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    Li Shimin looked at Yunyao's residence. Sure enough, the medicine was fragrant and steaming, and the alchemy stove, which was taller than Yunyao, was still on fire.  It seemed that her daughter was really refining elixirs. Empress Changsun, who was holding Yunyao in her arms, was also very surprised and asked: "You are such a clever little kid, how come you have learned how to refining elixirs?"

    "I found a few old prescriptions in the book and gave them a try." Yunyao opened her big black and white eyes and pretended to be innocent. As long as she used the skill of pretending to be pitiful, the emperor and empress would not be suspicious.

    Li Shimin did not doubt whether Lao Fangzi really existed. He was more curious about why Yunyao wanted to make money, so he asked: "I heard from Baoping that you made alchemy to sell it for money? You are only three years old and you are in the palace. Why do you want to make money?"  Want to make money? Did your elder brother instigate you?" As expected of a biological father, he immediately doubted whether his eldest son had led his sister astray.

    "It has nothing to do with Brother Huang, it's just something I feel after reading history. From ancient times to the present, throughout history, there have been many powerful countries. Many dynasties were strong for a while, but in the end they could not escape decline. I thought why is this? Finally, I found a question  , that is, these dynasties did not find the direction of development when they were rich, so that they eventually declined and inevitably went to destruction. As powerful as the Qin and Han Dynasties, their development direction was external expansion. Although they were strong for a while,  But in the end, it still failed to change the decline, so I wondered if there were other development directions."

    Li Shimin was dumbfounded. Is this what a three-year-old child learned from reading?  He recalled that when he was a teenager, when he read history, he was only moved and felt sorry for the people in history, and he never summarized this truth.

    Previous dynasties all died because they had no direction of development?  Isn¡¯t that what it is?  But according to my daughter, external expansion is not the best direction, so the best direction is the so-called industrial upgrading.  So he asked: "The development direction you mentioned is industrial upgrading? What do you mean by this?"

    It is really difficult to explain. After all, this is a summary for later generations. Nothing has happened now, so it is difficult to understand the reason.  Therefore, a good thinker must be a good storyteller. The reason why various schools of thought can be spread is because they tell truths through stories, and it is easy for people to understand a truth that they have never been exposed to through association.

    Yunyao thought how to explain industrial upgrading?  In fact, to put it simply, low efficiency is eliminated and upgraded to high efficiency.  Li Shimin conquered the south and fought in the north. Let's explain it in terms of war.

    "To use the metaphor of war, it is an upgrade from chariots to cavalry, from infantry to archers. Wars are still being fought, but the way of war has been changed. It can be called an upgrade. It is obvious that the human race has tamed horses long ago.  Why are the useful cavalry behind the chariots? It is obvious that the human race invented the bow and arrow very early, why did large-scale archers appear very late?" "Not only that, but also the way to select talents, the nourishing soldiers of the Spring and Autumn Period  , the Chaju in the Han Dynasty, the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and all the way up to the current imperial examination, the importance of talents has been known since ancient times, but why was the imperial examination only invented now?"

    Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were both lost in thought, obviously not thinking about the problem from such a novel perspective.  The history of the Central Plains revolves around historical figures, so it is difficult to clarify the timeline.  People who study will also learn how historical figures dealt with problems when they encountered them, and they will have a rough idea of ??the sequence of history.

    Listen to Yunyao ask why horses have been tamed a long time ago, but useful cavalry appeared after chariots; bows also appeared long ago, why did useful archers only become large-scale so late; even talent selection has been known since ancient times  importance, why the imperial examination only appeared in the Sui Dynasty.

    ? Could this be the secret of industrial upgrading?

    "Yun'er, why do you think this is?" Queen Changsun asked on behalf of her husband.

    "Chariots appeared first because there was no saddle, and riding a horse was very dangerous. Archers have never been large-scale because it was too difficult to make bows and arrows. The reason why the imperial examination only appeared now is because of the papermaking technology.  Knowledge spreads faster and there are more scholars, so the method of selection has also changed. From chariots to saddles, the production of bows and arrows has changed from less to more, and the selection of talents has changed from few to many. I call it industrial upgrading. But absolutely  Not only that, but also the increase in food production, the development of agricultural tools, the evolution of vehicles and ships, the expansion of roads, changes in building materials, etc. These changes have greatly improved our lives, but we did not actively pursue upgrading before.  , just waiting for everyone to find a more convenient way in life, and then promote it naturally, or learn from their experience from abroad. But I think we can take the initiative to upgrade the industry, but upgrading requires money, so I want to  Make money." Yunyao tried her best to explain. If they still didn't understand, then there was nothing she could do.  You can only do it first and then let them understand.

    Fortunately, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun are not stupid people. The example of Yunyao is quite obvious. It is a change in tools, production and scope.??.

    The tools are more advanced, the production is more powerful, and the scope is wider. Li Shimin not only understood it, but also concluded that industrial upgrading means changing the tools, production methods, and coverage.

    This idea is still very clear, but was this really thought up by a three-year-old?  It was indeed a gift from heaven. Thinking of the glow filling the house and the red clouds filling the sky when his daughter was born, Li Shimin knew that this must be the daughter of Qilin.  Now it seems that it is indeed true. It is really embarrassing for me to be able to propose such a concept.  As the emperor, he never considered the development direction of the Tang Dynasty, but his daughter did it for her father. How smart this was.

    It¡¯s a pity that she is a daughter. If she were a son

    "Then you have made money, what are you going to upgrade first?" Queen Changsun was very curious, not knowing what this quirky little girl wanted to upgrade.

    The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty couldn't help but look at Yunyao, wanting to know her goal.

    "It depends on how much money you can make. If it's less, upgrade your learning tools. If it's more, try to upgrade cars, boats, looms, etc. In short, you can upgrade only if you have money, and the right way is to spend money on upgrades."

    Li Shimin thought to himself, is this saying that spending money to fight is not the right way?  But it won¡¯t work without fighting. There are Turks in the north, Tuyuhun in the west, and Goguryeo in the east.  On the contrary, because the Unification War ended in the south, there was no war on the southern front.

    There are enemies in the other three directions, especially the two enemies in the west and north, which may affect the Silk Road.  In fact, the civilization in the west depends entirely on the Silk Road. If they cannot control the Silk Road, they will suffer, because that place is not suitable for farming at all, and they can only be second-rate traders.

    But why should middlemen make a profit on Tang Dynasty products?  Therefore, in order to open up the Silk Road, the Tang Dynasty must attack the Turks in the north and Tuyuhun in the west. Of course, there is also a Tubo kingdom, but as long as Tuyuhun is defeated, Tubo will not be a threat.

    Now the Tang Dynasty is still full of soldiers and horses, ready to attack at any time.  Unfortunately, even if they were defeated, the Tang Dynasty did not have much energy to develop these places. Because the productivity was simply insufficient, the land that was not suitable for farming could not be developed at all and could only maintain the original local living conditions.  So once the Tang Dynasty weakened, these places would definitely rebel again.

    This is also the biggest obstacle to the expansion of territory. It is easy to defeat but difficult to develop.  Even in the Age of Discovery, this problem existed. Developing the wilderness was obviously not worth the gain and was extremely uneconomical.

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