Two fireworks in Chang 'an, parting for a year. Last year, the stars shone brightly, and life's wishes were boundless.
In the middle of the night, the fireworks exploded in the sky.
People in Chang 'an ran out and looked up. In addition to the fireworks in the Imperial City, they also looked up at the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Some big fireworks flew high and exploded in the sky. Even the west side of Chang 'an could see them.
Older people looked at the laughing children and felt that they were a year older.
The children looked forward to growing up and wondered when they could be like other people.
"Drink." Bi Goo was energetic. He only ate a few mouthfuls of food and didn't touch the wine much.
When it was midnight, he picked up his cup and looked at everyone. It was the New Year.
After drinking the wine, he continued to mutter, "One kerosene lamp for 100 grams, 80 grams for one. Ten kerosene lamps for 4,000 milliliters, 1 gram for each sale.
One thermos bottle for 200 grams, 160 grams for one. I wish the Li Family Zhuangzi a prosperous new year. "
Bi Goo sincerely hoped that Li Yi would make more money. He had never felt so strongly before.
Wei Zhigu looked at Bi Goo and shook his head helplessly. It was difficult to be the Minister of Revenue.
Fortunately, he wasn't the one now. Otherwise, he wouldn't be much better off than Bi Goo.
At dawn, Li Longji held a court meeting. All the envoys from other countries participated.
Li Yi wasn't interested in the court meeting. He went to see the patient. The patient from Tubo was in good condition.
There was no infection in the wound. He just lay there and looked bored.
Other people helped to take care of his urine. There was no big problem. His stomach was completely empty.
The patient was still very surprised that he could survive.
He, who had died once, cherished the chance to live very much.
"Don't worry. According to the situation, you can try to make a sound in a few days, but it will still hurt."
Among the drugs Li Yi gave him, there was still a painkiller. The dosage couldn't be large, or it would be addictive.
The patient blinked with curiosity in his eyes.
"You want to ask me why I saved you, right?" Li Yi guessed.
The patient blinked hard.
"You should have heard it at that time. I wanted to give you a quick death. Your injuries were too severe, and I didn't want to pay a high price. In the end, you still died."
Li Yi began to talk about his thoughts at that moment.
"However, the Winged Knights want to save him. They want to see how much damage I can heal. I saved you because I wanted to see my medical skills. "
The patient's eyes were fixed on the canopy, and he could not calm down.
His life and death depended on what the Winged Knights thought. Thank the Winged Knights?
"Don't think too much. Since you're alive, think about the future. I paid a huge price to save you. You have to make it up to me."
Li Yi smiled, patted the patient's arm, and got up to leave.
"Dongzhu, there are a lot of people outside. They want to buy kerosene lamps and thermos bottles."
Song De happily came over in his new clothes.
"Sell it and advertise it. From tomorrow onwards, kerosene lamps will be sold for 120 grams and thermos bottles will be sold for 240 grams."
Li Yi knew why there were so many people buying kerosene lamps and thermos bottles today.
Many people hoped to use good things in the New Year, and they bought these things for the New Year.
This was especially true for those who learned how to grow vegetables in greenhouses. They had earned money this year and wanted to buy more.
After the New Year, taxes began to be collected on vegetables in greenhouses.
"Dongzhu, did the price increase because of taxes? When other merchants pay taxes, will the price of the goods increase and pass the losses to the buyers? "
Song De considered the problem from a different perspective than before.
"When the price of some goods increases because of taxes, other goods will increase after a period of time."
Li Yi seemed to have planned for this.
He continued, "There are two ways to solve it. One is administrative intervention to limit the price, and the other is for the market to adjust itself to achieve balance."
"If everyone increases, how can it be adjusted? Money will be worthless. "Song De found the problem.
"More money will be worthless. The total amount of money will not change, and there will be inflation in the short term.
Later, because people can't afford it and have no money, their purchasing power will decrease. They can only sell things at a lower price. This is called deflation.
If merchants would rather let things rot than sell them at a lower price, the result will be an economic crisis … "
Seeing that Song De was willing to learn, Li Yi explained patiently.
Song De forgot to sell kerosene lamps and thermos bottles. He found a place to sit down, took out a notebook and pen from his pocket, and jotted down the key points.
Li Chengqi came over at this time. He listened to Li Yi's explanation and looked at Song De's notes.
He was not in a hurry to talk. He sat there and listened.
"The real economic crisis is not absolute supply exceeding demand, but the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few people.
Our Tang dynasty is based on agriculture. When grain is abundant and the price of grain decreases, it can only mean one thing. "
Li Yi paused.
"What's the problem?" Li Chengqi asked naturally.
"Foreign trade is not good enough, and industrial development is flawed.
When there is too much grain, we can raise more livestock and poultry.
Adjusting the industrial structure and rationally allocating resources is an ability that the upper class of a country must have.
It must be discovered early, prevented early, and implemented early.
The Tang dynasty is doing a good job now. It regulates the ratio of planting and breeding in each person's field. "
Li Yi briefly explained the solution to the problem of grain prices hurting the farmers.
"Grain prices are too expensive, and it hurts the people," Li Chengqi said from a different perspective.
"Therefore, there must be financial subsidies. This is the purpose of collecting taxes. In the process of adjustment, we can use subsidies to get through the adjustment period …"
Li Yi began to talk about the problem of grain prices hurting the farmers.
He told the two that when grain prices are cheap, the country will subsidize the farmers. The price of grain does not change, and other people's food will still be cheap.
In this process, we can use grain to breed and brew wine in large quantities.
When the grain supply decreases, the subsidies will be removed to maintain the balance.
"This is the meaning of the existence of the imperial court. The leader is chosen from the earliest people, and the purpose is to let the leader live a good life.
Now, we are not choosing a leader, but a change of dynasty. Whoever is in that position will shoulder the mission of leading the people to live a good life. "
Li Yi did not say that a complete market economy did not exist in the world.
Every country needs administrative intervention. Otherwise, why would they choose you to be the leader?
"That's all for today. Let's go and sell some things." Li Yi looked at Song De.
"Yes, they are still waiting." Song De kept his notebook and ran away.
"Brother Yi, let me ask you. You have an agreement with the Khitans. What's the next step?"
Li Chengqi came with a question. In the new year, when everyone starts to work, they must come up with policies.
What was not clear was Li Yi's economic and cultural exchange with the Khitans.
This was definitely not Li Yi's matter. It involved the Tang dynasty and the Khitans.
Should they make peace or fight, the officials had to know in their hearts.
"The next step is trade. From here, go a little north. Go through the grassland. After going through the grassland, you will reach the Khitans. The road is easy, and you can pull a sleigh."
Li Yi pointed to the north. He wanted to take the route from Inner Mongolia to Liaoning and go around Shanxi.
The winter road in Shanxi was not easy to travel, and at the same time, it would not achieve his goal.
"Who will lead the team?" Li Chengqi hesitated. Go around the grassland?
That was now the territory of the Turkic Khaganate and not the Chanyu Protectorate. It was outside the Great Wall, and it was dangerous.
"I will go." Li Yi pointed to himself.
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