Take the mall to Datang

Li Shimin was about to roll his eyes, and said for a long time that he still wanted to find Yuan Shan, but how could he just give up this topic when he was so interested today, and said, "Go and call Yuan Shan here immediately."

After a while, Yuan Shan trotted in. As soon as he came in, he saw a group of people looking at him, and immediately said, "I have seen Your Majesty."

"That's fine, let's skip these etiquettes. I called you here to ask you about agriculture and commerce." Li Shimin said.

"The problem of agriculture and commerce, what kind of problem is that?" Yuan Shan muttered to himself.

"Agriculture is a basic industry and is indispensable. Commerce is an economic activity of commodity circulation. Both are very important to the country. If one of the two is chosen, it is not conducive to social development." Yuanshan said.

Although he didn't know what these people were researching before, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his answer.

"Oh? You can't choose one or the other. Let me ask you, how do you understand the phrase "Is it Wang Tu?" Li Shimin continued to ask.

Yuan Shan was a little confused, but he still replied: "The minister's understanding is that this sentence refers to the supreme right, but it needs to be used cautiously when it is combined with agricultural development. The people need land to cultivate crops. If combined with agricultural development To explain the problem, which also involves the basics of the agricultural development of the Tang Dynasty, I think this sentence should not be understood one-sidedly, nor can it be too blindly recognized."

Li Shimin patted the table and said, "Do you think the whole world is not the king's land?"

"Naturally, it is royal land, just like the land equalization system promoted by His Majesty, which is to develop agriculture, and whether there will be follow-up problems if the distribution of royal land is reasonable is what His Majesty really wants to consider, not just listen to This sentence is one-sided." Yuan Shan said.

Li Shimin became very interested when he heard about the land equalization system. This was one of the decrees that he implemented thoroughly later on, and it achieved great results across the country. He wanted to know what it had to do with agriculture.

"What are the disadvantages of the land equalization system for the development of agriculture?" Li Shimin asked, he wanted to hear what Yuan Shan could say.

The land equalization system has been a decree since the eighth year of Wude, but it was implemented more thoroughly when Li Shimin succeeded to the throne in the early Tang Dynasty. The achievements of the land equalization system are obvious to all. Growth of the smallholder economy.

"Does Your Majesty really want me to say something?" Yuan Shan asked hesitantly.

"But it doesn't matter." Li Shimin said.

"Well, let me talk about it. The fact that the land equalization system increases the taxation of the court and the growth of the small peasant economy, but the disadvantages are also obvious. It is said that the land that the land equalization system can be used for granting and receiving is only unowned land and wasteland. , the amount is limited, so it generally cannot reach the quota. The [-] mu of fertile land allocated by the ministers is not enough. This is just a common phenomenon, and in the future, due to the reduction of wasteland, there will be less and less land that can be allocated. The policy of per capita land allocation cannot be satisfied, and if the allocated land is not enough, the people’s income will be very little. Once natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, people will be desperate. This is just one of them.” Yuan Shan said.

"There are also bankrupt farmers who are forced to sell their land and become refugees fleeing everywhere. The refugees caused by the famine must be very clear to His Majesty. In addition, although the land allocated by the land equalization system is stipulated to be old and dead. But in fact, there are very few who can return the officials. Among them, the nobles and bureaucrats have to be mentioned. The large amount of public land occupied legally and illegally by family landlords must be less and less, so this leads to another situation. Because of the increase of the population, the land is becoming less and less available. This will increase the risk of farmers relying on the soil to live. This is the second. In fact, the results are the same. Desperate to become a refugee, and if such a thing really happens, then His Majesty and all the ministers should understand better." Yuan Shan continued.

The words were very bold, and Li Shimin grasped them all tightly. Of course, he, the emperor, understood this situation very well, otherwise he would not have chosen to suppress the family. There are more things involved in this, but there is no doubt that Yuan Shan All these are facts.

But he has no choice. After all, this world was not brought down by his family. Although it is the Li family, how can there be today's achievements without the stars? After Yuan Shan said this about the land, Li Shimin looked at the problem. There are some changes.

In the later period, the land equalization system would definitely be considered a troublesome matter. To solve these problems now, it may be possible to rely on the business that his son Li Chengqian said to balance.

Chapter 505 Zheng Qi Visits

Li Shimin knows the seriousness of this problem, but he doesn't even know what to do.

"Yuan Shan, since you can tell the shortcomings, then there must be a solution." Li Shimin said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, we can adopt the method of prohibiting the merger and acquisition of agricultural land, and severely crack down on it." Yuan Shan said.

Li Shimin thought for a while and said: "Is that all, is there anything else?"

"If His Majesty does not intend to develop business, there is a way." Yuan Shan said.

"What does this mean? Could it be that the current Datang Commercial is not working?" Li Shimin asked.

"The current commercial development is still at a relatively elementary level, and has not really been valued by the court. If commerce and agriculture are treated equally, I think Datang will develop faster and better." Yuan Shan said.

The attitude of the ministers towards the businessmen was not very cold. The civil servants were all scholars and they all had their own standpoints. What else did the businessmen have besides the smell of money all over their bodies, and they didn't want to break the current interest relationship.

"This is not something that happens overnight. It needs a long-term plan. Congratulations to you for making a lot of money in today's auction." Li Shimin changed the subject.

Yuan Shan smiled wryly, "Thank you Your Majesty for your concern."

Can he say that the project he is working on is the same as the Gold Swallowing Beast, but he does not forget to make an advertisement during this time.

"Your Majesty, the bathhouse I built in Xinfeng County is about to be completed. If possible, I hope that Your Majesty will come and guide you." Yuan Shan said.

"Is it the common people's bathing place? I've heard that you invested a lot of money." Li Shimin said.

"Part of the benefits of Xinfeng County will be included in the income of the people's bathing place, and part of the funds will be used to develop Xinfeng County in the form of construction funds." Yuan Shan said.

Li Shimin knew that the construction funds were very attractive when he joined the greenhouse project in Xinfeng County. Now because of the benefits of the greenhouse project in Xinfeng County, the existing main roads have now been replaced with cement roads, which has also made many people in the county envious. .

In addition to cement roads, public toilets in Xinfeng County are also invested and constructed with "construction funds". The local county magistrate will not pass a penny, but has the right to propose development projects, and then evaluate the construction plan through the operators of the construction fund. .

The popularity of this set of trials was appreciated by Li Shimin after he knew it. There is no rule without rules. The key is that Yuan Shan did not participate in the plan. It is the construction fund project team that completes everything.

"You are a good idea. I have to hope that the business of this bathing place will be prosperous." Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, this is the benefit of economic construction. I believe that everything needs to benefit the people. As long as it is beneficial to the people, the court should not oppose it. Of course, it needs the court's restraint to implement it, but if it does not involve the interests of the people, then this is good. decree." Yuan Shan said.

"Things that benefit the people should not be opposed, what you said is very good." Li Shiminshou said.

Yuan Shan chatted with Li Shimin in the conference room for a long time, and he was very familiar with the meeting as a kind of formal chat, and in the end they did not come up with any new tricks, so after the emperor returned to the palace, Yuan Shan immediately returned to the Hou Mansion.

He was exhausted that day, the servant at the gatehouse greeted him as soon as he arrived at the door and said: "Master Hou is back."

There are several carriages parked at the gate of the Hou Mansion. One can tell that this is the truck of the Zheng family. A large group of people are moving money into the yard. Looking at the sweat of the servants and workers, they can tell that they have been busy for a while. effort.

"Master Hou is back, Mr. Zheng is here to send money." Zheng Qi said with a smile.

"One million guan is quite a small amount. It is really troublesome to move it around. It would be great if there was a bank. It would be much easier to use bank notes for large transactions." Yuan Shan said casually.

"Master Hou, what kind of bank is it, where is the money?" Zheng Qi asked curiously with a half-knowledge.

"It's okay, I just think it's too troublesome to carry coins back and forth like this." Yuan Shan said.

Zheng Qi didn't take it seriously, who would dislike the lack of money in his family, let alone someone like Yuan Shan, so he came out and there might be something new in it. It's not that there is a high possibility that there will be any new solution to this matter, and Zheng Qi is looking forward to it before he knows it.

"Hey, President Zheng, why are you drooling with such an expression?" Yuan Shan teased.

"I lost my composure, I was a little absorbed in thinking about the problem." Zheng Qi responded.

"I came to Zheng this time to talk to Lord Hou. The purchase of the bicycle production line this time has devoted Zheng's life's efforts. I still need to ask Lord Hou for advice." Zheng Qi said.

Yuan Shan didn't feel displeased either. After all, he was given 100 million yuan in money, and this was the big donor. The two of them then came to the study.

"To be honest, you bought this production line for a good price. It seems that the investment is relatively large, but the profit of the bicycle itself is very high, and the current degree of bicycle promotion is not enough. Just talking about the children of the aristocratic families in Chang'an City. Not everyone has a bicycle, so there is huge room for promotion.” Yuanshan said.

"What Hou Ye said is that the price of this bicycle is too expensive, not all of them are willing to pay for it." Zheng Qi said.

"So the publicity is not in place. You may not know it. The current bicycle wheels are not pure wooden wheels but synthetic rubber wheels. The wear resistance of the rubber wheels will be known when you go back and try it." Yuan Shan Said.

"There is such a thing, if Master Hou didn't mention Zheng, he wouldn't understand." Zheng Qi said.

"It's just that the rubber wheels are configured separately, and it has nothing to do with the production line. I hope Chairman Zheng can understand." Yuan Shan said.

"Of course, I just don't know the purchase cost of this rubber wheel." Zheng Qi asked.

"Don't worry, it's very cheap. With the current production line, the cost of producing bicycles can definitely be controlled at [-] yuan." Yuan Shan said.