On the twentieth day of the winter lunar month, Shao Xun first settled in Guangcheng Palace, one step away from Suyu Palace.
"Three important points!" He stretched out his hands and said: "First, first conquer the twenty counties of Tiantian. The household registration will gradually increase, the people's families will become more prosperous, and the changes will be greater. You can first select one from Chen County, Puyang and other places.
Give it to someone who has two eloquences, and explain it in detail."
The beauties Cui and Zheng, one on the left and one on the right, took off their clothes for Shao Xun.
Jieyu Wang Huifeng sat aside and listened quietly.
This is to let Wang Yan find someone privately to control the situation. How can he have a meeting without a trust?
"Second, 'There is no trouble in the world without wealth, and there is no one to distinguish it.' The nine states are initially determined, and all wastes will be prosperous. However, the wealth in the world is definitely more than this. If it can be managed and allocated well, everyone above and below can get it.
profit."
Wang Huifeng tilted her head slightly to indicate that she was listening.
Shao Xun's clothes were gradually taken off, but Wang Huifeng's expression and eyes hardly changed, as if in her eyes, these were not important.
Cui Qing'e and Zheng Yingtao's eyes flickered and their pretty faces turned red.
"Thirdly, when there were many manors, even if there was business, many businesses were stagnant. Now the situation in the north has changed. From now on, more and more people will buy goods, and business will flourish. The secret of business is to exchange what is needed.
.To facilitate business,
I have a plan."
Wang Huifeng hummed and stood up to write it down and think about it before talking to his father in private.
She left quickly, and when she came out of the soup pool, she could only hear the sound of water splashing inside——
On the twenty-second day of the winter lunar month, the Bixiao Hall was already full of people. The discussion was gradually reaching its midpoint, and the atmosphere was becoming increasingly lively.
"How can you say it's useless?" Mu Qiulu said with a smile: "For example, in the Xianbei tribes, some years are bad and the pasture is not abundant, so they start to kill livestock after autumn, resulting in heavy losses. By next year, there are not enough livestock.
If the milk production is not abundant, the people will not have enough to eat. But if someone buys the livestock and gives them grains of food, then the merchants will benefit and the herdsmen will also benefit. Isn’t it the best of both worlds?”
Wang Yan sat high and heard the words and said: "It may be said that 'a gentleman means righteousness, and a villain means benefit.' What do the Confucians think?"
Mu Qiulu stood up and bowed and said: "Sang Hongyang in the Han Dynasty said, 'If you want to manage a family and maintain health, you must rely on farming, then Shun will not care about Tao and Yi Yin will not be in trouble.' Today, the northern land is at the beginning of peace, and the land is vast and sparsely populated.
, but there are still people who can’t eat it
What's the point of having enough food? The farm tools are not in stock, the cattle are not prepared, and the skills are not good. Suppose there are merchants selling cattle and tools everywhere, then the people will benefit greatly. This is the meaning of a gentleman, how can it be said of a villain?
profit?"
Mu Qiulu means that if a person only needs to farm to support his family, then Shun will not be a potter and Yi Yin will not be a cook.
Agricultural production in many places is extremely backward, and there are insufficient farm tools and cattle. If merchants sell them away, their agricultural production will definitely be promoted.
Businessmen played a positive role in this process. Suppressing business in order to focus on agriculture was completely useless. They also found a lot of excuses, which was simply incomprehensible.
"Wild silkworms in Xuancheng produce cocoons three hundred miles away. This is the cotton that protects the north from the cold." Mu Qiulu continued: "If no one buys it, everyone will lose, and the people in the north will still suffer from the cold, and the people in Xuancheng will still suffer from the cold."
Poverty.”
"The oranges and pomeloes from the south of the Yangtze River are loved by the northerners. If no one buys them and resells them, the northerners will not be able to eat them. The southerners will destroy the oranges and pomeloes and let them rot in the fields. How can this enrich the country and the people?"
"The best trees in Jiangzhou are needed for Heyang and Pujin floating bridges——.——."
"Nanzi of Yangzhou, send you all you need for the end——"
Mu Qiulu said a lot in one breath.
The central idea translated into later terminology is: if there is no commercial exchange and no commodity economy, then it will be impossible to mobilize people's enthusiasm and make them devote themselves to production. The total amount of commodity wealth in a region will be extremely limited. Naturally, the level of productivity will
Nor can it be improved.
There is nothing wrong with this.
Because the manor economy and commercial circulation at this time were not very developed, just like the wild silkworms in Huainan and Xuancheng,
Qingzhou actually has it, but due to circulation reasons, this wealth has been accumulated there. Once it accumulates and is allowed to rot without being able to be exchanged, the value of this wealth will be greatly reduced.
However, ordinary households in Yuzhou receive three kilograms of cotton per year. These three kilograms of cotton are collected from the broken silk threads that fall when Chaosi weaves, and may not be enough.
If you can pick up wild silkworm cocoons and collect three kilograms, there will be no problem at all. How about making a quilt with the extra scraps? It will save you from shivering in the winter without having a quilt.
Yuzhou also has all kinds of wealth that Qingzhou lacks. Both sides can exchange their needs and improve their living standards. This is the meaning of business.
"Fortunately, you were born in the imperial dynasty. If you had been in the later Han Dynasty, you would have been scolded by the virtuous and you would have died." Wang Yan said with a smile.
His old wife, Mrs. Guo, was successful in business. Although Wang Yan couldn't stand it, she was somewhat influenced by it and was not so opposed to doing business.
And when he said this, he obviously meant to guide the topic.
Most of the people here are wealthy businessmen who have businessmen or family members, so naturally they will not have any objections. "The Emperor has a saying, 'The world will never suffer without wealth, and there will be no one to divide it.' This is so true!" Wang said!
Yan continued: "The brocade and red lacquer of Sichuan, the horses and feathers of Helong, the honey fur of cattle and sheep on the grassland, the fish, salt and nanzi of Yangzhou,
Medicinal bone elephants from Jingxiang ----- Such goods are extremely cheap in the production area, but are expensive in Henan. If there are benefits from trade, then both parties will be happy and each will benefit. This wealth will need to be divided one by one by merchants.
.”
Pu Guting was sitting below and was amazed when he heard Wang Yan's words.
Don't laugh when you say it. This is the first time he knows that the world is so big, and there are so many different folk customs and goods in different places. He has seen brocade in Shu, and it is very expensive. Even his family doesn't have many of them.
Southern red paint is also an indispensable item for home life, if you still pursue a relatively luxurious life.
I heard that wealthy families in the Central Plains used nanzi as coffins. The coffins of emperors, queens and ministers were originally called "zi palace", right? Death is like life. Generations of his family have never enjoyed this kind of treatment after death.
besides·-
After all, the grassland is just a corner of the world!
Pu Guting sighed repeatedly, secretly saying that compared to Daliang, the court in Pingcheng was simply inferior, and it looked like it was different.
"Everyone." After Wang Yan's words came to an end, Hua Yingzhi stood up and said: "As the Prime Minister said, there is infinite wealth in the world, waiting for trade and development. The emperor is magnanimous and does not compete with the people for profit.
Waiting for you to make a boat,
Driving cattle and horses to reach far and near, transporting goods and making things convenient for the people. Wealth like mountains and seas is there, just waiting for you to divide it. Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants are all the common people of the country. Each has his own specialty and each has his own place.
, that’s it.”
"Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are all the common people of the country." This was Guanzi's thought in the pre-Qin period. Is it still true today?
To be honest, it's not as good as that time.
Since the early Han Dynasty, the status of merchants has been high and low. After more than a hundred years of rigid development of Confucian theology in the Later Han Dynasty, the status of merchants has been devalued.
Why does the king need to talk about profit? There is only benevolence and righteousness.
To govern a country with justice, why should we talk about profit?
This set of things was once so popular that it became politically correct.
However, since the end of the Han Dynasty, Han Confucianism has completely collapsed, and today is an era of ideological wilderness.
You can talk about all kinds of theories, including gods, ghosts, and monsters. If you talk interestingly and can justify your explanation, you can also gain a reputation.
Don’t you see, Bao Liang, who teaches the art of “hujie”, has thousands of disciples, and his teachings are widely spread, what else can you say?
Of course, Confucianism has not died out, and still has its own territory. Strictly speaking, now a hundred flowers are blooming, and anything can be discussed. There is no mainstream ideology that suppresses other doctrines, and there is no systematic religious or theological thought.
As for metaphysics, it is a hodgepodge in itself. No one can explain clearly what metaphysics is, and it is very mysterious.
Scholars at this time did not shy away from talking about profit.
Wang's family in Taiyuan, one of the world's top aristocratic families, sells apricots and drills out the cores, fearing that others will take them back to grow them and compete with his family. This is because they are obsessed with money.
It was Wang Yifu in front of him. His old wife Guo, while doing business, also drove the servants out to pick up excrement.
All these are evident.
To put it simply, there is no ideology that suppresses the development of industry and commerce, but the social form of the manorial economy reduces the demand for commerce and prevents it from developing.
For businessmen, this is a bleak era, but at the same time it is an unparalleled good era.
It all depends on how you understand it.
After Hua Yingzhi finished speaking, Wang Yan glanced at everyone and said: "The emperor said to you, 'Be patient for the sake of the country', but it is not just asking for it without giving back. It is imperative to conquer the land in the north. The emperor knows you and everyone."
We are suffering from hardships, so we use the benefits of doing business to complement each other, and you can tell each other about the painstaking efforts."
"It may be said that doing business has great profits, but it will also suffer losses. This is true and there is no need to hide it. Those who are afraid of risks can sit at home and no one will come to pressure them. As soon as Jiangnan is settled, you can pack up your utensils and bring your servants with you.
Qu goes south. From now on, no one will care about you whether you are drinking in the manor, eating meat in the woods, or studying in seclusion."
"If this is the general trend, we cannot go against it. The way forward is laid out here. You should think about it carefully. If there is anything you don't understand,
You can also ask each other for advice and debate widely. I am a virtuous king, and I will not block the way of speech. I will just say what I have to say, and I will always eliminate your worries."
After saying that, Wang Yan withdrew his gaze, picked up the tea bowl, and drank lightly.
Everyone was whispering and discussing endlessly.
In fact, by this time, the framework has already been set, that is, the land in the North must be cultivated, and no one can stop it. The first thing to compensate you is the southern manor, and the second is the benefits of doing business.
You can only run the manor, or you can run the manor and do business in parallel, it doesn't matter.
But since the imperial court has held today's talk, it has the intention of guiding you to engage in business more. Don't just be a small rich man, as if you have the manor in hand, and you have the world. If you get the manor, you can hide in it and live freely all your life.
It will never be the same again.
The imperial court hopes that you will have some ambition to make your family business in the south bigger and stronger, capture or drive the natives away, and develop the barbaric land bit by bit.
You are nobles, tycoons, wealthy businessmen, or even all three in one. You are not a blank slate businessman without political protection.
Local officials want to take advantage of you and have many concerns. Don't worry about your hard-working family property being taken away by the county magistrate overnight.
In fact, the county magistrate is more afraid of you!
Everything has been said up to this point.
Wang Yan soon disappeared, and instead let Xun Chuo, the Minister of Duzhi, preside over the matter and let them discuss it for a few days.
Chapter completed!