Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 230 How to maintain the economic balance of the Ming Dynasty
Lin Che originally wanted to praise this guy.

Unexpectedly, this boy suddenly changed the topic to flattering the emperor.

He directly gave Zhu Xi a headache.

Apparently speechless:
"If you, kid, could focus on your homework without forgetting to flatter the current saint, I'm afraid you would have come up with the correct answer yesterday."

Zhu Fang smiled and was prepared to be scolded.

However, Lin Che didn't bother to waste her time on unnecessary things.

Following the question just now, he continued.

"When the currency value is stable, the reason why commodity prices do not fluctuate much is mainly because of competition."

"Healthy competition can ensure that the quality and price of goods are in a stable range."

"Whether it is applied to merchants who buy and resell, or merchants who open grocery stores, they all understand that as long as one company is not the only one, the price of the goods will not be too outrageous."

Zhu Ping seemed to understand.

I thought about it for a while.

Zhu Xi carefully expressed his understanding.

"Sir, do you mean, for example, there are two or three grocery stores on a street."

"Then the products in these stores are not only of good quality, but also relatively cheap."

"If there is only one grocery store on a street, then its goods have nothing to do with high quality and low price."

Lin Che nodded slightly.

Sometimes Zhu Feng is dumbfounded, and sometimes he is very smart, and he can draw inferences from one instance so quickly.

He took a sip of the 50-year-old daughter's red and said with a smile:
"Your example is good. If there is no competition in business, some unscrupulous businessmen would dare to sell brooms for a thousand guan each."

Zhu Xi was still immersed in Lin Che's exaggerated joy.

After hearing the example given by my husband, I almost lost my breath.

He couldn't believe it:
"Is this businessman crazy? Only a fool would buy a thousand-dollar broom!"

Looking at Zhu Xi's ungrounded look.

Lin Che couldn't help but think of the various items that had soared to sky-high prices in the capital when natural and man-made disasters occurred in the late Ming Dynasty.

A sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth and he said:

"What if it is salt that must be eaten, and food in times of famine?"

"No matter how high the price is, there will always be people who spend every last penny they have just to survive."

Zhu Xi's eyes widened even more.

He puzzled and said:

"The salt industry is sold by the imperial court, how could it rise to sky-high prices?"

"As for stabilizing food prices, it is the responsibility of officials in various places."

"As food prices soar, aren't they afraid that the hungry people will be angry and rob the grain merchants and directly raise the flag of rebellion?"

No matter how decadent and backward the imperial court in the feudal era was.

But most of them will implement policies to curb profiteers and reduce the cost of living for ordinary people.

This is not only for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, but also for the stability of the country.

After all, for thousands of years, there have been countless rebellions in China.

No matter which emperor is willing, the country that his ancestors worked so hard to build.

Because of the short-sighted greed of profiteers, it fell into the hands of others.

"Collusion between officials and businessmen is nothing new from ancient times to the present."

"There are not a few businessmen and corrupt officials who want money rather than their lives since ancient times."

Lin Che took a sip of her daughter's red wine and responded to Zhu Xi's question with a smile.

But then he changed the topic and said:
"But what we are discussing today is not the issue of corrupt officials and profiteers."

"It's about how to maintain the economic balance of the Ming Dynasty. The first step is to maintain the healthy development of the commodity market."

"As you just said, businessmen compete normally, the court takes the initiative to intervene, and even people angrily attack profiteers. This is one of the phenomena of market self-balancing."

Extreme business conditions could not last long in the feudal era.after all.

If the price of official salt soars to sky-high prices, people will surely have the courage to take risks and sell salt.

And life-saving food.

If a few people can't afford it, it really won't cause any trouble.

But the majority of people cannot afford it, so profiteers who drive up food prices will have to pay with their lives.

Zhu Xiang looked confused.

Some people don’t quite understand why big profiteers can also cause market balance.

He quickly asked Lin Che:
"Mr. Lin, if a grain store is smashed, other grain stores will be reluctant to sell, or even close directly, right?"

"As a result, food on the market will become even scarcer."

"How could the two families have become lower without the intervention of the imperial court?"

"Of course it's because of the deterrent effect!"

Lin Che smiled faintly and explained to Zhu Ping:

"Once the hungry people are driven by the price of food, they will kill people and steal food."

"They will not just rob the food of one store, but will also rob all other unscrupulous profiteers in the eyes of the people."

"Grain merchants who are far away will definitely sell a batch of grain at normal prices in order to save their own lives, once they realize that closing down to avoid disaster does not work."

"As long as some businessmen are afraid of death, food prices will fall back to a normal range in the short term."

Zhu Xiang had a surprised expression on his face that this was okay.

He asked Lin Che again:

"Sir, if kind-hearted people kill someone, I'm afraid they will never be ordinary people again."

"Even if the price of food drops, they won't pay for it, right?"

“Throughout the ages, people have enjoyed the convenience of zero-yuan shopping.

It is impossible to be an obedient citizen anymore.

When there is no food, it is normal to go to the landlord or the grain merchant to 'borrow' some with a knife.

"So, food prices will only return to normal in the short term."

Lin Che moved her neck and talked eloquently.

"The market equilibrium that occurs under violent means is not sustainable for a long time."

"To avoid similar situations from happening, corresponding regulations should be made in advance to delineate the obligations of officials and businessmen."

In the feudal era, there was no economics.

Therefore, the business behavior of businessmen, in addition to instinctively following the laws of the market.

It was decided by local officials and forcibly adjusted the price to appease the restless people.

Although this can ensure temporary stability, it will also allow businessmen from other places who are losing money to flee.

In the future, scarcity of goods will lead to greater chaos.

Although this situation happens from time to time, no one has a corresponding solution.

Zhu Ping heard at this moment that Lin Che had a plan to deal with it in advance.

He quickly bowed to him and said:
"Please sir, teach me how to balance the market."

"Why are you doing all this nonsense? Pour me some wine first!"

Lin Che pointed to her empty wine glass and signaled Zhu Ming not to engage in such vain etiquette.

Wait until Zhu Ping filled him with wine.

Lin Che then said slowly:

“If you want to ensure market balance, you must first ensure market vitality.”

"The most basic and important thing is to put an end to corrupt officials and exploiting businessmen, and no local gangsters come to collect protection fees."

"This can ensure that a business can be maintained normally."

(End of this chapter)