The Minister's Mansion had already made preparations, and the banquet was of a very high level. It was obviously not the kind of treatment a superior would receive when receiving a subordinate.
Even Jia Shangjie’s wives became tablemates and guests.
Xia Shang felt that this was inappropriate, but Jia Shangjie said it was a family dinner.
Li Youlan is his adopted daughter, and Xia Shang is Li Youlan's friend, so there is nothing illegal about such a simple meal.
Li Youlan has been here at his adoptive father's house for some time. Before Xia Shang arrived, Mrs. Shangshu had already told Li Youlan about his adoptive father's intentions.
In today's capital, ability is no longer simply judged by the size of the official position. Xia Shang has long been a man of the hour in the capital.
As for Jia Shangjie, who was a party to the former crown prince Li Xin, now that Li Xin is dead, his situation is very embarrassing.
Although the current prince has made it clear that he will not embarrass Jia Shanjie because of the past, as long as Jia Shanjie is willing to surrender to his command.
But Jia Shangjie is now worried about the holes in the household department. If he takes refuge with Li Xiangyang, and Li Xiangyang learns about all the things in the household department, Jia Shangjie is worried that the other party will turn his back and be ruthless, and directly push himself out to take the blame, and then install a more confidant.
In the household department.
Jia Shangjie certainly cannot throw himself into a trap.
But in the capital, Jia Shangjie did not dare to express his attitude casually. If he really angered the prince, the other party would have other ways to make Jia Shangjie miserable.
Jia Shangjie now wants to maintain a neutral attitude and wait until the candidate for the next emperor is confirmed before he decides on his attitude in the court.
However, it is not easy to maintain a balance in the court, and the hole in the household now could kill Jia Shangjie.
Jia Shangjie did not want to seek refuge with Xia Shang, but wanted to use his adopted daughter's relationship to get this young man who was proficient in business to sincerely help him find a solution.
At the dinner table, Jia Shangjie didn't say much. The two ladies beside him felt a little strange, thinking to themselves, why did you, an old guy, invite someone here without saying anything? Li Youlan, on the other hand, sat next to Xia Shang, not showing any pretense of a princess.
, kept talking non-stop.
Li Youlan didn't have anything important to do, she just chatted about common things. Her attitude towards Xia Shang was like a good friend.
Xia Shang also listened very carefully.
Jia Shangjie was thinking about what Xia Shang said in the carriage. At first, he
He still felt that Xia Shang's idea was a fantasy, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that there were indeed many things that could be controlled. At this time, Jia Shangjie seemed to have found a way out of the predicament. He was excited in his heart and was not thinking about it at all.
dining table.
Li Youlan looked at her adoptive father and felt a little strange, but she still followed her adoptive mother's initial instructions and told Xia Shang the story between her and her adoptive father. The main purpose was to highlight the good relationship between her and her adoptive father.
My father is such a caring and righteous person.
Li Youlan had been brewing for a long time, and she almost burst into tears during the climax of the sermon.
Xia Shang laughed.
Li Youlan was still waiting for Xia Shang to be touched. She thought to herself: Why is this heartless guy still laughing?
"Why are you laughing?" Li Youlan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and stared at Xia Shang angrily.
Xia Shang said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, and you are still trying to trick me in front of me. Don't you just want me to help Master Shangshu raise money? Do you need to beat around the bush like this?"
Seeing that her secret was revealed, Li Youlan blushed and turned to her adoptive mother beside her with a mournful face: "I told you this wouldn't work!"
The women at the same table also became embarrassed, hesitating and not knowing what to say.
At this moment, Jia Shangjie suddenly patted the table as if convulsed and shouted: "Okay!"
This moment frightened the people at the table. The real lady next to her patted her chest for a long time before she calmed down. Then she turned around and grabbed Jia Shangjie's ears: "What's wrong with you!"
As soon as the words came out, he realized that there were outsiders watching at the dinner table. He felt that this method was inappropriate, so he smiled awkwardly at Xia Shang, slowly took back his hand, and put his hand obediently like a big girl.
He got under the table and kept winking at her husband.
Jia Shangjie rubbed his ears, sweating on his forehead from the pain. At the moment, he could only smile and look back at his wife.
Xia Shang pretended not to see anything and asked in a low voice: "Why are you so applauded, Sir?"
"I have just carefully considered what your Excellency is thinking and feel that your method is wonderful. Although there will be many difficulties in the implementation process, after careful consideration, it is not an insurmountable difficulty. If everything is as your Excellency said, it can be
Starting from the exchange ratio of copper coins and silver, in the long run, it is indeed a matter of considerable benefit."
It turns out that Jia Shangjie was thinking about what just happened...
Judging from his state, he only wanted to understand how to control the value of copper coins and silver, but he did not understand the more core purpose of lending national debt.
Xia Shang was also a little helpless. It was really difficult to talk to people these days about macroeconomics that he didn't understand very well.
"Sir, I think there is a core point that you need to understand. For the common people, money placed at home is money, but for the court, money placed in the treasury is not money."
"Money placed in the treasury is not called money? How to interpret this?"
"What is the meaning of money? A tael of silver in your pocket has no value in itself. It only has value when the silver is used for transactions. For example, a cloth merchant buys a tael of salt from a salt merchant, and the salt merchant uses
This tael of silver went to the butcher's shop to buy one tael of meat. The butcher used the 1 tael of silver to go to the rice merchant to buy one tael of rice. Finally, the rice merchant used the one tael of silver to buy cloth from the cloth merchant.
.In the end, one tael of silver returned to the hands of the cloth merchant, but in this conversion process, one tael of silver exerted the value of four taels of silver. This is the real use of money."
The women around them looked blank when they heard this, but Jia Shangjie, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was thoughtful: "One tael of silver has exerted the value of four taels of silver..."
"So money can only create value when it flows, and the court uses money to promote the productivity of the people. Only when all the money in the hands of the people flows, can the country develop. And every time the money changes hands, the court
Being able to collect part of the tax revenue from it is the basis for a wealthy national treasury. The current lack of money in the national treasury is not the key. The key point is that the people of Dahua hide their own money and are reluctant to spend it or dare not spend it.
If private money does not flow, money will not produce value, and the country's development will slow down, and the tax revenue will naturally decrease. Controlling the ratio of copper coins to silver is only to alleviate the urgent need. The more core element is to stimulate the consumption of the people of China through money lending.
Desire. When people have more money in their hands, they will naturally be more willing to spend money. If they are willing to spend money, more taxes will be collected. When people find that the value of copper coins and silver is constantly changing, they will look for goods with more stable values.
, so money will not be hidden at home. Whether it is lending money or controlling the ratio of copper coins to silver, the fundamental purpose is to guide people to consume."