"Yes, Your Majesty." The Ministry of Industry Shangshu put forward an opinion, "Agriculture is the foundation of the country, even if His Majesty develops hybrid rice, but it still needs farmers to work hard and manage it, otherwise the fields will be barren."

The population of the Great Wei was already small, and all the peasants went to business, so what should be done with the grain?

Excess production also requires hard work and requires a large number of agricultural manpower.

If no one is willing to farm, the people will be left with no food to eat. ”

Li Xingchen shook his head, "No, I'm afraid the Ministry of Industry is closed to news, I don't know what hybrid rice is, I only know that I have enough to eat." ”

The old man of the Ministry of Industry blushed.

He really didn't know much about hybrid rice, after all, there was never a shortage of food and drink, how could he pay attention to that kind of thing?

In the inherent concept, as long as it is rice, it is planted in the ground, and as long as it is planted in the ground, it must be cultivated by a large number of people, how can it be as simple as Li Xingchen said.

"I'll give you a science popularization, before hybrid rice came out, ordinary rice was planted, and 100 people could only eat half of it.

However, with the advent of hybrid rice and sweet potatoes, 100 people can feed 1,000 people.

An increase in production is equivalent to a decrease in the number of farmers.

So even if all the people want to do business, I don't think it can't!

What's more, it may be that all the people will want to do business, and more people will continue to choose to farm, because most of them have no courage, brains, and capital. ”

"This..."

The court fell silent again, and the officials looked thoughtful.

Indeed, even if the people know that they can make money in business, but the market demand is so large, everyone flocks to it, how many people can really make money? Only part of it!

It is always the majority who have no business acumen!

The timid and those who have no capital are also the majority!

Even if they start out in business with a tentative idea, when something goes wrong, they immediately quit and go back to farming.

After a while, another minister came out again, "Your Majesty, having said that, there is no guarantee that most of the people will fight happily in the shopping malls after engaging in business, and they are not willing to return to their hometowns to farm, so isn't the Great Wei Jiangshan extremely dangerous?"

All the people are businessmen, and the merchants are not engaged in production, and Dawei will have no food to eat and nothing to use.

For the sake of the stability of the country, Your Majesty should still raise the taxes of the peasants, and don't think about the merchants! ”

Li Xingchen squinted.

This made him extremely angry, but he didn't show it on his face, after all, what he said just now was not angry, he just wanted to know what they really thought in their hearts, so they spoke sharply, and he could only listen.

The prime minister nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, since ancient times, agriculture has been the foundation, if you want to increase the tax of merchants, it is equivalent to improving the status of merchants, and the world will be in chaos because of this, the minister suggests that Your Majesty should consider it carefully." ”

Many ministers seconded the motion.

Shinong industry and commerce have set rules since ancient times, and it is the experience summed up by the blood and tears, wisdom, and even the national break of the past dynasties.

If the status of the lowest businessman is elevated, it is no different from the reversal of yin and yang, and it is inevitable to cause turmoil.

Putting aside their own interests, the ministers still hope that the country will rule Chang'an for a long time, so they can't help but worry about Great Wei.

"At this point, I haven't thought about it, if there is really something that you Aiqing is worried about, then it doesn't matter, I will set up a farming institute.

The official positions in the courtyard are officially established and belong to the institutions directly under the imperial court.

At that time, if the people do not cultivate, then let the court officials cultivate, the grain belongs to the state, and the treasury will sell the grain and collect the people's money back. ”

Li Xingchen also knows that some ministers are really thinking about the country. At the same time, it is funny that they are worried.

Stability is a good thing, but it hinders social development.

Reform is inevitable to promote trade.

Let the farmers have the idea to do more, so that the country can reclaim the land and inspire the people to start a business, why not?

Besides, it doesn't have to be up to the people to farm the land, set up a government agency for agriculture, and even open another agricultural college to train talents and send them to the agricultural institute.

"Your Majesty..."The prime minister wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Xingchen.

"Okay, I know what you Aiqing are thinking, and I have my own considerations.

If in the future, because of this decision, you will blame me at will, I will be the same as today, and I will not care about Aiqing. ”

Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, his tone could not be refuted.

The ministers present looked at each other, but when they heard this, they could only hold back the thought of persuading.

Not to mention anything else, at least judging from the things Li Xingchen has done in the past, he has indeed not been on a business trip, and he also promised that if there is a problem in the future, they can blame it at will.

When it comes to this, if they persuade again, it will inevitably make Li Xingchen and Longyan angry.

Li Xingchen stood up in the dragon chair and waved his big hand.

"From now on, the tax revenue of merchants will be increased by 5% and that of traders will be increased by 10%.

And set up a special economic zone in Lingzhou, so that businessmen from all over the world went to Lingzhou to do business.

Of course, it is not mandatory.

But the merchants who did business there were not taxed for three years, and after three years it was the lowest among other merchants in the country. ”

Li Xingchen's move is to let more people participate in business, and first use Lingzhou as a pilot to facilitate unified jurisdiction.

This matter can be regarded as being thoroughly implemented by Li Xingchen.

But the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned.

I didn't expect him to build a special economic zone at all.

The Prime Minister stepped forward again.

"Your Majesty, do you mean to support the merchants and let the farmers and the common people go into business?"

Originally, they were already worried that raising the tax on businessmen would make the people see that it was profitable, so they would put down farming and go into business, but Li Xingchen still had to support it? Isn't it only a matter of time before all the people do business!

"Your Majesty, the stakes are very high, if they are used by the noble family, I am afraid that Lingzhou will become their territory.

The family is rich, and you know that Your Majesty wants to support merchants, why do ordinary people compete with them?

At that time, once Lingzhou becomes the base of the family, the imperial court may be difficult to control.

Moreover, with the development of trade in Lingzhou, the world's noble clans will definitely immigrate there, and the power and prosperity of that place will be far greater than that of the capital. ”

Under Li Xingchen's previous interference, it was not easy to suppress the arrogance of the deceased family, and now he is supporting it, and the family will be swept back violently like a prairie fire.

"I deliberately wanted to lure the family over. First, the development of Lingzhou needs to be promoted by wealthy families.

Second, they were more or less a threat to the imperial court in the capital.

In particular, the Situ family, the head of the major families, is rich and wealthy, but it cannot be denied that the family has contributed to the development of the world. ”