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Chapter Twenty-Three: My Heart Is Moved!

Guanzhong, since ancient times, has been a prosperous place, from the original ancestors Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor and Shennong Yan Emperor, has always occupied an extraordinary position in the general trend of the world. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Qin was rich because of Guanzhong, Han was strong because of Guanzhong, and Tang was also prosperous because of Guanzhong.

In the "Historical Records: Liuhou Family", Sima Qian recorded such a sentence "Fuguanzhong left the food letter, right Longshu, fertile field thousands of miles" Guanzhong is known as the golden city of thousands of miles, the country of abundance. The Guanzhong area is not only the earliest place called "Tianfu" in history, but also the first place in history to be called "the land of abundance", and it is also the first imperial capital in China's 5,000-year history.

It can be seen that in the eyes of the world, Guanzhong is a rare feng shui treasure in the world, unique.

It is said that the remote Jiangnan can be compared with Guanzhong, and few people believe it.

Only Du He, a later generation, can say such things, and only Li Shimin, a Ming Jun, can accept Du He's unbelievable thoughts.

Du He was very happy when he heard that Li Shimin had already intended to develop Jiangnan, and initially sorted out the information in his mind, and said: "My son-in-law has been in Jiangnan all year round, and I think I have enough understanding of Jiangnan. It is bordered by the sea and the river, and the lakes in the territory are vertical and horizontal, so that the products are abundant, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the land of fish and rice. ”

"It's not bad at all!" When Li Shimin heard this, he asked, in his heart, he was still biased towards Guanzhong, after all, Guanzhong is the foundation and foundation of Datang.

"This is true!" Du He also does not deny that Guanzhong is on the verge of Weishui, and Weishui is the source of the Yellow River, and there are eight rivers near the city of Chang'an alone, commonly known as "eight rivers around Chang'an". In terms of the abundance of water resources, the Guanzhong Plain is not much inferior to the south of the Yangtze River, but ......

"But......" Duhe said with squinting eyes, "climate and precipitation are by no means comparable." Your Majesty may not know, but the climate and precipitation of a place are closely related to the growth of local crops. If the temperature is high, it is not suitable for the growth of grain, and if the temperature is low, it is not suitable for the growth of grain; The same is true when there is more water, and the same is true when there is less waterfall. This is also the key reason why when all localities hand over grain, there is more or less. Therefore, generally speaking, whether the grain harvest is good or not depends on God. ”

Li Shimin doesn't know much about this knowledge.

He is also a child of a family, his father is a national prince, and he has lived a life of fine clothes and food since he was a child, but he does not know much about the knowledge of farming. He knew that the grain harvest was related to rain, but he didn't know that more rain would also affect the harvest, and he had never heard of the climate temperature.

But he was used to hearing something new and correct from Duhe's mouth. This time, he didn't doubt the truth of the matter, but just showed an interested look.

Du He said: "After the visit and observation of my son-in-law, I found that the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is very unique, the climate is warm and humid, and the four seasons are distinct, which is a very suitable place for the growth of various crops and human survival. This point is far from comparable. There is also a place in the south of the Yangtze River that is in the sub-heat ...... Zone, that is, where there is a lot of rain, but not much heavy rain. Although there are changes in the specific climate, the characteristics of the mild climate and abundant rainfall generally do not change much. Compared with the heavy rain that often occurs in July in Guanzhong and the Central Plains, is it better than that? He originally wanted to say that Jiangnan is in a region of transition from subtropical to warm temperate, with high temperatures and abundant precipitation, but he felt that the knowledge of later generations in these words was too strong, and Li Shimin couldn't understand what he said, so he temporarily changed his words and said something simple and easy to understand.

Li Shimin was silent for a moment and said, "What you said seems to be understood or not, and it is also a bit unbelievable. But when you think about it, there seems to be some basis. I have been in charge of Datang for thirteen years now, and in the past thirteen years, I have asked myself to be worthy of the people of the world, and I am also very interested in people's livelihood and people's livelihood. So I know where there is a flood and where there is a drought. In the past thirteen years, some natural disasters have inevitably occurred, and five years ago, there was a big flood that even flooded outside the Xuanwu Gate. However, there are few floods in the south of the Yangtze River, and even if there are, it is also because the embankments along the Yangtze River have collapsed, which has caused disaster to the hinterland. He took out a piece of music from the desk and threw it on the desk for Du He to see.

Du He stepped forward to take the chapter, and the payment was the book of the degree, that is, the book of the household, and opened the chapter, which recorded the grain taxes in various places, from high to low, and listed the amount of grain invited from all over the Tang Dynasty from more to less. The first place on the list is Sichuan, especially Chengdu, followed by Guanzhong, then Xiangfan, then the Central Plains, and then Xuzhou and Yangzhou. The generation of Jiangsu and Zhejiang belongs to the south of the Yangtze River, which is located outside the top fifteen.

The next few pages are the detailed list of grain handed over by various localities last year, the year before last, and the year before last.

The top few have changed, sometimes Guanzhong, sometimes Xichuan, sometimes Central Plains, but Jiangnan has always been outside the fifteenth.

Du He originally didn't understand why Jiangnan was so behind, but after thinking about it, he suddenly realized that this was the reason why Li Shimin really decided to develop Jiangnan.

The Tang Dynasty had a very enlightened system in terms of grain taxes, and they did not force the peasants to hand over as much grain as they wanted, but distributed how much grain according to a certain proportion according to the harvest. Therefore, the quality of the people's harvest is directly related to the amount of grain handed over.

Guanzhong, Chengdu Plain, Xiangfan, and Central Plains are not only famous grain producing areas, but also famous metropolises and densely populated places. There are many people who cultivate here, and naturally there is a lot of grain handed in.

Jiangnan is remote and sparsely populated, which is naturally inferior to places with large populations. Perhaps it is because of this that people ignore the potential that Jiangnan has already shown.

In fact, as long as you observe carefully, you can still see the clues.

The grain handed over by Jiangnan was not the first, and even the top 15 could not be entered, but the grain handed over by Jiangsu, Zhejiang Province, which had only 150,000 peasants, exceeded the output of many regions with 200,000 or 300,000 peasants.

The areas above the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Road are at least towns with 350,000 cultivators. In terms of average value, Jiangnan deserves to be the first in all aspects, and in the past few years, Jiangnan has maintained a certain proportion, and has not grown or pulled down.

It can be seen that as Du He said, the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is stable, so the output is stable. As long as the population increases and the fields increase, this ranking position will naturally increase.

Just when he suddenly came to his senses, Li Shimin said: "I don't quite understand what you mean, but in the face of factual evidence, everything is hidden. It is no accident that Jiangnan is sparsely populated, but it can still maintain a stable income of grain and grass under this situation, as you said, because of the climate in Jiangnan. I also have reason to believe that once the development of Jiangnan is completed, the grain output will surpass that of Guanzhong and Sichuan. ”

Du He said: "This is certain, most of the land in the south of the Yangtze River, whether it is the fields that have been excavated or the land that has not been excavated, has unique conditions. Because of the climate, their rice maturates very quickly, and often has two or even three harvests in a year. This is also something that only Jiangnan can do, so the son-in-law has always believed that in order to solve the food problem, it is necessary to develop Jiangnan's agriculture. ”

Li Shimin said movingly: "Is this true? "In the Tang Dynasty, rice cultivation was still based on one crop of rice, and even if there was time, the people did not have the courage to try, but only used the fields to plant some vegetables intermittently, and did not repeat the rice planting. So two seasons a year is unheard of in this day and age.

"This son-in-law can vouch for this!" Three seasons a year requires some research, but with the climate in the south of the Yangtze River, two crops of rice a year is a normal thing.

"Assuming that's the case, this Jiangnan, I really have to develop it! As long as there is food, why can't I fight the world! Li Shimin is full of pride, and what he develops Jiangnan is a floating cloud in his eyes, what he really thinks about is how to become the lord of the world and how to conquer the countries on the earth that do not obey the control of the Tang Dynasty.

Du He smiled: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law has said so much, but in fact, he hasn't talked about punctuality!" In fact, the grain in Jiangnan is only one of the reasons for developing Jiangnan, and the real reason is the huge financial prospects. Father-in-law, the Silk Road is one of the economic lifelines of my Datang, but why does the Silk Road bring such huge profits to my Datang? ”

Li Shimin was silent for a moment and said: "It's because of the transactions between countries, and the national conditions of various countries are different. The most common silk fabrics in our Datang may be sold at a price more expensive than gold in other countries, and the common things in other countries can be sold out of stock in our Datang. The gap between them has brought incomparably huge benefits, so the Silk Road is full of business travel, and the various taxes that my Datang has obtained from it are naturally incalculable. ”

Du Hoti nodded: "In that case, why doesn't my father-in-law open up a few maritime Silk Roads?" There are also countries on the other side of the sea, which can also be traded, and the land Silk Road can be successful, and shipping is more convenient. Therefore, the son-in-law felt that the Silk Road on the sea would have more commercial profits than the Silk Road on land. ”

Du He's words made Li Shimin completely moved, he never thought about this, a Silk Road will be inexhaustible for Datang, if there are a few, how will Datang's economy change by leaps and bounds?

"Is it possible?" Li Shimin's eyes flashed with excitement, and with his endurance, he couldn't help himself at this moment.

"Of course it works!" Du He said categorically that this is the inevitable road of historical development, and that the Silk Road on the sea is ten times faster and more convenient than the Silk Road on land, and that it is only a matter of time before the Silk Road on land replaces it.

"Father-in-law, when Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty sent an envoy to the Western Regions to open up the Silk Road, there were not a few people who opposed it in the court. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty insisted on going his own way, and the Silk Road was born. Isn't his success an example for his father-in-law to follow? I believe that as long as the Silk Road on the sea is opened, the profit will not be less than that of the Silk Road on land. The development of Jiangnan is the only way to get both money and food. ”

Li Shimin blinked and said, "My heart is moved!" ”