Great Tang Southern Emperor

"This is not necessarily true." Speaking of this, Li Zhen is very confident: "It is true that Chinese people love their families, but the most important thing is that there is no benefit. If you dare to post the imperial list, saying that as long as you are willing to move to Turkic, every household Given one thousand mu of land, one cow and ten sheep, do you believe that those who sign up can knock down the threshold of the yamen?"

Li Shimin was shocked: "One thousand acres? What are you kidding? Where did we get so much land?"

"Why not?" Li Zhen asked back: "One household is counted as five people. One million people are only 100 million mu of land, which is only 200 million hectares. Even if they move 500 million, it is only 1000 million hectares. Don’t you even have 1000 million hectares of land?”

"But that's all wasteland and grassland."

"We didn't say that we gave good land. Besides, the grassland is bitter and cold. Even if there is land, they can't grow food. Of course, letting them go is letting them be herdsmen." Li Zhen said: "Father, you are not worried. People can’t live on the grasslands, can they?”

"That's not true." Li Shimin hastily denied it, but his expression was clearly the same.

"Father, you underestimate us Han people too much." Li Zhen laughed, and said seriously: "Father, you can think about it, Donghu Dog Rong is the enemy of our ancestors, but where are they now?

The Xiongnu once ruled the East, and the strong men had to pay tribute and pay compensation, but where are the Xiongnu now?

Xianbei is the overlord of the prairie, ruled the world, and caused chaos in the Central Plains, but where did Xianbei go?

And Wuhuan, Qiang, Jie, Di, Rouran, which of them didn't put us under the Han people before, what about them now?

In the chaos of the Five Dynasties, there is no one Han Chinese, but now that the Five Husbands are gone, our Han people still exist, and they are getting stronger and stronger.

A Western sage once said this: As long as the Han people are given sunlight, seeds, water and hoes, they can grow food on almost any piece of land!Although there is some exaggeration in this sentence, it also proves that the vitality of our Han people must not be underestimated. "

"But..." Li Shimin was still unsure. It wasn't because he was indecisive, nor was he lacking in courage, but because the matter was too big. Even if he decided to pay attention, he still had to discuss it with the officials and gather the wisdom of everyone to plan all aspects together.

"Let's not talk about this, Zhen'er, you should talk about the best policy, don't you still have the best policy?"

"That's fine, anyway, the child is just making an opinion, whether to accept it or not is up to the emperor." Li Zhen also understood Li Shimin's concerns, and immediately cooperated.

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"Speaking of the best policy, is this the best policy?" Li Zhen was silent for a moment, then asked seriously: "Father, have you ever heard of sheep eating people?"

"I always think it's not a good term." Li Shimin said in a low voice, and he laughed himself after speaking: "Father, I have never heard of this term. Tell me, Zhen'er, how do sheep eat people?"

"To be precise, sheep cannibalism is really not a good word." Li Zhen smiled and said: "Sheep cannibalism is a word related to the textile industry. It originated from a story about a small country named England. With the rapid development of British wool textile technology, the wool textile industry is very prosperous, the demand for wool has increased sharply, and raising sheep has become a very profitable business. However, the British land is small, and there are not so many pastures to raise sheep, so the British landowners put their own The land and public land are fenced off to graze sheep, and the land of farmers is forcibly occupied. Farmers lose the land they depend on to support their families, and they take care of their old and young, wandering to strange places and occupying farmland. Farmers have no If you have no way out, you will either wander or starve to death, this is the allusion of sheep cannibalism."

"I will never allow such a thing to happen in Datang." After a moment of silence, Li Shimin said sonorously.

Li Zhen shook her head: "No, it's already happening, and it happens every few hundred years."

"Impossible, why don't I know?" Li Shimin paused, and said after a long time: "Yes, it does happen often, and what's the difference between land annexation and sheep cannibalism happening right now?"

Li Shimin raised his head: "Let's not talk about that, let's talk about sheep cannibalism. What is your plan, Zhen'er? What does this have to do with the Turks?"

"Father, let me ask you why sheep cannibalize people in Britain?" After asking Li Shimin without giving Li Shimin a chance to answer, Li Zhen said to himself: "Aside from the small size of the UK, the more important thing is that in the At that time, the profit of wool was far higher than that of farming, and this was the most fundamental reason for sheep to eat people."

Li Shimin agreed: "That's right, people in the world seek profit, this is a principle that has not changed through the ages."

"And the child's sheep-eating strategy is divided into three steps. The first step-the emperor knows that the Turks are rich in cattle, sheep and horses, but does the emperor know that where does the wool of the Turks go every year?"

"This, should it be made into felt? But it doesn't take much to make felt cloth, and the rest should be burned."

"That's it." Li Zhen clapped her hands, which was similar to the information she got: "If my son buys wool from them, what do you think the price will be, Father?"

Li Shimin vaguely knew what Li Zhen meant, and he calculated in his mind: "Someone sells a penny and a cart. Anyway, it was originally meant to be burned. Now someone wants to collect it. It's okay to pay the money. Anyway, burn the wool." It’s also destroying grasslands.”

"That's it. If the boy is willing to buy it for a penny and ten catties, and it's a long-term purchase, how much do you want? Father, do you think the Turkic people will raise sheep in large quantities?" Li Zhen continued to induce: "Turkic The farming industry is prosperous, and a small tribe claims to raise millions of sheep. With so many sheep, even if a sheep is sheared twice a year, counting ten catties at a time, a small tribe can produce 2000 million catties a year. Wool, if the price given by the child is calculated, the wool alone can increase the income of the tribe by at least 200 million yuan, which is [-] yuan. This is free money, and there is no difference in raising sheep, cattle and horses Among the Turkic people, what does my father think their choice is?"

"The key to sheep cannibalism is here. As long as we can buy wool for a long time, if the Turks find it profitable, they will naturally increase the number of sheep. And then we can use the wool to exert force on the Turks." Influence. Further, through the wool trade, the Turkic people are forced not to act rashly, otherwise as long as we cut off this line, those rebels will face the angry herdsmen, and they will help us internally if we don’t need to solve it Kill the plotters."

Li Shimin agreed: "This is indeed a good method. You can control the Turks in the palm of your hand without bloodshed, but the only problem is"

Li Zhen pulled off a bunch of beard again, and at the same time interrupted Li Shimin's words: "My son knows what the father means, so didn't the father notice that the son is different today?"

"Different?" Li Shimin lifted Li Zhen up, crossed his arms and turned Li Zhen around. After careful observation, he shook his head: "I didn't find anything different."

Li Zhen struggled to escape from Li Shimin's grasp, pointing to her clothes: "Father didn't realize that your clothes are different from before?"

"Clothes?" Li Shimin is not an idiot either. After being reminded by Li Zhenyi, he immediately focused on the clothes. After observing for a while, he was shocked and said, "Zhen'er, could it be that this is made of wool?"

"That's right, the boy made it himself." Li Zhen proudly said: "The boy also experimented for a long time before making improvements on the existing loom, and finally developed the wool loom. The cloth produced is not only light, thin and soft, but also has a hundred times better warmth retention than winter clothes made of linen. In summer, it absorbs sweat even more. Even if you work for a day, the clothes will not stick to your body. It can be called a magic weapon. Father, let’s experience it for ourselves.”

"How to experience?"

Li Zhengong said: "I also ask my father to order Wang Tingchu to bring in the child's box outside."

Li Shimin waved his hand: "Go."

"Yes." Wang Tingchu came in with a box, Li Zhen opened the box, and what appeared in Li Shimin's eyes was a set of adult clothes: "The child is about to go to war, and there is no other parting gift prepared, so I will be the father, the queen, the mother, the concubine, and the ladies. We have prepared a set of woolen dresses, this belongs to the father, please accept it with a smile."

"Good boy, you really have a heart." Li Shimin was moved instantly, took off his outer robe without hesitation, and changed into a black outer robe in front of Li Zhen.

After experiencing it personally, Li Shimin was moved and had a deeper understanding of woolen cloth: "It's not bad, it's light, soft, smooth, and warm. It's really good clothes, good cloth, and good wool."

"How much is the output of this loom?" Li Shimin worried that the output would not increase.

"Don't worry about this. After the development and improvement of Haier and many craftsmen, the speed of this loom is not slower than the speed of existing looms." Li Zhen still didn't say a word, he can also develop a The spinning machine, which is ten times faster than the existing spinning machine, came, but it was a treasure he prepared for himself to make a fortune, and he didn't plan to take it out now.

"That's good, that's good, Zhen'er, you are really the lucky star of the father and the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin was so excited that he was almost incoherent, and gnawed on Li Zhen's face with a "baji".

He knew too well what the significance of the appearance of the wool loom was. This was not only a great means for Datang to restrain the Turks, but more importantly, it brought a new industry to Datang, a new kind of cheap clothing. Without this woolen cloth, Datang will almost no longer be threatened by the cold.

"Father~" Li Zhen was embarrassed, it was too gross.

"Hahaha, Zhen'er, you will be embarrassed too." Li Shimin laughed loudly, and the two of them fought together in an instant.

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After the play, Li Shimin said: "Don't play anymore, let's continue talking about sheep cannibalism, Zhen'er, go ahead."

"Well, as long as we have this wool loom, we can buy wool in large quantities, and the Turks will naturally be tightly bound by Datang, and they will never dare to make any changes." Li Zhen smiled and said: "And we still You can sell the clothes back to Turks at a high price and use their materials to make money from them, this is the highest level of business.”

"That's right, it makes sense, it makes sense." Li Shimin became more excited when he heard it: "Then what's your second step?"

"The second step of sheep cannibalism is actually not aimed at the Turks, because the Turks have already been tied together by us. The second step of the boy is aimed at other countries. You must know that there is more than one Turkic nation that lives on nomads: Uighur, Western Turkic, Backbone Luo, Tiele, Khitan, and Xueyantuo, these countries are all nomadic for a living, and the annual wool is also an astronomical figure. If you let them know that Turkic has already lived a happy life because of wool Life, father, do you think they will be envious? Do they also want to get a share of it?"

"Of course we will, and then we will tie them to Datang one by one according to the tactics we used to deal with the Turks, right?" Li Shimin guessed.

"No, no, no, although the ultimate goal of sheep cannibalism is indeed the case, there are still a few steps missing in the middle." Li Zhen shook her finger and explained: "The strategy of sheep cannibalism can certainly bind all nomadic countries to Datang. , but if too many countries join the wool trade, it will form a seller's market, that is, the supply is less than the demand. At that time, if they join hands and raise prices on the ground, the price of wool will inevitably rise. This is a great deal for Datang Very unfavorable. So, we have to do something in the middle to prevent them from joining forces."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows: "For example?"

"For example, let's throw a bone to them first." Li Zhen's eyes flashed ferociously: "We can give a quota, such as 1000 million cars a year, on the grounds of insufficient wool demand, and then let them allocate it themselves. Everyone has a share, but whoever gets a share depends on their own abilities.”