The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

When the carriage arrived, two people got out of the carriage.

"Lord Li, General Zhao, please come in." Seeing them, the father-in-law waiting at the door opened the door and made a gesture of invitation.When they arrived, His Highness the Crown Prince was sitting alone in the room drinking tea, waiting for them, Li Wen saluted His Highness the Crown Prince, "I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Please sit down." Yang Shaomu raised his hand and asked Li Wen to sit down and talk. There was really no way for Li Wen to salute him so politely.If possible, in fact, he would rather be able to sit down and have a chat with Li Wen as if they were good friends and confidants.

It's just that his status as a prince is here, it is probably difficult for Li Wen to treat him as a prince as a friend. Thinking of this, Yang Shaomu couldn't help feeling a little sighed in his heart.

Li Wen sat down at the seat opposite the prince, and someone served him a cup of tea, "Sorry for keeping Your Highness waiting for so long."

"It's okay, I know you just came out of the palace. I just arrived here too, and I haven't waited too long." Yang Shaomu knew that Li Wen had just come out of the palace, so he didn't have to guess that he went to see his father, At this time, Li Wen went to see the emperor, because it must be about the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce.

He had already guessed that Li Wen's goal was not land reform, so he was not too surprised when he heard Li Wen's proposal for commercial reform.However, he is very interested in Li Wen's business transformation, the establishment of a business department, and the development of business. Yang Shaomu wants to continue to listen to Li Wen's talk about this matter, "I think you should know that Gu is looking for you today. , what is the reason."

Li Wen nodded. He knew why the Crown Prince was looking for him. He said, "If you don't look for me today, Your Highness, I will look for you later."

"Before the establishment of the Commercial Department, I was not sure whether it would be possible, so I didn't inform you in advance. But today it has been confirmed, so I also want to talk to Your Highness about this matter, and I beg His Highness to give me a chance.

"He knew that Prince Yi was smart, and he must have guessed that the land reform he proposed before was just a cover, and what he was going to do next was what he really wanted to do.

He will need the help of His Royal Highness the Prince for the things he will do later, so he must tell the Prince.Besides, he boarded the prince's boat. In terms of interests, they belonged to a community, so he didn't need to hide it from the prince at this time.

If there are no accidents, the prince will become the next monarch of Dacheng Kingdom. Li Wen actually hopes that the prince can understand the benefits that developing business can bring to them, and when the prince ascends the throne and becomes the ruler of this country in the future , able to continue to support the development of business.

"Many people in the world look down on businessmen, thinking that businessmen are profit-seeking, full of copper stink, and do not associate with businessmen. The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the world is for profit. In fact, people in the world cannot do without the word 'profit' , profit-seeking is the instinct of all people, not only businessmen are like this, if you look down on businessmen just from this point, I want to cry out for the businessman." Li Wen smiled, his tone was relaxed, half Jokingly rectify the name of the businessman.

"I have met some businessmen. I think they value brotherhood, trustworthiness and promises, and what they promise will be done. So from this point of view, not all businessmen have bad conduct. People with bad conduct It’s everywhere, not just businessmen.”

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the infamy borne by the businessman is indeed unjust.Businessmen are not the only ones who seek profit, so why do you only scold businessmen?

In fact, in the final analysis, the ruler is for his country and the rule of the common people. The ruler hopes for long-term peace and stability. Naturally, the common people can live and farm in one place, and the mobility of businessmen is too strong, which will affect the management of the local population. Therefore, since ancient times, the rulers of all dynasties have used various methods to control the flow of population, restricting the people to stay in the place of household registration, and the people cannot go from one place to another without official seals. Go to another place, or you will be punished if caught.

Yang Shaomu nodded with a smile, thinking that Li Liuyuan's words made sense, "You're right, Gu also thinks it's too unfair for a businessman to bear so much infamy."

"Haha..." Li Wen couldn't help laughing, and asked, "Your Highness, if you think about it, you must also be curious, why should I propose to develop business?"

Li Wen paused for a moment, then continued, "Let me make an analogy with you. If the river becomes a river, the businessman is like a fish in the water. The water has life because of the fish, and the fish can swim freely in the water. The rivers and rivers flow in all directions. Merchants enable the circulation and trading of goods from all over the world. The daily necessities we eat, the cloth and porcelain we use are all inseparable from merchants.”

"Your Highness, you can imagine what kind of situation Dacheng would be like if there were no merchants in Dacheng." Without fish in the water, the water would become a pool of stagnant water. Without merchants in Dacheng, Dacheng would not be as vibrant as it is today. one side.

So this affirms the importance and role of businessmen from one aspect.

In addition, merchants not only brought goods from various places, but also allowed news and information from various places to spread among each other, communication between people, and so on.

"The Ministry of Accounting is in charge of finance, and all matters related to money and taxes are managed by the Ministry of Accounting. However, the Ministry of Accounting has not clarified the development of commerce, so this is why I proposed to establish another commercial department." Li The question is that the functions of the six departments are too general, and there is no clear and subdivision. It can be said that the six departments are in charge of everything, but they have not managed and done a good job in any aspect.

On the contrary, the entire bureaucratic system and system of the imperial court are now having problems. This is why Li Wen proposed to establish a Ministry of Commerce, and pointed out that the Ministry of Commerce is not under the jurisdiction of the Six Ministries, which is easier to manage

He doesn't have the ability now, let alone the energy, to devote his entire life and energy to the internal struggle, instead of engaging in internal struggles, fighting to the death, even if he wins in the end, he must have to get rid of it Layers of skin.If this is the case, it is better to focus on one point, from one point to one area, and perhaps bring new vitality to Dacheng, that is, to develop business.

"Your Highness, you are now in the Ministry of Accounts, and you must have read the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts. The Ministry of Accounts has no money, the treasury has no money, and the whole Dacheng is very poor. We can talk about the most practical problem. The barbarians outside the customs have been eyeing our Dacheng. If there is a war, the weapons used by our Dacheng soldiers are outdated, and they need money, food, and everything else, so what shall we use to fight?" Li Wen waved his hands in front of the prince. , He also speaks directly when he has something to say.

Yang Shaomu is in the household department, so he has the right to see all the internal accounts of the household department, so he naturally understands this in his heart, the household department is very poor!

"However, the development of business can bring money, and the money comes quickly." Li Wen subconsciously looked at Zhao Xiangyi, who had been sitting here and listened quietly, without saying a word, smiled, and said, "Actually, I started thinking I was wondering how to get some money, because the imperial court owed the frontier officers and soldiers three years... oh, no, it should be said that it is four years of food and salary, and it has not been paid."

——So his original intention was to make some money and pay the soldiers at the border, it was as simple as that.

Zhao Xiangyi was obviously taken aback for a moment, remembering what the young man said at the beginning that he wanted to distribute the food and salaries of the northwest border gates.Since the young man entered the household department, the monthly money of the officers and men in the camp in the suburbs of Beijing has been paid out every month, and the household department has never been in arrears, and these are only after the young man went to the household department.

"Having said so much, I think your Highness, you are all curious about what I plan to do with the Ministry of Commerce, and how to do business reforms. Let me briefly tell you about my thoughts and plans. "Li Wen showed His Royal Highness the plan he made before, and accompanied it with his explanation, what he would plan to do later.

So this conversation lasted nearly two hours.

Of course, with regard to the plans and development of the Ministry of Commerce, if every point is discussed in detail, they may not be able to finish the discussion after three or two nights, so Li Wen picked the key points to mention.

"You should be very curious about how I persuaded the emperor to allow me to set up this business department?" Li Wen smiled and mentioned the military factory. He looked at Zhao Xiangyi and said, "If there are no accidents, the emperor's place should come soon. Someone will be sent to find you."

And what about him?Zhao Xiangyi raised his eyebrows, but he was very interested in this military factory.

"Military factory?" Yang Shaomu heard Li Wen mention the military factory, and after listening to three words, he knew what the military factory was about. "How about Li Liuyuan explain it to me?"

Li Wen had no choice but to explain to His Royal Highness and his men what this arsenal was for and what it was useful for.

If Li Wen's mention of business earlier surprised him, then when Li Wen mentioned the establishment of a military factory, Yang Shaomu's face showed deep thought.Yang Shaomu is the prince. From his point of view, he naturally cares more about how to make Dacheng stronger, so he naturally pays more attention to the military factory mentioned by Li Wen, "No wonder the father promised you to build a business. Department's business."

Until today, Li Wen refreshed his understanding of him again. Yang Shaomu had to look at this 17-year-old boy with new eyes. It is indeed their great fortune to have Li Liuyuan in Dacheng. He can be sure that Li Liuyuan It must have been sent by heaven to help Dacheng and Yang's.