At this time, Emperor Jin Yuan frowned and said, "I came to ask the last question, if you can answer it." I don't care about you disturbing Changle Palace. ”

He originally wanted to say that if you can answer, I will allow you not to go to Guozi to study, but after thinking about it, Sima Shao, this kid is very smart and clever, maybe he can really answer, so Emperor Jin Yuan immediately changed his words.

"Okay, Father asked." Sima Shao said confidently.

Emperor Jin Yuan pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked unexpectedly: "This morning in the Guozi School Palace, the old master proposed the four words of the people rich and the country strong, so I will test you, how to make the people rich?" ”

Hey?

Several ministers looked at Emperor Jin Yuan in surprise, and said in their hearts Isn't this advising His Royal Highness the Prince, who has nothing to do, why did he change his policy?

How to make the people rich, how can a 15-year-old son answer this kind of national plan?

Your Majesty is clearly embarrassing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

But what surprised them even more was that Sima Shao said a sentence without thinking: "Heavy business and thin endowment." ”

The implication is to vigorously support the business of the common people and reduce taxes.

"......" Emperor Jin Yuan was shocked when he heard this, after all, Sima Shao's words coincided with his thoughts.

Sure enough, the answer came.

Emperor Jin Yuan's face was still pale, because he had a premonition, otherwise he would not have changed his promise in time: "Taxation is the foundation of the country, how can it be said that it can be reduced." Let's talk about mercantilism. ”

"What is there to say about this, it is nothing more than to encourage the private sector to develop business." Sima Shao said casually.

At this time, the minister standing next to him couldn't help but speak: "But Your Highness, if you want to encourage the development of private commerce, you have no choice but to harm the interests of the nobles of the family." ”

Sima Shao turned his head and glanced at the minister of the family, and said indifferently: "In my Great Jin population, the powerful only account for two or three percent, but at least seven or eight percent of the wealth is in their hands, and two or three percent are returned to the people, what's the big deal?" ”

The two ministers next to him had their eyes shining when they heard it, and they felt like they had met their confidants.

A moment ago, they were dissatisfied with the wild words spoken by this Highness, and at this moment, they were eager to have a long talk with this Highness.

Fortunately, at this time, Emperor Jin Yuan and Emperor Jin Yuan spoke in time: "If you think so, it doesn't mean that the magnates of my Great Jin also think so." Don't look at me as the Son of Heaven, but if all the powerful people in the world are dissatisfied with me, I will also have a headache. ”

"Now that I am in the Great Jin, I can't touch the interests of those powerful people for the time being, in this case, how can I make the people strong?

This is my question, if you can answer it, I will allow you not to go to Guozi. Otherwise, you will obediently give me daily classes at Guozi School. ”

As soon as the words fell, the ministers who had already had a good impression of Sima Shao couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty's words are a bit harsh, right? Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is smart and clever, he is only a fifteen-year-old son after all. Your Majesty asked, it is difficult for Weichen to answer after reading the testaments of more than 100 sages, why should Your Majesty embarrass Your Highness? ”

Otherwise, how can he obediently return to China to study?

Emperor Jin Yuan glanced at the minister with a smile, and said in his heart that he would intercede for him at this time, which side are you on?

Shaking his head secretly, Emperor Jin Yuan turned a deaf ear to it, looked at Sima Shao and asked, "On the premise of not touching the interests of the powerful, how can I make the people of my Great Jin rich?" Can you answer that? ”

"It's simple." Sima Shao said lightly.

The matter... It's also simple!!

Whether it was Emperor Jin Yuan or several ministers, they were all stunned by Sima Shao's words.

Suddenly, the hall was silent, and Sima Shao said without scruples: "Let's take an analogy, for example, the wealth owned by the magnates is the money in the left pocket of the father, and the money owned by the people of the Great Jin Dynasty is the money in the right pocket of the father, and the father does not want to transfer the money in the left pocket to the right pocket, but he wants the money in the right pocket to increase, then there is only one way." ”

"What's the solution?" Emperor Jin Yuan couldn't help but ask with some excitement.

Sima Shao glanced at Emperor Jin Yuan and said calmly: "Put the money in other people's pockets into the right pocket of my father!" ”

"Ridiculous!" Emperor Jin Yuan was disappointed when he heard this, and said unhappily: "Can I still snatch other people's wealth?" ”

Before the words fell, one of the ministers beside him shouted urgently: "Your Majesty, slow down! ”

Emperor Jin Yuan looked at the minister in surprise, but found that he was looking at Sima Shao with an excited face, and asked in surprise and joy: "What does Your Highness mean to start from other countries?" ”

When Emperor Jin Yuan heard this, he realized that he had thought of something.

Indeed, in addition to the Great Jin Dynasty, there are other countries in this world, and if you can find a way to take the wealth of other countries, it is undoubtedly a good way to make the people rich without touching the interests of the powerful people in your own country.

However, you can't just send troops to rob it, right? In that case, the Great Jin will undoubtedly become the target of public criticism, and it will be jointly attacked by other countries, which will do more harm than good.

"How?"

The minister asked the question in the hearts of everyone in the palace, he didn't think that Sima Shao would propose to directly send troops to rob such an ignorant remark.

"Trade! By means of trade between countries! ”

"Trade with other countries?"

The minister gradually calmed down: "In previous years, my Great Jin also traded with other countries, but I didn't necessarily have any benefits." ”

"How do you do that?"

The minister said truthfully: "The year before last, the state of Chu was short of grain, and its monarch sent envoys to my Great Jin, imploring His Majesty to subsidize a number of grains and grains, and as a reward, the country gave me a thousand good horses, ten boxes of gold beads and jade, and dozens of beauties......"

"What about the beauty?"

Caught off guard, Sima Shao interjected with a grin and asked.

The minister didn't expect this question, and subconsciously said: "Naturally, it was sent to His Majesty's Palace..."

Speaking of this, he was shocked, and then secretly glanced at the face of Emperor Jin Yuan, only to see that the latter's face was full of displeasure.

Your Highness actually cheated me!

"Ahem!"

Feeling the embarrassing atmosphere in the hall, Emperor Jin Yuan Emperor Jin Yuan coughed, and he didn't know if he was relieving himself.

"The ten maids who were sent to the palace are currently waiting for the concubines......"

Sima Shao blinked innocently, revealing an expression that I didn't know anything, so hated that Emperor Jin Yuan could only turn this grievance into a vicious look, and glared at the unabashed minister.

The minister broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, and hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, let's talk about trade first!" ”

Sima Shao snorted heartlessly twice, and then said: "What Lord Fang Cai said, in the eyes of this prince, is just a mutual help between countries, and it cannot be said to be a qualified commercial trade. ”

"What is commercial trade?"

"Make money! Exchange low-value goods for money or things worth several times. This is the essence of commercial trade. ”

The minister was stunned when he heard this: "Who would be so stupid, when it is only goods worth dozens of yuan, but they are bought with several times the value?" ”

"Not necessarily."

Sima Shao shook his head, pointed to the kite he made and said, "For example, this kite, the production cost is thirty taels, but now I want to sell it for three hundred taels, do you think anyone will buy it?" ”

When the minister heard this, he suddenly realized: "I see! This thing is better than novelty, it can make mortals go to the sky, unprecedented, not to mention three hundred taels, even if it is three thousand taels, I am afraid that there will be a large number of rich people competing for it. ”

"What does Your Highness mean that my Great Jin will trade some novel things with other countries?"

"Where is there so much new stuff to trade? Besides, this thing is flashy, what can it do but play? Sima Shao pursed his lips.

"Then His Highness means ......"

Sima Shao Zhengse said: "As the saying goes, things are rare and expensive, and the things we trade with other countries must be things that other countries do not have or very few, and I have a lot of things. ”

The minister suddenly came to his senses, nodded again and again, and said: "I produce most cotton in Dajin, which can be sold in Chu, Han and ......."

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Sima Shao.

"Aren't there a lot of that kind of stuff in other countries? If you sell it to someone ten times over, who will take it? ”

"Uh......" The minister's face stiffened slightly, and he said embarrassedly: "Your Highness means to choose something that only my Dajin has?" This, although my Dajin is rich in land and resources, there is nothing that other countries do not have. ”

"You're a brainkiller."

Sima Shao glanced at the minister helplessly, pointed to the kite and said, "The raw materials for making this kite, bamboo and cloth, do other countries have them?" ”

In the snickering laughter of Emperor Jin Yuan and several ministers next to him, the minister nodded awkwardly: "Naturally, there is." ”

"And did they do it?"

The minister was slightly stunned, as if he understood something.

Seeing that he seemed to have comprehended, Sima Shao further infused his new thoughts: "It's not that you are asked to sell raw materials, how much can raw materials be worth?" For example, bamboo, which can be found everywhere in other countries. But what if you gathered a group of skilled craftsmen and carved bamboo into lifelike bamboo carvings, which you could sell to other countries? ”

"Wechen has been taught." The minister had a feeling of suddenness.

At this time, the surrounding ministers were overjoyed and couldn't help but interject: "Your Highness's suggestion is excellent, but if you carve bamboo carvings, other countries can also imitate them, so what?" ”

"There's a technical aspect to it." Sima Shao turned his head and glanced at Emperor Jin Yuan, and said, "If we can ensure that the craftsmanship of the bamboo carvings sold by my Great Jin Dynasty far exceeds that of other countries, the problem that this adult said will be solved." ”

"Technology?" Emperor Jin Yuan's face showed a deep confusion, as if he didn't understand.

"It's too abstract to do that, let's use an analogy, weapons! In terms of weapons, the level of technology directly affects the combat capability of the soldiers of the two countries, and it is obvious that this is the best expression of technological strength. It is said that my Great Jin has developed a weapon made of fine iron? ”

Emperor Jin Yuan thought about it, and said truthfully with a bit of pride: "To be precise, yes, not to mention anything else, in terms of iron smelting techniques, there are only a handful of people who can match my Great Jin!" ”

I saw Sima Shao grinning and said, "That's better." Father, what if we build a batch of weapons made of fine iron and sell them at a high price to some countries that can't make fine iron? ”

When the ministers heard this, their faces changed greatly, and they exclaimed: "Your Highness, no! Weapons are the most important weapons of the country, so how can they be sold at will? If those weapons end up in the hands of the enemy, will it not be a good thing for the enemy? ”

"When the time comes, the weapons developed by my Great Jin will in turn kill my Great Jin sergeants, how can I explain to my ancestors?"

"So you're brainless."

Sima Shao pursed his lips angrily: "The wealth obtained from selling those weapons at a high price can continue to develop new process technologies!"

If a new weapon is developed early, what can the enemy country do, even if it has a weapon made of fine iron?

This is called the return of R&D funds, you know?

Ensure that the sergeants of our Great Jin are always equipped with leading armaments. Selling obsolete armaments to those countries with backward weapons technology in a timely manner is not a disguised way to make the wealth of other countries pay for the research and development of China's weapons technology?

Well, that is, the money needed for the development of weapons is transferred in disguise to those countries that need armaments. ”

"This ......" everyone present was dumbfounded.