Chapter 689

The drum beat outside the private room was loud.

The bright lights were like an orange sea.

Lu Gang closed the window, and the room was suddenly quiet, isolating the noise.

The little Shen Dragon flew around, shaking in front of everyone's eyes.

"Why did it get smaller?"

Xiang Zhangsong circled around, measuring the size with steps.

To tell the truth.

The private room is exquisite, the fruit is peeled, the incense burner is burned with good incense, the only drawback is that it is not as big as the one in Pingyang Prefecture. The private room that clearly states ten people actually looks a bit small.

"This is one time, that is another." The watermelon was carved into the shape of a bird or beast. Xu Zishuai cut a phoenix head and stuffed it into his mouth, then cut a piece and fed it to the Third Prince. "How can Pingyang Prefecture compare with the Imperial Capital? The Imperial Capital is an inch of land and an inch of gold.

Without a Jiang Zongshi sitting in town, it's good that we can have a ten-person room. If Master comes, maybe we can upgrade to the fourth floor. Well, this watermelon is good, Junior Brother Xiang, try it."

"In the cold weather, where did the watermelon grow?"

"Why care so much, isn't it delicious? Come, share the melon, share the melon!"

"Does the Heavenly Ship Chamber of Commerce give dividends to the Imperial Court every year?"

Liang Qu sat on the Arhat bed, took the watermelon, and chatted with Lu Jia who had not yet left.

"There is no such thing as dividends. If the Heavenly Ship Chamber of Commerce has difficulties, the royal family and even the Imperial Court will help. If the royal family and the Imperial Court have needs, the Heavenly Ship Chamber of Commerce is the same, and even has to do its best."

Lu Jia did not avoid the relationship between the two sides.

Who in the whole capital with power and influence doesn't know the way.

Liang Qu, the youngest Hunting Tiger Great Martial Artist of Great Shun, hereditary baron, eighteen-year-old From Fifth Rank official, Regular Fifth Rank rank.

He dare not say Wu Sheng, but Jiang Zongshi is nailed down, and he stepped into the category that can be known early.

It's just that because there is no family inheritance, many things are not asked, and no one comes to inform.

Many things belong to circle common sense and consensus, but it's like there will be no book specifically written on how to open and close eyes. If you don't encounter it and don't ask, no one will mention it at all.

"What needs does the Imperial Court have? Let the Chamber of Commerce collect treasure plants?"

Liang Qu was strange.

No matter which aspect, the Imperial Court is beating the Heavenly Ship Chamber of Commerce, right?

Lu Jia thought for a while and took out a silver ingot from his pocket.

"Young Master Liang, what do you think this is?"

"Silver."

"More general."

"More general?" Liang Qu hesitated for a long time, unable to guess Lu Jia's meaning.

"Maybe my hint is not accurate, making Lord Liang misunderstand. This thing, in fact, its essence is a stone."

Liang Qu nodded, indicating that he could understand, and let Lu Jia continue.

Lu Jia pointed to the withered and flourishing lotus on the table again.

"Why can stones buy treasure plants?"

"Because people need to trade. One person cannot farm, weave, make furniture, and catch fish, so they need a general equivalent. Gold and silver are the most suitable."

"General equivalent?" Lu Jia was stunned. "Lord Liang said it quite appropriately, but the ancient dynasties long ago did not recognize gold and silver, because they were completely useless.

For example, the Great Li Dynasty in the early days. At that time, the martial arts practitioners in the territory were called Qi Refiners. The territory was not divided into states and prefectures, but divided by sects, with extremely strong independence. Ordinary people were all slaves.

The so-called Great Li Dynasty was actually the most powerful sect called Great Li Heavenly Fire Sect, which could control the sects of the world.

Ordinary people entered the sect and stepped into cultivation, and they almost had no contact with ordinary people. Transactions between each other were all based on basic cultivation elixirs, like the Qi-supplementing pills and Qi-benefiting pills we use now. Sects and sects killing each other was almost the norm."

"What about food? Qi Refiners need to eat, right? The two are circulating, not recognizing gold and silver?"

"Lord Liang, ordinary people are all slaves. Qi Refiners need to eat, do they still need to pay? Raise a group and let them farm."

Liang Qu was silent.

"So the practitioners and ordinary people at that time used two completely different currencies. Ordinary people used ordinary people's, and practitioners used practitioners'.

No one felt it was wrong, and it was even very convenient. However, the Great Li Dynasty at that time, according to the records in the classics, whether it was the scale of martial artists at that time or the top experts, was far inferior to the present.

There are many reasons for this. Many old scholars have written many books, each with their own reasons, and there is no conclusion. Some say it is because the sect changed to a state and prefecture, and some say it is because of different systems.

But there is a basic consensus inside, that is, there are more people, more common people, so there are more martial artists. There are more martial artists, so there are more martial masters. There are more martial masters, so there are more Grandmasters and Martial Saints. Everyone has become stronger."

Liang Qu nodded.

"Soil."

"Yes, it is soil! Lord Liang has great insight!" Lu Jia praised.

Not hard to understand.

The martial artist society is actually a pyramid structure.

The ordinary society still has the saying of an ellipse, but the cultivation society cannot do it at all.

Therefore, the wider the bottom, the larger the entire pyramid structure, and the more brilliant the top.

Sects stand in great numbers, and inside the sects are small pyramids. In order to occupy more resources and absorb nutrients, the well-developed pyramids slowly eliminated the backward ones.

Systems, like animals, will survive the fittest and natural selection.

No matter how high above, the essence still cannot be separated from the masses.

"Young Master Lu, continue."

"Cultivation has no end. No matter how powerful a person is, he cannot guarantee that he can be powerful for a lifetime, and no junior will surpass him, unless he kills. Kill one genius for every genius that appears.

But people always have negligence. Killing is not clean. No one is born with a murderous nature, even if there are, they are in the minority.

Therefore, in the end, it will eventually turn to stable unity, forming a family, a clan, a sect, a dynasty, sleeping peacefully and eating steadily.

The ancient dynasties in the past were isolated from ordinary people into two worlds, which was actually digging their own graves.

Even as strong as Great Shun, there are two opponents, Northern Court and Southern Frontier, and they dare not have the slightest slack. If the Great Shun at the moment was the same as the Great Li in the past, it would definitely not be able to beat the Northern Court.

Therefore, the greatest role of the Heavenly Ship Chamber of Commerce all over the states and prefectures is to help sell treasure plants and stabilize the value of silver, so that silver can flow smoothly from Martial Saints down to ordinary people.

Common people can buy treasure plants, and the Imperial Court collects taxes from thousands of common people, and can also buy treasure plants."

"A bit interesting." Xu Zishuai's eyes flashed.

It is definitely a good thing that common people can buy treasure plants, but the biggest benefit is the Imperial Court.

Because after everyone accepts it, the Imperial Court can also buy it with silver.

Liang Qu thought deeper.

Before, the bottom layer was martial artists, but now it has become ordinary common people. The circulation efficiency of overall wealth has undoubtedly expanded more than ten times.

Becoming a sect of an ancient dynasty, after one sect behaves like this and progresses, it will naturally want to annex the mountain head, and slowly everyone can only follow and assimilate...

White mist ethereal.

Lu Jia poured a cup of tea.

"At present, in fact, the Jiang Zongshi realm can barely be stabilized. Although the silver denomination is large when shooting, it is still common, but it is more difficult to reach the Wu Sheng.

I think Lord Liang has heard that the Heavenly Ship Chamber of Commerce has auctioned the long Qi of Heaven and Earth, but the main auction method is still bartering. Many Grandmasters don't want silver, they just want elixirs that can increase cultivation."

Liang Qu completely understood.

No wonder it is all over the world, no matter which state or prefecture, there will be a Heavenly Ship Chamber of Commerce.

Pingyang County was changed to Pingyang Prefecture and immediately rushed to build one.

Anchoring commodity prices in disguise.

It can even open up the upward channel for ordinary people.

"What time is it? The auction should start." Lu Jia looked up.

Hu Qi opened the window.

The master of ceremonies' shouting came from outside.

"The first auction item, Heavenly Dragon Gold, material for mysterious weapons, starting price, 2,000 taels! Each increase shall not be less than 500 taels!"

"Just right, didn't miss it."

(End of chapter)