"Eat beef!" Li Shimin was immediately laughed angrily.

He also thought that Merton would quibble, and then come up with one or two big truths, exhortations and the like, but he didn't expect Merton to give him such a naïve reason.

Merton said confidently: "My Tang Dynasty is the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, the state of etiquette, why can all the surrounding grassland countries eat beef, but we Datang people can't." ”

"Ugh!"

Qin Huaiyu and the three of them were dumbfounded, it seemed that they had never thought of this reason.

Even Cheng Biting Jin opened his mouth wide this time, he had never seen anyone say that he wanted to eat meat so justifiably.

"Cattle are indeed very precious, so I never wanted to pay attention to the Tang Farming Cattle, can't I buy cattle from the grassland? Where do you want Chang'an County Ya to do this. Merton said angrily.

Li Shimin said as a matter of course: "As long as you enter the territory of the Tang Dynasty, you will be governed by the laws of the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Those five hundred cows, you must bring them back to me intact, otherwise, hehe......" Li Shimin sneered, and the threat was particularly obvious.

Merton suddenly let out a wail, and the beef in his hand flew again.

Merton took a deep breath and said in a different tone: "Since ancient times, all dynasties have advocated prohibiting the slaughter of cultivated cattle, but to this day the Tang Dynasty still lacks cultivated cattle, the life span of cattle is about fifteen to twenty years, and the adult age of four years old, theoretically speaking, a cow can give birth to ten calves, and among these ten calves, there are about five cows, and these cows will continue to produce after five years, and so on. Ho also! ”

"Yes!" Cheng Yanjin said cooperatively.

Li Shimin sighed, unmoved, and let the two of them perform.

Merton reluctantly continued: "That's because my Datang cattle need to work for many years, and I can't reproduce calves stably, so if I want to solve the current situation of the shortage of my Datang cattle, I must start from the grassland." The prairie can be turned into a cattle breeding ground for the Tang Dynasty. Continuously transporting cattle to Datang is the most fundamental way to solve the problem of cattle farming. ”

This time Li Shimin did not refute, but nodded thoughtfully, the grassland is indeed the best place to raise cattle, no one can deny this.

"The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, how to let the grassland departments voluntarily raise cattle for Datang, then let the grassland departments see where the interests are, the kid thinks that my Datang's huge beef market is the best interest." Merton Road

"Tempting them with profit?" Li Shimin pondered.

"It's not just kids who like to eat beef in this world, do you like it?" Merton pointed at Qin Huaiyu and the others.

The three of them nodded one after another.

"Where's Uncle Cheng?" Merton turned his head to look at Cheng Biting Jin.

Cheng Biting Jin laughed and said, "Then you don't need to say!" ”

"What about the emperor?" Merton, not afraid of death, asked again.

Li Shimin suddenly glared, and it was self-evident.

"Not only us, how many people like it in my Datang, according to this calculation, this is a big business of hundreds of thousands of yuan, so that I Datang prohibits the slaughter of cattle, ensures the number of cultivated cattle, and lures the prairie cattle with the benefit of beef."

"And the grassland manpower pasture is limited, there are more cattle, and there are naturally fewer horses, over time, the entire prairie will give me Datang cattle, I'm afraid it may not be enough for my Datang people to eat, and then the Datang cattle crisis will be lifted, and the trouble in the north will be cured without medicine." Merton swung his fist heavily.

"Okay," Cheng Yanjin was excited.

Li Shimin was moved for the first time, his eyes were uncertain, the Tang Dynasty has always been wary of the steppe, after defeating the Turks, although in order to avoid the rebound of the grassland departments, the grassland departments adopted a fetter policy to prevent the northern grasslands from continuing to grow.

Merton's move can not only reduce the threat of the prairie, but also solve the problem of farming cattle in the Tang Dynasty, which is simply too much with Li Shimin's appetite, you must know that it is the war horse that makes the grassland strong, not the ploughing cattle, and how can the prairie that breeds all the ploughing cattle be placed in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty.

"You're doing this just to eat beef?" Li Shimin looked at Merton inexplicably.

Merton said proudly: "Don't doubt the spirit of foodies. ”

"Foodie spirit."

Everyone looked at Merton in amazement.

A foodie is not scary, it is a group of foodies that are scary. In later generations, many countries had a headache for the invasion of alien species, crayfish, Asian carp. Scallops ......, but they have never been a problem in China, and they have become a delicacy on the table and a stigma for alien species.

"And the price of cattle on the grassland is cheap, when the border cattle enter the Tang Dynasty, whether to kill or use, it is not all up to His Majesty's thoughts, for the slaughtered beef, the court can also levy heavy taxes on it, so that since the court can make a profit, it can also control the sales of beef." Merton nodded.

"Win-win!"

A word flashed in everyone's hearts.

"Chang'an City is full of rumors that Mojia Village actively promotes the concept of win-win, and it really lives up to its name." Cheng Yanjin blurted out praise.

Li Shimin carefully tasted the word product, and the more he tasted, the more profound it became. Of course, as the emperor, he sees further, and the win-win situation seems to have benefited both sides or even many parties, but in fact, the leader can unconsciously achieve the strategic goal, and the benefits are not comparable to a little benefit.

Mojia Village has implemented a win-win situation in the official road in the south of the city, creating a large number of downstream industries for Mojia Village, which in turn can drive other industries.

And the court has a win-win situation this time, although the court can also benefit the prairie, but it can make the Tang Dynasty achieve a strategic victory.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin no longer had the previous insistence, but nodded contemplatively and said: "You can make an excerpt on this matter and submit it to the three provinces and six ministries for discussion." ”

"Yes!" Merton was suddenly overjoyed, since Li Shimin was willing to let the three provinces and six ministries discuss, he must have been shaken in his heart.

"So, what about the batch of cattle that the Mo boy brought from the prairie? Now that the New Year is approaching, if the people of Datang can eat beef, they will definitely be able to thank Your Majesty for your grace. Cheng Yanjin said.

"Do the people want to eat, or do you want to eat?" Li Shimin pointed at Cheng Biting Jin and scolded with a smile.

Merton suddenly answered: "The cattle that the kid transported from the prairie are all strong cattle about five years old on the prairie, it would be a pity if he killed them directly, Weichen saw that there are many old cattle registered in my Datang that are more than fifteen years old, and these old cattle are old and weak, and it is difficult to work hard." Mojia Village is willing to exchange the five-year-old grassland cattle for the fifteen-year-old cattle to be slaughtered, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty can not only eat beef during the New Year, but also the farmers can get green and strong calves. ”

"Mojia Village is willing to do these loss-making businesses?"

Li Shimin's eyes widened and looked at Merton puzzled, no one was willing to do this kind of loss-making business, but Merton took the initiative to do it.

Mo Dun smiled slightly and said: "The price of a suffocated horse in Mojia Village is a smothered horse and a cow, and it is not said that it is an old cow or a young and strong calf, so why not suffer a loss." Besides, the price of a cow's meat in a fish-like building is not lower than the price of a young calf. ”

"Okay, you kid is not afraid of losses, if I am pushing back, it will be stingy, this deal is accurate." Li Shimin immediately shouted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Merton said loudly.

In this way, Mojia Village and the imperial court each took what they needed, and they were all happy, only Cheng Yanjin kept muttering:

"Fifteen-year-old cow, the meat is not chewy! Forget it, it's beef anyway. ”