"Why not?"
A Dajian asked back: "The Dawei Dynasty has a population of tens of millions. There are many people like ours who want to serve the Dawei Dynasty."
"But people like ours have no way to enter the official career."
"Only by killing those corrupt officials can people like ours have more opportunities."
"Well, you go ahead."
Zhao Ping nodded.
This has also been confirmed in previous lives.
Don’t you see, there are so many college graduates who are eager to take the civil service exam?
As well as those officials who were found to have problems and double regulations.
There are also many pairs of eyes staring at their positions. Who is really afraid of the methods above?
As long as you work hard and serve the people, you will be fine.
So what A Dajian said is reasonable.
"Second, encourage merchants."
A Dajian continued: "If a country wants to prosper, it must have the support of merchants."
"its not right."
Zhao Ping retorted: "Scholar farmers, industry and commerce, the status of businessmen is the lowest."
"You can't even take the imperial examination. If you want to become an official, you have to work harder than others and spend your energy on activities to have a chance."
"And there is no evil or business."
"When you encourage businessmen, don't you want everyone to become profiteers?"
"hehe."
A Dajian sneered, "It's just a fool's opinion."
"You just asked us about the way of business, and we said that if you want to maintain a long-term business, you must operate with integrity."
"We are all operating with integrity, so how can we talk about treachery?"
"And if you look at the entire Dawei Dynasty, how many wealthy people are there among those who are farming, working, and doing work honestly?"
"Which county's wealthy family is not a merchant?"
"And our family has been in the capital for so long, so we can see it very clearly."
"The imperial court did not encourage merchants, and even hated merchants, but when those people became officials and gained power, they all started doing business."
"Like the Qian family, they have all the money banks in the world."
"Like the Mu family, they have a Pinxiang Restaurant in their hands."
"For example, Liu Laijia, the Minister of Household Affairs in the capital, also has a cloth village in his hands."
"There is also the salt in the hands of Shangshu Ling Xu Chun."
"There are also people who are in charge of water transportation, people who are in charge of knives, farm tools, etc., they are everywhere."
"While scolding businessmen for being treacherous, they are secretly engaged in business."
"If our estimate is correct, it is precisely because they want to monopolize the business that they wantonly belittle the merchants so that their family can dominate and continue to provide them with a steady stream of money."
"well said!"
Zhao Ping clapped his hands in praise.
He remembered that in his previous life, when he was just studying in college, several brothers in the dormitory also discussed this issue.
Why did ancient China continue to focus on agriculture and suppress commerce?
The answers are also varied and different.
Some people say that because businessmen are extremely treacherous and only interested in profit, they are despised by the world, causing their status to become lower and lower.
Some people say it is because it is not convenient for merchants to rule.
After all, there was no business tax in feudal society, and the money earned did not need to be turned over to the state.
Farmers need to farm and pay various taxes and are more obedient. If businessmen become the climate, it will easily affect the stability of the court.
Therefore, a society where imperial power is paramount will devalue businessmen.
Similarly, there are also people who hold the same opinions as A Dajian.
I think there are people in the court who want to make money. The family is dominant and they don't want to see businessmen divide their interests.
So I gave advice to His Majesty, slandered businessmen and so on.
Anyway, it has everything.
There is no conclusion yet.
There is no proof, it’s just that everyone gets together and each expresses his own opinions.
But after five thousand years of civilization, Zhao Ping knows the importance of merchants to a country.
To put it bluntly, whether a country can function normally is inseparable from the amount of taxes paid by merchants.
Only the economy survives.
Only when a country is prosperous can it have money to conduct research and improve science and technology.
And A Dajian could even think of this, Zhao Ping had to admire him, he really met a good talent.
A Dajian is still going on.
"So, if our family is asked to govern a place, it will definitely promote merchants."
“But it’s not a blind promotion.”
"There have to be conditions."
“It must be reputable, it must be beneficial to the people, and it must be willing to pay taxes.”
"Tax?"
Zhao Ping asked unexpectedly: "What kind of tax do you pay?"
"Of course it's the merchant tax."
A Dajian said: “When people farm, they lease land from the state, and they need to pay taxes, lease fees, etc. to the state.”
“Don’t merchants have to do business on the country’s land?”
"Doesn't the silver earned belong to the people of the David Dynasty?"
"If so, why not pay taxes?"
“And we don’t ask them to pay a lot, just a part of it.”
"With commercial tax, we can appropriately reduce the taxes on the people."
"People will be able to save more or less money, and their living conditions will gradually improve."
"Although merchants pay business taxes, they still make money, but they are just less than before."
"Of course, when we collect their taxes, we will also provide corresponding protection measures."
"For example, when merchants are doing business on our territory, our family has the responsibility to protect the safety of their personnel and protect their goods from being plundered."
"If we encounter some gangsters, or even dignitaries who use their power to bully us, our family will come forward to help them deal with it, which can be regarded as their backstage."
"Who taught you these?"
Zhao Ping was moved.
Staring at A Dajian, he asked excitedly.
"No one teaches."
A Dajian shook his head and said, "We figured it out ourselves."
"You also know that our family is just a helpless commoner. We only want to display our talents in front of His Majesty, so we like to think about things on weekdays."
"These are all things we figured out when we had nothing to do."
"Whether it can work or not remains to be verified."
"So Mr. Zhao, our family relies on you not to do business, but to govern a place."
"We should try our best to put into practice the theories that our family has worked out. If there are any deficiencies, correct them in time. I believe we will definitely be able to find an excellent strategy for governing the country."
"Are you using me as a guinea pig?"
Zhao Ping couldn't laugh or cry.
But I have to admire A Dajian's ability.
What a talent.
If the other party hadn't been stabbed, Zhao Ping would have suspected that he was also a time traveler.
After all, how can a time traveler be knifed? Wouldn't that be a disgrace to the army of time-travelers?
It can only be said that there are wise men in feudal society.
For example, drilling wood to make fire, the four great inventions, etc., aren't they all the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients?
If I hadn't been a time traveler and had advanced civilization in my mind, I might not even be able to compare with one of their toes.
"What is a guinea pig?"
A Dajian said suspiciously.
"that is……"
Zhao Ping found that there was no way to explain this thing, so he could only laugh awkwardly and change the topic.
"A Dajian, your talents are recognized by me."
"But I'm not your emperor, so I can't let you use your majestic strategies."
"But it allows you to govern Donghai County."
"Although you are not a county guard, you can have the power of a county guard. How about having all the officials in Donghai County obey your orders?"
"Is it just a county?"
A Dajian was a little disappointed.
"It's just a county right now."
Zhao Ping hurriedly promised: "But if you govern well, you can expand Qingzhou and even the entire Dawei Dynasty."
"The premise is that you can manage Donghai County well and achieve the goals I require."
"What goal?"
“Children should be educated, educated, paid for their work, treated for illness, taken care of for the elderly, housed, and the weak should be supported…”
Zhao Ping recounted the situation in his previous life and made a serious statement: "There are no slaves, and men and women are equal."
"What I want to create is a new type of society."
"can you do it?"
"Our family..."
A Dajian opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to answer.
I was really shocked.
Educated at an early age?
Who educates?
The people are so poor that they are about to starve to death. Where can they get the money to send their children to school and literacy?
Learn and teach?
Who teaches?
Everyone is trying to gain fame and compete for power, so how can they have the time to teach Zaizai?
Do you get something for your hard work?
How?
After the slaves were bought, they had to work.
Otherwise, why buy them?
Is the disease cured?
Who is the doctor?
Doctors need money to treat patients.
The dignitaries have nothing to worry about, but the common people do.
Have something to support you in old age?
Who raises it?
Not to mention the old, in some places the poor have begun to exchange children for each other, so how can they care about the old?
Have a place to stay?
If this is really achieved, will there still be refugees?
Is there support for the weak?
You can’t even take care of your own family, so why should you help others?
As for the last mentioned abolition of slavery and equality between men and women, this is even more impossible.
If slavery is cancelled, who will do the work?
Who will do the laundry, cooking, and care for the home?
How can men and women be equal?
Haven't men always been superior to women?
"Of course, this is my ultimate goal."
Zhao Ping also knew that it was a bit difficult for A Dajian. "Before you take up the post, you can go to Xiping Village to live for a while and experience the customs and customs there."
"Then you will understand which direction you should work towards."
"I will repair a letter now. You can take it back to Xiping Village and someone will arrange relevant matters for you."
Zhao Ping just did what he said, took out a pen and paper, and started writing a letter.
However, A Dajian refused.
"No, no, no."
"Mr. Zhao, our family is not going back to Xiping Village now. Instead, we are going to Jincheng to meet His Majesty."
Um?
Zhao Ping was stunned.
I bet you told me so much, are you just showing off?
Still want to see His Majesty?
Do you dislike me because my temple is too small to accommodate a great god like you?
