Ran Min is reviewing the recital in the Evergreen Palace.

Once a new decree is issued by the imperial court, he, as the emperor, cannot be idle at all, but has to stay up all night in the office, lest something go wrong.

As an emperor, sitting on the four seas, there are 3,000 beauties in the harem, which seems to be beautiful, but only he knows the sadness.

"Father." Unconsciously, at noon, the crown prince Ran Ming came to the Evergreen Hall and brought a thick stack of music sheets.

"A-Ying, you're here. I want you to pay a private visit to Weifu yesterday and go to the people to inspect the implementation of Dawei Bao Banknote and Qianzhuang, what is the effect? Ran Min threw the pen in his hand, lay down on the chair, rubbed his temples and asked Prince Ran Ming.

Ran Min replied: "Enlighten the emperor, after the various measures of the imperial court, the implementation of the Great Wei Bao banknote and the money village has achieved remarkable results. As of yesterday, Erchen has coordinated the data of the eight money houses in Daliang City, and only ten days later, the gold, silver, silk, and copper recovered by the eight money houses are countless, and the treasure money issued is as much as 56.24 million yuan, and this data is still soaring. ”

"More than 50 million guan?" Rao was already mentally prepared, but Ran Min couldn't help but be surprised.

It seems that the people have saved a lot of money over the years. Of course, in order to support the new policy of the imperial court, the officials of Daliang have saved a lot of money in the money bank, after all, they can eat interest, and this money is useless at home, so it is better to save it in the money bank to make money.

"And that's not all. Since the establishment of the eight money banks, many businessmen and ordinary people have taken loans from the money banks, and nearly 10 million yuan have been disbursed so far. The interest rate on the loan is quite high, which is enough to maintain the normal operation of the bank. ”

No money lost, of course the best.

Ran Min nodded and said, "Hmm." A-Ying, do you know why I set up this kind of bank? ”

"Isn't the intention of my father to let the people better adapt to this kind of Great Wei Bao banknote?"

"Definitely."

"That is, the money bank can make a lot of money by lending."

"It's not."

"This ...... The son couldn't think of it, so he asked his father to make it clear. ”

Ran Min smiled faintly: "The setting of the money bank, of course, is to make the Dawei treasure banknote better implemented, and it can also make a lot of money." But my real intention is so that the court can make use of the money in the bank! In the past, when we fought wars, our Great Wei fought every year, and the treasury was empty every year, and even last year, I had to issue bonds to the meritorious officers and soldiers of the three armies, and also borrowed money from the wealthy businessmen of the major noble clans. At that time, I sighed, what a penny is hard to beat a hero! ”

"Without money, I can't do anything! Money is needed for disaster relief, money for wars, food for millions of soldiers, and salaries for more than 100,000 officials, all of which are a lot of expenses! ”

Hearing this, Ran Ming was dumbfounded, and then he smiled dumbly and said, "Father, no matter how short the court is, you can't do this, right?" What if the people know that the court has embezzled the money in the money village and misappropriated their hard-earned money, what if there is a trouble? ”

"They won't know. Even if you know, what can you do? I want to open money banks all over the country, state-run money banks, and do not allow private money banks to exist, and when the time comes, if there are thousands of money banks in the whole country, won't the funds be able to turn over? I don't miss their money, and the money they have stored in the money bank can't be recovered all at once, right? ”

"Well, that seems to be the case."

Ran Min smiled and said, "A-Ying, you have to learn a little." As the old saying goes, the country does not compete with the people for profit, and the eater does not compete with the people. But the truth is such a truth, we don't need to follow the rules, as a monarch, as long as you think it is a good thing, the right thing, even if the subordinates are against you, you must do it unswervingly. Of course, if even you hesitate about something, and there are many people who oppose it, there is no need to be stubborn. This is the truth that the saying of loyalty is good for the deed. ”

"The retainers have been taught."

Ran Ming waved at Ran Min again, then opened his mouth, and stopped talking.

"There's something, but it doesn't matter."

"Father, my son-in-law has recently heard rumors in the market, father, you set up a money bank, and ordered the money bank to issue loans to merchants and people who have accumulated money, and its original intention is to encourage the people of the country to do business."

Hearing this, Ran Min was a little surprised, then glanced at Ran Ming, and said, "It's Wei Yan and these ministers who chew their tongues in your ears, right?" ”

"Father, Emperor Mingjian."

"How are they?"

"Ministers, my father wants to change the national policy of valuing agriculture and suppressing business throughout the ages, and I am afraid that the country will have hidden dangers."

"What's the problem?"

"They are all worried, if everybody goes into business, who will do the farming for the country? Since ancient times, monarchs have emphasized agriculture and neglected business, agriculture is the foundation of the country, businessmen seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, ministers are afraid that their fathers and emperors will put the cart before the horse, encourage everyone to do business, but waste the country's arable land. ”

Ran Min bowed slightly: "A-Ying, then do you know what heavy agriculture and business suppression are?" ”

"Father, as far as the ministers know, since ancient times, there have been four classes: scholars, farmers, and businessmen. Shirong was the highest, followed by the peasants, then the workers, and the last were the merchants. This is already a deep-rooted impression in the world! ”

Ran Ming paused for a moment, and then said: "As for the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce mentioned by my father, it is because my Huaxia has been a big agricultural country since ancient times, a big land country, based on agriculture, and relocated to the land, farmers have close ties with the land, and it is not easy to leave when the country is in danger, while businessmen are considered to be very shrewd at the same time, they will abandon the country in times of crisis to protect their own interests. ”

"Yours are right." Ran Min sighed and said, "Then I will ask you again, what is farming?" What is Quotient? What you have expounded is only your own subjective consciousness, and you cannot generalize everything. ”

"Moreover, agriculture is production, and there was originally a hundred catties of grain on the land, but I turned it into two hundred catties of grain, which is farming. So what is a quotient? Shang is a transaction, Daliang originally had a hundred catties of grain, I sold Daliang's grain to Yecheng, this is Shang! ”

"Then why do you want to focus on agriculture and suppress business? In vain, it is because the ancient monarchs believed that commerce is the transfer of goods, and a hundred catties of grain is still a hundred catties after several commercial activities, but agriculture can increase the quantity of grain, and if commercial activities are encouraged, the number of people responsible for production will be reduced, and then the things produced will also be reduced, so there is a large series of policies that emphasize agriculture and suppress business! ”

When Ran Ming heard this, he suddenly felt like an initiation, and his eyes reflected an inexplicable light: "What my father said is really unheard of." But there is some truth to this! However, the emperor, now the ministers, and even some scholars are privately arguing, believing that the money bank should not lend money to the countrymen, and encourage the countrymen to do business, and such a country full of copper smell cannot be strong. If you want the country and the people to be safe, you also need the assistance of Shirao, and the support of Nongsang is. ”

"Superficial!"

Ran Min directly gave such a comment, and said: "Farmers, they are our food and clothing parents, there is no doubt about this." But business, craftsmen, the same can not be ignored! A-Ying, do you know the Dharma? ”

"Ugh." Ran Ming didn't know why Ran Min was involved in Buddhism again, but he still replied honestly: "Erchen has not studied Buddhism. ”

"I have never studied Buddhism. But the essence of Buddhism, its teachings, is the equality of all beings! Of course, I can't make all beings equal, and I can't do that, not even equal. However, in my opinion, there should be no difference! For example, I attach great importance to agriculture, advise farmers to teach mulberry, protect certain rights and interests of farmers, and make good use of craftsmen. The craftsmen improved the army with bows, crossbows, trebuchets and other weapons, and also invented artillery, and all kinds of inventions were all cherry blossoms."

"What about the merchant? Naturally, they are of many uses. Didn't the things that people wear, use, and eat that the merchants have transferred from somewhere else? The bustle is all for profit, and the bustle is for profit, so there should be no difference between Shinong industry and commerce! ”

Ran Ming nodded and said, "Father has to be." It's just that Father, your good intentions, I'm afraid that others won't be able to understand it. ”

"I don't pay attention to that."

"Father, the sons and daughters of the Jixia School Palace are debating on your establishment of a money village and encouraging the people of the country to do business, and they have been debating for three days!"

"The result?"

"It's still hard to distinguish, and each has its own reason. Would my father be interested in going and seeing? ”

"Let's go together."

Ran Min also happened to want to do activities, this Jixia School Palace has not been inspected for a long time, and it is good to go and take a look now. After all, the scholars of the Jixia School Palace are the pillars of the country, and the future governance of the country depends on these people.