Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 293 On the way back
Because a part of the cavalry guards were dispersed to stand in front, Li Shimin found four poor villages like Shuanglu Village in one day. Naturally, there were a lot of problems. In just two days, Li Shimin knew how sad it is to fool the people.

The means used by the aristocratic family are actually not clever at all. As long as these people are given a little bit of wisdom, they will not be exploited like this. No wonder those aristocratic children will say to the ruler, "The people can let them do what they want, but they can't make them know." .”

Only ignorant people can be exploited by them. Everything is at work for profit.

But at Sun Xiangfu's place, Li Shimin heard a different argument.

"The people can, let them know what they can't do, let them know."

"The people can be made, let them know what they can't do."

The sentence is different, but the meaning is completely different. The aristocrats are using a solution that is most beneficial to them to deceive everyone.

Li Shimin didn't have time to watch it endlessly, so one day later, Dugu Mou and his team of Qianniuwei were responsible for distributing things to help poor villages, and a small number of people returned to Chang'an with him for the Spring Festival. .

On the carriage, Li Shimin has been turning the chess pieces in his hand, but at this moment, he is not playing chess, and he has not allowed Sun Xiangfu to go back to his carriage to take a nap. He was staring at the piece of paper written by Sun Xiangfu among several ministers' plans for the next five or even ten years of the imperial court. This was the task that Li Shimin forcibly issued last night.

"Within five years, the construction of new countryside in Guanzhong will be fully completed, and within ten years, the construction of new countryside will be completed throughout the country, and at the same time, universal compulsory education will be implemented, that is, both men and women must go to school and complete basic cultural studies. Eliminate illiteracy."

It was just a few dozen words, but it was the most daring proposal that Li Shimin saw. He was stunned for almost half an hour in front of these dozens of words.

"Zhengming, it is impossible for you not to know how expensive it is to make everyone read and write. Why did you make such a proposal?"

Li Shimin lifted the page written by Sun Xiangfu and shook it.

During this hour, he had fantasized about many scenes of reading and literacy for the whole people. There were good aspects and bad aspects. There are too many things that the wise are wrangling about. Every scholar will have their own ideas. Scholars, when Li Shimin fantasized about that scene, it's no wonder he wasn't worried.

Sun Xiangfu expected that Li Shimin would ask himself this question early in the morning, so he pondered over his words before saying, "Your Majesty, do you want the country to be rich and the people strong, or do you want the people to be rich and the country strong?"

When Sun Xiangfu asked this question suddenly, everyone in the carriage was taken aback for a moment, and it was the first time someone used the word around. Wealth and strength are two concepts.

The Han Dynasty is a typical example of a country that is rich and the people strong. However, that kind of prosperity is only suitable for short-term existence. If the country is rich and the people are not rich, internal chaos is prone to occur. Although the combat power is still strong, it was still disrupted by the Yellow Turban Uprising, which led to the separatism of the heroes and their final demise.

However, whether the phrase "the prosperity of the people and the strength of the country" is true or not is unknown to people of this era, because there has never been such a situation in that era before.

In later generations, to define whether a country is a developed country or not, per capita income is an important index. When the average education level of a country's citizens is high, they will naturally have more skills to get rich, and it will be easier to earn money. When the common people are rich, it is difficult for the country not to be rich. Except for those few countries that have developed through the sale of resources, the real power of a country depends on advanced scientific knowledge.

Reading, reading, and mastering knowledge for all people will ferment knowledge and move towards a higher level. The power generated after advancing is immeasurable, and only people who have mastered knowledge are truly strong.

Sun Xiangfu, who came from later generations, would not allow this dynasty to repeat the mistakes of the Song Dynasty. It was a dynasty that was rich and the people were not strong. It was bullied by others for hundreds of years and eventually perished. Practical theories, or castrated culture, are regarded as the foundation of the country, and there is no objective view of civil and military affairs, which is an overcorrection.

Therefore, in the compulsory education mentioned by Sun Xiangfu, there are not too many unrealistic things, and the key is to be based on pragmatism.

"So what if the country is rich and the people are strong? What if the people are rich and the country is strong?"

Although Li Shimin thought of a vague concept in his mind, he wanted to hear Sun Xiangfu's opinion more. The same was true for the other ministers in the carriage, and they all looked at Sun Xiangfu at the moment.

"It's very simple to make the country rich and the people strong. If we continue to use the systems of the previous dynasties, based on the current production level of our Tang Dynasty and the resources allocated per capita, we can also be prosperous and strong for 200 years. After that, what will happen to the Han Dynasty? You know too.

It is not the case when the people are rich and the country is strong. When the people are really rich, they will sincerely support the country. Only when the country is consistent with the wishes of the people, will it receive the full support of the people. Such a country can truly withstand the wind. The strong country that blows the rain.

And how can ordinary people get rich?
Only make them stronger.

When they master more production knowledge and more ways to get rich, they will be able to more calmly resist internal or external pressure. Therefore, making the people stronger is the foundation for a country to become stronger. At a high price, we must also lay a good foundation. "

Sun Xiangfu talked for a long time, but all he got was silence. At present, these arguments of his can only be regarded as the words of his family.

Is there any precedent for this argument?

Have.

Xingfu Village is an example.

Sun Xiangfu is not omnipotent. After learning some basic knowledge with the help of Sun Xiangfu, the people in Xingfu Village continue to explore and progress in the direction guided by him, and have developed many technologies that the world did not have before. This is not Sun Xiangfu. To enjoy the credit of one person, he is at best a guide.

But now, even if Sun Xiangfu is not around, they are constantly conducting various researches themselves, which is a kind of fermentation of knowledge.

The people in Xingfu Village have become strong people or rich people. The rich here does not only refer to wealth, but also refers to the wealth of knowledge.

With what they have now, they can easily live well in this world. Therefore, Xingfu Village Group can spend 150 million yuan to invest in projects in Weinan County while maintaining sufficient research funds. The money is just earned by them on the road of research. If they use what they have to make a profit, I believe that within a few years, they will earn more than half of the entire country's money.Just by using smelting and glass crafts to make money, you can earn a mountain of gold and silver in minutes.

However, Li Shimin is not yet mentally prepared for the whole country to be this kind of strong people. From his point of view, the development plan proposed by Xiao Yu, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, and even Ma Zhou seems to be more dependent on the development plan. Spectrum some.

For example, Xiao Yu proposed to complete the citizenship system within half a year, start the imperial examination after next autumn, and implement a brand-new set of local officials' functions and supervision system within three years.

Fang Xuanling, on the other hand, puts more emphasis on the governance of the frontiers. The Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate and the newly established prefectures outside Yumen Pass are the top priorities of the court in the next few years.

He believes that as long as there is no foreign aggression, Datang's internal governance is actually not complicated, because judging from this year's treasury tax revenue and national output, as long as Guanzhong does not continue to suffer disasters next year, Datang's internal situation will be good, and it will be even better in the future. good.

Moreover, he knew that Xiao Yu would give advice to Li Shimin on government affairs planning, so he cleverly placed himself in the position of deputy, picking up what was lost, and said a few points about the development plan of the border area.

Changsun Wuji directly said how much of the country's finances could be used for the military in the future. Within three to five years, the problems of Tuyuhun and Goguryeo would be resolved, and within ten years, all surrounding countries that did not surrender would be wiped out.

What Ma Zhou said is most in line with Sun Xiangfu's idea of ​​enriching the people and strengthening the country. He was born from the grassroots, and he pays more attention to people's livelihood. Through the research on the development of Shanyang, he has come to a lot of his own views. He believes that the promotion of business and trade, Reducing the agricultural tax should be a phased task of the imperial government. Within three years, after the country’s fiscal revenue reaches a certain level, the head tax will be exempted. After five years, the agricultural tax will be halved, and it will be halved again after ten years.

They are all talking about more practical things. Of course, as long as the suggestions they said are implemented, it is actually enough for the Tang Dynasty to dominate the world.

As for what Sun Xiangfu said, it is actually a bit too advanced. Just like when he talked about breeding and raising seedlings before, Li Shimin listened to half of it and didn't listen to the half. Putting aside the matter of education for now, there is absolutely no need for Datang to spend a lot of money to do such a thing. With so much money, wouldn't it be better to train a few more powerful troops for the country?
However, he never thought that ten years later, it might not cost too much money to implement compulsory education for all, because the cost of studying at that time might have been reduced to a very low level.

However, if the military power of the country is tyrannical, and the people do not have the corresponding centripetal force towards the country, it may not be a good thing. Human nature is greedy. Once those who have the military power commit greed, the country is likely to be short-lived and become a beautiful but short history. .

　In the last half of this month, whether the monthly ticket can be sold out or not, and whether it will be updated depends on everyone's strength.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)