Seeing Li Jianye say this, Queen Murong's face looked much better and said with great thoughts: "You, you should be broader and have a tolerance, so that you can make a difference in the future, do you know?"
Li Jianye nodded obediently: "My son remembers the teachings of his mother!"
Queen Murong nodded and changed the subject: "By the way, if you have time, you have more time to interact with your elder brother. You are brothers, so you should support each other."
Upon hearing this, Li Jianye looked a little unnatural, and nodded reluctantly and said, "I know my mother."
The eldest brother that Queen Murong mentioned was Li Chengye, the elder brother of his mother and his compatriots. In terms of blood ties, she was closer than other princes.
Li Chengye is the legitimate son of Emperor Gan Wu, and he is the eleventh son. The age difference between the two is quite large.
According to tradition, the legitimate prince must inherit the throne.
Although Emperor Gan Wu is not in his prime, he is in good health and in good spirits and has never been crowned the crown prince.
This made Li Chengye quite anxious. He fought openly and secretly with several other princes who were expected to compete for the position of prince all day long, and his mind was extremely deep.
On the other hand, Li Jianye is straightforward and obsessed with martial arts, and does not like conspiracy and plot, so Li Jianye doesn't like the eldest brother Li Chengye very much, and the relationship between the two has always been quite average.
Queen Murong naturally saw it, and didn't say much. After chatting for a while, she sent Li Jianye away.
The next morning court.
All civil and military officials in Xuanzheng Hall gathered together, and adult princes who had been working for ten years were also listed.
After worshiping according to the etiquette, the Prime Minister Feng Quji of the current dynasty came out and bowed to him: "Report to Your Majesty, the floods in Shangzhou have been delayed for many days, and the disaster situation has continued to deteriorate. You must make a decision early!"
Emperor Gan Wu returned to Beijing early for this matter.
However, he had no good idea at the moment, so he asked, "Do you guys, do you have any good ideas?"
Feng Quji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Shangzhou is still flooded and has not affected the entire Shangzhou area. However, the rain has been raining for several days and the water level has risen, and the dam is in danger. If it collapses, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land will be destroyed by then. Strengthening the dam is the most important thing at the moment!”
Emperor Gan Wu nodded: "What do you think of your family?"
As soon as the words were finished, the eldest prince Li Chengye was about to speak, but the second prince Li Shou took the lead: "Father, what the Prime Minister said is very true. My son asked me to go to Shangzhou to strengthen the embankment. If the flood does not retreat for a day, my son would not be able to do so. Return, and swear to advance and retreat with the people of Shangzhou!"
Li Shou spoke sincerely and looked worried about the country and the people. Emperor Gan Wu nodded with satisfaction, but did not express his opinion.
Li Chengye's face became a little gloomy. The uncle Murong Changkong, who was beside him, gave him a look and signaled him to be calm.
Seeing Li Shou seeing the second prince so passionate and being praised by Emperor Gan Wu, the Minister of Works Gu Tiancheng was delighted and hurriedly stepped out: "Your Majesty, the second prince is concerned about the people of the Dawn. It is a blessing for me to do my country and country. My Ministry of Works must do my best. Cooperate with the construction of the embankment to relieve Your Majesty’s worries!”
As soon as this statement was made, a group of officials who secretly supported the second prince stood up to express their agreement.
Li Chengye looked at everyone with a expressionless face, and a hint of undetectable sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
After everyone finished speaking, the eldest prince Li Chengye stood up and first bowed to the second prince: "The emperor's brother cares about the people, which is really admirable!"
Then he changed the subject and said, "But there is a more important thing now, that is, to release the national treasury to provide relief to the victims!"
Speaking of this, Li Chengye looked at Emperor Gan Wu and said seriously: "The flood has been spreading for several days. A large number of people are displaced and cannot eat. In the long run, they will be hungry all over the world, and people will be resentful. The remnants of the previous dynasty will definitely take the opportunity to seduce people's hearts and cause trouble!"
Chen Dingyuan, the Minister of Revenue, who had been silent, couldn't help but thrust his face after hearing Li Chengye's words and sighed secretly.
When Li Shou heard this, his face darkened and said with a sarcastic look: "As the emperor's words, don't you need to worry about the dike?"
Li Chengye shook his head: "No, no, the embankment is of great importance, how can we ignore it? I just divided the importance of the matter."
Li Shou was speechless and his face turned red and stopped talking.
As soon as Li Chengye finished speaking, the Minister of Rites stood up: "Your Highness the Great Prince is far-sighted, and I think it's reasonable!"
The Minister of Justice also stood up: "The remnants of the previous dynasty have not been cleared yet, and there is indeed a possibility of taking the opportunity to cause trouble. I also agree with what the eldest prince said!"
The uncle Murong Changkong also spoke at this time.
"Opening the national treasury into two-pronged approach, and providing relief to the victims first is the best way to do so!"
At this moment, Chen Dingyuan, the Minister of Revenue, took a look at the eldest prince and the second prince and said loudly: "Whether it is to provide relief to the victims or strengthen the dam, it requires money. This is the fundamental thing! You know how many treasury has now Is it money? It's less than half a million taels!"
Speaking of this, Chen Dingyuan paused, turned to look at Emperor Gan Wu and bowed, with a helpless look on his face: "Your Majesty, after the flood, the Ministry of Revenue made a disaster based on the number of people affected by the provincial government officials and those dams that urgently needed reinforcement. Budget……"
Speaking of this, Chen Dingyuan paused again, took a deep breath and raised his palm, and the helpless expression on his face became even stronger.
"Five hundred thousand taels! It takes 500 thousand taels of silver to solve the current disaster! So the current issue should not be how to rescue disasters, but how to make money. Without money, there is no way to talk about everything!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Xuanzheng Hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone bowed their heads and said nothing.
The treasury is empty and there is no money and food. What can they do?
Because he followed Li Jianye, who also went to the morning court, remained silent and looked at Li Chengye and Li Shou, feeling a little contempt.
When they were in the limelight, they were more fierce than the other, but when they encountered real problems, they became turtles with their heads.
However, he had no choice.
After hearing Chen Dingyuan's words, Emperor Gan Wu also had a headache. How long has the world been in a state of stability? How could the national treasury take out so much money?
However, the matter is in front of you, and it will not be possible to resolve it. Emperor Gan Wu said in a deep voice: "What Chen Aiqing said is extremely true. Now the national treasury is empty. What are the good strategies do you have?"
All officials lowered their heads, looking at me and I looked at you, but no one spoke. Finally, the Prime Minister Feng Quji, the leader of all officials, had no choice but to speak first.
"For the sake of the present, we can only reduce other expenses and focus on all the money to save disasters."
Chen Dingyuan immediately shook his head: "How can I reduce it now? Even if it is reduced, the gap is still too big!"
"What should I do? What else can I do besides reducing my expenses?"
Then the ministers spoke one after another, and argued for an hour, but did not come up with a practical plan.
Emperor Gan Wu looked at these ministers, his brows became tighter and tighter, and his eyes were full of disappointment.