Chapter 7 Rare Father and Son Together

Li Chengqian thought about it for a while, and said: "Then, let's talk about one of the things that affect the long-term peace and stability of the country. Dare to ask grandpa, is the land enough? In fact, there is no need for Grandpa to answer, it is enough for now, but Grandpa should understand that in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, after war, now there are more than 2 million households, about 10 million people, and now even if there are natural disasters, the stock of grain in my Datang plus the stock of grain left over from the former Sui Dynasty is more than enough to support so many people.

According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, a woman marries fifteen, and each couple raises an average of three sons, excluding birth, old age, sickness and death, and natural loss of population, if the wind and rain are smooth, the country and the people are safe, rough estimates, after 20 years, the total population will increase to 20 million, and after 40 years, the total population will increase to 40 million. Sixty years later, the population is nearly 80 million. Eighty years later, that's 200 million. Even if there is a special event, or war, natural disaster, and the number of deaths increases, according to the calculation of halving, it can reach at least 100 million or more.

At that time, the land is fixed, but there are more and more people, what should be done then? In addition, land is bought and sold freely, and a large amount of land is annexed by local tyrants, and if the state has no land, there will be no land to grant, the land equalization system will disappear, and the rent regulation will exist in name only. How will the country feed such a large population, and what will be the result if the people cannot survive?

From antiquity to the pre-Sui Dynasty, the turmoil of all dynasties seems to be the tyranny of emperors, but in fact, the root is the problem of land and people's livelihood. If the majority of the people live and work in peace and contentment, even if the king is mediocre and tyrannical, there will only be occasional twists and turns, and there will be no big problem, because people are at peace. ”

The needle drop in the hall could be heard, and after a while, Li Shimin spoke, "This β€”β€”, how to do it with a wise opinion." ”

Li Shimin was not a fool, on the contrary, he was a very smart king, and he began to be a little worried. Although it is a child's words, it cannot be fully believed, but there is some truth.

"I have read a lot of books, and I have seen the ancient laws of enriching the country and strengthening the people, but they are all flawed. In order to solve these problems, six aspects were considered:

First, it is land, which is called land reform, and the land and mineral resources are nationalized, and the equalization system is refined and improved, and the land occupied by the family is eliminated;

Second, agriculture is called the development of agriculture, the implementation of mutual assistance and cooperation, the implementation of three self and one package, the reform of rent regulation, the implementation of light taxation, the reduction of labor, and the increase of peasant income;

Third, it is work, which is called the creation of industry, which can recruit landless people to work, that is, to establish basic industries, strengthen the national defense industry, expand daily industries, and improve the national economy and people's livelihood;

Fourth, it is commerce, which is called commerce, expanding the circulation of commodities and materials, so that the landless people have something to do, raising commercial taxes and increasing the revenue of the national treasury;

Fifth, it is learning, which is called learning, promoting the study of things, carrying out assessment innovation, promoting education for all, enlightening the people's wisdom, so that the people have a way to promotion, and at the same time providing talents for various localities and industries;

Sixth, it is soldiers, called military, to enhance the strength of our Datang war, expand the territory for Datang, and reduce population pressure.

These decrees can be carried out gradually, or they can be piloted, from point to area, and multiple industries can be carried out at the same time, forming a virtuous circle, which can ensure that Datang will never have to worry about it. ”

Li Shimin was dumbfounded, his brain was buzzing, these thoughts were unheard of, how did this doll come up with it, he was really moved. Listening to these shocking words, my heart was surging, and I couldn't wait to implement it immediately. But when he thought about it carefully, he had no bottom in his heart.

Li Shimin pondered and said: "A certain martial artist was born, not a pedantic person, although I don't know your specific implementation methods, but I can roughly understand some of your ideas, but the major affairs of the country, how can you be child's play, you are still too naΓ―ve, just the first article, the land issue is difficult to deal with, do you know?" The power of the family is huge, that is unimaginable, and my Li family is also the largest family of gate valves, how can this decree be implemented. Originally, it was forced to follow the law of the former Sui, but in fact, I didn't want to change. ”

"Do you know that the power of the family is huge, but no matter how powerful it is, it is greater than the power of the people? In fact, this is also very easy to solve, my Li family is now in full swing, and most of the officials are born at the bottom, so that we can pull the people directly to our side and use the power of the people to fight against the family. Adopt various means such as division, co-optation, suppression, and isolation to crack down on those big families, and in the future, the world only needs one Celestial Dynasty family, and there is no need for other families. As long as the region is separated, from part to all, pilot first and then promote. When the time comes, which one dares to go against the sky. ”

Li Shimin closed his eyes, knocked his fingers on the table, and after a long time, he spoke: "What you say needs to be carefully considered, you go back and write out your political arguments in detail and hand them over to me in person." I still need to consult with the reliable officials of the DPRK and China before I can make a conclusion.

Also, some of the mystic ideas you just came up with, although shocking, are only some preliminary ideas, and you need to try them yourself before you want to implement them.

I thought you were still young, and you would have to wait a few years. Now look, it's time. This is also the experience and help you ask for, today Grandpa will reward you, 20,000 yuan, 5,000 horses, another to you, three porcelain kilns belonging to the royal family, three woodsmiths, three ironware workshops, three dyeing and weaving workshops, three paper mills, three manors, allow you to go out of the palace to do things cheaply, and you can also set up other industries you need to practice the previous idea, I will arrange some young people for you, as you can use them.

In addition, you must think twice before doing things, and some things must take into account your status as the crown prince. If you don't have enough to need, you can figure it out for yourself. Personnel costs, required materials, everything depends on your ability at that time, Grandpa doesn't want you to talk on paper, I hope you should be able to give Grandpa a satisfactory answer. ”

"Thank you for your reward, my son will live up to his trust" Li Chengqian stepped forward to thank him, his heart was overjoyed, and he finally let go, it was a gift, a fool, and a horse, and finally let go, and finally he could start drying.

Why are you so happy? It's very simple, how can you be so free in the royal family in the novels and films of later generations, you just want to go around Chang'an East City, it is impossible, it will lose the rules, you will be attacked by the imperial history, and you will lose the royal prestige, not to mention the West Market, after all, the young and the old are orderly, and there is a difference between respect and inferiority. Although Taizong of the Tang Dynasty is enlightened and the people are open, the etiquette cannot be abolished. For normal travel, you must first approve it, and then there are honor guards, guards, a lot of cars and horses, and you want to do something personal? Do it in your dreams. Unless you get approval, don't reveal your identity for a private visit.

Although he has to arrange a spy for himself again, what is this. As long as you open this door, the road behind will be much easier. There was no smugness on his face. Then he got up and left.