The prince looked at Li Zhen with interest, with a tentative inquiry:

"Now that you have become the champion, there is a high possibility that you will also be an official in the future. If you were to be the governor of a state, do you think you would be sure to make the state rich? ”

"Yes."

"Then if you are asked to be the governor of Southeast Prefecture, are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Let's talk about it, if you are now the governor of Southeast State, how are you going to govern Southeast State? Say the steps and I'll listen. ”

The prince looked at Li Zhen quite curiously, he was really interested, and wanted to see if this science champion could open up his mind and be a person who combines arts and sciences.

Just like the crown prince himself, he is also a science student, but he is responsible for inheriting Kyushu. The future is to govern the country. Xun Shifei himself also believes that science can also govern the country.

Li Zhen thought about it and pointed to the disadvantages of Southeast Prefecture: "Southeast Prefecture is located in various parts of Kyushu, and it is an area with quite serious desertification. So if I want to make the Southeast state rich, the first step is nothing more than two hard indicators. ”

When the prince heard that Li Zhen still had two hard indicators, this extremely purposeful answer, he couldn't wait: "Say it quickly." Which two? ”

"First, vigorously invest in the development of transportation, within three years, official roads extend in all directions, and perhaps a faster means of transportation will be born. Second, vigorously develop the coastal ports of the southeast state. These are two hard indicators. ”

The prince frowned suspiciously: "First of all, why develop transportation?" Why not develop agriculture to generate income? ”

"Because of the severe desertification of the land in the southeastern state, the roads are intermittent. On top of the internal traffic, only horses can be walked, and only in a few areas with official roads can horse-drawn carriages be allowed on the road. Backward transportation will hinder the progress of the region's resource advantage to economic advantage. Once transportation is dramatically improved and resource advantage is quickly converted into economic advantage, then transportation can realize the effect of complementing the economy. ”

The prince's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh suddenly: "Wonderful! Wonderful. Why didn't the palace think of this, but thought that the backwardness of some areas was the reason for the limited development environment of the local area. But I didn't expect that the smooth traffic could have such a big hidden danger. It's wonderful. Then tell me quickly, why do you want to vigorously develop ports? ”

Li Zhen said indifferently:

"Ports are the same as inland traffic. The vigorous development of the port in the southeast state will facilitate the efficiency of trade in various places. A large number of convoys will pass through the ports of the southeastern states, and then a large amount of trade will be brought with it. With trade, the value of local consumption and production will increase. Under the virtuous circle, the development of water and land transportation will attract more trade through the southeastern states. More trade passes through the southeastern state, and even if a flock of geese plucks only one feather, it only takes two or three years for the gross domestic product of the southeastern state to double. So, if you want to get rich, build roads first. ”

The prince opened his mouth wide in horror, and looked Li Zhen up and down again, until Li Zhen's face turned red, and he never said a word.

It's gone, this time it's really gone!

Xun Shifei's heart was extremely shocked, and the world only said that science students can't govern the country. But Xun Shifei, a science student, is the successor of Kyushu in the future, and he believes that science students can govern the country.

Today is just an accidental whim, I want to take the school exam Li Zhen, but I didn't expect to pick up a treasure. In the mouth of this little boy, there are witty words.

Wonderful!

This point of view, this entry point. Xun Shifei's heart was extremely shocked.

"Prince?"

Li Zhen blushed and shouted.

Xun Shifei came to his senses and asked eagerly: "So in this case, wouldn't the southeast state be a businessman who would grow exponentially?" ”

"Yes."

"In this way, when they see that they are doing business to make money, don't they put agriculture on hold? All running to do business? ”

"How can the prince think that? There are so many businessmen, why do they put agriculture on hold? When there are more businessmen, the consumption power will also increase, and the overall GDP will also be higher. In fact, the burden on the peasants has been lightened. ”

"Why is it alleviating?"

Li Zhen smiled: "Because my second step is to gradually turn parts into a whole and replace fragmentation with production." When there is money in the area, there are more rich people in the area. The state will change from "vigorously collecting agricultural taxes" to "vigorously supporting agriculture." Contracting land to attract investors to invest in farmland and aquaculture on a large scale. Replace 'private fragmentation' with large-scale. ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's a field, no longer a crop that you grow and eat by yourself. Rather, there are businessmen who breed and breed on a large scale, and then provide it for the market. We should take the line of the market economy, use capital to promote agriculture, and use the characteristics of businessmen who are not profitable and cannot afford to be early, so that they can see that agriculture has a lot to offer. This is the route of a market economy. ”

"Is there any benefit to that?"

"The benefits are so many. The reason for the profit-seeking of businessmen, adding the scientific concept of development, will greatly increase the output. Not only that, but it also reduces the input that the state incurs when collecting agricultural taxes. If there were 10,000 peasants growing crops in a county, then 100 people would be invested in the agricultural tax. And if the parts are turned into a whole, then the same large crop only needs one person to collect agricultural taxes. This is the cost reduction when the agricultural tax is levied. ”

Xun Shifei gasped: "Is there a cost to collect taxes?" ”

"Of course, there is a cost, the government has to send people, and manpower is the cost. You have to count the households, count the situation of each person, which is the cost ......"

"I ...... I didn't even expect that there would be a cost to this tax. I see. However, what will happen to the peasants who are facing the loess with their backs to the sky after the agricultural production and industrialization you are talking about? They have no survival skills and can't survive. ”

Li Zhen shook his head in denial: "No, because by that time, the wealth of Southeast State will surpass that of all states." The southeast state, on the other hand, will use a small part of the tax revenue to feed the peasants, and the peasants in the southeast state will enjoy the special rights and interests of their own household registration. That's the subsistence allowance. At that time, the southeast state will be able to feed all the peasants, and pay money to the old and helpless peasants every month to let them live. As a result, it has changed from 'peasants raising the country' to 'the state raising peasants'. Older farmers are supported by the Southeastern State, and younger, stronger farmers move on to other industries.

Another batch of manpower has been invested in other industries, which has led to the vigorous development of other industries. It's a virtuous cycle. ”

Xun Shifei pondered for a moment: "It won't work, your method won't work." Productive planting is simple, but it still requires a lot of manpower to plant, that is, you said to invite farmers. If too much manpower is invested, the interests of businessmen will be squeezed, and the interests will be thin, and what businessmen will contract land? ”

"Hasn't the prince imagined that one day in the future, there will be no need for people to farm?"

Xun Shifei's eyes widened in shock: "What? How is this possible. You don't need people to farm? What does that entail? ”

"Mechanized production."

"Mechanization...... How can there be that kind of machinery? ”

"Yes."

Li Zhen smiled proudly.

Xun Shifei looked at Li Zhen in disbelief: "You...... Can you invent that kind of machinery? ”

Li Zhen smiled lightly: "Within five years, that kind of thing will definitely come out." ”

"What exactly?"

"One of the infinite evolutions of the steam engine, if you give me time, can even have the internal combustion engine. It can replace cows, it can replace people, only one person is needed, and the work of ten people can be done. ”

"Steam engine!" The prince suddenly exclaimed: "Is it a thing recorded in ancient books?" Can you bring this magic back to life? ”

"If you can."

Li Zhen's heart beat uneasily, under my leadership, the steam era must come early!

The crown prince solemnly became solemn and stopped talking too much on this topic. He already knew in his heart that he regarded Li Zhen's pattern too small......

Li Zhen's pattern is to change an era.

And not purely king in one discipline. He doesn't need anyone to compete with him academically, he doesn't need to get any fame. His pattern is to change an era.

"It's late at night, go to sleep."

The prince did not say words of encouragement, nor did he ask about the steam engine. Leave quietly with your hands behind your back.

After a night talk, the prince had a plan in his heart.

What is the school? What is the competition? It's just clouds.

"Little Lotus."

"What's wrong, Prince?"

"Early tomorrow morning, send Li Zhen and others to Beijing."

"Huh? Isn't it a competition of knowledge? ”

"Not anymore. I've already lost. ”

The prince sighed and said, but there was not the slightest frustration of defeat in his eyes, only excitement and ecstasy.

As the heir to an empire, there is nothing more ecstatic than discovering an era-changing talent, even if it is a false name. proved that he was not Li Zhen's opponent, or Li Zhen was not his opponent, so what could he do?

The lifeblood of the Empire!

"The enthusiasm of the people is so high, now that it is not comparable, isn't it rumored that there are rumors?"

Xun Shifei sneered: "Rumors, public opinion, what's the matter?" ”

“……”

Li Zhen was also very excited, and when he talked to the prince about agriculture, he planned to tell the prince about his steam engine plan. He just wanted to plant a seed in the prince's heart, and this seed would take root in his heart with the advent of the steam engine.

For the emperor, what is more exciting than mechanized production, efficient production, and completely solving the problem of food and clothing for the whole people?

Is the steam engine the end? No. The steam engine is just the beginning, the future is too long, and Li Zhen needs the lifeblood of the empire - money and power.

The night passed.

This night, I didn't dream of Zhang Zhi.