When the peasants got off the city wall, Li Shimin said with a worried face, "The imperial court needs to collect grain this time at a higher price than the market price, and it is better for the imperial court not to make money from the peasant people." ”

When Sun Xiangfu heard this, he smiled and said, "There is no need for this, our future grain production in the Tang Dynasty will only increase, what the minister said just now is just a white lie, and if the court comes forward to raise the price, it will be those merchants who will be harmed, businessmen and farmers are all the people under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty can't favor one over the other!" ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned again, and after a while, like many ministers, he once again showed an expression of sudden realization.

"So, the imperial court's collection of grain this time is a loss-making transaction?"

"If you only do grain trading, it is indeed a loss-making transaction, the current price of grain in the market, dou rice is almost 12 yuan, in the next year or two, I am afraid that the price will drop by half again."

"Five or six dollars for rice?"

Since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the grain prices in the Central Plains have never been lower than now, but Sun Xiangfu said that in the next year or two, the price of grain will fall by half, is this the rhythm of the world's great rule?

"You say, if you only do grain trading, the imperial court will lose money, so what about other transactions?" Li Shimin keenly captured the foreshadowing left in Sun Xiangfu's words and asked.

"That's the question of earning more and earning less, grain, can become a lot of commodities, now the price of a pound of wheat, almost a penny, can be this pound of wheat, ground into flour, make cold noodles, at least four can be made, the price of cold noodles in the Chang'an night market is three wen, four copies, that is, twelve wen, in addition to the cost of about three or four wen, but also make a profit of seven or eight wen.

If you brew it into beer, you can sell it for at least 500 or 60 yuan at the market price, and if you make it into a high spirit, you can sell it for at least 300 yuan at the market price······"

How expensive wine is in this period, there is no need to repeat it one by one, Li Bai's "Will Enter the Wine" has "Ten Thousand Joys of Fighting Wine". Wang Wei's "Youth Xing" has "Xinfeng Wine Fight Ten Thousand".

It can be seen that the price of a bucket of good wine is 10,000 yuan, that is, 10,000 yuan, and a bucket of wine in the Tang Dynasty is 6,000 milliliters, about 12 catties, that is to say, the price of a pound of good wine is more than 800 yuan, and the data of winemaking in later generations is about 3 catties of wheat to make about 65 catties of wine, and the degree of fine wine diluted into this period is at least more than two catties, although because of the large-scale shipment of the distillery, the price of wine in this period is nearly half lower than that of the Tang Dynasty. But Sun Xiangfu said that a pound of wheat and spirits can be sold for at least 300 yuan, but this is a very conservative figure.

Because, the liquor sold at this price is basically a seller's market in Datang, and the distillery sells spirits wholesale at a price of 200 wen a catty, basically how many goods are shipped, and merchants from all over the country can eat as many goods, because there is a market to sell them.

Like the workers in Weinan, if they want to drink some wine, they also have to get a relationship with the distillery, so that they can drink some by themselves, because the wine produced by the distillery is now generally shipped to the northern market, or even the Western Regions, where its true value can be reflected.

Moreover, there is no need to worry about its price drop too much, because, in addition to the external market, domestic demand is actually large enough, if you want the people of the Tang Dynasty to be like the people of the Song Dynasty, as long as it is an inn, there is wine to sell, as long as the people are willing to spend money to buy, they can drink wine, and the shipment of the winery will increase by at least twenty or thirty times.

The more he said later, the heavier Li Shimin and many courtiers breathed, and at this moment, they really realized the power of industry and commerce, which can magnify the economic value of some original output many times and turn waste into treasure.

"Your Majesty, there are many ways to keep the court from being damaged, and the matter in front of you needs to be dealt with in a timely manner." Fang Xuanling pointed to the people under the city wall, who still refused to disperse.

"Gao Qing quickly out of the list, put the news out, let the local government warehouses bid to buy the grain in the hands of the people, the money is from the Ministry of Finance, the cash is not enough, you can find a loan, the grain collected is handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture for storage, in the future, Chang Ping, will be the only grain hoarding warehouse in the government, the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for warehousing, the Ministry of Household is responsible for the transfer, and the Ministry of Finance is responsible for approving the accounts······"

After the restructuring, it is this good, and the efficiency of doing anything is very high, especially in the Guanzhong area, all the departments of the yamen, as well as the structure of the money village have been sound, not only the efficiency is high, but the supervision is also very complete, as long as the order is issued, within a day or two, it can be immediately implemented.

Then, Li Shimin naturally had to put on a show in person, refused the isolation of the guards, and personally went down the city wall to shake hands with the people who sent food one by one and thanked them.

"I already know the loyalty and patriotism of your fathers, I thank you on behalf of Datang, and you will go directly to the official warehouse of Chang'an County or Wannian County for the grain! I will send someone to buy it now, you are not allowed to do without money, the court now, not short of this money, get money, you have to buy more clothes, farm tools, livestock to use, eat more food, eat more salt, meat, take care of your body, and work hard, as long as you live your life well, it is the greatest help to the Tang Dynasty and me······"

These words, when he went down to the city tower just now, Sun Xiangfu thought urgently, and reminded him that the common people have money, and they must consume to improve their lives, they do not consume, and the output of all aspects of the Tang Dynasty will cause squeezing, the consumption concept of the ancients is not very strong, they are used to being thrifty, and they are reluctant to lose the patches that they don't wear, and they don't need to use the old ones that can't be used, so they won't replace them.

This is unreasonable in the Tang Dynasty, which is very rich in products, because the population is small, and the people are still so frugal, the things produced cannot be sold, forming a squeeze, which will inevitably make the factory reduce production and stop work, and workers will be laid off, forming a vicious circle.

The faster replacement can not only drive employment, but also promote the original productivity to be stronger, so that more people have the opportunity to work, earn money, and then consume, and will also make the agricultural products grown by the peasants be demanded, forming a virtuous circle.

The state stimulates domestic demand, mainly looking at the daily consumption of the common people, all industries are mutually stimulated, and those who are in demand cannot be stuck in one link.

This is also when Sun Xiangfu came by car just now, after a short chat with the old farmer, he saw some problems, it is not so easy to change the consumption concept of the ancients, just like in later generations, a young man asked an old man to spend more money to buy things, not to be so frugal, most of the old people will not listen.

Therefore, we have to let Li Shimin come to this matter, and the people love to listen to his words, and after the actual results are achieved, the minister will also fully appreciate the benefits of this policy of stimulating domestic demand, and he must not be too frugal and make the economy a stagnant pool.

At the moment of Li Shimin's political show, it is not appropriate for the ministers to go to the light, Sun Xiangfu saw that Yu Shinan also looked at the scene under the city wall with a relieved expression, and stepped forward and said, "Grandpa, in this situation, the Ministry of Rites should write a special book and publish an article in the newspaper to publicize the policies of Your Majesty and the imperial court." ”

Yu Shinan was stunned when he heard this, and said with that expression, "In the imperial city, you are not allowed to call me grandpa, you should call me an official position, you have to abide by these rules." ”

"Well, what Yu Shangshu taught me is that this thing ······"

"I'll do it."

"Well, please also ask the person who catches the pen to write in the vernacular as much as possible, so that the people will not understand."

"Know, in the future, the Ministry of Rites will adopt a more straightforward way of writing this kind of announcement document for the people, so you can rest assured! In addition, managing grain is not a good errand, especially when it also involves interests, the Ministry of Agriculture, the key position, you have to use loyal and trustworthy people. ”

"Ah, what do you recommend for Yu Shangshu?" Sun Xiangfu almost asked by mistake.

"Among the students who were released by Hongwenguan back then, there are a lot of available talents, and now, they have also been exercising in the local area for a long time, and most of the three-year terms have expired, so it is time to transfer back to the center and learn some higher-level management, in addition, some new Hongwenguan students are also time to be released to experience in the local area."

Hongwenguan this educational institution is actually more high-end than the national eunuch, he only has dozens of students in each session, all of whom are selected from the royal family and the children of senior Beijing officials, and the teaching is also dedicated to the history books of governing the country, or the code and the like, the students who come out of the Hongwenguan, the emperor is generally directly awarded officials, and the grade is not low, mastering them, it is almost a group of high-ranking officials who have mastered the future of the court.

Take the eighteen bachelors of the Hongwen Pavilion before, the worst ones now are all free riders. And the batch of people released after the first year of Zhenguan, such as Shangguanyi, Liu Yong, Li Xuan, Zhou Huaiwen, etc., served as county commanders in the local government, or served as the chief secretary of the state government, and their political achievements are also good, of course, Yu Shinan reminded Sun Xiangfu that there is another layer of intention.

Don't look at the jubilant appearance in the court now, that's because Datang is now in the rising period of his career, there are many rising channels for officials, and there are interests to be earned everywhere outside, and the bigwigs of various ministries can't finish their own cakes, and there is no need to form factions and compete for interests with each other, and when the country develops to a certain extent, the situation may not be the way it is now.

Other Sun Xiangfu may not know, but he still knows a little bit about the party struggle in the Song and Ming dynasties, how did the party struggle come about?

There is no major event in the country, and when it begins to enter the period of defending, the upward channel is controlled, and if you want to obtain more benefits, you must start encroaching on the interests of others, which inevitably begins.

Yu Shinan is an old man who has experienced several short dynasties, and now he is seventy-one years old, and his vision of things is naturally much longer than Sun Xiangfu, he is currently the youngest senior official in the court, and in the future, when the current group of old ministers have come to the end of their lives, the court is likely to rely on him to be the pillar, and it is necessary to start early, and cultivate a group of young and capable talents under his own subordinates, so as to ensure that his position can be stable in the future.

Sun Xiangfu actually does not have much wisdom and foresight in politics, but because he has seen too many examples of later generations, his vision and perspective on issues are broader.

Therefore, for Yu Shinan's reminder, he deeply believes that it is not a skill to be able to mix in the period of Jun Ming and the sages, but to be able to mix in the period of the monarch and the ministers and traitors, that is called ability, and before, he lacked this consideration.