Chapter 946: Costs Also Balance the Trade Deficit

Bi Gou listened to the whole thing from beginning to end, holding the glass, staring at Li Yi in a daze, without saying a word.

He understood that when the Tang Dynasty did not cut off the Silk Road on land, it used technology to exchange things with the Western Regions.

Silk, tea, in exchange for precious things.

After listening to Li Yi's explanation, he understood that this is called system theory and summarized it.

It is countless times better than simply thinking that your things are good and others need them.

Bi Gou understood why it was like this and where the extra money came from. It turned out to be the added value of technology.

After a long while, Li Yi started to refill the water, and Bi Gou spoke up: "Has our Tang Dynasty always taken advantage?"

"That's not necessarily true." Li Yi waved his hand: "In addition to the added value of technology, there is also labor cost. Farmers working one hour are different from ordinary people working one hour."

Li Yi began to explain labor cost to Bi Gou again. Tang people work for a day and get 30 coins.

Japanese people work for a day, which is equivalent to 5 coins in Tang Dynasty.

The Japanese people did not pay compensation, and the Japanese court did not pay compensation either.

They got the Tang Dynasty goods they needed, and paid the normal labor cost.

The quality of Tang Dynasty ironware was better than that of Japan. After Japan bought it, it used it to make labor tools and improve labor efficiency.

The people of Tang Dynasty cut grass to feed pigs, and raised chickens in the mountains to eat. When they sold them, they paid the same price, plus the labor cost.

The Japanese labor cost was the same, and they also fed pigs and raised chickens, and sent pigs and chickens to Tang Dynasty to sell. The good things they got made up for the loss of trade deficit.

The purchasing power of Japanese copper coins in their own country was not as much as what they could buy in Tang Dynasty. As long as Japan was willing to bear the loss of mineral resources, it would still make money.

"Is it so complicated?" Bi Gou put down the cup and rubbed his face with both hands.

He felt that he had lived in vain for decades. When he was the prime minister, Li Yi could play everything he could.

He was dumbfounded by what Li Yi played.

He thought he was a chess player as the prime minister, but Li Yi used the world as a chessboard to lay out.

"It's quite simple, but there are more complicated things. In the later stage, the economic pressure in the Tang Dynasty can be transferred out."

Li Yi shook his head. This is just the beginning. Let's learn.

Bi Gou looked at the Luo Han Guo floating on the water: "The biggest gain from such trade is low-priced products."

"No, the biggest gain from trade with Japan is to teach merchants to go to more places to obtain resources."

Li Yi put the matter with Japan in a secondary position. It is important to cultivate talents in maritime trade.

Bi Gou rubbed his temples: "I won't ask for now. I can't remember it. It's a headache. Copy it for me."

The following words of Bi Gou were said to the palace maids and eunuchs, who were recording.

After recording, one person copied what he wrote and pieced it together for Bi Gou.

Originally, it would be pasted and sent to Li Longji. Li Longji needed to learn.

After copying, Bi Gou didn't plan to eat at Zhuangzi.

He took two thermos bottles and left, saying that they were for his two sisters. His sisters didn't live with him, and there were no thermos bottles at home.

"Old Bi, don't you want the kerosene lamp?" Li Yi asked.

"I'm embarrassed to take too much at once, I'll wait for the next time." Bi Gou walked out with a thermos in each hand.

"Why didn't I feel embarrassed about you?" Li Yi watched Bi Gou walk away, muttering.

"Boss, it's mainly inconvenient to take it, his followers didn't come in." Cui Liu said beside him.

"Be careful that he hears and goes back to complain about you." Li Yi smiled.

"He can't control me, I'm not afraid." Cui Liu stuck out her tongue, looking like she had a backer.

Bi Gou crossed the bridge and got on the car to go back to the government hall.

"Fill the two thermos with hot water for me, plug them with thermos plugs, and see if there are any leaks. If there are leaks, go to Li's village to get new thermos plugs."

Bi Gou pointed at the two thermos and instructed his men that there was no problem with the pot core, and the problematic pot core could not leave the "factory".

The cost of the pot core is fixed, and the outer shell of the thermos is made of different materials.

Some are made of good wood and then inlaid with jade.

All the thermoses in Lijiazhuang are woven with bamboo strips. If they fall to the ground accidentally, the bamboo will have a buffer and will not break easily.

"How about it, will we collect taxes?" Song Jing and Su Yan went to Bi Gou's office together.

"No, there is not much, but we can help Japan and make their currency circulate..."

Bi Gou told the two about Lijiazhuang's help in printing currency and the past of Tang Dynasty's commodity trade.

He did not mention the method of letting Japan use copper coins instead of half the price in terms of Yong and Di, which is a good method, but it will help the circulation of Japanese currency in its country.

Why should we help Japan when we are not related? It is not good for Tang Dynasty.

Song Jing and the others also had a headache after hearing what they said, what added value, labor cost, trade structure, surplus and deficit balance...

The only thing they knew was that Tang Dynasty could gain an advantage by following Li Yi's method.

When Li Yi faced the people of Tang Dynasty, he could suffer a loss. When facing other countries or tribes, Tang Dynasty could not suffer a loss.

It has been decided. Internally, Li Yi is willing to be tolerant, but externally, Li Yi is very tough.

"Find an opportunity to reveal a little to the Japanese envoys, and ask them to come to us on their own initiative, otherwise they will be suspicious."

Song Jing also learned from Li Yi in external affairs. In history, he was not good at external affairs, and was afraid that the Tang soldiers would take the initiative to attack and cause trouble.

Now he is more afraid of joining the group. He has realized that as long as he adopts a retreat policy, Li Yi can get him into the group.

The Tang Dynasty does not reject prime ministers, and all prime ministers must act according to Li Yi's will.

Su Yan said: "I heard from your majesty that the Japanese envoys made Princess Yongmu uneasy, and Princess Yongmu wrote a letter to Li Yi.

It is said that the Japanese envoys came to the East Market, and she felt that the other party had coveted her when they looked at her. With such thoughts, can they stop thinking that they shouldn't have?

Because the other party has many people, they look very powerful. It is probably because of this that the other party has other ideas.

If I hide quickly and don't stand out, there will be no problems, and I can live a stable life.

Princess Yongmu looks very aggrieved, and the Japanese envoys are probably going to be unlucky."

Su Yan said what Li Longji said to him, and Li Longji was angry, seeing that he scared his daughter.

Su Yan laughed as he said this. He didn't think Princess Yongmu would be in danger. Li Yi was famous for protecting his calf.

When Song De was bullied, how did Li Yi fight back? He defeated Manager Liang and his men in one go.

Where did it start and where did it end? He was so domineering.

"I hope no one dies." Song Jing was afraid that Li Yi would kill people.

Killing Japanese envoys without any evidence, what do others think?

Bi Gou has a say in this: "Xiao Yi would never kill anyone. He only threatened the envoys of Tubo and Turkic, but didn't kill them.

When two countries are at war, envoys are not killed. Besides, Japan is not at war with the Tang Dynasty now, Xiao Yi knows the limits."