Zhao Xun frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Xun shook his head: "The emperor should have known about the matter of the Political Affairs Hall. We sat there for a whole morning, but the problem has not been resolved."

Zhao Xun said: "You can't say that. I think the suggestion that Xie Shiyuan put forward is pretty good, but he was only half right."

Li Xun said in confusion: "What does the half of the emperor mean?"

Zhao Xun said: "The year of Jiangnan is a bumper year, with sufficient food and supplies. Kou Xiong and Zhao Bai'an can use materials locally for military supplies. The problem should not be big, but the money from the Ministry of Revenue cannot be moved. I want to reward nobles and royal relatives on the Lantern Festival. How can I recover what I say? The three million taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue must not be moved."

Li Xun was a little dazed and asked, "What should I do if the victims in Henan do?"

"The problem will always be solved. Don't rush for a moment. You can find a way slowly."

Zhao Xun frowned, and he was also worried about this problem.

Only then did Li Xun realize that Zhao Xun obviously did not take the situation and situation in Henan too seriously, or he had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.

Thinking of this, Li Xun said anxiously: "The situation in Henan cannot be delayed anymore. If it continues, there will definitely be big problems."

Zhao Xun smiled: "But the riots of hundreds of civilians can be easily solved by county-level yamen. What big problems will arise? Li Xun, don't be too nervous."

Li Xun said: "Your Majesty, the riots of hundreds of civilians are indeed not scary, but now in Henan Province, there is a big famine. The riots and natural disasters, which is very scary. The people have no food. If they don't want to starve to death, they can only take risks. Now, maybe only hundreds of civilians are causing trouble, but once the despair spreads, it will definitely cause a chain reaction. Just like a snowball, it won't take long from childhood to adulthood. The top priority is that the court should pay for food immediately and quickly transport it to Henan Province to start large-scale disaster relief. As long as the people can see the way to survive, they will no longer have any other thoughts. The scale of the riot can be within a controllable range."

After hearing Li Xun's words, Zhao Xun fell into deep thought.

Seeing Zhao Xun thinking, Li Xun was not saying much. He couldn't help but think of himself. In the 15th year of Guangyuan, a great famine broke out in Hedong, and the powerful White Turban Army was in chaos. In order to survive, Li Xun took his father Li Mancang all the way to Fengjing. In the end, in order to save his father's life, Li Xun had no choice but to sneak into Fengjing with Zhu Zhengguo, rob and buy life-saving medicine.

So Li Xun deeply agrees with what choices the people who are forced into desperate situations will make and what their mentality will be like. Because he has experienced it, he is very clear about it.

Li Xun was sure that if the imperial court did not transport grain to Henan Road to rescue disasters immediately, it would be a riot of hundreds of people, but in a few days, maybe thousands or even tens of thousands of people, which is the inevitable result.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Xun nodded and sighed, "What you said is reasonable, but the court cannot afford to pay for the money and food now, what can I do about it?"

Li Xun looked at Zhao Xun and was speechless. The Ministry of Revenue still had millions of taels of silver, so how could it be called "no money"?

Perhaps in Zhao Xun's understanding, it is much more useful to win over and buy those nobles and royal relatives than to rescue many suffering people.

This cannot be entirely blamed on Zhao Xun. He was good at the deep palace and did not know the hardships of the world, nor did he know what kind of life the many people in the Jin Dynasty now lived.

After the wing king Zhao He was killed, he confiscated his royal palace, but the property he found was not even 10,000 taels of silver. After some investigation, he learned that Zhao He had purchased a large amount of land in Hedong, but all of these lands were allowed to be cultivated by the people with very low taxes, and ten years later, it would be given to the people who cultivated for free.

Zhao Xun's understanding of this is that Zhao He is using land to buy people's hearts, which is extremely hateful.

Li Xun sometimes feels that Zhao He has seen the most humble and humble scene in the world and saw the suffering life of the people, so he has such actions and actions. Looking at Zhao He's life, he is not favored by Zhao Zhi, and the relationship between the father and son is very cold. Before going to Hedong, Zhao He was actually very low-key and did not have a strong desire to compete for the throne. However, since he went to Hedong, his desire to compete for the throne has become more and more serious, and even seemed aggressive, which eventually led to Zhao Zhi taking action and transferring Zhao He back to Fengjing and seizing the rights in his hands.

Zhao He's attitude changed from Hedong. Perhaps his competition for the throne was to change something through himself.

Li Xun knew Zhao Xun's character well and was very stubborn. It was difficult for others to change what he believed. His meaning was actually very simple. The Ministry of Revenue has money now, so let's use it first. Which royal relatives lack money? But if you say this, you will definitely be opposed or even disgusted by Zhao Xun. It would be useless to say it.

Li Xun thought for a while, then said, "Your Majesty, do I have an idea, don't you know if it is feasible?"

Zhao Xun nodded and said, "Tell me, I will help you with your ideas."

Li Xun said: "You can borrow grain merchants and wealthy families from the grain. The court will admit it. The money and grain from the Western Regions will be transported back to Fengjing in only one month at the latest. Then you will get it back to them if you have money."

Zhao Xun nodded with a smile on his face: "Your idea is very good, very good. I can issue an edict to clarify this matter. In this way, those grain merchants and big farmers can lend the grain to the court with confidence to solve my urgent needs."

There was finally a better solution to the matter. Zhao Xun was in a good mood for a moment and smiled and said, "You may not be able to catch up with lunch when you go back now, so stay here to have a meal with me."

"This is my honor."

Li Xun agreed that he hadn't had a meal in the palace for a long time since Zhao Zhi died.

Xiao Lezi smiled and said, "Emperor, the Empress Dowager was still muttering a few days ago. He hasn't seen Prime Minister Li for a long time. He said that he had become Prime Minister and forgot his aunt. I felt that today was just taking advantage of this opportunity. It would be better to go to the Queen Mother's palace for dinner and have fun with the whole family."

Zhao Xun laughed and said, "Your suggestion is very good, just do it."

In recent times, the relationship between Zhao Xun and Empress Dowager Li Yi has eased and is no longer as cold as before. However, there are obviously certain knots between the mother and son, which are difficult to untie. The emotions that used to be can no longer be returned.
Chapter completed!