After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Chapter 396 Recognition
Hua Manting looked at Li Chenan.

Li Chen'an pondered for three breaths, "It's called "The Charcoal Seller""

"Okay," Nian Chengfeng took the brush and put the words "Charcoal Seller" on it.

"Old man Hua, those romantic poems are good for cultivating sentiment, but they are not as good as this "The Charcoal Seller" brought to the thinking of scholars all over the world!"

"The old man thinks that it should be listed as a lesson plan for students to learn, let them think about why there are charcoal sellers in the world, and how to change this unbearable situation!"

Hua Manting's old eyes suddenly lit up, and Nian Chengfeng's move was extremely meaningful——

"The Charcoal Seller" was made by Li Chenan!
This poem has exhausted the hardships of the people at the bottom, which means that Li Chenan is deeply aware of the sufferings of the people. Once it spreads, Li Chenan writes poems for the people, this is close to the people, and it will make him support the people all over the world!
And the students in the college, they are the future pillars of the country.

They understand the source and meaning of this poem, they will know Li Chenan's thoughts on governing the country, and they will firmly follow Li Chenan.

"Good idea, the old man will do it tomorrow!"

Of course Li Chenan didn't object, he stood up, poured a glass of wine for Nian Chengfeng and Hua Manting with the flagon, and said with a smile:
"I was a little busy here, so I didn't go home to get two jars of Huaping Chunlai."

He sat down and looked at Nian Chengfeng, "Since the old man is my grandfather's best friend, the younger generation will be rude to the old man."

"Although the wine is not the best wine, this junior's intention is absolutely true!"

"The temperature of the wine is just right, the three of us drink the first glass of wine together, this is the first meeting in the snow this year!"

Two old men in their sixtieth year and a young man in the age of dancing elephant just like this raised their glasses and drank the wine together.

Nian Chengfeng seemed to have forgotten the unhappiness of not having Huapingchun, he put down his glass, looked at Li Chenan again, and asked:
"The current situation in Ningguo is riddled with holes. In your opinion, where should we start first?"

Li Chen'an got up with the jug and poured a second glass of wine, he said with a smile:
"It all boils down to one word: poor!"

"When the country is poor, the people are also poor!"

He poured a second glass of wine for Nian Chengfeng and Hua Manting, sat at the table, and said seriously:

"The economic foundation determines the superstructure. If the ruler wants to improve the people's livelihood, he must find ways to make the people rich. When the people's life is prosperous, they can live and work in peace and contentment, and they will do their best to maintain their homes! "

"There are no bandits in the world, and the doors are not closed at night. This is the simplest sign of a country's prosperity!"

Nian Chengfeng frowned, and asked again:
"How to make the people rich?"

"...The simplest way to accumulate capital is to plunder! But now our Ning country is weak and we don't have this condition yet."

"We can only start from other places, which involves a series of reform measures."

Li Chen'an eloquently told Nian Chengfeng and Hua Manting what he had in mind, this time it was more detailed than what he said to Li Wenhou in the imperial study.

He hoped that this elder could understand what he meant and accept his views that were too advanced.

Even after saying this, he explained with an example:
"Transforming from agriculture to industry and commerce is a hurdle that is not easy for many officials to overcome!"

"But the fact is that Ningguo's agricultural output has always been limited. Unless the seeds can be improved as soon as possible to increase the yield per mu, otherwise...it is rare for this thing to have a big change in a century."

"Handicrafts are not the same as commerce."

"For example, the Ruilu we are drinking now is priced at 350 renminbi a catty, but the Huapingchun brewed by me can sell for more than ten times its price, and the supply exceeds demand!"

"This is a living example. Thinking from the perspective of a craftsman, I have improved the method of wine making, which has brought about great changes in wine for thousands of years!"

"From a commercial point of view, this wine is unique in the market! Its target consumers are rich people...Although Ningguo is poor, there are still a few rich people in Kyoto."

"But this is not my ultimate goal!"

"If I want to maximize the benefits of this wine, then I must increase its production capacity and open up a larger market."

"To increase its production capacity, it will inevitably expand its scale of operation, which will require more wine-making workers... I pay them a salary of one or two silver per month...I admit it is not much, but compared to their income from farming It's a lot taller!"

"In addition, I plan to continue to expand the scale and sell Huapingchun to other countries. The market will become bigger, and the profits will of course snowball. I will become richer and richer!"

"Just to give an example, in fact, all walks of life have their own tricks. This requires the government to deregulate, fully mobilize the creativity of artisans, and fully open up the market, so that Ningguo's business can be spread across Ningguo and even the whole world. It's a bestseller!"

"This involves another issue. Officials from all over the country need to have this brand-new understanding. They need to break down the commercial barriers between cities and states, and they need to restrain the officials in their hands. Not only can we no longer have food and cards, but we also strongly welcome merchants from all over the place to settle in!"

"The development of handicraft industry and commerce means that the scale of merchants' workshops has expanded. They need workers, and there are not so many people farming. Many people can go ashore and go to the merchants' workshops to make money."

"In this way, people have money in their pockets, which in turn can consume goods and promote faster commercial circulation."

"The country can collect commercial taxes from it, and then strengthen the army, protect the country, and protect the interests of Ningguo businessmen from other countries."

Li Chenan raised his glass, "I know you still have many questions in your mind, after drinking this second glass of wine, ask your questions, I will explain the pros and cons to you tonight!"

Nian Chengfeng and Hua Manting also raised their wine glasses. They did have many questions in their hearts, but they did not ask any questions after drinking with Li Chenan.

"This issue……"

Nian Chengfeng and Hua Manting looked at each other, and then said: "The old man is really old!"

"This matter sounds simple, but it involves a series of unprecedented complex changes."

Nian Chengfeng looked at Li Chenan again: "The old man roughly understands what you mean, and you don't need to explain to us two bad old men."

Li Chen'an was stunned: "Old man, but if I don't explain this matter to you clearly, how can you carry it out as a prime minister? I really have to leave!"

Nian Chengfeng stroked his long beard and laughed: "It's a pity that I'm getting old. If I'm a few decades younger... I really want to follow you to handle this big event."

Li Chenan immediately looked at Hua Manting with a puzzled expression on his face: "Didn't the elder brother mean to ask the elder brother to come out of the mountain?"

Hua Manting smiled slightly:
"No, this old guy has fallen all these years!"

"Then what does my brother mean...?"

"Through this old guy, help you hire a talented person!"

"who?"

"Warm boiled rain!"

Li Chen'an stood on the spot in a daze, "Wen Zhuyu...I heard that he has been looking for Xi Wei."

"He can't find it because Xi Wei is dead."

"I always feel like he's still alive."

"Some people are alive and some are dead."

"...Does my brother know anything about Xi Wei?"

Hua Manting pondered for three breaths, "What a bad old man, very bad!"

"……and then?"

"There is no more," Hua Manting spread his hands, "Get in the car and wait for Lu Zhanxiao's whole family to be destroyed because of his scheme, the emperor left the country because of his slander and went to practice Taoism, and Ji Tai, an old man, was also supported by him." And for nearly 20 years of controlling the government, Ningguo has become the crumbling state it is today..."

"Is he very bad?"

"How did brother Shang know him?"

"By Brother Shang's knowledge and views, he would follow him without hesitation. General Wu Mian also listened to him. There should be a lot of people around him, and they are all capable people... I always feel that there is something wrong with this. What a dark secret."

Hua Manting raised his eyebrows and waved his hands, "Don't think about it so much, the light goes out when you die."

"Since Xi Wei is dead, it means that all this has become history and will eventually turn into dust."

"Now this mess is in your hands. The wish of the old brother and the old man is to watch you clean up this mess and make Ningguo more beautiful in the rest of his life."

The food is on the table.

Very rich.

Li Chenan poured a third glass of wine for the two old men with the flagon, and asked:
"Then Wen Zhuyu... what kind of person is he?"

(End of this chapter)