Yi's mansion does not look luxurious from the outside, and can even be said to be very shabby. Ya Zhenxin's worth is very high. But Lu Zhaoci nodded, and his wealth should not be revealed. This has been a wise rule throughout the ages.

It’s just that there are not many people who can do this. Dou Yi is a small businessman. Maybe he has a lot of money, but in this society, he lives at the bottom of society. Apart from having to worry about food and clothing, society

The status is very low. Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, from this we can see how low the status of businessmen is.

Looking at the slightly shabby mansion, Lu Zhaoci sighed. At this moment, his mind seemed to have thought of something, but he felt foggy, but it seemed as if he had not thought of anything.

"Go, go in." Lu Zhaoci shook his head. Look at what Yanyi is capable of. He has managed to achieve such a large scale in just a few decades. This kind of character would definitely be a big deal in the 21st century.

A very strong comparison.

"Go and send me a greeting card." Lu Zhaoci pointed at Eunuch Cheng and said.

"Blessings!" Eunuch Cheng was startled when he heard this. He didn't bring any greetings or anything like that. In this big world, how could anyone in the world ask Hanzhao Ci to show him a greetings?

"What, there's no male?" Lu Zhaoci said in surprise.

"Master, I didn't bring you this slave." Eunuch Cheng said uneasily.

"Then tell him that I will come to Tanglong to pay my respects to Senior Wu." Lu Zhaoci thought for a while and said.

"Tang Long?" Several servants in Baoyi Mansion glanced at Lu Zhaoci, but saw that he had a handsome face and extraordinary bearing, and his followers were all powerful men. They knew that he was not an ordinary person, and Dou Yi had a low profile in his life.

Anyone with a little bit of status will also come out to receive him. I didn’t dare to neglect him and went in quickly to report.

"Tang Long?" In the hall, Chongyi looked at the door in front of him curiously. Although he is a businessman, he is not an ordinary businessman. He still knows that if you want to meet someone, you must have an invitation.

He didn't even get a greeting card, and he confidently asked his disciples to come and report.

"Master, this person, this person is very extraordinary." The man said cautiously.

"Oh" Dou Yi became even more interested when he heard this. He knew what kind of look his disciple had in his eyes. He could actually make his disciple think that he was an extraordinary person at a glance, so he must be extraordinary. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but

He stood up and said with a smile: "In that case, I, Dou Yi, will go and see what kind of person he is." After saying that, he walked out.

Outside the gate, Lu Zhaoci looked at the slightly dilapidated gate in front of him, and he was also curious in his heart. What is the ability of this guy who only spent decades to earn such a big fortune. "My lord, this guy

To be so bold and to ask the Lord to wait outside is like committing suicide." Eunuch Cheng looked slightly angry and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Eunuch Cheng, come back and bring your family over! Lian Lian is about to conquer Luoyang in person." Lu Zhaoci suddenly said: "I heard that you have a son in your hometown, and Lian will allow him to inherit everything of the Zheng family. What do you think?

?”

"Your Majesty, you!" Eunuch Cheng looked at Lu Zhaoci in surprise.

"This is settled! Look, Mo Yi is here." Lu Zhao said without hesitation.

Eunuch Cheng glanced at the depth of the gate and saw an old man in his fifties walking over quickly. Looking at the smile on his face, he knew that this person was probably An Yi, and he didn't dare to say anything anymore, so he hurriedly

Complied.

"Mr. Chu, this is my master." When Eunuch Cheng saw Mo Yi coming, he quickly introduced him.

"Ah!" Little did he know that when Dou Yi saw Lu Zhaoci, his face turned pale with fright. He knelt on the ground and said in a voiceless voice: "Huanyi, the grass-roots people, pays homage to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, when you come here, the grass-roots people will miss your welcome. It will be a capital crime. It will be a capital crime."

"

"Dou Yi, how did you meet Lian?" Lu Zhaoci also asked curiously.

"When your Majesty was the general, when he returned to the court after victory, the common people were lucky enough to see Tianyan, so they could recognize your majesty." Huanyi did not dare to hide it and said quickly.

"Haha, not bad, not bad, I have a good vision." Lu Zhaoci nodded and said, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Huanyi stood up quickly. Although his face showed joy, he was more confused because he didn't know why the aloof king of a country came to the home of a small businessman like him. He quickly took Lu Zhao

Ci personally welcomed him in, and personally presented him with the finest tea and Lu Zhaoci. When the servants heard that the person in front of them was actually the current emperor, they fell down and fell to the ground.

"Dou Yi."

"The grassroots are here!"

"Lian just heard about your Dou family store outside. After seeing your current appearance, I was curious. Can you tell Lian how you got to where you are today? Haha, a million-dollar family fortune is no less than Lian's.

Those aristocratic families. You, a businessman, can do such a thing in just a few decades. Well, the Chai family accumulated a lot of wealth by relying on evil methods. Today, you can tell Lian how to get there.

At this step, I will tell you how you earned your first pot of gold!" Lu Zhaoci asked curiously.

"Caomin obeys the decree." Huan Yi's face showed a hint of uneasiness. Standing in front of Lu Zhaoci, he respectfully replied: "Caomin started doing business when he was thirteen years old. At that time, one of Caomin's uncles led

More than a dozen pairs of Anzhou silk shoes came back and were given to us nephews and nephews. Everyone was scrambling to pick them, but the common people did not move. After everyone finished picking, there was a larger pair left, but the common people did not wear it.

He took it to the market, issued a decree in the market, and settled down to five hundred coins. Then he sharpened the blacksmith's assistant and forged two small elm coins in Chang'an.

Dou. The grassroots people also asked my great regret to let the grassroots study in the Jiahuifang temple. There are elm trees there, so the grassroots use two small shovels to dig trenches in the temple yard during the day, fetch water, irrigate, and sow elm trees, and at night they also

He slept in the temple. In the autumn, tens of thousands of small saplings grew, more than a foot tall. By the second year, the elm saplings had grown to a foot tall. The grassroots felled the saplings and selected the strong and straight branches to keep.

There were more than 100 bundles of thinned elm trees. They were two feet thick, and each bundle was sold for more than ten coins. After the autumn of the third year, some elm saplings had grown as thick as an egg. The farmers thinned out more than 200 bundles of elm firewood.

, and the profit after sale was several times. Five years later, the small elm saplings planted that year had grown into timber. More than a thousand oak logs used to build houses were sold for thirty to forty thousand yuan. And the wood used to build cars cost more than one thousand yuan.

More than a thousand roots.

In this way, after five years of planting trees, the grassroots people have accumulated at least 100,000 yuan."

"One hundred thousand dollars?" Not to mention Lu Zhaoci's father-in-law, even Lu Zhaoci was surprised. One hundred thousand dollars may be a small amount in front of a country, but in private property, it is a considerable amount.

Powerful numbers. More importantly, the person who earns so much money is still a young man of 18 years old, which is even more remarkable.

"Dou Yi, you are a business genius. No wonder you managed to build such a large fortune in just a few decades. Lu Zhaoci praised: "Such a person should not be hidden in the market.

"Your Majesty is joking, what kind of ability do ordinary people have? He is just a humble businessman. I dare not trouble Your Majesty to praise Dou Yi. When Lu Zhaoci heard Lu Zhaoci's praise, his face not only showed no joy, but also showed a trace of uneasiness.

"Who said businessmen are humble? Lu Zhaoci looked slightly angry, tugged on his clothes, and said with a smile: "If there were no businessmen like you, where would Lian's clothes come from? Business is like the blood of the empire, only the blood flows.

Only when talents have strength can the empire become stronger. The so-called scholars, peasants, industry and merchants have no fundamental distinction. Even the seventy-two sages who Confucius sat down with are also merchants. "Huanyi" do not belittle yourself and run the country.

In fact, there is no difference between doing business. Businessmen are not despicable people. They are not now, and they will not be in the future.

"The common people thank your Majesty on behalf of the merchants in the world." Huanyi's eyes were filled with tears, his lips were trembling, and his face was full of excitement. The view that agriculture is the foundation and commerce is the end has always ruled everything in the world.

, no matter how rich Dou Yi is, he is still looked down upon by others in Chang'an City. Even the door of his house is just a second-hand dilapidated door, for fear of being noticed by those dignitaries. Now someone finally recognizes it

He has gained the status of a businessman, and these words came from the mouth of His Majesty the Emperor. This is even more exciting.

"Haha, get up, get up, Shiyi." Lu Zhaoci laughed, pointed at Huanyi and said with a smile: "Don't worry, soon the alliance will improve the status of businessmen. From now on, no one will say that businessmen are all

You are a cunning person. All the prosperity in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. Even those who are officials do it for the word profit. I believe that businessmen are born to pursue profit. There is nothing shameful."

"Xie Biping understood Gengyi and said quickly.

"Haha, Dou Yi, Lian wants to ask you, after you make money, what do you do next?" Lu Zhaoci curiously pointed to the things around him and said: "Lian, there is nothing special about the things in your hall.

! Even your robe is probably old! Although I think you are low-key, you are not low-key to this extent."

"I don't dare to deceive Your Majesty. All the money earned by the common people has been used to buy fields." Dou Yi glanced at Lu Zhaoci uneasily and said with a hint of pride: "When the common people get old, they will close these businesses and hire people to return.

Let the family take care of the fields. In this way, the descendants of ordinary people can also take the imperial examination.

"Buy land?" Lu Zhaoci had a look of contemplation on his face after hearing this. After a while, he sighed and said: "Lian understands, Dou Yi, Lian understands."

"Your Majesty." Gengyi looked at Lu Zhaoci cautiously, but saw that Lu Zhaoci's expression was gloomy and uncertain, and he was so frightened that he dared not speak anymore.

"Dou Yi, there are many people like you who think this way!" Lu Zhaoci suddenly said quietly.

"When I reply to Your Majesty, they are all like ordinary people. Although Dou Yi didn't know that Lu Zhaoci would have such thoughts, he still said honestly: "Your Majesty, the businessman's status is low and he is ashamed of others. Even if he has a huge family fortune, he still has nothing to do with it.

Self-esteem cannot be restored. So after making money, most people go to the countryside to buy properties and fields. Although they make less money, they are not looked down upon by others.

"Yes! You have a lot of wealth, but you are not looked down upon by him. So you will buy real estate and land. Although you make less money, you feel at ease. Lu Zhaoci stood up. His expression was a little downcast and he said lightly: "

But have you ever thought about it? It is precisely because people like you exist that a large amount of money in your hands is used to purchase land. Therefore, the richer you are, the larger the land you hold; the greater the land you hold, the more land rent you collect.

The more land rent is collected, the more personal wealth is. Except for part of all acquired wealth being used for consumption, the rest is used to buy land to maintain the need to expand reproduction. This cycle creates

The phenomenon of land annexation is getting more and more intense. In the end, it is the big landowners and big bureaucrats who have different bodies and good land. However, the peasants, who account for the absolute majority, have no "ground to stand on." As a result, their wealth is increasing.

Concentrated in the hands of a few big landowners and big bureaucrats."

Ji Yi on the other side looked pale and was trembling all over. Although he didn't know the meaning of terms such as "consumption and expanded reproduction", he also knew that his method was not approved by Lu Zhaoci, and even

There are other things involved. Now Huanyi is even ready to die. The emperor's arrival is a great joy. But for the emperor to realize his mistake, this is a more serious matter than beheading.

"Your Majesty, Dou Yi, the capital crime of common people, has suddenly become old.

"Dou Yi, you are not wrong. If you are wrong, it is also the society that is wrong. Get up!" Lu Zhaoci finally understood the reason for the land annexation. It was not the greed of human nature at all, but the limitations of ideas. It was the ruling class.

The idea of ​​suppressing business. The economic form of feudal society is a natural economy. This economic form is characterized by a combination of decentralized individual agriculture and household handicrafts based on one household. It is the economic basis of the rule of the feudal landlord class. This

The form of ownership of the means of production that forms the basis of this economy is the private ownership of land and allows free buying and selling. Since the essence of the natural economy is the agricultural economy, the feudal ruling class must maintain the economic basis of its rule and agriculture out of the need to maintain the rule of the feudal landlord class.

Economy, therefore put forward the idea of ​​"taking agriculture as the foundation" as the main economic guiding ideology. This economic guiding ideology is manifested in the behavior of "focusing on agriculture and suppressing business" in economic policy. There is nothing wrong with attaching importance to the development of agriculture. On the contrary,

It is conducive to farmers' production and life stability, and is conducive to the development of the feudal country's economy. However, suppressing commerce seriously hinders the development of the feudal society's commodity economy and hinders social progress. Under this economic policy, it originally became a social

Business, an indispensable part of the economy, became an "end-of-life occupation" and became a low-level occupation that was looked down upon by others. Those who engaged in business were considered to be "just idlers." The feudal rulers imposed heavy taxes on them, forcing them to engage in "their profession".

"Rugged". In this case, land naturally became a symbol of personal wealth in feudal society. Bureaucrats, landlords and even individual farmers who managed well and made a slight surplus and became rich all regarded land as their only investment object and bought it one after another.

Farms were purchased. This resulted in ordinary poor people having no land to farm, which also resulted in land annexation.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Genyi reluctantly suppressed the fear in his heart and stood up.

"Dou Yi, when Dou Yi said this, suddenly a middle-aged man wearing a light green official robe walked into the door, with a cunning and cunning look on his face.
To be continued...