Chapter 518 The advantages and disadvantages of the rise of merchants
Ying Gao spoke impassionedly in the study room about the need for change and his determination to change.
Ying Zheng sat at the head and was thinking about the feasibility of Ying Gao's words.
The conversation in the study room today is destined to cause boundless waves in the Qin Dynasty. From now on, the merchants of the world will aspire to win high, and the nobles of the world will go further and further away from him.
Finally went in the opposite direction!
There was not much room for change between them, especially after Ying Gao established the Great Qin Academy.
There was no attack, it was just the beginning of the Great Qin Academy, and it did not threaten them. Once the Great Qin Academy fully grew up, there would inevitably be a battle between the two sides.
The battle of life and death!
But now that Ying Gao mentioned improving the status of merchants and encouraging merchants, it naturally affected the interests of many people.
"I agree with the benefits you mentioned, but have you thought about the consequences of not allowing merchants to grow bigger?"
Ying Zheng's eyes were full of solemnity, he stood up from his position, walked down, stared at Ying Gao with his eyes, and said.
"Wealth can lead to the gods, this sentence is definitely not just words!"
"Once merchants have strong economic strength, they will definitely seek political status and interfere in government affairs."
"The duty of the imperial court is not to make profits but to maintain social fairness and justice and protect the common people. The goal of businessmen is to pursue personal gains and try their best to break free from the constraints of laws, morals and beliefs that hinder their pursuit of profits."
"Once the court is filled with businessmen, the nature of the court will change, and public institutions will become tools for profit-making. Social fairness and justice will be threatened, and the interests of the people of the country will be eroded and harmed."
"The combination of businessmen and power will inevitably lead to the corruption and evil of power..."
At this point, Ying Zheng looked solemn and his tone became low: "It's not that I haven't thought about change, but the price of change is something Da Qin cannot afford."
"If this demon is released and causes turmoil in the Qin court, I would rather seal it away!"
Hearing this, Ying Gao's pupils shrank. He did not expect that Ying Zheng and others had already considered all the things he thought of.
However, they believe that the variables are too great and the risks are too high, so they have to proceed in the most conservative way.
At this moment, Ying Gao also understood that no matter what era he is in, as long as he is at the top, no one is given for free.
He knew in his heart that Ying Zheng's worries were not wrong. On the contrary, this worry would be proven right in the future.
In history, with the development of commerce and the improvement of merchants' social status, merchants interfered a lot in the politics of feudal countries, which became a very prominent social issue.
From the perspective of the entire process of historical development, merchants' interference in politics is undoubtedly a manifestation of social progress. However, due to the limitations of the times, merchants' interference in politics had an extremely negative impact on the society of the Song Dynasty. It directly aggravated the politics of the two Song Dynasties.
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Under the impact and sweep of commercial development, all strata of society have been involved in business and competed to do business, forming a business boom throughout the society.
As a result of doing business at all levels of society, the contacts between businessmen and them have become increasingly frequent, interactions have become more frequent, and hierarchical boundaries have become increasingly obsolete. The original antagonistic relationship has even turned from the original antagonistic relationship to mutual dependence and mutual utilization.
Among them, especially the large number of officials engaged in business have the greatest impact.
It directly led to the combination or collusion between government and businessmen, which was an important factor in promoting businessmen's interference in politics in the Song Dynasty.
The improvement of the merchant's social status and his acquisition of legal status among the people undoubtedly paved the way for his intervention in national politics.
The business of goods and culture is becoming more and more urgent, and the business of merchants is becoming more and more important. This is the prerequisite for merchants to become officials and participate in politics.
Thoughts flashing in his mind? Does Ying Gao know clearly? Regarding these things? Ying Zheng has no idea at all, but Ying Zheng is still so keenly aware of this. Nine times out of ten, it comes from the terrifying pressure from Wenxin Hou Lu Buwei.
Although he was aware of the disadvantages, Ying Gao did not intend to give up. He knew in his heart that once he gave up, the social structure of Da Qin would be incomplete forever.
As soon as he thought about this, Ying Gao said to Ying Zheng in a deep voice: "Father, in ancient times, there were four people: scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants."
"If a scholar is diligent in his studies, he can earn a title; if a farmer is diligent in his fields, he can gather crops; if a worker is diligent in his skills, he can earn enough food and clothing; if a merchant is diligent in trading goods, he can accumulate wealth."
"These four are the basic industries of the people of the country, and there are no exceptions since the birth of the people. What's more, if business is not open, things will not be sold, and if things are not sold, they will be cheap, and if they are cheap, it will hurt farmers."
"Agriculture is the foundation of the country, but merchants are also of great benefit to the court!"
Having said this, Ying Gao smiled and said, "If merchants want to develop, they must have complete laws as a supervisory guarantee!"
"Although merchants are terrifying, the imperial court can designate a law called economic law or commercial law to restrict them."
"We must ensure that all actions of merchants are within the scope of the law. Among the Qin Dynasties, the imperial court is the only one."
"What's more, my father holds the Qin Sword in his hand. If any merchant does not abide by the rules, he will be killed. There will always be someone who will abide by the rules!"
Although Ying Gao is very resourceful and can even scheme against ordinary people with ease, sometimes, he likes to use violence to solve problems.
Because killing is the easiest way for merchants to wake up!
Ying Gao remembers the sentence in Das Kapital. Other threats have no effect at all. Only death and the butcher's knife will do.
"Legislate to protect merchants and at the same time impose restrictions?"
After taking a sip of tea, Ying Zheng's eyes flickered, and he suddenly realized that Ying Gao's proposal was very feasible.
The Qin Dynasty originally governed the country according to the law. In the Qin Dynasty, the Qin law was supreme. From the beginning of Xiao Gong to the present day, the Qin law is clear, the law is not noble, and the king does not bend the law.
A law-abiding atmosphere has been formed. Once economic laws appear, merchants have no choice but to obey them.
At this moment, Ying Zheng seemed to see a sky-high road, which was enough to make him feel hope. For Ying Zheng, if he could control the merchants in his hands, he would naturally be willing to improve the status of the merchants.
It's not that Ying Zheng doesn't want to change, it's that changing this matter has made the previous Ying Zheng unable to see the benefits at all.
Now after Ying Gao's words, Ying Zheng saw the terrifying benefits, so he was moved.
"This matter needs to be thought about carefully. It is related to the national policy of the Qin Dynasty and cannot be done casually!"
At this moment, Ying Zheng's mind completely changed, and he suddenly discovered that there was a profit to be made in the process of practicing Chi Dao.
Therefore, he was not very willing to let Ying Gao take over it alone.
Because Ying Zheng knows Ying Gao's vision, as long as it is a business that Ying Gao likes, there is a high probability that it will be the type that makes money every day.
As the king of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng was also very poor and lived a tight life.