When facing Wang Hua, Ye Chunqiu never let it go, and these words are his true words.

Wang Hua remained silent, and he knew that Ye Chunqiu had some more words.

The power of Zhenguo Mansion comes from merchants, which is well-known.

But merchants and scholars are not tolerated, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are as powerful as fire and water. After all, this is a world dominated by scholars, and there are even more people. A merchant without the support of a gentry can be killed or killed at will. Of course, the premise is to find a good excuse. After all, he has two words of official words and says that you are guilty, but you dare not admit it?

As merchants became increasingly engaged, especially some large chaebols, with the help of Zhenguo Mansion, their money had begun to increase like a snowball, and some wealthy merchants were even more wealthy, and wealth was as rich as the country. But because of this, scholars became more disgusted with them. This feeling of disgust might burst out at any time after brewing.

This time, maybe there are people behind the scenes, but no one can guarantee that there will be spontaneous anti-commerce sentiment next time.

Ye Chunqiu sighed and continued, "Have you ever thought about why scholars hate merchants so much? In fact, the son-in-law also had some ideas. This source may not necessarily come from the Four Books and Five Classics. You should know that before the Qin and Han Dynasties, the status of merchants was not low. The reason why they are like this today is just because merchants are useless."

"Useless?" Wang Hua heard Ye Chunqiu's novel theory, but his thoughts became more and more tempting.

Ye Chunqiu nodded and said, "Yes, it's useless. Merchants need scholars. They need to be protected by scholars. Only by the influence of scholars in the local area can merchants settle down. So in essence, merchants must curry favor with gentry. In this process of currying favor, there is a problem. Although this person has more wealth and his daily life is extremely generous, he has to curry favor with an ordinary scholar or juren who may have only a few hundred acres of land in his family. A county magistrate has a one-year salary of only barely enough to eat, clothing, housing and transportation, and there is no extra wealth. If he is really honest, he may still be hungry. But if he is not honest, he will be greedy and unruly, and he will not be as greedy as those merchants. The wealth accumulates quickly and spends money like soil. If he is willing to be high-profile, even if he is servants, there are many people who are there."

"This will inevitably lead to unfairness. You flatter me and have to beg me to be safe, but why do you live a more prosperous life than me?"

Ye Chunqiu looked at Wang Hua's serious listening expression and continued: "So the merchants naturally became the targets of casual despise, contempt, or even bullying by officials."

"Now, the situation is very different. The prime minister is certainly decided by scholars, but if you want to recommend it publicly, if you want to let people know the candidate prime minister and defeat his competitors, it will take money and a lot of money. This is a considerable expense. Does this money depend on scholars? They refuse to pay, so that merchants can come. In this way, merchants will have value to use. If you refuse to give me benefits, I will support others and completely defeat you with a lot of money."

"Silver? I have to ask for a lot of money?" Wang Hua frowned, feeling incomprehensible.

But Ye Chunqiu understands it enough. In this era when information is not yet developed enough, if the candidate prime minister wants to increase his winning rate, he must make his image deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. How can he be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people?

Ye Chunqiu did not continue to explain too much at this time, because Ye Chunqiu knew that this old Mount Tai would soon know the mystery.

After public recommendation, it means that merchants can use their own financial resources to increase the influence of the candidates for the prime minister. This is undoubtedly. The most important thing is, at that time, who will dare to continue to create anti-business sentiment? If you continue to oppose merchants, merchants with strong financial resources can try their best to pull you off.

Ye Chunqiu immediately chuckled and said, "Of course, the son-in-law is bound to ask for the head of Mount Tai. Lord Tai, and now the new policy is imminent, and the public will only recommend the chief minister in a daze. The son-in-law hopes that Lord Tai can come forward and fight with Mr. Li. If Mr. Li is still in power, then all the son-in-law's abacus will be lost."

Wang Hua did not expect this. Wang Hua said in surprise: "I? No, no, my fame is far inferior to Mr. Li. It is not that I refuse to do so. Mr. Li's fame is too high. After all, he is a veteran of the three dynasties. No matter whether it is qualifications or expectations, I cannot compare with me."

"You can give it a try." Ye Chunqiu had to show full confidence and encouraged: "At least Lord Taishan's reputation has always been good. I have probably calculated that 80% of scholars in the world support Lord Li, but at least 20% support Lord Taishan. Although it is a little worse, there may not be no chance to go against the current. Anyway, the real public recommendation will only have results after two or three months. There will be many things to do at this time! Lord Taishan, the son-in-law has already been burning to the end. If Li Dongyang succeeds to the position of chief minister, the son-in-law will definitely not have a good harvest in the future."

Why didn’t Ye Chunqiu know that Wang Hua has always treated him like a son? For this kind of kindness, not to mention the grudge between him and Li Dongyang, he hopes to push Wang Hua to higher achievements.

Also because he knew that Wang Hua valued him seriously, Ye Chunqiu said it very seriously, as if he was about to finish his life by letting Li Dongyang continue to be in power.

When Wang Hua heard Ye Chunqiu say that 20% of those who supported him, he smiled bitterly. The difference between 80% and 20% was too great. This was basically a moth to the fire, which was a humiliation.

But seeing Ye Chunqiu's look of begging, Wang Hua finally couldn't bear it and refused again. Instead, he said, "Hey, you also said that your chances of winning are not high. Could it be that you have any idea?"

Seeing that Wang Hua's attitude had become loose, Ye Chunqiu immediately cheered up and said, "There are ideas, and there are many. Li Dongyang's biggest disadvantage is that he is not familiar with the rules of public recommendation. He can be a qualified chief minister of the cabinet, but... if you want to win the hearts of the people, a hundred Li Gongs will probably not be as good as me. The son-in-law has experience in this."

Although he was a little bragging, Ye Chunqiu had more or less confidence. No matter what, there was no possibility if he didn't fight. At least he would have a chance if he fought.
Chapter completed!