Datang: My Peerless Talent Has Been Exposed

There is no way around this, there are too many things that Datang needs to learn, and there are too many things that need to be changed.

It can even be said that the entire Tang Dynasty is changing every day!

Maybe those low-level people don't feel much, but the officials in the court have a deep understanding of this change.

It's not that the reform has encountered resistance, but with Datang's current development momentum and Li Shimin's prestige, those forces that dared to stand in front of them and say a few words in the past have long since dared to speak up.

There is no way. On the one hand, Li Shimin’s reputation is too great, and there is a vaguely standing Qin King Zhang Nuo behind him. On the other hand, the current reform actually represents a group of emerging interest groups, that is, businessmen and factory owners. Those who take the lead need the most food from the older generation. Now that the emperor is charging ahead, they will naturally support them.

And the so-called reform is not the kind of revolution in later generations. Today's Zhang Nuo is one of the nobles, and he himself is still the top group.

Therefore, according to Zhang Nuo's advice, using the new policy of Lantian City as a template, and then revising and completing the reform plan with the advice of the top leaders of the court and Li Shimin, it was truly implemented in Datang.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the so-called reform is nothing more than changing the past rule of man into the rule of law, so that most things become law-based and rules-based.

Don't look at such a little movement, when it was first implemented, there was a lot of trouble, because the former officials said bluntly, how they wanted to govern the place and manage the place, it was all based on their own ideas, and the county magistrate was not one or two. one.

But after the reform, sorry, the power is still very large, but in fact, how to deal with various things, how to develop localities, and how to evaluate performance are all clearly listed.

You want a promotion?

Okay, let's do your job well first. How about the birth rate?How are the crop yields?What about taxes?Has the crime rate dropped?

Well, this big incident is suppressed, those young officials who have experienced in Lantian City are okay, those old-school officials, especially those who are a little older, almost tortured themselves to death.

This is not a joke, but a kind of sadness, a kind of sadness of being left behind by the times and only trying to catch up, because once he falls behind, he will never be able to catch up again.

Chapter 802 Take-off of Technology and Business

Datang has now completely eliminated agricultural taxes, that is to say, if you have your own land, you can collect as much as you plant, and it is all your own.

The result of this is that the fundamentals of Datang are completely stable. No matter how Datang develops and makes noise, at least the farmers who account for the vast majority of Datang's population will basically not starve to death.

It can even be said that as long as you are diligent, the family can definitely live a prosperous life by relying on the land redistributed to the head of the country after the national land measurement.

Although in terms of grain, due to the reform of grain varieties and the further increase of cultivated area in recent years due to good weather and good weather, the profit of growing grain is not large.

But smarter families know that if some of the food is planted and eaten directly, and then sold appropriately, the rest of the land is of course used for planting various cash crops.

Whether it is cotton, which is not enough nowadays, or seasonal vegetables and fruits, as long as you are diligent, ask a little about what is missing in the market, what price is good, etc. We all know what is best for the local area.

Farmers are simple and simple. As far as the current stage is concerned, they are extremely satisfied. With a little effort, they can have enough food, clothing and warmth, and have a surplus.

Even those who are courageous and hard-working, those who dare to go to Koryo or Fusang, will earn a lot of money in those one or two years, but it is definitely much better than that in the local area, at least at the beginning. A group of courageous people went there, and now they have reaped a lot.

Of course, a lot of opportunities, tax exemptions, and good policies do not mean that everyone can do well. If you are timid, lazy, or have nothing in your stomach, and the crops in the field are not well taken care of, then you will still look downcast.

This kind of person is useless no matter what prosperous age comes, and there is no lack of it in any dynasty or generation.

Today's Datang is gradually beginning to implement welfare policies, but because it has just started, most of the policies fall on vulnerable groups such as the widows, the widows, the lonely, the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled. In addition, they are military families, martyrs, and families of scientific researchers. In this regard, for those people who don't want to work and only think about the pie in the sky, Datang's opinion from top to bottom is how far you can go.

Speaking of scientific research, this may be where Datang has changed in recent years.

In the past, when it came to getting those machines and equipment, it was all done by low-level craftsmen, but now, even the farmers who cultivate the land know that as long as their children study honestly, if they can enter the scientific research of His Royal Highness King Qin in the future If you are in the hospital, at least you won't starve to death. If you learn some skills, you will be able to gain both fame and fortune in the future.

In the past few years, the scientific research institute has sufficient funds, and the manpower has gradually been enriched due to the increasing number of graduates from the school. This has led to a blowout development of scientific research results in recent years.

Zhang Nuo also tried to implement the patent system. After all, only this thing can guarantee the continuity of scientific research, not to mention that research is for the country.

To be honest, in many aspects of research, apart from the fact that merchants will spend money on research if they are profitable, if you want to count on Datang to operate those things, you may have to wait until someday.

For example, in terms of food, due to the booming economy of Datang today, the essence of the foodie empire was immediately exposed, and various new snacks, dishes, condiments, etc. immediately popped up.

Fortunately, some recipes are mastered by the chefs in each store, and will be passed down from generation to generation in the future, but some things, especially the emergence of food workshops, have led to the emergence of industrialized food production.

Whenever the words industrialization appear, scientific research and patents are indispensable. Do you still expect the Datang treasury to spend money on research and development of this special type of technology?

Therefore, after Zhang Nuo made a good start, countless merchants have learned how to behave. The most powerful ones independently develop the latest technology needed by their industry, and the second-class ones hold together to keep warm. Everyone contributes money and effort to sign the agreement. We signed the contract together, and those at the bottom have learned to behave well. Let's sit down and talk about it. Let's pay honestly, and let us use your patent?If it’s not possible, you can sell the machinery you produce directly to us.

This is the business world today. The development of business promotes the development of technology, and the development of technology in turn promotes more prosperity of the economy.

It's no wonder that Li Shimin is now grinning from ear to ear every time he looks through the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts when he is free.

You must know that he was exempted from the agricultural tax. Someone said at the time that the Tang Dynasty would have a permanent state just because of the agricultural tax exemption, not to mention that there are more and more means for the Datang treasury to get money. .

Don't mention anything else, let's just talk about the bank. In the past, there were various banks in Datang, all of which were established by big families. Immediately a ban was issued to ban all illegal banks.

For a whole year, the Datang Royal Bank has opened in all the state capitals of the Datang, and there are outlets in the larger counties, and now it has been achieved where there is a county government, there must be a Datang Royal Bank.

And the common people are also used to exchanging their copper coins and silver buried in the ground for unified silver coins issued by Datang Royal Bank, and then depositing them in the bank, leaving some pocket money at home for backup.

Now the reputation of Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo can be said to be unrivaled in Datang. When the bank was first established, almost all businessmen and nobles rushed over to save money. The "how to make money" policy of depositing money and paying interest is gone.

But in fact, after a few years, although most people still don't understand how the bank makes money, the bank storage has penetrated into the lives of the people of Datang.

Commercial remittances, mortgage loans, lump-sum withdrawals, fixed deposits... Zhang Nuoquan has created all the basic banking services of later generations.

The Datang Royal Bank was like a glutton, opening its huge mouth and swallowing the liquidity of the entire Datang, then turned around and released it under various names.

Local development, business operation, farmers' expansion of production, and even the construction of large-scale projects in courts, after opening up the loan business, and after some people got the benefits from early adopters, more and more loan businesses started quietly.

And the Datang Royal Bank has truly become an extremely important source of income for the royal family and the Qin Palace!

Chapter 803 Reform of the Ministry of War

As I said before, what Li Shimin wanted to be the most, and what he liked to be the most, was never the emperor. He always felt that he should be a commander who led troops to conquer everywhere and expand territories.

It was okay when I had no money and no time before, but after I had money in my pocket these few years, especially after seeing Zhang Nuo, he brought a few people and spent more than a year to knock down the whole Fusang and manage it in an orderly manner. Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore.