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152. Liu Zhe¡¯s witty remarks left Xun Yu speechless!

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    For ancient countries, the development of agriculture can make the people live and work in peace and contentment. If more people cultivate the fields, more taxes will be paid. Then the state treasury and granaries will be full. There will be no worries about food shortages and turmoil inside, and there will be no chaos caused by enemies outside. The people will live and work in peace and contentment inside.  , this was almost a prosperous age, so rulers of all generations regarded the development of agriculture as the "foundation of the country."

    Liu Zhe, who comes from the 21st century, knows that this is a wrong policy, but in the eyes of the ancients, it is the best policy.

    In fact, when Liu Zhe began to propose encouraging business in Youzhou and collecting business taxes, almost all of his subordinates were opposed to it.  However, because Liu Zhe had enough majesty and courage and insisted repeatedly, his subordinates agreed to this policy.

    There is no doubt that, judging from the current situation, his policy is absolutely correct!

    "Wen Ruo, do you know how a person can run fast?" Liu Zhe asked with a slight smile!

    However, he did not wait for Xun Yu to answer, and continued to speak: "Only two legs can run fast if they cooperate with each other. There is a premise here, that is, both legs are healthy. But only one leg is healthy, and the other  With his legs atrophied, can this person still run fast and walk normally?¡±

    ¡°In my opinion, agricultural business is like a person¡¯s two legs. Only when both are healthy can this country develop normally.¡±

    "Emphasizing agriculture but neglecting commerce, emphasizing commerce and neglecting agriculture is to only have one leg and abandon the other. This is equivalent to becoming a disabled person. Even if the other leg is developed to the extreme, the other leg is disabled and atrophied.  I can¡¯t walk normally, let alone run.¡±

    Hearing such a metaphor for the first time, Xun Yu couldn't react for a while. Even if he was extremely intelligent, he still had to deal with Liu Zhe's words for a long time.

    "How can an important matter related to the country's national affairs, the peace and prosperity of the country, and the stability of the people be compared with human legs?" Xun Yu disagreed with Liu Zhe's words.

    In Xun Yu¡¯s opinion, this is too childish. Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business is related to the national plan. How can it be compared with a person¡¯s legs?

    "Wrong!"

    Liu Zhe shook his head and continued: "In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, we live in this world not just for food. Filling our stomachs is important, but aren't other things necessary? Wen Ruo, where did the clothes you are wearing come from?  "

    "Of course it's made of linen and silk. These are all farming matters." Xun Yu replied without even thinking!

    At the same time, he was secretly proud of himself, Yan Hou, you made a mistake with this move.  Linen, silk, etc. are all related to farming and mulberry farming. They are agricultural, not commercial.

    Liu Zhe naturally saw Xun Yu's pride, and a faint smile appeared on his face, and asked again: "Wen Ruo, did you weave this linen silk by yourself? Did you make the linen cloth by yourself? Did you raise the silkworms by yourself?"

    "This" Xun Yu was speechless. How could he have made these by himself? Of course they were all bought.

    "Did you make the jade pendant you are wearing yourself?" Liu Zhe asked again.

    "This" Xun Yu was asked for a moment and didn't know how to answer!

    "Wen Ruo, commerce has actually filled your daily life, and you can't live without it. If one day, the vegetable vendors no longer sell vegetables, the woodcutter no longer cuts firewood and sells it in the city, and the shops no longer sell clothes, all  There is no business anymore, Wen Ruo, can you imagine the life at that time?" Liu Zhe gave Xun Yu a hypothetical life like that.

    Xun Yu thought for a moment and immediately started sweating profusely. This was terrible.

    "Yu means to emphasize agriculture, but does not specifically encourage commerce."

    Xun Yu was still stubborn and continued to express his opinion: "Because industry and commerce are encouraged, everyone will go into business, and who will farm? So what if we make more money by then?"

    "Wen Ruo, you are wrong again" Liu Zhe smiled again.

    "Wrong again?" Xun Yu was startled.

    Liu Zhe smiled slightly and said: "Not everyone will be a businessman. Not everyone can be a businessman. It is good to study and become an official, but have you seen that everyone in the world can be an official? Besides, everyone is  Profit-seeking, if the price of food is astonishing, there is no need for the government to persuade farmers, the people will naturally go to mulberry farming, and the businessmen will support mulberry farming because of profit."

    Liu Zhe picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, moistened his throat, and continued: "Besides, from the pre-Qin period to the present, every emperor has emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, but can businessmen be completely banned?"

    Xun Yu replied: "That's because the policy is wrong. As long as the policy is appropriate, businessmen can completely ban it."

    "Then what? It's forbidden. Do you want to come to a world where there are no merchants at all?"

    Liu Zhe smiled slightly and continuedHe said: "It is better to block than to open up, and to open up is worse than to lead. Human nature is rebellious. The more you don't want him to do it, he will do it anyway. Rather than leaving businessmen in a state of no management, it is better to incorporate them into the government. Management, ensuring social order, preventing profiteers from defrauding the people."

    Liu Zhe didn't wait for Xun Yu to speak, and he continued: "The imperial court can tax them heavily to dampen their enthusiasm and make them do everything possible to evade taxes."

    In ancient times, heavy taxes were levied on businessmen, which made them unwilling to pay taxes and tried every means to evade taxes, causing the country to lose a lot of revenue.

    "Those who evade taxes will naturally be held accountable by law." Xun Yu said.

    Liu Zhe smiled and said: "It's only if you are caught, but what if you can't be caught? Don't think that it's enough to encourage others to report. As long as there is benefit, they can take risks. Instead of wasting time and effort like this, it is better to admit it simply.  Their status, tax them normally.¡±

    Fortunately, in this dynasty, there was far less prejudice against merchants than in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations. Although Xun Yu did not agree with encouraging business, he gradually changed his views after listening to Liu Zhe's words.

    In order to increase his persuasion, Liu Zhe talked about his Xiaoxing Village.

    "Wen Ruo, do you know the current wealth of Xiaoxing Village?" Liu Zhe asked with a slight smile.

    "I don't know." Xun Yu shook his head. The outside world rarely knew how much money Xiaoxingzhuang had, but as long as he saw the Heilin Army, he knew that Xiaoxingzhuang was as rich as the country.

    Of course, people who don¡¯t know think that Liu Zhe only had the capital to build the Black Lin Army after he took the position of Youzhou Mu.

    But actually?

    Xun Yu knew that this was absolutely not the case!

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