Chapter 667 Imperial Economic System
Cen Wenwen's emotion made Fang Xuanling confused.
After receiving the handed memorial, he lowered his head and glanced at it. The familiar writing style was still so pleasing to the eye, and the round structure seemed to be a little more refined than before, and there was a faint hint of the realm of great achievements.
Fang Xuanling clicked her tongue, feeling faintly proud, and then carefully looked through her son's memorial. The more you look at the result, the more surprised you are, and the more you look at it, the more shocked you are!
The country’s economic system?
?Price, consumption, investment, export, taxation...these are all front-line terms, and they are naturally familiar to the prime minister of a country like Fang Xuanling. But Fang Jun actually connected these terms he called "economic indicators" in a whimsical way, which made people think deeply.
When prices increase, consumption will decline; when consumption declines, investment growth will be promoted; investment growth will increase the employment rate in workshops and increase the income of handicraftsmen; the increase in employment rate and income of handicraftsmen will effectively stabilize the economy. The negative effects brought about by price growth and stimulate consumption; consumption The increase in taxation will not only increase tax revenue, but also increase the workshop operating rate; an increase in the workshop operating rate will inevitably promote exports, and the income of handicrafts will also increase simultaneously; and the increase in taxation will fill the national treasury and promote public expenditures, such as disaster relief. Infrastructure construction in lower counties...
According to this memorial, if each of the above points can be achieved, then the country's economic system is healthy. Otherwise, there is a crisis of economic collapse...
What surprised Fang Xuanling was that the two terms workshop and craftsman were mentioned several times.
Fang Xuanling frowned.
As we all know, since the "Guanzi" proposed the hierarchical system of "scholars, farmers, industry and merchants", it has been followed by successive dynasties for thousands of years, and it is the most basic social structure.
At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the national policy was "tolerance and inclusiveness" and did not strongly suppress a certain class in administration. It can be said that the Tang Dynasty was the most enlightened dynasty in ancient times. This was also the case since His Majesty Li Er, including Fang Xuanling. , Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, Cen Wenwen and other famous officials are proud of themselves.
However, the social structure that has been established for thousands of years has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Such high praise for merchants will inevitably encounter great resistance...
Even in the inclusive Tang Dynasty, there was an unspoken rule that "the family of industry and commerce should not be premeditated by the scholars", and a large number of officials with scholarly backgrounds requested the court to promulgate a code more than once, bringing this unspoken rule to the surface and becoming an empire. of the law.
This bastard actually wants to elevate business to such a high status. He simply wants to treat it as the backbone of the empire!
It’s simply whimsical!
However, despite being troubled and thinking about it further, Fang Xuanling has to admit that if this "concept" can be realized, the national treasury will be filled several times or even ten times. By that time, the entire national power will be strong. To what extent?
Cen Wenwen read the memorial in silence and handed it to Changsun Wuji without saying a word. He closed his eyes slightly, chewing on the meaning and calming the turmoil in his heart.
Is this going to... create an unprecedented era?
Regardless of whether Fang Jun's memorial can be implemented, or whether it will be as successful as Fang Jun envisioned after implementation, it is just a pillar of imperial taxation that puts commercial taxes above agricultural taxes. What a genius idea!
If it really happens one day...
Cen Wenwen rubbed his eyebrows and smiled bitterly.
How is it possible...
His Majesty Li Er drank tea and took in the expressions of the prime ministers one by one.
I felt sad in my heart.
Who could have imagined that a memorial issued by a young man who was not as good as a weakling could put the entire empire center into such trouble? The people here are all the pillars of the empire, and they are no less famous than others. They are all heroes destined to shine in the history books, but they have never realized that there is such a wonderful world in this world...
Encourage commerce, support commerce, vigorously develop commerce, put commercial taxes above agricultural taxes, and reduce the proportion of agricultural taxes step by step, until one day, the empire's dependence on agricultural taxes is minimal, and then...
Cancel the agricultural tax!
The corners of His Majesty Li Er's lips curved up, revealing a strange smile.
What a wonderful dream...
Even if it can be as Fang Jun imagined, how many years will it take?
Fifty years? One hundred years? Or five hundred years or one thousand years?
It’s too far away...
But as Fang Jun often said - if a person has no dreams, what is the difference between him and a salted fish?
If I could master the art of immortality, live as long as the sun and the moon, and decay with the heaven and the earth, I might really be able to see the country of Huaxu in my dreams...
His Majesty Li Er, who had always despised Qin Shihuang's dream of immortality, felt for the first time in his life that he could understand Qin Shihuang's state of mind.
How regrettable is it that when you have single-handedly created a super empire that is large enough to dominate the world, but have no energy or extra time to enjoy the achievements of leaders who dominate the world with their ethics?
Perhaps, we can talk to Li Chunfeng about the possibility of immortality later, and we should also issue an edict to recall Yuan Tiangang who is still in Shu, and by the way, look for the "old god" Sun Simiao who always fails to see the beginning of the dragon...
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A sneer replaced His Majesty Li Er who was wandering in the land of immortality.
Looking up, Changsun Wuji was throwing the memorial on the table with disdain, and sneered: "That's nonsense! Is Fang Jun crazy or stupid? Since ancient times, merchants have been in low-income industries. Merchants value profits. , not for production, go to How can such a group of profit-seeking and despicable people who drive up prices for profit become the pillars of the empire? If this memorial is implemented seriously, the empire will fall soon!”
In his opinion, Fang Jun was just a villain who got carried away with his ambition. He actually challenged the social structure that existed in ancient times and tried to promote businessmen so as to obtain a large amount of business taxes. He had no idea what it meant!
Everyone remained silent.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have been the social structure for thousands of years and are the cornerstone of social stability. If it is changed rashly, it will inevitably cause chaos in the entire society. It may be an exaggeration to say that it will lead to the "fall of the empire". The Tang Dynasty was rich and powerful, and it is not difficult to stabilize the situation. However, it will trigger a turmoil that spreads to all strata of the country. Almost certainly.
Scholars were vested interests in the system of "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce". Guanzi, who proposed this concept at the time, was also a scholar. Naturally, he wanted to advocate for his own class in order to gain support from this class. In fact, it is precisely the advocacy and suppression of "scholars" that the social structure of "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce" has continued unwaveringly for thousands of years...
"Shi" are the de facto controllers of this country.
Facing the "gentlemen" group that attempts to shake the social structure and harm the interests of their own class, they will inevitably attack in groups.
Therefore, Changsun Wuji was right. At least in the current period when the country is stable, Fang Jun's memorial is basically unfeasible.
As for the "imperial economic system" mentioned by Fang Jun in the memorial, it was even more fanciful to Changsun Wuji.
Fang Xuanling frowned and glanced at Changsun Wuji lightly.
Although he also believed that his son's memorial was somewhat unreliable and almost unfeasible, Changsun Wuji was still dissatisfied by being so belittling.
After all, that is my son...
You can beat and scold your own son, but why does your eldest grandson Wuji belittle him so unscrupulously?
Fang Xuanling opened her mouth to speak, but someone else beat her to it...
Wei Zheng raised his eyelids, glanced at Changsun Wuji, and said with a cold snort: "Businessmen are despicable? Businessmen are only interested in profit? If businessmen become the backbone of the empire, the empire will fall? Please forgive me for disagreeing with this statement of Duke Zhao."
Changsun Wuji thought that Fang Xuanling would jump out to defend his son, but he didn't want to think that it was Wei Zheng who first accused him.
Why is this old dog so crazy? It won't bite Your Majesty today, but it will bite me instead?
Changsun Wuji stared at Wei Zheng with a cold face, and asked one by one: "My lord, what do you mean by this?"
Wei Zheng had an old face and said slowly and calmly: "If it is according to what Duke Zhao said, you are now the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, holding the rank of Taiwei, and serving as the right servant of the Minister. You are really the pillar of the empire. Isn’t it that the fall of the empire is imminent?”(End of Chapter)