Li Ze carried his hands behind his back and walked side by the Sushui River with Chunyu Yue.

Today, Sushui River is like a good boy, flowing quietly between the built river embankments, but there are many water trucks, which bring the water trucks in the river up and pour it into the canal. The clear river water flows along the boundless canal to the distance, nourishing countless fertile fields on both sides of the river.

"What the agricultural officials said about this spring to summer, it seems that there will be drought in the north. It seems that they cannot escape!" Chunyu Yue looked at the river and said with a little worry: "At this time in previous years, due to the melting snow, the Sushui River will rise sharply. Today, Li Xiang, look, the river water has not risen at all this year."

"That's why all the places have built so many more water trucks. While the river is still abundant, try to get up and stand there for emergencies!" Li Ze nodded and said, "In previous years, all places will be busy for a while. I am not busy with this matter this year, but I feel even more nervous. The farmer only said that there is a drought, but I still don't know what kind of situation it is."

Li Ze sighed when he looked up at the clear sky without clouds. However, he had no choice but to stare at God, hoping that God would be merciful and not overdo it.

"The Prime Minister doesn't have to worry too much. Natural disasters are always inevitable. It's already good to say that over the years, the northern region has been in good weather. It's natural to encounter such a thing occasionally." Chunyu Yue smiled and said, "Besides, the court is different from the past. In the past, when encountering such natural disasters, the court can do nothing except praying for blessings. The rest can only be left to fate and prepare for disaster relief. But this disaster relief is good for 20 to 30% of the 100% of the disaster relief. It's a common thing to encounter insatiable people."

"You are also talking about it. Over the years, I am too greedy." Li Ze smiled and said, "The possible drought this time is also a big test for us. How officials from all over the country respond and their abilities will be seen at that time."

"Yes!" Chunyu Yue said: "Prince, now that there is a prediction, the court has also severely warned officials from all over the country, and the subordinates are also nervous. While they are preparing closely, they always need to minimize the disaster. Xia Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue has allocated a large amount of special funds to deal with this disaster."

"You are very clear. Aren't you just staying in the yard with a group of students revising the laws?" Li Ze smiled and said to Chunyu Yue.

"I went to find Shangshu Xia yesterday and planned to fight Qiufeng. I pointed to Shangshu Xia to add a sum of money this year!" Chunyu Yue smiled and said, "I have been appointed as Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice. Although I rarely deal with those civil affairs, the people below have something to ask for, but they can't ignore it, right?"

"Depending on what you mean, is it because of the autumn wind?" Li Ze said with a smile.

Chunyu Yue stroked his beard and smiled proudly: "I don't speak like other people. Occasionally, Shangshu Xia still gives you face. Although it's not much, it's great to be able to pry a little out of the special budget from Shangshu Xia. Don't mention how happy the people below are!"

Seeing Chunyu Yue's somewhat complacent look, Li Ze couldn't help laughing. This man was obsessed with revising the law and was very concerned about foreign affairs. He could certainly be proud of such a great deal of face as soon as he made a move. You must know that no matter whether it is a large department like the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, or the Supervision Bureau, it is almost certain that Xia He will be turned away from him.

"With the benefit, I will not forget those who follow you to revise the law, right?" Li Ze asked with a smile: "They have suffered a lot with you."

"How can they suffer?" Chunyu Yue said disdainfully: "With high salary and no wind and sun, don't want a son for this money? These are all prepared for those who are doing business in the Ministry of Justice, and those people are really hard."

"It's all about your Ministry of Justice. When the money is coming, it's about you, the Minister of Justice." Li Ze smiled and waved his hand: "Most of the Twenty-Four Volumes of the Law have been revised, but what difficulties have you encountered?"

"There is really one thing." Chunyu Yue said: "Li Xiang said earlier that the Tang people will never be slaves. This requires practical operation based on the law, but it is really difficult."

"What's the difficulty?" Li Ze said.

"There are many children of high-ranking families among the students who followed me to revise the law." Chunyu Yue thought for a while and said, "There are many slaves in their families, and some even have children from generation to generation. Li Xiang is your own family, so there are probably many such people? It is too much involved, and how can these people live after leaving these masters?"

"A few years ago, the world was in chaos and the people were living in poverty. Many people sold themselves as servants. Once this law was released, I am afraid that there would be a lot of chaos."

Li Ze shook his head, "After the law is formulated, some detailed rules can be made on the implementation. You might as well work hard on this to minimize the impact."

“Say?”

"Tang people will never be slaves, this one cannot be changed." Li Ze took two steps, turned around, and looked at Chunyu Yue with bright eyes. "Over the years, many people who sold their children in the early years have now become better. They have to allow others to redeem themselves. The rest, the master must sign a contract with them. Whether it is three or five years, as soon as the time comes, they must allow people to come and go freely. If they are willing to stay, they can naturally renew them. If they are unwilling to stay, they can go by themselves. Moreover, the master family needs to pay wages for these servants."

"In this way, there is a buffering period." Chunyu Yue said: "This makes it possible to operate in practice."

"We must set a minimum salary standard for these slaves. This can be appropriate according to the local area, but it must not be lower than the local minimum income. These accounts are available in the Ministry of Revenue. Now under our rule, as long as we are diligent, where can we find a way to support ourselves?" Li Ze said.

"In this way, the burden on the master's family will be huge. I'm afraid that many people will let these slaves go by themselves, and they will not renew their contracts with them." Chunyu Yue said with a smile.

"Tang people will never be slaves. We must start from now on to cultivate the pride of being a Tang people. Not only now, we must let this pride slowly, slowly and gradually immerse into the bones of our Tang people." Li Ze let out a long sigh: "Maybe, there is no big effect in this life, but as long as we persist like this, one day, this pride will become an inherent thing in our Tang people's bloodline. When we are strong, we are proud of being Tang people, and one day we will fall, but as long as there is this pride in our bloodline, in time, we will be able to rise up again and rebuild the glory of the Tang people."

Hearing this, Chunyu Yue was stunned and stopped. Looking at Li Ze's back in front of him, he never expected that the rule that Li Ze insisted on contained such a big article. He originally thought that this was Li Ze's desire to do some kindness to these people because he was sympathetic to the suffering of those who sold themselves as slaves.

Looking at Li Ze, Chunyu Yue felt a little hot on his face, and some sweat was oozing out of his vest.

Li Ze, who had walked two steps, received no response. He stopped and found that Chunyu Yue was missing. He turned around and saw Chunyu Yue tidying up his clothes, crown and hat, and bowed his hand to him deeply.

"Mr. Chunyu, why is this?" Li Ze said in surprise.

"The Tang people will never be slaves for Li Xiang. This is not a plan for a while, but a plan for the whole world. Li Xiang is so envious, and it has never been seen in ancient times. Chunyu Yue admires him." Chunyu Yue said seriously.

Li Ze smiled and helped Chunyu Yue up and said, "Mr. Chunyu, there is no permanent dynasty in this world. The world is reincarnated, and the tides are ebbing and flowing. Throughout history, there are always ups and downs, but as long as we always keep the pride in our hearts, we can always rise up again. This is not achieved by a law, but it is just a little help. To achieve this, we have to start from many aspects."

"Yes! This is a big article!" Chunyu Yue nodded repeatedly: "When Mr. Zhang comes back, I will talk to him in detail. Laws can be forced, but if you really want to moisten things silently, you have to start with teaching and educating people. There are many people who have been bent over for too long, and it is not an easy thing to straighten their backs."

"That's the reason!" Li Ze smiled. "Mr. Chunyu, can you tell me how many newborns we have under our jurisdiction this year? Can you tell me how many children we have been born in the past three years?"

"I really don't know this."

"This year alone, we have more than one million newborns under our rule." Li Ze smiled and said, "For three years, newborns have increased at a rate of 10%. When life gets better, they dare to have children, and the important thing is to feed them."

"So many?" Chunyu Yue said astonished.

"At most ten years, under our rule, our people will double." Li Ze said proudly. "This is the harbinger of the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty, and I will also hope to this generation. I hope that when this generation grows up, this kind of pride of the Tang people has been deeply engraved on their bones and immersed in their body fluids."

"Ten years later, Li Xiang should almost unify the world, right?" Chunyu Yue said with a smile.
Chapter completed!