back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 665
If someone else said that, Lu Chengqi would definitely not be very happy.But let Xu Chongguang say so proudly, Lu Chengqi is happy, this is not flattery, this is sincere words. "Haha, I'm ashamed to accept Xu Qing's words. Didn't you hear that King Zhou of Shang was famous for his virtues before he took office? It's only been three years since I ascended the throne, so it's too early to say that."

Seeing that Lu Chengqi was not blindly confident, Xu Chongguang felt relieved, and suddenly remembered that he had another memorial in his sleeve, should he present it to the little emperor together?The little emperor seems to be in a good mood today, even if he wants to lose his temper, he will be lighter, right?

It's not that Xu Chongguang doesn't know how to use these roundabouts, it's just that he doesn't bother to use them on weekdays.But if Lu Chengqi wants to listen, he still needs to use some means.Although the little emperor was young and energetic, he didn't want to hear voices that went against his will, but some things in the world didn't exist if he didn't want to hear them.After struggling for a while, Xu Chongguang decided to take out the memorial and slowly handed it to Lu Chengqi.

"This is...?" With question marks all over Lu Chengqi's face, he opened the memorial for some reason.

As Xu Chongguang expected, Lu Chengqi's originally smiling face suddenly turned cold, and his expression was covered with dark clouds, and he was about to fly into a rage. "Hey, the timing couldn't be better. If His Majesty doesn't accept the advice, then Dashun will be in danger..." Xu Chongguang felt sad and disheartened.

The atmosphere in the Chuigong Palace gradually cooled down.It was Gao Hao outside the hall, who heard the sudden silence in the hall, and murmured: "What's the matter, could it be that Xu Shoufu offended His Majesty again?" Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little cold, it turned out that a gust of autumn wind had blown by, It brought a little bit of coolness.

It took a long time before Lu Chengqi put down the memorial, with no expression on his face.Xu Chongguang looked at it, his body trembled slightly, and he knew in his heart that this chair might not be sitting for a long time.Once the little emperor got angry, he had to kneel down to plead guilty, how could he sit for long?Judging by the expression on the little emperor's face, he knew that it was absolutely impossible to compromise on this matter.

"Sigh, I know I can't do anything, but I still think about it..."

Before Xu Chongguang could finish his thoughts, Lu Chengqi spoke up: "I've read Xu Qing's memorial carefully, and it's a lot to learn from what he said..."

"what?!"

Xu Chongguang thought that he was a servant, the little emperor... he didn't lose his temper, and he said it was reasonable?Xu Chongguang hid his hands in his sleeves, and squeezed his thighs hard to see if he was living in a dream.It's just that the strong pain came, telling him clearly that this was not a hallucination.

Lu Chengqi continued to tease: "I mean, Xu Qing's memorial has a lot to offer."

Xu Chongguang finally recovered from the shock. After all, he is also the chief assistant of the cabinet, and his ability to resist attacks is very good. "Your Majesty... don't you think it's wrong?"

Facing Xu Chongguang's tentative question, Lu Chengqi said honestly: "There is something wrong...of course!" Xu Chongguang knew it as soon as he heard it, come on, the little emperor is playing hard to get.No, it should be said that he avoids the important and ignores the minor, and he must talk about his set of "economic theories".

As expected of the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, he knew in advance what Lu Chengqi wanted to say.No, Lu Chengqi began to say: "Xu Qing's memorial said, 'Under the world, if the people are in business, they will not do farming, do not work, and focus on making profits'. There is a problem with this sentence. As far as I know, this It is not easy to start a business, and it takes hard work to get money back. For example, Zhang Sansan bought ten acres of wheat. If he didn’t sell it, he would have to eat it himself. But the ten acres of wheat, he can afford He has eaten it for several years, but he has so much stone wheat in a year. Wouldn’t it be more in a few more years? And Li Si is a silkworm raiser. But he can only wear it by himself, so how long can he wear it? Those who need wheat can’t get wheat, and those who need clothes can’t get clothes, isn’t this a mess! Xu Qing was the secretary of the household department, so you should understand the truth?”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is not trying to completely ban business..." Xu Chongguang was eager to express himself and wanted to defend himself.Lu Chengqi also knew it, and waved his hand to make him calm down.

"At this time, if a businessman buys Zhang San's wheat at the market price and sells it to Li Si; he also buys Li Si's clothes at the market price and sells them to Zhang San, and in the end the three of them each get what they need, wouldn't everyone be happy? Of course, I’m just making an analogy. During the period, there must be more people buying this and selling that. There is really nothing to sell, only brains and physical strength. Xu Qing, you know that it’s better to block than to block. A stick You can’t kill a boatload of people. There are disadvantages to doing business, but there are more advantages. What we are waiting to do is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.”

Xu Chongguang didn't say anything, he calmed down, knowing that the little emperor couldn't be persuaded anymore, and he didn't want to waste his words.

"However..." Lu Chengqi suddenly changed the subject, "In Xu Qing's memorial, there are still merits in other aspects. Take the item 'Officials and their relatives are not allowed to engage in business', I think it is desirable. However, relatives are not allowed It’s a bit unreasonable to do business. Officials are not allowed to do business, this is for the sake of the court. If they are all about making money, I will help him.”

When he said this, Lu Chengqi's tone was a bit harsh, which made Xu Chongguang suddenly see a glimmer of light.

"Also, 'monopolizing by merchants, hoarding goods, and driving up prices' is also a stubborn disease. After thinking about it, I still need to complete the "Da Shun Law". Human life is worthless? This really needs to be thought deeply to prevent future troubles..."

Xu Chongguang said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Lu Chengqi waved his hand and said, "Don't rush to compliment, I haven't finished yet. Xu Qing, you said that these businessmen ignore traditional ethics, which is also debatable. I respect the 'Duanmu Legacy', honest business, but there are some people, There must be 'no profiteering, no business'. Those who sell fake goods, those who sell wine mixed with water, those who are in short supply... There are plenty of people. Before the household department was short of manpower, I just turned a blind eye. Now the merchants It is time to promulgate policies to curb these unhealthy trends..."

Xu Chongguang really wanted to remind Lu Chengqi that the term "no evil, no business" is not a derogatory term, but a commendatory term. It should have been "no business without top".At this time, the common people bought rice with "Sheng Dou" as a measuring device (hence the saying "Sheng Dou Xiaomin"). When measuring rice, the seller would use a tool such as a mahogany ruler to level the raised rice in the Sheng Dou to ensure the weight. adequate.After the money and the goods are settled, the merchant will add some extra rice to the bucket. If the surface of the rice has been smoothed, it will bulge into a pinch of "points" to make as much profit as possible.It has become a custom to measure the rice and add some more. That is to say, when doing business, you always give customers a little "additional head". , so there is a saying that "no sharpness, no business". "No point, no business" is also reflected in going to the cloth village to pull the cloth, "put three feet on the full foot", "add three feet to the foot"; copying oil and wine are a bit "additional".It's just that there's no need to tell Lu Chengqi about these things, as long as Xu Chongguang understands it himself.

"Xu Qing, your memorial has written all about the crimes of profiteers, but you have no countermeasures?" Lu Chengqi said a little dissatisfied.

(End of this chapter)