Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Suddenly, Cai Mao took a step forward and said: "This subordinate is willing to obey all the lord's government orders, and there is no other way!"

Li Yi nodded slightly, his eyes showing approval, but Cai Mao's statement was actually within his expectation.

As a local wealthy family in Jingzhou, the Cai family made a lot of concessions after Li Yi took power. Even the family moved to Changsha, and all the land in northern Jingzhou was given to Li Yi.

For such a knowledgeable person, Li Yi will naturally not treat people badly. Now all the salt transportation on the Yangtze River is handed over to the Cai family. Although the operation mode has not yet been discussed, the income of the Cai family comes from Li Yi's "rewards", but Even so, the Cai family also earned a lot of money from it, and the income far exceeded what they paid. They became the first person to participate in the process of Li Yi's transformation of the aristocratic family from farming to business, and also the first to eat meat.

He stepped forward and patted Cai Hao on the shoulder to make him stand up, and then Li Yi said, "You all know that I let Taishou Cai take charge of the long-term and first-line salt transportation. , divided into three pieces in total, me, the treasury of Jingzhou, and Cai Taishou, or the Cai family."

"It's not time to say the specific ratio, but everyone should know that since Taishou Cai went to Changsha, the money he earned from selling salt in the past few years is enough to buy back the land he left for me in Jingbei!"

Hearing Li Yi say this, some people were at a loss. After all, they were not from Jingzhou. Although they heard that the Cai family was powerful, they didn't know how big it was, but the locals in Jingzhou were not calm.

I don't know if it's because it's unbelievable, or if it's to increase the persuasiveness of Li Yi's words on purpose, Kuai Yue asked aloud: "If it's all the land of the Cai family, even if it doesn't have [-] mu, it won't be far away, right?"

Cai Mao gave Kuai Yue a dissatisfied look, but he didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either.

Immediately, many people were shocked in their hearts.

The most expensive land now belongs to Jingzhou and Yizhou. As a result, Cai Mao has earned thousands of acres of land in a few years.

As a result, there was no longer only anxiety and reluctance on the faces of everyone, and obvious emotions appeared on the faces of a few people, especially young officials.

Seeing this scene, Li Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. For a long time, he didn't spend so much energy persuading others or changing their thoughts. He just talked for a while, but he felt tired for a while. However, more Most of them are still excited, because the most difficult first step has finally been taken!

Chapter 751 Prosperity

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"Since ancient times, those in power have always valued agriculture and despised business. This is true, because agriculture is the foundation of the country, and businessmen are after profit, valuing profit over righteousness, and even doing anything for a certain benefit, bribing officials, speculating, and defrauding the people. It's just that people don't like it, and even if everyone in the world is like a businessman, and everyone only has interests in front of them, then the world will decline and morals will collapse, Wang Taishou, don't you think so?"

Li Yi spoke again, and asked Wang Lang a question. Among the people present, Wang Lang was considered one of the top few people in terms of knowledge in books.

"My lord's words are true, so, that's why my subordinates are worried!"

Wang Lang bowed, his voice was trembling, but it was also extremely firm.

Although Wang Lang was a little apprehensive, he still couldn't help himself when he mentioned this question.

Li Yi nodded first, then shook his head, and said, "This statement is correct, but it is not comprehensive."

"The people of the world, if there is no moral education and no legal constraints, can they farm and pay taxes in peace? No, even if some people want to, others will not let them do so."

"So, in my opinion, there is no difference between merchants and ordinary people, it's just that they lack restraint. Unfortunately, the former superiors felt that they were difficult to restrain. After thinking about it, they simply abandoned the restraint. But before that , They didn’t forget to break the merchant’s leg with a stick, so it doesn’t seem like a big deal if they don’t restrain themselves.”

"However, this is simply giving up food because of choking, so I will change this and participate in it myself."

"It's like white paper. Its real popularization in the Han Dynasty is inseparable from the operation of merchants, but none of you have ever objected or complained. I believe that, except that I am in charge of this matter, you dare not do it." In addition, there is another very important reason, because this matter is beneficial to the people of the world, and it is of great help to the enlightenment of the common people. In the future, the price of paper will drop, and the promotion of paper books to replace bamboo slips will be more beneficial, right?"

Everyone suddenly realized that when Li Yi took out the paper, they were patronizing and happy. As for Li Yi selling this thing for money, although some people thought about the word "pursuing profit", compared with the changes brought about by paper, they They also subconsciously ignored it.

"So, you all think that businessmen are despicable, and you only see businessmen's high profits, but why don't you think about it, develop this matter well, and let it go on the right track, and the benefits it can bring, especially the benefits to the people!"

Li Yi pointed to Cai Mao and said: "As far as Jingzhou is concerned, although the price of salt fluctuates, but compared with corn, in the past, a catty of coarse salt generally cost 70 to [-] catties of corn. More than [-] catties, and now, it has been suppressed by almost half, and thirty catties of grain can be exchanged for one catty of salt, compared with the past hundreds of years, it was only the cheapest time."

"Besides, I am here to tell you today that the world is not yet peaceful, and many things are hindered. After the real world is peaceful, the price of salt will continue to drop. However, if you want to keep the price of salt down, you cannot do without The operation of merchants, from salt drying along the coast to transportation and sales, only by continuously improving the process system, can the cost be reduced step by step, and the common people can eat cheaper salt. What is this? Isn’t this the benefit brought by the development of the merchant system? Is it?"

Wang Lang bowed and said, "My lord is benevolent, and my subordinates admire it, but businessmen are after profit. If a catty of salt can be exchanged for fifty catties of grain, how could they be willing to exchange only thirty catties, and let this important matter of people's livelihood fall on the businessman?" In the hands, the people may benefit for a while, but they will suffer for a long time!"

Li Yishi smiled and said: "What Wang Taishou said is true, but why don't you think about it, I, Li, have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, if I make a rule, one catty of salt is exchanged for nineteen catties of rice, who would dare to sell it?" Twenty catties?"

Immediately, Wang Lang was speechless.

Li Yi continued: "In the past, it was difficult for the government to restrain the merchants, because it only looked at the merchants themselves, not the fundamentals of the merchants. As long as the government is strong enough, sets rules, limits the price difference of goods, and strictly enforces tax laws, whoever dares to mess around? Just kill and copy the house."

"What's more, the most important thing is that I will entrust you to do all the basic matters related to people's livelihood, and I will personally participate in it. Tell me, what else can go wrong?"

Li Yi took a deep breath and said: "Let's use paper as an example. I built this papermaking workshop by myself, and all the proceeds now belong to me. But in the future, I will give up [-]% of the proceeds, and [-]% of it will be used as a reward. This share can be the final income, or it can be the management authority of a certain place as mentioned before, etc. The specific details will be carefully discussed later, but I can guarantee that the income of Wanhuhou will be absolutely It is much more than the tax paid by [-] households!"

"How about it, you are still satisfied with this, if you have any questions, feel free to ask."

Li Yi looked at the crowd and was swept away by his eyes. At the first moment, Guo Jia, Dian Wei and others stood up first and said, "The subordinates have no objections, it's all up to the master!"

Immediately afterwards, Kuai Yue made the same statement, but Kuai Yue added another sentence later, saying, "Dare to ask my lord, what is the plan for the remaining [-]%?"

Li Yi smiled and said: "The remaining [-]% ​​will be discussed later, but you may still get another share from it."

Kuai Yue arched his body and didn't say any more.

Afterwards, Mi Fang asked: "My lord, is this a blank sheet of paper, or are there other options?"

If someone else asked that question, Li Yi might not be sure, but for Mi Fang, Li Yi guessed what he was thinking at once.

Li Yi asked: "Could it be that you want to ask about the steam engine?"

Mi Fang said with some embarrassment: "Indeed."

Li Yi thought for a while and said: "The blank paper is just an example, and although the white paper is a huge profit now, it is a matter of benefiting the people. The price will inevitably fall in the future. Although the profit is still not small, it is not enough to set off your meritorious deeds." , Therefore, this matter involves a lot of things, from basic necessities of life, to oil, tea, salt and iron, many of which will be included. I will first structure these things, and then let you benefit after they are on the right track. Otherwise, it will be like The rein of a wild horse that has just been tamed cannot be loosened easily, otherwise, even with good intentions, it may end up in a mess."

"As for the steam engine, hehe..."

Li Yi glanced at Guo Jia, Xu Huang, Kuai Yue and a few others, and said with a smile: "The relationship between the steam engine is far beyond your imagination. Although it may not be profitable within ten years, once it is stable in the future, That will... I can't describe the exact extent, but I just want to say one thing, the matter of the steam engine, only Wanhuhou can't participate!"

When everyone heard this, shock was evident in their eyes. Although the iron lump looked extraordinary, they didn't want to be taken seriously by Li Yi.

Youdao is the best if you can’t get it. If Li Yi is just empty talk, and dryly says how powerful the steam engine is, it’s fine. Many people may go in the left ear and out the right ear, and even suspect that Li Yi is fooling They boarded a pirate ship.

But after Li Yi set the extremely high threshold of Wanhuhou, everyone really realized that the potential of this steam engine might really be beyond their imagination. As a result, many people began to envy them, and even became pantothenic.

Li Yi looked at the reactions of the crowd, and he felt hehe, but he didn't show it. Anyway, he came from time travel, and he has been a superior for so long, so he still understands some psychology.

So, Li Yi coughed lightly, and added: "I said it at the beginning, I don't want to let meritorious people feel chilled, and I will never begrudge the title, so, how many Wanhuhou will there be in the future... as long as you have enough merits, The numbers are really nothing to worry about.”

Immediately, many people became energetic, especially those like Mi Fang, who felt that their family should be settled, two brothers plus a younger sister, the problem must not be a big deal.

Li Yi smiled in his heart, which could be regarded as giving them some motivation, lest some people muddle along behind.

"So, do you have any objections to this matter?"

In the end, Li Yi asked again, but this time everyone looked around, but no one made a sound.

There must still be people who hold opposing opinions, but things are already like this, and Li Yi himself is even more imperative, what else can they do?

Is there a bloody remonstrance that hits the post with the head?

Ordinary emperors might accept this, but for a person like Li Yi who has conquered the country by himself, no matter how much he smiles on his face, his head will always be staring at the word "dominant". May work.

Seeing everyone acquiescing, Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that there was no problem.