"Miss Wu, as far as I think, if you want the government not to continue to suppress commerce, that is, when the people's food is not exhausted, and then they can all be used to feed the pigs, then commerce will be able to develop. At that time, the government not only did not suppress commerce, but encouraged it. Chen Fei said.

"This ......" Wu Yun didn't quite understand.

This is all the same, the people have too much food to eat, and that should be an agricultural matter. But now Chen Fei insists on pulling it into business, which is unimaginable. And Wu Yun didn't learn the content of the various classes in later generations, and she didn't study the economy thoroughly, so she couldn't know what Chen Fei meant.

"My meaning is very simple, that is, in the future, the grain that can be obtained per mu of land every year is many times more than now, and when the grain is very cheap, when the grain is cheap and hurts the farmers, what do you say should be done at this time?" Chen Fei asked.

Wu Yun took it for granted and said: "Then reduce the number of plantings!" ”

"Does that reduce the number and make the people stop, drink wine, eat meat and play cards? And then in the end, everyone forgot how to do farming, and as a result, the next famine came in? Chen Fei asked with a smile.

Wu Yun thought for a while, this is not good. You can't let the people be idle, thinking that once the people are idle, there will be problems, and the government will not see it. However, on the one hand, there is too much grain, and the grain is cheap and hurts the peasants, but it cannot let the people be idle because of the reduced production, so this is very problematic. The so-called full of warmth and lust. Desire, once people have leisure and there is no shortage of food or clothing, there will definitely be problems. And once you don't work for a long time, you will also think cranky, and who knows what reactionary ideas will come up at that time! And those people who are responsible for growing food will not be reconciled, why can they enjoy it, and they have to work. There is no inequality, so even if there is enough food to feed the vast majority of the population, it is absolutely impossible for these people to have leisure.

"If that day really comes, let the grain production be reduced, this is the way it should be. Because everyone no longer needs so much food, but at that time, the people also needed a profession to earn a living, and at this time, the rise of commerce came. Merchants organize mining and need manpower, and merchants need a large number of people to do all kinds of weaving fabrics, all kinds of carpenters, blacksmiths, stonemasons, and so on. And businessmen can take the opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity to be able to develop. At that time, the imperial government would not only not prevent commerce, but would encourage it in order to accommodate as many people as possible who had come to their leisure. ”

And Wu Yun was thoughtful, he obviously thought of this problem.

And Chen Fei's meaning is actually the factor of productivity. The reason why the landlords represented by the emperors in ancient times wanted to limit the people to the land was actually the main reason that the productive forces in ancient times were not good. If the agrarian population is reduced and dwindling in the absence of productive forces, the interests of the landlord class cannot be guaranteed. If, however, one day the productive forces are increased by an infinite number of times, and there is so much grain that they cannot be eaten, then the landlord class will not only not be happy with the abundance of grain, but will have a headache because of it. After all, the grain cheapness hurts the peasants, and it is not only the peasants who are hurt, but also the landlords. They mainly rely on the value of grain to measure the landlords, but once the grain is cheap to the point that the grain is cheap and hurts the peasants, the economic interests of these landlords will not be guaranteed.

Therefore, at that time, the landlord class will invariably reduce grain production and safeguard its own interests. But at the same time, it will also bring many peasants to lose their jobs, and the government must also find a job for them, otherwise they will also be a group of unstable factors. Once a large number of people are well fed, sleeped, and fed all day long, it is also dangerous for the country. Therefore, when the time comes, the government will not only not continue to suppress commerce, but will hope that commerce will absorb these surplus labor and prevent those guys from having any reactionary ideas.

The core of the commodity economy is the productive forces, and the core of the productive forces is the food production capacity. As long as there is enough food, then the commodity economy will naturally come, and then business will really develop. Therefore, Chen Fei knows that developing business in the case of insufficient productivity is also water without a source, because survival is what the people really need, and commodities other than food are secondary.

Therefore, the people must first meet the food demand, and if the food demand cannot be satisfied, then they will not need too many other commodities. So everything depends on the elements of productivity, and if there is no productivity, then everything is illusory.

"Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years. But how should we develop this productive force? Wu Yun asked.

Chen Fei continued: "I have a solution, and this is also the reason why I just want Miss Wu to cooperate with us. As long as Miss Wu can cooperate with me, it will be just around the corner to improve the productivity of the people. So I need Miss Wu's help for all this, and please Miss Wu can help me! This is not only good for the people, but also good for all merchants. As long as the people can have enough food to survive, then commerce can really reach its peak. ”

"Please ask Chen County to arrange it, Yun will definitely do her best!" Wu Yun said.

"Okay, I'll tell Miss Wu what I want right away, and see if Miss Wu can accept it." Chen Fei said.

Soon, Chen Fei told Wu Yun about his idea, but Wu Yun was immediately surprised, because she didn't expect that the project proposed by Chen Fei was this. If it can really meet the statement put forward by Chen Fei, then I am afraid that the productivity will really be improved a lot. Of course, this is only an indirect improvement, not a direct improvement. But the indirect improvement is enough to make Wu Yun amazed, after all, if Chen Fei's vegetable basket project is really realized, then the people of Shuo County are really blessed.

Chen Fei soon left, and Wu Yun's maid immediately said: "Miss, according to the requirements of this Chen County Order, we must come up with at least 10,000 yuan to invest, which is almost half of Miss's net worth!" You believe in this Chen County Order so much, aren't you afraid that he will deliberately get our money? ”

Wu Yun shook his head and said, "He is the one who really has great wisdom, there is no need for him to deceive us with this money." If he wants money, it's easy to get it, so why bother with us? If he really gets this money from us, then I misjudged him, and I deserve it. ”