No one doesn't like to be young, and apparently this old man sitting at the stone table is no different.

"Do you think I should be honest with you, or should I be honest?" Yang Dewen said with a grin.

"Bold ,......"

"Let him speak." The man glared at the beardless old man with his eyes and said.

"Then tell me, what is the truth? What is not the truth? The middle-aged man who was sitting said with a smile unchanged.

"If you don't tell the truth, you are indeed young, and the truth is that you are not old at all." Yang Dewen said a little shamelessly.

"Hahaha...... it's good to be young! You can say whatever you want, just according to your personal preference.

It's actually boring to drink alone, so why don't you have a few drinks with me? The middle-aged man found Yang Dewen's answer interesting.

"If you feel a little thirsty, I'll drink a few glasses of wine with you to moisten your throat." Yang Dewen was generous, and sat down opposite the middle-aged man at the stone table and said.

After Yang Dewen toasted with the other party, he couldn't help frowning, he was careless just now, but he didn't expect that the wine that the other party drank was actually the supreme leisurely wine he made.

Although Qin Xiaotian called him a big brother, Yang Dewen swore that the leisurely wine was really not sold to Qin Xiaotian much, and this person could drink the supreme leisurely wine, and his identity was probably not simple.

Could it be Lord Ming, this is obviously a bit unlikely, how could today's Lord Ming be so free.

No matter how you say it, Ming Wangye is today's host, those guests who come, even if their identity and status are not as good as Ming Wangye, no matter how they say it, they are also the local gentry and magnates in Mingzhou, no matter how strong Ming Wangye is, it is impossible not to give them any face.

But in addition to the prince of Ming, who will it be, is it the prince of other places, and only in this way seems to be in the past.

"How? This wine is okay, right? You should be drinking it for the first time, right? The middle-aged man said.

"It's okay! It's just that food is very expensive, many people can't afford to eat, no matter how good the wine is, there are no raw materials for winemaking, but the imperial court has temporarily banned the use of grain to make new wine. Yang Devin shook his head and said.

"In the past few years, in the territory of the Great Qin Empire, there has been a drought for many years, the drought is serious, the price of grain has risen more than ten times compared with five years ago, and there are not even enough people to eat, how can you waste food for wine.

If you don't drink wine, you won't starve to death, but if you don't have food to eat, you will starve to death, and the imperial court issued such an order, which is also a helpless move. The smile on the middle-aged man's face retracted, and he said a little heavily.

"In fact, the imperial court can find another way to develop the commercial economy, as long as there is money, it can import grain from Huchu State.

I heard that Hu Chuguo has had a good harvest of grain over the years, and their grain should be a lot and cheap, and they should be willing to sell it to the merchants of our Great Qin Empire! Yang Dewen said.

"Nonsense, agriculture is the foundation of the country, businessmen have always played tricks for profit, not production, how can they enrich the country and the people." The middle-aged man said with a sinking face.

What the middle-aged man thought in his heart at this time was that the other party was a young man after all. The lack of opinions on national affairs is inevitably a little impetuous, and perhaps in the future, when I get older, I will gradually become more stable.

"Food is the foundation of the country, and the people take food as the sky, these words are not wrong, but the question is that the current Great Qin Empire, does there have so much grain to feed his people?

When you are eating exquisite snacks and drinking the fine wine here, do you know how many people are likely to starve to death at any time? If we have enough money to buy food from other countries, how can we be white cranes?

Do you know how many people in the Great Qin Empire have been displaced and become hungry or even chaotic because of hunger. Yang Dewen refused to argue and said.

"Shut up! Hugh is talking nonsense, hasn't His Majesty the Emperor already decreed that the most severely affected areas should be exempted from national taxes ranging from several years? How can it be so serious as you say. The white-faced bearded old man standing next to him shouted loudly.

"In the past few years, the price of grain has skyrocketed more than ten times, how long do you think an ordinary peasant family, whose savings for many years, can support in the face of such an expensive food price?

It is true that the imperial court exempted the peasant households from money and grain for a few years, but they still starved to death if they had no money to buy food, right?

How much grain did the imperial court give? Relief for those affected by the disaster. I'm afraid that after a few years of free money and grain in various places, the treasury has long been empty, right?

At this time, if the enemy country comes to attack, whether the food and grass when the army starts can be scraped together, I'm afraid it's a question, right? Yang Dewen said with the strength of the wine today, as if he was a little unhappy.

The middle-aged man blushed, but he couldn't find the words to refute Yang Dewen's statement, he understood better than anyone else that the Great Qin Empire had reached a rather dangerous point, because there was really no money in the treasury.

Forced taxation and tax increases will only accelerate the pace of the Great Qin Empire's demise, and the outcasts who have evolved from starving people have already begun to evolve into outcasts.

If it is allowed to continue to develop, and there is no need for enemy countries to attack, the Great Qin Empire will destroy itself.

The white-faced bearded old man standing on the side was naturally very aware of the current situation of the imperial court, so he couldn't find any reason to refute Yang Dewen's words.

"Listen to what you mean, it seems that commerce can save the country, as you said, the imperial court may not be able to come up with money and grain, even if it is to develop commerce, it is not possible to get money and grain overnight, right?" The middle-aged man calmed down and said.

"What's so difficult about this, although there is no money in the imperial treasury, it doesn't mean that those powerful and wealthy families have no money!

As long as they find a way to willingly pay for it, they can buy a large amount of food and provide relief to the victims.

For those corrupt officials and corrupt officials who stretched out their hands to provide relief food, the imperial court must use tough measures, kill those who should be killed, and arrest those who should be arrested, and absolutely must not be soft. Yang Dewen said fiercely.

"Oh! If you were to do it, what method would you use to make those businessmen willingly contribute money and food to help the victims? The Central Plains man asked after him.

"Quite simply, several charity bazaars were organized, and the imperial court was making a lot of publicity and honoring these benevolent merchants.

If in the name of His Majesty the Emperor, some plaques can be issued to these merchants, such as the top ten trading houses of the Great Qin Empire, the top 100 merchants, and the ambassadors of good deeds, I am afraid that it will attract a large number of merchants to donate money and food, so why worry that the imperial court cannot raise enough money and food to help the victims? Yang Dewen smiled confidently and said.

The middle-aged man and the white-faced bearded old man standing next to him had their eyes shining, although they had not yet begun to implement these methods, but in their hearts, they had already approved of this method very much.

If this method can really succeed, it will undoubtedly allow the Great Qin Empire to overcome this difficulty, and they will not come to Mingzhou in vain.

"Master, it's almost time, it's time for us to enter the house." After the middle-aged man talked with Yang Dewen for a while, the white-faced beardless man standing next to him reminded the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man looked a little unsatisfied, but the activities he had planned for a long time were not easy to delay, so he stood up with a smile and said: "If you have a chance to chat, see you next time, young people are very thoughtful, and they should think about serving the country, instead of thinking about how to make money in business."

Even if you say that doing business can make the people rich and the country strong, it still belongs to the road, and only governing the country is the road.

I see that you are also a scholar, but don't forget your own duty as a reader, the title of the gold list can glorify the ancestors, and that's it, you can grasp it yourself! The middle-aged man said earnestly.

The two walked towards a building in front of them one after the other, and the middle-aged man suddenly said solemnly: "Send someone to investigate the life and origin of this son." ”

"Yes! Your Majesty, the old slave will arrange for someone to investigate. The middle-aged, white-faced, beardless old man replied.

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