Another day passed and Li Shimin still did not return to the palace.
At this time, Empress Changsun asked the eunuch beside her.
"Where is your Majesty now?"
"Your Majesty the Queen, your Majesty is still in the library and has not come back."
The eunuch said so.
Empress Changsun was very puzzled.
Because this has never happened before, Li Shimin will not be outside all the time.
This puzzled her very much.
"What is your Majesty doing in the library?"
Queen Changsun asked this.
"I heard that because he was learning some knowledge, His Majesty would sometimes forget to eat in the library, and would discuss it with the administrator from time to time."
The eunuch said again.
Queen Changsun murmured: "Is this so?"
"Your Majesty, Queen, do you need me to go and talk to Your Majesty?"
"No need, I'll go over and take a look."
Empress Changsun said immediately.
If you disturb Li Shimin at this time, you may be scolded by Li Shimin.
So she might as well go to the library and have a look. Maybe she can find out what Li Shimin is studying in the library.
Therefore, Queen Changsun set off immediately.
She was going to the Tang Library. She went out in a low-key manner this time and did not attract too many people's attention. Even Empress Changsun chose the subway to travel.
The distance between the library and Tai Chi Palace is only about five kilometers. With such a small distance, it only takes ten minutes at most to take the subway.
If you drive yourself, it's almost the same.
But she wanted to keep things simple.
So I took the subway.
She was accompanied by several guards.
After getting on the subway and heading to the library, Queen Changsun discovered that there were quite a lot of people on the subway today.
Maybe it's like this every day.
The more people there are, the more it proves that Chang'an's economy is developing well.
Unemployment is extremely low.
Therefore, this is a manifestation of prosperity.
If there is a depression, people will not be willing to go out.
But when everyone was waiting to get on the subway.
No one was surprised by the arrival of Queen Changsun. Perhaps everyone had regarded Queen Changsun as just an ordinary person. After all, in everyone's subconscious, they believed that the Queen would not appear on the subway. Even if someone recognized her, she would not appear on the subway.
She didn't dare to step forward to recognize the appearance of the eldest grandson Queen.
It would be so embarrassing if they admitted they were wrong. Moreover, it was very busy with people coming and going. No one paid special attention to them.
Not to mention guessing whether they are from the palace.
After Queen Changsun and others got on the subway, the subway opened three stations.
Finally we arrived at the library station.
The intersection of Library Station and the subway exit are actually connected.
You can see it clearly under the subway.
So after exiting the subway station, the group of people took the elevator to the library.
After getting off the elevator, I saw the first floor of the library.
Empress Changsun knew in advance that Li Shimin's floor was on the seventh floor. After she entered the library, she saw the huge interior of the library. The library at this time was many times larger than the previous library. And the inside was
The collection of books is quite rich. There are also many people who come to the library to read.
The arrival of Queen Changsun did not cause much of a sensation because no one knew her. She also liked such things, so she and everyone else climbed up the stairs until they reached the seventh floor.
Li Shimin's position is easy to debate, because there are very few people in one place, while other places are already crowded. Some people even took out their mobile phones to take pictures of Li Shimin. After all, the appearance of the emperor is rarely seen among the people, and
Now in the library, everyone can take photos of the emperor's every move.
Li Shimin was generous and allowed everyone to take pictures together. What he brought to people was positive energy. This helped his reputation to a certain extent.
At this moment, Queen Changsun appeared. Many guards saw Queen Changsun and immediately saluted the queen.
Look at them like this.
The entire seventh floor people were in a state of excitement. They were noisy and saw Queen Changsun one after another. At the same time, they were very excited. Queen Changsun also nodded to everyone very politely.
Everyone started taking pictures.
Empress Changsun also allowed everyone to take photos.
She walked straight to where Li Shimin was and found a place to sit down. Li Shimin was still reading a book and was unaware of the appearance of Empress Changsun.
At this time Empress Changsun said: "Your Majesty, it has been almost three days since you came to the library."
At this time, Li Shimin raised his head and looked at Queen Changsun, who was a little shocked.
"Queen, how did you get here?"
Obviously, he didn't know that Queen Changsun would come.
He probably didn't know how many days he hadn't been home.
Because the books here are so great.
And he refused to go back.
The reason is to learn more knowledge here.
"I couldn't find His Majesty in the palace. After asking the eunuch, I found out that His Majesty was studying in the library. So I wanted to come over and have a look. To see what was going on, I didn't expect that His Majesty was really here.
study."
When Li Shimin heard this, he felt a little embarrassed.
Followed him and said: "Yes, Queen! When I was governing the country recently, I found that I was somewhat incapable of doing what I wanted. The knowledge I had learned before and the experience of my ancestors were simply not enough to support the continued management of the economy of the Tang Dynasty. So.
I came here to learn economic-related knowledge, and I have learned a lot these days."
When he said this, Li Shimin was very happy.
Because this time it was rewarding.
Queen Changsun was a little puzzled.
"I don't know, what did your Majesty gain?"
Queen Changsun asked following Li Shimin's words.
"There is a lot to gain! Especially in trade. If trade is done well, Datang's economy will take off again."
Li Shimin made a key point above.
"Isn't trade what the Shengtang Group has been doing?" Queen Changsun said instead.
"Yes, now I finally know why the Shengtang Group did what it did. It turns out that they have long thought about how to use trade to improve the economy. That's why they created such books. Now I have only read less than 10,000 of these books.
There are still many books waiting for me to read. Come on, Queen, sit aside and let me read some more books!"
Li Shimin obviously has no chance of giving up, and he will continue to read here.
But Queen Changsun said: "Your Majesty, if you don't go back to the Tang Dynasty, the troubles will pile up again."
"There are people from the Sixth Department here. Don't be afraid."
Li Shimin said so.
Yes, there are six people here, so what is he afraid of?
But can the Sixth Division help him much?
Obviously it can't.
He still had to do some important things by himself.
"His Majesty!"
"Come on, queen, let me tell you about the changes that trade has brought to economic growth. I always feel that it is uncomfortable not to say this!"
"Also, you can verify the knowledge I have learned in the past few days. You can also listen and see if what I said is correct."
Li Shimin said again.
What can Queen Changsun say?
If he wants to say it, then let's say it.
"Yes, Your Majesty, please say so!"
Empress Changsun didn't know what Li Shimin wanted to say.
“First of all, trade can promote huge economic growth! Because trade can bring about a larger market and a wider allocation of resources, thereby promoting economic growth. Through trade, Datang’s products can reach more consumers and expand sales.
market, increase the scale of production, and promote economic efficiency and technological development."
"There are many countries that trade with our Tang Dynasty now, and the volume of trade in Nanzhou seems to be getting bigger and bigger recently." Empress Changsun said again.
This involves Li Chengqian again.
Since Li Shimin talked about trade, Queen Changsun would naturally mention Li Chengqian, which made Li Shimin a little unhappy.
But he still said: "Yes, it is not small in size, but it is all agricultural products. However, because of the blessing of agricultural products, it has alleviated a lot of pressure on the people of Datang."
Last time Li Min helped Li Shimin with disaster relief, and during the disaster relief process, Nanzhou also provided a lot of help to Datang.
"Yes, what your Majesty said is absolutely true."
"Next, I will talk about another benefit."
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
“Through these days of study, I know that there are other benefits brought by trade, such as it can provide a variety of product choices: Trade allows goods and services to cross national boundaries, providing consumers with a rich and diverse choice.
Imported goods and services can meet needs that cannot be provided by the internal market and help improve consumers' living standards.
It can also improve people's living standards.
Because of trade relations, it can lower commodity prices and expand consumer purchasing power.
When the domestic market opens to the outside world, competition intensifies, causing businesses to continuously improve productivity and reduce costs in order to retain customers, thereby lowering commodity prices. This means that the same income can purchase more goods and services, improving people's living standards.
."
"Your Majesty, this has been happening all the time, but no one among us is studying it," Empress Changsun said again.
"Yes, if I hadn't seen the book here, I might never have known about it."
Li Shimin said again.
"Yes, Your Majesty has gained so much from coming to the library."
"Because of the trade relationship, it can promote resource allocation and specialized division of labor within Datang.
In this way, the optimal allocation of resources can be achieved, and each country can conduct specialized production according to its own resource endowment and comparative advantages, forming the best global allocation and improving resource utilization efficiency. Through the division of labor among countries, each country can focus on producing and exporting competitive products.
, further promote economic development."
Empress Changsun never expected that Li Shimin's understanding would be so profound.
She never imagined that a trade could have so many benefits.
Therefore, she said: "If this is the case, then we need to deepen cooperation with other countries."
"I am also thinking about this. We can let some countries allocate some things and let them specialize in some things, and our Datang will become the center of the world. As long as Datang has money, it can buy everything in the world, and
We can also export technological products, which everyone must like."
"Yes, then trade should strengthen the relationship between countries, right?"
"Yes, trade can strengthen cooperation and friendly relations. According to what I have seen these days, it can promote cooperation and exchanges between countries, deepen the connections and dependence between each other, and is conducive to maintaining and developing international friendship.
Relations. Through trade cooperation, under the leadership of Datang, we can jointly cope with common challenges and promote stability and prosperity in the world.
All in all, trade has a positive impact on promoting economic growth, improving people's living standards, and promoting the optimal allocation of resources."
"So, what will your Majesty do next?"
"Next, naturally, everyone will learn this knowledge. When the time comes, I will let everyone learn it together, and then let everyone think about what to do next!"
"Your Majesty, this..."
"Governing the Tang Dynasty does not depend on me alone. In addition to trade, there are many methods introduced here."
"for example?"
"If GDP is mentioned here, the higher the value, the better the economy. If there is a big improvement this year compared to previous years, it means rapid development. If it is the other way around, it means stagnation, which is dangerous! Also
Yes, all walks of life need statistics. If you retreat, you have to find out the reasons carefully."
Li Shimin said again.
Then, Li Shimin added: "There is also an explanation of the land reduction labor market. To put it simply, it is whether indicators such as employment rate, unemployment rate and labor force participation rate are normal."
"More than that, there is also the relationship between investment and savings. Encouraging investment as much as possible will make economic development possible."
"There is also technological innovation, which is one of the important driving forces of economic development. By improving technological levels and promoting R&D and innovation, countries or regions can improve productivity, enhance competitiveness, and achieve sustainable development."
Li Shimin said.
Queen Changsun said: "On this point, Shengtang Group will do a good job."
"Indeed, but our court must also intervene and cannot let his family dominate. In this case, we will be too passive."
Li Shimin realized something was wrong again.
So, he wants to invest in technology again.
this is correct.
But now he has money and can invest.
But there may not be enough talent.
But having said that, there are many people who cannot join the Shengtang Group, and Li Shimin can absorb them.
"Your Majesty, your vision has become much higher!" Empress Changsun praised.
"We, the Tang Dynasty, have such great places, why have I never paid attention to them?"
"It seems it's not too late to pay attention to it now," Queen Changsun said.
This is indeed the case, and it is not too late now, and it was only because the Tang Dynasty experienced explosive growth that Li Shimin felt weak.
"Yes, yes, there is nothing wrong, but I have to stay here for a few more days to study hard. If anything happens in the palace, please help me deal with it." In the end, Li Shimin actually asked.
Queen Changsun was shocked.
"Your Majesty, is this really okay?"
She is a little incredible.
That's not something she can do.
"Why not? You've been with me for many years, right?" Li Shimin said instead.
"It's been a long time indeed. But..."
"Some of your opinions are very good, so during this period of time, you will help manage the country, and after I have finished studying, I will carry out some reforms."
Li Shimin finally said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Queen Changsun had to agree.
"Okay, I still have to study, so you can go back first."
Li Shimin finally asked Queen Changsun to go back.