fantasy novels Chapter 649: Can’T You Compete With The People For Profit? No, You Cannot Compete With Officials And
Chapter 649: Can’T You Compete With The People For Profit? No, You Cannot Compete With Officials And
[Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the basic needs of people’s livelihood!!!]
[In just eight characters, it is an extremely concise summary of what Biaoer and the others said!!!]
[This insight and summary ability that directly points to the core of the essence of things, I really can’t help but envy every time I see it!!!]
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yan Changqing with wonder.
Although Yan Changqing has proven his Saint intelligence time and again before, every time he hears Yan Changqing's "little words and great meanings" that go straight to the essence of things, Zhu Yuanzhang always has an idea, that is, why he does not have such a Saint brain. ?!!
Obviously I am also from the Emperor Saint, and we are both Saints, so how can there be such a big gap in the brains between the two parties?!
[Food, clothing, housing and transportation, the basic needs of people’s livelihood, and running a country are actually these things that are governed!!!]
[To ensure the basic necessities of the common people’s food, clothing, housing, transportation and livelihood is to ensure the stability of the country and society and the stability of people’s hearts!!!]
A look of gain flashed in Prince Zhu Biao's eyes, and at the same time, he once again had a deeper self-understanding and understanding of how he should govern the country in the future.
[If the basic needs of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and people's livelihood are used as the basis for classification, then the industries that are basic needs for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood must be dominated by the imperial court!!!]
[Industries that are not industries that are necessary for basic necessities such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood, but may affect industries that are urgently needed for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood are industries that the court needs to pay close attention to and pay attention to their development. ],
[Industries that are not industries that are necessary for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people’s livelihood, and that will not affect industries that are necessary for clothing, food, housing, transportation, and people’s livelihood, are industries that the imperial court does not need to pay attention to or pay attention to their development, and can allow them to develop freely, even wildly. 】
King Qin Zhu Xi lowered his head and pondered secretly whether his division of the three types of industries 447 was reasonable and correct.
[Items such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people’s basic needs are all big business for the 60 million people of the Ming Dynasty. If the imperial court can occupy a dominant position in the industries of food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people’s basic needs!!!]
[Then the imperial court could not only allow the state-owned economy to occupy a dominant position in the national economy of the Ming Dynasty, but also bring a large amount of additional fiscal revenue to the imperial court!!!]
[By then, Ming Dynasty, which has more fiscal revenue, will not have to worry about money issues, whether it is to further expand its territory or to further improve people's livelihood!!!]
Jin Wang Zhu Fan held his chin in one hand and wrote in the other, writing down some of his thoughts on the rice paper in front of him from time to time.
[If the commodities on the market are divided into two categories: "food, clothing, housing and transportation, and people's basic needs for people's livelihood" and "non-clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and people's basic needs for people's livelihood", then the national court will reserve all items for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and people's basic needs for people's livelihood!]
[Then in the future, as long as the market prices of items that are necessary for basic necessities of clothing, food, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood increase, or there are unscrupulous merchants, gentry, landlords, noble marquises, and civil and military officials who deliberately raise the prices of items that are necessary for basic necessities of clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and people's livelihood, the imperial court will take action. Just drop the price!!!]
[In this way, we can ensure that the prices of items related to people’s basic necessities of life, food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people’s livelihood will always remain in a stable state!!!]
King Yan Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly. After listening to what Yan Changqing said, he immediately knew how to stabilize prices and protect people's livelihood in the future.
[It seems that the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, and the fourth brother have all gained something!!!]
[But yes, what Mr. Yan said goes straight to the core of the essence. Even a pig can gain something from listening to what Mr. Yan says!!!]
Zhou Wang Zhu Ji looked left and right, observing with interest the changes in the expressions of Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and others.
[In industries that are directly needed for people’s basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people’s livelihood, the imperial court should indeed take the dominant position. This will be better for the people!!!]
[After all, businessmen mainly pursue profit, so they will continue to monopolize and drive up prices for the sake of profit!!!]
[But the imperial court is people-oriented, ensuring that the people can live and work in peace and contentment and social stability is more important to the imperial court than making money!!!]
King Chu Zhu Zhen closed his eyes slightly, thinking from a third party's perspective about the different results and impacts brought about by the dominance of the imperial court and merchants in different industries.
[The imperial court occupies a dominant position in these industries and obtains profits from them. Is this considered a struggle between the imperial court and the people?!!]
[If it counts, at least the imperial court has ensured the stability of prices for the common people’s food, clothing, housing, transportation, and basic necessities for people’s livelihood, so that the common people do not have to be made money by those black-hearted businessmen!!!]
[This kind of "competition between the court and the people" should be a good thing for the common people!!!]
[And if it is a good thing, doesn’t it mean that the court should compete with the people for profit?!!]
A flash of excitement flashed in Qi Wang Zhu Shu's eyes. He suddenly felt that he had found a blind spot. He immediately raised his hands and stood up, looked at Yan Changqing and asked:
"Sir, I have a question. If the imperial court occupies a dominant position in the industries that are necessary for the common people's basic necessities of life, such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood, does this count as 'the imperial court competes with the people for profit'?!!"
"If it counts, then is it wrong to say that the court does not compete with the people for profit?!!"
“Also, should the imperial court ‘compete with the people for profit’ or should it not compete with the people for profit?!!”
“There are often ministers admonishing the court that ‘the court must not compete with the people for profit’!!!”
As soon as Qi King Zhu Su said these words, he immediately broke the meditation of Zhu Yuanzhang and other princes such as Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Fang, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, etc., and their eyes focused on Yan Changqing.
They were also very interested in the question just raised by King Zhu Shu of Qi.
After all, there were officials shouting in the court all day long about "the court cannot compete with the people for profit" and "why should the king benefit? There is only benevolence and righteousness", which made them annoyed but difficult to refute.
Yan Changqing raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes fell on Qi Wang Zhu Zun, and then he said:
"The original words of the sentence 'The imperial court does not compete with the people for profit' are 'Those who live in salary must not compete with the people (bhei) for profit, and those who have received a big salary must not take a small one', which comes from Tai Shigong's "Historical Records: Biographies of Xunli". "
"It means: Those who receive state salaries are not allowed to compete for interests with the common people; those who have already obtained big benefits cannot seek small ones.
"There are two reasons for saying that."
"First, the people who receive state salaries, that is, officials, have already benefited from the big aspects, such as the identity, status, privileges, salaries, etc. given to them."
"Therefore, those who are favored by the big ones can no longer take the small ones, and officials and even the officials' family members can no longer compete for the little ones of ordinary people!!!"
"Second, if those who receive state salaries, that is, officials, use their power for personal gain and use their power to oppress others, ordinary people will not be able to compete with officials in transactions and many other things."
"The final result was that the officials not only finished eating the meat, but also drank all the soup, leaving no soup for ordinary people."
"Faced with such a situation, those ordinary people have only two endings, either starving to death, or choosing to fight to the death and rebel!!!"
"And once things develop to the latter, it is not impossible that the world will be in chaos and the country will be in turmoil, or that the dynasty will change!!!"
"That's why we have this sentence: 'Those who receive a salary must not compete with the subordinates for profit, and those who receive a big salary must not take the small.'"
"From Tai Shigong's original words, we can also know that "not competing with the people for profit" initially refers to those who receive state salaries, that is, officials must not compete with the people for profit, but it does not mean that the court must not compete with the people. profit!!!"
"That's one of them."
Having said this, Yan Changqing paused and gave Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes a while to digest, absorb and understand.
After a while, Yan Changqing looked at Qi King Zhu Su and asked:
"Secondly, the 'people' in the sentence 'The court shall not compete with the people'" I would like to ask His Highness King Qi, which group of people does it refer to?!!"
King Zhu Su of Qi was stunned for a moment, but he still answered:
"Of course they are ordinary people!!!"
Yan Changqing nodded and continued:
"Okay, since the 'people' in the sentence 'The imperial court shall not compete with the people' refers to ordinary people!!!"
"So as I just said, when it comes to the dominant position in industries related to people's basic necessities of life, food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood, can ordinary people be involved?!!"
King Zhu Shu of Qi shook his head decisively. If ordinary people can dominate industries such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood, then he is definitely not an ordinary person.
"Since ordinary people cannot control the dominant position in industries such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, and people's livelihood, how can the imperial court's dominance in these industries be called 'competing with the people for profit'?!!"
After Yan Changqing said these words, Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all fell into deep thought.
And Yan Changqing also continued:
"Those who are truly capable of taking a dominant position in industries such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, and people's livelihood must be great businessmen and tycoons [and even the noble marquis and civil and military officials behind these great businessmen and tycoons!!" !”
"If the court really wanted to compete for profits, it would be competing for profits with those great businessmen and tycoons, as well as the noble marquis and civil and military officials behind those great businessmen and tycoons, rather than with ordinary people. !!!"
"In the eyes of His Highness, the 'people' in 'The imperial court must not compete with the people' refers to ordinary people."
"But in the eyes of those ministers who came to admonish under the banner of 'the court must not compete with the people for profit,' the 'people' they understood actually meant those great businessmen and tycoons, and in those great businessmen and tycoons The noble marquis, civil and military officials behind the scenes!!!"
"The so-called 'the court cannot compete with the people for profit' is actually just 'the court cannot compete with the officials and businessmen for profit'!!!"
"The so-called admonishment is just to protect your own interests!!!"
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