Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 47 Development is the last word

"You have said so much, but how do you implement it? Apart from purchasing wool, what else can we do at Datang?"

Listening to Qin Xiedao's eloquent talk for a long time, Li Shimin was looking forward to the future.

However, none of the five aspects of economy, culture, education, transportation, and military affairs is easy.

The treasury of the household department is now empty, and there is no money to be given out at all.

As for culture and education, Li Shimin felt that ninety-nine percent of the people in the Tang Dynasty were illiterate, and talking about culture with Turkic people was even more impossible.

Not to mention traffic, road construction costs money.

With that money, the official road in Guanzhong must be refurbished first.

Even if it seems the most feasible military, Datang does not have any strength to defeat the Turks now.

Thinking about it this way, Li Shimin found that Qin Xiedao seemed to have drawn a big cake for himself, and there was no way to realize it.

"Development is the last word. What Datang has to do now is to focus on development and improve the economy and military. Many other problems will naturally be solved."

"Development is the last word?"

Li Shimin can't remember how many times he heard some weird nouns and words today.

However, I have to say that after Qin Xiedao explained these words, they turned out to be so incisive.

"That's right! If everyone in the Tang Dynasty had food to eat, everyone had clothes to wear, everyone had a house to live in, everyone could go to school, and everyone had horses to ride, then would the imperial court have no way to deal with the Turkic people?
Li Shimin felt that Qin Xiedao was painting big cakes again.

If I can build Datang into such a country, wouldn't my contribution far exceed that of Emperor Qin, Han and Wu?

But is this possible?
Li Junxian on the side couldn't help raising his vigilance towards Qin Xiedao in his heart.

This is a guy who can sell you and make you count the money for him.

The ability to fool is really too strong.

"Then how do we develop it? How can we achieve what you said that everyone can eat? The output of corn is there. Unless you expand the cultivated area on a large scale, the common people will have so much harvest.

However, the area of ​​arable land cannot be expanded as you wish.The good land in the Guanzhong area has basically been developed. "

For Li Shimin, realizing that everyone has food to eat is already a very great thing.

At this time, he didn't dare to set too high a goal in his heart.

"Your Majesty, without agriculture there is no stability, without work there is no wealth, without business there is no life. This development does not only refer to agriculture."

"I just want to hear how you develop agriculture first."

Li Shimin is not interested in business now, he just wants to solve the problem of eating first.

His way of thinking cannot be said to be wrong.

Because no matter which dynasty it is, the problem of food is the most fundamental problem.

It is often the most difficult problem to solve.

"There are only a few methods that can be used to increase grain yields. First, use high-yield grain seeds; second, fertilize crops and cultivate intensively; third, reduce pests and diseases.

High-yield food seeds need to be constantly cultivated. This cannot be solved overnight, but it is relatively easy to solve the problem of fertilizing crops and intensive cultivation.

Weichen used to live in the countryside and knew something about farming.During this period of time, during my free time when I was on duty at Xuanwumen, I was also thinking about how to improve the efficiency of agricultural production.

Not to mention, thanks to His Majesty's blessing, I thought of a way to improve the efficiency of farming.Simply improving the plow for plowing can greatly improve the efficiency of plowing. Not only is the speed faster, but the plow can also be plowed deeper, so that the crops grow better. "

When Qin Xiedao said this, he didn't see Li Shimin's happy expression.

On the contrary, there was a trace of suspicion on Li Shimin's face.

The plows of the Tang Dynasty actually had a fixed system, which was accumulated by craftsmen of successive dynasties.

Now that a layman like Qin Xiedao said in a few words that he could improve the plow, he naturally didn't believe it.

"Your Majesty, regarding the matter of plowing, I can ask carpenters and blacksmiths to help make a few samples in the next few days. You can see the effect at a glance."

Qin Xiedao didn't have a glass heart, because Li Shimin didn't believe that he was sad there.

If Li Shimin believed whatever he said, then Qin Xiedao would have to wonder how he got on the throne.

"Okay, then I will give you three days, no, I will give you five days, and if you can really make a plow with higher production efficiency, then I will believe everything you say."

"In addition to agriculture, industry and commerce are also very important. For example, silk and porcelain, relying on the Silk Road, can exchange a lot of money from the Western Regions and Southeast Asia, which is much more profitable than agriculture."

"The craftsman's things are all extraordinary skills. Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it is not completely unreasonable. Xiedao, your statement is a bit deviant."

Li Shimin frowned.

Although he does not fully agree with the Confucianism.

But the promotion of Confucianism is good for stabilizing the rule of Tang Dynasty.

So Li Shimin has no reason to object.

"Your Majesty, during the Spring and Autumn Period, a hundred schools of thought contended, and Confucianism was only the opinion of one of the hundred schools of thought. No matter how well developed Confucianism was, it could solve the problem of people's food, it could solve the problem of people's clothing, and it could solve their problems. The problem of accommodation, can it solve the problem of seeing a doctor for the common people?"

Qin Xiedao's series of parallel sentences came out, making it impossible for Li Shimin to refute.

No one had the courage to talk to him like this before.

Even Wei Zheng, whom he had just subdued recently, didn't speak as aggressively as Qin Xie.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, anything that is conducive to the improvement of the people's living standards in the Tang Dynasty, anything that is conducive to the stability of the Tang Dynasty's national rule, and anything that is conducive to the improvement of the overall national strength of the Tang Dynasty is worthy of promotion by the court. They are all worthy of the court's attention."

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't express his opinion, Qin Xiedao spoke more fiercely.

This time, Li Shimin was finally moved.

These three things are really good.

This is much easier to understand than the Confucian "Zhi Hu Zhe Ye".

"Xiedao, do you really want to be a school captain guarding the gate at Xuanwu Gate all the time? How about you come to Zhongshu Province and be a servant. If the Qin family can produce a civil servant, then you and your son will be inseparable." It’s both civil and military.”

At this time, Li Shimin once again wanted to put Qin Xiedao by his side.

Among other things, this theory is definitely one set.

Around Li Shimin, there is a lack of such talents.

"Your Majesty, I feel that being down-to-earth and working hard at Xuanwu Gate is also a way to serve the court. I am still young, and the future will be long."

Sure enough, Li Shimin heard Qin Xiedao's refusal again.

(End of this chapter)