Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 364 So-called Technology

Chapter 364 So-called Technology
The saying that the country is rich and the people are strong was first put forward by Huan Kuan of the Western Han Dynasty in "On Salt and Iron". He advocated state-owned monopoly and free economy.

Li Shimin also knew about this, but he only knew about it. After all, what he was best at was fighting, not building.

It is precisely because of this that when Gao Ming explained "the country is rich and the people are strong" with practical actions, he was shocked immediately.

"Even Li Jiancheng was no better than Li Jiancheng in this respect. Perhaps, under his rule, the Tang Dynasty will really flourish!"

Thinking of this, Li Shimin looked at Gao Ming with complicated eyes, gratification, anticipation, and at the same time, a trace of jealousy.

But Gao Ming didn't pay attention to Li Shimin's eyes, he was still talking endlessly.

"Since the reign of Wude, our Tang Dynasty has cast a lot of Tongbao, but it is still not enough. Is it true that my Tang Dynasty is short of copper, so that the copper coins are not enough? No, it is because these copper coins are given by everyone. Hiding it, the noble family has so much money that there is no place to spend it, but the common people are afraid to spend it because they have little money, this is definitely not acceptable!"

Li Shimin also agreed with Gao Ming's point of view, so he nodded immediately.

"That's right, my Tang Dynasty is indeed like this now, but what can I do?"

"Of course there is!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming suddenly laughed.

"I use luxury goods to earn money from aristocratic families or nobles, and at the same time collect commercial taxes from merchants. I will use this money to spend on the common people in other ways. When the common people have money, they will naturally buy things from merchants. , the merchants will pay taxes to me when they earn money, and this money is like running water, which circulates endlessly!"

Listening to Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin's eyes became brighter and brighter. At the end, he couldn't help but slapped the table in front of him happily, and stood up excitedly.

"That's right! In this way, even if there are occasional natural disasters, it will not affect my Tang's taxation. Even if the tax is light, my Tang's finances will never be lacking. Good, great!"

Seeing Li Shimin's happy look, Gao Ming also nodded with a smile.

"Yes, and after Liuqiu and Luzon Island are captured, the grain produced there will be enough to make up for my lack of food in Datang, and when the conditions are ripe in the future, I will send people to go overseas to find more high-yielding grain !"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin's eyes widened again.

"A more productive food? Is it higher than millet and wheat?"

Li Shimin asked three questions in one breath, obviously he was very anxious at the moment, seeing this scene, Gao Ming nodded again.

"Well, that kind of crop is called corn, which is taller than wheat, and the yield per mu can reach at least seven or eight stones. It is also resistant to cold, and it can be grown in barren mountains!"

"hiss……"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin gasped.

"The wheat in our Chang'an is only two stones per acre, so isn't the corn you mentioned four times the amount of wheat? Where is this corn? I will send someone to fetch it right away!"

Seeing Li Shimin's anxious look, Gao Ming suddenly showed a wry smile.

"I also want someone to pick it up, but it's too far away, and there's still a sea in between. With the ships built by our Tang Dynasty now, even if we reach there, many people will be lost..."

"No matter how many people are lost, they have to go!"

Before Gao Ming could finish speaking, Li Shimin interrupted him with a serious face.

"If 1 people are not enough, send 2 people, and if 2 people are not enough, send 10 people. As long as this corn can be brought back to Datang, I don't care how many people are lost!"

You don't care I care!

For a feudal emperor like Li Shimin who didn't take human life seriously, Gao Ming could only give him a wry smile.

"And it's not a human problem, it's a technology problem. With the technology level of our Tang Dynasty, even if you send 10 people there, they might die before they find the corn, so there's no rush."

Facing the new term that Gao Ming popped up, Li Shimin blinked his eyes immediately.

"Technology? What's that?"

"Uh... this so-called technology actually includes many aspects."

After Gao Ming thought for a while, he nodded towards Li Shimin again.

"Let me give you an analogy. For example, if we want to fight Goguryeo now, facing their strong walls and gates, in addition to storming them, we can also choose to make gunpowder and bomb their gates with cannons. This is military. Technology, and I said that to find corn, you need navigation technology, and this navigation technology..."

"and many more!"

Before Gao Ming could finish speaking, Li Shimin interrupted him again.

"Don't look for the corn, tell me what happened to the gunpowder and the cannon first? How do you smash the gates of Goguryeo?"

"..."

Damn, didn't you just swear to find corn?Why do you want to bomb the gate of Goguryeo now?Your thinking is too jumpy, right?

At this moment, Gao Ming finally understood that Li Shimin was a war madman, and his warlike heart could not be compared to his livelihood or food!

"Forget it, anyway, the matter of corn can't be rushed, and it's a good thing to divert his attention."

Thinking of this, Gao Ming nodded towards Li Shimin.

"Okay, then I will tell you what this cannon is. This cannon is actually a weapon of war that surpasses stone cannons, and gunpowder is its means of attack..."

Stone cannon is the name of the trebuchet in the Tang Dynasty, and it is also one of the siege equipment that is still widely used today. When Gao Ming said that the cannon is a weapon that surpasses the trebuchet, he was immediately full of interest and listened attentively. stand up.

Gao Ming originally planned to briefly introduce gunpowder and cannons, but he did not expect Li Shimin to be full of interest in these weapons of war, so he was able to launch cannonballs from cannons, and talked about the solid shells used for siege and the blooming guns used against enemy formations. shotgun.

After talking for more than half an hour, until Li Zhi came with the roasted whole lamb, Gao Ming hadn't finished speaking, so Li Shimin made a decision.

Talk while eating!

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, Gao Ming immediately extinguished Gao Ming's idea of ​​"escape from food", but compared to sitting in the imperial study and explaining, sitting at the dinner table was more acceptable to Gao Ming.

So Gao Ming held the mutton in one hand and the wine glass in the other, with spittle flying from his mouth, which made Li Shimin and Li Zhi relish.

When the meal was over and Gao Ming had finished speaking, Li Zhi suddenly asked a question.

"Brother, you said that the cannon is so powerful, so can it take down Chang'an City?"

"Of course I can!"

As soon as Li Zhi's words fell, Gao Ming, who was seven points drunk, immediately slapped the table.

"I lined up fifty cannons at the gate of Chang'an City. As long as I give an order, it takes less than ten breaths to blast the gate of Chang'an City to pieces, and then cavalry can swarm in. You can make the old man kneel at the city gate and sing "Conquer"!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Ming began to play at the top of his voice.

"Conquered by you like this, I hid in the corner and cried, your cannons have been fired, and the curtain of my city gate has closed..."

Li Shimin: "..."

Li Zhi: "..."

(End of this chapter)

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