Chapter 1039 The Road Ahead
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 visit the twenty counties in the field. The household registration is getting better, the people are getting richer, and the changes are getting bigger. You can first choose one from Chen Jun, Puyang and other places. Give the person the gift of eloquence and explain it in detail.”
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 we have a meeting without support?
"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. But the wealth in the world is definitely more than that. If it can be managed and allocated well, everyone can get it. ”
Wang Huifeng nodded slightly, indicating that she was listening.
Shao Xun's clothes were gradually taken off, but Wang Huifeng's expression and eyes barely changed, as if these were not important in her eyes.
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 sluggish. Now the north has changed. From now on, more and more people will buy goods, and business will flourish. The secret of business lies in the exchange of needs. . 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. When she came out of the soup pool, she only heard the sound of water splashing inside...
On the twenty-second day of the winter lunar month, the Bixiao Palace 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?" Guanqiu Lu 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, and the losses are heavy. By next year, there are not enough livestock. If the milk production is not abundant, the people will have no food 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 up high and heard the words and said: "It may be said that 'a gentleman means righteousness, and a villain means benefit'. What do the Confucian scholars think?"
Guanqiu Lu stood up and bowed and said: "In the Han Dynasty, Sang Hongyang said, 'If you want to manage a family and maintain health, you must rely on farming, then Shun will not be a potter and Yi Yin will not be a cook.' Now the northern land is initially flat, with a vast land and few people. But there are still people who don’t have enough to eat. Why? ? The farm tools are not in place, the cattle are not prepared, and the skills are not good. If there are merchants selling cattle and tools everywhere, the people will benefit greatly. This is the righteousness of the gentleman, how can it be the benefit of the villain? "
Guanqiu Lu means that if a person only needs to farm to support his family, then Shun will not become a potter and Yi Yin will not become a cook.
Agricultural production in many places is extremely backward, and there are insufficient agricultural tools and cattle. If businessmen sell away, it will inevitably promote agricultural production.
Businessmen played a positive role in this process. Suppressing business in order to focus on agriculture was completely out of control, and they found a lot of excuses, which was totally incomprehensible.
"Wild silkworms in Xuancheng produce cocoons three hundred miles away. This is the cotton of the north to protect them from the cold." Guan Qiulu continued: "If no one buys it and everyone loses, the people of the north will still suffer from the cold, and the people of Xuancheng will still suffer from the cold." Poor.”
"Tangerines and pomeloes from the south of the Yangtze River are loved by northerners. If no one buys or resells them, northerners will not be able to eat them, and southerners will destroy the oranges and pomeloes and let them rot in the fields. Will this enrich the country and the people?"
"The good trees of Jiangzhou are needed for the pontoon bridges of Heyang and Pujin..."
"Nanzi of Yangzhou, the last thing you need..."
Guan 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, Xuancheng, and Qingzhou, but also because of circulation reasons, this wealth was accumulated locally - once accumulated, If it is allowed to rot and cannot be exchanged, the value of this wealth will be greatly reduced.
Ordinary households in Yuzhou are required to pay three kilograms of cotton per year. These three kilograms of cotton are collected from the broken silk threads that fall during reeling and weaving, and may not be enough.
If you can pick up wild silkworm cocoons and scrape together three kilograms, it will be no problem at all. How about making a quilt out of the extra scraps? This saves you from shivering in the cold and having no quilt in the winter.
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 affected and was not so opposed to doing business.
And when he said this, he obviously meant to guide the topic.
Many of the people present here are wealthy businessmen or businessmen in their families, so naturally there will be no objections.
"The Emperor has a saying, 'There is no trouble in the world without wealth, and there is no one to take away the trouble.' It is so true!" Wang Yan continued: "The brocade and red lacquer in Sichuan, the horses and feathers in Helong, the cattle and sheep in the grassland Miqiu, fish salt from Yangzhou Nanzi, Jingxiang's medicinal materials and bones... Such goods are extremely cheap in the production area, but they are expensive in Henan. If there are benefits from trade, then both parties will be happy and each will benefit from this wealth - merchants will need to divide it. .”
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 how big the world is, and how different the folk customs and goods are in different places. He had seen brocades from Shu. They were very expensive, and even he didn't have many of them at home.
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 use nanzi as coffins? The coffins of emperors, empresses and ministers were originally called "Zigong", right? His family has never enjoyed this kind of treatment after death.
And...
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 work, waiting for work. The emperor is magnanimous and does not compete with the people for profit. Wait for you to make boats and drive oxen and horses, It's far and wide, transporting goods and making things easier for the people. Wealth like mountains and seas is there, just waiting to be divided among you. Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants are all the people of the country, each with his own specialties and his own place. Yes.”
"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 should the king say profit? There is only benevolence and righteousness.
When a country is governed with righteousness, why should we talk about profit?
This set of things was once so popular that it became politically correct.
Please...you...collect 6...9...books...!
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 become famous.
Don't you see, Bao Liang, who teaches the art of "cadaver dissection", 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, today 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 say clearly what metaphysics is, and it is mysterious and 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 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 are no ideological constraints that suppress the development of industry and commerce. It is just that the social form of the manorial economy reduces the demand for business and prevents it from developing.
For businessmen, this is a bleak era, but at the same time it is an unparalleled good era, depending 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 fields in the north. The emperor knows you and others The hardships are so great that they can be supplemented by the benefits of doing business. 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 just 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 you have any questions, you can also ask each other for advice and debate widely. I am a virtuous king, and I will not stop talking. The way is, just say it straight, so that we can eliminate your worries."
After saying that, Wang Yan withdrew his gaze, picked up the tea bowl, and drank gently.
Everyone was whispering and discussing endlessly.
In fact, by this time, the framework had already been set, that is, the Northland must be cultivated, no matter who 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 business in parallel, it doesn't matter.
But since the imperial court has held this talk today, it has the intention to guide you to engage in business more. Don't just settle down as a small rich man. It's like if you have the manor in hand, you own the world. With the manor, you can hide in it and live freely for the rest of your life, as if you were never born 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, powerful men, wealthy businessmen, or even all three in one. You are not just businessmen with no political guarantee. Local officials have many concerns about trying to manipulate you. Don’t worry about your hard-working family property being confiscated by the county magistrate overnight. Gone.
In fact, the county magistrate is more afraid of you!
Everything has been said up to this point.
Wang Yan soon disappeared and turned to Xun Chuo, the Minister of Duzhi, to preside over it and let them discuss it for a few days.
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