Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 167 On Economics

There are good and bad sides to everything!
No matter what kind of policy and plan, as the planner, you must consider all aspects as much as possible. When discussing the court, you must not only discuss the good side, but you must also be prepared for the bad side.Nothing is perfect in the world.

It is Xue Lang's habit that when considering things, he often considers both good and bad aspects at the same time.Many times, there are not so many opportunities for you to correct, and if you miss the opportunity, you miss it.Xue Lang is already used to this way of thinking, try to be as rational and objective as possible.

All of you here are well-educated people, and you can understand Xue Lang's argument about excess production capacity after a little thought.Qin Wangdao: "Mr. Xue's description of excess production capacity is quite subtle."

Xue Lang bowed his hands to the King of Qin as a thank you.Xue Lang said: "In fact, there is no need to worry about the so-called overcapacity issue. I wonder if you have paid attention to the issue of our dynasty's economic operation model?"

"Economic model? What do you mean?"

This is what Li Yuan asked.Xue Lang was pained in silence, thought for a while, and said, "It's the overall characteristic of my economic operation."

Li Yuan nodded and said, "Xue Qing continues."

"Here."

Xue Lang said: "The economic operation of our court can be said to have a few general characteristics that have not changed from ancient times to the present, which can be attributed to the operating mode."

Everyone looked a little confused for a moment, obviously no one had paid attention to this issue.Xue Lang continued: "The economic operation of our dynasty can be called a small-scale peasant economy in general. It has three biggest characteristics. First, it is scattered; second, it is closed; third, it is self-sufficient."

Everyone still looked confused, and yes, there were almost no people who specialized in economics in ancient times, so naturally few people understood it.Li Gangdao: "Self-sufficiency is still understandable, where does the separation and closure come from? The old man doesn't understand the meaning of it, please ask Youyang to clarify."

Xue Lang said: "The so-called scattered and closed can actually be said together. The production and farming in my dynasty can be said to have been family-oriented since ancient times. Men farm and women weave, self-cultivation, self-sufficiency, self-sufficiency, both scattered and closed. , and there is hardly any commodity circulation.”

The prince asked confusedly: "Mr. Xue, is this not good? Men farm and women weave, each has their own duties, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe?"

The prince asked a good question. From the perspective of a ruler, he naturally hopes that the people will have something to do.If there is something to do, there will be output, and if there is output, you will be able to fill your stomach.Everyone is busy, so there is no time to make troubles, and the society can be stable. For the ruler, stability is naturally the most important thing.

Xue Lang said: "Prince, it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad. It's just the characteristics of our dynasty's economy. The so-called existence is reasonable. These characteristics can exist widely, which shows that they are recognized and accepted by the society, the times, and the people. It is appropriate. The so-called general trend of the world , follow the trend, since it is accepted by the times and the people, it is the trend. The court needs to follow the trend, so that the country will be safe and the people will be safe, if it goes against the trend, it will not give people a way to survive, and it will cause big things!"

Xue Lang spoke in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and the crown prince is not a complete idiot, he understood it immediately, and said politely: "I will be educated after completion, thank you Duke Xue."

Xue Lang hurriedly returned the gift: "Prince, you are welcome."

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Xue Qing, please continue to explain."

"Here."

Xue Lang continued: "Looking at the past dynasties, people's daily necessities, clothing, food, housing, and transportation are almost all self-sufficient. Except for salt, which is needed by everyone and cannot be produced by oneself, so it is circulated throughout the country, even gold, silver, silk , in some rural areas, almost all of them are rarely circulated, but mostly traded in the form of barter."

After everyone heard it, they thought about it and compared it, and it was true.In fact, there are not many silver and copper in China. The reason why there has been no silver and copper crisis in the past dynasties is actually a large reason because of private transactions. In addition to silver and copper, most of them were replaced by silk.Silk cloth can also be used as money.

Seeing that everyone had figured it out, Xue Lang continued, "According to this economic operation model, there is actually no need to worry about overcapacity. First, the family-based production model limits output; second, closed The characteristics lead to the fact that there is no circulation channel and no need for circulation. Since there is no need, there will be no redundant output. It must be the first thing to meet one's own needs, and there will not be too much surplus; finally, because of the scattered , even if each household has a little surplus, it is not a big problem, because it cannot be scaled up. As long as there is no scale, there will be no flooding, and there will be no danger of overcapacity. Therefore, the concerns of the public are completely You can let it go without worrying about it."

After Xue Lang finished speaking, he looked at everyone calmly.

"it is good!"

Li Yuan took the lead in praising, and all the officials... including the prince, expressed their appreciation for Xue Lang's wonderful speech with wat high fives.As Xue Lang was a late student, he could only bow down to express his gratitude and support.

The king of Qin, who had been listening silently and thinking quietly, said at this time: "Listen to Duke Xue's words today, and the people of the world seem to understand the words of 'scholars, farmers, businessmen'. If you treat the problems of businessmen according to Duke Xue's words, Don't you need to pay too much attention to it like you are facing a big enemy?"

It was not only Xue Lang who asked this question, cheering secretly, even a few veterans, the sage Li Yuan, couldn't help but look at King Qin a few more times.King Qin's savvy and ability to draw inferences from one instance to another are truly innate, and others cannot envy or envy him.

Li Jiancheng is not an idiot either, but compared to King Qin's Linghui, his aptitude is too ordinary. This is the gap between a genius and a mortal, and it cannot be changed by manpower.Xue Lang couldn't help but want to sympathize with him.However, obviously not, I can only sigh silently in my heart, poor prince.

Xue Lang said: "The so-called scholars, farmers, and businessmen are actually interdependent and interdependent. If we only talk about the division of labor, regardless of other things, farmers, workers, and merchants can actually be regarded as producers, and scholars are managers. Among them, agriculture is the most basic production. Those who produce basic materials, then process them into commodities, and finally, commerce promotes the circulation of commodities. It is said that there is a need for existence, and existence is reasonable. Scholars, farmers, commerce, and commerce are all links in the operation of society. The existence of merchants is irrelevant. The need is like facing the enemy. It is still the same sentence, people need food, clothing, housing and transportation to survive. The existence of businessmen must have surplus output. If you can’t even eat enough, how can you be a businessman? But, the court As a manager, when there are still many people who cannot guarantee food and clothing, the policy is tilted towards farming, and the policy of persuading farmers is the foundation of the country."

King Qin's eyes brightened when he heard this, and he thanked Xue Lang: "Thank you Duke Xue for your advice, the people of the world have been taught."

Li Yuan also listened thoughtfully, stroked his beard and said: "What Xue Qing said today, some of the truths were discussed by scholars in the past, but none of them are as simple and easy to understand as Xue Qing today. Cai, Pingyang has meritorious service!"

This evaluation is quite high, Xue Lang said modestly: "The sage is too famous. Since King Qin asked the merchant's question, I actually have a few words to say."

Li Yuan glanced at him with interest, and said, "Come to Xue Qing's family."

(End of this chapter)