After thinking for a long time, Zhao Xi felt that it would be appropriate to explain it to his own woman.
The main thing is that there are some concepts and common sense, but he only knows what is happening but does not know why. It is difficult for him to explain it clearly in a formal way.
"My lords, it is bitterly cold in Liaoxia, and the warmth of wool is no less than that of fur, and it can fit close to the body and is easy to clean. If wool is made into ready-made clothes, the people of Liaoxia will also like it."
"In this way, the purchase of wool is like the Dongchuan copper mine, the Liao and Xia sheep are raised to provide raw materials, and the imperial dynasty makes the finished products and then trades them. This is one."
"Secondly, the value of the new currency itself depends on the number of coins supervised by the money. In other words, the court can use the new currency to influence the income of the people of Liaoxia and determine the quality and quantity of the sheep they raise, which is equivalent to indirectly controlling Liaoxia."
This principle should be understandable.
Just like my own servants, if you work, I will reward you. If you don’t work, you will not be rewarded. If you do more or less, it is up to you whether you will be rewarded or not.
These words were straightforward, but the issues they mentioned were huge. So the entire Chui Gong Hall fell silent for a while.
We need to give everyone time to digest. Zhao Xi lit the red clay stove and started making tea. It was making tea, not boiling it.
During the Southern Expedition, in Xuzhou, he finally saw fresh and tender tea leaves. He didn't know how to fry tea, so he just dried it and brought it back. The taste was not mellow, but it was refreshing in the mouth compared to boiling seasonings.
I don’t know how to play Kung Fu Cha, but I still know a little bit about it.
After the order was almost finished, I poured tea for my father and all the gentlemen, very respectfully.
Zhao Zhen drank it and thought it tasted better than boiled tea.
It's just that he can't care about drinking tea now. Xi'er said this today, and it seems that he can understand a little bit.
"This is……"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Fu Bi felt that it was not the time to talk about drinks.
"Your Highness, are you king?"
After all, they are elites. When Fu Bi opened his mouth, everyone's expressions showed that everyone was thinking deeply.
Strategies have always been what scholars focus on. Putting aside the method of trading wool and simply thinking about reason, these gentlemen can figure it out.
"The royal way must be implemented on the basis of conquering and even defeating fear. As Xianggong said, if the wool issue goes on for a long time, the people's livelihood of Liaoxia and the country will inevitably become inseparable."
"Or interdependence is more appropriate. Liao and Xia are not good at farming, but they are good at herding, and the manufacturing of fancy machinery lags behind that of the imperial court. In this way, the final situation is inseparable."
"But one thing is that the barbarians of Liao and Xia have a predatory nature. If the country cannot protect itself, or if its military equipment is insufficient to compete, it is a crime to possess a treasure."
These things are all connected one after another. A country is inherently complicated and nothing can be discussed alone.
Zhao Xi has been thinking about it for a long time, but he only has a rough prototype. If he wants to realize it, regardless of the internal constraints within the country, even if the monarch and his ministers are united, it will take ten or eight years, or even longer, to realize it.
"Your Highness, the actual situation of the country's armaments is well known to everyone. To achieve what Your Highness plans, it is not a one-time thing, it needs to be done step by step."
What Wen Yanbo said is also true. Two thousand soldiers from the guard battalion compared with one Xiangxi Jingxi Road Forbidden Army. Although there was a gap in his command, the quality of the soldiers was the fundamental reason.
"What Kuanfu said is absolutely true. Your Highness, this plan is far-reaching. If it can be realized, it will be an inheritance for eternity."
There is a Ruruo, that is to say, I very much agree with His Highness's plan, but it will not be easy to make it happen.
Fan Xiang’s Ten Articles and Chen’s plans were also planned at the beginning, so what was the result? It was not aborted!
If the Qingli New Deal can continue to this day, His Highness the Crown Prince's current plan can be progressed as quickly as possible, and he can also see the country unite the Western pirates and regain Yanyun in his lifetime.
It's just... thinking of these, Fu Bi can't help but blame the officials.
Now that you know how to lay the foundation for His Highness the Crown Prince? Wish you had thought about it earlier?
"My dear Sirs, by recruiting workers and ordering the guard battalions to be dispersed among the armies of the country and the dynasty, Xi is actually trying to gain some understanding of the military equipment of the country and the dynasty."
"Coins are used as a means, like setting an arrow on a string. When to draw the bow and when to release the arrow, it all depends on the court. Now we only need to polish the bow and make excellent arrows!"
"When the situation develops to the point where sheep cannibalize people, the army of the country and the DPRK will have been reorganizing it for ten to eight years to the point where it can protect itself and even be invincible. That is when the imperial court releases its arrows."
Zhao Xi was a little excited when he said it, his thinking became clearer, and at least he knew the result clearly.
"Sheep eat people?"
"Oh, gentlemen, it is human nature to seek profit. Wool traders and dynasties do not affect the original value of sheep. In other words, the value of sheep will increase."
"Liao Xia Xungui is also a human being, and he also has the nature of pursuing profit. Since raising sheep is of high value, it is natural to raise more sheep. Therefore, raising cattle, horses, and even cultivated land will be abandoned."
"If it develops to the extreme, people will not consider the survival of human beings because of the benefits of raising sheep, or they don't care about human survival. That would be sheep eating people!"
This is not alarmist; later generations will have such lessons.
This is not impossible. These elites and ministers are all masters who have seen everyone in the world and experienced everything in the world. How can they not understand what Zhao Xi said?
“The country should ban sheep farming!”
This is a bit much. Besides, if the court really bans it, it will actually lead more people to raise sheep.
The imperial dynasty controlled liquor. Go and see, that scholar-bureaucrat does not make wine at home? The imperial dynasty banned green salt. Then ask the Western Army, that military leader does not engage in private salt business?
Prohibition and control mean huge profits.
"No need! Sir, there is only one secret method of wool weaving, which means that the buyer has the initiative. Whose wool is purchased and the price is decided by the imperial court."
Sometimes banning means letting go, because there is a way to ban it. If it is eliminated directly from the source, no one will do it.
Besides, the food produced in the country's small territory is only enough to provide enough food and clothing. For a nation that is deeply rooted in agriculture, who is willing to give up farming and raise sheep?
"Your Highness, this matter should not be discussed in the court. You don't need to know the court to spin wool. It's not that you don't believe in the ethics of your ministers, but the fact is that the stakes are too large. The smaller the scope, the more conducive to achieving the goal."
Zhao Xi extremely suspected that Wen Yanbo had the idea of eating alone.
After discussion, everyone knows that this may have immeasurable prospects, not to mention the natural profits.
Everyone nodded... Even if they didn't discuss it in the court, Zhao Xi didn't even think about dividing it into a small area.
By uniting the majority, even the majority of the court officials, he will have benefits that he is reluctant to part with... This is Zhao Xi's consistent principle.
"My lords, I understand. It's just that due to the copper and iron mines, as well as the canal transportation lines, etc., the East Palace is a bit stretched. I hope you won't be stingy and support the imperial court with some money and food."
"In addition, spinning threads is a matter for women. The East Palace would like to send Zhao Qin to take care of it. If Zhao Qin comes to visit later, please inform all the ladies and let them discuss it."
Everyone likes this, literati don’t talk about money and goods, women don’t matter. So just do it like this.
Zhao Zhen felt a little indescribable when he saw his son and his husband cheating smoothly.