Robbing the rich to help the poor!

When Zhu Guoqiang said this, he even felt a little absurd, which was simply a joke.

Because rich people are getting richer and the government has no good way to deal with them, they need to "rob the rich and help the poor"!

Isn't this a joke?

"Robbery the rich and help the poor!"

Nodded, Fang Zheming smiled.

"It is true. This world really needs us to rob the rich and help the poor, so that he can maintain a certain degree of balance."

It seemed that he didn't care about the sarcasm in Zhu Guoqiang's tone at all, so he nodded slightly and said:

"If we don't do anything, what will happen in the future? There is no doubt that another Li Chuang will appear, just like Persia. The Li family was born as a thief. During the Chongzhen period, there was Li Chuang, but what will happen in the future? There will be this and that thief. Last time, we hid, but what will happen in the future? In the future, we may not be able to hide. We, you, each of us, and every descendant of each other, may encounter all this, maybe ten years, maybe twenty years, or thirty years, fifty years later..."

After a pause, Fang Zheming looked out the window.

"This time depends on the process of society. If one day, when the vast majority of wealth is in the hands of a few people, all this is inevitable. You should know this. In fact, all we can do is to postpone its arrival as much as possible. It may never come, but if we indulge in everything like this, then it will inevitably come. It is like a sharp sword hanging on the heads of all of us, and there may be a beginning to take away what we have at any time. This danger exists. Mr. Zhu, if you want to know why? Let me tell you the dragon's ends."

"Then let's hear it."

Zhu Guoqiang said calmly that he was really curious about all this.

"As we all know, after the Emperor of the Holy Ancestor founded again, he inevitably faced a realistic problem - the perfect mastery of civil servants' government power, and the long-term use of literature to control military force led to the weakening of military affairs. The seemingly powerful imperial official army was even vulnerable, both in Jiannu and in front of bandits. This almost led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, after the revival of the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of the Holy Ancestor formulated a balance strategy of using honorary ministers and military households as Yin bones. Of course, this is also the political stability of the Celestial Empire.

The foundation of the government is certainly said that since the revival of the Holy Ancestor, the government and people have been clear and harmonious, which is a long and prosperous era that has never been seen in history. It is precisely because of the way of balance between government and government that His Majesty formulated by the government that "the civil society does not control martial arts, and the military does not involve politics", even the existence of the Celestial Aristocratic Academy is a fundamental reason for ensuring that the political harmony between the Celestial Aristocratic Academy is of course a symbol of lagging behind the times and not good for the country, but this is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty..."

Then he spent 30 minutes telling Zhu Guoqiang about the ins and outs of the nobles and the core of the political balance of the Ming Dynasty.

"...It is certain that participants in the political game often pass legislation to buy the people well. How to buy the people well? That is, the so-called welfare. The people should indeed enjoy some welfare, but this welfare should never be used to raise lazy people, or to become a support for people's laziness. Whether it is officials or congressmen, they will not avoid falling into a certain "reputation trap", that is, they advocate improving welfare for personal reputation, and even use welfare as bait for reputation or votes to attract civilians. In fact, they are all generous to others. Of course, if this welfare is used for education, infrastructure and other aspects, it is irreproachable, but if this welfare can become a support for people not to work, then what will happen?..."

What will happen?

Zhu Guoqiang knew too much, there were only two situations. Didn’t it happen in another world? One was European-style high welfare, which seriously overdrawed the country’s financial resources and kept the country’s debt high, which even affected their national defense. Their investment in national defense was so low that it was almost negligible. The other ending was South America. Since the 1980s and 1990s, left-wing parties relied on the “welfare tendency” policy to please voters. After gaining power, they took out attractive benefits like a game, but were unable to develop the economy. Even their welfare politics became a burden to economic development, which eventually led to the long-term stagnation of the country’s economy.

What causes all this? It’s nothing more than politicians trying to please voters for votes.

In Fang Zheming's explanation, the members of the Aristocratic House were a line of defense to prevent the "vote contributors" from sacrificing the long-term interests of the country in order to please voters. They were the first line of defense to prevent the situation of "a thousand-mile dike collapsed in an ant hole".

"The empire's counselors have long criticized the noble house for being arrogant and ignoring the sufferings of the people? Because they don't need to pay attention to them at all, they don't need to pay attention to the public opinion at all. They are born aristocrats and members of the parliament. They just need to consider the core interests of the empire. As for the public opinion... they don't care at all!"

In this regard, Zhu Guoqiang didn't even know how to express his feelings when he heard this, because the aristocratic system of the Ming Dynasty was created by him, and even this kind of "separation from the masses" was also deliberately created - through the military household system, he artificially created the gap between the two.

But now this gap has become a line of defense for the Ming Dynasty to avoid falling into the "welfth trap", which cannot be said to be the impermanence of the world.

"Maybe, as you said, the nobles can stop someone from giving money to the country and using welfare to buy good voters, but this seems to have nothing to do with what is happening today!"

Zhu Guoqiang asked back.

"How could it be okay? Do you know, why the nobles would object to all this? Because hairs need to be plucked from their bodies!"

Fang Zheming smiled.

"As we all know, the Emperor of the Saint Zu was the direct promoter of the Industrial Revolution. In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, local gentry and rich people realized it later. The ministers, led by the Emperor of the Saint Zu, participated in direct investment. They invested in banks, factories, and overseas trade. By the time of Emperor Taizong, the ministers had become the largest capital group in the Ming Dynasty. They controlled almost all the large banks and half of the factories in the country. It became inevitable to take care of the interests of workers for their own private purposes. This would inevitably cause a series of social conflicts. This is why Emperor Taizong supported the formulation of a series of welfare policies such as pension and medical care."

Emperor Taizong was Zhu Heyu. In fact, he chose this posthumous title to mean a break with the "Old Ming" and was for the legitimacy of the Defan lineage. Listening to the past of Heyu's attack on the economy of the ministers, Zhu Guoqiang just smiled but said nothing. In fact, he realized all this at that time, so he later deliberately supported private capital.

Finally, when we arrived at Heyu, civil servants and private capital formed an alliance, while Heyu used the conflicts between them to establish a national welfare guarantee system, thus laying the fundamental element of social stability in the Ming Dynasty.

Candy cubes plus whip - this is the foundation of the stability of the Ming Dynasty.

"The idea of ​​loyalty to the Ming Dynasty can only be cultivated with the feelings of being eligible for pensions. If anyone desires a pension, he will be more satisfied than those without such a possibility."

As for the whip, it is the law!

"While establishing the national pension system, the Saint Emperor also faced a problem, that is, during the Industrial Revolution, the dividends of the Industrial Revolution were almost monopolized by the honorary ministers and the rich, and the people almost did not enjoy the dividends of the Industrial Revolution. What did they get?"

Staring into the distance, Fang Zheming frowned.

"What did the workers of that era get? Harsh working conditions, slum life, rampant disease and lack of government intervention. There are no guidelines on health and health care, and people who cannot afford medical expenses cannot get medical services. And factory life is like hell... In the factory, you think you live with the incarnation of the devil. If anyone wants to feel how a poor sinner was tortured in purgatory, then let him go to the factory. That's what they get!"

Perhaps for Fang Zheming, he could only learn about this through books, but Zhu Guoqiang had witnessed it with his own eyes, but he could not change the working environment of those people at all.

"They got sick and got bodies destroyed by heavy work. This is what ordinary people have obtained. The wealth they created, or the social progress brought about by the industrial revolution, have been seized by a small number of people. Is this fair? Obviously this is not fair, at least for the vast majority of ordinary people, how to change all this? This note is the next work that Emperor Taizong wants to do."

With a raised brow, Zhu Guoqiang finally knew what Heyu did.

"Everyone must share all this, so from that time on, the foundation began to invest in large enterprises. Whether they wanted to or not, Emperor Taizong would talk to them. That was what the first agents did, and they wanted to cut off their losses from those people. Of course, they did not, but in the end, through various means, they did all this - without being known to the outside world!"

Speaking of this, Fang Zheming smiled.

“It was from that time that the people began to share all this—through pension, through medical care, through investment in national pensions.”

Is this an investment?

Of course not. Zhu Guoqiang could imagine how he faced the rebound when he cut his losses. And it was not known to the outside world? This is not important. What is important is that he still has some questions in his mind.

“Why not pass taxes?”

"Taxes, they have a thousand ways to avoid taxes. As long as you are willing, there will be ten thousand best tax lawyers working for you. You don't even need to pay a penny of taxes. Even if you get a lot of taxes by improving the tax system, the money will become Tang Monk's meat. Each department will want to share one of them. In the end, the taxes will become the expenditure of the government and the military expenditure of the army. How many can it be given back to the people? It's so small..."

Shaking his head, Fang Mingzhe said calmly,

"How to directly share the dividends of social and economic development in the people, this is the fundamental reason for our existence. Through the national pension, the corporate profit dividends obtained every year will eventually be distributed to everyone's retirement account. They are direct investors and of course direct beneficiaries. Of course, we will not make blind investments. In fact, a small business without a future will not attract our attention."

After a smile, Fang Mingzhe said.

"You should be very grateful to be able to get into our sight, which means that the development potential of your business is endless, so we will invest in your company."

Well……

Zhu Guoqiang's mood was like a five-flavor miscellaneous array, and he suddenly smiled.

"Is it possible to say that I should thank you for your robbery, because it means my success, and I should be honored for it, right?"

"What do you think?"

Fang Zheming laughed.

“I have another question.”

Zhu Guoqiang asked.

"If that's the case, why are our meeting informally?"

"It's very simple. You will eventually understand all this, but you can never tell the outside world all this. This is the rule set by Emperor Taizong, not because it cannot be seen, but because it should not be known to the outside world!"

"Why?"

"The reason is very simple. What is your mood now?"

Fang Zheming asked back.

"Your mood must be extremely complicated. You must be wondering why I should sell the company's shares to you. If you know all this in advance, you will definitely do everything possible to avoid all this, such as diversifying your holdings, and even lawyers will specialize in this research, which will increase the difficulty of our work. Of course, this is not what we want to see. Of course, there is another situation that is..."

At this moment, Fang Zheming looked at him and showed a smile.

"Everyone will ask, why! Why do I work hard to make money and give others a share of the pie. Why? But why can they get all the profits? Why can't ordinary people share the dividends brought by social progress? Why can't some people fully possess this dividend? If everyone knows it, they will definitely ask those questions. And they will ask whether there is a reason to not sell it in law. Of course, there is, so all this should be unknown, just need to be known in a small way. Sometimes ignorance is a blessing, and everyone needs to work hard. When you get richer rewards for your personal efforts, wisdom and social environment, we will make you give back in another way."

"I see."

Zhu Guoqiang nodded. This matter itself was operated in the gray area, and of course it should be unknown to everyone. The so-called asking you to give back is actually a mandatory one. Whether you want to or not, you must accept all this.

It is basically equivalent to a compulsory redistribution of social wealth. Of course, all this is done without the outside world knowing it. Indeed, it does not need to let everyone know it. After all, if everyone knows it, it will definitely affect the enthusiasm of some people.

Ignorance is blessing.

Because they don’t know, many people will continue to work hard and continue to create wealth. They do not know that when the wealth they create reaches a certain level, they will have to face a compulsory adjustment.

Those lazy people will not choose to lie flat because they firmly believe that they will redistribute to a certain extent.

But why does everyone who participates in this game choose to remain silent?

"What if I say it?"

In fact, when he asked this question, Zhu Guoqiang had an answer in his mind. He had already told him this answer when they first met.

But he still asked because he needed to prove his guess.

"Then you will become the enemy of everyone, just like the promise I originally gave you. Of course, you will live, but it is certain that your company will no longer exist, and all your relatives around you will be unemployed, and they can't even find a job to hold dishes. They can only live on 30 yuan a month. They will be prosecuted. Everything you have done with your relatives and friends will be put under a microscope to observe. What awaits you is the descent of your relatives. You will eventually choose a rope, or a bullet, or jump into the river. Is it all over? No! It will never end, your relatives and friends will have to spend their lives, and of course everything has not ended because of your death!"

Walking to Zhu Guoqiang, Fang Zheming smiled.

"Of course, I don't think this will happen because we've never met before!"

"Indeed, we've never met."

Zhu Guoqiang laughed.

"But if a person says all this, will everything be exposed?"

"It will definitely be exposed, but how many people believe it?"

Fang Zheming asked back.

"In the end, everyone will think that he is a conspirator. Everything he said is just to hide his failure. Because there will be many people who will make him the loser at all costs."

After a moment of silence, Fang Zheming said.

"Of course this is unfair to him personally. But sometimes for some noble purposes, we have to make some sacrifices, which is inevitable. As for the others, it is just an additional harm."

Cruel?

This is indeed very cruel. But Zhu Guoqiang is very clear that perhaps this is also the last choice. It is even likely that it is the only choice.

Only through this cruel choice can we ensure that most people do not know all this.

“Indeed, sometimes ignorance is blessing.”

After this emotion, Zhu Guoqiang looked at him and asked.
Chapter completed!