Li Tai felt that he had created a king, so Yu Wentai would have to praise him profusely, and Yu Jin and others would also have to look at him with admiration.
So after he finished saying this, he paused deliberately to give everyone time to praise and sigh. However, after he waited for a while, the expected praise did not come out. Only Yu Wentai said in a daze: "
Keep talking! How can Yanzheng and Tuntian be connected as one?"
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Seeing that these three people really didn't understand, Li Tai couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, all prophets are lonely.
However, during this pause, he also had some doubts in his heart as to whether the Kaizhong method he was about to propose was suitable for the historical background of the Western Wei Dynasty.
After pondering for a while, he asked again: "I would like to ask, how is the country's salt industry supervised and managed now? How is it done by the officials, and how is it done by the people?"
"The salt used by the officials and the people mostly comes from the two salt pools east of Hedong and Xi'an Prefecture. A supervisor will be set up to control the salt tax, and the officials and the people will lose it, and everyone will do what they want."
This question was a bit detailed, and Yu Wentai did not answer it immediately. Yu Jin thought for a while and then spoke.
That’s it? Gone?
Li Tai was a little confused when he heard this answer. He thought for a moment and then said: "The salt industry is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, but the imperial court has no legal order to monitor it carefully?"
It was Yu Jin who explained again: "In the previous dynasty, there was indeed an old custom of selling salt in the market, but the salt officials were often corrupt and corrupt, and there were many abuses. The state cared for the people, and did not compete for profits with the people. It allowed the people to produce, and taxes were subsidized.
. Occasionally, a salt department is established, but most salt ponds cannot help..."
In Li Tai's concept, he only felt that the salt monopoly seemed to be one of the characteristics of the feudal dynasty. But after listening to Yu Jin's explanation, he realized that since the founding of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was no special monopoly on the salt industry.
Extract tax profits.
After the restructuring of Taihe, salt officials were set up for a period of time, but they were only to meet the needs of the imperial government and the government. There was little interference in the more general salt production and trading.
After the separation of the East and West in the Northern Wei Dynasty, although the salt ponds in Hedong and Xi'an Prefecture were owned by the Western Wei Dynasty, the imperial court did not have much control over them.
The production and sales of salt ponds in Hedong are mainly controlled by wealthy families in Hedong such as Pei, Liu, and Xue.
The reason why these wealthy families turned to the Western Wei Dynasty was mainly based on the interests of the salt industry, in addition to the legal system brought by Xiaowu's westward migration.
The Western Wei Dynasty was weak and needed to rely on the large tribes in Hedong to resist the attack of the Eastern Wei. In addition, the main markets for Hedong salt such as Guanzhong and Western Henan were all under the control of the Western Wei. Based on the dual needs of political stance and local interests, most of the large tribes in Hedong relied on the Western Wei.
Yanchi in Xi'an Prefecture is an area where miscellaneous Hu people gather. Production must be guaranteed by force. Since the Western Wei Dynasty did not have many troops stationed in Beizhou, the interests of Yanchi were not completely controlled. There were still many Di Qiang and other Hu people involved.
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In short, although the salt ponds in the two places were located under the rule of the Western Wei Dynasty, due to various reasons, the Bafu could not completely control the production and sales of the salt industry. The profits of the salt industry were mainly controlled by local powerful people and border Hu chiefs.
in their hands.
After learning this, Li Tai was a little dumbfounded. The fundamental reason for the implementation of the Kaizhong Law was based on the state's systematic control of the salt industry. The government used salt as a bargaining chip in exchange for private power to transport supplies and grain to the border villages.
But now we don’t even have this foundation, so why talk about salt to lead to Kaizhong!
What Yu Jin said about not competing with the people for profit is bullshit. Since the founding of the Western Wei Dynasty, there have been frequent wars. Households in Guanzhong who share their land are almost squeezed out of their shit. When there is a famine, it is a crime to even store food at home. Doesn't this count?
Competing with the people?
In the final analysis, the regime still lacks prestige and governance. The profits of the salt industry have been withheld by local powerful people, and it is unable to control and regulate across regions.
It should be noted that the salt and iron franchise is not just as simple as directly collecting profits, but the overall regulation of national resources formed by this is the most important.
However, the government of the Western Wei Dynasty is currently only integrating resources based on household registration, rent transfer, war expropriation and other methods. The savings of people in Guanzhong can only be concentrated in Guanzhong, but it is not easy to dispatch them to other places. Those who suffer from drought will die from drought, and those who will die from flood will die.
At least in terms of economics, it is severely isolated and does not look like a unified regime at all.
Faced with such a situation, Li Tai felt helpless and a bit blind. Many of his subsequent ideas were based on the implementation of the opening method. If this was not done, many things would become very difficult to do.
Yu Wentai saw that Li Tai was full of confidence just now, but now he was a little depressed, and he was also curious in his heart, so he said: "If you have any questions about the strategy, there is no harm in speaking up. If it can really benefit the national economy, why be afraid?"
difficult!"
Hearing Yu Wentai's encouragement, Li Taicai cheered up and continued: "The basis of my plan is to end the official production of salt. The Taiwan government will determine how much salt to produce, and the number of households in Liangzhou County will determine the sales. The production of salt is 100,000.
Shi then introduced one hundred thousand pieces of salt to the people and sold it, without overusing the market, so that all the people could enjoy the taste. There was a fixed supply of salt, and the people had regular food..."
When Yuwentai heard this, his eyes lit up, but he did not speak immediately, he just lowered his head to think and weigh.
From the ruler's point of view, he certainly hopes to strengthen the control and management of the people. If this salt introduction system can be established, aside from the interests involved, it will at least add a new way of controlling states and counties in the Bafu.
The control method can also promote the growth of registered households.
But not to mention Xi'an Prefecture, the ownership of the salt ponds in Hedong alone is a headache. Hedong is the front line against the Eastern Dynasty. If the foundation of rule is shaken because of salt profits, the loss cannot be compensated by financial interests.
Now that he has spoken, Li Tai no longer worries about whether this policy is feasible. He only tells his idea and lets Yu Wentai worry about whether it can be implemented and how far it can be achieved.
Yu Wentai's understanding and control of the political power is much more comprehensive and in-depth than his own. He is only responsible for making suggestions and has no power to worry about anything else.
Then he continued: "After the salt guide is established, we can base it on this, let the people transport grain to the border, calculate the transportation distance, and distribute the salt guide in quantity, and take the salt for distribution. When the grain is transferred, the greatest consumption will be in
On the way, if we can reclaim wasteland on the border and collect supplies on the spot, then the officials and the people will have convenience, and the army will have enough food!
The southern border of Dongxia Prefecture has abundant water and grass, which is suitable for cultivation. The people moved to the border and jointly defended the territory. The traces of barbarians disappeared and grain and silk were constantly coming out. The Siluo River often overflowed in the territory of Toyin, and the Kuli River in Hexi Province lacked weirs and dams.
, floods and droughts are not regulated, if canals can be opened to connect them, it will greatly benefit the area..."
When Li Tai was still in Shaanbei, he had already conceived the idea of establishing a foothold in Nanniwan, opening up fields, and preparing for border defense. Unlike the powerful and powerful people in Guanzhong, there were large areas of wasteland that could be occupied at will, and the conditions for cultivation were
Although not as good as Guanzhong, it can still win with quantity.
The key point in this is to connect Luoshui, Kulichuan, and even the clear water above through artificial canals, so that the regional water network can form a whole. While creating a foundation for farming, defenses can also be set up along the various water networks.
, and gradually managed northern Shaanxi from a barren state.
The lower reaches of Luoshui River is the well-developed Guanzhong Plain, which can be used as a rear area, not only as a supply base, but also as a broad market. The upper reaches of Luoshui River are used for herding, farming, and fighting, which can combine the resources in the region with those of the lower reaches.
Exchange what is needed and make reasonable allocations to form a complementary ecosystem.
Not to mention anything else, when Li Tai attacked those Hu tribes before, many prisoners, cattle, sheep and other trophies had to be thrown away because there was no system to digest them. Li Tai now feels distressed just thinking about it.
But if you want to establish a large-scale reclamation in northern Shaanxi, the personnel and material dispatch involved are obviously not something Li Tai can do. Even Yu Wentai can't do it, otherwise he wouldn't be strategically involved in northern Shaanxi.
Sexual renunciation.
However, the Kaizhong method can perfectly solve this problem. Through the profits of the salt industry, the surplus human resources in Guanzhong can be transferred to northern Shaanxi, and it can also alleviate the situation of Guanzhong's narrow township and insufficient cultivated land for equal farming.
After listening to Li Tai's plan as a whole, Yu Wentai finally changed his expression, stood up, pointed at him, and laughed: "Boshan's plan is a great good. Without the great ambition of the country, how can it be astonishing to the world?"
A profound plan! Since I joined the affair, the plans I have made every time have been deeply rooted in my heart. It is really, really true that we are so compatible..."
In his excitement, he couldn't even find the right words to express. He walked back and forth around the eucalyptus for a moment, looking at Li Tai with burning eyes. It took him a while to realize that Yu Jin and others were still there.
Only then did he sit back in embarrassment, his expression calmed down a little, and he turned to Li Tai and said: "What was captured in the previous battle does not need to be entered into the mansion, it is all for your use. Luoshui will set up three defenses and choose a place to station more as soon as possible. Dongxia Prefecture...
…Do you have any recommendations for people in Dongxia Prefecture who can get along well with each other?"
As soon as this statement came out, not only Yu Jin and Yifeng who were present at the table were shocked, but Li Tai was also startled. Look at what this means. If it weren't for his age and qualifications that were not enough to control the big states, Yu Wentai might even be the governor of Dongxia Prefecture.
Arrange everything for yourself.
Although Li Tai was not directly appointed as the governor of Dongxia Prefecture, Yu Wentai also made it clear that he wanted to choose a candidate who could get along well with him, which also meant that Li Tai should be given priority in the subsequent distribution of power.
Li Tai has made many suggestions before, and has been praised by Yu Wentai, but this is the first time that he has been so powerful as this time.
Since Yuwentai has said this, Li Tai will certainly not be polite. Regardless of whether Yuwentai listens to him or not, just saying his name is a favor.
After pondering for a moment, he clasped his fists again and said: "Master Wu'an Li Xianqing is very loyal and brave. I have always admired him. It would be an honor to work with him!"
When Yu Wentai heard that he actually named Li Mu, he was a little surprised at first, but then he laughed and said: "Then Li Mu, haha, this person never thought that one day he would need to be promoted by Shao Jin of the Yitai Prefecture."
At the table, when Yu Jin and Yifeng saw that Daxingtai was so obedient to the young man Li Tai, they were filled with emotion and even a little envious.