"Die then" has a bottom line, and the bottom line is that you must return the food. People can die, but they must not return the food.

This is Li Su's understanding of the loud slogans of the landlords.

Li Su agrees with them very much. No one is a saint. Li Su, including Li Su, has the conditions for the so-called "dedication". If you have no problem, you can shout a few more loudly and beautiful slogans, as long as you don't give too much like a fool. If you make a lot of money, you can give it yourself when you overflow. If you have a little more of your personality, you can take out a little bit of it in the pot, and if you have more, you will turn your back.

This is not selfishness, but human nature. The human nature of most people in the world can be dedicated, but they must not give all of it. You must consider half of it.

In comparison, the dozens of landlords in front of him were already very generous. Of course, it was mainly because the contract Li Su gave them enough confidence to borrow food in the name of the government and even the prince, and would never worry about hiding the debt.

Li Su was very happy. This was the most comfortable day since leaving Chang'an. The dangers of the people of Jinzhou finally eased slightly.

Nearly 10,000 stones of grain, it can be said that Li Su has searched all hidden grains in Jinzhou, and he no longer has to worry about the refugees causing chaos when the official warehouse is empty in six days. In the disaster year, grain is the most effective thing to stabilize people's hearts.

"It's great. Your Highness King Jin and my official are very pleased. All the good gentry know the general and understand the great righteousness. It is a blessing for the country and the people to be generously donated by Jinzhou. Your Highness King Jin and my official are on behalf of the court, Your Majesty and the people, thank you all."

After saying that, Li Su stood up straight, and Li Zhi hurriedly showed a serious and awe-inspiring look. The two of them bowed to the landlords in a formal manner.

The landlords hurriedly returned the greetings, but they didn't even dare to say that.

After the ceremony, Li Su smiled and said, "In the year of great disaster, extravagant things cannot be done, but today is special. His Highness King of Jin and I will host all the good gentry on behalf of the court. The banquet may be simple. But we are sincere and I hope you will not abandon it."

The landlords couldn't help but have a bright look on their faces. Li Su knew how to be a human being and could speak. He first frightened and threatened everyone, and then lured them to fame. He directly used the inscriptions from His Majesty the Emperor as bait. The landlords jumped in without hesitation even though they knew it was a pit. Finally, they borrowed food to implement it. Everyone could not help but feel regret and resentment. At this time, Li Su said a few more words, gave a bow, and held a banquet. In this way, the landlords had good face and good fortune, and even though they still had a little resentment in their hearts, they finally disappeared.

After all, this was an era of strict class. The emperor's son, the emperor's son, was already a great figure in the eyes of these landlords and local rich men. Such figures landed in front of them like gods descending to earth, and were extremely respectful and polite to them. This alone made the landlords particularly grateful and glorious.

There are also the pros and cons of borrowing food.

Is it okay not to borrow food? Of course, you are the one who makes the decision on your food, but if you don’t borrow it, you will have no choice but to take the consequences. In order to prevent the people from rebelling because of hunger, it can be said that whether the prince or the government will do anything to maintain the stability of the people. This "all costs" include the lives of these landlords. If you don’t borrow food, you have to borrow food. If you dare not borrow it, you will catch it without saying a word. Enjoy the eighteen torture instruments in the prison, pry open your mouth, force you to ask about the place where you store food, and then chop you with one knife. If you cut it, you will also publicize that this person does not know the general idea. He stores thousands of stones of grain at home but is indifferent to the life and death of the people. His conscience and morality are so bad that he has pus. Kill a person with a corrupt morality. The people will only applaud and no one will speak up for him.

Strictly speaking, let alone the polite words of Li Su and Li Zhi, and the superficial skills of ceremonial banquets, Li Su's behavior today is a complete robbery. The difference is that the robbery is very gentle, reasonable and well-founded, and accidentally stands on the commanding heights of morality, making the landlords have no explanation to oppose it.

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The banquet was indeed very simple. It was not Li Su's humbleness. Each person had three dishes, two meat and one vegetarian. The vegetarian dishes were also wild vegetables that were temporarily dug from the mountain. Three dishes and one bowl of millet rice, without wine. A thousand years later, the lunch set meal that was sold for fifteen yuan per serving became a banquet for the prince and the county marquis to entertain the landlords.

The landlords were very happy to eat. They were all rich people, and they all had seen the world. They had never eaten any delicacies? Although this meal was simple, it was personally served by the prince and the county marquis, representing the court. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a "state banquet". The local rich men didn't know what to eat in the state banquet. Perhaps the emperor had eaten two more pieces of meat than others.

The content of the food is not important, what is important is the grade and significance. Li Zhi and Li Su personally accompanied each other as the host, repeatedly using water instead of wine to respect the landlords. The vanity of the people was greatly satisfied, and the guests and hosts enjoyed the meal.

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"Three days later, the food promised by the landlords should be in place, and the danger of Jinzhou will be resolved!"

After the landlords said goodbye, Li Su collapsed on the table and smiled weakly.

Social engagements are very troublesome and tiring. For the whole day, Li Su was dealing with these rich people in the countryside. He spent all his time thinking and spending countless brains. Finally, he gained a good harvest, but it also made him extremely tired at this moment and lost his strength as if he was exhausted.

Li Zhi was full of energy until the landlords left, His Highness King Jin, who had been dressed in a cold manner, quickly changed his face. His cold style immediately became cute and cheap, jumping up and down without any regular appearance.

"Brother Zizheng is very talented, so Zhi cannot match!" Li Zhi smiled and grabbed Li Su's sleeve and said, "Take the danger of Jinzhou. If the father knows about this, he will definitely praise me, right?"

Li Su sighed and said, "Your Highness, you have to figure it out. Even if your father wants to praise me, he should praise me hard. What are you doing?"

"Brother Zizheng is a bad word. You and I have a deep affection. We have long since left each other. Besides, this time we are on an order to go on a tour, we share honor and disgrace, and we naturally have no distinction between each other's merits..." Li Zhi smiled.

Tsk. When I first met this little brat, why didn’t I see that his face was so shameless?

Li Su pushed Li Zhi out: "That is another person, this is another person, I think it is better to distinguish it clearly. If you take the blame, I think it is better to take it together without distinguishing it..."

Li Zhi curled his lips. Obviously, he also deeply despised Li Su's character.

"Nearly ten thousand stones of grain, enough for the people of Jinzhou to eat for a year, right?" Li Zhi was very excited when he thought of suddenly getting so much grain, and kept rubbing his hands to settle the small accounts.

Li Su glanced at him and said leisurely: "So much food, do you think I will use it all in Jinzhou?"

Li Zhiyi Dai: "Or what will happen?"

"Now the entire north of the Tang Dynasty has suffered disasters. This 10,000 stone of food seems to be a lot, but it is averaged with the number of people affected by the disaster in the north. How much food do you think each person can share? Or how many people can't share food?"

Li Zhi was speechless.

Li Su sighed and said, "So, all these foods cannot be used in Jinzhou. You can only leave enough for the people of Jinzhou to use for three months. We have to take the rest to Jinyang. Your Highness, don't forget that our main destination this time is Jinyang, not Jinzhou. The disaster in Jinyang is even more serious. Your Highness should be mentally prepared."

Li Su explained clearly, Li Zhi quickly understood, and then showed a relaxed expression. He smiled and said, "That's okay. You once said that what can stabilize people's hearts most during the disaster year is food. As long as we transport the food, like today's Jinzhou, we set up a tent outside the city and distributed relief grain to the refugees. The errands assigned to me by my father must be settled soon, so we will easily return to Chang'an with our reputation..."

Li Su didn't say anything. He stared at Li Zhi with a strange look, making Li Zhi furrowed. The smile on his face became a little stiff.

"Uh, Brother Zizheng. Could it be that what Zhi said is inappropriate?"

"It's fine..." Li Su nodded and said, "Is this good? Your Highness leads the guards to Jinyang first, and brings the food there too, just like what I did outside Jinzhou City. I will stay in Jinzhou to supervise the Jinzhou government to release grain. You and I will divide the labor. If your Highness makes contributions, I will never rob you of any share. What does your Highness think?"

Although Li Zhi was young, he was also a smart little kid. He quickly realized what Li Su said, and his little face collapsed and said dejectedly: "Brother Zizheng has something to say, why should he send Zhi to Jinyang to die?"

Li Su smiled: "You also know that you were dying when you went to Jinyang? You said so easily and 'Zaiyu'. According to your current idea of ​​underestimating the enemy, let alone 'Zaiyu', it is not impossible to return the fate of being wrapped in a horse and corpse..."

Li Zhi's face changed, then he stood up and bowed to him, saying, "Zhi is wrong, please ask Brother Zizheng to point me out."

Li Su sighed. This little kid admitted his mistake very quickly. It was too quick to recognize his mistakes. He could not tell him a lesson.

"Your Highness, in the Jinyang Rebellion, food cannot completely solve the problem. It is different from the situation in Jinzhou. Jinzhou is relatively simple. The people only lack food. With food, people will be determined and cannot make trouble. However, Jinyang is the place where the Tang Dynasty rose, and the meaning of this place is different. Therefore, those who have ill-hearted intentions will choose to conspire and incite in Jinyang. Before we arrive in Jinyang, we can only make the worst plans first. So, Your Highness, what is the worst plans?"

Li Zhi thought deeply, and then... shook his head in a daze.

Forget it, the little brat is only twelve years old this year, and he probably can't answer this question.

So Li Su slowly said: "The worst plan is that those who have committed conspiracy behind the scenes have succeeded. They have incited most of the affected people and actively planned to rebel in secret!"

Li Zhi's face changed drastically and he looked at him in shock.

Li Su said lightly: "This is just the worst expectation, maybe not that serious, but before we do things, we must think about defeat before we want to do things. In this way, no matter any emergencies occur, we will not be panicked and can handle it calmly and calmly. If you only go to Jinyang to provide relief to the victims, you may be hit by the enemy's arrow as soon as you enter the city. Therefore, we must make the worst plan. From the moment you step into the Jinyang territory, you can only think that you are trapped in the enemy country, in crisis, and ambushing troops everywhere. You must be mentally prepared at all times so that you can protect yourself."

Li Zhi was moved and bowed to Li Su again: "Brother Zizheng, Gao Lu, Zhi has received his teachings, thank you!"

Li Su blinked: "Have you really been taught?"

"Really." Li Zhi's face was sincere.

"Then I ask you, what should we do if we find that the victims have rebelled and the city has been occupied by the rioters?"

Li Zhi said sternly: "Lead troops to quell the rebellion and take back Jinyang!"

"Wrong, any normal person who has the first reaction to rebellion should be to turn around and run away, save his life first..."

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Chapter completed!