Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 18 18 Stop acting, His Highness King Yan

“Can pig intestines also be eaten?”

Upon hearing Zhu Di's inquiry, Wang Buli nodded and said:

“You can eat pig whip, but why can’t you eat pig intestines?”

"Right."

Zhu Di nodded. He didn't understand that pig intestines are the part that holds feces.

Wang Buli didn't need to think too much at all. There was a lot of common sense that ordinary people didn't know.

The illiteracy rate remains high, and we are not bombarded with overwhelming news.

If they don’t understand an industry, they don’t know the ropes.

The only thing worth mentioning is the pronunciation of "kill pig". Zhu Yuanzhang did not do anything to avoid ordering people to change their names, which is what the mighty general Zhu Shou did for a while.

"But the taste of this pork is different from what I usually eat. Do you have a secret recipe?"

Guo Zong asked with wandering eyes.

"That's right." Wang Buli nodded and said, "My spices are made from the ingredients of my ancestor Wang Shouyi's Thirteen Incenses, so I can make the pork so fragrant."

"Huh?" King Yan Zhu Di became interested: "Is your ancestor a famous chef?"

This skill is much better than that of the imperial chef Xu Xingzu.

God knows that cooking is so unpalatable, but my father still used him for decades.

"No." Wang Buli shook his head and said, "My ancestor was an imperial physician in the Song Dynasty. Later, because of the powerful officials in power, he resigned and returned home. We did not return here until His Majesty conquered Nanjing."

"Oh?"

Wu Wei, the county magistrate, never imagined that Wang Buli's family would be in such a situation, and he couldn't blame his stew for being so delicious.

The stewed pork tastes a little more fragrant than the previous times.

"Wang Shouyi's Thirteen Incenses, why haven't I heard that they are sold?"

Li Jinglong picked up the food. If it tastes so delicious, it is a golden secret recipe and a good way to make money.

"Don't dare to sell."

"Why?" Zhu Di was a little confused.

Wang Buli picked up the rice and said, "On the one hand, His Majesty emphasizes agriculture and suppresses business, and on the other hand, my father is afraid that this recipe will be coveted by the powerful.

Instead of letting my family live a good life, I lost my life because of it.

Therefore, they would rather destroy it than spread it, so the ingredients of Thirteen Incense are incomplete. "

Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of suppressing businessmen never established the Ming Dynasty, which was revealed during discussions with Liu Bowen.

If there are farmers who dare to do business without farming, in the early days of Hongwu, the government could organize to give you a chance to change your ways and move collectively to wasteland to farm.

In the late Hongwu period, all people were regarded as idlers and must be arrested.

We, Lao Zhu, don’t like idlers!

"Why don't you sell this recipe to me?" Guo Zong asked.

"The common people are not allowed to do business. Is it possible that nobles can do business?" Wang Buli asked, pretending not to know.

"hey-hey."

Guo Zong didn't say anything more, His Highness King Yan was still there.

There are many things that Xungui can do.

Are you guys worthy of being compared to me?

Wang Buli's words were harsh, and Zhu Di couldn't help but argue with Wang Buli:

“Everyone says that farming and mulberry trees are the foundation of food and clothing, but abandoning the foundation and pursuing the inferiority rarely saves the disadvantages.

In the days of the previous king, there were no people who were not cultivating the fields, and every house was the daughter of silkworms. There was no danger of floods or droughts, and no danger of hunger or cold.

From the beginning of the road of tithing, wonderful and ingenious skills were created, and then the business of farming and mulberry was abandoned. A farmer works while a hundred families are waiting for food, a woman weaves and a hundred husbands wait for her, if you want people to be free from poverty, will you get it? "

These words were Zhu Di's retelling of Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and now Wang Bu was listening: "You are right, but you are not right." "Huh?"

Wang Buli's words made Zhu Di frown. What is right and wrong?

"What kind of excuse?" Wuzhi County didn't understand either.

“Although farming is fundamental for the common people, the food grown not only leaves seeds and food for the family.

Do you need to sell the excess grain to buy broken farm tools and winter clothes for your family? "

"It's necessary."

Li Jinglong nodded. His family was a big landowner and they also bought and sold grain in exchange for money.

"Some provinces are too narrow to support so many people in farming. These people have to find a way to survive. Business is also a way out, right?"

"good."

Wang Buli put down his chopsticks: "Businessmen are indispensable in the way farmers obtain money from food after farming."

"But once there are too many people doing business, there will be no one to grow food. Businessmen will hoard, buy low and sell high. Wouldn't it be chaos?" Zhu Di paused and said loudly:

"What's more, His Majesty did not prohibit the trading of small people, and also enacted many laws to protect the interests of merchants."

"What about large-scale transactions?" Wang Buli pointed outside: "They all rely on country salesmen?"

"That won't work." Zhu Di pointed at Wang Buli and said, "Now that your Majesty has opened up a wide range of opinions, even businessmen have the right to speak to your Majesty."

"I'm just making an analogy." Wang Buli took out thirty copper coins:

"As a farmer, I work hard to cultivate the land, harvest the grain after autumn, and sell the grain in the market. I get 30 pence, one of which is given to the county government for tax collection.

The remaining money was used to buy cloth and farm tools.

Wu Wei had one penny in front of him, Zhu Di and Li Jinglong each had ten penny in front of them, and I saved the remaining money in case I needed to see a doctor or buy medicine.

Those who sell cloth or agricultural tools buy grain from merchants, and merchants also have to pay taxes.

This is a normal business process and everyone benefits. "

There were three copper coins placed in front of Wuzhi County. Wang Buli looked at Zhu Di and said, "Do you think there is anything wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong." Zhu Di shook his head, and Li Jinglong also shook his head.

On the other hand, Wuzhi County fiddled with the copper coins in front of him: "The imperial court has collected less tax revenue."

"Good wishes from Wuzhi County."

"Thirty taxes and one is still less?"

Zhu Di didn't understand the thinking of these officials.

Wang Buli took the money back and strung it up:

“Farmers don’t often sell grain, but they pay the same tax as bulk merchants on their purchases, which is unfair.

As I said below, it is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits, but the more you earn, the more taxes you need to pay.

In this way, Your Majesty will not have to worry about many people giving up their fields to do business. "

King Zhu Di of Yan was shocked when he heard this. He never expected that Wang Buli would say that the court's tax revenue was low.

Who is the tyrant?

"Thirty taxes and one is still less?"

"As I said just now, taxes are not static. The more you earn, the more taxes you pay. The more you earn, the less taxes you pay."

Wang Buli put the worn copper coins back into his arms: "Your Highness, King Yan, don't you understand?"

Li Jinglong was shocked: "How do you know he belongs to King Yan?"

Song Dianshi was stunned. He never imagined that the person in front of him turned out to be His Highness King Yan. He was stunned in his seat and was at a loss.

As for Wuzhi County, he stood up and saluted King Yan respectfully.

Zhu Di frowned and stared at Wang Buli.

"A few days ago, when King Yan was getting married, everyone saw your face, and I even stole the wedding money." Wang Buli glanced at Li Jinglong: "He pretended to be your brother, who can he hide it from?"

(End of this chapter)