In Guanlong and other places, in general, there is still less land, grain production is low, and disasters are relatively more. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 If we do not do macroeconomic control, then for example, the grain in the Guanzhong Plain will be sold to the Kanto region, or even to the grassland, and those areas with less land and less grain output will always have insufficient food reserves, which will greatly reduce the ability to resist disasters.

Even the border troops stationed in the imperial court had to transport the border grain they needed from the Central Plains, which greatly increased the transportation cost.

It would be much better to let the grain in the six areas of the Guannai be integrated into one grain area, digest it internally, and prohibit grain from leaving the country.

In the same way, for those areas with low grain production, the imperial court should set up a grain ban policy. As for the grain-producing areas, some protective policies should also be given, such as the sale of their grain and the exemption of customs taxes and fees, which will help the circulation of grain. ”

"What else?" Cheng Qian didn't know when he took out a pen and began to write it down excitedly in the small notebook he carried.

"Another is the establishment of a grain protection price, what the people in the grain-producing areas are afraid of, what they are afraid of is that the grain is cheap and hurts the farmers. Because of the large grain production, it is easy to be lowered by grain merchants, resulting in the more bumper harvest, the less money can be sold for grain. Therefore, according to the actual situation, the imperial court should set a protective price for grain purchases, that is, set a minimum price, and at the same time, the imperial court should also purchase grain from the people at this price. ”

"We can also set up a grain purchase task, which is expected to purchase how much grain will be purchased each year, and set a task for grain farmers, stipulating how much share of their annual grain output must be sold to the imperial court, of course, this imperial court will purchase at the market price, and it must not be lower than the protection price, and the interests of the peasants must be guaranteed."

Li Chao saw the seriousness of Cheng Qianji, and reminded again. "One thing to note here is that the unified purchase is to ensure the grain needs of the imperial court, in addition to meeting the annual public grain needs of the imperial court, but also to ensure the amount of grain reserves, but the quantity of unified purchase from the peasants must be well controlled, generally speaking, the peasants must be given enough rations, and then the unified purchase shall not exceed fifty percent."

"Of course, if the peasants are still willing to sell grain to the imperial court after the imperial court has finished purchasing, of course they can collect it."

"In a year of poor grain harvest, the imperial court often sells grain to the people at a fair price when the position is closed, so as to ensure the needs of the people and avoid food price hikes and harm the people."

Cheng Qian recorded all of this.

He said with amazement, "I can't imagine that just one food, the teacher can already say so many ways, each of which is a golden and jade good word, and the students are very impressed." ”

Li Chao just chuckled.

The state's macroeconomic regulation and control is necessary. This requires standing from a very high angle, putting forward policies from a strategic position, and controlling them at the macro level.

Grain is not only a commodity, especially in this era of difficult transportation, and it is difficult to resist many disasters, so the regulation and control of grain is becoming more and more important.

In many cases, there is a famine after the disaster, which cannot be controlled, not because the imperial court really has no food to adjust, but mainly because the imperial court's food strategy has gone wrong.

For example, it is very important to store grain for the people, and grain cannot be completely controlled and hoarded by grain merchants. The government must have its own large granary, and it must also have its own standing position, and the grain must not only exist in Beijing, but also in the place.

In addition, the local people must also have food in their own warehouses and community warehouses, and only with food can they have the ability to resist disasters.

Second, in many cases, it is found that food cannot be transported to the disaster area immediately due to transportation reasons, which leads to the expansion of the disaster. Therefore, it is necessary for the imperial court to store grain in the locality.

All localities must have grain storage, and there must be more grain storage on some important transportation routes. In this way, once there is a disaster in the place, the imperial court can quickly transfer and transport grain over.

"The imperial court should also exempt foreign grain, such as grain from Silla, Baekje, Namban, etc., which should be imported duty-free."

Cheng Qian added this article again, "Teacher, it seems that this macroeconomic regulation and control is really necessary, so that all localities can store enough grain, which can greatly enhance the ability to resist risks." ”

The imperial court moved the Jingshi from Chang'an to Hanjing, which also greatly relieved the pressure on food. After all, Hanzhong could not supply Chang'an demand in the past, and after arriving in Hanjing, it is also a plain, and a large number of grain producing areas such as the Jianghan Plain in the south, the plain in the south of the Yangtze River, the Jianghuai in the east, and the Jiangnan region make the food in Hanjing worry-free, especially the location of Hanjing, the transportation is more convenient, and there is no fear that the grain can not be transported in, unlike the previous Chang'an, it is too difficult to transport grain into Chang'an.

Speaking of transportation issues, Li Chao said to Cheng Gan, "If you really want to do something on your own, I can give you two proposals." First, build a weir on the Han River near Xiangyang, just like the Dujiangyan in Shuzhong. ”

"Han River dam repair? Why? ”

Li Chao said to the prince, "There are still many benefits to building a dam on the Han River. First of all, the Xiangdeng area, which we now call the Hanjing Plain, is a plain area with flat fields and fertile land, but it has always been relatively short of water. Without water, of course, planting is greatly affected. If there is water to grow rice, coupled with intensive cultivation and fertilizer, then the Hanjing Plain alone can double the existing grain production in a year. ”

"Hanjing is the land of Gyeonggi, Hanjing has a large demand for grain, if Hanjing produces more grain, then it will be exempt from the hard work of transporting grain from other places into Beijing, and I don't know how much this savings will be."

"There is one more, and that is traffic."

Cheng Qian was a little surprised, what does the dam repair have to do with traffic?

"We will build a dam on the Han River to intercept the Han River, and then we will build a dam on the Dan River northwest of Hanjing to hold back the water and store a reservoir."

"And then?" Cheng Qian asked.

Li Chao said with a smile, "If the water of the Han River is intercepted near Xiangyang, after the water is impounded, the water level of the Han River in the upper reaches of Xiangyang will rise, and the problem of many boats and difficult to travel on the upper reaches of the Han River in the past will be greatly solved." In the past, from Xiangyang to Hanzhong, this section of the river is not easy to walk, down the river is good, if it is against the river, then with the boat must take a slender man. There were many rapids in that long stretch of the river, especially in the dry season, when the big boats were more difficult to navigate, and they often had to rely on the slender men to pull the boats, which made transportation extremely inconvenient. ”

"If the Han River dam impounds water, it can raise the water level in the upper reaches of the Han River and greatly improve the navigation capacity. Although many places still have to pull fiber, at least a section of the upper reaches of Xiangyang can solve many problems. ”

"In addition, we can intercept the Han River near Xiangyang, and we can also pass the water of the Han River through several rivers such as the Tang River and the Bai River, so that the water of the Han River can irrigate the Hanjing Plain, and even improve the navigability of the Tang River and the Bai River. This is also extremely important for the transportation of Jingshi. ”