With the completion of a large number of fresh milk purchase agreements, Jingwen immediately drafted a plan for the milk powder subsidy for Datang nationals, and then sent it back to Chang'an. When those officials in Chang'an saw that it was a piece sent by the Turkic embassy, they did not dare to slack off at all, and immediately handed it over to Emperor Li Shimin. Emperor Li Shimin carefully reviewed it, and immediately called several prime ministers to discuss these matters together.

"Ladies and gentlemen, take a look, this is what that kid Jingwen made up. He spent a lot of money to buy a large amount of milk, goat milk and mare's milk in the Turks, and then said that it was yo ah made into milk powder and shipped back to the Central Plains to give our people in Datang. You say, "What's the use of this fresh milk?" Jingwen, this kid, also specially formulated a plan to subsidize the consumption of dairy products by the people of my Tang Dynasty, and I hope I will approve it. Let's think about it, is this plan useful, and how useful can it be? Li Shimin asked.

Fang Xuanling immediately looked at this plan and said, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, human beings have to be fed when they are young, and this matter is a well-known thing. And the emperor should have had a wet nurse, and several princes should also have it. These breast milk are rare supplements, so no one can leave them. The Turkic people not only have breast milk since childhood, but also have to take fresh milk from cattle and sheep since childhood, so that they can replenish their bodies for a long time. Although the fresh milk of cattle and sheep is not as good as the breast milk of humans, it is better to be able to obtain a large amount of it, and it can also be taken during the delivery period. And the Turks have been able to drink fresh milk since childhood, and their health is much better than that of our Central Plains, so they can have such an advantage in the war. ”

Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded, the Han people actually couldn't keep up with the Turks in terms of nutrition. Although there was no word for nutrition in ancient times, there was already a concept of tonifying the body. The Turkic people, even ordinary herdsmen, were able to take dairy supplements from an early age, while the Han people probably had no other milk to supplement except for the breast milk after birth. Other supplements are also very expensive and ordinary people can't afford them. And the advantage of the Turks is that they take meat. There are dairy products that nourish the body for a long time, so the general people's body is much better than that of Datang. This is universal, and it cannot be represented by one or two brave generals to represent the physical essence of the entire people. On the whole, the Central Plains people were far inferior to the Turks because they received nourishment from childhood, so they were actually at a certain disadvantage in the war.

"Your Majesty, if you can make the people of the whole country drink the dairy products of cattle and sheep according to the method of this kid Jingwen, it can be said that it is a great achievement! This is equivalent to giving supplements to all the Han people in the Central Plains, which is a great kindness to the people. What's more, if the people can get nourishment from an early age, then the gap between the people's bodies and the Turks will be much smaller. At least in the future, it will be able to lose a lot less. Fang Xuanling said.

Li Shimin immediately asked: "Then why didn't there be this method in the past?" ”

"Your Majesty, in the past, fresh milk was fresh, and it had already deteriorated when it was transported to the Central Plains. And even if there are a small number, not ordinary people can afford to drink. And according to what Jingwen said, he can make fresh milk into milk powder, and then return to the Central Plains to brew it again, and then it can become the original fresh milk. In this way, our Han people in the Central Plains can generally drink dairy products, which is of great help to the overall improvement of the health of all our Han people. Therefore, the minister thought that it was still according to the meaning of Jingwen's kid. Dairy products can be popularized. Anyway, although we have to spend money, this is a good thing for the present and for the future. If the people of Datang are strong, then why aren't we Datang strong? Fang Xuanling said.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, Li Shimin knows how important the improvement of the population is to the strength and prosperity of the country. If the population is well-educated, more fertile land can be planted, and the grain yield will be high. And. Isn't the high grain production also able to increase the total tax revenue? And once the tax revenue is raised, it will naturally be beneficial to the country's development. Moreover. The people are well, and the combat effectiveness of the army is also improving, isn't the combat effectiveness of the army of the Tang Dynasty getting stronger and stronger? The combat effectiveness of the army is strong, and it can expand its territory far away. The recent can suppress the rebellion, this is a good thing with one stone, why should Li Shimin oppose it?

And Du Ruhui immediately added: "Your Majesty, this is a good deed that can last forever!" If the imperial court can distribute this tonic to the whole people, it will be a great support for the people. This good deed has already overshadowed the Ming monarchs of all dynasties. Even the Ming monarchs of all dynasties took things from the hands of the people, and they were never able to give anything to the people. And if the emperor can do this, although maybe everyone doesn't get much, but the influence surpasses that of the Ming monarchs of all dynasties. ”

What Du Ruhui said is actually a country's welfare issue. In later generations, many people took it for granted that the state would issue benefits, and that it was an abnormal state for the state not to issue benefits. But in ancient times, there was never a dynasty that could give benefits to the people. The only thing that can be barely counted is the "flag salary" of the Manchus in the Qing Dynasty, but this is not of a national nature. Du Ruhui proposed that if the milk powder subsidy can be issued to the people, this can be said to be the first time in the world, and it can be regarded as a welfare for the people. If the people can get benefits for the first time, then their support for the Tang Dynasty can be said to have reached the peak of all dynasties. If you can test public opinion, I'm afraid it will blow up. This is the effect of the first time, and the effect of the first time is naturally the best, and this has a great effect on the stability of Datang.

"Your Majesty, the minister said something unpleasant, you were a little too late in Xuanwumen. I'm afraid that the reputation left in the history books will not be too good. And now a big performance is needed, so if you can give milk powder subsidies to the people, then I am afraid that this is a great achievement of the emperor, but this is not a situation in the prosperous world! Your Majesty, as long as you do this thing, then you are a rare Ming monarch in my Chinese history books, and you can even become a model for future generations of the Tang Dynasty. Wei Zheng also said.

Emperor Li Shimin understood that these ministers all hoped that they would agree to this milk powder subsidy. This can not only strengthen the nation, but also become a great achievement, which is of great benefit to the public support of Datang. This kind of behavior of spreading welfare can buy the hearts and minds of the people on a large scale, and it is of great benefit to the stability of the country. (To be continued......)