Not to mention that in ancient times, even in modern times, there were not many people who could understand this principle. Naturally, economists could understand it. The time difference was more than two thousand years. Although the King of Qin was extremely smart, it was impossible to figure it out in a moment. The King of Qin stood up, frowned his eyebrows, and kept paced back and forth.

Wei Liao and the others were also thinking, and there was no other sound in the room except the footsteps of the King of Qin.

Suddenly, the King of Qin stopped suddenly and said, "This method is very good. If it is effective, it can be extended and can solve many things. However, if merchants need to pay for money to repair, how can merchants pay for money? Merchants like evil and profit-making, and do not hesitate to break the law for small profits, and sacrifice their lives. It is too difficult to ask them to pay for money!"

He expressed the nature of merchants, which was also one of the reasons why merchants ranked last among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce in ancient times.

Li Si nodded and said, "What the king said is very true. Merchants gather when it is beneficial, and if it is not profitable, they will disperse. If they want to let them practice, they will not be relieved."

Ganluo corrected: "Wrong, wrong, this is not a businessman, it is an industry. Merchants transport goods from one place to another to seek profits. Building roads is a workman, not a businessman."

At this time, the Gong and Shang figured out that it had a great impact on the decision of the King of Qin. Sure enough, the King of Qin nodded and said, "Yes, it's a craftsman, not a commerce company. If it weren't for Ganluo's reminder, I wouldn't have thought of it. Since it's not a commerce company, it would be easy. How can you tell them to take out the money?"

Gan Luo tilted his neck and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou has proposed this proposal, so there should be a way to report it. Why don't the king say it?"

The King of Qin nodded and said, "Mr. Zhou has a way to report it, but it is too incredible. Mr. Zhou proposed that the people raise money to repair this road. After the road is repaired, the people who pay the money will collect the money. Passing merchants have to pay the money to pass. If they don't pay, they cannot pass it. This cannot be a protection fee and become a mountain king. How can the world I have been conquering with hard work? How can I get it cheap? It is also the Qin court who will collect the money."

Wei Liao and the others praised the Qin King's words as justified.

Zhou Chong's proposal was adopted in modern society. For example, if a certain road was taken by a merchant, the road was repaired, and a certain fee was charged. This is a very reasonable thing, but in the Qin Dynasty, it was very difficult to implement it. The key is to have the elites of the era, such as the King of Qin and others, agree with each other at once, and there are still difficulties.

It is precisely from this point of view that Zhou Chong wrote not memorials, but technical documents, which were already very detailed and complete, and reached the level of operability. Unexpectedly, the gap between the times was too big, and the shrewd King of Qin was still difficult to understand. In addition, Zhou Chong was not in Xianyang and could not explain it to the King of Qin in person, so this result was achieved.

Fortunately, Gan Luo's view was different from theirs, and he said, "Why is the king clear about the whole life and ignorant of the moment? Mr. Zhou's proposal is a wonderful strategy, how can the king not adopt it?"

"Then tell me, what's the wonder?" King Qin said curiously.

Ganluo explained: "Please think that if they don't benefit them, it will be profitable. Will these people pay for road construction?"

"No one can get up early without profit, no one can do anything profitable!" The King of Qin answered without thinking.

Ganluo hit each other with his hands and said, "That's right! They will only pay for the repair if they give them moderate benefits. If the people do not pay, only the king will mobilize the civil servants to repair it. The civil servants will travel a long way to travel on the road, almost a month. It will take several months for these civil servants to go home. Their food, clothing, and housing are all problems. This is a large amount of money. Even if the court issues a certain fee, before the king's great cause is achieved, the money will be mainly used for war. How much money can they have? After all, the civil servants bear all these expenses themselves. For the civil servants, this is a heavy burden, and they may sell their children. The fields are not cultivated and crops are not harvested. This is the fundamental harm to our Qin Dynasty."

The King of Qin opened his mouth so much that he couldn't even speak. Wei Liao kept nodding and said, "What a magnificent, this is the word!"

Ganluo continued: "Switch to the people to practice, and this problem will be solved. Please think that the world is about to be unified, and the circulation of this remittance is very large, and the profit is very generous. As long as the king decrees, those rich people will not sharpen their heads and drill in? Of course, the common people are not allowed to charge money when they do daily things, but only those money that seeks to benefit the merchants will not harm the people, but also increase their income. Why don't the king do it?"

Li Si was a little confused and asked, "Mr. Gan, how can he increase the income of the court?"

"Isn't this obvious?" Gan Luo talked happily and said, "If they collect money, can the court not withdraw taxes? Isn't the court's money more?"

The King of Qin patted Gan Luo's face and said, "Gan Luo, I apologize to you. You are not a boy, you are an adult, and you think more carefully than us. I have always treated you as a boy, I am sorry for you."

Gan Luo's little breasts were straight and he said, "Ha, I've finally grown up!"

He is a contradictory combination. In terms of talent, he is not only an adult, but more talented than an adult. However, his body and his mentality are still a boy. This behavior made the King of Qin laugh and said, "Ganluo, I have a way to increase the income of the court. Guess what is the way?"

Ganluo tilted his neck and thought for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, don't keep it aside, okay?"

The King of Qin pinched Ganluo's nose and said, "In the era of war, there were a lot of corvee labor, and the people could not bear the hardship. I wanted to convert all these corvee labor into money and grain. People who were unwilling to perform corvee labor could pay a certain amount of money and grain to the court. The court could pay money and hire people to do things. This was a one-stop victory. What do you think, Ganluo?"

"Wouldn't it be better if the people could choose one of them based on the situation between labor service and money and grain?" shouted Ganluo.

The King of Qin smiled and said, "That's of course. Mr. Zhou's method is indeed wonderful. From this, a lot of corvee labor can be exchanged for money and grain. The people in one place don't have to go to another to perform corvee labor. This saves time and can farm peacefully. Without much time, my Qin Dynasty will be richer."

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"That's right, Mr. Liaozi will be fine." The King of Qin agreed and said, "This is Mr. Zhou's memorial. There is no other problem. Mr. Liaozi will draw up a specific implementation method according to Mr. Zhou's memorial. I can approve Mr. Zhou. Li Si, Wang Ao, and Wang Wan. Oh, by the way, there is Han Fei, and he will also participate. This is a matter that concerns the Koreans, so he will not ignore it."
Chapter completed!