Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 233 Happiness Comes Too Suddenly

Only then did Feng Daiwen understand that Li Shimin didn't know that the two had broken through, so he couldn't help but secretly wiped off his cold sweat.

"Father, the queen mother doesn't need to care about her daughter. Yuchi's family is willing to marry their daughter to be a child, so just let her marry. Anyway, it is their family who suffers, and outsiders will only say that their daughter is generous." Guang'an said with a smile, holding his eldest grandson's arm .

Guang'an was very happy to be able to get a strong support for the Feng family, and he agreed immediately regardless of whether Feng Daiwen was willing or not.

"Hmph! It's too cheap for you brat." While teasing his granddaughter, Li Shimin got angry at Feng Daiwen dissatisfied.

I took advantage of all the advantages, and Feng Daiwen couldn't say anything, so he could only stand there pretending to be arranged by the king.

"Come here! What are you still doing standing there?" Li Shimin handed Xiao Linglong to his eldest grandson and said to Feng Daiwen.

Feng Daiwen followed Li Shimin to a side hall, and they sat down across a table.

"Tell me, what's your plan, continue to lead the army? Or stay in Chang'an to help me handle government affairs." Li Shimin asked kindly and gently, no longer the strictness just now.

"I'm planning to go to Pingzhou. It's where I worked hard. All the best food experiments are there. In a year or two, better results will be produced." Feng Daiwen said without hesitation.

"Okay, I believe in you, and I look forward to having good news for you." Feng Daiwen has never disappointed Li Shimin, and has also brought great changes to Datang. He understands these in his heart, so he agreed to Feng Daiwen without hesitation. Require.

"Sigh, it's a pity that Aiqing is incapable of splitting up, and the effect of many things will be very different if you do it." Li Shimin sighed.

"Father's praise is too much. It's not that my son is better at handling things than others. It's actually because many things have obvious effects at the beginning, but they will slow down a lot in the later stage." Feng Daiwen said with a smile.

"Haha, even though that's the case, you still take the time to pay attention to the martial arts academy and the newly established research institute, and see what needs to be improved." Li Shimin said with a satisfied smile, never taking credit for Feng Daiwen. Li Shimin has always been very satisfied with power and position, which is also one of the reasons for trusting him.

"Institute?" Feng Daiwen looked at Li Shimin in confusion and asked.

"It is to study all the things that need to be studied. Many of them are proposed by you. Li Chunfeng, Yan Liben, Qingyun, and Qingshan are in charge. They have gathered more than 1000 Taoist priests, craftsmen, folk craftsmen, Western Region craftsmen, and Nanyang craftsmen. department, but I don’t understand these things, so you go and have a look, and I will give you a warrant to do everything according to your wishes.” Li Shimin explained carefully.

Following Li Shimin's introduction, Feng Daiwen was taken aback. He had already developed a joint research and concentrated research, and his interest suddenly increased, so he quickly agreed.

"In the past two years, I am very satisfied with the changes in the Tang Dynasty. Among them, Aiqing has contributed a lot. The tax revenue in the first half of this year is almost the same as last year, which is four times that of the eight years of Wude, and the materials obtained are at least twenty times. According to statistics, there are at least 200 million women who are pregnant with children, which means that there will be one million more young adults in 18 years, and several million more young adults in 100 years, haha!" Li Shimin laughed happily.

"It's all about the benevolence of the sage. Only by reducing taxes and doing hard labor can the common people be able to support their children." Feng Daiwen is also very satisfied with this statistic. As long as there is enough population and the blood is maintained, it can continue to expand.

"Haha, Aiqing's birth plan is very good. The establishment of the medical school also ensures the survival of newborn babies, and Datang has enough food. This is also the confidence in everyone's heart." Li Shimin looked very happy when he mentioned these.

"It's a pity that there is still not enough food. This year, more than 100 million Japanese slaves have been added. In addition to the captives of other tribes, there is still not enough food in the treasury." Li Shimin continued dissatisfied.

"Father, don't worry, just wait for two or three years. Next year, the Japanese slaves will be able to grow enough food without the support of the Central Plains. And if the ministers are right, this year's Liaoxi will have a bumper harvest, and the output will increase compared to last year. A lot." Feng Daiwen said confidently.

"It's a pity that there have been natural disasters every year in the past few years. Otherwise, it would be much better. In the first year of Zhenguan, there were droughts and floods. In the second year of Zhenguan, there were still droughts and locust plagues. This year, Guannei Road is also drought. Fortunately, many new canals and wells have been built to ensure safety. Overcoming difficulties, Aiqing, do you think I was wronged by the sky, or is the year wrong?" Li Shimin asked with a deep frown.

As for Dong Zhongshu's divine grant of monarchy, although it is beneficial to rule and fool the people, it is also easy to be used by Confucianism. Once there is a natural or man-made disaster, it means that the emperor has lost his morality and has done something wrong. Feng Daiwen hates it.

"Father, why do you need to think too much, the world is so big, natural disasters occur in many places every year, these are normal phenomena, and they are only minor natural disasters.

This is the change of the earth in our life, and it has certain laws. Someone needs to study these. Father can look up historical materials and records. From the end of Shang Dynasty to the beginning of Zhou Dynasty, and from the end of Eastern Han Dynasty to the Western Jin Dynasty, there were many natural disasters in the entire Central Plains. And there are many snowstorms. "Feng Daiwen explained.

"You mean that natural disasters caused man-made disasters?" Li Shimin asked.

"This is one reason. Natural disasters cause food shortages, and the people cannot survive, so they will naturally rebel. However, the aristocratic families control too much land, the farming methods are backward, and the food is not abundant. These are the reasons.

But these things don’t exist in Datang. We have enough land, it’s more open, and there are many good grain seeds, and it’s still getting better.

As things stand, we'll be able to find enough land even in 1000 years. "Feng Daiwen explained.

"Then how to control the aristocratic family from encroaching on the land?" Li Shimin was very satisfied with Feng Daiwen's different opinions, and also liked Feng Daiwen's suggestion, because he did not have any selfish motives.

"This is also easy to solve. In the future, Datang will collect taxes on more land. For example, a person's private land of ten acres is not allowed to be bought and sold. After death, the government will take it back. This is not taxed. Other surplus land must be taxed. The population of the family is More, if you exceed the upper limit, you will have to pay taxes, which is naturally limited, if they like, you can give them more, as long as they are willing to pay taxes." Feng Daiwen said lightly.

"That's right, the common people won't starve to death if they have private land that can't be bought or sold. Others like land, as long as they pay more taxes, it doesn't matter. As for owning a large amount, the imperial court is also happy to see it." Li Shimin clapped his hands and agreed. Said.

"Father Huang is wise. Although farming is a way out, it is not as good as doing business. In the future, the top aristocratic families will inevitably be in business. Therefore, I suggest that the Ministry of Commerce set up tax research and customize different taxes for different products." Feng Daiwen suggested .

"Hey! Every time we talk about things with you, there will always be some more departments. Now Datang has seven or eight more departments than before." Li Shimin said with a pat on the forehead.

　Thank you for chasing shadows, flying with your fingertips, big brother's monthly pass, thank you for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)