In the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan beat Li Shimin at the beginning

Chapter 71
Li Shimin smiled slightly and said, "Ke'er, you don't understand, how did you spend so much money building the reservoir?"

Li Ke said: "Father, you are the emperor, you can't just care about the people in Chang'an, you have to take care of the people in the whole country. Nearly 2 million, it seems a lot, but if the reservoirs in the whole country are completed, the money is not necessarily enough. Enough!"

"This……"

Li Shimin found that he was speechless.

Li Chengqian also quickly stood up and said: "Father, before coming, my fourth brother and I have discussed it.

This money really needs to be earmarked for its own use.The reason why we can raise so much money is because people trust us.

If we took nearly 2 million yuan and only built the reservoir in Chang'an, what would the people say about us?
At that time, these aristocratic families will get their names, and the reputation of our royal family will be stink. "

Yes, with nearly 2 million guan, you can build the reservoir in Chang'an, and it can be done with 000 million guan.

Even if the common people have not read the book, he can still figure it out.

Li Shimin frowned.He also knew that the announcement they issued stated that they were under the supervision of the people.

If you spend 200 million to repair the reservoir, the other money will be gone. Not only the people will not agree, but also those aristocratic families will not agree!

Are you kidding me, we donate money to build your reservoir so that our fields will not suffer from drought.

You are fine, take it and use it.No wonder they agreed.

The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more he had a headache.

It's really troublesome to have no money, but also troublesome to have money!

The thought of having so much money but not being able to spend it drove Li Shimin a little crazy.

Li Shimin said: "Let's do it! It doesn't take so much money to build the reservoir. We spend half of it on the reservoir, so it's okay, right?"

Well, using 1 million to repair the reservoir is also a big project.People can't see it at all.

Li Ke shook his head and said, "No, absolutely not. All the money must be used to repair the reservoir."

Li Shimin glared at Li Ke, unhappy, and said, "Ke'er, what do you know? Now the court is asking for money everywhere, what's wrong with embezzling a little? I don't spend it myself."

Li Ke said: "Father, if your officials do the same thing, what do you think?
As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, if you don't set an example, those officials will learn from you in the future, what should you do? "

What do you mean when the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked?
Li Shimin was almost so angry that he lost his breath.He wanted to draw his great sword again.

Li Ke said: "Father, you might as well listen to my plan first."

Li Shimin said angrily, "Say it."

Li Ke said: "Father, we have collected so much money this time, and it is enough to build the reservoir. So my son thinks that we will not collect corvees this time to build the reservoir."

Li Shimin stared and asked, "What do you mean?"

There is no need to spend money on corvee, and even the food is settled by the people themselves.Such cheap labor, why not use it?
Not only Li Shimin couldn't figure it out, but Li Chengqian and Empress Changsun couldn't figure it out either.

They all stared at Li Ke with piercing eyes, waiting for his next words.

Li Ke said: "My plan is, this time, we hire people to repair the reservoir and pay all the wages. Moreover, the wages will be higher than the market price."

"what?"

Li Shimin was shocked.

Empress Changsun was also shocked.

Li Chengqian also looked at Li Ke with a puzzled expression.

Li Ke said: "Father, does our Tang Dynasty look poor on the surface? Poor, very poor. So poor that many families still wear the same clothes, and whoever goes out wears the same clothes.

Why is there such a situation?In fact, the reason is very simple, the money has been earned by those aristocratic families, and, moreover, hidden.

Today we can casually raise 2 million yuan, and we can see how rich those aristocratic families are.

So what I want to say is that in fact our Tang Dynasty is not poor, but the money is hidden and cannot be circulated.

We have to find a way to dig out the money from the rich and distribute it to the common people.

In this way, the country's economy can be boosted.In order to be truly rich.Do you understand me when I say this? "

Li Shimin listened to a half-knowledge, and he still agreed with Li Ke's idea of ​​distributing money to the people.

Li Chengqian and Empress Changsun were at a loss.

Li Shimin nodded, and said, "Go on, let's be more specific."

Li Ke said: "We don't collect corvée, and hiring people to build reservoirs to pay is just one of the means.

Royal father, queen mother, eldest brother, have you thought about it?This time the project is so big, how much corvee will be required?

Although I haven't calculated it carefully, it is estimated that half of Datang's labor force has been conscripted, right?
They're all so poor, and we squeeze them like this, they're only going to get poorer.I don't need to say what kind of consequences this will lead to, right?

Father, the reason why I stand up to say these things today is that I don't want my suggestions to make people's lives miserable.I would be uneasy. "

Empress Changsun frowned and glanced at Li Shimin.

Such a large project, such a large-scale collection of corvee.One can imagine what kind of scene it would be like?

Thinking of this, Empress Changsun couldn't bear it anymore.

Li Shimin said: "Ke'er, continue talking."

Li Ke said: "So this time, we will hire someone to work and pay him a high salary.

In this way, what kind of result will it be?
The first result is that the people will not simply praise these families who donate money, they will also say that our royal family is good and the emperor is good.

The second result is that when people have money, they will not be hungry, and they will work hard to earn money to support their families.In this way, people will not be in dire straits,

The third result is that our economy in Datang will improve. "

Li Shimin was hearing the key point, when Li Ke suddenly stopped talking.

"Say, let's talk about the third point, how did Datang's economy get better?"

Li Ke was speechless, and could only explain in detail: "We paid the wages, has the reservoir been repaired?

People have money in their hands, will they spend it, will they buy things?
Will those people who only have one set of clothes in the family go shopping for clothes?Will they go to buy rice, food and supplies?

Yes, that's for sure.The only ones who can keep money are those from rich families.

So, they have money to buy things, are those rice, clothes, daily necessities and so on not enough to sell?Will they go into mass production?
If they go to production, will it drive other industries?At that time, will all of us in Datang be running around to make money?
As long as people are moving, productivity will come out, then our Datang will get better and better? "

Li Shimin nodded, he finally understood.

The eyes of Li Chengqian and Empress Changsun also lit up.

(End of this chapter)