Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1259 Governance Concept
Speaking of ancient Chinese economists, Guan Zhong is the most popular.

Qi State is located on the coast of the East China Sea, and the area of ​​plain arable land is not comparable to that of the countries in the Central Plains. Coupled with the salinization of the land, there is basically no way out for the development of agriculture.

"The ground has diarrhea and the people are few", which is extremely poor.

How can we live a good life?Guan Zhong made "commercial industry, the benefit of fish and salt" as the national policy for the development of Qi.Then the economy of Qi State took off, and the "reform and opening up" of the ancient spring and autumn version was carried out.

It must be mentioned that the four occupational groups of "scholars, farmers, businessmen" were first proposed by Guan Zhong, and he divided the administrative region of the "country" into 21 townships. economic development Zone".Turn nearly one-third of Qi into the windows of "special economic zones", and gather all industrial and commercial practitioners across the country into the six circles he drew.

This is an epoch-making feat, enough to make Guan Zhongyong go down in history.

Of course, Guan Zhong is most famous for creating the "Nvlu" as the originator of the custom industry, and levying a high "special industry tax" on brothels...

Reduce the tax burden and benefit the people, "Fifth of every hundred land rents, and two of every hundred city taxes", the tax rate of the commercial and trade industry is more than half that of the agricultural tax rate, and "there is no tax in the market", that is, renting a house in the market The storage of goods is not taxed, which also speeds up the flow of commerce.

"Where it is levied at the customs, do not levy at the city, and what is levied at the city, do not levy at the customs." If tariffs are levied on imported materials, no transaction tax will be levied, and if transaction taxes are levied on export materials, no tariffs will be levied. . "Close several (audits) but not levy", in the import and export links only conduct inspections but not levy taxes.

This is almost the earliest duty-free zone in the world...

Since the beginning of Guan Zhong, the national power of Qi has grown day by day, and it has become the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period.

This shows the importance of economics.

However, in Chinese history, such talents as Guan Zhong who are proficient in economics are very scarce, and those who can use this to govern the country are even rarer.The reason is probably because the way of economics runs counter to the state of Confucianism, and has always been regarded as a low-level technique...

Ma Zhou is indeed talented, but this talent refers to his ability to do things and mental level, and it does not mean that Ma Zhou is an all-rounder.The way of economics is already a professional subject, but the design of the country's inflation and macro-control is even more grand and complicated and spiritually mysterious.

Even famous officials in ancient times would enrich the country and strengthen the army because of some measures and reforms, such as Zhuge Liang, such as Fang Xuanling, who could achieve proper political strategies and recuperate, but when it comes to the profound meaning of their various measures and strategies, they also know it. Why.

To put it more bluntly, they know how to distinguish whether a government order is correct or not, but they cannot tell what is good and what is bad.

This is the imagination created by the theory that lacks the way of economy...

Ma Zhou was taken aback by Fang Jun's question, thought for a moment, and said, "Isn't it going into the pockets of those aristocratic families who 'contracted' the renovation project? Well, maybe some of it went into the folks."

The sky was high and the clouds were wide, and the wind from the lake was very icy, blowing the clothes of the two of them fluttering.

Fang Jun stood upright with his hands behind his back, thinking that Ma Zhou should be taught a lesson...

"How can the country be rich? This is a big truth, and it is difficult to have an accurate answer. It is nothing more than clear government officials, good weather, etc. But one thing is certain, that is, the people must be enriched first. The wealth of the people is the key to a rich country." Foundation. The huge sum of money spent on renovating the East City and building this place seems to have increased the burden on the imperial court, and almost consumed all the national taxes in the next few years, but where did the money go? Carpenters, bricklayers, mechanics, Boatmen, trackers... In the end, the money will flow into the folks and the cellars of the aristocratic families. The folks will use the money to buy necessary daily necessities, such as food, pork, medicinal materials, cloth, and even soap, candles, glass... And the grain merchants, butchers, and pharmacies have all made money, and the government's tax revenue has naturally increased. Then, the government will use these taxes to invest in larger projects, so that more people can make money... To use a general term, This is called 'stimulating domestic demand', which makes money circulate and form a virtuous circle. Money has its own value only when it is in circulation, otherwise, whether it is buried in the cellar by the aristocratic family or piled up in the government's warehouse, it is just A pile of scrap copper and rotten iron, worthless..."

Ma Zhou looked a little stunned.

This was the first time he heard someone explain the nature of money in this way...

Isn't the foundation of a strong country not cutting government spending, reducing taxes, and encouraging frugality?

According to Fang Jun, instead of encouraging frugality, it is necessary to vigorously promote private spending of money, and even develop a social atmosphere where extravagance is common, because only in this way will the circulation of money be accelerated to a greater extent and domestic demand will be better stimulated.

Ma Zhou even thought that the best way to stimulate domestic demand is not even large-scale construction such as renovating the eastern and western cities, but war.

After a war, the money, food and supplies consumed are incalculable. If the court spends this money, how much domestic demand will it have to stimulate?

What if wars are waged every year?However, "Sima Fa" said: "Although a country is large, it will perish if it is warlike; although the world is safe, it will be dangerous if you forget war." There is no power; soldiers cannot be abolished, and if they are abolished, they will call for bandits. In the past, Fu Chai, the king of Wu, was warlike and died, and King Xu Yan died without arms. Therefore, the king of Ming ruled the country.

How to find a balance between wars is the way to govern the country.

But according to Fang Jun's theory, if you fight a few battles when you have nothing to do, after a few years, the country will be prosperous and strong!
This is almost completely contrary to the concept of governing the country that Ma Zhou learned from childhood...

He couldn't help asking: "If you follow Erlang's words, isn't war the best way to enrich the people and strengthen the country?"

Fang Jun nodded happily, surprised by Ma Zhou's sharp thinking: "That's right!"

When the cannon fires, the golden ten thousand taels, is it really a joke?

Mi Di is all over the world looking for faults and fighting wars, thinking that he is too idle?After a war, the economy, military, technology, etc. all go up to a higher level, and the military expenses are paid by the defeated country, and the national power is simply rocketing upwards!

Ma Zhou shook his head and said, "Erlang is absurd! Soldiers are fierce and wars are dangerous. If you are just warlike, the country will perish! Moreover, if you want to start a war, you need to prepare money, food and supplies first. The court will inevitably increase taxes. Isn't it true that the people are miserable Word?"

Fang Jun smiled helplessly.

Typical Confucian thinking, Lao Tzu is a kingdom of heaven, so naturally he should have the majesty of a kingdom of heaven.The barbarians came to invade us, robbed me of food and grass, the woman killed my people and burned my city. It is a heart-wrenching crime, but it is also true. If we also take revenge on the barbarians, how is it different from the barbarians?
For example, if a dog bites a person, how can the person bite back?
It sounds reasonable.

In fact, shit doesn't make sense...

Since ancient times, the wars of the Central Plains Dynasty have been paid by themselves regardless of whether they win or lose. It is unreasonable to be kind to other people's bastards while suffering their own people.

If a dog bites a person, the person cannot bite back, but shouldn't you kill the dog with a knife?Instead, I want to be coaxed by a piece of meat, telling it to eat meat obediently, and don't bite me in the future...

Full of benevolence and morality, full of propriety, justice and shame!
You are polite to the dog, but not polite when the dog bites you.

Confucianism is good everywhere, but this is really embarrassing...

Fang Jun thinks that he should work hard, maybe he can influence Ma Zhou not to learn the hypocritical benevolence and righteousness of those self-righteous great Confucians, a big country must have the arrogance of a big country, and I will beat anyone who provokes me!

"The so-called name is not right, words are not right, and words are not good, things are not good. There must always be a reason for war, and you must always stand on the side of justice. Since it is a just war, why does it not need compensation from the enemy after victory?" What? Of course, our purpose is not to pay compensation, but to let the enemy remember that if they dare to mess with us, they will have to pay a price."

Fang Jun felt that he should give those big Confucians who are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality a step. They just couldn't save face, and they didn't intend to fight at a loss, right?
Ma Zhou shook his head resolutely: "Erlang's words are totally inappropriate! Our Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven, and we should have the majesty of heaven. How can we be like those barbarians and barbarians? Money is a trivial matter, and justice is the most important thing." ! If compensation is demanded, where is the majesty of the Heavenly Kingdom?"

Fang Jun was speechless.

What have I been talking about for a long time?

　This chapter is definitely not water, which means the subtle change of Datang's national policy, which is very important.

　　In addition, my best friend's mother just passed away, and I have to go to help, and I will code when I come back at night. There will definitely be a chapter, but I'm not sure when it will be.

　　In the past few days, I feel that things have come to my door, and my younger brother is also unable to complain, but I want to code well, but I have more energy than energy, please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)