This is really the limitation of the times, I didn't expect such a smart person as Fan Dawenhao to come up with such a method, no wonder Wang Anshi will be confident in the future to fully intervene in industry and commerce.

It's useless to complain about the limitations of this era, Li Buqi can only try to persuade Fan Dawenhao, and he can't quote scriptures. Quoting scriptures, he can be said to be a great writer, and Fan Dawenhao is a pure Confucian, and he does not recognize theories other than Confucianism, and Confucianism despises businessmen to death.

So Li Buqi could only try to persuade Fan Dawenhao with facts: "Have you ever thought that if the government sells goods, I don't know how many officials and officials will be added, and the people can support them?" ”

"Well, I don't need many officials, as long as the world is simple and the people don't pursue luxury, it's just a few things like salt, iron, tea and wine, most of which are sold by the imperial court." It seems that Fan Dawenhao has really thought deeply about this issue.

Li Buqi saw that he couldn't impress Fan Da Wenhao with the lives of ordinary people, so he had to start from the writer's vital interests: "So if a scholar feels that he is particularly comfortable writing articles with a special pen, special ink, and special paper, can he buy it in the government by participating in politics?" ”

Can the literati call it extravagant when they use special pen and ink? That's called personality! Literati don't all pursue individuality. Sure enough, Fan Dawenhao pondered: "This is difficult." But then he changed his words: "But how many people can be so picky?" ”

Well, Li Buqi had to say it from another angle: "Have you ever thought that if every family dies and does not get along, as long as the things produced are enough for their own food and clothing, it is useless to produce more." Then the people will have no desire to produce more, and those who have spare strength will waste their strength in vain. ”

"If we develop industry and commerce and exchange what we have, we will let the people see that if they produce more things, they can exchange more things that are useful to their own families, and if they can live a better life, they will naturally want to produce more. In this way, the people's excess strength will not be wasted, and the money and food of the Great Song Dynasty can increase faster. ”

Fan Dawenhao said: "As long as the imperial court is heavy on agriculture and mulberry, it can also have the same effect." It can also prevent the common people from trading with merchants to have to compare baht, which will ruin the atmosphere. ”

Oh, I admit to being defeated by you. Li Buqi fled in the desert with his recital. However, this time he was stunned by Lei, and when he got home, he threw the original piece into the wastepaper heap and rewrote a new one.

In this recital, he did not sing any high-profile "all haves and haves, rich people", but only argued two points, one is that supporting industry and commerce can provide more goods to induce the people to produce more, and the other is that the imperial court can collect more commercial taxes.

With so many years of work experience, he knows that the perspective of the company's boss and the shopkeeper is often different, and the "Da Song Company" must also have this problem.

Zai Zhi is equivalent to the shopkeeper, if he doesn't do a good job, he can change one after a few years, and the person who is replaced can go to the local area to become a chief, so in fact, the pressure to make money is not great. But the emperor is different from being the boss, he is always worried that the company will collapse due to the failure to pay his salary, and he has to worry about not having the money to hire bodyguards to protect his safety, in fact, the emperor is even more worried about the financial pressure in his heart.

Moreover, with Li Buqi's status in the emperor's mind, Li Buqi was three points sure that he would stuff the article of "supporting industry and commerce" into this innovation. However, this matter became the best, and there was no loss if it didn't work, so he quickly hid back to Chunze Prison after taking the recital. He will wait and see what happens away from the political maelstrom.

But the shock caused by his piece was much greater than he had expected. Soon after the piece was handed over, the content was circulated by people with good intentions, so a wave of Li Buqi was formed in the circle of literati in the capital, and they all said that Li Buqi was full of copper smell. This was expected by Li Buqi, who felt that it was strange that he was not criticized.

But what happened next took a turn he hadn't expected.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the area around Wuweifang was full of vehicles. Cui Wangxi, a cloth merchant, could only stop far away, and Cui Wangxi, who had a big belly, got out of the car with difficulty with the support of his companion and slowly walked into the door of the third store of the Wuweifang chain.

Although it was a cold day, the fat on his body made him sweat after walking a few steps, so he took a handkerchief to wipe his sweat as soon as he entered the door. Suddenly, someone behind him shouted, "Isn't this Cui Daguan?" What's going on to get you out today? ”

Looking back, it was an acquaintance, Boss Zheng of the Silk Village, Cui Wangxi hurriedly turned around and handed over: "It turned out to be Brother Zheng." I had nothing to do today, so I invited a friend to have a drink. Brother Zheng, you also know it, if it's convenient, it's better to go over and have a few glasses of wine. ”

Boss Zheng knew that this Cui Wangxi was wheezing because he was fat and gasping after walking a few steps, so he rarely went out unless there was a major event in the past few years, so he was curious about what it was to make this big fat man appear in Wuweifang today. Seeing that Cui Wangxi seemed to be sincerely invited, he agreed to come down with the boat, and followed Cui Wangxi into the private room. The people in the private room hurriedly got up to greet each other, and Boss Zheng immediately recognized that this was really an acquaintance, the Shanxi humanities boss who sold silk.

Today, Boss Wen was very enthusiastic, his mouth was grinning, and he was busy letting the two of them in. After sitting down, Boss Zheng asked curiously, "Brother Wen, but what's the good thing?" ”

Cui Wangxi asked, "Brother Zheng, don't ask yet." Lao Wen, can you buy that piece? ”

Boss Wen took out a notebook from his arms and said with a smile: "The transcript of this piece is crazy." It took me two pounds to get it from someone. ”

Boss Zheng hurriedly asked, "Whose piece is this?" ”

"Li doesn't give up! Brother Zheng hasn't heard of it yet? ”

Boss Zheng knew that Boss Wen had relatives who were officials and had served as the palace attendant, so Boss Zheng had connections in the official face and was very well-informed, so he hurriedly said: "How can you be well-informed about my news?" What does this piece say, and what is it worth your two efforts? ”

Boss Wen opened the notebook and pushed it in front of the two of them and said, "See for yourselves." ”

Boss Zheng and Cui Wangxi hurriedly looked over, and after only looking at a few lines, their eyes widened, and they couldn't help but hold their breath until they saw the end. Cui Wangxi had already heard about the content of the recital from Boss Wen, and after reading it roughly, he asked Boss Zheng, who went back to look at the middle words, and said, "Brother Zheng, do you think this recital is worth two times?" ”

Boss Zheng came back to his senses and said, "It's worth it, it's really worth it!" Brother Zheng, did you buy this from Daxiangguo Temple? ”

Boss Zheng said with a smile: "Many people are vying to buy this, but I'm afraid that Daxiangguo Temple may not be able to buy it, I bought it by asking for it." Brother Zheng, I advise you to borrow a pen and paper from the store and copy it yourself. Go back and tell your children and grandchildren, and let them look up and behave. ”

"yes, yes." The boss promised to go back and ask the second brother to borrow a pen and paper. Boss Wen filled the three of them with wine and said, "Today should be celebrated." In the past, people said that businessmen did not produce and profited from exploitation and fraud, and we and other businessmen were also looked down upon. ”

"Today, someone finally gave me and other businessmen a fair word. If there were no businessmen like us, I don't know how many useful things would be wasted, and I don't know how many people would break their legs for a small thing. The money we and other businessmen make is actually the hard-earned money to turn worthless things into valuable things and run errands for others. Who will say that we are silverfish in the future? ”

Cui Wangxi said: "Yes." I started from scratch for more than 30 years before I was lucky enough to earn this business, how much hard work I have gone through, how many hardships and dangers I have gone through, only I know. But why is it that he is always despised by others? I just don't understand it. After today, I can finally raise my eyebrows! Come on, do this bowl ......"