The Peng Mansion prepared a table of sumptuous dishes to entertain these members of the court of the Sun Party, because they had the same political position and were old friends of each other for many years, they were very open, and the topics of conversation basically revolved around Su Chen, because he was the protagonist of this banquet.

Xu Xuan, Xu Kai, Gao Yue, Zhang Yi, Li Deming and others admired Su Chen's poetry and felt incredible about his superb medical skills, so after meeting, they asked more questions.

What interests Er Xu the most is Su Chen's poems, what skills do you have to write so otherworldly and different?

Su Chen then said that his understanding of words is actually some standard answers in the history of Chinese literature, in addition to the words between flowers, there are graceful and unrestrained, he is not limited to the love of children, he hopes to write some beautiful words, and entrust the landscape; Or write majestic words to express pride.

"I see, with these words alone, you are destined to have the demeanor of a person who writes words." Xu Kai couldn't help but praise.

There was no Bai Ding present, even if Li Deming, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, was not keen on poetry and songs, but he was also a scholar, and he had passed the top three jinshi, Su Chen's words were concise and to the point, everyone could understand it, and he had a higher evaluation of Su Chen's lyrics.

Han Xizai stroked his beard and smiled: "Everyone, if you only teach him poetry, and focus on it, then at best, it is just another Hanlin bachelor for the imperial court, which is not what the old man wants!" ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, chewing on the meaning of his words.

"Do you know what Han values Su Chen the most?" Han Xizai smiled slightly, and then explained: "That is the ability to make money, the ability to create, don't underestimate these two points, these are two very important aspects of governing the country and rejuvenating the country." In the past ten years, our Tang State has fought against Minyue, Chu and other countries for many years, which has seriously consumed the national treasury, and the thirteen states of Jiangbei were swallowed up by the Northern Zhou Dynasty a few years ago, and the tax and financial pressure is unprecedented, and now it is difficult to pay military salaries in various places; In addition to the relatively wealthy people in Runzhou and Jinling City, the poor people in other prefectures and counties are becoming more and more poor, and the foundation of these countries does not need beautiful people who write poems and articles, but people who can create wealth to establish officials and businessmen and constantly fill the treasury! ”

Xu Xuan, Zhong Mo, Zhang Yi, Gao Yue and others nodded one after another, the current situation of the Tang Kingdom is already very difficult, as the squires of the six departments, they are all serving as the second and third leaders in the center, and some people even have the title of Tongping Zhangshi, or the title of Governor of Political Affairs, and they can enter the Chengxin Hall to participate in the resolution of major military affairs, so they are naturally very clear about these national affairs.

Li Deming asked curiously: "Su Chen is also interested in researching things?" ”

Han Xizai said with a smile: "Everyone may have heard that the Qingbai porcelain was developed by this kid, which made the Bai family turn around and suppress the Ding family, and the soap used in your house recently was also made by him." Listening to the dog, Su Chen can also turn water into ice in the summer, make movable type printing, make mellow spirits, etc., these methods cannot be done by ordinary skilled craftsmen, this is the incomprehensible place, but Su Chen can make so many strange things. ”

"Qingbai porcelain, soap, movable type printing, I have heard of them, Yixuan, how did you come up with these new things?" Gao Yue asked.

Su Chen put down his chopsticks and arched his hand: "It's not a secret, when I was a teenager, I didn't have many friends, except for reading books behind closed doors at home, I was tinkering with these things alone, and I read some ancient books, such as "The Book of Ink" and "Heavenly Creations", etc., which benefited a lot and promoted it. ”

"The Book of Ink knows that it is a classic work of the Mo family, but what kind of book is "Heavenly Creation", Li has never heard of it." Li Deming was a little puzzled.

Only then did Su Chen react, "Tiangong Kaiwu" was first published by Song Yingxing in the tenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty (1637 AD), the whole book has a total of three volumes and eighteen articles, including agriculture, handicrafts, such as machinery, bricks and tiles and other ancient technologies are systematically summarized; He didn't pay attention for a while, and said it in advance.

"Oh, it should be a booklet written by a craftsman, a broken and lonely book, which I bought at a bookstall and recorded some simple craftsman's crafts, etc." Su Chen made up an excuse.

"I see."

After hearing this, everyone was not very interested, after all, it was a craft book written by a craftsman, not a treatise.

Gao Yue, the head of the household department, asked: "Yi Xuan, if you are the official of the household department, and the power is handed over to you, do you think that what the imperial court needs to do most at present is to enrich the country and prosper the country, so that the treasury is full and the people are abundant!" ”

"This, Su Chen is not yet weak, and he has no fame, I'm afraid it will be difficult to answer!" Su Chen said embarrassedly.

Han Xizai shook his head and said: "Yixuan, you don't have to be modest, just like the old man casually talked about national politics last time, think about yourself as an official, how you want to do it, it doesn't matter if what you say is outrageous, I won't laugh at you." ”

Peng Zeliang saw that the banquet was full of Sun Dang's people, and there were no outsiders, so it was suitable for Su Chen to show his talents, so that he could be valued by these big shots, and then he was desperate to support and protect, so he also persuaded: "Yixuan, since Lord Han said so, you can talk about it, don't be restrained." ”

Su Chen understood the eyes of his father-in-law, and he could only put it together in a hurry.

He has never been an official, how to govern the country and rejuvenate the country, Su Chen is not clear, it's just that he studied Chinese history, memorized the politics of the postgraduate entrance examination, and often listened to some online news, so he can still piece together some insights and opinions in his mind.

"The younger generation thinks that empty talk will mislead the country, but hard work will prosper the country, and if the treasury is full, it is all real money and silver, and it must not be false, and it will only backfire by increasing taxes to rob the people, arouse the rebellious psychology of the people, and even cause the peasants to mutiny, which is not advisable. Therefore, in the case of limited farming, only by increasing the scale of the imperial court's business, establishing some official kilns and workshops, producing fresh goods, and selling them at high prices to the Song Kingdom, Minyue, Western Regions, Dali, Khitan, Fusang, Goryeo, etc., to earn back gold, silver, and strategic materials, so as to reduce the taxes on the people of the Tang Kingdom, enrich the country and strengthen the people, can it be done! ”

Su Chen's strategy is actually to do business with foreign countries and create foreign exchange, to earn money from the outside, rather than to close the country to the south of the Yangtze River to engage in the economy.

However, in order to realize this strategy, in addition to the support of the imperial court and the development of official kilns and official merchants, it is also necessary to open the sea ban and expand the scale and intensity of overseas exports.

Han Xizai, Xu Xuan Brothers, Gao Yue Brothers, Zhong Mo, Peng Zeliang and others were all slightly surprised, and fell into deep thought, they couldn't immediately comprehend Su Chen's words, and they needed to think about it before they could understand it.