"What's the second option?" Hu Hai asked.

Ji Heng's eyes were slightly closed, and there was a hint of depth in his eyes, and he said clearly and slowly: "Grab money." ”

"Rob ......" Hu Hai's eyes widened, his eyes were full of disbelief, and said, "Ji Heng, you really didn't say anything wrong?" Grab money? ”

"It can't ...... At least not really. ”

Hu Hai choked for a while.

Fusu also frowned slightly, a little unclear.

Ji Heng chuckled, his face was calm, he glanced at the wine jug out of the corner of his eye, and said lightly: "It's indeed 'robbing money', but it's just robbing businessmen's money." ”

"Merchant?"

Fusu's brows furrowed even tighter, and he said in a condensed voice: "I'm afraid this can't be done, right?" ”

"The commercial tax of Daqin is very heavy, and half of the tax is collected."

"In the profits of the merchants, two thirds have been taken, and no matter how much money is grabbed from the merchants, I am afraid that they will not be able to grab much."

"I'm afraid it won't work."

Ji Heng said coldly: "Is it really not good? ”

Fusu thought about it, shook his head very firmly, and said: "No, the current commercial tax has reached the extreme, if it is levied again, I am afraid that all the merchants in the world will flee, although Daqin imposes heavy taxes on the merchants, but still needs the merchants to transport some goods." ”

"This is absolutely unacceptable."

"I think I can." Ji Hengyun said lightly.

Fusu was stunned.

He thought about it carefully, and finally shook his head, puzzled, "Why is this?" ”

"Do you have to fish with all your might?"

"If you do this, I'm afraid that the businessmen will choose to turn their backs on the court."

"This is not a good thing for Great Qin."

Ji Heng leaned on his body, poured a bronze lord with some effort, and then said: "Does Feng Yuqing know?" ”

"Of course I know." Fusu nodded.

"What about Shu Zhuo's clan, Cheng Zheng's clan, Wankong's clan, and Cao Bing's clan?" Ji Heng asked again.

Fusu nodded again.

Ji Heng put Tong Jue on the tip of his nose, took a deep breath, sniffed the fragrant wine, and the corners of his mouth swept up a touch of arc, and said: "They are the businessmen of Daqin, the Wu clan is engaged in cattle and sheep sales, Ba Qing is engaged in Dansha, and the Shu Zhuo clan, Cheng Zheng, Wankong clan, and Cao Bing clan are known as the four 'iron kings' of Daqin." ”

"Do they have money?"

Fusu's face was slightly different, and he hesitated: "Yes, and the rich side is even richer than the prince." ”

"Didn't they pay heavy taxes?" Ji Heng looked at Fusu.

Fusu faintly realized what Ji Heng wanted to say, and said stubbornly: "Handed it over." ”

"yes." Ji Heng sighed lightly, drank all the fine wine in the bronze jue, and said indifferently: "These businessmen are extremely rich, and they have paid half of the Tai Fortune, but they can still be rich and rich, where does their money come from?" ”

"Economic ...... Business. Cold sweat was already oozing from Fusu's forehead.

Ji Heng retracted his gaze and sneered, "Now you understand, right? ”

"The business tax of Daqin is indeed very heavy, but the merchants are still profitable, and there are a lot of maps."

"Merchants are indeed mercenary."

"But the reason why the 'Feng Yu Yuqing' and the 'Four Iron Kings' and other huge riches can get rich is actually related to Qin Zheng."

"Is Daqin a light businessman?"

"Light!"

"Qin since the beginning of the Shang Dynasty reform, almost demoted the status of the merchant to a slave, although the merchant is called a merchant, in fact, there is no doubt with the slave, whether it is levy forced labor, or increase taxes, they will be considered first, since the first emperor ascended the throne, he has also been practicing 'hard work' and 'Shang Nong to eliminate the last'."

"But did Great Qin suppress business?"

"Nope!"

"There is one of the Shang Jun's changes."

"Those who are poor and poor at the end of things will be lifted up."

The meaning of this law is very simple: merchants who do not do well or are on the verge of bankruptcy, as well as middle- and lower-class traders and small craftsmen who have returned to poverty because of their own business, are to be confiscated as official slaves.

"This law prohibits small traders who have small profits."

"And those big businessmen with a lot of money and power will not be confiscated as official slaves."

"So doing business in Daqin, there will only be two results."

"Either bigger and stronger."

"Either you will be punished as an official slave."

"And once a businessman becomes bigger and stronger and becomes a businessman with strong financial resources, their business activities will not only not be banned, but will also be encouraged by the imperial court."

"This is also why Daqin explicitly prohibits the private sale of 'salt and iron' and other things, but there are still a large number of merchants in the world who are selling 'salt and iron', on the one hand, Daqin's own productivity is not enough, and merchants need to supplement it to meet social needs, and on the other hand, merchants can provide rich taxes for Daqin."

"Great Qin only bans middle- and lower-class traders."

"It's not an upper-class businessman!"

"The absence of small traders to compete in the market is undoubtedly very beneficial for big traders."

"It will also increase the share of the big merchant market."

"Therefore, under the policy of Great Qin, the big merchants and the imperial court were a win-win situation, and the imperial court received a large number of onerous taxes by encouraging the big merchants with strong financial resources to take over the salt and iron industries, and the merchants, with the support of the imperial court, quickly encroached on local shares, and then monopolized a regional commercial operation."

"This is also why, even if half of the tax is levied, the big businessmen can still get rich."

Fusu frowned.

He knew that.

However, there is some confusion about Ji Heng's intentions.

He asked: "The mining and production of salt, iron, dansha and other businesses require a lot of human and financial support, and the imperial court prohibits the participation of small traders and encourages big merchants to participate in it, so as to mobilize the enthusiasm of merchants and then collect a large amount of taxes." ”

"What's wrong with that?"

Ji Heng said calmly: "There is no problem. ”

"But don't you think businessmen make too much money?"

"And ......"

"Does the world really need big businessmen?"

Fusu was stunned.

He raised his head sharply and looked at Ji Heng, who was drinking, with a hint of horror in his eyes.

At first, he thought that Ji Heng wanted to increase taxes.

I never thought that Ji Heng's thoughts were even crazier, and he clearly wanted to ban businessmen.

Time.

Fusu was shocked and speechless.

Seeing Fusu's frightened face, Ji Heng shook his head secretly and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to think too much, I'll just say it casually, but in my opinion, there is indeed a need for businessmen to exist, but not big businessmen." ”

"Right now, what you should be thinking about is competing with business!"

"Compete with business." Fusu whispered, frowning and thinking deeply.

Looked at.

Ji Heng shook his head in disappointment.

Fusu knows too little about business.

He rubbed his forehead, slowly closed his eyes, and said calmly, "That's all for today." ”

"I mentioned the Guan Zhong method before."

"Guan Zhong is business-oriented."

"Some of his views are instructive, although they are not necessarily suitable for Daqin, but through the content of the Guan Zhong Reform, you can have a certain preliminary understanding of business, and it will not be too difficult to understand at that time."

Ji Heng yawned.

also turned over, with his back to the two of them, unwilling to bother anymore.

Fusu's face darkened.

He also knew that he was doing poorly this time.

The last time he heard Ji Heng talk about 'Guan Zhong's change of law', he didn't take it to heart, and he didn't go down to read it at all, but now when he was asked about business, his eyes were black, and he didn't know how to answer.

He knows too little about the world!