When Su Jinli said this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Her country has a long history, a splendid civilization, and has been prosperous from all over the world.

It is a pity that the country was closed to the outside world, resulting in more and more backward development.

As implemented by the Dragon Dynasty today, it is still a policy of closing the country to the outside world.

For example, the mutual market is closed, and it is strictly forbidden to go to sea.

Such a policy is actually an economic strategy. It's a pity that it's the kind of stupid tactic that injures 800 enemies and loses 1,000 yourself.

The barbarians are good at riding and archery, and live a nomadic life.

Their level of technology is backward, and they are not good at farming.

Every winter, many people freeze to death and starve to death because of the lack of food and the cold weather.

As the saying goes, rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention that these barbarians are not rabbits at all, but a group of hungry wolves.

When they lack food, they naturally want to grab it.

Not only did they go south to plunder the Central Plains, but they also plundered their own people.

They fought on their own, but every time they plundered south, they would seriously damage the economy and agriculture of the cities near the border passes.

And they are also cunning, and every time they succeed in snatching, they run back to the steppe.

The grasslands are vast, and it is easy for unfamiliar people to get lost when they go there.

So every time I was robbed, I could only consider myself unlucky.

However, the current situation of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty is not too grim.

Because Emperor Yong'an and many of his brothers were fierce people, when Emperor Yong'an guarded Yancheng in the past, he didn't fight back.

His soldiers are strong and strong, and he rarely suffers losses in battle.

But this is the case, too many people still die in every war. Moreover, wars are frequent, which means that neither the economy nor agriculture can develop.

If we want to engage in development, we must change this status quo.

The current strength of the Tianlong Dynasty is not bad, and every time the barbarians go south to plunder, many people will die.

Therefore, once the mutual market is opened, the barbarian side will definitely not object.

If you can get food and salt through trade, who would want to risk your life to grab it?

What's more, the current Heavenly Dragon Kingdom is not the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom that has been weak for a long time and has survived for a long time.

The most important thing is that when trade develops, and the Tianlong people and barbarians taste the sweetness of trade, naturally, they will realize the importance of population more clearly.

Nowadays, people are still too savage, even though they know that the population is important, but every time they plunder, they still habitually rob women and children, and kill all the men who are taller than the wheels, so as to prevent them from rebelling.

How can you develop like this?

Thinking of this, Su Jinli couldn't help but roll her eyes again.

The border passes are not peaceful every year, and every year during the autumn harvest, the barbarians have to go south to loot.

Under such circumstances, how can we afford to develop the economy and agriculture?

If the economy and agriculture cannot develop, it means poverty, and how can the life of the people at the border pass be better?

The people's lives are not good, it is difficult to support themselves, where can they get money to spend?

Without consumption, the economy is a pool of stagnant water, and it cannot develop at all.

If economic development does not develop, there will be no way to stimulate the innovation of production technology and promote the development of the whole society.

For example, the famous Jenny loom was born because there was too much export trade at that time, and the output could not keep up with the demand, which led many people to rack their brains to improve the technology in order to be able to increase production.

If the economy does not develop, and the existing output is already far greater than the demand, who will find a way to increase production?

The current population of Tianlong Country is only fifty or sixty million, which is not a small population in this era, but most of them are poor, where is the money to spend?

Rich people are only a small number, and no matter how arrogant they are, the demand is limited.

In this way, how can the economy be developed?

In the past, although the patent department could stimulate people all over the world to make inventions, if there was not enough stimulation, the patent department alone would definitely not be able to do it.

And even if something is invented, it will be useless if there is no market.

For example, even if she knew what Jenny looked like, she couldn't take it out now.

In this era, cloth was still hard currency along with grain. Once a large amount of cloth is spun, it will inevitably affect the price of cloth, cause a serious impact on the market, and disrupt the existing balance.

Therefore, it is imperative to develop the market first.

This mutual market is naturally the top priority.

In addition to the barbarians, there are so many small countries around, but they are all good trade partners.

For example, the silver of Fusang and the gold mine of Tianzhu are very good.

Thinking of this, Su Jinli suddenly turned his head and looked at Chu Yan with burning eyes: "Does the prince really want to open a mutual market?" ”

Chu Yan saw that she clearly seemed to have something to say, so he simply sat on the chaise longue, let Su Jinli lean on him, and said while wiping her hair: "This king wants to hear what you mean, what else do you think of?" ”

"I just thought, if the border is in turmoil for many years, how can the people live a peaceful life? As far as I know, the barbarians have many tribes, and they are usually their own enemies, and they will only unite when they go south to plunder. ”

Su Jinli smiled mockingly, and continued, "I also heard that there are ancient alliances, since they are not united, then why don't they think of a way to make them ununited?"

The steward of Zhuangtian still knew that people did not suffer from widowhood but unevenness, and if the imperial court was willing to open a mutual market, it would convene people from various tribes to discuss orders. I think they will make a fuss about themselves in order to get more orders.

The grasslands are vast and can raise a large number of horses, cattle and sheep. Instead of letting them go south all day to plunder, why not give them orders to graze and fight for pasture?

The Central Plains is not suitable for grazing, but the grasslands to the north are vast. If the order is getting bigger and bigger, they can exchange cattle and sheep for grain, salt, tea, fine clothes and jewelry, and they will naturally raise more cattle and sheep.

Grazing requires pasture, and if they want to raise more cattle and sheep, they must first have more pasture. In the past, they went south to plunder, just because they knew that our dynasty was rich, and the profit from plundering was relatively large.

But there were towering walls on the border, and every time they plundered, they had to take greater risks. In the case of looting pastures, the situation is clearly different.

In that case, why not let them go north and grab pastures, raise cattle, sheep and horses, and sell them to us? The barbarians are not good at making, and our crockpots, cloth, and even coal stoves are good things for them.

Isn't it good to use these things to stimulate them to graze and grab pastures, instead of thinking about going south all day to plunder, disturbing the people at the border gates, and destroying farmland and cities? ”

Chu Yan looked at Su Jinli in shock, only to feel that his heart was shaking.

He never imagined that he could do this!