The students traveled so extensively that Mei Gongbo didn't know whether to praise him, scold him, or take out a rattan stick and beat him hard. After a while, Mei Gongbo sighed and said, "It's good if you're happy!" ”

The teacher's attitude made Cao Wei also worried about his future, and began to wonder if life had taken some fork in the road, and silently thought in his heart: Who am I? Where am I? What happened?

Mei Gongbo glanced at him and said, "Don't think too much, just follow your own heart, I believe that my Mei Gongbo's students will not do anything crazy, because you are a good person." ”

The first good person card received in this life, and it was issued by an old man, Cao Wei smiled bitterly: "Teacher, don't worry, the student will definitely be a good person, and will never follow the factory guard to frame Zhongliang, never follow the nobles to oppress the people, and never follow the civil officials to fight with the cannonballs." To tell you the truth, the students have found their way, the road is not slippery, and the drive is ...... steadily."

"Oh?" Mei Gongbo became interested and asked, "Which way?" ”

"Prosper the world's commerce, replace the people's tax with commercial tax, and finally achieve that the people do not raise taxes and the world is full! You see if this ideal is very plump, not only plump, but also the grade is not generally high.

Students often hear people say that a baby with aspirations and ideals needs to be praised by others, and the more praise, the smarter he becomes......"

Cao Wei blinked his eyes and was ready to be praised. Mei Gongbo frowned and said, "Business? If the rich merchant and the poor are poor, and the merchant cultivates virtue and gathers wealth, will not the people become poorer? ”

There is another important reason why the basic national policy of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce in successive dynasties is that scholars feel that the wealth of the country is immutable. Merchants gather all the money at home, and then the money circulating in the hands of the people will become less and less, which will cause civil unrest and instability.

Cao Wei pondered for a moment and said, "Teacher, this world is like a big water tank, and silver money is like water in a water tank, what should I do when this water is not enough?" Add water to the tank and you're done! ”

"Xiude, don't deceive the old man, the old man still understands the truth that the water is full and overflowing, there is a lot of water and a small tank, even if there is more water, what is the use?"

"No problem!" Cao Wei said confidently: "There is still a way to expand the cylinder here...... student"

In the eyes of the princes of the court, the world is so big, the Ming Dynasty occupies the center of the world, and there are only a few small countries next to it, and the only strong enemies are those uncivilized Tatar savages. If someone proposes to expand the land and increase the silver, it must be a big joke.

Sure enough, Mei Gongbo frowned and didn't say a word. Seeing this, Cao Wei smiled and said, "Teacher, do you remember what the student told you at the beginning?" Now that the Age of Discovery has begun, Columbus has opened up new shipping routes, early colonization activities have been carried out in Europe, colonialism and mercantilism have risen in Europe.

European colonizers plundered a large amount of wealth in the Americas, formed the initial primitive accumulation of capital, triggered the commercial revolution and the price revolution, and promoted the development of capitalism in Europe and the decline of the feudal class. You see that you are confused again, you are really silly and cute.

In short, our Ming Dynasty is by no means the center of the world, the world is very large and wide, our Ming Dynasty can also colonize and accumulate wealth, and can also trade the world, why bother to keep staring at their own acre and three points of land.

Agriculture-oriented, work-oriented, commercial co-ordination of industry and agriculture, in this way, a good prosperity scenery can be enjoyed by all the people in the world. Do you remember what students said when they first met you? ”

Mei Gongbo nodded and said: "Naturally remember, moisturizing things silently, and it is a good policy to benefit the people." ”

That's right, that's what the students said in the first place, and that's what the students are doing now. The most important thing for the people is to let the people of the world eat their stomachs, and to make the world rich is to let agriculture and industry and commerce develop at the same time, so the students and the prince opened a shop, called Huaxu, with a little and break the comprehensive, with a slight fire and the prairie fire, students want to try how deep the water of the world's commerce is. ”

Mei Gongbo bowed his head and said nothing, and suddenly smiled: "The old man is old, and he can't move anymore." Xiude, just let it go, you have great ambitions, you want to benefit the world, if you can really do this, you should be a saint! Come, let's master and apprentice drink this glass of wine and salute the prosperity of the future. ”

Shinong Industry and Commerce, Cao Wei's remarks just now only did not mention the scholars, which shows that Cao Wei wants to weaken the status of the scholars. Mei Gongbo knew this, he was a scholar himself, but he did not refute the rebuke, but chose to stand aside and let his students do it.

Cao Wei was slightly moved in his heart, and raised his glass to pay tribute to his teacher. Mei walked in softly from outside the door and said with a smile: "You guys are blessed, this girl personally cooked two more side dishes for the two of you, Ma Dong'er, come in quickly, what are you rubbing?" ”

A young man in a small wool hat walked in through the door, carrying a lunch box in his hand. He came to the table, opened the lunch box, and quickly took out two or three side dishes from it, and then stepped aside.

Cao Wei frowned slightly, and said, "This little brother looks at it with a ...... eyes."

Mei said softly and hurriedly: "He was a little beggar at the beginning, I thought he was pitiful, so I picked him up and stayed in the house to do things." This kid is also diligent, never lazy and slippery, senior brother, if you have any good errands, you might as well introduce them to him. ”

Cao Wei looked at Mei Qingrou, then turned her head to look at Ma Dong'er, and said with a smile: "Since it was recommended by the senior sister, the senior brother naturally should do everything." Ma Dong'er, are you good at writing and martial arts? ”

Ma Dong'er seemed to be very nervous, bent down and lowered his hand and said, "Go back to your lordship, Ma Dong'er has nothing to do......

"Isn't that rubbish?"

"Senior brother!" Mei Qingrou's face was full of displeasure, and she pouted: "Although Ma Dong'er doesn't know anything, he is very smart, I believe that in time, he will definitely be able to help his senior brother!" ”

Cao Wei laughed and said: "Since my junior sister has said so, you will be my personal guard in the future, and as long as there is a chance in the future, I can also find him an official and a half-job, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

Ma Dong'er hesitated, Mei Qingrou suddenly became anxious, and reprimanded: "You idiot, my senior brother has said so, what else do you have to worry about." My senior brother is a capable person, and you will follow my senior brother to learn your skills in the future, have you heard? ”

Ma Dong'er smiled and said, "Okay, Miss, I will follow Master Cao in the future, and I will come back to see you when I seek a half-official position!" ”

Mei lightly blushed slightly, let out a faint "um", and then stopped talking.

Cao Wei looked at Ma Dong'er with interest and said, "Did we know each other before?" ”

Ma Dong'er shook his head and said, "My lord said that I laughed, Ma Dong'er was just a pariah before, how can I know you, my lord?" Why, adults have seen Ma Dong'er? ”

"That's not true, I just think you're a little familiar, when my mother's third aunt's distant cousin gave birth to twins, and then lost a ......"