Zhang Fei stood in front of the courtyard door, stretched out hard, listened to the chirping of the birds on the tree, and smelled the refreshing fragrance of flowers. He felt as if he had drank a cup of coffee, and he suddenly became energetic.
Putting his hands down and gently hugging the two beauties on the left and right, he felt that the story should end here.
At this point in life, what more can I ask for!
"How did you two ladies rest last night?"
"not good!"
"good!"
Gao Wenyin couldn't help but look sideways at Xu Zhiqian, "Zhiqian, aren't you used to this place?"
Xu Zhiqian's cheeks were slightly red, "That's not true."
"Why is that?" Gao Wenyin asked again.
Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes at Zhang Fei for a moment, then said in a nonchalant way: "There are... mosquito bites."
mosquito?
Ding?
Three black lines appeared on Zhang Fei's forehead, and he said quickly: "Zhi Qian, if you can't speak, just don't say anything, what about mosquito bites... Wait a minute, you are not talking about the process, but the consequences, right?
"
"What are the consequences of this process?" Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei in astonishment.
"Swollen?"
Zhang Fei scratched his chin and said shyly.
"Swollen... you... you are a scoundrel."
Xu Zhiqian stamped her foot hard.
"Hey young!"
Zhang Fei immediately jumped on the spot, "If you stamp your feet, stamp your feet. There's no point in stamping on someone else's instep!"
"Sister Gao, let's go and ignore this person."
"ah?"
Gao Wenyin was still in a state of confusion, so she was pulled towards the front yard.
"Hey! Wait for me, this one and the other, there is no sense of ceremony like a winner in life!"
Zhang Fei limped after him.
Although he caught up, he also lost the benefit of hugging each other, and became two women holding hands affectionately. He followed silently, with nowhere to put his hands.
"Good morning, San Lang, good morning to you two ladies."
"Good morning, Uncle Rong!"
Now the three families have merged into one. The former Xu family's old servant Rong Bo was promoted to housekeeper, and four aunts were hired at the same time. Two were responsible for laundry and helping Xiao Tao, and the other two were responsible for cleaning. It has been the same throughout the ages.
As the house gets bigger, so do the expenses.
Gao Wenyin only cares about money and Zhang Fei now. Xu Zhiqian can't let Xu Zhiqian take care of this money. All the money will have to be spent.
Originally, Zhang Fei wanted to match Gao Wenyin with a maid, but Gao Wenyin refused. She thought Xiao Tao was very good. She was not a woman who was good at talking, and Xiao Tao liked to talk non-stop.
As soon as they arrived in the front yard, they met Xiao Tao and Li Si. The two seemed to be discussing something excitedly. When they saw Zhang Fei, Xiao Tao immediately walked over quickly.
"Third brother, third brother, can I ask you a question?"
"what is the problem?"
Zhang Fei asked curiously.
But before Xiao Tao could speak, Li Si said first, "Third brother, it's like this. I just went shopping with Xiao Tao and found that the price of meat per kilogram dropped by a full ten cents. I said I would buy more while it was cheap, but
But Xiao Tao said that the price of coins has increased, and she also said that she should buy less and save the coins so that she can buy more in the future. Which one of us is right?"
"this problem...."
Zhang Fei suddenly looked at Gao Wenyin and Xu Zhiqian, "Madam, Zhiqian, what do you think?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "I think Li Si is right. It's cheap, so it's normal to buy more!"
Gao Wenyin said: "I think Xiao Tao is right. It doesn't matter if you buy less meat. If you eat meat every day, you will get tired of it."
Xiaotao still trusts Zhang Fei's authority. After all, he is a master of the first generation. Her face tightened, "Third brother, did you say so?"
Wow...this is really a difficult problem! Zhang Fei said perfunctorily: "You are a grocery store, you can make the decision."
"Did you hear that?"
Xiaotao snorted at Li Si.
Li Si was unconvinced and whispered: "In the end, it's you who makes the decision, but Third Brother didn't say you were right!"
"Third brother just doesn't want you to lose face."
"What face do I have?"
"you...."
It's like one thing kills another. I originally thought that the shrewd Xiao Tao could easily control Li Si, but unexpectedly, the upright Li Si sometimes made Xiao Tao so angry that she wanted to cry.
Zhang Fei and the others hurriedly left.
When I came to the front yard, I immediately saw Xu Zun and his son sitting on the corridor.
Originally, in ancient times, there was a tradition of having different tables for men and women, but Xu Zun had always eaten with Xu Zhiqian, so there was no such thing.
After sitting down, Zhang Fei asked: "Father-in-law, eldest brother, and eldest sister-in-law, how do you feel about having breakfast outside this house?"
This restaurant was designed by him himself. A long table is placed on the corridor, with a garden behind and a courtyard in front.
Xu Lingxiao nodded and said: "It's very good. It's very suitable for the recent weather, and it's also convenient for reading the newspaper."
"It's just that the content of this newspaper is a bit out of date!"
Xu Zun closed the newspaper, put it aside, shook his head and said.
"What content?"
When Zhang Fei picked up the newspaper and read it, he saw that it was still a matter of coins. The powerful people used the newspaper to blame the tax exemption, implying that the tax exemption took away too many copper coins, resulting in a lack of coins.
Xu Lingxiao said: "This matter seems to have become more and more serious recently."
Xu Zun hummed, "We keep saying that we are serving the country and the people, but if we ask them to spend an extra penny, all kinds of troubles will come. The same thing happened during the Qingli New Deal. This matter is still too early."
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said: "My father-in-law is so angry, which proves that this trick is really effective. Even we can feel it personally."
...
Sinong Temple.
"Issuing Jiaozi?"
Han Jiang looked at Wang Anshi with a little hesitation. At present, Jiaozi is generally issued in Shu, and there have been some problems in the process. At first, Jiaozi was issued privately, but later merchants issued it indiscriminately, rolled it up and ran away.
, from that time on, the imperial court began to intervene and issue official communication, but it was also very strict.
So far it's okay, so Wang Anshi is confident.
If he had experienced the abuse of hair during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, he would probably not dare to do this even to death.
Wang Anshi explained: "It takes time to mint coins, but delivery is relatively fast. Especially now that printing technology has improved, the current crisis can be resolved immediately."
Han Jiang said cautiously: "But this Jiaozi is afraid of spam, and the consequences will be very serious."
Wang Anshi said with a smile: "Don't I know this? With so much tax collected now, plus the imperial coinage, we can reach a reserve fund of one million guan, but we only issued 300,000 guan in the first batch."
It will last for one year, and then it will depend on the situation."
If it lasts for one year, that would be easy to say. Han Jiang felt relieved and said: "But the people may not believe it."
Wang Anshi chuckled: "That's why I came to you. Now that the tax has been collected, wages and bonuses have to be paid to the tax police and the Royal Police. All of them will be paid this month."
Han Jiang said: "This may cause their dissatisfaction."
Wang Anshi said: "So we have to tell them that they can exchange copper coins from Sinong Temple, and they promised to come and exchange them. This will let the people know that our Jiaozi can exchange coins at any time, thus establishing everyone's understanding of the situation."
Jiaozi’s trust.”
"Okay then! I'll make arrangements later." As he said that, Han Jiang seemed to remember something again and said, "But many newspapers and periodicals have been publishing this matter recently, and we have to use newspapers and periodicals to publicize it."
Wang Anshi chuckled and said: "I have already written this article, and I will probably publish it tomorrow."
Nowadays, whatever he does, he always thinks of publicizing it in newspapers. It's so delicious.
On the third day, the official bookstore's news newspaper announced that the imperial court was going to mint 300,000 gu, and there was no reason. The reason was very simple, because it was recently discovered that there was a shortage of currency in the capital.
Prescribe the right medicine.
At the same time, he said very honestly that since minting coins takes a lot of time, they will be released in the form of Jiaozi for the time being. After the coins are minted, they can be exchanged for coins immediately for a period of one year.
In other words, this relationship only lasts for one year.
It can be seen that Wang Anshi was very thoughtful. He also knew that holding copper coins and Jiaozi in his hands would feel different. He had to first build people's confidence in Jiaozi.
...
Bianjing Law Firm.
"Sure enough, I am better suited to Bachelor Wang. Let's think of getting together again."
Zhang Fei looked at the newspaper and muttered to himself.
"Hey! Sanlang! Can you believe this Jiaozi?" Fan Li asked suddenly.
Zhang Fei put down the newspaper and said: "This exchange is just a temporary measure. Didn't you see? It's only for one year. By the time this coin is minted, the day lily may be cold."
Fan Li nodded and said, "That's true. If the court doesn't take any action, our tax calculation business will be over."
Since their tax calculation business must rely on money, if so many people pay for it with goods, the business will not be able to continue.
Compared with last year, the number of people who made reservations for tax calculation this year will be directly cut in half. If the court makes up for it in time, it can still be restored by the summer tax time.
...
Fufu.
"I don't object to the additional coinage, but the issuance of Jiaozi...!"
Sima Guang shook his head and said, "I really can't agree with this."
Wen Yanbo said: "As mentioned above, it is only for one year and is used for emergencies. This is understandable."
In his opinion, Wang Anshi only chose to issue Jiaozi in order to cope with this crisis. This is really unreasonable.
Sima Guang hummed: "Sinong Temple currently has sufficient currency, but Wang Jiefu chose to issue Jiaozi first. He said it was for one year, but in fact it was just to test. Once the people believed in this Jiaozi, he would definitely issue Jiaozi again.
Damn it, this is really terrible. The Jiaozi shops in Yizhou were selling out Jiaozi indiscriminately because of lack of money, which caused many people to become homeless. If the merchants were like this, the imperial court would only intensify their efforts.
When the imperial court was short of money, it would issue Jiaozi."
It can only be said that he knows Wang Anshi very well. As long as Wang Anshi sticks his butt, he will know what the other person is going to fart.
Fu Bi also nodded and said: "This Jiaozi must be used with caution. The reason why the imperial court used it in Yizhou is because there is indeed a lack of currency in the local area, and it is difficult to get foreign currency. There is no way, but it must not be used nationwide.
Popularization, if Wang Jiefu only needs it for emergencies, then that’s it, but if he wants to use Jiaozi to replace coins, then we must not let him do anything wrong, the consequences will be disastrous."
Sima Guang nodded and said: "When I meet him tomorrow, I will make it clear to him that it can only be issued for one year and must not continue to be issued."
...
Xiangguo Temple.
It is said that Buddhism is a quiet place, but this actually only exists in TV dramas. At least the temples in the Northern Song Dynasty are by no means a quiet place. Ironically, it is quite the opposite. Xiangguo Temple can be said to be the Wall Street of the Northern Song Dynasty. No one knows about Xiangguo Temple.
How much money is there?
The recent rise of mortgage loans and charitable foundations all have the shadow of Xiangguo Temple behind them.
And this crisis was fueled by Xiangguo Temple.
There were many people sitting in a large wing, including relatives of the Fu family, the Cao family, and some clan members and officials.
Some time ago, the clan and officials almost stopped fighting, but within a few days, they were united again.
It can be seen that profit comes first these days.
They have to pay hundreds of dollars in taxes every year, and their hearts are bleeding!
But I saw a middle-aged man with a big belly saying: "Nowadays, the imperial court is making great efforts to mint coins. If we remain unmoved, all our previous efforts will be in vain!"
This man's name is Pang Minsun, and he is the grandson of Pang Ji. However, he did not do well in the court. He only got a casual job and a little salary, but he had no intention of pursuing an official career. He used to rely on his family fortune, but
Earn a lot of money.
A dignified middle-aged man said: "Brother Pang's words make sense. We must quickly find a way to deal with it."
This man's name is Fu Chengshou, and he is Fu Shichun's father.
A man in his thirties said: "What we calculated before was that even if the court wanted to mint coins, it would not be possible to make up for it immediately. But now that the other party is using Jiaozi, although it can be printed quickly, who will believe this Jiaozi?"
Son, we can start from here."
This man's name is Chen Zhi, and he is the deputy envoy of Duzhi.
Pang Minsun nodded and said: "That's okay. If anyone dares to ask for a piece of paper and money, we can make our stores not accept the offer. In this case, the offer will be invalidated."
Xu Ji suddenly said: "The price of salt has increased a lot recently, and I asked at the shipping department that it will take three months for the next batch of official salt to arrive in the capital. We can take the opportunity to raise the price of salt as well.
, they are not against private salt, but we also need to let them know that without private salt, everyone’s life will be difficult.”
One person suddenly looked at the fat monk sitting at the end and asked, "Master Lu, what do you think of this?"
Everyone looked at the great monk.
"Amitabha."
Lu Bin put his hands together and had a round head and big ears, but he looked very much like the Maitreya Buddha. Then he said: "What the donors said is very reasonable, but the young monk thought that since the imperial court dared to issue this handout, it must have sufficient reserves.
, if we completely reject it, not only will it have little effect, but it will also lead to accountability from the imperial court."
Pang Minsun said: "Master Yilu, how should we deal with it?"
Lu Bin pondered for a moment, and then said: "In the opinion of the young monk, a consistent Jiaozi can only be counted as 700 Wen. Although the imperial court has sufficient reserves, the imperial court's policy has always been to change orders from day to day. Who can guarantee whether the order will be changed tomorrow?"
It can also be exchanged for coins, so it is reasonable to calculate three hundred coins less."
Pang Minsun said with a smile: "If it can only be calculated at 700 yuan, who dares to use this Jiaozi!"
Lu Bin added: "As far as I know, there was a case of indiscriminate distribution of jiaozi in Yizhou. Although the government intervened later, the people did not receive any compensation in the end. We can also publish the past history of jiaozi in newspapers and periodicals.
.”
"Haha...Master Lu thinks more carefully."
Pang Minsun laughed and said, "I'll leave this to Master Lu."
Lu Bin put his hands together in a salute, "I don't dare, I don't dare. Thanks to all the officials, it's my honor for this young monk."