Chapter 100: Bizhou Travel

"I heard Dai Zhou complain that Luo Yunsheng's mother beat the minor official who gave gifts to the Ministry of Civil Affairs?"

Li Shimin asked Zhang Duo quipped.

Zhang Duo did not dare to lie and immediately lowered his head and said, "Reporting to the saint, it is said that it was because Mrs. Luo's disciple Yang Mingkong returned to Jingyang from Chang'an to pay homage to Mrs. Luo, but he didn't even drink tea. Shangshu Dai sent someone to pick up Yang Mingkong because of the government affairs. Mrs. Luo was furious and said that he beat the minor officials of the Civil Affairs Department."

Li Shimin sighed and said, "Hey, I can't blame Luo for this kind of thing. Why is Dai Zhou not humane at all? He rushed back thousands of miles away, at least waiting for someone to have a reunion dinner."

Zhang Duo said: "Isn't this all caused by disasters? Relief of disasters is like putting out fires. I heard that Shangshu Dai has not closed his eyes for three days."

Li Shimin sighed and said, "What's the use of not closing your eyes?

What I want is a disaster relief plan, and what I want is a solution.

I don’t ask for any loss, at least I should make down jackets like Lu Yunshen so that my people will not freeze to death on the streets.”

When talking about Luo Yunsheng, Li Shimin became even more worried. "When talking about Luo Yunsheng, I remember something. The queen's cough and gasps last night seemed to be different from the past. I am worried about the queen's body. You go to Luojiazhuang and call this kid."

Zhang Duo said helplessly: "Sage, I am afraid I can't do it."

"That kid knows the importance of the matter and won't throw a tantrum with me.

Or are you worried that the queen will blame you for this time?"

Li Shimin frowned and said.

Zhang Duo shook his head and said, "Sage, the news sent by the Hundred Cavalry today is that the man from Jingyang County and the Young Master Xiao from the Xiao family rode out of the city without a trace."

"The bastard from Xiao Yu's family knows that Feiying and lackeys are all day long. He doesn't count as he is useless, but he also has to take my county man with me!"

After scolding, knowing that the matter had happened, it was useless to say anything, so I could only sigh and said, "I have been a little panicked these days. I hope that what Luo Yunsheng said is wrong."

Zhang Duo comforted: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Empress is healthy and she is still riding a horse in the palace. How could she get sick? I see, Luo County men must have read it wrong."

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and ask me where Luo Yunsheng is going. Whenever there is news, take it to the palace."

Luo Yunsheng did go out, but it was not Xiao Xiaoyue who took him, but Xiao Xiaoyue.

At first I was planning to buy wasteland in Jingyang County, but I found that I had indeed bought a lot of land. After all, the land in the early Tang Dynasty was not worth much, but after I bought the land, I couldn’t find a coal mine.

Later, the two of them gritted their teeth and ran out of Jingyang County. Because a second generation of honor who was good to Xiao Xiaoyue said that his woman had eaten this food, it said that this ink stone was the black gold stone mentioned by the doctor, which could cure menstrual disorders.

Luo Yunsheng felt that this matter was too incredible. Can coal cure diseases?

Did you admit your mistake?

However, with a try, the two set off.

It takes less than a hundred miles from Jingyang County to Xianyang County, and it takes only half a day for Xiao Xiaoyue and Luo Yunsheng, who are riding fast horses.

Luo Yunsheng looked at the endless wasteland, and wars continued from the end of the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, which really caused great damage to the economy and the lives of the people.

Thinking about it now, it was a bit too ideal to mention that I shouldn’t have been married to Tubo when I was arrogant.

How many wars can the Tang Dynasty withstand today?

I heard that in order to discuss state affairs, His Majesty discussed with the scholars at Hongwenguan every day until midnight before returning to Ganlu Hall to rest.

Xiao Xiaoyue's face was flushed with cold, and she did not forget to introduce: "Our place is called Binzhou, which belongs to Guannei Road. Although it is the Guanzhong area, the land is barren and the forest damage is very serious. It is not easy to cut down firewood and make charcoal, so there are many people who have frozen to death."

Luo Yunsheng nodded. Along the way, he had seen many wooden houses blown down by the wind and snow.

The snow disaster this year is slightly better than the second year of Zhenguan. It is said that in the second year of Zhenguan, the city gate can only be opened and the people can go out to find a way out. This year, there is some foundation in the national treasury and can be used to provide disaster relief.

This place should have been a town before, but even the earthen walls collapsed due to wind and snow.

"It was here that I discovered the stone ink."

Xiao Xiaoyue said.

The two of them walked on the street with their horses in their arms. There were many people begging along the street. They didn't have to worry about robbing them, because the people in the wind and snow only breathed more than living people, and many people's bodies were even cold.

"The Guanzhong area is better. Every day, the imperial court sends envoys to send porridge. It's hard to say other places. I don't know how many people will die."

Although Xiao Xiaoyue is a child of a noble family, she is somewhat pity, "I want me to tell you, let's not buy barren mountains and use the money to help the people."

Luo Yunsheng shook his head, "Many things cannot be done just by wanting to do.

If you use your own family’s money to help the people, it will be called drop in the bucket, and if you have too much money, it will be called buying people’s hearts.

One cannot save others, the other will harm oneself in the end.”

The coal mine resources in Binzhou are very rich, and you can even directly exploit them in the open-pit area by sweeping away snow, so the most important thing next is labor resources.

It is a difficult time now, and the teeth in Binzhou are simply overcrowded.

According to the information Xiao Xiaoyue found out, the quarrying industry in Binzhou was very developed before, and countless young and strong laborers went to Binzhou to quarrify every winter.

Luo Yunsheng thought he had heard it wrong at first. He went to quarry in the cold winter. Isn’t this a fatal disaster?

Later, after introduction, I realized that this was the unique wisdom of the ancients.

Generally, in winter, a quarry will make a deep hole in the stone, then fill it with well water and seal it. When it cools down at night and the water freezes, the stone will naturally crack.

But the snow disaster this year is too serious, and the court cannot move to place an order, because generally only the court needs to use stones on a large scale to build city walls and river embankments.

Now that the Guanzhong disaster is a major disaster, the imperial court has used all its money and grain to help the victims, which has led to a large number of labor force unemployed in Binzhou.

According to estimates by Luo Yunsheng and Xiao Xiaoyue, at least 30,000 to 50,000 people from Jingyang County to Binzhou have no jobs and their whole family is hungry.

Yaren shouted at the people who wanted to work in front of the door with a desperate look on his face, "Let's go back, it's cold now, and we don't have enough work here!"

Luo Yunsheng and Xiao Xiaoyue entered the fangs. A group of people posed in various postures that they thought were strong. They wanted to find an opportunity, but were immediately pushed away by the fangs, "You are blind and blocking the noble people's way. Do you still want to make a living?"

The group of people dispersed and let Luo Yunsheng enter the main hall.

The tooth's face was a little yellow and tall, but a little thin. It seemed that the tooth's life was not rich.

Seeing Luo Yunsheng and Xiao Xiaoyue wearing the most expensive down jackets in Chang'an nowadays, you know that these two masters must be not simple.

He smiled and said, "Two gentlemen, are you planning to use quarry for your own use?

Or buy it for the court?
Chapter completed!