The visitors were Li Zhi, Yang Sine, Li Yifu and other ministers. However, Han Yi saw that Li Zhi was traveling in casual clothes and stopped far away, so he asked Yuanzhe to instruct everyone to continue working, and he met him.

"I am not sure about Han Yi, please see Your Majesty!"

"No gift!"

Li Zhi got off the horse and handed the whip to the guards beside him, Li Yi's mansion, Yang Sine and other ministers also got off the horse.

Li Zhi tidied up his lower clothes and smiled and said, "No wonder I asked someone to look for you just now, but I didn't find him. So you are here!"

Han Yi asked, "What's the matter with Your Majesty?"

"I just want to ask you to come with me to have a look." Li Zhi pointed to the pier in front.

Han Yi said curiously: "Why is Your Majesty?"

He really didn't expect Li Zhi to come here.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "I have heard that there are more scenes in the suburbs of Chang'an in the past few days, which has attracted countless people to visit. I was curious, so I invited Li Zhongshu, General Yang and others to come and take a look." As he said that, he raised his eyes to the pier, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. After a moment, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's true that it's much more spectacular than the imperial court's canal transportation."

Death! Your canal transportation is to transport some private goods to you alone. I sent it to the entire Jiangnan. Can this be compared? Han Yi slightly despised Li Zhi.

Li Yifu said: "Your Majesty doesn't know that this is just Guanzhong Group. There is also Shandong Group in Luoyang. If it is added together, I'm afraid that this river will not be able to fit it."

Li Zhi nodded and asked Han Yi again: "Han Yi, is there so many goods in Chang'an transported to Jiangnan?"

Han Yi didn't know how to answer this question. If not, why are you doing so many ships here? It can be seen that Li Zhi looked serious and didn't seem to be joking, so he replied: "Under the wise leadership of His Majesty, Chang'an is already rich, and its production is far higher than demand, and it is enough to supply outside the past."

"This also depends on the assistance of you, the wise ministers!" Li Zhi laughed and raised his hand forward, "Go over and take a look."

Yuanzhe and others had seen the emperor. When they saw the emperor coming, they were about to come forward, but Han Yi raised his hand to stop him. However, they did not dare to ignore him and stood there blankly, a little at a loss.

However, Li Zhi took the initiative to come forward and asked them about the situation. The key point was that Li Zhi still couldn't believe that there could be so much goods. Qian Dafang and others quickly introduced their goods to the emperor.

This question immediately subverted Li Zhi's traditional concept of canal transportation. What kind of canal transportation is to transport grain, but there is not even a grain of food here, all of which are made of products, such as the four treasures of the study, books, clothes, wine, perfume, jerky meat, best friend rabbit, mat, shoes and socks, ice skates, etc., there is some animal husbandry that conforms to the traditional canal transportation.

"Give it! Give it!"

Suddenly, a hurried scream was heard, and a strong man walked past Li Zhi with a box. The guard in front of Li Zhi was about to stop him, but Li Zhi raised his hand and signaled him to go first.

But this scene also made Li Zhi feel a little curious, and Yuanzhe quickly explained.

"So that's it!" Li Zhi nodded. It happened that a man had just finished unloading the goods and was about to move the goods again. Li Zhi hurriedly shouted: "Your Excellency, please stay."

The man stopped and turned to look at Li Zhi. Of course he didn't know the emperor, but he heard Li Zhi shouting and stood with these merchants. He thought that this person was either rich or noble, and hurriedly said, "Did this young master call me?"

Li Zhi smiled and nodded, saying, "Are you a farmer nearby?"

The man nodded and said, "I am a native of Chang'an County."

Li Zhi said again: "Then why did you come here to move goods?"

"Make money!"

The man said, "It's a slack farming business now, so I'd better come out and find some work to do."

Li Zhi smiled and said, "It seems that you are very satisfied with this job."

The man said, "Of course, I just hope that this is the best thing to do in the future. If the harvest is not good in the future, I can still work and will not starve to death."

Li Zhi nodded.

The man said again: "If this young master has nothing else to do, I will do it first."

"please!"

Li Zhi stretched out his hand, and when the man left, he suddenly looked at Han Yi, just smiled and did not speak.

Han Yi told him back then that he should not put eggs in a basket. At that time, he didn't understand. Now he has some experience. If the harvest is not good, he can still work and will not starve to death. The people's request is very simple. As long as they don't starve to death, the people will not rebel and the country will be more stable.

After walking around this circle, Li Zhi found that he didn't know much about his capital, and said to himself: "I really didn't expect these merchants to produce so many goods."

In the past, it was all home-style production, so how much could it be produced and sold by itself. How could it be sold to other places? This is why the places are quite closed these days and don’t know the outside world at all because there is no reason for everyone to come and go.

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, Chang'an's production line has begun to transform now. This is just the beginning, and more and more will come in the future."

Li Zhi frowned and said, "Production line transformation?"

Han Yi nodded and said, "Your Majesty should know the scale of the Nanjiao garment workshop. Nowadays, merchants all adopt this flow-through model, but the difference between big and small, and productivity has been greatly improved."

"I see!"

Li Zhi nodded. Why did Li Zhi feel so confused? It is because Han Yi's reform was carried out secretly, without saying that there was a big fanfare change. In terms of production, the court was not dominated by the court. The court basically ignored it. This was also the policy of the Tang Dynasty and did not suppress business. This was all dominated by Han Yi's personal behavior. These were all changes that were slowly formed within a few years, but they did not pay much attention to business in politics. This suddenly realized that Li Zhi would of course be a little scared.

Not to mention him, the ministers on the side were also stunned. For them, it seemed to have appeared overnight, which was a little exaggerated, but I didn't know whether it was good or bad, so I just felt it was a little weird.

Lu Chengqing said, "But this person has gone to produce these things, who will grow food? These agriculture and sericulture are the foundation of the country!"

Typical traditional school.

Han Yi said: "Shu Lu, do you know how many people there are in Chang'an and how much leisure land there is in Chang'an? If there are too many people without land, it will be like a torrent and very terrible. Therefore, our dynasty often lets the people in the narrow town to Kuan Township, but the effect is not so ideal. Therefore, the court must create more channels to clear these people without land to prevent them from being squeezed into trouble."

Lu Chengqing nodded slightly when he heard this.

Han Yi looked at Li Zhi again, and saw a faint worry between his eyebrows and eyes. He also understood in his heart that he would always feel a little confused and scared in his unknown territory, so he said, "Your Majesty, the peace of the world, peace and stability in the country and the people, and the people are well-fed and well-dressed. I dare to ask Your Majesty, but what if you have enough food and clothing?"

Li Zhi was stunned and said, "After having enough food and clothing, what do you mean?"

Han Yi said: "Now people can't afford paper. If people can use paper in the future, this is a kind of progress. Nowadays, people can't eat meat a few meals a year. If people can eat meat a meal a day, this is also a kind of progress. The meaning of the empress is to help the people pursue a better and cheaper life. This thing is expensive. Why is paper expensive? It means insufficient output. When the output increases, paper will naturally become cheap, and everyone can afford it. However, all of this requires the development of manufacturing."

Li Zhi nodded repeatedly when he heard this. The upper limit of the ancient kings was that the people had enough food and clothing. This was already a prosperous era. If you perfectly fulfill your responsibilities, you should enjoy the rest of the time. However, no one thought about this, after having enough food and clothing, Han Yi's words were equivalent to helping Li Zhi open a door. In fact, no matter how stupid the monarch was, he would not think that the people would live in dire straits every day. He just said that the tyrant ruler would put himself first in everything. When his selfish desires were not satisfied, he would not think about the lives of the people, but he did not think about the people's life and death.

Han Yi continued: "June Lu was very right just now. Farming and Swallows are indeed the foundation of the country and cannot be abandoned no matter what. However, farming and Swallows cannot be regarded as the only one. If farming and Swallows are compared to the foundation, if this solid foundation is laid, you have to build a house on it. Therefore, I think that while protecting the entire farming and Swallows, you must also vigorously promote manufacturing and make the lives of the people better!"

This manufacturing industry is different from business. Why did business people not like businessmen in ancient times? It was because merchants engaged in non-production and did not create wealth. Manufacturing industry was also producing wealth.

Lu Chengqing said: "But no matter whether it is agriculture and sericulture or manufacturing, it requires manpower. How can we balance it?"

Han Yi smiled and said, "If this is the case, I personally think it is a blessing for the country."

Lu Chengqing said: "How can this be a blessing for the country?"

Han Yi said: "Because this is the real emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce. Didn't Lu Shangshu also advocate emphasizing agriculture and suppression of commerce?"

Li Yifu said: "You are obviously polite business and suppressing agriculture!"

"No, no, no, it's about agriculture and suppressing commerce!" Han Yi shook his head.

Li Zhi was very curious and said with interest: "You should tell me."

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, the decline of all dynasties is inseparable from one sentence, which is exploitation and oppression - farmers, but why does this happen frequently? It is because the people in the world are farmers, and the court's taxes naturally have to rely on farmers. Once the tax increases, it is definitely the increase of farmers' taxes, so there is such a saying. If the farmers in the world no longer account for the majority, the court's taxes will naturally not rely on farmers, but farmers are indispensable and will inevitably

One situation occurs, that is, the court introduces policies to protect agriculture, protect farmers, and may even exempt agricultural taxes. As long as you are willing to farm, the court will give you subsidies. At present, my Tang Dynasty is only advising farmers and subsidies, but it is still impossible to protect farmers and subsidies. Only when manufacturing develops and the country's taxes are no longer completely dependent on farmers can we have the confidence and power to protect farmers and subsidies. Farming is the foundation of the country. As long as the roots are not broken, the country can continue."

That's OK?

Lu Chengqing, Li Yifu and others were all stunned when they heard this.

Li Zhi was stunned when he heard this. This statement was too novel. Everyone said that they should protect the farming and sericulture, but on the other hand, they had to exploit farmers because there was nothing they could do about it, so there was no way to protect them.

Turning exploitation to industry and commerce and then protecting farmers is not the way to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce!

Han Yi also struck the railway while it was hot: "Apart from this, it is trade. Of course, grain cannot be used for trade. This is the foundation of our country, so we can only rely on manufacturing to trade. The difference between manufacturing and agriculture is that agriculture is that it is harvested by hard work and has to rely on the weather to make a living. The manufacturing industry also contains wisdom, just like the poor paper that His Majesty saw before. Although the paper is much cheaper than ordinary paper, its raw material is some used wood. If these woods are thrown on the roadside, no one will take a look at it. It is not worth a penny, but if it is converted into paper, its value will immediately increase by a hundred times. Once the development of manufacturing industry is satisfied with the domestic development, it will be able to start foreign trade and absorb the wealth of other countries into our Tang Dynasty, even food. By then, even if it is not a soldier, it can still be under the world. Is it the king's land?"

Li Zhi's eyes flashed with a flash of gaze. He relied on this waste wood to make paper to exchange for the wealth of other countries. This business was so exciting. He laughed and said, "What a valuation of agriculture and commerce!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately felt countless gazes coming and swept away at once, and then he realized that there were all merchants here.
Chapter completed!