"Yan Lin, even if the salt industry isn't taken over by the government, what about the iron industry? We can't just let them go, right?" Li Gong asked tentatively.
He felt that many times, Yan Lin's way of thinking was different from theirs. Perhaps he could get more ideas from Yan Lin.
"Iron industry?" Yan Lin looked at Li Gong and shook his head.""It's best not to."
"Why?"
"If the iron industry is not taken back by the government, wouldn't it become a threat to the Great Tang once it is used by evil people?”Li Gong frowned.
He had thought that Yan Lin would say that he could take the iron industry back to the government.
Who would have thought that it would turn out like this?
"If everyone in the world had food to eat, clothes to wear, houses to live in, support for the elderly, education for the young, support for the poor, support for the disabled, and support for the widowers, widows, lonely, disabled, and sick, who would be so full that they wanted to overthrow the Tang Empire?”
"Li Gong, if it were you, would you?”Yan Lin asked with a smile.
"Of course not. Instead, I hope that this will continue.”Li Gong was stunned for a moment and said what was in his heart.
"Isn't that settled? It's better to be sparse than blocked. The ruler doesn't think about how to get the people to support him. He only thinks about how to earn benefits from the people every day and strictly guard against the people.”Yan Lin spread his hands and smiled.
Li Gong sat on the stool, unable to speak for a long time.
Yan Lin did not say much, but it made Li Gong feel as if he had walked into a new world.
Many of his previous thoughts were completely overturned by Yan Lin's words.
This kid was really not simple.
He was so knowledgeable at such a young age.
Fortunately, I tested him. Otherwise, I would have thought that he only knew how to write and draw.
However, this brat just said that about me and even cursed me to dig up my mausoleum for the people. It's really hateful.
I must punish him properly.
After all, my treasury is still empty!
However, before Li Gong could speak, he heard Yan Lin mutter,"Everyone says that Saints are wise rulers. How could they do such a stupid thing?”
"Foreman Li, do you think this Saint is old and his brain is blocked?”
Li Gong felt that his anger had reached his throat.
However, thinking about it carefully, Fang Xuanling was the one who brought up the salt and iron official camp, it didn't seem to have anything to do with him.
This time, Li Gong wasn't so angry anymore.
He also wanted Yan Lin to help him think of a way to enrich his national treasury.
"Yan Lin." Li Gong looked like a big bad wolf and smiled at Yan Lin.
It made Yan Lin feel like he was being watched.
Although Li Gong was usually a little crazy, his eyes were still quite sharp.
One look at it gave people a lot of pressure.
However, Yan Lin did not care.
"It's getting late, and you've already eaten. Today, on account of aunt, I won't charge you for the food and wine.”Yan Lin waved his hand and stood up, wanting to let them go to the backyard.
Foreman Li was so intimate with him just now, so he must be holding back some bad farts.
"Kid Yan, wait a moment. I haven't finished speaking yet.”Li Gong quickly got up and pulled Yan Lin over. He smiled apologetically and helped Yan Lin sit down on the bench.
"If it's as you say, this won't do, and that won't do. If the treasury is empty, how will the Great Tang have the money to improve the people's lives?”
"How can we resist the various wars that may occur?”Li Gong sat opposite Yan Lin and asked curiously.
Yan Lin raised his head and looked at Li Gong. He teased,"Foreman Li, you're a businessman from Shu, why do you care so much?”
"Those who don't know better would think that you're a saint.”
Yan Lin just said it casually. In addition, he was annoyed by Li Gongwen, so his tone was a little complaining.
However, when Li Gong heard it, his heart skipped a beat. He thought that he had been exposed somewhere.
Fortunately, Yan Lin fiddled with the teacup in front of him after saying that and did not look at him.
This kid, I thought…
"As citizens of the Great Tang, we all have the responsibility to jointly assume the Great Tang's fate.”
"Besides, I can also tell your aunt about it. If it reaches the ears of the Sage, he might even reward you!”Li Gong smiled, hiding the worry in his heart.
"Don't, don't think about telling that Saint everything. I just want to live a good life like this. Don't come up with any tricks to annoy me.”Yan Lin waved his hands repeatedly.
His words were filled with disdain for the Sage of the Great Tang.
"How about this, I'll tell you a good way to get rich.”Yan Lin waved at Li Gong, signaling him to come closer.
Li Gong raised his eyebrows slightly. This kid actually dared to make me do this?
He had never been beaten up by the Emperor. "Did the wine from yesterday taste good?" Yan Lin asked with a smile.
How could that wine not taste good?
Although it was intoxicating, the fragrance was still lingering in Li Gong's mind.
He had originally thought that when he left later, he would sneak a few jars when Yan Lin wasn't paying attention.
This was not stealing.
How could a father steal his son's things?
Li Gong thought to himself.
"The taste is not bad!" Li Gong nodded.
He was the emperor. He couldn't possibly act like he had never seen the world before.
Even if it was bejeweled nectar in front of him, he had to appear very indifferent.
Yan Lin only smiled, but he did not expose Foreman Li's quibble. He smiled and said,"Wine is not a necessity for the commoners, but it is a necessity in the homes of the rich.”
"If you want to enrich the national treasury, you can start with wine.”
"How?" Li Gong asked.
"Collect taxes." Yan Lin replied.
"Don't think about the official management of the wine industry. Otherwise, it'll be like draining the pond and fishing.”
"The wealthy merchants are extravagant. The amount of wine they need every year is more than a thousand catties. Although there are few extravagant people, their consumption is even higher than that of the commoners.”
"If we can control the wine industry and collect taxes, the Great Tang's national treasury will be able to earn at least 250,000 yuan a year.”Yan Lin said slowly.
Controlling the wine industry would not endanger the lives of the people, but it could also enrich the treasury.
Li Gong felt that it was feasible.
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Tang's financial income had been less than two million strings.
Yan Lin, this kid, could enrich the national treasury just by casually saying it.
It was a lot, especially for Li Gong, who was short of money now.
Foreman Li looked at Yan Lin with a strange light in his eyes. He was speechless for a long time.
……
Li Niannian returned to Duke Wei's Public House, feeling uneasy. Although she was fierce outside, her mother, Zhang Chuchen, was much more powerful than her.
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