"You know what? My plan is to build a special business zone in this Mengjin county, and then there will be a special gathering of people who make a living from business. And it will be the richest place in the world, full of gold! At that time, commerce developed, and it was the economic center of the world. Thinking that this economic center will now be planned from my hands, it is called an excitement! Jingwen said with great interest.

A drop of sweat appeared in Ma Zhou's brain, obviously not knowing what Jingwen was dreaming of.

But Ma Zhou didn't know that Jingwen was not dreaming at all, but that he really wanted to create a special business zone! Jingwen's goal is to build this Mengjin County into an economic center in the Tang Dynasty, with a status equivalent to Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and so on. It is not only the economic center of Datang, but also the economic center of the whole of East Asia, which can radiate the whole of East Asia. And when the time comes, if you control this economic center, you will control the economy of the entire East Asia, and then Jingwen will become the undisputed king of the world's economy. At that time, even if it is the person in power in the current dynasty, it will not be so easy to do what he wants to do. Because, this economic center has tied the whole country to the chariot, and the relationship and interests are also complicated, and no one can crack it at all.

This Mengjin County is a subordinate county of Luoyang. The prospect also said that Mengjin County is located in Luoyang, the hub of national canal transportation, and can reach all parts of the country at any time, which means that the traffic is very developed. Moreover, the transportation is developed, and the business atmosphere must be very good, so this is a good opportunity for Jingwen to show his talents. Jingwen can be intensively integrated into a commercial cluster here, bringing a great radiation effect. And next, it can radiate from this Mengjin County to Luoyang, and then to Henan Province, and even the world.

From ancient times to the present, it is the economy that determines the rectification. Although the ancients did not necessarily understand this sentence. But it's all working according to this situation. In ancient times, why did many heroes who competed for hegemony in the world have to cooperate with the Shi clan, isn't it because the Shi clan has money and food? If they don't cooperate with the scholars, they will be doomed. So, isn't this chorus a form of economic decision-making? Therefore, Jingwen's goal is to control the core hub of the economy, and then control the economic engine of the entire country, so that anyone has to act according to their own face.

"But what can Meng Jin do?" Ma Zhou asked.

"It can be used as a production base to specialize in all kinds of things. If we can change the businessman from the kind of reselling in the past, to a productive businessman. How much 'land' can that bring to the whole country! Nowadays, people discriminate against businessmen, and there are many reasons. In addition to the issue of tax ratio, there is also the problem of businessmen not producing? And if a merchant can produce something, then there is no reason to discriminate against the merchant, right? Jingwen asked.

Jingwen knew that one of the reasons why the ancient literati criticized the merchants was that they did not produce, and the peasants and workers were able to produce things. However, in ancient times, merchants used to buy and sell things and then resell them elsewhere, which did not actually make any sense. Because nothing is produced in the process, there is no output. So it feels like you're just reselling things, not producing anything. Therefore, this is also the reason for criticizing businessmen for not producing.

But now Jingwen wants to gradually reverse this situation and let businessmen invest in various workshops and factories. And then more can be produced over and over again. As long as the workers and peasants can be organized to produce real output, then there is no reason for the officials and literati to criticize the merchants for not doing anything about production. At that time, the merchants will also become the class leading the workers and peasants in production. With this identity, he can completely confront the so-called scholars. Because the gentry is also the class that leads the people. However, if the merchant could become the class that organized the production work of the peasant workers, the leadership of the gentry would have been transferred to the merchant. The scholars relied on the state apparatus to lead, and the merchants could also control the peasants and workers through the methods of various factories.

Until that time. The merchant is no longer a man to be slaughtered. The reason why the current businessmen seem to be slaughtered by others is that they have no ability to resist in front of the government. That's because he didn't tie the workers and peasants to himself, he didn't pull the two most numerous classes to his side, which is why he was so vulnerable to the violence of the state apparatus. If, in the future, all kinds of industries and countless workers and peasants are tied to themselves, then it may not be known who will be killed by the Shi class at that time.

If we look at the experience of foreign countries, the so-called development of the bourgeoisie is mainly the fact that business is becoming more and more strict in controlling the common people, and finally the bourgeoisie directly or indirectly controls the common people. And of course, the rulers, the former officials, will definitely quit and want to regain their absolute control of power, so that they will definitely attack the bourgeoisie. In the end, if the bourgeoisie does not stop doing two things, it will end up playing some kind of "revolution".

Of course, revolution needs to be based on productive forces. What Jingwen has to do now is to develop the productive forces, starting from this Mengjin County, to establish a gathering place dedicated to the production of various things, that is, factories and workshops with output. Finally, Jingwentong guò supports businessmen, so it is completely possible to control these special economic and commercial zones step by step.

"What are you going to do?" Ma Zhou asked.

"Support, that is, supporting businessmen, can make them productive. Instead of thinking about doing something to buy and sell like in the past, there is no future for this kind of practice. Jingwen said.

"Jieshuai, the support of the government is also the reduction and exemption of taxes, so how can the people support it?" Ma Zhou asked.

"What else? Low-interest or even interest-free loans, and another type is venture capital. Jingwen said.

"What's this?" Ma Zhou asked.

Ma Zhou really felt that he couldn't keep up with Jingwen's rhythm, Jingwen said that these were actually one by one, as if there was something to do. But what Jingwen was saying, Ma Zhou didn't understand much. And next, to support business, which can bring more business taxes, Ma Zhou will not mind. However, Jingwen's meaning doesn't seem to be the same as Ma Zhou's. (To be continued......)