Chapter 604: A Merchant's Vision
Dr. Tea smiled and said, "Fortunately, the owner didn't borrow it, maybe I won't even be able to do this job by then!" ”
"Hey, what are you afraid of! You are literate, and you can go out and set up a stall and write letters for others. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" The shopkeeper of the tea shop said slowly, "Well, isn't this Da Shunmin newspaper recruiting people, you can also go and collect style." Hehe, those who go south and north, how happy they are! ”
Dr. Tea waved his hand and said, "There is still a high hall in the family, so I can't do it!" Still in this tea shop, pour tea and pass water, read the newspaper and read the newspaper to be more comfortable. Those are collecting wind or something, or let the young people do it......"
"To put it mildly, how old are you? Youngster! The shopkeeper began to tease him.
Dr. Tea didn't think it was a pestle, and laughed twice. The shopkeeper was already forty miles away, and in terms of age, he was indeed a little older than him. Suddenly, he glanced at the newspaper and said, "Boss, look at this! ”
"What's all the fuss, I don't know I'm dizzy, can't you just read it?" The shopkeeper frowned, a little reproachful. When I took the newspaper and looked at it, my eyes were full of horror: "This ...... It's true? The court borrowed money from us?! ”
"The owner is scared too? I'm also scared, the court is short of money? No, we all pay our taxes on time, how can the imperial court be short of money? Dr. Tea said puzzled.
In the end, the shopkeeper has seen a lot of people who have traveled from south to north, and although he was shocked when he encountered this kind of thing, fortunately, he quickly calmed down: "What's this, the lack of money in the imperial court is not news." During the Yuan Shou period, I heard that the emperor's interior was still patched! ”
This is a bit exaggerated, and Dr. Tea couldn't help but say: "How is it possible, no matter how you say it, you are the emperor!" ”
The shopkeeper smiled: "I'm just hearsay, but the court a few years ago really almost couldn't open the pot." Fortunately, there was Xu Ge Lao to support him, and Xu Ge Lao was still a household secretary at that time. If there was no Xu Ge Lao, maybe the world would have been chaotic a long time ago. No, a few years ago, Wang took the lead in rebellion and pacified Wen Xianggong (Wen Yanbo). These people are also from poor backgrounds, but the court doesn't care! At that time, the killing was full of blood, what a sin! ”
"Isn't this 'tax coupon' also controlled by Xu Gelao?" Dr. Tea was a little confused, "Isn't that great!" ”
"It's good, since it's the government of Xu Ge's old power, let's also buy some 'tax coupons'. Isn't it just 100 yuan of money, I can still get it. The shopkeeper glanced at his small treasury, and thought about it in his heart, and felt that there was nothing to lose. Besides, since the emperor ascended the throne, there have been no miscellaneous harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and our business has been much better. Whether it's doing a good deed, how about buying some 'tax coupons'? ”
"Boss, you didn't look closely. After you buy this 'tax coupon', you will be repaid even the principal with interest after one year. Dr. Tea read the contents of the "Da Shun Min Daily" word by word, so that the shopkeeper almost did not suspect that he had auditory hallucinations.
"What, and interest?"
Dr. Tea sighed and said, "Yes, I also suspect that I was wrong. But that's true, if I had a few dozen dollars to spare, I would have bought it. This 'tax voucher' is also available in limited quantities, why is that? ”
"Why? It's not that I'm afraid that the rich people will buy it out! Who doesn't want to take advantage of the court's cheapness? The shopkeeper is worthy of being a businessman, and he has a ruthless and unique vision of looking at problems, "This should be something that Xu Ge Lao came up with, right?" ”
The shopkeeper guessed wrong, such a forward-looking thing, except for Lu Chengqi, an "outsider", how could these "conservative" old men think about it? It's not that they don't have enough intelligence, it's that they don't think about it at all, unless they're crazy. They always think about how to grab their greatest interests in the court situation, and as for how the court and the people are, they are all put behind. When the treasury ran out of money, they would simply raise taxes, and on the poorest peasants. These farmers are already at great risk of natural disasters, and coupled with the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, can the farmers not go bankrupt?
As soon as a peasant household goes bankrupt, it is naturally a land annexation. Land annexation has reached a certain level, and farmers are even more dependent on the weather for food, and they have no ability to resist risks. If there were any major natural or man-made disasters and the peasants had nothing to eat, a large-scale peasant uprising would break out. This is a typical official coercion and civil rebellion! If the court was more lenient, shearing the sheep from the big households, and taking care of the peasant people, how could the people not support the court?
In fact, the Han people are the best to manage, as long as they are given a mouthful of food to eat, they will conscientiously cultivate their own one-third of an acre, keep to themselves, and never cause trouble. But once they are hungry, they will burst out with great power in order to survive, enough to overthrow a decaying dynasty.
It is precisely because Lu Chengqi knows this historical circle that he does his best to treat the people well, even if he offends the rich gentry. Because Lu Chengqi knows that history is created by people, and the main body is not high-ranking officials, but hard-working farmers. If industry is rising, there will be a working class.
Dr. Cha has little life experience and does not understand any major events in the DPRK and China. He listens to what the shopkeeper says. He said in his heart: "It's good to still have money, you can still increase the interest if you put it in the Royal Bank, and you can also increase the interest if you buy a 'tax coupon'." It's a pity that I don't have any money, otherwise why not save now? ”
In the midst of self-grief, a few more tea customers came to the tea shop. The shopkeeper pushed him: "What are you doing in a daze, go pour tea!" By the way, by the way, read the headlines, this 'tax coupon' must be bought by many people! ”
The shopkeeper's prediction is very correct, who will not take advantage of it, on the most prosperous central street in Chang'an City, the royal bank with rich decoration was almost not broken. These are people with a lot of money who come to buy "tax coupons". However, some real "local tyrants" have disappeared, probably because they think that the interest on the "tax coupons" is too small, and they still restrict their purchases, which cannot arouse their willingness to buy!
However, in Chang'an City, there are many such rich gentry, but there are still rich gentry who do not have so many properties. Most of them are shopkeepers who run shops, and they are interested in the small profits of "tax coupons". Businessmen are pursuing profits, where will they let go of such a good opportunity? Their vision is the most vicious, what makes money and what doesn't make money, and the little abacus in their hearts is calculated as soon as they are beaten.
The queue outside the Royal Bank has packed the streets. The Jingzhao Mansion Yamen had to send out arrests, and the Supervision Department also sent inspectors here to maintain order.
On the side, a young man dressed as a noble son seemed to be outside the crowd in line, shaking a folding fan, looking at the long queue queuing up to buy "tax coupons" with great interest.
"Childe, there are a lot of people here, so let's go to a quiet place, right?"
Wang Yanchen, the head of the imperial guard, pretended to be a domestic servant and whispered in the ear of this noble son.
And Xu Jingchun, the head of the Supervision Department dressed as a housekeeper, said: "Childe, I think what he said makes sense. ”
The noble boy put away the folding fan with a "snap" and said, "Okay, after watching it for a long time, it's time to sit down." Gao Hao, lead the way to find a tea shop and drink a few cups of tea. Find a private room, you know? ”
Gao Hao said in a loud voice: "Childe commands, dare to disobey his orders?" (To be continued.) )