Chai Shao's implication is undoubtedly that the living standards of the people will also rise significantly!
Although it may not necessarily be thousands of times, it is undoubtedly a lot.
Looking at Chai Shao's proud expression, he might be even richer and richer than the people of Chang'an.
Thinking of this, King Luo Bin couldn't help but look confused.
Holy shit, this.
This is too exaggerated. This is Qiongzhou Island, thousands of miles away from the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Such a remote borderland became richer than the capital of the Tang Dynasty?
No matter how you think about it, this is incredible!
Of course, King Luo Bin is a young man, not an old man with a rigid body and brain, or he understands that times have changed. In any case, the Tang Dynasty has been engaged in maritime development for many years.
After expending so much energy and indeed accumulating so much wealth, it would be too weird to not be able to make the people in the coastal area richer. It is a pure country of Jie and Zhou.
King Luo Bin still didn't quite understand. Although it was true that a city by the sea could become wealthy, could it be as wealthy as Chang'an or even surpass it?
Although this kind of consideration was just a thought in King Luo Bin's mind, it was a lingering thought.
The background is, of course, worry. If the world's economic center of gravity is concentrated in the coastal area, wouldn't the world be in chaos after the separation of politics and economy?... After all, those who control combat power live in economic hardship, and those who control the economic lifeline
However, these people are basically ignorant of martial arts, so it would be a disaster if there was no civil strife.
When he thought about it, King Luo Bin naturally felt that.
Even if we don't talk about whether Li Sheng is a annexer or not, it is obvious that we should study it carefully and think about it.
So he looked at Li Sheng and said, "Shenghou, is this true? Juniors always think so."
Although King Luo Bin, as a Confucian scholar with more experience in the world of martial arts, would not really regard the saying "the one who has learned without prior knowledge as a teacher" as a golden rule. After all, in real life, the old Jianghu may not have the talent and strategy of Li Er, nor the kind of father.
I have a lot of virtues in the world, but I have seen enough - in most cases, it is not easy to deal with, but this is for sure.
It was because Zhou Yu failed to deal with a group of old gentry men in Jiangdong and underestimated the influence of these old gentry men on Sun Quan that he ended up dying in an unclear and unspeakable way.
But in any case, no matter how powerful the "old seniors" in the world are, they may have more experience and struggle experience than ordinary young people, but in front of Li Sheng, it is still appropriate to call themselves juniors.
However, calling himself a junior does not mean that King Luo Bin will eliminate his curiosity. In any case, this is a big deal.
Since he is the backbone of the Tang Dynasty's Forbidden Army, and since this matter is a major event, it is impossible for him not to think about it and understand it.
Of course, his question was too concise and concise. Chai Shao did not frown, but his face was stunned. He did not understand King Luo Bin's question for a while, and the atmosphere seemed a bit awkward.
But Li Sheng was not at all, neither dull nor frowning. He drank and ate food without any fluctuations. It seemed that he did not understand what the other party was saying, nor did he show any signs of being confused.
It's true that the old monk is sitting in meditation, and the pilgrims... don't know how to do it, and that's the end of it.
Anyway, King Luo Bin was secretly frightened. He suddenly felt that he had underestimated the power of this senior Li Sheng, and Chai Shao was even more surprised - he noticed Li Sheng's behavior out of the corner of his eye.
After a strange temperament.
Of course, it's not that Chai Shao didn't know Li Sheng or that he didn't understand Li Sheng, so there's nothing "strange" about his reaction, but... after all, this is an occasion where "elders answer questions from younger generations".
The old guy was confused by the question, but Li Sheng was as calm as usual, this feeling.
It's really embarrassing, so embarrassing!
But there was no way, Chai Shao could only lament secretly, there were young people like Li Sheng in the world, what could he do.
Although the moods were different, the same thing was that not only King Luo Bin thought of this point at this time, but also when Li Sheng was showing off, Chai Shao also gradually thought that there was something wrong with this question.
Since it's inappropriate, let's arrange it for Datang to see if there will be any problems.
After all, it is quite unsafe to think about it, and if you consider that this is not the insecurity of the court or Emperor Li Er himself, but the structural insecurity in the entire world, this matter obviously seems to be unsafe.
Quite serious.
But at this time, Li Sheng said, "Qiongzhou is located on the border. It has been desolate since ancient times and the people are poor. Now that the imperial court has opened the sea, won't it continue to open the sea in the future?"
"For example, the southern border of China is also coastal, but after all it is mountainous and difficult to manage. But Qiongzhou Island is different. Not only is this place right on the sea, but it also has a lot of cultivated land. This is the most cultivated land in the south.
, this sunshine, this water source, I don’t need to say more, right?”
Although Li Sheng said, "I don't need to say more," the proud look on his face when he finished speaking clearly meant that if any of you disagree with this, I will tell you in a minute.
Growing old forever.
But King Luo Bin and Chai Shao gradually guessed what Li Sheng said -
Anyway, as long as the business of opening up the sea continues and maritime trade continues to exist as a part of Datang's external expansion, then the coastal areas will inevitably become more and more prosperous, and this trend cannot be easily stopped.
And both of them had guessed in their hearts that Li Sheng's explanation naturally could not reassure them suddenly, but they quickly thought of the more difficult part, or in fact they had just thought of it, but since it was
Li Sheng is optimistic about Qiongzhou Island, so maybe apart from the influence of private maritime trade and the imperial government's maritime development, what other motivation will make Qiongzhou Island richer than before?
After all, the word Li Sheng is here, so it’s hard to say anything.
But when Li Sheng said this, King Luo Bin and Chai Shao heard that it was really the imperial court's plan to open up the sea and gain wealth through trade with the maritime merchants. After being stunned for a moment, they immediately thought of the negative effects.
Chai Shao frowned in thought, but after all, King Luo Bin was of the younger generation and had a more straightforward temper, so he directly expressed the questions in his mind.
"But the Holy Marquis."
"Chang'an is in the north after all. If all the wealth and wealth are now concentrated on the navigation route, then..."