The most intuitive change is the mental state of the people along the way. This is the most intuitive change. It can be said that there is light in their eyes. Even though it has entered late autumn and everything that needs to be harvested has been harvested, you can see people plowing the ground, leveling the land, and even trying to add fertilizer to the fields everywhere.
All in all, everyone's subjective initiative has been completely activated, because now they are working for themselves, or to be precise, if they work for a day now, they will make a lot more money, because the Tang Dynasty court gave the people farmers The tax subsidy is only available for five years.
For them, of course, they have to work hard to farm, take advantage of the past few years to save more money, and buy more farm tools for their families, even pack horses, mules, or oxen.
In addition to his mental state, Li Ke didn't see the kind of people who were sallow and thin. When he went to Qinghai, he saw how many skinny people he saw along the way.
Because they don't have enough food, let alone salt, how can their bodies stay healthy?
And now, although they still don't have any fat people, they look much healthier. The long-term hunger is obviously gone, and everyone can have enough to eat. Just this is something that all the dynasties have tried to achieve. .
That is to say, it took Li Ke more than a thousand years in his previous life to achieve this effect, and now Li Ke has achieved it in the Tang Dynasty, although this is because the population of the Tang Dynasty is not large now, and there is so much cultivated land that there is endless cultivation.
But no matter what the reason was, Li Ke succeeded in making the world completely free of famine.
No matter where they go, even if their lives are poor, they can still have enough to eat, which means they are poorly clothed. In some villages or places with good conditions, you can even see that the clothes on some people are obviously thick linen.
Li Ke recognized these thick linen cloths at a glance. They were the finished products of his brand-new looms and spinning machines. The linen cloths in the past did not have this quality, and such linen cloths only began to be popular within a year or two. popular among the people.
This means that these people began to buy new clothes for themselves within a year or two, and even bought a lot of clothes. At least Li Ke saw many people wearing unpatched clothes.
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On Li Ke's way to Qinghai, Li Shimin looked silently in the direction of the Daming Palace, where a brand new star-gazing tower was being built, which was affiliated with the Qintian Prison. Of course, this was announced to the outside world.
But in fact it is a radio signal tower controlled by the Ministry of Intelligence. Once it is completely installed, it can receive the latest information from all over the country.
Li Ke had been gone for more than ten days, but Li Shimin still looked in that direction every day without any problem. The progress of the project there was much faster than expected, because the thing seemed to be a brand new steel structure.
Now it's hard for him to accept the efficiency of that thing, but what should be tested has already been tested. He just can't accept it in his heart.
"Your Majesty, Duke Zhao, Liang and Zheng would like to see you." Chang Lin bowed and saluted.
"Oh, let them in." Li Shimin waved his hand, came to his senses, and sat on his chair again.
When Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng came in, they saw Li Shimin sitting on a chair and drinking tea.
Seeing Li Shimin's state, the three of them looked at each other and saluted quickly.
"What are you three doing here this time?" Li Shimin glanced at them and said calmly.
"It is the credential of the Queen of Silla. Baekje launched an attack on Silla with the support of Goguryeo. According to the credential we received, when this letter of credence was sent, Baekje had already occupied Silla for at least a dozen countries. A city." Fang Xuanling said quickly.
"Oh." Li Shimin responded lightly, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Forehead? The three of them were a little confused. There was something wrong with His Majesty's calm attitude. Could it be that His Majesty already knew the news.
"Your Majesty already knows?" Fang Xuanling asked tentatively. After all, the letter of credence was submitted by an envoy from Silla. It is also possible that the Intelligence Department got the news and told His Majesty first.
"I don't know." Li Shimin shook his head. There might be news from the Ministry of Intelligence, but Li Shimin didn't want to care about it. He had previously ordered Huo Gang to directly report the latest important news related to state affairs to the three provinces, and then they would distribute it. After that, at the corner, unless it is a personal matter related to the butler, inform him directly.
The three of them were a little confused. I wonder if His Majesty is so calm? Shouldn't it be that His Majesty has been waiting for this day for a long time? It is unreasonable for Baekje to take action against Silla. Goguryeo must have taken action behind it.
"Do you know, what's so shocking about this? It's just the instigation of Goguryeo behind the scenes. Goguryeo is quite smart. He is probably testing us and testing our attitude. Now that the Tang Dynasty is showing its strength, they don't want to offend us directly. Support Baekje from behind, and then let Baekje attack Silla.”
"Let's see what will happen to the Tang Dynasty after Silla asks us for help. No matter what happens to the Tang Dynasty, it has nothing to do with Goguryeo." Li Shimin said calmly.
"Your Majesty is indeed very sharp, and he saw through Goguryeo's conspiracy at a glance. No wonder your Majesty is so calm. It turns out that everything was already within your expectations." Changsun Wuji said.
"This has nothing to do with this." Li Shimin shook his head. He wanted to say, that's it? What's so shocking about this? Compared to the radio, how could this news be so shocking? Isn’t this what everyone has already guessed?
"Do you have any plans?" Li Shimin looked at them and asked.
"Our idea is to stand still. Baekje itself is a small country, and much smaller than Silla. Although it is said in Silla's credential that Baekje occupied more than a dozen cities in Silla, these cities must be some Small cities such as towns or counties are insignificant.”
"Even with the support of Goguryeo and Baekje's own limited military strength, it is impossible to completely swallow up Silla. At most, it can only take up twenty or thirty small towns to hold up the sky." Fang Xuanling said.
"Well, if you want to let it go, let it go thoroughly. As long as Silla does not destroy the country, don't take action for the time being. Tell the envoys of Silla that this is Silla's internal affairs and that the Tang Dynasty is not suitable for interference. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty is currently undergoing reforms. , it is not appropriate to use troops." Li Shimin said calmly.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng looked at each other again. Something was wrong. Something was wrong with His Majesty today.
This is too calm, or in other words His Majesty has been too calm recently. Could it be because His Majesty is no longer in Chang'an and no one is looking for trouble for His Majesty? Otherwise, Goguryeo was His Majesty's concern in the past, but now that there is such a good opportunity, His Majesty would have taken the opportunity to take action.
How could he be so calm?
