"The chives are ready. Who wants more?" Xiao Bei shouted. Someone immediately came in to take the chives and give Xiao Bei the money. After Xiao Bei gave the change, he took the chives and left with satisfaction.
They were not craving for barbecue. If they wanted to eat, they would go to the kitchen and tell the chef, who would cook for them at night. They were just there to play with Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei didn't think too much about it. He happily accepted another roasted hairy egg deal. He took out the cooked hairy egg and skewered it on a bamboo stick to roast.
This egg was not an accident during the incubation process. It was man-made and stopped from hatching. There were no germs in it, and it was specially made for the guards of the inner courtyard to eat. It was a non-medicinal supplement to strengthen the body.
The nine children all had work to do, but they were not busy. After roasting the egg, Xiao Bei was not busy, so he did not have to worry about it for the time being. He turned his head to listen to his brother.
Li Longji had already told Zhang Xiaobao what he had just said to Xiao Bei.
After Zhang Xiaobao heard it, he did not say that he and Wang Juan had also thought of it. It was not important who had thought of it, and there was no need to deliberately prove that he was smart.
"Xiao Bao, tell me, what do you think?" Li Longji asked.
"It's okay. Since Your Majesty is willing to pay, why not add another one?" Zhang Xiaobao could not come up with a better idea. It was too affected by technology.
Li Longji was looking forward to Zhang Xiaobao's idea.
Wang Juan also wanted to hear what Zhang Xiaobao had considered.
Zhang Xiaobao first helped Xiao Bei flip the egg and said, "Each family will have two children and let them raise them. For every child born, the imperial court, Your Majesty, will take out a portion of your own money as a reward to the person who gave birth to the child. The child must be alive.
The initial rule is that it can be 20 strings of coins or 30 strings of coins. Then, every child will receive a sum of money from birth until the age of 15 as child support. For example, three strings of coins a year is not a small amount. This money is enough to raise a child.
A child can earn three times a year, and the discount is 250 copper coins a month. You won't even need to use up all your clothes and food. You can buy toys and storybooks for your child. "
Li Longji listened attentively, but more than that, he didn't understand. If the person speaking wasn't Zhang Xiaobao, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold himself back from slapping him.
Isn't that stupid? If I have money to burn, why should I give money to someone else for giving birth to a child? The merchants were willing to pay for the school because they needed people with knowledge to work in the future. There was a rule that merchants who did not pay were not allowed to work with graduates of the school.
Merchants had another purpose, and that was to sell their goods. As long as they were large scale merchants, they would not fork out the money, and the people would consciously not buy their goods, forcing the merchants to fork out the money.
But why would he care if the people had children? They would have children of their own and were willing to have more.
After Zhang Xiaobao finished speaking, Li Longji asked in doubt, "Xiao Bao, do I have enough money? If we really do as you say, won't there be people who don't work and just focus on giving birth to children? If those who are willing to work find this way to slack off, what will the country do? "
Gao Lishi also felt that it was impossible, "Xiao Bao, do you think there will be problems?"
"There will be." Zhang Xiaobao nodded, "There will be many problems, but there is no need to be afraid. There is a circle here. There will never be a lack of welfare, tax, production, consumption, and conflicts. It will just keep shifting, cycle by cycle.
As for me, I am only in charge of medical care and education. I will not provide any help to the elderly with children. I will only increase the punishment for the children who don't want to retire.
If there really comes a day when it reaches that level, it means that the social system is rotten to the core and needs to be reshuffled. "
Wang Juan fell into deep thought. She understood what Zhang Xiaobao meant. If there came a day when the government needed to use other means to provide help to the elderly in society, it would mean that the income of the individual was not enough to support the elderly, and it would also mean that there was a decline in morality.
When the government provided help to the elderly, not only should they not praise the means used by the government, they should instead question how the government had turned society into such a state.
Then they realized a problem. This government was not a machine. It was full of living people. This government did not appear out of thin air. It had gradually developed to this point under the influence of society. Everyone in society, or rather, their ancestors, were responsible for this.
Then, when did it start?
Wang Juan could not think of a reason.
Zhang Xiaobao could not think of a reason either. He could only guarantee that he could still control it. If he really wanted to find a reason, then he would take it that people followed the laws of the earth, the earth followed the laws of the heavens, the heavens followed the Dao, and the Dao followed the laws of nature. The blooming and withering of flowers, the rolling clouds, and the development of society could not escape this circle.
As such, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan began to face each other in silence.
Li Longji and Gao Lishi could not think of what Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were thinking. They could only consider the problems in front of them and the problems that might arise.
Li Longji's thoughts were very simple. He was worried that there would be a day when he would not have enough money.
When Xiao Bei shouted in alarm and hurriedly sprinkled seasonings on the hairy eggs to get someone to take them, Zhang Xiaobao and the other three came back to their senses and listened to Xiao Bei apologize to the guard.
"I'm sorry, I was distracted and one side of it was burnt. You eat it first, and I'll cook it for you again. It's free, and I'll cook it for you later as well. I'm sorry for wasting your time, so consider it my compensation, okay? If you don't agree, we can still discuss it again. "
Xiao Bei handed over a few strings of hairy eggs and sincerely said to the guard. Although the guard was part of the Seedling Protection Team, Xiao Bei did not want to use her authority as a master to pressure him. After all, her current identity was that of a businesswoman.
She had always believed that businessmen who only knew how to shirk their responsibilities and did not know how to protect the interests of their customers would not be able to do business for long. Unless the government and the businessmen protected each other, then as her brother said, society was on the verge of a reshuffle.
Of course, Xiao Bei did not know that the reshuffle that her brother was talking about did not mean that there would be a reshuffle tomorrow. Perhaps it could still persist for a few hundred years. After all, there was the suppression of force. However, when it really could not be controlled, the people who connived and promoted this situation would pay the price with their lives. No one could blame anyone.
Compared to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who thought too much and tired themselves out, the life of the guard was much happier. He only needed to train hard, protect the people of the main family, and then live a happy life with the main family. He did not need to make any policies in the Tang Empire.
If one had to say that he had to pay more, it would be the current situation.
He held the skewer of hairy eggs that had been roasted on one side and said to Xiao Bei, "As a buyer, I have to say something."
"Say something? Then say it. Just don't scold me. Being scolded is not within the scope of the compensation I promised. I can only compensate you in terms of money and attitude. This attitude does not include being scolded by you. "
Xiao Bei corrected her identity as a businesswoman and emphasized the extent of what she could bear.
The guard thought to himself, "Even if you want me to scold you, I don't dare. Who in the Tang Empire dares to scold you?" However, he said, "When I said that I wanted to buy hairy eggs, you did not ask me what kind of hairy eggs I wanted to eat. This shows that you do not value me. Do you admit this?"
"Ah? Yes, I did not ask. Okay, then what kind of compensation do you want? " Xiao Bei wanted to explain, but the guard did not let her. If she took the initiative to explain, it would show that she was guilty and quibbling.
"First, you have to compensate me with a skewer of chives and then satisfy my request for the heat of the hairy eggs," the guard said.
"Just a skewer of chives? You are not allowed to go back on your words. Hairy eggs, what do you want? "Xiao Bei was overjoyed. This person's request was too low.
"I like to eat hairy eggs. I want to eat hairy eggs on both sides. You have to roast the other side of the hairy eggs as well." The guard made his request seriously. Xiao Bei was stunned.
She nodded and said, "Then give me the hairy eggs in your hand. I will continue to roast them. This is simple. Thank you. I will roast another set of hairy eggs for you. This is not a compensation, but a reward. In the future, I will definitely ask others what they want first."
The corner of the guard's mouth twitched slightly, but he still looked serious as he nodded. Zhang Xiaobao could see that the guard was nodding with difficulty, probably because the texture of the Black Hairy Egg was really not that good.
Xiao Bei happily turned around and continued to roast the hairy eggs. Zhang Xiaobao bowed slightly to the guard and said, "Zhang Yong, thank you."
The guard called Zhang Yong by Zhang Xiaobao hurriedly returned the bow and said, "Young Master, please do not be like this. This is what I should do. I am a member of the Vigorous Protection Team, not a cavalry that is only responsible for killing."
After Zhang Yong finished speaking, he went out and continued to perform his duties.
Li Longji sighed with emotion again. He understood Zhang Yong's words. The Vigorous Protection Team was more powerful than the cavalry. Not only did it protect the safety of the people being protected, but it also took care of psychological matters. Otherwise, how could the seedlings grow strong?
The Vigorous Protection Team was a laughable and childish name, but it was a group of people who made their enemies tremble. Those who could enter would be … honored because of this name.
After sighing with emotion, Li Longji returned to the previous topic. "Xiao Bao, will I really not run out of money?"
"Not at all." Zhang Xiaobao said with certainty, "Actually, I have wanted to do this for a long time. This is called the central government stimulating consumption. But in the past, the Sinongsi Temple and the Ministry of Works could not keep up with the pace. I have endured for a long time, but it is about time now.
When this policy is implemented, there will be a burst of consumption in a short period of time. Within a year, not only will Your Majesty's money not decrease, it will instead increase like a geyser.
That will be the time when I need to be busy. I need to promote productivity while suppressing the depreciation of the currency. Because I have decided to enter the circle, the circle that was mentioned earlier. "
Li Longji and Gao Lishi still did not understand. They only felt that the circle should be very large and difficult to control. Otherwise, Xiao Bao would not have made an expression that looked like he was going to commit suicide outside the Meridian Gate.
Wang Juan comforted, "It's fine. At most, we can use unconventional methods. First, we will come up with a law. Whoever dares to cause trouble will be dealt with. There is no need to draw a fixed line there. The true balance is not left, right, and not in the middle."
"We have to act according to the situation. I am not worried. Don't we have a way to divert the domestic conflicts?" Zhang Xiaobao became relaxed again.
Wang Juan took a deep breath and nodded. "Xiao Bao, in terms of calculation, I am really not as good as you. Did you think about many things during the imperial examinations? Especially when you were talking to your father? "
Wang Juan recalled. At that time, Zhang Xiaobao was very happy. Then, the people from the Ministry of War came and gave the idea. Gao Junmin and the people were happy. Then, Jiang Cen from the Sinongsi sent vermicelli. Zhang Xiaobao told the other party that he would give up his family's technology. Then, he expanded the capital and said that he would give up military horses.
After that, he planned to go to the original place of the Turkic Khaganate. After a year, he would stabilize Japan and Xinluo and start to attack Duoshi.
In other words, even if the preschool children incident did not happen today, Zhang Xiaobao would still push the Tang Dynasty's economy to explode. Then, when it was the most difficult to control, he would send troops and shift the economic pressure in the country.
When he won against Duoshi, he would have military benefits, economic benefits, and resources. Politics would also be more stable.
This was the true ability and style of an international swindler.
Li Longji and Gao Lishi were also aware of the series of actions Zhang Xiaobao had taken since the imperial examinations. The two confirmed once again that Zhang Xiaobao did not want to be Emperor. Otherwise, he would have succeeded long ago.
Li Longji looked at Xiaobei, who was working hard to finish Mao Dan, and said softly, "You guys have to work hard and learn all the skills of your brother and sister."
Then, he looked at his eldest son, Li Jun, who had eaten his fill and was sleeping in his mother's arms. His eyes swept over Empress Wang and Wu Huifei. He pondered for a moment but did not say anything.
When Gao Lishi saw the Emperor's action, he took a deep breath and looked at Li Jun in a different light.
Zhang Xiaobao also secretly observed for a moment. He helplessly shook his head and said, "It's not that I want to scheme. Sometimes, some things are forced. Running away will never solve the problem. Since that's the case, let's face it head-on."
Wang Juan exhaled. "Actually, it's not that big of a deal. It's fine if we progress quickly. If there are problems, we'll find a way to solve them. If we don't consider the environment, I can fight until the end right now, so I'm not worried about losing.
But it's precisely because of the environment that we can't avoid that we have to push forward bit by bit. I don't want to rely on advanced weapons and go deep alone. In the end, others will suffer a crushing defeat and lose more than just the lives of a group of soldiers. "
"Yes, yes, we can't lose. I'd rather increase the cost than bring craftsmen and technicians with me just to save time and money.
I'm willing to take the risk of being attacked if the supply line is too long, but I definitely won't bring non-combatants with me and let others have a chance to steal them.
In that case, if one of our armies is completely wiped out, the enemy will only steal weapons and ammunition, as well as clothes and food. They can take people as slaves, but if they want to … "
Without waiting for Zhang Xiaobao to finish, Wang Juan interrupted, "If they want to rely on the finished products of firearms and ammunition to develop technology, we'll tire them to death. I can give them a hundred telegraph machines, but they won't be able to copy them. Even if we give them diesel engines, they won't have the metallurgy skills."
Li Longji listened from the side and felt extremely proud. How many people were jealous of the Great Tang's industrial and agricultural system? He could easily fly into the sky with a hot air balloon. Hmph, this is what it means to be an emperor. How could the other small countries dare to declare themselves kings? Have you ever flown before?
As he thought about it, Li Longji's mind became restless. He stood up and used a pair of tweezers to pick up a few oysters from the barbeque in front of Xiaoyuan. He dripped two drops of soy sauce on each oyster and sprinkled a handful of chopped green onions. He smiled at Xiaoyuan, who had been robbed of her food, and brought it back. He first tasted one oyster, closed his eyes, and enjoyed it. Then, he asked Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
"Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, I'm always bored in the palace. Look, I've created a pear garden. In fact, I have nothing to do. When you go to fight Duoshi, can I hold the fort for you?"
Empress Wang and Wu Huifei, who were chatting, suddenly stopped talking. Gao Lishi, on the other hand, opened his mouth wide.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan nodded at the same time and said, "Sure, it'll be fun to lead the imperial troops."
"Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, you..." Gao Lishi didn't need to close his mouth. He directly pointed at Zhang Xiaobao.
"But." Zhang Xiaobao spoke on behalf of him and Cuckoo.
"But, while we can guarantee your safety during war, we can't guarantee that Your Majesty can adapt to the climate. You have to train and adapt for a period of time. Otherwise, the doctors may not be able to think of a solution."
When Gao Lishi heard Xiao Bao say "but," he was relieved.
Empress Wang and Wu Huifei continued to talk about the fabric of the clothes.
Li Longji was most annoyed by Xiao Bao saying "but, but," and so on. Once he said that, his wish couldn't be fulfilled. But now, he was the one asking for help, so he couldn't be angry. Otherwise, without the support of Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, the officials would definitely not let him go.
Thus, Li Longji asked softly, "Xiao Bao, you usually have the most ideas. Think about it, how can I adapt? How can I go to the original Turkic place where you are going to spend a few months after the New Year? "
When Xiao Bao heard Li Longji's words, he fell silent again. He used his sleeve to take two oysters, one for Wang Juan, and the other for himself to eat after it cooled down a little.
Xiao Yuan came over with a small bowl in his hand and said, "Brother, sister, I have oyster sauce here. It's pure."
I'm not afraid of salty. When I have time, I'll make real oysters for you. There's no need to roast oysters. They're only delicious when eaten raw. I have to process them first before I choose. I don't want you to get sick from eating them. "
Zhang Xiaobao signaled his younger brother to put the oyster sauce on himself. Wang Juan also hadn't eaten yet, so she waited with him.
"Xiao Yuan, when we go back, I'll treat you to good food." Li Longji also pushed the oyster over.
"Oh, there's also Uncle Emperor. I forgot just now." Xiao Yuan deliberately said.
Li Longji endured it. Who asked him to snatch other people's things? He was in the wrong.
Zhang Xiaobao slowly ate the oyster, then smacked his lips twice and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to go to the original Turkic place. There are soldiers everywhere. It's cold and not lively there. You can go to the original Tubo place after the New Year."
Li Longji gave Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan an oyster each and asked, "Is it fun there?"
"It's not fun, it's to adapt to the climate. Not only do you have to go to the original Tubo place next year, you have to go there more often. It's best if you go there three times. If your body can take it, you have to go for at least a month each time."
Zhang Xiaobao replied.
"Three times? Isn't that too much? "Li Longji wanted to go, but he was afraid that others would object.
Zhang Xiaobao waved his hand and said, "It's not much. If not for the fact that you still have to stay in the capital, this subject would want you to stay there for half a year. The last time you go there is when this subject and Cuckoo go on an expedition. This subject has to ensure that the supply line is unimpeded. Furthermore, there can't be only one supply line."
Wang Juan added, "That's right. Although it's a forceful attack, I don't want too many people to die. Ammunition is just money. I want to continuously fire the cannons. Even if the other party is only one person, as long as he can pose a threat to the soldiers of Great Tang, I'm willing to bombard him with ten thousand cannons.
My air force can't keep up, and I don't even have a plane. Therefore, I'll use the artillery battalion to make up for it. I request that every member of the special forces at the front be equipped with a radio. Even if I lose the support of the air force, I want to reach the level of a single soldier. If he sends a report, I will fire the cannons. Even if he says' fire at me '. "
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