Yu Chimen God was playing chess, which surprised Xu Qilin. What's the matter, I haven't heard that the old door god can play chess?

"It's hard to learn, it's hard to master, this way of Go is really mysterious." The old door god waved his hand, which was a response to the junior's New Year's greetings, and then said his experience, "I invited a master, and I learned it in half a day." But it is ridiculously naïve, and after careful study, I know how complicated it is, and I dare not say that I can master it all in my life. ”

That's not nonsense! Go has developed for thousands of years, but it is still endlessly changing, and in the end, it was not the alpha dog that defeated humans.

Xu Qilin swept his eyes and saw that there were still "Thirteen Chapters of the Book of Chess" on the table, and he couldn't help but purse his lips and smile. In this way, there is a method of recreation and dissolution, and it also saves the need to blindly tinker with alchemy.

In addition, Go exercises people's mind, and when playing chess, they should concentrate their minds, and their minds should be calm and calm. Isn't the old man suffering from impetuousness, pride, and always looking at the shortcomings of others, and can't get along well with other ministers!

"Playing chess is either for recreation or for affection, both of which are suitable for the country." Xu Qilin said: "As for the victory or defeat, it doesn't matter. ”

Wei Chimen God nodded in agreement, and said with a smile: "If it is a rush to kill, a certain person is unwilling to be subordinate; If you play chess, you won't fight with others. As he spoke, he sighed and said with emotion: "Fighting back and forth is useless and harmful." ”

This is the best, it can be seen that the old door god has really realized something, and he can keep a lifetime safe.

"By the way, your theater is good." Wei Chimen touched his beard and said, "If you want to build one at home, it doesn't need to be too big, and it can accommodate dozens of people to watch." When the spring is opened, you come and give some guidance. ”

"The prince of the country commanded, the kid dared to disobey his orders." Xu Qilin arched his hand and said with a smile: "However, the theater is easy to build, but it is difficult to find a good theater class." ”

Wei Chigong said with a smile: "It's not about acting, singing, dancing and playing, and family appreciation, which is also a pleasure." ”

Xu Qilin knew that Wei Chigong meant this, so he no longer persuaded him. People have money, and they spend the money on building pavilions and pavilions on small theaters, and the whole family has nothing to do with enjoying the Kabuki performances.

After sitting on the Guogong Mansion for a while, Xu Qilin got up and said goodbye. Taking advantage of the fact that it was not too late, he wanted to go to the secret house of Ma Da to pay a New Year's greeting, and then he could go out of the city and return home. It's not good to be in the city, and you can still worry about the curfew.

Wei Chihuan and Cheng Chubi saw that Xu Qilin had something to do, so they sent him out of the house, and agreed with him to have a banquet on the third day of junior high school and have a lively time with friends.

Xu Qilin took two subordinates, and in a short time, he came to Ma Zhou's mansion. After the briefing, the housekeeper welcomed Xu Qilin in.

When he came to the hall, Xu Qilin found that it was not only Ma Dami, but also the Chinese scholar Lang Cen Text.

Cen Wenwen and Ma Zhou are both official positions in charge of confidentiality, and Cen Wenwen served as a Zhongshu in the first year of Zhenguan, and he is still Ma Zhou's predecessor.

The two of them also have one thing in common, that is, they are both outstanding in literature and their advice is timely, which is quite valued by His Majesty Li Er.

Xu Qilin stepped forward to salute the New Year with a respectful attitude. These two are both future prime ministers, and they have calm and humble personalities, and they are very fond of Xu Qilin's temper.

"Xu Cheng's new son of the Great Wall County has been equaled with a certain Xiangxiang, and the future life is terrifying!" Cen Wenwen returned the salute and said with a smile: "A certain Shang felt unfair at first, but when he saw the merits of Caoyun's reform, he had to obey. ”

Ma Zhou said with a smile: "Since ancient times, people who have been famous for financial management have pipes in front of them and Sang Hong sheep in the back. ”

"False praise, awards, the kid is ashamed." Xu Qilin was proud in his heart, but he was still very modest in his mouth.

"In Caoyun, it is very appreciated to recruit instead of levy and benefit the people." Cen Wenwen said: "Qi Lin thinks that this can last for a long time? ”

Xu Qilin thought for a while and said: "If the people don't add money, they can only be made up by industry and commerce." ”

"This is similar to what Sang Hongyang said, 'Rich countries are not together, why should rich countries use Bennong'." Yu Wenwen groaned and said, "Could it be that Qi Lin also approves of Sang Hongyang's salt and iron official camp? ”

The salt and iron official camp has always been criticized by Confucianism, saying that it is "competing with the people for profit".

However, it is undeniable that the large-scale production of the government-run salt and iron industry has incomparable advantages over the small-scale private salt and iron industry in terms of capital, equipment and personnel, as well as cost reduction.

Despite the inevitable shortcomings of the feudal bureaucracy, there were also some serious problems in the salt and iron bureaucracy. But this is not impossible to improve, and the superiority of mass production is undeniable.

But this involves complex factors in all aspects, and Xu Qilin does not dare to bring it up casually. What he actually did was to give full play to the advantages of large-scale production and use the laws of the market to survive the fittest.

If you think, the quality of refined salt, the cost and quality of ironworks, will inevitably make many small workshops fall in the competition, so as to play a role in the official business that does not need to introduce policies.

There is no coercive government-run policy, and it is not a stick to kill all small workshops. Keeping them will have the effect of curbing the malaise of the bureaucracy.

For example, in order to complete the specified tasks, the salt and iron official camp only focuses on output, ignores quality, and does not consider the specific needs of the people. It is not even allowed to choose, force to buy and sell, and so on.

More importantly, once the government-run salt and iron policy comes out, it may cause the price to be expensive, so that many people cannot afford to buy or use it.

Therefore, Xu Qilin is in favor of a certain degree of monopoly, but does not agree to use coercive policies to implement it. In his opinion, it is still necessary to give the private salt and iron industry a chance to survive.

Cen Wenwen listened to Xu Qilin's narration and breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't have to worry about Xu Qilin playing and implementing the salt and iron official camp.

In fact, Cen Wenwen still has ambivalence about the salt and iron official camp. In view of the economic situation of the Han Dynasty at that time, if the government did not implement the government-run policy, it would have to increase the taxes of the peasants, which would increase the burden on the peasants.

However, the salt and iron official camp is indeed suspected of competing with the people for profit, and the sharp rise in salt prices is a clear example. The court is rich, but the common people do not get benefits.

After listening to Xu Qilin's thoughts, Cen Wenwen and Ma Zhou both felt good, although they were not good at economics.

As for the establishment and development of Dayingku, Cen and Ma are happy to see it. As long as it is properly managed, it is good to make money for the royal family, and save His Majesty's money from the treasury, and there is no distinction between public and private.

From the current point of view, the big surplus not only makes money, but also does not forget to benefit the people, and the change from levy to recruitment in the reform of Cao Zheng has reduced the burden on the people.

Moreover, the smooth passage of the road and the reduction of the cost of transportation have made a large amount of grain transported into the customs. This is also a good thing for the prefectures and counties in Guanzhong, as there is no need to increase taxes when conquering Gaochang, and there is no need to worry about food shortages in the event of a famine.

As for industry and commerce, Cen and Ma don't know much about it, but as long as it doesn't hinder the country's strength and doesn't increase the burden on the people, they don't have too many opinions.

"The success of Caoyun's reform will not only be extremely beneficial to the expedition to Gaochang, but also the date for Li Simo to lead the people to return north will also be advanced." Ma Zhou took a sip of the teacup and said, "In this way, Your Majesty's grand strategy can be fully launched." ”

"And immigrants." Cen Wenwen said with a smile: "I also have to use the mansion set up by Dayingku to arrange food and accommodation on the road." ”

Xu Qilin smiled and said: "Li Simo led his troops back to the north, and the development of the Hetao area, can the imperial court make a decision?" ”

Hetao refers to the Han region east of Helan Mountain and south of Wolf Mountain and Daqing Mountain in Inner Mongolia and Ningxia. Because the Yellow River flows through here to form a big bend, hence the name.

Because the Yellow River is blocked on three sides around the loop, the soil is fertile and can be cultivated. Therefore, there is a folk proverb "The Yellow River is harmful, but only one set of riches".

After defending Qing Izumo to defeat the two kings of Lou Fu and Baiyang of the Xiongnu and occupying the Hetao, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately placed Shuofang County, Wuyuan County, Xihe County, as well as the former Yunzhong County and Dingxiang County, as a base for defending and attacking the Xiongnu.

At that time, many Han people cultivated here, and the Yellow River was brought for irrigation, so that the local agriculture developed rapidly and the economy prospered. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu who belonged to the Han Dynasty were settled in the Hetao and mixed with the Han people. Later, during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Hetao area became an important place for many political regimes in the north, and the war was very devastation.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was re-cultivated, but it did not return to its historical prosperity period. In the Zhenguan period, His Majesty Li Er placed the Turkic people here, and the development of agricultural reclamation came to a standstill.

Since Li Simo wants to lead the people back to the north, since he wants to emigrate, Xu Qilin has taken a fancy to this rich and fertile land. Not for anything else, just for the cotton **** after laying Gaochang.

Cotton is a good thing, but to promote planting, the imperial court naturally has to take into account the contradiction with the grain competition for land. The Hetao is less of this concern, as it is not fully developed land.

Cen Wenwen and Ma Zhouluo glanced at each other in surprise, not quite understanding what Xu Qilin meant.

Ma Zhou said slowly: "The Hetao area is a military important place in the south of the desert, and it is also the northern barrier of the Gyeonggi region, and it is the duty of the heavy troops to be stationed. ”

Cen Wenwen nodded and asked Xu Qilin, "Why did Xu Cheng ask about this place, did he have other ideas?" ”

Xu Qilin smiled and said: "Saibei Jiangnan is famous for its old name, and it is not good to develop it, so I am really sorry for the sweetness given by the Yellow River." ”

Ma Zhou laughed and said, "Qi Lin is interested, but he can play the imperial court." It is even more appropriate if it is linked to immigration. ”

Cen Wenwen also laughed, knowing that Xu Qilin didn't say his true thoughts, but he didn't care. Whether it is development and construction, or how, it is always beneficial to Datang.

Of course, the development of the Hetao area is not so simple. In order to make Saibei and Jiangnan worthy of its name, opening canals for irrigation is fundamental, and the investment is not small.

However, the input can be carried out in stages, and the initial profit of cotton is very large, and the input-output ratio is fully in line with Xu Qilin's expectations.

Xu Qilin sat for a while, chatted about something else, and saw that it was not early, so he said goodbye and retreated, and went home directly from the city.

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The state banquet of the Tang Dynasty was set up according to the time and event, and it was all up to the emperor's whim.

After the court meeting on the first day of the Lunar New Year, His Majesty Li Er stayed up all night and did another morning, probably tired and tired. This slowed down, and a banquet was held on the second day of the new year to entertain hundreds of civil and military officials above the fifth rank in the court.

But Xu Qilin never expected that he would let him participate.

To be honest, Xu Qilin has no interest in this kind of large-scale group activity. It's better to get together with the little buddies, eat, drink and fight, find a few kabuki to accompany the wine, or go to the Qinglou for a wave, how refreshing it is.

It is estimated that His Majesty Li Er also wants to promote Xu Qilin, after all, he has made meritorious contributions, and he is a member of the Great Wall County, and he is also qualified to participate.

But who knew that Xu Qilin didn't like this, but he had to bite the bullet, it was really painful.

In fact, His Majesty Li Er's arrangement is also quite humane. Those ministers who accompanied him for the Chinese New Year's Eve and stayed up all night tossed around at the court, and the only thing they wanted to do was to go home and sleep, and what banquet to eat?

After resting for half a day and a night, have they all eased up? Let's get high!

Xu Qilin was full of unhappiness, entered the city and entered the palace, and came to the Liangyi Palace. This is the place where His Majesty Li Er often feasts ministers and tribute envoys, and as for the Daming Palace, it is still in the end!

The palace people came forward to entertain and led Xu Qilin to the front of the case. Although there are tall tables and chairs, they are still just idle at home, and this formal occasion is still a small low table with a couch on the floor.

Since there are no large tables, it is common to divide meals. One person and one small table, each eating his own.

There are a lot of people who participate in the imperial banquet, although it is not as good as the banquet after the great court meeting to invite civil and military officials and envoys from all directions, the feast is varied, as long as several miles, but it can be arranged up to be the elder.

Xu Qilin took a look, and his small seat was quite far back. Just qualified to participate in the imperial banquet above the fifth grade, it is a face to come, and he will not punch people like the god of Wei Chimen.

The key is that he is young, looking around, and the officials who went to the banquet were either young or old men, and there were no peers.

This banquet is so boring. Xu Qilin sat there, and after a while, he fell asleep, covered his mouth and yawned.

"Why did Xu Cheng sit alone?" A word came, and Xu Qilin hurriedly raised his head.

After seeing the visitor, Xu Qilin stood up and bowed, "Your Royal Highness King Wei has seen your majesty." ”

Li Sipang smiled and stretched out his hand to support him, and said, "Xu Cheng should be the first time to participate in the palace banquet, but he doesn't have to be too restrained. The ministers of the DPRK and China must also have acquaintances, and they can talk about one or two! ”

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "The subordinate officials have shallow qualifications, so they sit here honestly, but they don't want to cause trouble to others." ”

Li Sipang nodded and said, "It's okay, as long as you feel comfortable, you don't have to force yourself." After a pause, he said again: "Tomorrow there will be a banquet in the palace alone, if Xu Cheng has nothing to do, how about coming to participate?" ”

Xu Qilin thought for a moment, and arched his hand: "I was invited by the prince, and the lower officials dared to disobey their orders." ”

Li Sipang showed a heartfelt smile, and suddenly saw the crown prince Li Chengqian walking into the palace, so he arched his hand to Xu Qilin and turned around to greet him.

Xu Qilin looked at Li Sipang to meet Li Chengqian, smiled and gave a cold smile, showing such closeness and enthusiasm, and couldn't help but purse the corners of his mouth slightly.

This Li Si is not stupid, and after his own guidance, he can barely be regarded as a good actor now.