Man Tanghong

Chapter 757

After Li Xiaogong quickly browsed through the detailed rules in the water transportation bonus document, he said dumbfounded: "From April to now, the big ships running on the sea are all carrying gold and silver goods?"

Li Yuanji nodded.

Li Xiaogong stared in disbelief and said, "There are so many goods in Jiaozhou?"

In his eyes, and even the vast majority of people, Jiaozhou is a barren land.

There are not only poisonous insects and beasts all over there, but also vicious miasma raging, and the Sea Dragon King will get angry from time to time, destroying everything on the land.

So it was hard for him to believe that Jiaozhou, a poor place with mountains and rivers, would have so much wealth.

Not only him, but other people in Datang may not believe it after they know about it.

Li Yuanji said with emotion: "Cousin, the potential of Jiaozhou is greater than you imagined..."

Although Jiaozhou is still in a semi-wild state, and the local natives also live the most primitive hunting life, they don't like contact with outsiders, and they don't like being ruled by outsiders.

But this does not mean that Jiaozhou is a barren land with few resources.

On the contrary, Jiaozhou is very rich in resources.

There are not only rich mineral resources, but also various rare and exotic animals, as well as many treasures that are rare in the world.

The reason why Tang people think that Jiaozhou is barren and barren is because the environment in Jiaozhou is too harsh. After Tang people migrated there, they could not live for a long time. Many people even died in the mouth of poisonous insects and beasts on the way of migration. Down.

Even if they survived by luck, they still have to face the danger of a typhoon and attacks from the local natives.

Therefore, whether it was because of being assigned or asylum, only a few of those who migrated to Jiaozhou survived, and there was no way to compare with the local natives in terms of numbers.

In this case, it is already very good to be able to gain a foothold in the local area, and there is no spare energy for development.

Therefore, even though Jiaozhou is full of treasures, it is not well known by people.

Historically, it was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that the Han people were forced to move south step by step by the Jins and Mongols. When they moved to Jiaozhou, they further developed Jiaozhou and unearthed various treasures in Jiaozhou.

But before the Southern Song Dynasty developed various treasures in Jiaozhou, the Southern Song Dynasty perished.

It was not until the Ming Dynasty that Jiaozhou started a new round of development.

Now, Datang has an absolute advantage in warfare, and has great dominance over all parts of Jiaozhou. With the prescient conditions to rely on, it is natural to develop Jiaozhou in advance.

"How big is it?"

Li Xiaogong stared at Li Yuanji seriously, and asked a question that he thought was a bit ridiculous.

In his opinion, even if there are some treasures in Jiaozhou, it is far from being comparable to other rich places in Datang.

Li Yuanji smiled indifferently: "I can't say exactly how big it is, but if you count the south of Yizhou, which is the land of the ancient Dian Kingdom, it is enough for our descendants of the Li family to feed more than a dozen generations."

This is not a joke, nor is it an exaggeration.

If the various mineral resources in Jiaozhou and the Yunnan copper in the south of Yizhou are developed together, it will really be enough for more than a dozen generations of the Li family.

Because Jiaozhou is rich in mineral resources, the Yunnan copper reserves in the south of Yizhou are also surprisingly large.

As long as you are not particularly prodigal, or do not spend money as money, it is still possible to eat more than a dozen generations.

Of course, as the king of a country, if he leads a thriving clan to spend his fortune like crazy, he may lose everything soon.

But within a hundred years, there should not be such a prodigal son as Niu Boyi in Datang.

Because it has never happened in history, and it is even more impossible now.

Li Yuanji would not allow such a Niu Boyi to appear.

Li Xiaogong stood up in a jerk, staring at Li Yuanji with wide eyes like copper bells.

Li Yuanji waved his hand and signaled Li Xiaogong to sit down, "Cousin, don't be so excited, it's not that easy to dig out all the gold, silver, copper, iron, jewels and jade in Jiaozhou and Yizhou South.

The reason why I tell you this is to let you realize the importance of Jiaozhou and Yizhou South and know their value. "

Li Xiaogong didn't sit down, but stared straight at Li Yuanji and said, "How do you know this?"

Li Yuanji smiled and said: "Not only do I know this, I also know that Linyi Kingdom also has a huge amount of gold, silver, copper, iron, jewels and jade, and the distant Tianzhu is even a city of gold.

But these things are now harmful to my Tang Dynasty.

My Datang now has less than 200 million households.

It is estimated that the grain obtained each year is only tens of millions of stones.

If all these gold, silver, copper, iron, jewelry and jade are allowed to flow into my Tang Dynasty, the price of food will soar, and the prices of cloth, silk, paper and other things will also soar.

At that time, we will have money, but it will be no different from having no money.

Because gold, silver, copper, iron, jewelry and jade are neither edible nor drinkable, so even if we have a lot of money in our hands, there is no way to solve the fundamental problems of my Tang Dynasty.

In the end, it will only make the prices of my Tang Dynasty skyrocket, making the common people unable to eat food and clothes, and making money worthless.

Therefore, whether we are now developing border markets, or dredging water and sea transportation, we can make money, but we can't patronize making money, let alone focus on only one money.

We have to absorb Turkic cattle and sheep, Dingkou from Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, grain from Jiaozhou and Linyi, fur goods and horses from Tubo and Tuyuhun.

How much money will we need when the population of the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, the products are abundant, and the grain warehouse is full? "

Li Xiaogong opened his mouth in astonishment, and stood there blankly, as if he was in a daze, but also seemed to be digesting.

After a long time, he said with a struggling face: "My mind is very confused now. I can't tell whether what you said is true or false, and I can't tell whether it is right or wrong."

Li Yuanji nodded, expressing his understanding.

What he said contained a lot of information, and some words even exceeded Li Xiaogong's cognition, so it is reasonable for Li Xiaogong to be unable to distinguish between true and false, right and wrong.

"If you can't tell the difference, go back and make a good distinction."

Li Xiaogong nodded his head preoccupied, and asked subconsciously, "According to what you said, when we do business in the border market, not only can't we make money from others, but we have to spend a lot of money to buy other people's goods?
After a long time, wouldn't my Datang run out of money? "

Li Yuanji said with a smile: "It's not that I don't want to earn other people's money. I still have to earn what I should, but what we earn is mainly goods. You also came from troubled times. You should understand that in troubled times, A thousand taels of gold is far less important than a thousand taels of food.

In a year of catastrophe and famine, even if you spend enough money, you may not be able to buy food.

So we need to hoard more goods and less money. "

"But now it's a time of peace and prosperity..."

Li Xiaogong subconsciously answered another sentence.

After saying this, he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing.

The Turkic enemy has not been completely eliminated, and the current Tang Dynasty is not yet a peaceful and prosperous age.

Only when all apparent and potential enemies are wiped out, or conquered, can Datang be called a peaceful and prosperous age.

"You are starting to hoard all kinds of goods now, because you want to enter Turkic as soon as possible?"

When Li Xiaogong realized that the Tang Dynasty was not yet a peaceful and prosperous age, he figured out the joints and raised his head to ask.

Li Yuanji said dumbfoundedly: "Aren't you talking nonsense? The Tang Dynasty and the Turks have been at odds for many years, and the Turks are not eliminated. The whole Tang Dynasty has trouble sleeping and eating, so I must make preparations early and launch the Northern Expedition as soon as possible."

As soon as Li Xiaogong mentioned the war, he stopped thinking about money, and immediately hesitated: "Could it be too early?"

Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "It's not too late. The previous battle has already broken the Turkic spine. The Turkic has no confidence to be an enemy of my Tang Dynasty. It is far easier for my Tang Dynasty to conquer the Turkic up.

We only need to recuperate for two or three years to reaccumulate everything consumed in the previous battle, and the northern Turkic expedition can be put on the agenda. "

Li Xiaogong was thinking about the possibility of conquering the Turks in the north in two or three years, and said, "Do you think I'm handsome?"

Li Yuanji rolled his eyes.

Lee Hyo-gong was obviously thinking about farting.

He has now reached the point where he cannot be sealed. If he gets another great achievement, and it is such a great achievement to conquer the Turks, then he will only have one way to go.

That is to be imprisoned and executed.

Datang still can't tolerate a prince of the common line, because it is easy to encourage the ambitions of other common lines.

However, most of the county kings of the common lineage made some contributions to the Tang Dynasty during the founding of the Tang Dynasty. They all had military merits and had certain soldiers under their command.

Once the head of the concubine family was sealed as a prince was opened, it would not be able to stop the brakes.

In the future, there will definitely be many Shu families who will reduce their heads to seek the title of Prince.

This is not a good thing for Datang, nor is it a good thing for the Li family.

Li Xiaogong saw Li Yuanji rolling his eyes, realized that he was delusional, and immediately struggled to death: "I don't need any reward..."

Li Yuanji gave Li Xiaogong a blank look, and said angrily: "I don't have to give you any reward, but will my father be indifferent?"

Li Xiaogong instantly became embarrassed.

Faced with this kind of thing, Li Yuan would definitely not remain indifferent.

He will invite all the civil and military personnel to witness in the Taiji Hall together, witnessing the grand occasion of Li Xiaogong being crowned Prince.

There will also be a lot of money, a lot of closures, a lot of land, a lot of servants, and... a lot of executioners.

This is not something Li Xiaogong can afford.

In terms of strong stems and weak branches, strong sons and weak concubines, Li Yuan will not hold back, nor will he show any mercy.

This can be easily seen from his past experience.

"Do you still want to be the Generalissimo of the Northern Expedition?"

Li Yuanji saw Li Xiaogong standing there with a hint of timidity in embarrassment and did not speak, and asked jokingly.

Li Xiaogong suddenly became more embarrassed, and shook his head stiffly.

"Then go see Su Dingfang. Su Dingfang has already transported your portion of the water transport back to Chang'an for you. You can just go to his house to get it. By the way, let Su Dingfang come here to see me."

(End of this chapter)