Fang Zheng looked up one by one and immediately saw three people looking at him with burning eyes, and he quickly laughed.
"Eat! Why are you watching what I do?"
"Thunder! Thunder!" Li Yuanzhao shouted excitedly.
"There's no thunder! You can't believe the things about ghosts and monsters. Let's eat! After dinner, I will personally take Mr. Li to visit the scenery of my Taoyuan!"
Although Fang Zhengyi had a relaxed expression on his face, his mood was a little heavy.
This damn Lao Li! If I didn't mention this, I wouldn't have so many worries!
This young master traveled through time and was doing fucking disaster relief! It’s hard to live a peaceful life for two years, but it’s hard to do disaster relief! ?
Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zhengyi deeply with scrutiny in his eyes, and then continued to eat with his head down.
There was silence at the dinner table for a while, and no one spoke.
After dinner, the four of them walked out of Qingchang Tower, and they all made a tacit agreement not to mention the flood in Jianjiang River again.
Seeing the slight silence, Fang Zheng smiled and said, "The last time you came here, it was only for a few days to take a look around."
"I have nothing to do today, and my Lord is also here. I will personally take three of you to take a closer look at Taoyuan County."
“If you have something you like, just buy it, you might find some new business opportunities!”
Emperor Jing also suppressed his worries and said curiously: "County Magistrate Fang, there are two things that Mr. Li has been unclear about. Please ask Magistrate Fang to clarify his doubts."
"Speaking?"
"First, why did Taoyuan County not keep such a money-making opportunity for itself but instead gave it to Li?"
"Secondly, when Li looked around the country, there was never an official who treated merchants as politely as County Magistrate Fang. Why is this?"
In fact, I wanted to ask about these two things last time I came to Emperor Jing, but I was in such a hurry that I didn't bother.
In today's world, being a businessman is a lowly profession, and no one looks down on him. Fang Zhengyi's attitude is really rare, and he has no airs.
"Haha! Lao Li has great vision! Because I am such a warm-hearted person!"
Emperor Jing: "............"
It's you who's been hurt by your boasting! Guo Tianyang curled his lips disdainfully.
Fang Zhengyi continued: "The reason why I leave it to you is simply because there are too few people in Taoyuan County who are educated and sensible. The officials in Taoyuan County can still look after me a little, but when I go to other places, I am afraid of being eaten by the scum." There aren’t any left!”
"Secondly, the importance of a merchant is no less important than that of an agricultural worker. Lao Li, you should understand this too!"
"Just like rice is only worth a few cents in the hands of farmers, but if it is taken to the county and made into peach blossom fan wine, it will be worth a hundred times!"
"It's like the porcelain you sell. The value of porcelain from the south can be doubled when shipped to the north!"
"It all depends on the flow of merchants. This is called resource allocation! Only when resources are allocated in place can everything be of maximum value. So do you think merchants are important?"
"Because Taoyuan County has been forgotten by the court for a long time, the positions of Tongzhi, Chief Registrar, etc. are still vacant, so the system has been fine-tuned, which has created a business-oriented situation in Taoyuan County. Although the outside world despises merchants, I There is absolutely no such trend in Taoyuan County!"
"A number of small buildings are being built in the south of Taoyuan County. Are you interested in buying one? If you don't have enough money, the county can also provide loans!"
“I can’t guarantee anything else, but Taoyuan County is definitely the best choice for living and retirement care!”
Seize the opportunity to let Lao Li buy a house in Taoyuan County, and strive to tie him up in Taoyuan County. Master Fang's little calculation is making a sound.
You are selling things inside and outside your words. What kind of official are you?
Guo Tianyang said angrily: "Businessmen are not engaged in production. If we encourage merchants, wouldn't it be chaotic if everyone in the world goes into business?"
"Huh?" Fang Zheng was stunned.
Aren't you just a fucking businessman? Where are you standing?
Seeing that Fang Zhengyi's expression was a little awkward, Guo Tianyang knew that he had said the wrong thing and quickly made up for it: "This has been the truth since ancient times!"
Fang Zhengyi sneered: "Since ancient times, we have used silk and tortoise shells to write, why do you still use paper?"
“Since ancient times, farming has been slash-and-burn farming. Why are plows and oxen used now?”
"Is it right since ancient times? Is it right to stick to the old ways? If everyone in the world becomes a merchant, the world will be in chaos. If everyone in the world is a scholar, then the world will not be in chaos?"
"Not everyone has the ability to study, and not everyone has the ability to be a businessman."
"A person can both farm and be a businessman, study and farm at the same time. Is this a contradiction?"
"Lao Guo! Fortunately, you are a businessman and your mind is too rigid!"
"The reason why our Taoyuan County is so wealthy is because everyone in the world despises merchants but only this county values them. Taoyuan County can be what it is today!"
Guo Tianyang blushed: "Then if there are more people working as merchants, there will be fewer people and less time farming, and the world's food will not be enough. As you said, wouldn't it mean that the land will be starved to death!"
"Old Li! Your accountant is rebellious! He looks down on you!"
Fang Zhengyi was too lazy to pay attention to him and directly complained to Emperor Jing.
What this weird guy said is actually quite reasonable. Agriculture is the foundation of everything. At present, agriculture is indeed underdeveloped and there are no high-yielding crops such as potatoes. Taoyuan County is essentially developed by absorbing resources from other regions. However, as Taoyuan County, Fang Zhengyi County magistrate, this bar must be raised! Otherwise, where will I put my money in the future? How dare someone come and make noises? !
"Ah! This...I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!" Guo Tianyang's face was full of blood, and he quickly waved his hands to deny it.
Emperor Jing quickly smoothed things over and said seriously: "Guo Da is really disrespectful. I will discipline him well when he gets back!"
Guo Tianyang suddenly felt aggrieved like a little daughter-in-law.
It’s his mother’s fault! ! What a fool, you don't play by the rules! You can actually put the blame on us!
Li Yuanzhao was so excited that he almost couldn't help but clap his hands.
interesting! So funny! This Fang Zhengyi is indeed a wonderful person!
Not only do you have sympathy for me, but you can also quarrel with others.
It would be great if there was such an interesting person in the palace.
Those masters will tell themselves the truth with a straight face!
A few people continued walking on the street, and people kept saying hello to Fang Zhengyi on the road. Guo Tianyang kept a straight face and said nothing. He had made up his mind that he would never say a word again when Fang Zhengyi was present!
Li Yuanzhao kept looking around and suddenly found a bookstall.
Thinking that my father would burn his books when he went back, I couldn't help but be tempted.
Take this opportunity to buy two copies! Liu Jin finally bought his miscellaneous books from the private sector.
If they were all burned, wouldn’t there be no books left to read? !
So he quickly ran to the bookstall, and Fang Zheng and others ignored him and just chatted on their own.
Li Yuanzhao ran to the bookstall and picked up a book, and his eyes immediately widened.
I have read a lot of miscellaneous books, and this is the first time I have seen a book with such a fresh and refined title.
The title of the book clearly reads: "Magistrate Fang vs. Thanos"
"Boss! What are you writing in this book?"
When the bookstall owner saw the stranger, he was happy: "You are from out of town! You don't know this, so I just bought a book and went back to take a look!"
"This book tells the story of the demon slayer from outside the territory who invaded Jingguo. Magistrate Fang collected seven infinite gems and presented them to the emperor to send troops to exterminate the demon."
"It's so exciting! Fifty cents per book!"
"Ah? Thanos? What are infinity stones?" Li Yuanzhao was dumbfounded, why didn't I know about this!
Father has also defeated demons from outside the territory?
It happened that several people caught up at this time.
Fang Zheng looked behind him, his face turned red, and he couldn't help but touch his nose.
I thought to myself that some bastard had written the story I made up for the children into a book!
It seems like it’s time for me to take charge of Taoyuan County’s cultural industry!
Emperor Jing burst out laughing when he saw the title of the book.
Li Yuanzhao opened the book, took a look at it and said disdainfully: "There is such a book! It's all in vernacular, so much paper is wasted!"
Then he picked out a few books from the pile of books, such as "Young Aqiu", "Knights in the Martial Arts", and "Gold Medal County Magistrate".
Li Yuanzhao read several books and wondered: "Why are they all in vernacular! How strange!"
Emperor Jing couldn't help but look sideways, and it turned out that this was indeed the case: "County Magistrate Fang! Is it possible that everyone in Taoyuan County can publish books!? All books are written in vernacular."
In this era, most of the books written were written in classical Chinese and vernacular. In the eyes of scholars, it was simply considered inferior and had to be criticized. Therefore, Fang Zhengyi did not find it strange that the two of them had this question.
Fang Zhengyi explained: "That's right! As long as you pay for it, my printing shop in Taoyuan County can publish books for people! As for this vernacular, there are not many scholars in Taoyuan County, so it is not easy to know the characters!"
"It would be great to have books to read and learn more words. Those silly things are meaningless!"
Li Yuanzhao retorted: "It's so superficial! It's just a waste of white paper!!"
Fang Zheng laughed and laughed without getting annoyed. This is the limitation of thinking, just like the old killer looks down on the energetic young man.
But time will give the answer.
"How can the vernacular become vulgar? What is a good book? A good book can be understood by the common people and found useful."
"If I print some Four Books and Five Classics for them, it will only add trouble to the people. If they are interested in learning, they will look for more profound books."
"A few years ago, the people of Taoyuan were still refugees. There were countless people in the county who could read on their fingers. Now most of the people are willing to read this book in their spare time. Do you think it's okay?"
Li Yuanzhao's face was full of dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction: "Of course it's not good! Wouldn't such vulgar words stain people's eyes? What's more, the content that can be explained clearly in a few words has been written in vernacular for such a long time!"
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "In addition to the simple and easy-to-understand vernacular, the large number of words is also one of its advantages!"
"Because human nature is rare, I will never stop writing good verses if the words are not astonishing. If this poem were to be written in vernacular, I would like to carefully ponder and search for good verses throughout my life. If the language of the verses is not astonishing, I will Never give up.”
"Look! I changed the original fourteen characters to thirty-nine characters in vernacular, which makes twenty-five more characters!"
"One sentence can add twenty-five words. A book written in classical Chinese and written in vernacular can probably double the number!"
"This means that if I want to print a book, I need to use twice as much ink and paper, so the size of the printing shop will also double!"
"This will double the number of workers! Along with this, the number of craftsmen making ink and paper will also double! And the number of people providing raw materials will also increase!"
“In the end, the people who bought the book not only got easy-to-understand books but also got more opportunities to work and make money!”
"Do you think it's okay or not?"
Li Yuanzhao opened his mouth and was speechless, but he always felt that something was wrong!
Emperor Jing also looked at Fang Zhengyi with a strange expression. He felt that his mind was a little confused now! .
The craziest person was Guo Tianyang.
Damn it, Fang Zhengyi! Why are there so many evil ways! The prince and his majesty were deceived again! Damn it!
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