Since Xiaobao had been exposed to a lot of knowledge beyond thousands of years, he quickly understood what Wei Minsheng meant.

But Li Yan was so puzzled that he couldn't help but interject: "Owner, aren't those gold, silver and jewelry wealth?" ”

Wei Minsheng glanced at Xiaobao, Xiaobao understood that this was the master who was examining himself again, and said: "Master Li, these gold, silver and jewelry are not strictly speaking, they are not wealth, because for a person who is starving to death, no amount of gold, silver and jewelry can compare to a bowl of rice.

But these things are not useless, because they are relatively rare, and for rare and recognized things, they are natural objects that reflect the value of wealth.

In the process of our wealth exchange, there may be a situation where we cannot take what we need, what I want, the other party does not have, and what the other party needs, I do not have, so at this time, we need to use a thing that everyone agrees on to convert, and gold, silver and jewelry, which is rare and easy to keep, has become a recognized wealth representative. ”

"Since they are recognized as representatives of wealth, there is nothing wrong with thinking of them as wealth, and they can also be exchanged for food and other things that you need, right?"

Wei Minsheng said: "Lord Li, do you still remember the soaring price of grain in the midst of the war and chaos? ”

"Of course I do."

"Since you remember, when the price of rice is rising all over the world, can the gold, silver and jewelry in the hands of the adults still be exchanged for enough food?"

"This ......"

"Because gold, silver and jewellery are not a basic need for people, they can only be a way to protect wealth. The most basic needs are things like food, but these things are not convenient to keep, so they will convert their wealth into things such as gold, silver, jewelry or coins, mainly for easy storage.

But these things have a fatal feature, that is, if there is no corresponding thing that everyone needs, these gold and silver jewelry are nothing.

Just like in my Huaxia Villa, gold, silver and jewelry are not as real as Huaxia coins for everyone. ”

"But you can't eat this Huaxia coin."

"Yes, I can't eat this Huaxia coin, but it can be exchanged for grain at any time in the villa, and a piece of Huaxia coin corresponds to the value of a pound of ordinary rice."

"So can you guarantee that you will be able to exchange the same grain forever?"

"I can't."

"What's the difference between that and gold, silver, and jewelry?"

"Because people's needs are constantly changing, not to mention far, you ask Xiaobao or Wushun, are they willing to exchange Huaxia coins for ordinary rice."

Wang Wushun and Xiaobao's heads shook like rattles, Wang Wushun said: "Who wants to change it into food, and it has to be insect and mildew proof when it is replaced with food, and the food is not delicious after a long time." ”

Li Yan said: "Then if you change it to gold and silver jewelry, you won't be afraid of these, right?" ”

Wang Wushun said: "But the gold and silver jewelry is not as convenient as this Huaxia coin, in the villa, I only need to report my identity number, and then enter the password I set to consume, when to use how much, how much money is left, how much money is left, where to use gold, silver and jewelry these things." ”

Li Yanzhi didn't know how Huaxia coins were used in the villa, but seeing the way Wang Wushun spoke, he didn't deliberately deceive himself, so he said: "Okay, I won't fight with you, but those houses in Zigui City are finally wealth." ”

Li Yan finally remembered the purpose of his coming to the villa, and several of his people fought for a long time over the question of what wealth was, and they seemed to have forgotten the fact that Ziguicheng was occupied by others.

Although the words were mentioned, Wei Minsheng still didn't look anxious at all, and said to Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, according to what I said before, tell me your views on the war. ”

Xiaobao thought for a moment and said, "Master said that people only do two things in their lives, and I didn't understand it before, but I thought about the question just now and found that it seems to be a little eyebrow now." ”

"Well, let's hear about it."

"In the final analysis, this war is because of wealth, and the one who started the war is to take the other party's wealth as its own, and if it wins, in addition to the wealth consumed in the war, its own wealth may increase, so for itself, it can be regarded as creating wealth.

For the other side, it is to protect the wealth they already have, and they are forced to fight. But I found a problem, and that is that regardless of who wins or loses the war, the total wealth of the warring parties is diminished.

If war causes a decrease in wealth, why do they keep fighting back and forth? Please also ask Master to clarify your doubts. ”

Being able to answer practical questions through what he learned made Wei Minsheng feel very satisfied, nodded and said: "Although the way to obtain wealth through war and plunder is not very fair, it is one of the fastest ways to accumulate wealth of all.

War as a whole does not create wealth, but from a local point of view, the wealth of the winning side usually increases, which is also the driving force of war.

This can be seen on the surface, but there is also a way to redistribute wealth in war, and that is the personal wealth of those who died in war, and these ownerless treasures are acquired by others in various ways. This part of the wealth is far greater than the wealth invested in the war.

As a result, after each war, the winning side invested a lot before the war, but the per capita wealth of all those who survived after the war increased. And the per capita wealth of the losing side will not be significantly reduced, thus masking the essence of the wealth consumed by war. ”

"That's why you don't want to fight? But those Shu troops occupy the property of your villa, so isn't the wealth of the villa violated? Li Yan didn't understand what Wei Minsheng meant.

"There are some things that don't have to be solved by war. The side that starts the war usually thinks that it is in good shape, and at least it should be in its favor after weighing the various forces.

The real estate in Zigui City is not a necessary wealth for the villa, and what I value is only the land and population, and now the population in the city is almost all in the villa, and the land will not change whether it is fought or not.

As long as I show that they can't match the strength, what do they do? ”

Li Yan thought in his heart, I'm just waiting for you to show your strength, but he said: "It depends on how unrivaled this strength is, if it is really irresistible to manpower, Shu can only choose to withdraw or detour." ”

Wei Minsheng stared at Li Yan's eyes for a long time and said, "If I ask you to go and show them this power, are you willing?" ”

"Me?" Li Yan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood that the owner of the village was officially recruiting himself.

Those people in the villa, what kind of life Li Yan used to live is clear, and now they are all living a better life than themselves, it is impossible not to envy it.

Hearing Wei Minsheng say that let himself show that mysterious power, that is the power of God, I feel excited when I think about it.

So, Li Yan clasped his hands into fists, knelt down on one leg to Wei Minsheng, and said loudly: "My lord, the minister Li Yan is willing to follow the power of dogs and horses." ”