In later generations, the rich Lingnan and the adjacent Annam region have always been called South Vietnam, which is still a remote area of "barbarism".

The reason for this situation is because whether it is the Wei and Jin dynasties or the Han and Tang dynasties, they all take the north as their capital. This will inevitably lead to the concentration of a large number of people here, and the economic and cultural center of gravity is in the north, which also causes the influence of the south to be low.

The terrain in the north is higher, and traditionally, it is the place where the dragon veins of China converge. Moreover, the Yellow River Valley in the north is the birthplace of the Chinese nation, and there are many outstanding people.

Whether it is the Xiongnu in the past or the Turks today, the north will always be a major problem in the Central Plains. The constant invasion from the northern barbarians also caused all dynasties to establish defensive lines in the north.

In particular, the line of the Great Wall of Gansu-Shanxi-Yanjing-Shanhaiguan can be said to be the most important line of defense in the Central Plains. Historically, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was after Shi Jingjiao ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun that the entire Song Dynasty was economically prosperous, but it was always in a passive defensive posture in the face of Liao and Jin, and was finally forced to move south and perished. So the importance of the northern defense line is naturally self-evident.

However, there are also important towns in the south, such as Shuzhong, Suzhou and other places are not much better in terms of development. It's just that although they also have their own advantages, the traffic problem is also not conducive to Dingdu.

It is precisely this long-term development that has led to the existence of differences between the north and the south, and now for the Tang Dynasty, after having gunpowder and artillery that will soon be equipped on the battlefield, the Turks in the north are finally no longer the existence that restricts the development of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, what Datang needs to do is to improve its strategic strength as much as possible, especially grain and grass, after all, relying on one pass alone is not enough to support Datang's war.

The land in the Kannai area has long since become barren after thousands of years of cultivation, and coupled with the increasing population, it is inevitable to open up the southern wilderness.

If Datang wants to develop steadily, it must ensure the balance between the north and the south. If that land can be explored, Datang's grain output will take off again. And it can be expected that with the development of Datang sea vessels, water transportation will inevitably become a trend in the future. Compared to the scarcity of water resources in the Kannai area, the land is truly vast.

It's just that if you want people to move south, you have to make the south have an attractive existence. The only thing that can attract the common people is the land, and if someone is willing to open up that land, the people are naturally willing to move away.

The most adventurous in Datang is the businessman, compared with the farmer's attention to the fallen leaves, these people can become fearless under the trend of profit.

Once commerce is formed, the flow of people will increase, and then the land will be cleared to attract people to settle down. So this is also the reason why Qin Ze met Li Er this time.

Li Er is still the same as if he is not angry and arrogant, and there are always endless pieces in front of him. And he can always look at it calmly, as if there really is some infinite attraction in it. So from this point of view, Qin Ze still admires Li Er very much.

What Li Er was holding in his hand now was a thin copy of "Spring and Autumn", and he recognized this thing as the book printed by Li Tai before just one glance at Qin Ze.

Seeing Qin Ze coming, Li Er also closed the book in his hand, and then shook it at Qin Ze and said, "Qingque said that he thought hard for several years before he studied this thing. He also deliberately showed off in front of me, and to be honest, I was also taken aback when I saw this thing. If this thing is used properly, I will prosper as a literati in the future. But when I thought about it, I know what kind of ability Qingque has, I'm afraid that only Qin Hou can make this thing. ”

Speaking of this, Li Er also slapped the book on the table, and then feigned anger and said: "If this thing is promoted, it will be absolutely harmless to my Datang, but it will not be a catastrophe for the family." You kid is also smart and knows that he can't do this by himself, so he simply uses it to kill the green sparrow in a pit, and his heart can be punished, and his heart can be punished. ”

Although Li Er said this, the expression on his face did not have the slightest killing intent. Of course Qin Ze knew why, no matter what, printing was very important to Li Er.

One of the biggest attractions of the family to poor students is that they have a lot of knowledge. And most of them exist in the form of books, such as the Cui family, I heard that it is a collection of 10,000 books. And this pair of poor students naturally has a supreme temptation.

But now the emergence of printing means that as long as Li Er is willing, let alone a collection of books. Even if the entire collection of Hongbunkan is printed dozens of times, it is not a problem. So compared to this, what's wrong with letting Li Tai fight a thunderbolt?

Besides, this is an opportunity to live for a hundred years, who can shirk it?

Pretending to be stupid is about to pretend to the end, Qin Ze looked at Li Er, and said respectfully: "The kid is just pointing out one or two points from the middle, and his credit is far less than that of His Royal Highness King Yue, where can he dare to covet it." ”

"Hmph, you're a kid. Say, what are you going to do with me? Li Er snorted coldly and waved his hand at Qin Ze and said.

Qin Ze was not ambiguous, and directly opened his mouth to reveal his origin and inventory this time.

"Now the commercial pattern on the grassland has been determined, and the trade of iron ore and coal is also continuous. The Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce has never dared to forget His Majesty's gifts, so it has now opened up the waterways and trade routes between the grassland and the Tang Dynasty. In the future, grassland goods will also be able to be transported by water, which can save a lot of costs. Qin Ze said and handed a waterway map to Ruan Quan on the side.

Li Er looked at Qin Ze, and then took the waterway map from Ruan Quan's hand, but he only glanced at it and closed it.

"Say it." Li Er said two words lightly, and then looked at Qin Ze again.

"The Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce can prosper thanks to His Majesty's gifts, and never dares to go beyond the thunder pool by half a step. Now that the grassland pattern has been decided, the minister wants to withdraw seventy percent of the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce and turn south, and in the future, he will open up the southern wilderness for the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the minister dared to ask His Majesty for permission. ”

Li Er frowned when he heard this. He knew what Qin Ze wanted, and said that he was begging for his consent, but in fact, he wanted to correct the name of the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce.

There is no doubt that the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce is different from the Imperial Merchants and the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce, and its foundation is too shallow. Now that the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce is booming, I even heard that Taiyuan has already been rich over Chang'an, so how can Li Er tolerate it.

This sentence is not only out of Confucian considerations, but also for political considerations.

It is by no means accidental that the policy of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce is by no means accidental to the feudal system, and what kind of economic policy a country or regime implements is, in the final analysis, determined by its economic foundation and the interests of the ruling class.

As far as Datang is concerned, the development of agriculture can enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment, the people can prosper, and the granary of the national treasury will be full, so that there will be no food shortage and turmoil inside, and there will be no worries about intrusion outside.

Therefore, successive rulers regarded the development of agriculture as the "foundation of the country", and suppressed commerce as the "last industry".

Because commercial activities will naturally cause a large flow of people, and its rich profits will attract a considerable part of the peasants to "abandon their roots and move towards the end", which will greatly weaken the foundation of the dynasty's rule.

Especially in the case of low productivity, only by vigorously developing agriculture can the rule of the emperor be stabilized, and if a large number of people start to engage in commerce, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the current situation.

Therefore, Datang has always been in a restrained attitude towards business, and now Qin Ze wants him to correct the name of the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce, isn't this a disguised request for Li Er to encourage business.

Qin Ze looked at Li Er's brows furrowed together, and he knew the other party's thoughts. At that moment, he hurriedly said: "The Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce has always belonged to Datang and His Majesty. ”

"You mean that you want to cultivate the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce into an imperial businessman?" Li Er finally understood what Qin Ze meant, and also asked.

In fact, if you think about it on another aspect, the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce is indeed not much different from the imperial merchants, and even on the other hand, the contribution of the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce is far greater than that of the imperial merchants. It's just that once the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce returns to the imperial merchants, it means that you will have to obey Li Er's orders in the future, which is ......

Li Er knew what he was capable of, and he could govern the country, but if he wanted him to manage a Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce, it would be a little ridiculous. The imperial merchant has always been managed by the eldest grandson, but Li Er also knows in his heart that no one is as good as Qin Ze's management.

"Haha, don't you just want a proper name?"

Li Er also laughed helplessly, even if Qin Ze really handed over the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce to Li Er, I am afraid that he could only let Qin Ze manage it, so it seems that there is no loss to the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce and Qin Ze at all.

"Since Qin Hou is so hearted, then I naturally won't be cold. In the future, the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce will be regarded as my Datang businessman, and the rewards are naturally indispensable. Li Er waved his hand, waving at Qin Ze with some impatience.

Qin Ze naturally will not be uninteresting, the name of Datang Yishang is enough for the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce to achieve the same status as the imperial businessman. The group of businessmen who followed him finally had a day of raising their eyebrows.

Returning to the Hou Mansion from the palace, Qin Ze told Wang Yuxi the news as soon as possible.

Hearing the four words of Datang Yishang, Wang Yuxi was also very excited, and hurriedly wrote a letter to the grassland.

The Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce was able to get these, one of which was because of its great contribution to Datang, and the other was that Li Er knew that Datang was now inseparable from the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce, and in terms of business management, the Imperial Merchants and the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce were too much inferior to the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce. Anyway, now that the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce has taken over a part of the Imperial Merchants, Li Er naturally does not have to be afraid that one day the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce will get out of his control.

So in this way, everyone is beneficial and harmless, and Li Er is also happy to directly give Wang Fu Taiyuan the official position.

Jingzhao, Henan, and Taiyuan are the first-class state capitals of the Tang Dynasty, and a Taiyuan don't control his position is enough to prove that Li Er values the Taiyuan Chamber of Commerce.