Chapter 436 The aftermath of rising prices, foreigners
After Fang Yuan and Princess Xiangcheng left the shipyard, they returned to Chang'an City.
When he returned to Chang'an City, Fang Yuan wanted to go back to Fang Mansion, but Princess Xiangcheng wanted to go shopping.
Anyway, he was free, so Fang Yuan went shopping with Princess Xiangcheng to some lively places.
"By the way, have the prices in Chang'an City been reduced now?"
Fang Yuan suddenly asked.
He forgot to ask someone when he came back. He didn't know what the prices were in Chang'an City.
"It's all been lowered, and it's never been raised."
"At one point during the period, it seemed that it wanted to rise, but in the end it failed to rise."
"Those aristocratic families are very smart. Prices in Jingzhou cannot afford to rise, and they dare not."
Princess Xiangcheng smiled and said.
Mainly, Fang Yuan’s situation in Jingzhou provides feedback on prices in other places.
Because Fang Yuan killed everyone in Jingzhou and almost killed all the aristocratic families in Jingzhou, prices in other places did not dare to rise.
The original increase was due to the imperial court's order. As things stabilized in Jingzhou, prices in various places returned to their original state.
So Fang Yuan was suspended even though he had made such great contributions. This made Princess Xiangcheng worried that Fang Yuan would be unhappy, so she went to find Fang Yuan to comfort her.
"Price has finally come down, but the problem of banks printing too much money can still be solved."
Fang Yuan sighed and said.
Because Huaxia Bank printed too much money, prices rose.
Now the problem of rising prices has been temporarily solved, but it was solved by the court through hard means.
If those who print too much money fail to solve the problem, prices will rise sooner or later, and the world's aristocratic families will not suffer losses for too long.
"That's not your problem, don't think too much."
Princess Xiangcheng consoled her.
Fang Yuan shook his head, actually having an idea in his mind.
Today, Fang Yuan wanted to rest more, but Wang Shiyu mentioned that the steel ship was effective, so he went with him because he wanted to see the results and see when Wang Shiyu could open trade in the Western Region.
As long as Datang's foreign trade progresses, Datang's banknotes will be circulated and the problem of printing too much money will be solved.
Not only can it be solved, but the value of Tang Dynasty banknotes will also increase immediately.
After thinking about it, Fang Yuan decided to go to Huaxia Bank to see if the rising prices are really under control.
Fang Yuan was not in a hurry, so he and Princess Xiangcheng took their time to arrive at Huaxia Bank.
After Lu Xia learned about Fang Yuan's arrival, she immediately came out of the office to greet him.
"Master, when I saw you coming over, I knew you were fine."
Lu Xia smiled and said.
She has also heard the news that Fang Yuan has been suspended.
I thought about caring about Fang Yuan's situation when I go back at night.
But since Fang Yuan appeared in person, he must have not been hit.
"You still understand me."
"Have the problems of rising prices and banknote printing been solved now?"
Fang Yuan asked straight to the point.
"The rise in prices has initially been brought under control, and prices in various parts of Datang have slowly recovered."
"Banknote printing machines are being recycled from various places. For at most one month, only the Huaxia banks in Chang'an City can print banknotes."
Lu Xia Zhengse Tao.
In fact, there should be banks in Liaozhou that can print money.
But that has been changed into Yanhuang Bank by Fang Yuan, and it is forever out of the control of Huaxia Bank.
Therefore, now the only bank in Chang'an City is the headquarters of Huaxia Bank.
"Very good!"
"Step up monitoring and pay attention to whether the money-printing machines of banks in various places have been counterfeited."
Fang Yuan is quite satisfied with this.
But I am also worried that the machine that prints money will be counterfeited.
Although the machine that prints money is very precise, most people can’t even understand it.
But after all, it is made by people, and as long as it is made by people, it may be copied.
After all, the technology of this era is not as advanced as that of later generations, and many things can be copied with some time and effort.
"Don't worry, I have people watching me secretly."
Lu Xia smiled.
She has considered all these.
She even considered that some bank personnel secretly used this gap to print money and hide it, so she also sent people to keep an eye on it.
"That's good, thank you for your hard work."
Fang Yuan was very satisfied with this and was ready to leave.
"Um...Master, I have something private to ask your opinion on."
Lu Xia suddenly felt embarrassed to speak.
"Ask directly if you have any questions."
Fang Yuan encouraged.
And I was surprised.
Lu Xia is not the kind of person who is timid.
"Qin Huaiyu suddenly said yesterday that he wanted to marry me..."
Lu Xia's face turned red, and then became dull again.
"Qin Huaiyu said he wants to marry you?"
Princess Xiangcheng exclaimed, her eyes widened.
She looked Lu Xia up and down, examining this person carefully.
From head to toe, there seems to be nothing outstanding about her. Would Qin Huaiyu fall in love with her?!
"What?"
"You don't want to marry him?"
Fang Yuan was not too surprised.
Because he also knows a lot about Qin Huaiyu's feelings for Lu Xia.
"He said he wanted to marry me as his official wife, but I could see that he was embarrassed. His family would definitely not agree."
"But if I want to marry him as my concubine, I won't be happy and I feel I have been wronged."
"So I want to ask your opinion!"
Lu Xia sighed and said.
"Do you also want to marry him?"
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and asked.
"I think so, but I don't want to embarrass him, nor do I want to embarrass myself."
Lu Xia's eyes became even more gloomy.
"Since you want to, then leave it to me and I will make you Qin Huaiyu's legal wife!"
Fang Yuan pondered again for a moment, then smiled confidently.
"Fang Yuan, are you kidding?"
"Qin Huaiyu may not pay attention to Lu Xia's identity, but Qin Qiong will definitely not agree."
Princess Xiangcheng spoke again.
Although Qin Huaiyu wanted to marry Lu Xia, which surprised him.
But it is too difficult for Fang Yuan to make Lu Xia become Qin Huaiyu’s first wife.
It may not matter to Qin Huaiyu, but Qin Qiong and the Qin family will oppose it.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Qin Huaiyu to marry Lu Xia as his main wife.
Lu Xia also thought it was impossible, so she couldn't be happy about Fang Yuan's promise.
"It's just an identity, can't you just give me one?"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
"You put it simply."
"Identity is something that is present when you are born. If you don't have it, there is a high probability that you won't have it."
Princess Xiangcheng rolled her eyes and said.
This was recognized by Lu Xia, who nodded in agreement.
She works hard every day, but she still can't get rid of her identity as a small mountain village in Wuling County.
"What if I accept her as my adopted sister?"
"The sister of Duke Zhou, is she not worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Qin family?"
"Besides, I rescued Qin Huaiyu, and Qin Qiong won't give me any face?"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
"This, this, are you kidding?"
Princess Xiangcheng said in disbelief.
To put it nicely, Lu Xia is Fang Yuan’s left and right arms. To put it at worst, Lu Xia is just a worker of Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan actually calls him his sister for such a person?!
At this moment, Lu Xia was speechless, her eyes instantly turned red, and tears rolled in her eyes.
She remembered that when she left her hometown, her parents were nagging in her ears: Girl, you must listen to Magistrate Fang and serve Magistrate Fang as your elder brother.
Brother...this is a real brother.
In fact, Lu Xia used to treat Fang Yuan as an elder brother.
But as Fang Yuan rose step by step, the gap between her and Fang Yuan became wider and wider, and she gradually did not dare to have such a mentality.
Now, Fang Yuan said that he would recognize her as his sister, which instantly made her feel that she had not been disappointed by following him all these years.
"Why are you crying?"
"Didn't I already say that we are family?"
"Don't worry, as long as you really want to marry Qin Huaiyu, I will definitely marry you off gracefully."
Fang Yuan smiled and said.
"Yeah, thank you, sir!"
Lu Xia nodded heavily.
"Call me brother!"
"I will go back and ask Miaoyan to choose an auspicious day and solemnly accept you as my sister. I will also invite Qin Qiong and Qin Huaiyu to come over."
Fang Yuan smiled and said.
"Brother."
Lu Xia smiled and shed tears.
Fang Yuan nodded, said goodbye to Lu Xia and left.
"Fang Yuan, do you really recognize Lu Xia as your sister, or do you want to be on good terms with the Qin family?"
Princess Xiangcheng looked at Fang Yuan with suspicion.
"Do I need to make friends with the Qin family?"
"I saved Qin Huaiyu, and Qin Huaiyu was still a member of the Bafang Group."
Fang Yuan shrugged and said.
"So, this girl Lu Xia is really lucky."
Princess Xiangcheng withdrew her doubtful eyes and sighed.
She was regarded as an adopted daughter by Fang Yuan, and her status soared to the sky.
Not to mention Qin Huaiyu, the young masters from other aristocratic families will have ideas.
After all, Fang Yuan's status is not simple now, and he also controls the research institute and medical school.
Now the medical school has begun to bear fruit, and all midwives in Chang'an City have been trained by the medical school.
In addition, many doctors now have studied in medical schools, and their standards are obviously much higher than before, and they are recognized by the people of Chang'an City.
"It can't be said to be lucky, that's what she deserves."
"I have known her since I was not the county magistrate. Over the years, she has been at the forefront of my work from Wuling County to the present day."
Fang Yuan said solemnly.
There are not many people who follow him from Wuling County to Chang'an City.
Even Zhang San is still staying in Liaozhou, leaving Lu Xia almost alone.
"It turns out that I underestimated her."
Princess Xiangcheng said sternly.
Fang Yuan did not continue talking and prepared to go home.
However, at this moment, there was a noise coming from the front.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, Chang'an County Government is doing business, don't stand around!"
It’s Zheng Jiu’s voice.
At the same time, many people gathered around the front, exclaiming in surprise.
"Random enforcement of the law?"
Princess Xiangcheng frowned slightly.
With so many people around, it must be some kind of injustice.
"You'll know just by looking at it."
Fang Yuan frowned slightly.
If Zheng Jiu enforces the law randomly, Fang Yuan will educate him.
Although Zheng Jiu is still in the Chang'an County government office, the two still meet often.
Moreover, the newly appointed Chang'an County Magistrate also knew that Zheng Jiu was from Fang Yuan, so he gave Zheng Jiu plenty of face.
Zheng Jiu is now the captain of Chang'an County Government, but he still does not have a formal official position.
Soon, Fang Yuan and others saw clearly what happened.
I saw Zheng Jiu and several government officials arresting three people, two men and one woman.
What made the people gather around was not that these three people were wronged, but their strange appearance.
Yellow hair, blue eyes, white skin, eagle nose... aren't these people from the beautiful country?
"Oh my God, why are they like this?!"
Princess Xiangcheng was also surprised.
No wonder there are so many people around, it turns out I met a strange person.
"Zheng Jiu, here!"
Fang Yuan suddenly shouted to Fang Yuan.
Zheng Jiu, who was performing official duties, was stunned and then looked at Fang Yuan.
After confirming that it was Fang Yuan, he immediately pushed through the crowd and walked quickly towards Fang Yuan.
"Sir, you are here too."
Zheng Jiu saluted Fang Yuan solemnly, and then said with a smile.
"What's going on?"
Fang Yuan looked at those people from the beautiful country and asked.
"Not long ago, someone reported that there were several unidentified people at the Weishui Port."
"I happened to be nearby, so I went over to check and found the three of them dressed weirdly."
"They seemed to be trying their best to explain their identities, but unfortunately, we couldn't understand what they were saying."
Zheng Jiu explained.
"You take a few of them back to Fang Mansion. I have something to ask them."
Fang Yuan looked at the three beautiful Chinese people and said.
"Okay, I'll take you there right away."
Zheng Jiu didn't ask why and left immediately.
"Fang Yuan, do you understand what they are saying?"
Princess Xiangcheng was surprised and said.
The three people said a few words from time to time, but they couldn't understand them.
Obviously, Fang Yuan is not from the countries surrounding Datang, can Fang Yuan understand their words?
"Know a little bit."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
After all, people who have passed CET-4 or CET-6 can still learn some skills.
But after not using it for so long, Fang Yuan is already unfamiliar with it and can only hear some general information.
"You, so powerful?!"
Princess Xiangcheng was shocked.
Fang Yuan did not respond and followed Zheng Jiu home.
Soon, the news spread that Fang Yuan returned to Fang Mansion with several people wearing other clothes, and Du Miaoyan and others gathered around, greatly surprised.
"help, help, please help me..." [Help, help, please help me.]
The people of the beautiful country looked frightened and begged.
But except Fang Yuan, no one else could understand their words.
Fang Yuan doesn't want to pay attention to them yet and is talking to Zheng Jiu.
"Zheng Jiu, your qualifications are almost enough. Have you ever thought about taking a step forward?"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Zheng Jiu has also been following him for a long time.
I have to recognize Lu Xia as my sister, so there is no reason not to arrange for Zheng Jiu to climb up.
But Zheng Jiu was born as an official, and it was difficult for him to be of good character, so Fang Yuan never arranged for him to go further.
"Swear allegiance to my lord to the death!"
Zheng Jiu's eyes lit up and he knelt down directly.
"It's too outrageous. This is what you deserve."
"But you are from an official background. It is difficult to convince the public if you become an official directly. How about you join the Zuowu Guard?"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Qin Qiong is now General Zuowuwei.
When we talk to him about the marriage between Qin Huaiyu and Lu Xia, it will definitely be no problem to ask him for a small position.
"Thank you, sir!"
Zheng Jiu said excitedly.
He knew that he was born as an official, and it would be difficult for him to reach the sky if he wanted to have an official position.
When Fang Yuan spoke, he was extremely excited, knowing that from now on he would leap over the dragon gate and let the birds fly in the sky.
"Go back and prepare. There will be arrangements soon."
Fang Yuan nodded.
"Thank you, sir!"
Zheng Jiu left with excitement.
Fang Yuan asked people to send Zheng Jiu off, while he was the one heading to those three beautiful countries.
These three people still looked panicked, as if they were afraid of what the Fang family would do to them.
"Don't worry, I can help you." [Don't worry, I can help you.]
Fang Yuan came over speaking broken foreign language.
As soon as the words fell, the three beautiful Chinese people looked at Fang Yuan excitedly.