Gu Tianya's pleading and begging finally made Li Shimin's expression change.

He never showed his unwillingness to give in like he did just now.

But although he admitted it in his heart, he still insisted on it and said: "I am not looking at your face, I am pitiful for the people of Hebei Province. You, Gu Tianya, are not qualified to borrow anything from me. These three thousand horses are

I lent it to the people of Hebei."

Gu Tianya let out a long breath.

He bowed solemnly to the two of them.

Li Jiancheng nodded slightly to indicate, but turned around to comfort Li Shimin, smiling warmly and saying: "Erlang, actually you should take a longer view. You always unconsciously want to run Guanzhong well, but have you ever thought about it?

Other places also belong to our family? Now you are the King of Qin in Tiance Prefecture, so you think that Guanzhong is your fiefdom, but one day in the future, you will have to bear the responsibility of the whole world. At that time, Guanzhong and Hebei will treat you

What's the difference?"

These words obviously carry a hint, and are a reminder like a thunderclap.

Li Shimin's face suddenly trembled, as if a yellow bell was ringing in his mind, but his eyes subconsciously looked at Gu Tianya, and there seemed to be a hint of hesitation.

But Li Jiancheng laughed and said with deep meaning: "Tianya is not an outsider, but our brother-in-law, so Erlang, you don't have to be wary, there is no need to hide this matter from him."

Li Shimin nodded slowly and said: "What eldest brother said is so true that I suddenly woke up. Whether it is Guanzhong in Hebei Province or Lingnan in the south of the Yangtze River, looking at the entire Central Plains, it is our home. I really shouldn't fight for it. On the contrary, I should help!"

He stopped here and suddenly laughed loudly and said: "I don't want the 3,000 war horses, and I don't want the 4,500 oxen either. I'll leave them all to Hebei so that this brat can live a good life. If the people of Hebei

Being rich means that the people of the Tang Dynasty are also rich. But this brat needs to work hard, and everything he does is to help the Li family stabilize the country. Thinking about it like this, it turns out that he is the one who is losing money, hahahaha, so proud.

.”

Li Jiancheng finally let go of the big stone in his heart and said with relief: "I am very happy that you can figure this out."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Gu Tianya and asked jokingly: "There's no need to argue this time!"

Gu Tianya nodded quickly and bowed sincerely.

Li Jiancheng looked even more relieved, feeling that he had finally persuaded the two little brothers to reconcile.

He seemed to want to pat Gu Tianya on the shoulder, but in the end he suppressed his desire and did not step forward. Instead, he smiled and warned: "You two got too close to me in excitement because of the quarrel just now. Remember not to do this in the future.

You must stand farther away from me, preferably five feet away, and never face my cough."

As soon as he finished saying this, Li Shimin's color suddenly changed. His face was pale, as if he was panicking.

Gu Tianya's expression also changed. He suddenly looked at Li Jiancheng's palm and asked softly: "Brother, is there blood in your hand?"

Without waiting for Li Jiancheng's answer, he then added: "When we were greeting you at the head of the village, I saw you covering your mouth with your hands and coughing violently. At that time, you hid your palms behind your back. You didn't want us to see you.

You coughed up blood, right?"

Li Jiancheng laughed, waved his hands and said: "It's just a bumpy ride, it shouldn't be a serious problem. You are my brother-in-law, and you are not an outsider to the Li family, so I won't hide this from you. The imperial doctor diagnosed that I still have three years to live."

"

Gu Tianya's eyes narrowed, and he almost blurted out without thinking, "What's wrong?"

It's a pity that Li Jiancheng didn't care about his illness, so he didn't answer Gu Tianya at all. With a gentle smile on his face, he said leisurely: "After coming to Hebei this time, I feel very satisfied. I saw your

Gujia Village is full of vitality. I saw the smiles on the faces of the working people. I listened to their expectations and longings. They were talking about the land. They also talked about cows. They were looking forward to the coming of spring. They could

It’s great, it’s great to open up wasteland and farm early...”

Suddenly he turned to look at Gu Tianya and asked: "You have taken back the acres of land in eight villages. How are you going to distribute these lands?"

Gu Tianya did not dare to hesitate and replied quickly: "If a family has two children, they can get a hundred acres of land."

Li Jiancheng was obviously startled, and frowned: "Hebei Province has suffered from military disasters for many years, and there are probably very few surviving men."

Gu Tianya spoke again and explained: "I count women, children, old people and widows as young men, and everyone will be allocated a ration field."

Li Jiancheng was immediately satisfied and nodded repeatedly: "This is good, this is good."

Suddenly he asked: "Where is the cow? How do you plan to divide it?"

This time Gu Tianya thought for a moment, and then slowly said: "Forty-five hundred cows can satisfy seven or eight counties, but I can't make it that big for the time being, so I have to start with Miyun County first, and follow the instructions

The standard of one cow for three hundred acres of land will be distributed to the people in eight villages first."

Li Jiancheng was startled again and said: "If a family has two ding, they can get a hundred acres of land. Doesn't this mean that three families can share one ox? Isn't this kind of allocation a bit wasteful?"

"Brother, this is not a waste!"

Gu Tianya suddenly spoke, his tone a little harsh, and said: "Because there are many widows in Hebei."

After finishing speaking, he explained and added: "Widows are all women, and their physical strength is not as strong as that of strong men, so they need to be given more cattle to ensure the cultivation of the land. If they are not given enough cattle, they... they will regard themselves as

ox……"

Li Jiancheng looked pale and subconsciously said: "Treat people as cattle and use them as animal power!"

Gu Tianya suddenly turned away, as if he didn't want Li Jiancheng to see the red circles in his eyes, and said: "When I was young, my mother worked as a cow. She pulled heavy wooden pears and regarded herself as an animal. I will always

I can’t forget that all the skin on my mother’s shoulders was peeled off.”

Li Jiancheng stood there stunned.

Gu Tianya added: "Although now that I have grown up, my mother no longer has to be a pear puller, but there are still many women in Hebei whose children are as young as mine, so they will treat themselves as a pear puller just like my mother did.

Cattle that plow pear fields..."

Li Jiancheng's face became even paler, as if his body was shaking. After a long time, he slowly uttered two words and said with difficulty: "Man, cow!"

people!

ox!

If there are not enough cattle after the land is allocated, the widows will definitely use themselves as livestock for pear pulling.

He looked at Gu Tianya sharply and said solemnly: "Your distribution method is very good. You are worthy of being my brother-in-law."

This is a statement of approval of the cattle distribution method.

Gu Tianya felt relieved after being recognized by him, and said: "You have a good heart, you are worthy of being my eldest brother."

Li Jiancheng laughed loudly, pointed at him and said: "No wonder Erlang said you are naughty. It turns out that you are really naughty."

He was obviously very pleased and admired Gu Tianya more and more. Suddenly he spoke again, and this time he finally asked the most important question. He said in a deep voice: "Where is the food? How to solve it? You said you have already thought of a solution, but brother, I

I am most worried about this matter."

Gu Tianya took a deep breath and said with deep meaning: "As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, you are familiar with all internal affairs. I think you should know that we actually have food reserves."

He deliberately emphasized the word "save food" very strongly.

Li Jiancheng was such a person. He guessed the answer almost instantly and blurted out: "You are talking about the former Sui Granary? You are eyeing the former Sui Granary."

For some reason, his face turned cold, worry suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he said hurriedly: "This matter is dangerous."

Gu Tianya was stunned immediately and couldn't figure out why he was so nervous. Even Li Shimin frowned slightly, feeling that his elder brother seemed to be too cautious.

But at this moment, she suddenly saw a figure rushing in from the door. It was Zhao Ning, her pretty face was full of urgency. After entering the door, she did not say hello to the two brothers, but directly rushed to Gu Tianya's side and lowered her voice.

The voice said: "Something happened."

Gu Tianya was shocked.

He had a vague feeling of something bad.
Chapter completed!