Chapter 635: Koike and the River and the Sea
Li Shimin never knew about paying copyright fees, when Sun Xiangfu was in charge of Shanyang, he felt that the management system set by Sun Xiangfu was good, so he copied it to Guanzhong, and then gradually implemented it to the whole country.
Now, he thinks that the management system of Jiuyuan County designed by Sun Xiangfu is good, and he wants to copy it to the whole country.
Sun Xiangfu said that if he doesn't express his opinion, he really won't express his opinion, anyway, the first Tang Dynasty has a strong family foundation, from the people to the officialdom, there are conditions for more learning and education, he wants people to learn, just learn! These foreign populations can also drive the economy of many Jiuyuan counties!
However, when they come, they will know that although the food and accommodation here take the low-end route and the cost is not high, they will never be given any opportunity to eat and drink with public funds, because of the system, the government does not allow this situation to occur, and the Jiuyuan Chamber of Commerce does not allow such a situation, because they have to pay to the people of the county, and they do not charge these people tuition, which is already the bottom line.
Of course, legislation and the like, even if Sun Xiangfu keeps his mouth shut now, he can't stand Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou's letter by letter questions, writing letters to Sun Xiangfu has long become a habit for them, as well as Xiao in Chang'an, no way, the country is getting bigger and bigger, the population is getting bigger and bigger, and new problems are emerging one after another, and Sun Xiangfu is the best at solving these new problems, don't ask him, who to ask!
"This matter is so decided, go to Chang'an, and ask the prince to make overall arrangements for the officials of various states and highways to study here, in addition, how are you talking to the family? Are there any new deployments? Li Shimin waited for a while, and when he saw that Sun Xiangfu really only cared about eating, he asked again.
Sun Xiangfu looked at the food on the table a little helplessly, it seems that Li Shimin said that he would talk to him when he was full, just to be polite to him.
"The reason why they had so many small actions before was because they were in a kind of bottleneck of development, they had no sense of direction, they were very confused, and they were easily instigated.
Today's chat, I just stood in the interests of the country, and pointed out a general direction to them, if they are willing to make up their minds to change, although it will make those in power lose some rights and freedoms, but at least they can maintain the wealth of several generations, if they are stubborn and still maintain the old state, then they are not far from the end of the separation and disintegration of the clan. ”
In order to maintain the long-term peace of the place, the construction project can indeed bring benefits to ordinary people, and Sun Xiangfu has also used some means to suppress them before.
In terms of shipping trade, these families can not be compared with the Yangtze River waterway transfer company, suppressing them is simply too simple, only need to use a variety of agricultural products, impact their original market, can make their income channels cut off, you know, Jiuyuan, Jinan County, just this winter to the north to transport red cabbage moss, cabbage, carrots, lettuce and other vegetables, the price is as high as hundreds of thousands, this most of their profits, originally accounted for by a few of them.
They mainly produce grain, but also did not give them any chance, Jiangnan Province occupies the advantage of the waterway transfer company, directly Guanzhong and Liaodong and other food-deficient markets to cut off their beard, the other two neighbors, Jiannan Province and Henan Province, are large grain producers, basically do not need to buy grain from Shannan Province, last year their own grain, can only be piled up in the local low price to sell, with the current wage of migrant workers, they do not have much money at all, the bottom of the clan enjoy less and less dividends, It's not as high as the income from planting the fields of the imperial court by yourself, so those people naturally don't do it.
"Then do we need to devise some follow-up measures?" Li Shimin was very satisfied with the effect achieved by Sun Xiangfu fooling the family, and continued to ask.
"There shouldn't be any, after all, they are also part of our Datang, if there is internal friction, what will be lost is the country, just wait for them to fend for themselves, at most, let's let them see the examples of conservative failures, and then let them see a few examples of successful reforms, with comparison, they must know what we should do."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was puzzled, "A successful example? What do you mean? ”
"The family that was the first to abolish the clan management system and set up a family business, I have a few good places and a good industry to recommend to them." Sun Xiangfu explained.
"Where?"
"What industry?"
Hearing that Sun Xiangfu was selling Guanzi, Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji did not let Li Shimin chase after Sun Xiangfu and ask, which would make it seem that he, the emperor, was very faceless, and asked together.
Sun Xiangfu replied, "Bozhou and Yuzhou in Henan Province, Jizhou in Jiangnan Province (the area of present-day Zhangshu City), and Dingzhou in Hebei Province (the area of present-day Anguo City), these four places are all surveyed by the agricultural gate and are the most suitable places for planting medicinal materials. ”
These four places, in later generations, are known as the four major pharmaceutical capitals of our country, and are the production areas of most of the Chinese herbal medicines in our country, but they did not begin to develop until the Ming and Qing dynasties, and now, they have not yet formed a scale.
"The Chinese patent pills produced by Shanyang Pharmaceutical Factory have always been in short supply in the market, and they are also the main necessities purchased from our country in Fanbang in the Western Regions, however, due to the insufficient production of medicinal materials, the price has been high, and many pills have been sold for a few dollars. The eldest grandson Wuji was a little greedy.
If medicinal materials are sold by catties, especially the scarce type, their prices may reach dozens or even hundreds of times that of grain, which is a super cash crop that is more marketable than blueberries, cauliflower and other beneficial vegetables and fruits.
Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "Yes, judging from the current grain prices in Datang and the output of crops that can be used as food, the supply and demand of the market are basically saturated, and if too much grain is planted for external strategic needs, the interests of the people will be damaged too much, and it should be corrected, and it is time to plant more cash crops." ”
Datang can now plant a large area of cash crops, such as cotton, planted in the south with sufficient water sources and warm climate, the yield is much higher than that of Guanzhong, after the large-scale promotion of planting technology, the goods on the market will increase, and then, the price will drop sharply, which will allow ordinary people to enjoy more comfortable clothes, bedding and other necessities of life at a low price.
In addition, the output of vegetables and fruits imported by farmers from the countries of the Western Regions is far greater than that of grain crops such as wheat and millet, and the price is also higher, and the difficulty of planting is not great.
The best way to deal with the family, in fact, is not a policy strategy, as long as the road to enriching the people continues, it will be able to succeed, Datang now has only a population of more than 30 million, but it has at least three times more resources than our country in later generations, as long as the degree of development and utilization is slightly improved, the prosperity of the people, can easily surpass some developed countries in later generations.
Now, Datang has almost passed the stage of farming for the purpose of eating a full stomach, what to consider is how to make everyone's quality of life higher through farming, Sun Xiangfu just gave Li Shimin a little reminder, he can basically understand the meaning of this.
"Zhengming's meaning, isn't it, what is expensive in our country now, there are many kinds of things, and what are more prolific?" Fang Xuanling listened to Sun Xiangfu's words, and nodded again and again, and answered.
This means not only in terms of crops, but also in terms of other necessities for people's lives, such as salt and sugar products that are still sold at a high price, how many salt farms can be developed along the coast of Datang for thousands of miles and tens of thousands of islands? Why do you want the people to be tight when they eat salt and pay a high price for salt? In my opinion, just by opening up salt farms, we can at least launch a dozen states and counties along the coast that can implement free medical care, education, and pension systems. ”
As soon as Sun Xiangfu said this, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, this kind of thing can't just enrich the Wei family, take it out to make everyone prosperous and improve the quality of life of the people in the whole country.
Then, combined with some information about the distribution of resources from the family, they thought of many development points, just waiting for Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou's laws and regulations to come out, at least hundreds of states and counties can begin to enjoy medical care, education, and pension benefits to a certain extent.
Of course, when they were discussing similar national plans, Wang Xu was also organizing people to discuss, and he did achieve the goal of promoting Sun Xiangfu's fame, and now he has a reputation foundation for both the people and the family, however, things are not developing as he imagined.
Li Shimin did not fear Sun Xiangfu because of his growing fame, did not trust her, and Sun Xiangfu did not think about confronting Li Shimin and building a new social order because of these fame.
On the contrary, he felt that the cooperation between Li Shimin and Sun Xiangfu in doubles was playing more smoothly, although his own people seemed to be developing industries and gathering wealth, but their influence on the whole country was rapidly decreasing.
In the past, if there was a big problem with their Wang family, the whole country would be in turmoil, and even the court would be paralyzed, but now, he doesn't have that kind of self-confidence, he feels that even if Li Shimin is angry for a while and erases his entire Wang family from the Tang Dynasty, the country may not be shaken.
This feeling made him feel a lot of frustration, and he didn't know when wealth, and power and influence, had begun to decouple.
Just like a big fish, when it is in a small pond, it may be able to set off amazing waves, but in the rivers and seas, no matter how he moves, the waves will easily smooth out the ripples it has set off.