Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 61 On the Importance of Collecting Money

"What can Director Xue do?"

Ma Sanbao, Liu Nuguan, and Han Jin asked almost in unison.

After asking, they looked at each other, and then all looked at Xue Lang, waiting for his answer. Only Her Highness the Princess remained as motionless as a mountain, still sipping her tea with graceful movements.

In other words, Her Highness the Princess really loves drinking tea, and she spends more than half of the ten days making tea. No wonder the maids who come out of her courtyard can make tea in all likelihood.

"Boss Xue."

Miss Liu was impatient, so she urged Xue Lang.

Xue Lang quickly pulled back his wandering thoughts, and said directly: "We have limited craftsmen in Weizeguan. Since I decided on the promotion plan, I have started ordering the craftsmen to work overtime to make music... Cough, Yiren Li, and even recruit nearby craftsmen. The artisans also joined in. Everyone rushed to work day and night, and worked overtime. The artisans almost lived and boarded in the shed. They fought continuously, and they didn’t even have time to see their families. They were so tired that they almost lost their shape. Dad."

The three looked at each other, and Ma Sanbao asked, "Master Xue, what does this have to do with the question?"

But Her Royal Highness obviously understood, took a sip of tea safely, and said calmly: "Don't worry, just listen to Youyang."

Xue Lang said: "The artisans have worked so hard, if they force people to work overtime, I'm afraid they will be exhausted! Therefore, the stock is limited. If you have any objections to the payment, then wait in the back."

Now everyone understands!In a word, drag!

This idea is slightly lost!
Han Jin said: "Making plows is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Weizeguan should provide free samples to all parties. Why do you use this to make money?"

Is this the person playing the blame game?
It means that the method is feasible, but the rhetoric cannot be so straightforward!
Xue Lang understood in seconds!

Therefore, Xue Lang said: "The craftsmen and materials we invest in always cost money, right? Is there anyone in the world who wants the horse to run without feeding the horse? It can't be justified in terms of emotion and reason! Of course, if you still think If you have objections, as the saying goes, the more you argue, the clearer the truth. We can sit down and have a good debate. However, because there are too many people who need different plows and the affairs are busy, we take a moment every day to argue, but Okay? When will the argument be clear, when will we talk about it!"

"puff……"

This is Miss Liu bursting out laughing!

Han Jin also laughed, but he still dutifully played the role of the blamer: "Your side is delaying time with excuses, delaying spring plowing for mere money, and taking the national economy and people's livelihood as a trifling matter!"

Xue Lang gave a thumbs up with admiration on his face: "Your Excellency, I admire Xue! However, I dare to ask Your Excellency, do you have any money in and out of your family?"

Han Jin said: "Food, clothing, housing and transportation all need to be spent. Of course, there must be money. But what does this have to do with the plow?"

Xue Lang's face was full of seriousness: "It's a big relationship!"

Now not only Han Jin, but even Her Royal Highness showed interest.Xue Lang said: "According to Your Excellency's theory, everything related to the national economy and the people's livelihood should be free of charge. This is the way of benevolence and justice, right?"

Han Jin nodded naturally: "Of course!"

Xue Lang said: "That's good! Then, may I ask, did these things fall from the world or conjured out of thin air?"

"It's all made by artisans."

"Now that you know it, it's easy to say! The materials for making plows, wood, iron, and craftsmen for making plows all need money, right? Where does the money come from? It's paid by Her Royal Highness! The income of Her Highness's house has a fixed amount. , We took money from next year’s clothes, shoes and socks to make plows and promote it. Next year, everyone will have no clothes, shoes and socks to wear. It’s okay in summer, but what about winter? If someone freezes to death because of this, sir, are you killing yourself! Or Said, in the eyes of your Excellency, the lives of the people under your rule are human lives, but the lives of everyone in the princess's mansion are not life? Your Excellency, double standards are not the actions of gentlemen!"

Han Jin was dumbfounded. How could it be fatal to provide plows for free if he couldn't react for a while?

Miss Liu continued: "Such a good thing that benefits the country and the people can be supported and subsidized by the imperial court and saints!"

Xue Lang directly turned pale with shock: "Wow, your Excellency, you are not only killing your life, you are shaking the country!"

"puff!"

Ma Sanbao and Han Jin sprayed it together!

Xue Lang tried his best to put on a righteous and dignified expression, and said: "There is a fixed amount of income in the Princess' Mansion, and a fixed amount of income in a country, almost all relying on taxes. Taxes solve most of the country's expenditures. For example, officials The salary, military salary, and repairs of various government offices, etc. Taking the most basic farming as an example, where there is spare capacity, the government also provides cattle. The cost of a cow from a calf to being able to plow the field Manpower and financial resources are all provided by the government. Where did the money come from? Or taxes!"

Xue Lang paused, emphasizing the word taxation.Finished and continued: "Nowadays, the world has been set for the first time, the tax is light and the tax is low, but the things that the country does still have to be done. The materials needed for a plow can be taken from nature, but what about the manpower spent in it? Logging mining, iron smelting, plow making, etc., each process requires manpower. These people all rely on craftsmanship to support their families. The money used for river engineering and water conservancy may be used to pay officials’ salaries! If craftsmen are allowed to do free work..."

Xue Lang's face was fake serious: "Your Excellency, at a young age, what enmity do you have with the craftsmen? You want to starve the whole family to death so much! At an advanced level, if there is a problem with the river engineering and water conservancy, if the officials have no salary... ...Ah, I don't dare to think about it anymore, is your Excellency wanting me to destroy the Tang Dynasty? I am an official of the Tang Dynasty but want to perish the Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty. I have to doubt your identity as a Tang Dynasty! Come on, let's go together Go to Dali Temple to find out your identity and origin."

"Cough cough!"

This time even Her Royal Highness is choking!
Lady Liu glanced at Bai Xuelang and reminded: "Boss Xue, it is the responsibility of Zongzheng Temple to check the lineage and identity of the clan, and Dali Temple is only in charge of punishment and prison."

Xue Lang was a little embarrassed, but he still expressed his satisfaction. This wave of pretending is good, so he can give [-] points, deduct [-] point for the bug in Dali Temple, and leave [-] point for room for improvement.

Xue Lang pretended not to hear: "If these arguments are not enough to make the other party clear-headed, not enough to make the other party pay readily, and feel that it should not be done, then, the same sentence, the more we argue, the more clear we can be. Let’s talk about the history of ancient times slowly!

Han Jin hurriedly said: "It's enough, it's enough! I didn't expect Mr. Xue to say such a scary truth when he gave away a plow for free? Han admires Mr. Xue's eloquence."

Xue Lang said embarrassingly: "Thank you, thank you! Although some words are purely to scare people, money is the product of the development of productivity to a certain extent and human needs. The production of money has promoted the development of social economy and politics. You can write thousands of volumes of books. The flower planter has been studied by everyone, and I have read it roughly, so it is not alarmist."

"hiss!"

In this era when books are scarce and poor, the sayings in thousands of volumes shocked everyone.

Even His Royal Highness Princess, who was deep in the city mansion, exclaimed in amazement: "There are thousands of volumes of works in just one currency, so how many volumes has Youyang read?"

Xue Lang calmly pretended to be aggressive, showing the sense of superiority of modern people: "There is no one who has read more than ten thousand books, but there should be some who have read more than ten thousand books."

Everyone looked up at the mountains.

(End of this chapter)