Li Shimin made a series of efforts to guide social trends, such as releasing three thousand palace maids to let them get married, just to let the bachelors of the Tang Dynasty see that the emperor cared about the marriage issues of single men and women. And he also set an example, hoping that the powerful people below would stop taking concubines, let alone raise foreign wives, which would ruin the custom.
Next, he plans to release four hundred death row prisoners and let them come back on their own in the autumn to establish the integrity system of the Tang Dynasty, mainly for business. After all, when all nations come to the dynasty, this is trade.
Just like Guan Zhong¡¯s reforms in Linzi, he attracted businessmen to Linzi, sold goods and made money before spending money in Linzi. Li Shimin also hoped that business travelers from all over the world would come to the Tang Dynasty and exchange their goods for money and then consume them in the Tang Dynasty, or exchange them for products such as Tang Sancai, porcelain, and silk from the Tang Dynasty.
The most important thing in doing business is integrity. If even the death row prisoners of Datang can be honest, then foreign businessmen can completely trust Datang. Datang will deliver the goods when it says it will be delivered, and it will deliver the goods at whatever price it says. It must be an honest act, and everyone can make money together.
So releasing the prisoners on death row was a big show, and Li Shimin never thought that they would not come back.
Yunyao also has to admire Li Shimin's methods. Sometimes a good story is indeed worth a thousand words. It is better to tell a story than to make sense.
Newspapers will naturally report this matter vigorously. After all, a good story must be widely told.
Wu Meiniang¡¯s first job was to report on the return of death row prisoners, starting with writing work. Since Li Shimin has given his talents to his daughter, Yunyao will not be polite. This is a capable person, so there is no need to waste it.
As a very enterprising woman, Wu Meiniang did not stop for a moment after leaving the palace and immediately accepted a new job. Wu Meiniang seamlessly transitioned from a talent to a journalist. But apart from work, she was still studying Yunyao's route, and found that Yunyao was not only interested in some ancient books recording technology, but was also interested in foreign countries. Whether it was the Western Regions or Haiyi, they did a lot of research, especially Honglu Temple sent a lot of translation materials, taught themselves foreign languages, and opened foreign language private schools.
Technology and trade are the two key points that Wu Meiniang keenly grasped from Operation Yunyao, so she also studied hard and even went to exchange and learn with foreigners herself. She showed her ability to dance and quickly got to know many people. This is the Social Awesomeness syndrome. As expected, he is a person who dares to use whips, hammers, and daggers in front of the emperor. He is courageous, smart, and invincible in the social field.
Yunyao felt ashamed when she saw her. When she was Wu Meiniang's age, she could not communicate so naturally with strange foreigners. Wu Meiniang has no problem at all. No matter who it is, she can put forward her own opinions without offending the other party and get the other party's approval. Even if she doesn't become the empress, she can still be an excellent diplomat or politician. Her expressive ability is really terrible.
After Yunyao observed Wu Meiniang for a while, she felt that it was necessary to communicate with her. It happened that the matter of the death row prisoners returning home was settled, and finally the four hundred death row prisoners returned. In order to commend the reputation of the death row prisoners, the emperor pardoned their death sentences.
A grand performance about credibility came to an end. Everyone expressed their sincere admiration for the emperor's civil and military skills and the Tang Dynasty's trustworthy ethos, and it ended successfully with a round of praise.
Wu Cairen also wrote a piece of "Reputation, the Most Important Weapon of the Country" as the end. Of course, it included praise for Li Shimin's outstanding contributions. The success of the Tang Dynasty was all due to the leadership of the emperor. If Li Shimin took the lead, everyone could develop on the right path together.
Anyway, he praised Li Shimin a lot, and praised him very smartly, which made Li Shimin very happy.
"It's been a while since you left the palace. Are you still used to your life and work?" Yunyao found Wu Meiniang today and expressed cordial and friendly condolences.
"Your Highness, Princess Qi, there is nothing uncomfortable. Everything is fine." Wu Meiniang saluted.
"You don't need to be so polite. Forget about these etiquettes. There are too many red tapes in the Tang Dynasty and the efficiency is too low." Yunyao said that the Tang Dynasty needs to develop now, so it must be efficient and there is no need to salute.
"Then I overstepped my bounds." Wu Meiniang knew how to obey the other party and not make the other party resentful, but she would not give in where she should insist on her own opinions, and she could just follow the other party's wishes in other areas.
"My father assigned you to me because I hope you can use your talents. You have been working in the palace for a while. I also sent you some information before. I came here today just to hear your views." Yunyao entered. To the point.
As expected, Wu Meiniang was mentally prepared for the princess to come specially to see her. In fact, she was a little flattered. After all, she was always waiting for summons in the palace and would never talk about people who were more noble than herself.Take the initiative to find yourself. The princess was the first to ignore the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers and treat the virtuous and corporal. This feeling of equality really made her very excited.
Yunyao did send a lot of information before, and Wu Meiniang has also read it. There are information about the Western Regions, Haiyi, and technology. Of course, there are also some records of the current situation of the Tang Dynasty, all of which are presented in the form of data. It is very Intuitive.
?????????????????? However, there is nothing planned about these information. Even with the information, Wu Meiniang cannot guess what the princess is thinking from it, but it must have something to do with industrial upgrading.
This is a brand new concept, but even the emperor attaches great importance to it, and Wu Meiniang has also worked hard to study it. However, the entire industrial upgrade involves all aspects, it is too huge, and she doesn¡¯t know what kind of information she has. But she will tell it from the perspective of trade. Anyway, there must be an entry point.
"I took a look at the trade data between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions and Haiyi countries. It has been improving in recent years, and as the convenience of sea transportation has become more and more obvious, the importance of Haiyi trade has gradually surpassed that of the Western Regions trade. This was true in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This was reflected in the times. For example, Goguryeo would import iron ore from the Tang Dynasty, forge swords after returning to China, and then export them to the Tang Dynasty. Many nobles would pay a lot of money to buy a Goguryeo sword. There is also the Lingnan area, which is the southern sea In the barbarian trade ports, the goods they trade there will continue to move north. Even goods from the Western Regions will be shipped by sea from the south. I think this is not a good phenomenon. While sea transport is increasing, land transport in the West should also be enhanced." Wu Meiniang saw the situation where sea transport surpassed land transport and pointed it out.
Yunyao nodded. This problem has existed since ancient times. The development of Zhucheng began by relying on water transportation. Because the cost of land transportation was really too high, the cost of water transportation was low.
Now that maritime trade has become more and more prosperous, the Haiyi countries on the coastline have also developed. By the Tang Dynasty, the Haiyi countries had enough money to upgrade, so the maritime transportation was more busy than the land transportation for the first time.
Whether it¡¯s the Western Region or Haiyi, you can only do business if you have money. In the past, the Western Region was more fully developed and had more money, so trade along the Silk Road played a major role. However, as Haiyi's development level increased, they were also seeking development and upgrades. In addition, Yunyao's intervention accelerated the development of sea-going ships, so the scale of maritime transportation in Datang has surpassed land transportation.
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