Li Yan had already been mentally prepared for Li Mi's request to see him. This important figure in Lingwu's ascension to the throne was also the first "acquaintance" Li Yan wanted to see after traveling through time.
Li Tan's memories have been integrated into one, so Li Yan is not worried about revealing his secret.
But Li Yan was still a little nervous to meet Li Mi, an important figure who influenced history, in person.
Since time travel, Li Yan has never thought of favoring the past over the present. Naturally, future generations stand on the shoulders of their predecessors.
But similarly, Li Yan never dared to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.
Li Mi, who supported Li Heng Lingwu to ascend the throne and formulated strategies to counter the rebellion, can definitely be called the "Prime Minister of Common People".
Moreover, Li Mi did not care about his fame and position, and was determined not to accept his father's position as prime minister.
After the Tang Dynasty gradually regained its lost territory, Li Mi in history also retreated bravely and retired to the countryside.
Such a person is naturally worthy of respect, and Li Yan will not think that he is inferior to his players just because he is a native of this world.
All in all, those who can leave their names in the history books are definitely among the best.
After the announcement was made at the gate of Longyou Dudu's Mansion, Li Mi was invited into the Dudu's Mansion.
After a while, an attendant led Li Mi to Li Yan.
Li Yan was just wearing an ordinary robe. He stood in front of the bookcase and saluted Li Mi respectfully:
"Master Mi came from afar, but I didn't receive you well. Please take a seat."
Li Mi cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, now Li Mi is just a white man, how can he sit down and ask to see Your Majesty? Li Mi just wants to ask, I wonder if Your Highness can help me clear up my doubts."
Li Yan said with a smile: "Once a teacher, always a father. Although Mi Gong and I are only half-student friends, if Mi Gong wants to ask anything, Tan will naturally answer it."
Li Mi raised his head, looked directly into Li Yan's eyes, and asked a question that shocked Li Yan:
"Does His Highness want to seize the legitimate heir?"
Li Yan also didn't expect that Li Mi would throw such a big move and ask such a direct question.
Li Yan smiled and said directly: "Exactly."
Li Mi sighed and said: "Your Highness has established education, organized armaments, and cultivated industries in Longyou. In just one year, Longyou has become a prosperous place in the world. It is true that we cannot succumb to others. Li Mi understands what His Highness means.
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Then Li Mi raised his head again and said: "Your Highness must have read "On Colonization and Expansion" written by Jiang Lun, the Salt and Iron Tax Commissioner. I wonder what your Highness thinks?"
Li Yan pulled Li Mi to sit down. After the attendant brought tea, Li Yan asked in turn:
"Does Master Mi think it is right for Grandpa Huang to 'serve one person for the sake of the whole world'?"
Li Mi did not expect that Li Yan would ask back, but instead asked such a sharp question.
Li Yan saw that Li Mi didn't answer, but said indifferently: "'When the imperial concubine laughed, no one knew it was lychee.'" Tan once heard an anecdote, saying that the emperor's grandfather actually killed Yang Taizhen in order to win the beauty's smile.
The express military information station from Chang'an to Lingnan was used to transport lychees. During the imperial dynasty, Master Mi worked as a secretary and a young prisoner. I wonder if this is true?"
Li Mi once served as an official during Li Longji's era. He nodded and said, "The emperor did a lot of things in order to win Yang Taizhen's smile."
Seeing that Li Mi agreed with this rumor, Li Yan continued: "Given that all the people in the world are serving one person, even if Grandpa Huang eats like this, how much food can he eat in a year and how many utensils can he use?"
Li Mi didn't understand what Li Yan meant.
I only heard Li Yan continue to say: "Just now Mi Gong talked about the "Theory of Colonization and Expansion". What the Theory of Colonization and Expansion said is that the world's food production is a fixed amount. If the population is too large, the land will not be able to support such a large population, and the world will deteriorate."
Into troubled times.”
"But if you ask me, the fields in the Tang Dynasty are far from being able to feed the people of the world. I remember that the barns and arsenals in Chang'an were full when I escaped from Chang'an, and there was enough food in Guanzhong.
, but why is the world still in chaos?"
Li Mi was silent for a moment, unable to keep up with Li Yan's thoughts.
Li Yan said: "An emperor like Grandpa Huang only needs three meals a day and only a few sets of clothes. No matter how extravagant he is, he can't use much money in a year."
"The same is true for officials and ministers. No matter how rich they are, they only eat with one mouth and wear the same set of clothes. To put it bluntly, they will only be worth a handful of dirt after death."
"These people can own thousands of acres of fertile land, how can they farm?"
Li Mi vaguely understood what Li Yan meant.
Li Yan continued: "If you ask me, the problem of the Tang Dynasty lies in the word 'equal'."
"The inequality between aristocratic families, ministers, nobles and ordinary people, all the wealth in the world flows to the former. The people work hard in the fields for a year but can only make ends meet. When encountering any disaster, they have to sell their sons and daughters. This is the first in the world.
'Uneven'."
Li Mi nodded and agreed with Li Yan's statement.
Li Mi was a simple man, but since the imperial court moved from Lingwu to Fengxiang Mansion and the war eased slightly, Fengxiang Mansion soon became luxurious.
The imperial court also used a large amount of land to reward meritorious officials, and the land annexation in Guanzhong became even more serious.
Of course Li Mi knew the disadvantages of annexation. The so-called permanent property owners have perseverance. What can the people who don't even own their own land use to fight for the Tang Dynasty?
When they arrived in Longyou, Li Bi also knew that wherever King Jianning went, he would search for land, force large households to split their household registrations, sell off the excess land, and then grant land to ordinary people.
This is also the reason why Longyou is rich and the soldiers and civilians dare to fight.
Now Li Mi was in awe of Li Yan. He who could think of this level already had the image of a sage king.
Li Yan continued: "In addition to the inequality of poverty and wealth, there were many imbalances in the Tang Dynasty."
"The world's materials are gathered in the two capitals, and the world's taxes are collected to support the two capitals. There is an imbalance between the capital and the Hedong, Jianghuai."
"The emphasis on family origin, the practice of writing imperial examinations, and the disparity between students from high-ranking noble families and students from poor families."
"The officials in the capital are valued more than the localities. It is a shame that the ministers of the imperial court are left to their own devices. The officials in the capital are prosperous while the local officials are wasted and unable to move."
Li Yan sighed and said: "The Theory of Colonization and Expansion mentioned by Jiang Lun has far-reaching intentions. It is a historical law summarized from a macro perspective. It is naturally worthy of vigilance."
"But the Tang Dynasty has not yet reached the point in the book. You must know that the biggest problem of the Tang Dynasty today is not the lack of abundant products, nor the large population, but the 'unequalness'."
Li Mi stared at King Jianning. He did not expect that Li Yan could see the world's problems so clearly at such a young age.
How did he know that Li Yan's tactics were also learned from the history books of later generations.
The Anlushan Rebellion was essentially an unequal distribution between Guanzhong in Gyeonggi Province and Hedong in Hebei Province.
In later generations, the Niu-Li party struggle that entangled the entire middle and late Tang Dynasty was also an imbalance between the rich and the poor.
Li Yan added: "No matter how big the world is and how abundant the products are, if the problem of inequality cannot be solved, there will still be people who have no food to eat and there will still be people who are dissatisfied. That's why the Analects of Confucius says, 'Don't suffer from poverty or inequality'."
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Li Mi cupped his hands and said, "It is a blessing to the Tang Dynasty that Your Highness has this idea."
Li Yan continued: "The reason why I want to seize the direct descendants is because I feel that I can divide the world better than others."
"Jiang Lun was right when he said that population is the curse of this land, but he did not say that population is also the most precious thing in this land."
"People live and work in peace and contentment, and when they have money, they will naturally buy more things."
"If you buy wine, the wine shop owner will make money, and the wine shop owner can buy a new set of clothes for his wife and children."
"The wine shop owner's wife and children buy new clothes, which also brings income to the tailor."
"If the tailor's business is good, the owner of the dyeing workshop can make money and pay wages to the workers."
"These workers will continue to spend money after they have received money. Only in this way can all industries prosper. This is what Master Mi saw in Longyou."
"This gold and silver has meaning only if it circulates, instead of rotting in the royal family's treasury, rotting in the private treasury of aristocratic families, or rotting in the accounts of wealthy businessmen."
Li Mi said solemnly: "Is what your Highness wants to implement the national policy of 'equalizing the rich and the poor'?"
Li Yan shook his head and said: "Equalizing wealth is easy to say, but extremely difficult to implement. Moreover, equalizing wealth will also encounter other problems. What I want to do is to 'suppress mergers'."
There is one more thing that Li Yan did not say. The reason why Longyou can be so prosperous is not only the long-standing policy of Dasuo Maoyue and cracking down on land annexation by powerful powers, but also the more important reason is technological progress.
Longyou has begun to develop steam engines. Steam power has liberated manpower and promoted industrial upgrading. This is also the reason why Longyou can be more prosperous.
It was also because the cake was getting bigger and bigger, and the powerful nobles in Longyou also benefited from this rolling wave of advancement, so they willingly supported Li Yan.
But as the territory grows larger, this matter will not be as easy as in Longyou.
There are numerous conflicts and problems in various places, and it is impossible for players to solve all problems.
New indigenous bureaucrats like Liu Yan and Yang Yan, who came from local indigenous backgrounds and were nurtured among players, gradually played more roles in Longyou's yamen.
And someone who is familiar with the situation in the Central Plains and knows the emperor and court ministers well is what Li Yan needs now.
After Li Mi listened, he was silent for a long time and said:
"His Majesty Lingwufu Zuo ascended the throne, and now he doesn't mind supporting another emperor to ascend the throne."
Li Mi raised his head and looked at Li Yan and said, "But I still have a word of advice for Your Highness."
Li Yan quickly said: "Master Mi, please speak."
Li Mi said: "Winning the country incorrectly will bring harm to all generations. I hope that Your Highness will not be too anxious about that position."
Li Yan immediately understood that this was Li Mi's advice to him not to kill his father and usurp the throne.
He quickly assured him, "Master Mi, don't worry, Tan will never do anything like Xuanwu Sect."
Li Mi sighed and said, "Please be patient with Xuanwu Sect matters and don't do what Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty did."