Da Tang: Three days later, I was frantically collecting supplies

Whether it is for the father-son relationship of the royal family, or for the father-son relationship of ordinary people, Li Kei has never felt it, and he does not know what it should be like.

However, from his words, Li Kei felt gratified, approving, and encouraging.

This feeling, very comfortable.

After a while, Changle was overwhelmed by alcohol and drank too much.

The maid helped her back to the room.

After another while, Wei Chigong actually drank too much.

Li Kei smiled bitterly, the degree of this distilled wine is too high, he is so good at drinking, it is strange not to get drunk.

Only Li Shimin and Li Kei were left in the room.

“Ji’er, I heard that you came to Yizhou and took a concubine, the daughter of a merchant, and later partnered with their family to do business?”

Li Kei replied, “Back to the emperor, there is indeed such a thing. The children also got involved in business for Yizhou. ”

Li Shimin was puzzled: “For Yizhou? How do you say this? ”

“Back to my father, my son came to Yizhou, and I wanted to follow my father’s example and govern Yizhou well. Suffering from lack of money, I accidentally discovered the practice of distilling spirits, and experimented and found that it was feasible. The son thought of this method. ”

Subsequently, Li Kei told Li Shimin about making his own wine, cooperating with businessmen to make money, and taking money to build roads.

Li Shimin couldn’t help but be shocked after listening to it: “It is difficult for a woman to cook without rice, and it is also difficult for a child.” However, I would like to advise you that businessmen value profits and do not indulge in the trap of making money for profit. ”

Li Kei seemed to understand his words, this still looked down on the businessman!

Since ancient times, merchants have valued profits, and in the eyes of the world, merchants are all inferior industries, doing nothing to produce all day, buying and selling to seek heavy profits.

With this drink, Li Kei felt that it was time to correct this train of thought for Li Shimin.

Later generations of experience taught him that business was the way to make the people prosperous and the weapon to make the economy prosperous.

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he did not hear Li Ke’s obedience to his father’s teachings.

Instead, it depends on what Li Kei is thinking.

“What’s wrong, Ke’er, you won’t be obsessed with making money and forget what your last name is, right?”

Li Kei hurriedly shook his head and said, “Father, the sons and daughters also have their own ideas when they say this. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he became interested and asked, “Tell me about it.” ”

“Go back to Father. If there is not enough food to eat, then naturally you cannot vigorously trade.

But you see, our Yizhou grain output, in addition to being able to feed the local people, there is also so much surplus food, what do you say to deal with?

Is it necessary to let the people plant for a year, rest for a year, and do nothing at other times? ”

Li Shimin was stunned, but he didn’t expect this question.

In the past, most cases were not enough to eat, and even if the wind and rain were good somewhere, there would be not much more going out.

Moreover, the excess grain was collected by the merchant family, and when the disaster came, it was sold to the people at a high price, so Li Shimin was very shameful about the merchant.

However, Li Ke’s remarks seem to have overturned the previous understanding.

Seeing that he stopped saying such a word, Li Kei wavered and continued.

“Father, aren’t we still developing steam engines?”

Li Shimin almost didn’t react, and nodded: “Yes, what does it have to do with this.” ”

Li Kei poured Li Shimin a cup of tea, and then said: “Father, this has a big relationship.”

As long as the steam engine is thoroughly mass-produced, there will be more idle people.

However, the steam engine can only be used as a heavy weapon of the country and cannot be handed down to the family.

Otherwise, those landed families, landlords, will buy steam engines on a large scale, so that few tenants are hired, so that the future grain will be in the hands of the family landlords, and the people will still have no food.

In the long run, the rich will be in the field, and the poor will have no place to stand. ”

Li Shimin was shocked.

The appearance of this steam engine has already surprised him. According to his thinking, with the steam engine, the people will free their hands to a greater extent, open up more fertile land, and the entire Great Tang will have more grain.

But when Li Kei said this, he suddenly woke up.

“The rich have no place to stand! Yes, Ke’er is right, the steam engine can only be in the hands of my Great Tang.

Wait, this doesn’t seem to have anything to do with business, right? ”

Li Kei shook his head and said, “Father, if you promote the steam engine and promote corn, sweet potatoes and other high-yield crops, it will matter.

Father and Emperor, the children are not very good at reasoning, so they allow the children to speak with numbers. ”

Li Shimin nodded, and Li Kei took out a piece of paper and a pen.

Subsequently, Li Kei painted.

Although the drawing is a drawing, it is also a big pie.

“Father, you see, if there are 1,000 people in my Great Tang now, 800 of them cultivate the land, and the grain produced is enough for 1,000 people to eat.

But every year there are still poor people who do not have enough to eat or even starve to death, and there are also rich people who spend all day drinking all day. ”

Li Shimin didn’t know why, so he nodded and continued to wait for the following.

“But if these eight hundred people used steam engines and planted high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes, the yield would have increased dramatically.”

In this way, eight hundred people will be enough to feed ten thousand people.

At that time, the population of our Great Tang will explode.

Also, because of the yield, there is no need for so many people to farm.

If there are fewer people who cultivate the land, then the grain will circulate throughout the country, and the role of merchants will be greater. Communicate with each other, promote economic prosperity, and so on. ”

Li Shimin gasped.

Eight hundred people cultivate the land, enough for 10,000 people to eat, which is something that I dare not imagine.

However, seeing the corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes grown by Li Ke, the yield is amazing, and the prediction he said seems not impossible, and it is not far away.

Li Shimin was stunned, and Li Kei realized that he had said too much without paying attention, and he was also a little hesitant, as if he should not say it further.

Just speaking of this, Li Shimin is a little indigestion.

Moreover, he is an elder, a king, and although he is a benevolent king, it feels strange that he taught him lessons as a son.

So he immediately said: “Father Emperor, this is all the speculation of the children, and with Yizhou as a pilot, there are a little achievements, and the mentality is also slightly impetuous, whether it is allowed or not, please ask the father to judge.” ”

Li Shimin just thought of the scene of a bumper grain harvest in the future, and suddenly Li Ke’s humility also reacted.

Muggle, originally wanted to inspect Li Ke’s situation in Yizhou, and by the way, give some advice and guidance, but he was shocked throughout the whole process and forgot his original intention.

“Ahem! Ke’er is becoming more and more sensible, and has deduced the future development route, which is really good! ”

Li Shimin paused for a moment and said, “However, your thinking is generally correct, but it has touched the interests of too many people, I am afraid it is not small.”

Moreover, it is too idealistic, and the matter of supporting business activities needs to be considered in the long run, and should not be reckless. ”

“Children obey the teachings of their father.”