"No, no. Brother Yi, it's too dangerous there. Besides, you can't leave Chang 'an." Li Chengqi's hair stood on end.
He didn't expect Li Yi to go out personally. What a joke!
Sending Brother Yi out was a waste of talent. Brother Yi should stay in Zhuangzi.
Then, if anyone has any questions about national policy, they can ask Brother Yi.
Have you ever seen a prime minister go out instead of court?
"I'm not going, but others can't. Economic war is not easy. "Li Yi insisted.
"I know. It's written in 'Guanzi' that Guan Zhong used economic war to defeat other countries time and time again. He found someone to learn from."
Li Chengqi took out the book 'Guanzi', which wrote about Guan Zhong's economic war against Lu, Heng Shan, and Chu.
When he attacked Chu, he said that he used money to buy silk cloth. Then, the people of Lu stopped farming and planted mulberry trees, silkworms, and woven silk cloth.
Then, Qi continued to buy silk cloth.
In the end, when Lu ran out of food, Qi cheated Lu.
When they attacked Heng Shan, which didn't exist in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was said that Guan Zhong knew that Heng Shan's weapons were good and bought them at a high price.
All of Mount Heng Nation's soldiers were forging weapons, and there was no one to farm. They couldn't eat, and the State of Qi had once again cheated Mount Heng Nation.
They said that they bought deer from Chu at a high price and sold large amounts of food to Chu at a low price. Chu reared deer and didn't grow food. When Chu ran out of food, Qi cheated Chu.
Li Yi knew these stories. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Brother, that's just a story. It's fake. Where did Qi get so much money to support a country's main industry?
Which country made money and kept it? Instead of spending it, they raised deer, forged weapons, and weaved silk cloth?
I said that they bought wormwood at a high price, but the people of the capital government stopped farming and focused on wormwood.
The currency of the Spring and Autumn Period was a mess. It was made of bronze. Where did Qi get the money? "
Li Yi told Li Chengqi not to listen to stories. The stories were just a train of thought.
The real situation didn't exist. Now, people still used eggs and bamboo baskets to exchange for things.
Silk cloth was also used as money. Copper coins weren't enough.
When people made money, they had to spend it. How could they keep it?
How long would it take to grow mulberry trees and silkworms? How many silkworms were produced in a year?
During this process, the State of Qi had been providing food, and then suddenly ran out of food.
In other words, the State of Qi had so much money that it allowed the State of Lu to destroy their fields and plant mulberries on a large scale and to breed silkworms.
At the same time, the State of Qi could also sell grain to the State of Lu at a low price, supporting the daily food and drink of the people of the State of Lu.
Since your Kingdom of Qi is so awesome, why don't you just go ahead and do it?
Just think about it, if the Kingdom of Qi were to do that, how many times more productive would it be compared to other countries?
Behind productivity was production technology. When production technology was used, it would drive military technology.
"Ah? Can't I? "Li Chengqi felt that he would be able to understand economic warfare after watching" Tube ".
"Economic warfare is driven by simple transactions, but it's not simple transactions. There had to be a process where both sides gained and lost from the trade.
The overall profit was a lot, and it was called a trade surplus. It meant that one was taking advantage of others.
If the overall profit was low, it would be called a trade deficit, and others would take advantage of it.
In a trade deficit, a large amount of resources will be lost, and the strength of the country will weaken. This is usually accompanied by the depreciation of the external currency, but the internal currency will inflate … "
Li Yi explained the trade relationship between countries to his elder brother.
"The loss of resources is a trade deficit?" Li Chengqi summarized.
"No, if it's just exporting goods and not enough to buy other people's goods, it will be a trade surplus on the account.
If I tell them that there are good iron ore and coal mines in that place, they will mine them in large quantities.
When they sell to the Tang dynasty, it will be a trade surplus.
The food they buy from the Tang dynasty is enough to eat, and the people can still live a good life. "
When Li Yi was talking, he thought of a small island country. The people who sold bird poop were actually phosphate mines.
There was a time when the people were very rich.
The people on the island used to be skinny, but since they became rich, they all became fat.
Later, when they were almost sold and had no money, they were not used to living a good life.
"I can't tell you, Brother Yi. You must not tell me. Do you know where else there are mines? It's best if it's somewhere near Chang 'an in the Tang dynasty. Tell me."
Li Chengqi knew that coal was good, not to mention iron ore. How can he tell the enemy?
"So I have to go to Khitan and solve the problem in Bohai." Li Yi changed the topic.
"No." Li Chengqi continued to shake his head.
Let's not talk about safety first. How long will it take to go there?
The last time he went to Luoyang, Chang 'an felt that there was no backbone.
Fortunately, the situation this year was more serious because of the locust plague last year.
As for the tax collection, Bi Goo was thinking about the money, but he could not come up with a perfect way to do it.
If there was a loophole somewhere, the Ministry of Revenue would think of a way to make up for it. If they thought of a wrong way again, it would delay things.
Brother Yi stayed in Zhuangzi. He could ask him anything.
"Then we can only let their people follow us. First, send some things to the border and smuggle some to exchange for money."
Li Yi temporarily dismissed the idea of going out and prepared to carry out another plan.
Anyway, any plan would work. The effect was different, so he could change it.
"Brother, tell the Khitan envoy that the 390 members of the economic and cultural exchange team in Li Family Zhuangzi, as well as their relatives, will be taken out from the people of the Tang dynasty who were captured by them.
Now I want the team members to come back and perfect the follow-up plan. "
Li Yi told Li Chengqi another thing.
Back then, they had agreed that the safety of the team members must be guaranteed. At the same time, they could withdraw at any time.
Now, the team members of the Tang dynasty were the people of the Tang dynasty who were captured by them. There were 390 people.
Their relatives were there to play, so they had to be brought back.
There were 390 captives here. In exchange, the captives could also be transferred to the team members of the Khitan team and brought back with their relatives.
"Ah?" Li Chengqi was confused. Team members can be like this? It was impossible for the other party to agree.
The people who were captured were the private property of the people in each place.
"Brother Yi, I'm afraid this exchange of captives is not appropriate." Li Chengqi shook his head.
"Why is it not appropriate?" Li Yi was puzzled.
"The number of captives is different. With their families, there are more captives." Li Chengqi said with a look that said, "You don't even know this."
"I've taught 390 people skills. What did the Khitans teach us the Tang dynasty people?
390 people can grow bean sprouts. Did the Khitans teach the people of the Tang dynasty how to grow bean sprouts? "
Li Yi's sophistry made others feel that he was right.
"They won't agree." Li Chengqi judged others from his own perspective. If it were him, he would not do it.
"I don't expect them to agree. Let's contact them first. We'll discuss the number of captives later. There's also the follow-up plan.
Li Yi also understood that others would be fools if they felt uncomfortable. You said that 390 people in exchange for 390 households, and they would exchange with you?
He said, "If we go and come back, it will be April or May. I've already arranged everything. If I go there myself, it'll be easy."
"No, let's do it according to the difficult plan." Li Chengqi firmly stopped him again.
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