Hidden in the court

Did Xihe Longyao not want to trade? Of course he wanted to, but he didn't want to let these adults trade.

No matter how much they earn, they are still making money. These adults don't spend their money, so the common people have less and less money, and the currency circulation cannot keep up.

The imperial court cannot go to great lengths to make coins or come up with some thankless preferential policies.

In general, allowing officials to engage in large-scale trade now is not only unhelpful but also likely to create enemies.

On the contrary, if this matter starts from the people, it will be different. What about Liang Wu? Although the business is prosperous, it is basically big businessmen. Once the trade starts, you have to pay taxes when you sell your goods to me, right? But I let you pay less, you can make money, and you can make more than in your own territory.

What is the result of this? A large number of Liangwu merchants will come to the North to do business.

But the people and government of Liang Wu also need those goods. The market structure will change, and when the supply of goods is insufficient to meet the demand, the price will rise.

Faced with this situation, Liang Wu was bound to lower the market price. Even though he knew it was not good for the people and the economy, someone in the court would still "kidnap" Nangong Lin.

Xihe Longyao had been in Liangwu for three years, and he had seen the officialdom of Liangwu. It could not be said that it was a mess, but it could only be said that it was a den of snakes and rats. In three years, there were dozens of disgusting transactions that passed through his door, if not hundreds.

Faced with the crisis, officials wanted to suck the blood of the court, but the court could only suck the blood of the people, not to mention the covetous Prince Jin.

If you think about it, you can understand why Ji Mingshang enjoys himself every day. He has finally traveled through time and space, and now he encounters this kind of beginning. What's wrong with enjoying himself?

The blame lies with Liang Wu for not tying together national interests, official interests and public interests.

If this plan succeeds, the end result may be that Liang Wu's economy will collapse directly.

Xihe and Longyao started planning this a year ago.

They are also young people from the 21st century. Unlike Ji Mingshang, Xihe Longyao traveled through time 20 years ago. The life he had since childhood gave him a real family relationship with his family. Ji Mingshang, on the other hand, traveled through time three years ago and had no relationship with Prince Jin.

As for why you didn't tell Ji Mingshang? Can you imagine a deadly enemy who just fought with you on the battlefield suddenly came to you one day in a panic and asked you to recognize him.

Not to mention that Xihe Longyao's cautious character would never allow himself to be exposed.

Another question is whether a time traveler can tolerate the existence of another time traveler.

But later Xihe Longyao was sure that Ji Mingshang would not pose a threat to him, otherwise Ji Mingshang would have died three years ago.

Human nature cannot stand the test. If Ji Mingshang was an ambitious person and knew that Xihe and Longyao were also time travelers, he would probably say, "Such an awesome person cannot exist in this world!"

Back in the court, Xihe Longyao knew that he could not give these people a chance to react, so he immediately said:

"It is feasible to open up trade. But you should not start it. First, once the court officials take the lead, it will express our dynasty's attitude to Liang Wu, which is not conducive to our dynasty's position in trade. Second, the bulk of Liang Wu's business is in the hands of those big businessmen, and even the Emperor of Liang cannot make the decision. As long as we use the huge civilian market to attract these businessmen, we can gradually disintegrate Liang Wu's business..."

This is all Xihe and Long Yao said, guiding these people to focus on dealing with Liang Wu and not consider their personal interests for the time being.

It is commonly known as the transfer of contradictions, just like why the Eagle Sauce in the previous life liked to go to war, because its economic development was about to reach a critical point and social contradictions were too great.

By establishing an imaginary enemy in the North now, we can change the focus of these people.

As expected, when the ministers heard this, their minds were full of "disintegration of Liang Wu's business." For a moment, they speculated and their minds began to become active.

The Minister of Finance Qian Duo was the first to react and shouted, "The prince is wise!"

The people below also reacted, "No way, he just came back and he's already plotting against Liang Wu?"

For a moment, his thoughts were all over the place, but he forgot about the benefits that trade could bring to him.

Those who have figured it out feel a sense of tension as if a storm is about to break out. Those who haven’t figured it out simply give up thinking about it. Just take what you say and follow along, shouting “The prince is wise!”

"Qian Duo, listen to my orders. Choose a date to draft a trade announcement and announce it to the whole country."

"The minister accepts the order."

"Xihe Huchen, listen to my orders, mobilize the troops, and set up border inspection stations."

"Yes."