There was no wind, no rain, no stars and no moon that night.
A candle was lit in the room, and Griffa's voice sounded slowly:
"Since my lord has visited Yunyang and seen the people everywhere, he should know a truth. People are different. Some are born smart, some are dull; some are hardworking and reliable, some are idle; Some people are born to be adventurous, others are born to be conservative. Everyone is different and their upper and lower limits are different.”
Flynn nodded and said:
"I do agree with that. Go on."
Griffa's hand holding the draft paper trembled slightly, and continued:
"So, to make everyone in the world live better, it is definitely not to let everyone get the same things. I have seen the precedent of adults governing Huanghua Village, and I asked myself, I don't have the courage of adults. But I have to say, Although the method used by your lord is effective, it is tantamount to pushing all the nobles to the opposite side of us, and it is not a long-term solution."
Feilin raised his eyebrows and said coldly:
"Those nobles plundered the wealth of the people in the world, causing the people to suffer from hunger, cold and hardship, with little place to stand! Could it be that they are still right?"
Griffa shook his head and said:
"Right and wrong are not for us to judge. My lord, you might as well imagine that even if the money in the world is collected and distributed equally, over time, some people will gradually become rich and some will slowly become poor. I think the current Lord Shoufu implements The New Deal and what Mr. Feilin is doing is to make it possible for the poor people to soar into the sky, so as to break the class division that is gradually forming in Yunyang. But those at the top of society will always accumulate Wealth, becoming a new nobleman, as long as this process is legal, we have no right to interfere."
Feilin slammed the table heavily and shouted:
"But they took too much! Do you have to eat up the people before you give up? The lord promoted us people, not for us to make money! The dynasties and dynasties have reached the time when the country is about to perish. The common people are suffering in general, isn't this the fault of those bastards?"
Griffa tapped his fingers on the table and replied:
"Yes or no... The land mergers have come to the end, the wealth gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider and wider, and the rich will use all the money they earn to buy land and squeeze the poor even more. They are not just depriving the poor of They lost their wealth, even their land, and made them lose their ability to accumulate wealth. To solve this problem, it is impossible to rely on clean and honest governance. The most important thing is to solve the problem of capital flow.”
Ferrin stopped talking and stared at Griffa silently.
Although Griffa's way of thinking is quite different from his, he can feel that Griffa has his own logic. Feilin is not an unreasonable guy. Although he is as reclusive as a rock most of the time, he can still distinguish what is wrong and what is right.
Griffa spread a few pieces of paper in front of Ferrin, and continued:
"Please look, my lord. Just a small inn has acquired more than sixty acres of land since last month. This is still the time when the Yunyang territory is peaceful. If there is a catastrophe, the rich will even A large amount of land will be taken away from the people at a very low price. This has always happened in the past dynasties. Has Mr. Feilin thought about the reason? In my opinion, the funds in Yunyang as a whole are not real at all. If the land flows, all the wealth will eventually be converted into land, and the land will never move again.”
Feilin knocked on the table and muttered to himself:
"When I was in Yuxi City, I seem to have heard Master Heyue talk about this too... He said that we need to increase different industries so that the people can do more jobs, and at the same time let merchants sell more things, and open up more businesses. road… "
Griffa nodded and said:
"Yes, agriculture and textiles are the cornerstones, but manufacturing and commerce are equally important. Even Yuxi City has proposed new concepts such as industry, medical care, education, etc. It can be foreseen that in the near future, Yunyang will become more prosperous.”
Ferrin shook his head and said:
"There are still many flaws... You continue to talk about your theory. How to deal with land acquisition?"
Griffa replied:
"The first is policy restrictions on purchases, which is not my area of expertise; the second is economic guidance, allowing nobles to have a place to spend their money. At present, land is the most valuable commodity, which naturally attracts them to compete for it. We can block the road, but we must give them new options."
Flynn said:
"Spend money... isn't there a lot of places to spend money? Go to brothels, buy antiques, walk birds and fight crickets, I see them having a great time."
Griffa sighed and said:
"First, these can't bring them benefits; second, they have too much money. These expensive expenses for the common people are actually nothing in their eyes."
Flynn asked:
"Then what is your new choice?"
Griffa paused for a moment, then spread out the papers on the table, his eyes sparkled under the light of the candle:
"It's better to be sparse than to be blocked. Have you ever heard of the word 'dry stock'? Among businessmen, if a family lacks money for business, they will pull in several other joint ventures. The shares in this business are then divided according to the weight of the dry shares. For example, today I want to start a tea business and attract adults to join in. I offer seven gold coins, and the adults offer three gold coins. According to the rules, I will take 70% of the shares are dry stocks, and adults will take 30%. From now on, if the tea business makes money, I will take 70% of the revenue, and adults will take 30% of the revenue."
Flynn nodded and said:
"I also understand this. In the officialdom, many officials don't pay, but they take dry shares in various businesses and provide them with shelter. So what? Don't keep it secret, just say what you have to say."
Griffa tapped the table lightly with his fingers and said:
"I heard that Mr. Shoufu wanted to spread the industry of Yuxi City to the whole of Yunyang, but he was unable to complete the expansion due to insufficient funds. How about splitting an industry into tens of thousands of shares in this way? One share is publicly sold at a fixed price, and shareholders are allowed to trade freely... The industry is booming, and shareholders can not only get a share of profits, but the stock price itself will also increase. In this way, the nobles of Yunyang have an additional investment method. It can also raise funds quickly.”
Feilin frowned. He has a relatively straightforward personality, and he couldn't get around it for a while, and asked:
"Isn't this giving them money? We could have earned that money, but now we have to share it with them..."
Griffa smiled and replied:
"It's just a win-win situation. And in the future, all qualified businesses, even if initiated by the people, can also sell their dry stock ownership through our hands. The aristocrats want to invest, but also take risks. Once the business loses money, their The money is also in vain. In this process, we only play the role of middleman, just like the banker on the gambling table. It doesn't matter who wins or loses, the important thing is that the money must always flow, so that the entire territory can maintain vitality. If they were all like Qinglong Inn, buying land when they made money, then a hundred years later, Yunyang would still be full of chaos."