Chapter 1753: The Art of Balance
Han Yi put down the teacup and said with a smile: "On the matter, it is unfair for Yuan Xing to compare Yuan Xing with Jin Xing." β
Xiao Wuyi said with a smile: "Husband, Sister Peony has always had high requirements for herself. β
"You don't interject!"
Yuan Peony glared at Xiao Wuyi, her sister's majesty was undoubted, and she said to Han Yi again: "I'm not comparing the current Yuan Bank with the current Jin Xing, even if it is a few years of Jin Xing, Yuan Xing can't compare." β
Han Yi frowned slightly and said, "Then do you know the reason?" β
Yuan Peony said: "Actually, I have told you this question before. β
Han Yi groaned for a moment and said, "About the squire landlord? β
Yuan Peony nodded lightly and said, "I talked to Uncle Yuancang today, at present, the main business of Yuan Bank is concentrated in the north-south trade, that is, the golden ticket business of your gold bank, and secondly, it is in Yangzhou City, but other than that, the rest is almost minimal. β
Xiao Wuyi wondered: "Your Yuan Bank is open in Yangzhou, and the business in Yangzhou City is good, then it's okay, why are you not satisfied?" β
Han Yi said with a smile: "Madam, such a transaction as Jin Xing and Yuan Xing is not actually about how much money is made, but whether it can go deep into the lives of the people, so that it can play its greatest role. β
"Exactly." Yuan Peony nodded, and said: "Compared with Jin Xing, Yuan Xing is far from each other in this regard. Every common person in the city, including officials in the DPRK and China, was a customer of the gold bank, and even in the suburbs, those squires and landlords began to deposit money into the bank.
But in Yangzhou, it is not like this, Yangzhou City is far less big than Chang'an, so prosperous, although compared with before, has made a lot of progress, but its main wealth, population is still concentrated in villages like Meicun, but there are many local squires, landlords in order to maintain their status and rights and interests, they are against the Yuan Bank, make up lies, try every means to prevent the villagers from depositing money in the Yuan Bank.
There is another reason, in Chang'an, whether it is agriculture or commerce, it is the employment system, which leads to the people beginning to concentrate in Chang'an City, everyone makes money, and naturally there will be money deposited in the gold bank, and Yangzhou, in this regard, is still not as good as Chang'an, the people do not have more wealth, even if they want to, there is no money to be deposited in the Yuan Bank, but this has a lot to do with those squires and landlords, it is they who are secretly obstructing and not allowing villagers to enter the city to work. β
Han Yi nodded and said: "You are right, in fact, it is all in my expectation, this is also a stage that must be experienced, this road is step by step, but in general, the business of Yuanxing must be improving a little bit, but it is not as fast as the development of Jinxing, but this is also normal, Chang'an is at the foot of the Son of Heaven after all, it is the center of Datang, the whole policy is to Chang'an as the center to promote to the periphery, let alone walking, even if the wind blows from the north to the south, it will take a certain amount of time, this is a normal situation, Don't be overly anxious. β
Yuan Peony shook his head lightly and said: "I am so anxious that it is not the development of Yuanxing, but the contradiction between businessmen and squires and landlords, I don't feel it in Chang'an, because you are sitting there, but as soon as you come out of Chang'an, this feeling is becoming more and more obvious, I think this is inevitable, we should prepare as soon as possible, if we don't do it well, it will even affect the development of the country." β
Han Yi asked, "Then I wonder if you have any suggestions for this?" β
Yuan Peony sighed: "I won't tell you, in fact, I had an idea of this problem early on, but I have no clue, I hope you can have a way." β
Han Yi pondered for a moment and said, "You are right, this is unavoidable, but this is actually what His Majesty wants to see." β
Yuan Peony was surprised: "Why is this ---?" β
Han Yi smiled: "This is a matter of politics. In the face of the local gentry clans, the imperial court has always been under pressure, and in this regard, the imperial court has always been cautious. The equalization system undoubtedly further strengthened the power of the squires and landlords, because the common people had to return to their hometowns to farm, and the power of the squires was very large, and even taxes had to rely on the squires. His Majesty, of course, hoped to weaken the influence of the squires and landlords on the court to a certain extent.
But it is obviously not advisable to take it by violence, and the squire also has his good side. A wise man, for any policy of the people, should be balanced. One of the purposes of enhancing the power of the merchants is to balance the power of the squires, and now the contradiction has not yet become prominent, mainly because the power of the merchants is not enough to affect the rights of the squires and landlords. When the contradictions really broke out, it proved that the power of the merchants was strong enough, and the squires and landlords would feel the unprecedented crisis. At this time, the imperial court can come forward and balance it, so that neither side is enough to pose a threat to the imperial court. β
Yuan Peony was stunned for a while, and said with a wry smile: "You ministers and us businessmen really think differently. β
Han Yi said with a smile: "Of course, businessmen will only take care of their own small coffers, but Your Majesty and the court are concerned about the overall situation, a country cannot be without landlords, cannot be without farmers, and of course, cannot be without merchants." β
Yuan Peony Dai frowned and said, "But when the contradiction breaks out, how should the imperial court balance?" β
Han Yi said: "It's very simple, help the victims. Merchants are rising stars, the rise of this group, hurt the interests of landlords and squires, of course the court will stand on the side of the squire, for the merchants to take some means, such as levying commercial taxes, this is actually right, but this can be a good way to appease those squires and landlords. However, the conflict will continue, and once the merchants are harmed, the court will also give some suppression to the landlords and gentry. β
Yuan Peony laughed and said: "I understand, let the merchants and the landlords kill each other, the court can profit from it, and in the end, neither the squire nor the landlord will pose a threat to the court." You must have come up with the idea. β
"Of course it is." Han Yi nodded with a smile and said, "But why don't you think so, if the businessman has no contribution to the court, to His Majesty, and to the country, and there is no value for even a little use, how can Your Majesty and the court help the businessman develop, this is actually mutual use." These are the words I said to my wife, though, and nothing more, and I will not admit to anyone that I have said them. β
Yuan Peony nodded with a smile and said, "Of course I know this, and besides, our Yuan family has always been very supportive of the imperial court. β
"Can you go back to the house to talk, don't disturb me drinking tea here, I've been walking all day today, and I want to be alone for a while." Xiao Wuyi on the side suddenly protested dissatisfied.
Han Yi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's all to blame on Peony, she took the topic astray." At this moment, we should talk about family matters, for example, about the education of Han Xuanyi and Han Rui. β
Xiao Wuyi smelled the fragrance of tea and said, "Of course, this is from Sister Peony, Sister Peony will not rest assured that I will teach Han Rui." β
Yuan Peony secretly handed Han Yi two looks.
Han Yi shook his head and said, "I don't approve." β
Xiao Wuyi asked, "Why?" β
Han Yi said with a smile: "When it comes to trading, the Yuan family is indeed stronger than the Xiao family, but the peony is still slightly worse than me in this regard, I can teach, in terms of thesis, the Yuan family is definitely inferior to the Xiao family, peony, do you agree?" β
Yuan Peony nodded and said: "Lanling Xiao clan, Jiangzuo clan, not to mention those people with both ability and political integrity, even the prime minister doesn't know how many of them, just this literary background, it is difficult for my Yuan family to look at their backs." β
Han Yi said: "In addition, Wuyi is the proud protΓ©gΓ© of Wei Guogong, who is proficient in the art of war, and can be described as both civil and military, I can have today's status, all by virtue of the tireless teaching of Wuyi at the beginning, and Dugu Wuyue, isn't it also taught by Wuyi, even if it is Zhaoyi Academy, it is also a solid foundation laid by Wuyi, it can be seen that when it comes to teachers, I think that in this world, no one can compare to Wuyi." β
Xiao Wuyi pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this, glanced at Han Yi, and said, "Don't think I don't know, you are helping Sister Peony and hand over the two children to me, so that she can take time out and take care of the Yuan family's business." β
Han Yi said: "You misunderstood, I have no favoritism towards Peony, I will personally assist you, at most when I chat, talk to Peony about business matters, I support you." β
Xiao Wuyi snorted: "You have the ability to support me, you have to be filial piety here, you have to go to the city to do business, Yang Zhanfei has to arrest you." β
It's as if you don't have to keep filial piety. Han Yi waved his hand and said: "Regardless of this, you can refute what I said, even if you can refute a little, I will definitely bow my head to you and admit my mistakes, if you can't refute, then you are the best teacher, in this case, you have the responsibility to shoulder the responsibility of educating children, and only if you teach, our children will be able to enter the picture." β
When it came to this, what else could Xiao Wuyi say, nodded and smiled: "Okay, I promise you." β
Yuan Peony immediately gave Han Yi two grateful glances.
Han Yi said angrily: "I said Peony, what else are you hiding from, Wuyi is so smart, can't she see your careful thoughts?" The reason why Wuyi agreed, not because I was fooling, but because she understood the righteousness and had already planned to do so, did you know Wuyi on the first day, if she didn't want to do anything, no one could force it. β
Yuan Peony's embarrassed cheeks flushed, as if she had been rouge, she had never seen such a despicable husband.
"My husband still understands me." Xiao Wuyi smiled proudly, and said to Yuan Peony: "With your little insect carving skills, how can you hide it from me." β
Yuan Peony felt very aggrieved, and was ridiculed by them for not speaking, but she was a businessman after all, she had the thinking of a businessman, this was her responsibility, and now Xiao Wuyi helped her share it, so she had the energy to take care of the Yuan family's business in Jiangnan, so let Xiao Wuyi be sarcastic, what does it matter, so she simply does not fight with Xiao Wuyi.
Xiao Wuyi saw that Yuan Peony was surprisingly silent, and he was so happy in his heart that he winked at Han Yi with a little gratitude.
Han Yi smiled, let everyone have their own gains, and what they get is what they want, this has always been what he pursues, and it is also what he is best at, otherwise how to be a boss.
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