Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 306 Colony

Feng Daiwen then named his son Jundong and his daughter Yun respectively, and then began to entertain everyone.

Coincidentally, Feng Daiwen's eldest brother has always had only a daughter, but this time his wife gave birth to a son named Junheng on the same day.

In fact, what Feng Daiwen didn't know was that if history hadn't changed, Feng Junheng would have a son, who was later loyal Gao Lishi, formerly named Feng Yuanyi. Of course, from the present point of view, none of these would appear again.

"The day before yesterday, Nanyang transported rough iron ore, copper ore, and a lot of grain. The sugar produced was transported to Lingnan, and then sold there. It is indeed a good way." Li Shimin took a big sip from the wine bottle, happy Said.

The Great Tang colonized the small country in Nanyang, and after two years of development, it finally achieved initial results. It used a few managers to coerce the small country, hired locals to farm land, and opened mines. What they paid was some fired porcelain, tea, salt and other daily necessities in exchange for minerals. ,food.

In addition, Nanyang is rich in products and can buy a lot of grain back. It can be said that it can be said to kill several birds with one stroke. No wonder Li Shimin is so happy.

"This is really good news. Congratulations to my father. My son suggested that Datang remake the currency system. In the future, all foreign trade will use Datang coins." Feng Daiwen toasted Li Shimin and said.

"Isn't the Zhenguan Tongbao used now not considered the Tang Dynasty coins? What do you think, tell me." Li Shimin knew that his son-in-law had always been targeted, so he put down his wine bottle and listened carefully to what he had to say.

"The copper coins used in the Tang Dynasty now include not only the former Sui Dynasty, Wude, and Zhenguan, but also the five baht coins. It is really confusing, and there are gold and silver coins in the Tang Dynasty, as well as in other countries. The fineness is good or bad. Silver, mined by mines, can be used no matter who extracts it, and it is not easy to supervise.

My son, please play, re-make coins, divided into copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins. All future transactions can only be made by the imperial court. "Feng Daiwen explained.

"Is this different from the present? Gold and silver also have official regulations, and their fineness and weight are all fixed." Li Shimin asked.

"The style is not exquisite enough, and it is easy to imitate. Now it can be suppressed by water power or steam engine. Father, you think, add the same copper coin, one of which is beautifully made, and the other is very simple, how will everyone choose.

And when all countries and tribes use Tang coins, these countries and tribes basically become affiliated.

If you want to target them, you only need to stop the money from entering other countries, and you can bring him back to the era of barter. "Feng Daiwen doesn't know much about the currency system, but it doesn't prevent him from knowing the benefits of a unified currency, so he can only try his best to persuade him.

"It is beneficial, but victory still depends on war, and everything else is auxiliary means." As the emperor on horseback, although Li Shimin agrees with these views, the most important thing is force.

"Uniformly made into exquisite coins, such as gold coins and silver coins, instead of gold ingots and silver ingots, such as such a copper coin, now it is only one. After a few years, after the currency has a good reputation, it only needs to be engraved with words. As ten pieces, one hundred pieces, it will not be determined according to the weight, but more rules.

This is not only convenient for trading, but also easy to carry. The same gold coin can be exchanged for goods worth ten gold coins from other countries. "Feng Daiwen thought for a while and continued.

"The method is a good method, but it is also easy to cause confusion. Some people have done this before, but the results are not very good." Li Shimin said noncommittally.

"Father is very right, the failure in the past was due to the troubled times, and the coins made were not only frivolous, but also not exquisite, so naturally they would not be recognized by the public.

This needs to be done step by step, starting with gold and silver, because gold and silver originally appeared for large-scale transactions. Opening a bank and guaranteeing it by the court will naturally be accepted by people. "Feng Daiwen explained.

"You will write a memorial on this matter, and I will consider it and discuss it later." Li Shimin was not sure whether it was good or bad, so he would not make an immediate decision, so he raised his hand and gently tapped his forehead and said.

"My son understands!" Of course Feng Daiwen also knew that it was impossible for the two of them to settle the matter after talking, so he nodded in agreement.

"Last year, the average grain yield per mu increased by [-]%. I don't know how this year will be." Li Shimin asked Feng Daiwen about the grain without talking about the topic just now. He is very caring, thinking about it all the time, wishing Feng Daiwen could find a way to double the number.

"I'm afraid the growth will not be large in the future, unless there are foreign grains that are continuously hybridized and cultivated, and it depends on luck. If you are lucky, you can breed good seeds, and it is possible to multiply several times.

This is a long-term process and cannot be achieved overnight. "Feng Daiwen shook his head and said, any kind of research, even if there is a direction, but to achieve results, it really depends on a part of luck, especially if there is no sophisticated instrument to detect, it requires more efforts.

However, although there will be no immediate results, there will still be some progress, and generally in this process, there will be some unexpected harvests, such as cultivating seeds that are more resistant to cold and drought, which can be considered quite fruitful.

Li Shimin originally asked casually, without much hope, so naturally he would not be disappointed.

"Although the seeds haven't made a big breakthrough for a while, we can think of other ways to increase food income." Feng Daiwen scratched his head, thinking about it, afraid that Li Shimin would be disappointed.

"Tell me!" Li Shimin's slightly disappointed mood disappeared immediately, and he immediately asked expectantly.

"In fact, many of them have already been produced, but no one has summarized them. Needless to say, intensive cultivation and interplanting have already been used in many foods in western Liaoning.

Taking the village as the unit, like the farm built by the queen mother for the workers' families, fruits, vegetables, fish ponds, and poultry farming, as long as these are done on a large scale, they can yield a lot. "Feng Daiwen explained.

"Why didn't these idiots think of it? Taking the county as a unit, unified breeding, or planting specialties, this is indeed a way to make a fortune." Li Shimin understands everything, and he understands it when he thinks about it. He can't help but slap the table. Swearing angrily, it is obvious that Xiao Gui Cao Sui is very dissatisfied with many officials.

"Accepting new things requires a process. Whether it is officials or ordinary people, as long as they are not too pedantic, I think it doesn't matter. However, more young people can be appointed as grassroots officials. Relatively speaking, young people are more motivated. Be more passionate." Seeing that Li Shimin was really angry, Feng Daiwen quickly comforted him, but he forgot that he was only in his early 20s, and even though he was in his early 40s, the words he said made the corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitch. Pumping, shaking his head speechlessly.

(End of this chapter)