The next morning, the sun was still bright, shining on the walls of Bianjing. The water transport gazebo of Bianjing City continued to be heard as usual, and the double towers pulled out long shadows, and the glazed tiles of Wende Hall were illuminated orange and yellow, shining brightly.

Today is the first day of the resumption of dynasty. All government offices have started to work, and the people are filled with all kinds of excitement. The Imperial Street has begun to become bustling, and even traffic jams have occurred, and the prosperity and prosperity has occurred.

The letters to prevent locusts from all over the country were like snowflakes, smashing into the court and talking nonstop.

Yao Shunfu of the Imperial Heavenly Prison was impeached by his ministers today. The reason for the impeachment was that the Imperial Heavenly Prison was unfavorable for rain and there was no rain for many days. Yao Shunfu had no power to resist at all, and was impeached in a few words and asked him to return home.

Zhao Huan rudely interrupted the discussion of the ministers, and the reason for impeachment that seeking rain is unfavorable is not valid for him!

What is this human being confused about?!

However, Zhao Huan quickly figured out something was wrong. After he supported Yao Shunfu, he did not see the relieved expression on Yao Shunfu's face, but was worried.

In an instant, Zhao Huan understood that if locust plagues spread widely this year, Yao Shunfu would be the first to take the blame.

It was he who proposed that locust plagues were prevalent. If the locust plagues really disturbed the pace of the government's attack on gold, then he could only resign and had no other way back.

Therefore, Yao Shunfu's first argument for locust plague was to be named after the future political future and final conclusion.

"Retreat!" Zhao Ying's yin and yang sounded in the court, and the ministers faded away like a tide.

Zhao Huan rubbed his temples, and he was afraid he couldn't get around the stuttering of raw locusts. Because of the quarrels of Bianjing in the Song Dynasty, the odds of the emperor's raw locusts getting lower and lower. What made him anxious was that once a locust plague occurred, where would the food and grass be provided for relief?

Should we stop the Northern Expedition and watch the Jin people attack Mobei and eat the tribes in Mobei to recover their blood?

"The official family, today is the birthday of the official family. This is the praise from the ministers." Zhao Ying helped the official family back to Wende Hall and said with a smile.

"Birthday?" Zhao Huan couldn't laugh and cry and looked at the letter in front of him. He himself didn't remember it was his birthday, and he also asked Zhao Ying to remind him that of course, the ministers would not remind the official family of their birthday, because the birthday gift created by the Supreme Emperor really made the court officials afraid of the ropes of the well after being bitten by a snake for ten years.

He asked in confusion: "Why didn't anyone give me a thumbs up before? Is this year special?"

"The officials were busy before, and they praised the New Year. The officials said that they were superficial articles, but they didn't read them. This time, Dazai Lee specifically reminded them to let them see them." Zhao Ying said happily.

oh?

When Zhao Huan opened the first praise list, he knew what Li Gang had in mind, because the first praise list was Anna's praise list.

"It is my family matter to accept a concubine. Li Taizai's hand is stretched a little long." Zhao Huan closed the praise, his face a little unhappy. He had crossed out the list of three foreign princesses, including Anna.

Originally, the locust plague and food pressure made him feel very bad, but Li Gang was still playing this.

"The emperor has no family affairs, and family affairs are state affairs." Zhao Ying defended Li Gang.

"Go and call Li Gang." Zhao Huan put down the praise in his hand and said.

Zhao Ying chuckled and said, "Dazai Lee is waiting outside the hall."

Zhao Huan was silent. Is this a trap for himself? Wait for him to drill into it?

"Officials, locust plagues are inevitable, but there are a few differences between the people affected. The prefecture has raised many ducks, but these ducks are actually powerless to do with large-scale locust plagues. It is like an iron-eating beast that cannot gnaw all the bamboo forests in Shu." Li Gang bowed his head and said.

Of course, Zhao Huan understood that this was also the case that there were so many bamboos in the Sichuan and Sichuan mountains that could not count them.

"Is it related to this praise book? I am very curious about how Princess Anna lobbied me, the Grand Song Dynasty." Zhao Huan said, holding up the letter in his hand.

Li Gang did not answer this question positively, but continued to talk about the locust plague. He bowed and said, "Officials, we should find a way to raise food. The Northern Expedition requires grain, and the Jinghu spring plowing requires grain. After the flood in Jiangnan, there is very little spring tax this year."

"The most important thing is the relief of locust plagues, and it also requires food and grass. What we lack now is the food to provide relief to locust plagues. The current situation is that the national treasury of the Song Dynasty is a lot of money, and the reserves of grain can no longer meet the needs of the whole year of this year. We must prevent problems before they happen."

These are all the same things as the car was talking around. The court officials had already said this morning. The court officials proposed to buy food, but the Song Dynasty was the largest grain production place in the world. Where can I find food?

Li Gang looked at the official and said seriously: "The Shangjing Road market has begun to collect grain, and the merchants in Datong Prefecture are also looking to raise grain from the Western Regions and the farther West. Tangkou Maritime Bureau is also actively contacting maritime merchants to buy grain from Chameng and other places. We need to give the Western Regions merchants and Chameng grain merchants some confidence to stimulate them to sell grain, and this stimulus is the openness and tolerance of our Song Dynasty."

Zhao Huan looked at Li Gang and said seriously: "We can use more economic means to raise money instead of using my family affairs to make money."

Li Gang took a deep breath and said, "But taking concubines is the most cost-effective and has no future troubles."

Zhao Huan looked at Li Gang with hesitation, and there were many ways to stimulate Western Regions businessmen or grain merchants to sell grain, such as opening the Song Dynasty market to foreign businesses, opening the residences to allow foreign businesses to settle in, or carrying out cooperative operations and expanding foreign investors' investment assets.

These policies can stimulate the trade of merchants in the Western Regions, grain merchants in Chameng and the Song Dynasty.

Corresponding to the locust plague, it is to sell more grain to the Song Dynasty. The Ministry of Commerce also submitted relevant policies. Zhao Huan has not yet approved the dividend, which has many consequences.

In the eyes of the people, this is what it is better to give to the Gentiles than to the slaves.

For example, salt and iron were sold in the Song Dynasty. Now that the Song Dynasty has a Ministry of Commerce, the salt and iron were sold in tightening. Moreover, salt, as a weapon of the Song Dynasty, has been used in war.

However, there was an entry for opening salt and iron to foreign businessmen in the letter from the Ministry of Commerce, which made Zhao Huan completely unacceptable. This was a major plan for people's livelihood! It was to attract wolves into the house!

Especially with the emergence of this epidemic, this kind of livelihood plan must be placed outside the market rules to prevent the tragedy of Zhao Chengyou raising grain prices and salt prices from reappearing. It is a foolish thing to entrust food, protection, medical care and living environment to others!

Yes, Li Gang is right. Taking a concubine from a foreign royal family is indeed the simplest way to stimulate trade, and there are no future troubles.
Chapter completed!