Feng Daiwen then named his son Jundong and his daughter Yun, and then began to entertain everyone.

It also happens that Feng Daiwen's eldest brother has always only had a daughter, and this time he actually gave birth to a son by his wife on the same day, named Junheng.

In fact, what Feng Daiwen didn't know was that if history hadn't changed, Feng Junheng would have a son, that is, the later loyal Gao Lishi, formerly known as Feng Yuanyi, of course, in the current view, these will not appear.

"The day before yesterday, Nanyang brought back crude iron ore, 100 ships of copper ore, and a lot of grain, and the sugar produced was transported to Lingnan and then sold, which is indeed a good way." Li Shimin took a big sip of the wine bottle and said happily.

The Tang Dynasty colonized the small Nanyang countries, and after two years of development, they finally achieved initial results, using a little management personnel to coerce the small countries, hiring local people to farm and open mines, and all they paid was some fired porcelain, tea, salt and other daily necessities in exchange for minerals and grain.

Coupled with the abundance of Nanyang products, and the fact that he can buy a lot of grain back, it can be said that he can count it in one fell swoop, no wonder Li Shimin is so happy.

"This is really good news, congratulations to my father, and my son suggested that Datang remake the coin system and use Datang coins for foreign trade in the future." Feng Daiwen raised his glass to Li Shimin and said.

"Isn't the Zhenguan Tongbao used now a Datang coin? What do you think, tell me about it. Li Shimin knew that his son-in-law had always been targeted, so he put down the wine bottle and listened carefully to what he said.

"Now the copper coins used in the Tang Dynasty are not only the former Sui, Wude, Zhenguan, and even the five-baht coins, which are really confusing, and the gold and silver Datang has, and other countries also have them, and the fineness is good and bad.

The retainers asked to make new coins, which were divided into copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins, and all future transactions could only be made with the imperial court. Feng Dewen explained.

"Is this different from what it is now? Gold and silver also have an official system, and there are fixed numbers for fineness and weight. Li Shimin asked.

"The style is not beautiful enough, it is easy to imitate, now it can be suppressed by water or steam engine, father and emperor, you think, add the same copper coin, one of which is beautifully made, and the other one is very simple, how will you choose."

And when all countries and tribes use Datang coins, these countries and tribes basically become subordinates.

If you want to target them, you just need to stop the money from entering other countries, and you can return him to the era of barter. Feng Daiwen does not know much about the monetary system, but it does not prevent him from knowing the benefits of a unified currency, so he can only use his tongue to persuade him.

"Yes, it is good, but victory always depends on war, and everything else is an auxiliary means." As the immediate emperor, Li Shimin agreed with these views, but the most important thing was force.

"Uniformly made into fine coins, such as gold coins, silver coins, instead of gold ingots, silver ingots, such as such a copper coin, now he is only one, after a few years, after the currency has a good reputation, only need to engrave words, can be regarded as ten, hundred, then it is not according to the weight of the determination, but more rules to set.

In this way, it is not only convenient to trade and easy to carry, but also the same gold coin can be exchanged for goods of ten gold coins in other countries. Feng Daiwen thought for a moment and continued.

"It's a good solution, but it's also easy to cause confusion, and some people have done it before, but the results are not very good." Li Shimin said noncommittally.

"My father said very well that he failed in the past because he was in troubled times, and the coins he made were not only light and thin, but also not exquisite, so he naturally would not be recognized by the people.

This needs to be gradual, starting with gold and silver, because gold and silver were originally for large-scale transactions, and the opening of a money bank and the guarantee of the imperial court will naturally be acceptable. Feng Dewen explained.

"This matter is a matter for you to think about and discuss in the line." Li Shimin was not sure whether it was good or bad, so he would not decide immediately, raised his hand and gently tapped his forehead and said.

"Erchen understands!" Of course, Feng Daiwen also knew that it was impossible for the two of them to settle the matter by talking, so he nodded and agreed.

"Last year, the average grain yield per mu increased by one percent, I don't know how it will be this year?" Li Shimin didn't talk about the topic just now, and asked Feng Daiwen about the grain, since the cultivation of improved varieties in Liaoxi, the output has doubled in two years, so he is very concerned about this matter, and he is always thinking about it, and he can't wait for Feng Daiwen to find a way to double it.

"I'm afraid that there will not be much growth in the future, unless there is still foreign food that is constantly hybridized and cultivated, and it depends on luck, and good seeds can be cultivated with good luck, and it is possible to multiply it several times.

This is a long-term process that cannot be achieved overnight. Feng Daiwen shook his head and said, any kind of research, even if it has a direction, but to produce results, it really depends on some luck, especially if there is no precision instrument to detect, which requires more efforts.

However, although it will not produce results immediately, there will still be some progress, and generally in this process, there will be some unexpected gains, such as cultivating seeds that are more resistant to cold and drought, which can be regarded as a good harvest.

Li Shimin originally asked casually, but he didn't have much hope, so he naturally wouldn't be disappointed.

"Although there is not much breakthrough in the seeds for a while, there are other ways to increase food income." Feng Daiwen was afraid that Li Shimin would be disappointed, so he scratched his head and thought about it.

"Tell me about it!" Li Shimin's slightly disappointed mood disappeared at once, and he immediately asked expectantly.

"In fact, many of them have been made, but no one has summarized them, and it goes without saying that intensive cultivation has long been used in many foods in western Liaoning.

In the village, like the farm built by the queen mother for the families of the workers, fruits, vegetables, fish ponds, and poultry breeding can be harvested on a large scale. Feng Dewen explained.

"Why can't these fools think of it? Taking the county as a unit, unified breeding, or planting characteristics, this is indeed a way to make a fortune. Li Shimin understood it at one point, and when he thought about it, he understood, and couldn't help but slap it on the table and scold angrily, obviously for many officials, he could only be very dissatisfied with Xiao Gui Cao's work.

"It takes a process to accept new things, whether it is an official or a common person, as long as it is not too pedantic, Erchen thinks it doesn't matter, but you can appoint more young people as grassroots officials, relatively speaking, young people are more energetic and enthusiastic." Feng Daiwen saw that Li Shimin was really angry, and hurriedly relieved, but he forgot that he was only in his early 20s, although he was in his forties, but the words that came out of his mouth still made the corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitch, and he shook his head speechlessly.

(End of chapter)