Li Shimin's will: Li Zhi, the throne belongs to your brother

In the same way, it can be inferred that if there is too much money, the real value of money will also decrease.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin frowned, feeling that he was in a bad mood, and pondered for a long time: "Does this mean that the currency I minted can no longer be used?"

"Of course it can be used, but you can't use too much at one time, and the most important thing is circulation."

"Circulation?" Li Shimin repeated the unfamiliar word, and looked at Li Tai with doubts on his face.

"As the saying goes, spending money is like running water, and the money minted by the Qianjian is like the rain that falls from the sky that day, and the people are like seedlings in a fertile field, nourished and nourished by the rain."

Chapter 123 I Want to Join the Chamber of Commerce

Listening to Li Tai's explanation, Li Shimin nodded, he is the sky, and this money nourishes the people like rain.

"Before there was no blast furnace, this rain was always lacking, and the people have adapted to this drizzle."

Li Shimin nodded again. The method of smelting copper in the previous dynasty has never changed, and the output is very low.

"But what if it rains suddenly, the rainwater collects into a river, and the river floods, submerging the seedlings, what will happen?"

"Rainwater converging into rivers? Flooding?"

Li Shimin's face became serious, and his brows were tightly wrinkled.

If the output of the blast furnace is followed, there will soon be a flood of copper coins.

Copper coins will soon depreciate and prices will rise, which is just a trivial matter.

Once the depreciation is too much, the money in the people's family will be worthless, and this will fall into a terrible crisis of trust.

At that time, once a certain aristocratic family instigates rebellion, countless people will stand up and join in, and this Great Tang will probably disappear immediately.

It only takes a little thought to understand the power of this truth.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's expression became serious, and he looked at the blast furnace with a frown, feeling that he was not well.

"Then... didn't I spend so much energy building this copper smelting blast furnace for nothing?"

"No~ Nowadays people in Tang Dynasty still use cloth, and the output of copper coins is not so much."

Li Tai waved his hand, he was speechless, and felt slander in his heart.

Vain?How could it be a waste of effort.

This stuff is a huge shock to the economy, but this copper is nothing to industry.

Li Shimin sighed with regret on his face: "Hey."

I finally wanted to show off, but I didn't expect the result to be like this, so I sighed immediately.

"I originally thought that having a blast furnace for copper smelting would be better than that of a chamber of commerce. Who would have thought that there would be such problems."

Li Tai didn't know what to say, so he could only complain in his heart.

Indeed, printing money comes faster than earning it.

It's just that printing money is really useful, and this output can easily send away the entire Datang. Fortunately, I discovered it early, otherwise it would be cool.

If you can't mint a lot of coins, then you can bring the Chamber of Commerce into the Ministry of Commerce and spend the whole money, right?

With this idea in mind, Li Shimin turned his head and asked again: "Then when does the emperor of the Ministry of Commerce be able to be established?"

"I'm afraid it will take a while!" Li Tai didn't even need to think about it, the Ministry of Commerce obviously couldn't be established now.

"What do you think, the emperor?"

First, the land in the Tang Dynasty is now an equal-field system. Natural disasters have continued over the years, and the people have been displaced. Many families have obtained a lot of land.

If they were justified, I am afraid that there will be more displaced people, but the aristocratic family will not care about these at all. "

The land equalization system distributes land according to the population. Part of the land will be owned by the farmer after a certain number of years, and the other part will be returned to the government after death.

Return to the government after death?This is very outrageous, because the time interval is too long, it is impossible to recover.

Although land cannot be bought and sold, serious problems of land annexation still emerged during the Tianbao period.

Coupled with the long-term war in the north, the migration of household registration, the displacement of people, and a large number of fields were barren.

This system has created two extremes, one is the displaced people, and the other is the family with too many fields to cultivate.

"Secondly, if the cannons are not displayed, they will not be obedient at all. We must use absolute force to scare them."

This involves the issue of military strength.

"Third, if everyone wants to be a businessman, who will be a farmer and who will be farming?"

This is the most important thing. Now businessmen are called cheap businesses. Once the business status is restored, it will be miserable if everyone wants to get rich.

This involves the development of the status of businessmen.

"Fourth, if the Chamber of Commerce controls the lifeline of the imperial court..."

This is also a very fatal problem. There will be many black-hearted traitorous businessmen, such as companies that poisoned 30 infants and young children. You must know that Bai Qi only killed 40 Zhao Jun.

It's not that Li Shimin is unaware of these disadvantages, but the profit of this chamber of commerce is too high, and it's a waste of casting such a large copper smelting base, so they can't spend money at will.

It may not be so easy to change the land system. If you want to change it, you must have absolute force, which requires a show of cannon.

Li Shimin paced back and forth, and the sound of footsteps echoed in the room.

He thought for a moment, and said, "Then I want to join this chamber of commerce!"

Since the newly generated money cannot be used in large quantities, and the Ministry of Commerce cannot be included in the imperial court, joining the Chamber of Commerce is the best way.

"Join the chamber of commerce?" Li Tai frowned, his face turned serious, and looked at Li Shimin vigilantly: "How does the emperor want to join the chamber of commerce?"

This can't be blamed on Li Tai's vigilance, Li Shimin has a precedent in the Academy of Sciences before.

Before joining, you must ask Li Shimin's meaning clearly, otherwise the Chamber of Commerce may fall apart.

How to join?Of course it is all under my control!

Li Shimin thought very well in his heart, but just looking at Li Tai's face, he knew that this was obviously impossible, and the other three would not let him manage it.

"How does the emperor think he should join?"

"How about counting according to the shares?" Li Tai thought for a while and suggested.

"Shares?" Li Shimin frowned, saying that he had never heard of this word.

Li Tai thought for a while, and explained the current model of the chamber of commerce to Li Shimin.

"Currently members of the Chamber of Commerce either contribute money or work hard, and the money is always kept and managed by Wu Meiniang, and the profits earned are also divided according to the members.

For example, the Wu family contributes, the palace provides protection, the Academy of Sciences provides technology, and members of the chamber of commerce contribute money and help with sales. The division of labor is clear and spread across various regions. "

Shares are equivalent to doing business in partnership, sharing risks and benefits, but if Li Shimin joins in, he will become a state-owned enterprise.

Li Shimin's frown eased. Things were arranged in an orderly manner and the profit distribution was reasonable. No wonder the chamber of commerce rose so fast.

"Then what do I need?"

"Father doesn't need to give anything, as long as it is not prohibited, it is the best protection."

As long as you make a promise and your identity is here, it is a profit for many people.

After trying to pass, Li Shimin asked, "Then how much money can I get?"

"Well...how about giving [-]% to Father?" Li Tai asked tentatively.

Li Shimin was extremely dissatisfied with such a low allocation, and said in astonishment, "Why is it only [-]%?"

Regarding Li Shimin's astonishment, Li Tai explained helplessly.

"The palace occupies [-]%, the Wu family and the other three families account for [-]%, and the remaining [-]% is divided among the small families.

If you give [-]% to the father, you need to squeeze [-]% from the palace and other families. "

Most of the three layers of emotion have to be squeezed out from this group of people, and the most squeezed out are the Wu Family and the Prince's Mansion...

This made Li Shimin feel a little speechless and couldn't bear to do it: "Forget it, I will take [-]%!"

"I have thanked my father!" After Li Tai heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile, obviously on purpose.

The reason why he did this is because Li Shimin also mastered the manufacturing technology of colored glaze, so he earned a lot, this is one of them.

In addition, Li Tai doesn't seem to hand over too much money to Li Shimin, this is to prevent him from messing around.

Chapter 124 The Monocular

Li Shimin stopped in his tracks, raised his head and asked Li Tai, "Has the emperor paid attention to the research and development of cannons recently?"

"This..." Li Tai's face froze immediately, and he bowed his head in silence.

He has been very busy recently, he is setting up a crown prince, moving to the East Palace, and entertaining all civil and military officials with banquets.

So much so that I didn't even think about the progress of the cannon's research and development. The most important thing is that this cannon will not be able to be researched in a while.

There is no rush at all.

Li Shimin saw Li Tai's expression and knew that he didn't pay much attention. Thinking of the recent events, he could only give up and waved.

"Come on, come with me to see how far the research on cannons has come."

"Yes!" Li Tai bowed his head and saluted.

The two got on their horses and headed towards the iron-making base together.

An hour and a half later...

As soon as he dismounted, Li Tai saw his four disciples coming to welcome him with joyful faces.

"I see Your Majesty!! See the Crown Prince"

"I see Your Majesty!! See the Crown Prince"

Hearing the four people's compliments, Li Shimin frowned, and his eyes scanned the four people like lightning.

During this period of time, shouldn't they be researching cannons vigorously?

How can you meet yourself accurately?Could it be that they have been waiting here for a long time?

Li Shimin, who came to this conclusion, became more and more dissatisfied, and asked in a slightly heavier tone: "How long have you been waiting here?"

Li Tai raised his brows, feeling bad. The bureaucratic style of the three aroused Li Er's dissatisfaction.

The joy on the faces of the three of them disappeared immediately, and they obviously sensed that something was wrong. After thinking about it, they immediately understood why Li Shimin was angry.

Li Chunfeng quickly stood up, bowed his head and saluted.

"Go back to Your Majesty, I just came out when I saw His Majesty a few miles away."

"How many miles away? How can you see clearly?" Li Shimin became more and more dissatisfied. He couldn't see people clearly from a few miles away. Isn't this obviously a problem.

"Master Yuan Ke developed clairvoyance, which can see people and things several miles away, as if they are close at hand and clearly distinguishable."

"Clairvoyance???" Li Shimin looked suspiciously at Li Chunfeng with his brows furrowed.

Clairvoyance, what clairvoyance?I'm afraid he drank too much fake wine?

It seems that there is nothing wrong with it, why are you talking nonsense in a serious manner?

Is it crazy, should I ask the doctor to take a look?

The more Li Shimin looked at it, the more he felt that Li Chunfeng was probably out of his mind, otherwise he wouldn't be talking nonsense seriously.

Turning to look at Master Yuan Ke again, the eyes still think that there is nothing wrong with them, just like normal people!

"What's the matter with clairvoyance?"

After hearing this, Master Yuan Ke took out something from his sleeve in a panic, and offered it with both hands carefully.

"This is a clairvoyance that I developed over ten days based on physics. You only need to put one end in front of your eyes, and you can see the scenery thousands of miles away."

this thing?Why does this thing look like a monocular?

At the beginning, Li Tai also vaguely guessed, but he didn't confirm it, but looking at the real thing, it feels like a monocular.

Li Shimin frowned, took it carefully and looked at it.

I saw that this monocular was covered with a layer of copper skin, and two pieces of transparent glass were inlaid at both ends. It was about thirty centimeters long.

How wasteful is it to use copper and colored glaze?

I want to see if I can see thousands of miles away!