Millions of harbors of food and various cold-proof materials were transported from Chang'an to Yizhou under the unified dispatch of Li Chengqian, and then from Yizhou to various parts of the Western Regions. This not only brought praise from the people, but also caused great shock to those who still had strange intentions!

No one would have thought that the Tang Dynasty would actually take out millions of danks of grain to help the victims, and he would have never thought that the Tang Dynasty would really have the ability to transport grain to all parts of the Western Regions.

Since food can be delivered, it means that the Tang army can be dispatched at any time, so that the forces that were originally ready to move dared not have any any more abnormal movements!

...

"Your Highness, this disaster relief has transported a total of 1.2 million dans of grain... As of yesterday, no one who freezes to death or starves to death among the information reported by the twelve counties yesterday! But..."

"But what?"

"Spring is just beginning, and there are still several months before autumn harvest... Will you still release food to the people for free during this period? If you continue to release it for free, I am afraid the court will not be able to support it..."

Shi Wannian has now been promoted to the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions Governor's Office, assisting Li Chengqian, the Grand Governor of the Western Regions Governor's Office, in charge of all matters in the Western Regions.

Although this Western Region Governor's Office was just an institution temporarily established to facilitate Li Chengqian to manage Western Regions affairs, and it will be abolished when Li Chengqian leaves the Western Regions, the power of Shi Wannian is not small at all. He can manage all affairs except military affairs within the two twelve counties of the Western Regions. Therefore, he can be said to be the best at understanding the disaster relief situation in various places.

It has been nearly two months since the government released food to the victims for free, and it has also come to the sixth year of Zhenguan. With the full assistance of the Tang Dynasty, the snow disaster that affected the entire Western Regions did not cause too many casualties... Of course, it is impossible not to die, but compared to the past, the number of people is much smaller!

Li Chengqian himself felt that the disaster relief was not very effective, but others were shocked by the statistics of casualties. Even when His Majesty Li Er, who was far away in Chang'an, saw Li Chengqian's memorial back, he thought that someone was deceived and lies with the data. For this reason, he issued an imperial edict to let Li Chengqian strictly investigate the fraudulent person and punish him severely...

When Li Chengqian saw this imperial edict, his first reaction was that his character was indeed strong, and he had no doubt that the data was faked by himself.

The second reaction is that I underestimate myself too much and actually think that I have no experience and have been deceived by the people below without knowing it! How could I be so stupid?

Now the most difficult winter has passed, but a more severe test is placed before everyone, that is, the livelihood of the affected victims!

Although the people in the Western Regions, which were already under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, were all assigned land, it was impossible to harvest food immediately, and at least wait a few more months. How should the victims arrange this period?

If the court continues to release food, even if the Tang Dynasty has been harvesting year after year in recent years, it will be unable to support it! But if it is left alone, the people's hearts that have been consuming a lot of food and various materials before will be destroyed, and then the entire Tang Dynasty's Western Regions strategy will be wasted.

Li Chengqian frowned and thought for a moment, and thought of a solution to this problem.

"The food must be released, otherwise our previous efforts will be wasted? But it is not for them for free..."

"What does Your Highness mean?"

"Build a road, a road that leads directly to the Central Plains!"

“Build a road?”

"Yes, hire the people of the Western Regions to build a road connecting the Western Regions and Chang'an..." Li Chengqian explained the solution he had thought in detail, and the puzzled expression on the faces of the ministers present gradually became shocked!

"Your Highness is wise! In this way, it not only solves the livelihood problems of the disaster victims, but also builds roads without consuming the people's efforts... It is indeed the best of both worlds!"

Faced with the praise of the ministers, Li Chengqian just smiled faintly. Although the method was told by him, it was not his original work. There was a famous creation in later generations called "Using Workers to Replace Fu"...

"Your Highness, the person who incited civil unrest has investigated it clearly. The person who is the former Gaochang King Ju Wentai..."

"Oh? Ju Wentai? It turned out to be him! I almost forgot that there is such a person... Have you caught it?"

"The subordinate is incompetent, so he ran away early."

"The clown jumping is not afraid...but you and others still have their best efforts to investigate and capture him as soon as possible."

"yes!"

"Okay, since all the affairs of the Western Regions have been settled, I will return to the Tang Dynasty soon. I'll ask you all for the matter here!"

"I will do my best to do my best and will live up to the entrusted entrusted by Your Highness and the court!"

It has been more than half a year since he left Chang'an last year. The Tang Dynasty's Western Regions strategy has basically been implemented. Li Chengqian does not need to handle the remaining details. He himself missed Chang'an and his relatives and friends there. The most important thing is that yesterday he received a secret letter from His Majesty Li Er, asking him to return to Chang'an as soon as possible!

Although His Majesty Li Er did not explain in his heart what was going on, he asked Li Chengqian to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, but Li Chengqian could clearly feel the anxious look between His Majesty Li Er's words from the letter!

After arranging all the affairs of the Western Regions and choosing a sunny and beautiful cause, Li Chengqian left Yancheng under the escort of ten thousand Xuanwu Guards and headed east...

...

In Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace, and Liangyi Hall, His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly and looked at the memorial sent by Li Chengqian on the construction of the straight road of the Western Regions and the Central Plains.

"What do you think of what the prince said?"

"Your Majesty, if you follow His Highness the Crown Prince's words, you don't need to spend much money on the court to build this road, I think it's all right!"

"I commented on it! The importance of the Western Regions is self-evident. Even if the court pays money and grain to build this straight road, it is worth it, let alone the court does not need to invest a little bit now?"

"I think the Crown Prince's method is extremely wonderful and can be vigorously promoted. The straight roads in all parts of the Tang Dynasty have not been repaired for many years!"

"Well, Xuanling's words are reasonable... Since that's the case, then I'll write an order to tell the world!"

"Abide by the order!"

"Okay, that's all about this matter, let's talk about another thing... What do you think should be done with me?"

The ministers no longer showed positively, but they all lowered their heads and remained silent, which made His Majesty Li Er frown even deeper. He clenched his fists several times, suppressed the anger in his heart, and after a long sigh, "Oh...forget it, my dear friends, let's do it, arrange the straight road as soon as possible!"

"yes!"

All the ministers took their leave, leaving His Majesty Li Er to sit quietly in the hall, looking at the hall gate with a lonely face...

In those years I was the prince
Chapter completed!