"I heard that you borrowed money from the Lu family, a wealthy businessman, to run your business. You held an auction, and sold more than 20 items and made a huge profit. Is this true?" Queen Ma asked solemnly.
Zhu Su nodded, and then he told Queen Ma in detail about the cooperation with the Lu family, the high prices of glass lots, how the auction would operate, etc. Queen Ma listened carefully and nodded after Zhu Su finished speaking.
: "So, you sincerely want to cooperate with the Lu family."
"Don't you think it's not decent for me to do business under my own name?" Zhu Su asked.
Most of the other honorable nobles' families engaged in business as housekeepers, and none of them personally engaged in this lowly business.
Zhu Su deliberately made a big show of himself, and also deliberately tainted himself because of Ru Taisu's impeachment.
In the concept of the early Ming Dynasty, this was already a self-destruction. He was still underage, and it was the queen's responsibility to discipline the underage prince. Surely Queen Ma could not allow such nonsense?
"Mom is not one of those pedantic noble ladies. She would not say that a nobleman from the Tian family would harm his status by stooping down to do business. In the difficult days of the past, if you were a seller, your father and you brothers would be able to live better, Mom.
I also put on a cloth and imitated Wenjun and sold wine as a coward." Seeing Zhu Su's nervousness, Empress Ma comforted him with a smile.
"As long as you don't steal or rob, and you really don't have any thoughts of taking advantage of others, there is nothing wrong with earning some silver to subsidize Zhuangzi."
Zhu Su breathed a sigh of relief, and Queen Ma continued: "But you need to know that everything must be done in moderation."
"Your glass Buddha is so expensive. If there will be other big businesses in the future, wouldn't it mean that a lot of money will flow into the treasury of your palace?"
"There is countless wealth in the world! There is only so much silver. If our Zhu family takes more, the people of Li will be poorer."
"Su'er, don't be too greedy and burden the people!" Queen Ma said earnestly.
I understand, this is because I feel that it is too fast and too easy to collect money from the auction, and I am afraid that my youngest son will try his best to collect money after tasting the benefits, which will harm the country and the people. No wonder Queen Ma is a queen, but she lives frugally on weekdays, and still can't spin her own textiles.
He said that he often refused to light candles at night and would rather hurt his eyes. The long skirt he wore on weekdays could not even cover his feet. There were so many delicacies in the world, but they still only used Xu Xingzu, a poor man who cooked a big pot of rice in the army. Each meal could only be
All three dishes were overcooked and unpalatable.
How much wealth can there be in the world with only so much silver? It turns out that this mentality is at work, fearing that if the royal family gets more, the common people will get less. Zhu Su's eyes were a little red.
"Mom, you don't have to worry. Not only will my son do these things that will not harm the people, but they will also benefit the country and the people. Don't wrong yourself by always being tight on food. Do what you should do boldly and spend the money you should.
Spend boldly and don't hide your money in the palace's coffers. This is what truly benefits the country and the people."
"Nonsense! I don't know how diligence and frugality are the way to lead a family? Common people often say that 'diligence and frugality will never make you poor, and you will never be poor if you sit on the mountain and live in poverty.' This is the truth. You have mixed knowledge, don't you know Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, and Sui Yang Emperors?" Ma Ma
The Queen raised her eyebrows.
"You misunderstood. I am not advocating extravagance. I am just telling you that silver is only silver when it is used, and wealth can be created. If it is always hidden in the Ouchi Bank, it will just be boxes of silver.
It's just winter melon." Zhu Su explained. Seeing that Queen Ma was still puzzled, he pulled off a jade pendant from his waist. "Look, mother, this jade pendant is pretending to be silver in the hands of a hundred people."
"One day, the people wanted to use the money to buy some silk and make some clothes for daily wear."
"Then this silver must be handed over to the merchant first." As he said that, Zhu Su pushed the jade pendant to the left. "The merchant will get this silver and pay the salary to the master who cuts the clothes. He will also use this money to continue to make silk clothes."
He buys silk for the company, and even buys some rice for his family..."
"The Silk Society wants to return the silver taels to the weavers, and also use the silver to buy silk from the silkworm households. The silkworm households, weavers, and tailors all need to use the silver taels in their hands to buy rice grains, and the rice shop grain shop,
Use the money to buy rice from farmers. And farmers can use the money to buy cattle, repair houses, and even buy clothes from merchants..."
As Zhu Su spoke, he moved the jade pendant around the table. Every time he moved, he took out a teacup and placed it next to the jade pendant. Empress Ma looked at the jade pendant, as if she had experienced something from the perspective of a piece of silver.
A wonderful journey that continues among the people of the Ming Dynasty.
"Su'er, are you reminding mother that the money spent on flowers will eventually return to the hands of the people?" Queen Ma asked.
"Yes, but it's more than that." Zhu Su nodded and shook his head, "I want to ask mother, has my Ming Dynasty's wealth changed during this process?"
"Change?" Queen Ma frowned. She is also a very smart woman, and she knows that this question is very superficial without even thinking about it. Although the circulation of money among the people has never decreased, if you are just asking about the amount of money, why bother with this question?
ask?
"What did Su'er mean?"
"My child wants to say that real wealth is never money." Zhu Su picked up the jade pendant, shook it, and then put it away. "The real wealth is the things that appear in the process of money circulation."
"When a businessman expands his business, he buys more shops; when a master gets a salary, he can support his family; when a silkworm farmer gets money, he can raise more silkworms and produce more silk; when a farmer gets money, he can buy cattle to build houses and cultivate more crops.
Land." Zhu Su said, pointing to the teacups placed around the table. "These are the real wealth of my Ming Dynasty."
"Money has never been wealth and has no value. We humans give it value. Only when money is circulated can people have the motivation to do things that can generate value. Think about it, if everyone uses money
Hiding, no one goes to the merchants to buy clothes, and the silk households, silkworm households, and farmers do not get money, but they can still have the motivation to raise silkworms and weave cloth, and have the money to buy cattle to plow the land, and they can still support their families with their crafts.
Living hand-to-mouth?"
Money is not wealth! Empress Ma had never thought of this point of view. She lowered her head and thought, and wanted to rebut but didn't know how to defend herself. "According to you, not only is diligence and frugality not a good thing, but it also harms the country and the people?"
"That's true to a certain extent." Zhu Su nodded. "If money is hidden in a treasury, it has no value. Only flowing money has the ability to serve as a measure of value and can activate production and labor."
"Production and labor are the real wealth!"
"The faster money flows, to a certain extent, the richer the people will be!"
"Your economic skills are unheard of, but they are interesting!" Queen Ma looked at Zhu Su and said with a smile.
"Mom is not one of those great scholars, and I haven't read many books. I don't know if what you say makes sense."
"Since you are not greedy for extravagance, then continue to do as usual. Don't worry about the unfounded rumors and reputation."
"Mom only wants to see if the people in your village will become richer and richer one day."
"However." Empress Ma's face straightened when she said this. "If I find out that you have done anything harmful to the people, your father doesn't need to take action."
"I will call you into the palace and ask you to study hard in the main hall for a few more years. Do you understand?"
"Uh... Got it." When Zhu Su heard the word "Da Ben Tang", his neck shrank.
This mother-in-law has really found her weakness, and this threat is too intimidating.