Speaking of ancient Chinese economists, Guan Zhong is the first to be recommended.

Qi is located on the coast of the East China Sea, and the cultivated land area of the plains is not as good as that of the Central Plains.

"The land is diarrhoeal and the people are outnumbered", extremely poor.

How can we live a good life? Guan Zhong has decided?" The industry of trade and industry will benefit from fish and salt" is the national policy for the development of Qi country. Subsequently, the economy of Qi took off, and the ancient Spring and Autumn version of "reform and opening up" was carried out.

It has to be mentioned that the four occupational groups of "Shinong Industry and Commerce" were first proposed by Guan Zhong, and the administrative area of the "country" was divided into 21 townships, of which "six are the townships of industry and commerce", which is equivalent to the ancient "economic development zone". Nearly one-third of Qi was turned into a window of "special economic zones" and all industrial and commercial workers from all over the country were concentrated in the six circles he had drawn.

This is an epoch-making feat, which is enough to make Guan Zhong go down in history forever.

Of course, Guan Zhong is most famous for creating the "Nulu" to become the originator of the custom industry, and imposing a high "special industry tax" on the brothels of Qinglou......

The tax rate of the commercial and trade industry is more than half lower than that of agriculture, and the tax rate of the commercial and trade industry is more than half of that of the agricultural sector, and "the market is not taxed", that is, there is no tax on renting a house in the market to store goods, which also speeds up the circulation of commerce and trade.

"Those who are levied on the customs, do not levy on the city, and those who are levied on the city, do not levy on the customs", if the imported materials are levied tariffs, they will no longer be subject to transaction tax, and if they are levied on export materials, they will no longer be levied tariffs. "Customs (audit) but not tax", in the import and export links only carry out inspections and do not levy taxes.

This is almost the first free zone in the world......

Since the beginning of Guan Zhong, the national strength of Qi has become increasingly strong, and it has become the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period.

This shows the importance of the economic way.

However, in China's history, there is a shortage of talents such as Guan Zhong who are proficient in economic principles, and there are even fewer people who can govern the country in this way. The reason for this is probably because the way of economics runs counter to the realm that Confucianism pays attention to, and has always been regarded as a lowly art......

Ma Zhou is indeed outstanding, but this talent refers to his ability to do things and his mental level, which by no means shows that Ma Zhou is an all-round talent who knows everything. The way of economics is already a professional discipline, and the design of the country's inflation and macroeconomic control is even more grandiose and complex, and the spirit is mysterious.

Even if the ancient ministers would enrich the country and strengthen the army because of some measures and reforms, such as Zhuge Liang and Fang Xuanling, they could achieve proper political strategy and recuperate, but when it comes to the mystery of their various measures and strategies, they also know why they are.

To put it bluntly, they know how to distinguish whether a decree is correct or not, but it is impossible to say what is good and what is bad.

This is the imagination created by the theory of the lack of economic ways......

Ma Zhou was stunned by Fang Jun's question, pondered for a moment, and said, "Isn't it the pockets of those family gate valves who 'undercontracted' renovation projects?" Well, maybe some of it will go to the people. ”

The sky was high and the clouds were wide, and the wind from the lake was very cold, blowing the clothes of the two people fluttering.

Fang Jun stood with his hands behind his back, and felt that he should teach Ma Zhou a lesson......

"How can we make a rich country? This is a big truth, it is difficult to have an accurate answer, it is nothing more than the rule of the officials, the wind and the rain are smooth, and so on. But one thing is certain, and that is that the people must first be enriched. Hiding wealth from the people is the foundation of a rich country. The huge amount of money spent on the renovation of the East City and the construction of this place seems to have increased the burden on the imperial court, and almost consumed the national taxes for the next few years, but where did this money go? carpenters, bricklayers, laborers, boatmen, porters...... Eventually, the money will flow into the private sector and into the cellars of the Maison's gate valves. And the people will use the money to buy necessary daily necessities, such as grain, pork, medicinal herbs, cloth, and even soap, candles, and glass...... Grain merchants, butcher sellers, and pharmacies all make money, and the government's tax revenues naturally rise, and then the government takes out these tax revenues and invests in bigger projects to make more money...... To use a general word, this is called 'stimulating domestic demand', which makes money circulate and form a virtuous circle. Money will have its own value when it is circulating, otherwise whether it is buried in the cellar or piled up in the treasury of the government, it is just a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron, worthless......"

Ma Zhou looked a little stunned.

It was the first time he had heard anyone explain the nature of money in this way......

Isn't the foundation of a strong country to cut government spending, lightly reduce taxes, and encourage frugality?

According to Fang Jun, not only can we not encourage frugality, but also vigorously advocate non-governmental spending, and even develop a social atmosphere of extravagance, because only in this way will the circulation of money be accelerated to a greater extent and domestic demand will be better stimulated.

Ma Zhou even thought that the best way to stimulate domestic demand was not even large-scale construction such as renovating the eastern and western cities, but war.

After a war, the money, food and materials consumed are incalculable, and the imperial court spends this money, so how much domestic demand does it have to drive?

What if wars are waged every year? However, the "Sima Law" said: "Although the country is large, the warlike will perish; Although the world is safe, forgetting the war will be dangerous. The Book of Changes says: "A gentleman uses a weapon to remove the weapon, and he does not quit." Husbands and soldiers can't play, and they can't play; Soldiers cannot be abolished, and if they are abolished, they will be summoned. In the past, the prince of Wu was almost warlike and died, and the king of Xu Yan was also destroyed without martial arts. Therefore, the rule of the Ming King is also, the upper does not play with soldiers, and the lower does not abolish the military ......"

How to find a balance between wars is the way to govern the country.

But according to Fang Jun's theory, when you have nothing to do, you can fight a few battles, and in a few years, the country will be rich and strong!

This is almost completely contrary to the concept of governing the country that Ma Zhou learned since childhood......

He couldn't help asking: "If it is according to Erlang's words, isn't war the best way to enrich the people and strengthen the country?" ”

Fang Jun nodded happily, very surprised by Ma Zhou's clever thinking: "This is exactly!" ”

As soon as the cannon sounded, it was really a joke?

Mi Di is looking for faults and fighting all over the world, thinking that it hurts to be idle? After a war, the economy, military, science and technology, etc. are all on a higher level, and the military spending is paid by the defeated country, and the national strength is simply going up like a rocket!

Ma Zhou shook his head and said, "Erlang is ridiculous! If you are blindly warlike, the country will perish! Moreover, if you want to start a war, you need to prepare money and food in advance, and the court will inevitably increase taxes, so won't the people be miserable? ”

Fang Jun smiled helplessly.

Typical Confucian thinking, Lao Tzu is the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and naturally he must have the prestige of the Celestial Empire. The barbarians came to invade us, robbed me of food and grass, killed my people, and burned my city, although it was a great crime, but it was also the case, if we also retaliated against the barbarians like this, then what difference would it be from the barbarians?

For example, if a dog bites a person, how can the person bite it back?

Sounds like a good point.

Actually, it doesn't make sense......

Since ancient times, the Central Plains Dynasty's wars, whether won or lost, were paid for by themselves, suffering their own people, but being merciful to other people's dogs, it was simply unreasonable.

When a dog bites a person, the person can't bite it back, but shouldn't you kill the dog with a knife? Instead, I want to coax a piece of meat and tell it to eat meat obediently, and don't bite me in the future......

Full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, full of courtesy, righteousness and shame!

You are polite to the dog, but not when the dog bites you.

Confucianism is good everywhere, but this is really embarrassing......

Fang Jun felt that he should work hard, maybe he could influence Ma Zhou, don't learn from the hypocritical benevolence and righteousness of those self-righteous Confucians, a big country, you have to have the domineering of a big country, whoever provokes me, I will beat him!

"If the so-called name is not right, it will not be good, and if it is not good, it will be unfavorable, and there must always be a reason for war, and we must always stand on the side of justice. If it is a righteous war, why does it not need the enemy's compensation after victory? Of course, our purpose is not to compensate, but to make the enemy remember, and if you dare to provoke us, you will have to pay the price. ”

Fang Jun felt that he should give those Confucians who were full of benevolence and morality a step, they just couldn't save face, and they wouldn't be determined to lose money and fight, right?

Ma Zhou shook his head firmly: "Erlang's words are very inappropriate!" My Tang Dynasty is the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and it should have the majesty of the Celestial Empire, how can it be the same as those Hu barbarians? Money is a small thing, justice is the most important thing! If compensation is demanded, where is the majesty of the Celestial Empire? ”

Fang Jun was speechless.

I've been talking about this for a long time?