According to the history textbooks, the economy of the Great Qi Dynasty was developed, reaching the peak of the small peasant economy, and the germ of capitalism had already appeared.

The eldest lord felt that it was not appropriate to say this, or that it was more accurate to say that there was a sprout of industrialization.

Capital is profit-oriented, and there is absolutely no money to make money by playing industry, this is a certain thing.

Daqi did not close the country, on the contrary, under the promotion of the great lord when he was the first assistant of the cabinet, the sea trade flourished, and the sales of Daqi's specialty tea, silk and porcelain exceeded a year by year, giving birth to a large number of workshops as a production base for export products.

Although the workshop is not comparable to the factories of the modern period, the scale should not be underestimated, and hundreds of workers are recruited to work at the same time, and a steady stream of qualified products for export is produced.

It can be said that the coastal areas are densely populated with workshops, and naturally a large number of workers are needed to fill them.

Where there is the most idle labor, it is naturally the countryside.

In order to recruit a large number of qualified young and strong laborers, the rich owners who started the workshop had to snatch the young and strong people from the hands of the landlords, which aroused contradictions.

Which of the leading figures of the local clan is not a landlord?

It's strange that they are willing to let the young people in the clan go to work in the workshop, if the young people run away, who will farm for them?

At some point, local clans can indeed help the imperial court manage the local area and maintain local order.

But when the economy of the feudal dynasty took off, it was the out-and-out loss of interests, and without strong constraints, it was impossible to snatch young and strong labor from them.

Today, I am very worried about this matter, the energy of those workshop owners is not small, and some are even imperial merchants and the like, which can be related to today.

But now, as an emperor, it is not good to oppress people with power, and besides, those clan bosses are all local snakes, and if you want the local government to suppress people, you may not be able to suppress it.

At this time, I miss the tough methods of the big man very much today.

During the reign of the eldest lord, his posture was really tough, and the local forces did not have the courage to resist at all, but the eldest lord was not polite at all, and he could overthrow the local forces at every turn, and he had no scruples at all.

This kind of method is chilling, during the reign of the eldest lord, the decrees of the imperial court are very smooth, and wherever there is a problem, no matter whether the officials are unlucky, the local local snakes have to be finished together.

Others can't say that the big man is doing something wrong, this is the most powerful thing about the big master.

He is dedicated to the public, all means are in accordance with the laws of the court, all the existence and forces that are targeted, all of them violate the existence of the laws of the court, and they can only be blamed for not following the rules in the first place.

It can be said that when the eldest lord was still the first assistant of the cabinet, although he could not suppress the world, it was the most powerful period of the Great Qi Imperial Court from the founding of the country to the present.

It is also because I am afraid that the eldest lord will become bigger, and the collection of authority may hinder the imperial power, so the eldest lord will be removed from the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, otherwise there is no need for a headache at this time.

As long as the court has an official document, even if the local clan is reluctant, it has to bow its head honestly.

If you don't bow your head, you can't do it, the majesty of the eldest lord is not blown, and the clan that disobeys the order can be demolished with an order, and no one can stand such a toss.

Although the current cabinet is quite effective, it lacks the domineering spirit of the eldest lord when he was there, which makes him very dissatisfied but helpless today.

"Jia Enhou, what do you think of the current Great Qi?"

There was something in his heart, and he subconsciously asked now, and as soon as the words came out, he felt inappropriate, but he didn't care much, and he asked it, and it was no big deal.

"Flowers are brocade, fire is cooking oil!"

The eldest lord didn't lie to him, and said leisurely: "It has reached a limit, if you can step through it, it will be a world, if you can't get through......"

Speaking of this, he paused and didn't want to continue, and now that he is older, he probably can't listen to the contrary.

"How?"

Today, he didn't intend to let go, and asked: "It's not like your style!" ”

Hehe......

"If you don't advance, you will retreat!"

Since he asked sincerely today, the eldest man said his thoughts compassionately, hoping that he would not feel unhappy today.

Sure enough, today's face sank and he was quite displeased, but he didn't reprimand the old man for being alarmist.

He is still relatively restrained, and he knows the old man's speaking style, but he is not really angry, but he is just in a little unhappy.

I don't know much about the economy today, but I can also see some clues from the history books, every time a dynasty reaches its peak, it begins to go downhill, and finally it has not been able to overturn until the fall of the dynasty.

The reason for this is nothing more than that the contradiction between land and population cannot be alleviated, and finally the vicious circle goes to death.

Today, he is clear about this, but he doesn't think that Daqi has such trouble at the moment.

At present, Daqi is prosperous in industry and commerce, and there are many workshops in various places, but the main contradiction is the lack of workers in the workshops, and a series of troubles caused by the competition with the landlords for young and strong labor.

I don't think the big man can't see it today, since he didn't say much, it means that this guy hasn't thought of a solution, and now he is not angry and directly changed the topic, asking about the foundation of the two royal bigwigs Zhongshun and Yizhong in the open sea.

The eldest lord didn't lie to deceive, first explained that he had not been to the territory of these two people in person, and the information he knew was all compiled by his subordinates, and he didn't dare to guarantee whether it was true or not.

The strength of the two royal tycoons is quite strong, and although the area of the island occupied by the two is not as large as the territory occupied by the eldest lord, it is not small.

"The land is fertile and easy to develop, the minerals are abundant, and the grain is not only self-sufficient, but can even be exported in large quantities in exchange for other materials!"

The eldest lord smiled leisurely: "The territory controlled by the two princes is only equivalent to the territory of three to five provinces in the Central Plains, and it is easier and simpler to control, the most important thing is that there are no local clans in the Central Plains where the forces are intertwined, and there are those chaotic interest groups!" ”

"Because of the special environment of the land occupied by the two princes, it is necessary to have a strong army to suppress the indigenous tribes, so the men and horses under the two princes are not only considerable, but also quite weak. It's not that I'm talking big, it's estimated that the border army on the side of Daqi can just suppress them! ”

"As for the purpose of the two princes coming back this time, they want to ask for a feudal name, so that they can better develop and grow in the open sea, and of course, they also hope to recruit more Central Plains talents and people to go over!"

After listening to the master's more detailed explanation, today's face is quite ugly.

Originally, according to his idea, the emperor was the emperor, and since he was able to win the battle for the heir before, he could naturally continue to suppress those two goods.

But the old man's explanation made him hesitate in his heart.

"Jia Enhou, do you mean that I should agree to their rude request?"

Kicking the ball to the old man today, but his mind is already clear, otherwise what kind of 'rude request' is obviously extremely reluctant in his heart today.

"Yes!"

The eldest lord didn't pay too much attention to it, and he didn't care about the suddenly ugly face today, so he said leisurely: "To be honest, the two princes and my forces can be said to be the sea barrier of Daqi!" ”

"Hmph, what sea barrier?"

Today, he said angrily: "Don't put gold on your face!" ”

The eldest lord couldn't help but explain: "Your Majesty, at this time, the overlord on the ocean is not Daqi, but a Westerner from thousands of miles away!" ”

"So what?"

Now he was disdainful of this, and said coldly: "It's not that there are no Westerners in Daqi, and their strength is average!" ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty may not know something!"

The eldest lord spoke quite directly, and he didn't save face for today: "If it weren't for the fierce internal strife among the Westerners, with their strength on the ocean, they could completely turn Daqi into a completely landlocked country, and even a piece of sail could not enter the sea!" ”

"Jia Enhou, don't talk nonsense!"

Today's face sank, and he sneered: "Are you suffering a loss outside, and are you scared in your heart?" ”

"What am I afraid of?"

The eldest lord sneered, and said directly without politeness: "Let's not say that I didn't suffer a loss at all when I was fighting for territory in the open sea, let's just say that if those Westerners gather hundreds of ocean-going warships and directly sweep the coastal towns of Daqi, how can they break it?" ”

Today's heart jumped violently, although he didn't believe that Westerners had such a strong sailor strength, but the words of the old man made him frightened.

Zhongshun and Yizhong, as well as the thirty ocean-going warships jointly taken out by the three families in front of them, swayed to the sea off Tongzhou, it is difficult to sleep and eat today, if the Westerners gather a hundred warships to sweep the coastal towns, they will suddenly break out in a cold sweat today.

"Your Majesty, the current economy of Daqi's coastal towns accounts for a lot of the economic share of Daqi's economy, especially those workshops that are blooming everywhere, bringing massive taxes to the national treasury!"

The eldest man chuckled and directly expressed the worries in his heart today: "If something happens in a coastal town and a large number of workshops are forced to close due to the impact of wartime, the consequences will be quite bad!" ”

Naturally, it's not good!

Not to mention the massive annual tax revenue, the wave of unemployment caused by the closure of the workshop, and the subsequent series of social problems caused by the economic deterioration, it is no joke.

To put it mildly, a bad one may cause complete chaos along the southern coast.

At that time, the original tax area may become a chaotic place that needs the financial support of the imperial court, and the changes in one in and one out are quite alarming, and even lead to political turmoil, anyway, the impact is quite bad.

Thinking about the days when the imperial court relied heavily on the salt tax of the two Huai, it was really all kinds of strange things that came out, and every year there would be conflicts of interest and a large number of officials would fall, such things just think about it and make me feel a headache today.

"Your Majesty, don't forget, the three of us have vigorously collected the landless displaced people in Daqi, this is the main reason why the contradiction between the land and the population of Daqi has not broken out!"

The eldest lord said bluntly: "Your Majesty has to think clearly, don't be rash!" ”