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    "So what are the thoughts of Prince Yu?" Qiu Xiang asked again, "Is bran porridge a temporary emergency measure, or will it be like this in the future?"

    Liu Mingqi said, "I think everyone's focus should not be on emergency response or long-term. It should be on how to use various means flexibly to rescue the victims and save their lives."

    Li Jingkuan said: "Your Highness, this is a bit of a change of concept. What we are asking for is to provide relief to the victims as much as possible, and then give them dignity. Eating bran porridge every day, isn't it the same as livestock?"

    ¡°Bold!¡±

    A son of a prince immediately scolded: "The emperor also eats it every day, are you insulting the emperor?"

    "I'm not talking about the emperor. The emperor has a choice, but he is willing to endure hardship for the sake of the people. I respect him very much." Li Jingkuan said seriously: "I'm just saying that those who have no choice can only eat bran every day.  Porridge, isn¡¯t this the life of livestock?¡±

    "Li Tanhua, please be careful what you say." Wu Yeshuang, who had been silent for the whole time, frowned, "How can you use animals to compare ordinary people?"

    Li Jingkuan smiled calmly and did not answer them, but stared at Liu Mingqi.

    Liu Mingqi was not afraid, "Li Tanhua, I don't know what dignity you are talking about, specifically?"

    Li Jingkuan said without hesitation: "Of course I live an upright life, with men farming and women weaving, and chickens and dogs chatting with each other. Every day, the family can have three meals a day and simple meals. The days are dull but full of warmth."

    "Have you ever lived this kind of life?"

    ¡°I don¡¯t have it, but I want people to live such a life.¡±

    "So you don't understand." Liu Mingqi shook his head, "This is the life you want them to live. It may be possible in normal times, but it does not apply now. As far as they are concerned, being alive is dignity, and they don't think about anything else.  It¡¯s no use.¡±

    "Is living a life with dignity?" Li Jingkuan laughed dumbly and was a little disappointed, "Is that what you think, Your Highness?"

    "Let me tell you a story too!" Liu Mingqi said lightly.

    Hearing that Liu Mingqi was about to tell another story, Li Jingkuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

    But the people below became interested again.

    The story "Why not eat minced meat" vividly satirized many people.

    I wonder what the second story is like?

    ¡°In another time and space, severe floods also occurred there. All the people within a hundred miles radius were trapped and their property was wiped out, leaving only my own family who were hungry.

    That court also took disaster relief measures, but their food was seriously insufficient. There were 300,000 victims. Even if they made gruel that could be used as a mirror every day, they could only guarantee the food of 100,000 people at most.

    At this time, someone thought of a way. They arranged the soup kitchen tents on the mountains surrounding the disaster area. Even the victims who were close to the disaster area would have to climb two sticks of incense to reach them.

    In this way, three months later, the disaster relief was completely over, the people did not make trouble, the disaster relief officials also gained a good reputation, and the people in the court were very satisfied with them.

    Li Tanhua, tell me, if such a story happened in the Dakang Dynasty, would it be lucky or unfortunate?  "

    A group of people heard this inexplicably.

    Li Jingkuan doesn¡¯t understand either.

    What is the point of such a story?

    What kind of meaning does Prince Yu want to express?

    ¡°Those who can be invited by Qiu Xiang to the Burial Flower Building, whether they are literati, nobles of the clan, or family members of the court bosses, are not idiots, and they all have the spirit of exploring the unknown.

    So they did not answer or ask rashly, but began to think about it themselves.

    A moment later, the two women suddenly exclaimed almost at the same time.

    Everyone followed the sound and looked over, but it was Qiu Xiang and Wu Yeshuang.

    The expressions of both women were solemn, even with a hint of fear.

    "Have you figured it out yet?" Someone asked flatteringly.

    Qiu Xiang looked at Liu Mingqi, then at Wu Yeshuang, and shook his head, "If it is really what I thought, it would be too cruel. How can such an official get a good reputation to get promoted and make a fortune? They should all be arrested.  In jail!"

    Wu Yeshuang's pretty face also turned cold, "Such a beast, running rampant in the world, how can he be qualified to be a parent official?"

    Liu Mingqi nodded, they had understood the meaning.

    He originally thought that the third person to wake up would be the smartest Li Jingkuan, but he didn¡¯t want toGenerally speaking, 24 million taels of silver are enough to solve more than 80% of the problems. The rest of the court can solve all disasters with just small touches without damaging the roots.

    It has been said that the people of the Great Kang Dynasty were open to the public. For example, the annual income issue of the Salt Administration has been discussed thousands of times.

    So everyone was not surprised to know the income of the Salt Administration.

    What surprised them was Liu Mingqi¡¯s vicious plan.

    But it is undeniable that if what Liu Mingqi said is really done, it will really be something that both the people and the court will be happy about.

    Shang Pu on the side smiled bitterly and shook his head: "His Highness's strategy is indeed aimed at the core, but it may not be easy to pull it off."

    "No need to be polite." Nangong Qiucheng shrugged, "Brother Qi's method is simply impossible to achieve."

    Nangong Qiucheng didn¡¯t say the reason.

    But everyone understands.

    The imperial court only received 24 million taels of silver a year, but the salt merchants definitely paid more than 24 million taels of silver. They also paid countless amounts of money privately to supply state officials and court princes.

    Over thousands of years, they have woven into a large network, involving hundreds of officials, big and small. Unless there is a change of dynasty, it is basically unbreakable.

    With Liu Mingqi¡¯s words, drastic changes will come?

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