Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 102
After five glasses of wine, Liu Yu lay still on the table, and Liu He hurriedly helped him to the bedroom to rest.

Wang was surprised and said: "Your father usually drinks a pot of wine and is fine, why did he get drunk after a few drinks today?"

Liu He said with a smile: "This is the preciousness of this wine. In addition, my father is tired from traveling and traveling. He has not eaten at night and is angry. How can he not be guilty?"

Mrs. Wang sighed softly, and ordered the housekeeper to serve the food, the others ate first, and left a midnight snack for Liu Yu to eat when he woke up in the middle of the night.

Halfway through eating, Liu Ping suddenly said: "Brother, I think what my father said just now is a bit inappropriate. You can't be considered a profiteer."

Liu He was a little surprised, and asked with a smile, "How do you say that?"

Liu Ping pondered for a while and said earnestly: "Tao Zhugong once said: Those who benefit others at the expense of others are profiteers. Big brother makes wine not only to benefit himself, but also to benefit others. In my opinion, he should be a big business."

Bu Shi said angrily at the side: "A child is full of nonsense, how can he talk about adults' affairs?"

Liu He was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Do you still know Mr. Tao Zhu? What else did he say?"

Liu Ping wiped his mouth, shook his head and said: "Those who are beneficial to themselves but not beneficial to others are small merchants; those who are beneficial to themselves but also beneficial to others are also big merchants; those who are beneficial to others but not beneficial to themselves , not a businessman.”

"Okay, okay, great!" Liu He was overjoyed when he heard this, clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "It seems that the second brother likes Tao Zhugong, do you want to be like him?"

"Think so!" Liu Ping's eyes lit up, he didn't expect that Liu He would actually support him in doing business, and then he frowned and said, "But my father said that business is a treacherous way, and he won't let me read these books."

Liu He shook his head slightly, and said, "Actually, running a business is as difficult as running a country. You have to judge the situation and make money. You can also contribute to the country and the people. Everyone has their own aspirations, and they should use their talents according to their abilities. How can we force them?"

"Brother is so right!" Liu Ping ran to Liu He's table with joy on his face, his eyes were full of expectation and joy, and he said loudly: "The business of a big merchant is like that of Yi Yin, Jiang Ziya is in governing the country; , Wu Qi used soldiers; Shang Yang used reforms; righteous harmony was used to plan victory..."

"Ping'er, don't say this again, it will make your father angry." Bu Shi was taken aback, and quickly pulled Liu Ping back, fearing that Liu Yu would hear and scold him again.

She is a concubine herself, and Liu Ping's status is not as good as that of his legitimate son Liu He, but she still learns these business methods, which makes Liu Yu quite unhappy. Doesn't this make matters worse?
But Bu's family is a lady, and she is used to power struggles in the family. She knows that Liu Ping is definitely not as good as Liu He in inheriting the family business, so she taught him to be humble and low-key, let alone compete with Liu He. He will have a good official career in the future and be able to set up another family.

Seeing Liu Ping who was dragged back and bowed his head, Liu He got up and came to him, touched his head and smiled, "Don't be discouraged. If you really like doing business, I'll explain it to my father and find someone to take you around. Walking, perhaps surpassing Tao Zhugong in the future, it is unknown!"

Liu Ping raised his head abruptly, with tears in his dark eyes, but a smile on his face: "Brother, is what you said true?"

Bu Shi was in a hurry: "He'er, you..."

"Er Niang, it's not that I condoned and encouraged him on purpose!" Liu He smiled, pulled Liu Ping into his arms, and said solemnly: "Let's not say that Tao Zhugong, Bai Gui and others are rich and invincible, just say that the former Sang Hongyang of the dynasty also contributed to the country, without him, no one would be able to clean up the mess after Emperor Wu's conquest of the Xiongnu."

Bu Shi was surprised and said, "Don't you think businessmen are humble and despised by others?"

The ancients did not pay much attention to commerce and trade, and even suppressed it. In fact, they were worried about the erosion of the feudal society by the commodity economy. From the perspective of social development laws, once the commodity economy developed, the damage to the feudal lords would be great.

Some people even think that if everyone goes into business, it will affect the cultivation of the land. All generations have repeated the old tune of "emphasizing agriculture and neglecting commerce", and deliberately separated agriculture, industry, and commerce. This concept has been carried on to later generations.

But the real strength of the country depends on the economic foundation. China’s business and trade originated very early, dating back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, but it has not developed greatly. However, this prejudice is not unrelated to the deliberate suppression of the rulers.

"Once you understand the city's headlines, there will be no neighborly love."

"Don't be a merchant's wife, gold hairpins are worth ten coins."

"The nest is full of contempt, and merchants fight for a piece of money."

It can be seen from the few words of the past dynasties that scholars despise businessmen, but who in power does not love money?
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang severely punished corrupt officials during the Ming Dynasty and killed countless people, there were still people who committed crimes against the wind. It is true that people die for money and birds die for food!

Compared with these officials who don't do things for the people and only know how to make money by taking bribes, Liu He thinks that those businessmen who make money by themselves are more noble.

It's just that in ancient times, it was difficult to deal with the problem of tax collection by merchants, and their contribution to the government was not great. If this problem can be solved, the contribution of merchants cannot be ignored.

"Haha, this is all a joke!" Liu He burst out laughing, and asked, "If the second younger brother becomes wealthy in the future, who would dare to despise him?"

"This..." Bu frowned slightly, she couldn't figure out Liu He's intention for a while.

I don't know if he is really thinking about Liu Ping, or if he deliberately let him go into business, causing Liu Yu's dissatisfaction. The more Liu Yu hates Liu Ping, the better it will be for Liu He and Liu Kang.

"I don't have any selfish intentions, but I really want my second brother to do what he likes to do!" Liu He couldn't see through her doubts, and patiently explained: "The world is in chaos today. It is the lifeline of the three armies, if you really want your second brother to help me, you should let him learn and practice now."

Mrs. Wang also came over and said, "He'er, if you really want Ping'er to go into business, you should give him your hundred-acre wine pond to run it."

"Sister, this is absolutely unacceptable," Bu Shi was taken aback, and quickly waved his hands and said, "That is your fiefdom, how can you give it away casually, this is not acceptable..."

"Okay, I'm just worried that no one will take care of this wine pool in the future!" Liu He agreed immediately, grabbed Liu Ping's shoulder and said, "When you grow up and can really run a business in the future, this wine pool will be a place for brothers and sisters." A gift for you."

Mrs. Wang's words reminded Liu He that only in this way can Mrs. Bu rest assured that even if the business fails in the future, the hundred mu of land is enough for their mother and child to live comfortably.

Liu Ping was very excited, and ran over and grabbed Bu Shi's sleeve: "Mother, don't you tell me to help elder brother? When I grow up, I will earn a lot of money, buy food, make weapons, and help elder brother go to war." .”

For a moment, Bu Shi didn't know how to make a choice, so he could only nod his head in relief, and suddenly said: "But where is your father..."

"Let me talk to my father!" Liu Heyan said: ""Guanzi" said: Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and the four people are the people of the country. They are indispensable, but now they only emphasize scholars, agriculture and merchants. It's time to make a change. .”

Wang Shi and Bu Shi looked at Liu He in surprise. They hadn't seen each other for three years, as if they had changed completely, calm and capable, confident and decisive, how could they still be young?
(End of this chapter)