The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Whether or not to agree to Queen Deshan's request does not make much difference to Li Chengdao.

A little Silla, whether to keep it or not is not a big problem.

What he really found hard to decide was the two option rewards given by the system, whether to choose "Oriental Magic Rice" or the design drawings and navigation charts of the ocean-going treasure ship.

If you choose the former, Datang will no longer have the power of famine from now on. This is the fundamental basis for becoming a superpower.

Choose the latter, kick off the Age of Discovery, conduct overseas expeditions, colonize on a large scale, and plunder population and wealth to rapidly develop national power.

Both options were too tempting for him to refuse either one.

After calming down, Li Chengdao began to rationally analyze the pros and cons of the two rewards.

"It is good to colonize the oceans and plunder populations, slaves and wealth, but the national power of the Tang Dynasty does not support this."

"Ocean-going requires more advanced medical technology and technology, otherwise there will be too many uncertain factors."

"Furthermore, the current registered population of the Tang Dynasty is only 2.3 million households, with a population of only 8 million. The population is not yet saturated, and the demand for land is not very large, and it is far from meeting the conditions for colonial expansion."

"In contrast, if you choose hybrid rice, it will greatly improve the ability to resist disasters, solve the food problem, and the population will naturally grow. After the population grows, the country will become stronger and stronger."

After Li Chengli cleared his thoughts, he gradually made a decision in his heart.

Ancient times were not as technologically advanced as those of later generations. In this era of underdeveloped science and technology, population is the labor force and productivity, the fundamental guarantee for a country's prosperity.

A small population means insufficient taxes, an empty treasury, and difficulty in recruiting troops. It is natural for the country to weaken.

Therefore, every generation of dynasty monarchs will strive to increase the domestic population base.

The fundamental reason for the slow population growth is that the people are poor. Food prices are too high and it is difficult to feed them. They cannot even survive. How can they think about having more offspring?

Although the Tang Dynasty has not reached the point where the people cannot survive, the slow population growth is still an indisputable fact. During the Yang Guang period, many young people were killed and injured when competing with various princes for hegemony and the world was in chaos.

"In order to prevent famine from happening again, we should choose hybrid rice."

Li Chengdao finally made a choice.

He chose a safer path, where he had to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time.

Although ocean voyages and global colonization are tempting, they are still too reluctant for the Tang Dynasty today.

But... will he marry Queen Deshan and give birth to an heir?

Li Chengdao's expression moved slightly, then he shook his head and looked away, and walked back to the Long Case to handle government affairs.

Let’s wait a few days to discuss this matter.

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Due to Li Chengdao's order, Queen Deshan was placed under house arrest in the palace and was not allowed to leave.

Putting another country's monarch under house arrest is a serious matter that damages a country's face, but the group of Silla envoys didn't dare to let go of it.

In front of the Tang Dynasty, Silla was just a small country that could be destroyed at any time. The Tang Dynasty did not even need to send out elites, as long as the border troops were stationed, it was enough for them to destroy the country.

What's more, more than 300,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty are attacking Goguryeo. Maybe it will be their turn next to Silla.

Although Queen Deshan was anxious, she was helpless.

After Li Chengdao put her under house arrest, he seemed to have forgotten her existence and did not send anyone to look for her at all, which made her very worried.

She was not idle during these days of house arrest. She paid attention to the current national conditions of the Tang Dynasty and various government decrees issued, hoping to get a glimpse of Li Chengdao's character and the city government, so as to find a way to break the situation.

"Did drought and locust plagues affect the whole country just last year? No wonder the Tang Dynasty decided to send troops to attack Goguryeo."

Queen Deshan looked at the intelligence collected by her subordinates and said to herself.

These are not secrets, and it is very simple to find out and collect them.

Last year, the Tang Dynasty was full of disasters. Two major natural disasters, drought and locust plague, came at the same time. Rumors even spread that threatened the imperial rule.

What surprised her was that not one person starved to death during the locust plague and drought. Before he was sure whether there would be a drought, Li Chengdao ordered to transfer millions of dollars to prepare for the drought in advance. After the locust plague arrived, he forced all the major families to pay food. The key is that the latter are all obedient, which is incredible!

There are also similar aristocratic families in Silla. As a monarch, Queen Deokseon knows how difficult it is to get this group of people to abandon their interests and support the country.

What impressed her even more was Li Chengdao's courage to prepare for drought in advance. Once he failed, he would lose millions of taels of silver. This kind of courage is not something ordinary people can have.

Finally, there is something about the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony.

"...If you are not afraid of destiny, eating locusts alive on the spot to defy God's will is simply..."

After reading it, Queen Deshan was in awe of Li Chengdao.

In the Central Plains, which believed in the divine right of kings, Li Chengdao could actually say these words. He was the first king of all generations to dare!

She had no idea that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was younger than her, had such courage and means.

Then there is the content about the recent New Deal.

We should promote both agriculture and business, implement the Young Crops Law, the One Whip Law, and clear the land; encourage private trade and improve the status of merchants despite pressure; raise taxes on commerce and establish an agricultural subsidy fund to protect farming...

Queen Deshan was shocked just by looking at the various new policies one after another. She deeply understood how significant these new policies were to a country. Once implemented successfully, the national power would double in a short period of time. !

Each item is the foundation of eternity!

Looking at these new policies, she seemed to see a huge giant standing in the east!

"As long as Li Chengdao dies, other countries will never get ahead!"

Queen Deshan closed the book, with an extremely complicated look in her beautiful eyes.

She was sure that as long as Li Chengdao lived, the Tang Dynasty would be the most powerful empire in the world, and other countries would have no chance of rising and rivaling this giant!

Li Chengdao's indifferent eyes appeared in Queen Deshan's heart, as if they had grasped her heart tightly, making her feel suffocated. ..