Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 483 Training Li Chengqian

Only when he actually entered the Western Regions did Ma Zhou know how correct Sun Xiangfu was in proposing Datang to go to the Western Regions. As a representative of the Ministry of Commerce, he was mainly responsible for inspecting the commodity market. No wonder Every year when Hu merchants from the Western Regions go to Chang'an to purchase goods, there is always a feeling that there are not enough camels. There is really a shortage of everything here.

Ma Zhou made a rough estimate. The combined population of the known small countries here is at least two to three times that of the Tang Dynasty, and their craftsmanship in all aspects lags behind that of the Tang Dynasty. The goods coming from China can only satisfy a small number of high-end consumers, such as silk, ceramics, tea, glassware, etc., which are not accessible to ordinary people.

If Datang also sells some mid-to-low-end commodities here, or directly opens a factory here, using the people here, the materials here, to manufacture the mid-to-low-end commodities that the people here need, then, only need A small technology investment can make a lot of profits.

He has already figured it out. The first thing to open is a farm tool factory. When the people in these Western Regions can better solve the problem of eating, they will have surplus labor to develop the materials needed by Datang, such as gold and silver. Copper and iron ore and so on.

As for clothes and fabrics that are abundant in the Tang Dynasty, they are determined not to spread them here. Sun Xiangfu said that this is called trade regulation. So much fabric and silk produced by Datang cannot be sold.

Of course, the busiest member of the entire mission belongs to Sun Erli. This guy is interested in all the crops here. In the eyes of ordinary people, grapes are just grapes, some are sour and some are just sweet.

But in his opinion, it is different. There are many varieties of grapes in the Western Regions, black-skinned, red-skinned, green-skinned, round, oval, and different in size. They are all different varieties.

You know, the price of grapes in Chang'an is not cheap, they are all priced per piece. Xingfu Village has planted many vines next to the eel pond before, and now they have grown very lushly, and they will produce a lot of grapes every year, but However, the taste of those grapes is far from the grapes produced in the Western Regions. At best, they are not sour, and there is not much sweetness that is unique to grapes. Cantaloupe is popular with everyone.

Sun Xiangfu said that this is a matter of variety. You must find a good grape variety to plant, and the grapes will be sweet when they are produced. Moreover, glucose is also a good auxiliary medicine. Datang needs a lot of planting.

Therefore, he collected more than a dozen kinds of grape seeds alone, and because he needed to collect a large number of seeds of various crops, he needed to communicate with the local people in a lot of languages. You have to follow him often, which takes up a lot of resources of the mission.

No way, all professional officials are short of translators. It seems that after returning, he has to suggest to the court to recruit some people with language talents to learn various Hu people's languages.

Speaking of language, it is actually more reliable to let these barbarians learn the language of Datang, and the art troupe can play such a role.

Now, at the beginning of each performance, they will have some interaction with the audience, such as 'how are you', 'do you like it? ' and other simple Chinese words were quickly learned by the local audience after their few performances. As for those who followed their footsteps all the way, traveled to several countries and watched many performances Fanatic fans can sing some simple lyrics they sang, but they may not understand the meaning of these lyrics.

Ma Zhou believes that if this kind of literary exchange and dissemination activities become more frequent, they will become more and more familiar with them, and eventually they will be able to listen and speak Chinese.

Generally speaking, the situation of the mission to the Western Regions is very good. However, it will take a few years for the results of this mission to be reflected in economic benefits. Sun Xiangfu wants to continue to promote this kind of mission. Well, make it actually come true.

In the winter, apart from occasionally teaching some homework to the children of the peasant family, his main action is to teach Li Chengqian how to deal with the government affairs of Shanyang, so that he is familiar with how all walks of life in Shanyang develop and what they have to do with each other. relationship, why should a corresponding system be formulated, and what consequences might the system collapse?

Moreover, he will not tell him according to the rules and scriptures like Chu Suiliang, but tell him through vivid short stories that the correct way to deal with things is the right way. After a month or two, Sun Xiangfu It almost tells the story of "Little Stories from the East", which he liked to watch in middle school, which makes Li Chengqian's three views more upright.

"Teacher, you said that the territory of our Tang Dynasty is getting wider and wider. The center of the imperial court needs to have stronger control over the local area in order to keep the overall situation stable. However, Suiye City in the west is nearly ten thousand miles away from Chang'an. , It will take several months for the messenger to go back and forth, if the local officials are not fully delegated, will there be chaos in the local area?"

Sun Xiangfu was quite pleased that Li Chengqian could ask such a question. This at least proved that he had begun to have his own reflections, unlike at the beginning when he only asked Sun Xiangfu what kind of role he would play today.

"It is precisely because of the distance and the independence of the local government that it is easy to form a separatist regime and eventually break away from the Central Plains Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty, Liaodong, Liaoxi, the land of Sanhan, Jiaozhi in the south, Ninan and other places were like this.

With the population and military strength at that time, these remote places would gradually be separated from the imperial court's control, let alone our current Tang Dynasty. "

"So, the teacher thinks, what kind of solution should be used?"

"It's actually not difficult. Since they are far away, let's try to get closer to them."

"Closer the distance with them? But there is no spell that shrinks the ground to an inch!"

"It's not getting closer geographically, but getting closer in the heart. There is a saying that the farthest distance in the world is not the ends of the world and the corners of the sea, but you don't know me when I stand in front of you. "

"Uh, what does this sentence mean?" Li Chengqian asked in a daze.

"It means that the people in remote places don't know you, how can they respect you, love you, and submit to you willingly? This, in fact, has a good example, that is, the people of Your Majesty and Shanyang.

Before His Majesty's northern tour, the people here have never seen His Majesty's demeanor at all. They just obeyed us because of the defeat of Tuli and Xieli. After that, he may be grateful to me who brought them a good life , or the employers who hire them to work, or the merchants who buy their cattle and sheep at high prices, but they will not add this gratitude to His Majesty.

But what about after His Majesty's northern tour?The situation is quite different. He brought gifts to the common people, exempted the common people from the head tax, brought business to the local merchants, and at the same time promoted force, he cared about and greeted the living conditions of the common people. , the image of majesty has remained in the hearts of the people. Therefore, the people here love His Majesty and are of one mind with His Majesty. Then, they will not easily rebel against Datang. In other words, it is a remote place in the north. "

Hearing Sun Xiangfu's explanation, Li Chengqian suddenly realized, "Gu understands, what the teacher means is to let Gu Duo walk among the people, communicate with the people, establish his own image, let them be united with Gu, get closer, and distance themselves." , naturally it’s near.”

"Well, that's almost what it means! As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world. In fact, to be an emperor, you don't need to be superior to others in all aspects. As long as you can do the work of people's hearts well, the development of this country will not be too great. Poor, because the country is so big, there will be many talented people in various fields, as the emperor, he can use everyone's talents to help him manage the country.

For example, if Fang Xiang is better than His Majesty in terms of strategy, His Majesty entrusts him with political matters.

Li Xiang's military strategy is superior to your majesty, so your majesty entrusts him with the military strategy.

Teacher, I am better than your majesty in farming, so your majesty entrusted me with farming.

But to force His Majesty to learn all the skills of us people is a bit difficult, after all, no one is perfect.

His Majesty has His Majesty's strengths. He is broad-minded, open-minded to accept advice, sympathetic to the people, sociable, and understands gains and losses.Can control all aspects very well.

So, prince, what strengths do you think you have? "

"Gu, Gu's strength is acting! Of course, musical instruments and singing are not bad..."

When talking about the latter part, Li Chengqian's voice became obviously quieter, because he noticed that Sun Xiangfu's face darkened.

After thinking for a long time, Sun Xiangfu said, "As an heir to an emperor, it is definitely not enough to just be able to sing. It can at most give you a little bit of points when you win the hearts of the people. Ming gains and losses.

Next, the teacher will send you to practice in various industries in Shanyang. At that time, none of them will know you, and they will not treat you as a prince, but just as an ordinary person. When working, you cannot reveal your identity. Of course, you can also regard it as a role-playing game. When you know what the needs of people from all walks of life in this country are, you should know how to measure gains and losses. "

Sun Xiangfu first set a general tone for Li Chengqian that those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and then carried out specific actions around this tone. The whole thing of being an emperor seemed much simpler.Li Chengqian only needs to let himself know what people in this industry want to get through the practice of various professions. When he becomes the emperor, he will know how to make these people return to his heart. He also knows what to do. It will make you lose popular support.

Therefore, Li Chengqian's first professional experience began. An assembly worker in a wood factory, the experience time was half a month. , to street vendors, handymen in restaurants, butchers in ranches, even patrolmen and petty officials in the Public Security Department, etc., as long as he is still in Shanyang, dozens of occupations, each occupation, he has It takes half a month to experience, and then write about the experience.

Of course, Sun Xiangfu will not just change his clothes and throw him out to experience. There will definitely be necessary safety measures, and in all the places he experiences, he chooses people who don't know him as much as possible. , to ensure the authenticity of its experience.

Of course, even if he knows him, he will pretend not to know him, and even deliberately create some contradictions, let him judge right from wrong, and sharpen his various experiences in life.

(End of this chapter)