Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 385 Paving the way for the people's future
Compared with those people from the Western Regions, the Han people have always lacked the courage to go out, perhaps because they entered the farming society prematurely, which made the Han people's love for their hometown very serious, and even for a long time, a person Exile to another place is the main method used by the court to punish criminals, which is somewhat incomprehensible to those who often go out in later generations.

In fact, whether a country is strong depends largely on its ability to go global. In later generations, many countries are small but have many world-renowned brands. Their economic strength and social status are not bad. On the contrary, like India, The country is large and the population is large, but it is only a poor country.

Therefore, Sun Xiangfu, who has seen this kind of development, holds a negative attitude towards Datang's current situation of passive business development.

The wise men and merchants of the Tang Dynasty are much smarter than those barbarians in the Western Regions. Why can't they go to the countries of the Western Regions to do business and make more profits!

If you don't go out, you won't know what they need, and you won't be able to make more of their scarce things to earn their benefits.

This is only in terms of business, and the cultural aspect is even more important. Thinking about India in this period, the language and characters have already been transmitted to the Cochin Linyi Kingdom, which will virtually increase the difficulty of the Central Plains dynasty's rule.

Conversely, if Chinese and Chinese characters are spread there and prevail, the Central Plains dynasty will easily rule there.

Datang has two ways to spread its culture, one is to let others learn from it, and the other is to spread it out by its own people.

In history, Li Shimin let others learn. Therefore, many technologies were passed on to foreigners in this way, which saved them a lot of detours and made them stronger quickly. In Sun Xiangfu's view, this is not advisable.

But going out by yourself is different. You can spread your own culture selectively and purposefully. On the premise of preventing them from growing rapidly, you can implant some things deeply into their thoughts, such as Confucianism. It is absolutely possible. Stand firm in those countries with a low degree of civilization, and carry forward.

We should not passively allow foreign sects, such as Buddhism, Christianity, and Christianity to spread in China, but let Taoism and Confucianism in China spread to other countries, which is the correct way to open up.

"What Zhengming said is reasonable, come, come, and tell me and the ministers how to make foreign countries admire my Chinese culture and heart to the Great Tang."

Li Shimin's tongue is getting bigger, but he is not as chatty as he used to be, talking endlessly. At this moment, he wants to hear Sun Xiangfu's thoughts. He knows that if Datang wants to break the next development bottleneck, it must not only reform internally Yes, because the general framework of the internal development plan has been agreed, and it is good to carry it out slowly.

Whether a dynasty can continue to be stable, prosperous and strong, external factors also account for a very important proportion. Next, what Sun Xiangfu wants to talk about is probably some ideas for dealing with external factors.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty sent envoys to the countries in the Western Regions, opened up the Silk Road, and introduced a variety of crops that are useful to our Central Plains. His achievements will last forever.

However, there are still many such great achievements, but no one wants to establish them. My Tang Dynasty can't just wait for other countries to come to trade and take away what they need. Sell ​​things, and at the same time, bring in the good things that they hold, which we are scarce. If things go on like this, the products of our Tang Dynasty will become more abundant, and other countries will never be able to match our Tang Dynasty. "

Hearing this, Li Shimin's spirit was shaken. He thought of cauliflower, and the blueberries and other crops that Shanyang might grow in the future. Like the large amount of iron ore accumulated in Shanyang's smelting workshop, they are good things that are scarce in Datang.

Only by raising trade to the level of a country can it be maximized. If I send envoys to negotiate business with the kings of the Western Regions, will I be able to sell more of my country's products and obtain what my country needs?
After all, a small businessman can only represent a small group of people in a country at most, and the resources he has mastered cannot account for a large proportion of a country.

At the same time, Li Shimin also thought of Gaochang Kingdom, and the series of plans to compete against Gaochang Kingdom, can it be staged in other small countries in the Western Regions in the future?

This should work, the wisdom of those kings may not be stronger than Qu Wentai and his son.

"Why did Zhengming suddenly think of saying this?"

Li Shimin's mind was still turning back and forth, while Fang Xuanling looked at Sun Xiangfu with a probing look.

"Because, as those in power, we should pave the way for the future of the people."

"Paving the way for the future of the people?"

Li Shimin came back to his senses, and asked in unison with Fang Xuanling.

"Exactly, with the conversion of fields and the gradual advancement of new farming techniques, all the products of Datang will go up to a higher level. Have you ever thought that in two or three years, tens of millions of acres of cotton fields will be produced Cotton, what do the people of the Tang Dynasty do if they can’t use it up? What can the people of the Tang Dynasty do if they can’t finish the grain produced by hundreds of millions of mu of fertile land?·······

Only halfway through Sun Xiangfu's speech, the expressions of Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu and other wise men were dumbfounded.

Indeed, this is about to happen!Two or three years, but it will pass in a blink of an eye.

Even if it is not a good field, the million acres of cotton in Guanzhong this year alone can produce tens of millions of cotton clothes. Next year, the planting area and output will at least double. Tens of millions of pieces?What is the total population of the Tang Dynasty, the year after the year, the year after the year...
I can't continue thinking about it, because the more terrifying point is the grain. Jiangnan only needs two seasons of surplus grain to easily supply nearly 30 troops, and Jiangnan can produce three seasons of grain a year. In fact, Datang is now The grain production is already capable of supporting 30 professional soldiers for a long time.

And next year, tens of millions of acres of fertile land in Anbei Daduhufu will also start to produce. With the popularization of rice seeds, the surplus grain in various places will explode. Feed it to pigs?The point is, there may be too many pigs to eat!
The pig farms in Guanzhong, Luoyang and other places can now sell hundreds of thousands of pigs a year. In the next two or three years, it will not be a problem to break through one million pigs. Cattle and sheep, and, the number will increase step by step, fishing grounds, okay!That number is estimated to reach more than a dozen. In a few years, even if the people of Tang Dynasty eat half of the meat for each meal, they may not consume so much output, because the increase in output is faster than the increase in population. Faster, the further you go, the more you hoard.

This is the phenomenon that the land is sparsely populated and there are too many resources to allocate. A piece of land that can support more than one billion people can only support 2000 million people. As long as these people are not too stupid or lazy, they cannot be poor.

These two characteristics do not exist in the people of the Han nationality. Therefore, once the production capacity begins to improve rapidly, the basic living materials are not the factors that trouble the country at all. to the troubles.

It's a blissful annoyance.

"Zhengming, please tell me, how can we pave the way for the common people?"

Sun Xiangfu didn't think much, he pointed to the roof of the Wangjiang Tower and said, "Your Majesty, colleagues, do you know my original intention for building this Wangjiang Tower?"

Hearing this, most of the people at the banquet looked at him with eyes that you have the face to say, and the lines in their hearts were probably 'Isn't it just for making money? '

However, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others, who had experienced Sun Xiangfu's verbal battle with the officials in the ninth year of Wude, had serious expressions on their faces. Finally, Changsun Wuji said, "Zhengming is to sell Huangzhuang and the shareholders' fields. output?"

Sun Xiangfu nodded with a smile and said, "Exactly, if it weren't for this Wangjiang Tower, the output of Huangzhuang and the shareholders' fields back then would not have been sold at such a good price. Now, our output in all aspects of Datang It is about to be enlarged to the extent that we can’t even consume it, it’s time to consider the layout, and create more product output terminals for the entire country outside of Datang.”

The word "product output end" doesn't need much explanation from Sun Xiangfu, everyone understands it.

If you don't put the work first, you will have a lot of troubles when things come to an end. Just these short words made all the wise men of the Tang Dynasty think a lot, and the first one to have ideas was Sun Xiangfu's Taizhang Master Yu Shinan.

"The veteran suggested that Tang Jian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, be sent as an envoy to various countries in the Western Regions to pave the way for the 'product export terminal' that Zhengming said, and pave the way for the future of the Tang people."

The old man is still learning words very quickly, and everyone feels that these words are used properly at this moment.

Since the ranks of the second-in-commands of the ten ministries have all been promoted, Tang Jian, the original minister of Honglu Temple, has also been promoted from the fourth rank to the third rank. Above the third rank, they are all high-ranking officials. They are naturally close to the emperor. Hearing Yu Shinan recommending himself, Tang Jian was very moved. Didn't Sun Xiangfu say it before, this is an opportunity to make a fortune for thousands of years.

"The minister is also willing to go, please allow your Majesty..."

Who doesn't want to get a little bit of the achievements of thousands of years?
Not only the Ministry of Rites, but also senior officials from various departments want to join the mission. Even if they don't share much credit, they will definitely share a lot of profits. They look at the so-called 'product output terminal', like I saw how much money Wangjiang Tower made in Datang.

"This matter, after going to court tomorrow, let's take it out and discuss it. We need to have a detailed plan for how to do it."

After Li Shimin's drunkenness gradually sobered up, he felt that Sun Xiangfu's suggestion might have another effect, which he didn't even realize, and that was to resolve some conflicts in the court due to the reform.

Not everyone can get used to the current situation in an instant, and even the majority of people who are not used to it, but fortunately, Datang is now in a period of rapid growth. As the territory grows, more officials are needed. The prospect of mixing with Li Shimin is better, even if they are not used to it, they have to endure it.

This kind of unaccustomed awkwardness needs to be released. It is very important to lead them on the track of building meritorious service for Datang and let them have the goal of striving for progress.

The road to a strong country is like sailing against the current. If you don’t advance, you will retreat. If you want to make progress, you must find a way to make progress. Broaden this road on a basic basis, and even go further than what the Han Dynasty did, taking the Western Regions as a turning point to explore more distant places.

Perhaps the current Tang Dynasty, due to the population base, cannot completely rule the Eurasian continent. However, if rule by force cannot be achieved, it is also possible to implement economic rule first!
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