One thousand three hundred and ninety-third section painting pie 2
Looking at Guantao's eager eyes, Liu Che laughed. As a time traveler, he was much better at painting cakes than the people before the Christian era!
In particular, Liu Che has seen various capital operations in later generations. Tianlai Novel
He explained softly to the pottery: "In today's world, those who live on salary compete with the people for profit, which is a great danger to the country. However, it is instinct for people to want to benefit! In ancient times, the salary of officials and the wealth of nobles were far away.
Higher than others, so a gentleman sits down and is not greedy for small gains! But this is not the case in today's world. A businessman can earn tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even tens of millions in a year..."
Guan Tao listened and was confused. Although she was the princess of the empire, her literary attainments and cultural knowledge were...
But after hearing this, Zhou Yafu, who was behind the screen, was secretly silent.
As the prime minister, of course he knows what the current situation in the world is like.
On the one hand, the country's power has skyrocketed, and the empire's civil and military skills are almost comparable to those of the three generations.
On the other hand, society is fragmented, torn, and hurting!
Since Taizong, loose economic policies have promoted the prosperity of merchants and industry and commerce. At the time of the late emperor, there were already wealthy businessmen with tens of thousands of families.
For example, Taizong's favored minister Deng Tong actually held hundreds of millions of coins in his hands!
In comparison, even a prince with 10,000 households and nine ministers' annual income would only be in the millions.
A businessman who should be a humble businessman becomes wealthy because of his wealth.
The scholar-bureaucrats and princes who should have been noble were dwarfed by the merchants because of their wealth.
Such a violent impact caused people's three views to be shaken.
Therefore, starting from Jia Yi, the Han literary and political circles began to focus on discussing and discussing related issues.
These discussions eventually formed a system in the hands of Chao Cuo.
In "Guishu Shu", the argument is clearly put forward that "gold, pearls and jade cannot be clothed in the cold, and hungry cannot be eaten", and further emphasizes that in today's world, the law despises merchants, but merchants are already rich, and they respect farmers, but farmers are already poor and humble.
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But today, even Chao Cuo's seemingly radical arguments are outdated.
Since Yuande, the rise of merchants has become faster and faster!
There are more and more merchants with millions, tens of millions or even tens of thousands of families.
Compared with the wealth of these wealthy and luxurious merchants, the princes were so ashamed that they just wanted to find a place to hide in. The princes were envious and jealous, while the scholar-officials quietly began to instruct their subordinates and concubines to do business.
The entire society is divided by wealth and gold.
If this situation continues for thirty to fifty years, Zhou Yafu can even predict that in the future, it is very likely that there will be kings and princes among merchants (which have already happened now).
This undoubtedly aroused the vigilance and dissatisfaction of the entire group of princes and scholar-bureaucrats.
I don’t know how many princes discussed privately: “Those people (merchants) are greedy for profit and unjust, and have no manners of gentlemen. They are truly hateful and should be killed!”
The scholar-bureaucrats also openly discussed: "The husband is unfaithful, so he is treacherous and clever; the king is unrighteous, so he does everything to the best; the king has no virtue, so he brutalizes and harms the people... If things go on like this, the country will not be a country."
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It was this kind of trend that continued to add fuel to the flames. As soon as the relocation plan for the nine cities in Chang'an was announced, most of the nobles and relatives of the princes and nobles in Chang'an took action.
According to what they said - we are here to purify the unhealthy trends in Dahan Shopping Mall, cleanse these unhealthy trends with the style of a gentleman, and set an example.
Of course, everyone knows what the facts are.
Zhou Yafu knew where the root of these problems lay.
But there was nothing he could do.
Because, these things seem to be controlled secretly by the emperor.
Think carefully about the emperor's actions since Yuande.
First, it was the official operation of salt and iron, and the right to mint money was returned to the state. Five baht coins were minted, and the country's income increased significantly. Therefore, he could declare that he would never increase taxes, and he could use this huge financial resource to expand externally.
Then, the Anton Opening and the Gold Rush attracted a large number of immigrants, but at the same time, sea routes were also opened.
Qilu's materials, wealth, and personnel can reach Anton and North Korea directly through sea routes.
The whaling industry of Chen Jiao and the metallurgical industry of the two princes of Linqiong were making money every day.
No one cares about the fate of the miserable Southwest Yi and the Japanese slaves on the Japanese slave islands.
The gradual rise of maritime trade led to further vigorous development of commerce.
The flowing goods and people brought wealth to people all over the world.
It stimulated groups of people to devote themselves to industry and commerce.
Today, there are almost three to four million people engaged in commerce, transportation, handicrafts, textiles, and smelting in the world.
However, the wealth they create is far greater than the output of three to four million farmers.
In fact, today, China's merchant power has laid a foundation, at least in terms of wealth.
Unless the emperor ordered a severe crackdown, re-established the Guanjin system, and strictly restricted population movement, there would be no way to stop the continued prosperity of the merchants.
Just as he was sighing like this, Zhou Yafu heard the emperor say again: "The previous king's salary control was for preparation. The old husband's salary must be the throne! But now the Han Dynasty's salary is light, and the benefits of merchants are far underestimated! This will definitely lead to chaos!"
Zhou Yafu nodded with emotion as he listened.
The emperor can see this, which shows that the emperor is not unaware of the situation outside.
The current officialdom of the Han Dynasty is experiencing an unprecedented ideological chaos.
Even for an official with two thousand stones, his annual income, including various allowances, subsidies and rewards, is only a few hundred thousand per year.
And with such a small amount of income, to be honest, it cannot support the appearance of a high-ranking official.
Apart from that, as a county guard, you can't go out by yourself and still have to walk, right?
As a county guard, you can't even wash your own clothes, right?
No matter what happens at home, we have to hire about ten servants!
Then there are issues such as children’s education and marriage, all of which require money.
In the past, when there was no comparison, the two thousand stones could still maintain a peaceful mind, and at most they would do things that benefited the public and enriched themselves.
The rise of merchants had a serious impact on these feudal officials.
A person with two thousand dan, who has worked hard all his life, can leave millions of wealth to his children and future generations. This person is already very capable of knocking out the bones and sucking out the marrow.
However, today's businessmen can easily get a house worth tens of millions.
The Ping Lv even allows these wealthy businessmen with tens of millions of dollars the right to petition!
This kind of impact makes many people unable to bear it.
As a result, family members of officials from various places began to participate in business affairs.
Now, these guys are still scrupulous and afraid, and they don't dare to be blatant or go too far.
However, if things continue like this, there is no telling what tricks they will play in the future!
The country will definitely pay the price for this.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yafu also shook his head.
He knew that the emperor had ambitions and great aspirations.
But the businessman's matter is very likely to drag down all this.
Anyway, Zhou Yafu couldn't imagine what the world would look like if officials and nobles also started doing business.
The court hall may also become a haggling market.
However, he was powerless to stop it.
Because, those involved in this wave were not only businessmen, but also numerous scholar-bureaucrats, princes and even the royal family.
This is a hornet's nest, and almost no one except the emperor dares to touch it.
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Liu Che looked at the confused Guan Tao and smiled in his heart. His words were not meant for Guan Tao to hear.
He continued softly: "It is under such circumstances that if I indulge myself, self-interest will arise and my greed for profit will be rampant! If I am punished by law, there will be resentment..."
Saying this, Liu Che was also filled with emotion.
In fact, the most difficult thing in the world is to govern a country.
Because, you will have to face dilemmas all the time.
Just like the current Han Dynasty, Liu Che wanted to develop and incubate China's bourgeoisie and establish an industrialized society.
It will definitely bring about the rise of merchants and the prosperity of capital.
As we all know, doing business is always more profitable than digging for food in the fields!
And this was even more true in this BC.
The profits from doing business are so great that even a saint cannot control his inner peace.
The massive wealth has washed away the inherent social cognition and also washed away the outlook of the new generation.
then……
Countless people began to lose their moral integrity and began to use the power in their hands to benefit themselves.
In this process, smart people have their own ways of doing things.
For example, Taohou Liu She asked his sons to secretly make a few vests, and then privately opened several workshops to produce various consumables specially for the Shaofu.
In one year, you can easily earn millions without having to bear any moral pressure or dilemma.
Liu Che was well aware of this, but did not care about it.
And some idiots do things that are really unacceptable because their brains are too stupid.
For example, last year, Luoyang Captain Zhang Jue was stupid enough to ask his brother-in-law to notify all the merchants in Luoyang one by one - you must use my ships, chariots and horses to transport supplies.
As a result, someone reported him to Tingwei, and the whole family went on a trip to the prison together...
Therefore, in the face of such a situation, Liu Che could not do nothing. If he took too much care, problems might arise.
After all, there will definitely be more and more similar things in the future.
As long as Liu Che wants to continue this game of incubating the bourgeoisie, the merger of government and business and the expansion of the power of government and business will be inevitable.
And if he carries out rectification under the banner of "anti-corruption", it will definitely trigger a counterattack from the bureaucratic aristocratic group.
Liu Che was not afraid of their counterattack, but he was afraid that these guys would deliberately cause trouble and cause trouble.
And...actually...Liu Che has no way to solve this problem!
The reason is very simple. This is a process that capital must go through when exhibiting in China.
Not to mention now, in another two thousand years, China's capital development will be the same.
The reason why he said this was just to let Zhou Yafu know that he, the emperor, understood the situation, the current problems, and the solution.
Of course, at the same time, this is also to fool Guantao.
After all, if you want to raise funds, how can you do it if you don’t know how to cheat? How can you do it if you don’t know how to draw a pie?
Therefore, Liu Che said sadly: "I am worried about this, thinking about it day and night, looking for a solution..."
"In the past few days, I have thought of several ways..."
Liu Che raised a finger and said: "First: I plan to establish an avoidance system: from now on, all family members of officials are not allowed to do business or have industries under the official's rule. If they do have industries or engage in business, they must report to the Shaofu
, Censor’s declaration!”
It was common practice in the Han Dynasty for officials to declare their property.
In the past, to be an official in the Han Dynasty, one had to meet the salary standards.
This system was abolished after Liu Che ascended the throne, but when selecting officials, officials are still required to truthfully report their property.
This is supervised by the Imperial Censor's Yamen. If an official conceals his property, he may lose his official position, or he may go to the Tingwei Yamen to drink tea.
This is not only supervision, but also untying the constraints of officials’ families.
Yanei or something may be born early.
But Liu Che knew that even if he didn't do this, the officials would definitely show up!
Just like Confucianism now claims to "not compete with the people for profit," but in fact, in history, it is the Confucian people who compete with the people the most for profit.
After all, people with high moral standards are only a minority in society as a whole.
You can't ask everyone to be a saint.
Since ancient times, wealth and silk have attracted people's hearts.
Instead of erecting a tall archway, it would be better to establish a vulgar system.
The archway will collapse and decay, but the system will not.
Especially those rigid systems.
For example, at the beginning, Liu Bang made a three-part agreement with the elders in Guanzhong: those who kill will die, and those who hurt others and steal will be punished.
For decades, whoever commits the crime will die! We will never tolerate it!
As a result, even the princes had to behave with their tail between their legs.
This is more useful than ten thousand slogans!
Of course, the current system still needs to be improved, supplemented, and modified.
At least, the wording should not be so naked as to tell the officials and the people of the world that officials' relatives can do business.
Confucianism and Legalism will not be able to stand this!
"Secondly, I plan to raise the salaries of officials all over the world, so as to support their integrity with generous salaries..." Liu Che said with his second finger.
But Guantao didn't know why. She still didn't understand. What does this have to do with the Shaofu's divestment of the Salt and Iron Yamen and the Money Making Yamen?
But Zhou Yafu behind the screen had already nodded slightly.
Of the two measures proposed by the emperor, the first one is open to question. He has reservations, but he does not object - because he knows what the current officialdom and the future officialdom will look like. With restraint and supervision, it is better than nothing.
Neither is strong.
As for the second one, generous salary and high integrity are in line with Zhou Yafu's taste.
After all, the current salary of Han Dynasty officials is still too small.
Take him as the prime minister for example. Although he has a household of more than 10,000 households, he still has a salary of 10,000 stone per year.
But the annual salary and taxes combined only amount to a few million.
Such a small amount of money is nothing in this city of Chang'an.
As for the lower-level officials with two hundred and four hundred shi, if they were not corrupt, they would not even be able to support their families!
"As for the third one..." Liu Che looked at Guan Tao and said with a smile: "This is my policy to show that I am willing to rule the world together with the world's scholar-bureaucrats and nobles - I will turn the salt and iron yamen into a money yamen.
Separated from the Shaofu, the first one is called: Salt and Iron Division, which specializes in salt and iron matters in the world, and the second one is called: Money Bank, which is responsible for casting and selling copper coins, gold and other precious metals..."
After throwing out the pie, Liu Che smiled and asked, "I wonder if Auntie is interested?"
