Take the mall to Datang

You must know that this is designed according to the standard of receiving foreign guests, and what you want is a sense of nobility and inviolability. At this time, Li Shimin really likes this place. Compared with his Taiji Hall, this place is simply two different styles. It can be described as luxurious and low-key, noble and friendly.

"Qian'er must have spent a lot of money on the first floor." Li Shimin asked suddenly.

Li Chengqian received a lot of attention today, and he was a little out of sorts. He immediately responded, "I don't have much money when I return to my father, and the total investment is less than 200 million yuan."

"What?" Li Shimin was startled.

"Two million, how do you have so much money?" Li Shimin asked. You know, even if he was the emperor, he didn't have so much money in his private treasury. He didn't expect his ten-year-old son to have more money than him. Does it make sense?

"200 million guan is a lot, my child thinks it's okay, father can come here often if he likes, this reception room is enough for father's daily office use, and there is a duplex villa in the back for rest." Li Chengqian said casually.

It is so plain that Li Shimin's eyelids are twitching. What he wants to know most now is how his son has so much money. Does he not pay attention to 200 million pennies? You must deliberately trouble Yuanshan, and force Yuanshan to invest.

"Uh, I didn't expect Gan'er to be so generous. Is it easy to make money?" Li Shimin asked, that's what he wanted to know.

"Making money is naturally not tolerated, but the way Haier uses is to learn from Yuan Shan. Every investment is planned. Not all businesses can make money. At present, Haier's main industry is iron ore output. The grain and cotton industries in Chengdu have a lot of income. The first floor is now completely a profit model, and some small investments that are not worth mentioning can only earn a thousand or eight hundred yuan a month, which is not on the table. " Li Chengqian said casually.

Li Shimin was a little confused when he heard it. He didn't expect his son's financial resources to be so amazing. He couldn't help but think about his money bank. How could there be such a big gap? Originally, he wanted to reprimand him for seeing the extravagant decoration of the first floor. Well, now he doesn't have the confidence.

Perhaps Li Chengqian saw that his father's expression was unnatural, and immediately explained: "Father, in fact, the child thinks that money is dead if it is put in the treasury. It is useless except for a quantity. It is better to let the money circulate." , That's why I started a small business. I didn't expect to earn more and more money. In addition, it also helped the people of Datang to provide a lot of employment opportunities. In fact, the people of Datang were very easy to be satisfied. It can be satisfied, and the monthly salary of working in Erchen’s industry is the same as that of Chang’an’s normal employees, which not only allows them to have enough food, but also enables them to live without farming.”

"Oh, there is such a thing, then tell me how the common people can live without farming." Li Shimin asked curiously.

"It's actually very simple. Although the people have land, they still rely on the sky to eat. If they encounter a famine year, wouldn't they not be able to receive food? In that case, they would have no money to survive, but if they Working to make money is different. Even if they have money, they can rely on the money in their hands to buy food. As for food, it is impossible for all places in the Tang Dynasty to encounter disasters. Is there a shortage of food, so as long as you have a job, you won't starve to death, you can survive." Li Chengqian explained.

"Who said this?" Li Shimin asked.

"Yuan Shan." Li Chengqian said immediately.

Chapter 503 Tea Party

"It's Yuanshan again, it seems he has a lot of ideas." Li Shimin muttered.

At this time, someone came to report, and Ma He immediately came over and said, "The loudspeaker that His Majesty just took has been sent to the palace."

Li Shimin nodded. At this moment, all the trusted ministers were seated, and after getting used to it, they were no longer surprised by the environment.

"Everyone dear." As soon as Li Shimin spoke, everyone stood up from the leather sofa.

"This is not the Tai Chi Hall. Let's do everything according to the rules here. Let's all sit down and talk." Li Shimin said.

Li Chengqian waved his hand, and then several service maids in hotel work uniforms came up and began to pour tea and water. The cups are very convenient to put on the table, and they are all the ones with lids. It came from the clay workshop of the Yuan family, but now it is not just firing clay, porcelain has become a mass product, but the promotion is not strong, it is mainly sold in the mall, or it is supplied to the first floor, the doctor Museum and other places.

"There is a drawer under the table where everyone is sitting. There are pens and papers in it, which can be recorded at any time. The paper can be taken away later, but this one needs to be kept." Li Chengqian said.

"Oh, there are these things, Gan'er is really hardworking." Li Shimin said, he pulled out the drawer, and there was a stack of papers in it, and there was something like a goose feather.

Li Shimin took it out and asked, "Ganer, is this a pen?"

"Yes, father, this pen is called a quill pen, and it is used to take up ink. Let my son demonstrate it to father." The small glass box was opened, and less than one-third of the black juice could be clearly seen in the transparent glass box.

Li Chengqian began to write on the paper with a quill pen. The font was unique and unique, but it seemed to save a lot of effort than using a brush, and Li Shimin focused on the paper again, because the paper used here was not Not rice paper.

Changing the strength of a quill pen to rice paper would have already ruptured, but the paper looked very hard. He found that the paper was whiter than the paper he used.

Li Shimin took up some ink with the quill pen and began to write, but the effect was not as expected. Li Chengqian immediately said: "Father, this quill pen is held like this, not the way of a brush."

"Let me give it a try." Li Shimin said, holding a quill pen and writing again. He, the emperor, is still very adaptable to new things. Curiosity is nothing but curiosity. Very good.

Changing from a soft brush to a hard brush now, just change the method, and the writing has not changed. Li Shimin just tried it and his writing speed was not fast, but after getting familiar with it, the writing speed became faster. .

After finishing writing, a small poem appeared on the paper. Ma He was habitually flattering by his side, and Li Chengqian also admired him as the emperor's father.

"This quill pen is more precise and convenient for writing, but there are many problems. For example, the service life of a quill pen is not very long, and it is easy to stain the paper sometimes with ink, but compared to the advantages This is nothing." Li Chengqian said.

Li Shimin was really curious about the place. He didn't expect that the "Chang'an No. [-] Building" created by his son was not only expensive, but also provided such a service, which can be said to be very thoughtful.

With such a heart, how could the business here be bad, but what he was thinking about was this paper, because after he finished writing just now, he was really sure that this paper is definitely not the paper that Datang has. They are all familiar with the characteristics of rice paper, no matter what kind of ink is written on it, there must be some negative paper, but this paper does not.

"Ganer, why is this paper so thick? It's different from the paper I usually use." Li Shimin asked.

You must know that the paper used by the emperor Li Shimin is the best in the Tang Dynasty, but the rice paper used by the royal family is very different from the paper in front of you. From the production process, it can be seen that the paper is not made of paper. It's not fine, but it's amazing to use ink to write without overcasting the paper.

"Father, these papers are all from the Yuanjia papermaking workshop, and they are straw papers supplied to the Erchen Restaurant and the Chamber of Commerce. Naturally, the workmanship and cost are not as good as the royal paper." Li Chengqian explained.

Li Chengqian didn't lie, these papers are very cheap compared to rice paper, and he is not much better. Do you want to tell his father that the Yuanjia paper workshop mainly produces toilet paper?

"So that's the case." Li Shimin said.

Li Shimin was also a little proud. After all, if his Yuan family did a good job in everything, wouldn't it mean that the manufacturing capacity of the whole Datang was low.

After calming down for a while, Li Shimin got to the point and said: "My dear friends, everyone has seen today's auction. Merchants are very powerful when they gather together. Yuan Shan has always advocated my Datang to engage in economic construction. What do you think? .”

"Your Majesty thinks that there is nothing wrong with developing the economy, and the benefit of increasing the court's tax revenue is obvious." Du Ruhui said.

Du Ruhui is an honest person, and he expressed his thoughts openly and honestly in such an informal situation.

However, the ministers who are working today have no objections, and more is for the emperor to think about. After all, the Zheng family, a wealthy businessman in Chang'an, spent 100 million yuan to buy things today. Insanely crazy stuff.

In other words, it is impossible for the ministries of the imperial court to randomly take out so much money. Today's auction really opened their eyes, and they also knew the strength of the merchants. In fact, most of the time they heard about this kind of understanding Yes, after all, rich people are as famous as powerful people. To some extent, they all have some advantages and are coveted by others, so it is not surprising that there are gossip news.

But what these people saw today was the entire business circle. Although many people did not participate in the auction, everyone knew how powerful their business circle was.

"Father, my son has something to say." Li Chengqian was sweating a little. He was nervous. Facing his father, Li Chengqian was not very calm, but it didn't mean that he would let go of such an opportunity.

"Tell me." Li Shimin asked Li Chengqian to speak, but he didn't understand what the ten-year-old son meant.

"Father, my son thinks that economic development is the most beneficial for the current Tang Dynasty." Li Chengqian said.

"Let's listen to it." Li Shimin continued.

Chapter 504 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Land Equalization System

"The imperial court should attach importance to commercial development and encourage commercial activities, so that the tax revenue of the imperial court will increase if there are more people doing business in the world, and the development of commercial can also strengthen the connection between different state capitals, so that all parts of the Tang Dynasty will be able to communicate with each other. With the rapid development of the state capital, there will be more workers working in the workshops, so that the common people can earn money to support their families, and the common people live and work in peace and contentment. Isn't this the life of a peaceful and prosperous age? What's more, once the economy develops, the court It is possible to take back a large amount of land for collective planning, so that farming is easier to manage and there will be no disputes about the land, just imagine that the land of the king is not just a formal talk." Li Chengqian said.

If it were other things, he wouldn't be able to say so much, but when it came to business issues, he knew a lot under the influence of Yuan Shan, and he, the prince, could clearly see many points of view.

What Li Chengqian said was what Yuan Shan said casually before, and he also said it casually, but hearing this kind of theory in Li Shimin's ears really shocked him, especially in the world. , In fact, when Li Chengqian finished these words, Li Shimin thought about a lot of questions. After all, it involves land issues, which is a major event for Jiangshan Sheji.

Under normal circumstances, it would not be mentioned. Thinking about the current situation, if the land is distributed to the people, isn't this the king's land?

Li Shimin's understanding of this matter is still somewhat biased, and most of them don't accept it, so he said: "Is it wrong for me to distribute the land to the people?"

All the ministers were shocked. This kind of topic seems to be a bit heavy. Li Chengqian almost forgot what he said just now, and immediately said: "Father, the meaning of my son is naturally not to say that it is wrong to distribute the land to the people. It’s really a matter of agriculture and commerce.”

"Agricultural and commercial issues, what is this?" Li Shimin continued to ask.

Li Chengqian was a little speechless. This is actually a problem between the development of commerce and agriculture, but how could he know more profound things, so he said: "Father, this question is a bit profound. I am afraid that only Yuan Shan can answer it." .”