I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 284

Seeing their cautious appearance, Li Tian really wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

His ideas are beyond the times, and it is estimated that no one in this era who can really understand his ideas has yet to be born.

Although Yang Shiqi and others are strong supporters of their own reforms, it is not certain whether they can still speak for themselves when their vital interests are involved.

"I understand your thoughts, but you still don't understand the deep meaning of my actions."

The four of them clasped their hands together and said modestly,
"I also ask your majesty to show you that I will listen carefully."

Li Tian pointed to the seat next to him and said softly,

"Sit down, I'm afraid I can't explain what I want to tell you in a few sentences."

After several people were seated, Li Tian continued,
"This is the case with the taxation of the state, even if I want to reform it, I am afraid it will not be an easy task.

But I have a few big things in mind that must be done, the household reform is one, and the investigation of the Tianxia Weisuo is also one.

Neither of these two effects can be achieved in a short time. "

Having said that, Li Tian took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and after observing everyone's reactions, he went on to say,

"Besides, I also plan to promote the workshop model to the world. Presumably you have all seen the benefits of this kind of workshop, so I won't repeat it here."

"Simply speaking, no matter at any time, it is the most efficient to concentrate resources to do big things.

If this method is carried out in the form of imperial edicts, it will be inevitable to procrastinate and obstruct things.

Even if a supervisor is sent, I am afraid that within two or three years, it will be impossible to do what I do. "

Yang Shiqi couldn't help asking at this moment,
"Your Majesty, helping the lonely and helpless people is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive task. Even if it takes three to five years to see the effect, it is considered good!"

Li Tian laughed,
"Shiqi, do you really think that the purpose of setting up the workshop is to help those one or two thousand poor people!"

There are a bunch of question marks on the heads of several people, "Isn't it!"

Having said that, finally getting to the point, Li Tian got up and stood up, with a high-spirited posture, and said loudly,
"A mere 2000 people is nothing compared to 10,000+ or ​​even hundreds of thousands of people.

And the several 10 taels of silver that the soap workshop earns a year is not a lot of money in my opinion. "

"What I really want to do is to set an example and open up a new way of thinking about raising a family for all the people and subjects in the world."

Hearing this novel statement, although Yang Shiqi and others struggled with their brains, they still didn't understand what Li Tian was talking about.

"Your Majesty, I still don't understand!"

Li Tian originally thought that they would understand after he finished speaking, and he wanted to get another wave of admiration.

With a slightly dejected tone,

"Fortunately, you guys did a secret investigation. It's hard to make something like the Investigation Office."

"Your Majesty is ashamed to have failed His Majesty's expectations."

Shaking his head slightly, Li Tian continued helplessly,

"Whether a workshop is purchasing raw materials, daily eating, drinking, or later transportation and sales, a large number of people are required to participate."

"Let's not talk about the comparison, do you know how many ordinary people provide paper boxes to the workshop every day!"

The previous investigation by Yang Shiqi and others only focused on the workshop's ability, but they did not also sort out information in this area.

Everyone shook their heads in shame.

Li Tian stretched out a finger and said proudly,
"It's a thousand families! That's a thousand families!"

"I pay them two renminbi for each box, which means that a thousand families can get an extra income of about [-] renminbi every day."

"You may not know what the twenty cents can do, but for them.

These twenty coins are the guarantee for a child to be able to afford a private school, and it is the basis for adding an extra dish every day! "

"With the income of [-] Wen, they can live better, and many people's lives have even undergone earth-shaking changes."

"It's just on the box, I can do big things."

"It's like workshops that provide box-making materials, merchants that provide oil, and porters who help deliver goods every day.

There are so many people, one of my workshops affects 6000 or [-] people. "

"This is something that a mere workshop can do, if there are more than ten or eight workshops like this.

What kind of impact will it have at that time, even if I don't say it, you should understand it! "

Hearing this, Yang Shiqi was enlightened. He suddenly said,

"Your Majesty, do you mean to gradually change the living conditions of the people in the capital with the model of the workshop that affects many people!"

Li Tian nodded and said,
"Arguably right, but not quite right."

"No matter how many workshops I build, the people I can influence are limited after all."

"My original intention is to let those who originally only stick to the mess in front of them, keep it unchanged, and can't survive if they change jobs, have more choices."

Yang Shiqi let out a long sigh,
"Your Majesty, the old minister seems to understand a little bit."

The other three seemed a little confused, so Yang Shiqi could only explain to them with a wry smile.

"Your Majesty's move is actually to use this method to tell the people of the world.

They don't have only one way to survive, and with a little flexibility, they can find more ways to survive. "

Li Tian then added,

"There are tens of thousands of ways to make money in the world, and people who have been guarding a job for a lifetime, once the job is broken, they will have no way to survive.

The soap workshop is just a boring thing when I am free, and it can already cause this effect.

There are so many smart people in the world, why is it difficult to come up with a new way to make money. "

"But why there are still only 360 lines in the world, why can't there be [-] lines, or even [-] lines.

In fact, the main reason is that they lack a leader with both strength and execution ability.

Looking at the whole world, who else is more suitable than me to be the leader? "

The words have been said for this sake, if they still don't understand, then it is not a problem of their talent, but a problem with their brains.

Whether it was Yang Shiqi who reacted first, or Yang Rong, Huang Zhun and others who reacted, they all respectfully gave Li Tian a deep salute.

"The ministers are terrified. They only saw the petty matter of competing with the people for profit, but they did not see His Majesty's grand plan. This is the dereliction of duty of the ministers. Please punish them by Your Majesty."

After finally persuading these old stubborns, Li Tian felt a lot more relaxed.

(End of this chapter)