After discussing the above, Wang Yupu raised the issue of excessive restrictions on businessmen in various countries.

Shinong Industry and Commerce. Merchants were regarded as the lowest class in any country, and there were many restrictions on them. Don't look at them because they have money, but they are not allowed to wear silk and satin; Don't look at them because they have money but are not allowed to travel in a carriage. Although there are many businessmen who have exceeded the system, as long as the people do not raise their opinions, the officials will not correct them. But after all, there are some misnomers.

Another restriction on businessmen is that their children are not allowed to take the imperial examination to change their status. This is also the reason why many people are reluctant to do business and afraid to do business. In the past, it is often the privileged classes who do business in the shadows with all sorts of blatant eyes. And very few of these people actually pay taxes.

Wang Jibao also put forward his own opinion: if a country has a developed business, then the tax will naturally go up. If the business sector is done well, it can also attract wealthy people from other countries to invest and do business in their country. In this way, more and more wealth will be gathered in Shaoguo. Naturally, the treasury revenue of Shaoguo will continue to increase. It's a virtuous circle.

"According to your intentions, the status of merchants should be raised, right?" Zhu Yonghong asked seriously.

"Although businessmen seek profits, businessmen also bring a lot of contributions to the country. Just imagine, if there were no merchants, where would all of us get food, clothing, and food? They also need to work hard to earn money. For example, when my second brother first ran the business of the warehouse, how many bandits and bandits were waiting to rob their goods? A lot of the money of the merchant is also exchanged for life. Wang Jibao paused and said: "Also, businessmen want to make money, and there are many doorways in it. If a person is not smart, it is difficult to do a good business. Moreover, they have money, and they are willing to spend money to let their children study more. Of course, among the children of these people, there will be many talented people. You can't bury someone just because they are a businessman. In addition, the business acumen and business philosophy of businessmen were also learned by officials in the court, especially those in the household department. A country also needs to operate in order to develop! ”

Wang Jibao finally said with emotion: "A person's origin cannot be decided by himself. So why not give people a chance to change their origins? The prince will have a kind of Xiangning! ”

After a moment of silence, Zhu Yonghong clapped his hands and praised: "A good sentence for the prince and the prince will have a kind of Xiangning!" Businessmen all over the world should thank you for this. ”

The rest of the crowd began to discuss in a few words how to improve the status of the merchants. This homely chat lasted until dawn.

No one knew that the rise of Shaoguo was inextricably linked to this night's conversation. There was no record in the history books that Wang Jibao, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, played a role in the reform of the Shao State with many measures.

Later, some historians learned some of the truth by studying the so-called heirloom remnants handed down by the Ming imperial family. As a result, more and more people began to frantically study the most legendary queen in history. All kinds of YY about the Ming Kaiguo emperor and empress were also opened. relied on the story between these two people to feed a large number of authors and screenwriters.

After this discussion, Zhu Yonghong, Zhu Linxi, Wang Ziyi, Wang Yuxun and others began to get busy again.

A vigorous land system and commercial reform that began in Shao gradually spread throughout the Hongwu Continent. But by the time other countries start to follow suit, it will be too late. At that time, the Shao Kingdom had already stood in the Hongwu Continent with an unshakable position.

The barren mountains and wastelands of Shaoguo have been developed in large quantities because of this reform, and more and more ordinary people have benefited from them. While the income of the national treasury is increasing year by year, the taxes of the common people are decreasing year by year.

There is still a lot of land left for people to develop in Shaoguo, and this news has spread far and wide in other countries. In fact, it was because Shaoguo sent people to publicize it in various countries that it was spread so quickly. In the end, more and more people from other countries who had no land or were displaced and disaster victims flocked to Shaoguo in large numbers.

Shaoguo accommodates these people who are not valued by other countries with an open mind. They actively went through the formalities of settling down for those people, and also distributed barren mountains and barren fields for them to reclaim as if they were their own people. As a result, the population of Shaoguo is increasing rapidly.

After that, the number of people in Shaoguo who served both in conscription and military service also increased.

Shao's army also expanded from the initial 500,000 to 800,000, and finally reached more than 1 million.

In addition, Shaoguo's encouragement policy for businessmen is also unprecedented in other countries.

Not only were the children of merchants allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, but for those merchants who had made positive contributions to the Shao State, the imperial court also gave them six to nine idle positions, changing the background that some people thought were bad.

The vast majority of them are not short of money, and in order to get an official position for themselves, they are actively involved in the national public welfare undertakings such as road construction, bridge building, tree planting, afforestation, and school building in some countries. Even in the disaster year, they will take the initiative to contribute money, materials, food, and resettlement to the victims.

As a result, there are more and more people doing business in Shaoguo. After businessmen from other countries learned the news, in order to let their children and grandchildren have a good background in the future, more and more people began to invest their own industries and spare money in Shaoguo.

As a result, Shaoguo's economy has reached unprecedented prosperity, and the treasury revenue has increased year by year.

In order to prevent some people from selling their fame or bribing local officials with silver taels to buy official positions, Zhu Yonghong would send some people to the local area to make secret visits to see if those people were really doing practical things for the common people. At the suggestion of Wang Jibao, the assessment of these people's character was strengthened. In addition to not being able to confer official titles, those who are unkind to the rich, and even those who encroach on other people's land, shops, property, and so on by improper means, must also increase the punishment for these people.

To this end, Wang Yuxun also asked people to work out a number of supporting reward and punishment systems, and intensified the supervision of the implementation of these systems.

It is because of so many initiatives that Shaoguo has become a place that ordinary people and businessmen from other countries yearn for.

Of course, that's all for later.

When Zhu Linxi began to work overtime, Wang Jibao was not idle.

As a righteous sister, she entered the palace to visit the legendary little emperor Xu Zhenhua, who was about to die.

"Sister, it's good that you can come back safely." Xu Zhenhua is ten years old this year, and he is much taller than before. Of course...... The complexion is also good.

If you say who in the world has relied on Wang Jibao the most so far? Who is the first person who most hopes that Wang Jibao is safe? That definitely has to be Xu Zhenhua.

The whole palace was like his prison, and he was a man who had been sentenced to death and was waiting to be executed. The only person who can save him from his predicament is his own righteous sister.

"Come, Brother Hua, come and sit next to my sister. Don't be too inhibited. Wang Jibao smiled and stretched out his hand and invited Xu Zhenhua to sit beside him.

She has rarely come to the palace since she was in the late stages of pregnancy. Coupled with the fact that she has not been in Shaojing for more than half a year, Xu Zhenhua seems to have returned to her previous cautious and somewhat autistic tendencies.

"Okay." Xu Zhenhua smiled shyly, lowered his head and walked to Wang Jibao.

Wang Jibao pulled him to sit beside him, and took the initiative to ask, "How is Brother Hua'er's recent homework?" ”

Wang Jibao acted as the child's parent and cared about Xu Zhenhua's studies. This is also a good start to the conversation between the two.

Xu Zhenhua stood up a little embarrassed, took out the big characters he had recently written from the bookcase and handed them to Wang Xibao to read.

With a smile on the corner of her mouth, Wang Jibao took the big characters he wrote handed over by Xu Zhenhua, and was surprised to find that the handwriting written by this child was very similar to hers. Moreover, the writing is very good, completely beyond what a child of this age should be able to achieve.

"Brother Hua, your handwriting is so good." Wang Jibao praised.

Xu Zhenhua listened to Wang Jibao's praise and smiled shyly again.

"But," Wang Xibao paused, looked at Xu Zhenhua, whose expression was a little frozen, and continued: "You can't just imitate the big characters I wrote to you earlier. ”

These words are completely poems written by Wang Jibao to Xu Zhenhua. It is good that this child is dedicated to one thing, but it limits his vision and limits his development.

Xu Zhenhua heard Wang Jibao say this, thinking that he was not doing well, so he lowered his head shyly.

Wang Jibao felt that the method she used for this child was a little wrong, and she spoke too directly. So he smiled and took Xu Zhenhua's hand and said: "Sister didn't say that Brother Hua did not do well, on the contrary, it was Brother Hua who did too well." ”

Xu Zhenhua looked up at Wang Jibao in some surprise, didn't my sister just say that he couldn't just imitate her big characters? Why do you still praise yourself for doing a good job at this time?

"My sister said that Brother Hua did well because no one has ever been able to specialize in one thing like you at this age. That's a good thing, but there's a downside. Wang Jibao patiently explained: "Just like you are trapped in the palace all day now, all you can see is this little bit of scenery in the palace, your vision is limited, and you can't imagine what it's like outside." If you just start practicing calligraphy and stick to learning only my font, you will be staggered, it will be difficult to make progress, and in the end you can only say that your handwriting is very similar to mine. Therefore, when you first lay the foundation, you should still get a little more into the strengths of each famous artist and gradually form your own style. ”

For Xu Zhenhua's education, it is obviously not suitable for him to learn how to govern the country.

Since this child likes calligraphy and painting, let's train him in this area. In the future, let him be an idle person, so that it is the safest and wisest choice for him.