Chapter II, industrial and commercial prosperity

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There is a word called "pampered and arrogant", it is Xun who feels that it can't be completely a bad word, there is a limit to everything, and arrogance is undoubtedly death if he crosses the line, but Xun will become hypocritical if he crosses the line, and it may not end well. You see that Jia Wenhe in history is a model of pampering but not arrogance, but what is the strength of living like him?

It's better to learn from Guan Zhong, the lord is extravagant and extravagant, or learn from Wang Qian, before going out to ask for a house, the result is not to be jealous of the master, but also to live comfortably, why not?

So Shi Xun felt that he was too humble in front of Cao Cao in the past, and since we have the qualifications to "pamper", it is better to "proud" him a little. So after talking about business, he looked left and right, and in addition to Cao Cao and Cao Ang, there were two waiters in the room, so he glanced at Cao Ang. Cao Ang understood and blasted the waiter out, but Xun turned his head and asked Cao Cao: "Xun Qianzhen Hedong, restrained the Huns, and went to Changsha again, so as to say Zhang Xian, the court has nothing to give?" "I've made a lot of credit in the past two years, don't you give some rewards?

Cao Cao glanced at Shi Xun, and said in his heart that this person was not like this originally, when he first joined my command, he even had to push back and forth, showing the humility of the scholars, why has he changed his personality now? Then I want to ask, what reward do you ask for-"Hongfu wants to be an official, and he wants to be promoted?" That is, how to seal it with the pavilion? "Didn't you think it was enough to take a Guan Neihou last time, then I will promote you to be a Pavilion Hou, how about it?

Shi Xun smiled and shook his head: "Xun is not standing at the age of the year, he is already in the service, how can he be added?" The merit is in the envoy, not the battle medal. How can I get promoted? "I was young and made 2,000 stones. It's already satisfying. In addition, if the military exploits are insufficient, it is not good to raise the title again - "Whoever I ask for, I also have money." ”

Cao Cao said in his heart, why do you want money? He knew that Shixun did not have the usual bad habits of scholars such as mansions, wearing silk la, riding Chinese cars, raising beautiful maids, etc., although he was not as simple as himself, and his daily offerings were not out of line, and his only hobby was food, so the question was how much money could you spend on eating? This is different from later generations, even if you have money, it is not so easy to get your hands on the delicacies of the mountains and seas. And it was Xun who once said: "Food cares about essence, not Qiye." ”

"The imperial court can award rewards, but Hongfu is not enough to worship in his daily life? What's the use? "Speaking of Yu Lu and Jue Lu, you are not low, plus there are several workshops that can make money, even if there are dozens of guests under the door, and four hundred new subordinates have been recruited recently, it is completely enough to feed, what do you need more money for? You want to use it to invite more guests, or add a private part. I can't say yes!

"The minister is not for the family, but for the country." Shi Xun's expression suddenly became stern, "The lord should know that Xun rewards industry and commerce in Hedong, and he can do it in half a year, the real treasury, the soldiers, and restrain the Xiongnu and 6 Liang Taiyuan." Now he still has a capital, and he has no place to belong, but he wants to seek wealth and goods to do more. "I spent all the public money in Hedong County to build workshops and give loans to merchants, and now there is no such yamen in Xu to spend on me, so I have to ask the court for rewards.

Cao Cao still didn't understand: "This official matter is not private, why does Hongfu want to seek private wealth to do it?" "If you want to take care of this business, we can discuss, if you want to run the business privately...... How can it be said that it is for the country?

Shi Xun spread his hands: "For there is no such office." "The state has no department in charge of industry and commerce at all, and the functions and powers have been dismantled to various government offices, and I can't find a way to manage it according to official affairs-" Craftsmanship, businessmen, this is also a major matter of the country, how can it be abandoned? ”

Cao Cao repeated Shi Xun's words: "Craftsmanship, businessmen, this is also a major event of the country, ......" and then shook his head slightly: "Cultivation and weaving are the foundation of the country, and the end of industry and commerce is also, which is a big deal?" ”

Shi Xun looked at Cao Cao's eyes, and saw that there were seven points of doubt in the dark pupils, and three points of confusion. It seems that Cao Cao has also paid attention to industry and commerce, but in the traditional heavy agricultural society, he still has no clue. Okay, then let me teach you two a basic lesson.

"The Book of Zhou" says: 'If the farmer does not come out, he will lack food, if he does not work, he will lack work, if he does not produce business, he will have no three treasures, and if he does not come out, he will have little wealth.'" Bangu's Book of Han? The beginning of the "Food and Goods Journal" is cloudy: ""Hong Fan" has eight politics, one is food, and the other is goods. The food is the edible things of the agricultural Jiagu, and the goods are the cloth and cloth, and the gold, knives, fish, and shellfish, so the wealth is also divided. The two, the foundation of the people, prospered from the world of Shennong...... Food and goods are passed, and then the country is rich and the people are rich, and the education is formed. 'Who is the last business?'

"In the past, Qin was located in the west, the land was vast and the people were not enough, so Shang Jun said: 'Fight your own business, cultivate and weave to the cause of corn and silk, restore your body; Those who are greedy and sluggish at the end of the matter will be regarded as a receiving. 'To Han Feizi for the violent Qin plot, called scholars, ancient speakers, sword-bearers, troubled and merchants and workers as the five beetles of the state, the first emperor reverted to evil, because of cheap business; This dynasty attacked its bad wisdom, but there are Jia people who are not allowed to ride in clothes, and they are not allowed to be officials, isn't it also ridiculous? ”

The policy of emphasizing agriculture over commerce began with the Shang Dynasty changing the Qin Law, mainly because the Qin State was vast and sparsely populated and agricultural production was backward, so the government should try to suppress industry and commerce, and let the people focus on farming. It is a pity that Qin Shi Huang listened to Han Fei's nonsense, saying that the "people of commerce and industry" are also moths of the country, and he was disgusted with the former prime minister of the big businessman, Lu Buwei, so he intensified his efforts and introduced a series of policies to suppress industry and commerce. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the basic policy continued the Qin Dynasty, and on the surface it changed quite a lot, but in fact, the guiding ideology did not change much, and the policy of despising industry and commerce was also inherited. ”

Then, he moved on to the theme: "If there is no agriculture in the country, the people will have no food, and if the people have no food, they will be uneasy; However, if you don't pay attention to industry and commerce, the people will be useless, and if you are useless, you will not be rich, and if you are not rich, you will think about change, and the world will be chaotic. From this point of view, agriculture and industry and commerce should not be abandoned. At the beginning of the lord's reign in Dongjun and into Yanzhou, the yellow turbans were in chaos, the fields were barren, and the grain was insufficient. Today, the treasury is gradually filled, and the farmers are cultivated, and those who are in charge are Yuan's, Sun's, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang, all of whom are cross-state and county-wide, and those who can go down are also under the sun. But if you seek peace and cannot get rich, you can't be sure. ”

When the stomach is still not full, of course, we can't think about the problem of industry and commerce, but now you are facing some big forces, just enough food, it is difficult to defeat them, and you have to find a way to reward industry and commerce, so as to accumulate wealth.

That is, take Xun in Hedong as an example. Papermaking can print books and make education great; To make gunpowder is to make rockets, and the battle of eternal peace will break the crowd with outnumberedness; Coal digging will save the people from frustration. What it produces can be traded to merchants, so that it can be traded or not, so that it can be imported from other counties in poor years - it is useless to set up industry and commerce, so what is the purpose of the imperial court to mint money? ”

Cao Cao was silent, but Cao Ang raised an objection: "Industry and commerce can make people rich, and the world knows this, but if they all chase rich, they will abolish agriculture." In addition, merchants are light on migration, and it is easy to become traitors, and it is really difficult to control. "The big guys know that it's easy to make money in business, but they all go to business and refuse to farm, so what should I do? And the businessman is running around, and he is greedy, and it is very difficult to manage, how can this problem be solved?

Shi Xun replied with a smile: "There are a number of goods, not everyone can get it, Jia Qi has skills, not everyone can learn to get rich." It is necessary to govern in the imperial court, so that those who are skilled and diligent in business and commerce are rich, and those who are treacherous and treacherous and left-minded are brought to justice. "You think farmers are easy to manage? Because it's not easy to manage, it's simply strictly prohibited, there's no reason for that, right?

Finally, Shi Xun also warned Cao Cao: "Even if industry and commerce make people rich, it is difficult to forbid them, and they have no official body, and they are being exploited day by day, and they are embarrassed and attached to the wealthy eunuchs." So the wealthy occupied the mountains and forests, and built workshops, and the wealth was hundreds of millions of trillions. If the state is set up to restrain them, they will either be unwilling to become impoverished and become chaotic, or they will annex the land and cause the people to displace; If the state is not restricted, they will become rich day by day and the country will become poor. That being the case, why not ban it and strictly enforce its law, so that the wealthy have fewer grievances and the country is more than Liye? ”

Industry and commerce can get rich, and individuals know it, but because of the contempt of state policies, merchants cannot wear silk clothes, cannot ride in horse-drawn carriages, and cannot become officials, so they are forced to rely on those big landlords, and as a result, the money goes into the pockets of the big landlords. What about the country? In the Han Dynasty, there were no clear regulations on industrial and commercial tax, and there was no competent yamen, and it was likely to compromise with the wealthy in the implementation.

In fact, there was an industrial and commercial tax in the Han Dynasty, and theoretically the output of mountains, forests, and ponds belonged to the royal family, so if you want to mine and fish, you have to pay taxes to the royal family, and in addition, you have to pay taxes to set up stalls and open shops, which is generally one-tenth. By the end of the Han Dynasty, because production was destroyed, wars were frequent, so that many local separatist forces set up checkpoints everywhere to collect commercial taxes. However, most of these taxes lack an effective regulatory system, and no one can be sure how much money they will be able to collect in the end.

Shi Xun tempted Cao Cao: "If there is no food, there will be no soldiers, but if there is no industry and commerce, then there will be no food, armor, horses, weapons, and so will there be?" If the industry and commerce are prosperous, then the money is charged, the armor is finished, and the soldiers are sharp, and the soldiers are trained with it, one can be ten, who can resist it? ”

He said to Cao Cao, imagine if even the pawns under your command could wear full-body armor, forge weapons with the best steel, buy good horses in large quantities from the Hu people every year, and completely cut off production, train all year round, and when attacking the city, you can still line up hundreds of "thunderbolt cars" in one go, you have such 20,000 or 30,000 people, then Yuan Shao is a fart! If you want to be able to build hundreds of building ships and run rampant on the river, Liu Biao and Sun Ce are all ass!

"In the past, Zhongxing industry and commerce were in charge, and Qi Sui dominated the princes; Emperor Xiaowu repeatedly attacked the Xiongnu, and the country was poor, but it was because of industry and commerce and was restored - it was a pity that he knew that he was fishing in vain, and he did not know how to help him develop his business, so Emperor Xiaozhao hated his order. If you can open a ditch, select good seeds, award iron tools, and borrow cattle to make three stones per mu, then although you can harvest three buckets, the joy of the people can also be known. The same goes for industry and commerce! (To be continued!)

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