Eight Thousand Iron Buddha at the Start, Please Make Concessions to the First Emperor!

Chapter 45

Merchant.

These two words can be said to be at the bottom of the entire Daqin contempt chain.

Deceitful, glib, sneaky and tricky...

In the eyes of Daqin people and even local officials.

Even if it can make a lot of money, it is still the most unseemly profession.

Even in the laws of Daqin, merchants were deliberately targeted.

higher taxes.

No matter how rich you are, you can't wear silk clothes and shoes, you can only dress up as a commoner.

Once the merchants fail and go bankrupt, they are directly arrested for corvée service.

It can be said that in Daqin Business, the beginning is hell mode.

"In my opinion, today's Daqin laws are aimed at merchants everywhere, and this was not a big mistake in the past."

"However...the Daqin has come together as a unified unit, and there are hundreds of wastes to be rebuilt, and the treasury is empty. This is the time when the merchants contribute to the rise of Daqin, and it is also the time when Daqin needs these merchants the most!"

Hearing Zhao Tuo's words, Meng Yi and Wang Ben couldn't help looking at each other.

Ying Zheng waved his hand directly and frowned, "Why do I need those people in the business of Qin?"

"As long as there is enough food and grass, what else is lacking, I have a million heroes in Qin, and the things of neighboring countries are not what they want!"

"..."

Zhao Tuo rubbed his eyebrows helplessly.

Sure enough, Ying Zheng is still the same Ying Zheng.

Without a word, open the fight directly.

It wasn't like this was the case in the Qin state back then.

Under the reforms of Shang Yang, everyone worked in agriculture, and food and grass were abundant.

The rest is all down to one word: grab

In the end, the entire land of China was seized.

It is undeniable that the combat effectiveness of the current Daqin army is definitely overshadowed in this era.

But people are flesh and blood, not machines. Always fight like this without recuperating.

No matter how strong a country is, it will be dragged down one day.

And today's Daqin is obviously not far from this day.

"Father, besides war, we have to have other means of getting rich, don't we?"

"The real wealth is not only the wealth of the national treasury, but the people must also become wealthy."

Zhao Tuo's words made Ying Zheng ponder.

"Well, my son's words are reasonable, but what does this have to do with the merchants in Daqin? Could it be that they can give me Daqin for no reason, and give money to the people?"

Zhao Tuo sighed secretly in his heart and asked, "Father, everyone, do you know where most of the wealth in Daqin today is located?"

"The answer is in the warehouses of the great princes, nobles, and merchants!"

Meng Yi and Wang Ben looked at each other and nodded secretly.

really.

If nothing else, when the initial emperor was in power, the reward was not stingy at all.

And the merchants who can stand up in Daqin are all old-fashioned family giants.

One by one, rich is really rich.

"There is a saying: If money does not circulate, how can the economy grow?"

"Father, everyone, why don't you spend the money in your hands? Instead, put it in the warehouse and fall into ashes?"

Ying Zheng frowned and said nothing.

He didn't know about it.

After all, what he wants, he doesn't need to spend money.

Everyone hesitated for a long time, and finally Meng Yi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I thought... that this money can't be spent."

"Can the money still be spent?" Ying Zheng looked at Meng Yi with a strange expression.

And this time it was Wang Ben who squeaked.

"Yes, the emperor, Lord Meng is right, this money is not very easy to spend."

"The main reason is that there are only so many things on the market, and it doesn't cost a lot of money to buy them all."

Zhao Tuo smiled and nodded.

"That's right, there are few types of commodities, and the rich cannot spend their money. If the money is not circulated, no tax will be generated, and the revenue of the treasury will naturally not be much."

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.

Before his mind was on the battle, he really hadn't paid much attention to economic matters.

Unexpectedly, there are so many twists and turns in this.

Zhao Tuo took a sip of tea and continued to explain: "With more merchants, Daqin's market economy will be active."

"For their own interests, businessmen will take the initiative to increase the variety and quantity of goods, and there will be an 'employment' relationship in the middle. Coupled with the acquisition of a large number of original products, the common people have also become the main beneficiary group."

"The most important thing is that there will also be multiple tax relationships..."

"In the end, the people make money, the rich spend money to enjoy it, and Daqin also has taxes, why not do it?"

Zhao Tuo's words resounded in the hearts of everyone like a thunderstorm.

Ying Zheng and Meng Yi's eyes lit up at this moment.

"Your Majesty's words are very true! My minister... I never thought that there is such a complicated relationship!"

"Tuo'er's vision really surprised me, but..."

Ying Zheng stroked his beard lightly and said solemnly, "This businessman can indeed bring a lot of benefits to Da Qin, but he must guard against it!"

"It's exactly what the father said."

Zhao Tuo said in a deep voice: "It's good for merchants to grow up and keep their duties. If they have unruly intentions, they will not have a great impact on our Daqin rule!"

"Since Tuo'er is clear in his heart, but does he have a way to deal with it?"

Zhao Tuo grinned.

"That's natural, and it's actually easy to solve this problem."

"Oh?"

"That's the nationalization of big businessmen!"

"This... is also the main reason why I chose the Ba family!"*