Now that Lin Zifan has come to the door, he obviously won't want shops that can even be described as poor in those locations.

But there is no one to sell the shops in the good area, what should I do?

Li Shangshu is really distressed, and he is like a dumb person eating Coptis chinensis, and he can't say if he is bitter: "That...... Brother, the shop you mentioned is a coincidence. ”

"Sister, here, there happens to be a good shop in a good location ready to be transferred, and the price is also very reasonable, I wonder if my brother is interested?"

As soon as the words came out, Li Shangshu regretted it a little, and felt even more distressed, but he couldn't regret it...... Fortunately, Lin Zifan promised to buy it at the market price, which made her a little less uncomfortable.

If it's really a direct gift...... Even if she is an important minister of the court, it will be difficult to accept...... There are few people in Datang who are not poor!

"Oh? That's a coincidence, let's go take a look?" Lin Zifan smiled, he didn't care where Li Shangshu's shop came from, anyway, his own shop was settled, right?

"Since my brother is interested, let's go ......"

Li Shangshu's heart was dripping blood, but he still took a few family members and Lin Zifan to the business district.

The business district is very prosperous, extending in all directions, and is the most prosperous area in the entire Chang'an City and even the entire Datang.

Eight horizontal and eight vertical, 16 streets, covering an area of nearly 3,000 shops in total, for this era, especially for the Tang Dynasty, it is definitely a rare prosperous area.

In the business district, people come and go, and even when you look up, you can see so many foreigners.

Whether it is the difference in facial features, or the difference in skin color, hair color and dress, it is obvious.

People in this era have a super high sense of identity with their own nation and culture, so wherever they go, they will generally pass on the costumes of their own country and their own nation, so that people can know it at a glance...... He's a foreigner.

In this way, it is convenient for Lin Zifan to identify which foreigners are.

On both sides of the street, there are many shops, large and small. The items sold were also varied, but when he walked down the street, Lin Zifan frowned.

He found that among these shops, the business was the best, and almost all of them were foreigners.

For example, the refined salt of Wei and the silk clothing of Yun are all scarce things, and there are even people queuing up to buy them all the time.

In contrast, the shops opened by Datang merchants are much more deserted.

However, soon, Lin Zifan found out the reason!

The fundamental reason is that Datang is too poor, and everyone is relatively simple, and the core competitiveness of the things sold is not as big as that of foreign products!

To put it simply, it is also selling clothes, Datang's clothes are not as good as others, and no one's silk is comfortable.

is also selling salt, and Datang officially sells coarse salt, which actually has a bit of bitterness...... In contrast, the refined salt of Wei did not have these problems.

In this way, although the price of foreign goods is expensive, as long as there are such conditions, they will choose to buy their products.

Even if you don't have this condition, you grit your teeth and want to use their things.

"If it goes on like this, it's not good......" Lin Zifan sighed faintly.

"Did you find it?" Li Shangshu's face was rare and serious: "We have paid attention to this problem for a long time, but there has been no solution, and it is difficult to start......

"For example, our 100,000 people in the mountains have found the best furs, and they are sent to Chang'an by caravans and sold in shops, at low prices, but almost no one cares. ”

"However, merchants from other countries take these fine furs in batches, resell them into various leather products, and then sell them back at a high price, but everyone flocks to them......

"It's not that I, the people of the Tang Dynasty, are treasonous, but ...... I don't want to admit it, but the truth is, those guys' goods are better!"

"Most of the shops opened by our Chinese people are not much better, but most of the shops opened by foreigners are doing very well, just because their things are indeed good things!"

"If it goes on like this, whether it is face or other aspects, our Datang will lose everything......!"

The household department, in fact, is also in charge of the economy, because Li Shangshu is very clear about the situation in the business district, and he feels anxious because of this.

"You're looking too superficial. Lin Zifan didn't play any more with Li Shangshu.

Datang is bound to be the foundation for him to dominate the world in the future, so he wants Datang to develop better than anyone else, whether it is economy or combat effectiveness.

Lin Zifan frowned and said: "Face, the most worthless thing, you only see the surface, among them, the deepest situation, the involvement is too great!"

"Involved?" Li Shangshu was puzzled.

"Economy!" Lin Zifan threw out two words.

"Have you ever thought about it, why has my Datang been so poor? Why don't the treasury or the people have a few taels of silver?"

"This ...... Hasn't it always been like this?" Li Shangshu didn't understand even more.

"Hehe......"

Lin Zifan smiled helplessly: "For example, for example, originally, we all had ten taels of silver in our hands, but we all had the items that the other party needed in our hands, and at the same time, we had to buy this item once a year." ”

"But my things are more valuable, they cost five taels of silver at a time, and yours only cost two taels! ”

"Do the math, how much of your silver will be left in two years, and how much will I have left?"

Li Shangshu's face changed slightly, and he vaguely realized the seriousness of the matter, but because the arithmetic was too poor, he didn't come up with a reason for a while......

"I'll tell you......" Lin Zifan sighed faintly: "Two years later, I have fourteen taels of silver, because I have to take out the four taels of your goods and the cost of your goods two taels." ”

"But you're left with ...... Two by two. ”

"Among them, it is the cost price, and it is as if it is earned by the material supplier. ”

"I only have two taels left?" Even if Li Shangshu hadn't completely figured out what this meant, his face was ugly, with surprise and disbelief. Fourteen taels and two taels, the difference is seven times!

"What do you mean......"

"Did you guess?" Lin Zifan said faintly: "I'm just giving an extreme example, but that's roughly the case! Family to home, country to country, the same is true!"

"Our Datang is not really poor, but the silver that we have earned with great difficulty has been earned by other countries, and in the end, they are full of money, and we have always been poor, and even poorer and poorer......"

"In the long run, where is the family and country?"

Lin Zifan sneered......

"This ...... This ......" Li Shangshu's expression changed greatly, he was woken up by Lin Zifan, and figured out the key, and instantly felt that he was being slapped on the head, and he was directly stunned.

After a long time, she smiled bitterly: "It's so serious...... Is there a way for my brother?"