Great minds think alike, this is what is meant by this moment.
After Gao Gong finished speaking, he and Zhang Juzheng looked at each other and smiled, with a feeling of mutual respect between heroes.
These are the comrades who will be qualified to fight alongside me in the future and fight together for this precarious empire.
As for someone, there is no hope.
What a pity.
It would be great if the lecturer this time was my uncle...
After Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng smiled at each other, the corner of their eyes swept over Zhu Ping'an, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but twitch down, and they felt a sense of loss in their hearts.
After a moment, perhaps because he felt that Zhu Ping'an was being neglected, or perhaps for other reasons, Zhang Juzheng slowly turned his gaze to Zhu Ping'an and asked softly, "What do you think, Lord Zhu?"
Zhu Ping'an was secretly applauding Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng's insights and didn't react for a while.
Moreover, except for the two questions Gao Gong asked Zhu Ping'an at the beginning, the rest was the time for Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. The two asked and answered each other, discussed seriously, and chatted enthusiastically. Zhu Ping'an could only be a spectator and serve as the background of their conversation.
So after Zhang Juzheng finished asking the question, Zhu Ping'an didn't react for a while, because Zhang Juzheng was just talking to him.
Upon seeing this, Gao Gong pulled the corners of his mouth down even more.
"Master Zhu?" Seeing that Zhu Ping'an did not respond, Zhang Juzheng raised his voice slightly to remind Zhu Ping'an.
"ah?"
After Zhang Juzheng raised his voice, Zhu Ping'an finally realized that Zhang Juzheng was actually talking to him.
"I wonder what Lord Zhu thinks?" Zhang Juzheng repeated the question.
"I think what Lord Gao and Lord Zhang said is very true."
Zhu Ping'an nodded solemnly and praised the two of them sincerely. Indeed, in Zhu Ping'an's opinion, in this feudal era when agriculture was emphasized and commerce was suppressed, it was really difficult to put forward the idea of emphasizing agriculture and not suppressing commerce.
You must know that in the two thousand years of feudal social history, the order has always been "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans", with scholars at the top and farmers as the basis and merchants as the last. This is the prevailing economic view in feudal society. The policy of "promoting agriculture and suppressing commerce" that was born from this was also the prevailing national policy in feudal society.
Therefore, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng's emphasis on business is indeed rare, and Zhu Ping'an praised them generously.
hehe.
Hearing this, Gao Gong looked at Zhu Ping'an, then at Zhang Juzheng, and couldn't help but sneer silently.
That's the difference!
Zhang Juzheng is a man of deep thoughts and research. He can see the value of commerce and creatively proposed that "the ancient rulers of a country made merchants exchange goods and demand and farmers rely on crops. If merchants cannot exchange goods and demand to benefit farmers, then farmers will suffer; if farmers cannot rely on crops to support merchants, then merchants will suffer. Therefore, the relationship between merchants and farmers is always like a balance."
As for Zhu Ping'an, he could only speak like a mynah bird, saying that what he said was very true.
Very
Very
Haha, a five-year-old child can be like this!
This scene reminded Gao Gong of a plot, a novel based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which Liu Bei swore an oath: "Although Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have different surnames, we are brothers. We should work together to help the poor and the needy, serve the country and bring peace to the people. We do not ask to be born on the same day, but to die on the same day. Heaven and earth, bear witness to my heart. If I betray my loyalty and forget my gratitude, I will be killed by both heaven and man!"
Guan Yu then said, "Although I am just a warrior, I also know the meaning of loyalty and righteousness. Brother Liu is a descendant of the Han Dynasty and is determined to support the Han Dynasty. I am convinced. Brother Liu is my elder brother and I am my younger brother. My life is my elder brother's life and my body is my elder brother's body. I will obey my elder brother's command through fire and water. I will never have any second thoughts. I swear to share weal and woe with my elder brother and to follow him through life and death. I am willing to die for my elder brother."
Guan Fei: "Me too..."
hehe
What a reckless man Zhang Fei is! How ridiculous.
In Gao Gong's view, Zhang Juzheng is Guan Yu, who reads the Spring and Autumn Annals at night and never puts the book down, and is extremely loyal, while Zhu Ping'an is Zhang Fei, who regrets not having read enough books when he needs them, and he is the same.
I asked you what your brilliant opinion was, and you said something very true. Haha, is this your brilliant opinion? !
Haha, if you don't have anything in your mind, you can't just say some parrot-like words like "I feel the same" or "You are very right".
This is the case with Zhu Ping'an of Gao Gongjue.
"Haha, Lord Zhu, don't be so proud of your own little things. Su Qing and I are not outsiders. I think Lord Zhu, who was able to propose 'the people will not be taxed more and the national treasury will double' in front of the emperor, must have his own brilliant ideas."
Zhang Juzheng looked at Zhu Ping'an, smiled slightly and shook his head. Although his words were questioning, his tone was full of affirmation.
“The people do not have to pay more taxes, but the national treasury doubles?”
Gao Gong was attracted when he heard this, and repeated the sentence subconsciously. His eyes suddenly brightened and he looked at Zhu Ping'an seriously.
This was the first time Gao Gong heard of this statement. He was not present when Zhu Ping'an proposed this view, and he never heard anyone talk about it afterwards. The people do not have to pay more taxes, but the national treasury doubles. What a good vision! Anyone who hears this view for the first time will pay close attention.
However, the next second, Gao Gong shook his head and the corners of his mouth twitched down again.
The people’s taxes do not increase but the national treasury doubles
How is this possible? The wealth of the world is limited. If it is not in the people, then it is in the country. The income of the national treasury comes from the people's taxes. If the people's taxes do not increase, how can the national treasury increase
This view may sound tempting at first, but a closer look reveals that it goes against the most basic common sense.
The people's taxes are not increased, but the national treasury has doubled. Haha, I'm afraid only nerds who don't understand economics would come up with such a nonsensical and sensational strategy.
The brain is a good thing!
Gao Gong glanced at Zhu Ping'an, and the corners of his mouth twitched downward even more.
"Yes, the people have no additional taxes and the national treasury has doubled." Zhang Juzheng nodded, and then explained to Gao Gong, "At the beginning, the sea ban should be strictly prohibited or relaxed. The emperor summoned Yan Gelao, Li Shangshu and others to debate in court. Lord Zhu proposed this policy when the emperor asked."
Then Zhang Juzheng briefly recounted the scene at that time to Gao Gong, and emphasized on explaining the specific way in which Zhu Ping'an "doubled the national treasury without increasing taxes on the people."
Japan
Cashing out gold
Gao Gong heard about this method for the first time and felt it was refreshing. After pondering it carefully for a while, he shook his head slightly. Let's not talk about the maritime ban, the chaos of Japanese pirates, and the lack of gold in the treasury. If Japan knew that the gold-silver exchange rate was inconsistent with that of the Ming Dynasty, would it still allow you to cash in the gold? Wouldn't it change the gold-platinum exchange rate of Japan? !
It is novel, but still not practical and is just a piece of paper talk.