Chapter 721 Economic Unification
Faced with King Li’s reproach, Yuan Lin didn’t blink for a moment, “My method can be summarized in four words, that is—economic unification!”
"Oh???What is economic unity?"
"Before talking about economic unification, we must first talk about the traditional unified method. The traditional unified method is nothing more than military war, military conquest, and military unification.
This is a forced unified method, and the losers will be doomed, so many people dare not fail or are unwilling to be killed, so they will naturally fight desperately.
In this case, unless one party can destroy all enemies in a destructive way and sweep away all obstacles with absolute advantage, the Bian State can be unified.
But the reality is that no party can compete with more than three forces at the same time. This has caused the current situation in Bian State.
And if no changes are made, it can be foreseen that this situation will continue until the country of Bian disappears completely.”
King Li glared at his eyes and said word by word: "Bian State will not disappear! This has been the case in the past tens of thousands of years, and so has the future!"
Yuan Lin confronted him: "Now there are the Shang Kingdom. The shells and missiles fired from maritime warships can completely cover the entire Dongdu area!
If the Shang Kingdom suddenly attacks Bian Kingdom in full swing now, I wonder if King Li is confident that he will last for a year?"
King Li stopped talking. Thinking about the information obtained from the Shang Kingdom and the extermination strategy adopted by the Shang Kingdom against the demon clan, King Li couldn't help but tremble.
Yuan Lin paused for a moment and continued: "The rapid rise of the Shang Kingdom has already heralds the arrival of a new era. Those who cannot keep up with the development of the times will inevitably be eliminated by the times.
This sentence is one of the most popular words in the Shang Kingdom.
The powerful demon clan was eliminated by the times. The powerful demon clan could not stop the more powerful arms; now the demon clan is corpses everywhere, thousands of miles of mountains and forests are burned down, and billions of demon clans are hunted.
Nowadays, bone meal made from monster bones is very popular in the Shang Dynasty, known as a pound of bone meal and a foundation-building pill.
While the Shang Kingdom was fighting with the demon clan, the Shang Kingdom could also send a fleet to support Haozhou! It could also launch rockets and explore the sky outside!
If we don’t make any changes, then Bian Kingdom will be the next demon clan!”
King Li didn't speak yet, but the expression in his eyes became serious, and it was obviously already moved by Yuan Lin.
Yuan Lin continued: "If you want to summarize the past of Bian State, it is: a tough military unification method has failed!"
This sentence is resounding.
King Li finally spoke: "Is your economic unity possible?"
"I don't know! It depends on whether King Li has the courage to execute it!"
King Li looked at Yuanlin, "How old are you this year?"
"Fourteen years old!"
"Fourteen years old...Four years old..."
Yuan Lin looked directly at King Li: "As the saying goes: Ambition is not about being old. Do King Li agree?"
"Then tell me, what is economic unity?"
“Economic unification is soft unification!
Military unification is to infringe on the interests of others. Economic unification is to create common interests for everyone.
We have been in war for too long, and there is no foundation for unity in our concept. Therefore, we must implement economic unity, let everyone taste the sweetness of unity, and let everyone see the hope of peace and happiness.
More importantly, economic unity will not put the weak in a life-and-death crisis, so it is easier to implement.
When the entire Bian State forms a unified economy, it is the time for Bian State to unify!
In the past, from Bian to the West, the caravans had to pay tariffs dozens of times, exchanged currency more than ten times, and paid taxes, which were as high as more than ten times the price of the commodity itself. This is the basis of economic unity, and there will inevitably be many merchants supporting us!
The Shang Kingdom has set an example, and the power of merchants is definitely beyond our imagination!
The Shang Kingdom protected the interests of merchants, and merchants protected the country of the Shang Kingdom!”
King Li's eyes suddenly burst out with bright light, "This method is wonderful. But there is a question: Who will be the king?"
"Those who are respected and have certain economic strength and military strength are king!"
King Li asked: "Where should we start economic unification?"
"Cancel tariffs! Abolish tariffs between Dongdu and the surrounding Jiedu regimes, allowing caravans to communicate freely. Unify weights and measures, simplify business processing methods, and introduce the banking system of the Shang Kingdom.
Use the strong and firm bank of the Shang Kingdom as backing to protect the unification of the economy.
Although doing this will make us lose some profits, it can bring confidence to everyone as soon as possible and drive economic development and unity.
At the same time, we will take advantage of the advantages of the Shang Kingdom in our port, strengthen our connection with the outside world, and shape the majesty of the Eastern Capital, and establish a foundation for future development."
King Li immediately frowned: "Tariffs are our main source of income. Abolishing tariffs means self-destruction of the foundation. This matter is absolutely not possible!"
Yuanlin was mature and did not panic: "Why don't we do business by ourselves? Why don't we set up factories by ourselves? We can buy goods from the Shang Kingdom and sell them for sale!"
Hum? King Li was stunned, and then his eyes gradually burst out with bright light. Looking at Yuan Lin, a surprise flashed in his eyes: "Yuan Lin, Dong Zhong is missing a right prime minister, are you willing to take charge?"
"willing!"
"Okay. Jiang Long!"
Next to him, Jiang Long looked at the scene in front of him foolishly, and did not react until King Li called out.
"Jiang Long, you can protect Yuan Lin in the future; if something happens to Yuan Lin, please raise your head and see me!"
"Ah...yes, yes!"
After a little pause, King Li asked Yuanlin, "How do you plan to make specific progress next?"
Yuanlin took out a map, which was printed by the Shang Kingdom. Yuanlin's finger strokes: "I want to visit Zhongdu, and I will first convince the King Jing of Zhongdu.
As long as King Jing can be convinced, the Ningde Jiedu, who is sandwiched between Dongdu and Zhongdu, can naturally agree.
As long as we succeed, we can open the first tariff-free trade route and serve as a pilot. Once again, we can expand our economy uniformly to the entire Bian State.”
"Okay, come here and send the right prime minister to the mansion on the right, and renamed the right prime minister's mansion.
Then I sent someone to send a copy of Zhongdu’s information. Three days later, I will go to Zhongdu for a mission.
Then send someone to communicate with Zhongdu in advance.”
Three days passed quickly; three days later, Yuanlin wore a gorgeous government office, wearing a seal and beautiful jade around his waist, and flew to Zhongdu. The plane flew directly over the territory of Ningde Jiedu and landed at the border of Zhongdu.
The Zhongdu general who had been waiting here had come to greet him, verified his identity slightly, and flew to the Zhongdu Royal Palace immediately.
King Jing of Zhongdu seems to be kind-hearted - at least on the surface, he personally met Yuanlin and went straight to the point: "Yuanlin, if you open up economically, it seems to be good for you. The benefits for us will be less."
Yuanlin is neither humble nor arrogant, "I don't know if there is a map here in King Jing?"
"Yes." Someone quickly brought it over.
Yuanlin pointed to Zhongdu's location, "Please look at King Jing. Zhongdu is located in the central part of Bian State and has a unique geographical location. Is King Jing so unconfident?!"
"Haha..." King Jing stood up and felt very passionate, "Then I agreed. Come."
A maid came immediately, holding a vermilion lacquer plate in her hand, with a piece of purple bamboo stick of one foot long and a very small length.
"This is the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, which has the purpose of warding off evil spirits. This is the reward given to you by this king. If you have the opportunity in the future, you are welcome to visit Zhongdu!"
Yuan Lin refused a little, and finally took over the Tianlei Bamboo. Tianlei Bamboo, the most yang and strong thing. Whether it is to ward off evil spirits or to refine flying swords, they are all first-class treasures. Well, this Tianlei Bamboo seems to have not grown up at the moment, but it is also a priceless treasure.
Farewell to King Jing, Yuanlin came to Ningde Jiedu under the protection of Zhongdu.
The Ningde Jiedushi is sandwiched between Zhongdu and Dongdu, and it is a sacrificial bag. Now Zhongdu and Dongdu are going to conduct a pilot, so the Ningde Jiedushi has to accept it.
Of course, Yuan Lin also drew a cake for Ningde Jiedu - you see, it is such a good location between Zhongdu and Dongdu.
This simple, but very distinctive lobbying ended successfully in just five days. Then, Zhongdu, Ningde Jiedu, and Dongdu jointly issued an announcement.
On the sixth day, the boundaries of three separatist regimes were opened. The first time the merchants in Bian State could do business freely without paying tariffs. There were so many cars and horses that the road was blocked, but countless merchants were not angry. Everyone talked and laughed at each other and imagined the future.
Happiness and hope seem to be right in front of you.
Chapter completed!