I Am the Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Liu Zhe understood this, so he sat up straight with a serious face.

Xun Yu's point of view was the mainstream in ancient times.

The ancients believed that agriculture was the root and commerce was the last.

Just is this really true? .

152. Liu Zhe's witty words are in a row, Xun Yu is speechless! 【Fourth more please subscribe】

For ancient countries, the development of agriculture can make the people live and work in peace and contentment. When many people plough the fields, they pay more taxes, and then the national treasury and granary will be filled. There will be no worries of grain shortages and disturbances inside, and there will be no disturbances caused by enemies outside, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment. , this is almost a prosperous age, so the rulers of all dynasties regard the development of agriculture as the "foundation of the country".

And Liu Zhe from the 21st century knew that this was a wrong policy, but in the eyes of the ancients it was the best policy.

In fact, when Liu Zhe began to propose to encourage business and collect business tax in Youzhou, almost all of his subordinates opposed it.However, because Liu Zhe had enough majesty and courage, and insisted repeatedly, his subordinates agreed to this policy.

Undoubtedly, according to the current situation, his policy is absolutely correct!

"Wen Ruo, do you know how a person can run fast?" Liu Zhe asked with a slight smile!

But he didn't wait for Xun Yu to answer, he continued to say: "Only two legs can cooperate with each other to run fast, there is a premise here, that is, both legs are healthy. But only one leg is healthy, the other is healthy. With atrophied legs, can this person still run fast and walk normally?"

"In my opinion, agricultural business is like a person's two legs. Only when both of them are healthy can this country develop normally."

"Especially on agriculture and light on commerce, and on commerce and light on agriculture, you only need one leg and give up the other, which is equivalent to becoming a disabled person. Even if the other leg develops to the extreme, the other leg is disabled and atrophied. I can't walk normally, let alone run."

It was the first time that Xun Yu heard such a metaphor, and Xun Yu couldn't react for a while. Even if he was extremely intelligent, he would have to wrap his head around Liu Zhe's words for a long time.

"It is about the country's plans, the country's prosperity, the security of the people, and the stability of the people. How can we use the legs of a person as a metaphor 々々?" Xun Yu disagreed with Liu Zhe's words.

In Xun Yu's view, this is too much of a joke. Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce is related to the country's plans. How can you use a person's legs as a metaphor?

"Wrong!"

Liu Zhe shook his head and continued: "We live in the world for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, not just for food. It is important to fill our stomachs, but don't we need the rest? Wen Ruo, where did the clothes you wear come from? "

"Naturally it is made of linen and silk. These are all matters of farming and mulberry." Xun Yu replied without thinking about it!

At the same time, he was secretly proud in his heart, Yan Hou, your move is a foolish move.Linen, silk, and mulberry all belong to agriculture, not business.

Liu Zhe naturally saw Xun Yu's pride, and a faint smile appeared on his face. He asked again, "Wen Ruo, did you weave this linen and silk? Did you make the linen yourself? You raised silkworms?"

"This..." Xun Yu was at a loss for words. How could these be made by himself? Naturally, they were all bought.

"You made the jade pendant you wear yourself?" Liu Zhe asked again.

"This..." Xun Yu was asked for a while, not knowing how to answer!

"Wen Ruo, business has already filled your daily life, and you can't do without business. If one day, the vegetable vendor will stop selling vegetables, the woodcutter will stop chopping firewood into the city to sell, and the shop will stop selling clothes. The business is gone, Wen Ruo, can you imagine the life at that time?" Liu Zhe gave Xun Yu an assumption of that kind of life.

Xun Yu thought about it for a moment, and immediately sweated profusely, it was terrible.

"Yu means heavy farming, but doesn't specifically encourage business."

Xun Yu was still stubborn, and continued to express his opinion: "Because business is encouraged, everyone is going to do business, who will farm? What if you make more money then?"

"Wen Ruo, you are wrong again..." Liu Zhe smiled again.

"Wrong again?" Xun Yu was startled.

Liu Zhe smiled and said, "Not everyone can be a businessman. Not everyone can be a businessman. It's good to study and become an official, but have you seen that everyone in the world can become an official? Besides, everyone is an official. Profit-seeking, if the price of grain is staggering, there is no need for the government to persuade the farmers, the people will naturally go to the farming and the mulberry, and the merchants will also support the farming and mulberry because of their interests.”

Liu Zhe picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, moistened his throat, and continued: "Besides, from the pre-Qin period to the present, every generation of emperors has emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, but can business be completely banned?"

Xun Yu replied, "That's because the policy is not right. As long as the policy is appropriate, businessmen can be completely banned."

".v Then what? Banned, do you want to come to a world where there are no merchants at all?"

Liu Zhe smiled slightly and continued: "blocking is worse than sparse, sparse is better to lead, human nature is a kind of rebellious, the more you don't want him to do, he just wants to do it. Instead of leaving businessmen in an unmanaged state , it is better to bring them into government management to ensure social order, prevent profiteers and defraud the common people."

Liu Zhe didn't wait for Xun Yu to speak, he continued: "The imperial court can impose heavy taxes on them, discourage their enthusiasm, and let them do everything possible to evade taxes."

In ancient times, businessmen were heavily taxed, so that they were unwilling to pay the tax, and they did everything possible to evade taxes, causing the country to lose a lot of income.

"Those who evade taxes naturally have heavy responsibilities under the law." Xun Yu said.

Liu Zhe smiled and said, "It's okay if you get caught, but what if you can't get it? Don't think it's enough to encourage others to report. As long as there is interest, they can take risks. It's better to simply recognize their status and tax them as normal."

Fortunately, in this dynasty, the prejudice against merchants was far from the Ming and Qing dynasties of later generations. Although Xun Yu did not approve of encouraging business, after listening to Liu Zhe's words, he gradually changed his views.

In order to increase convincing, Liu Zhe talked about his Xiaoxingzhuang.

"Wenruo, do you know Xiaoxingzhuang's current wealth?" Liu Zhe asked with a slight smile.

"Yu I don't know." Xun Yu shook his head. The outside world rarely knew how much money Xiaoxingzhuang had, but as long as he saw the Heilin Army, he knew that Xiaoxingzhuang was rich enough to rival the country.

Of course, those who didn't know thought that Liu Zhe had the money to build the Hei Lin Army after he took the position of Youzhou Mu.

But actually?

Xun Yu knew that this was definitely not the case!

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But Xun Yu knew that this was not the case. Before Liu Zhe became Youzhou Shepherd, the Hei Lin Army under his command was already like this. Although there were not many people at that time, it was enough to surprise Xiaoxingzhuang's wealth.

Maybe Guo Jia knew how much money Xiaoxingzhuang had, but Xun Yu would not inquire about such a question, and even if he asked, Guo Jia would not have said it, because that was the core secret.