"What? Am I right?" Li Shimin asked.
"Dad, what I just said is that the original source of the value of all items is human power. Can you understand it?" Li Ke thought for a while and explained it to let Lao Li fully understand it so that he would not have to give him lectures frequently in the future.
"Explain it." Li Shimin glanced at him.
"Actually, food needs people to grow and produce, and this process also consumes manpower. Iron ore requires people to mine, which also requires manpower. So I say that the original source of the value of all items is manpower, but our ancestors farmed, maybe It is slash-and-burn farming, and one person can only plant one acre. But now we have invented the plow and the columbine, which allows one of us to plant 50 acres. Although the source still consumes manpower, because we have invented machines and the use of animal power, in fact, It can be understood that we have improved our human value." Li Ke explained.
"Of course, this is the most traceable statement. If the country counts these, the costs will be divided into several categories. For example, iron ore is a production resource."
"As for what you said about the corvee, that's not entirely true. You must know that the corvee itself still consumes productivity, because the people who do the corvee could have worked in their own homes, but when they came out to work, they did not produce any value. ."
"But, there are two types of corvee work, please forgive me for speaking frankly." Li Ke thought for a while before speaking. In fact, Li Shimin was quite easy to communicate with sometimes, and of course it was easier to communicate with his son.
"Huh? Your Highness, King Qin, is still afraid of your father?" Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little funny.
"Hehe, that's still scary. After all, it hurts when the guard hits someone with a stick." Li Ke quickly apologized with a smile.
"Say it, I won't hit you."
"Well, there are two types of corvee projects. One is national projects. This kind of project is valuable. If the value generated by this kind of project is greater than the value generated by these people within themselves, then it is beneficial! For example, Talking about the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal dug by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, there was actually a problem with his operation. He was too eager for quick success and quick success. If it were operated by his subordinates, there would be nothing wrong with the Tang Dynasty. Dad, you are not even in the position of Duke of the Tang Dynasty now. It's not hereditary." Li Ke said.
Li Shimin: "..." His hands could no longer suppress it.
Concubine Yang was startled, but she couldn't say anything, so she could only glare at Li Ke fiercely. Empress Changsun was a little dumbfounded, she stretched out her hand and patted Li Ke's head directly, "Speak well! "
Seeing Queen Changsun's actions, Li Shimin glared at Li Ke but did not beat him.
"Yes, Queen Mother. Hehe." Li Ke chuckled twice. Of course he knew that Queen Changsun was coming to his rescue.
"Second, it is a useless project that does not produce any positive benefits at all and is of insignificant value." Li Ke said.
"For example?" Li Shimin looked at him with side eyes and asked.
"Ahem, like Afang Palace." Li Ke's eyes turned sharply and he quickly turned around. Daming Palace almost blurted out. Seeing Li Shimin's eyes narrowed, Li Ke became anxious and hurriedly spoke loudly: "Six kings are together, four seas are one; Shushan Wu, Afang came out. It covered more than 300 miles and isolated the sky. Lishan Mountain was built in the north and turned west, going straight to Xianyang. The two rivers melted and flowed into the palace wall..."
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"The people of Qin have no time to mourn for themselves, so that future generations will mourn; future generations will mourn without taking note of it, which will also make future generations mourn for future generations again." Li Ke finished reciting "A Fang Palace Fu" in an passionate tone. Oh my god, luckily I didn’t fall through the cracks of nine-year compulsory education.
Li Shimin: "..."
Queen Changsun: "..."
Concubine Yang: "..."
Queen Changsun looked at Li Ke speechlessly, Ke'er, even if the queen mother wants to help you out this time, she can't.
After reciting it, Li Ke suddenly realized that something was wrong. Damn it, this "Afang Gong Fu" seems wrong too. This is no different from pointing at Lao Li's nose and scolding him.
"Okay, you haven't learned Wei Zheng's strengths. You've learned a lot about his bad mouth, right?" Li Shimin laughed angrily.
He has been beaten since childhood. Li Shimin knew what he was going to do as soon as he stuck his buttocks. The boy definitely wanted to say "Da Ming Palace" just now, but it was hard for him. He actually suppressed a poem called "Afang Palace Fu" in such a short period of time. ", although Li Shimin doesn't know if he wrote it before, but... it probably won't be the case. This guy has no profit and can't afford it early. You said Wei Zheng wrote a letter to him for this kind of article, Li Ke?
Li Shimin believed in "Beef Ode".
Therefore, Li Shimin also admired this guy's talent. This article... was so neat and very reasonable. Although Li Shimin was angry, he felt it was funny at the moment, and his desire to survive was too strong.
"Ah, yes, yes, dad, this was not written by me, but by Zheng Guogong." Li Ke said quickly. It's good for Zheng Guogong to take the blame. Anyway, Aye can't ask Wei for evidence at this time. Wait for him When I asked for confirmation, it must have been a long time, and I wasn't that angry at that time.
"Did you remember it?" Li Shimin turned to the side and asked a scribe sitting in the corner of the carriage. That was Li Shimin's daily attendant.
"Remember it." Qi Julang said directly.
"I will give a copy of the scroll to Lord Zheng later and tell him that His Highness King Qin said it was written by him." Li Shimin said with a faint smile.
Li Ke: "..." Oops, I forgot about Living Lang. I can't help it. The other party's sense of presence is too low. I've been used to it for a long time and just ignore him.
While talking, Li Shimin looked at Li Ke with a half-smile, are you still pretending?
"Ahem, so my father, in fact, buildings like Afang Palace are useless buildings for corvees. Of course, it does not mean that the building itself is useless, but that it itself cannot help the operation of the country and the court. That's why it is said It’s useless architecture.”
"But as a palace where the emperor of a country lives, it must be grand, because it represents the face of a country. Although the country must be pragmatic, publicity is also very important. Imperial palaces and palaces are used for propaganda. As the emperor of a country, Those who work tirelessly for the country, work hard from dawn to dusk, be diligent and frugal, live under the stars and the moon, deserve to live in a better palace!"
"It's just that it would be better for a palace like this to pay monthly money to craftsmen. In this case, it can also win a reputation for the emperor. Alas, these people in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites are so bad. They have no awareness of this aspect at all. It's all their fault." ." Li Ke said quickly.
Li Shimin: "..."
Concubine Yang, the eldest grandson queen: "..."
Even the living man next to him was speechless. He didn't care. His task was to record all this and use it as a reference when compiling history. As for how to write history, that was a matter for the officials who compiled history. Thanks to the invention of His Highness King Qin Paper, now it doesn’t cost much to write a lot.
"Ahem, let's not talk about that anymore. Anyway, since you are out, dad, you should have a good rest for a while. Isn't there someone in charge of the government?" Li Ke quickly changed the subject.
Li Shimin glanced at him helplessly: "Okay, you've said all the good things, right? In any other court, you would be a sycophant!"
"Hey, Dad, look at what you said. There is no such thing as a relationship between my son and me. I am your son. Aye..." Li Ke raised his voice and lengthened his tone.
Li Shimin and several other people had goosebumps all over their bodies when Li Ke shouted "Aye".
