Xiong Qi left the Qin royal palace after making a promise that he would help introduce people to the martial world in the future. Ying Xuan also chatted with Fu Su for a while before resting after dinner.
Just like that, Ying Xuan teased his sister Xin Lan from time to time, and occasionally hinted to Fu Su about his future plans. Finally, Ying Xuan was able to enjoy a period of leisure after his busy schedule.
However, early in the morning, Ying Zheng summoned him again. Ying Xuan saw that Feng Quji was there as well, and Ying Zheng immediately asked about the production of wine and cement. Ying Zheng attached great importance to these two things.
"Ying Xuan, during this period of time, the wine workshop and cement workshop have basically been built. You said that you want to sell your wine to the other six countries to earn money.”
Ying Xuan had long been prepared for this, and had also expected that Ying Zheng would ask him about these things.""Father, I believe that if you want to sell it, you need to first build a merchant association.”
"With exquisite packaging and limited sales every month, it will cause a market where demand exceeds supply and we will be hungry. This will allow our Chamber of Commerce to develop rapidly.”
This was also what Ying Xuan had been thinking since a long time ago. In ancient times, it could be said that the idea of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce had always been passed down. However, the reality was that as long as a merchant had a little bit of success, their lives would be better than those of farmers.
Moreover, Ying Xuan came from the modern era, so he naturally knew how important business development was to the economy of a country.
"Chamber of Commerce?" Ying Zheng's expression did not change at all as he repeated those two words softly.
On the other hand, Ge Nia and Feng Quji's palms were covered in sweat. They did not know why the second young master would say something like this. It went against the way all the kings in the world ruled.
One of them was a hardworking official, and the other was a disciple from the Ghost Valley. Naturally, they also knew the most basic way of governing the seven countries, which was to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce.
Now, Ying Xuan's words were obviously meant to overthrow this most basic way of thinking. Or, to put it more seriously, he was trying to break this system!
On the surface, Ying Xuan only wanted to establish a Chamber of Commerce. However, the foundation of a Chamber of Commerce was to have many merchants. Secondly, once the Chamber of Commerce became larger, there would be more merchants.
As a result, the merchants had a lot of rain, so they needed to make some adjustments or compromises in the policies that restrained merchants.
If he did not reject the second young master's request this time, he would not take the initiative to suppress the merchants in many ways. If he refused…
If he took a wrong step, then the King of Qin's appreciation for the Second Young Master in the past might turn into dust and disappear without a trace.
Feng Quji secretly glanced at it in fear. He didn't understand why Second Young Master would suddenly raise such a suggestion.
Ge Nia looked at Ying Xuan with a calm expression. He had always admired this Young Master Xuan, and there must be a reason for Young Master Xuan's words. He needed to listen.
Although Ying Zheng was arrogant, he was not someone who would not listen to opinions.""The foundation of a Chamber of Commerce is merchants. Do you want me to do business?”
"How can that be? This son will be in charge of such matters.”Ying Xuan really wanted to take over this matter. This was a sure win, so why not do it?
He knew very well that in this world, the most profitable business was not miscellaneous, but monopoly.
Only by monopolizing could they achieve the greatest benefits. Moreover, he had the basic formulas and manufacturing methods of many daily items in the myriad worlds. As long as he was given time, his merchant association would undoubtedly cover the entire world.
This was a sharp sword that held the lifeline of the world's economy. Of course, he would not abandon it.
Ying Xuan had also noticed Ying Xuan's expression. He could tell that this second son of his should be very confident that he would be able to support the merchant."Ying Xuan, I'll tell you this.”
"In my eyes, business is not a good thing. Merchants hoard strange goods, promise high interest, take cheap and sell high, many times drought and flood disaster, merchants but hoard grain for profit, for the country and the people, are unfavorable.”
"Most importantly, if the farmers see that their fellow countrymen earn gold and silver through business, it's easier and faster than farming, then will there still be farmers in our Qin country who want to farm? Won't you be thinking about how to do business?"
"In the long run, we will be harming the country.”
Ying Zheng's tone was calm and steady, without a trace of fluctuation in his tone, which made people think that he was just making a statement.
But the content of his words was undoubtedly a rejection of Ying Xuan's request.
Ying Xuan took a deep breath. He understood that this was the most important reason why the ancient times valued agriculture and suppressed commerce. Because the productivity of the ancient times was low, encouraging commerce would affect farming. This was a major event that affected the people's livelihood in the Qin country.
You can't be careless.
"Father, things are not as serious as you think," Ying Xuan replied calmly.
"The Seven Kingdoms are so big. It is often because of the suppression of merchants that it is inconvenient for many items to circulate. There are no buyers for those who sell, and there are no buyers for those who buy.”
"If there is a merchant association established by your son, the salt of the Qi Kingdom in the east, the fish of the Chu Kingdom in the south, the warhorses of the Yan Kingdom in the north near the wolf tribe, the leather of the Qiang tribe in the west of our Qin Kingdom, and the wine on your side can all be exchanged.”
"Merchants can measure the distance like this, distinguish between noble and humble, and adjust the surplus and deficiency. The circulation of food and clothing in the world cannot be separated from merchants.”
"It can allow the people of the world to buy what they want without having to travel far. Or we can buy high-quality warhorses without having to go to the north.”
"Most importantly, if there are more merchants, we can increase the merchant tax. This way, the farmers who don't know how to trade will more or less respect us, allowing us to farm safely and quickly increase Great Qin's financial resources.”
To sum it up, if one were to engage in business, the economy would develop faster. Ying Xuan had said so much, which made Ying Zheng slightly take it seriously."Alright, then show me.”
"If it's really as you say, how long do you need for me to see the situation you described?”
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