The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

"I didn't expect it." Tian Heng said this when he saw Naofumi for the first time.

Naofumi just smiled slightly.

"We met once." As he said this, Shangwen stretched out his hand. Mo Li looked at Shangwen at the side.

"Oh." Tian Heng had stayed in the Qin State and knew the Qin State's handshake etiquette. So he stepped forward to shake hands in a panic because Tian Heng was not used to such etiquette.

"This time, I came to you to talk about taxation. Taxation is a big deal." Shangwen said solemnly.

"Prime Minister, you have taken the trouble." Tian Heng was a little dissatisfied with Shangwen's statement, because it was obviously an attempt to interfere in Qi's internal affairs.

"But before that, I want General Tian to take a look at this." Shang Wen said and made a gesture of invitation. Tian Heng didn't understand yet, but he followed Shang Wen to the simple dock. It was very busy here. There were a lot of people.

People were walking around on the pier, and there were some merchant ships waiting to unload their goods.

"Is this a Korean merchant ship?" Tian Heng also saw the sign with the word "Han". Then when he saw the goods piled on the dock, he understood what was going on. He immediately asked Naofumi.

"Indeed." Naofumi nodded and said.

"I wonder what the Prime Minister means?" Tian Heng looked at so many merchant ships and didn't know what to say.

"What I mean is very simple. It is to reduce taxes. And lower taxes to an unprecedented low. Put higher taxes on these merchant ships," Naofumi said.

"These merchant ships?" Tian Heng looked at them strangely.

"Yes. General Tian knows why these merchant ships are staying here?" Naofumi asked.

"I don't know." Tian Heng calmed down at this time and gradually became curious.

"These merchant ships all come from the golden waterway of the Yangtze River in the south of Chu State." Shang Wen said.

"Oh." Tian Heng was a little disapproving when he found out.

"It seems that General Tian has not attracted attention yet." Shangwen saw Tian Heng's somewhat disapproving attitude and felt very annoyed.

"You will understand why if you talk to those captains?" Naofumi said.

"Since General Tian disagrees, I will tell you." Shangwen said seriously.

"I met General Tian once in Qin State. I think General Tian can achieve great things. He is a person of one side. There is a relationship between you and me. That's why I said this. If it were someone else, I wouldn't care about this." Shang Wen said angrily.

Mo Li on the side saw Shang Wen so angry for the first time. Tian Heng on the side looked panicked at this time.

"Prime Minister, Tian Heng doesn't dare." Tian Heng immediately raised his hands and said. In the Qin State, Tian Heng saw with his own eyes the great changes that had taken place in the Qin State. In the Qin State, he learned that the prime minister in front of him had unprecedented talents.

The changes in Qin are proof of this.

"These merchant ships come from the Yangtze River waterway of Chu State. Do you know why Chu State was able to attack Qi State?" Shang Wen asked Tian Heng.

"I don't know, sir, please clarify." Tian Heng said respectfully.

"The strength of the nobles of Chu State has increased rapidly. In addition, they have a golden waterway. Passing merchant ships have to pay enough taxes to pass. With these taxes, they have enough money. This money can buy enough

cannons and muskets. In addition, they carried out crazy land annexation and private ownership of minerals in the south. This made the strength of the Chu nobles grow rapidly." Shang Wen said.

"I see." Only then did Tian Heng realize why these nobles were able to sustain themselves for so long. It turned out that the nobles of Chu had so many income projects. These many projects made the nobles of Chu rich enough to send troops to attack Qi.

Now Tian Heng knows the reason.

"Now these merchant ships are all coming from the Chu State. Because the taxes levied by the nobles of the Chu State far exceed the capacity of these merchant ships. This is a way of making money. It is a way of making money." Shangwen said.

"What the Prime Minister means is that the taxes collected will be levied on these merchant ships?" Tian Heng asked curiously.

"Yes. Develop commerce and promote trade growth." Naofumi said.

"Instead of taxing these fishermen so much," Naofumi said.

"I don't understand. Please explain it to me, sir." After Tian Heng's explanation from Shang Wen, Tian Heng suddenly understood the principles of governing the country. Tian Heng didn't want Qi to become as developed as Qin. Especially

The current state of Qi is in dilapidated state, and it needs special governance to develop the state of Qi.

"Do you know why Qin developed like this?" Shang Wen asked.

"I don't know." Tian Heng nodded and said.

"The reason why Qin State has developed so rapidly is because of low taxes. A stable low tax policy, and a low tax policy that is stable to the end." Shang Wen said.

"Oh." Tian Heng suddenly became curious.

"Low taxes can stimulate rapid economic development. Various commercial organizations can develop rapidly. For example, these merchant ships. Your tax rate here is only 5%. But over there in Chu State, the nobles have to hand over hundreds of millions of dollars.

The score ranges from seventy to ninety." Shangwen gave an example.

"Think about it. These Chu merchant ships and Korean merchant ships, who will they come to?" Shang Wen asked at this time.

"Yes, I understand. Thank you sir." Tian Heng said happily.

"Moreover, tax rates can be high or low, which can stimulate the development of economic entities." Naofumi said.

"Tian Heng still doesn't understand these." Tian Heng asked anxiously.

"This is the way of economics," Naofumi said.

"If you are good to the economic entity, the economic entity will in turn compensate you, and the economy will develop rapidly." Shangwen said.

"You can calculate it like this. You have a hundred people. Each person is charged five cents. And for the other hundred people, you charge one cent. In this way, the other hundred people will quickly run to your one hundred people.

People. In this way, you have two hundred people. If time goes by, you can quickly increase taxes." Naofumi said.

"This is the way of economics. The short-sighted way, the long-term way. It lies in the trade-offs." Naofumi said.

"Yes." Tian Heng nodded silently.

"Sir's words made Tian Heng enlightened immediately." Tian Heng liked it very much.

"There are some things I would like to ask you for advice," Tian Heng said.

"What do you want to say about the Qi Kingdom?" Shangwen said.

"Exactly." Tian Heng said.

"For Qi State, it is the people of Qi's own choice. My suggestions are just my own opinions. Moreover, I don't know much about Qi State. I want to know more about it before I can make suggestions." Shang Wen said.

"Yes." Tian Heng nodded.

Tian Heng knew that Shangwen was refusing to do this.