaring, so it's not outrageous, right?
