"Food and clothing, well-off!"


    Su Lingnong tasted slowly, his eyes gradually brightened, and at the same time, a sense of shame rose to his heart. In fact, they should solve the problem of food and clothing for the people of the Tang Dynasty,


    However, it is not too late. With this seed, the problem of food and clothing in the world can certainly be solved.


    "Well off?" Li Shimin asked.


    "Rich!" Merton said without hesitation.


    Li Shimin thought: "rich?"


    "At that time, people will have no worries about food and clothing, education for the young, security for the elderly, medical care for the sick, and everyone will live and work in peace and contentment. From then on, everyone will be able to live in a high-rise mansion, all teenagers will be well educated, and everyone will be able to receive free medical care." Merton painted a moving picture.


    "Is this possible?"


    Su Lingnong was immersed in it and couldn''t extricate himself for a long time.


    "Of course, it can be realized. If it can''t be realized in ten or eight years, it will be realized in 80 or 100 years one day." Merton said in a deep voice.


    Li Shimin was shocked. Isn''t this the case in today''s Mojia village? If the whole world is like Mojia village, no, even if it reaches half of the level of Mojia village, will his country of Li Tang be eternal.


    Farmers, doctors, Mohists... All kinds of schools flashed through Li Shimin''s mind one by one, thinking secretly that perhaps the era of a hundred schools of thought is the real existence suitable for the Tang Dynasty.


    "Of course, the best way to measure whether the people are rich or not depends on the money in his hands. If each household can deposit 100000 money, it can probably be called rich!" Merton''s sentence directly destroyed the atmosphere.


    "Vulgar!" Li Shimin said angrily.


    "You really dare to think that there is so much copper money in Datang with 100000 yuan per household." Su Lingnong shook his head and said with a smile,


    There are three million households in Datang. If each household saves 100000 money, Su Lingnong will be dizzy. They can''t even think of such a large number.


    Li Shimin is also a burst of laughter. If so, how much copper does it need!


    The Tang Dynasty has always been short of copper. In the daily transaction process, silk, Juan and silk are usually used as currency. There is a sentence in "selling charcoal Weng" that "half a horse of red yarn and one foot of silk are used to fill the cow''s head with carbon value."


    Although it depicts the scene of palace people exploiting the poor people, it proves that silk was indeed used as money in the Tang Dynasty.


    "It was impossible before, but I''m afraid it would be possible if cotton was popularized in the Tang Dynasty?" Su Lingnong suddenly said.


    "Bai diezi!" Li Shimin said suddenly.


    At this time, the white folding is comparable to the luxury of silk. Since a barbarian country like the western regions can be woven, how can it be a secret in the hands of the Mohists.


    Merton nodded and said, "the cotton quilt and cotton coat are only after the boy gets the cotton that he finds its value, and the boy''s original purpose is to fold the white."


    Li Shimin hurriedly asked, "so the Mohist school has cracked the weaving method of baidiezi?"


    Merton nodded and said, "it''s not difficult. Weichen took the cotton to Mojia village. In just a few days, all the drawings from cotton stripping, spinning and even weaving have been made."


    "This Mohist school can''t be spread!" Li Shimin said urgently.


    "Why is this?" Su Lingnong didn''t understand. It is reasonable to say that if baidiezi is woven in large quantities, it will be a great income for the people of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Shimin even said something to stop it.


    Merton explained: "Lord Su doesn''t know. The people of the Tang Dynasty are short of copper money. Many of their purchases are made of silk instead of copper money. If a large number of white stacks with value comparable to silk suddenly appear in the hands of the people of the Tang Dynasty and use them to buy goods, Lord Su can think about what will happen."


    This is as like as two peas of principle of banknote spamming. If a large number of banknotes are surged on the market, it will cause a great depreciation of paper currency. Although silk and white stack are worth more than paper money, they are not real currencies after all.


    After Merton explained the principle again, Su Lingnong suddenly realized it.


    "Besides being used for trading, silk can also be used, but if the people already have enough baidiezi, I''m afraid they won''t want silk and Juan when selling." Merton said another serious thing. If baidiezi is introduced into Datang, I''m afraid it will cause silk products to withdraw from Datang money market.


    The biggest reason why silk can be used as money is that the people have high demand for it, but if the people''s demand drops sharply, it can no longer be used as money.


    Li Shimin immediately looked embarrassed. He didn''t expect that the cotton that benefits the country and the people should be involved in the reshuffle of the money market.


    If the silk depreciates greatly, the imperial court will lose the most. The Tang Dynasty practised the rent and Yong modulation, and the mediocrity was the collection of silk, and a large quantity of silk was in the hands of the court. Once the price of silk goods falls sharply, the loss of the imperial court is not one or two.


    "Why don''t you postpone the trial planting of cotton?" Su Lingnong said timidly. There are too many interests involved.


    Merton couldn''t help but sigh that the decline of farmers was not without reasons. Its pattern and vision were too small.


    Li Shimin pondered for a while, looked at Merton and asked, "what do the Mohists think?"


    As soon as Merton''s heart tightened, he immediately knew that Li Shimin''s test was coming. After thinking about it for less than three seconds, he immediately nodded and said, "the Mohist school has always been guided by the three table method. The first table," this is the matter of the ancient holy king "; the second table," this is the truth of the people''s ears and eyes "; and the third table," Abolishing (hair) as a criminal policy and viewing the interests of the country''s people ". Weichen believes that this is applicable to the third table."


    "Abolish (hair) as a criminal policy and view the interests of the country and the people." Li Shimin said.


    "That''s right! The cotton promotion will help the people of the Tang Dynasty to stop suffering from the cold. How can we let the people suffer from the cold because we look forward and backward." Merton said.


    "If there is a large backlog of silk, what about sanghu?" Li Shimin asked.


    Merton smiled and said, "in the west market, a large number of Hu merchants come all the way for silk, but we are worried about too much silk?"


    Li Shimin shook his head and said, "it takes one or two years for Hu merchants in the western regions to travel at a time, and the camel team can''t carry much silk at all."


    "Then we can put the silk trade at Yumen pass, so that we can save at least 3000 miles, save half the time for Hu merchants, and even set up caravans to send them to countries in the western regions and even countries in the extreme West.


    In this way, when the silk of Datang sells well in western countries, it is unknown whether the silk can be enough. At the same time, a lot of money rolls in, and the money shortage crisis of Datang will be solved naturally. "


    Merton described a great scene, which made Li Shimin''s heart beat.


    "Moreover, the tools for cotton seed peeling and spinning are very simple, and the craftsmen in Chang''an city can easily do it. It is sooner or later that baidiezi will appear in the Tang Dynasty. It is better to plan early than panic at that time."


    Merton made his final decision.