Chapter 62 The First Talk About the National Economy
Li Han saw Liu Qi turn his face, he was instantly flustered, where did he have time to think about it, and opened his mouth and said: "The child thinks it's inappropriate......
As soon as these words came out, Li Han couldn't wait to bite his tongue off, the Queen Mother and Liu Wu had already changed color, Liu Wu snorted coldly with heavy coercion, and was really embarrassed to reprimand.
The Queen Mother couldn't help it anymore, and said coldly: "Li Han, the selection of the prince is a national matter, you don't want to talk nonsense as a child." ”
Li Han muttered with a sad face: "I just said that I don't understand, and the emperor's uncle forced others to say it...... In fact, the child's meaning is the same as that of the queen mother, that is, he thinks that the emperor's uncle entrusts the world to the world, and it is too child's fun to settle down at the family banquet. In that case, when Uncle Liu Wu inherits the throne, it will not be used by hundreds of officials to not tame the reason for not knowing this matter......"
When the Queen Mother heard from Liu Wu, what the kid said was not too outrageous, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
What Liu Qi was afraid of was that his mother detained him with family affection, and he would make a decision on this matter tonight, Li Han's words gave him a lot of reasons to delay, and he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, his eyes lit up, and he deliberately said with disgust: "Children's words, the Queen Mother is my foundation, and her words must be heavier than the courtiers' public discussions." However, there is still some truth, I must first do the work of the courtiers for King Liang's younger brother, so as not to provoke trouble in the future because they are not convinced. Mother, brother, we can't afford the next rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms......"
During the last rebellion, I was worried about the stability of the country every day, and I had to worry about Liu Wu's safety, and the queen mother was very tormented.
Li Han was lucky to get through, but he was afraid, and continued to stay like a pins and needles, and resigned again: "Queen Mother, uncle, tomorrow the child's restaurant will open, and there are still some trivial matters that have not been prepared tonight, can the child leave the table in advance and go back to prepare?" ”
Liu Qi looks at this child now, the more he looks at it, the more pleasing it is, not to mention that the use value has been completed, so he waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, let's go." ”
Li Han hurriedly got up and wanted to leave, but he was stopped by the emperor again: "Han'er, although your ingredients are not easy to come by, and you can cook them like no one else, and the price is not reasonable, but the Han Dynasty has just stabilized, and the trend of extravagance should not rise too early, I think your five-hundred-pound gold banquet can be banned." ”
Li Han said unconvinced: "Uncle can't agree with what the child said. ”
Liu Wu was originally a little frustrated, he was full of plans to eat this meal, and his position as the prince would be in his hands, but who knew that he was so shirked by his brother, although the courtiers were not afraid of him, and the five-table banquet set tomorrow night was to take down those people, but he was still not very comfortable, and he was also very dissatisfied with Li Han's nonsense.
But seeing that this kid now even dares to "disagree" with the emperor's words, Liu Wu feels that this is just a child who doesn't know the height of the sky, seeing that Liu Qi is depressed, he is a little dark, so he said with a smile: "Ha Lu haha, you are quite powerful, even the emperor's words dare to refute, you can tell me, why can't you agree?" ”
Li Han turned his head and knelt down again, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, child, may I ask you, whether a country is rich and strong depends on how much money is in the treasury and whether the people have enough food and clothing, or how much money those rich businessmen and magnates have?" ”
Liu Qi didn't know what Li Han was going to say, but he replied seriously: "Of course, the treasury is full and the people are happy." ”
"That's right, the poor have no money to spend, those who have no place to spend a lot of money have to keep their money at home, if the money is not taken out and circulated, the people will not be able to benefit, the country's economic prosperity will not be talked about, let alone taxes, without taxes, where will the treasury be full.
Therefore, the child believes that you should vigorously support luxury consumption places and the promotion and sales of luxury products, so as to activate the capital chain, so that the treasury is full, the people have enough food and clothing, and the economy is truly prosperous. ”
Liu Qiting's interest was aroused, and he felt that it was very insightful and very fresh, so he asked seriously: "As you said, I have supported your so-called luxury brand operation, and it is also you businesses who make money, and it is indeed good for the state to get a certain share of tax revenue, but it is not enough for the people to have enough food and clothing, right?" ”
Liu Wu runs Liang Guo and understands the people's livelihood and economy very well, listening to Li Han's words, he also has a feeling of being open, and he is also listening quietly at the moment.
Li Han smiled and said, "Uncle just neglected the word 'capital chain' mentioned by the child, what is a chain?" It's like the axle of a horse-drawn carriage, when one tooth turns, the next one will turn around.
If a child wants to produce luxury goods, he must recruit workers and buy materials, such as high-end furniture for children, he must buy wood, buy paint, and hire carpenters, so that the wood merchant and the paint merchant also make money, and the carpenter also earns wages. And these people also want to eat and dress, they will use the money they earn to buy daily necessities, which drives the profits of daily necessities merchants, daily necessities merchants need to buy rice and grain from the people, and the people also have money to spend, and then use the money from selling grain to buy clothes and jewelry, then clothing and jewelry stores will benefit, and eventually all this series of people will have to pay taxes to the state, do you say that it will drive the operation of this chain, and eventually lead to prosperity at all levels of the country? ”
As soon as Li Han finished speaking, not only Liu Qi's face was full of ecstasy, but even Liu Wu and the Queen Mother were shocked, and Liu Qi then asked, "Then how much tax do you think I should levy on a profiteering merchant like you?" ”
Li Han rubbed his nose and said stupidly: "Uncle, why do I feel a little cocooned? I told you about the capital chain for a long time, and I was caught in the end. ”
Liu Qikai smiled and said: "Hahaha, you little profiteer, hurry up and say, don't hide your secrets." ”
"The child felt that he had to pay a high tax." Li Han said: "It's not that the child shows off his selflessness to give you this idea, it's because as soon as the child opens this wind, the Han Dynasty will inevitably follow the trend on a large scale in the future, if the national tax is too low, it is too easy for merchants to make huge profits, and it will slowly form a hidden danger of valuing commerce over agriculture."
Agriculture is the foundation of the country, our Han Dynasty was originally sparsely populated, there are not many people engaged in agricultural labor, if these people start to do business, no one will plant the land, after all, coins can not be eaten, it is not good for the country.
Therefore, the child felt that in the future, the imperial court should set up a special taxation agency, such as the ...... 'State Taxation Bureau', which classified the shops in detail according to their profits, and levied taxes ranging from 1% to 30% of the turnover, especially those goods that traded with the Hu people, and even more heavily taxed to stimulate them to raise the price of goods, curb national purchases, and protect the production and sales of domestic products in the Han Dynasty from being affected.
Shops like Child's can be levied up to 1 out of 10. ”
There was silence in the room, obviously Li Han's words touched the three people who played different roles in the decision-making strength of the policies of the Han Dynasty, and the Empress Dowager Liangjiu spoke first: "Qi'er, Li Han's talent is worthy of a heavy responsibility, this insight, I am afraid that the three princes and the nine kings are unattainable, you can reward him as appropriate, don't let him indulge in businessmen as a white ding." ”
Liu Wu preemptively said: "Brother Empress Mother, this child is still too young, it is too appalling to let him enter the imperial court now, let me bring him back to the Liang Kingdom to use it for a period of time, and then recruit him into the court when he is an adult." ”
Liu Qi's eyes flashed, and he didn't refuse, but asked Li Han: "Li Han, have you heard what the Queen Mother said to King Liang, are you willing to go to Liang Kingdom?" ”
Liu Wuxian said: "Boy, let's go to Liang Country with my uncle, there are not so many taboos in our feudal country, if you want, there is no problem to be a county guard directly." ”
The county guard! That's a big official, Liu Wuneng proposed this position, which is enough to show that he has highly recognized Li Han's talent, and the capital is enough.
Li Han shook his head again and again in fear: "No, no, no, what the child said just now is just because he is in business and has seen through this layer, and he doesn't understand anything about national affairs, and if I become an official, I will mislead the country and harm the people!" The child only wants to be a businessman, and the family he feeds is enough to have enough food and clothing, and he will never be an official! ”
Of course, Liu Qi didn't want to give Liu Wu another chance to bewitch Li Han, so he waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, my uncle has been persuaded by you, even if you sell five thousand gold for a seat, as long as someone is willing to buy it, you can do it, just remember to give me a tax of one out of ten." Hahaha, you little profiteer, get out of here. ”
Li Han quickly stood up and was stunned, for fear that someone would stop him from talking.
Liu Qi saw that Li Han was gone, so he said: "It's late at night, it's useless for the queen mother to sit for a long time, so let's rest early." ”
And so, the feast was dispersed.
Back to **, Liu Qi went to Wang Huan, the couple has reached a consensus in private, and Liu Che will be appointed as the prince in a few days, today King Liang entered the palace, where can Wang Wan sleep, has been anxiously waiting for Liu Qi, seeing him come in, hurry up to catch up.
"Hello is asleep?" Liu Qi asked happily.
Wang Wan was stunned, in her opinion, Liu Qi would definitely be very angry when he came back, didn't the Queen Mother ask for the position of prince for King Liang tonight?
"Yes, Your Majesty, Yu'er is worried about going to his cousin's place tomorrow to live the addiction of being a boss, so he goes to bed early, saying that he will raise his spirit and earn gold tomorrow." Wang Wan said with a smile.
"Hahaha, this kid, the money that was brought by Li Han is a good thing." Liu Qi was even happier.
As soon as Wang Wan heard this, the emperor did not object to his son mixing with Li Han, and hurriedly smiled and said: "When the big pharmacy opened, Yu'er came back with a pile of gold, piled it up in front of the concubine and said, 'Mother, in the future, you and your father don't have to worry about the lack of money, the child and the cousin will fill all the rooms in the Weiyang Palace with gold, so that if there is a famine in the world, the father and the emperor don't have to worry about the lack of money for disaster relief, and the mother doesn't have to cry for the queen mother's birthday, and the concubine is ......."