The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Paper workshop? Qingjiang?" Li Yuan was curious: "These two are really not close at all."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, they are all under research. Even if these two workshops are built, they won't make money for the time being, but they can solve many employment problems." Li Fu said.

"Employment?"

This is a new word for Li Yuan.

"It means making money in a certain industry. To put it bluntly, it is to provide the people with a job that can make money. They work in the workshop and make money, and their income will increase. Their family will live a better life. If they live a better life, they will be willing to have children and can support their children. In this way, the population of the village will increase.

In fact, the purpose is the same, to let the people live a good life."

Li Yuan nodded and understood what Li Fu said.

"It seems that you are spending money on the village for the good of the Tang Dynasty." Li Yuan said with emotion: "If the people in the court are like you, with such a heart, then our Tang Dynasty will not worry about not prospering."

Li Fu's eyes were smiling.

That's what I want to hear.

"Yes, our Tang Dynasty has only been established for nine years. We have inherited the mess of the former Sui Dynasty. It is time to rebuild everything." Li Fu pretended to be worried: "It can be said that there are internal and external troubles."

"Internal and external troubles? The external trouble is the Turks, and where does this internal trouble come from?" Li Yuan asked in confusion.

When he was in power, he did not feel any internal troubles. All the ministers in the court were very loyal.

"Internal troubles also arise from external troubles." Li Fu said, "Uncle, when you were in power, the Turks in the north repeatedly invaded our Tang Dynasty from the south. Because our Tang Dynasty was weak, we gave them gold, silver, and food every time to fend them off. This gave them gold, silver, and food every time, and they kept giving them gold, silver, and food every time. This lasted for many years.

However, every year, the Turks did not keep their promise to not invade our Tang Dynasty. In just one year, they have already marched to Chang'an twice, twice."

"My nephew personally participated in both times." Li Fu said with emotion, "The result was good, but the cruel It is dangerous, but it cannot be explained in one or two sentences. Not every time, our luck is so good. "

"We can't deal with the Turks like this every time. The treasury of our Tang Dynasty is very damaged. Those are all taxes from the people of our Tang Dynasty. In addition to supporting the nobles in the court, these money should be taken from the people and used for the people. In this way, the Tang Dynasty can be strong, and the emperor and your majesty can also become wise and virtuous monarchs who will be remembered in history. "

Li Yuan knew the situation of the treasury best. After all, those titles that were granted and the nobles who relied on the treasury for support, and the money in the treasury, were all awarded by him.

When Li Fu said this, his heart was like a mirror.

For the court to operate and to do things, how can we do without money?

If you want to have a sufficient treasury, it is nothing more than increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

The money in the treasury depends more on the taxes of the people...

The problem goes back to what Li Fu said, the problem of increasing the population of the Tang Dynasty.

As for saving money.

Li Yuan frowned slightly, the inner court cut down expenses, dismissed the palace maids...

This is a solution, but he was not willing to accept it in his heart.

He was already the emperor, he had abdicated. If even the palace maids serving him were to be dismissed, would he still look like an emperor?

Li Yuan looked at Li Fu with a slight smile on his face.

"Ah, I know what you want to say today." Li Yuan had a smug look on his face, "You, are here to be a lobbyist for your second brother."

Li Fu smiled embarrassedly.

"Uncle, my nephew's little cleverness is really not good enough in front of you." Li Fu laughed.

Li Yuan pointed at Li Fu, and his smug look on his face became even more.

He just abdicated, not stupid, he is just old, but his brain is still not stupid.

"My second brother has discussed this matter with my sister-in-law and several court officials. We have dismissed 3,000 palace maids from the palace and allowed them to marry and start families. In ten years, how many people can these 3,000 palace maids add to the population of the Tang Dynasty..." Li Fu counted on his fingers: "In ten years, even if one palace maid gave birth to three children, that would be nine thousand people."

Li Yuan pondered for a while and nodded.

That's the truth.

"This is what you said, the population problem. With more people, there will be more tax revenue, and the national strength will be able to grow and recover. At that time, the Tang Dynasty can have more ways to better solve external troubles. What about the internal troubles you mentioned?" Li Yuan asked.

He cares more about this issue.

After all, the Turkic issues have accumulated over many years. After so many years, they have not been better resolved. During these years, Li Yuan has also been focused on solving the problem.Thinking, dealing with the affairs of the Central Plains.

Therefore, his focus is still on the inside rather than the outside.

"Uncle, these two days, Pei Xiang has been coming to your side to accompany you, right?" Li Fu asked.

Li Yuan nodded: "Yes, he often comes here, you know this, the old ministers around me, now, they are the only ones who can accompany me, people are old, many places can't get involved."

"What do Pei Xiang and others think about the dismissal of palace maids in the palace? The ideas of the old ministers are also very important. The affairs of the palace are also related to the affairs of the world. It is normal to have differences, even to say that it is normal to quarrel. There is no day without quarrels in the court. After arguing, the solution will come out." Li Fu smiled.

"The internal troubles you mentioned refer to the disputes caused by the old ministers and other people who support the dismissal of palace maids in the inner court, who hold opposite opinions?" Li Yuan looked at Li Fu and asked his doubts.

"If it's just this question, it's not a problem." Li Fu said, "Uncle, you should know what the purpose of those old ministers is."

They are not standing by Li Yuan and supporting Li Yuan, but standing on the side of their own interests and want to protect their own interests.

Whoever can help them keep their interests, they will support him.

From the end of the Sui Dynasty, they stood on the side of the Li family, and later, when Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin fought, they stood on the side, all the directions were in line with their own interests.

"As ministers of the Tang Dynasty, what angle should they think about the problem from? Should they do things for themselves or for the country?" Li Fu said, "Although my nephew grew up in the countryside, he also understands a saying, in his position, he should do his job. In what position, people should do things that are worthy of this position."

"Everyone has a scale in his heart, for the public and for private. This is very important for officials, for the country, and for the people. It is even more important." Li Fu said with a serious look.