Han Yi and the little Shutong did not leave the city office, but took a detour to the back hall behind the front hall.

There were three people sitting inside, which were Li Zhi, Changsun Wuji, Gao Luxing.

Han Yizhen didn't expect that Li Zhi would come back. It was just a businessman's negotiation. He hurried forward and said, "I'm sorry, Han Yi, please see Your Majesty."

Li Zhi looked at him with a deep eyebrows and snorted: "You Han Yi, you actually compared the two most prosperous cities in the world to one egg. You are sincerely trying to insult the court!"

I don't know you will come, otherwise I wouldn't dare to say that. Han Yi said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, have you heard it?" But he said in his heart, you, the emperor, actually eavesdropping on others' words, is really incompetent.

Li Zhi snorted, "What? Can't I listen?"

"Of course not."

Han Yi suddenly thought and said, "I just thought Your Majesty would be happy because of this."

Li Zhi snorted: "Happy? Can your metaphor make me happy?"

Han Yi immediately said: "Your Majesty, you just said that the two cities are the most prosperous markets in the world. This is not wrong at all, but there is a saying that there is no most prosperous one, only the more prosperous one. Wei Chen compared the two cities to one egg, just to explain that the two cities still have huge room for improvement and are far from reaching their peak. Moreover, Wei Chen firmly believes that with the civil and military achievements of our emperor, the two cities will definitely be thousands of times more prosperous than they are now, and will be recorded in history and will be remembered forever."

Changsun Wuji and others pursed their lips at the same time, and the flattery was really naked.

Li Zhi blushed when he heard this and said, "Don't fool me here. I can't understand what you mean, but you're thinking of a better analogy."

Khan! It turns out that you are just caring about this! Han Yi said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, you know. I have never read too many books. I have used my own talent to write poems and articles. I can't think of a better metaphor."

Gao Luxing said, "Your Majesty, please don't blame him. In fact, I like Han Yi's metaphor very much. Because many people think that our Tang Dynasty has reached its peak and has begun to slack off. Just like these businessmen, they are willing to satisfy the status quo, and have always tried their best to maintain the status quo and are not enterprising, so they will be defeated this time. Han Yi said this well, there is no most prosperous. Only more prosperous. This sentence can very well motivate those ministers who satisfy the status quo, and at the same time it can also encourage Your Majesty to not be addicted to the current prosperity. We should continue to work hard to make our Tang Dynasty more prosperous."

"What Gao Shangshu said is the most." Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Your Majesty, from ancient times to the present, all dynasties have declined from prosperity, and they have declined immediately after the prosperity. But has it really reached the highest prosperity? According to the old ministers, it may not be. This prosperity comes from the hearts of the people. Now that our country is strong, we surrender to all directions, and the country is peaceful. If everyone thinks that this is the heyday of our Tang Dynasty, it may not be a good omen. Your Majesty should always maintain the ambition to strive for governance and be prepared for danger in times of peace."

Li Zhi dared not disobey these words of assistant ministers and nodded. He sighed with emotion: "The father is right, and he uses ancient times as a mirror to know the rise and fall." He smiled slightly and said: "I must keep the words of the Taiwei and the Gao Shangshu in mind."

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Your Majesty is humble to accept advice, which is a blessing for my Tang Dynasty."

Li Zhi smiled shyly and said to Han Yi: "Han Yi, I have seen your eloquence today, and I can convince them to use the money to help those people go to business."

Gao Luxing said, "I didn't even expect this. Judging from the current situation, they are not only willing to pay out the money, but they may also rush to take out the money. This is because of your words, which is really admirable."

Changsun Wuji suddenly said: "But Han Yi, you mentioned the scholars, farmers, industry and commerce earlier, and you seem to be dissatisfied with the business at the end of the business?"

Han Yi immediately said: "The Xiaguan is never dissatisfied. If the imperial court wants to value business now, the Xiaguan will be the first to stand up and oppose it."

Li Zhi said with an Oh, "You are from a businessman, and the court wants to value business. For you, it is a good thing. Why do you object? Isn't your words contradictory?"

Han Yi replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this is not at all contradictory. All the people in the world will only value those valuable things. Scholars, farmers and workers can make a lot of contributions to the country, but merchants are the exception, because most merchants value their own interests, far better than everything, including the country and the people. What they do is for themselves and have not made any contribution to the country. As the emperor, His Majesty naturally puts people who are valuable to this country first, and those who have no value will definitely put them behind. Therefore, the ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce is not wrong at all."

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Do you really think so?"

"I dare not deceive Your Majesty."

Han Yi suddenly changed his mind and said, "But that is only the value of most businessmen. Although Weichen is a businessman, Weichen does not join forces, but puts the country and the people first. This is why Weichen can be an official and can be appreciated by His Majesty."

Li Zhi laughed and said, "I have never seen anyone praise him so openly."

Changsun Wuji and Gao Luxing both laughed.

Only Han Yi still looked serious and said, "Wei Chen is just to say that it is open and honest in his heart. Of course, he is not afraid of being laughed at. Wei Chen has seen many businessmen who are complaining about themselves, saying that they are rich and have outstanding abilities, but are despised everywhere. But he did not think of any contribution he had made to this country. No matter how strong his ability is, it is just a personal matter. However, you did not contribute to the country and the people, but instead use your ability to absorb the wealth of the people endlessly. This kind of businessman is a kind of borer. He desperately absorbs the nutrition of the big tree. When the big tree is sucked dry by them, they will surely die. This is the truth that the lips and teeth are dead. Their complaints are just ridiculous.

But how did the mentality of merchants develop? In fact, it is because since ancient times, it has been emphasized agriculture over business. The inferiority of merchants has become a normal state. When every generation thinks that merchants are humble, merchants themselves think they are humble. It can be said that they have given up on themselves. They think that no matter how I do, they will not be respected by others. It is better to be a selfish businessman first. At least they can live a wealthy life. However, when they gain a lot of wealth, their confidence is extremely inflated and they begin to feel dissatisfied with their situation. This is a vicious cycle. Merchants desperately pursue interests, and even ignore the country and the people, the court ignores them even more and oppresses them everywhere."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "You are right, that's the reason. This is why the court always had some concerns in the discussion of scattered poor people in business. After all, merchants cannot rely on them."

Changsun Wuji thoughtfully said: "This seems to be an unsolvable problem. If a person does not value profit, he will not go to business."

Han Yi said: "It is only human nature for merchants to value profit. Merchants also have to eat. This is no different from farming. It is just a brain or a hand. The reason why merchants can get high returns is because they also bear very great risks, which is also very fair. It is understandable. But this is not an unsolvable problem. The key is that the merchant himself wants others to pay attention to. First of all, he must make himself valuable. If a merchant is compared to a golden man, he is extremely expensive, but he has no value to others and he still occupies a place there. However, when he is exchanged for food and uses food to save the people, he becomes very valuable and will naturally be valued by others."

Li Zhi sighed: "It's simple to say, but it's difficult to do."

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty. This is actually not difficult at all. The court just needs to guide you from the side and let it go."

Li Zhi said curiously: "How do you say this?"

Han Yi replied: "In the early Zhenguan period, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong. Locusts plundered and the people suffered in great suffering. If the merchants stood up at this time, help the people and the court to overcome this difficulty, instead of taking the opportunity to raise the price and suck the blood of the people, there will always be people who will be grateful to them and there will always be people who respect them.

During the Zhenguan period, my Tang Dynasty men fought against the Turks in the west, and used their lives and their blood to fight for a peaceful life for our Tang people. At this time, if the merchants stood up and invested in supporting the soldiers in the front, supported the court, and supported His Majesty, could the court not pay attention to them? Can they not be grateful to them? Yes, all the merchants paid taxes, but the greater the ability of a person, the greater the responsibility. Merchants earned more than farmers, but the same tax they paid. Is it fair?

The Weichen always felt that respect is not something that can be obtained through charity or that can be bought with money, but it depends on one's own efforts. If a businessman wants to get respect from others, first of all, the merchant must start with himself. In fact, let alone merchants, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are like this. A person's value lies in how much contribution he has made to the country, not his origin, his wealth and his ability.

Please forgive Han Yi for saying that the Taiwei's status in the hearts of the people is so high, not because he came from the Changsun family, but because he made great contributions to this country, so he has the current status. As the emperor, why has only the Taizong Emperor won the title of Tian Khan since ancient times? That is because only the Taizong Emperor had the mind of "Since ancient times, they have always valued China and barbarians, and I love them as one". If this were not the case, the Taizong Emperor would not have won the title of Tian Khan. Nowadays merchants have not understood this truth. If the imperial court indulged selfish merchants, it would only hurt the people and the country. If they understood this truth and made contributions to this country, they would naturally be respected by others."

Changsun Wuji and Gao Luxing all cursed secretly when they heard this. This kid really had a mystery.

Li Zhi glanced at Han Yi strangely and said curiously: "Han Yi, who is your master of the officialdom who is against the law?"

"Ha ha!"

As soon as this said, Changsun Wuji and Gao Luxing suddenly laughed.

Oh! This has been seen through. It seems that I will have to be more tactful next time. Han Yi said with a confused look on his face: "I don't understand why I am against the rebellion."

Li Zhi smiled but said nothing.

Gao Luxing said, "Chief Han, if your remarks are to be the other way around, if the merchants can put the country and the people first, they should be respected, like you."

Although Han Yi has always said that he does not advocate valuing business, if you think about it the other way around, it is advocating valuing business.

Han Yi said: "What kind of virtue is the lower official? Compared with Gao Shangshu, it is a 100,800-mile difference."

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "What about compared with those businessmen?"

Han Yi coughed lightly and said, "This - it depends on your opinion."

The three of them laughed again.

But this is the truth. Han Yi is indeed better than those businessmen.

Han Yi's words are a pun. If they agree, it is equivalent to following values ​​rather than family concepts. Then, I, Han Yi, serve the country and the people, and the court should promote more. But if I don't agree, wouldn't it mean that I became the Grand Marshal because I came from the Changsun family?

Li Zhi asked Changsun Wuji: "Taiwei, no matter Han Yi's selfishness, what do you think?"

Changsun Wuji was also in trouble. After all, he still had to maintain the status of aristocrats. He could value business, but he could not let the merchants threaten the status of the nobles. He pondered a little and said, "The old minister believed that Han Yi said very well, and at the same time, he could calm the debates in the court in recent days. Whether or not the court is important or not depends on the court, but on the merchants. If the merchants can put the country and the people first as Han Yi said, the court should pay attention and reward. If not, then the merchants must continue to suppress them. However, the old minister always believed that no matter how the court viewed merchants, the country based on agriculture could not be shaken. After all, people put food as the most important thing, otherwise it would be put before the horse."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I think so too. However, as a businessman, Han Yi's ability to have such a mind and thoughts has indeed improved my view of the merchants and has also made me full of hope for the scattered poor people in business. However, remember not to be too hasty about this matter. Opening the night market and adding merchants can only be an attempt by the court, not a policy. I still agree with Han Yi's view and teach virtue to businessmen first, so that merchants can understand that if they can be with the court and the people, I can give them attention, but if they are willing to fall into depravity, they will not be blamed."

Not only did he not think Han Yi's little thoughts were shameful, but he also admired him very much. If Han Yi's background is a person who praises himself, others will not praise him. If you want to be in power, you must have such a shame. It's right to gild himself to death. Han Yi is really not qualified to play with the gentleman's style.

"Your Majesty's wiseness."

Several people said in unison.

Li Zhi felt that it was useless to just say it, so he had to express it with his actions. He pondered for a moment and said, "Shu Gao."

"I'm here."

"'Wealth and honor are what people want. If they do not gain it by their own way, they will not be able to live in it. If they do not gain it by their own way, they will not be able to get it by their own way.'.'Wealth and honor cannot be lustful, and poverty and humbleness cannot be moved.' You put these two sentences in the most eye-catching place in the two cities. I want the merchants in the world to understand that no matter how they seek benefits, they must never leave the word "benevolence and way", otherwise, I will never tolerate it."

"I obey the order."
Chapter completed!