Chapter 1854: To emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce...
Guan Yu and Xiahou Dun were speechless. It’s a pity that you are Chen Xi. If others were so random, they would be beaten. "Let’s take you there. My brother happened to be talking about something with Cao Gong."
"Uh, is that right? Then I'll go over." Chen Xi hesitated for a few moments and decided to go over. Anyway, Cao Cao could not stay with Liu Bei, so he could just inform the two of them of some of the matters involved.
When Chen Xi arrived at Liu Bei's residence, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Mi Zhu, Wei Zi and Wei Ji were all in the courtyard. He glanced at the character's composition, and Chen Xi knew what he was talking about.
"Ha, Zichuan, it's really time for you. I sent someone to find you before." Liu Bei saw Chen Xi stepping in and immediately stood up and said, as if he was giving Chen Xi enough face in front of Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao has now found that Chen Xi really didn't call Liu Bei lord.
"Are you talking about business or loans?" Chen Xi asked curiously.
Liu Bei smiled on his face when he heard this. It seemed that if the emperor had not died, he would have laughed immediately after hearing this. "Zichuan, you really have good eyesight. You can tell at a glance what we are going to do. What do you think we are going to do now?"
"It should be a discussion on commercial matters, and there is only such a small matter. Sun Bofu was completely uninterested. Zhou Gongjin was so busy that he didn't light the ground. Even if Duke Xuande went to inform him, he might just refuse." Chen Xi curled his lips and said.
Now discussing these major events, either Liu Caosun comes with a civil official, or Sun Ce feels that he is not interested and doesn't come directly. Before the results are released, the content of the negotiation will be sent to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu one by one.
However, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu can still distinguish between priorities, so there will be no big things missing. For example, Zhou Yu is too lazy to care about business matters like this. Agriculture, social population, and war are considered big things for Zhou Yu.
Of course, this is the view of almost everyone in this era. Business is a big deal. This is why Cao Cao and Liu Bei are just arguing about this matter while making no decisions, but no one stops it. Business is just like this in this era.
Including the five wealthy merchants, the heads of the Mi family and Wei family, in their opinion, business is just a tool in their hands, not their roots. Of course, the Zhen family and Wu family who are happy in it seem to be infatuated.
As for the notification from Liu Bei, whether it is the five-year plan or the position of Grand Secretary, they are actually in charge of this area, so there is a notification.
"Zichuan really has good eyesight." Cao Cao said with a thumbs up.
"What do Zi Zhong and Bo Yu have any ideas?" Chen Xi didn't even ask about the content of the commercial law, and asked Mi Zhu and Wei Ji what they thought. It was obvious that Mi Zhu and the other three were a little embarrassed. These three guys were Cao Liu's money bags, and they had already gained a lot of power with their backs.
"To be honest, it's nothing, just tell me just how you feel now." Chen Xi looked at Mi Zhu and said.
"To be honest, I don't think there is any problem. The lord and Cao Gong plan to suppress business, because Fenggao's business is too prosperous now, making many people who are not engaged in production live better than many working people. The lord and Cao Gong are afraid of affecting the country's foundation." Mi Zhu bowed and said, and he actually had a very positive view on suppressing business.
"Oh, you all think so?" Chen Xi looked at him, Wei Zi and Wei Ji asked, and both of them nodded. It can be seen that both of them have the same opinion. Sure enough, even those who engaged in business looked down on business in ancient times. It really depends on the face of these five wealthy merchants who can make them bigger!
"It is true that those big businessmen don't work in agriculture and sericulture. It is true that this is true that they disrupt social order. Generally speaking, small businessmen, that is, those handicraft merchants, are actually doing things. Big businessmen say that buying low and selling high is good to make the difference." Chen Xi thought for a while and said.
"Then, what do you think, Zichuan?" Liu Bei worked with Chen Xi for too long, and he knew the elegance of his voice, so he naturally asked casually.
"I think business should be developed." Chen Xi shook his head and said, "What we need to do is to stabilize prices and guide the normal development of business. To be honest, I don't agree at all, and business is still very necessary."
"How can I say that businessmen don't do farming and sericulture? If too many people do this, who will farm under the rule?" Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei, a fence-skinned man, with a little dissatisfaction. He had agreed with him before, but now he is decisively following Chen Xi's thoughts.
"Not to mention the merchants' demand for capabilities, just before business develops to a certain extent, merchants actually buy and sell surplus materials, and they rely on transporting the excess materials in this area to another area." Chen Xi said calmly.
"Let's put it this way, due to different situations in different regions, there are actually very different prices. Take Shu Jin for example. The prices of Sichuan and Shu are completely different from those of Chang'an." Chen Xi saw that Cao Cao had something to say, and immediately blocked the other party with the words.
"Isn't that because the merchants raised the price?" Cao Cao said dissatisfied.
"Actually, it's not. It's more because Chang'an doesn't produce it, just like salted fish in the East China Sea. As the distance from the sea is farther away, the price will gradually increase. To be closer, Yang Xingzu, I guess both Cao and Xuandegong knew that his place was quite far away from the sea back then, so someone used salted fish to bribe him." Chen Xi said with a smile.
Although Cao Cao was unhappy with Chen Xi, he nodded. He knew about this. After all, Yang Xuhang Yu is also a famous story. Even if the value of something that can be used for bribery is not too high, it will not be too low.
"Besides, it's expensive to fight horses in the north. In fact, everyone knows that, that's it, but when you go to the south, you'll know when Gongjin talks to me about the horse farm before." Chen Xi spread his hands and said, "So businessmen need it."
"What about that?" Cao Cao was silent for a moment, and he also recognized Chen Xi's words.
"Reality will naturally regulate it. Cao Gong can rest assured that if there are too many merchants, they cannot make money and cannot afford to eat, so they will naturally go farming. After all, in this situation, no matter how bad the farming is, it is okay to make a living. If the businessman is screwed up, it may be a death." Chen Xi said indifferently.
Chapter completed!