Asking for news is expensive.

But as long as you have money, there are no secrets in this world.

Chen Zhengtai soon went and returned, and when he saw Li Shimin still standing on the river embankment with his hands in his hands, he stepped forward and said: "Teacher, I have found out that the canal here has been raining heavily a few years ago, so that the river embankment collapsed, because the terrain here is low-lying, and when the river floods, it is easy to become a disaster, so this area is ...... It is a terra nullius, so a large number of people live there. ”

"It turned out to be Borderlands." Li Shimin immediately understood.

He said to Zhang Qian: "Give these steamed cakes to this person." ”

Zhang Qian understood, so he carried the steamed cake to the thatched hut and said something to the boy.

The boy looked incredulous and didn't dare to pick up the steamed cakes.

Zhang Qian simply put the steamed cake on the ground and came back.

When the boy was convinced, he carried the steamed cakes into the hut with great difficulty, and the woman with the child chased after her, but nowhere could she see the person who delivered the steamed cakes.

The boy was already swallowing, and his eyes were not stopping to look at the steamed cake.

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Li Shimin returned to Long Street, which was still dark and damp, and people were enthusiastically selling.

Finding a street-like tea shop, Li Shimin sat down, and Chen Zhengtai sat opposite him.

Li Shimin's mood was a little gloomy, and he glanced at Chen Zhengtai: "The harm of rising prices is as fierce as a tiger, hey...... It's all my fault. ”

Li Chengqian couldn't help but say: "Father, isn't this the fault of the Dai Guan?" ”

Chen Zhengtai was laughing on the side.

Li Chengqian glared at him: "What are you laughing at?" ”

Li Shimin also stared at Chen Zhengtai meaningfully.

Chen Zhengtai said: "The prince thinks that this is Dai Guan's fault, which is right and wrong. Dai Xuan is the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and it is not good to do things, this is for sure. But from another angle, is Dai Xuan wrong? ”

Li Chengqian couldn't help but be annoyed and said: "Why is there nothing wrong, he is doing things recklessly......"

Chen Zhengtai said: "He didn't do anything wrong. Your Majesty wants to stabilize prices, what can Dai Xuan do? What can he do about it? At least...... He's a breeze on his sleeves, right, at least...... He's a tough guy, right? Is this also wrong? Setting up mayors and trading to curb prices, this kind of measures is actually a thing that has been done since ancient times, and Dai Xuan is just following the old methods of the ancients, is it ...... Is this also wrong? ”

Li Chengqian never imagined that Chen Zhengtai, a guy, would sell himself after changing hands, and it was clear that everyone was standing together and standing on the opposite side of the Dai Guan.

You're actually speaking for the opposite side now? How much do you mean?

Li Chengqian wanted to say something, but Li Shimin encouraged Chen Zhengtai and said, "You keep talking." ”

"It's just...... That's where the scary part is. Chen Zhengtai continued: "The most terrible thing is that there is nothing wrong with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, there is nothing wrong with Dai Guan, this Dai Zhou is one of the few famous ministers in the world today, he is not greedy for money, he does not take this opportunity to be corrupt and pervert the law, he is not ineffective, but he is ...... He is still a bad thing, not only a bad thing, but it is precisely this price increase that makes it more serious. ”

Chen Zhengtai paused here, glanced at Li Shimin cautiously, and plucked up the courage to say, "So...... The teacher said that this was the teacher's mistake. Because...... Today's result is no longer a matter of Dai Guan, even if the teacher is replaced by Li Zhou and Zhang Guan, it will still be a bad thing. And that's exactly the problem. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but be depressed, he was once high-spirited, but in fact, he also faintly thought of this problem in his heart, but now he was suddenly pierced by Chen Zhengtai.

He didn't hide it, and said, "What Zhengtai said is exactly what I think. ”

Li Chengqian frowned, and he couldn't help but say: "In this way, isn't everyone wrong?" His face changed: "It's not our fault, we dug up so much copper, which is why prices have risen." ”

Chen Zhengtai despised this guy in his heart.

He said angrily: "How could it be wrong to dig up more copper mines and increase the supply of money? In fact...... It's a good thing that prices are rising. ”

Chen Zhengtai's gaze fell on Li Shimin's body, and his expression was serious: "Teacher, think about it, since the Qin and Han dynasties, how has there been any change in this world?" Even if it is Emperor Wen of Sui, people say that the emperor is prosperous, and even his teacher remembers that time. But...... Under the rule of Emperor Wen of Sui, was there no starvation, and there were no people like today's boy? Students dare to vouch that under the prosperity of the emperor, there are many such people, and there are countless of them, and what the teacher remembers is actually just the prosperous Chang'an and Luoyang under the appearance of the emperor's prosperity! ”

"People like that boy, from the Qin and Han dynasties to the present, their way of life and destiny have never changed, and the most terrifying thing is that even if the teacher creates a prosperous era in the future, it is just that there are more grain fields cultivated, and there is more money and grain in the treasury, and the world is ...... There are still so many people who are still destitute that they are countless. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, his heart was cold, and his eyes dimmed suddenly.

Because he knows that what Chen Zhengtai said is right.

What he sees today is still in peacetime, Datang ushered in a long-lost peace, and there is almost no war in the world, but what he sees today is ...... It's already sensational.

What if it were any other time?

Or...... Did it really create a scene like the opening of the emperor's prosperous era?

This is obviously completely different from the prosperous world I imagined.

At this time, Chen Zhengtai said: "In the past, copper coins have always been in a state of contraction. The rich people of the world have hidden their money, and these money ...... Is there any use in hiding? It's useless to hide, it's dead money, except for enriching the family and the family, constantly increasing their wealth, and it's useless. ”

Chen Zhengtai kept looking at Li Shimin, and he was very worried...... In order to stabilize prices, Li Shimin was so mad that he directly banned the copper mines in Naju County.

He believed that Li Shimin had done such a thing.

Chen Zhengtai continued: "Only when money flows can it benefit the national economy and people's livelihood, and as long as it flows, the more it flows, it will inevitably cause prices to rise. If it weren't for the fact that there was more money, who would want to spend the money in their hands? So the root of the problem now is how the imperial court should guide the money flowing in the market, instead of cutting off the flow of money. ”

In fact, Li Shimin was not very enthusiastic about this set in the past.

To be honest, if it weren't for Chen Zhengtai blindly comparing in his ears every day, he wouldn't even want to listen to it.

Can ...... today? He listened very carefully: "Flowing, good and bad, right?" ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "Yes, there are advantages and disadvantages, you see, the teacher...... If there is a foot of cloth in this world, but the money flowing in the market is consistent, and people desperately need this foot of cloth, then this foot of cloth is worth consistently. If the money in circulation is 500 wen, people still need this foot cloth urgently, and this foot cloth is worth 500 wen. ”

Li Shimin nodded when he heard this: "In this way, the more it flows, the more expensive the value of this cloth, and if it flows less, the value of this cloth will also be less." ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "It is exactly like this, the previous method is that copper coins are unwilling to flow, so the supply of copper coins in the market is very small, so the price of cloth has been maintained at a very low level. But now because of the depreciation of copper coins, the money on the market is flooding, and the price of cloth has risen wildly, which is the root of the problem. ”

Li Shimin frowned, and said with a tangled look: "So...... This question...... Neither I nor the Imperial Court will ever be able to solve it? ”

"Who says you can't?" Chen Zhengtai said: "Everyone only thinks about the problem of more money becoming less and less. Didn't the teacher think about it...... Increase the production of cloth? If there is more money, what if the supply of cloth is increased? Originally, there was only one foot of cloth on the market, so what about increasing production, and the cloth on the market became three feet, five feet or even ten feet? ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

It was a shock to wake up, and he felt like he had almost fallen into a dead end.

That's right...... Everyone thinks only about money, but almost no one thinks about it...... Start with the problem of cloth.

Chen Zhengtai saw that Li Shimin listened to it heartily, and made persistent efforts to say: "Teacher, students have repeatedly said that inflation is a good thing, and it is also a good thing to have more money. But the question is how to direct the money in a more favorable direction. All this money is now idling in the market, what is idling? Idling means that although the money is overflowing, the cloth is still the original output, so the price of one foot of cloth climbs. But if you channel the money...... What about producing cloth? Once it is produced in large quantities, then there is enough cloth supply, and there is more money...... The price can also be maintained. In addition, production requires a lot of labor, which can give these desperate people an extra place to earn a living. Besides...... The imperial court collects taxes in the process, and so ...... The increased supply of cloth will allow more people to have cloth available. A large number of laborers were paid so that they could support themselves without having to beg on the streets, and the tax burden of the government increased, which ...... Wouldn't it kill three birds with one stone? ”

That's why students think...... More money is a good thing, and the more money, the better. If there is no stimulation of more copper coins on the market, I am afraid that there will be another thousand years in the world, and it will still be the same. But to solve today's problems...... It is not the old method that depends on the wear, but the new method, which must be used...... Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the world has used the old law, and now it is not the new law that can solve the current problems. ”

If it weren't for the vicinity of Chongyi Temple, Li Shimin would never have been able to seriously think about the question raised by Chen Zhengtai.

Can ...... now Li Shimin had to think in the direction of Chen Zhengtai.