When Yang Zhong arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, Li Xian was discussing national urban, transportation, water conservancy and other planning issues with Ye Kun, Ling Zhifeng and others.
Planning a country is not that simple, especially in this world of cultivation. In addition to taking into account the development of economy and other material aspects, it is also necessary to take into account the luck, the earth's energy, feng shui, and preferably the stars in the sky.
A country can also be seen as a "practitioner of luck."
After meeting Li Xian, Yang Zhong did not beat around the bush and directly expressed his concerns.
After listening to Yang Zhong's worries and Li Yulong's concern, Li Xian smiled happily, "Uncle Yang, there is no need to worry about this. We have already acquired the red copper mine of the State of Cai. In ten days at most, we will publicly sell the first batch of red copper. By then, money and other things will naturally not be a problem. The current development of the Shang Kingdom is a 'capitalist society'. In such a society, as long as there is sufficient capital, many things can be done. For example, drastic pioneering and advancement. This is the superiority of capitalism. We can do so many things through the power of wealth."
"Then what are the shortcomings of capitalism?" Yang Zhong is now the left prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. He immediately noticed the problem in Li Xian's words.
"Disadvantages..." Li Xian clicked his tongue. "It's not clear yet. Maybe we have to wait for a while before we can find out. In short, everything in the world has yin and yang. If there are huge benefits, there must be huge disadvantages. But right now, I can't see where the disadvantages are."
"You really don't know?" Yang Zhong looked at Li Xian, confused. Your expression and words just now showed that you knew, at least part of it.
Li Xian chuckled and stopped explaining. Capitalism has at least two dangers: monopoly and economic crisis. But it is too early to mention these two points in Anyang now, and Li Xian has already started to prepare. And now, there is no need to say it, because others will not understand it even if you say it.
For example, if you don’t experience an economic crisis, you won’t know what an economic crisis is until you experience it once. If you tell people in the agricultural era that there is overproduction, they will be very happy—it’s a good thing! They will tell you that there is always more than enough every year.
Yang Zhong glanced at Li Xian and chuckled, "Well, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. So what do you think? Is the current Tang Kingdom suitable for capitalist transformation?"
"Suitable!" Li Xian was very sure. "Now that the Tang Kingdom has just been established, there are no vested interests or stubborn classes. This is the best opportunity to implement capitalist transformation. In fact, all countries in Yingzhou are suitable, but we need to pay attention to the method."
“Will capitalism have an impact on centralization?”
Li Xian asked back, "Uncle Yang, will wearing different clothes have a serious impact on you?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhong immediately laughed, "No!"
"Yes, although different systems are different, all systems themselves serve 'rule'. There has never been a system, a national system, that serves the people. This is the essence of rule. Serving the people comes from the idea of the ruling class, not the rule itself. The same is true for the imperial system, but some empires are poor and miserable, while others are peaceful and prosperous. The capitalist system is the same. It is just a system, and the right to use it is still in the hands of the rulers. No matter what the system is, it is always the rulers who use it. It is always people, not the system, who exercise power. Of course, different systems will have their own 'character' and 'temper'. If the rulers want to control this system, they must understand this system. The character of the capitalist system is the 'gold standard'. Everything revolves around wealth. Therefore, under the capitalist system, as long as there is sufficient funds, the country can do many things; if there is insufficient funds, the country will face danger. Wealth is the blood of capital!"