Hearing Li Shimin's instructions, Li Min had a wry smile on his face. Li Zhi, Qinghe, and Gao Yang looked embarrassed. They thought they were doing it secretly, but they were discovered by their father. However, Li Zhen was the first to do so.

Lai, I had no idea what wild boar meat meant, so I looked at Li Min and the others with some curiosity.

"Yes, I obey!" Ren Li Min came up with many tricks, but under Li Shimin's bright eyes, he was still at his wits' end and could only agree dejectedly.

Following Li Min's instructions, within a short while, the lunch that had been prepared by the kitchen was delivered, including braised pork, sweet and sour pork, sweet and sour pork and other pork dishes.

The first time Sizi and the others ate, they served a few more dishes. Of course, in addition to these pork dishes, there were also some new dishes made with other ingredients, which were the favorites of Sizi and Qinghe.

As these delicious dishes were served, Li Shimin couldn't help but twitch his nose. He was really hungry. In addition, these new dishes have a unique fragrance, which makes people appetite when they smell them.

Therefore, Li Shimin forgot about the wild boar meat for a while. He picked up a piece of red-colored braised pork with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth to taste it. He immediately found that the meat was fat but not greasy, and it was soft and melted in the mouth. It was indeed a rare treat.

of deliciousness.

Li Min didn't expect Li Shimin to move so quickly. Before he could stop him, he threw the pork into his mouth with a look of enjoyment on his face. Now he lamented in his heart that he didn't know that the emperor's father knew what he was eating.

If it is low-grade pork, will you be punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor?

"Well, not bad!" Li Shimin kept using his chopsticks and tasted all the dishes in front of him in the blink of an eye. Then he nodded and praised. But then he looked at Li Min with a playful look and said lightly: "Liu Lang, can you

To make pork that is only eaten by common people so delicious, your cook is really quite capable!"

"Cough~cough~" When Li Zhen next to him heard this, he immediately spit out the sweet and sour pork that was chewing in his mouth. He was also hungry just now. When he saw Li Shimin moving his chopsticks, he took a few chopsticks and tasted them.

He found that it was so delicious that he started to eat it without caring about anyone else. But when he was eating it, he didn't expect that Li Shimin said it was pork and he choked immediately.

"Uh~, Father...Father. How do you know..." Li Min was stunned when he heard Li Shimin's words. There was no indication on the dish that it was made of pork, but Li Shimin knew immediately as soon as he tasted it.

It's pork. Has he eaten it before?

"Hmph! Isn't it just pork? What's all the fuss about?" Li Shimin snorted coldly, and said with a look of nostalgia on his face, "When I led the army to conquer the east and west, and the army food supply was insufficient, what didn't I eat? Don't

I’m talking about this pork. When I’m hungry, I can even catch a mouse and make soup!”

"Father~" After hearing what Li Shimin said was disgusting, Qinghe and Gao Yang couldn't help but say with dissatisfaction on their faces.

"Alas! You guys have grown up in a deep palace. You have never had the opportunity to taste the sufferings of the people. You have to be so secretive about eating pork. You know, even if it is pork, not everyone can eat it." Li Shimin ignored the two of them.

The daughter's petulance turned into a lesson with a stern look on her face.

Seeing that both Qinghe and Gao Yang were a little unhappy. Li Min, the elder brother, hurriedly said: "What the father said is that I also know that some people in the Tang Dynasty are living in hardship. This is mainly caused by the lack of social wealth, but

But there is no solution.”

"Oh? What do Liu Lang think?" Li Shimin was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Li Min would dare to say such big words in front of him.

"Father, this is actually very simple. The so-called 'No farming, no stability, no work, no wealth. No business, no life.' Now in the Tang Dynasty, due to the implementation of the land equalization system, agriculture is very stable, and there will be no problems for at least a few decades.

, but this only solves the problem of food. If you want to make people rich, you must vigorously develop industry. Industry is different from agriculture and commerce. Although agriculture also creates social wealth, due to land constraints, the wealth created by agriculture is limited.

, but industry is different. Maybe someone can create a new product with an idea, and then support the craftsmen and their families who rely on the production of this new product, and even drive a large number of related industries. It can be said that as long as people

With endless wisdom, the social wealth that industry can create is unlimited."

When Li Min said this, he couldn't help but stood up excitedly. At first, he just wanted to save Qinghe and Gao Yang, but he didn't expect that the more he talked, the more devoted he became, and in the end he even spoke out what was deep in his heart.

Seeing Li Min's high-spirited look, Li Shimin couldn't help but be a little surprised. He used to think that his son was smart and talented, and even had some unique insights into certain things, but he didn't expect that he actually had knowledge about agriculture, industry, and business.

There is such a deep understanding of the three industries.

"Yin'er, you mentioned agriculture and industry, but what about the rest of commerce?" Li Shimin pondered for a moment, and then asked. He also knew a lot about agriculture, industry, and commerce, but he had never learned from social wealth.

Think about it from this perspective.

"Let me tell you, father, business is a very special industry. It does not generate any wealth in itself. It only earns the price difference by buying low and selling high. This is the fundamental reason why the world despises businessmen."

Li Shimin nodded. What Li Min said was also the consensus of the world on businessmen.

"However, the world only sees the opportunism of merchants, but does not see the mental and physical work that merchants put in for this. For example, take the very common merchants in the Tang Dynasty. These merchants sell goods. First, they have to investigate certain kinds of things in various places.

The price of the commodity, analyze the risks and income of selling this commodity, and then spend the capital to sell a large number of goods, transport them thousands of miles to the destination for sale, and in this process, the mental and physical energy wasted, as well as the risks and various

All kinds of expense costs will be superimposed on the original cost of the goods, so people see that the price difference earned by the merchants is also earned by the merchants through labor. It only artificially increases the original value of the goods. Moreover, the merchants will

The products produced by industry and agriculture are shipped to various places for marketing, which makes the wealth circulate in the world. Only when this wealth is circulated can the wealth exert its own value."

When Li Min talked about the profession of businessman, except for what later generations saw on the Internet or in books, most of them were derived from his own thinking, and he used many new terms. He was really afraid that Li Shimin would not understand.

.

"Well, Liulang, you are right. Although the world despises businessmen for getting something for nothing, from your analysis, businessmen actually also put in hard work." After all, Li Shimin was the king of a country and had a very strong understanding ability, so he was very dissatisfied with Li Min's words.

After thinking about it for a while, I understood. At this time, Li Zhi and Li Zhen were also absorbed by Li Min's eloquent talk, and sat on both sides of him very honestly to listen.

"Father, now that we have understood the characteristics and differences of the three industries of agriculture, industry and commerce, it will be very simple to solve the poverty of the people. Agriculture will not be mentioned unless we suddenly get a large piece of fertile land and enough

Otherwise, it is difficult for the population to increase in a short period of time. As a result, the only way to solve this problem is from industry and commerce. Industry and agriculture are the basis of commerce. Therefore, if you want to quickly increase social wealth, first

The first step is to vigorously develop industry!" Li Min said firmly.

When Li Shimin heard Li Min's words, his heart suddenly moved. Thinking of Li Min's various actions during this period, he suddenly felt blessed. He blurted out: "Liu Lang, the fried tea you made during this period, Five Kings

With new commodities such as alcohol, cement, and coal, did you have the idea of ​​developing industry from the beginning?"

"My father is wise. In fact, when I started to create fried tea and Wu Wang Zui, I didn't think too much. I was just short of money, so I wanted to make some money. However, with the accumulation of capital, I found that I can do a lot more.

Although I can't help my father with government affairs, if I can develop industry and benefit the people of the Tang Dynasty, it can be regarded as relieving my father's worries." Li Min said with a sanctimonious face, he can please the emperor.

If dad likes it, no amount of words is too much.

"Brother Six, I just don't understand this. When industry develops, aren't the factory owners and businessmen the ones who will benefit the most? How can we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, benefit from it?" Li Zhi is young and has some problems.

He said confused.

"Haha, Ninth Brother, think about it, if industry develops, it will have to hire people. Of course people with rich families don't bother to work, but those poor families can find a new source of income from it, and industry

The more developed it is, the more people it will employ, and of course more people will benefit." Li Min explained with a smile.

"Well, not bad!" Li Shimin also nodded and said, "Just like the cement factories and coal mines you built, Liu Lang. Although I haven't done statistics, according to my estimate, at least hundreds of thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty have benefited.

.”

"So many?" Li Zhen was also very surprised. The total population of the Tang Dynasty was only more than three million households, but the two industries created by Li Min suddenly affected one-tenth of the population of the Tang Dynasty. Just think about it.

Admirable.

"Father, actually you still underestimate this cement and coal!" Li Min immediately retorted after hearing Li Shimin's words.

"Oh?" Li Shimin was stunned and looked at Li Min in surprise. Is there something he can't see through?

"Father, you only saw two products: cement and coke, but you did not include the industries related to them. For example, the production of cement immediately led to the mining and production of coke, gypsum, slag and other raw materials.

Transportation, and with the application and promotion of cement, more cement products will definitely be invented. The same is true for coal. Although it is mainly used as fuel for refining cement and smelting iron, its other functions are

Our Carboniferous Industry Association has also mastered it, and when it is launched, it will definitely benefit more people in Datang!"

Li Min said it very boldly. In his original plan, cement and coal occupied a very important position. Like another thing that was about to appear, they were key props for Li Min to lay out the world. (

To be continued)
Chapter completed!