Where did Liu Bei know what the benefits of Qingzhou were, so he had to reply: "Please forgive Liu Bei for being lonely and unheard." ”，

Ren Yi said: "In the past, Nanyi and Beidi invaded, and China was endless. The pipe assists Qi Huan, stretches the benefits of light and heavy fish and salt, Qi is strong, respects the king, and China is safe. Qingzhou, the hometown of Qi. So that you don't have to care about the law of Zhong, and the benefits of Qingzhou. ”

Liu Bei said: "Confucius said: 'Guan Zhong Xianghuan Gong, tyranny the princes, one Kuang world, the people have received it now. Microtubule Zhong, I was sent to the left.! 'Sincerely. It's just that I don't know how to carry out this light and heavy fish and salt benefit. ”

Ren Yi said: "There are five great benefits in Qingzhou, and Rong and the envoy come." ”

Liu Bei sat up straight, arched his hand, and said, "Please also speak carefully, and be prepared to listen." ”

Ren Yi said: "One of the great benefits of Qingzhou is salt. Qingzhou is close to the sea on three sides, and one side is connected to the land, so you can sit on the power of fishing salt, Guan Zhong once said: salt is a necessity for the daily life of the people. On a monthly basis, an adult man eats an average of five and a half litres of salt per month, an adult woman eats an average of three and a half litres, and a child eats half the amount. We have a population of one million people, and everyone eats salt every day. According to this estimate, more than 2 million yuan can be credited in about one day, 20 million yuan in ten days, and 60 million yuan in a month. Nowadays, the population of Qingzhou is backed by Qi State, if this method is used, it can collect 120 million yuan per month, and if there is still excess salt, it can also be sold to the outside world, and the profit must be more. ”

Liu Bei said: "I wish to come like this, it is indeed a good way, and the pipe is really good." ”

Ren Yi said: "The benefits of Qingzhou, the second is iron, the pipe once said: no matter how good the women's embroidery is, without needles and scissors, it is in vain; No matter how strong the farmer is, it is useless without a shovel or hoe. If the trade in iron was also changed to the state sector, it would be another considerable amount of income. In the past, Emperor Xiaowu used the benefits of salt and iron to attack the Xiongnu in the north, which shows the great benefits of this benefit. If you can use it, why worry that Qingzhou can't be governed. ”

Liu Bei nodded yes, and said in his heart that this is not the country advancing and the people retreating, there is nothing wrong with this method for a short time, and for a long time, I am only afraid of corruption and rebirth. But now is not the time to talk about this, and then asked, "There are three benefits, and what are the benefits?" ”

Ren Yi said: "The third benefit of Qingzhou is the fishing profit, at the beginning, Sang Hong sheep in the land of Qilu, the coast of the sea, to be a sea official, collect the tax of sea fish, but also to the building boat fishing, the catch is very much. It's a pity that this public and the people seized profits, and skillfully set up a name, and skillfully took it, so that he was convicted by the sky, and the heavens were angry, and the fish of the sea did not come out. ”

Speaking of this, Ren Yi sighed and shook his head.

Liu Bei smiled dumbly and said: "If the sea fish doesn't come out, what does it have to do with Sang Hongyang, and where is the blame for the sky." It's just that the fishing is too powerful, and although the sea is big, the fish are not endless. The ancestors had an ancient precept that you should not exhaust the water and fish, and burn the forest and hunt. Shang Tang is open on three sides, not because Shang Tang's benevolence can be given to beasts, but because he understands this truth. Besides, if the offshore fish don't come out, it's okay to fish in another place. The ocean is so big, why be confined to one place. ”

Ren Yi glanced at Liu Bei with some surprise and said, "Why didn't I think of this layer." ”

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Ren Gong is a wise man, and he must make a mistake." ”

I already knew in my heart that Ren Yi, although he had the talent to govern the country, was still influenced by the Confucian theory of "sympathy between heaven and man". No wonder he is called "the sage of the world". Presumably, this person's moral standard must also be very high.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei is already overjoyed, this Ren Yi, with high moral standards, and people have the talent to govern the country, it can be said that he has "both ability and political integrity", which is really a rare talent.

Ren Yi said: "The benefits of Qingzhou, the fourth is business. Linzi has always been a famous city in the world, the imperial court has set up three service officials in Linzi, specializing in the clothes of the Son of Heaven, Qi three service officials enter ten clothes every year, there are thousands of textile craftsmen, and there are craftsmen such as pottery and smelting. Although it is declining now, the heritage remains. So that Jun Ke followed the example of Taigong and Guan Zhong to encourage women to devote themselves to textile embroidery, so that people could return fish and sea salt to other regions, and the characters would return to them. ”

Liu Bei said: "This prince and the government of Guan Zhong are also, Liu Bei is willing to follow it." ”

Ren Yi continued: "Not only that, but even the Taigong and the pipe itself are also a big benefit. ”

Liu Bei was a little strange, and said in his heart that you wouldn't let me dig Guan Zhong's tomb, are there a lot of Guan Zhong's funeral goods. Although I heard that Guan Zhong is richer than the monarchs of many countries, he can't dig people's graves. This is not an idea that the sages of the world should come up with. Although Liu Bei himself did have plans to set up an official position such as "touching the gold school captain", otherwise, so many tomb robbery novels in later generations would have no theme. However, he didn't think about making a big deal about it, digging graves, which was a scolding idea.

Ren Yi said: "In the past, Qi Huan asked Guan Zi, can he tax the people, the house, the six animals, and the trees. The pipe said no, but it was possible to tax the ghosts. ”

Liu Bei is a little strange, this method is not impossible. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Northern Qi Dynasty was unrestrained, and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Buddha, and then the Northern Zhou Dynasty obtained huge manpower and material resources, and defeated the Northern Qi with more population and national strength than their own in one fell swoop, and unified the north. It's just that I haven't seen how many temples or Taoist temples there are in Qingzhou. In fact, there is no family, Taiping Dao is a monotheistic religion, and opposes idolatry, everywhere they go, they all break down mountains and cut down temples, and the cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods everywhere are all unlucky. It sounds a bit like early Christianity in the West, and I don't know if it has anything to do with Western Christianity.

Ren Yi said: "Guan Zi said to Qi Huangong: I heard that the former Holy Emperor Yao had five meritorious heroes, and they were all very virtuous people who did a lot of good things for the people. It is a pity that there was no sacrifice for these five people after they died. You can set up a sacrificial system so that people all come and worship these five virtuous ministers. Orchids are offered in the spring, rice is offered in the fall, and dried fish is placed as a sacrifice at the same time. As a result, the demand for fish will skyrocket at the time of the festival, and the country's fishing tax revenue will increase by a hundredfold compared to the past, which is called a tax on the spirits. Not only did it meet its own financial needs, but it also did not increase the burden on the people, and at the same time it also got the role of educating the people. Make the king set up Qingzhou, why not follow the pipe, sacrifice like the pipe of the heroes and good generals, this is called the tax on the ghosts and gods. ”

Liu Bei said: "It turns out that this is how the ghosts and gods are taxed. Guan Zi is really good-looking, I really hate not to see Guan Zi, if I have to swim with this person, I will die without regrets. ”

This Guan Zhong is really amazing, no wonder Zhuge Liang has to compare himself with Guan Zhong and Le Yi.