Gao Ming remembered that the ox nose ring should have existed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, because according to the unearthed bronzes, there was a ring on the nose of those bronze ox statues.

But in the Tang Dynasty, this thing does not seem to have been inherited, which led to the situation that although Li Shimin had conquered the grasslands in the north, the Tang Dynasty still lacked cattle.

For this reason, the imperial court also promulgated a law that strictly forbade anyone to slaughter the cattle without permission, and even failed to protect the cattle well, so that the cattle were accidentally injured or killed, and the owner of the cattle was severely punished.

It can be seen that there is a shortage of cattle in Datang.

It can be said that cultivating cattle in Datang is not a domestic animal, but an existence similar to a protected animal, so when Gao Ming said that just a nose ring can turn beef cattle on the grassland into cultivated cattle, Li Shimin was excited.

"Tell me what this nose ring is!"

There is a reason why Li Shimin is so excited, when Emperor Yang of Sui dug the Grand Canal and conquered Goguryeo, a large number of men were either exhausted or died in battle, or became slaves in Goguryeo.

After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, in order to unify the country, the Li family father and son began to start a civil war with more than a dozen warlords such as Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande for nearly ten years.

In order to save this situation, Datang even promulgated a law that "widows and women do not need to be widowed, they can remarry", in order to restore the people's power and make the population grow rapidly.

However, despite this, it will take a long time to restore the people's strength, and the number of men in Datang is still not large, and many villages even have only a few adult men.

If there is a shortage of labor, there will be less land to plant, and if there is less land to plant, the grain will naturally be less, and if there is less grain, the people will go hungry, and this is a vicious circle.

In villages where there is a serious shortage of labor, it is not an exaggeration to say that a ploughing ox is the life of the whole village!

Of course, Li Shimin knew about this kind of thing, which is why he promulgated the law to protect farming cattle, and it was precisely because he understood this that his mood was so urgent.

Seeing his anxious look, Gao Ming stopped selling Guanzi, and immediately nodded.

"That's right, there are a lot of nerves in the nose of a cow, so as long as you wear a ring on its nose like piercing an ear, then no matter how strong the cow is, as long as the person pulls this ring, it can be allowed to plow the field under the prompting of pain!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, but soon, his face darkened again.

"This is a very good idea, but I'm afraid there will be objections...... Alas......"

Looking at Li Shimin, who suddenly sighed, Gao Ming's face was suddenly full of doubts.

"Anyone against? Isn't my Datang very short of cattle? This time, we have obtained more than 20,000 cattle, as long as the nose ring is used, there is a great possibility that half of them will be converted into ploughing cattle. ”

"This ......"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, a trace of entanglement flashed on Li Shimin's face, and then he shook his head helplessly.

"Why don't I know what you're talking about? But my Datang is governed by virtue, and if a ring is really worn on the nose of a cow, I am afraid that it will attract criticism and say that I am not benevolent. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming was dumbfounded, and it took a while before he came back to his senses, and then frowned at Li Shimin.

"Unkind? What does it have to do with a nose ring for a cow? ”

Seeing Gao Ming's look of complete incomprehension, Li Shimin immediately glanced at him from the corner of his eye.

"Would you be happy if someone put a ring on your nose?"

"Nonsense, of course I'm not happy, I ...... Uh......"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming suddenly understood what Li Shimin meant, and he suddenly nodded in understanding.

"Well, I think I get what you mean, you're saying that if we put a nose ring on the nose of a cow, then those poor sour and rotten people will attack us from the moral high ground, right?"

Seeing that Gao Ming finally understood what he meant, Li Shimin took a deep breath this time, and then nodded.

"Yes, that's it!"

“……”

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming didn't know what to say for a while, and immediately fell silent.

Now Gao Ming finally understands why there was no bullnose ring in the Warring States Period, but the Tang Dynasty was lost, it turned out to be lost in the long river of history, or discarded by an extreme Confucian.

Thinking of this, Gao Ming couldn't help but sigh suddenly.

"Alas...... Is it just like this to kill these cattle and eat meat? While I do like to eat beef, it doesn't always feel good to do so, because these cows can be turned into farming cows. ”

"yes!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin also nodded.

"If you can turn 10,000 of these cattle into farming cattle as you said, then according to the distribution method of one cow per village, at least the people of ten prefectures and counties can have no worries about food and clothing!"

Li Shimin's mood at this time was very complicated, on the one hand, he hoped that Gao Ming could use this ox nose ring to turn the cattle of the grassland into the farming cattle of the Tang Dynasty, so as to alleviate the serious shortage of farming cattle in the Tang Dynasty.

But on the other hand, he also needed these officials who followed the Confucian way to help him govern the country, so he did not dare to break with these Confucian scholars easily.

Gao Ming didn't expect that a bull nose ring would involve so many things, and when Li Shimin told him his worries, Gao Ming suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Alas, this man is obviously a very simple thing, and he has to make it so complicated."

"yes!"

Li Shimin deeply sympathized with Gao Ming's words, so as soon as Gao Ming's words fell, he nodded with emotion.

"So, forget it, anyway, in two years, Datang should be able to produce 10,000 more ploughing cattle."

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming's brows immediately furrowed.

"Forget it? Just because those poor sour and rotten Confucians will oppose it, so forget it? ”

Speaking of this, Gao Ming's face suddenly became a little angry.

"We say it's just a word, but those people are likely to starve because of our 'forget it'! So can't forget it! ”

Seeing Gao Ming's somewhat excited appearance, a hint of strange color suddenly flashed on Li Shimin's face, and he suddenly looked at Gao Ming in surprise.

"And what are you going to do?"

"Cold salad! Okay, I'll go first! ”

Speaking of this, Gao Ming arched his hand towards Li Shimin with a displeased face, and then turned around and walked out.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly turned around, and then looked at Li Shimin with an expressionless face.

"I'll go to Lu Guogong and them to do this together, you have the right to don't know, wait until I'm done with it, and then I will theorize with those poor and rotten Confucians!"

After speaking, Gao Ming left without looking back.

Looking at his figure gradually disappearing outside the door, a relieved smile suddenly appeared on Li Shimin's face.

"Act decisively, unscrupulously, and be smart, this kid is really getting more and more like me when I was young!"