Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 74 Luxury and Frugality

"Hands up."

"leg!"

"Tuck your belly in and lift your chest."

"I told her to hold her breasts out, but I didn't tell you to hold them back. Is the little girl holding out her big breasts to show off?"

Yang Guang heard Nanny Li scolding the servants early in the morning. In order to meet the needs of royal etiquette, Nanny Li now trains the servants in the house day and night, getting up early in the morning to teach them the rules, and Li Having been with Queen Dugu for so many years, Mammy couldn't stand those pretentious things. Hu Ji in the house suffered a lot.

Yang Guang was a little helpless, but he was about to go out. When he arrived at the door, he saw the eunuch running in a hurry.

"The Queen has arrived, His Highness the King of Jin, please come out to greet us."

The queen usually rarely leaves the palace. Today she came suddenly, and Yang Guang had to stop his schedule to greet her.

The dragon, colt, and phoenix chariot arrived, with eight horses clearing the way, accompanied by sixteen palace maids. The huge queen's chariot almost occupied the entire road, and there were two hundred guards accompanying it. This is the scene that a royal family should have.

When the queen got off the chariot, she was so graceful and luxurious that she could bear the words "mother's honor to the world".

Grandma Li led everyone to greet them.

The empress entered the mansion, followed by Yang Guang, looking around and looking at the facilities in the mansion.

"Your residence is very simple. There are no fancy settings and the decoration is simple. It doesn't look like a prince's residence."

Queen Dugu said this, but she smiled slightly and was very satisfied. She was originally opposed to arrogance and lewdness, and she also had high requirements for her son. However, after Yang Yong opened the palace, she went to make a temporary raid, just like this time she came to the Jin Palace. Same, surprise inspection without warning.

At that time, everything she saw was arrogant, extravagant and lewd, which made her very angry. The situation in Yang Guang's house was much better in comparison.

"Mother, why are you free to come here today?"

"I haven't been to your house yet, so why? Don't you welcome me?"

"How could it be? Even if you arrived suddenly, no one in the house was prepared. They have never seen you. Look, they are all trembling now and dare not move."

"You also need to let them get used to it earlier. There will be many guests on your wedding day, and they are all well-known people. If you don't entertain them well, it will be a shame for you."

"I understand, mother, Nanny Li is training them."

After sitting down, Queen Dugu slowly spoke: "Amo, the situation in the north and south is critical now. Your Majesty and I have discussed your marriage this time. The procedure may be simplified, so I have to talk to you first."

My son's marriage must be simple, mainly because this is really not the time to be extravagant and wasteful. There is a war in the north, and there may be a war in the south, so we can only make luxury simple. Of course, the prince's marriage cannot be simple no matter how simple it is. At least it has to be etiquette, just not excessively extravagant and wasteful.

"Mother, I saw the wedding process before, and I thought it was too complicated and unnecessary. It would be better if it was simpler."

Queen Dugu looked at Yang Guang with relief: "Don't you feel aggrieved?"

"I don't think so. I mean it."

"If you can be like this, my mother will feel at ease. I just lied to you. Your marriage will go as usual. Your Majesty has said that I will never wrong you."

Yang Guang thought for a moment and said, "Mother, it's okay if I have to be more frugal about my wedding. It's really okay."

"Amo, you are sensible. I see your frugality in my eyes. You have grown up, but being frugal does not mean you have to skimp on everything. You cannot lack what you should have, otherwise it will be considered rude."

A word of etiquette has been used throughout China for 5000 years. The etiquette for being an emperor, the etiquette for a prince, the etiquette for being a daughter-in-law, and even the beggar are divided into eight bags and nine bags. There are etiquette everywhere.

Etiquette is a science, receiving gifts is a science, and giving gifts is also a science. If you understand these two things, you will understand half of the human world. It is impossible to understand them all.

"Mother, actually I have been having a doubt recently. Today you mentioned frugality, so I wanted to discuss it with you. It's just a discussion, don't be angry." Queen Dugu was a little confused, what made Yang Guang say so cautiously? : "What's the matter?"

"What do you think is better, luxury or frugality?"

"Nature is frugality, and frugality is a traditional virtue."

Queen Dugu answered very naturally, but seeing Yang Guang holding back something to say, she said, "Just say, today is a discussion, don't blame him."

Yang Guang then spoke: "It is good to be frugal, but if everyone in the palace and the royal family is frugal, how will society develop?"

Queen Dugu didn't quite understand what he said, so she asked, "Why can't it develop?"

“If people are really frugal, they can have thousands of mansions and only need six feet to sleep at night; they have a huge amount of wealth and can’t afford three meals a day, but they save money and don’t spend it, and the money cannot return to a flowing state, so there will be less money. "

"How could there be less?"

"Some time ago, I went to Xinghua Restaurant with Duke Bao. The restaurant was prosperous and could even be said to be extravagant and extravagant. But I took a closer look. Although it was extremely luxurious inside, I saw its benefits. .”

"What's the benefit?"

"It feeds many people, including cooks who cook, boys who run the hall, singers and piano players, and even workers who build and maintain buildings, and boatmen who clean the pool every day. The money to feed these people comes from those The money comes from the lavish consumption of the dignitaries.”

After hearing this, Queen Dugu was thoughtful.

"Mother, if you think about it carefully, everyone in Chang'an City ultimately serves the royal family and many nobles. If they don't spend their money, these people won't be able to make money. If they don't make money, they won't be able to live their lives. Well, luxury is not a good thing, but finding a way to get the nobles to stop hiding their money and spend more can make the Sui Dynasty more prosperous."

Queen Dugu murmured to herself: "Let them spend money to make the Sui Dynasty more prosperous. How did you come up with this theory, Amo?"

"It's obvious that the country's wealth will inevitably flow to these people in the end. If they don't use it, they won't be able to drive economic development. They won't ride in carriages when they go out, so the grooms will have no jobs, and the people who make carriages will be gone. When they go out to work, they start to compete with horse-drawn carriages. Then the horse-drawn carriage industry will flourish and more people can be supported by this industry."

"They have done everything by themselves, and the maids will have no jobs. They will not buy exotic goods. Then the merchants of exotic goods in the Western Regions will have no jobs. Money can only be used more effectively if it is allowed to flow. Everyone has it. Only with money can the court develop better."

"But if everyone is extravagant and extravagant, it will not be a good thing." Queen Dugu expressed her concerns.

"So I dare not say just now, encourage spending and don't restrain it. For example, high-end restaurants, high-end carriages, high-end ships, high-end houses. When these things develop, they can drive many industries. If there are more industries, There will be more people in need, and everyone will have a job, and the court will be more stable."

"I will talk to His Majesty about this matter when I have time and listen to His Majesty's thoughts."

"My son, I just happened to talk about this today, so I wanted to ask your opinion."

Queen Dugu nodded with satisfaction, but now she understood the emperor's views on Yang Guang better. Her son's way of thinking about things was different from that of normal people. It was amazing. She could never think of this kind of perspective.

Yang Guang's idea is actually very simple. The troika that drives the economy is investment, consumption, and export. When it comes to export, it can only be said that he defrauded Chen Chao of a sum of money before, which is not sustainable. His main investment now is Daxing City. Now The most important thing you can do is consume. When you consume, the entire society will flourish.

To encourage consumption, another very important point is to increase the industrial chain. Only as many products as possible, demand can stimulate the production of products.

After the chat was over, Queen Dugu asked: "Look, you seemed to be going out just now. The wedding is approaching, so you have to focus on the wedding."

"My mother also has to keep an eye on the affairs of Daxing City. The construction of the imperial city and palaces has begun. I have to check there frequently to avoid mistakes. I also have to have a good chat with Yu Wenkai about some of the plans for the districts."

"What plan?"

"Planning of Functional Districts."

"Is there anything else that needs to be re-planned?"

"I want to put some industries with specific functions into specific districts to facilitate management."

(End of this chapter)