Hearing that they were all full of praise for this pork, Qin Shou couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It is indeed not easy for the people of the Tang Dynasty to eat meat now, and it is indeed not easy to eat meat in the Tang Army, but this pork is only cheap meat. ”

Although Qin Shou is a bit of a salted fish, he is still concerned about family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, and everything.

Hey?

As soon as he heard this, Li Shimin's mouth smiled, and he was secretly complacent in his heart, he couldn't imagine that my son could care so much about the affairs of Jiangshan Sheji outside the palace.

But these state affairs here, no matter how he can this son, in front of his old son, he also has to learn honestly.

The Tang Emperor and the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, and the Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty are all sitting here, all from the dispute between the heroes at the end of the stage to the dispute for the succession of the Tang Dynasty, and then to the Weishui Alliance, to the present Tang Dynasty soldiers are strong and strong, and the prosperity is expected.

They have also realized their youthful ambitions, standing on top of the temple, pointing out the country, as long as they know all kinds of difficulties.

In today's court, the monarchs and ministers are strong, the civil officials govern the country in an orderly manner, the military generals are strong and strong, and the monarch is working hard to govern the country, and he is preparing to send troops to the Turks to wash away the shame of the Weishui Alliance that has been in Wude for nine years.

But they can't think of anything that this little pork can have to do with the national affairs of strengthening the country and benefiting the people?

Saying this, he, Li Shimin, wants to see what his son can say.

"How can this pork be able to strengthen the country and benefit the people, what is Xiao Langjun's opinion?"

Receiving the hint from Li Shimin's eyes, Fang Xuanling asked, also looking forward to it, wanting to see what this kid could say.

Qin Shou said mysteriously: "Have you ever observed a phenomenon, although most of the meat eaten by the Tang Dynasty is mutton, and the ploughing cattle are also needed for farm work, which is related to the grain harvest, the Tang Law prohibits the slaughter of ploughing cattle, but when the wedding banquet is married, it is still a pot of beef on each table, showing the status of the main family. ”

"But the wealthy families, the trend of eating cattle has been repeatedly banned, and the wealthy families are first let people kill or push the cattle down the river to drown the cattle, and then give the farmers a sum of money to buy the cattle. The cattle are also dead, what can they do if they don't take the money, the government has ploughing cattle to borrow, but so many farmers who have not cultivated cattle, how many farmers can lend to them? ”

In ancient China, it was a typical small-scale peasant economic main society, agriculture has always been the pillar of the support of various dynasties, and the ploughing cattle are the pillars of farming, and all dynasties and generations have formulated the protection law of ploughing cattle.

But the wealthy don't care so much, it is the rare and precious beef that they have to eat beef, thinking that this is also a kind of status symbol.

"Bastard! Can't this be reported to the government? How important is the farmer's ploughing cattle. How can you slaughter ploughing cattle for the sake of appetite, even Your Majesty and the queen dare not eat ploughing cattle privately. ”

After hearing this, Li Shimin was furious, and said with a strong suppression of anger.

"Official? What can it be used for? ”

"Officials protect each other, and officials are promoted by wealthy families. Such a wealthy family, especially the family with five surnames, most of them are like this, and they have lost money if they accidentally kill the cattle cultivators, and they can really go to prison and kill their heads, they are wealthy families, and Your Majesty's queen has lived in the deep palace for a long time. ”

Qin Shou smiled bitterly.

When he first came here, he was looking forward to this prosperous world, but after some of the things he saw here, he didn't look forward to it so much.

The ability of Li Shimin and his subordinates is indeed okay, and the people are better off than the people of other dynasties in troubled times, but they are still inevitably oppressed by the government and wealthy families, after all, the entire Tang Dynasty is so big, and it is impossible for the bigwigs in the court to only hold one place or keep all the officials in the spot.

Li Shimin, who was originally talking eloquently, was silent.

Agriculture is the foundation of Datang, ploughing cattle is the foundation of agriculture, and the trend of wealthy families eating cattle is not completely banned, so how long can the foundation of Datang be supported?

Especially in the family with five surnames, most of the officials in the court are from the family with five surnames, and even Li Shimin sometimes has to give them face?

This Datang, is it the Tang of the Li family or the Tang of the five surnames?

The eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shimin's faint gritted teeth, and they didn't dare to come out, although the two of them were also similar to the current dynasty, but they usually slaughtered and ate the cattle in a decoon manner. finish

They thought that they were a little greedy at most, but who knew that this thing had so much to do with state affairs, and now looking at Your Majesty like this, they can't run away.

"Then tell me, how does this pork have anything to do with a strong country and the people?" Fang Xuanling hurriedly changed the topic.

Qin Shou smiled and didn't speak, just looked at the disc of the pork.

Several people followed his gaze and knew in their hearts: the price of pork is low, if the delicacy of pork is better than beef, then the family and the wealthy family will not slaughter the cattle so much, there are many cattle, and the grain harvest of Datang is good.

The people live on food! can eat enough food and meat, who would not think of rebelling or rebelling, the foundation of Datang is concrete and steel bars.

"This pork is not only delicious, but also has a large output, and extensive breeding can definitely ensure that the whole Datang can be eaten, and the price is cheap, so that even the people can eat meat every day."

"First, pork, generally a year can be slaughtered and eaten, the cost of breeding is very low, you can eat dregs bran leaves, the cost of feeding is low, the yield is large, the growth rate is fast, the general piglets grow to about 150 pounds of strong pigs a year is enough."

"Second, the pork is delicious, the wealthy family will not slaughter the cattle, the grain harvest will definitely increase, and the diligent farmers can save a lot of surplus grain every year, even if there is a good harvest in a few years, and a bad harvest in a year or two, it will be able to survive."

"Third, the price of pork is cheap, the people and the military camp can also eat meat every day, what to eat, you look at the Turks, they grow in the grassland and eat beef and mutton all year round, the Tang people eat more rice grain, their civilians and soldiers, the average figure is much more burly and powerful than my Tang people, if my Tang soldiers can also eat meat in the future, they will compete on the battlefield in the future, and wash away the shame of the Weishui Alliance." Qin Shou said with a wave of his hand.

These words seemed to open a new world in the minds of Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others.

It turns out that the Turks are taller than the Tang people, because they have grown up in the steppe for generations and cannot farm, so they can only graze and eat meat, while they Tang people can rarely eat meat, no wonder they are so big.

The people and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are now eating meat, and they will definitely have strong troops and abundant food in the future, so why not stop the small Turks in one fell swoop.

The Weishui Alliance was regarded by Li Er as a great shame in this life, the new monarch ascended the throne, and his own people were slaughtered and killed by the barbarians, but he still had to empty the entire Tang Mansion to the other party.