Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 335 Advantages and Disadvantages of Businessmen
"Haha, it seems that only in this way can we have a common language!" Zhu Tuo laughed.

Xie Jin couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what is your opinion? Why do you stand up for merchants? That's why the emperor emphasized agriculture, suppressed commerce, and encouraged people to reclaim land and increase production.
Zhu Tuo sighed and shook his head: "You don't know the life of these merchants. You can't wear fancy clothes, you can't ride in a soft sedan, and even your own descendants can't enter the palace examination.

"Such a kind-hearted person could not help but shed tears. You know, they all relied on two legs to reach this point."

Xie Jin was stunned, and after a while he asked: "So, His Majesty agreed to their request and lifted various bans on merchants?"

"That is, my king is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see any pain or suffering on their part."

Xie Jin was startled: "Then they want to rob a lot of things? They will dominate one side, oppress the common people, sell land, sell private salt, and like an earthworm, they will destroy the entire Ming Dynasty.
"Haha, that's nonsense!" Yao Guangxiao interrupted, immediately turned around, looked at Zhu Tuo, and asked, "Is Your Majesty going to rectify the businessmen? Formulate new rules and regulations?"

"Haha, that's almost it."

Zhu Tuo frowned and continued: "When my father just succeeded to the throne, the Ming Dynasty's national power was in decline, and the people lived a hard life without even a bite of good food. Therefore, my father implemented reductions in corvee and taxation, and promoted farming. , suppressing businessmen so that they can better develop agriculture and improve production efficiency."

"Today, today, people are fat and people are anointing, people are fat and people are anointing. Ceramics in places like Su and Hangzhou are cheap and have no market. But in Longxi, they are hot commodities. There is a price but no market. If there is a price, there will be a market. city.

Secondly, we must vigorously develop business to make our lives easier. "

Lu Xiaofeng said: "This is why Your Majesty canceled these regulations."

"Yes, we just want to give the businessmen some benefits, so that things will be much easier to handle."

Yao Guangxiao squinted his eyes and continued: "Your Majesty, I believe that businessmen are also a good helper. Although they are weak, they can still bring endless wealth to the king. If the king
"Monk Monk, what are you going to do!"

"You brat, what does it have to do with you?"

"..."

"Your Majesty, what do you want from businessmen?" I understand. We can use the emperor's methods to govern the country, but we cannot use the merchants' methods. If the emperor deliberately cultivates them, it will only strengthen their power and undermine the stability of the Ming Dynasty. . "

Yao Guangxiao stood in the hall with a solemn expression and asked doubtfully.

"Oh, I also understand that farming is the most important thing, involving people's fat and people's anointing. But commerce is also very important. Without agriculture, without commerce, there will be no commerce. That's why Nanming is so rich." Zhu Tuofan said.

Yao Guangxiao nodded and said solemnly: "You are right, but businessmen are only interested in profit, and there is no credibility..."

Zhu Tuo shook his head: "I understand what you mean, but the business field cannot be banned. The Ming Dynasty has been founded for 30 years, and agriculture is the foundation. What if it will be 60 years later? Or [-] years later?"

Zhu Tuo knew very well that the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing merchants only lasted for more than 50 years. It was not until Zhu Di ascended the throne that the social status of merchants gradually improved.

During the Xuande period, as the word "Shang" was abolished, the word "Shang" was replaced by a higher status, the business with the word "Shang" gradually prospered, and the "class" that Zhu Yuanzhang worked so hard to manage also followed. collapse.

Moreover, they also use their own money to buy officials, use their own children to study, and use their own money to hire servants to improve their status. This leads to a disaster!
Chamber of Commerce!

A well-known businessman will, under an order, ask everyone to form a chamber of commerce to support each other, help each other, cooperate, collaborate, and develop together. Then, a unified market can be formed to dominate one side!
Just like in the future, that famous Hui merchant, when he was at his peak, could even make the government helpless! "Instead of doing this, it's better to let go. The development of businessmen is still in its infancy. What I have to do is to infect them with love and let them go on the right path. Do you understand?"

Yao Guangxiao seemed to understand, and then asked: "Supporting businessmen is a double-edged sword. If used well, it can make the Ming Dynasty peaceful and the people safe. If it is not used well, it can make the country peaceful and the people safe. It will make the country peaceful and the people peaceful!"

"I also understand that, in fact, this is not the only bad thing." Zhu Tuo gave three thumbs up and assured with great confidence: "I have learned since I was a child, and I know that encouraging business development has three major disadvantages! "

"First, a large number of merchants go to sea to do business, leaving farmers with no one to farm. In this way, agricultural taxes can be greatly reduced and the government will not operate smoothly!"

"Second, businessmen are all profit-seeking people. They can do anything. Sometimes they will join forces to manipulate the market, raise prices, and force people to buy higher-priced goods."

Yao Guangxiao was slightly startled. Prince Su only said two sentences and hit the nail on the head.The depth of the king in front of him was far beyond his imagination, but many people were deceived by his arrogant appearance.

"The third one is the most critical!"

"Please advise, Your Majesty."

"Dao Yan, do you know the survival of a country?" Zhu Tuo said proudly.

"I don't know!" Yao Guangxiao shook his head.

Zhu Tuo sneered and said: "I have been familiar with poetry and books since I was a child. I know that since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the average dynasty only lasted three to four hundred years. Even the powerful Han and Tang dynasties were destroyed. Do you know why? ?"

Yao Guangxiao raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and shook his head, "Is there some mystery behind this?"

"Fart!" Zhu Tuo said proudly: "I have been working on it for so many years and have finally figured it out. Every time a dynasty is established, there will be a feeling of vitality. The dynasty will usher in a century of prosperity. ."

"By 200, the country's development had entered a relatively stable stage, and the people's living standards had reached a very high level. However, the country's wealth and prosperity had begun to emerge."

"In the third year, some noble families were not satisfied and continued to exploit and exploit the common people. The people could no longer bear it and rebelled one after another, and the entire dynasty fell into chaos.

Yao Guangxiao was a little confused, but he was still shocked and murmured: "Your Majesty, do you know this from birth?"

Zhu Tuo was overjoyed and said: "You are right, I know it innately!"

Yao Guangxiao continued to ask: "But what does what your Majesty said have to do with me as a merchant?"

"Very important! This is the third drawback of supporting trade. As merchants become more powerful, they become landowners, and then they annex more land."

"Did you know that in a prosperous place like Suzhou and Hangzhou, with convenient transportation and rich products, even 50 years later, those rich and powerful people will listen to plays, drink tea, and travel around every day, and their lives will be happy and carefree. consider."

(End of this chapter)