Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 675 Emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business, whether to change

Qi Bokun had been with Du Jinning for so long, and he knew that if Du Jinning hadn't told him about important political matters, he would not have come to see him.

He specially went to the small pavilion in the middle of the lake today, basking in the warm spring sun, fishing while waiting for Du Jinning to come.

Du Jinning followed Qi Muyuan, who was going to greet her, to the small pavilion in the middle of the lake. Seeing this scene, she smiled and said, "Grandpa Qi, is there a hook under your fishing line?"

"No. But the old man's fishing skills are superb. No, he caught a mullet in a short while."

The two looked at each other, and both laughed "haha".

So the embarrassment of meeting was resolved in the joke of "Jiang Taigong is fishing, and those who wish to take the bait".

No one mentioned Qi Muyuan's "basic love".

Qi Bokun sent all the servants down, picked up the snack Du Jinning brought, put a piece into his mouth, and asked, "What's the big deal you came to see me today?"

"Two days ago, the emperor called me to talk to me about the issue of land annexation." Du Jinning said, "I want to know what Grandpa Qi thinks."

Qi Bokun nodded her with his fingers, and said with a smile: "You boy, you have a full stomach. Are you not afraid that I will do the same thing in front of you and do the same thing behind your back?"

"No. Grandpa Qi is such a shrewd person, he knows what to do and what not to do."

"You know and still ask?" Qi Bokun glared at her, "Does this mean that you don't trust the old man?"

"How dare you?" Du Jinning cupped his hands pretendingly, "If I don't believe Grandpa Qi, I will go to the emperor directly instead of asking Qi Muyuan to ask you. I think you know that the emperor specially asked Eunuch Wu to follow him. Yuwei said, let them report to me."

Qi Bokun immediately snorted: "Come on, little fox. You don't trust me, but you are afraid of death and don't want to take risks."

"It's wise for me, boy, not to stand under a dangerous wall." Du Jinning blushed without feeling ashamed.

Qi Bokun pointed his finger: "In terms of thick skin, you are the one I admire the most."

"I'm ashamed. There are many people with thicker skins than me in the world. What am I? Compared with your old man, I am far worse."

"Stinky boy." Qi Bokun couldn't help cursing, and after finishing cursing, he burst out laughing "haha".

He really likes the kid in front of him, he is smart, smart, and he still doesn't forget his heart, and he doesn't have the impetuousness of a young man at all.My grandson likes Du Jinning, he is indeed very discerning, but why is he a man?

He would be more than happy to replace Qi Muyuan with a granddaughter.With a grandson-in-law like Du Jinning, he would rather not have a grandson.

Qi Muyuan didn't know that his grandfather had abandoned him so ruthlessly in such a short period of time.

He made the tea, filled the tea in front of Qi Bokun and Du Jinning, and then sat quietly watching them quarrel.

Qi Bokun swallowed the snacks, took a sip of tea, and said, "We have been discussing this issue since the emperor came to the throne. In fact, not only now, but also when the late emperor was in power, this issue was also discussed by the ministers. I have brought it up. After all, the longer the Song Dynasty existed, the more obvious this problem became. It has reached a point that cannot be ignored. It is only because the interests of the aristocratic family are involved, and the first emperor is old, and he just wants to be safe and secure. Live your life without any turmoil in the court, which suppressed this issue."

"Don't the big families know the serious consequences of this problem? How can there be any eggs in a full nest!" Du Jinning asked.

"I know, why don't I know? But the trend of interests, how can it be so easy to change?" Qi Bokun sighed, "The aristocratic family has a lot of income and a lot of expenses. Once the income decreases, some people will have a hard time."

"What method did you come up with?" Du Jinning asked.

Qi Bokun didn't hide from her: "From tax revenue."

Du Jinning nodded.

Sure enough.

Seeing that she was silent, Qi Bokun couldn't help but asked, "You kid has a lot of ideas. You must have your own ideas when you come to me." He stared at Du Jinning, "Isn't it also from taxes?"

"Taxation needs to be reformed naturally." Du Jinning said, "But if there are too many obstacles in this regard, we can find another way."

Qi Bokun's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Why do you find another way?"

"Now all over the country, all eyes are on the fields. Wouldn't it be nice if they could take their eyes off the fields?"

"Move away from the field?" Qi Bokun frowned, "Unless the profit is higher than the income of the field, otherwise, how could they be willing to move away?"

Speaking of this, he was slightly taken aback, and looked at Du Jinning: "You don't want to be a businessman, do you?"

If you want to say that the most profitable one is none other than the merchants.

Du Jinning nodded: "Exactly."

Seeing Qi Bokun frowning at her, she imitated Qi Bokun playfully, frowning back at him.

Qi Muyuan watched from the side, and with a "puchi", he almost spit out the tea.

Why is Du Jinning so cute?
Qi Bokun couldn't help but wanted to laugh at first, but when he heard his grandson's laughter, he glanced at his grandson, suppressed the smile on his lips silently, and looked at Du Jinning with a bit of complexity.

Du Jinning yelled in his heart that something was wrong, and quickly opened his mouth to divert the topic from the danger: "I have never understood why our Song Dynasty still emphasizes agriculture and suppresses business. When Shang Yang proposed this, it had a specific background of the times. Then It was to prepare for the war. But now, the situation has changed, why do we need to suppress agriculture and business?"

"Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business can tie the population to the fields, live and work in peace and contentment, and the population will prosper, and it can also fill the treasury with granaries. There will be no food shortages and turmoil inside, and there will be no worries of intrusion outside." Qi Bokun said.

"If most of the land is in the hands of the state and farmers, I admit that what you said is very reasonable. But hasn't the situation changed now? Land mergers are serious, most of the land is in the hands of aristocratic families, and social conflicts are increasing day by day Intensification, it is time to change the national policy."

"..." Qi Bokun wanted to argue with Du Jinning, but he opened his mouth, but found that he had no way to refute.

"Let go of the roads and let the goods circulate; at the same time, develop the industry so that the things that can be circulated are no longer primary products, but processed agricultural and sideline products with added value, so that the tax revenue of the court can be completely obtained from commerce. , you don’t need to stare at the output of the fields. Once the commercial profits are greater, the value of the land tightly held by the aristocratic family will decrease accordingly. At this time, when the tax reform is carried out, the resistance will be much smaller. Moreover, the agriculture, industry and commerce come together, and the three Only when you walk on your legs will the country's economy and politics be stable." Du Jinning said again.

With a "boom", Qi Bokun stood up from his seat and bumped into the desks in front of him, almost hitting them.

But he didn't care about these anymore, and stared at Du Jinning with bright eyes: "I didn't understand what you said about primary products and added value just now, please explain more clearly."

(End of this chapter)