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Chapter 144 Untimely Proposal

"Xiedao, Xuanling has just introduced the situation. Do you have any good suggestions?"

When Qin Xiedao came to the palace with a confused look on his face, Fang Xuanling introduced the issue of refugees outside Chang'an City and the prediction of the future changes in the number of refugees.

"In the next month, there will be tens of thousands of refugees outside Chang'an City?"

Qin Xiedao was shocked by the number that Fang Xuanling estimated.

Tens of thousands of people are nothing to later generations.

But for the Tang Dynasty, it is not a small number.

Many counties only have tens of thousands of people.

"This is a relatively conservative estimate. If the situation is worse, it is possible to double this number.

The Eastern Turks were so hateful. Last year, they invaded our Tang Dynasty and not only plundered all the prefectures and counties along the way, but also destroyed many cities.

Xiedao, you have created honeycomb coal before and absorbed tens of thousands of refugees by developing carbonite ore and building honeycomb coal workshops. Do you have any good suggestions now?”

After Fang Xuanling said this, he looked at Qin Xie with anticipation.

"It doesn't matter if you can't solve tens of thousands of people. It's as much as you can solve."

Li Shimin was worried that Qin Xiedao was under too much pressure, so he added some explanation.

"Does Your Majesty hope to continue to solve these refugees by building workshops?"

Qin Xiedao was startled at first when he heard that there were tens of thousands of refugees in Chang'an City.

However, another bold idea emerged from his head.

"It is naturally the best to be able to solve the problems of these refugees by building workshops.

However, it seems not realistic to solve the problem of tens of thousands of people if you want a workshop.”

Li Shimin felt that something that he had discussed for a long time but couldn't solve, so Qin Xiedao could not have done it in just a few words.

So although I was a little expectant, I didn't expect Qin Xiedao to solve the problem.

"It's not that there is no way to solve it, but your Majesty may be under a lot of pressure at that time. And I also have some conditions."

"You have a solution?"

Li Shimin selectively ignored Qin Xiedao's second half of the sentence.

He only remembered in his mind that Qin Xiedao said there was a way to solve it.

"There are always more methods than problems, so there are naturally solutions. There are only a few tens of thousands of people. Even if there are tens of thousands more, there is no problem."

After Qin Xiedao said this, the few present were a little hesitant.

Is this too arrogant?

Could it be a joyful moment, right?

"Xiedao, tens of thousands of refugees, and the court does not have the money and food to resettle them. Can you really solve this problem?

A simple and crude expulsion won't work."

Du Ruhui obviously didn't believe that Qin Xiedao really had a way to solve this problem.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Fang, Mr. Du, I naturally know this problem. It doesn't cost the court a penny to solve this problem. Of course, the court certainly doesn't need to pay any price."

While speaking, Qin Xiedao quickly formed a preliminary plan in his mind.

Anyway, now you only need to throw out a concept first, and the specific details can be determined later.

"As long as it can solve the problem of refugees, I can consider meeting you any needs!"

Li Shimin didn't want to circle around with Qin Xiedao, so he just wanted to listen to Qin Xiedao's specific plan.

"Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has always lived in the Eastern Palace. Whether it is the holding of the court meeting or the attendance of the envoys of various foreign countries, it is actually very inconvenient.

However, the Emperor of Daxing Palace is now living in the Supreme Emperor. Your Majesty is a filial person. The Emperor of the Supreme Emperor did not take the initiative to relocate, so it is naturally hard to say anything."

As soon as Qin Xiedao said this, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui became nervous.

Can such a thing be discussed on the desktop?

Didn’t you tell me a solution to the refugees?

What are you talking about the Supreme Emperor?

"Is this related to refugees?"

Sure enough, Li Shimin's face immediately became unhappy.

This is the pain in his heart.

The dignified emperor actually works in the East Palace.

If history has not changed, this situation will last for a long time.

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. What I'm talking about is how to solve the problem of refugees."

Since we are preparing to come up with a big plan, Qin Xiedao naturally needs to lay some preparations.

Even if this is a bit dangerous.

"Since the problem exists, escaping will definitely not solve the problem. At this time, the easiest way is to build another palace, a palace with a larger scale and better conditions than the current Daxing Palace. At that time, whether it is to invite the Supreme Emperor to go to the new palace or His Majesty himself, it is OK."

As soon as Qin Xiedao said this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were all very disappointed.

They already understood what Qin Xiedao meant.

Throughout the dynasties, the construction of palaces required tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people.

If construction starts to build a palace that is comparable to Daxing Palace, it will naturally solve the problem of leaving a name.

However, according to their estimates, such a palace will cost at least tens of millions of yuan.

The annual tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty is only about one million yuan.

This money not only needs to support officials and soldiers from all over the country, but also needs to be used to build water conservancy and other things. It is not enough, okay?

Not to mention ten million trump cards, even one million trump cards cannot be obtained by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

"Xiedao, no matter which emperor built a palace in all dynasties, he would have attracted a lot of infamy. I just ascended the throne, you have proposed such a plan. Do you want me to be the infamy that thousands of people call?"

Li Shimin said in a cold tone.

This kind of angry words actually means that Li Shimin was very dissatisfied.

If Qin Xiedao hadn't saved his life, he wouldn't have wanted to continue listening to it if he hadn't.

He didn't want to see such a treacherous minister again at first sight.

"Although building a palace can solve the problem of refugees working, it is obviously an inappropriate proposal under the current circumstances.

Xiedao, don’t you have any other way?"

Feeling Li Shimin's dissatisfaction, Fang Xuanling stood up to help Qin Xiedao change the topic.

"No, I think building a brand new palace can not only solve the embarrassing situation that Your Majesty is facing now, but also solve the problem of refugees outside the city. This is a killing of two birds with one stone. Why do you need to think of other solutions?"

Fang Xuanling:...

Du Ruhui:...

Li Shimin:...

"The court has no money!"

In the end, Li Shimin had a dark face and said something like this.
Chapter completed!
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