Chapter 150: On the Economy with the Prince
To put it bluntly, Wang Shuwen has big ambitions and ambitions, but he has no ability to match them. To turn the tide and save the building from the people who will fall, you must have great power. Wang Shuwen obviously does not have this kind of great ability.
and the lack of a strong backing support, so that Tang Shunzong can not have a stroke, not be paralyzed, and be in better health, Yongzhen's innovation may not fail.
Because judging from the series of actions made by Li Chun after regaining power from the eunuchs, he has a positive attitude towards many measures in Yongzhen's reform.
Seeing that Li Yu was not in good health, he didn't hurry up to befriend the prince and convey his reform ideas to the prince. Instead, he wanted to take advantage of Li Chen's health to take the opportunity to seize power over himself, and he was afraid that Li Chen's body would not be able to hold on, so he tried to completely push the new deal away at once as quickly as possible.
This doomed him to failure.
Just when Wei Ren decided to stay away from Wang Shuwen in his heart, he heard Wang Shuwen smile and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know, the minister and Liu Yuxi, the supervising doctor of the Imperial Historical Observatory, have always known each other. Liu Yuxi became friends with Wei County again. Listening to him, Wei Xiannan has many unique views on the current situation, and even he admires Wei Xiannan very much. ”
"Oh?" Li Yu was a little surprised, looked at Wei Renshi, and said: "This can be taught by Gu Surprising, it seems that Wei Sheng is really a genius." In the future, Lonely Dangduo will argue with Wei Sheng. ”
Wang Shuwen laughed and looked at Wei Renshi.
He thought that Wei Renshi would be grateful for his introduction, but when he saw that Wei Renshi's face was as usual, he couldn't see any emotion.
He heard Liu Yuxi and Liu Zongyuan speak highly of Wei Renshi, and even Liu Zongyuan said that if he cooperated, great things would be done. Although he has always been suspected of exaggerating when he speaks, it also shows that the two of them affirm him.
So you can't be fooled by his appearance as a young man.
Thinking of this, Wang Shuwen said again: "I heard from Inspector Liu, Wei County is proficient in the art of organs, and he is very good at business, and in more than half a year, he has gone from being poor to being rich. Wei Xiannan not only offers two strategies for governing the land, but also is good at business, so it can be seen that he must be proficient in both. A certain person asked a question, hoping to ask the Wei County man to solve it on his behalf. ”
Wei Renshi frowned slightly, but he remained silent, and asked with a salute: "Don't dare, the king is still puzzled, how can Yingkou Xiaoer have any insight?" ”
Wang Shuwen continued to take care of himself: "I think that the foundation of the dynasty lies in the people, but in the matter, it lies in the money and grain. Therefore, there is a question, saying: Qian Gu is the capital of the country, and it will be able to reduce the military endowment and control the city soldiers. What does Wei Xiannan think? ”
Money and food are the foundation of the country, and if you control it well, you can control military spending and taxation, and you can manipulate the market and scholars. That's what Wang Shuwen's words mean.
That's not bad.
Food and money are the most basic needs for a country, a family, and even for every individual.
When this need is satisfied, few people will choose to take risks to do things such as rebellion or rebellion, and they will not be so easily encouraged by those who want to do those things.
In ancient times, peasants were the easiest group of people to be satisfied, not to mention having some spare money, even if they were willing to live their lives as long as they were well fed.
And for a country, money can't do everything, but it's definitely the foundation for everything.
"The king is right." Wei Renshi nodded.
Wang Shuwen looked at Wei Renshi and was obviously a little disappointed when he heard him say such a sentence.
But I also feel that the young man in front of me is really extraordinary.
Not knowing and knowing but not saying it, for those of them who are accustomed to observing words and feelings, it is actually quite obvious.
However, Wang Shuwen was not worried about Wei Renshi, and he didn't say anything. Because he knew that the prince would be curious about his opinion.
Sure enough, I heard Li Yuxiao and asked: "Wei Sheng's words are okay, there is no one else here." ”
Since it was the prince's question, Wei Renshi had to say it.
So he had no choice but to salute and reply, "Yes." The people regard food as the sky, and the importance of food does not need to be said by ministers, since ancient times, how many people have caused trouble because they have not had enough to eat, and there is clear proof of it. Just talk about the money. ”
"Money, put it in the body of a person, it is okay to call it money, but if it is put in the country, the minister calls it the economy." Wei Renshi continued.
"Economy?" The crowd clearly didn't understand the word.
Wei Renshi explained: "But it is not the meaning of the time, but all the activities and affairs related to wealth. To put it simply, it's just wealth. It is needless to say how important wealth is to a person. The same is true for the imperial court. To use an inappropriate analogy, if a dynasty is rich enough to give all its people a few cents a year each, will the people under its rule rebel? ”
"But naturally, no country, no dynasty, can do this. But it can also be seen from this that it is important for the imperial court to have wealth and use this wealth in the right place. With wealth, there is no need to pay taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people will naturally live and work in peace and contentment. With wealth, the army no longer lacks food and rewards, and the soldiers naturally serve with their hearts. With wealth, officials can live very well without being greedy, and corruption will be reduced...... This is only a superficial manifestation. Even if they have wealth, and they have wealth that far exceeds that of other countries, other countries can only bow their heads in front of this court, so they dare not be distracted. ”
Wei Renshi said in a flat tone.
Wang Shuwen listened to Wei Renshi's words, and naturally a smile gradually appeared on his face. Wei Renshi recognized his proposition, and he was naturally happy.
Li Yu first nodded, and then showed approval. When he heard Wei Renshi say the end, he became surprised again.
"If your wealth surpasses that of other countries, you can make other countries bow down and dare not be double-minded?" Li Yu asked in surprise, "What is this statement?" ”
"Let me give an analogy to Your Highness." Wei Renshi thought for a while and said, "Let's say that there are villagers Zhang San and Zhao Si who are neighbors right now. Zhang San can only herd sheep and cattle, and he can't do anything next to him. He made cloth for his clothes, food for food, salt for his meals, and a blanket for his sleep...... All the necessities of life are needed and can only be exchanged from Zhao Si's family with their own cattle. Then one day, Zhang San was dissatisfied with Zhao Si and said that your family occupied my land, and I was going to beat you. Zhao Si said Okay, you can fight. It's just that I won't sell you anything again, and you will have no cloth, no food, no salt, no quilt...... You will have nothing more. At this time, does Zhang San still dare to make a move on Zhao Si? ”
"This ......" Li Yu thought about it, he was naturally not a stupid person, and after thinking about it, he figured out the truth and Wei Renshi's analogy, and nodded: "It is indeed restrained by all aspects." ”