He Youyou waved her hand in fright: "Don't do anything rash!"
Cheng Tingrui was slightly taken aback.
He Youyou lowered her voice and explained to him, "This is an imperial society, a place where one person holds the power of life and death, and there is no such thing as a contractual relationship. If we go on such a big spree, what if we get targeted? When the government wants money, who will be the first target? Under the emperor's nose, the bigger the operation, the more dangerous it is. We absolutely cannot be the first to be targeted."
He paused, then added, "You can't even be second. Ideally, you shouldn't even be in the top five. Think of a way. If it's too big, break up the business, change the name, and make sure it doesn't look like you're running the same company."
Cheng Tingrui smiled slightly: "I understand. Let's keep the number one position for the Cheng family business."
They need this huge shell now to shield them from view.
He Youyou added, "We need to control the scale, and it's best to take the path of small but exquisite. If the profit is high, then we'll do it. If the profit is low, then we'll leave it to others."
Cheng Tingrui gave an excuse: "For example, in the fabric business, we only do what others don't do or can't make."
“Yes.” He Youyou nodded. “That’s my idea.”
At the Shen family dyehouse, she wanted Xiaoyu to develop several new colors.
Ideally, one color should be chosen each quarter and promoted as the trending color for that season.
While the two of them enjoyed a peaceful life, trouble broke out in the palace.
The three great scholars were angered by the second prince.
The emperor quickly sent people to appease the teachers: What has the second prince done now?
The eunuch sent to appease the prince returned quickly and reported to His Majesty: "The second prince talked back."
Emperor: How dare you talk back?
It turns out that the three great Confucian scholars were talking about "the gentleman values frugality" today.
The passage refers to Confucius saying to his disciples: "Extravagance leads to disrespect, while frugality leads to steadfastness. Rather than being disrespectful, it is better to be steadfast."
However, the second prince did not take it seriously after hearing it.
The emperor was puzzled: "Ah... the words of a sage, it's already good enough that an eight-year-old child can understand them, what opinions could he possibly have?"
The reply was: Yes, quite a few opinions.
Zhao Changheng laughed in exasperation: "Tell me, what suggestions did he make?"
The reply was: The Second Prince said, "Save where you should, spend where you should. If you don't have money, you can be frugal. But if you have money, why be frugal? Then no one will buy wood to build big houses, no one will buy beautiful clothes, no one will buy meat to eat, the mountain people who sell timber will lose their jobs, the embroiderers and weavers will lose their jobs, merchants won't make money, the government won't collect taxes, and everyone will die."
Hey--
Zhao Changheng just couldn't understand where this kid got all these twisted ideas from lately.
Although the reasoning is flawed, it is so compelling that no one can refute it.
Crown Prince Zhao Wenyi thought for a moment and said, "Father, I think my brother is right. As the sage said, excessive extravagance oppresses the ruler, while excessive frugality oppresses the people. If we advocate frugality indiscriminately, it will indeed be impossible to increase tax revenue for the country, and some of the lower-class people who rely on frugality for their livelihood will not be able to earn income."
As rulers, their interests demand that the wealthy return their money.
Transform the wealth of the people into the wealth of the nation.
The focus has shifted from storing wealth among the people to storing wealth within the nation.
Using the method of levying appropriate taxes is a relatively natural, civilized, and less likely to arouse public resentment.
If all these people hoard their money and don't spend it, that would indeed be a problem.
The emperor frowned and said, "Crown Prince, do you feel that your brother has gained a lot of knowledge lately?"
The crown prince nodded solemnly.
The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the roof beams in thought: "At first, I thought it was the three newly arrived Confucian scholars who had taught him so well, which broadened his horizons so much. Now, seeing that he disagrees with the three scholars, I realize that this is probably not their doing. What exactly is wrong with your brother?"
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