Everyone understands the concept of money circulation. As for the situation Li Yan mentioned, Li Ke also thought of the cases of later generations. For example, during the economic crisis, people next door preached that there would be no way to disperse money unless helicopters were used to disperse money to the people. Put it into the hands of the people.
Because most of the money is concentrated in the hands of capitalists, how difficult is it to distribute it to ordinary people through reasonable channels? This is a chain reaction.
In fact, before the Tang Dynasty, this situation was somewhat similar. Ordinary people could only say they were alive. Ordinary people rarely participated in normal business activities. They had no money in their hands, and all they bought were important production tools and daily necessities. How to consume necessities if you don’t have the ability to consume them?
If you want to be able to consume, you must create jobs and ways for people to make money.
Spreading money to the people also requires skill. Otherwise, why would the future economy go against the trend and experience crazy economic growth during the global economic crisis? A four trillion economic stimulus package is essential.
Why are there voices in later generations saying that they always feel that wages have not increased much, but prices have risen a lot, that the country's economy is finished, that it is about to collapse, that all money is gone, that inflation has occurred, that prosperity is false prosperity, and so on.
But as long as anyone who was able to go to school around 2000, and anyone who fully experienced the period before Li Ke's time travel, can feel it, the salary has not increased? Shan Li Ke's own experience is that around 2007, in his hometown of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, he applied for a job in the most common industries such as waiter and network management. Li Ke remembered that the monthly salary of network management was about 800, and that of waiters was about 1,000.
Before Li Ke traveled through time, a friend of his hometown in Hohhot opened a skewers shop. The salary of a waiter started at 3,500. If he wanted to hire someone, he would have to pay 4,000. Moreover, he was the type who would just quit if he was in a bad mood, because There is a general shortage of waiters in the industry.
Prices are definitely expensive, but in fact the price increase for basic necessities for people's livelihood has not increased much. The price of a pound of rice has definitely not increased four times. Of course, if you insist on buying real Wuchang rice, that's another matter.
In fact, you can feel it from your daily life, and the changes are quite big.
It seems that money can’t help but be spent, but in fact, the things you buy and consume in daily life have already increased a lot invisibly. The simplest thing is to think about the number of times you and the people around you went to restaurants, ordered takeout, and went to the theater from 2000 to 2023.
You have increased a lot of invisible consumption, so you can’t help but spend the money, right?
Isn't this how economic development started, just like the news Li Ke had seen in his previous life.
Some girls think that 3,000 yuan a month for living expenses in college is barely enough and tight. Some girls only need 1,500 yuan a month for living expenses in college, but they can save 60,000 yuan in four years of college. Do they have different money? That's definitely impossible. It's just that some people spend it, and some people don't, and they still make money.
Do some policies have shortcomings? have.
But is any policy perfect? No.
Another advantage of improving the economy is that as long as you are willing to endure hardships, there are many jobs that you can do, and they are not that difficult. In the past few years, Li Ke remembered that his uncle could only work as a coolie because of his low education. When working on the construction site, he had to secretly find some small foremen to give people a commission. He had to put in a good word, otherwise he would sometimes ask for help. Not alive.
But more than ten years later, it was still his uncle who worked harder, riding an electric bicycle to deliver food. He was not one of those ace players, but he could still earn more than 8,000 yuan a month. It's just the hardship of waking up early and staying late at night, as well as the severe cold and heat, but in fact, it's really not as hard as him at the construction site.
"But Li Shangshu, what does this have to do with exempting agricultural taxes?" Changsun Wuji asked curiously.
"It's very simple. The exemption of agricultural taxes I am talking about does not mean the exemption of agricultural taxes in the true sense. It is a decree issued by His Majesty to show that the people of the world have been living too hard these years, so they are given agricultural tax subsidies. ."
"The taxes will still be collected, and the people will still have to pay the state a proportion of the grain to offset the tax. However, for the grain they pay, we will collect it at a price slightly lower than the market price!"
"In this way, we are equivalent to exempting agricultural taxes in disguise, but the people have money in their hands, and the country's strategic grain reserves are reserved, and these strategic grain reserves also have some weak profits to supplement the construction of granaries and hire jobs. personnel, and the function of regulating national grain prices.”
"In addition, it can also avoid the situation where agricultural taxes are completely exempted and the strategic reserve granary cannot receive grain."
"When the Tang Dynasty becomes stronger and the economy becomes more developed in the future, your Majesty will announce that agricultural taxes will be completely exempted, and there will be no need to pay grain to the national granary in proportion!"
"It seems like we will increase the financial burden on the imperial court in the first year, but in fact, the money will soon flow back through other ways, such as currently building curved shaft plows, columbines, selling salt, training horses, mules, and draft horses. National pastures, etc. are all state-owned assets.”
"When the people have money, they will definitely buy these materials as soon as possible. When the time comes, the money in their hands will just return to the state in another way. But the people have more troubles. Plows, more draft horses, and a better life." Li Yan said with a smile.
After everyone listened, they were all shocked. To be honest, they had all read the economic circulation theory, but there was a difference between actually seeing it and applying it thoroughly.
Li Yan used such an example to explain the context of the country's economic development from another perspective.
These ministers have naturally benefited a lot. Although they have recognized Li Yan's knowledge for more than half a year, to be honest, this kind of thinking that controls the overall situation really requires talent. It is difficult to cultivate many ideas. cultivated.
"Well done, the three provinces will discuss this matter. If there are no problems, they can directly formulate an edict, and then come to me to stamp it, and then the "Datang Weekly" will publish it all over the world. It can be regarded as the great gift of the Tang Dynasty to the people this year. A benefit provided." Li Shimin said with great satisfaction.
"Yes!" The chief officials of the three provinces, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, and Wei Zheng, naturally responded at the same time.
Li Ke next to him was also very satisfied. After all, this was a baby cabbage he had cultivated by himself! To be honest, at this time, Li Ke suddenly felt like some old professors in the university who were good at teaching others felt when they saw their students' achievements.
It's really cool.
But... Li Ke thought about it, otherwise, during the wedding night, Li Yan would call him husband? Master? teacher?
Tsk tsk.
Li Ke was thinking wildly here. Li Shimin next to him glanced at Li Ke calmly, and then looked at Li Yan. An incredible idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
This bastard... won't train Li Yan to become an empress, right?
