Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Royal Family Banquet (2)
After three rounds of drinking, Li Jing picked up a heron cake from the banquet, and couldn't help but sigh: "I think back then, my father loved to eat this heron cake very much, as well as Tianxi cake, camel hoof cake, and cloud cake, but unfortunately now our son wants to be filial and his relatives are not there!" ”
"Brother Huang, don't be sad. Today, the emperor's brother is determined to change the country, and the smooth road to the prosperity of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the father and emperor have a spirit in the sky, and they must be very gratified. Li Jingsui hurriedly comforted.
As soon as Li Jingsui spoke, Li Hongji and Li Yu also praised Li Jing's long-term thinking, wisdom and martial arts, and even Li Congqian shouted at the top of his voice: "Change is good, change is good!" ”
Li Jing laughed angrily and slapped him lightly: "Stinky boy, what do you know?!" What do you think is good for change? ”
"Of course it's good to change! In the past, I could only study every day in the palace, but now, I can follow Mr. Lin out with my sixth brother to study and exercise. Li Congqian said proudly.
Everyone was amused, Li Jing smiled and slapped Li Congqian again, and turned his gaze to Li Yu: "Chongguang, tell me, why is our reform so smooth this time?" ”
"In the child's view, the main reason is the wise decision and strong support of the father, and then because of Mr. Lin's dedication, thoughtfulness, and of course, those peculiar and effective rules of procedure." Li Yu thought briefly for a moment and replied.
"It's not all right." Li Jing nodded lightly and shook his head slightly, and turned to Lin Feng again: "Doctor Lin, what do you say?" ”
Lin Feng quickly stood up and bowed deeply, and replied respectfully, "What King Zheng said is naturally very reasonable. In Weichen's view, the most important thing is that the emperor has united the main body and power of all strata, and everyone discussed the state of the country in a state of equality, thinking together and working hard to find the development mode and path that is most in line with the actual situation of the Southern Tang Dynasty, that is, the 'road' that conforms to the development of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Those who have attained the 'Dao' will naturally have more help, and the start of the change will be so smooth. ”
"Dr. Lin is right." Li Jing agreed, and Li Jingsui and several others also nodded in approval. When Li Yu heard this, his heart suddenly moved, according to the previous practice, he was afraid that his teacher would tell some earth-shattering tricks, so he hurriedly waved his hand to let all the subordinates quit.
In comparison, Lin Feng's sycophant is much more concealed and clever than Li Yu's. Taking this opportunity, Lin Feng was ready to burn a few more fires, and then bent down and played: "Your Majesty, looking at the start of my Tang Revolution this time, part of the reason is precisely because people with low official ranks such as Lord Han Xizai, Lord Liao Jusu, and Weichen were also able to participate in it. It is no secret that people like us have a better understanding of the people's suffering, the situation of government governance, and the country's demand for talent, and it is natural that we will vigorously support change.
Chunjiang Plumbing Duck Prophet, and so on, who has the most say in the final good or bad results of the reform measures and results of agriculture, officials, merchants, and soldiers? It should be the object of reform who has the most say. For example, one of the ten questions about recruiting talents, one of the agricultural techniques or inventions, in the end, has to go through the practice of the common people to compare the high or low grain yield, in order to prove whether its effect is good or not, rather than relying on just one or two ministers in the court to decide whether a certain measure is implemented or not. ”
"Dr. Lin, what do you mean?" Li Jingsui was a little confused by what Lin Feng was pointing at, and asked Lin Feng.
It is precisely because of this consideration that Lin hopes to be able to put the army first and then the government, and explore and test it on the spot, so as to test whether the measures of officials, farmers, military, and businessmen are effective in practice. In the end, it must be verified by the combat effect of soldiers, by the common people, and by the true prosperity of the country. In a word, let practice have the final say. Lin Feng said categorically. The original intention of all Lin Feng's measures was to introduce the concept of ** in the discussion of politics, and he hoped that he would be able to implement this concept and rules after concentrating on military affairs, rather than letting the Southern Tang Dynasty reproduce the old state of some ministers again, so that the Southern Tang Dynasty would only have a dead end.
Li Jing nodded thoughtfully and did not speak.
"For example, in business, I believe that His Majesty and several princes have also heard about the supermarket that Weichen suggested to King Zheng to organize. Wechen hopes that through this practice, the country's business will be active, and at the same time, he will try to unite the strength of businessmen, and through the operation of supermarkets, to test whether these businessmen's character is reliable and whether they can participate in military logistics! Lin Feng said.
"Oh, so the supermarket still has such a purpose?" Li Jing said in surprise. Li Yu and Lin Feng hyped the supermarket to the point that almost everyone knew about it, and Li Jing naturally learned about it through various channels, but before, he had always thought that it was just that Li Yu didn't have enough money to spend and wanted to take the opportunity to make some small money, so he laughed it off and didn't ask carefully.
"What is a supermarket?" Li Congqian asked curiously. He has never been involved in this matter, and he has only heard this word a few times from the people of King Zheng's mansion.
"The supermarket means that it will develop into a concentration of goods that you can buy and sell in the future." Lin Feng smiled and briefly described the ideas and rules of the supermarket.
"Doctor Lin, Jing Sui has to express his admiration again!" Li Jingsui couldn't help but sigh. The people present are all smart people, and they can naturally imagine what kind of changes and impacts such a fresh and unique shopping mall will bring to Nantang Commerce.
"I don't dare to be an official. In fact, this is also a commercial test of the lower officials, to see the big from the small, to see the small to know the small, to test whether the business can take on the heavy responsibility of a rich country. Of course, all this still needs to be verified by the final results of practice. However, what Xia Guan cares about most is actually the bank! Lin Feng continued to come up with new terms.
Bank? It was a word that the group had never heard before, and their eyes widened with puzzled looks.
"Banks, similar to flying money, but not the same as flying money. If we can unite the powerful big businessmen, jointly invest in the establishment of joint-stock banks, first set up points in major cities, and then expand to all parts of the territory, first at a lower interest price to attract merchants from all over the country to save money locally and withdraw money from other places. Since then, the scale has expanded to the whole country, and then to the point that anyone who saves money will pay them a proportional interest. Lin Feng simply described the modern banking model.
"Ah, give money back to those who save it? Wouldn't this be a loss? Li Jingsui asked in surprise.
"The money that everyone has deposited, we can invest in those highly profitable industries, such as forming caravans for overseas trade; It is also possible to agree on a higher interest rate to lend to merchants who need money urgently. Lin Feng continued.
"Aren't you afraid they'll run away?" Li Congqian suddenly said. Several people grinned, but none of them laughed.
"Of course there will be protections. Before each loan, the lender must find someone or provide goods as security, and if it cannot be repaid, the guarantor will pay the money or collect the collateral for auction. Lin Feng said with a smile.
A few people were silent again, all thinking and thinking about this new thing.
"I have thousands of businesses, thousands of people who have money and nowhere to spend, thousands of people who need money and have nowhere to borrow, you can imagine, how big a market will it be?!" Lin Feng continued to follow the good path, "What kind of money in the world is the fastest and easiest to come by, and that is to make money with money. Wechen can predict that if the bank is developed, it will become an important pillar of China's economic development, and it can also become a sharp weapon to kill and injure enemy countries. Lin Feng continued to take these people down the road to wealth.
Killing and injuring the enemy's country, where does this begin? Several people's eyes widened.