"You've calculated the money clearly, but you didn't mention anything about the consumption in the process.
Don't you know how much manpower and resources it takes to build a road to the Western Regions?”
Guan Yin Bodhisattva also understood this in an instant.
Li Tai was using the information gap!
He used the things that the people wanted to know the most to bewitch them.
I'll let you know how to earn money.
This will stimulate your deepest thoughts.
How could Guan Yin Bodhisattva allow such a thing to happen?
Therefore, he directly pointed out the loophole in Li Tai's words!
"Consumption? How much consumption can there be in between?"
"How can the consumption not be compared to the benefits that are thousands of times greater?”
"That's right. I don't believe it."
All the people had just learned about the matter of making money.
However, Bodhisattva started to pour cold water on him.
How could they believe that?
Li Tai was delighted when he heard this, but his expression was filled with pain.
"That's right, there will be countless consumption in the process, but what does this have to do with the vast number of people?
Zhang Qian's expenses for his mission to the Western Regions came from the Great Han's treasury.
Now that our Great Tang is marching westward, we are spending money from the Great Tang's treasury.
We'll use the money from the national treasury to build a road to the west.
When the road to the west is formally formed, the countless merchants and citizens of the Great Tang will be able to begin their trade.
The state would be responsible for spending money, while the general public could make money.
Was there a problem? Could it be that Bodhisattva would not allow such a thing?”
Li Tai looked at Bodhisattva in disbelief.
His expression was as if he was saying,"No way, you even want to interfere in this matter?"”。
As for consumption…
He had cleverly used the national treasury to cover it up.
"This…spending the money of the national treasury to build roads for us, what else can we be dissatisfied with?”
"That's right. Our taxes have already been handed over to the national treasury. It's better for them to be willing to open up a way to make money than to be embezzled by some people.”
"That's right. At least we can get some feedback from the Great Tang army, which is better than giving it to other places.”
"The point is, when the road is really repaired, we will have the opportunity to earn money from the countries of the Western Regions.”
"That's true. At that time, we might be able to live a richer life.”
"That makes sense. Anyway, I support the army heading west.”
"Me too."
The minds of the ordinary people of the Great Tang were easily controlled.
Especially when the knowledge of this world was in the hands of the aristocratic families.
Li Tai naturally knew how to show the part he wanted to show the ordinary people.
I spent the money from the treasury to build roads for the people.
In this matter, the Great Tang was in the right and the people were taking advantage.
What the ordinary people of the Great Tang cared about was how much they could gain!
Without increasing his taxes.
He could also earn money in the future.
This was the easiest thing to satisfy ordinary people.
In a sense, this was indeed helping everyone earn money.
However, the Great Tang had not yet been able to implement a large-scale infrastructure.
Because their productivity could not keep up!
Even the Great Tang of the Mythological World could not keep up.
However, using the method of combining military and agriculture to start a large-scale infrastructure was also a method.
The integration of soldiers and farmers was a feature of the Zhou Dynasty's military service system.
Even during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, it was still very clear.
Of course, these words were not easy to say to ordinary people.
They didn't understand either.
Perhaps only those aristocratic families who had books could understand.
However, using the money from the national treasury to build roads and benefit the people was already a good reason.
Of course, those who might benefit from it could accept it.
Guan Yin Bodhisattva was speechless after hearing Li Tai's explanation.
What else could she say?
Didn't he see that those people were already looking at him as if he was their enemy?
It was as if he had really stopped them from making money!
However, they didn't think about it.
Those who could earn money were aristocratic families and merchants.
What did it have to do with ordinary people like them?
Do you have the capital?
Do you have the manpower?
You have nothing!
However!
Guan Yin Bodhisattva also knew.
In this matter, the aristocratic families would support Li Tai even more!
He didn't spend the aristocratic families 'money to build roads.
He could also benefit from it as soon as it was repaired.
Why would they stop him?
Back then, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal.
It was nothing more than using too much manpower and material resources.
And the national treasury was simply unable to support such a large-scale construction.
Even during the Great Tang's reign, weren't the canals still being built?
When the country was strong, what else could they do?
"Everyone, do you think we should do something like escorting the western journey to obtain the scriptures while opening up the road?”
Li Tai shouted again.
The crowd's emotions were ignited again.
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The terrifying sound waves even felt like they were going to overturn the clouds in the sky.
Bodhisattva was forced into a corner by the crowd.
What was going on?
Aren't these people too easy to fool?
But the key was that what the King of Wei said seemed to be true.
It seemed like the expedition to the west was killing two birds with one stone!
What went wrong?
Beside her, Muzha opened his mouth.
"Have you forgotten something?”
"What did we forget, Monk Hui 'an?" Li Tai looked at Muzha.”
"Have you forgotten that there are losses and profits in doing business?
Now, you keep emphasizing making money, but what if you lose money?
What if they spent a lot of money on building roads in the west without getting the corresponding rewards?
Wouldn't that be a waste of the national treasury's money? This money was the taxes that the commoners had worked so hard to pay!
Don't tell me that you don't cherish the taxes of the people?
Do you really want to continue plundering the people after exhausting the taxes of the national treasury?
It looks like you're spending money from the national treasury, but isn't this money still from the people?”
Muzha was confused.
He was really puzzled!
This was a way to do business.
There had to be a loss and a gain, right?
You only said that you wanted to earn money. What is this?
Guan Yin Bodhisattva was pleasantly surprised.
This disciple was indeed useful!
That's right, it could be like this.
"King of Wei, you have lost money, but in the end, won't you still have to increase the taxes of the people?”
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