"Ayer. We have to solve the problem of food and clothing first. How can we make the people diverse. Li Shen said to Li Shimin

"Now the people are not all farming. How varied. Li Shimin was puzzled

"Aya, if it is profitable, more people will be willing to be diverse. Nowadays, the price of rice is only five cents per bucket. I went on a big buying spree before it rose to seven cents. The people deduct the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes on one acre of land, even if they are retailed, it is only a hundred dollars. A hundred acres of land is always money. Aye, what can you do with money? This still sold all the rations. If you keep food rations, the food left over for a year is just enough for a family of three. If the population is large, it is difficult to eat enough. I heard from the people in Huangzhuang. Some of the nearby Zhuangzi families don't even have a decent set of clothes. A set of clothes is sewn and mended. Ayemi hurts the peasants. Many people are reluctant to open up land in multiple ways. Li Shen said what was in his heart

"Don't you know that Mi Gui hurts the people. Today's rice price is that everyone can buy rice, so why can't they eat enough. Li Shimin didn't believe it. This rice price was specified by him

"Ayah, do you know who buys rice? The farmers who really farm the land are all keeping grain for their own exports, so how can they buy rice? Could it be that the people sold the rice at a low price and bought it back at a high price? Those who buy rice have something to do. A guy is about 300 wen a month. You can buy 60 buckets of rice. The craftsmen of the workshop are also hundreds of Wen. The rest are merchants, families, nobles. They still care whether the price of rice is five or ten yuan. In fact, the most important thing is that the people can't get what they want with rice. Like cloth or something. That's why we're going to raise the price of rice. Let's go to more than 100 kinds of land. The price of rice has risen. The wages of the craftsmen are bound to rise. Otherwise, who will work for you? When the peasants have a good life, they are well fed and clothed, and the people are willing to have children. Population can grow. ”

"But even if the price of rice rises, it can't rise too much. What if life is good as you say? Li Shimin asked again

"Of course, it's about developing business. The country is unstable without agriculture, and there is no wealth without business. To develop a business, there will be some shrewd people who will follow and do some small business. When this part of the people lives well, they will naturally have children, or let their children study. Merchants need to open workshops and hire people. In addition to farming, the people have another income. A worker working in a workshop earns enough for a year to feed and clothe his family. Then the land they planted is not just surplus money? If you have extra money, you will let your child study. In the hearts of the people, they still need to read to make a living. We just need to be in good condition. We'll run schools wherever we go. When the time comes, ten or twenty years later. What a big group of readers they will grow up to be. And we charge less. As long as it is enough for the daily expenses of the college and the income of teaching Yu, it will be fine. In this way, the people will not have much pressure. It's really not enough, and it's enough for the imperial court to come out. ”

Li Shen racked his brains to say this. It's all from the ears and eyes of later generations. Li Shen also doubted how those people who crossed over in the novel could have an IQ online as soon as they crossed over, and all kinds of intrigues and tricks. Current affairs and politics are all here.

"What you say is indeed reasonable, but it is not easy to implement, and no one in the imperial court will agree to raise the price of rice. Like you said, their family has a large population. When the price of rice rises, they have to pay twice the price. Ay.. Li Shimin sighed

"Aye, don't be in a hurry. Take your time. The Maison is not something that can be eradicated overnight. Besides, they will agree, they own a lot of land, and they will earn more if the price of rice is raised. They have a lot of food in their hands every year. Li Shen comforted

"Li Shen. You know so much about government affairs. It's better to go to the DPRK to participate in politics in the future. Although you are young, you are a prince, and you will be nine years old after the New Year. The prince can go to court. ”

"No, Aye, don't. I'm talking nonsense. I'm not here. Li Shen refused. It was five or six o'clock in the morning, and he didn't want to get up so early. How good it is to live an idle life.

"Then what is your ambition?" asked Li Shimin curiously

"My ambition. Sleep until you wake up naturally. Count the money until your hands cramp. ”

"Bastard, so unambitious." When Li Shimin heard what Li Shen said, he was angry and wanted to hit someone.

"Aye, I really don't want to get involved in government politics. It's so tiring. It's good that the court has a big brother. You say if I'm done. Put pressure on Big Brother. If you don't do it well, you're under pressure. What is the figure. It's better to be an idle prince. Merry and happy. While making money, you can also give the court more taxes. Why not. ”

Li Shen's idea is as simple as that. He's not much of an official. It's not good to get a different body, but the gains outweigh the losses.

"Okay. You're a few years younger. Li Shimin was helpless

In this way, after the end of the year, each person goes back to his own house and finds his own mother.

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Winter turned to spring, and Li Shen's life returned to its former peace. Li Shen cherishes the opportunity to leave the palace twice a month, and there is no way to compete with Li Shimin.

Li Shen's current industry only makes money. Because of the relationship between the Cui family. Ordinary drinks drop again and again. Now it's been a consistent money. Because of this, the demand has increased. Merchants from all over the world went to Chang'an to sell goods, and when they returned, they would buy a batch of wine and bring it back. It brings Li Shen more than 20,000 habitual profits every month.

Second, Li Shen's coal mining industry has been digging. But it's basically not for sale. So the mountains are not enough to describe. It's everywhere at the foot of the mountain. Many miners don't understand why the proprietor lets them dig so much useless coal. Moreover, Li Shen asked Wang Hongfu to continue to buy mountains or land with coal. I buy all the mountains and the land with limestone clay. Anyway, these mountains can't grow food, and the price is cheap.

In particular, the land near the Nanshan Coal Mine is all wasteland, and the area is still large, so Li Shen asked Wang Hongfu to find Chang'an County to buy it. There is also the fertile land around the Huangzhuang, as long as you are willing to sell and can buy it, you can buy it. And it is a high-priced purchase. There are 500 households in Huangzhuang, and each household has 100 mu, so it will cost 50,000 mu. Wang Hongfu has already bought 20,000 acres of land. Most of them are from the imperial court. It has been divided according to the population of each household.

In this way, Li Shen spent five months calmly and peacefully. For five months, the court still followed the trajectory of history. Li Tai is still active in the court in order to compete for the throne. And Li Shen successfully pulled the price of grain to ten cents a bucket.

Li Shen's idea is to pull it to the same as later generations, two pennies and a catty, and it is only twenty-two pennies and a bucket. However, this is not something that can be done in the short term. What broke Li Shen's tranquility was the marriage of Princess Nanping. Li Shimin married Princess Nanping to Wang Jingzhi, the son of Wang Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Li Shen looked down on this Wang Jue very much.

In history, Wang Jue always talked about the etiquette system. In fact, he is selfish, and his etiquette is only said in his favor. He never said what was good for the people. Li Shen felt that Wang Jue was selling his reputation and reputation, so he advised Li Shimin to let go of the traitor's wife. It is suggested that the courtiers can not bow down when they see the prince, saying that things are not in accordance with the etiquette system.

Many people have commented on him well. But these people are all people in officialdom. In order to seek benefits for himself and officials, he was praised by officialdom. But it did not contribute to the common people. Many people still take him to Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling. Li Shen felt that it was really nonsense. He dared to divulge the secret words of the forbidden China, that is, the secret things that Li Shimin said to the people around him, and he could see this person's character. If it weren't for Wei Zheng and others trying their best to help him open up. He's still being exiled as an official.