Li Kuan was impeached again!

Some people secretly enjoyed the delicious food at home, while wiping their mouths with their hands, they began to impeach.

"In ancient times, Shi Chong and Wang Kai competed for power. Shi Chong built a brocade barrier for fifty miles to defend the enemy. The stone was made of pepper and made of clay, and the king used red stone and fat as a mud wall. Today, His Highness the King of Chu is extravagant and licentious, transporting seafood from Dengzhou thousands of miles away.

, transporting beef from Liangzhou, such competition for luxury and wealth, the extravagance and waste are shocking..."

"I heard that all the major restaurants in Chang'an City are proud of the seafood banquet in Dengzhou. If this trend becomes stronger, it will endanger the foundation of our Tang Dynasty. Your Highness the King of Chu..."

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu does not want to worry about the country, but only cares about personal enjoyment. In order to eat fresh seafood, he actually sent a carriage to make ice all the way and transport fresh sea fish from Dengzhou to Chang'an..."

Li Shimin's face turned red and white looking at the various memorials to impeach Li Kuan in front of him.

A few days ago, I and my concubines enjoyed the fresh seafood that Li Kuan sent to the palace.

"Lan He, go and summon the King of Chu into the palace. I have something to do with him."

Li Shimin is an ideal, capable and responsible emperor of the new era. Since he came to the throne, he has been working hard to govern and strive for success, which is why the Tang Dynasty is now in the Zhenguan era.

Nowadays, so many censors are impeaching Li Kuan, which makes Li Shimin a little hesitant.

This time, is it appropriate to continue to stay in China without making any announcements?

According to Li Shimin's understanding of Li Kuan, although he was a little lazy and a little greedy for enjoyment.

But Li Shimin didn't believe that he deliberately brought down the atmosphere of Chang'an City and led to extravagance.

How to deal with these memorials? Just listen to what Li Kuan himself has to say.

…

Li Kuan is now a frequent visitor to the Xuanzheng Palace, and he has become accustomed to Li Shimin letting Lan He call him into the palace at every turn.

"Did people wrongly accuse you in these impeachments?"

After watching Li Kuan quickly read several impeachment memorials, Li Shimin asked expressionlessly.

"No, what I said is basically true."

Li Kuan's answer was beyond Li Shimin's expectation.

This guy actually admitted it like that?

Isn't this his style?

Li Shimin's face became a little ugly and he said: "Then do you have anything to defend? You are arrogant and extravagant and bring bad morals. This is not what a prince should do."

"It can't be said to be an excuse. It can only be said that Wei Chen's views on these matters are different from theirs."

Li Kuan had already thought of the possible impact of his actions.

But he still continued to do it in such a high-profile manner, naturally it was not just for personal enjoyment.

"Huh, tell me then, why do you have a different opinion?"

"Your Majesty, there are only two matters for the impeachment of the censors. One is that Wei Chen took the lead in arranging for people to transport seafood from Dengzhou to Chang'an, and the other is to transport beef from Liangzhou to Chang'an. In fact, regarding the impeachment of the censors,

I have a question."

Li Kuan sorted out the logic in his mind and began to brainwash Li Shimin.

"Did Wei Chen's actions harm anyone's interests?"

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't look like he wanted to speak, Li Kuan had no choice but to continue explaining alone.

"Seafood is caught by fishermen in Dengzhou. In the past, there was no way to sell it to Chang'an. Now there are a group of more customers from Chang'an to buy seafood, which means that the income of fishermen in Dengzhou has increased; and sending people to Dengzhou

Transporting seafood across the state requires specialized horse-drawn carriages and manpower, which means that the horse-drawn carriage workshop can sell more horse-drawn carriages and more people can work."

Hearing what Li Kuan said, Li Shimin felt a little dizzy.

Why do the arrogant and lewd things mentioned by the censor seem to be beneficial to the country and the people when they come out of Li Kuan's mouth?

"Your Majesty, money can only create more wealth if it is allowed to flow. If it is just kept in the treasury of each noble family, it is meaningless."

Li Kuan's theory should still be something that few people are aware of at this time.

In fact, in Li Kuan's view, transporting seafood and beef from Dengzhou and Liangzhou is actually an act of expanding domestic demand.

The benefits of expanding domestic demand will be very clear to the governments of any country in future generations.

This behavior is supported.

However, in the mouths of some censors who were full of benevolence, justice and morality, this turned into arrogance and lewdness.

In their opinion, it is best for all people to live like the saints and live the way they want.

Then they secretly married three wives and four concubines at home and lived a comfortable life.

“Can the flow of money create more wealth?”

Li Shimin vaguely felt that Li Kuan's statement seemed to be consistent with the situation in the Chu Palace in recent years.

The nobles of Chang'an City clearly saw that Li Kuan was spending various kinds of money every day to build various workshops, but the money earned by the Prince of Chu's Palace was increasing year by year.

Not only did he not ruin his huge family fortune, he became the richest man in Chang'an City, and even the richest man in the Tang Dynasty.

"That's right." Li Kuan looked at Li Shimin with a smile, "It has been more than 20 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is a noble family or ordinary people, the accumulated wealth is much more than in the early days of the founding of the country.

To make the Tang Dynasty more prosperous, more people must be willing to consume."

"Consumption?"

Hearing a new word come out of Li Kuan's mouth, Li Shimin showed an expression asking for an answer.

"Consumption means buying things. Take carriages as an example. If there are more people buying carriages, then the scale of the carriage workshop will be expanded, more people will be recruited, and more wood and iron materials will be purchased; and

More wood and iron materials will stimulate the expansion of wood workshops and iron-making workshops; the expansion of iron-making workshops will require more ores and other materials, and more manpower. This series of cycles will continue to influence

, and it will drive the sales of horse-drawn carriages, creating a chain reaction, giving the people of Datang more opportunities to make money, and making Datang more prosperous."

Li Kuan could not explain too complicated economic laws to Li Shimin.

Because even Li Shimin might not understand what he said.

Besides, Li Kuan doesn’t understand such in-depth theories.

Although Li Shimin was a wise king, he was not omnipotent.

In particular, it is still difficult to accept the economic theory mentioned by Li Kuan that transcends the times.

However, he could not find any obvious problem in Li Kuan's words.

It sounds very reasonable, but why do I feel that there is such a big gap with my previous understanding.

The Xuanzheng Palace fell into silence for a moment.

"Your Majesty, if the so-called extravagance is a waste of public money, or money obtained through corruption, bribery and other unfair means, then it will naturally have a very bad effect and needs to be severely investigated and punished. But if everyone is spending their own money,

Not only should the court not ban it, but it can encourage it appropriately. Even if it cannot encourage it, it can at least wait and see for a while."

It seemed that Li Shimin could not accept his theory immediately, so Li Kuan took a step back.

"Okay, then let's wait and see what the situation is like!"

Li Shimin took a long breath and felt a little dizzy.

…

There are four distinct seasons in Chang'an City. Before you know it, the autumn tiger has disappeared.

A gust of autumn wind blew by, and yellow leaves fell to the ground on the ginkgo trees on both sides of the street in front of the Chu Palace.

Let the whole street stroll in a golden color, bringing with it the unique charm of autumn.

The gate of the Chu Prince's Mansion, which used to be relatively quiet in the past, is now bustling with people.

On the occasion of her first birthday, Li Kuan's eldest daughter Li Xinning was canonized by Li Shimin as the head of Yongping County, which means eternal peace.

Today is the Yongping County Lord's first birthday, and everyone in the Chu Palace has been preparing for this day for a long time.

"Shi'er" is the familiar Zhou Zhou custom. This custom is generally believed to have originated during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Although it does not have a long history, it was only popular in the Jiangnan area in the early years.

But by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it had spread throughout the Central Plains.

Li Kuan has always had an indifferent attitude towards things like his birthday, but he takes matters related to Li Xinning very seriously.

Logically speaking, few nobles would hold a trial banquet for their daughter in a big way.

However, Li Kuan did the opposite and made the trial banquet of Xiaomaize an unprecedented event. All the distinguished ministers with some status in Chang'an City were invited.

Not long ago, Li Kuangang had a discussion with Li Shimin in the Daming Palace and explained the benefits of expanding consumption.

Today, he showed his attitude through practical actions.

Those censors will impeach me if they want, but what I should eat and drink will continue to be the same.

I even expanded the scale of hosting various banquets.

You bite me!

"Prince, what do you think the little corn will catch in a while?"

In Li Xinning's room, there is a large table with various things on it.
To be continued...