Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin was helpless when he saw Li Shen running away. This son only knows how to enjoy. Good at eating and playing. These days I took the two little princesses to play in the woods and had a great time.

In the evening, Li Shen called everyone to Li Shimin's yard and held a barbecue party. Li Shen took matters into his own hands. Xue Rengui and other guards helped process the beef and skewers to light the fire.

A large skewer of beef was sizzling over the fire. Sprinkle with cumin salt. Ask Xue Rengui to divide the meat into various plates. Li Shen handed it to everyone.

"Aye, how does it taste?" Li Shen said attentively

"Hmph. It smells like misfortune." Li Shimin snorted coldly.

"Uh..." Li Shen showed a helpless expression. This dad still remembers this.

"Cows are the foundation of farming. If you eat one and lose one, why are the laws restricting it? You do things like this and let the farmers farm how they want. Although you have given money, you may not buy them." Li Shimin taught Li Shendao.

Li Shen felt that it was time to talk to Li Shimin about meat and the relationship between supply and demand.

"Aye, do you know why the barbarian warriors in the north are more powerful than me in the Central Plains?" Li Shimin asked.

"They are naturally wild. Good at volley shooting."

"This is just one aspect. The important point is that they are physically strong. Compared with our soldiers. One of them can stand up to two or three of us." Li Shendao

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't speak, he continued: "Why are they strong? Because they have been eating meat since childhood. Prairie people are not good at farming. They rely on grazing for a living. They eat beef and mutton all year round, so they are strong. And our sergeants mainly eat meat. rice. They rarely eat meat. The common people are even more so. They are thin and cannot eat meat all year round. If the people of the Tang Dynasty can eat meat often, their bodies will be strong. By then, the soldiers' combat power will also skyrocket."

"Then what does this have to do with your unfortunate beef?"

"Aye, this is about the relationship between supply and demand. Only those who buy will sell. If the demand for meat increases, businessmen will try their best to get meat. Just like this cow. Why are there few cows now? Because they are expensive. But if I A large number of cattle are needed. The price will definitely be high in the early stage because the supply exceeds the demand. But in order to make money, many people will raise a large number of cattle to give birth to cattle. After a certain amount, the price will drop. In the same way, if we want To increase the number of things, you must first make it valuable. Only when it is profitable will someone produce it. When more is produced, the price will naturally drop." After Li Shen finished speaking, he started eating meat.

Li Shimin was savoring Li Shen's words. Businessmen pursue profit, and so do the common people. Moreover, if everyone in the Tang Dynasty had meat to eat, their physical strength would be comparable to that of the barbarians on the grasslands.

"Then how can we make everyone eat meat? The few heads you bought will definitely not be enough." Li Shimin asked Li Shen

"This requires the power of example. After I leave the palace, I plan to build a breeding farm in Huangzhuang to teach people to raise livestock, and then I will recycle them at a high price. I can provide food for feeding in the early stage. In this way, the price of food will definitely rise this year . Next year there will be more people farming. Plant more land, and Aye. I have something you may not like to hear. The imperial court spends all day staring at the people farming land. What is the use of the tax revenue? From the people Picking food with your mouth is what those people who work in agriculture, industry and business can do. Ah, believe it or not, the country's fundamental tax is still on commerce. My hope is that in the future, the court will not collect land tax from the people, and who will plant the land? Who will pay back the land?" Li Shen told the environment of later generations.

"If you don't collect taxes from the people, you will be paid for farming. How can the country afford it?" Li Shimin didn't believe it.

"Aye. Commercial tax. There is a problem with the current commercial tax. Some dignitaries, princes, generals and ministers do not pay taxes. The most profitable businesses in the east and west cities are this group of people. How much is the commercial tax every year? It's the agricultural tax collected. These people are shouting all day long for us to follow the example of the people. Why do princes break the law and commit the same crimes as the common people. But they enjoy this special treatment. Huh, they are just worms, especially the aristocratic families." Li Shen said

"They are all heroes. This matter cannot be done, it will attract criticism." Li Shimin objected.

"We have rewarded the heroes of Aye with wealth, titles, and status. They should also make some contributions to this country. I know it is very troublesome to implement it now. Take your time. I just feel that the people are living too much. It’s so painful.” Li Shen didn’t understand what the prosperous age of Zhenguan was until he visited the Tang Dynasty. It was a prosperous age for the literati. Why were there so many poets in the Tang Dynasty? It is because of the theory of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. It raises the status of scholars. They drank, chanted poems and had fun all day long. No contribution to the country at all. There are also special treatments. Those who recorded historical events were all literati who had never been to the bottom at all. Li Shimin thought that if the price of rice was reduced, the people would be full, but he was deceiving himself and others.

Li Shimin just wanted to say something. Suddenly I heard a noise outside. You can still vaguely hear shouts of killing. I was just about to ask what was going on. I saw a guard running into the courtyard. He came to Li Shimin with injuries on his body. Li An immediately stood in front of Li Shimin.

"What's going on?" Li An asked

"The commander-in-chief is in trouble. Ashina's association led a rebellion with He Luohu. Just now he took advantage of his duties and led his men to kill the guards at the palace gate. Now he has closed the palace gate. He will be here soon." The guard said.

"Ashina's association rate?" Li Shen had heard of this person. When the Tang Dynasty attacked the Eastern Turks, he followed the young Khan Tuli and returned to the Tang Dynasty. He heard that this person had evil intentions and would do whatever it took to get the upper hand. Although Li Shimin had given him the important position of Zhonglang General, he was still not satisfied. In order to highlight his value in front of Li Shimin, he framed his brother Tuli Khan for rebellion. Li Shimin knew the nature of the two brothers, so he did not believe Ashina's words. Instead, he gave him a slap in the face and did not give him a promotion for more than ten years.

"Kill it."

"Kill Li Shimin and avenge the clan"

"Go up, kill Li Shimin, and the Tang Dynasty will be in chaos. Rebuild our Eastern Turks."

At this moment, the shouting of killing was already outside the palace. After a while, more than 20 guards ran in, all of them injured. A group of people chased him from behind. The leader is the Ashina association rate. At this time, the rebels could not all rush in because of the courtyard gate. The guards protecting Li Shimin went to the door to help at Li An's instruction. And Li An has always been by Li Shimin's side.