As soon as the New Year is over, spring arrives immediately. www.biquge.info The ice and snow have melted, the land has become soft, birds are flying high in the sky, and rabbits and foxes are running on the ground. The willow tree quietly spat out the buds, and the peach apricot shy showed the flower buds.

The wind blowing on the face is no longer chilly, and it makes people feel refreshed.

Li Shen walked briskly into the back office, and as soon as he arrived in Li Di's courtyard, he saw him sitting in the sun. Li Di's hair was pale, he was wearing reading glasses, and he was intently reading the first draft of "Rich Country and Security Policy" that he brought back years ago.

When he arrived, Li Shen coughed lightly and saluted: "Xianggong, the counties have already handed in the pleadings for spring ploughing." ”

Li Di raised his head, took off his reading glasses, and said to Li Shen: "It's good for you to have an idea about these, if there is nothing particularly important, you don't need to report it to me." By the way, two days ago, I asked you to put the official seal, did you receive it? ”

"Roger. The prince is in love, and the lower officials are grateful, but the official seal is the authority of the imperial court, how can it be placed in the lower officials? ”

Li Di smiled and said, "What's wrong with putting it there with you?" Even if it's with me, it's also kept by a small official, and I don't know when it was used and printed. Okay, you have the same seal, unless the affairs in the state are particularly important, just make your own decisions. ”

Li Shen bowed and nodded yes.

Local political affairs must be signed by the state and the general judge, and there are very few things that can be decided by a chief official. This was supposed to prevent the magistrate from making a big move, but it also caused delays. Li Di trusted Li Shen, so he simply handed over the official seal of Zhizhou to him, and let him deal with the general government affairs directly. The official seal is not carried by the chief, but is kept by a special public official, and the chief official is handed over to the chief's hall during the day, and the seal is used by the official on duty, and the chief official takes it back at night to prevent his officials from secretly abusing it. Now the two official seals are in the hands of Li Shen, which is equivalent to the combination of the Chief's Hall and the General Judgment Hall.

Letting Li Shen sit down, Li Di patted the book in his hand and said, "I have read this booklet you have roughly read, and I have something to tell you." You write it down, and if you think it's useful, bring it to Xu Ping and see if it's useful. ”

Li Shen arched his hand: "The prime minister advises, and the lower officials listen to it!" ”

"Don't be so serious, just when we talk normally, we can listen to it, and if we can't, we just listen." Li Di waved his hand. "Coming up with this book, it can be seen that Xu Ping really used his brain, and last year's new deal was not a whim. Since he raised the sugar business in Yongzhou, the increase in money and grain income has been extensive, and it can be said that no one has been able to compare since the founding of this dynasty. In the past, Yongzhou was remote, and everyone only knew that he had increased his income so much grain and recruited many households, but no one could say what the specific situation was. Although the recitals he sent to the court were written in detail, the officials were preconceived and always felt that they were a bit exaggerated and no one paid attention to them. A few years ago, he presided over the Salt and Iron Division in the Third Division, and discussed the money law, but he did not change the money policy, and everyone only felt a little novel about his statement. As for the newly opened field business, the Sansi shop, which has come up with a lot of new things, just to say that he has a clever mind. The only thing is to abolish the depreciation of the officials' salaries and pay all the real money, so that the officials in the capital can really benefit. ”

Li Shen said: "Before, everyone didn't know what Xu Ducao thought in his heart, and he was indeed a little negligent. ”

"Yes, look at this book "Rich Country Security Policy", Xu Longtu's ambition is not small! At the same time, enriching the country and making the people safe, this kind of thing used to be dismissed as nonsense and completely impossible even if some people thought about it. There is a certain amount of wealth in the world, and if it is not in the government, it is in the people, and it is important for the government, so as to be quiet, and to love the people sparingly. If you don't disturb the people and give less, the people will naturally be rich. This is not only the truth, but also the official motto of being an official, and those who do so are good officials, and the opposite is harming the people. Now Xu Ping has reversed all this, according to the book, wealth is created by human labor, not only is there no fixed number, but there is no absence from the government but in the people. As long as the method is appropriate, the government will have more money in its hands, and the money in the hands of the people will also rise. ”

Li Shendao: "In fact, the sages are not without similar sayings, Guanzi recruited businessmen, made the people boil the sea for salt, and the Qi country enjoyed the benefits of salt and iron, and eventually became a generation of overlords." The theory of salt and iron, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used Sang Hong sheep, is also a political principle. ”

Li Di shook his head: "It's different." The theory of salt and iron is still about accumulation, and this dynasty is dedicated to salt and tea and wine, and many people have figured out this truth. In fact, it is very clear in this book that the salt ban is equivalent to an increase in the tax of the whole people, the wine ban is equivalent to a tax on the rich, and the tea ban is in between. Salt and iron are fundamentally different from the wealth that can be created in this book. To be honest, if it weren't for Xu Longtu's actions on Jingxi Road this year, I would think this statement was nonsense! ”

Counsellor Lee excelled in financial management, but his thinking was more traditional, and he was always accustomed to moving closer to the experience of the future. In particular, the fifth Qi and Liu Yan of the Tang Dynasty, two financial experts, their policies Li Shen has studied more deeply. Li Shen did the part of trade in "Rich Country and Security Policy", and his understanding of basic theories was far inferior to that of Li Jing and Wang Gongchen.

Putting down the book in his hand, Li Di said to Li Shen: "General judgment, you have participated in the compilation of this book, do you have such a feeling, if you continue to do what is said in this "Rich Country and Security Policy", the world will change greatly!" ”

Li Shen thought for a while before saying: "Sometimes I do think so, but if I think about it carefully, it may not be." Since the Five Emperors, what kind of things have not happened in history for thousands of years? Worried about the great changes in the world, but it is just unfounded. Of course, this is just my feeling, and Xianggong may think differently. ”

"It's going to change! In the past, when it was said that the world was rich, it was because the cultivator had his land, and this dynasty did not suppress annexation, and I don't know how many people criticized it. But according to this book, it doesn't matter whether the tiller has a field or not, as long as he produces more and more grain. I would have said that this was a fallacy, but there are examples of field work and sugar work there, and there is nothing to say. From the three divisions down to the local states and counties, from the pit smelting salt field to the restaurant and the house, countless businesses are in the hands of the officials, and many people say that they are competing with the people for profit. But according to what is said in this book, this is not only not a competition for the benefit of the people, but also for the benefit of the people. With these officials' field affairs, the wealth of the whole society has risen, and the people have more business to do and greater profits to seek. If it was before, who dared to say this, I would definitely dismiss it as nonsense, but this year, there is a cotton cloth business in Xijing City, and I don't know how many people in the city have made a lot of money by selling cotton cloth in the fieldwork, and I don't know how many people have made a fortune just by making ready-to-wear. The facts are here, what else do you have to say? Jingxi Road does not have a new policy for our Mengzhou and Xiangzhou, and as a result, our two states have the worst evaluation. Zhang Qi is a military minister, he has been emperor in the domain since he was a child, he doesn't care about this, he is sentenced, he doesn't say it, I always feel shameless in my heart! ”

Speaking of this, Li Di shook his head again and again: "The world is about to change!" Xu Ping said that he wanted to establish the law of eternity, if it was said in this book "Rich Country and People's Policy", Xu Ping could really prove it one by one, and the world would change greatly! ”

Listening to Li Di's words, Li Shen's heart was a little apprehensive, and he asked in a low voice: "Xianggong thinks, is this a good thing or a bad thing?" ”

"The country is rich and the people are safe, if you can really do these two things, of course it is a good thing! What are we reading the books of sages, entering the court as officials, and traveling around the world? Is it just for that little bit of money? In today's world, it is only a matter of one or two generations and decades for the rich to become poor and the poor to become rich. Even if he is a very popular minister, in order to be the prime minister of the dynasty, can he ensure the wealth of his descendants? The prime ministers and ministers of the two dynasties of Taizu and Taizong, how many people are there now whose children and grandchildren have no food and clothing! If Xu Ping can really achieve the wealth of the country and the peace of the people, then this book is enough to be the law of eternity and pass on to future generations! ”

Li Shen said: "Xia Guan also thinks so. The so-called sage avenue, isn't it also to govern the world, so that the country can be strong and the people rich? As long as the country is rich and the people are safe, this book is useful! ”

Li Di gently stroked the "Rich Country Security and People's Policy" in his hand, and was silent for a while. Since the five generations, the rise and fall of the people, honor and disgrace, has been constantly interpreting the phrase impermanence. Stories of the rich suddenly becoming poor, and the poor getting rich overnight, happen all the time. Even if he became a great official, he was rich and noble in his lifetime, and it is difficult to guarantee what his descendants will become. Zhang Xun, the privy deputy envoy at the time of Taizong, was originally an old minister of the domain, and he was noble enough to govern all the way, right? His grandson Zhang Xian also won the Jinshidi, but his descendants couldn't even keep their own house. Some time ago, because his children and grandchildren had no food and clothing, he had to sell his mansion to Cheng Lin, and he was cheated by Cheng Lin.

Social consciousness is determined by social existence, and such a rich and expensive social environment has shaped people's minds in this era. Some people accept this reality, accept new things calmly, and constantly break through the old shackles and have the courage to break big. There are also some people who are afraid of this unprecedented mobility of social classes, and desperately want to pull society back into the old track, in a vain attempt to re-establish a stable and unchanging social order.

In the words of Xu Ping's previous life, this era gave birth to not only an infinite number of reformers who broke the old and established the new, but also gave birth to many stubborn conservatives who tried to stabilize the old order. The two camps are-for-tat, and neither side has no shortage of supporters.

Li Di is a neutral faction, he was born in a poor family, and when he was a child, he was known by the literary master Liu Kai, and thought that he had the talent of public assistance. Although there were some twists and turns in the entrance examination, he was finally the champion of high school, known by two generations of emperors, and was promoted to Zaifu. He doesn't have any idea that his descendants will be rich and prosperous for generations, the world will change when it changes, as long as it changes for the better.

This is Li Di's fundamental position, and it is also the reason why he gladly accepted the Mengzhou appraisal at the end of the road, and immediately decided to carry out a new administration in the next year. Carefully reading this book "Rich Country Security and People's Policy" is also the same reason.