Yunxi organized his thoughts in his mind and began to explain to Zhu Youdun. Fortunately, Yunxi had spread a small part of his thoughts in the past few years by writing books such as "Finance" that were limited to internal communication among the royal family.
Youdou also read those books, otherwise he might not understand many basic concepts now. Even so, Yunxi also deleted his ideas, leaving only the part that Zhu Youdou could understand.
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"In other words, as these gold and silver flow into the Ming Dynasty, industry and commerce will be greatly developed, and people will be able to enjoy more goods of all kinds. Merchants will also be richer."
"But what good does this do to the court?" Zhu Youdun asked.
Although Zhu Youdun supported the appropriate development of industry and commerce, he still insisted on being agriculture-oriented. He believed that the purpose of developing industry and commerce was to reduce the burden on farmers so that the court could generate sufficient tax revenue without overexploiting farmers, rather than to develop a strong industrial and commercial class.
His views on businessmen are not fundamentally different from those written by Han Feizi in "Five Worms" nearly two thousand years ago.
"You stew, Han Feizi listed Confucian people and businessmen as one of the five beetles in "Five Worms"." Yunxi laughed.
"Brother Emperor!" Zhu Youdou couldn't control his voice and said loudly. Fortunately, a very lively play was being performed on the stage at this time, so not many people heard these two words.
"You are stewed. Han Feizi ranked Confucianists and businessmen as the five greatest pests. Confucianists are now the pillars of the imperial court. How do you still think Han Feizi's views on businessmen are right?" Yun He said seriously.
Seeing Zhu Youdou lost in thought, Yunxi added: "And it's not that my brother doesn't value agriculture. He also attaches great importance to agriculture. Do you still remember what I told you when we were in Kaifeng?"
"Brother, we should also keep in mind the saying that we should put agriculture first."
"Brother, I still think that we should be cautious about this matter. After all, Chinese dynasties have followed this set of rules for so many years, and a sudden change may not necessarily make things better." After a while, Zhu Youdun said.
"Brother understands." Yunxi nodded and said, "Brother will be very cautious and will not act rashly. If you feel that what my brother has done is inappropriate, you can always advise me."
When Zhu Youdun heard this, he didn't say anything, but talked with him for a few words about the details of writing the opera about the Hanzhou continent with gold mountains and silver seas. After that, Yunxi got up and left him, walking away. But.
On the way to somewhere else, he was still thinking.
Just now, he actually passed Zhu Youdou's question without answering directly. For Yunxi, it was certainly a good thing that Zhu Youdou did not continue to ask, because although he could provide reasons for encouraging the development of industry and commerce and the development of the merchant class,
The reason, but this reason could not be explained to Zhu Youdun.
In fact, the reason is very simple, because a country that is mainly based on industry and commerce can be twisted into a rope and become a whole; while a country that is mainly based on agriculture, especially a small farmer economy like China, which is self-sufficient, can only be a piece of loose sand.
Whether they are handicraft factory owners or businessmen who buy and resell, the things they hold are commodities, and they need to sell the commodities. But people everywhere are willing to sell local commodities and are unwilling to sell commodities from other places.
Various barriers are set up to block the entry of goods from other places. Therefore, when merchants and handicraft owners, especially those in economically developed areas, cannot eliminate the obstacles themselves, they need a more powerful organization to eliminate the obstacles. And this
, is one of the main tasks of modern capitalist countries, which is to eliminate domestic and foreign trade barriers. Of course, when a certain international trade is unfavorable to the country, they must also maintain trade barriers.
In this case, merchants or handicraft owners have a connection with the country, and they can clearly understand the role of the country when dismantling barriers. Even for their own interests, they must maintain the country and make their country a strong one.
In a country, the bigger the business, the closer the connection with the country. Although they also don't like to pay taxes, they choose the lesser of two evils and support the country when the country is in crisis.
But the landlord class is different. The wealth of the landlord class comes from the land. As long as the land is not destroyed, they can maintain their profits. Therefore, they do not need the support of the state. Even if the country perishes and another regime changes,
They can still lie on the land and suck blood. Therefore, when the country is in crisis, the landlord class will not support the country, let alone take the initiative to pay taxes. In this way, there is no need to connect landlords with the country, making the small-scale peasant economy mainly
The country must be in disarray.
In fact, this was the reason why the Sino-Japanese War was defeated. The industrial strength and military strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at that time far exceeded that of Japan. However, these forces could not gather together to contribute to the country. Instead, they undermined each other because no one believed that except with Japan,
What losses will other people outside the Beiyang system suffer after losing the war?
Of course, most of those who watched the fire from the other side suffered heavy losses later. Because this time the Japanese did not come to collect rent, but to plunder, through direct compensation and commercial infiltration. It was also because of the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War
, making many people realize that a weak country will also affect the people, leading them to embark on the path of reform or rebellion.
But even if Yunxi told Zhu Youdou about all this, Zhu Youdou would not understand it. This was too out of line, and even if Yunxi had learned some basic knowledge, Zhu Youdou would not understand it.
However, 'After the banquet is over, I will write down all the things that were just thinking in my mind. Maybe I will use them in the future.' Yunxi thought in his heart.
There were a lot of words in the typed descriptions just now, but they only lasted in Yunxi's mind for a moment. Yunxi had already finished thinking as soon as he walked to the next place. He raised his head and took a look, and then sat on a chair.
"Guan family." The people on his left and right said quickly.
"Second brother, sixth uncle, you don't have to be so polite." Yunxi smiled and said, "Today is a family banquet, so you don't have to be so polite."
Yun Wen agreed, exchanged a few words with Yun He, and then turned around to continue watching the Spring Festival Gala. Although Chu King Zhu Zhen kept his eyes on the stage in front of him, he would look to the side with the corner of his eyes from time to time.
He saw that Yunwen was about to turn his head to watch the Spring Festival Gala after exchanging a few words. He was about to turn his head to talk to Yunxi, but he didn't expect that Yunxi suddenly started talking to Yunwen again. Zhu Zhen was about to turn his head and continue watching the program.
, but heard Yunxi say: "Second brother, do you still remember that when you were studying "Historical Records" in school, Youhou, the prince of Dongyi at the turn of the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, was happy?"
