"Okay, this matter will be discussed tomorrow morning, and business will be encouraged, what do you think?"

Qin Tiandao: "Holy Lord, if you want to encourage business, this is much easier, businessmen seek profits, as long as they are given benefits and benefits, they can naturally encourage some businessmen to promote the prosperity of Chang'an City." ”

"Is there a specific suggestion?"

"First of all, what we have to do is to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of merchants to trade in our Datang, and ensure the safety of their property and lives, with this guarantee, they will naturally have less worries and will be very active in doing business, and then there is to exempt them from some taxes, so that they can make more money in business, and they will naturally come more frequently and more ......."

Qin Tian said some specific suggestions, and after Li Shimin listened to it, he nodded: "Okay, this matter will also be said tomorrow morning, if it is feasible, it will be implemented immediately." ”

After the two of them finished saying this, they just waited for tomorrow morning.

The weather in Chang'an is still very hot, and the east and west cities are very lively in the morning.

Even if you are standing in the palace, you can faintly hear some noisy cries.

However, at this time, the liveliness of the eastern and western cities was not enough to compare with the prosperity of the eastern and western cities known to Qin Tian in later generations.

At the peak of the prosperity of the eastern and western cities, there were more than 20,000 shops, but now there are 10,000 in the eastern and western cities.

In other words, there is still a lot of room in the eastern and western cities.

Of course, when the east and west cities were the most prosperous in history, the east and west cities had extended to the middle of the lane, after all, although the east and west cities were large, there were so many shops, I was afraid that I couldn't bear it.

Therefore, the east and west cities began to extend to both sides, and finally occupied the Lifang.

This is a very normal economic phenomenon, just like how lively a temple fair is, the street intersections outside the temple fair will also be occupied by businesses.

But today's eastern and western cities have obviously not yet reached this kind of prosperity.

Facing up early, Qin Tian stood in front of the main hall, listening to the looming cries of selling.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that Datang has gradually stabilized, and then it is going to develop the economy, so that Datang will become rich and strong, Qin Aiqing has a few proposals, let's see how it is, Qin Aiqing?"

Qin Tian received the order, and then stood up and told him about planting wheat in the south and reclaiming wasteland.

After saying this, the courtiers looked at each other and discussed.

"Saint, this is just nonsense, as we all know, it is okay to grow wheat in the north and the Central Plains, no one has ever planted it in the south, the south has always been rice, and growing wheat is a waste of food."

"Yes, oranges are oranges in Huainan, oranges are oranges in Huaibei, oranges are oranges in Huaibei, the local climate is different, and the things grown are not good, if wheat is planted and does not produce grain, then it is not a waste of land and seeds?"

"Yes, my lord, moreover, people in the south generally don't seed wheat, and more importantly, people in the south don't look down on wheat, they basically don't eat pasta, they think that pasta is the food of inferior people, let them grow such cheap things, they may not be willing."

“…………”

Qunchen, you said it word by word, Qin Tian frowned slightly when he heard it, is wheat a cheap thing in the south, why hasn't he heard of it before?

He thought about it for a moment, searched in his mind, and then more or less understood.

Before the Song Dynasty, wheat was not grown much in the south, and the southerners were not very able to accept pasta, but after the Song moved south, the wheat was also treated, and after decades, the southerners gradually accepted wheat and some pasta.

It's a sad thing.

It's easy to grow wheat, but it's hard to get it recognized by southerners.

As everyone spoke, Qin Tian stood up and said: "What you said makes sense, indeed, there are some places that are not suitable for growing wheat, but there are some places that are okay, we are not saying that from the beginning, we have planted wheat in a large area in the south, we can send people to choose a piece of land in various places and conduct experiments, if we can grow wheat, we will plant it in a large area next year, after all, a variety of wheat in one season can provide a lot of food for my Datang, as for the fact that southerners do not accept pasta and do not plant wheat, I think it's easy to solve, people are profit-seeking, they don't eat wheat, you can buy wheat to our north, as long as the price is reasonable, I believe there will be many people willing to take advantage of that time, another crop of wheat, increase their income, why not? ”

Qin Tian's words were very reasonable, after he said this, the ministers looked at each other, and then there were a lot fewer people who objected, after all, to be honest, if wheat could really be grown in the south, it would really be a good thing for them.

If there is enough food, what can't be done well?

People, don't panic when you have goods in your stomach, as long as you can eat enough, you are not afraid of anything.

"If Master Hou wants to say that, we will experiment for a year."

"That's right, a year of experimentation."

Everyone expressed their support, and this matter was finally over, and then they talked about the matter of reclaiming wasteland, which was not designed for the interests of some people in the court, after all, they did not have wasteland in their hands, and they would not let them reclaim it, they were all landless tenants, slaves, prisoners, etc., and it was a good thing for them to be able to let these people have something to do.

Therefore, this did not arouse many objections, and it was quickly agreed.

After saying this, Li Shimin said again: "The grain matter is solved, let's talk about business, my Datang wants to encourage the people to do business, and also attract businessmen from the Western Regions and other places to come to my Datang to do business, so I decided to set up a state bureau in the east and west cities to deal with some problems of foreign merchants in Chang'an City and ensure the safety of their property and lives. ”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, a minister stood up and said: "Holy Lord, there is nothing wrong with setting up a state bureau, after all, it is normal to ensure that the interests of businessmen are not harmed, and it is not appropriate to reduce or reduce some taxes, right?" ”

"Yes, Holy Lord, my Datang is now in short financial supply, and it all depends on taxes to enrich the treasury, and these businessmen are exempted from taxes, so my Datang's income will be reduced a lot, and this move is not possible."

“…………”

There are many people who oppose tax reductions and exemptions, after all, Datang is very short of money now, but at this time, Qin Tian stood up: "Don't worry, this move will not only not reduce my Datang's income, but will increase, you must have heard of small profits and quick turnover, right?" As long as there are more businessmen who come to Chang'an to do business, even if they are given some discounts, my Datang will still make money. ”

(End of chapter)